let me go to congressman cassidy. cassidy: yeah. republicans have already proposed that we would expand drilling on the outer continental shelf, and a certain percent of those royalties we put into infrastructure. it's paying at the wellhead. now, there's a two gold to this. one, it generates dollars which would create jobs, it would also increase the amount of drilling in the outer continental shelves because states would be able to keep a portion of that money. now, the senate, the democrats in the senate oppose the bill, and they didn't want drilling to happen off the atlantic coast, for example. unfortunately, some of those who led the charge are people whom senator landrieu's given a substantial amount of campaign contributions towards. over the last six or seven years, senator landrieu has given $400,000 in campaign contributions to people like robert menendez who have led the charge against drilling in the outer continental shelf. if we can pass that, dedicate some of the royalties to building highways, we can create jobs and

cassidy: clearly it is better. new new orleans is prominently african-american and white mayor and the governor was in a predominantly white and have a black city parish president. so, we have made strides in terms of acceptance and understanding of others. is there more to do, of course. the parable of the good samaritan is about the good samaritan reaching across the racial and religious divides to create unity with another person that is in need. that scripture should attempt to reach across and make things better. senator landrieu says somehow barack obama wasn't being viewed favorably because we have a history of racism in the south. i think just because you disagree with the president doesn't make you a racist and i would point out that when senator landrieu by the application would say she has been elected to the public office since i was in college. so i think we've made great progress. we shouldn't and i said, but of course there's more to do. landrieu: he makes things up as he goes along and he's made of

cassidy. because neither candidate won a majority on election day, the winner will be sick decided in a runoff election on saturday. tonight's debate starts at tp.m. eastern live here on here c-span2.aturday >> good morning to you. remind us again of where this race stands just a few days before the runoff. >> good morning. thanks for having me on. we are just a few days out fromw the election and tonight is theh will be on c-span, online, and on tv. we are heading into the final stretch. mar: a tonight? caller: there have been some little things being promoted. tonight? right now.w things mary landrieu's campaign is focusing on bill cassidy's time as a teacher. he has also been a congressman. how much work he was doing for lsu. bill cassidy refused the allegations, saying he was doing a lot of work. had people in d.c. he was working with. as far as the cassidy side, he has been only agreeing to a limited number of debates. this is literally the only debate between the primary and the runoff.

senator plan drew and congressman cassidy. then, congressional black caucus members discuss the situation in missouri. november 20, president obama announced his immigration order.ve the homeland security secretary on thees today president's actions on immigration policy and border security, live coverage at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. senate commerce committee examines how professional sports organizations handle domestic violence. that's life at 2:30 eastern, also on c-span 3. >> ann compton who reasonly retired as abc news white house correspondent, on her over 40 years covering the white house and the administrations of gerald ford through barack obama. >> we watched him, listened to a group much second graders go drill, and andy card came and interrupted the president and whispered to him, and i was stunned, i wrote it 9:07, nobody interrupt the president, even in front of .econd graders the president stood and said he had to go and went into a side wem, and then we heard, discovered that it was two planes down. in new

in to support cassidy. a lot of superpacs and the groups backed by karl rove. it was the most expensive senate race in the history of louisiana. republicans had a lot of momentum. they picked up several seats and were hoping to put an exclamation point on the majority received in november. we heard from both candidates a few moments ago. >> this victory happened because people in louisiana voted for a government which serves us but does not tell us what do. >> thank you. >> tonight we have so much to be proud of. a record of courage, honesty and integrity, and delivering for the state when it mattered the most. in some of our darkest hours after katrina, rita, gustav, ike and the b.p. yoil spill. >> political observers will tell thaw it came down to advertising, and fun -- money. mary landrieu couldn't keep up. mary landrieu, oh has been a fixture in louisiana -- who has been a fixture in louisiana politics will be leaving her seat and bill cassidy taking over, padding the leave for republicans in the u.s.

