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alabama say. a far cry from what he way saying a few weeks ago. is this a republicanma say. is this a republican party getting ready to say we're going to seat him, not expel him, moving on? >> who knows, but for sure now. donald trump, mitch mcconnell, it's practical. they want the vote in the senate. all they have to say. not making bones about it. reliable vote. trump's tweet on taxes and everything we're trying to do in washington, need him there. not forgive him or say choir boy but we need that vote. >> one word of potential machiavellian defense of mitch mcconnell, he's unpopular among republicans in alabama, anything he says against moore could redo you understand to his benefit. wants to remain silent now. said they shouldn't vote him in, won't help the cause for him to full-throatedly denounce him. >> do you get the sense they're dropping this? >> absolutely not. some are supporting him to make machiavelli look like a nice guy, no matter the calculation, i'm asking what does it say about the republican party to throw their weight behind a pedophile, fired fr

state of alabama republican candidate roy moore insets allegations is a democrat doug jones in a race that is too close to call this is three women who say the president sexually assaulted them a call on congress to launch an investigation also on the program. germany's jewish community begins observing. the israeli flags. in protest last weekend. french president says the world is losing the battle against a climate change calls for action at a paris summit seeking to unlock funds for the global shift towards clean energy. and the. midweek action leipsic looking to keep up the chase at the top of the table while new coach is hoping to turn that season around. i'm still gail welcome to the program. voters in the u.s. state of alabama go to the polls today to choose a new set aside to send to washington the election is attracting national and international attention after president trump threw his support behind the republican candidate roy moore but the state's supreme court justice has been accused of sexual misconduct with teenage girls all the thirty years ago which he denies they

alabama. a republican. or more, we go to washington, d.c., where we're joined by peter montgomery, senior fellow at people for the american way. his recent piece is headlined "there's more than one roy moore scandal." talk about roy moore peter montgomery. moore: wrote "roy history of bigotry, tourism, contempt for the rule of law." talk about the scandals around the former alabama judge. >> you are to the action did a great job outlining some of them. i think it is scandalous that we have republican party and a president supporting someone from the senate whose hold career has demonstrated such contempt for court restitution principles and the rule of law. and that is before you consider the allegations that are made by a number of women about him praying on mls to teenage girls. roy moore has a long record of violating court orders when he disagrees with them. he thinks they violate his biblical worldview. amy: you have done a comprehensive log at his history. go back to the beginning and talking about wh

state of alabama republican candidate roy more moderate in sex allegations he's up against democrats and doug jones in a race that's too close to call this is three women who say the president sexually assaulted call on congress to launch an investigation also on the program. germany's jewish community begins observing hanukkah amid tensions over. israeli flag burning the country's ambassador to germany gives his reaction to. makes me very sad. to see an israeli flag burned in berlin especially in berlin. and french president emanuel micro says the world is losing the battle against climate change he calls for action i don't paris summit seeking to unlock funds for the global shift towards clean energy. i'm phil gale welcome to the program. poses in the u.s. state of alabama goes the polls today to choose a new set of sets of send to washington election is attracting national and international attention after president trump threw his support behind republican candidates roy moore but the state supreme court justice has been accused of sexual misconduct with teenage girls more than t

he has denied the claims, and a new poll shows that 71% of alabama republicans believe the allegations are false. for more on how all of this will impact the race, i was joined earlier by barbara plett-usher, who just returned from the state. opinion polls are showing that roy moore's position is improving, although one poll has doug jones ahead. what effect will this full throated endorsement from donald trump have on the race? barbara: i doubt it will change many minds, because speaking in broad brush strokes, those who support trump already support moore, for similar reasons and that he is seen as an antiestablishment figure ready to buck the system and speak out for those who are not being heard, especially christians who feel that their values are under siege. those who oppose moore oppose trump. it might have some impact, but not a great deal. laura: but what about this stunning figure of 71% of alabama republicans don't believe the allegations against roy moore? you have a report on the show tomorrow about evangelical christians in the state. does that chime with what you found

