website. aljazeera.com/considerthis. see you next time. this is al jazeera. i'm jonathan betz in new york. police in pennsylvania capture a suspect in the ambush killing of a state trooper. more fighters filled ranks to help defend kobane from i.s.i.l. tensions run high in jerusalem after violence breaks out in a holy site. >> control of the u.s. senate could be decided here in georgia. i'm in atlanta. i tell you why democrats and republicans are fighting hard

for votes in this battle ground state tonight the manhunt is over. eric frein accused of ambushing two peninsula state troopers, and killing one has been court. courtney kealy has been following the developing story with details. >> a nearly 7-week long mann hunt for one of fbi's wanted fugitives has come to an end with eric frein in custody. >> reporter: the 31-year-old suspect was armed but surrendered peace fle, when u.s. marshals found him outside a hanger. the site of his arrest is 35 miles from the scene of the september 12th ambush at the blooming grove barracks, where

he allegedly killed state trooper and injured another. he faced charges of weapons of mass destruction. police found an ak-47 ammunition and food supplies believed to belong to self-trained survivalists. the attack was described on the barracks. police say eric frein had been planning attack look this. local towns were on lockdown and involved 1,000 law enforcement officials. eric frein had been spotted four times. and police were 150 yards away. too far to make a pif identification required to shoot them. they constituted the church thinking he was lying near an area where parents lived.

he was counselledway cache of weapons that belonged to his vather. police searched the dense pushing, but the tree canopy hindered the church. eric frein talked about hating law enforcement and it's leafed he planned the attack for years. there appears to be no other motive. >> tonight there's optimism in the fight against i.s.i.l. in syria. the u.s. defense secretary says air strikes are working, but at a cost, that attacks are helping syria's president, a man the u.s. wants removed. lily experienced peshawar forces. we need weapons, sophisticated weapons in the fight against

i.s.i.l. >> kurdish leaders control about two-thirds of the town. more from bernard smith. >> the iraqi peshawar fighters spent the night at a town near the turkish border. 10 of them went in, advancing before the bulk of the fighters and heavy weapons make their way in. the belief is they'll wait for the cover of darkness, and they may go into the west. >> right now the governor of pennsylvania is revealing details about the capture of fugitive eric frein. let's listen in. >> all the disirnt -- different law enforcement officials who repeat the hundreds of thousands involved, have been working very, very hard out there, looking every day to see this

day come. when this day did come, as had been talked about the day of the shooting to the day after. he was placed under arrest and handcuffed with the handcuffs of corporal dixon. it should be noted that while everyone was out there, nobody else got shot after that day. trooper douglas is doing better. our prayers are with him, with mrs. dixon and her two sons and trooper douglas's family. i can't tell you how much on behalf of a grateful state we want to thank awe partners involved in the mission, and how much you have given your heart and soul in the name of justice. i want to commend the great work

of the complver of police, who has been in contact with me sometimes hourly, as to the progress of this manhunt. as you know. this lieutenant journalist has been leading many of the conversations, but together with the teams they have been working extremely hard. long hours, days and weeks. the district attorney who now takes over in this prosecution, which is now going to be a prosecution, and the federal and local law enforcement officers, and we know the commissioner will name all those. in addition, law enforcement agencies from around the company that peated and volunteered. i want to thank the residents of

the north-eastern peninsula. particularly those whose patients, tolerance and perseverance have been a tremendous support and lift to all the law enforcement personnel that have been working there day and night on the investigation. you demonstrate the best of peninsula. when i was in the west i ran into a couple from here in pike country who were under way to western county. they talked about nothing more than what was happening in support for law enforcement and what they were doing. the support of the community has been instrumental to all of law enforcement. finally i want to stop here and turn it over to the current commissioner, and again to the family of trooper dixon, to the

family of trooper douglas, and trooper douglas, let me assure you, from everybody here, justice will be served. >> you all for coming. this is a great day for the peninsula state police. and for all pennsylvanians. it is appropriate that i bring up lieutenant colonel bevans with me, who has been leading the operation, and has done a fantastic job. you see many people behind nee from various law ep vorsment agency -- law enforcement agencies. border patrol was here, the township police chief with us, municipal police officers. too many to count.

