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one was a 27-year-old man who resisted as he was being detain pd friendship a 26-year-old man was tackled after he appeared ready to punch a deputy. both were arrested. and a music teacher in california is offering thanks for the support he's been getting after fighting with a student. >> he not boy, jurs like that after asking him to leave the classroom for not wearing the proper school form. riley was arrestd and booked for child abuse. a gofund me page set up to help riley with his legal fees has now raised at least -- about $70,000. a lot of people divided on who's at fault there. we're learning the identity of one of the two winners in a nearly $700 million powerball jackpot. >> a single mom, a grandmother from iowa who has pretty big plans.

>> reporter: walking through that fet confetti, one of the win withers of those major jackpots last month, power ball. she won 343,900,000 dollars. >> so currently i'm retired. >> reporter: when she heard someone won for her state -- she left the tickets in her sister's pick up. >> it took me a minute going back and forth to figure out i had won and i said to my sister get in your truck and drive here slow. >> reporter: she will pay her grand kid's tuition andall red ea set opfoundation name aed for a grandson she lost as an

infant. >> it's in honor oof a grandson of mine who was born in april and 24 weeks and he lived for one day. and so that foundation sr to honor him and to do good for others. >> reporter: a powerful moment. her ford fiesta will go. >> 142,000 miles on it and i'm going to get a car big enough i can take all my grandchildren places. >> our thanks. >> she can have a car for every day. >> a lot of times you see these winners and you're like they don't really need money and you don't feel as happy for them as you do watching that woman there. single mom -- >> knowing the good she's going to do and the emotional tie. but said she's go eing to help family and friends and take a vacation or several. >> several vacations. that's awesome.

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be an historic night. we'll have our power house political team watching everything that's coming in. on this side we'll have our data crunchers and political analysts telling us what all the numbers mean and i'll be here on the big board watching the races come in, telling you who's up, who's down, where the vote hasn't been counted and where it has been. republicans are the party in power with all that red and we've identified more than key congressional races. we believe the battle for the house will be fought in these congressional districts. we've assembled on this chip board. if they're indeed is a blue wave, we'll see it right here on this board.prn t ballot but this election very much is a referendum on president trump. we'll be able to break it down with the help of a 3d model.

all 435 house seats are up for grabs and democrats need to pick up 23 to take control for the first time in airgt years. in the senate democrats are on defense. they need just two seats but could lose even more. across the country we could keep a close eye on 36 governors races. this could be hist ooreck with the potential for massive voter turnout. and a poll saying they're certn to voted or already voted. that's compared to 65% in 2014. in our poll donald trump has the lowest approval rating since harry truman. 40% with 53% disapproval. >> so much excitement. >> lots of excitement. >> it's really eincredible to see. >> they show you our election head quarters. we might be using this for our graphic.

♪ good morning. i'm kendis gibson. good morning i'm kend kepd. ke kend kebd. frrs they've seen no indication the u.s. election infrastructure has they see no indication the infrastructure has been compromised but say russia is still trying to influence how americans vote. the pentagon says navy recognizance plane had every right to fly over the black sea near eastern europe and the fighter jet had no right to buzz it twice. they call it safe and irresponsible. a gofund me page for a california teacher after allegedly fighting a student has raised nearly $70,000.

the teacher says he is grateful the support he has been receiving. and an iowan with six grandchildren has stepped up to claim her half of the powerball jackpot. she's set she she's set up a foundation and will replace her ford fiesta. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, november 6th. we do have a fancy election type head quarters as you can see. the big wall. everything's lit up. your voice, your vote. >> so different from the usual set. >> we brought in marcy just for the big election. >> yep. >> we're very thankful it's election day and it's decision

day for many voters. that could shift the power of congress. >> president trump held rally in three critical states, talking boit immigration and making it clear that his political future is on the line. major networks rejected an ad from the trump campaign that was criticized as racist for drawing a connection between a cop killer and caravans heading to the u.s. and a robe oo call featuring someone impersonating her voice in a message against gubernatorial candidate, stacey abrams. >> jesus don't like ugly and we know what to do about that. vote. tomorrow show up and show out and vote. >> oprah interrupting her

workout to post that video. that looked like the home gym. >> keeping it real though. >> jesus don't like ugly. >> i love it. president trump is spending election day at the white house after holding 11 rallies in the last six days. >> he said to vote as if his name were on the ticket. >> reporter: welcomed by a ror roaring crowd, republicans continuing to push theconomy and jaups while the president stokes his base with talks of boarder security. >> you think we're letting that caravan into this country, you better think different. >> i would like to have a much softer tone. frrgs i feel i have no choice