cassidy, will begin with you.ith your tv and radio and newspaper ads you run a campaign , against president obama yet he will only be there for a fraction of your term if you are elected. it will be another four years after he is out of office. what do you want to do with this job if elected? >> with the keystone xl pipeline, i was able to get the cassidy belt through the house. the senateuch of where unfortunately, senator landrieu could not get that past. i have been working with the uninsured and the poor, whatever saavedra landrieu said, you can talk to my patients, for the last 25 years. i would like to repeal and replace obamacare with something that actually works for people instead of working against them. i worked in a public institution as a physician. look at the v.a. system, bring in expertise as a physician, work in the public hospital system. how can we give power to the patient and not leave it with the bureaucrat or administrator is both obamacare does and as the v.a. system does? using my life exp

bill cassidy refutes these allegations. cassidy side has he has been only agreeing to a limited number of debate. is a debate between the primary and the runoff. and so for his campaign, it is really kind of keep your head thisand slog through because he is definitely in according to the polls at this point. voicethe teaching contra three -- controversy. he sent xl pipeline has been an issue in this race, especially the votes that happened in the house and senate. what did those vote do for both sides heading into the runoff? the vote played a lot thanr on tv in d.c. necessarily here. anything, these are going the way it did and mary landrieu not getting the votes she needed, that probably hurt a lot more than it helped. getting it to a vote or anything like. , maybe thatssed would have become a campaign issue. that does not seem to be something people are talking about here. it was a couple of days or whatever. everyone was wondering what was going on. pass,t ended and did not i have not heard people talking that much abou

, at least landrieu was on the campaign trail all day today, cassidy took the day off. why, you ask? because he still works at lsu medical center part-time as a professor, and he was taking the day to learn the new electronic medical coding system. by the way, should mary landrieu lose today, it will be historic. it will be really sweeping away the last vestages of the old democratic south because there won't be a u.s. senator, a governor or a legislature that's not controlled by the republicans. patti ann? >> that's big. john roberts live in baton rouge, louisiana, thanks. >>> police in new york city and across the country patrolling more protests over the eric garner grand jury decision. the nypd says 20 more people were arrested overnight after staging a die-in at the macy's flagship store and for blocking traffic and today a memorial service for another unarmed man killed by police in new york city, friends and family remembering 28-year-old akai gurley, shot in a dimly lit stairwell by a rookie officer last month. >> no parent should ever have to bury a child. no d

enator and congressman bill cassidy. then congressional caucus members discuss the situation in ferguson, missouri and lighter obama announces a new commission to help improve law and the communities they serve. about his attempts to stop the executive order on immigration. from congressman jim mcdermott of washington state on negotiations to fund government amid the tensions over immigration. "washington journal" is live every morning at 7:00 on c-span and you can join the facebook and n twitter. senate congress committee examines the policies f professional sports organizations on domestic 2:30 nce. that's live at eastern on c-span3. to retired at abc ews correspondent on her 40 years of covering the white administrations of jerold ford through barack obama. >> we watched him and watched group of second graders. and they interrupted the president and whispered to him stunned.u was reporter's down in my notebook. the president stood and said he theyo go and then we heard discovered it was two planes plane crashes in new

host: congressman bill cassidy winning in that runoff. bruce albert is joining us live on the phone. he is covering the story in louisiana. thank you very much for being with us. this race was not even close, but what about turnout? was not very ut high -- i think it was 35%. we are still waiting for the final numbers. the : any surprises in margin of victory? there were some polls be t said it would actually significantly larger margin for representative cassidy than it was. a very tough climate for any a ndidate, particularly for three term incumbent who the republicans successfully tied to president obama. host: let me ask you about that strategy by mary landrieu in the general election to promote the fact that she would be the next chair of the energy committee. of course, that fell through when the republicans won majority in the november election. your state has what many call the jungle primary -- so you or nine candidates running, and the ultimate runoff and republicans what has to the other candidates have moved to build cassidy.

i just called congressman cassidy and congratulated him after a long and tough campaign. told him that representing the people of this state is the greatest honor anyone could have. [applause] the people of our state have spoken. while we were working in hoping and praying for a different outcome i am so proud our campaign was open and accessible to the voters. that mattert issues to the people of louisiana. , there is nofrom quit. we were excited to work for it. [applause] would have started ais race if it wasn't for secure faith in god and my family, my extraordinary husband. [applause] he has encouraged me and add me on every step of the way. [applause] and my beautiful daughter mary , and our wonderful son and daughter, and the most precious angel. [applause] you should never put a precious child [inaudible] to my mother and father who taught me so much. [applause] two of the most extraordinary leaders this country has known. to all of my brothers and sisters. all eight siblings, and our husbands and wives. nieces, nephews, france. god bless you. [applause] are litera