i do not think it is a stretch to think there could be republican senators from ,elaware, missouri, and indiana and alabama. that i don'tts think it is a stretch of the imagination to say that part,ats won, at least in because of terrible candidate selection on the part of the republicans. there wouldrankly, be no worse candidate the republicans could find then todd akin against claire mccaskill, and they found one in alabama. host: what does it say for a republican looking to recruit president trump for campaign purposes? i don't get what the white house or the republican national committee will say about what happened. i know the president tweeted, but there will be an interesting conversation if they claim, he only went to pensacola and did alabama,lly go into although it was the mobile media market. shouldstion is trump campaign and raise money for people is one question, but it is another if the white house will claim they were actually campaigning for roy moore or if they try to distance themselves. host: north carolina, independent line. caller: good morning. i was calling to say about how jones get

republicans. which is what alabama sends to congress right now. how is that possible? e that democratic and it turns in all of those republicans and only one democrat. what? it's because of something that the republican party did in 2010, which was a plan called red map. it was a national program, but in places like alabama, it was very local, very practical, and it ended up being a big deal for a long time. the top republican in the alabama legislature later wrote a book about it, explaining how it worked in that state, which is part hoff wof why we have ane peek at what happened here. he's now in prison, which is an awkward footnote, but that's how it goes. it's pretty simple, the plan, the alabama party quietly solicited funding from rich republican donors from all over the country and they secretly funneled the those donations into individual low-profile state house and state senate races in alabama. and they pick ed the races they were supporting with this national money with the specific goal of winning control of the state legislature for the republican party, ri

the cbs poll finding most alabama republicans, 71%, don't believe the allegations. some speaking this week with tom. >> i don't believe it because it's been 40 years through 5 or 6 elections and we haven't heard a single thing about it. >> he will help the president's agenda, the people's agenda. >> reporter: with moore finding support, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell appears to be stepping back from his initial condemnation. >> the women who've come forward are entirely credible. he's obviously not fit to be in the united states senate. >> do you believe that judge moore should be in the senate? >> i'm going to let the people of alabama make the call. >> reporter: but mcconnell says that if moore wins, these allegations could prompt a senate ethics investigation. >> eva joining us live, and the moore campaign is responding. >> that's right. they are saying they jumped to conclusions a little also saying we'll have to wait to see, because turnout will be key in this race. >> eva, thank you. >>> next tonight, a critical moment for the tax reform showdown on ca

and the former republican congressman from florida, dave jolly. kyle on the ground in alabamalet me start with you. there wasn't much -- there didn't seem to be anything of these claims of election fraud. election officials, republicans dismissed them out of hand. the election is over as far as they're concerned. i'm curious about the politics in alabama. he was able to win an election. he's refusing to concede. his spokesman said they're making a big mistake here. are republican voters prepared to move on from this election or are they going to be like roy moore and say, hey, this thing was stolen? >> i think this has been a great demonstration of why roy moore was unfit for this office to begin with and i think that a lot of republican voters who might have been on the fence, maybe even some who voted for roy moore in this election are going to change their minds about him because of the way that he's played this thing out. >> look, it was -- it was a narrow win for doug jones but it was not like, you know, something we saw in virginia where it's going to come down to a coin

you've got the republican candidate saying one thing in alabama. you've got other outside republicans saying another thing. so, you know, there's much to be said from the democratic side about how we're not necessarily all on the same page. clearly we have to get our house in order. but we are way more organized than the folks should -- they just should have their act together and they don't. i think that's indicative of the issues we're going to see going forward in the next couple of months. >> kirsten, one of the reasons the president felt that he had to support roy moore is probably because of his own allegations, and maybe that would have given him some sort of cover for those allegations. according to one source, steve bannon told president trump if moore lost, democrats would field emboldened to go after the president on sexual harassment issues. what do you think? >> i mean there's no way to really prove that that was the reason that donald trump supported him. i always thought he supported him because he just was more his kind of person. i

alabama. we're seeing it here in washington where the rnc and the white house are on one side. the national republican senatorial committee is on another. where we see it where, you know, the senator from alabama, richard shelby, who is a conservative, this man is no elitist liberal moderate republican is saying i can't vote for roy moore. so it's -- i think it's been a very painful process for the republican party. >> also interesting steve bannon taking a shot, you know, none too veiled at ivanka trump last night. >> right. it seems like he can do that. maybe because he's friends with the president. i feel like if anyone else took a shot at her, there would be twitter hell to pay at least. maybe there is a private call but it is unusual for a slight like that to go unanswered. >> steve bannon for those who didn't know was paraphrasing something ivanka trump said about roy moore, there was a special place in hell -- >> which apparently the president wasn't happy with, his daughter got out front when he hadn't had time to respond to this. there is a little internal trump family drama there. >> when no

