cox ahead of david valadao. one other race is uncalled by cnn. new mexico. a net gain of 38 seats in races called by cnn. one in utah where republican mia love conceded. she lashed out at president trump who attacked her the day after the election before the race was called. >> mia love gave me no love and she lost. too bad. sorry about that, mia. >> what did he have to gain by saying such a thing? this gave me a clear vision of his world as it is. no real relationships. just convenient transactions. >> the president's approval rating particultaking a hit. six in ten disapprove the job he is doing. >>> even visual proof of a russian ship ramming a ukrainian tugboat is not enough to condemn moscow. we are live in ukraine. >>> president trump offering a muted response to the escalated tensions with russia and ukraine. russia seized three ukrainian ships in the waterway. others criticized the move as well as nikki haley and mike pompeo. this was the president's response. >> i'm not happy about it at all. not at all. we let our position be known. we do not like

cox ahead of the republican david valadao. one race is uncalled in new mexico.up 38 seats in races called by cnn. >> one in utah where republican mia love conceded against ben mcadams. she responded against the president who attacked her the day after the election before the race was called. >> mia love gave me no love and she lost. too bad. sorry about that, mia. >> what did he have to gain by saying such a thing? this gave me a clear vision of his world as it is. no real relationships. just convenient transactions. >> the president's approval rating taking a hit. six in ten disapprove the job he is doing. according to the latest gallop poll. >>> even proof of a russian ship ramming into the ukraine tugboat is not enough for the p preside -- not enough for the president to condemn moscow. we are live in ukraine. capital one cafes. inviting places with people here to help you, not sell you. and savings and checking accounts with no fees or minimums. because that's how it should be. you can open one from right here or anywhere in 5 minutes. seriously, 5 minutes..

cox has pulled ahead of republican congressman david valadao by over 400 votes in the latest tally. cnn and news organizations called the race for valadao on election night. cnn withdrew the call. so about the blue wave, democrats made big gains in the 2018 midterms picking up 39 seats in the house and governors races. democrats had a net gain of seven, republicans lost six. state legislators, democrats gained at least 332 seats. >>> later today, democrats meet behind closed doors to decide whether nancy pelosi will be the next house speaker. there is tension and opposition within the democratic caucus, but the minority leader is widely expected to win the vote. a public vote on the house floor on january 3rd remains filled with uncertainty and intrigue. pelosi winning a letter to fellow democrats asking for their support writing, quote, history is in a hurry, and we need accelerate the pace of change in congress. the public has entrusted us to save our democracy. >>> tensions continue to climb between russia and ukraine as marshal law kicks in this morning. we're live in kiev next.

cox claimed victory over republican incumbent david valadao. the republicans's lead slowly eroded as provisional and mail-in ballots came in. >> it was so inspiring to hear my colleagues place my name in nomination once again for speaker of the house. >> nancy pelosi is one step closer to being speaker of the house again. she won the nomination of the democratic is caucus yesterday. the vote was blank ballots and one absent. opponents plan to challenge her when it goes to the house floor in january. pelosi was speaker from 2007 to 2011. >>> do you have extra love to give to a new family pet? >> what if it is a 45-pound orphaned pig named piggy smalls. she was found wandering the streets of east palo alto earlier this month. they are lookingmily to adopt p. she is gentle, possibly house trained. and loves apples. >> so we believe she was probably someone's pet at some point, but they have not come forward to claim her. in terms of feeding them, lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. and there's stuff that you can buy atrophied stores, pig pellets,

cox has pulled ahead of republican congressman david valadao by just over 400 votes in the latest tallyad called that race for valadao on election night, withdrew the projection as the count tightened. >>> let's bring in digital director zach wolf live in washington. let's talk about the blue wave that's a blue tidal wave over the past weeks. interesting harry enten ran the numbers after we were talking about this late yesterday. before the election, 58% of the population had a gop governor. after the election, it was 47%. so it's not just these house numbers, right. it's not just all of the state legislatures which is true, the governorships. you know, you look at that, and that shows you just how blue that blue wave is. >> yeah. it really changed, i think, the make-up of the country's political infrastructure. you know, the thing that we always talk about is that democrats now control the house. you know, something just short of nine million more people vote for a democrat in this most recent midterm than for a republican. that's a huge margin, bigger than it was, you know, for hillar

