>> he gets a fourth term and by the way, i heard donald trump announced his new apprentice cast and could geraldo rivera -- including geraldo rivera. >> fantastic. thank you for joining us today. see you tomorrow. >> thank you, guys. 9:00 in new york and republicans pulled off a historic majority in the house and senate and the g.o.p. with a net gain of 17 in the senate putting their margin at 52-45. a couple of races too close to call. thanks in part to key victories. north carolina took it away from the democrats. colorado turned that state from blue to red. and in iowa turning a longtime democratic seat republican, so good morning after long night last night, we are big people

>> i will leave that up to president obama to read the teleprompter. >> it was a hard-fought election, and i heard my marching orders loud and clear. i will be bold, i will be conservative, and i will be constructive. and i promise you this, we will get things done. [cheering and applauding] >> thanks to all of you, we are heading to washington. and we are going to make them

squeal. bill: peter doocy leading our coverage. good morning. which race clinched it for republicans on the senate side? >> the clincher came at the conclusion of the most expensive u.s. senate race in u.s. history. producing 114,000 tv ads and cost more than $100 combined.

>> both sides should be working together. bill: here is martha with more. martha: alaska where dan sullivan has the lead over the incumbent democrat, and in virginia, what a race this was to watch last night and continuing into this morning not and neck with ed gillespie when he was 20 points down in this race. less than one point between these two, writes now. here is what these two

candidates had to say about the race. watch. >> well, it was a hard-fought race. it went a little longer thanwe thought. >> we're going to accept whatever is the final outcome, but i always to the voters of virginia, i/o with to all of you to make sure the outcome is final before we make any final decisions on the sand. martha: so there you have it. a stunning story from last night. louisiana it is going to be weeks before we know the final outcome because neither opponent received 50% of the vote. that is the rule in louisiana, you have to win 50% or keep going until the run off december 6, which is what they will do there. joining us live in new orleans this morning. >> good morning, martha. this is not aware mary landrieu

wanted to be this morning. leading her opponents by a single point in the low 40s. she fell short of where she hopes to be, well short of where she had predicted she would be. she and her main republican opponent pretty much coming up with a tie last night. adding in the other republican vote, it would seem clear the republican has a very good shot at winning runoff on december 6. last night when they were giving their speeches, neither one of them wasted a moment getting into it. >> we have the race that they want and bill cassidy, you cannot run, you cannot hide anymore. this race is starting tonight. >> instead of a senator who supports barack obama 97% of the time, you're going to have a senator who supports you 100% of the time.

>> no question this is going to be a bruising fight but with control of the senate much already determined, it will not create the same national attention. because she will no longer be chair of the energy committee come january if things hold, she loses one of her big selling points. north of louisiana and arkansas, clobbering mark prior bringing the drag obama had on the campaign and in his victory speech last night cotton promise would be a senator for all kansas. >> every election is about a choice. the choice for the people. this election the people had a choice between two ways of governing and ways of living. the choice about the eagle writes god granted us. declaration constitution attests.

>> it is going to be a busy time for tom cotton as well. he is the senator elect. his wife is 16 weeks pregnant,'s a lot will enough cotton household. a real surprise margin by which david purdue won, most predictors would go to a runoff. the campaign thought maybe they would touch 50% but when you look at it in the overall, it isn't keeping the margins of the republican senators had won in georgia. how did the polls get it so wrong? martha: thank you very much. bill: senator rand paul is live, thank you for coming in. the headline, now obama pivot after midterms. is that the headline you expected from the white house? the morning after? >> no, the help it is not the final conclusion for the white house.

one of the things i have been promoting his $2 trillion of american profit overseas, let's encourage that to come home testing late our economy and create jobs at home. we can have a narrowly focused bill that reduces the tax rate on bringing your money home and can put some of the money into roads and bridges. lot of good things we can do. barbara boxer supports this, i support this. i think this would be a good way to kick it off in january, let's go ahead and bring that money home, do something that would be good for the country. i think the public would be crazy about the idea if we do it. bill: last night he made the pivot call to hillary. for the clintons campaign down in north carolina, kay hagan was defeated in a tar heel state. the clintons campaign there as well, resounding defeat the democrats. same in iowa, bigger than

expected lead, eight points there. and your home state of kentucky, mitch mcconnell just blew out grimes. the northern part of the state, four days ago on saturday afternoon for a clinton was campaigning where it went 2-1 to mcconnell. likewise for boone county as well. you have made hillary clinton the target already, is she in your site as you look at 2016? >> i think what is important is democrats try to separate out and say there are clinton democrats and obama democrats because they knew how unpopular president obama was. but most voters don't think there's much difference between being sent to democrat and obama democrats. if you look at their policies down the line, they're pretty much well in line with each other on almost every major issue of the day. when i thought we bring in a clinton and that would somehow

convince southern democrats there is a conservative nature to the party that was rejected wholesale yesterday. one of the messages from yesterday is southern democrats don't believe national democrats are conservative any longer and unwilling to do it even if the clintons pretend it is so. bill: when do you se decide if u will run? or have you? >> it will be the spring sometime. also with advisors and staff members on this, it will be probably spring before we come to a final conclusion. bill: thank you. after a late night last night, appreciate your time today. a ton of stuff to get to. martha: a lot going on. as democrats are looking for someone to blame perhaps after the crushing defeat they suffered last night, some finger-pointing at the white house this morning.

bill: and will the win in iowa and the majority that comes with resulting congress now getting things done? >> politicians are more interested in talking then doing. they ignore problems hoping they will go away. but you know what, isis isn't just going to go away. so ally bank really has no hidden fees on savings accounts? that's right. it's just that i'm worried about you know "hidden things..." ok, why's that? no hidden fees, from the bank where no branches equals great rates.

martha: big night last night as republicans took care of business in the house as well as in their elections. the g.o.p. expanding by another 12 seats, the biggest house majority ever. beating a record set back in 1946. 233 republicans were up for reelection compared to 199 democrats, only a dozen of those contests were considered close last night. a historic night in utah as well becoming the first black female republican ever to be elected to congress. winning by three percentage points margin in the congressional district last night coming two years after her bid for the same seat fell

short, she went back at it to try again not to be knocked down and she one. -- she won. now it is entirely republican. >> send a message to president obama tonight his policies were on the ballot today. and it can be heard loud and clear in the white house, i believe this president's agenda just isn't working for west virginia. bill: west virginia senator elect was the winner last night as the finger-pointing starts from democrats directed at the white house. stephen hayes of the fox news contributor joins me now. good morning to you. 90 minutes of sleep, no problem. you can make an argument now in a big picture sense this election was determined 14 months ago. the red line in syria last august, healthcare.gov, the president did not even address the problems until six weeks down the road on november 14.