but maybe i do. >> reporter: and former president's oobama are painting midterms as the referendum of the white house. abrams who hopes to become the first black female governor making no attempts to attract conservatives away from brian kemp. and beto o'rourke promising unity in his battle against cruz. >> it's precisely at that moment that texas stands up not as republicans, not as democrats, but as americans. >> reporter: with more than 5,000 active duty troops at the boarder, immigration remain as key. and two have said they support president trump's plan for the board rp. abc news. and the president was in missouri to drum up support for republican senate hopeful who is in a closely contested race with

moderate democrat claire mcaskal. >> and she wants people to know she's not your typical democrat. >> reporter: two-term senator's message in trump country. she's not one of those quote crazy democrats and on issues like immigration will work with the president. >> i support whatever the president needs to make sure the boarder is not over run. but to republican mccaskill is just another liberal. >> it's time to say you are fired. >> mccaskill is relying one issue, health care. in fact, as the attorney general she joined a lawsuit. health care is one of those top issues for missouri voters but holly is a counting on the last-minute swing to put him over the top.

deborah roberts, abc news in st. louis, missouri. >> and the total cost of the midterm election is more than $5 billion. >> good morning, rick. >> reporter: it's being called an election about everything but really it's about one big thing, president trump. he is on the ballot. and he has said as much. consider myself on the ballot when you go and vote and a referendum on donald trump nation wide means much different things in different parts of the country. you're seeing those being hurt by their association with president trump and that could be ewwhy democrats take over control of the house. big red states, 10 democratic senators defending their seats where president trump carried. that's where president trump is

making his popularity very much felt for the candidates. at the end of the day it's a referendum on the sitting president and we're about to get that judgment. >> and just about 24 hours you'll be here on the set with us. there are several marijuana measures being voted on today. legislation that would legalize recreational or medicinal pot use. polls suggest all four are likely to pass. if they do about 1/4 of americans will have access to some sort of legal wide. high times in this country. today's voter turnout may be effected by bad weather in the east and northern plains. >> accuweather's paul williams tells us when and where. >> good morning. the real impact is along the east coast and that's where we have some of the most hotly

contested races. we're looking for a mixture of rain and snow and then it's goeing to stay dryer towards the west coast. the gubernatorial races -- we're looking for a set of thunderstorms. throughout wisconsin we'll have a mixture of rain and snow and then as you go towards oregon we should stay clear for the key gubernatorial races. the weather for the senate races, we'll have concern once again but in ohio, indiana, tennessee shouldn't be a problem for mother nature. >> how about the weather for all 435 congressional races while we're at it? do stay with abc news and stay indoors tonight and watch our special election coverage from our election head quarquarters. 8:00 p.m. eastern time. turning to business. amazon has chosen not one but two cities for its second head

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welcome back. an uber dr welcome back. an uber driver is charge would manslaughter after a deadly case of car surfing involving a teen. >> arraigned monday in the death of 15-year-old ryan mullen. they say he let mulen and another teen car surff on the roof of his suv. mullen fell and suffered severe head injuries. they say chuma should have been more responsible. >> he got into a car with the expectation of getting home. and there was an adult present the adult should have said that's a bad decision. this can't happen again. nobody should have to go through this pain. >> mulen died the day after the fall. he faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. orlando police say a dna match from a genealogy website

has helped solve yet another murder. >> it's stumped professors since 2001. a few months ago detectives learned three relatives had submitted their dna to the geneiologist website. the now 38-year-old suspect has been arrested. and the victim's mother seays se didn't thing the killer would ever be caught. we're going to lighten things pup. a new world champion. >> name is rudy browning and he beat out 127 other competitors from around the world, he won the title after a grueling four-day tournament that was held in china. who knew this was a thing? >> espn airs it in the middle of the night a lot of of times so i

get to see it and i don't have a life. it got him a money. it's sort of mesmerizing to watch. >> have you really watched it? >> i have. >> where do you even practice? >> i have planes but they don't fly like that. coming up a teen age digital detox. >> they they lasted two long weeks without social media. g "world news now."

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♪ all right. we all know how addictive our smart phone apps can be especially for the younger generation pretty much grew up with a phone in their hands. >> we're checking out a group of teen age girl whose tried to go old school and quit their social media apps cold turkey. better them than us.

