with six broadcast networks, comcast nbc was tops with an average of 12 million viewers in primetime according audience numbers released by univision. walt disney's abc was second with nine point 7 million. five more indian diplomats have returned to their country in an ongoing diplomatic dispute with pakistan. both countries expelled an

we have seen comcast-nbc, which was approved. we then saw comcast try to take over time warner. fcc'sf my reading of the review of that is that it is not obvious to me that this fcc would have approved the contest-nbc merger. -- comcast-nbc merger. they said we are not going to double down by letting comcast get even bigger. they did a lot -- they didn't allow at&t to purchase t-mobile. to purchaseow it directv. at this point, all of these mergers are going to be looked at very carefully. the notion that all republicans are complete us a fair when it z-faire whenlazzei it comes to can indications policy is inaccurate. farn't think trump is that off base or outside the frame to say, this is what we are going to take a close look at area -- look at. dig intore to help us the specific issues of tech policy is a mere nasser of open of the morning consult -- of "the morning consult." amir: the issue of broadband in the past has brought republicans and democrats both together. secretary clinton says she wants to put households online by 2020. the gop platform talks about private-public

comcast nbcu? both companies are doing pretty well. nbc was a terrible network at the time of the merger and most of the critiques i have seen are things that don't have to do it the merger itself. >> guest: what has really come up and came up in the discussion of the comcast time warner cable was the ability of the department of justice to actually enforce and monitor the behavioral conditions so the biggest problem was when news corp. would potentially have become a competitor. the allegation was that despite a merger condition that said comcast would not try to interfere with that there was evidence that ryan roberts had gone to the heads of news corp. and disney making these decisions and saying well you know maybe you guys ought to consider comcast might want to invest more in you if you don't do this deal so a potential new competitor was squashed. this was precisely the danger the department of justice was concerned about them precisely where they posted the condition and they didn't know about it until after the fact that they were

we've seen a number of big mergers in recent years, we've seen comcast/nbc which was approved. we then saw comcast seek to take over time warner. and kind of my reading of the fcc's review, particularly the fcc's review of that is it's not obvious to me that this fcc would have approved the comcast/nbc merger. they didn't quite say we got it wrong and wish we hadn't done that, but they certainly said we're not going to double down by letting comcast get even bigger. they didn't allow at&t to purchase t-mobile, they did allow it to purchase directv. so i think at this point all of these mergers are going to be looked at very carefully. i think the notion that all republicans are complete laissez-faire when it comes to antitrust policy, i don't think, is accurate. so while most people would look at the republican party and say more likely to approve mergers, i don't think trump is that far off base or outside the frame to say, hey, this is one to take a close look at. >> host: well, here to help us dig into some of the specific issues is amir nasr of the morning consult. >> thank

we are really fortunate to have comcast nbc universal as our sponsor and partner in this.ow that came about is the vice president of comcast has a commitment for comcast to hire 10,000 vets. so it was just a natural for us to get together. >> that's a fantastic commitment. >> yes. >> things are really bright right now. it hasn't been that way so tell us. >> fortunes have changed dramatically. you know, we have amazon giving away a couple hundred bicycles at our christmas salute series. we have sponsorship. the public has really caught on. our subscriptions are up 62%. single tickets are up 32%. group sales 58%. last year concerts were 96% sold out. that is because of the new maest maestro. >> that's certainly good news. you and i both know that ralph roberts was a navy veteran. part of his commitment i think to the veterans and first responders and people who start in the military comes through there. i think his son has followed. >> we are very proud of the partnership with comcast nbc universal. >> as are we. the veteran salute is happening next friday, november 11th. th

. >> comcast, nbc universal has invested an extra $200 million in online media company. the new investment ups nbc use to million dollars. gives buzz feed valuation of $1.7 billion. they aim to include buzz feed's inventory. nbc universal is the parent company of cnbc. >>> senior vice president and head of global mtm research joins us this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> we need to talk a little bit about apple and about what's going on with regards to the tech sector after the trump election win and whether we anticipate to see some very big changes. i did note this report apple will start assembling iphones in the u.s. >> i think it's because we think of it really the policies of the president-elect in many ways sort of promoting domestic manufacturing, domestic services as opposed to globalization. i think apple is the epitomy of globalization. best way to look at that is the margin. we look at apple it has an operating margin that's quite outstanding when you compare it to other companies. you mentioned ibm just now. they have 14 margin. samsung closest gl