moved to the spring, the movement of isis and on august 19 the beheading of james foley and steven a few days after that. you can look at the art of the polling and see how it drifted away from democrats. i would contend even democrats in the party were wanting the commander-in-chief to do something to take action. >> if you think about the president's second inaugural, a sweeping vision a progressive america. seeking to consolidate his reelection, to become the transfer me to president told us he wanted to be he was going to make the american populace accepting of bigger government, he is going to prove activist government could work in america again and he didn't, i think you're right, started much earlier. in may of 2013 with the emergence of the irs scandal,

the guys he shortly after that, the nsa controversy with president lost a lot of support amongst his base, and fast-forward to the policy failures we have seen. on top of all of that you have this sense in the country confirmed i think an exit polls last night the economy isn't improving or i isn't improving r everybody. bill: so i do not feel okay. i found this interesting, 11:14 p.m. eastern time a 14 page article in "the washington post" for the chief of staff, for harry reid was already blaming the president for the losses. is that fair or is that only part of the story? >> i think it is fair. harry reid was the place bills went to die. i think democrats are right to point the finger at president obama, but was struck me in reading that piece is what they were complaining about.

mostly complaints with the white house didn't agree to do this fundraiser or they didn't transfer these campaign funds in the right amount of time or the lawyers get involved with the shifting of campaign finances, that wasn't the problem. the problem was president obama, his policies, failure after failure after failure. the american people saw very clearly, is telling the democrats still don't see that is the problem and that will be interesting to see if we the president recognizes that. bill: what does the president say today? >> what he will do is sound conciliatory notes. saying his reach work with republicans in areas they have some common ground and even offer some specifics like tax reform but the lesson from a first term as this president isn't much interested in compromise.

if he was going to reach out, he would have done so after 2010. what he did was not the bill clinton model saying the era of big government is over. he won reelection, he moved to the center and had a successful second term. barack obama took on congress, was more confrontational. i think that's what we will see in even if he sounds consolatory. martha: dual press conferenc cos on capitol hill. word now mitch mcconnell poised to become the majority leader will hold a news conference at 2:00 this afternoon. or ciphers greatest white house. president obama will give his news conference at 2:50 p.m. eastern. we will be right back with much more looking back at last night

and of course what is to come.

so i'm the one living with type 2 diabetes. and i've listened to the tips, the trends and have-you-tried-this. now, i'm ready for someone to listen to me. welcome to fit2me.com, your free custom-fit, diabetes support program that actually listens to you. start building your fit2me program today using key areas of diabetes management. let's start with food. mexican? asian? italian! want recipes that reduce calories? or carbs? which activity feels more like you? cardio? or couch curls? choose a digital coach. tough love? or a gentle nudge? you can even get a tool kit with treatment options

to discuss with your doctor. fit2me also inspires you through games and team challenges. so what kind of plan will i stick with? my plan! get your plan. go to fit2me.com and enter the on-screen code word to get started. bill: wisconsin republican governor scott walker when his third race in four years. one of those was a recall. the economy was his key point. >> the folks in washington like the top-down approach that is old and artificial and outdated that says the government knows best. we believe you should build the economy from the ground up, that is new and fresh and organic and that is what we are going to do. bill: many believe walker will make a run in 2016. a strong case to make out of

what was the liberal state, wisconsin. these are the only one making a strong case, we will get to that next hour. >> and the historic victory in montana, the condors meant defeating the democrat. she was not running initially in this race, they put a republican a senate seat seat for the first time since 1913. that is an awful long time. joining us, senator elect steve daines. it is good to have you here this morning. >> thanks much, good morning, martha. martha: good morning. you're racist not frankly one we talk a lot about after what happened on the other side of the ticket, of the race and your opponent had to step in for your previous opponent went a step out because of a plagiarism issue and it was one of the early states look at and said it looks very much like that is going to go republican so tell

us a little bit about what you plan to do now that you will be in the senate. >> my background is a little different than most in washington. i spent 28 years in washington working for procter & gamble. was part of a startup for a technology company betook public, for my degree was in chemical engineering. in business are focused on results, focused on pragmatic outcomes and moving this country forward. i think montana said it, we don't like the direction this country is headed. they don't like president obama's policies, they don't like ideologies. they want results. second was incompetence of our government. that was rejected last night, the american people want to see competent leadership in washington and moving legislation forward. as i serve in the house, 380 bills sitting on harry reid's desk, it is time to move the bills forward, cap,

president obama's desk and i hope he decides to be more pragmatic and work with commerce to move the country forward. bill: we will see what he says when he comes out to make the first statement and friday will meet with the leaders. i wonder what will be first on your agenda. in montana keystone pipeline is a major issue as the pipeline would run through the northeast corner of your state. will that be number one on your agenda? >> that, i think, should be a layup for the president. it is about jobs, it is about tax revenues, energy independence and energy security becomes the key issue for our country as look at what we need to do for the next generation becoming the world's leading oil producer next year surpassing russia and saudi arabia. this is a tremendous opportunity for our nation and that is one american people are behind. this will be a real test for the

president, will his side to lead with congress o will he maintain this ideological approach and stop progress like the keystone pipeline? bill: this morning a half in reading the comments the president made when he lost the house to the g.o.p. in 2010. one of the things he talked about the president said in this century the most important competition we face is between america and our economic competitors around the world and he pledged then to make us more competitive, why do you think we havhad not been more competitive and do you think the president stock to that promise? speak of this is where there's a disconnect between the rhetoric from the white house versus the actions on the ground. i spent 28 years in business, six years living overseas in asia running operations for procter & gamble. ran global operations for a software company went public. it is about winning globally.

this but making sure american business can compete on a level playing field and writes now there's a lot of headwind attacking policies attacking ability to grow global businesses here. this would be another first step for tax reform looking at tax issues and so forth again to help american businesses grow and bring more jobs back to america. martha: maybe now something can be addressed because you don't hear a lot about it after the elections are over, so we will see. congratulations to you on your victory, we look forward to speaking with you again soon. >> thank you, martha. martha: you bet. bill: president obama not yet reacting to the results but he will hold a news conference a little bit later today. how will he characterize this stunning democratic defeat?

martha: and what really was on the voters minds. a scream of sorts from voters across the country and a unified one at that. what exactly did you have to say to washington last night? we will break it down. >> regardless of what happens here tonight, harry reid is the minority leader. ♪ comfort keepers can provide a variety of custom in-home services for your aging loved ones, including nutritious meal planning and preparation. ♪

