polls are opening as we speak in the mountain west. in the east, voting has been underway for at least two hours and getting there early has not always guaranteed no waiting. far from it. >> before any of the polls open today, more than 31 million of us had already voted, which staggering number. time is short. stakes could hardly be higher in this election. what happens today determines whether democrats put a check on the next two years of the trump administration or whether republicans will keep their political monopoly on power. we have this election very well covered. gary is watching a historic race for governor in the state of georgia. it is tight as can be there. and allegations flying back and forth of misbehavior, of interference, gary.

>> which has resulted in a lot of enthusiasm for people to come out and vote. behind me, a line looks more like the line for the magic kingdom, for a great ride, but this is a voting line. we have had very bad weather here in georgia. despite the bad weather, when the polls opened here this morning at 7:00 a.m., there were more than 100 people waiting outside. we have been talking to some of the voters here who have decided to come out to vote. her name is lindsey with a future voter named james. we have a very high profile governor's race here. who are you voting for? >> brian kemp. >> let me ask you this question. does the president of the united states, donald trump, have any influence over why you are voting for kemp? >> i always vote for

conservative. i always vote for freedom. >> has the president of the united states determined how you will vote today? >> yes. >> may i ask who you are voting for? >> i decline to answer. >> that's okay. this is america. some people want to tell us. some people don't. as you said, jim and poppy, a high profile governor's race here. stacey abrams could become the first african-american woman in the history of the united states to become governor in the united states. back to you. >> i love these scenes here. there is gary. there is folks voting in a gym. in my neighborhood, we vote in a church. this happens every couple years and it is always fascinating to watch. let's get back to virginia. that is where brian todd is, in sterling, virginia. tell us what you are seeing there. a lot of races in that eastern time zone that we have been told to watch in the state of

virginia. >> that's right, jim. this district is a crucial one. this is the tenth voting district in virginia, the battle between incumbent republican battling to hold on to her seat against the democratic challenger. this is one of the suburban battlegrounds playing out throughout the united states that will determine the fate of the balance of power in the house of representatives. it starts here in ground zero. this is the cafeteria on a normal day. people are checking in here, giving a photo id. then they walk over here and cast their ballot on paper ballots. they put it through that scanner over there. that's where the count runs in. they of course tally that at the end of the day. right now after 9:00 eastern time, that means they have about eight more hours to come out to the polls here. we talk to people out here and what drives them to the polls. it could be varied reasons for bringing people out. we do expect high, high turnout from a passion for a certain

candidate driving someone out, to a certain passion about donald trump, positive or negative, to a general feeling of angst about the political discourse throughout the station. that was the feeling of one of the voters i talked to. she has been a voter in this district for almost 40 years, and she's fed up with the political die vvide in this country. that's why she came out. take a listen. >> i'm hoping that people see what's going on and they really take the time to come out and vote and to try to make the change that needs to be made. this fighting back and forth is partisan actions and all the -- i just can't stand it. it makes me sick when i listen to it. when i see it on television, it makes me so angry, i have to walk out the room. >> she said there is no excuse for people not coming out on a day like today to cast their ballots and take part in this very, very crucial midterm. guys, in a place like this, they

make it very easy for you and very conducive to people casting their ballots. we saw someone parking in a handicap space a little bit ago. they brought herb ballot to her. there is a space here for a digital screen. they are making it very conducive for people. >> that's great to hear. what a good story about them helping that woman vote. thanks for being here. let's go to florida. a key state always, rosa. but today two marquee races getting nation-wide attention. >> reporter: they are. and if you take a look behind me, voting here is taking place at a fire station. and listen to these numbers. 38% of all registered voters have already voted.

38%. now, if you look at that break-down, it really says a lot about the nail biting races in the state of florida because the break down by party looks like this. take a look. republicans 40.1%. democrats 40.5%. nail biting, razor thin margins there. the rest are no party affiliation or other at 19.3%. there are multiple races in the state of florida with national implications. you have the senate that could tilt the balance of power, the governor's race, as a glimpse into 2020 as to how florida could go either republican or democrat. and then of course there are a couple of house races in this state that are red seats at the moment that are in democrat strongholds. so a lot of hopes there for the democrats to try to turn those seats. and, jim, i got to leave you with this because there is this

overall misconception that most of the voters here are seniors. that's not the case. 52% are millennials, gen xors or genz. >> thank you very much. on a day when millions of americans will go to the polls, where is president trump today? abbie phillip joins us now live from the white house. abbie, has the white house said how and when the president voted? >> they have, jim. the president voted by absentee ballot, according to sara sanders. he and melania trump cast their ballot in that way. they are both residents of new york city. here president trump is keeping a low profile. he has had an exhaustive few days, holding three rallies in one day yesterday. now on a rainy day in washington, he is staying at

