illinois elects its first republican governor in 12 years: bruce rauner .... but pat quinn isn't conceding defeat just yet. a long line *after polls closed -- at one north side polling place. we'll have a *live report on some election day problems. and the empire state building is glowing *red ...reflecting the "balance of power" shift, in washington. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm lourdes duarte. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m. demetrius ivory has a check of our weather. dan is feeling ok. he's here. >> i'm just so excited about the election. i get into these elections and i should have slept a bit more. >> we do have some hair spray back here for you. i'm always said you should use this in your throat. >> are you sure? >> it's like when decks. it's good for but just go to demetrius. >> let's take a look at how things are going today. it's not going to last. this nice weather will last. clouds will increase. a bit of sunshine and some call it covered by the afternoon. the high nr . it will be warmer with the south trees. 42 in c

the issue strictly on dealing with honoring veterans today. >> a meeting between governor elect bruce rauner and democratic leaders is in the works. rauner says he will meet with house speaker mike madigan and senate president john cullerton in the near future. no dates have been set. cullerton's staff confirmed they've been talking. rauner says he's already meeting with general assembly members, every day. he says they will focus on building short term and long term budget plans. a former illinois public servant is about to receive the government's highest civilian honor. the white house will award former congressman abner mikva the presidential medal of freedom. after five terms in the house, mikva served on the federal appeals court. he was also president clinton's white house counsel. at age 88, mikva is still involved in the political process. he heads the "mikva challenge," encouraging high school students to get involved in public service. u-s families of soldiers missing in action are fighting goverment bureaucracy and are demanding closure. 83-thousand military personnel are listed

bruce rauner gets this chance. his position coming into office as i am ok with changes to minimal wage. >> will give you this minimum-wage. you're going to do some incentives for me. a >> your going to build up more business and more jobs in the state. i'll give you minimum-wage. that is the kind of feeling that it will be hapni. >> i think there's a lot of hope that a guy who has run a lot of negative ads. the hope is that he is coming in as a man who is a businessman. the problem is the state of illinois is truly like a business. as a whole different discussion. >> essentially has budgets to work with numbers to run. people get influenced. i think we need to be prepared for some of those decisions. he has a mission. the mission will be to improve the physical nature of the state. >> will they try to pass it in the veto session in november or will the governor say not my problem anymore? >> we will see how we deal with that. he can roll it back in the four years to come. what was the biggest >> the dole and snyder

and, bruce rauner's voicemail to speaker madigan has been found!the latest, coming up. >> finally we got that. >>good morning, i'm dan ponce. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. >> happy friday. it's fairly nice day today. if you knew what was coming next week, you would send money for a forecast like this. temperatures in the mid 40's it this weekend but next week much cooler conditions coming. that's in the seven day. samlet composite shows a little rain in the future are arriving into tonight. light showers. 44 degrees at 5:00 p.m.. take a look at the seven days forecast. high temperature 45 saturday. light showers tomorrow. 49 sunday. then monday into tuesday temperatures drop rain and snow com. wednesday and thursday we have high temperatures barely above freezing. >> a quick look out at the accident we have in woodbridge. that intersection still blocked at 75 and 355. we have good news for people who have been dealing with the big backups at roosevelt where they are resurfacing that stretch. that will be cleaned up by frid

mayor emanuel is urging governor elect bruce rauner to keep the state income tax hike and to raise the minimum wage. governor quinn wants to raise the minimum wage before he leaves office, but he may not have the votes. rauner says he supports raising the minimum wage, as long as that comes with pro-business reforms. but the mayor says he needs to be specific. >> i do not know what that is. he said a category. i know something specific. i am for the minimum wage. have been my whole life. working from president clinton all the way to now. i am committed to doing that. i do not even know what that is >> >>the mayor says he wants rauner to keep the income tax hike intact, so schools don't lose funding. that tax hike rolls back on january first. rauner campaigned on phasing it out. >> a group opposed to the lucas museum takes legal action. liven up city hall with more of their case. >> a 12 page lawsuit in federal court this morning. and names the city of chicago and the chicago park district the friends of the parks group claims the city is giving special treatment to a hollywood mogul an

>>he won't take office until january, but governor-elect bruce rauner is already in springfield. where the legislature is holding its fall veto session. >>rauner met with reporters this morning. wgn's tom negovan was there. he joins us live now from springfield. tom? >> good afternoon. governor-elect chris rauner making his rounds in springfield. but lawmakers who he is bound to develop close strong personal and business relationships with. also decrying the state of the state finances saying that running the ship economically in the state of illinois is job number one. >> the financial condition of the state of illinois is stunningly bad. it is horrible. it is worse than even, your newspaper has done a good job of writing a movie budget. that is a kind term. he understands the situation. our financial condition is dire. we need to take strong action to fix it. >> chris raunebruce rauner said he and his team want to understand every penny of the financial situation. they're going over the books in forensic details. he will be ready to present a new state budget in february. durin

