bill: and so what is coming up at 11:00 east coast time? around 6:00, six hours from now a clue on what is happening. we will see you at 6:00 live. martha: the first indication. happening at the 6:00 hour. thank you for being with us, have a great election day. ♪ jon: from america's election headquarters today is the day voters across the country are now heading to the polls to cast their ballots in races that could change the balance of power in washington and possibly the future of the nation. welcome to this election they coverage of "happening now." heather: will republicans win enough seats to take control of the u.s. senate or can democrats hold them off? right now eight races too close to call. we are watching each of those

races closely. they include alaska, colorado, georgia, iowa, kansas, louisiana, new hampshire and north carolina. the split in the senate is 53 democrats and 45 republicans, two independence so the republican party needs in net gain of six seats to take control of the senate and one the help is back today is iowa. that is where tom harkin is retiring from an open seat privately tied up between republican and four term democrats. live for us in ankeny, iowa, north of des moines. what is the final pitch from the candidates today? >> heather, think they both know it will be about turnout and their ground game. because it is so close, they have to turnout every potential voter they have. democrats are losing a long time champion of theirs with the

harkin retirement and they hoped this would be a reasonable seats for them to hold on but this has been down to the way with polls as close as they are going into election day today. harkin has been out campaigning with the democratic race, sparking a little controversy talking about attractiveness. g.o.p. contender in this race saying it doesn't matter if she is as good-looking as taylor swift, she is wrong for iowa. i asked if he wanted to clarify those comments, here is what he told me and the response as well. >> i want to make it very clear i hope i never intended to offend her or anybody else, but look, i am only human, i make mistakes. >> he did somewhat apologize yesterday. i accept that apology and as taylor swift says, i'm going to shake it off. >> something else she had to

check off last night, we were with her on the campus of iowa state in ames, there was a very organized, very vocal protest their last night that went on for quite a while. she said it is something she has seen for quite a while and she also noted this is part of the reason she is in the military. she is a combat veteran, she says i do it for americans including the right to free speech. it is important to know the senate majority leader harry reid has persuasive about iowa saying he is asking for democrats to double down here. he says it is critical to democrats holding onto the senate. they have to hold on to do that. heather: let's stay on 2014 today. thanks. jon: let's bring in steve hayes for the weekly standard, juan williams is our fox news

political analyst. good to have you both here in new york. you both disagreed about a lot of stuff over the years. you both have written pieces in disagreement over one key fact i want to bring up. you say there is a lack of defining issue in this year's campaign. >> i think so. some people would make the case if you look at the polls for the economy in general, generalize anxiety. go to a place like colorado, talk about women's issues. in general this seems to be what people are sort of casually calling a science held election, what is this about. if you are republican answer has been a vote against obama, look for independence and democrats there is this kind of the country going in the right direction, wrong direction, people say am i comfortable with the way things are going in general, it goes back to the republican perception.

for most people it is almost status quo. jon: you are disputing the seinfeld characterization, election about nothing. what is your take? >> it is about president obama. it is about confidence, it is about expanding, the size and scope of government. i think it is about the scandals we saw talking about irs, benghazi, all of the scandals and it is about policy on the economic front, the stimulus not doing what it was supposed to do according to the white house whether discontinued opposition to obamacare, the failure to take seriously the care. president obama said and was defeated. i think it is about president obama, it is about the senators, members of the house who supported those policies and

he is likely to see a group in time. jon: republicans are pretty fired up but what about the independence? are they happy with the direction of the country right now? >> the approval rating down 43, 44, in that area. you go generally to ask people, they say i think the country especially the older republican voters, or energize voters who would tap into what i call largely the complaints, they would be highly energized in that sense. what we have seen is the democratic base now has become more energized in response to all the talk of republicans pouring out to the polls and they can get a ground game going and some of the energy going in terms of votes.

