the first polls just as we are coming on air. voters to decide in our nation's capital. what do republicans need to do to win? >> keeping track of several key races for us this morning. good morning, peter. >> good morning heather and ainsley. we should know whether or not republicans take control of the senate. but it could be a late night. in iowa it's a 4747 tie between republican joanie ernst and bruce braille lee. they have a nine-point lead overal lesson grimes. pat robert republican senator 44 gregor man 43. >> the republicans don't take the senate this time the questions will arise when to if they will ever be able to. it will be a fair question. one certain to make the bitter infighting seem gentle by

comparis comparison. >> the white house shows the results will be an electorate made up differently than that of the presidential election. >> it would not be wise to draw a conclusion as the national election simply by virtue of the map. >> the uva center for politics suggested forecast that would give them a 63-47 majority. >> peter doocy live for us in dc. >> folks are heading to the polls down to the wire senate praise. a new bombshell is rocking democrat janeane shaheen. revealed senator shaheen was directly involved with the irs scandal targeting groups. she and other democratic

senators were briefed on the plan to harass nonprofit organizations. scott brown trying to nonseat shaheen. the latest polls show them in a dead heat. >> after months of distancing from the president with radio adds. new reports reveal the state is investigating hagan for a potential congress awarded to a company co owned by her husband. taking us up against tom till lis, till lis on the kelly files showing he is confident he will come out on top. >> we started with a five point deficit in august. we made that up. now there are polls where we are up slightly and down slightly. i think the early voting went just the way we wanted it to. >> the senate race in north carolina now the most expensive

in u.s. history. >> the national spotlight shining brightly on the senate brace in louisiana. it took weeks to declare a winner. john roberts is here to explain it all. >> going into election day the polls suggested it will take a long time for us to know the final outcome in louisiana. when i say long time it could take a month. the polls suggested that mary landrieu would win the so-called bill cassie and another owe poen meant rob maness. it would not avoid the runoff in december the 6th. in the runoff it looks like cassidy has the edge. landrieu is trying to get a win distancing herself supporting the keystone pipeline oil and gas drilling both issues in

louisiana. cassidy says landrieu votes overwhelmingly with the president and harry reid says it will never come to the senate floor. david purdue according to the polls stretched out a lead over michelle nunn and not enough to avoid a runoff. if it doesn't it wouldn't be until january the 6 #th. perdue and nunn will keep going despite her disagreement with the president on some issues she would simply be a rubber stamp for the obama administration. >> now to colorado right now polls show republican corey gardener slightly ahead of mark ue dall. it is still a big tossup there. >> we are going to win this race by getting out the vote.

it will be a sweet win. >> mark ue dall is relying heavy on the prowess and relentless hammering of the opponents. >> gardener's history supporting harsh anti abortion law even a bill to make abortion a felony. >> it has been such a campaign trying to do this war on women theme it seem to have run its course. >> gardener a rising star in the republican party whose surprise entry into the case made it the most tightest and expensive of the nation. >> colorado is the majority maker it is a way to make a footnote in history. >> not only has money poured in p around the country for both sides but colorado has been a seemingly endless parade of political heavy weights. >> that's why corey gardener needs to be elected to the united states senate. >> learn all of these ads trying to convince you that mark udall

is the last surviving communist in america. >> one congressman not with udall the current president. although gardener is trying to tie them together. >> he votes with the president 99 percent of the time. >> this is one of the tight races in the state of colorado. the polls close at 7:00 p.m. mountain 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> alicia akuna, thank you. americans in 36 skates are casting votes for governor. many races could be a strong indicator of the national moves heading into 2016. kelly wright is here with some of the key cases. >> some of the gubernatorial races are too close to call. of the 36 races six are dead even and 11 are within five percentage points. we are focusing on three key races texas, florida and wisconsin. rick perry is not seeking