♪ ♪ "here i am. rock you like a hurricane." ♪ fiber one now makes cookies. find them in the cookie aisle. bill: once again president obama set to address the american people later this afternoon while leading democrats are already blaming him for last night. ed henry, what will he be pressed on? >> there are whole series of things. you mentioned "the washington post" article. on the record suggesting the president blue this even though the white house just yesterday was saying it is up to individual candidates, not the president. let's also not forget some of

the spin as well, the math wasn't very good. yes, that is true to some extent, arkansas, north carolina not great for the president. but there are other states he win twice like colorado. in maryland the president campaigned for the democrat. and he lost. one obvious question is you yourself said you were not on the ballot but all your polici policies, the health care law, they were on the ballot. it appears a son the president's rationale they lost it. bill: so it t goes to specific word choice he tried to say. what about the whole issue of working senate republicans and mitch mcconnell for all accounts they don't have much of a relationship, do they? >> he had a better relationship

with president biden. budget problems that had come up, they have worked that out. worth noting last night after his victory back home, he said some of the right things we should not be in perpetual conflict, let's face it for six years he has been trying to block agenda at every turn. his mitch mcconnell just talking the talk or will he walked the walk? we should put the same pressure on him, 2010 he said i will work with republicans, gets together. back in 2009 riding high with nine senate democrats, telling eric cantor elections have consequence, maybe this election last night had some consequences to it. bill: sounds like 2.0 coming. thank you, ed henry. martha. >> what was most aboard an issue on the minds of the voters going

to the polls yesterday? look at these exit poll numbers, 45% say it was all about the economy. doubling even the next closest this you between health care and illegal immigration, which also came onto the radar. the border issue and children crossing the border, that hurts the present and some candidates also. 13% is where that registered. alan colmes, host of the alan an colmes shall be addicted to have you here. i want to get some more of these polls out before i get your initial reaction because there quite telling. let's get everybody's take on it here on the panel and get the folks at home to look at it as well. are you worried about the future of the u.s. economy? if you combine people who are very or somewhat worried about the future of the country as far

as the economy goes, 77%. the direction of the country, 65% say the country is headed in the wrong direction. how about this one, will life be better for my kids than it is for me? better than today 22%. will it be worse than today, 48% or about the same, 75%. one more here, the feelings about obamacare, a lot of discussion about whether or not that was weighing heavily on this and where we go from here. only 21% of the country think obamacare is the right thing, 21%. some say it went too far. what is your take, what happened last night? >> the american people are fed up with obama's lack of leadership, lack of resolve, they were looking for hope and change, and i came up with a new

word, the word is momentariani momentarianism. we are stuck in the moment. we have to get beyond the moment. we have to look at the future, and i think that is what you are seeing in these polls because people don't so confident about their future because they are stuck in a moment. great society provides for a the moment but plan for the future. we have to get back that optimistic tone in america tomorrow will be better than today. >> is he right? >> it was all negativity. republicans run against obama and it worked. democrats ran apart from obama. he didn't want anything to do with him and it didn't work for democrats. hopefully this will free up democrats to be democrats, but they have to stand for something, they have to be bolder and give a reason to vote for them, which they didn't do in this election and republicans ran against obama but not for anything.

martha: were taken away from this there is no direction? >> it needs to stand for something. for example, the messaging on the economy, the numbers are better than what people feel. people feel the economy is as good as it is and the messaging has been very bad about it. they don't realize. democrats have made a huge mistake by running away from obama. some of the candidates would not even say his name. what do republicans get them to vote for? martha: the last 24-48 hours and try to run to the defense of some of these candidates and keeping the present at arms length embraced her traits and extent yesterday, but overwhelmingly the people in north carolina said they thought

her actions were too close to the president, that is what they did not like about her. >> they can run but they cannot hide because they are in lockstep with policies the american people have rejected. they got a stunning victory in the senate the majority increasing their majority in the house, but we still have divided government. republicans can wish the president away but he is still here for two years. we have to listen to the mega people, extend the ellis branch to the president, hopefully he will accept it. start out small. martha: like what, give me an example did >> the xl pipeline. martha: how about that, alan? the president will have to say yes to something. he cannot be do everything that comes to the door. >> he should say yes to immigration reform and work with the senate to do it, work with the house before he goes to this executive action, let's see what

republicans can bring to the table to see they can work together on it before the president declares i will act on my own, see if they can work together. the president called a meeting to meet with the opposition, which is a very good move. and mitch mcconnell, ed henry mentioned a few moments ago has to get away from the number one political agenda. mitch mcconnell get a very gracious victory speech last night, let's hope he means the things he says. martha: thank you, good to see you both. bill: so how do republicans win? he is our guest revealing the g.o.p. game plan live after this. >> where the vanguard of the movement sweeping our nation for the shackle of gridlock and fire medley change the dysfunction of washington, d.c.

big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights on. (laugh) nice. doing the big things that move an economy. see you tomorrow, mac. see you tomorrow, sam. just another day at norfolk southern. but a lot of us leave our identities unprotected.

nearly half a million cars were stolen in 2012, but for every car stolen, 34 people had their identities stolen. identity thieves can steal your money, damage your credit, and wreak havoc on your life. why risk it when you can help protect yourself from identity theft with one call to lifelock, the leader in identity-theft protection? lifelock actively patrols your sensitive, personal information every second of every day, helping to guard your social security number, your bank accounts and credit, even the equity in your home -- your valuable personal assets. look. your bank may alert you to suspicious activity on your credit or debit card. but that still may leave you vulnerable to big losses if a thief opens new accounts in your name or decides to drain your savings, home equity, or retirement accounts. and your credit report may only tell you after your identity's been compromised. but lifelock is proactive protection and watches out for you in ways that banks and credit-card companies alone

just can't, giving you the most comprehensive identity theft protection available. whenever the patented lifelock identity alert system detects a threat to your identity, you'll be notified by phone, text, or e-mail, helping you to stop identity thieves before they do damage. you even get a $1 million service guarantee. that's right. if your identity is ever compromised, lifelock will spend up to $1 million on experts to help restore it. you wouldn't leave your car unprotected. don't leave your money, credit, and good name unprotected. call now, and try lifelock risk-free for 60 days. act now, and get this document shredder free. that's a $29 value. ♪ or go to lifelock.com/go. try lifelock risk-free for 60 days and get this document shredder free -- a $29 value -- when you use promo code go. call now.

bill: at the moment net gain of seven seats in the senate. chairman of the republican national committee must be feeling pretty good this morning. good morning to you out of washington, d.c. >> good morning, bill. it is a good morning. bill: i wants to show the viewers a little taste of what we saw last night as it relates to obamacare, k? in north carolina, she lost her reelection. out here in arkansas, mark prior lost by double digits. we will see what happens, but she voted for it as well. out here across the country in colorado, he was a yes vote, he went down last night and we will see what happens again with sullivan in alaska. a yes vote for obamacare.

what did that issue do for your side last night do you think? >> obamacare put all of these races into place to begin with. that was the starter in the present and everything worse for himself and the democrats by continuing to say his policies were on the ballot. his policies were on the ballot, these candidates were connected to the policies because they supported them and in many cases they were proud about it, if you didn't like how i voted, hold me accountable in november. we did that. this it will rejection of democrats in washington but the interesting thing here, bill is the kind of peel back the onion a little bit, republicans in the states, walker, spider, all across america they were accepted, their policies were embraced by the same voters that rejected for the democrats, so wasn't just rejection of obama,

it was acceptance of conservative principles across the country. bill: i found a lot of hesitation especially on the republican side throughout the day yesterday and into the evening hours because you had been burned before. it took a lot of steps to correct the ground game in the years since 2012. certainly that had a major role in the outcome last night but the other story many people will read about in the coming days as the quality of candidate he recruited, how did that system work? >> we had great partners of the senatorial committee in recruiting and making sure we put the best team on the field, that is always number one have great candidates people like on the ballot that fit their stat states, but the second thing was for the national party, us over here to get all the mechanics straight, to get our act

together for the ground game on the digital operation, we were pretty confident going into the day that we were going to have a wave and even frustrated over the weekend the media narrative was there would not be a wave, what is wrong with these republicans. we knew our day was coming but we had to execute. we are getting there. this kind of like when my wife asked me how i am doing on a project run the house and i say i am 80% there, we have 80% to go. so we have to be better as a national party, we have taken some big steps to get there, but ultimately candidates matter, the message matters but if you don't get your ground game straight, you can't win so we didn't want to take another day again ever and have the republican party get whipped on the ground but democrats. it is never going to happen again and i think yesterday was a first step in fixing that issue.

