It's sad that I cannot show my face or use my name for fear of reprisals against myself,

my family, and my livelihood.

I am no coward, but I am a realist, and I choose to protect my identity to protect those I love.

Persia Walker is a hypocrite, and he is not fit to be a U.S. Senator.

We don't need people in the U.S. Senate who profess one thing and do another.

There's another woman now claiming the Georgia Senate who profess one thing and do another.

There's another woman now claiming the Georgia Senate candidate pressured her to have an abortion.

We'll take you through the details of this new accusation in just a moment.

Plus, he's got a significant speech today, but President Biden's campaign calendar is looking a little light with just 12 days until the midterms.

It comes as there's growing anxiety inside the White House about keeping control of Congress.

And also ahead, the latest from Iran, where protests continue 40 days after the death of a young woman who was detained by the country's so-called morality police.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Thursday, October 27th.

I'm Jonathan Lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us.

We'll begin today with the new allegation against Herschel Walker.

Another woman has come forward accusing the Georgia Republican Senate candidate of pressuring her to having an abortion. The woman appeared anonymously yesterday with her lawyer, Gloria Alrin. She claimed she became involved with the former

football star back in 1987 while he was married and became pregnant with his child in 1993.

She says that he encouraged her several times to have an abortion, and she eventually

went to a clinic in Dallas to have the procedure, but didn't go through with it, which she alleges

made Walker upset. She claims he then drove to the clinic and waited outside in the parking

lot for hours until she came back out.

Here's what she had to say about why she's coming forward now.

Herschel Walker says he is against women having abortions, but he pressured me to have one.

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