and democrat tj cox. >> now, from your local election, a debate between incumbent republican david valadao and tj cox. your local election headquarters 21st congressional district debates starts now. >> it is a choice for valley voters at a time of great division. valadao is a conservative from hanford, it -- former by trade. his opponent, democrat tj cox, an engineer and community developer who lives in fresno. democrats have a 17 point voter registration advantage in the 21st district, which voted for hillary clinton in 2016, yet valadao, a republican, has never seriously been threatened on election day. will this year be different? with issues like health care under -- unresolved and control of congress have been the year, this is being watched around the country. good evening to you and thanks for being here tonight. i am jim scott with 17 news in bakersfield. >> i am evan up in fresno. a special welcome to all of our viewers from the 21st congressional district. >> let's take a look at the congressional district. it takes up a good chunk of the central valley and covers parts of fresn

david valadao is a conservative from hanford, it very from her by trade. his opponent, democrat tj cox, an engineer and community developer who lives in fresno. democrats have a 17 point voter registration advantage in the 21st district, which voted for hillary clinton in 2016, yet valadao, a republican, has never seriously been threatened on election day. will this year be different? with controless -- of congress up in the air, this is being watched around the country. andgood evening to you thanks for being with us here tonight. i am jim scott with 17 news in bakersfield. evan up in fresno. a special welcome to all of our viewers from the 21st congressional district. >> let's take a look at the congressional district. it takes up a good chunk of the central valley and covers parts of fresno, kern, -- to lamont. down evan: we are streaming this debate on both of our station websites. kcet.com. looking forward to reading those comments. there is a discussion brewing on twitter right now. #valadaocoxdebate. we will have a live discussion with their thought

i would keep an eye on this district because david valadao, a republican, this is a clinton district.hose if you have surge latino turnout, if it breaks heart for the democrats, that would be safe. that would be one you keep an eye on there, and of course this name again, controversy around devin nunes. his district looks pretty safe for him, but if there were a controversy and a big wave, maybe you start to keep an eye on that one, lawrence. >> at the last minute they changed his own polling place in that challenge campaign he's runru runni running. steve kornacki, thank you for that guidance. we'll need that tomorrow night. "tonight's last word" is next. about to be parents. meeting the parents. and this driver, logging out to watch his kid hit one out of the... (bat hits ball) opportunity is everywhere. all you have to do to find it is get out...here. ♪ i'm ray and i quit smoking with chantix. i tried to quit smoking for years on my own. i couldn't do it. i needed help. for me, chantix worked. it did. chantix, along with support, helps you quit smoking. chantix, without a doubt, re

last night, he took the lead over david valadao, republican incumbent, by 436 votes. we are -- we don't know exactly how many votes are left. we think it is somewhere between 1,000 and 5,000 votes left to be counted. california, they're very suspenseful. we're not sure exactly how much, we're not exactly where, but basically, that few, those few votes left, in cox hangs on and wins this and unseats valadao, that would be a net gain of 40 seats for democrats on the house side. that's the last remaining seat left in congress. over to you, rachel. >> all right, now, to the other major story we've been watching unfold over the course of this afternoon and this evening. as you know, president trump fired jeff sessions and installed in his place a man named matt whitaker. given whitaker's previous report of highly critical statements about robert mueller and the russia investigation, and mr. whitaker's otherwise thin and sort of troubled resume that by no stretch of the imagination would make him a contender to be the attorney general of the united states in any other circu