state agencies from surrounding states - new york, new jersey, virginia, ohio, connecticut - all send help and has been part of this. it's been a team effort and a pleasure to work with great people. because there were many, several thousand that took part in the manhunt, the reason this was so important was because eric frein was dedicated to killing law enforcement members. he had at least one sniper rifle that he knew of. he knew he had a handgun, he had explosive charges with him. i can't think of a more aengs using of going into the woods after the introducedual, but my biggest problem was telling people i don't need more help. that is truly significant.

>> let me tell you how the rest took place. 6:00 p.m. this evening. at the birch wood airport. poken ou township, we broke into many, many teams, a lot swat and have been assigned areas in the woods is the various locations to sweep and search. we've been doing it for 40 days. it's a hot, tiring job. pt marshall service had one of its teams out. when it approached, we saw an individual that it thought was eric frein. he admitted who he was and

turned over to police. he was transported back and is in custody. there are other search warrants, and the thing that i want to emphasise, the reason this took so long, it's such a big wooded area, that he was totally familiar with, that he had a lot of places to hide in. we had to be careful in how we searched it. we would plot out different areas, we had a lot of cameras, but it was the marshalls going out there today, and a lot of others searching other areas that came pop hip. that's why he's -- came by him, there's a lot of searchers out there today.

this has been a trial for the community, and all my people, and the people standing behind us. eric frein had a mission. that was to attack law enforcement. if he got out of the woods, we were concerned he'd kill other law enforcement. if not them, civilians. that's why we had to keep the pressure on. when the government talked about calling me, i'm not sure saying he was a pest, but he said the same thing every day "what else do you need? how do we get this done? is there anything else i can do? and that's been great. i've talked to all the federal agencies. the heads all said the same thing. what can we do to help. we are in this for the long hall, in this with you. >> that made a tremendous

difference. i believed in the case. >> we were not going to stop until this happened. i'm glad it ended without a loss of life, including his. this way the people will know how our justice system works, and you'll follow it, and i hope it brings closure to the families seriously affected. i know many of you were at the funeral of corporal dixon and i had the pleasure of talking to his wife. it's makes he proud to say that he's apprehended. let me introduce the fellow in the nice suit. united states marshall. mattie pain.

the first one to speak... >> you have beenling to a life news -- been listening to a live conference, applauding those behind the man hunt for eric frein, wanted for killing a state trooper, nearly two months ago. he gave new details about how the finaling diff was captured, found in an airport, ordered to surrender, put down his weapons, and appeared to surrender quickly. the governor made a point of saying officers that arrested eric frein used the hand cuffs of corporates brian dixon, an alleged victim of eric frein. it's a moment they are proud of. another in houston pennsylvania,

trying to find eric frein. we have a lot more news tonight. more news after that quick

break. now to crucial midterm

elections, texas's voter i.d. law will be in effect. that left some scrambling to get the ideas. others gave up out of frustration. heidi zhou-castro has a story. >> reporter: eric nose the streets of texas well. he was born here 46 years ago and says he never left, not even once. >> born and raised here. >> he leads a simple life, sifting through garbage looking for metal. he considers himself a good citizens and delights in perform ag civic duty to vote. he says he is cast a ballot in every election. >> one day i sat with my grandparent and he told me about voting. >> why? because at the poll no one judges kenny for what he wears, his lack of a permanent home or

what he does for a living. it's one of the few places he's counselledered as an yl. >> your voice is an important as anyone else's in that moment. that must have made you feel good? >> it did. >> but not any more. kenny is among 6,000 voters who do not have a form of voter i.d. for him it's not through a lack of trying. what's wrong with this i.d.? >> it's 14 years old. >> then you went to the state department of public safety looking to renew this. what did they they will you? >> that i had to get a birth certificate. >> what is wrong with the birth certificate? >> had a different name.

