"cbs this morning." from thehe broadcacast center iw york city, i'm nikki battiste. it's wednesday, november 7, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." power shift, democrats win control of the house in the midterm elections, but the gop holds on to the senate. a closer look at the changes in the political landscape. and, democrats with seats in the nat a key role.

nearly 40% of voters said they cast their ballots to express opposition to the president. nikole killion is on capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to come together.

>> reporter: despite the loss of the house, president trump tweeted tremendous success tonight. the white house says president trump called house and senate leaders last night to express his congratulations and is expected to make more calls today. anne-marie. >> thank you so much. now that democrats control the house, it will mean new committee leadership and a new agenda. major garrett has more from the white house. >> reporter: a point of history for the trump presidency, 11:45 eastern time president trump called nancy pelosi the current house minority leader to congratulate her on what will become the house majority when they reconvene in 2019. what are the implications for the trump white house? well, leader pelosi has promised aggressive oversight of this white house and this

administration, something she says republicans really did not pursue. and this white house, by virtue of a memo it issued last year, will empower democrats do exactly that, investigate the trump administration. how did it do that? by sending a memo to capitol hill saying that the administration, the trump administration only had to be responsive for requests for information from the majority party in the house and the senate. well, that's going to be the democrats. they can also use their subpoena power. but even this other mechanism that the trump administrations that given them, meaning everyone on the trump administration must respond to house democratic requests for information could make those investigations more intrusive. will that lead to impeachment in? that's way down the road. a lower-level priority for pelosi. there will be other deals on infrastructure and immigration? very hard to say. but, president trump in that phone call with pelosi did note in her remarks a call for

bipartisanship. at leastthe house by picking upt 26 seats. anthony mason takes a look at how exactly they did that. >> reporter: we wanted to take a look at what contributed to the democrats taking control of the house. and that starts with them doing better among their base, in fact. if you look at this, you'll see we're looking at young voters. they won two thirds. that's an improvement of 13 points over four years ago. they held black voters 9 out of 10 much like four years ago. they won two-thirds of his tonic voters and that's a 6% improvement. and women they won 49% and 8% improvement. look at the swing votes. four years ago democrats lost independence, they lost white women and college voters, all

about 41, 42%. this time around four years later, the democrats win all those groups. they take 54% of independents, they narrowly win white women, and they win white college voters. that's how they turned it around this time and that's why they've won the house. >> that was anthony mason reporting. there were 36 gubernatorial elections yesterday, some with national implications. laura poe definita is here with that. >> flip seats were also apparent, illinois, michigan, and mexico were among those that turned blue. but the outcome of some contests like that historic race in georgia are still up in the air. democrats are leading when it comes to winning back the executive branch in several states. in illinois, businessman j.b. pritzker ousted first term republican governor rauner. >> one of the first things that we've got do is reverse the

damage that bruce rauner has done. >> democrat gretchen whitmer won in michigan defeating schuette. in wisconsin, governor scott walker appears to have been denied a third term. though he won't concede yet to tony evers. >> mr. president, i look ford to work with you to advance florida's priorities. >> in florida, ron desantis beat out his challenger andrew gillum. >> even though i won't have the blessing as serving as the next governor of the state of florida, i still plan to be on the front lines. >> and in georgia, democrat stacey abrams still hopes to become the first african-american woman to be elected governor. >> georgia still has a decision to make. a decision between division and trickery. >> after a bitterly fought campaign, she trailed brian kemp, is but refusing to concede

until every single vote is counted. that governor's race will likely be determined in a run off on december 4th. in georgia a race goes to a runoff if neither candidate receives more than 50% of the vote. anne-marie. >> laura podesta here in new york, thanks so much. >> thanks. coming up on "the morning news," diversity at the ballot made history in yesterday's election. this is the "cbs morning news." then you were correct. and that was a really good guess. nice job. ato be there... for the good. and not so good. for the mundane. the awe-inspiring. the heart racing. the heart breaking. that's what life is all about... showing up.

