kelly ayote had a slim lead. within the last hour that's switched and maggie hassen has a slim lead. a there's precincts that need to report their as a results. this race is still very much neck and neck. >> election night stretching into the morning in the granite state. the new hampshire senate race between incumbent ayote and hassen too close to call forcing both candidates to call it night around 12:30 in ayote spoke to supporter. we're humbled by the fact that you would believe in us and making sure that we continue to have that strong independent vote. i want to thank each and every one of them for their tireless efforts to keep new hampshire and the united states of america moving forward. >> hassen and ayote told supporter to go home and get rest. victory. both remain confidence. >> i hope that everyone can get some rest tonight. and that we'll have some more good news to report in the morning. thank you all so much. >> we're upbeat and confidence. but we want to make sure we do this the new hampshire way

ayote was mentioned as possible contender for secretary of defense. busiest travel days of the year. triple a, in fact, is predicting that thanksgiving travel this year is at the highest level in nearly a decade. >> if you haven't left yet we have tips to keep the trek a little bit stress free or at least nicole as stress free as possible. there are going to be some delays you run into. >> oh, absolutely. now the good news here logan has definitely been busy. but it's controlled chaos. the moving through the security line head of time. arriving early for their flight anticipating that wait. if you were drive image you want to make sure you hit the roads sooner rather than later. >> heading out before the holiday rush. >> everything is fine. we're going to baltimore first time air fliers. we're excited. >> and you're doing it on the busiest travel day of the year. yes, we are. >> i'm go home to see my family. security lines winding quickly this morning. traffic wasn't so bad. line for security is pretty long. hopefully it will go quickly. >> mass dot e

views the new york times also asked if he would consider new hampshire -- former new hampshire senator ayote for a role and he replied no thank you. >>> outgoing mayor [audio difficulty] appears to be launching a campaign. according to globe sources warren is making calls to donors for campaign contributions. the paper says he's also holding a fundraiser next month despite seek reelection. >>> disgraced former massachusetts house speaker masey is back in massachusetts. the 71-year old was released from federal prison yesterday after being granted a compassionate release. right now he's in remission after surviving 2 boughts of cancer. the treatment made it difficult for him to eat or drink. he says he's grateful to be with his family. >> i just want to say how happy i'm going to fight this all the way. and just overwhelmed. by being able to be home with my family. >> he was convicted of corruption charges >>> we are about to start the thanksgiving holiday here. a live look out the city of boston. a perfect way to start the long weekend on the way. >> just in time for the thanksgiving day. we

kelly: i'm kelly ayot, kate: and i'm kate. kelly & kate: and we approved >>> wcvb newscenter 5 at 4:30 starts right now. the university of new hampshire campus in durham where the president is getting ready to rally hillary clinton supporters. president obama is not there, but the presidential seal is there. he should be there soon will -- clinton is locked in a close rate with trump. trump is holding a rally in manchester later on. anchor: it is one of the most hotly contested issues.

as you mentioned are fablely -- finally reporting and maggie has a slight lead over ayot, but -- ayotte but before that she was claiming victory here. she called a surprise rally right here on the steps surrounded by supporters. she holds a small lead over kelly ayotte but just over 700 votes and for hassan, that is enough. >>we are confident that given the size of tallies that we have won this race and we want to make sure that every vote is counted. >> reporter: kelly ayotte has not conceded the race. minutes after hassan claimed victory the ayotte camp released a statement reading "this has been a closely contested race from the beginning and we look forward to the results being announced by the secretary of state and ensuring every vote is counted historic level of interest." ayotte has not addressed her supporters on camera but she did last night before leaving the campaign party. >>right now, as you know, being on your screen we're very up beat about where the race is, but we will not know tonight, we believe, what the outcome is, and i believe strongly in the fact that we want to

kelly ayot has been including michael flynn and alabama senator jeff sessions if. >> police are investigating letter. referencing the presidential election in contents forcing police to look into the possibility this is hate crime. here's victoria warren are the late. >>> a hate crime investigation in dadic. filted with racial slurs and stoop. step. a typed letter names trump. the letters tell the man that natick is a white obviously town and then go on to target his black and latino roommates. one of the letters even threatens to kill them saying these letters are warning and the home opener doesn't want to get a third one. natick police say the letters were dropped off late last week the man called 911. and police they are taking this seriously and investigating it as a hate crime. >>> this the something other two groups that track hate crime, the southern abover i will law center and the council on american islamic relation. they saw a spike in hate crimes and hate speech. in natick, victoria warren. 7news "today in new england." >>> happening today a florida man arrested in connection wit

the play issue is running against kelly ayote and the state has lost its advantage for years.inging voters up and we need to see how much of the impact we have. >> what time do you think you are going to know one way or another tomorrow. >> about 10:00. >> i am going to hold that. >> governor john sununu, thank you very much for joining us. >> coming up, we'll take you live to experts who know the states better than anyone else and we'll talk to james taylor, we'll ask why he's been campaigning for clinton. stay with us. are you on medicare? do you have the coverage you need? open enrollment ends december 7th. don't put it off 'til later. now's the time to get on a path that could be right for you... with unitedhealthcare medicare solutions. call today to learn about the kinds of coverage we offer, including aarp medicarecomplete plans insured through unitedhealthcare. these medicare advantage plans can combine parts a and b, your hospital and doctor coverage... with part d prescription drug coverage, and extra benefits... all in one complete plan... for a low monthly premium,

