what's going on in the florida senate race. it's looking pretty good for marco rubio, is it not? >> it is. rubio has c of donald trump. trump is running a tight race in florida. it looks like this strong republican turnout, at least in early voting we're seeing in the state is to his benefit. i would be very shocked in the end if rubio did not go onto win another term in the u.s. senate against murphy. murphy, as you recall, in all of our polls for fox 13, since this matchup began, murphy has never led. at one time therm tied. that's the closest they came. rubio is really beginning to stretch this out. >> you previously told us you believe donald trump will win the state of florida. in terms of the presidential election, as a whole, who do you think could win on tuesday? >> in terms of presidential election, you know, i just think that -- i have a feel that the turnout is stronger in florida. this is the important they think. i think the pollsters have all been off in terms of measuring the degree of turnout we're going to see and the difference we'r demographics versus four and a

florida. >> who will win the sunshine state? and can either donald trump or hillary clinton win without it? we will break down the presidential race. >>> plus, florida senate race, and a pivotal congressional battle here in the bay area. 8 is on your side with your vote counts . i'm keith cate. >> and i'm candace mccowan. thank you for joining us for a special edition of your vote counts 2016. just todays remain in the race for the white house. >> and both hillary clinton and donald trump are working hard to get your vote. trump will hold 10 rallies over the next todays in eight different states, including right here in florida. tomorrow in sarasota. his running mate mike pence will travel to six states. and hillary clinton will travel surrogates campaigning for her, including president barack obama and her husband, the former president bill clinton. both of whom are stumping in florida this weekend. >>> a scare at a trump rally last night in reno, nevada. take a look at this. people in the crowd said someone had a gun. one man was led out and questioned by secret service and police but he was released no. gun was found -- released. no gun was found and tr

it is the florida senate race. look at this, the new york times poll from last week shows marco rubio has a pretty commanding lead 51% to 42%. a nine point lead but the brand- new cnn rlc pull out has this race virtually tied 49% rubio, 49% murphy. tonight forget the numbers, we are going straight to the issues. >> tonight marco rubio and patrick murphy slugging it out on the campaign trail with six days to go. i interviewed rubio by phone called him a con men during the primaries. >> his opponent is under fbi investigation. we can't have a president under investigation. i never denied we had differences on many issues. >> rubio sees himself as a check and balance to a trump white house or a clinton administration. >> no matter who is elected president we will need to have a senate and senators willing to confront the ideas of the next president. i am the only one prepared to do that. >> will he promised voters not to run for the white house in the middle of his term? >> i have no interest to desire or seek any off

. >>> marco rubio taking the lead in the florida senate race. >>> thanks for joining us on friday. >>> good morning, i'm day deiah riley. ivan is first. >> if we can only start the weekend right now. >>> upper 50s right now, nice and cool so what is happening we have clear skies, calm winds, that is a lot for temperatures to follow, look at this running from 2-7 degrees cooler. the far this morning with the calm winds and clear skies. half mile visibility in brooksville. pock hes of patchy fog will continue through the morning. not expecting a huge widespread situation here. but we'll keep you posted on that. 67 you have a clear sky will continue, a few clouds this afternoon, temperatures seasonal in the lower 80s.

senate race. that's where we head after comey's decision. it presidential race and the senate races, as well. in the florida senate race of you rubio who said choice things about donald trump along the way. that's where i picked up my interview with him. >> in the race you made a powerful case against donald trump in the course of endorsing him. here's the part i want you to address. how can you say that donald trump cannot be trusted with the nuclear codes. and with that concern still be willing to vote for him? >> well, for me the primary is over and the voters it's a binary choice. hillary clinton is the most dishonest person to run for a president in a quarter century. >> with hillary clinton you have concerns about trust and believe there would be a policy agenda that would take the nation in the wrong direction. with trump you're worried about nuclear codes which could heighten the risk of the end of the world. does that the not override the concerns about hillary clinton? >> no. my concerns aren't just about issues. hillary clinton is the only person running for president who has mishandled and misus

a sample ballot we have that for you on our website at wfla.com. >>> now, many eyes are on florida's senate race as well where some polls show a tighter race in the past couple of days. marco rubio hoping to have a very good night in south florida. we're joined live from miami. are you getting a good describe down there? >> reporter: you know, we've been following marco rubio since last year this time, and spent some he does feel confident it appears. here at this party all is quiet right now. this party is expected to start around 6:30 this evening, and marco rubio spent much of the day today out of the limelight compared to what he's done over the past several days. he spent the day along the i-4 corridor yesterday. he wrapped up his day with a campaign stop in miami last night. for voters in florida this is the third time this year they've seen his name on the ballots. trump. and i asked him how he feels this time around. >> i feel a lot better obviously in terms of the work we've done and put in but it's been a long and interesting election cycle. i feel good. . >> reporter: and while there