we've seen comcast-nbc. we've seen, which was approved. we then saw comcast seek to take over time warner and kind of my reading of the fcc's review, particularly the fcc's review of that is it's not obvious to me that this fcc would've approved the comcast-nbc merger. i think it didn't quite say we got it wrong, which we hadn't done that by this reset will not double, leading comcast even bigger. they did about at&t, they didn't allow at&t to purchase t-mobile. they did about it to purchase of directv. so i think at this point all of these mergers are going to be looked at very carefully but i think the notion that all republicans are complete lies a fit when it comes to antitrust policy i don't think is accurate. -- loss i fear. most people look at the republican party as a more likely to approve mergers. i don't think trump is not far off base or outside of them to say this is one we will take a close look at post back here to help us dig into some of the specific issues in tech policy is amir nasr of the morning council. >> one thing he

with six broadcast networks, comcast nbc was tops with an average of 12 million viewers in primetimeience numbers released by univision. walt disney's abc was second with nine point 7 million. five more indian diplomats have returned to their country in an ongoing diplomatic dispute with pakistan. both countries expelled an embassy staffer on allegations of spying. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 in oversts and analysts 120 countries. scarlet: thank you. we have breaking news -- a lexicon pharmaceuticals suspended from trading right now as the company says it is investigating its sales practices, and it filed to delay its 10-q. it says its audit and finance committees are working to complete the investigation. it has retained outside counsel as well to assist in the investigation. as a result, it is unable to file its 10-q in this trading period. day for equities, especially when you consider futures had been plunging yesterday -- joe: it is a mind blowing day given how far down we were last night. i and in disbelief at the speed of this recovery, even having see

that is the basis for the comcast/nbc universal purchase. alix: will any other readers come in?ink a technology company could come into play -- apple or google. just bewkes try to play down any speculation on the call. it appears not. full value -- it makes strategic sense for both sides. it looks at the stocks are trading fairly well. it does not appear, but again, some people are thinking in the back of their mind might the apple or someone like that that might come in. david: you mentioned verizon's of the world saying they want access to time warner content. what about the reverse? program providers that want to make sure they get distributed and not disadvantaged? paul: at&t is a major distributor of programming going forward, if in fact the world is really going to contact -- content dealership on wireless. if that is the weight is going to be, you can bet the department of justice that at&t, across its dissolution platforms makes all content available to consumers on even playing field. avid: it is probably not coincidence that disney said we hope regulars take a good loo

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comcast is the parent company of nbc 10. >>> and now to a four-legged holiday tradition, the national dog show got under way today. the hounds are competing for best in show at the greater philadelphia expo in oaks this weekend. the show will air on thanksgiving, which has been a tradition for decades. and today hundreds of dogs took part in the iconic competition and more events will take place tomorrow. you can find out who wins the dog show when it airs next thursday at noon right here on nbc 10. right now let's check in with erica martin for the forecast. changes are here, erica. >> that's right. we have so much to talk about, we do have a wind advisory, you mentioned at the top of the show, we are seeing the wind advisory, in effect until monday midnight. it started at 4:00 p.m., it means we have dangerous conditions, getting reports of power outages, so be sure to look at the bottom of the screen for the your local neighborhood forecast. there's so much to talk about right now if you follow us on social media you'll get more updates there. super important and very impressive. cu

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nbc univers universal. she was chosen for community service and for embodying the values of the red cross. others were there including -- comcast was a sponsor along with nbc universal. >>> many people turn to the red cross. the red cross is continuing its commitment to veterans. thank you for coming in judge hughes. tomorrow is veterans day. tell us about the services the red cross provides for our veterans. >> vai, first, thank you. it's always great to see you. we were born on the battlefield. clara bar ton who founded the red cross, she went to bring care and comfort to our male soldiers. our relationship with the united states military has grown and blossomed since then. did you know we are the only organization that's allowed to communicate with a soldier in theater? >> i did not know that. >> if you're in the military and you have a family emergency, the birth of a child or loss of a loved one, although you may learn about it from social media or skype or anything, tonight red cross can work with the department of defense to clear you to come home for that emergency! wh >> what are some of the biggest needs veterans have