bill: it sounds like christmas morning for many americans. talk with xl pipeline, keystone deal, tax deals, you're talking about a budget deal, what is the priority come january? >> for one thing we are thankful to david purdue for saving our christmas because we will not have a runoff in georgia. the priority has to be the leadership will set achievable goals they can be achieved to show american people with republicans in charge things can happen for the good like passing a budget, you don't get a president signature for that, we can do that, pretty keystone pipeline on his desk and many other things. bill: thank you for your time, commiseration than what you are able to do last night, we will see it down the road. martha: one state prison for possible recount, what a joy virginia was. i we expected us to talk about

virginia now it is too close to call. bill: bret baier is on deck to analyze after he had a week or two last night. he is on deck. hey matt, what's up?

i'm just looking over the company bills. is that what we pay for internet? yup. dsl is about 90 bucks a month. that's funny, for that price with comcast business, i think you get like 50 megabits. wow that's fast. personally, i prefer a slow internet. there is something about the sweet meditative glow of a loading website. don't listen to the naysayer. switch to comcast business today and get 50 megabits per second for $89.95. comcast business. built for business.

bill: one races in alaska the other is in colorado. still too close to call. and narrow lead over republican challenger, he is trying to be the first republican to win that office in more than 10 years. too close to call. martha: florida governor rick scott pulling out a victory last night narrowly defeated charlie crist, both sides $.150 million, think about the money that

floated around over the course of the last several months. that happened in the sunshine state. joining us live from tampa. what is the key to scott's victory yesterday? >> throughout the campaign sometimes rick scott took a little flock for being focused on one issue the matter what you ask him about, who come back to jobs, his job as governor to create more jobs and he came back to that same theme last night in his victory speech. >> texas like to brag about being number one in job creation, but we are on their heels, and we will become number one. >> the other fact that any difference in this case, low turnout especially in key democratic strongholds in southern florida where the voting level was well below 50%.

bill: two news compass is on standby hours at the republican sweep in washington we will hear from the president. senator mitch mcconnell will discuss it as well after watching last night. back in a moment, full coverage continues with a terrific lineup next hour here on "america's newsroom." now headed to the u.s. senate. >> we need to free the mega people up to make it an economic superpower, militaries of the power superpower. these are the things we're going to go to washington and do. it says here that a won's sex drive increases at the age of 80. helps reduce the risk of heart disse. keep hrt-healthy. live long.

eat the 100% goodness of post shreddedheat. doctorrecommend it.

martha: president obama will have a news conference today as a stunning wave of midterm victories hands republicans solid control of both house up there the scaffold-covered dome of capitol hill. we're awaiting news conference from senate minority leader, soon to be the majority leader. big, big night for

mitch mcconnell. voters across the country demanding change, voicing their discontent with president obama by kicking many democrats summarily out of office. welcome to a brand new morning here in "america's newsroom." i'm martha maccallum. bill: i'm bill hemmer. it is breaking news because it is the second hour that we -- martha: tweet us if you like us to keep the desk, rather than the two chairs. we're interested in that. bill: @marthamaccallum, @billhemmer. we're nice and organized up here despite the flury of paperwork. republicans steam rolling to election day blowout. voters decisively handing them control of the senate first time in eight years. mitch mcconnell sweeping to victory in kentucky. that race was not even close in the end. he is looking to make big changes. here is mitch mcconnell last night. >> truth is, tonight we begin another one, one that is far more important than mine and that is the race to turn this country around. [cheers and applause]

martha: there you have it. iowa's joni ernst became one of the night's biggest stars. everybody waited a long time last night to get announcement out of iowa. there she was accepting her new role as senator from iowa, the first female senator from iowa and conservative republican, drove home her message. listen. >> this is the greatest nation in the history of mankind. [cheers and applause] and, and there is nothing we can't achieve. we are going to do this. >> that was joni ernst in iowa. further west in kansas, senator pat roberts, what a showdown this was. beating back a strong challenge from greg orman, the independent to win his fourth term in office. calling on democrats and the white house to help america get back on track. >> i will be bold. there will be the start of a new day. the tide has turned and the era

of the obama-reid gridlock is over. [cheers and applause] martha: so is it? we'll see. time will tell, right? kick off the fox team coverage, carl cameron is in kentucky this morning. shannon bream is pack up and at it in iowa today. we blip with chief political correspondent carl cameron who has been in louisville covering the mitch mcconnell race. carl, what is senator mcconnell going to do with his new majority, do you think? >> reporter: use it. he is going to use it. here in louisville republicans are elated. even the mcconnell campaign insiders they weren't expecting the win could be quite this big. they are caught off-guard by sheer nature of it they do not object or idea or quibble there was idea of real wave. big pickups in the house. mcconnell will use that power in the senate majority. today he will hold a news conference at 2:00 before the president is set to have one at the white house to talk about his reactions to last night's

results. mcconnell will do it at university of louisville. they are taking advantage of university of louisville cardinals there are talking about him being the offensive cord tore. that is pretty accurate what the republicans want to do. mitch mcconnell will talk about what republicans with both chambers in the new year. things like energy explore ranges and keystone pipeline that can't be blocked by democrats. they will bring it to the floor. the affordable care act, obamacare. one thing they will talk about doing, very arcane, complicated reconciliation tool which prevents the filibuster of legislation when it gets to final passage in the budget process. that is how the president passed affordable care act on christmas eve in 2009. republicans argue turn about is fair play and they could use that sort of thing to take away money for it. president's executive orders particularly on administrative reform which he said he would do after the election, republicans in congress controlling both

houses could limit ability to implement playing with the money. power of purse is now in republicans hands firmly in congress. mitch mcconnell led the charge last night. nobody had more riding on it and the victory he pulled off not only in his own re-election, alison lundergan grimes credited by mitch mcconnell for running very good democratic campaign. even republicans acknowledge he could run for senator or above in upcoming elections. the win was big enough not only mitch mcconnell made it decisive in connecticut -- kentucky, what happened across the country shows his leadership in the republican side and choosing issues and coordinating it as their offensive coordinator. >> carl, thank you very much. interesting list. bill: to borrow a phrase from the fall. martha: yep. bill: republicans needed six states to take the senate. they got seven. one of them is iowa, in what was historic night in the battleground state. republican joni ernst being elected iowa's first female senator after defeating bruce