beat out by bruce rauner, 51%. to maryland larry hogan grabbing 54% of the vote. anthony brown 45. massachusetts, charlie baker narrowly winning 48-47. and in maine, paul lepage winning 48-44%. fox news polls taking a closer look at how voters feel about facing the nation. 55% disapprove. >> 45% say the economy is the most important issue facing our country. 25% say health care. >> asked how worried americans are that there will be another major terrorist attack on the united states. 71% are at least some what worried. >> we asked how race relations have developed over the last few years. 38% say they have gotten worse. >> the path to republican power cuts right through colorado. a closely watched race ends with a challenger on top. we're live in denver with how the race helped shape the senate. >> and florida's medical marijuana proposal goes up in smoke. the other states taking a big step in the other direction. >>> it was one of the nation's most closely watched senate races. cory gardener defeating mark udall. meanwhile the governor's race in a dead heat. >> reporter: good morn

governor quinn is now accepting that he lost the governor's race to bruce rauner. quinn refused to concede on election night. he said he was waiting for more votes to be counted. but as that happened, rauner's lead increased to over 170- thousand votes. that's when quinn decided to >> i understand how important it is to the people of our state to understand that when we come together in an election and the election is conducted, results come in and we go forward on behalf of the common good. >>quinn says he'll work toward a smooth transition to rauner's administration. he also says he still wants to raise the state's minimum wage before he leaves office in january. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. state prosecutors launched a criminal investigation into robo-calls that disrupted voting in chicago. 2-thousand election judges didn't show up to their assigned polling places on tuesday, because they received automated calls with false information. they were made to think they weren't qualified to serve. republican and democratic party officials both

challenger bruce rauner will wrap up their campaigns today. ey spent yesterday trying to attract undecided voters at african american churches. polls show quinn has their support, but rauner may need them in order to win. some polls show tomorrow could be a good day for the republican party in federal races. polls are giving republicans the edge, or at least a boost, in four senate races. the g-o-p needs to pick up six seats to win a senate majority. some of those seats are held by democrats who have been trying to distance themselves from president obama and his falling approval ratings. president obama had to swap planes after the aircraft ran into some mechanical problems. the president and his entourage were switching to a different plane for his return trip to washington on last night because of a minor problem with the flap. president obama traveled to pennsylvania for a campaign event ahead of tuesday's midterm elections. investigators are piecing together how the virgin galactic spacecraft could have broken up on friday... killing the p

mayor emanuel is urging bruce rauner to extend the state income tax hike and to raise the minimum wage. the income tax will roll back on january first unless lawmakers renew it. rauner campaigned on phasing it out. emanuel says he hopes rauner changes his mind so public schools don't lose any funding. he also says he doesn't understand when rauner says he supports raising the minimum wage, if it comes with pro- business reforms. governor quinn wants to raise the minimum wage before he leaves office, but he may not have the votes. president obama is taking part in another asian summit. he's in myanmar, formerly burma, for a meeting of the "association of southeast asian nations." the gathering will focus on regional economic development. obama says he also plans to press the leaders of myanmar about the government's treatment of ethnic minorities. he'll meet with a prominent opposition leader tomorrow. congress is expected to take a big step toward approving the long-delayed keystone oil pipeline. the senate, and president obama, don't want it. but yesterday, senate democrats suddenly d

governor quinn and bruce rauner continue to avoid each other, even when they're in the same place. both attended this veteran's day ceremony at soldier field. quinn left immediately after. rauner wouldn't answer questions about whether he and quinn have talked since the election. president obama and his chinese counterpart say they've agreed to new greenhouse gas limits. at the close of the a-pec trade summit in beijing, obama and chinese leader -xi jinping- promised to work to cut pollution. the deal gives the united states 11 years to reduce carbon emissions by one- fourth... and gives china *18 years to level off the growth of *its emissions. a gesture of chivalry, or a crude pass? people in china hit the social media to criticize vladimir putin, after a photo showed him putting a shawl around the shoulders of china's first lady at the a-pec summit. seconds later, she discreetly slipped it off. the chinese government has since had all traces of the photo *removed from the internet. the former navy seal who says he killed osama bin laden, told his story on camera for the first tim

bruce rauner. uestioning our candidates, abc seven political analysts laura washington. you will be limited to 60 seconds for each question and 30 seconds for each follow-up. in addition to our questions, you will have the opportunity to ask one question of each other. you will also have the opportunity for an opening tatement and by random draw to the opening statement goes to mr. quinn. >> thank you. the bureau of labor statistics issued its latest report on the illinois economy. it is a good report. jobs are up, unemployment is down, jobs in the last two months, 40,000 jobs. 300 thousand jobs since the last recession. you are unemployment is at its lowest level in the last six years. the steepest decline of any state in the union. we have had to make some tough decisions to make that possible. we had to cut the budget, $5 billion since i havewe have understood the been governor. importance of fiscal reform. i have to suspend the pay of the legislatures to get those reform. our economy is a lot better. we have been able to invest in education. we have invested $440 mil