and because it has the wrong last name, the birth ter sif kate and doesn't mask your expired i.d. >> i sant get my i.d. >> you are stuck. >> yes. >> to vote on tuesday, kenny would have to change his last name. he has too much pride, too little money to do that. heel have to sit the election out. >> a lot of people don't vote. >> know know. >> i want to go vote. look at them. >> he finds himself shut out of ta democrato accuratic process, his voice cast aside president obama is campaigning ahead of next term's midterm elections, leaving the white house to back mike

michelle. obama has taken a back seat because of low approval ratings. don't miss the special "america votes 2014." we'll look at the crucial issues in the election, that'll be on in a couple of minutes at 11:30pm eastern. >> a plane will arrive in ginny to help fight the spread of ebola. a number of charities are donating. the world health organisation says the death toll from ebola has risen to nearly 5,000 across west africa. the governor of main plans to take up the legal battle nurse. cas kaci hickox. the governor says he'll use the law to the full extent.

>> i'll use the legal provisions to the fullest exfent that the law allows me. i hope she recognises that. we have 1.3 million we need to protect. we have to protect the entire state. >> effort are being made to keep hickox out of areas. she is essentially under house arrest for 21 days. it was a morning bike ride seen across the country. nurse hickox openly defying an order. >> with her boyfriend by they are side, hickox travelled along a road. >> we are waiting to hear from the state of main as to what

they'll do. i hope we can "negotiations. thank you, i have to speak with the health department. >> hick cox was kept in isolation. officials say she had a minor fever. hickox contested quarantine and threatened legal action. chris christie allowed hickox to return to main. hickox maintained isolation is unnecessary. she has no symptoms and tested negative for ebola. >> i realise the government has to protect the state of main. i worked in that area, and do that as well. we have to make decisions based on science.

>> health workers returning from west africa should be forced into a quarantine until a 21 day period has required. >> i do not under a commonsense approach asking someone to stay in their home, for 21 days y that is not reasonable. >> president obama warned overly restricted measures imposed on workers could discourage them volunteering in west africa. >> they make huge sacrifices and they deserve to be treated properly, like the heroes they are. >> authorities in main are seeking a court order to fort casey nick ox to continue. and there are more incentives for workers to go to west africa to fight ebola

a plane in west kansas slammed into a building. it lost power after takeoff. only a pilot was on board. it's not clear if he's a fatality. five were hurt. there's a chance more could be under the rub the longest serving mayor has died. a democrat, standing down after a fifth term, saying he could o no longer keep up with the demanding schedule. still ahead - could iran be the next country to be connected with it iphone. stay with us.

a major break in relations between russia and ukraine. moscow agreed to deliver gas to its neighbour, a multi-million deal. russia agreed to guarantee supplies until the end of marn. the u.s. -- march. the e.u. hopes it will help with relations voter fraud allegations. claims that local polling officials paid people to vote for man once.

there'll be a recount watt polls where that may have happened rain loosened the grounds in the central hills. it's unclear how many are buried under the mud, estimates from 150 to 200 victims. >> unmistakable symbols could make its way into iran. apple is in tucks to sell the iphone. it would only happen if sanctions ease. >> in an event marking superstorm sandy. he held back from a voter. until the time, sit and shut up. jim will be with us tomorrow to

explain what motivated his outburst. >> john seigenthaler with "america votes 2014." looking at all of issues driving the election. stay tuned. i'm jonathan betz, that does it for us. have a good night of the see you in a couple of minutes.

it's unclear what you stand for the bitter debate. >> he's the nancy pelosi of kansas. >> the bizarre adds. >> hey mitch, what about using a talking baby. >> key races up for grabs which party has the edge. jobs, the environment. national security. the stakes couldn't be higher. "america votes 2014" - an al jazeera special report hi, i'm john seigenthaler in

new york for american voters decision time is it almost here. perhaps the biggest is control of the senate, which is about a lot more than the balance of power you power in washington. the impact could not be more far reaching or consequential. lot to think about. >> real business in ten years in. >> we are lucky if we are here in five years. >> by some measures the economy has recovered from the financial crisis by more than 9 million americans are still out of work. >> income is down, we are down about 70% from what we were before became came in. >> fischerman says it adds up to 14,000 jobbens and much more. >> those with low paying jobs are still looking for a decent living wage. >> the truth between eating and paying rent. >> you work in san jose, your minimum wage is $10.15 an hour. if you are unlucky, and you are toiling away in santa clara, your minimum wage is $9.