prially in the hard fought race, iowa's most expensive ever. first female senator in west virginia and the plus seven could change again with alaska. shannon bream, has it sunk this for ernst the history has been made as she plotted? >> bill, you know what is interesting. you mentioned she is the first female as elected as senator from iowa to go to the u.s. senate but first female ever voted into congress from iowa, which in 2014 sound a little bit surprising. ernst never emphasized that. she never talked about gender or gender issues. she seemed excited and overwhelmed talking about it in her victory. she was very gracious is. she talked about how much work still has to be done in washington. she has experience as combat veteran. has led troops of iowa's army national guard overseas. she talked about isis and threats internationally. she talked about having a lot to do domestically as well. here is a bit what she said last

night. >> our economic struggles aren't just going to go away. and our problems aren't just going to go away on their own. but we can overcome them because this is the greatest nation in the history of mankind! [cheers and applause] >> reporter: and as you know harry reid had said this was a must-win for democrats. it was critical and it slipped through their fingers last night, bill. bill: even for iowa, it got a little nasty at times. how is congressman bruce braley reacting, shannon? >> reporter: obviously as you would expect he is disappointed. a lot of heavy hitters came in here for iowa to campaign for him, both of clintons, vice president and man who he was trying to succeed, the democratic senator, tom harkin, who has been, holding that seat for decades, all of them were on the campaign trail. at the end it didn't work out for congressman braley. he says he is worried about the

impact this message of this race, may loss may send to the next generation. here is a bit of his speech last night. >> my biggest fear, all of the great, young, democratic activists that i have met on this campaign are going to be frustrated about what happened tonight. that would be the worst outcome of this disappointment. >> reporter: bill, as you know it is never over here in iowa when it comes to politics. the 2016 chatter, and the visits they're already underway so we'll stay on it. bill: we heard a little bit of that last night if you read between the lines during some of our interviews in prime time. shannon bream live in des moines. across the room to martha. martha: we didn't talk that much about the house races. we focused a lot on the senate but the house story was huge in terms of their gains. take a look. picked up 12 additional seats. this is the largest majority for republicans in the house since right after world war ii. and if more close races end up

in the gop favor it could even beat the record set in the 1920s. in a statement speaker of the house john boehner, who we haven't heard that much from, he raised a lot of money for his party for the campaigns, he said quote, we are humbled by the responsibility. american people placed with us. this is not a time for celebration. it's time for government to start getting results. bill: with the governor prays races exception of pennsylvania. gop holding governorship in several key battleground states, scott walker in wisconsin. third race in four years. john kasich commanding victory in ohio. rick scott squeaker over charlie crist. picking up democratic seats like maryland where the president campaigned and president's home state illinois, that went republican as well. martha: very red across the south in the governor's races. a fascinating map. now the president looks ahead to

his final two years in office with republicans controlling both the house and the senate. "time" magazine seeing big changes under the expected new leadership of mitch mcconnell, posting this mock cover online today. it harks back to the president's iconic campaign poster, when candidate obama was promising hope and change. bret baier, coanchored last night's election coverage magnificently i might add. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> good morning is right. the president will speak this afternoon. obviously it's been a tough road for him. they really made sort of what i would call a final spasm attempt over the last 4hours to -- 48 hours to run to the aid of some of these candidates but it was not to be. >> the white house may point to those and say they should have been in there earlier. i will be interested to see, martha, what the tone is for president obama. is it a humble, we were shellacked again? is it, you know working

together. before the night even kicked off, the white house put out this statement saying there was going to be a bipartisan, bicameral meeting at the white house on friday. i think they saw it in the cards. the question is, what they take from it because clearly it was not just a fluke. it was not just the map. this was a message. not necessarily that republicans are the best and yea, republicans but, maybe this is not going the way that the country wants it to go. martha: i mean it appears americans said, you try it, you know, you try it. we are dissatisfied. so let's see what happens if the other party is in control of both houses. you know the president had a similar experience but only on the house side back in 2012 in the midterms or 2010, rather and right after that he came out, as he will today and talked about how this changed things and what the tenor was going to be. and here's what he said. >> i think that there is no

doubt that people's number one concern is the economy and what they were expressing great frustration about is the fact that we haven't made enough progress on the economy. they understand that i'm the president of the united states and that my correspondsability is making sure that we've got an economy that's growing, a middle class that feels secure, that jobs are being created. martha: we know from the exit polls that 45% were dissatisfied with the job that the leadership in the country has done on the economy. that remains a big issue. although the president tried to take credits for improvements there it appeared people are not feeling it, bret. >> here is what is interesting. if the white house takes this it was just a messaging problem, it was just a messaging issue. martha: and map problem. >> we need to get out and tell the story before, we've seen that before with obama care the president gave 20 some speeches.

it didn't turn the it around. white house says, we have all the great stats, why is this not working? it will be very interesting to see how the president deals with this loss. martha: just quickly, we've got to go. so republicans have a couple of years to prove they can get good things done before the priestdential election and they will get punished if they don't achieve it. >> it is really huge. mitch mcconnell is somebody that can move legislation behind the scenes. now he will be majority leader. it will set the table for 2016. the onus is now on republicans to get stuff done. and send bills to the president. martha: the president won't want to sign too many of them it would appear so we'll see what happens. thank you so much. >> thank you, martha. bill: does bret have a vote in that desk, martha? >> you know, i kind of like the open feeling. i mean i just -- bill: really? you're pro-desk? martha: we love the desk. >> you need to add the candy. martha: spoken like a man with a

desk. you can spread your paper. >> you snead to add m&ms and gum. martha: getting a hard wrap heres, bill, can't imagine why. bill: big night for republican woman. does this mean the war on women is over? fair and balanced debate on that. also, martha. martha: the senate minority leader poised to become senate majority leader so what will be his first order of business? >> some things don't change after tonight. i don't expect the president to wake up tomorrow and view the world in i differently than he did when he woke up this morning he knows i won't either. [cheering]

one of the miller twins has a hearing problem. and she's fed up with the daily hassle of her old hearing aid. so she got a lyric in her life and everything changed. which one? you'll never know because the lyric is in her ear. 100% invisible. you can't see it, and it's the only device that works round the clock with zero daily hassle. no batteries to change. no taking off and putting on everyday. sound good? call 1 800 411 7040 now. this is the lyric. lyric fits comfortably right next to your ear drum to deliver truly natural sound quality. in fact, 95% of users prefer lyric sound quality to their old hearing aid. now the miller twin with lyric can hear and do most everything her sister does 24/7. an invisible hearing aid is wonderful.

finding one with zero daily hassle... too good to pass up. call 1 800 411 7040 right now and ask about your risk free 30 day trial. get a lyric in your life.