he may pull this out because his opponent is bruce rauner a billionaire who was quit sized for spending $140,000 to join a wine club. >> that sounds like you. >> it sounds like me, but we're all going to be drinking a lot tonight if this guy mike boss is able to pull out the most intriguing house race. mike boss is running in illinois. democrats made a campaign out of him. >> total power, not the american way. all the damn time. come out here in the last second, and i have to figure out how to vote for my people. you should be ashamed of yourself. >> he also admitted that he shot a neighbor's dog a few years ago. >> how could he run? let's go to colorado from illinois. >> that's a 9:00 poll closing. again may affect the control of the u.s. senate. >> you have udall against gardner. gardner has been running uphill. this is a state that could go either way. but the latest polls, the polls leading up to today really have cory gardner in control. >> and this is a state why women's issues are defining because udall has made that a campaign, gardner is pro-life, if he comes out, there are som

in illinois, wow, republican bruce rauner defeating the incumbent governor pat quinn. that's according to a cnn projection and a big upset there. another stunning upset in heavily democratic maryland. republican businessman larry hogan winning the governor's race. he defeated the democrat anthony brown, the state's lieutenant governor. and another deep blue blow for democrats in massachusetts. republican charlie bake erwining the governor's race over the democrat martha coakley. it comes after eight years of democratic rule in massachusetts under governor deval patrick there is a new republican governor in arkansas. former homeland security official asa hutchinson defeating the democrat mike ross, giving the gop control of the top office after eight years in the hands of democrats. the gop also taking other tight races where democrats were given decent odds to win. florida voters reelect rick scott to a second term as governor, delivering a stinging rebuke to democrat charlie crist. scott pumped nearly $13 million of his own money into his campaign in its final days. h

even in illinois, obama's home state, bruce around her -- bruce rauner ousted democrat governor pat quinn. governor scott brown in wisconsin is on the republican shoulders as a 2016 presidential candidate. >> democrats have taken a beating in this election, but that is customary for the party that holds presidency to get beaten up in these midterms. that is the result solely attributable to anti-obama sentiment, or were republicans offering something that voters actually wanted? >> very good question. republicans have made dissatisfaction with the president their primary campaign message, but you are right -- they have also put forward a positive agenda. they would like to see, for example, a comprehensive tax reform. this would probably mean lowering some rates and making up for the lost revenue by closing tax loopholes. they need to be willing, i think, to compromise on immigration reform, but this may be kind of difficult. we will see. >> thank you very much for that announcement. >> next to that ongoing crisis playing out in the tiny west african nation of burkina faso, still dealing

millionaire businessman bruce rauner unseated pat quinn. he spent $30 million of his own fortune in the race. >>> charlie baker is the first republican governor of massachusetts since mitt romney. >>> another hotly contested one in florida where incumbent rick scott beat charlie crist. in texas, a closely watched race. greg abbott will replace rick perry, the longest serving governor in the state's history, defeating democrat wendy davis. here is what he had to say after the victory. >> you voted for hope over fear, for unity over division, for the majesty of what texas is and what it can be. >> finally in wisconsin, scott walker gets his third win in four years, keeping him in the mix for a possible 2016 gop presidential bid. joining me now from washington is politico reporter lee monsul. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> what can we learn, do you think it was anti-washington or anti-incumbent? >> it seems like it was a little bit of both. we knew in the weeks leading up to the election it was looking tore a republican wav

his opponent as did dana malloy against his republican opponent and pat quinn now conceding to bruce rauneresha freeland-gaither, the 22-year-old woman violently abducted in philadelphia last weekend, she has been safely rescued. now, this case came to national news when this shocking video, it's surveillance footage of her abduction was released monday and atf agents found her and her kidnapper allegedly in his car across state lines in a parking lot. authorities tracked that vehicle through gps installed by the dealer because the suspect had such bad credit. well, barnes who has a criminal history and apparently attacked gaither at random will face federal charges. she is listed in good condition expected to recover from her injuries and last night her mom thanked the detective who promised her that he would find her daughter. >> he sat in my kitchen in front of me and told me i'm bringing your daughter home. i'm bringing your daughter home. he said, no, i'm bringing your daughter home and he brought my baby home. >> thank you. >> he brought her right home. >> good job. >> thank you. >> t

bruce rauner winning illinois's governor race against pat quinn.a sitting president's home state, illinois in this case, lost the governorship. we noted that some other firsts last night also happened that since 1892 prompted us to bring you this special election edition of daily spike. here's a first. as of last night, there'll be 100 women in congress. that's pretty big. it's the first time ever and, of course, still a long way from gender parity. but it's a pretty good start. way to go, america. also another midterm first, tim scott becoming the first black republican senator elected in the south since reconstruction. could the civil war finally be actually over? could racial tension be over? i think the answer's probably no to the latter, but it's a wonderful step. also, mia love rounding out this list. the utah republican becoming the very first black female republican elected to congress when she edged out democrat doug owens last night. like we said, a night of firsts. >>> just ahead, we heard from the winners, we're also going to hear from