doug: new hampshire senator kelly ayot responding to the "washington post" report that trump is considering her for secretary of defense, releasing a statement saying, "i'm regrouping with my family right now, but i will always find a way to serve our state and our country even as a private citizen because i love new hampshire and our country and i want to make sure we cceed." anin: college student is apologizing for taunting female students at neby wellesley college. ed tasso and another student rode around the campus. wellesley is the alma mater of hillary clton. friday, he posted a face boob message showing his actions showed extremely poor judgment and that he was deeply sorry for perpetuating fr. the other student involved has studentsushed to the hospital after crashing into a utility pole. look at that car. it happed yesterday more than near state road on arcadia avenue. police sayased on the damage to that vehicle, both the passenger and driver are lucky to be ale. they're listed in stable condition. the cause of that crash is und investigation. antoinette: firefighters say a brush

kelly ayot, republican incumbent in new hampshire, has cut the lead to just 2. a new hampshire poll showed the race at a margin of 9 earlier this month. in indiana todd young has slowly eroded former senator evan bayh's lead from 6, now deadlocked at 45 in a monmouth poll. bayh has faced questions over his indiana residency and a report exposed his private schedule from 2009, full of lobbying meetings, fund-raisers and donors, some reportedly in his official senate office. bayh told cnn nothing untoward happened. in the midwest yesterday hillary clinton campaigned in cincinnati with former governor ted strickland. incumbent republican rob portman has a nearly 15-point advantage in the real clear politics average and strickland faces the longest of shots. in wisconsin the polls have tight right-hand side there but democrat russ feingold is still holding on to a nearly 7-point advantage in the rcp average. a super pac ad backing incumbent republican ron johnson all but acknowledges hillary clinton will be the next president. they're warning this has some colorful

among them, kelly ayote in new hampshire, pat toomey in pennsylvania, ron johnson in wisconsin and over, republicans there are with a strong margin of 246-186. that margin over democrats all of course up for re-election tonight. only however, about 16 of those seats are considered to be competitive and potentially losses for the republicans. we'll see. joining me tonight, former spokesperson for president george w. bush and republican strategist, mercedes schlapp. also with me, townhall.com political editor guy benson. both are fox news contributors and great to have you here. >> good evening. lou: this is a heck of an evening. mercedes, let me turn to you, first on this election. florida critical of course to donald trump's chances. it is the fulcrum upon which everything else rests in his strategy. we know that it, it's an immense turnout there. your thoughts on the evening? >> well, florida makes me worried. i think what we're seeing outpouring of latino vote coming out and, we saw with the recall voting, for example, that was 500,000 latinos came out in the state of florida. i know

i think very pivotal one will be kelly ayote in new hampshire, which every poll has that really, reallyou get to the west, hecht in nevada will be a close race too. what happens in the senate matters a lot. byron knows that. the senate has certain is rules and can actually, if it wanted to, do things that are productive and useful and hopefully get our country more competitive in variety of ways. liz: senator dorgan, give me your thought on, tell our viewers, which senate race you're watching, excruciatingly closely for a real sense what happens with the country and congress? >> there are a lot of them. new hampshire will in first, early on, missouri, indiana, illinois, wisconsin, nevada, north carolina. there are a lot of races that will be very, very close. illinois i think we will win. in the end no one knows what is exactly going to happen. i have a hunch, i believe that the democrats will probably take over the senate you but with a very narrow margin, maybe 51 votes, maybe 52. liz: can i ask you, senator dorgan, if the senate were to flip, senator chuck schumer would be very top g

tough race with kelly ayote. overall your thoughts on how people just got this one so darn wrong. what did they miss? >> well, trish, as you know i've been on your show many times and i have said it is his to lose. i said that from the beginning. i felt it as recently as yesterday morning arguing with my wife and family. because the political pundits with all respect, didn't get it right and they didn't get it right because they're not listening to the people in that, they were scared to actually tell people how they actually felt because they would be demonized and vilified. cars would be scratched, their signs would be ripped off. they kept it to themselves. i can't tell how people came up and said, don't tell anybody, i'm voting for donald trump. these are the most unlikely people who would vote for donald trump. trish: i got to tell you i heard the same thing, scott. i heard the same thing. i talked to so many people all over the country, different walks of life, from extraordinarily successful to the middle class to not so successful to evangelicals. neil: right across the bo

i think that if the money, that wasn't spent against rubio was spent against kelly ayote, it is, that is the payoff that you have to make. that i do think it is important to run the race that you're in and this was the 2016 race and not the 2020 race. and so, you know, i think they made the smartest decisions that they could with data and information they had at the time. i don't think there is a lot of second-guessing for that. >> can i? >> sure. >> one thing unique about this job serving in other roles of the committee and it is thankless job because you're making very, very difficult decisions. we are independent from the committee. so we've been working with this group of people and gaining from their knowledge and having group discussions about what is best. all of sudden the wall goes up and you're shipped off, you can't have anybody. you have a team and large people on the committee are separate from them. this types of funding decisions are very difficult. that i will we will rejoin the world and look at these name members in the face and have their trust and respect and reall

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