jon: you are not seem not in colorado where republicans are way ahead in terms of the number of ballots. >> republican national committee deserves some credit focusing on early balloting in colorado, and hispanic outreach the rnc spent going into these midterm elections so i think there is sort of infrastructure republican party did that we may see pay some dividend. >jon: we may not know for a couple of weeks who is in control depending on what happens in places like georgia, louisiana. >> louisiana and i would say alaska. it is an odd situation. part of it is i really thought republicans are going to take over control of the senate in 2012 and they didn't, h put out better this time nine still not sure why they are not having a wave election. republican brand, they have

pretty good candidates but it is not holding at the moment. if you ask, right now i would throw a coin up in the air because of this question. has republican ground game paid off, can the democrats get their people of hope? very close races in those states you just listed for the viewers. >> even president obama said this election is about his policies, right? >> saying we shouldn't draw any big conclusions. he should listen to his boss. the president said this is about me, but i policies. democrats have run as fast as they can away from president obama. but i think that is what this election is about. that is what we will be talking about tomorrow. jon: history repeats itself because republicans are running away from george w. bush. thank you very much.

going to be an interesting day. keep it right here on american election headquarters, bret baier, megan kelly will anchor the special coverage tonight at 6:00 eastern time on the fox news channel be at heather: election day is finally here and many democrats have been distancing themselves from president obama for months and months now but will that keep the senate in their column? let's go to the white house talking about bipartisanship. >> you her my colleague juan williams refer to the ground campaign. that is what folks are counting on to make the difference, the ability to get out the vote using the extensive database left over from the presidential campaign identify likely voters and campaign workers to get them to the polls. it is a heavy lift with so many senate races leaning republican. folks here are talking but working with republicans as long as those republicans are trying

to help the middle class. the president spent a lot of time in system's race was about him eve events republican candis insisted was. the democrat of kentucky refuted even say if she voted for obama. in north carolina, the senator had the president make a late appeal for her. >> republican the cutting for the wealthy. send a message by voting for somebody who shares our priorities. stand with me, president obama, take response ability moving ing north killing a forward by voting on november 4. >> arkansas democratic senator mark pryor try to keep his distance from the president but it is republican challenger who won't let him. >> president obama said it best himself a couple years ago when he said his policies on the ballot. every one of them.

senator pryor bowls with the president 93% of the time. speaker of the senate republican, they face an issuer obama will use effective authority prevents democratic priorities on immigration, change, economic issues and they will look toward the 2016 potential race where republicans will be defending a large number of senate seats the democrats and democrats feel the electorate will favor them. heather: thanks. jon: an appeals court may submit a decision about a mystery witness at the jodi area sentencing retrial but the jury still is not back at work. what the judges doing and why there is a new hearing in just a few hours. and down to the wire. the new hampshire senate race between incumbent and republican challenger scott brown, why this race has national implications plus we want to hear from you, what would you like to see done the last two years of

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charges related to her death. his conviction was dismissed but then an appeals court reinstated them return a case or kernel court judge in los angeles. heather: expensive, nasty and hotly contested, some of the words used to describe the tight senate race in new hampshire between incumbent and former massachusetts senator scott brown republican, and there is a lot at stake there and nationally as well. could play a decisive role in which party plays the senate. live in manchester new hampshire. how are things looking for both candidates? >> we are here at the webster school, home of the wildcats and it has been an interesting morning. very steady throughout the day. new hampshire known for having engaged electorate. record turnout expected. both sides of the aisle. political insiders telling us

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>> interesting thoughts from some of the new hampshire voters hitting the polls this morning. this will be one of the races should we get those results we will see them later on tonight. one of the first reall we coulda definitive decision and we could know where things are headed this evening. heather: will be sure to catch scott brown with neil cavuto today on the fox news channel. jon: get a look at this, pentagon's newest fighter jet made the landing i moving jet at sea. and try hard to hold onto the senate's what can a nation expected to maintain control? hear what bob casey would like to see happen.

