have more in a moment, at first an update from mike embley. just a round—up for you, democrats are confident of taking control of the lower house of congress, the house of representatives, in the closely fought us mid—term is, they have picked up 13 seats from the republicans, but democratic hopes of taking control of the senate appear to have vanished. he isjon donnison. this is a moment of truth for donald trump. it is congress that is up for grabs. but these elections are widely seen as a referendum on his presidency. democrats had hoped for a blue wave. so far it is perhaps more of a ripple. but with polls closed in much of the country, they are optimistic of winning back control of the house of representatives. are you ready to ta ke representatives. are you ready to take back the house for working men and women? are you ready to help more democratic candidates win? are