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Hi from CNN, this is Madeline Thompson with five things you need to know for

Tuesday, September 17th. We start with news out of Manhattan Federal Court that

Sean Diddy Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges of

racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. After appearing in court he was

denied bail and taken into custody. This election season, amid assassination attempts and debate

sound bites, it's important to keep an eye on the numbers. Polling shows that a

small but mighty section of Americans are undecided on how to vote this

election day. CNN's Harry Anton explains. 4% in the average of polls 4% of

voters say that they are undecided. That is just half the level that we saw in

2020 well less than the 10% we saw at this point in 2016. Much lower than we're

used to in fact it's the lowest level of undecideds that we've seen in polling at this point

this entire 21st century. What's the deal? Well I think this might sort of get at it.

2024 is the most important election of my life.

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