President Biden paints Republicans as a threat to your wallet.

The lead starts right now.

The president to make his economic case and say Republicans will crash the economy if

they win control of Congress in 12 days.

Ahead, the battleground races drawing him and Donald Trump out onto the campaign trim.

Plus, the January 6th Committee closing in, knew this hour, the key testimony the panel

is pursuing, which could be its final act.

And the new data that should quite questions about the U.S. in a recession, but can it stop

the Federal Reserve from a new, big hike and interest rates?

Hello and welcome to the lead.

I'm John Burman, in for Jake Tapper.

Just 12 days left now until the midterm elections, and President Biden is sharpening

his closing argument.

He will speak any moment in Syracuse, New York, you're looking at live pictures.

He's going to talk about his administration's efforts to get the economy back on track.

He's expected to point to new data showing the economy bounced back in the third quarter

and grew.

It grew at an annual rate of 2.6%.

Biden has recently called the economy strong as hell, and he's trying to convince voters

who believe the opposite that Democrats deserve to stay in power in Washington.

The president is expected to slam Republican's economic plans in these remarks, which we

will bring you live.

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