referendum on president donald trump's policies democrats are hoping to win back the majority in congress rob reynolds has more on this now from washington. president donald trump held two campaign rallies one in the state of montana where the democratic incumbent senator holds a thin lead over his republican opponent and the other in florida where both the senate and governor's races are too close to call president trump harped on familiar themes especially immigration border security and fear that criminals coming from abroad would menace americans president trump noted that he has recently sent thousands of u.s. troops to the u.s. mexican border we have our military now on the border. and i noticed all that beautiful barbed wire going up today were. used properly can be a beautiful sight were all of this is red meat for trump's base and therefore essential for the candidates that he's promoting but overall trump's approval rating is remarkably low by historical standards it's forty percent according to the most recent gallup poll and no president has had that low approval rating heading into a midt

that but in in the meantime the new congress doesn't sit until saturday i've been told to until january or other and then when that happens when that happens as rob reynolds suggested this would be able hostile environment a more hostile environment for donald trump however there is some comfort to be taken from how the republican party has solidified. in rural areas are in the senate and some go for the ships and governorships or perhaps we'll be hearing a lot about bombs from the white house in the coming hours as well and truly it donald trump campaigned in florida and that may have made the difference in the governor's race there which has been there a winner has been declared georgia still hasn't been declared but he campaigned there as well but the governorship in nevada and a few other states has actually gone to democrats and the democratic senator dean heller also lost and of at a so it does seem to be a split decision that if this were a referendum on donald trump. right michigan wisconsin pennsylvania nevada these are worrying places now for donald trump because so you win those governor's races this will affect redistricting as we head into tw

the republicans currently control both houses of congress but the democrats hope to at least win back the house of representatives a rob reynolds joins us now from washington d.c. rob president trump has been crisscrossing the country in the final push ahead of the midterms what effect is he having. that's right daryn this race is coming right down to the wire and president trump is actually holding rallies in two states today nearly opposite corners of the country one in montana and one in florida he's also been tweeting busily to his millions of followers on behalf of republican candidates now trump fires up his base which which is important for any republican candidates and that's a benefit to them but overall his approval rating is quite low at forty percent according to the latest gallup poll and that is lower than any president facing a midterm election since one thousand nine hundred seventy four and that was in the wake of the watergate scandal that caused the resignation of president richard nixon and his subsequent pardon by gerald ford president gerald ford and the republicans were squashed in that election so that's

rob reynolds has more from washington d.c. . president trump isn't on the ballot in this midterm election but with polls predicting the democratic party was when control of at least one house of congress could find himself in the center of political fallout once the votes are counted if democrats take control of the house of representatives they would have the power to issue a flurry of subpoenas and launch a slew of investigations one level it's an embarrassment of riches because there are so many. scandals and. so many allegations of corruption swirling around the president including criminal investigations i think there's certainly going to be looking at his tax returns and frankly looking at any financial involvement that he has had in russia or financial talks financial deals with russia representative nancy pelosi who would likely become speaker in a democratic controlled house in january has described the trumpet ministration as one of brazen corruption cronyism and incompetence but senior democrats are weary of pushing for the ultimate sanction impeachment. that could change depending on how special counsel robert muller's investigation of russian meddling in two thousand and

congress agrees to act patty klein al-jazeera washington. let's take you back to those wildfires in california rob reynolds joins us live now from ventura county rob so tell us where you are now and what's been happening there. well we're in ventura county derren and what you're seeing behind me on the ridge here would be something a beautiful sight very dramatic sight if it weren't so deadly and destructive at the same time this is the woolsey fire it is called and it has so far according to. authorities at their latest briefing been zero percent contained the fire has burned over seven thousand hectors and about eighty to one hundred thousand people in ventura and los angeles counties have been evacuated about ninety thousand homes are at risk including many of the wealthy and famous of los angeles and its surrounding areas the coastal enclave of malibu which is well known around the world from movies and such is bennett has also been evacuated and police rather a fire battalion chief from los angeles county told reporters earlier that this fire could burn for days i'm wrong upon from southern california where you are they've also been finds

rob reynolds has the details. president trump isn't on the ballot in this midterm election but with polls predicting the democratic party will be in control of at least one house of congress could find himself in the center of political fallout once the votes are counted if democrats take control of the house of representatives they would have the power to issue a flurry of subpoenas and launch a slew of investigations one level it's an embarrassment of riches because there are so many. scandals and. so many allegations of corruption swirling around the president including criminal investigations i think there's certainly going to be looking at his tax returns and frankly looking at any financial involvement that he has had in russia or financial talks financial deals with russia representative nancy pelosi who would likely become speaker in a democratic controlled house in january has described the trumpet ministration as one of brazen corruption cronyism and incompetence but senior democrats are weary of pushing for the ultimate sanction impeachment. that could change depending on how special counsel robert muller's investigation of russian meddling in twenty sixteen an