>>it turns out that governor elect bruce rauner did try to call house speaker michael madigan on election night. during his victory speech, rauner said he called house speaker michael madigan and senate president john cullerton and told them he wanted to work with them. but madigan's office initially said it didn't get a call. now they say they found rauner's voicemail. they say rauner called a staff person's cell phone, from an unknown number. rauner has still not actually spoken to cullerton or madigan. >>governor elect rauner hits the road today to thank voters across illinois. yesterday he introduced his transition team, which includes some democrats. one of them is bill daley, who last served as president obama's chief of staff. there's also former state senator james meeks and pastor corey brooks. rauner didn't give many details about his agenda. he did say he hopes legislators don't pass anything significant during the lame duck session in springfield. >> to our top story. joins us now from the dirksen federal building. patrick what can you tell us? >> an extraordinary morning in m

governor pat quinn official concedes to bruce rauner. quinn refused to concede on election night. he said he wouldn't "throw in the towel" until all the votes were counted. but as more votes were counted yesterday, quinn fell further behind. he now says he's focused on raising the minimum wage before he leaves office. rauner released a statement, thanking quinn for his years of service and his commitment to a smooth transition. two days after the election. the race for illinois treasurer is still undecided. republican tom cross leads democrat michael frerichs by about 85-hundred votes. a spokesman for cross says he feels confident the lead will hold. but frerichs says he won't concede until all the votes are counted. chicago area veterans facing tough times have a new food pantry to chose from. the greater chicago food depository has set up a pantry at the hines v-a hospital in maywood. the pantry is expected to serve about 150 veterans a week. it'll be managed by ameri-core members and staffed by volunteers. it's the second v-a food pantry in the area. the other is at the jesse b

. >> in illinois, republican bruce rauner taking down pat quinn.to maryland republican larry hogan driving 57% of the vote, anthony brown 45. in massachusetts, charlie baker narrowly defeating his point martha copley 48 to 47. in maine, paul heys defeating mike nesho. >> the time is eight minutes until the top of the hour. coming up, democracy has a lot of people fired up, including this little toddler. >> you know there's people out there who can vote that just don't. [crying] >> that's the three-year-old who just can't wait another 15 years. >> maybe a lot of people feeling that way this morning. ...the getaway vehicle! for all the confidence you need. td ameritrade. you got this. all around the world the dedicated people of united airlines ♪ are there to support you. ♪ that's got your back friendly. ♪ [♪] great rates and safety working in harmony. open an optimizer +plus account from synchrony bank. visit myoptimizerplus.com to open an account. service. security. savings. synchrony bank engage with us. >>> president obama announcing that he will

a meeting between governor elect bruce rauner and democratic leaders is in the works.auner says he will meet with house speaker mike madigan and senate president john cullerton in the near future. no dates have been set. cullerton's staff confirmed they've been talking about setting up a meeting. rauner says he's already meeting with general assembly members, everyday. he says they will focus on building short term and long term budget plans. the chicago cubs will hand over all their records of the talks that led to the signing of joe maddon as the club's new manager. major league baseball is investigating whether the cubs illegally tampered with maddon while he was still under contract with the tampa bay rays. cubs president theo epstein says he welcomes the investigation, so the club can prove to everyone that it was entirely above board, and put the issue behind it. the investigation could take a month. for of five stone slabs near the village hall crack when they were pushed over early this year. the village says it will cost $50,000 to fix them. residents have bee

governor-elect bruce rauner went to springfield yesterday to visit with state lawmakers, and get a look at the state's books. and he doesn't like what he sees. >> our financial condition is stunningly bad. it's horrible. it's worse than i think the newspapers have said they called it a booby trapped budget. that is a kind term. it understates the situation. the financial condition is dire. we need to take strong action. >>for starters, rauner is asking outgoing governor quinn to freeze all state hiring, in preparation for the new administration in springfield. if you pay fees to use chicago park district programs and properties, those fees are going to get bigger next year. the park district is proposing fee hikes on everything from parking meters and picnic permits, to swimming classes and summer camps. next year's park budget is 23 million dollars higher than the current budget. the fee hikes are expected to make up the difference. a supreme court challenge to chicago's controversial red light camera program is dismissed. two judges recused themselves, one of them ann burke, the wife

the democrats know that republican bruce rauner's election as governor may interfere with some of their goals, if they wait until *january to act. so they might try to rush through an increase in the state's minimum wage... and lock in governor quinn's income tax hikes before they gavel their session to a close. the state department shut down its entire e-mail system over concerns about hacking. a senior state department official says there was evidence a hacker may have been poking around. but, they say none of the department's classified systems were compromised. the state department still took the unprecedented step of shutting down its entire unclassified e-mail system this weekend, so technicians could make improvements. there's no word on when the system will be back up. the only ebola patient being treated in america remains in "extremely critical" condition. doctor martin salia has been at the university of nebraska medical center since saturday. he was too weak to walk off the plane. salia is a u-s resident, who was infected in his native sierra leone. the hospital says he is g