. >> has the nbc/comcast merger which you led a fight against, has that hurt consumers? >> i think it did, yeah. it did. in fact, doj and department of put conditions on us. the reason that comcast and time warner cable, which is a separate company, didn't get approved, one of the big reasons it didn't get approved is that comcast did not go through with some of those conditions, and this raises prices for consumers. it always does. this concentration, the consolidation of media is not good for consumers. >> you're saying it r prices and decreases choices? >> exactly. and usually leads to worse service, even worst service. in other words, now at&t buys this content, it can favor its own content on directv or the cbs 2 news at noon. developments good morning, i'm ?????it's the fig's gonna be so bummed. [ chuckles ] for holiday tips and recipes, go to oceanspray.com. i had frequent heartburn, but...my doctor recommended prilosec otc 7 years ago, 5 years ago, last week. just 1 pill each morning. 24 hours and zero heartburn, it's been the number 1 doctor recommended brand fo

a lot of us know her because comcast is the parent company of nbc 10. ll us why you chose her and about the others. >> we chose her because of her commitment to giving back to the community and just for her position with comcast and how about he is the owner and operator. >> also she mentioned there is who is entering the we slent. >> yes. we are excited. >> many i man. if you have somebody who didn't pay up or anything it would be sure to get that back for you. they are great. it is happening sunday, november 14th at peco's energy hall. ter thank you for coming in. >> thank you for having me. >> good luck in the event on saturday. >>> we continue coverage 2016. here is a live look where donald trump's running mate, mike pence, is at if poll. he is voting with his wife th e there. >>> there are showers moving through indiana right now. look at these pictures. it is picture perfect, nice comfortable weather across the area. 60 in philadelphia. we have blue sky all over the place. nothing but fair weather clouds and the temperature in the upper 50s to near

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. >> has the nbc/comcast merger which you led a fight against, has that hurt consumers? >> i think it did, yeah. it did. in fact, doj and department of justice and sec put conditions put conditions on us. the reason that comcast and time warner cable, which is a separate company, didn't get approved, one of the big reasons it didn't get approved is that comcast did not go through with some of those conditions, and this raises prices for consumers. it always does. this concentration, the consolidation of media is not good for consumers. >> you're saying it raises prices and decrease and usually leads to worse service, even worst service. in other words, now at&t buys this content, it can favor its own content on directv or through its mobile broadband and, also, other delivers of content will be managed. >> just one quick point. jeffrey buicks was a time warner doesn't jibe with the company's for the best price and have its own channels widely distributed as possible. >> you know, he said, like, this doesn't make sense. it would be like we have a toothpaste and we don't w

>> i have a big piece of that show and steve burkele of comcast and top people p of nbc and they wantede to renew. if i run for president i can't do that. and they thought i would never run and we chose arnold. i hope he does well. it is not easy. you have to be quick. you have to be very quick. >> maybe you can hire me. >> if arnold doesn't make it. you will be next. >> and the watters' world quiz. are you nervous. >> no, not at all. >> you should be. what is president obama's greatest accomplishment in our opinion? >> there are none. >> i would have accepted playing a lot of golf. >> what is your favorite show on fox news channel. >> i would have to say o'rielly when watters' world is on. and only when it is on. not on all of the time. you have done a good job. congratulations. >> and thank you very much, mr. trump. >> i am watters', and this is my world. >> it is your world. >> and coming up. raum emanual and president-elect trump. ♪ this holiday, the real gift isn't what's inside the box... it's what's inside the person who opens it. give your loved ones ancestrydna, the simple dna

. >> but as nbc comcast merger which you led a fight against, did that hurt consumers? >> i think it did, yeah. it did. and the fact doj and department what at&t is saying will put conditions on us, the reason that comcast and time warner cable, separate company, didn't get approved, one of the big reasons they didn't get approval is that comcast did not obey -- did not go through with some of those conditions. and this raises prices for consumers. it always does. concentration, consolidation of the media is not good for consumers. decreases choices. >> exactly. and usually leads to worse service, even worse service. but in other words, now at&t buys this content, it can favor its own content on directv or through its mobile broadband, and also other deliverers of content will be -- >> jeffrey buicks, time warner spoke on friday. doesn't jive with the company's imperatives to offer the most channels for the best price and to have its own channels s to a wide a distributor as possible. >> we have a toothpaste and we don't want to get into duane reed. this is like having