david valadao, inside 1,000 votes right now. there's still votes coming in.every night we're getting some. this is the central valley of california. we have votes from fresno county, kern county. when all of the votes are tallied, democrats could get another pickup there. it might end up being at 40 seats. a net gain of 40 seats is still possible for democrats. by the way, in california, we said at the start, there were seven districts republicans controlled coming into this election, that voted for hillary clinton. if that 21st district goes, democrats would go seven for seven in the california districts and would control almost the entire pacific coast with one little exception of washington state. the net gain of 40 seats for democrats is not out of the question. >> what did we learn about how many americans came out? the raw vote when there was no president on the ballot. >> compare the 2018 midterm, over 110 million votes counted so far. as we say, still being counted. this number is going to rise. it's over 110 million. last midterm election, 2014, unde

republican incumbent congress member david valadao was originally declared the winner but democrat t.j. cox pulled into the lead monday by just a few hundred votes. if democrats win the seat in california's 21st congressional district, they will reach a net gain of 40 house seats. in mississippi, nooses were found hanging outside the state capitol monday morning ahead of today's senate runoff between republican incumbent cindy hyde-smith and democrat mike espy. hyde-smith has come under fire for saying at a campaign event days before the midterm ---- "if he invited me to a public hanging, i'd be on the front row." last week photos emerged showing hyde-smith in a confederate army cap and posing with a vintage rifle, sword, and other confederate artifacts. her opponent mike espy is african-american. meanwhile, president trump appeared at two rallies in mississippi monday to campaign for senator hyde smith. disease control has confirmed 116 cases of the rare polio-like disease afm this year. it causes muscles and reflexes to weaken and in some cases, become paralyzed. it is not known what

i would keep an eye on this district because david valadao, a republican, this is a clinton district. of those if you have surge latino turnout, if it breaks heart for the democrats, that would be safe. that would be one you keep an eye on there, and of course this name again, controversy around devin nunes. his district looks pretty safe for him, but if there were a controversy and a big wave, maybe you start to keep an eye on that one, lawrence. >> at the last minute they changed his own polling place in that challenge campaign he's running. steve kornacki, thank you for that guidance. we'll need that tomorrow night. "tonight's last word" is next. i'm a musician about to embark on a concert tour. it's your job to get don to all his tour dates on time. it's good money. we need it. in a divided nation... in the deep south, there's gonna be problems. get your hands off him. now! you never win with violence, tony. his music broke barriers. where did you learn how to play like that? my mother. as soon as i could walk. you're unbelievable. and inspired an unexpected friendship. what do we

this happened overnight, in california's 21st congressional district tj cox is pulling ahead of david valadaoent republican, yet that race has called by many folks including us on election night for the republican, but as more votes come in the democrat has taken the lead there. >> hold on a second. this is more votes coming in or they are still just counting? >> still counting. >> amazing. >> still counting. another race in new mexico, this race the democrat has been in front for a few weeks, it is still not officially called, in utah republican member of congress mia love conceded to ben mcadams yesterday and that gives democrats a net gain of 38 seats, rock solid seats. if these two other seats go the way they're leaning right now that would mean 40. joining us now white house reporter, bloomberg news, taloue oloripa and david gregory. it is in many people's eyes what constitutes a big blue wave. >> it undercuts what president trump and the white house have been trying to say about how they won so many seats on the senate side and the democrats weren't able to have a blue wave on the house

last night, he took the lead over david valadao, republican incumbent, by 436 votes. we are -- we don't know exactly how many votes are left. we think it is somewhere between 1,000 and 5,000 votes left to be counted. california, they're very suspenseful. we're not sure exactly how much, we're not exactly where, but basically, that few, those few votes left, in cox hangs on and wins this and unseats valadao, that would be a net gain of 40 seats for democrats on the house side. that's the last remaining seat left in congress. over to you, rachel. >> all right, now, to the other major story we've been watching unfold over the course of this aft afternoon and this evening. as you know, president trump fired jeff sessions and installed in his place a man named matt whitaker. given whitaker's previous report of highly critical statements about robert mueller and the russia investigation, and mr. whitaker's otherwise thin and sort of troubled resume that by no stretch of the imagination would make him a contender to be the attorney general of the united states in any other c