that could be a net gain of 26,000 votes for cassidy in early voting alone. more than landrieu's total margin of victory in the so-called jungle primary. >> john, thank you we'll have complete coverage of that runoff election on saturday. >> why would obama collect asel ambassadors that have never been to the countries they will represent? right now? i have $40, $21. could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? i don't think so. well if you start putting that towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time, for twenty to thirty years, that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. ♪ >>> and now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. the senate confirmed new ambassadors to argentina and hungary today. as we have reported previously on the grapevine, what these two -- hungarian ambassador colleen bell used to be a soap opera producer. she admitted in her hearing she could not name is u.s. interests in that region. that could be problematic given the recent unrest there. >> this is a very i

askseadline, mary landrieu bill cassidy to bring records.he keystone pipeline has been an issue in the race. especially the votes in the house and senate. what did the votes do for both sides? caller:the keystone pipeline han an issue in the at the end of t, -- iote was a lot more think it played better on tv and in d.c. than it did here. anything, these are going the way it did and mary landrieu not getting the votes she needed, that probably hurt a lot more than it helped. getting it to a vote or anything like. , maybe thatssed would have become a campaign issue. that does not seem to be something people are talking about here. it was a couple of days or whatever. everyone was wondering what was going on. pass,t ended and did not i have not heard people talking that much about it. people do not seem to care that much. if bill cassidy wins, it would give republicans 54 seats in the congress. what are the places to watch on saturday when runoff vote start coming in? guest: the new orleans area is key. certain parishes have been landrieu hasm

is 14 rgin of victory points for cassidy. again, the headline is -- cassidy wins. and headline we want to focus on this morning -- race relations in america. the following -- when the president was elected as the president six years ago, many hoped his presidency new day on the issue of race. in last week's writing and looting, some wonder if the country has made much progress. there are those who seem to take positions based on race. we were get your causing but ent in just a moment, following the news of not to indict the officer that oof a ed in the death black male. the president had this to say. [video clip] >> too many americans feel deep unfairness when it comes to the how between our ideals and laws are applied on a day-to-day basis. [applause] before i came here, i had a chance to speak with mayor for asio aand commend him how new yorkers have been protests, n peaceful and being constructive. he was just in the white house with us on monday as we started to take some concrete steps to strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and communities of c

bill cassidy buried senator mary landrieu by 12 points. cassidy rode the republican wave tapping in a deep well of resentment that really is very, very deep set clear across the state. his only line of attack was that she votes with the president 97% of the time. but that was all he needed to do. >> it was the exclamation mark. the people of louisiana put behind that which the rest of america said on november 4th. we don't like the direction president obama has taken our country. we wish to go in a different direction and i'm privileged to represent these fine folks in louisiana as we place that exclamation mark. >> cassidy's victory was a huge blow to democrats who now do not control a u.s. senate seat, st from texas all the way to the carolinas. landrieu went out gracefully. >> we honor and accept the decision tonight, but i cannot tell you all and my family how proud we are to have made a big difference every day for many decades and we will continue to do so. thank you. >> clearly, the democratic senate campaign committee saw the writi

as far as the cassidy side, he's been agreeing to only a limited number of debates. this is literally the only debate between the primary and the runoff that he's agreed to. so for his campaign, it's been kind of keep your head down and sail through. >> and we have the headlines bringing those records to that debate. besides that teaching controversy, keystone excel pipeline has been an issue in this race, especially the votes that happened in the house and senate. what did those votes do for both sides heading into this runoff? >> i think really, at the end of the day, i think it played a lot better on tv than necessarily even that here, you know, i think that probably hurt a lot more than it helped. getting to a voter like that. if it had passed, maybe that would have become a really big campaign issue. but it doesn't really seem to be something that people are talking about here. it was like that couple of days or whatever when nobody knew what was going obama. >> and if congressman bill cassidy wins, it would give republicans 54 seats. what will be the key places