reelection. the gop picked greg abbott. he is wendy davis enjoyed early buzz but it has all fizzled now. republicans and democrats krit siding her for launching political attack ads in the sunshine state that's florida. florida's governor rick scott and former republican governor now democrat charlie crist are locked in a tight race. it has been very bitter and personal at times. they are in a dead heat. this is certainly too close to call. >> this is a tied state a purple state. it is the nation's most important swing state. it is that way again this year. >> then we go to wisconsin where republican governor scott walker is in a very close race challenger mary burke. walker carries a small lead in the polls. this year it could end with the greatest number of incumbent governors losing. it is a sign americans are fed

up with the people in office now as one recent of courses news poll shows american people are very anti incumbent and want to kick them all out. >> voters deciding on everything from legal reweed to bears toda. minimum wage a measure in south dakota would increase it to 8.50 an hour. in alaska it would go up $2 over two years to 9.75. arkansas and nebraska have similar measures. dc asking voters to realize marijuana. florida medical marijuana. challenges to abortion. voters decide if the constitution should protect the rights of the unborn. in tennessee a measure would make it easier to pass restrictions. voters decide whether to define a fetus under the criminal code.

hunting bears is under the ballot. baiting them with sweets would be bavennned. >> time now to brew on this. you have seen the ads and we have heard from most of the candidat candidates. on this election day what's driving you to the polls? send us comments on facebook, twitter or send an e-mail to fox frienfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. we will share them later in the show. >> some of you need to grab an umbrella. >> we are tracking your election day forecast. maria? >> good morning heather and ainsley. we will need the umbrellas across portions of the midwest and into the southern plains but further across to the east conditions are very good. you are looking at temperatures that are near average and also looking at sunny conditions. we switch over to weather 8 you will notice we look at quiet conditions across portions of the west coast. not expected to see much rain

out there. otherwise certain cities across parts of texas and other parts of the midwest are also looking at rainy conditions across eagle pass texas temperature at 77 degrees. independent missouri you are looking a the a chance of showers liberty texas showers and storms rolling through that area. it will be a cool one. you need the jackets as you head out today 53 degrees will be the high temperatures cooling off into the 30's at night. heather and ainsley head over to you. >> we will check back in with you again for sure. the time 10 minutes after the top of the hour. chilling video showing a woman was snatched right off the street. the desperate search right now to find her. >> mid term elections carrying high stakes for the sucht econoee -- u.s. economy. >> do voters really know the candidates.

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>> as voters head to the polls what is most important? a fox news posteriorly shows -- 43 percent of voters say the economy is the most important. less than 1 in 5 say illegal immigration healthcare and foreign policy. why are americans so is worried about the economy? thank you for getting up early with us this morning.

why do you think it is and will it translate as people go and cast their vote today? >> i think this election has been for a lot of things. in the final days it goes back to the basics that's the economy we see. they are not really feeling it person personally thinker not feeling it when they talk to their friends and when they are in their jobs. i think that is how it is translating. >> we have a poll that shows overall when it comes to the condition of the economy only 48 percent think it is only fair right now. do you think they will take that out on incumbents overall? or will it be the democrats more? >> i think people are very concerned about the economy among other things they are

feeling that kind of uncertainty and not feeling settled. they are going to take that out on incumbents they may not know what ind couldn't of change they want but they want some kind of shifting in washington. of course it will transfer to that. >> do you think democrats will be more so than the democrats. >> the white house and senate those are where we are seeing the most. >> we appreciate it coming in for us this morning. ainsley, we are going to toss it over to you. >> it is 16 minutes after the top of the hour. it is not just the voters headed to the polls today why the feds will be watching you. >> it is a real halloween trick

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>> going to be a busy day out there today. it is election day. can you believe it?

still dark on the east coast. that is a shot of time's square. this young women kidnapped off the streets of philadelphia just steps away from her own home. you can see 22-year-old carlesha struggling to escape a as a man is dragging her down the sidewalk. she was screaming for help. the man putting her in a dark gray ford torres. her father will be li-- ford taurus. her father will be with us live. an explosive accident on the tarmac. a fuel truck slams into a plane parked at the airport. the truck driver's leg getting pinned in. they had not yet boarded the plane. they were eventually put on a different plane.