>> right. >> reporter: murin, california, 10 girls from different schools. eighth and ninth graders who volunteered for a major challenge. no social media for two weeks. they mostly use instagram and snapchat. most say screen time is associate would anxiety in teens. a social media break could be life changing. >> there's going to be a medical impact a sleep impact, an academic impact and social impact. >> i do think she's on her phone a lot and it's frankly pretty annoying. my biggest frustration is that things don't get done around the house and how many times i have to say get off your phone. >> i worry that she feels she needs to show a life that's maybe not real. >> one concern for both parents and teens losing the messaging functions within these apps.

they're vitel for making plans and arranging rides. >> i definitely have more people on snapchat than phone numbers. >> what am i going to do if my friend has a birthday? >> here's the chal chlg. two weeks no social media whatsoever. delete the apps right now. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: after two weeks they reinstall the apps. >> it's a lot to look at. >> i'm glad i have it back but i'm a little hesitant. >> reporter: and we gather to talk through the results. >> it was good. >> it felt normal. >> reporter: who thinks they slept better? who got into fewer arguments with their parents? they said they felt a little out of the loop.

>> i didn't know -- >> reporter: when they hung out with friends not part of the experiment. >> and i was there and i was like why don't we dsomething. year getting off our phones and we would listen to music and talk and we had so much fun and i learned so much about them. >> the up side is that you have so much more time to do your homework, eat dinner with your family and be mindful of experiences. >> reporter: siting plans to be more vigilant about their social media use and being more present in real life. >> i rr gotten so much more done and in a good way made me feel like i was a little kid again. not worrying about stuff as much. >> that's the scariest thing i have seen. >> we're back? they were shocked by how much

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we're here with the whole cast as they get ready for the following week ps opening number. that's emmy choreographer, mandy moore. then it's time for the couples to learn their new routines. >> welcome to "dancing with the stars." it's on the wall so you can't get lost. so we have five studios. this is the first one. i feel each one has its own theme. >> and before allen's partner gets here, he has to come up with their newest routine. so you're coriaographing now? >> yes. >> reporter: it continues with a stop in the next practice room. >> look who it is. so this is a really nice studio too. >> i mean how many hours, how many days a week? >> every day a week and every day we can.

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. this morning o this morning on "world news now" it's election day. >> and the president telling supporters giving democrats more control would be devastating. the eyes of the nation are on several key races in texas. the senator ted cruz is fighting to keep his job. we're with him and the challenger, beto o'rourke and in florida a new governor may not be known for weeks. the bride and broom were cheered on as they left their reception on a helicopter. we have new images on where that aircraft went down.

and after countless tv ads and news coverage, maybe you feel like this little guy does today. it is tuesday, november 6 pgt. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> made the. it is almost over. >> don't start celebrating just yet. we still have to get through today. almost there. >> so jack just ran his 15th marathon. which was more painful this election season or the marathon? >> it was close. i made it and we, as a nation, have made it. so let's do it. >> any indication jack can barely move. >> i'm sure it will be soon safe to go back and watch tv commercials after this. we're going to start with that because millions of americans across the country are gearing up to head to the polls after c hilre.cag,lection da

of congress could change hands from republicans to democrats. >> abc's david muir is on our special election set with a look at what's at stake. >> reporter: take a look at what will be edecided as we bring the c capitol to life in our studio tonight. 435 seats in the house and 35 in the senate. voters in 36 states will elect governors and two numbers to watch as we head into election night. 23 seats in the house, that's what the democrats need to take back control of the house and two seats in the senate. but that's a very difficult task. >> president trump was working the crowd up to the last minute wrapping up his final push just before midnight. >> he held his final rally of the day in missouri where he was introduced by rush limbaugh.

and at each stop the president warned supporters that a victory for democrats would be a disaster for the country. >> if the radical democrats take power, they will take a wrecking ball to our economy and to the future of our country. >> well, the president's latest attacks came hours of after he told sinclair broadcasting he regretted some of sharp campaign rhetoric. >> i would like to have a much softer tone. i feel a certain extent i have no choice but maybe i do and maybe i could have been softer from that stand point. >> in an effort to appeal to women voters, he invited three top white house aids to join him on stage. daughter, ivanka, kelly ann conway and sarah sanders. many expect republicans will

hold on to their raiser thin margin in the senate. >> ted cruz among those facing a tough chal chlg with beto o'rourke hoping to flip a state where trump easily won. 5 million people voted early in texas. >> reporter: as voters decide if this deem red state will turn purple. both in their 40s, one ran for president, the other could run one day. senator ted cruz and three-time congressman beto o'rourke could not be more different. we cruise in his final push. >> the lowest unemployment rate and i think texans understand why would we want tt ? >> reporter: and a new ad traveling to all 254 counties, documenting it on his iphone. >> this is our chance, texas, to lead this country.