we had people saying bill cassidy didn't have a spark.ne reporter called him not natural and off-putting. it seemed like he won because he presented himself as a foil to obama. how long does the window last. you have two years to beat up on him. >> you can beat up on obama. hillary clinton and her task force in the white house as first lady, what did she want to do for health care. what it is costing american taxpayers is through the roof. i have a week to figure out what to do for health care. because obama held a gun to everyone's health. >> what does bill cassidy bring to the table? >> everything that is not obama. >> it's not obama. i want to know what bill cassidy has. >> mary landrieu was obama. don't forget mary landrieu didn't want to support him. >> was that a mistake? >> no, it was not a mistake. it depends on the state or where your votes come from, if they come from heavy urban areas, you'll want the president there. if you want him from rural areas, you don't want him there. elections are about choices. it is a yes or no. the

senate, bill cassidy beat landrieu in a runoff. the fox news political insiders are here and you can chime in and tune in on our facebook page, like us there or on twitter. brad wakeman, former deputy assistant for george w. bush and professor of public policy politics and georgetown university, say that three times. good to see you, and pat cadell and a fox news contributor. you know, a lot of political news made on this weekend. brad, i want to go to you first, the big headline in all of this, because i don't think it was too unexpected that bill cassidy would win, democrats don't have a single senate seat left in the south from the carolinas to texas. >> absolutely, and look the more the merrier. we welcome dr. cassidy, we need him, but you're right, the south is turning bright red, florida, we thought was going to be a close governor's race, and we won the governor ship there again. as we look to 2016, republicans should be in pretty good shape as we move through the primary system and we have to head down south. we have govern

bill cassidy. [applause] [chanting] >> where did you come from? [laughter] [chanting] victory belongs to you. thank you. [applause] this victory happened because people in louisiana voted for a government which serves us but does not tell us what to do. think about it. on december the fourth, the american people sent a message that they did not like the direction our country was going in. saying you room are are putting an exclamation mark on that message. we want our country to go in a conservative direction. [applause] where the patients have the power. where we have no shame in using american natural resources to create better jobs for working families. we, the people, have the power, and not the federal government. you sent that message. thank you very much. [applause] i have a lot of people to thank. certainly the staff and volunteers. [applause] people injust have louisiana. alaskans, people from connecticut, massachusetts. we have texans, oklahomans. iowa. we had people -- [indiscernible] [l

askseadline, mary landrieu bill cassidy to bring records. the keystone pipeline has been an issue in the race. especially the votes in the house and senate. what did the votes do for both sides? caller:the keystone pipeline han an issue in the at the end of t, -- iote was a lot more think it played better on tv and in d.c. than it did here. anything, these are going the way it did and mary landrieu not getting the votes she needed, that probably hurt a lot more than it helped. getting it to a vote or anything like. , maybe thatssed would have become a campaign issue. that does not seem to be something people are talking about here. it was a couple of days or whatever. everyone was wondering what was going on. pass,t ended and did not i have not heard people talking that much about it. people do not seem to care that much. if bill cassidy wins, it would give republicans 54 seats in the congress. what are the places to watch on saturday when runoff vote start coming in? guest: the new orleans area is key. certain parishes have been landrieu ha

cassidy promised to seek the repeal of the affordable care act throughout his campaign. with cassidy's victory, the republicans have gained a total of nine senate seats, giving them 54 senators and firm control going into the new session of congress. two more louisiana republicans won their runoff elections for u.s. house seats. landrieu's loss means louisiana will not be represented by a democrat in the u.s. senate for the first time in 131 years. and the u.s. birth rate has reached an all-time low, as women wait longer to have children. this, according to the centers for disease control. birth rates for women over 35 reached the highest levels in about 50 years. birth rates for women between the ages of 15 and 44 have dropped 10% since 2007. the sharpest drop occured among teens whose birth rates fell 10%, just in the last year. >> sreenivasan: we're learning more about that failed hostage rescue attempt in southern yemen. u.s. special forces tried to free photojournalist luke somers from al-qaeda militants yesterday. but the kidnappers fatally shot somers and another