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jon: from america's election headquarters, we are watching the vote, tight senate races, republicans hope to control both sides of congress for the first time since george w. bush was president. democrats are trying to hang onto the senate, so what happens if they do? working hard to make that happen senator bob casey, a democrat from pennsylvania. good to have you on today. how do you feel about your party's chances? >> it is very close, jon. the sixth year of any presidency is a difficult circumstance. i ran in 2006, george bush six-year. we had an advantage of that year, little more challenging this time for our party but there is still a chance, i think

some early indicators what it is early voting or the turnout apparatus the democrats have my be able to hang on but it is difficult. i don't think the matter what happens today and tonight i don't think the agenda should be all that much different. both parties have to focus on the middle class, both parties have to focus on strengthening the economy. it shouldn't change, but we will see what happens tonight. jon: you haven't had to make the decision to campaign with the president, but most of your fellow democrats have been keeping far away. do you blame them? >> it depends on what state you are in. that happens in elections. i campaigned in 2012 with the president, we were both on the ballot. i got 3 million votes, nobody ever got that many votes in the senate race in our state. sometimes campaigns have to make decisions of how to allocate their time and resources.

i think the voters are looking for both parties to look to sit down after this over and work on strategy to help the middle class. if you had to boil it down, could be that as a priority. jon: the republican, people have told me you two worked together very well. sort of a collegial guy, he work with from both parties. what about the senate overall? i want to play for you something rob portman of ohio said last night about the current state of affairs in the senate and get your take. >> sentenced for has been a place for you to base the big issues, you win some, you lose some. that is what we are hired to do. interestingly since july last you have only been 12 republican amendments voted on. even more shocking only eight democratic amendments voted on. jon: his point is very reid has run the senate in such a way that individual senators in his view don't have much of a say.

what do you think? >> i don't agree with that assessment. harry reid has been a strong leader for the senate but both parties, individual senator you have to look in the mirror and ask in my doing enough to bring the senate together? we have worked together on a lot of issues that are important to pennsylvania. working together to get a justice on the needed and confirmed or on issues even though we don't often vote together as has been devastated by our voting record. there is a way to move forward and the country homes we do that. it is imperative for both parties to work together to build a stronger middle class. jon: if harry reid foul on amendments to come to the floor, isn't he essentially shutting the voices of the other senator? >> if you believe what some republicans have asserted, you would believe they played no role in was happening in the senate. i believe that have.

when you have senate leaders over the last couple of years saying the number one agenda is to stop the president, that is not very constructive. having said that, i think that is all in the past. there is a way to bring the sides together. it will be difficult but this country has done it in the past and the senate has come together in the past as well. they voted back in august bipartisan example, we need more of those. jon: one thing everybody in this country agrees on is our veterans deserve our thanks and whatever help we can give them after they have served their duty. it is good to have you on, thank you very much. heather: you want to see something pretty neat? the military showing off its next generation of fighter jets with the first landing on an aircraft carrier, this is the brand-new joint strike fighter. john is celebrating as he

watches it. off the coast of san diego. the pentagon says landing is partly two weeks series of tests excited to be a milestone for the $400 billion program. upgrading the nations warplanes. what a site that is. i know you are jealous. maybe next time. jon: in my dreams. one of the most important senate contests on this election day, north carolina where they are pulling out all the stops in a race that is still too close to call. we will speak about his prospects just ahead. plus, investors keeping a close watch on oil prices today after an unexpected move by saudi arabia. down 47 points right now as you see.

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heather: right now a quick look at what's to come on this hour of "happening now." one of the key contests today on this election day is north carolina. democrat kay hagan and republican challenger thom tillis slug it out. we'll speak with one of the competitors just minutes from now. police in philadelphia are asking for your help after they released this chilling surveillance video showing a young woman's abduction. plus, crews in kansas undertaking the grim task of removing wreckage from a flight training center as we learn more about the pilot who was involved in the crash that claimed four lives. jon: a fox business alert, investors keeping an eye on oil prices today as the dow is down about 44 points right now after a seismic move by saudi arabia. it unexpectedly slashed prices for crude sold to the u.s., sending prices to their lowest point in four years. that's putting pressure on

american energy producers and scrambling the markets as well. joining us now from our sister network, fox business network's nicole petallides live from the floor of the new york stock exchange. >> reporter: well, jon, that's absolutely right. when you're looking at oil, you're looking at the push and the pull. the good news is when oil is lower, we've seen gasoline prices below $3 a gallon at $2.97, and that's a really big deal because that's great for consumers, makes them feel confident especially going into the holiday season. the big move by saudi arabia, of course, is cutting their prices in order to compete with the u.s. in particular, and it really shocked everybody. i mean, you know that the u.s. has ramped up production and the most that we've seen in three years. as far as the 401(k)s and iras pertaining to energy, if you're invested in energy stocks, well, you're at a loss. if you're invested in the overall markets, you're still doing really great. we're also keeping a keen eye on the midterm elections.