home, staying in the residence. according to sara sanders, he will be watching the returns in the residence with family and friends. what we have also noted, the president has not tweeted. he has not said anything about voting or otherwise. we will be standing by for that to change at any moment. but so far it's been a quiet day as voters head to the polls. now, we have also learned from our sources that the president's aids have been preparing him for the likely possibility that the republicans will lose the house of representatives. we will see that reflected in some of his remarks on the campaign trail as he focussed his rhetoric on trying to get out republican base voters to help those republicans running in red states and even help republicans running in red states. we are hearing something interesting from president trump, a change in tone perhaps as he was asked yesterday what does he regret about the last two years. and here is what he said.

>> is there anything, as you look back at your first almost two years, that you regret? that you wish, on you, that you could take back and re-do? >> well, there would be certain things. i'm not sure i want to reveal all of them. but i would say tone. i would like to have a much softer tone. i feel, to a certain extent, i have no choice. but maybe i do. and maybe i could have been softer from that standpoint. >> well, not many people here really are holding their breath to see president trump necessarily change his tone, but perhaps he's making a pivot to a life in washington in which he does not have full control over the levers of the federal government. >> thank you. i thought that was really interesting what the president said. but take a look at these live pictures out of el paso, texas. there you have beto o'rourke casting his ballot there. looks like he might be with his family, jim. this is a fascinating race,

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polling places. looks like folks are engaged. back with our panel now. we have a lot of smart people. scott, big turnout. is that good for republicans? >> it depends on where you are. there will be some districts where i would love for there to be higher turnout. take montana. there is a cap on how many people will vote democrat there? so the higher turnout is good. but there might be suburban districts where you have long lines of people that typically don't vote in the midterm. maybe they are younger voters, maybe they are women. that's not very good. >> a senior republican strategist last night told our college that i think many of us would rather win without dehumanizing or fear mongering. if the invaders and the caravan, the final push that the president chose works, what does it mean for your party long-term? >> well, it depends. it's going to work some places,

and it's not going to work other places. he could have done the same amount of get out the vote impact by just going to a place and doing his normal sort of entertaining thing. >> you mean without saying that? >> yeah. i think he could have boosted turnout just by that, gotten people excited, gotten out to the rally. >> some in the white house think it was this push on invaders and the caravan that worked. >> i think he just wants to talk about it, that he wants the drama and he wants that message. i think that's what's going on. but in a place like virginia ten or virginia seven, you are going to push those, particularly college educated white suburban women who are soft gop to swing voters, you are seemingly perfectly calculated to push them into the arms of the other party. >> is it correct to see today a referendum on that kind of message? that message of fear and

division that the president has been sticking with over what could have been a very positive economic message? >> sure. trump has done everything he can to make it about him and to make this about his vision of the country versus the democrats' version of country and however demagogue he is on to their vision. to some extent, turnout matters. it depends on where. but fully engaged turnout is good for democrats because donald trump is sitting in the cnn poll at 39% job approval. that i's historically low. that's overall good for democrats. i think trump, though, is an old style politician. he is not thinking about this as to how do i appeal to all the people. he is thinking about, how does it feel for me in the room? he feeds off it. and the problem for republicans

is in the room represents only about 30% of the electorate. >> that point, i remember folks, smart people making that very point in 2016, saying that message works at the rallies, but it's not going to work at the polls. >> but for voters out there, and it pains me to say this, hillary clinton is not on the ballot. he does not have that this time, which works effectively for him. i think there is 65% of the country that's pretty turned off by this and turned off particularly in the last ten days by some of the extreme rhetoric. and, again, you say the white house people say it is working for them. >> david, to you, i am fascinated by that answer the president gave in that interview last night about would you have done anything differently in the past few years, which shows us what the next few years might

show for the president. he said, maybe a softer tone. >> i believe the president was talking to sinclair, a friendly conservative network. he likes to get all the messages out there so that no matter what happens he said i said i was going to soften my tone and go out to a rally and give that red meat message. president trump is not on the ballot, but trumpism is on the ballot. i think he thinks that until he is proven wrong, until he is proven wrong, he will stick with that message. >> i want to show you some pictures along the border of u.s. troops there. if y the president made a big deal of deploying troops along the border. it will be 7,000 before this is all done. there they are in body armor. the caravan remains hundreds of miles away. is this the military being used

to some degree to help with the president's political message? >> i don't think so. general mattis said we don't do stunts, and i listen to everything general mattis says. it is not unusual for a president to send troops to the border. >> more troops than we have in iraq today in body armor? >> we've had troops deployed to the border with and without caravans. and they're not the front line. they're not the front line. >> are you concerned that that is more a political message than actually serving a national security need? >> i think if the military goes down there and does their job, as ordered by the commander in chief, and helps secure the border, that is not something that most americans would think, oh, this is just a stunt. look at the images. they know what they are doing. it is a legitimate purpose. and presidents in both parties have done it. >> president bush in i think