among them in maryland, electing larry hoagland over anthony brown, and in imill taking bruce rauner over pat quinn. and in massachusetts charlie baker over mart shah coakley. some of the policies that passed last night are once that republicans typically oppose. we're joined now with what that means for the american public. >> american voters had a lot to say. they did not just decide who to spend to washington, but decisions marijuana and hikes in minimum wage and reforms. ballot initiatives shared center stage with spotlight shining brightly on pot. vote necessary california, oregon and the david shuster voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use. >> showing them that they have a stake, and showing them that their vote will matter and on issues that they truly care about. >> and in florida voters failed to make the 23rd stayed to legalize marijuana for medical reasons. another hot issue championed by president obama raising the minimum wage above the federal level of $7.25. four red states arkansas, nebraska, south dakota and alaska all voted to raise minimum wage by $1.25 o

governor elect bruce rauner says he won't be a stranger to minority communities in the chicago area. rauner and wife started their sunday morning by attending a baptist church in maywood. they went on to a bakery in pilsen. rauner says they've been to these areas many times, and that will continue as governor. he also dropped hints about phasing out the income tax increase, gradually, instead of altogether. >> our property taxes are too high. they need to be capped and reduced overtime. it's important that we rollback the income tax hike over the next four years. that's a policy in our plan. >>rauner says he supports raising the minimum wage in combination with reforms to help businesses pay more. he also says he will meet with senate president john cullerton and house speaker mike madigan in the next few days. prince william and kate middleton are returning to the u-s. they'll visit new york for three days next month, to unveil a new wildlife charity. the couple will meet with conservationists about illegal poaching. they are expected to bring prince george with them. their first tr

and incoming governor bruce rauner says he'll pay for it, out of his own pocket. rauner and his wife toured the mansion last week, and say it has major water damage. the new first couple will pay for some of the repairs, and try to raise money for the rest of the repair bill, without using taxpayer money. police in gary, indiana are investigating a shooting killed a woman and left another on injured. it happened at about five a-m yesterday at a house in the 1000 block of matthews. 31-year-old kennette o'neal ran out into an alley behind the house during a domestic dispute. she was shot several times and died at the scene. a second woman was found shot in the backyard. the owner of j-bee's clothing in the north austin neighborhood hopes to reopen his store today, after a thanksgiving morning smash-and-grab that cost him 100 thousand dollars. thieves used a stolen pickup truck to knock down a brick wall... then they stuffed sacks full of expensive jeans, jackets and other merchandise. a cellphone store in saint louis was also targeted by smash-and-grab thieves. an s

illinois republican bruce rauner defeating pat quinn there. a big upset there.yland, republican larry hogan winning the race. and another deep blow for democrats in massachusetts, republican charlie baker winning the governor's race over martha coakley. it comes after eight years of rule under governor deval patrick. and homeland security official asa hutchinson defeated mike ross after control of the government's state office after eight years in the hands of democrats. and the gop taking tight races where democrats were given decent odds to win. florida voters reelecting rick scott, scott dumped $14 million of his own money. he becomes the second only in florida to win re-election in wisconsin, scott walker won easily in double digits over martha burke. that keeps walker in the mix for a possible presidential run. walker angered many voters, had to have a recall vote, remember, after he ended rights to employees. and nathan deal four more years he defeated jason carter, the grandson of former president jimmy carter. and doug ducey is going to replace january b

as for illinois, republican bruce rauner tweeted pat quinn according to a cnn projection.tunning upset in heavily democrat maryland republican businessman larry hogan winning the governor's race. he defeated anthony brown, the state's lieutenant governor. and another deep blue below for democrats in massachusetts. republican governor races, charlie baker winning the governor's race over democrat martha coakley. this comes after eight years of democratic rule in that state under retiring governor deval patrick. now, we want to end on a lone bright spot for democrats. businessman tom wolf is the new governor of pennsylvania. the democrat defeating republican incumbent tom corbett in his bid for his re-election. one race that's undecided so far. colorado democratic incumbent john hickenlooper is neck and neck with hisle challenger bob beauprez, you can count on cnn to bring you the results. as we're looking ahead to 2016, governors do well on the national level. some have higher aspirations. we'll keep those names in the back of our mind. >>> this morning is a day of reckonin