. >>> and bill cassidy beats mary landrieu to become louisiana's next senator. >> it was an explanation mark that the people of louisiana put behind the rest of what america said on november 4th. we don't like the direction president obama has taken our country and we wish to go in a different direction. and i'm privileged to represent these fine folks in louisiana as we place that explanation mark. >> after a hard-fought race, senator landrieu thanked supporters during a concession speech. >> we honor and accept the decision tonight, but i cannot tell you all, and my family, how proud we are to have made a big difference every day for many decades. and we will continue to do so. thank you. >> mary landrieu is the last high-ranking democrat to hold office in the deep south. >>> and here is a british invasion. the duke and duchess of cambridge are due to arrive in new york city late this afternoon for the start of a three-day visit. and the big apple is rolling out the royal welcome mat. it is live in the new york city newsroom with all the details. hey, brian. >> reporter: good afternoo

cassidy's message is pretty strong.'re a coal mine who do you want to represent you in washington, d.c. bill: talking about middle class and working class. joe, what do they ned to get done? >> i agree with ed. not to be party of no. will the not enough to say we want to repeal obamacare. what do you want to do? that will be interesting thing to see if there is unity in both caucuses to be able to do that. there is a split in the republican party. that will be, can they unify? bill: that debate will continue in the new year. thank you, joe, thank you, ed. talk to you real soon. martha. martha: congress could soon pass a bill to keep the government running into next year. it is that time again. house and senate negotiators agreeing to a one trillion dollar spending bill, why not? we're 18 trillion in debt. some conservative lawmakers say it is not doing enough to counter president's executive action on immigration. you pay your auto insurance premium every month on the dot. you're like the poster child for paying on time

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we'll have an exclusive interview with bill cassidy, fresh off his runoff victory over mary landrieu. and protests over race injustice sweep the nation. we'll discuss the latest decision not to indict a white police officer in the death of an unarmed black man with one of the most influential voices in american media. conservative radio talk show host, rush limbaugh. will republicans use the power of the purse to take a hard line against president obama's executive orders? >> the president thumbed his nose at the american people with his actions on immigration. >> if you shut down the government, you go too far, it becomes about us. the last time we did this, it didn't work out too well for us. >> rush limbaugh, a "fox news sunday" exclusive. >>> then, a u.s. hostage is killed by al qaeda during a failed rescue mission, but hillary clinton says smart power is showing respect for america's enemies. >> trying to understand, and insofar as psychologically possible, empathize with their point of view. >> our sunday panel discusses her controversial comments. >>> plus, republican president

they even sued him and if cassidy wins they'll impeach him. >> he and cassidy will meet tonight in aace-to-face deba debate. >>> the senate race is a top item. hillary clinton is headlining a fundraiser for landrieu's campaign. and jeb bush is leading a fundraiser for cassidy's campaign. they're expected to make formal announcements about 2016 early next year. >>> one high profile democrat took an intriguing shot at hillary clinton. duvall patrick said that he will not run for president in 2016. he appeared on nbc's "meet the press." >> he has been an extraordinary public servant, and would be a terrific candidate for president. but i think that the narrative that it is inevitable is off putting to regular voters. i don't mean that as a criticism of her. i think that people read inevitability as entitlement, and people want and ought to want their candidates to sweat for the job. >> finally on capitol hill a house republican staffer is out of a job after criticizing's president obama's daughters. several media organizations noticed that sasha and malia seemed exasperated and board wh

bill cassidy is a doctor. he still voted to cut $86 million from louisiana schools to pay for a tax break for millionaires like himself. i don't know what kind of doctor would do that to my kids. >> i'm mary landrieu and i approved this message because louisiana's children should never pay the price for a millionaire's tax cut. >> i'm bill cass iddy. i approved this message. >> a few words from mary land rui. >> if i had to vote for the bill again, i would vote for it tomorrow. >> voting with barack obama 97% of the time. >> i'm happy to see the president defend what i think is really an extraordinary record. >> if you dare disagree with her? >> if they don't like us, they can elect us. i'm up for reelection. >> the final debate between mary landrieu and congressman bill cassidy live tonight on c-span 2. >> tonight on the communicators, peter teal, cofounder of pay pal. >> i would say that the single overarching theme of my class and of the books is that people should rethink competition. most business books t

bill cassidy is a doctor. to pay for a the tax breaks for millionaires like himself. kind of dr. would do that to my kids. i'm mary landrieu and i approved the message because louisiana children should never pay the price for a millionaires tax cut >> i'm bill cassidy and i approved this message. >> on the obamacare come on voting with barack obama 97% of the time stomach to defend what is an extraordinary record. >> if you disagree with her -- spin it either up for reelection right now. >> now you know what to do on election day. >> host: good morning. remind us again where the race stands a few days before the runoff. >> guest: thanks for having me on. we are just a few days out from the election and tonight will be on the online and on tv. >> host: mary landrieu and bill cassidy joining in the runoff for the seat. you bring up a debate that is happening. what does each side have to do in the debate tonight? >> guest: there've been some things that are being promoted -- i apologize for that. there've been a few of them coming out in the campaign that's focusing a lo