>> healthcare, a hot topic, even though millions signed unfor health insurance because of the affordability care act, not everyone thinks it is a good idea. >> 18,000 a month for healthcare, for 25 people. do you like obama-care? >> one of the fiercest debates has been over immigration. >> the school district here has seen an increase of 300 students who only speak pannish. >> entire families coming back from mexico, they didn't make it. >> the midterm election is also about big money. >> both liberals and conservatives are sending tens of millions of dollars. >> big must be is doing, one is scaring people to keep them away, so there's a lot of negativity, and horror and fear. >> and now election laws. some states have made it harder to vote. >> why is it important for you to vet? >> that's my right. we have earned those rights to vote. >> integrity. >> is veterans are looking for better treatment. >> this is an american issue, this is not a

democrat issue, this is something that all-americans need to care about. what congress does about all of those issues depending on the biggest price this election day, control of the u.s. senate. here to help us break down the key senate races many of them neck and neck, is david schuster. >> john, senate control is going to depend on the outcome of 13 crucial and competitive senate races, here is the map, democratic held seats going into election night are in blue, republican held seats are in red, for the republicans to take control, they need a net gain of six, however, senates are retiring in west virginia and montana, and in those open races polls suggest, republicans are up by double digits, so that will bring the republican magic number down to four. a net pick up of four, with the polling indicates the outcome is even. republicans held seats again listed in red, democrats in blue, republicans are defending more states at the start

of the election, but they hope to gain crucial ground, turning blue to red later in the evening, let's start in kentucky where the polls chose the first, and that's where republican incumbent is facing a very tough challenge from kentucky democratic secretary of state. grimes supported coal, gun rights and refused to say whether she voted for president obama, if she wins, the democratic chances of maintaining senate control go way up. but those democratic chances could go back down thanks to a democratic seat they are trying to defend in north carolina. incumbent democrat kay haggan has tried to undercore her independence from president obama, she also hammered challenger tom tillis, state house speaker for helping to cut 500 million-dollars in state education funding. still, tillis is even in a race where spending has topped nearly 100 million-dollar evers. again, let's take another look at the key senate races in the democratic fire wall in the crucial 11 includes protecting arkansas and new hampshire.

in new hampshire, incumbent democratic senator is in a very tight race with republican scott brown, the former senator from massachusets, in arkansas, the battles between democratic senator mark pryor and republican congressman, cotton is a veteran, who has tried to portray pryor as anomer clone. the weight is also on display in colorado where incumbent democrat senator is trying to fend off republican congressman cory gardner. this race is particularly intriguing because udol more than any other, has focused hard on his opponents record. these crucial races that can go either way, the final race on the list that last one to close, results may not be known in that state for several days.

north the drama could last for a while. and new york university, geneny, welcome, so give us a sense of how much money is being spent. >> it is staggering. they are estimating $4 billion being spent this year, just to butt that in perspective, in the last 13 to 14 days almost $20 million being spent a day on this campaign for turn out, that may be around 37, 38%, it is hard to even fathom. >> just going back to 2000, the number keeps climbing each election. why? >> because you know, part of it has to do with the supreme court decisions that has allowed this enormous outside spending.

that is the story as it pertains to money and the campaign, is how much are these organizations going tock spending and by all accounts it is a lot. >> so we are talking midterms now, but what about 2016, the presidential election? >> it is so amazing to think about this, they are saying it could be approaching the double digit billions. it is hard to say, hillary clinton for example will have to raise probably $1.7 billion to make a run in 2016. if anybody can she can, but it is a staggering amount. barack obama raised one point $1 billion that's what it costs to run. the candidates are beholden to special guests. >> absolutely. beam aren't putting up this kind of money, because they are just doing it out of the kindness of their heartner doing it because they expect something in return.