we did hit records are yesterday for the dow and the s&p, so we've had that back and forth action over the last 48 hours. we're waiting on the jobs report on friday, that will be key as well. but as we talked about cheaper gasoline, the truckers, shippers, the airlines are doing great this year. you have ups which has actually ramped up the number of people they will employ for the holiday season, that's at new highs. united continental, southwest airlines, those airlines are doing great, the stocks are doing great as well. for example, united continental up about 50% this year, southwest airlines up over 90% this year. other great movers that are worth noting, alibaba, microsoft, texas instruments all hitting new highs today. so that's -- those are some notables on the upside. on the downside, priceline and michael kors coming under pressure. but as far as those 403ks and iras, big picture you're doing okay unless you're investing directly in energy names.

jon: and vladimir putin not happy, the russian economy very dependent on higher oil prices. >> reporter: absolutely. and it's really a global picture, and we'll see how competitive people remain in the countries, that's part of the big picture. we put everybody under the gun when we started ramping up our production right here at home. jon: all right, nicole, thank you. don't miss nicole on fbn, and if you're not sure where to find it, log on to foxbusiness.com/channelfinder. heather: well, one senate seat that is very important to the balance of power is in north carolina. both sides have been spending big, big money in this race, more than $1400 million so far -- $100 million so far, making the context between kay hagan and thom tillis the most expensive in u.s. senate history according to the sunlight foundation. also worth noting that president obama won north carolina back in 2008, that's when senator hagan was first elected. but mitt romney won by 98,000

votes in 2012, so this makes north carolina one of just two states to flip into the republican column in the last presidential election. joining me now is thom tillis, he's the north carolina speaker of the house and republican candidate for u.s. senate. good morning to you, mr. speaker, and how are things looking from your perspective today? >> oh, healther, i think things are looking very good. we did well with early voting, we got where we needed to to make sure on election day when republicans turn out in the highest numbers that we win tonight. heather: all right. what would you do differently than what kay hagan is currently doing in the u.s. senate? >> i would show up for committee meetings, i wouldn't miss half of the armed services committee meetings over a year's time, and more importantly, get the congress functioning again. there are hundreds of bills lying on harry reid's desk that need to be dusted off and passed to the president, and congress has ceased to function under harry reid. first vote that senator hagan

will make if she goes back in january is to put him back in charge, and congress will continue to be shut down. heather: you know, a lot of folks have been critical of republicans saying they haven't be proactive enough when it comes to policy changes. you talked a little bit about what you wouldn't do, but could you be more specific? what would you do about taxes, for example, what would you do about immigration? >> well, for immigration i tnk the first thing we have to do is seal the border, because until we can stabilize the situation, it's difficult to get a strategy around what you do with the illegally present population in the country. and that's been a bipartisan failure. republicans and democrats have failed to seal the border. and our security is at risk as a result. but i want to go back to the 300 or so bills that have come there the house. many of them were bipartisan bills that were regulatory reform, tax measures, job-creating measures. i think we can at least get the democrats in the senate to agree that we should act on those bills. they've been acted on by democrats and republics in the house. -- republicans in the

house. heather: what do you think you can do specifically to help with jobs? >> well, i think we can repeal obamacare. we've got to either repeal, we've got to repeal and replace obamacare and get rid of the mandates that threaten the equivalent of two and a half million jobs. it's one of the largest regulatory overreaches that our nation has seen. the epa overreach. a lot of what we've got to do is make sure we stop some of the things that are clearly going to threaten our economic recovery. but then we have to go look at tax reform. there are a lot of things that we've done in north carolina over the last four years taking our tax burden down, regulatory burden down. things are working in north carolina. heather: understood, thank you. i want to ask you another question about the race today. today a new radio ad that features the president. let's listen to a quick clip, and i want to ask you about that. >> the republicans are cutting investments in education while protecting tax breaks for the wealthy.