>> whether a smaller foreign policy, dealing with threats like isis or ebola, fixing the va, securing our border and really doing something finally about this debt for our kids and grandkids. [cheers and applause] and we finally want to start working on a bipartisan approach, not a partisan approach, to health care. [cheers and applause] >> that was david perdue, one of the big stories last night, elected georgia's next senator in a race everybody thought was going to be a runoff, that he would never get over 50%. that race truly turned tide of

the evening and when that was decided and in the republicans. they took control of the senate picking up seven seats. the big question remains, what are the gop plans and what do they do now when they take the gavel in january? senator jerry moran, head of the national republican senate electoral committee. good morning to you. >> the evening and morning ran together but i'm a happy person today. martha: as they did for all of us. tell me about what lies ahead. that is the big question. bret baier and i were just talking about it. republicans now have a huge responsibility in terms of the agenda and accomplishments people will look at very closely when it comes to election time for the presidential race. >> we absolutely do. it is important for us to govern for certainly the politics as you describe. that republicans need to demonstrate they have the ability to govern. it sets the stage for a better prospects for republican candidates in 2016. both in the senate as well as

the presidential race but really the most important thing here is our country needs an effort on the part of all of us who serve in congress to work together and to get this country on a better track. and the great news from my perspective as the chair of the senate campaign committee, we recruited great individuals, people who men and women who want to serve the united states senate and not one of them want to come here just to have a partisan fight and do nothing. they want to end gridlock and get us on a path toward accomplishments. martha: i want to know what the discussion will be at your next meeting? obviously y'all will feel you did something well, very well, in terms of the quality candidates we talked sop about and choosing right people in order to wind these races but the map next time around for the senate races looks tougher for republicans in order to hold on to the majority that you got last night. so when does work begin on that? what do you plan to carry away from last night? >> what i would say about that,

two topics we're talking about are very much relate. i'm up in 2016 in the kansas seat. what i think is true for me is true for all of our candidates in 2016. if we would get to work now, on the legislative business of this country, we will stand a better chance in having conversations with our constituents, with our voters, with the folks back home, if they can see that the congress, the senate of the united states is actually at work. one of the reasons i was willing to take on the task of this nrsc job because i discovered, i'm in my first term as united states senator, i discovered when i got here, the plan, senator reid's plan, was to do nothing until after the next election. lo and behold we did nothing until the election. but there was another election. we did nothing for the next two years. going into '16, i think the great opportunity we have is to demonstrate how different our leadership will be, how different the senate will be. therefore what benefits the country can have, the citizens

of our nation, can have with a senate that actually discusses legislation, takes votes. i mean i would start with the requested that the law requires us to pass a budget by april 15th every year. why don't we do that? martha: haven't seen one of those, it is actually astonishing there hasn't been a budget signed during the entire obama administration period. you know, that is what congress is sent there to do and president to sign it. so, sir, thank you very much. senator moran, good to have you here today. we hope to see you back here soon. many thanks. >> thanks so much. martha: you bet. bill: so the virginia senate race that perhaps two people saw coming. one was ed gillespie. the other was dana perino. it is still too close to call this morning. can republicans take back that state, add yet another mark to their senate tally in 2014. >> we're going to be patient here. and i believe that we need to be respectful of the voters and i clearly want to be respectful of all the work that all of you

have done. shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? thanks to angie's list, now it is. start shopping online from a list of top-rated providers. visit angieslist.com today.

martha: so texas has its first new governor in 14 years. republican greg abbott crushing democrat wendy davis. it was a landslide, continuing a 20-year streak of republican victories in that state. abbott won 60% of the vote. that is one of the biggest margin of all 36 gubernatorial races held yesterday. the governor-elect calling for unity between parties in his victory speech. here he is. >> texans sent a message. you voted for hope over fear, for unity over division, for the majesty of what texas is and what it can be. as texans, as texans the bonds

we share transcend our differences. >> trying to piece it together. that race got pretty nasty during the course of it. current governor rick perry is retiring after serving three terms and now greg abbott will step in. >> so it could be a while before virginia voters know who won that senate race. democratic incumbent senator mark warner, against republican ed gillespie. that race is too close to call. gillespie got in the race somewhat late in the game. there could be a recount in virginia. who saw this coming? mike emanuel live in washington on this. how did gillespie make this such a hot, competitive race, mike. >> good morning, bill. ed gillespie's aides say it was positive message, not just opposing obamacare and offering actual alternative in early october seen as serious. he cut a massive leave of mark warner to .6 of a point on election day. he told supporters he wants to give it a little more time.

>> we'll accept whatever is the final outcome. i owe it to voters of virginia, owe it to all of you to make sure the outcome it is final before we make any decisions on this end. >> election officials and representatives from the campaign are canvasing the vote and whether the gillespie camp should call for a recount. bill: what are you hearing from democrat mark warner in his message? >> reporter: senator mark warner sounded relieved and sounded like a victory speech late last night, praising his gop opponent. >> he ran a hard-fought campaign. i have known what it is meant to come up a little short against a warner a few years back. [laughter] but i wish him well and i wish his family well. i know he will stay involved in virginia and national politics. >> reporter: since it was so tight, virginia election officials are checking to make sure the results are accurate. a final result could come soon, if there is a recount it will take some more time. bill: keep an eye on it will

you. what a surprise that is in virginia. thank you from washington. martha. martha: so the midterm campaigns may be ending but a new cycle is beginning as there always is because the 2016 race for the white house will be the next big topic of conversation. not our fault. you can't help it. it is, right? talk to chris wallace about that. bill: don't blame the messenger, right? kansas senator pat roberts will go back to washington. what a battle it was until the very end. it was bitter and brutal in the final month t brought millions of dollars in outside spending. roberts goes back to washington. >> you made a stand. i stood with you and now it is time for action. and this marine is ready to lead that charge. [cheers and applause] so i can reach ally bank 24/7, but there are no branches? 24/7 it's just i'm a little reluctant to try new things. what's wrong with trying new things? feel that in your muscles? yeah... i do... try a new way to bank, where no branches equals great rates.

hello... i'm an idaho potato farmer and our big idaho potato truck is still missing. so my buddy here is going to help me find it. here we go. woo who, woah, woah, woah. it's out there somewhere spreading the word about america's favorite potatoes: heart healthy idaho potatoes and the american heart association's go red for women campaign. if you see it i hope you'll let us know. always look for the grown in idaho seal.

bill: 10:31 in new york. breaking news out of guantanamo bay, u.s. transfers

gitmo detainee out of gitmo to kuwait city. the first transfer since the controversial prisoner swap with the taliban for the u.s. sergeant bowe bergdahl, who we believe is still on post in texas. kuwaiti held there for 13 years without charge at the u.s. prison camp. age 37. now in kuwait. transferred earlier today. news that is just breaking. when we get more we'll bring it to you here on "america's newsroom." >> well, it was really a grueling senate race in kansas. it ended in a major victory for senator pat roberts up against independent, excuse me, greg orman. he handed a roberts a fourth term and helping republicans secure the senate majority. james rosen is live in shawnee, kansas. so, james, in the end senator roberts who had a very tough race in that state he pulled out a win. and in the end it really wasn't even close, was it?

