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CNN 5 Things

High-stakes Races, Airport Delays, Jeep SUVs Recalled and more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

We start with the final hours of voting in key races across the country. Anxiety around travel spikes as the government barrels towards its longest shutdown. Authorities made arrests in connection with a blast at Harvard Medical School. There’s a major recall impacting some Jeep SUVs worldwide. Plus, a new hurdle in the fight against climate change.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey from CNN, I'm AfomaDK, with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, November 4th.

0:38.1

Voters in multiple states are casting their ballots in the first major elections of President

0:42.6

Donald Trump's second term. One of the key races we're following is New York's race for mayor.

0:48.0

Democratic nominee and frontrunner Zoran Mamdani faces off against former governor Andrew Cuomo,

0:53.0

who's running as an independent after

0:54.8

losing the Democratic primary, and Republican Curtis Liwa. Here's why one woman says she voted for

1:00.6

Mamdani. Rents are going up and up. So, you know, the living here is not easy anymore. So I hope

1:07.9

that the things he mentioned he will do, he really do it.

1:11.9

And I'm sure he's going to do it because it looks like he's a man of his word.

1:17.7

CNN spoke to another woman who says she voted for Cuomo.

1:21.3

Well, I think he has a lot of baggage.

1:23.4

I would like to see fresh faces.

1:26.0

But I want to see people with experience,

1:29.1

who have executive experience, who have operational experience.

1:32.7

Other key contests include races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey,

1:37.0

as well as the push to redraw congressional districts in California.

1:40.5

The U.S. is barreling towards the longest government shutdown in history.

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