america's never been more divided, more polarized. >> reporter: more people have already voted than the total that voted in the lasts midterm. do you think early voter momentum is leaning your way e? >> i do. >> reporter: and with president trump focusing on the images of the caravan, so is cruz. >> security is on the ballot tomorrow. >> reporter: you say you want to secure the boarders. can you do that without a or militarizing the boarder? he says we need immigration reform. >> it's precisely at that moment that texas stands up not as republicans, not as democrats but as americans and human bes to rewrite this country's immigration laws in our own image. >> reporter: congressman o'rourke tells me the city of el paso has been one of the safest cities in the last 20 years because they're a city of

immigrants. paula ferris, abc news, elpaseo. one of the most hotly contested governor's races is in georgia. frfrs it matches democrat stacey abrams verses republican kemp. >> saying democrats attempted to hack into the voter registration system. abrams is calling him a liar. > >> reporter: the race that has everyone's attention is the race for governor between democrat abram skrks and republican kemp who is also the current secretary of state. he's been facing criticism for holding on to that job while running for the state's top office. the mud that's been slinging back and forth is an accusation

from the secretary of state's office that state democrats were trying to hack into the state voter rolls online. democrats categorically deny this saying it's a lie meant to distract and jin-up the republican base. kemp is facing accusations from the left about voter suppression. allegations that he's sitting on thousands of registrations of minority voters. this game being played in georgia is about turnout. that's what's going to determine this race. an unbelievable amount of people have already voted. ena race right now that is pretty much polling dead even. to win someone has to get to 50% of the vote and there is a libertarian candidate in this race. if no one wins a simple majority in this very tight race, then a run off will be scheduled for

december. abc news, atlanta. >> so this election will be with us for a while quite possibly is what steve is hinting to. and in arizona where the two candidates are women and among the record-breaking number of women on the ballot this year. >> sally, a former combat pilot is counting on support from traditional republicans and congressional is hoping to pick up votes focusing on health care and education. that ad many see as racist by president trump's campaign has been rejected by tv networks and facebook. they pulled it after facing online back lash. even the trendser trump-friendly fox newswork stopped airing the ad. cnn declared it racist and refused to run it.

the president said he didn't know about the ad, even though he posted a longer version of that ad last week. he told reporters a lot of things are offensive, including their questions. they're more prepared than ever for cyber meddling in today's election. foreign groups, russia in particular still want to disrupt our elections. they see no indication in the election infrastructure that has been compromised. something that no one has any control over. but a big factor in voter turnout is the weather. >> there's a lot to talk about. paul. mother nature will make a haj major impact along the east coast especially in the hotly contested races in virginia. and severe weather along the

midatlantic region. rain and freezing rain across the great lakes region. for the west coast we're dry and staying cooperative for us on election day. dry and warm for portions of texas for that race as well. >> quite a busy day indeed. thank you. elections are grueling on candidates but they're very, very tough on their families. >> the young son of alabama gubernatorial candidate appears to have had enough. here he is 5-year-old eli just lying down on the airport tarmac in montgomery in his pajamas. his dad's been on the trail for nearly 400 days. you kind of can't blame the kid. maybe eif i lay here dad will hangout and spend some time with me. >>

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used up every last minute. here's a look at foggy capitol hill with all 435 house seats up for grabs in addition to 35 in the senate. >> that's not fog. that's just smoke left over from the battle that has gone on for control of capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: 10s of thousands of people turned out for the chance to see president trump in three different states monday. both the president and his opponent are push thing idea that this midterm election is a referendum on the president's time in office. welcomed welcomed a roaring crowd in missouri he made his last of three campaign stops. republicans continuing to push economy and jobs while the president stokes his base with

talk of boarder security. >> you think we're letting that caravan come into this country, you can forget it. >> reporter: despite saying this monday when asked if he could do anything differently. >> i would like to have a much softer tone. i feel a large extent i don't have a choice but maybe i do. >> reporter: they're painting tuesday's midterms as a referendum on the white house. >> who we are is on the ballot. >> reporter: with the stakes sky high, early voter turnout is way up. >> the local dynamic whether in senate or house districts will probably matter a lot less than whether they think trump is doing a good job or not. >> reporter: stacey abrams making no attempts to attract conservatives away from brian kemp.