the other big thing going on in florida, senate race you mentioned between patrick murphy and rubio, it's been a heated and nasty race. right in june, marco rubio decide he would jump back into the race for senate here in florida. he's confident he's going to win. a lot of republicans that i've spoken to say that they are happy about his chances. he put out some new ads in the past week. patrick murphy is not letting up, though. he's been campaigning hard across the state. we had a campaign stop with him in daytona beach last week. he's also relied on some very powerful surrogates. the president obama was here last week and he spoke very highly of patrick murphy. obviously, a full-court press as we get into the final hours of election day. the polls will close in just a few hours, carol, and election day will finally be history. >> oh, gosh, at least we hope so. boris sanchez, reporting live from miami-dade county this morning. so as boris said, the long wait begins. frank sessno, media and public affairs at george washington university, asma raweed, political reporter for npr. welcom

. >> and wave close eye on florida's u.s. senate race today. a poll shows senator marco rubio with a 7 point lead but check this out a poll has now, also amendment 1 the fight over solar power. utility companies have spent big money to get you to vote yes but opponents are fighting hard against it. it needs 60% support to pass. >>> in hillsborough county will see federal election monitors watching out for your votes rights today. it's one of 67 jurisdictions across the country that the u.s. department of justice will be monitoring in person, a total of will be watching polls across the u.s. today, that's a 35% reduction from the number 4 years ago. hundreds of federal employees will also be on high alert today concerned about a cyber attack. officials are monitoring incoming intelligence from several top secret facilities like this underground bunker on the east coast. the nation is ready to react to any threat to communication or command systems including an attack on the u.s. power grid. chance of this happening but it's not insignificant. >>

, marco rubio easily defeating patrick murphy in the florida senate racein indiana, he lost by 10 presented finds over congressman todd young, the republican candidate. in missouri, senator blanch is goinount was facing a cap challenge, but he won whicit. and finally in nevada, this is one democratic hold. catherine cortez won in a very nasty race, defeating joe heck. what about the balance of power, and where do things stand? let's begin with the senate. "the hill" says the republicans will remain a very narrow lead with two races yet to be decided. the republicans now with 51 in the new congress. and in the house, speaker paul ryan will maintain his leadership position as he is reelected by his republican colleagues. with 235 republican seats in the house, 184 democrat seats, and 16 races still to be decided and 218 needed for the majority and the republicans will maintain that majority. the results are available on the website at www.c-span.org caller. elect mike president pence has been working the room after donald trump left. we can see him there on

parts of florida and senate race we will get a look at and all of that in the 6:00 and 7:00 hour. we are getting a look at the national senate poll. they have been speed reading to bring us the first bits of information that we want to share. >> more numbers coming in. they are early tentative and the national popular vote. that gives us a sense of the big picture. nationally we have been talking about. the white voters with college degrees. a lot of discussion about this group that historically democrats have never won. a look at the national exit poll shows trump ahead by a point. to approximate tut in perspective, the margin for mitt romney was 14 points. 14 right now in this early wave here down to one. the flip side of that, however, white voters without college degrees. you see trump up 36 in this initial read out. four years ago, the margin was 26. you can see it's gone more in the republicans's favors with blue collar white voters. it has gone more towards the democrats with white voters with the college degree. something we were expecting and what is driving that and you

. >>> well, we also have a close eye on florida's u.s. senate race today polls showing this race is a toss up. a poll shows marco rubio with a 7 point lead, but take a look then at this other poll it's a survey monkey poll with murphy in the lead by one point. we have special election cover all day long including after the polls close. you can also check wfla.com and our news channel 8 app for instant updates and follow us on social media. if you haven't gone to the polls just yet be sure to check out our election guide, that's where you'll find everything you need to know about the items on the ballot. >>> he was billed thousands of wasn't there. >> he knew he had better call, after shannon stepped in the hospital helps to make things right. we'll explain that's ahead. >> and just in indication a little more incentive to vote today you can get some free stuff. we'll tell you what you can get with your i voted sticker. >> and we can all vote for these beautiful sunsets. i saw this this in tampa. we have a couple more hours of daylight today and i'll

in florida's race for u-s senate... republican marco rubio is the winner. he beat democrat patrick murphy... 52 percent to 44 percent. the polls had this race pretty close in recent weeks... but rubio pulled away at the end. and.. former governor charlie crist is heading ?back to office. the democratic candidate beat david jolly to take florida's 13th congressional district. it was a close one... crist getting about 51 percent, jolly getting 48 percent. crist celebrated the big win last night at the don cesar resort on st. pete beach. he thanked supportersa& and said he was humbled by the victory. crist pledged to fight for social secuirty for seniorsa.to protect the beauty of pinellas county..and crist acknoledged opponent david jollyasaying while they were opponentsathey were never enemies. he says he knows he has a lot of work ahead of him...but he's looking forward to the challenge. a look at the big amendents on the ballot last night. and amendment one... won't be moving forward. the solar energy bill did ?not get enough votes to pass. it got about 50 p