republican bill cassidy, a practicing physician, defeats mary landrieu in a senate runoff. leland vittert is live in washington with details on this sweep. good morning. >> reporter: tucker, good morning to you. over the past couple of weeks, a number of experts predicted this would happen, but the margin is particularly telling here as you can see. 56-44, bill cassidy over mary landrieu. you may remember mary landrieu tried to sponsor a political show vote on the keystone xl pipeline that failed and quick ly brought money to the republican party like an oil running dry. she is closely aligned with president obama and it worked for bill cassidy. >> people in louisiana voted for a government that serves us but does not tell us what to do. thank you, y'all. >> reporter: now republicans will have 54 seats in the senate come january. so it is certainly significant to give mitch mcconnell a little more margin to play with. and there's a larger story here. mary landrieu's loss means there's not a single democratic office holder in the south. they have produced a number of preside

cassidy is taking today off of the campaign trail., you ask, because he has to learn the new electronic coating system at the lsu medical school where he teaches. we asked cassidy about not working today to get out every vote. >> i'm not sure there's anything the candidate can do the final day. people know these issues. senator landrieu supports obama 97% of the time. she would vote for obamacare again tomorrow. i voted to repeal and replace over 50 types. i can go down the list. people know the issues. i'm comfortable people have made their choice. >> the incumbent is still campaigning today. she had a big event in new orleans last night. she just voted and is going to go out knocking on doors today in several precincts around new orleans. shep has campaigned since the primary without the support of the democratic senatorial campaign committee which pulled out, believing her candidacy was a lost cause. even though the dscc has left her for dead politically, mary la landrieu told fox news she doesn't care. >> i don't run hurt. i run h

bill cassidy's win last night makes the rout of the democratic party complete. his 56-44 drubbing of senator mary landrieu means the democrats now do not control a state wide seat in the south from texas all the way to the carolinas. cassidy told me last night that the democratic party through president obama has lost touch with working folks. >> there's one party for the working people. that is the republican party. there is another party for the elite. that is the democratic party. it is a republican party that favors using america's natural resources to create jobs for that blue collar family who right now is struggling. >> reporter: landrieu will be put out to pasture after 18 years in the senate. graciously accepting defeat last night after waging a losing battle but never giving up the fight. >> the joy has been in the fight. it's been a blessing, it's been a fight worth waging. louisiana will always be worth fighting for. >> reporter: so complete was the republican victory in this region that some analysts believe it could be a decade or more before anoth

and cassidy was -- excuse me she was at 42. cassidy at 41. republicans combined vote was 56%.and things are only gotten worse for her since then. remember, she was making a case that she had a lot of clout. and she forced for reasons that are completely inexpick cable a vote on the keystone xl pipeline which she favors and she came up one vote short. every republican voted for it but 6 democrats voted for it and they came up short. >> in louisiana in the exit polls president obama's approval ratings come pg out election day was 39%. she short of ran little bit away from him. if she loses on saturday, did mary landrieu, senator mary landrieu lose the race or did she not run far enough away from the president and did the president make it very difficult for her to win? >> the president has made it difficult forever her to win. if his job approval on november 4th was 39%. imagine what it is today after the keystone xl pipeline is defeated and after the president issues his unilateral declaration on immigration. i would bet you today that the president's job approval is several po

senate sweep - it boosted cassidy's elections. louisiana's political analysts says democratic funders gave mary landrieu more than 4 million before november, backing out. >> the democratic senator committee pulled out after the primary, making the calculation that she is an underdog. >> reporter: the lopsided spending is evident on the airways. the koch brothers funding americas for posterity and the american crossroad network backed by karl rove poured in more than $2 million, running ads against mary landrieu. >> since the primary election ads have been running 3:1, 4:1, 5:1, 10:1 against her. >> mary landrieu has support by donors in the oil and gas industry. despite her not getting enough senate support to pass the keystone bill, corporates continued to donate thousands to her campaign. >> it's a way to show that she's been there for them. so she'll be here, there for her this time around. >> reporter: the candidates relied on help from big names, including two possible nominees. jed bush head lining a campaign for cassidy. an