stand with me, president obama, and take responsibility in moving north carolina forward by voting for kay hagan on november 4th. heather: that is a radio ad, and it's airing in some minority districts, so what are you trying to do to counteract that? >> well, i think what they're trying to do is counteract a lack of enthusiasm for senator hagan. it's interesting, the president's been out of this state not campaigning, not a sitting elected democrat has come to this state and campaigned. this is an 11th hour tactic to try and get to a win today, and i think it's too little, too late. heather: we're going to have to leave it there. thom tillis, thank you so much. we want our viewers to know that we did reach out to senator kay hagan, we, of course, invited her on the show as well, but we did not get a response. one of those races just too close to call at this point. jon: as voters head to the poll, there are new questions about the president's leadership. those questions coming from a surprising source. we'll go in depth on that. plus, a desperate search for a kidnap victim.

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president obama can reboot after the midterms and whether he even wants to. >> plus, both sides are going to new extremes to shame voters into going to the polls, so will these scare tactics actually influence the vote today, and do they cross the line? >> we'll discuss all that with our election day hashtag one lucky guy, special report anchor bret baier will be joining us on "outnumbered" at the top of the hour. heather: all right. you're getting all the folks from washington this week. there are we'll be watching. thanks, ladies. jon: right now the hunt is on for a kidnap victim in philadelphia after the young woman's abduction was caught on surveillance tape. it happened as the 22-year-old was walking home sunday night from a party. a man approached her. she tried to walk away, but the guy grabs her, pulls her into a car and takes off. her phone and glasses were found at the scene, her family is now pleading with the kidnapper. >> whatever y'all want, whatever y'all need, just return my

stepdaughter, that's all i'm asking for. bring her home. she's a sweet person. >> anything for a ransom, just take me. let her go. she don't deserve this. >> please, just, whoever, just please bring her back home. that's all we want, just release her. we don't care, just let her go somewhere, drop her off somewhere. jon: police believe the kidnapper is driving a gray ford taurus from the early 2000s. if you have any information call 215-686-tips. heather: well, back to politics now, there is a scathing article in today's washington post, and it slams president obama and what it calls his lack of leadership. here is a quote from this. quote: obama's journey from triumphant, validated democratic hero to a political millstone is the tale of a second term president quickly and repeatedly sidetracked by a series of

crises, some self-inflicted and the widely-held perception that the white house has not managed them well. joining us now is ab stoddard, associate editor and columnist for the hill, and guy benson, fox news contributor. ab, let's start with you, how did the white house get to a point where one of its allies, many would say, "the washington post," is criticizing him this way? >> well, i think president obama came in facing very high expectations, many of which he set, helped to set, and there was nowhere to go but down. he did find a lot of united and concerted opposition from republicans, and he did not help it by sort of giving up on them and passing very, very partisan and sweeping legislation without them; the health care reform act which remains unpopular and to this day has not been accepted by a majority of the country. and in recent years, since he got reelected, what we've seen is a series of crises that you

mentioned, ebola, government mismanagement crises whether it's the secret service or the irs or the veterans administration, a crisis at the border we learned had been festering for two years, the new threat of isis. during which time he hasn't really been speaking much to the public to try to calm fears, and the voters in polls, we've learned, have a sense the administration's no longer able to respond to crises and that the president's kind of given up. heather: all right, guy, a lot less about the actual policy and a lot more about how he's managed it. what is your take? >> i think that a.b. makes a number of salient points that i would echo, particularly on obamacare. i really think that was his original political sin. right out of the gate campaigning for that bill, the way it was passed, dragging it across the finish line over the will of the american people on a partisan vote, and, of course, making all the promises that he did that have turned out not to be true and then delaying the implementation until after his re-election campaign with the results being what they were

last year and continuing into this year with higher rates for a lot of americans -- heather: okay. >> i think with the second term though, heather, i would say it's, of course, there have been crises and scandals, but there hasn't been a single real focus of this president and the white house, one policy agenda that they've been able to push at all. they sort of lurch from issue to issue reactively, and that has not played well at all. heather: and part of that is a result of what has just popped up in the world, so not all of that is under the president's control as "the washington post" points out. but let's talk about this notion of bipartisanship, if you will, a.b., guy talked about just kind of shoving obamacare down the throats of the american people. do you think that if republicans win control of the senate, that the president will be forced to have to work with them in some capacity? >> i think if the president, who is known to have a pretty substantial, healthy ego, wants to have a legacy beyond obamacare and how unpopular it