. >> all eyes on a tightening senate race in florida. marco rubio made stops in brandon and orlando. as congressman patrick murphy is making a op from the campaign trail. >>reporter: those congressman murphy and senator rubio spent the day along the i-4 corridor. >> we have one day to go we got to run through the tape. >>reporter: senator marco rubio working to fire up the crowd dozens to welcome him and rubio confident about tuesday. >> i can't wait for tomorrow night i can't wait for wednesday morning so we can get to work putting this country back on track. >>reporter: not much reason poll shows rubio 7 points ahead of his opponent. congressman patrick murphy. most polls are showing rubio ahead the entire race. but another poll from survey monkey shows murphy is ahead with rubio trailing by one point. with record early voting numbers among hispanics the question is which candidate will it favor. >> i don't think anyone understands the issue there is the hispanic community better than i do. i've lived in the community. these are not pol

. >>> well, we also have a close eye on florida's u.s. senate race today. polls show it could a poll shows senator marco rubio with a 7 point lead but check this out a survey monkey poll has patrick murphy in the lead by one point. >>> also the fight over solar power utility companies have spent big money to get you to vote yes on this measure but opponents are fighting hard against it staying it is deceiving and in fact, is anti-solar. it needs 60% support to pass. federal election monitors watching out for your voting rights today. it's one of 67 jurisdictions across the country that the u.s. department of justice will be monitoring in person. while the total of 500 staffers will be watching polls across the u.s. today that's a 35% reduction from the number just 4 years ago. now, hundreds of federal employees including military and cyber experts will also be on high alert today concerned by officials are monitoring incoming intelligence from several top second are receipt facilities like this underground bunker on the east coast. the nation is ready to re

we >>> here in florida, big race for the u.s. senate and for the 2nd term for us senator marco rubio. senator rubio winning with 52 percent of the vote and murphy finishing 8 points behind. senator rubio spoke to supporters about the political divide in america. >> i hope that i am my example of how political discourse is in this country. congressman murphy conceded to rubio. >> senator rubio and i also have our differences, but at this point it is important that we come together and do what is best for florida. >> he went on to senator rubio to fight for them. >>> another big race involved former governor charlie crist hoping to get back in political office and he did. he couldn't -- he defeated jolley winning by 4 percent, 52 it is a massive political comeback. he has served the state of florida for years not only as governor but also state attorney general even on the short list for potential vice president picks for john mccain in the election of 2008. he was raised in st. petersburg, graduated and calls pinellas county home. he cal

there are other key races including the race for florida's u.s. senate seat. marco rubio representative patrick murphy. it's been a tight race with lots of mud slinging. a recent poll is giving senator rubio a 7 point lead. another important race the race for the 13th congressional district, david jolly against former governor. the district includes much of pinellas county. in our next half hour we'll take a closer look at this race. >>> and an interesting fact about early elections voted early than all those who voted in the state during the 2000 election. news channel 8 is on your side this election day. we're planning extensive coverage today from the time the polls open to when they close and through the night as we watch the returns come in. follow us on social media. also if you haven't gone to the polls yet be sure to check out our election guide on wfla.com with everything you need to know. >>> how's the forecast looking? first of all make sure if you haven't already gone to early vote you go to the polls and you vote. at 7:00 this morning the policy wi

race we need to pay attention to here in florida. there are actually several hotly contested races... with national implications. florida's u-s senate... currenly held by marco rubio. at first, rubio wasn't even going to run for re- election... but he changed his mind after losing the republican primary to donald trump. rubio is facing democrat patrick murphy... who has been getting a ?lot of support from the white house. rubio's been leading in pretty much all the polls though. rubio will be holding his watch party tonight in miami. murphy will be watching a little further north, in palm beach gardens. florida's 13th congressional district. representative david jolly is the incumbent republican. he's taking on charlie christ... the former florida governor... who's running as a democrat. it's been a bit of a confusing race. first.. it's for a ?redrawn congressional district. and jolly almost didn't run for relection. he originally wanted to run for u-s ?senate... but changed his mind, when marco rubio decided to run again. a recent poll shows crist with a ?slight lead in this race. and ?both candidates will be ?style tonight. their

reason despite the ups and downs and back and forth i can tell you when it comes to the senate race here in florida, marco rubio has let virtually every poll. for the last six months. i think maybe only three cases where they tied. although trump defeated rubio in the presidential primary, in ruby's own home state of florida we spoke along the way as they said they are ready to send him back to washington dc as florida's senator. >> in fort myers it's all about time in politics. republican red for decades now, trump and rubio getting solid support here.>> i think at this time in our history he is what we need.>> just up i-75 the next generation echoes its elders>> is a businessman and he gets a good job done. >> backcrossing alligator the only thing that changes. in overtown one of miami's oldest black communities preserving obamacare for the once uninsured is a priority. clinton and murphy win here. >> i'm voting hillary 100%.>> she is very loving and caring. >> and in little havana, age splits the vote. once solidly conservative -- >> mostly >> older cuban-americans backing trump and rubio.>> we