>> reporter: no. and perhaps, martha, it would be act of bad faith on my part on the morning after such a long evening to get all heavy and philosophical on you but the answer here is razor, the theory of razor holds. simplest answer the usually the correct answer, which is to say kansas based like kansas. ultimately the most conservative voters in the sunflower state who had expressed misgivings about senator roberts, first in a bruising party with a tea-party backed candidate, and all the polling in the general election came out for roberts and in a big way. in his victory speech senator roberts indicated victory no with standing he recognized the dissatisfaction that kansans were expressing. >> i heard my marching orders loud and clear. i will be bold, i will be conservative, and i will be constructive and i problem is you this. we will get things done. [cheers and applause] we will do great things for our nation. we will do great things for

kansas. >> reporter: while he racked up an 11-point margin of victory, bigger than anyone was predicting last night, the 53% roberts garnered of the lowest vote share was the lowest vote share of four senate elections he has won, martha. martha: interesting. kansas is largely a republican state. that is the way it is and that is the way it voted last night. his opponent, the independent greg orman, really stunned the political world with a race seemed though it might knock off an entrenched republican there in very red state as i mentioned. what did he think last night think what went wrong for him in the end? >> reporter: speaking to reporters afterwards, martha, the greg orman, the independent candidate refused to speculate what he might have done differently. in his gracious concession speech, flanked by his wife sybil, orman said this was not an end, but a beginning. hoped his campaign would inspire other independent candidates. afterwards i asked him if he thought senator roberts had won fair and square? >> we are just so grateful --

the decision today who they wanted to represent them in washington and i respected the decision that the voters made and i just hope that the message that they sent was also received loud and clear in washington, d.c. >> reporter: finally republican governor sam brownback, who even gop operatives last night were whispering was in big trouble, captured 49.9% of the vote against democrat paul davis to hold on to the governor's mansion. martha? martha: james, thank you so much. bill: so the midterms are over, most of them. talk about 2016. shall we? that's what it says. the republican field of potential candidates is large. it might include the kentucky senator rand paul. he is with us last hour here on "america's newsroom." here is how he addressed that. >> we're having serious discussions not only with my family, but also with advisors and staff members on this but really it is going to be probably spring before we come to final conclusion. bill: chris wallace, anchor of

"fox news sunday." nice toe sue. you'll sleep when you're dead,. >> exactly, exactly. bill: we're watching prime time coverage last night and i'm hearing john kasich talk, he's in. i hear rand paul talk. i got to think he is in. >> oh he is absolutely. d victory lap chris christie took earlier today with all networks including ours tells me is in too. what did the results last night tell you about this potential field? >> there was good news and bad news for republicans. you say bad news. i will get to that in a second. the good news ask that they turned a lot of states we thought were purple and maybe even turning blue, they turned them back to the republican side. iowa, obama won twice. went to republican. colorado, obama won twice. went to a republican. north carolina, obama one once, went to a republican. virginia, obama won twice. may go to a republican. that's the good news for republicans in terms of the 2016 playing field. the bad news is, this was a

midterm election and a midterm electorate. despite all the talk from democrats they were growing to turn this into a presidential electorate, younger, whiter, rather, more minorities, more single women, they didn't do that. this was very much a midterm, older, and whiter and so, you know, different people vote, more people vote, a more diverse group votes in 2016. republicans still have to show they get some them to support. bill: a lot of stories will be written in the coming week we can look back on and say, okay, that happened because. the closing days of these campaigns, the tight ones, it shows you that ground game on behalf of republicans, it worked. >> well it worked for the republicans. bill: and they were spooked in 2012. >> it worked for republicans. more importantly it didn't work for democrats. they kept saying we can get the obama voters, younger, more diverse, to come out and vote even though obama's not on ticket. even though our candidates are

putting their arm out. in fact they couldn't do that. in terms of specific candidates, it seems to me it helps the establishment candidates. i know a lot of people aren't going to like this when i say it. it helps establishment candidates at expense of tea party candidates, people like ted cruz. that is how the republicans won. they really won this to a large degree in the primaries when the establishment came together, they kept those tea party challengers out. and these establishment candidates won. now had they not taken the senate, i think you would have seen a real revolution in the party and a lot of anti-establishment tea party types, we did it again with you guys like with mccain and romney, it failed. this time it worked. so i think this would help the establishment candidates at expense of tea party candidates. i also would have to say i think it helps governors at the expense of washington because washington, the brand is still tarnished. i think it helps people like christie, like case i can who you mentioned, like rick walker, conceivably rick snyder in

michigan, bobby jindal. i still think, and rand paul is certainly trying to be kind of outside of washington while he is part of washington. but, i would think that, also, you know, it is not like the obama experience makes you think a senator who hasn't had executive experience runs very well as president or governs very well as a president. so i would think governors would be feeling pretty good. bill: two more points here. "washington post," big, long, article last night. as returns were still coming in. with the chief of staff for harry reid blaming president and white house for not cooperating during this election. they will have that debate. they will have that out. but on the democratic side, if you look where the clintons campaigned, hillary clinton in particular, there were a lot of losses and defeats on the board. what does she do now? and does someone like elizabeth warren get on the first plane to today mine this weekend? is this the point where warren makes a move? >> look, that's a tough one,

going up against the clinton machine, i agree with you, they had a bad election. bill clinton and hillary clinton for all the talk about obama, they didn't want to be seen with him, people did want to be seen with the clintons and seeped to have zero effect. no coattails at all. bill: arkansas, kentucky, it was a blowout. >> exactly. elizabeth warren you could make an argument but taking on the clintons is pretty formidable. as host of a sunday show i would sure love to see it. it would still be tough. i think clinton is prohibitive favorite. she has to get a different message. she has to separate herself from barack obama. to a certain degree if elizabeth warren indoesn't run, clinton has to run and this is kind of hard, they're pretty good as shape shifting as populist, anti-establishment and democratic brand is really damaged. bill: chris, great to see you. great to hang out with you last couple days. >> you and billboard, you know all the stuff that bill knows but bill can walk and chew gum at the same time. he can say it and do it.

bill: very impressed. appreciate you saying that. he has a much bigger brain. >> he has a bigger cowboy hat. bill: indeed has that too. break out the hats. thank you, chris. see you on sunday. chris wallace here in new york. >> you bet. martha: there are room for all the big brains around here. thanks a lot, guys. big night for republican candidates obviously, and in particular for the female candidates out there. shelly moore capito among them. does this mean so-called war on women we heard so much about, is it over? we'll talk about that coming up. >> people realize they have to listen to what is in their best interests, what will keep them working, where their opportunities are. that's why we as republicans won. as far as being a woman, it is more about the policies.

bill: close call for democrats late last night in new hampshire. democratic incumbent jeanne shaheen he said, fending off her republican challenger, former massachusetts senator scott

brown. >> we fought, even in defeat. you have no business in politics unless you respect the judgment of the people. if you run for office you've got to be able to take it either way. >> i am so proud to once again be able to represent the people of new hampshire and the united states senate. [cheers and applause] >> so shaheen goes back to washington. we were watching that race very closely. new hampshire has voted democrat in six of the last seven elections. >> -- on their own but we can overcome them because this is the greatest nation in the history of mankind! [cheers and applause] we are going to do this but to get there it starts with new leadership. [cheers and applause]