what nixon was doing illegally is now done legally in the united states. that's basically what has happened. >> all right, thank you very much. >> tens of millions of americans are about to sit out this year's elections, they may not realize if they did go to the polls they could change everything, for more we turn to our science and technology with that. and all registers adults fewer than half are expected to actually participate in next week's midterm elections, so let's see what effect that will have on the country. first of all, turnout in the u.s. is always awful. there are over 206 million people eligible to vote, but nearly 75 million of them didn't cast ballots that means that more than one thursday of eligible voters did not vote. in fact, on the list of world democracies the u.s. in the bottom third, we fall between benign and the dominican republic. so who did vote?

well, in 2012 only 129 million eligible voters showed up. that number doesn't really mean much, so let me describe it another way, bear with me. when only 129 million americans vote that's like the population of france, and the united kingdom combined. deciding the outcome of our elections i know that sounds odd, like some other country is making the decisions but that's pretty much what is happening every election. it is like another country, a wider, richer, older group is deciding the fate of a more diverse poorer group our country would be very different if everyone who could cast a ballot did now groups have studied this. they found for one thing, the democrat party would enjoy much more support, more than half of all nonvoters identified or leaning toward democrats, now, compare that to though that lean republican.

compare only 21 more people that lean republican but don't vote to the 40 million or more nonvoting that lean democratic. the make or breakish issues could be different. hispanic voters make up 72% in the u.s., but they are only 7% of likely voters. let's assume they have the same feelings about immigration as those that do vote, in theory, if even half of the nonvoters went to the polls nearly 8 million people, immigration would be very different here in the united states. let's also consider income for a moment, 32% of americans make less than $30,000 a year, and that group makes up more than half of people who don't vote. that's more than 35 million people. hovering just above the poverty line, imagine the impact if they did vote. as it is, issues that most directly effect the poor, minimum wage, equal pay, social security, healthcare, are being

decided by those who are far less effected by these issues. >> that's jake ward, now black voters came out in force in 2008, and again in 2012, but in the midterm election, their numbers dropped. that's rah trend my next guest is looking to reverse. the communication director he joins us tonight from washington. orlando, welcome, how successful is the rnc a getting them excited about these midterms. >> is hey, thank you for having me, john, and let me just start off by saying since the release of the growth and opportunity report, nearly two years ago, under the leadership we have owned new doors started new dialogs and created opportunities that have led to us as the republican party making end roads across the country, including those in black communities. we have had a number of successes, everything from speaking to key stakeholders.

or rechartering, college republican chapters on the campuses of historically black campuses that are paying off. what act these election laws, what do you think about that? >> if you are referring to voter i.d., there's a number of instances and we have seen it increase, we have seen voter i.d. laws past and black voter increase in subsequent elections so i unction the perception may be there, but the fact is it couldn't be further from the truth. >> let me just interrupt there -- didn't -- >> sure. >> didn't chose -- a lot of those voters turn out,

because the president was an african-american, and he was running for the second term? >> well, many of them supporting the president, but what we are hearing from voters is they care -- not just about one issue, but about a number of issues. everything from jobs and the economy, to affordable and accessible healthcare, to how they get their children into quality schools. when you look at those issues who is leading on created jobs and allowing wage earners to keep more money, so they can put more food on the table, or put gas in their car, if you look at elected official whose are leaning on opening up the doors to quality schools for our children, it's republicans who are at the forefront, and it is going to pay off if we continue do share our message. >> and so you think the percentage of african-americans this midterm election, will be at about what percentage. >> oh, i am not going to make an predictions there, but i will tell you a recent poll shows that 19% of black voters