we had bruce rauner winning in illinois, charlie baker winning in massachusetts and larry hogan in marylandhat's a good night for republicans to win in those blue states. as a blue state governor myself as a republican, that was particularly gratifying. >> to what do you attribute that success, particularly in those blue states for governors? >> i think that they've seen republican leadership in other states. and it's been enormously effective. we had a lot of folks last night who said a lot of republican incumbents were going to lose. but rick scott won in florida. rick snyder won in michigan. scott walker won in wisconsin. they like governors to get things done. if you're a governor who gets things done, the voters rewarded you. >> do you think it suggests the country is more right-leaning than some pundits would have people believe? >> well, i've always thought that. but i think more importantly there's such anxiety in the country about what's happened in washington and how things just haven't gotten done. and i think what we were doing with governors was rewarding the governors they bel

so that's why you had bruce rauner winning in illinois, scott walker, charlie baker in massachusetts. so in red states, blue states, purple states, at the state level conservative principles were embraced while at the national level the principles of barack obama and hillary clinton were rejected. >> yeah. >> and that's why i tell people don't accept this idea it was just a repudiation of obama. it was also the acceptance of conservative principles. >> it wasn't like 1994, elect us, we will do this and reagan kind of led his own way. let me ask you this, every candidate that won in the senate promised to repeal or replace obamacare. every candidate said we should secure the border first that was on the ballot. how important is it that republicans put bill after bill after bill including authorization for force against isis, energy independence, standing up to executive amnesty. how important is it that they fight hard on those issues? >> it's extremely important. it's also really important for leadership to say here are the three or four achievable goals that we're going to move forwa

millionaire venture capitalist bruce rauner ousted pat quinn in illinois. in a stunner, in maryland, republican larry hogan won in an upset over democratic lieutenant-governor anthony brown. and republican charlie baker beat democratic martha coakley in massachusetts. even the head of the democratic governor's association was not guaranteed success. in vermont, governor peter shumlin didn't clear the 50% mark. his race will be decided by legislature. the last time they selected a governor was 1853. according to our nbc news exit polls, three significant factors produced this republican wave. number one, anger towards the president at 44%. his job rating was down ten points from where he won re-election just two years ago. number two, clearly, was distrust of government. 54% of americans saying that government is doing too much, taking on things better left to business and individuals. and finally economic dissatisfaction. perceptions in the economy have improved only marginally in the eye, s of americans since the recession ended. with 74% saying the econom

one day after the new governor gets elected, a republican governor by the name of bruce rauner, who hason record saying we want to frack here, it's a tremendous economic boom. today a legislative panel at the statehouse gave final approval to new rules that opens the door to fracking. and i'll tell you, this could be a tremendous economic boon. look at number, a study done on this, what this would mean to the state. could mean as much as 4thousand jobs for a state who truly needs it. maybe almost $10 billion worth of economic development. pretty amazing stuff. this isn't pie-in-the-sky stuff. we have history to look at here. if you look at pennsylvania, look at texas jobs generated by fracking in the 40,000 range. state talking about raising taxes because it needs revenue, 47,000 jobs and with salaries that actually, if you look what happened in montana, out there, the bakken shale, and in north dakota, salaries, went up tremendously, 53% between the three years between 2007 and 2011. i will tell you. a lot facing the state right now, gerri. a lot of real good economic development facin

. >> ifill: republicans reclaimed the governor's mansion in illinois, as well as bruce rauner oustedent pat quinn. combined, the two campaigns spent close to $100 million dollars. and republican governors in wisconsin, florida and kansas fended off stiff challenges, giving the party at least 32 state houses. along with electing more governors, republicans made headway in state legislatures. they picked up at least three chambers the nevada senate, the minnesota house and the west virginia house. with resounding victories coast to coast at every level of government, our next guest had reason to celebrate last night. reince priebus is the chairman of the republican national committee. he joins us now. welcome. hi'm congratulations. was last night's victory due to the democratic message and the candidates or was this the strength of the republican candidates and their message? >> i think it was a little of both.number one, i think we didt great candidates out in the field and that's first and foremost what you have to do. but i think what really happened last night was pretty stunning a

bruce rauner in illinois, that's a huge victory for republicans.nk something is going on. i know with bruce rauner's election, he talked a lot about school choice and trying to bring a better education to people who live in the big cities. i think if you can show that concern and show that we have new ideas, i think all of a sudden, a whole raft of new people are going to be interested in what we have to talk about. >> so is that going to be your message going forward, looking to the future of something that is positive rather than downer? >> yes. school choice is one big positive issue. another one for cities is i've been to detroit several times and talked about economic opportunity. i would dramatically lower the taxes in detroit a billion dollars and that would be the stimulus for detroit. i don't think democrats really have anything to counteract that with or really have shown much concern for those who live in detroit. >> all right. the guy behind hillary's losers hash tag, senator rand paul, thank you for joining us. >> thanks. >>> one for t