2001 or 2002 did it because you had illegal immigration at 10 to 15 times the level. and i think there was a bipartisan consensus that it was appropriate. there is no bipartisan consensus. i don't think there is a lot of serious thought that this is anything more than trying to elevate this as an issue over, you know, in this case health care, which i think the democrats are winning in a very significant way in these districts and even state-wide. it is my view this is about politics. i think mattis is in a tough spot. i think the stories about how he pushed back hard and said what they won't do, all they are doing is going out there to support. i haven't heard anyone say, i don't think my national guard can handle it. >> the president said if we

don't do so well today, they will put me on the ticket. if we do great, they will say i had nothing to do with it. what does this mean for the trump presidency? >> he put himself on the ticket? he said he's on the ticket. i think he's less on the ticket than others do for this reason. i think we saw in 2016 that there can be a lot of trump sound and fury up here and people can run extremely different races in 2016 than a trump case. you see that out in america and all sorts of places where texas is the number one advertised tv subject for many republicans. they don't want to be talking about this. the question is can voters compartmentalize this and say, well, the economy is doing well, i'm doing okay and i don't mind my current congressman, so am i okay with making that bargain. a fair amount of them can. i think it is going to be a good night for democrats, and it will be.

but i think it will be less of a wave because you see this republican enthusiasm number. >> that was a great point. because even though you had that wide 13 split on the generic ballot for democrats, the enthusiasm gap was tied at 68-64, which we have not seen up to this point. >> david, what races are you going to be looking at most tonight to tell you? >> okay. i'm looking at the big races. one is the senate races. the house races i think are harder to game out. but in arizona, i look at that race and i say, should jeff flake have gotten out? he would have had a tough road in his primary. but if a democrat could win in arizona, could he have held out a bit longer? i'm looking at georgia at the governor's race. they have a lot invested in stacey abrams.

and finally i am looking at the texas senate race. ted cruz won in 2012. he was the upstart. he is being stalked by a democrat. i think cruz is going to hold out and win it, but i also think this is propelling -- >> at what cost? >> this is propelling o'rourke into the presidential race. he's raised between $75 and $100 million. people like him. jeans, trucker hat, photogenic family. look for him to run soon. >> we have seen a lot of races where a lot of money has thrown in and at the end of the day, it doesn't matter. >> i'll pick one house race. kentucky six, this is taking place in lexington, kentucky. number one, very close. number two, this is a district trump won by 15 and now it is a tied race going into election day. number three, this is -- both parties all in.

trump went for andy bar, the republican. joe biden went for the democrat. the heavy hitters were there. it's got urban population and country population. if they knock it down, the rally could be on. >> and big health care questions there as well. >> is there any basketball. >> kentucky plays duke tonight, so people are going to be flipping back and forth. >> thank you, guys, all very, very much. we appreciate it as we have been talking about a lot the texas race. you just saw beto to can you recollect voting. voting.

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voting in texas underway and texas could prove to be a key battleground for control of the senate. >> how many times have we said texas this morning? beto o'rourke out there voting. ted cruz in one of the most high profile and surprisingly competitive races in the country against the democratic candidate beto o'rourke. man, a lot of money was spent on this thing. how sis it looking this morning >> reporter: we'll wait and see what happens today. we are in the third most populus county in the state of texas and also the largest urban county that remains red.

it is a bellwether county. president trump won this county by nine points. that's exactly the margin he won the state of texas by. and beto o'rourke has said we have to win this county in order to win the state of texas. it will come down to the size and shape of the electorate. we have been talking a lot about white women, suburban voters and college educated voters. i have a voter with me who is both of those things. you said you were one of the earliest voters on the first day of early voting. you are supporting beto o'rourke and we talked about what motivated you and this idea of fear being a powerful motivator, but from both sides. talk to me. >> beto o'rourke has come out as a positive unifier. we have historical context to see what happens with divisive language, with people who condemn others based on either theiretrace, and we want someon