. >> in the race for the white house, we will look at who may have the edge with just two days to go and how it could come down to florida. >>> plus, the senate race here in the sunshine state, it is tightening up. who wi >>> and the election no one wants to repeat. the 2000 race that led to the now infamous florida recount. we will look back. >>> stay with us. a special edition of your vote this is mike's office. if he doesn't show up, he doesn't get paid. too often marco rubio didn't show up and failed us when he did. i am patrick murphy. to get things done, you've got to show up. you've got to work together. we've got to start solving problems instead of pointing fingers. i am patrick murphy and i approve this message

leaning.he list of the you have a raise in pennsylvania, wisconsin, then senate races in florida, northarolina, nevada, new hampshire -- all of those states have potential senate races. again, republicans are in much better shape in those races than most people thought they would be. john: to go back to my shock comments, if donald trump wins 2 of those 6 leaning states i , think that means she will win virtually everyone of the tossup states. i do not expect that to happen. which is why i would say i would be shocked. not impossible, but it would mean that trump has caught a big wave and a bigger wave than we have seen in this race so far and a bigger wave than trump has ever come close to riding to date. mp making aelania tru rare campaign trail appearance today. we talk about that anymore when we come back. john: before her infamous speech at the republican national convention in cleveland melania trump was a phantom on , the campaign trail. her big cleveland moment and did pretty badly after it was revealed it was lifted almost verbatim from michelle obama's own convention speech ye

senate. notable races in florida and arizona won re-election. >> 4:35. now to a look at the gorgeous forecast. >> here is sally severson. sal. >> the sun is returned later in the day yesterday and the skies cleared over night. for now the skies are calm. the temperatures 41 degrees. readings are showing up in the very low 40s along the lake. cooler inland. 33 in madison. 25 at point. for today, you are seeing a few clouds overhead and just a few i will keep the highs around 55 degrees. that happens around 2:00 this afternoon. fair and chilly tonight. low 39. thursday, party sunny and yes 67 degrees for tomorrow. >> thank you, sal. wisn 12 news time now is 4:36. we continue to follow breaking news. >> donald trump wins wisconsin and e equity will -- e equity willed the president. crowds of people gather outside of the white house. more on "wisn 12 news this >> welcome back. breaking news, the inteer country is look ahead to the next four years, and choose donald trump. hillary clinton called him last night to congratulate him on the election. >> trump won

florida senator marco rubio. he defeated patrick murphy in a tight race filled with a lot of mudslinging. let's look at the results this morning. senator rubio claimed 52% of the vote compared to patrick candace mcallen was at the victory party for marco rubio when he talked about the tough race. >> at morning. it was an exciting night for marco rubio. much different than the night he got back on the stage february after losing to donald trump and having to drop out of the presidential race. this night was an exciting night for him. him and his family, all smiles. he took the stage last night at 8:45 p.m. he said earlier in the evening, he called his opponent patrick murphy to congratulate him on a race. he says this is a tough time to run for and that he has a bright future. he went on to talk about the challenges they face as he goes back to work. he says he knows this country will be okay despite the turnouts of the presidential race. he never said donald trump's name. rubio did talk about how conversations about politics needed to change. rubio has promised that he would not drop out a

in michigan, there is no senate race, unlike florida or north carolina, new hampshire or even nevada where you had senate races that are the battlegrounds. michigan hasn't had that much attention. so perhaps the trump campaign thought, we have an opening there because the democrats ignored it. >> sure. he spent a -- he has been back to michigan a couple of times in the last two days. that's really one of the paths. if he doesn't win pennsylvania, michigan is that other path. there's ten there. if he can pick off new hampshire like you said, possibly even nevada. then there's another path. all i'm saying is -- a lot of these polls, you really have to look into the methodology, how many democrats are polled, how many republicans are polled. it does matter. my point is this. i'm not trying to pull wool over anyone's eyes or make promises i don't think are true. i think we will have interesting races that will be surprises. you just don't know. you are right, florida -- >> one of those -- >> if he doesn't win florida, you will know at 9:00 tomorrow night. >> some democrats were telling us

. >> all eyes on a tightening senate race in florida. marco rubio made stops in brandon and orlando. as congressman patrick murphy is making a op from the campaign trail. >>reporter: those congressman murphy and senator rubio spent the day along the i-4 corridor. >> we have one day to go we got to run through the tape. >>reporter: senator marco rubio working to fire up the crowd dozens to welcome him and rubio confident about tuesday. >> i can't wait for tomorrow night i can't wait for wednesday morning so we can get to work putting this country back on track. >>reporter: not much reason