comcast. >>> now to an nbc news exclusive. the u.s.overnment mounting an unprecedented campaign to counter cyber attacks ahead of tuesday's presidential election. the reason, american officials tell nbc news the u.s. government believes hackers from russia or elsewhere may try to undermine the election's results. at the same time, there's a brand-new report out this morning about russia's links to donald trump. joining me now is the author of that article, newsweek senior editor kurt eichenwald. you wrote american intelligence officials know that russia used cyber attacks and misinformation to interfere with elections in western europe. what have you learned that could pose a threat to tuesday's election here? for the biggest issue going on here is that it's not just american intelligence. the intelligence services overseas in the nato alliance are absolutely know that russia using hacking and disinformation interfered with the german elections, interfered with the brexit vote. and now is interfering with the american elections to prop

comcast business. built for business. >>> right now on "nbc 10 news today" -- thanksgiving preparations. here's a live look at cacia bakery in south philly where neighbors are getting ready to drama off their turkeys. >>> and from the dinner tables to the malls, thousands ever expected to hit the stores across the area today. we'll tell you where you can shop right now and where you'll have to wait to shop until tomorrow. >>> and if you ordered something online for the holiday, it might be in jeopardy, we'll tell you where hundred us of cargo workers are on strike and how a federal judge will get involved. >>> happy thanksgiving. good morning. welcome to "nbc 10 news today." it's 5:30, i'm tracy davidson. >> and i'm rosemary connors. not a bad day out there. a little chilly but it could be worse. certainly have had much colder thanksgivings. let's get to krystal klei with the "first alert" neighborhood forecast. >> i started out with a big coat, but today i have the medium coat. there's a scale. today, you don't need the big puffy one, temperatures in the 50s later today but you might wa

nbc-u, nbc universal, owned by comcast, the parent company of us, cnbc, has invested an extra $200 millionany. very popular, lots of alternative writings, very used. should means that nbc universal now has a total stake worth some $400 million in this particular unit that gives buzz feed a valuation of $1.7 billion. that's a lofty valuation. nbc universal want to take a larger role in trying to sell ads for buzz feed. so they're trying to find another avenue in choosing to go this avenue via this particular company. the aim is of course to include buzzfeed's inventory into deals with advertisers. so it's something that could change the landscape quite drastically if they continue to go down this route. of course as you know the landscape, media landscape, is changing very quickly and buzz feed is another area where a lot of people are saying, well, you could be looking at new revenue streams coming by in this particular area. >> luouisa boyes in london, thanks. >>> still ahead, bill karins is tracking a new storm moving through the middle part of the country. the forecast with possible sev

he also went onto say comcast acquisition of nbc universal, our parent company, should have been blocked and did imply he would look at the potential of doing something to prevent the power that accrued. again, i'm just quoting mr. trump from a few weeks back on the campaign trail. >> you know what's interesting, we're hearing things -- this is this anti-establishment theme, the federal reserve, will they be independent? will the justice department be independent? real anti-establishment candidate says i was put in to dismantle this bureaucracy that has been anti-worker. well, the bureaucracy happens to be the federal government. now, remember when ronald reagan said i want to get the government off the backs of the people? that produced a change. we were trying to get up to 600 ship navy, that kind of thing. yeah, if you want to get the government off the backs of the people, holy cow, you know, it's going to be that way. and he did say, remember, that he would investigate hillary clinton. and last night he thanked her for her service. >> kellyanne conway this morning on msnbc did not r

comcast business. built for business. >> announcer: this is nbc 10 news. >>> another live look at the scene in havana where cubans are paying respects to the country's controversial leader, fidel castro. many cubans were given time off from work to attend the memorial. virtually all schools and government offices are closed. cuban television announced fidel castro's death friday. the government has declared a nine-day period of mourning. castro was 90 years old. he ruled cuba for nearly a half a century, clashing with ten american presidents along the way. his passing is news many cuban-americans have waited a long time to hear. >>> in new jersey, one question now. will this lead to a change in status for the state's most wanted fugitive? >> she fled to cuba and was granted asylum there decades ago. today state police leaders told us new leadership in cuba and here in the u.s. could be the change they've been waiting for all this time. >> reporter: for more than 30 years she lived in cuba. but many in new jersey remember her as joanne chesamar, serving a life sentence for murdering a traffic officer. six y

comcast. >>> breaking news from the trump transition team. nbc'sporting now from mar-a-lago with the latest. what are we hearing? >> reporter: hey there, ali. the trump transition team just held the daily conference call and a bit of news from the call. we learn a little bit later on today, we can expect two staffing announcements from president-elect donald trump. so what does that mean? that means at the staff level, it does not mean we'll learn new cabinet positions today. in fact, it seems as though we won't learn cabinet positions until monday at the earliest, so what are the cabinet positions that we are looking at most closely? we thought we might hear about commerce secretary wilbur ross, a billionaire, seems to be the leading contender for that and hud secretary. we know trump offered to ben carson and hold a series of meetings on monday. he'll be back in new york at that time. i'll read you some of the names that he's going to meet with. paul white and sherrod clarke and the list goes on and on. he's still looking at potential candidates