officials says the rnc will transfer money to the alabama republican party. >> moore's potential senate colleagues are refusing to budge. the head of the national republican senatorial committee sticking to last month's -- wins the senate should vote to expel him because he does not meet the ethical and moral requirements. many other republican senators not thrilled with the idea of working side by side with moore. >> i still think it's unfortunate. we're going to have a tough enough time in the coming years and being the party of roy hoor moore is not going to help. >> i've made my position clear on mr. moore but it's not up to me or the president. it's up to the people of alabama. >> also digging in h is a committed moore opponent, mitt romney. he tweeted it would be a stain on the gop and on the nation. other victims are courageous victims. no majority is worth using our integrity and honor. >> mitt romney has lost his courage or doesn't care about truth anymore. america's reawakening was led by donald trump not you, mitt. >> the washington post has -- within the polls margin of er r

i personally believe that the republican party of alabama should get a new candidate.uld say, we should get someone with a character that is unquestionable at this point. i personally believe that but at the same time, i know that a lot of people disagree on the left and the right when it comes to their candidate. >> i feel like you're wanting to react to what carrie just said. >> i want to focus on the now. i think it's an important conversation about how we reacted to president clinton -- >> but it is important to look at the past and how we reacted to things and how it shapes how we're reacting to things now, but i will say -- >> and normalized it. >> but i will say that i've had these conversations with my friends and said did this happen to you? was there an experience like this in the office? and why didn't i react? why didn't i talk about it? because it was so normalized at the time. and had we reacted, i think we would be somewhere different now. >> i think feminists were reacting and some criticized bill clinton at the time. and i think we've actually transfor

base even in northeast in southern alabama decidedly republican came out in lately lower numbers than the next elections. so it is true across the country. not just alabama. so i think moore had something to do with it and a party that claims to a candidate like that had something really wrong with it, but it wasn't the whole story and many of the seeds you saw in virginia and new jersey repeated themselves in alabama. okay, last question. >> when would you like to see doug jones? >> well, that would be very nice, but the law of alabama says it has to wait until at least the end of december. [inaudible] >> i would like to see him seated as soon as possible. we checked this out. it's nondiscretionary with the governor. at least he can be certified for at least 10, 12 days after the election. okay? thank you, everybody. >> have you heard from senator franken when he is leaving? >> i am not going to comment on minnesota. there minnesota. there'll be some things you hear about shortly. [inaudible] >> yeah, yeah. it was a phony allegation forged from s

senate minority leader chuck schumer, referencing last night's senate election in alabama, warned republicanst passing the current tax bill would unleash political backlash in the mid-term elections. >> our hope is that mitch mcconnell will hear what the voters in the suburbs of alabama said. "help us." it's our hope that mitch mcconnell will realize, proceeding with this tax bill will be a dramatic, dramatic death nail for the republican party in 2018. answer >> woodruff: we will try to answer some of the most common questions about the emerging tax reform bill, later in the program. last night, there was a political earthquake in the american south. doug jones became the first democrat to win a u.s. senate seat from the state of alabama in 25 years, defeating republican roy moore. as john yang reports, the g.o.p. loss followed a tumultuous campaign. >> i have said throughout this campaign that i thought that december 12 was going to be a historic day. ( cheers and applause ) >> yang: celebrating his upset win last night, doug jones called for unity. >> i have always believed that the people

alabama. very, very republican. it's going to be very difficult for doug jones to win down in alabama, specifically because gallup estimates 50% of voters right now say that they are republican or lean republican on the flip side, only 33% of democrats. let's look at the recent elections as you say right there. let's take a quick look at the most recent one between luther strange, the incumbent republican right now, and roy moore. this was a primary back in september. look, roy moore won by 10 percentage points. where luther strange did better than roy moore, was in cities such as birmingham, huntsville and mobile, which is home to more traditional voters and for doug jones to do well today to win today, he's going to have to try to get some of the republican voters who supported luther strange in september to vote for him now. let's move on and look at the last election right now. when you look at richard shelby, who is the incumbent senator in 2016, he defeated ron crump by 28 points, the democrat. what doug jones