what led to cassidy's victory. he's a good candidate. deep unpopularity here in the state of louisiana. so it is official at this point. we'll have more details later on. bill cassidy now declared the winner in the louisiana runoff. mary landrieu, 18 years in the senate now will be going home at the beginning of january. john roberts fox news in baton rouge. >>> congress has made an important first step to protect the critical infrastructures. this week the house passed unanimously the act. arizona congressman trent frank. this has been a mission of yours for many years, sponsoring legislation for at least five years. the resistance has been great. what happened and why now? >> well, i guess first of all, i just have a great sense of gratitude in my heart right now. you know, i think when the holidays approach, we all get a sense of how precious our families are to us and the nation that my children and the children in this country would have to face the aftermath of a worse case emp event in this country is unthinkable to me. so i'm dee

news,eating the republican congressman bill cassidy is the winner in the louisiana.ace in he defeats three-term senate landrieu.ary republicans the projected winners in the two house races in louisiana. we have speeches by both of the senate candidates and here they are again. [cheers and applause] >> thank you all for being here. thereyou all for being ever ofry day. thank you all for being at my fighting our family for right things for louisiana. called congressman cassidy to congratulate him campaign.ng and tough i told him that representing the people of this state is the that anyone could ever have. >> the people of our state have spoken and while we were working and hoping and praying for a different outcome, i'm so proud that our campaign was open and accessible to voters. talking about issues that are important to the people of louisiana because where i come from and you can tell a little bit with this family, there is no quit. so we were excited to work hard. i could never ever have started this race or finished it if it wasn't for a solid and secure faith i

cassidy's win gives the gop app 54-seat majority in january.largest majority since harry truman was president. it's the first time in 1232 years that her seat will be held by a republican. >>> and criticizing the new book about his father. >> i think it's typical psychobabble of somebody who has no clue what he's talking about. >> the reviewer said he was in competition with his father. in his book, he says there's no need to compete. >>> during an interview on abc's this week, new york mayor bill de blasio talked about the tension following the decisions in the cases. >> we have to have an honest conversation about a history of racism. an honest conversation about the problem that's caused parents to feel their children may be in danger in their dynamics with police when in fact police are there to protect them. >> officials in north korea are calling the massive cyber attack on sony pictures a righteous deed. they deny any involvement in the hack, but said supporters might be behind it. >>> house speaker john boehner has inspired the name of

>> reporter: lsu said it will review its part time arrangement with cassidy.hough his supervisor said there is no problem with it. but i's facing a seasoned poll division her back against the wall and that's a wildcard. bill: fbi investigating a hollywood hack attack. a movie studio's computers knocked offline. while some believe north korea is behind that breach. martha: can the republicans take the white house in 2016. the former governor jeb bush weighing in on what it would take for him to rub. we'll talk 201 coming up. >> i kind of know how a republican can win whether it's me or somebody else, and it has to be much more uplifting, much more positive. bill: international monitors in eastern ukraine say government troops and russian-backed separatists have agreed to a ceasefire. from hawaii, a village cut off by lava, a highway is now open. there have been multiple break glowts recent weeks. police in haiti on the hunt for three dozen prisoners break out of jail by sawing through steel bars. all three guards overnight have been detained on suspicious of an

the house will bass introduced by louisiana republican bill cassidy. the senate bill by louisiana democrat mary landrieu. >> jon: oh my god, it's so embarrassing. they both wore the same transparent ploy to congress. that's just a shame. you know the keystone pipeline long been an environmental bugaboo. you can never pass the democratically held senate, unless they were willing to sell out a core constituency and vote for this keystone pipeline bill just to save one senate seat that doesn't even change the balance of power. >> to boost landrieu's chances at the polls some of her fellow democrats dropped their opposition to the bill. [laughter] >> jon: i just said that would be stupid to do. [laughter] so the party that lost the midterm election because it didn't stand for anything, has decided oh i've got an idea. what if we stood for that. [laughter] or maybe the right to drop their objections. what exactly is the keystone xp pipeline. >> the pipeline sends tar sands oil from alberta, canada to nebraska where it would hook up with existing pipeline to