>> a three judge panel will begin deciding today. the controversial program has been under fire for gathering numbers, dates and call times. >> the case could head to the supreme court as early as next year. >> meantime a former armed guard at the cdc getting too close to the president is suing his contracting firm. he was unfairly filed in september. he rode in an elevator with the president. the secret service says he should not have been armed but tate says the cdc gave him the gun. he is also under fire for taking an unauthorized photo of the president's motorcade. it is not just presidents heading to the polls the feds will be out there watching you in more than a dozen states. eric holder sending federal monitors to prevent voter fraud

and discrimination. the places were selected based on concerns. that includes four counties in florida and three in ohio. >> oo it is time for your 5@5:00. election day edition with the best and worst voter turnouts starting with the heist voter turnout in 2012. iowa 70.6 percent. colorado with 70.7 percent. new hampshire with 70.5 percent. wisconsin with 73.2 percent. the state with the highest turnout is minnesota. on the low end of the spectrum we have 51.1 percent voter turnout. colorado and texas 51.1 percent. oklahoma with 49.6 percent. west virginia with 46.8 percent. at the bottom is hawaii with

44.5 percent. >> as voters head to the polls how much are undecided. >> jesse waters heads to the polls to find out. >> are you getting jacked up for the election? >> not really. >> i don't participate much in the mid year elections. >> wonderful. all about the elections. >> i don't vote for men who govern me. i am an earth citizen. >> what are you going to vote? >> when the elections happen. >> when do they happen? >> november 9th. >> november 11th. >> p on the 4th. >> who is running? >> you are. >> i think i hear my mother calling me. >> where are you from? >> miami. >> you know who the governor of florida is? >> rick scott. >> he is running against that guy -- charlie... >> christ. >> crist.

>> crist. >> how many senators are there? >> 50? >> 52? >> 54? >> 60. >> 100. >> 100. >> i want to get this down on a tape recorder. >> if i ran for office i would vote for me. >> what are you going to do for me? >> ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. >> building scaffold on top of a capitol building, i am doing something for the country. >> sure are. >> good stuff as always. the time is 25 after the top of the hour. coming up, today's election could change control of the congress. >> why it could be months before we find out some of the key results. >> is your schedule making you super pid? is the brand new research you have to hear before you go to

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>> it is election day and key races could shift the change of power. >> control of the senate could come down to one state. the race could make history. >> too close to call a dozen governor's races are up in the air as the first polls open. how the results and the impact on who could be the next president. fox and friends first continues

right mow. >> let your love flow for our great country. it is election day tuesday morning. welcome to "fox & friends". i am heather childers. >> it is a busy day heyed. hope you head out to the polls. control of the senate suspect on the line. magic number for republicans 6. >> what's at steak for our country. peter? >> ainsley the latest polls in the sun flower state kansas has see-sawed from roberts to independent challenger other man and latest polls indicate other man has a one-point lead as voters in the state head to the polls this morning. other m

ore man 44, roberts 43. republicans need to stick up six seats to gain control of the senate. if they do the senate ma anotherity leader mitch mcconnell will be the senate majority leader replacing harry reid. this race has been tight all along. the latest polls show mcconnell with a nine-point lead over his challenger grimes. right now the balance in looks like this 53 democrats 45 republicans two independents. if republicans want to take over they need to pick up six seats. it is possible neither party will have control when the new gavels in. if neither candidate in georgia today gets 50 percent that particular runoff isn't until january 6th.

heather? >> yon knee ernst leading democrat bruce braley. she is trying to grab the pivotal open seat held by tom harken for nearly 20-years. we are live with the latest on that race. good morning, doug? >> you look at the ten races we are watching closely tonight for the possible six seats that republicans need to pick up the senate. iowa is the one that even democrats say is going to be critical. retiring iowa senator tom harken. harken himself got in trouble when he said this about ernst. >> i don't care if you are as good looking as tailor swift or as nice as mr. rogers. but if she votes like michelle bachmann she is wrong for the state of iowa.

