prince william county board chair cory gillespie and frank wagner and rob wittman. one democrat is running. on friday all five made their pitches to the chamber of commerce as one of two governors races being held in 2017. experts say this could give us an idea of what voters think of their new president. >> virginia is likely to be seen as a referendum on the first was one of trump's most visible supporters and says his success in the race may be tied with what happens in the new administration. gillespie is considered the favorite among republicans and has an early lead. >>> 2019, that is probably the next time you'll be able to go up to the observation deck at the washington monument. it's going to be closed for the next two years for a complete overhaul of that broken el the money is being donated to fix the elevator's issues. this is the second time he has come to the rescue. after the 2011 earthquake he donated half of the $15 million it took to repair the elevator then. >>> you might notice a new addition on the national mall starting today. the museum is add

prince william county chairman cory stewart, and ed gillespie. along with frank wagner and congressman rob wittman, they made their pitch on economic development to the virginia chamber of commerce. but there is another name that donald trump. >> virginia is like lee to be seen as a referendum on the first year of donald trump. >> today, both stewart and wagner sought to underscore their relationship with the president-elect. stewart fiercely loyal, made headlines when the campaign fired him as its virginia chairman back in october for taking things too far. >> trump knows that i continue to be loyal to him. i have had some interaction with some administration since then. we're fine. >> ed gilespy, who has already won support of many virginia state lawmakers and raised the most money is seen as the early front-runner, but his support of trump more lukewarm. >> i'm confident i'll unify republicans and we'll take a unified party to the general election next year. >> the democrat sees an opportunity, too, to push back against the nastiness that defi

cory stewart. former rnc chairman ed gillespie. only one democrat is running. >>> get readidy for another fabulous weekend with the national symphony orchestra pops. the conductor joins us with two of his soloists. welcome to all of you. we are so excited about this show. laura, you starred in the version of "cinderella." >> we both did. >> i was going to get to you next. and you were nominated as the for your part of the prince for a tony award. i wonder if we're going to hear any songs from "cinderella" this weekend. >> you'll have to come and find out. >> you were also in "frozen." i know a lot of kids would like to know you're going to be singing something from "frozen." you have to come. >> we've already had rehearsals. we did a show last night at the kennedy center, a brand new initiative for the military. "home for the holidays for our troops and their families." it was an abbreviated program. tonight we do the full show at 8:00 at the kennedy center. two shows tomorrow. >> and do the servicemen bring their families? >> they

no apologies from cory stewart about this rifle giveaway tonight now, keep in mind we did reach out to ed gillespie campaign they said they would rather not comment on this today and gun control advocates point out it's very interesting to them this was selected. they could have chosen any keep you of firearm, they chose the ar 15 in particular to gun control advocates they say that's concerning that's a weapon that's been involved in mass shooting incidents across the country and of course last weekend the man that entered that establishment fired off a shot and had ar 15 on his person when that incident happened. he says he will do this for christmas and his he will thereby when they choose who is the winner is in the raffle. >> it's working out perfectly for him. it's working out perfectly for him. he's getting media attention he wanted. >> and on that note, too, cory stewart a friend at 5@60 we see him in the 1250udo a bit he referred to your interview i wanted to pull this up i'm standing up to media about conty constitutional dare that was a reasonable interview. >> and to the media. >> take