. >>> all eyes are on a tighten ing senate race in florida. mark 0r played stops in brandon and orlando today while congressman patrick murphy is candace mccowan has the latest. >>reporter: they spent their last day along the i-4 corridor showing how important this area is to both of them. >> we have one day to go. >>reporter: senator marco rubio working the fire up the crowd. dozens there to welcome him and rubio confident about tuesday. >> i can't wait for tomorrow night i can't wait for wednesday morning so we can get to work putting this country back on track. >>reporter: not much reason for rubio to not feel confident. quinnipiac poll shows rubio 7 points ahead of his ahead the entire race. but another poll from survey monkey shows murphy is ahead with rubio trailing by one point. rubio also wrapping up his day with campaign event also in miami this evening. in tampa candace mccowan news channel 8. >>> the professional firefighters of florida is no longer endorsing amendment one. after hearing from more than a thousand members who were no

fox news decision desk can make a call in the florida senate race, marco rubio will win the florida senaterphy. the democratic challenger representative. this was a lot tighter than people thought it was going to be, actually, heading into this race. and that could go to what we were just talking about that breakdown of hispanic, latino vote. but it is possible also that that vote split tickets and it might be a factor. aruba wins this race. remember, he ran for president. decided he was not going to run for senate after he lost that primary battle and then said you know what? i think i am. >> he was exscoreiated by trump and others primary battle for missing so many days of work in the senate while working on presidential contest and tried to run as outsider by saying this is not the reason i'm returning to the senate i hate the way washington works and gridlock. when he lost the presidential bid he decided he didn't hate the senate as much as he suggested that he did. he won there. sometimes politicians say things that aren't true. i know chris, i hate to be the one to break it to you wo

even singer "lady gaga" led a protest in new several big races here in florida we need to tell you about. including the race for u-s senate... where marco rubio is keeping his job. he beat democrat patrick murphy... with 52 percent to 44 percent. rubio almost didn't even ?run for re-election. but after he lost his bid for the white house... he decided to come back. rubio celebrated the big win with his supporters in miami last night. he gave a passionate but brief speech where he insisted americans need to heal, no matter what happens in the presidential election: and former governor to office. the democratic candidate beat david jolly to take florida's 13th congressional district. it was a close one... crist getting about 51 percent, jolly getting 48 percent. here's fox 13's josh cascio, with reaction from crist's and... here are the results from state senate district 18. republican dana young easily beating democrat bob buesing for this ?newly created district. it represents tampa and much of western hillsborough county. young gets 48 percent of the vote. two no-party candidates were so including "joe redner"... who man

senate races. in the cycle we enacted the largest in the movement and we reached 1.2 million people in their homes. that included low intensity voters, it included hispanics, hundreds of thousands across florida, north carolina, ohio and in the senate race in missouri. this kind of change in the movement is a long time coming. we are poised to believe the specific promises. make sure the promises become real and that work will be a pleasure. for anyone who thinks that the abortion issue isn't salient in this election i will point out two things. one is the most commonly searched trend all along the way. it was the second most googled question in the day is coming up second or first everyday up until election day. it's working in a network of human interaction for men, women, hispanics and the one thing we know for sure is that it was indeed close battleground states. it was on stage for all to see. donald trump described that a partial-birth abortion is. he said you may think that's fine but it's not fine to me. she defended her position and said the unborn child has no right up until birth. that's going on the offense. when we take that leadership door to door, person to person and voter to

besides the presidential race which seems to have a all the oxygen out of the proverbial room, very important senate and races, floridamike gallagher show. how are you doing? mr. rubio: very well, thank you. mr. gallagher: are you glad it is over what you going to do? it has been a phenomenal experience. you are talking about it, after last friday, is the combination of knowing is the last four days, and with the revelations on friday, another fbi investigation. and a very prominent donor from a wealthy saudi arabian family gave him about $400,000 over the year. he is under investigation from the fbi. it is really unreal. i was due in the state of florida. hillary clinton and patrick murphy have people under fbi investigation. would not want to be them, i suppose. much --agher: i would rather be where you are sitting. it fascinates me how democrats can continue to circle the ofons, despite the evidence things that can be really, really bad news. your race is a good example of that. even obama goes to florida, takes apart shot at you this week, pokes fun at you, supporting your opponent. it is pretty notable the way th

florida. that one shows that crist is leading jolly big, 54 to 36%. >>> the race for u.s. senate in florida is razor thin. a cnn poll from earlier this week shows republican cu challenger patrick murphy by just one point. >> and there are a couple big amendments on the ballot as well. we start with amendment one. that's where utility companies have shelled out $25 million to try to get it passed. backers are pitched it as a pro- solar and consumer-friendly and environmentalists say that is false. a spokeswoman says the influx of money from the companies means they're scared. pass. amendment two involves legalizing medical marijuana. it just missed the required 60% of yes votes two years ago. it would allow marijuana use for those with medical conditions as determined by a licensed florida physician. opponents believe it's the first step towards legalizing marijuana for recreational use. >>> now do not forget, news channel 8 your headquarters for political coverage on election day. we will be with you all day and as the projections are made. we will lead the evening coverage. and