and in texas congressman beto o'rourke promising unity. >> it is precisely at that moment that texas stands up not as democrats, not as republicans but as americans. >> reporter: with more than 5,000 active dut troops that boarder immigration remains a key issue go thing ing into ele day. and have said they support president trump's plan for the boarder. >> we'll be there for more later. more than 5 million voteers have already cast ballots in the battle ground state of florida. >> and like many elections in the past those races have gone right down to the wire. >> reporter: tallahassee mayor, andrew gillum is hoping to become the first democratic

governor in 24 years. endors endorsed former president obama and bernie sanders. he would also be the first black governor in history. and his opponent desantis signing here building a wall with toy blocks with his daughter. >> i'm not calling him a racist shs i'm simply saying the racists believe he's a racist. >> reporter: and pointing to the feds, looking into corruption in tallahassee. >> the fact is he has not served honorably as a mayor. >> reporter: the incumbent democrat facing a tough challenge from republican governor rick scott who's maintained president trump's support despite their differences on several key issues. the most recent polls show democrats with a slight lead but it's all about turnout and the

party that wins florida gets an advantage going to 2020. >> and the results will have far reaching consequences, especially if democrats take control of the house of rmtives. >> how a so-called blue wave could change things for the president. >> reporter: president trump will wake up wednesday morning to a very different political scenario. here on the hill they are going to investigate this president trump and his administration thoroughly. likely investigating everything from the president's tax returns to the questions about collusion. many say they feel this administration has been allowed to go unchecked. that will come to a screeching halt. get ready for a lot of hearings and a lot of subpoenas too. democrats are not ready to move on that issue just yet. they're treading carefully,

intentionally not bringing up the iss impeament.al agent mueller has come up with but democrats have made it clear they're ready to investigate anything and that includes impeachment. democrats are going to need show they can legislate, not just investigate. that's important especially for those eyeing a presidential run in 2020. they are well aware americans are fed up. democrats will wanted to send a message there's a new sheriff in town. >> legislate, not just investigate. we'll see how it all plays out. and this is how it's going to play out on abc news tonight. that's just about four floors below where we are right now. coverage starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. in other news this morning a tense encounter between the u.s.

and russia. a russian fighter jet buzzed a u.s. navy recognizance plane taz flew over the sea. the pentagon says the russians didn't establish radio contact and came way too close. not once, but twice. it denies the u.s. flight provoked the russian jet. the widow of a fallen american soldier says there's heart ache but no regret about her husband's death. brent taylor arriving in the u.s. overnight. he was killed by an afghan soldier he was helping to train over the weekend. he was a mayor of utah and leebs behind his wife and their seven children. and taylor may have been on the minds of those who gathered lasts night for the annual stand up for heroes fund raiser. >> it raises money for bob's foundation which supports wounded veterans and their

families. bruce springsteen and erick church. they teamed up to perform a song together. >> comedian john stewart welcomed the service members in the audience, saying he ethought they would be that boarder. >> never shy. >> but that's no surprise. >> that's what we expect from john stewart. what we're finding out about america's newest powerball jackpot winner. and the stunning double elimination last night on "dancing with the stars." oh, my goodness. which couples coming up in the skinny. you're watching "world news now." watching "world news now" e.

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chaos at house party has share's deputies facing questions. they were punching people pinned facedown at home in cotton,

wood, california. they say one was a 27-year-old man who resisted as he was being detained. officials say a 26-year-old man was tackled after he appeared ready to punch a deputy. both were arrested. and a music teacher is offering thanks for the support he's been getting after fighting with a student. he fought the boy after asking him to leave a classroom for not wearing the proper school uniform. riley was arrested and booked for child abuse. a gofund me page set up to help riley rile with his legal fees has raised about $70,000. a lotf oof people divided on who's at fault there. we're learning one of the two winners in a powerball jackpot. >> a single mom, a grandmother a with preplans.>> reporter: wao

a ne one of the winners of one oof those major jackpots last month. shes works in health care insurance or shall we say worked? >> occupation? >> so currently i'm retired. >> reporter: when she heard someone won from her state she left them in her sister's puck up. >> it took me about a minute going back and forth to figure out that i had won and i said to my sister get that ticket, get in your truck and get up here now and drive slow. >> reporter: she'll pay her grandchildn's itioelp family and friends and already set up a foundation named for a grandchild she lost.