positive to bring the country back together and respect all and unify all. >> thank you. early voting totals we're seeing in this county and across texas off the charts, much more than in past midterm elections, even more than 2012. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. it is great to see such engaged voters all over the country. scott walker is in the fight of his political life. ryan young joins us in wisconsin. looks a little rainy, but a nice day there. good morning, rain. >> reporter: yeah. it is a little rainy here. people have a lot of energy when it comes to the race. when you talk about scott walker, you are talking about a gov n

governor that ran for president. now people are coming out and having conversations. but look behind me. look at the line on the inside here in terms of people who have been showing up. this was the line before the polls opened this morning in terms of just people energized in terms of getting inside this polling station. you can say it is hot on the inside because people wanted to express themselves. i was talking to one woman who said she wants more attention on health care. but the other thing she says is wage growth because she says it takes two jobs for her to be able to pay everything. the last person that i talked to was a young man who said parkland shooting was the reason he's out voting. jim, you see a lot of energy, especially when you have conditions like this. people are still coming out. >> in each place, it could be a different issue. we know the shooting there, particularly millennials,

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jersey and rhode island. they both tweeted this morning that there are reports of incorrect information about polling sites going out to voters and they just want people to be careful. and can voters physically vote this morning? two stories i want to point to. one is in brooklyn, new york. voters were locked out of a polling site for about 90 minutes. this community center was supposed to open at 6:00 a.m., didn't open until 7:30 because poll workers could not get an electronic lock on the door to open. nobody's fault. they couldn't get the door to open. and then an issue in pittsburgh we have seen come up. according to a spokesperson for allegheny county, there was a medical condition for a person supposed to open that polling site. that individual is still at the hospital, so there has been some delays there. we are told that emergency ballots are on their way. just a range of issues, the

kinds of issues we are probably going to see today from allegations of misinformation to just human error, unforeseen events. obviously the goal is to get everyone to vote who wants to vote. >> that first one is a biggest concern. the parties would be spreading false information to suppress the vote? >> where it is malicious so that people can't vote. the other issues are just, you know, the range of things you are going to see on any election day because it is complicated. there are a lot of different polling sites with a lot of people involved. we want to keep that to a minimum. >> big country. so if there is any question, you're like, listen, i got to know where to vote and when it closes because i'm getting out of work late. what is the reliable place to look? >> stick to your state's government website, the secretary of state's website for each state. stick to their verified twitter accounts and be very careful about what you see on social media. you have to be discerning about information that's out there.

>> thank you. we appreciate it. for many americans, there is a lot riding on today's election. obviously the candidates. but even beyond that. there is a lot of referendums being voted on. one of them marijuana legalization. millions of people voting on it, including those in michigan and north dakota. >> both those states will decide whether to legalize recreational use. mark, tell us where this is all happening today. >> you know, the federal government still classified marijuana as a federal one drug. that means it is illegal federally. don't tell that to state lawmakers and big business. let's talk about the medicinal propositions on the ballot in missouri. right now it is a medical

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can possess. if you go up to north dakota as well, they will decide whether to make marijuana recreational, whether that should be allowed. what's interesting about this one is it has no regulatory language in this. there are only four states right now, nebraska, kansas, idaho and south dakota where it is not legal right now. >> i just flew back from canada where they just passed this recreationally. it is an experiment. >> they're figuring out what works and what doesn't. fascinating. thank you very much. so voters lined up this morning across the country. democrats talking about a blue wave. nancy pelosi says we will win the house. we'll see. everything is far from a sure

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you may have noticed election day is here today. of course, we don't know how the nation will vote. polls are one thing, it doesn't give you the final answer. but a lot of dems are optimistic with all the talk of a so-called blue wave. >> are they too optimistic. >> good to have you here. >> you gave us the history on the slogan virginia is for lovers. >> gift years old. great wine, great beer, great oysters. >> now that you're here, nancy

p pelosi, her words, we will win. she's so confident. too confident? >> no. no question. i'm saying we're 36 to 46 seats. we need 23. trump and his folks have run a campaign on fear, hate, and division. they have tried to divide america. on the other hand, we're talking about health care, infrastructure, middle-class tax cuts. you're going to see it. it's going to come out in record numbers. you saw it in virginia last year when we won 15 house delegates. nobody saw it coming. early votes weigh up, but we can't take anything for granted. you've got to vote today. you've got to vote. >> let's say you win the house and republicans maintain the senate, maybe pick up a seat or two. we're repeating conventional wisdom. based on the polls, this could all be wrong, but if that's the makeup, what does washington look like? are there areas of cooperation between the two?