switched parties a couple years in after that reelection and is now the senior senator from alabama, republican, and he said publicly, he would not, did not vote for roy moore. and it sounds like voters in alabama, if they were listening to anyone, they listened more to senator shelby than they did to donald trump. >> it's interesting when we talk about that turnout difference, that's what i was thinking of when we were seeing those meager republican turnout figures, i'm thinking of richard shell by. you didn't have republicans in these counties going out and switching parties and voting democrat. you just didn't have them coming out at all. they weren't turning out. they weren't energized, and in the democrat areas, yousa the -- saw the often sit. >>> i want to take a look right now, a little bit more of doug jones before we go to david from. doug jones' acceptance speech tonight, victory speech we should call it. >> this entire race has been about dignity and respect. [cheers and applause] this campaign, this campaign has been about the rule of law. [cheers and applause] this campaign has bee

switched parties a couple years in after that reelection and is now the senior senator from alabama, republican, and he said publicly, he would not, did not vote for roy moore. and it sounds like voters in alabama, if they were listening to anyone, they listened more to senator shelby than they did to donald trump. >> it's interesting when we talk about that turnout difference, that's what i was thinking of when we were seeing those meager republican turnout figures, i'm thinking of richard shell business, t by. you didn't have republicans in these counties going out and switching parties and voting democrat. you just didn't have them coming out at all. they weren't turning out. they weren't energized, and in the democrat areas, yousa the opposit -- saw the often sit. >> i've heard from a lot of people around the country who watched you guide them through an understanding of what was coming, and we able to declare the apparent winner by the end of the hour. thank you, steve. >>> i want to take a look right now, a little bit more of doug jones before we go to david from. doug jones' acceptance s

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alabama is heavily republican.ce but roy moore with his history and the more recent allegations sunk his campaign. we have had a democrat installed for the first time a long time. talks about voter suppression, it being made much harderfor those who might vote democrat to vote at all. what does the turnout till you? we will have to wait and see what we find out about who voted. certainly it is the case that the rules in place make it somewhat more difficult for poor voters to vote but it certainly does appear to be there is substantial turnout in the poorer parts of the state. very interesting to see when we get the actual data who voted on in what numbers they voted. what problems in the senate does this result give donald trump? it's already been the case that the republicans have difficulty getting their legislative agenda passed given the narrow margins in the chamber so this does make it more difficult. it will hamper his ability to further his agenda which is already being difficult to pass through the condor

alabama senate race. roy moore tonight sitting down for an interview with a 12-year-old girl. the other republican senator from alabama saying he did not vote for moore. >>> the major winter storm moving in from wisconsin, all the way to maine tonight. >>> the wildfires in california. and the fire lines tonight they've been digging to stop those fires. the flames now jumping right over them. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy monday night. and we begin with that terror attack here in new york city, striking a times square subway tunnel at the height of the commute. the governor calling it, quote, one of our worst nightmares. surveillance video capturing the moment the attacker's bomb went off, before it was supposed to. sending out smoke, people running in fear. and that's the bomber there, sprawled on the floor. a massive police and fire response shutting down times square. police say the suspect is an immigrant from bangladesh. he survived this, and tonight, what he's now telling police. as we also learn authorities say he was wearing the bomb the entire tim

and spending bills, the resignation of minnesota senator exale ranken, and what he expects if alabama republicandidate roy moore is elected to the senate. newsmakers sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> by the time i came back to the district or shortly thereafter both of my uncles were sent to prison. they were convicted of, one of them, sexual assault, and the other armed robbery. and so for the part of my childhood i can remember it was my mother, her two sisters, my grandmother, and my cousins in the house on 13th street. >> sunday night on c-span's q & a, tiffany wright, senior associate at the law office of wilmer hale, talks about growing up in washington, d.c. and her time as a clerk for supreme court justice sonia sotomayor. >> i think the pool the justices look at is really small. if you are a viable candidate, you went to a really great school, you have pretty impressive people willing to speak up for you in the form of recommendation letters. you've clerked for one of a very small number of judges that routinely feed clerks to the court and so for a person of colo