said they plan on supporting the republican candidate on the ballot this fall. that's a 300% increase from 2012, that's good news from the republican party that's good news for our country, ever when they are both competing for the black vote, it is good news for communities across this country. because we as republicans have had the solutions, that address people's concerns. whether again, they be jobbens, the economy, andening case. h. >> all right, thank you very much. now, we turn to lily adams, she is the deputy communications coordinator for the democratic national committee. lily, welcome. >> thank you john for having me. >> let's talk just a little bit about this election. why haven't we seen him out there more. >> i think you are going to see him, and have seen him. he will be in places like wisconsin and michigan. be uh you are seeing a full team on the democratic side,

everybody from former president bill clinton, to secretary hillary clinton to the vice president to others. and we are -- we feel very confident that our team is out there. >> some won't even say if they voted for him in the last election. >> i think every candidate will run their own race, but i think whenever voter goes into the voting booth, is that the democrats that have been working to criticized the expansion panned opportunity, or is that republicans who have continually obstructed progress on the minimum wage, on equal pay, and other issues that are really important to americans. and so i feel very confident in that contrast, and confident that we will retain control. >> how are these new voter i.d. laws going to impact democratic candidates as far as turnout is concerned. >> welt, i think you have seen voter i.d. laws do a couple of things. one thing is that you are

seeing a backlash in places like georgia and north carolina, where folks are upset at republicans who have tried to infringe on their right to vote, by either implementing ash surrender voter i.d. laws or by restricting early voting but you are also seeing in many states rightful voters are being turned away from the polls as placed they voted for their entire lives because of new unnecessary rules. frankly, voter i.d. is a solution in search of a problem. it is a sin 8:00 ploy by republicans. >> i know you are anxious to talk about the gubernatorial races how do you think they will do this time? >> i think you know you are going to see many incumbent republican governors across this country, who are elected in 2010, lose their seats, and it's because they have a flawed philosophy, which has been to gut things like education, but give tax

breaks to the most wealthy among us i think you will see voters embrace the change in many state houses that is a -- that increases opportunity for all. folks like charlie crist, who will be elected on election day. >> coming up next, a tail of two economies, real money on the recovery and why many voters just aren't feeling it, plus, guns on the ballot, expanding background checks or not. >>

terrorist six time is almost here, key races that could reshape america, gal lot issues that impact every day life, minimum wage, education, gun control. the strikes could not be higher, america votes 2014, and al jazeera special report. when voter goss to the polls on november 4th there will be a whole host of issues for them to consider.

america's new military engangment in iraq, the threat of attackens at home, and even public health concerns over the ebola outbreak. but, the economy, it remains the top issue, the number one concern by far for americans. and for that, we go of course to ali velshi. >> the good news is the bad stuff comes and goes the economy just stays there, and it keeps on being the biggest concern, the midterms are happening right around when america's economic recovery appears to be in full swing. but the problem is that it still feels peace process darius. even though the data feels great, consumer confidence moves up and down, this is becoming the tail of two economies. ethnic groups' take a look on the jobs front. this is the single most important issue. the unemployment rate, last time we had elections was 7.8%. since then, it has dropped to 5.9%. this is for september, this is the hatest data we have, it is the last data we will have before

the elections. this is near a 2% drop. i don't like this number very much, i often tell people to ignore it, in favor of this, this is the number of jobs gained every month, since the last election, about 4.8 million new jobs have been added to the economy, this is a net number, this is all the new jobbens minus all the jobs that were lost, this is an average of one hub 92,000 jobbens per month, pretty close to the 200,000 mark, that most economists prefer to see created every month, and we are trending in the right direction as you can see, we have had a little bit of movement, but we are generally trending in the right direction, the bad news about that is that wages have mostly stagnated. cbs late 2012, average hourly wages have crept upwards by just 3.6%. 24-dollar evers and 53 cents an hour, meanwhile, prices have ticked up by 2.7%, meaning wage growth, is beating inflation, but just

barely. now, more jobbens are getting created but they tend to skew toward lower paying jobs and that's why most voters say, they are not feeling this recovery all that fully. now, let's dare this tail of two economies analogy even further, take a look at the gains made in the stock market, since the last election, the s&p 500 index, which has stock holdings that are often mimics in people's 401 ks hook at this, it is up 39%, since the last elegislation, november of 2012, this is impressive by any measure, except that the gains mostly accrued to wealthy americans who are savvy enough to get the market right. meanwhile, the half of americans who do not n at all in the stock market, didn't get any bet fit from this remarkable market. by comparison, most americans do own homes. a majority of americans do own homes and since the hahs election, the median price of an existing home is up 15% nationwide.