comcast. >>> we're getting you ready for winter with our severe winter weather week on nbc 10. >> it's going come, we know it. nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz joins us live from the oxford mall. >> glenn, how does it look? >> well, a lot of people wanted to know about that, what's the winter going to be like, how does it compare with last winter. and we're going to get into that this week with my 20th annual winter weather forecast. but right now, we're at oxford valley mall. we started off with perfectly clear skies. and we had lots of folks coming around to check out the weather, to check out storm ranger 10, storm force 10. they had loads of questions about how it worked. look at the blue sky behind me, that was today, we didn't tape that on a previous day. that's bill henley, working a long shift and doing the story about what goes on behind the scenes, signing autographs, giving away stuff. tomorrow we're going to be at philadelphia mills, what used to be known as franklin mills, doing the same thing. during a little break at oxford valley i went in the

comcast, our parent company with nbc has a connection to the consumer.nnection to the consumer. disney doesn't have that connection to the consumer yesterday. cbs/viacom -- >> they can buy netflix, and apple can come in and buy both of them. there's a lot that will go on in the next six months that are going -- consolidation is going to occur. but don't look at the u.s. consumer. we're only only 3308 millio mil. who is in the global market place that will be part of this process? viacom has a global footprint that cbs doesn't have. so it will bring it together. i think the next step would be to own content and distribution globally and connectivity. don't ignore the fact that the wireless companies -- you know, we are starting a new fund that is -- >> yes, the gabelli media mogul fund. >> it's an actively managed etf that we took a license that's in the process. and john malone has his fingerprints everywhere. so the notion of deal making, the notion of corporate nations merging and consolidating and getting efficiency and getting content -- >> where do

comcast. >>> let's get you caught up on more politics. joining us now, the daily briefing. nbcal editor mark murray, the host of daily briefing during our hour, as far as i'm concerned. donald trump's business dealings. now you have a washington post report that there may have been issues already with his foundation, a fine and some discrepancies here. >> here's a reason why donald trump's business dealings could end up mattering once he takes office. that's something called the emoliaments claus. someone in government cannot receive compensation from labor or services from a foreign state. as we know donald trump has a lot of business ties with either foreign governments or foreign government-backed business interests. given all of this, it could be a potential problem for him. it's why so many people have argued for him to completely liquidate his holdings to do something where he no longer has ties to his business. >> who has influence to get donald trump to listen to -- i mean, we have had countless people, the drum beat over the concerns. it existed during his campaign. he

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comcast. >>> welcome back. let's get more into the backlash of the hiring of steve bannon for the team trump. nbcr political editor mark murray. i'm looking at the headline. several major watch dog organizations including the anti-defamation league denouncing donald trump's appointment of steve bannon as a senior adviser and chief strategist. we have new sound from kellyanne conway saying she took offense to the fact that people would question if she would work for a campaign that was run, if you will, by this person involved with the alt-right. >> steve bannon was a key member of the campaign. shouldn't be surprising he's taking a key role in the administration. given his prominence with bri t breitbart news he was the founder and promoted white nationalism. he's united groups from the anti-defamation diego to the council on american islamic relations who condemned his move into the white house. people see this is another promotion of white nationalism and the alt-right. >> it's interesting. let's take it beyond domestic and on a global scale. if this website has aligned itself with the alt-righ

i do believe comcast, your parent company will be still subject to the conditions that were put on it on the nbc deal, charter on the conditions with the time warner cable deal, and assuming the at&t acquisition of time warner ink goes through, there will be conditions put on that. i believe most of the distributors will have something akin to net neutrality rules that will allow netflix to provide the service without incremental costs. >> thanks a lot for joining us. appreciate it. alan gould. initiating netflix today. $145 price target. thoughts? josh brown? >> i'm just thinking, you know, broadly speaking about content and amazon really starting to come into its own with original programming and then having the same ability to scale up to that many global users. netflix has at some point given their resources. also the idea that some of the media deals, netflix has struck ultimately roll off. disney being a real big example. what are they resigning those for, if they can even resign them? how long before other content producers create their own vehicle to reach directly to the public? whether