it was interesting, that, richard shelby, ultraconservative republican senator from alabama.ple forget, when we was elected to the senate. he was elected as a democrat. it wasn't that long ago where the democratic party was vibrant, come president tifpeti dominant. that has changed in 20 years. the african-american vote is critical for anyone trying to win the statewide election. which is why, these issues of voter suppression, barriers to voting have been so problematic. you know, and, and certainly at the local level where you have, the black vote emerging, some very substantial ways, there is a real fight going on here in alabama. and i do thing it's important, it is significant, that black people in this state said we there not going to case peer, ock or go away because we are a minority or disfavored. made it clear last night. led my black women. an important statement knot not just for alabama but the nation as a whole. i think nationally minimized th. >> you have spent a huge amount of your professional life on social justice, exploring the depths of racism. how this c

alabama politics. i mean, for so long, last 40 years, it's been controlled by republicans. ilitieser time for alabama to go to the 21st century by putting doug jones there, and also during the midterm, get a alabama democratic governor, because we definitely need to change the landscape of alabama. >> where do you think this race stands? just some of the polling that's out there, an automated poll from emerson college showed moore with a nine-point advantage, while a poll from fox news showed jones with a ten-point advantage. a monmouth university poll showed the race even. where do you think it is? >> caller: i have worked real close with doug jones and i can tell you he's real close, but i think we have an edge. jones has an edge because of the fact, the way he has shifted in the past two weeks. moore has been in hiding. he got the money from somewhere, and i don't know exactly, but he's been shooting a lot of money out there, but i don't think that's going to catch up because by me looking at what's going on, most in north alabama, he's going to catch holy hell winning th

state of alabama republican. insights allegations he's up against a democrat doug jones in a race that is too close to call president. steve bannon picks a fight with. you don't make any pretense like you and the rest of the mainstream media you make this pretense of this false objectivity it's total nonsense every understand. every day. also in the program french president says the world is losing the battle against climate change and use the power of action money. to germany's president begins a tour of africa he promises new investments and jobs for young people so it's about generosity discouraging refugees from coming to germany. jewish community begins observing. renewed fears after israeli flags were burned in a protest last weekend. looking to keep up the chase at the top of the table. new coach hopes to turn this season around. i'm phil girl welcome to the program. donald trump's presidency faces a major test today as voters in alabama elect a new u.s. senator it is being billed as a battle of political

his tweet democrats refusing to give one vet for massive tax cuts is why we need republican roy moore to withn i alabama. in a phone call, called him a fighter finishing up by saying "go get 'em, roy." >> officials saying the rnc will now transfer money to the. >> the head of the national republican senatorial committee stick to go the position he laid out last month. he said then he believes moore's accusers and added if he refuses to with draw and wins, the senate should -- >> other republican senatorer not so thrilled with the idea of working side by side with an accused child molester. >> it's unfortunate. we're going to have a tough enough time in the coming years and being the party of roy moore is not going to help. >> i've learned long ago voters don't want to be told from washington who to vote for. i've made my position clear on mr. moore but it's not up to me or the president. the it's up to the people of alabama. >> also digging in as a committed moore opponent, mitt romney. he tweeted roy moore in the u.s. senate would be a stain on the gop and on the nation. victims of courageous heros. >>

but alabama state republican parties says it's over. a secretary of state says it's highhy unlikely the outcome will change of our coverage of this historic election begins in montgomery. eric, good morning toia. how did he do it? >> well, a big part of jones' victory was massive turn out from african-american voters. black voters made up 30% of the electorate here. that's a bigger share of the electorate than they made up in 2008 and in 2012 presidential elections. that was a key focus in the jones campaign in the closing days and weeks. that brought in civil rights icon john lewis, cory booker, the new jersey senator, charles barkley the nba star, other african-american leaders to try and turn out the black vote. and they were tremendously successful in that regard. another key was suburbanites, people that typically vote republican in alabama either staying home or voting for jones. this is something the democrats can work in mid-terms. the other element here is that candidate quality matters. roy moore was a uniquely controversial ca