was and what a disaster it was to try to set it up and get a web site going and get people signed up and enrolled, he will want to be looking for some sort of accomplishment that he can end his presidency with. if it's a republican congress, he's going to have to work with them to get it. heather: guy, i guess on the other hand he can use executive orders, and he also has a veto pen. >> that's right. i think we'll finally see the appearance of the veto pen, republicans need to be strategic about what they would do if they win the majority in the senate, what the congress would send to his desk political environment that would relate to that. but, yeah, i think that the president will, obviously, be using executive orders as well. he's done it in the past when he's facing republican opposition in both houses of congress, if that's the case, i think we'll see him act on something like immigration which will probably only deepen the partisan divide can. heather: of course, immigration after the election. a.b. stoddard and guy benson, thanks a lot. have a great day, and we will be

watching all those races very closely. >> thanks, heather. jon: a terrible accident we showed you first on "happening now" and a terrible irony. they're trying to figure out what went horribly wrong after a deadly plane crash into a flight training center. plus, it doesn't get much nastier than florida and the governor's race there. we'll talk about the blitzkrieg of ads that voters have endured. r insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know genies can be really literal? no. what is your wish? no...ok...a million bucks! oh no... geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. a.b., let's start with you, how hey matt, what's up?

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was a veteran air traffic controller who worked in the wichita tower and just retired this year. the president of the national air traffic controllers association said in a statement: our thoughts go out to all of our members and faa employees at wichita tower where mark served as a very skilled and highly professional air traffic controller for 24 years. this is a terrible loss for them and for everyone who knew mark. heather: from america's election headquarters, everyone is watching the battle for the u.s. senate today, but there are some very important governors' races, 36 of them, that we are watching as well. about a third of those are considered to be really down to the wire, and it has been a particularly nasty race in the state of florida between republican governor rick scott and charlie crist, the former republican governor, then independent, now democrat. you got all that straight? they have been hammering each other for months now, so let's go to steve harrigan. he's watching this story from st. petersburg, florida. hi there, steve. how are things looking today for the candidates?

>> reporter: heather, we've seen a lot of early voting, either early or absentee, more than three million floridians already casting their ballot before election day, so when the last polls close at 8 p.m. eastern in the panhandle, we should start to get a picture of what's been a very nasty and expensive race here in florida. more than $104 million spent on television ads alone, most of those 30-second attack ads really nasty, some even taking a page from horror movies. >> seeing a lot of scary ads with music that's almost dire, music that you almost see out of a horror film with these black and white images of these candidates. >> reporter: part of the reason so much money has been spent in florida and such national interest with a lot of big figures from each party coming down here to campaign, each party eager to control the statehouse in florida, the country's largest swing state, before the presidential election in 2016. it's not clear when we'll know who the winner is, it might not

even happen right away. that's because if there is a gap of a half a percent or less between the two candidates, that would trigger a machine recount. heather, back to you. heather: uh-oh, state of florida, let's look out for that one. steve harrigan, thanks so much. jon: let's hope. heather: remember that. [laughter] jon: brand new stories we're working to bring you in the next hour of "happening now," federal investigators working to discover new clues about the final moments of an experimental spaceship before it broke apart high above the mojave desert killing one of the two test pilots onboard. and a former armed guard of the cdc speaking out about the incident that cost him his job.

>> we've been talking about the prospects of a republican takeover of the senate. we asked what would you like to see done in the last two years of president obama's term. we have some answers from our viewers. i would like just now term

limits for congress, close our borders and deal with the illegals. >> somebody else writes in, i would like them to keep helping the recover caused by eight years of republican economy. lots of comments. >> see you near an hour. "outnumbered" starts right now. >> this is outnumbered. here today, hashtag one lucky guy, election day superman, who better to have than special report anchor bret baier and he's outnumbered. welcome. >> great to be here. i ran into andrea in makeup yesterday and she said, are you excited about tomorrow? and i said, yeah. you know, it might be a long night. and she said, no. "outnumbered." >> did you have something else going on today besides