comcast. >>> i'm milissa rehberger with breaking news. we are learning new details about donald trump's cabinet picks. nbcews is confirming that trump is expected to nominate steve mnuchin tomorrow to head the treasury department. mnuchin spent 17 years at goldman sachs and served as finance chair for the trump campaign. >>> trump is also expected to name billionaire investor wilbur ross as commerce secretary. and of course, tonight, trump is having dinner with mitt romney who is in the running for secretary of state. more details as we get them. now back to all d"with all due respect." >>> last night, trump began trolling jeff zeleny around 9:15 eastern time last night, retweeting some of trump's name calling supporters, including one whose twitter profile says he's 16 years old, they were upset that zeleny dismissed trump's totally unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud, costing him millions of votes in the election. trump's cnn bashing continued this morning, but it was quickly overshadowed unprovoked trumpian contribution to the animnals of history and the media went wild. >> president-elect trump call

comcast. >>> president obama left germany this morning on his way to lima peru for the final stop of his last international trip representing the united states. nbc'sris jansing was traveling with the president and is in berlin, germany. hey there, chris. >> reporter: hi, how are you, stephanie? this was a different trip as talking about than he expected to take. but a lot of this time spent with angela merkel, closest ally here but today joined by the leaders of italy and the uk and spain and france and i'm told that the conversations were intense. not surprising given the subject matter from the refugee crisis to syria to trade. all issues on which the current u.s. administration differs with the incoming president. having said that, both publicly and privately i'm told, the president is continuing to push the idea of a smooth transition continuing to push the idea that the indications he got inside that oval office meeting was that a lot of the more controversial topics that donald trump has talked about are not written in stone. but there's no doubt about it. the concern here continues. the level on the street, a lot of americans live here in b

comcast. >>> welcome back. we have more now on the death of tv icon florence henderson. she passed away of heart failure yesterday in los angeles. nbc'swith more her life and career. >> reporter: america's mom. carol brady. for five seasons, starting in 1969 and for years after in reruns, that lovely lady, florence henderson starred on the brady bunch. as a widow with three daughters who marries a widower with three sons setting down in sunny california. >> yeah. >> when you come back to earth, would you tell the boys to straighten up their room? >> yeah. >> reporter: henderson helped raise a generation of kids with her optimistic wit and wisdom. the brady bunch showing how a non-traditional blended family could work, an idea way ahead of its time. >> that really was a memorable event. >> reporter: born in dale, indiana, henderson the youngest of ten children. the stunning beauty made her mark on broadway starring in a string of hit shows before getting her big break on tv. she was in every sense of the word a today's show original. in 1959, hired to be the very first "today" girl doing the weather, fashion, and other light news segme

comcast. >>> donald trump and hillary clinton are locked in a dead heat in florida. support from retirees could change the game. according to the latest nbc"wall street journal" marist poll donald trump has a strong lead for americans over 60. in the villages in florida that's the nation's largest retirement community. what are you getting from folks there? >> reporter: i'm talking to two interesting folks there. this is a community of 150,000 people just north of orlando. there are 65,000 registered florida voters here. romney won here by over 67%. this is republican country here just north of orlando. registered republicans outnumber registered democrats 2-1. that doesn't mean that every republican here is necessarily voting for donald trump. i want you to meet the fog. this is linda, a life long republican. even worked at the bush library. you can see you're wearing a republicans for hillary t-shirt. >> yes. >> reporter: why did you not support donald trump? >> i had trouble with his candidacy from the day he announced. as he gained momentum in the primaries i became increasingly disturbed. when donald trump mocked the disabled, it mov

comcast. >>> big question today, beyond the top of the ticket, what happens to republican control of the senate? does it shift to democrats? let's turn to nbc'sdonnell at a polling location in house speaker paul ryan's hometown, janesville, wisconsin. an important senate race right there in wisconsin. what could that mean for the balance of power we're talking about? >> reporter: well, kate, this is one of those races that has really changed overover time. the rematch between incumbent ron johnson and russ feingold, who previously served as senator, it was seen that feingold would be able to retake his seat inspect in the last few weeks the race has tightened, in part, big money pouring into the state and the ground game of state wide republicans here in wisconsin. governor walker, reince priebus working to help johnson. that's about one of a half dozen must-watch races tonight. republicans currently hold 54 of the sigh the seats in the senate. they have 24 seats up for vote today. that makes it much harder than democrats to defend their territory. much focus on who will be the next president but many people watching to see who will be the ne

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