>> he ran into a fair amount of heat for those comments. it led to an apology of sorts. >> i shouldn't have said what i did, i know that, i always regret when someone feels offensive by something i said. i don't care who it is. >> i do think it's as good of an apology we will get from senator harken. i do accept that. it is revetable he said those things in the first place, but you know what? just like tailor swift says we are going to shake this up drive on and share my message with eyiaeye eye o iowians. >> we talk about this being a clear race they have jody earns up over braley. it looks like this will come down to the wire.

ainsley? >> thank you, doug. it might have taken a month before we have the final outcome in the senate race in louisiana. incumbent democratic senator mary landrieu will likely win today. bill cassidy and another bob manis. she p didn't get enough of a vote to avoid a runoff. in a runoff cassidy has the edge. she has been campaigning going door to door in the neighborhood where he grew up. >> one last push to meet voters get out the vote. we are having town halls and also knocking on dares. >> brand drew was also there >> so far the race has been one of the most hotly contended in the country as republican

congressman faces off against mark udall. he is leading udall 44-43 in a poll. but they are calling it a toss-up those close tonight at 7:00 p.m. mountain time. 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> in georgia both sides are preparing for a runoff between purdue and democrat michelle nunn. we are tracking those numbers. >> this morning the candidates are campaigning right on down to the wire. p purdue links her to half a dozen times before the candidate's debate in the election. >> his policies are on the ballot and in georgia the name of those policies where michelle nunn. >> you clearly are enamored of that line. let me remind you that if you

want more gridlock, you go by the name david purdue in georgia. >> a different democrat bill clinton showed up in a rally at pascals. they played a prominent role. many of the campaign ad feature working class white woman. >> the two projected you have to have a huge turnout of my knownity voters and you have to increase the share of the white house vote /* -- white vote that goes to the candaidatcandi. >> neither went over the margin with the january runoff. they are going on for a long time. >> jonathan serrie, thank you.

they are casting votes for governor today. more than 30 of the races are coming down to the wire. some experts predicting incumbents may be in trouble. kelly wright with a look at the gubernatorial races we are following. >> while many will be closely watching the senate races we must not over look the all important gubernatorial races as well. these are significant because they could be a harbinger of what to expect in the 2016 presidential campaign. there are 36 gubernatorial races of that we could see an historic number of incumbent governors. half are at that close to call rate now. here is why. if republicans win they can use it as a strategy for winning the white house. if democrats lose a governor's seat it could create obstacles for democratic hopefuls like hillary clinton. some key states texas where

republican greg abbott has a lead over wendy davis. rick scott and former republican governor now democrat charlie crist are locked in a razor thin race. >> this is a purple state. it is that way again this year. >> and let's not forget wisconsin republican governor scott walker is in a tight race as well with democratic challenger democrat mary pert. it will have an impact on who runs for president in 2016. it could be the thing that americans are more tired of more of the same old thing gridlock and more political division. >> thank you, kelly. >> before you head to the polls you may want to bundle up. we have the election day

forecast. high temperatures aren't going to make it out of the 30's out there. temperatures are not bad in the 60's in new york city also in atlanta and you are expecting a lot of sunshine. if you need the umbrella today if you are headed out to the polls in texas and portions of arkansas it is a storm system rolling through and heavy vain and thunderstorms behind that system you can see high in the 50's in chicago, indianapolis denver into billings. here is a look at select cities. you can see eagle pass texas 77 degrees. the in indiana in the mid 60's this afternoon. forecast in pennsylvania sunshine and clouds highs in the middle 60's. heather and ainsley? >> that was very clever.

creative. >> talking taxes from pots to police. who is voting today and what it means for the economy. >> and drivers in this nascar brawl could be paid for more than broken egos. the punishment they could soon be facing.