out of 14 newspapers in illinois, 11 of them are pushing for bruce rauner., he's a statistician and his name is nate silver, he's predicting quinn will win but he was wrong the last time around so we'll have to see what's happening. >> thank you so much. coming up, it's political ads that can make or break a campaign. >> let's get out there and hit somebody. >> do you like it? up next, we're breaking down the worst ads of 2014. stay with us. plus a media bias bombshell. this former reporter has exposed how far the mainstream media will go to protect the president and now sharyl attkisson is warning it only gets worse. ♪ ♪ ♪ hey matt, what's up? i'm just looking over the company bills. is that what we pay for internet? yup. dsl is about 90 bucks a month. that's funny, for that price with comcast business, i think you get like 50 megabits. wow that's fast. personally, i prefer a slow internet. there is something about the sweet meditative glow of a loading website. don't listen to the naysayer. switch to comcast business today and get 50 megabits per second fo

in illinois, republican bruce rauner claimed victory over pat ofnn, ending a dozen years one-party democratic the state. in nevada, republican brian sandoval was reelected as he beat his democratic challenger, robert goodman. in connecticut, democratic incumbent dan malloy spoke to supporters from harvard after defeating his republican challenger, tom foley. won hisan david perdue georgia senate race, surpassing the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff. the georgia senate race was one of the most competitive in the country. >> georgia once somebody to fight for them. we are committed to go to washington and fight for you, not for special interest and the insiders in washington, but you. applause]rs and want us to fight for their constitutional rights, for the right to life, the value of life. we will listen to the people here at home and act accordingly. more thanwe've heard anything else is that washington is broken. we don't want to leave this world to our kids without trying to make it better. most importantly, georgians want good paying jobs. we have got to get this economy going. we ha

president obama's home state of illinois has elected a new governor, bruce rauner. massachusetts also went red with charlie baker defeating martha cokely. in maryland, republican larry whogan upset antony brown a. republican is once again leading arkansas after republican asa hutchinson defeated pike ross by double digits. also, republicans maintained the governor's mansions in several closely watched races in the most expensive gubernatorial race in the nation. incumbent rick scott defeated the fan guy charlie crist by a little more than 1%. i'm sprieded by thsurprised by actually. >> people in florida say rick scott ran an extraordinary campaign. >> dear lord. >> since he was elected, it was an extraordinary campaign. but you know, willie, looking at these governor's races, what i have been saying all along, if republicans won, they would be holding serve. this year it's not in red states. two years from now they will be not in blue states. but you look at the governor's races, you look at florida, which brought morale. you look at illinois. you look at wisconsin.

lincoln, illinois, the home state of the president of the united states, a republican by the name of bruce rauner beat pat quinn, the incumbent as you can see right there, it was a substantial win. and in maine, as you can see as well, paul le page tea party favorite also won over the democrat. >> in maryland, larry hogan is one of these governors that governor christie has to be proud of, that he helped pull out a victory in maryland. here's larry hogan last night. >> tonight marylanders held our leaders accountable for eight years of failed economic policy. tonight we have sent a loud and clear message to annapolis that they heard all across the country. >> all across the country. keep in mind when you went to vote yesterday, there were a number of exit pollers there with clip boards to ask you questions about who did you vote for and why did you vote that way. the president of the united states says that the election yesterday was not a referendum on his policies but according to the exit polls let's go ahead. are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the obama administration. right now when you

but that race has gone to the republican, bruce rauner. with 51% of the vote. the vote. and this tweet from senator rand paul. he's been sharing a lot of thoughts tonight about this election. today, he says, voters sent a message to president obama and hillary clinton. rejecting their policies and their candidates. and you can see the photograph in here of michelle nunn with hillary clinton on the campaign trail. let's go to all of -- from punta gorda florida. good morning to you. you're on the air. >> hello. >> yes. good evening. >> yes. good evening. i'm a democrat. and i've been listening. i think a lot of the people showed up to vote which i really was surprised. because this is a midterm election. but basically i think it was just the money the money the money. and they just bombarded us. i couldn't watch my tv without seeing 1,500 advertisements and talking. and really we don't know what they're going to do. because, you know, it's left to be seen. >> 3.7 -- >> and you can afford to spend millions. then whatever. >> $3.7 billion spent in this midterm elec

policies or take on the policies of conservative republicans like scott walker, rick schneider, bruce rauner, rick scott, larry hogan. they p went for the republicans. so wasn't just the rejection of barack obama. it was the embrace of the values of conservative governing. so, i think that what is really necessary is for the president to come down to capitol hill and look through harry reid's desk and figure out what of the 370 bills that are sitting there he's ready to work on. i don't believe it's incumbent on the republicans to suddenly capitulate on something that the american people have been very loud and clear on that they're not buying, the president's selling, and they're not buying what the democrats have been selling. and i think to do anything otherwise would be wrong. >> thanks, chairman. you mentioned earlier the growth in opportunity project report, one of those components there, only policy recommendation was the republican party, you know, passing some form of immigration reform to date over the past two years, the republican party has slow walked that, partly because of the

