Hello and welcome to Ammanpur. Here's what's coming up. A moment of truth for Republicans as early voting ends in Georgia. But what comes next for the GOP? I ask Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson. Then melancholy in Moscow, a special report on sinking Russian morale as the war in Ukraine drags on.

Plus, it's unacceptable and maybe unconscionable that we have a life saving vaccine that's readily available and we have such a poor uptake.

Dr. Anthony Fauchy shares some parting wisdom with Walter Isigson as he retires after a lifetime battling infectious diseases.

Also ahead, author Tya Miles tells me how this simple cotton bag connected generations of one black family and

uncovered a heartbreaking piece of American history. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Sarah Sidner in New York sitting in for

Christian Ammanpur. The Republican Party is laser focused on Georgia's

Senate election next week.

Early voting in the rematch ends today.

And the latest CNN polls show a slim lead

for Democrat Raphael Warnock over Republican Herschel Walker.

Either way, the Democrats will hold the Senate in the next Congress after an expected

red wave at the midterms turned out to be more of a light splash.

Even though the GOP did take the house, the repercussions of that vote is spelling trouble

for Kevin McCarthy. As fringe members of his party pushed back against his candidacy for House Speaker.

Adding to this drama, former President Donald Trump's legal woes continue to mount as he campaigns to lead the party into the 2024 election.

A federal appeals court halting a third party review of documents seized from his

moralago estate.

So, where does the Grando Party go from here?

And what does that mean for America as a whole?

What is happening in each state may reveal some of those answers.

Republicans have maintained a strong grip on state houses nationwide and my next guest

leads one of them.

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