>> one of the women of the night last night, iowa senator-elect joni ernst, the first woman to represent the iowa in the senate. that was her victory speech last night. so what does this mean as the election of a lot of women last night, in terms of the war on women that we heard so much about in the last presidential election for president obama? jehmu greene, joins us, former president of the women's media center, rich lowery, editor of "national review." both fox news contributors. welcome to both of you. great to have you here. you look across the board and i want to start with jehmu at some of the candidates out there, who sort of were waving that flag, sandra fluke was among them. she was running for a state representative position. she did not succeed. wendy davis, who also ran on a platform that had quite a bit to do with what are typically to be war on women issues. mark udall, he was dubbed mark uterus, that was clumsy phrase.

that is what he was dubbed in his race in utah of the he also did not succeed. does this mean that whole mantra, that whole discussion is no longer relevant? >> absolutely not, martha. what it means is that in midterm elections, republican voters tend to turn out in higher numbers than democratic voters. martha: that is your whole take way it was turnout issue. >> absolutely. this historically you see the second term in a midterm election for a president, you will have the opposing party win around six seats in the senate and 29 seats in the house. so congratulations republicans. you're on par. not that much big of a deal here. it is not making. when you look at turnout, the coalition of voters that turned out, they are against democrats to begin with. i don't see this as a trend. seven out of 10 people polled in this country believe that a woman has the right to make her reproductive right decisions. and that has not changed. martha: but i think the takeaway is that is not, the number one thing that people care about.

>> not the number one thing. martha: there are much bigger issues, about the economy, they're concerned about terrorism, 71% of americans are concerned that we could have another terrorist attack. when you look at some of the women who did win last night, we just saw joni ernst, you got the governor in rhode island, first female governor in rhode island, mia love, the first republican, the first african-american republican in congress. i think we have pictures of some of these folks. shelly more capito on the list. elise stef nan i can, republican from new york. list goes on. barbara comstock in virginia. a lot of strong republican women heading to capitol hill. >> this is party last night got major infusion of new energy and fresh faces, including a lost impressive women. at the top of the segment when we talked about democrats who failed on war on women message, i don't think, might discount, wendy davis never really had a chance although the media pumped her up she is strong champion of

late-term abortion, or infan at that side depending how you view it. colorado was really significant. this was the initial lab where the war on women was cooked up in 2010, a midterm election i might point out. and it became a big part of the democratic playbook in 2012. mark udall returned to it and doubled down on it in a huge way this time and it just didn't work. david axelrod even this morning said it was too crude, too simplistic to work. this was always picky unslogan earring the war on woman. as you point out this ask country that thinks we have serious problems they're not buying this ridiculous campaign. martha: give credit to all the women who won the races last night in terms of having a stronger female presence on capitol hill? >> absolutely. i am in favor of unleashing more women whether they are on the left or on the right. in the political process. so, i'm happy to see this infusion but it doesn't mean that these strong women still

don't want to criminalize abortion. what also happened last night, you had candidates like joni ernst, scott walker, cory gardner, they all had to run to the left on women's rights to win. and that i think is the bigger find, there is a very strong effort from republicans to capture the female vote -- martha: a lot of republicans like cory gardner, who happened to agree they should have contraception over-the-counter. makes issues a smaller piece of the pie in terms of what people are really caring about out there. >> having access to these drugs over-the-counter shouldn't be left-right issue. freedom and common sense issue. amazingly feminists would -- >> that is the not point from republicans. they weren't singing that song two years ago. >> bobby jindal came up with the idea a long time ago. feminists wouldn't give him credit. that is a great idea. instead in colorado, feminist group said cory gardner in his america he would restrict access

to condoms. wouldn't get condoms in cory gardner's america. that is ridiculous, an average voter will recognize as such. martha: very hard break. thank you jehmu and rich lowery. we'll be back with more. stay with us. totaled him. you two had been through everything together. two boyfriends. three jobs. you're like "nothing can replace brad!" then liberty mutual calls. and you break into your happy dance. if you sign up for better car replacement, we'll pay for a car that's a model year newer with 15,000 fewer miles than your old one. see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance.

>> democrats wake up this morning hoping it was a bad dream after the big beating they took in the midterms. republicans notetook control of the u.s. senate, they expand control of the house and took several high-profile governors races they were not expected to capture. we have fox team coverage on "happening now" and in depth analysis from the likes of ed rollins, joe trippi, jonah gold berg and doug schoen. chairman of the national republican congressional committee stops by "happening now," six minutes away. bill: jon, thank you. republicans winning as jon

mentioned in several key governors races. republicans had hard-fought battle in florida, michigan, john kasich won in ohio. they flipped democratic seats in maryland and did it this illinois. molly line joins us live. now live in boston. good morning there. how hard did the president campaign in that governor's race in illinois? >> this was one of the ones taken personally. interesting developments all ross the nation when it comes to the governors races. so much focus on the senate and we're seeing some victories in executive offices around the nation. illinois governor pat quinn, the democrat there, he was campaigned personally for by president obama, in president obama's home state. he lost to republican businessman bruce rauner who claimed victory last night, slated to become illinois's first republican governor in a dozen years. bringing it back here to massachusetts. a nail-biter last night. republican charlie baker defeating democrat martha coakley and win the governor's seat.

putting the governor's office back in republican control after eight years. coakley was beaten by governor scott brown during the 2010 special election. numbers were so close with that race, that baker did not cone seed last night but expected to do so shortly here in massachusetts. on to key battleground states, florida, republican governor rick scott won re-election in florida, narrowly taking that victory over republican turned democrat charlie crist. that race also a squeaker. just a percentage point between the two men. a big win in ohio last night for governor kasich. lots to look at across the country. those governors races interesting development. bill: molly thanks. molly line out of boston this morning. thank you, martha. martha: president obama will hold a news conference this afternoon. he will react to really the drubbing that democrats took across the country yesterday. we'll see what the president thinks about it and what he thinks about what happens next when we come back. (receptionist) gunderman group.

gunderman group is growing. getting in a groove. growth is gratifying. goal is to grow. gotta get greater growth. i just talked to ups. they got expert advise, special discounts, new technologies. like smart pick ups. they'll only show up when you print a label and it's automatic. we save time and money.

time? money? time and money. awesome. awesome! awesome! awesome! awesome! (all) awesome! i love logistics. hello... i'm an idaho potato farmer and our big idaho potato truck is still missing. so my buddy here is going to help me find it. here we go. woo who, woah, woah, woah. it's out there somewhere spreading the word about america's favorite potatoes: heart healthy idaho potatoes and the american heart association's go red for women campaign. if you see it i hope you'll let us know. always look for the grown in idaho seal.

>> we want to thank everybody for voting. they say we look comfortable, relaxed. bill: see i you tomorrow, everybody. martha: we will see you tomorrow. jon: americans have spoken, changing the political landscape in washington as republicans ride a wave of voter discontent to take control of the senate and increase their majority in the house also given the g.o.p. new powers to challenge president obama's agenda in the final two years of his term. a good wednesday morning to you. heather: republicans gaining at least seven seats in the u.s. senate to take control of the chamber for a first time since 2006 boost in their majority in the house of representatives to near historic levels. let's go to doubt live for u