. >>> it was a stunning upset in alabama republican senate candidate roy moore had was plagued bisexualbuse allegations lost last night to democrat doug jones. but as cbs correspondent reports moore has yet to concede. ♪ >> reporter: alabama elected the state's first democratic senator in 25 years. >> i think that i have been waiting all my life and now i just don't know what the they will say. >> reporter: doug jones squeaked to victory by about one and a half% republican roy moore blames his defeat on allegations of sexual misconduct with teenaged girls. >> part of the problem with this campaign is we've been painted in an unfavorable and unfaithful light. >> reporter: moore has so far refused to concede on the hopes of a recount. >> alabama secretary of state says he'll certify this election sometime between december 27th and january 3rd. that gives republicans back in washington time to pass tax reform before doug jones takes his seat. president trump won alabama by nearly 30 points but his endorsement failed to give moore the boost he needed and even the state's other republican se

we talked for weeks leading up to this about what it would take for a republican to win alabama. not just black support but heavy black turnout. well vefd of heavy black turnout in parts of the state. in north areas around the state, can you get the traditionally republican voters to break away from the party? we are seeing that breakage occur across the state. so look, the basic ingredients are there. and by the way, the margin now down to 13,000. the basic ingredients are there. this is a narrow race. it's a question of is it going to be just enough or is it going to be just short for democrats. but again, this is sort of -- if they're ever going to win one, lawrence, probably be in the next hour or two. >> steve, as i'm staring at your map, we're watching jones closing the gap as you speak. and so with what you're looking at there, who has more -- who has richer uncounted vote territories there as they await this vote count? >> look, again, there is basically three big areas here left. and i'm doing this to see if the numbers have changed while i'm up here. it's still a third i

republican party, correct? >> yeah. this is going to be over in alabama soon. verberations in washington and across the country will linger for quite a while. you've had this civil war going on in the republican party between this bannon populous, trump end wing, if you will, and moore establishment wing that sort of seen through the personification of mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader. clearly a big blow to bannon. he's trying to portray it as the establishment didn't give enough support to roy moore when he was on the ropes. there's no questions there's real issues about candidate selection when you talk about these jump-start races, these people from outside the establishment. a bigger chance that there's a skeleton in the closet that has a dramatic impact on the race. >> trace: and when these things happen, josh, you have this -- they're all talking 2018, is this a one-off for 2018. what are your thoughts? this is a stand-out race. you had all of these accusations, all of this money pouring in for the democrats. do you see this as a precursor or no

our top stories: donald trump lashes out at his own party — after the republicans‘ shock defeat in alabamalot of republicans feel differently. they are happy with how this turned out. but as a leader of the party, i would have liked to have had the seat. the ayes to the right — 309. the noes to the left — 305. the british government loses a key vote in parliament on brexit — just before a crucial eu summit. and we have a special report from the democratic republic of congo where violence could be pushing the country into famine. and — up, up and away — how prisoners in the uk used remote—controlled drones to smuggle drugs inside. hello. the democrat doug jones has spoken of a new momentum in american politics. his surprise win in the alabama special election is the first time the conservative southern state has sent a democrat to the senate in 25 years. mr trump has been distancing himself from the defeated republican candidate, who he endorsed during the campaign, but the loss complicates the president's chances of passing major legislation. alabama's new senator—elect has said he wants t

the reality is alabama is a republican state.eeling that if this is truly a toss up that does tip the race towards roy moore. it remains to be seen which voters come out and vote tomorrow. given the controversial of this race, a number of voters have been hesitant to talk in public about who they are supporting. turn-out is key. how is steve bannon playing in this area? he isa steve bannon playing in this area? he is a proxy for president trump. he is a proxy for president trump. he was tonight rallying for roy moore on the night before the election, on election day. he is trying to get more trump supporters to back moore wholeheartedly. what moore needs is a number of donald trump's bigas supporters on his side. donald trump one alabama by 28 points over hillary clinton in 2016. they try to turn this race into every ducks of that, trump versus clinton part to —— redux. every ducks of that, trump versus clinton part to -- redux. it matters nationally because republican majority in the senate is so slim. it is. republicans want to