he lost to republican businessman bruce rauner who claimed victory last night, slated to become illinois'slican governor in a dozen years. bringing it back here to massachusetts. a nail-biter last night. republican charlie baker defeating democrat martha coakley and win the governor's seat. putting the governor's office back in republican control after eight years. coakley was beaten by governor scott brown during the 2010 special election. numbers were so close with that race, that baker did not cone seed last night but expected to do so shortly here in massachusetts. on to key battleground states, florida, republican governor rick scott won re-election in florida, narrowly taking that victory over republican turned democrat charlie crist. that race also a squeaker. just a percentage point between the two men. a big win in ohio last night for governor kasich. lots to look at across the country. those governors races interesting development. bill: molly thanks. molly line out of boston this morning. thank you, martha. martha: president obama will hold a news conference this afternoon. he w

pat quinn tied with bruce rauner. this was a razor-thin race in 2010. what you're seeing, the story of illinois, it's all red. there are 102 counties in illinois. 98 of them in that election in 2010 voted republican. pat quinn became the governor because he was able to win this one big. this is cook county. this is chicago. this is cook county and three much smaller counties down state. he won four counties total in the entire state. what that translates into, as many as an amazing set of statistics. he won by 123 votes in a small county, 166 in a small county, 1,300 in another one and then 500,000 in cook county, all of that sea of red out there was against the democrats and against pat quinn. but because of one county where chicago is, because he won it so overwhelmingly, he was able to offset all those losses and barely win. so the calculation that the quinn campaign is making here is, president obama, where is he extremely popular in this country? chicago. cook county, illinois, his home stays. even if the suburbs who have sort of turned on obama a

policies and take on the policies of conservative republicans like scott walker, rick snyder, bruce rauner, rick scott, larry hogan, they went for the republican. rejection ofst a barack obama. it was an embrace of the values of conservative governing. they think what is really necessary is for the president to come down to capitol hill and look through harry reid's desk and figure out what of the 370 bills that are sitting there he is ready to work on. i don't believe it's incumbent on the republicans to suddenly capitulate on something the american people have been very loud and clear on that they are not buying what the president is selling and they are not buying what the democrats have been selling and i think to do anything otherwise would be wrong. >> to date, the republican party has not passed any immigration reform, partly because of the 2014 electric. expect ahead, can we action on immigration by the end of the year? what is your message to ?epublicans who won last night >> i think you have to take a few steps back. had republicans from marco rubio to rand paul talking about ser

pat quinn, the democratic incumbent there facing bruce rauner, the republican.sachusetts governor's race. this one's very close to my heart. martha coakley, the democrat. charlie baker, the republican. too close to call according to nbc news projections at this point. in maine, the governor's race is fascinating. maybe a three-way race there. paul lepage facing off against eliot cutler who maybe didn't race out last week but still has his name on the ballot. the democrat facing the democrat on the ballot there too close to call. that will be an interesting one to vote. dan malloy and tom foley a rematch for them. this one is being called too early to call. tom foley and dan malloy fought it out very close in 2010. looks like they will again tonight. in alabama, nbc can project that the winner of that governor's race will be robert bentley, the incumbent republican governor in alabama. in tennessee, the incumbent republican governor there. in maryland, the governor's race there is too early to call. the democratic candidate there is anthony brown. larry hogan, th

example of a blue state coming in here and turning decidedly red with the candidate governor elect bruce raunere tax hikes that are set to expire this january passed by his predecessor. gas tax hike in pennsylvania that helped be responsible for overthrowing governor corbett in a state going from red to blue. massachusetts, turning red for the first time in quite a while. and a lot of other states, you know, hearing this debate about more take home pay. income tax >> let's talk about the states that stayed red. like i said again, people were surprised by kansas. wisconsin, florida, and ohio. >> yeah. so governor scott walker who many people know, stood trial multiples times on his term, but in the process lowered the middle income taxes, be governor kasich in ohio performed very well and passed over $2.5 billion of tax cuts. of course the big one on the electoral college map is florida. very tight, very expensive governors race. 20 million residents in florida now. we know from our movement figures a lot of people moving there and governor rick scott pulled it out by cutting taxes and running o

home state of illinois, projecting incumbent democrating governor will be defeated by republican bruce rauneriation for president obama. in a blue state. president obama campaigned in michigan. we are projecting that, incumbent republican governor rick snyder will be re-elected in the state. in nevada, projecting incumbent, republican governor, brian sandoval will be re-elected in the state as well. some of the vote counts we have coming in from traditionally democratic blue states where republicans are in the lead. strew blue maryland. larry hogan, republican up over anthony brown. 54% to 45%. with 70% of the vote in. in connecticut. a true blue state. republican tom foley up 51% against democrating governor dan malloy. let's go out to maine if we can. where another blue state. republican paul lepage up 47%. a three-way race. democratic, 44%. independent, elliott cutler. 8%. do not have a run-off. and the one that wins the most votes. wins. beauprez up over hickenlooper. a wave democratic governors were facing. very difficult to find off this tide. look at the, the states where the yell wher