# Morning News NOW Full Episode – Oct. 21

https://mins.news/en/video/109690

- NBC News, 2026-10-21 15:03 UTC
- Other
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI6WIV5tJjA

> The program reports that more than 13 million Americans have voted with less than two weeks until the midterm elections. Russia released American Stephen Hubbard as U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin, while video of ICE agents forcefully pinning a man to the ground in California drew criticism.

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