>> right off the bat, we need an infrastructure bill. as a former chairman of the national governors association, i speak for all the governors. we want an infrastructure bill. i think we could get an infrastructure bill. >> because there was talk about an infrastructure bill after 2016, remember, and of course, not a lot of cooperation. >> the president made a huge mistake. he should have done naur. i talked to him about it. he went on health care and really has hurt health care in this country. everyone's premiums are going up. because of that, that's why the democrats are going to win the house. we're very competitive in the senate, and the other big news out of tonight will be the governorships we pick up. we're going to pick up eight or nine governors. and that is very important when redistricting comes around in 2021. why are we not winning 100 seats with as unpopular as donald trump is today? because these seats were gerrymandered in 2011. that won't happen in 2021. we need fair lines so that we have competition in these congressional elections which we don't have today. >> let me ask you about this,

about the leadership of the party. you did chair the dnc for a matter of years. keith ellison from my home state of minnesota is currently the deputy chair of the dnc. and he remains that after abuse allegations from his ex-girlfriend, the minnesota dfl investigated and said they were unable to substantiate the claims of physical abuse. as someone who chaired the dnc, do you think he should remain right now the deputy chair of the dnc and what that means for the whole party? >> well, he's on the ballot today. and let's see what happens with this election. >> for attorney general. >> yeah, he's on the ballot for that. >> but you ran. you were chair of the dnc. do you think knowing what we know, he should hold the position he holds now. >> i know as you say the dfl investigated, couldn't find anything. if i were chair of the dnc, you would have a thorough investigation to find out. and if there was any credibility to the claims, of course, you would ask that person to leave. there is zero tolerance.

>> are you saying there's no credibility to the claims? >> i haven't personally looked at it. the dfl has looked at it, but it needs to be looked at. we'rane zero tolerance society, as we should be. no means no. that's the message that has come out. we have to look at everybody involved in the situations and see what there is. he's running. he's on the ballot, and the voters of minnesota tonight will make the decision whether he'll be the attorney general. and then the dnc, of course, will have to do what they have to do. >> nancy pelosi's leadership in question, really win or lose. if the dems lose, yowlver calls, but there are democrats running on the platform saying i'm not going to vote for her for leader. is her leadership in danger, and should it be in your view? >> no. i don't think she's in danger. i remind you as speaker, jim, that nancy pelosi never once lost a floor vote. we would not have had the aca. if president obama were sitting in this chair, he would tell you

we would not have had the aca health care and 25 million people would not have gotten health care but for nancy pelosi. >> she has called herself, though, interestingly, a transitional leader. that's the word she's using recently. she seems to be pointing to the future. a future with other leadership. >> listen, i think, listen, let her speak for herself. i think she would probably want another term as speaker to move ahead on just what i talked about, on infrastructure, on health care, for middle class tax cut. she is a formidable legislator and fund-raiser. she's never lost a house. she never lost a floor vote. and it was her work that got us the aca. and we need her there for middle-class tax reform. we need her there for infrastructure. we have to win first. let me say this. we have to win first. i am the ultimate optimist, but you have to get out and vote. i remind everybody, last year in virginia, we had a house of delegate election, total votes,

23,216. it was a tie. dead even tie. we had to pick the winner out of a bowl. please don't tell me your vote doesn't matter. go out there. you have to vote. >> like they say in football, that's why you play the game. you won't know until people vote. terry mcauliff, thank you. >> in moments, polls will open on the west coast as well. midterm elections in full swing across the country this morning. cnn is covering it all across the country. please stay with us.

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all right. a reminder today about the sacrifices, the ultimate sacrifice that is made to protect our rights to vote. yesterday, we told you on the show about major brent taylor's final facebook post before he was killed in afghanistan. what would be his final message to all of us. taylor wrote on facebook, quote, i hope everyone back home exercised their precious right to vote. >> early this morning, taylor came home, and his wife stood by as his casket returned to u.s. soil there, as taylor, a father of seven, also served as the mayor of north ogden, utah. in january, he took a leave of absence to go back overseas, his fourth deployment. taylor's wife says today is a perfect representation of why her late husband served. >> it seems only fitting that brent, who in death now

represents so much more than anything, something so much greater than any of our own individual lives, has come home to u.s. soil in a flag-draped casket on our election day. it is a timeless and cherished honor to serve in our country's armed services. that honor has been brent's since he served in the utah national guard for the past 15 years. and it has been mine for just as long, as i have proudly stood by his side. >> well, brent taylor touched a lot of lives, and afghan officer who served alongside him also testified to his character in an emotional letter written to taylor's wife. we have a copy of it here. he wrote in part, major abdul, your husband taught me to love my wife as an equal and cheat my children as treasured gifts to be a better father, a better husband, a better man. that is the legacy that brent taylor leaves on this election day.