that point, but republicans wouldn't even hold a single hearing on that president's nominee judge merit garland. you had to let the american people decide. well, now the day after alabama decided to send doug jones to the senate mcconnell should probably delay a vote on the huge tax bill until jones is sworn into his senate seat, right? >> it would be wrong for senate republicans to jam through this tax bill without giving the newly elected senator from alabama the opportunity to cast his vote. >> nope. mcconnell says the senate will vote on the final tax bill before doug jones this morning. but let's be fair it isn't exactly apples to apples. it's not like there's not another example of a party surprise victory in which mitch mcconnell said should delay a vote, right the that's thing 2 in 60 seconds. >>> today protesters filled the hard senate bill demanding newly elected doug jones be sworn in before the final vote on the gop tax bill. >> no jones, no votes. no jones, no votes. no jones, no votes. >> the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says the huge tax bill vote will go forward before jones actually takes office, which is the exact opposite of the stance mitc

coming up on "gma" that high-stakes election in alabama. republican roy moore losing overnight.ow the democratic win will affect president trump and capitol hill. our team joins us this morning. plus, it's our ultimate ugly holiday sweater showdown, how holiday sweater showdown, how can you make your own at from dennys.com. or pumpkin pie with every $20 order you can eat it wherever you want, even if you are in someone else's house... santa. enter promo code, freepie, on your next order at dennys.com >>> welcome back. 6:24 on this wednesday. it may be chilly to even freezing cold in your neighborhoods this morning, but we're going to warm anywhere from 20 to 35 degrees. look at this mildness that's going to take over our afternoon hours from temperatures 63 to 67 degrees, 6 to degrees warmer than average. reggie? >> thank you, mike. abc news has confirmed that president trump's eldest son donald trump jr. will meet with the senate intelligence committee behind closed doors for an interview today. trump junior's third trip to capitol hill for an interview before a congressional r

of alabama republicans about what this means for alabama if roy moore wins, and that's a little bit what bianna's talking about. what it might mean for the senate and what it means for the broader republican brand. i'm more skeptical than dana that they may move to expel him. they may. >> it's not going to happen right away. >> but mitch mcconnell is on the record and donald trump are both on the record saying we need to let the people of alabama decide. it's just tough to certainly in short order to overturn that by expelling him. maybe over a broad period of time that will change. i just think it's very hard. the people of alabama, it's not as though the roy moore story has been undercovered in the last month. >> it will be covered extensively tomorrow when the polls open and they close at 8:00 p.m. eastern. are republicans, should they be worried, jeff, about being on the wrong side of history right now? >> well, certainly in some parts of the country. i mean, i was listening to that robocall. i can imagine excerpts for that being put into democratic ads in the midterm elections a

alabama republicans who have any opinion on roy moore, (202) 748-8002. san colling from flagstaff, arizona on the line for those republicans that oppose roy moore. caller: hi. host: good morning. caller: i am opposed to roy moore. i'm a victim, just like those teenage girls. i have been raped over 20 times. and i have been sexually abused, just recently moving into a group home. after six days of moving in, i have been sexually abused by a member already four times. and they are doing nothing about it at the center. i am opposing him. host: is there anyone that you can reach out to in your situation there? caller: yes, i am traveling in an ambulance right now because i'm feeling suicidal about my insecurities. host: you are in touch with somebody who can help you in that situation right now? caller: yes, i would never commit suicide, i know there is a purpose to life. my purpose is to run for president in 2034. i knowt saying that exactly how these girls feel. and i am sure it could not be just girls, could be guys too. people take what they want and they

alabama deserves better. i think we've got a lot of great republicans that could have won and carried the state beautifully andate honorably. >> welcome back to "hardball" that was senior senator from alabama, richard shelby saying he couldn't vote for the candidate from his own party, roy moore. well, today the former secretary of state condoleezza rice, an alabama native made a similar appeal. she said i encourage you to take a stand for our core principles and for what is right. these critical times requires to come together to reject bigotry, sexism and intolerance. i know alabamans need an independent voice in washington, but we must also insist that our representatives are dignified, decent, and respectful of the values we hold dear. that's condoleezza rice. anyway, alabama goes to the polls tomorrow. in the final hours, republicans got a boost from the president of the united states. donald trump not only endorsed roy moore, he also recorded this robocall for him. here he guess. >> hi, this is president donald trump, and i need alabama to go vote for roy moore. it is so important. we're already making a