>> it's set up in honorer of a grandson of mine who was born in april and he was born 24 weeks and he lived for one day. and so that foundation is to honor him and to do good for others. >> reporter: a powerful moment and then some humor. her ford fiesta says will go. >> 142,000 miles on it and i'm going to get a car big enough i can take all my grandchildren places now. >> our thanks there. >> she can have a car for every day. >> a lot of times you see these winners and you're like they don't really need the money and you don't feel as hap as you do watching that woman there. single mom >> knowing the good she's going to do with it and the emotional tie. she's going to help family and friends. she's going to take a vacation or several. >> several vacations. that's awesome.

when we come back the stunning double shocking elimination on "dancing with the stars." and we're getting our first look at people magazine's sexiest man alive for 2018. we got the big reveal for you. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our continues after this from our abc stations

♪ ♪ it is time for the skinny on a tuesday and you know what that means? we watched dancing wi"dancing w stars" so you wouldn't have to. a double elimination. >> so social media star alexis and pro, they just set the stage on fire with that sexy samba. that scored them a nearly perfect 29 out of 30 >> and after it turned into an episode of "the bachelorette." after alexis admitted lasts week that she had feelings for allen. allen admitted he also has feelings for her. >> okay.

but, but he was not specific about what those feelings actually are. he did say that he likes hanging out with her, he doesn't want to spoil their quote dance journey. so it sounds like he totally placesed her in the friend zone. >> he did not place her in the friend zone. >> if he felt it, wouldn't he just say it? >> there's a hareart, he's shirtless. they're in love no doubt. >> it looks like something. moving on to harry potter's ivana and they did a rumba. >> juan pablo and cheryl for their charleston. >> and dead last yet again grocery store joe and jenna. storing a dismal 21 for clumsy

tango. >> meanwhile their highest score yet, a 25. "dukes of hazard" john snider and emma set to john denver's song. nfl star, demarcus wear and lindsey arnold earned a 27. trrs they did a waltz. >> but proving that high scores are no guarantee of ultimate success, overwhelming popular votes managed to keep grocery store joe safe while both john and emma and demarcus and lindsey were given the boot. >> wait a minute grocery store joe was not even in the bottom three. >> it's a popularity contest. >> why? >> the ladies love him. >> he knows how to bag 'em.

literally. the sexiest man alive just erevealed moments ago. gritty. >> oh, yeah. >> gritty. >> i mean how could he not? >> it was last-minute add. but gritty. >> with moves like that, who could out sexify -- >> gritty. so maybe idris elba actually won. >> but it was really close. >> the actor said quote i looked in the mirror, i check myself out and was like yeah, you are kind of sexy today. but to be honest it was a niesz feeling, a nice surprise, an ego boost for sure. >> unseating blake shelton as the reigning sexiest man alive. when blake was mentioned last

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historic night. led by george stephanopoulos. on this side we'll have our data crunchers and politicaltelli telling all the numbers be and i'll be here on the big board telling you who's up, who's down. this is the house right now as it stands. republicans are the party in power with all that red and we've identified more than 100 key congressional races. we believe the battle for the house will be fought in these congressional districts across the country. we've assembled them on this chip eboard. places like georgia 6 and kentucky 6 and georgia 10. if there indeed is a a blue wave, we'll see it right here on this board. president trump is not on the ballot but this is very much a referendum on president trump. we will be able to break it down with the help off a 3d model. let's take a look at what's at

stake in this election. all 435 house seats are up for grabs. and in the senate, they need gain two seats. but they could lose a lot more. we'll be keeping our eye on 36 governor races. a and a new abc news washington post poll saying they're certain to vote or have already voted. that's compared to 65% back in 2014. donald trump has the lowest approval rating go finiing to midterms since harry truman. we'll find out what effect the president has on this election very shortly. >> so much excitement. >> lots of excitement. >> it's really incredible to see. >> they show you our election headquarters. we m

>> have a great day. on this special election day edition of "america this morning," the final countdown. >> there is no stopping us. >> america goes to the polls with control of congress at stake. new numbers overnight on this historic day, the expected turnout, the senate and the governors' races going down to the wire. >> the president campaigning late into the night. >> go out and vote republican. >> his final message and what happens tonight if democrats win the house. this hour we check in with abc news correspondents coast to coast. the races to watch, the questions on the ballot from marijuana to climate change and the so-called pink wave. how women could make history today. also this morning, an