pretty good. but it is coming off of years of beading in the housing market, home prices are still 9% below where they were in 2006, that's when housing peeked. before the bubble burst, now years later millions of homeowners are still under water, meaning they owe more money on their mortgages than their houses are worth, so the economy is measurably, better than it was just a few years ago, but many if not most voters going to the polls still don't feel hike the recovery has touched their lives. some of them still think they are in a recession. >> all right, thank you. seth harris served as the acting secretary of labor under president obama, welcome. >> john, good to be with you. >> so polls show jobbens wages the economy, but candidates seem to be focusing on other issues like ebola. >> because the

republicans don't want mote voters to be focused on the jobs, because they haven't layed out a plan, and they don't want to be talking about jobs because those issues are national issues that are too closely associated with president obama who is wildly unpopular, in a lot of the states that have competitive elections this year. >> because as alley just mentioned that many middle class and lower income voters still haven't recovered? i shut that's exactly right. there's a deal well of frustration, even though the overall economy has gotten a good bit better, a large percentage of american working families are not feeling it in their home, economics in their kitchen table, economics they are still suffering, a lot of people still unemployed a lot of people have given up looking for work. they feel stuck, and they don't feel washington is listening to them. so they are focusing on the number one with guy, barack obama.

if republicans take over, they have control of congress, what is the plan to improve the economy, and to increase the number of jobs. >> well, it's -- i'll be honest that i don't really know what the plan is. i suspect that what we will see is tax cuts for corporations and reform of the corporate tax code, we will see tax cuts for wealthy individuals that is a core principal of the party. i think we will see very little action, the deadlock we have seen will look like progress compared to what is coming. >> many voters are expected to vote for the minimum wage ballot initiatives in some states but h the candidates that they support support those initiatives too? >>

now, that's one of the great ironies there are five states where we have minimum wage ballots going before voters, voters will overwhelmingly pass all five, i expect, but in three of those we have competitive elections, it looks like the republicans are leading in those elections and those republicans will oppose an increase in the national wage, voters want to raise wages they want to create jobs gubernatorial race when picking and cadate, character issues come in, and so the vote on the jobs and the economy issue gets diluted. >> seth laird, good to see you, thank you very much. guns are another big issue, and that includes washington state, with a deadly shooting is added fuel to the already heated debate. voters there are facing two competing initiatives one would expand background checks the other would limit background checks. tell us more about these

measures. john, as you say, two pressures that voters will be looking at, two very different measures. let's take a look at initiative 594, this would expand background checks that would the so called gun show loophole. it would also cover online sales and just about any other sale or transfer of a firearm, soj power you power in washington. for instance, john if i wanted to sell you a gun, you and i would have to go to a licensed gun shop, go to a dealer, you get processed you background would get checked there would be a waiting period and then you could take possessionj power you power in washington. of the gun. the same thing would apply if i wanted to give you a gun. we would have go to to the licensed gun dealer and go through that process. you would have to do through that process, even a suggestion i would have to go through a background check, when you brought the gun back to me, it covers any kind

of firearm transfer. very difference, which was responded in response to that initiative, this is much more a gun rights initiative, it would tie background checks to what is required in federal standards. there is also a clause that prohibits government confiscation of any firearm without due process. so lockingar two very different initiatives, we should say as far as we know the facts at this point, neither of these, if they were law, would have had any impact on the school shootings. >> so what are the polls showing about these. >> right now it is pretty simple, 594, expanding background checks would pass 591 limiting them, and confiscating guns would fail. allen, thank you very much. and that is our special report for tonight, america votes 2014, be sure to join us tuesday for special election

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