republicans are really afraid of what the ongoing effect of a roy moore win in alabama will be tomorrow, that steve bannon will be empowered to start backing even more challengers, people who are not perhaps any more well vetted beforehand than roy moore was. people who one republican strategist described to me as crackpots, running for office across the country, scaring away other people who would be seen as more qualified republican candidates in 2018 and beyond, and having this really sort of give steve bannon a big victory in this ongoing civil war of sorts that we see playing out. not just in washington, d.c. now, but around the country, and making it very difficult, not to mention having roy moore in washington making it very difficult to get anything done. and, you know, as senator graham pointed out, in an election year, being a very big distraction at a time when republicans are trying to hold on to fairly slim majorities in both houses. >> robert, the stories that they have come after roy moore with, sexual harassment and worse, if you were exit polling tomorrow night outside

, the people that show up are going to be people that are concerned about maintaining a republican seat in alabamaaintaining that majority, republican chaimber in the united states senate, so you never know but -- but that's my read and i think a lot of this is just down to the fact that republicans want to make sure in washington that roy moore plays ball. >> ironically capri, this early in the morning we actually agree with something, it's going to come down to turnout but because demographics in alabama, leans so heavily republican, you have to understand trump won the state by 28 points, the last democratic united states senator elected from the yellow hammer state was in 1992, look, there's no question that doug jones could win and, yes, trump may give moore a bump, but in reality if anything goes moore should win. lauren: what happens if roy moore wins? immediately there's going to be backlash. so many republicans are saying he should drop out. >> look, there's no question there's going to be backlash but you have to understand why president trump wants this seat so bad in 73 years since wor

alabama has been suffering under scandal trifectas upon trifektdas for a long time now. that state-based history of so many things going wrong in the republican party at the highest levels, does that affect the way people are feeling about this vote tomorrow, do you think? >> i think it certainly affected the gop primary. every alabama scandal seems to connect in a very tangential way to the one that came before it. remember, the reason why luther strange lost the gop primary was because alabamians were mad at him because he solicited his appointment to the u.s. senate from a governor he was supposed to be investigating. i think there's fatigue, though. and i think that there are a lot of voters out there who have just been worn down by one scandal after another after another, and doug jones has an opportunity right now to leverage that and take advantage of that. i think just tonight he has in his final rally charles barkley of all people speaking pf and basically telling the crowd, alabama, we've got to quit doing stupid stuff here and put someone in office we can be proud of. and you know, we need a two-party system again in this state if

this is north alabama and it's usually a republican city that still, i'm so happy we finally have a democratjudith from decatur and they are still celebrating and alabama, doug jones headquarters were the cemetery elect spoke earlier. earlier. democratic congressman adam schiff of california calling it, quote, a hanukkah miracle. sorry, the good man one. she said among the things they have a it happened last night. good evening, dave. >> caller: i just want to say that it's a shame anyone gets judged before they get tried. it happened with president trump they try to accuse him right before the election he molested me, no heat and because you don't wait 30 years to say it. it's fixed and it is a sad day for the country. another sad day for the country. we just need to move on from here, that's all i have to say. .. >> on the republican line is richard from new york city. good evening pgh so, c-span fan and i watch as much as i can. i'm curious where you got back so late to the election headquarters. cnn called the race, you still have the agricultural secretary at the press club on a repeat

ago and roy jones talked about his democratic valleys, his alabama values and that speech was a pitch to suburban business-minded republicans and can he close that gap? >> he's trying to make it clear that he would be an independents time of senator from alabama with their interests in mind. the problem is he's got president trump with his big megaphone almost every day now saying he's a puppet for chuck schumer and nancy pelosi, distorting his record to make him seem like a typical democrat. andrea: the big drawback for him with alabama voters is his view on abortion. being pro choice is a really hard path for them to follow. they are going to try to energize the vote, do something about turn out. there's some data down there indicating that absentee ballots are out, there could be a higher turnout. john lewis and other civil rights leader are going to be down there trying to turn out the black vote but you're right. the president is trumping everything -- no pun sfwenleded with his message that this man is somehow soft on crime, which is lewd crowls considering that he prosecuted the klan. yamiche: i go back to the equipm