best for florida. >> murphy went on to say floridians are now counting on senator rubio to fight for them. >> florida has a new us representative in dc but he is not new to politics. the race in the 13th congressional district covers most of the dallas county. it hated david jolly against charlie crist. let's take a had 52 -- charlie crist had 52 percent compared to jolly's 48. >> i will fight for our senior's social security. we are here right on the beaches. our beautiful environment in pinellas county is unbelievable . i pledge i will continue to protected the very best i can. for our children. the >>> congressman jolly leaves office after just one term but he promises not done fighting for the people he represents. >> folks we will not stop until members of congress -- stop reading the system for their own political survival and instead start working for the american people. >> i could tell you this, those problems don't exist on one side of the out there exist on both -- the aisle , they exist on both. >> he faced and on -- uphill battle after his district was >>> some other developments making news this morning, school crossing guard hit by car in st. petersburg has

now, to florida, rubio looking to headlined on to his senate seat. he entered the race late, you will remember, after his president presidential campaign ended. he's facing congressman patrick murphy. polls close in florida at the top of the hour. control of the senate really hanging in the balance. of course, we'll be watching the results come in all night. one of those states that's in two time zones so that's why they are two closing times. we're down to fewer than 15 minutes until pose close. some states have already closed and we'll start to see those results as they roll in especially by 8:00 when the greater numbers come in. >> janet is back with a democratic analyst and republican analyst rob gray. >> my first question is, abc news did exit polling. 24% of the people who up their minds in the last month. does that tell you anything, maryanne? >> the big events that moved polls happened in the last month the three debates. access hollywood tape. the comey letter, in the last four or five weeks. that late in an election everyone moves against the incumbent. some w

senate races across the u-s. florida senator marco rubio keeps his seat in congress. he beat out challenger patrick murphy. and remember -- after rubio's failed run for president -- he had said he would not seek re-election...but just two days before the deadline to make the ballot -- he changed his mind. this is rubio's second term as senator...after winning a first term in the 20-10 election. for the first time, delaware has elected an african-american woman to blunt rochester gave her victory speech in dover, tuesday night, telling her constituents she is ready to go to work. rochester defeated republican hans reigle. she ran on a platform of job creation, the economy, and equal pay for equal work. rochester succeeds former congressman john carney, who vacated his seat in the u-s house to run for governor. here's a breakdown of who now has control in the u-s senate and house of representatives. republicans getting huge victories across the u-s...giving t house of representatives. in the senate - republicans now hold 51 seats...to the democrats 47. in the house of r

you've got a race in pennsylvania, you've got one in wisconsin, and on the toss-ups, senate races in florida, ohio, north carolina, nevada, all of those states, new hampshire, all of those states have those contested senate races. and again, republicans are in much better shape in those races than most people thought they would be. >> right. i'll just say, just to go back to my "shocked" comment, very quickly, if donald trump wins two of those six democratic leaning states we had, i think that means he'll win virtually every one of the toss-up states. that means that a national wave has happened at the very last minute in this election. i don't expect that to happen, which is part of why i say i would be shocked. nothing is impossible, but it would mean that trump's caught a big, big wave and a bigger wave than we've seen in this race so far, and a bigger wave than anything trump's come close to riding in the campaign to date. >>> all right, up next, melania trump, making a rare campaign trail appearance today. we'll talk about that and more when we come back. ♪ ♪ see ya next year. this seas

. >>> the race for florida's u.s. senate seat is bringing incumbent senator marco rubio back to the bay area today. senator rubio set to attend an early voting event happening in lakeland this morning at 11:30, afternoon. yesterday rubio took advantage of the early voting period to cast his ballot in miami. >>> well, senator rubio's democratic opponent also voted early yesterday. congressman patrick murphy cast his ballot in jupiter. early voting continues through sunday across the state and right here in the bay area. >>> a scary new health warning tied to the zika virus. >> still ahead, how researchers believe the mosquito-borne virus is affecting men's health. >>> and a new option to get it's a game changer for your morning commute. the time right now is just seconds away from 5:41 on this tuesday morning, november 1st. you're watching news channel 8 he's gus! he's gus! he's gus! gus bilirakis. gus bilirakis! gus is for us. for us. all of us. and he gets things done. and he gets things done. gus stood up to his own party.