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radio oo c >> candidates are not the only thing on the ballots. voters in key states also will be deciding on tax laws. ashley webster is here to breakdown those numbers. hey, ashley. >> good morning, ainsley. one of those so-called millionaire taxes is on the ballot in illinois. that would impose a sur tax on over $3 million.

the money raised would be slated for education. democrats and the teacher's union critics say illinois already has the second highest property tax burden in the country. millionaire's tax could force more business owners to leave the state taking jobs with them. that's what happened when a similar tax was approved in new jersey and maryland. meantime voters across the country will be asked to support or reject a variety of tax based ballot initiatives. in georgia voters will decide an income tax rate cap at 6 percent. in louisiana a ballot measure calls for additional tax to help pay for police and firemen. voters in massachusetts being asked whether or not to eliminate the gas tax indexes program. in washington state voters will decide whether to tax marijuana.

we will find out by tomorrow. to find ash lae on the fox business network you can log fo finder. >> the 19-year-old chicago man accused of trying to join isis remaining behind bars one month after he busted him at the o'hare airport. it wasn't the only one they napped. prosecutors reveal in court they also arrested a 16-year-old brother and 17-year-old sister who were traveling with him to go join isis. he said kahn worked all summer to pay for plane tickets for himself. they claim fellow inmates stabbed him. he cut himself. van der sloot serving time for purdue for that murder.

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>> they are all likely facing heavy fines. he was hit with a 50,000 dollar fine for a scuffle last month. nascar is expected to make the announcement today. >> tsz 47 after the top of the hour. democrats keeping their distance from the president. some grat gists stay that is bad move. why today's votes might be more than just a mid term. >> it is a real halloween trick parents telling the kids they ate all of their treats. >> you ruined my life. >> don't miss jimmy kimmel's best halloween prank yet. >> first you would never have done that to your kids, right? >> i might have had one or two people but absolutely not. i can hardly wait to see it. >> it is election day finally. we are coming up and breaking down the key races to watch.

also we are going to hear from senate candidate gregor m orman my home state plus more. caught on camera a woman is abducted off the streets. now the hunt is on for a suspect. her father joins us live. cheryl atkinson wrote a great book. called "stone walling" you won't believe what she went through. hey matt, what's up?

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gandry. is it his own fault? >> in many respects, yes. he has had a number of missteps and mismanaged a number of crises that has contributed to this sense that he's incompetent. of course no senate democrat wants to be tied to that brand. but in some respects, no. we have seen sort of unprecedented gridlock in congress and a republican party that has said its main goal in congress is to prevent obama from passing his agenda. so a lot of the inact ivity that he's expressing frustration is a little bit out of his hands. >> should the democrats have stood by his side and asked him to come and campaign? >> of course hindsight is 20/20 but i've heard from operatives that maybe democrats should have been out there standing by his side and talking about his accomplishments rather than running away from him

because it hasn't work. we've seen democrat incumbents that we thought were safe -- north carolina and new hampshire come to mind -- down to the wire. it seems like that strategy of running away hasn't worked and it might have been wiser to stand by him and defend hum. >> i want to ask you about this election. many are saying it is more than a midterm. is there a referendum on obama? let's listen last night. a former speech writer for george w. bush was on the kelly files talking about this. >> he himself said his policies are on the ballot. if the american people reject those policies and he doubles down on them, that is a pathway to becoming a lame duck in the first few months of your final few years. >> alexander, what are your thoughts? >> that is what we're seeing. president obama hasn't helped by making comments like that. i think the american people are frustrated with the way the economy is moving, when president obama tells him

my policies are on the ballot and they feel they are not working, we are seeing a referendum election and i think republicans have successfully made it that. they are looking at serious wins tonight. >> thanks. heather. >> the time is now about six minutes till the top of the hour. coming up, a military milestone. why this historic landing is forming the future backbone of our fighter fleet. do you work long hours or weird shifts? yes and yes. well, it's not just your health that is at risk. it could be draining your brain too. what is driving you to the polls today? we are sharing your e-mails up next. ♪ ♪ fail to stay on them. that's why we created programs which encourage people

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