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senate. >> and just think of this, it's a conservative woman to boot. >> in new york, democrat alexandria ocasio cortez became the youngest woman elected to congress at 29 years old. in massachusetts, ayana presley ran unopposed as a democrat and became the first black woman to represent the commonwealth in congress. voters are also infusing washington with some new ethnic diversity. ilhan omar will serve as the nation's first somali american congresswoman. >> we are done waiting. we are the ones we have been waiting for. let's get to work. >> she'll be joined by michigan democrat rashida tlaib, also a muslim. and the first palestinian-american to serve in congress. voters in kansas shows sharise davids. she'll be the first native american congresswoman. cle is also a lesbiad btq at

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they complained about broken machines, long lines, rejected ballots, and poll workers emproperly challenging their right to vote. a coalition of civil rights groups reported receiving more than 29,000 voting irregularities. in atlanta they waited four hours to cast their ballots and there were complaints about voting machines flipping voters' choices in four states. and women placed i voted stickers is he headstone of susan b. anthony. this has become something of an election day tradition. anthony helped propel the women's voting rights movement in 1872 when she was arrested for illegally voting. nearly 50 years later, the 19th amendment was ratified giving women in the u.s. the right to vote legally. well, a special pair of pants could provide a way for people in wheelchairs and the elderly to gain new mobility.

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the outcome of yesterday's election was mixed. democrats won control of the house, thanks to strong showings in urban and suburban areas. president trump called democratic leader nancy pelosi to congratulate her. nearly 40% said they cast billion lots to express opposition to the president. the republicans retain control of the senate winning key races in texas and tennessee. there was high early voter turnout and women ran in unprecedented numbers. there were 36 governorships in play yesterday. democrat tony evers appears to have narrowly beat governor scott walker, but walker declined to immediately concede. in georgia, brian kemp appears

to have beaten stacey abrams. abrams was trying to become the nation's first black female governor. and republicans kept control of the governor's offices in idaho and south dakota. and the midterm elections included the most diverse group of candidates ever. there's a record-breaking number of women on the ballot, 230 in house races alone. alexandria ocasio cortez at 29 became the youngest woman elected to congress. rashida tlaib will be the first palestinian candidate to serve in congress. and sharise davids, she'll be the first native american congresswoman. there were others winners too, like this fourth grader in virginia won big time on election day. chip reid explains. >> reporter: instead of those run of the mill i voted stickers, these voters were rewarded with the artistry of natalie nicholson, all of 9 years old. >> i wanted to do the american

flag and virginia, so i said why not just put it altogether. so then i just did american flag virginia in the middle and then in the middle of virginia i voted. >> reporter: in a contest opened to fourth graders, her design won the most votes across the county. james clements is director of elections. >> there was no one close to natalie's sticker. >> i'm pretty sure i know why? >> why. >> i'm pretty sure mommy went out to all of her friends and said vote for that. >> i it helps to have a good campaign chairman, right? >> uh-huh. >> and your mother was a good campaign chairman. >> reporter: i voted stickers have been around since the 1980s to encourage people who haven't voigted yet to do so. there's no hard evidence it works, but natalie hopes her design will give some inspiration. you think it's important for people to vote? >> think it's important for people to vote so they have a say in government. >> reporter: just 9 years old but already teaching us timeless lessons about democracy. chip reid, cbs news.

>> and she certainly is. great sticker. coming up on "cbs this morning," a wrap up of the midterm election results and we'll talk with republican strategist dan senor about what they mean for the republican party's agenda and president trump. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday, thanks for watching, i'm anne-marie green, have a great day.

i'm kenny choi. kicking off the morning with a n anci 54 degrees, cool to start. it is wednesday, november 7th. good morning. thanks for waking up with us.

i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. let's say good morning to mary and gianna. of course, we have all of your election results this morning. so don't worry. but first, we need to get to traffic and weather. >> it's beautiful. yeah. so we are looking at plenty of sunshine as we head through the day. and we're looking at temperatures very similar to what we saw yesterday. a live look at the "salesforce tower" camera. we are waking up to clear skies. temperatures in the 40s and 50s to started off the day. 48 in concord. 353 oakland. livermore 44. san francisco 53. 50 in san jose and santa rosa in the low 40s. cool to chilly start to the day. clear skies. sunshine continues as we go through the day today with above average temperatures. extreme fire danger with red flag warning