when i say six races, florida's not in that six. >> and charlie, are these senate races basically being run as localized campaigns? or are we seeing the trump effect in the drop for republican senate candidates? >> well, there was a drop, but i think what it was was a drop of enthusiasm. that as, you know, you got past the third debate. trump's numbers started really dropping. and as a result, republican voters started losing heart, losing enthusiasm, which meant they started dropping out of the, not passing through the likely voter screens, and thus you started seeing democratic numbers starting to balloon out. so it was really a loss of enthusiasm and likelihood of voting for republicans that caused this yawning, this opening up of numbers for democrats in a number of these really close races. >> so final verdict, charlie, no big change from thursday, the day before the comey letter to here monday night. >> it could happen, but we have not seen it yet. >> charlie cook, thank you for joining us tonight, really appreciate it. >> thank you, lawrence. >>> coming up, a white supremacist is

at the end of the day, it is an honor to serve the people of the florida united states senate. >> a senate race still too close to call, coming up, and the balance of power in the senate. >>> pinellas county surprise, former republican governor tony christ won as a democrat. here are the results, he defeats the incumbent david jolly, 52-48%. crist delivered his speech at a hotel. >> being a public servant is a calling and i love it because i about. i am grateful they let me do it again. >> reporter: what is your goal? >> my goal is to fight for the people, look out for them, senior citizens, i love you more! >> crist lost 2010 senate race as independent and 2014 governor race as a democrat. he ran for the u.s. house after the supreme court decided to redraw district. the new district heavily democrat. >> jolly didn't seem like who lost, he celebrated supporters and faith after conceding, he buted heads with republicans in congress and did not support donald trump for president. >> if you watched coverage, analysts were watching closely deciding whether florida goes red or blue. >> trump won all

senate candidate coasted to that victory. we saw other states. florida was close for the presidential race, marco rubio won that senate race easily in a state that flipped pretty much blue. >> for awhile, she was running ahead of hillary clinton here in nevada. they're pretty close right now, votes with 70,000 vote leads in clark county. new update from clark county. saw a whole bunch of votes out there. opposite as you pointed out of what happened in the rest of country. we thought nevada would help presidential race. we were irrelevant. there goes my #wematter. by the time it got here, the one blue mark didn't help the red that came across. >> we have to break away. get a quick nap. you've had a long day. get back to you in a few minutes. tricia? >> bittersweet night for nevada republicans celebrating a huge upset in the presidential race. didn't get enough down ballot support to get other republicans to capitol hill. more. probably mixed emotions in that room tonight? >> reporter: tricia, really wouldn't call it mixed emotions. i've asked self-people how they're feeling tonight. they sa

own party. >> election nights are and some of the questions if hillary republican in the race for the senate? florida does not have a history of splitting the ticket. that will be interesting here. he got back in in june. mitch mcconnell wanted to hold on to control. we'll see if he makes good on >>> let's turn to aaron mesmer in palm beach gardens where patrick murphy will watch the results and he hopes that the people will go down the ticket. >> he is. >> reporter: optimism is what we're hearing. he is facing a battle, that's the case since marco rubio entered the race a little late. he is up from a few points to several points ahead every vote will go here. he is making one last attempt focusing on the issues. >> they are accusing him of exaggerating and being a counting on a push coming out to vote against trump yesterday it is important to keep pushing today. >> the supporters every door you knock on could be the difference. now with technology. >> that's what he is hoping for. and he is getting a lot of support from the president and joe biden. we'll be here and hear more later on this evening

senate race going on. you have big senate races in all of the swing states that we really need in florida, in north carolina, and opinions pens, in ohio, and in wisconsin. >> we know the race was jolted by the discovery of new e-mails we saw this on october 28th just yesterday mid-afternoon comes word from the f.b.i. that they found nothing that would merit them going down that road one more time that there's nothing that they'll prosecute hillary clinton for. of course, clinton sympathizers would say hey, you know late to do the right thing now or is it? >> i think it's too late. i think most voters made up their minds. i think most voters made up their minds a week and a half ago or two weeks ago. i think at that point clinton lost a lot of ground. she lost a lot of supporters that are going to trump. >> what about trump, taking the ball and running with it. >> yes, as he should have. i mean that was a perfect opportunity for him to stay in trump's own you know very easy manner of how he says it. but i mean it was a great opportunity for trump. i think yesterday, trump was ignoring the new information 100

another big race here in florida... for the u-s senate. incumbent marco rubio stopped in polk count tuesday. he gave an election pep talk at the g-o-p headquarters there. rubio touted his record in the senate -- saying his opponent patrick murphy hasn't passed a single law during his time in washington. importance of early voting: murphy was in daytona beach tuesday with represenative john lewis... talking with students at bethune-cookman university. in the latest real clear politics average -- rubio leads murphy by 5-point-6 a big amendment will also be on the ballot next week... and some voters are ?not happy about it. protesters gathered outside duke energy in downtown st. pete tuesday. they say amendment ?one will create a solar monopoly... and are urging voters to vote "against" it. supporters of the amendment say it's about consumer protection as solar grows in florida. but the state's largest power companies have spent more than 20-million to support it. protesters say that's enough evidence that this amendment is ?not for consumers