cassidy's victory will gift gop a 54-seat senate majority in january.t is the house's largest republican majority since harry truman was president. this also marks the first time in 132 years that landrieu's seat will be held by a republican. >>> six prisoners who were being held at guantanamo bay have been transferred to uruguay. a resettlement deal was announced on sunday. there are a total of 136 prisoners in guantanamo, which is the lowest number since the prison opened in 2002. >>> sunday marked the 73rd anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. about 100 pearl harbor and world war 2 survivors attended a ceremony. the attack on december 7th, 1941, killed about 2400 sailors, marines and soldiers. >>> in australia, christmas festivities are in full swing. even if it is summer down under. more than 2500 people dressed up as santa and they ran through the streets of sydney on sunday and they did this all to raise money for a children's charity. over in london, meanwhile, hundreds participated in the annual great christmas pudding race. costume contest

bill cassidy made. the sweep complete over the weekend.blicans will hold 54 seats in the senate, that's a gain of 9 during the midterm elections. republicans will hold every governorship and state legislature from texas all the way to the carolinas. >> there's another party for the elite. that's the democratic party. >> the runoff here was a model of party unity after a divided party. they created nothing less than a landslide. now the task ahead is to get something done. >> repeal obamacare and get that thing taken care of and get it off the backs of the people and small businesses. stand up to the executive amnesty. get our foreign policy back on track. the senate is key to that. >> reporter: now is the time for the republican party to grow itself and increase its diversity in preparation for 2016. >> john roberts in new orleans, thank you. >>> a senate intel committee report on terror suspects due out as early as this week. one pentagon spokesman warning that the report could put lives in danger. fox news is looking at all the potential

look for results of those races and speeches from senator landrieu and congressman cassidy tonight on c-span. >> ann compton who recently retired on her over 40 years covering the white house and the administrations of gerald ford to obama. >> we sat and watched him listen to a group of second graders area and he interrupted and whispered to him. i was stunned. i wrote and he whispers, no one interrupts the president. the president stood and said, he had to go. he went into the side room and we discovered that it was 2 p lanes down in new york. the pool and said the president will come and talk. . said, no he did not want to scare the children. he went into the cafeteria and said there is an apparent terrorist attack and i must return to washington. we rushed on a plane and the pentagon was hit. q&a.nday night on c-span >> a discussion on foreign policy with senator rand paul and rob fernandez. the fight against isis the russia-ukraine conflict, iran's nuclear program, and nsa. this is from the all street journal ceo council's annual meeting in washington. it is an hour. >> ladies and

cassidy doesn't need the money.ell you always need the money. and the consultants will tell you they'll always find a way to spend it. this race is sort of the last chance for these potential 2016 contenders to really show that they have some pull both nationally and in key states and ability to raise money, really what folks are looking at at this early stage of the 2016 race, with both jeb bush raising money for cassidy and hillary clinton raising money for landrieu. you don't need to look too far to see we are already in 2016 mode. a lot of attention is going to be on these fund-raisers to see how much money they can bring in, how popular these two folks are as surrogates. >> i'm wondering if bush is getting any closer to making a decision one way or the other. what's your feeling on that? >> he says by the end of the year. that's really i think when he need to make the decision. obviously, he has the appeal with the donors but i don't think he can wait as long as hillary clinton who has this whole network of sur

mary landrieu debating with bill cassidy to try to keep her senate seat. the last debate was last night of the runoff election focus on some controversies, among them the keystone pipeline. john roberts at the atlanta bureau. >> the gloves are off, lot of sharp elbows back and forth. the polls suggested to be a dramatic loss. senator mary landrieu throwing a hail mary attempting to raise suspicion of republican challenger bill cassidy's work with baton rouge medical school accusing him of getting paid by the hospital even on days he was in washington, d.c. >> the kindest man has padded his own payroll for the last six years entry into an agreement with one of our hospitals with absolutely no record of the work he has done. >> the charges are absolutely false. the dreck supervisor and i have made comments regarding this. taking the comments and proud of the work i have done. reporter: bill cassidy press the theme a vote for landrieu is a vote for the president's policies which is deeply unpopular in louisiana. both kenneth position themselves as friend of t