senate race does not how they will vote for president. so iowa is probably safely read. also looking at places like ohio, florida, illinois -- will be big races we are watching. democrats only trail in the senate by a few votes -- four or five, depending on who you look at. this is the balance of power in the senate now. these gray seats are up for grabs. most of these are safely democratic. if you are safely republican. so the two parties are fighting can have a lot of power in what happens with any bills getting through. a party needs 16 votes to have a stranglehold or super majority in the senate. if any party falls below 60 votes, it will be really hard to get any legislation through regardless of who is in the white house. but some other races we are watching are places like arizona, for the presidency. that may or may not help john mccain's reelection bid. that is a state that is reliably republican that could go blue to ten -- depending on turnout. we will be tracking this. joins us live with a preview. matt this has become a city versus county issue - - and of controversy - that just won't go away .. you

florida, so obviously this is battleground for real right now. >> absolutely. with both of them here it really goes the importance of our area and the presidential election. thank you. . >>> well, the race for florida's u.s. senate seat is bringing marco rubio back to the bay area today. he's set to attendn early voting event in lakeland at 11:30 so just a few minutes from now and another event this afternoon. yesterday he took advantage of the early voting period to cast his ballot in miami. . >>> meanwhile senator rubio's democratic opponent also voted murphy cast his ballot. early s through sunday across the state. >>> happening today opponents of amendment one on this year's ballot will march in protest at duke energy's headquarters. amendment one has to do with solar power in florida and they cues duke energy of intentionally deceiving into thinking they're supporting solar energy calling amendment spotters say it will promote solar and guarantee your right to place panels on your home. >>> open enrollment for health care coverage under the affordable care act begins today. this obama care enrollment period could be tough for the consumer. premiums are increasing 22% on average and fewer sure remembers and

at trump we're watching the senate race here in florida with patrick murphy and marco rubio. we'll start with evan axelbank at the marco rubio campaign in miami. evan? >> and just eight months ago he planned to be the one on the stage. now here he is in the airport hilton here in the ball room in. his campaign i spoke with a member of the staff they can do that. over the last 53 polls over rub reason and patrick murphy. marco rubio has led in 48 of those 53 polls. the average is just over 3 points and he has a chance to hang on but there is a reason that we count the >> and rising star. he and murray sparred over his senate attendance record during the campaign. >> and if he should be and we >> and he would be serving a and for anything. >> and in 2018. it is my, as i said my desire and plan to be a senator for the next six years and go down that's one of the most successful and impactful senators that florida had. >> remember back in june marco rubio went back on his pledge to be not win and maintainch mc mcconnell from kentucky said that you know we need to you hold on to o

it involves a law firm funneling piles of cash into tight senate races across the country including in florida. federal investigation. >>> the allegations of illegal campaign contributions at a law firm in boston this is from the firm's website showing the founder public records reveal thorton along with two of his partners gave hundreds of thousands of dollars mostly to democratic candidates. >> people give money all the commission the people of the thornton law firm were handing out money to politicians and they were getting reimbursed and that is illegal. because it allows the firm to keep secret how much money it was donating. >> i dug deeper finding the firm gave $21,000 to congressman patrick murphy. 24,002 senator bill nelson. when the murphy campaign found out they said it would donate contributions. >> you have to get the money out of politics. >> murphy told me he wants campaign-finance reform. >> let's limit the thai people are spending raising the money. >> it is not a partisan issue, david jolly blew the whistle on his own party, he is now pushing to stop the act prohibiting membe

races in florida a lot of people are talking about this morning. like we've been been mentioning, republican marco rubio wins a second term in the florida u-s senate.. rubio won with 52 percent of the vote.. patrick murphy, 44 percent. this is the race that caught a lot of people by surprise. charlie crist came out on top against incumbent david jolly for house district 13. crist got 52 percent of the vote.... jolly 48 percent. it's been just a few hours since donald trump won the presidency, and much like the campaign, phil, people aren't being shy about speaking their minds. coming up and c-b-s. starting at 8:00, survivor, followed by criminal minds at 9:00. at 10:00, code black. then tune in to 10 you love all-day breakfast. but you don't love that you can't get all your favorites. but now you can get more of what you love. so you can find something else to not love. you are waking up to the news that donald trump has won the presidential election. after such a long and bitterly divided campaign, we want to know, how can move forward to unity and healing? 10news reporter phil buck is out asking that question to people in tampa, he's live on bays

. >> reporter: scott, the battle for control of the senate is being fought in eight very tight races. we're calling them "the great eight." in florida, senator marco rubio is trying to win a second term. and in polls leading into tonight, they show him with a slight lead over congressman patrick murphy. in new hampshire, republican senator kelly ayotte is fighting for political survival against missouri, indiana, nevada, wisconsin, and pennsylvania, which has become the most expensive senate race ever where republican incumbent pat toomey is battling with democrat katie mcginty. all total in those eight states, more than $700 million has been spent, giving you a sense of how important senate control is to democrats and republicans. now, it is a different story in the house, where republican control isn't in jeopardy, scott, for democrats to take the majority, they need seats, and they tell us picking up 12 to 15 would be a great night for them. >> pelley: julianna goldman following the house and senate for us all night tonight. julianna, thank you. coming up next on the cbs evening news, 50 states vote, but 13 will steer the electio