white house press secretary josh ernst is about to begin his daily briefing.ll monitor that for any significant developments and bring them to you. >>> right now it's time for the "newsnation" political postscript. this week it's about the republican route in tuesday's midterms. ♪ >> it's time to go in a new direction! >> it is time for a new way forward. >> we are heading to washington! and we are going to make em squeal! >> this election was basically a repute asi repute yags and hillary clinton. >> now mitch mcconnell and john boehner from the same party. i think they can come together and decide their agenda. i take them at their word they want to produce. >> my attitude about this at this point is trust but verify. >> before the end year we're going to take every lawful actions i can take. i believe we can improve the functioning of our immigration system. >> it's like waving a red flag in front of a bull saying if you don't do what i want i'm going to do it on my own. >> joining me live is nbc news political reporter kari dan. we had three days to stew o

you just heard josh ernst say yeah, it doesn't matter if boehner doesn't like it or mcconnell doesn'tah we are still going to do it. >> yeah, he has the ability to execute an executive order. that is part of the role of the president of the united states. and it can come up for judicial review down the line. that can happen. in the meantime it is a tool he can use to force congress for the first time. this argument has been going on since 1986 to actually do something about immigration which we know is a pressing issue. we have all of these people now in the country and we have to deal with them. >> let me throw something at you, jessica. why not legal immigration. why not reform legal immigration. close the border and add, right now we allow about a million new immigrants per year into america. make it 2 or 3 or 4 million. but make it legal and make them go through the documentation, the process and all the people who are here illegally have to get in the same line as everyone else. >> i think that would be a great idea if we could get congress to pass a bill and send that legislatio

spokesman josh ernst says the get out the vote strategy will do the job. republicans are pushing to gain the six seats they need to gain control of the senate. n.b.c. maryse poll suggests republicans are ahead in georgia, kentucky, and louisiana. voters will face restrictions. one gaining attention, voter i.d. laws. some fears there could be problems at the polls. jonathan betz is here with that. >> there's changes for voters. after a year of faces slashing voting. they are alimb nating same -- eliminating same-day registration. >> one of big issues is not who to vote for, but how. a year offer the supreme court gutted voting rights some require voters to show i.d. three don't require a photo, but want identification. photo i.d. is a part of every day life. laws in other states like north carolina, will go effect after the election. supporters insist that changes are reasonable to eliminate voter fraud. if you are trying to vote illegally, it may be possible that you are getting away with it. no one will know. >> many studies showed the voter fraud the law

white house press secretary josh ernst joins us tomorrow. hope you'll join us then. coming up next - we'll introduce you to one of the millions of undocumented immigrants that could benefit from the president's plan, he's seeking shelter now in a church. psh psh >>> president obama's announcement could be the answer to an undocumented immigrant's prayer. he took refuge in a tuscon church hoping to avoid being deported to his neighbouring mexico. jennifer london has his story. [ singing ] >> reporter: this man is seeking salvation. unlike the small group of parishioners who attends a vigil he can't leave the church at the end of the service. how long are you prepared to stay in the church? >> i have no idea how long it will be. >> no other options, because he is facing deportation back to mexico. his lawyer tries to halt the proceedings, francisco has taken sanctuary in the church. >> why should you be allowed to stay in the united states. you don't have papers, why shouldn't you be deported? >> it's very long story, but... >> give me a reason why you think you should

they will start in ernst, and if you listening to josh ernst and the way he is looking at this, it seems he'll veto this. that's couple of things that the president said "you have to deep your eye on with this, with keystone", one is a nebraska supreme court ruling. the pipeline will go through nebraska. he said that that is one of the things he's waiting to hear on, as well as a state department study. it could be delay tactics, but things that the president takes clearly. >> 20% of americans support the pipeline. it will be a big issue going forward. now, moving on to obama care, the american people want obama care torn out - this is quote "root and branch", republicans have gotten upset and possibly others by a series of comments on the obama care bill that came out just this week. they were made by one of obama care's architects, a man named jonathan groouber, and he made the comments, one tape, at an ago. >> if it was written in a tortured way to make c.b.o. didn't store the mandate to taxes, then it dies. it's written to do that. lack of transparency is a huge political advantage,

here is the spokesman josh ernst. >> we're very disappointed that the republicans have blocked to passipartisan through the senate. it would be good for the economy. create jobs and expand economic growth. >> the white house announcement will come by the end of the year. in the house some republicans are threatening to begin impeachment proceedings against president obama if he takes executive action on immigration reform issue. earlier we had a chance to speak with democratic congressman rehalva about the rain threats. >> those threats, they've been made consistently, they are not new threats. and the fact that we have had no response at all over the last 18 months, this is an indication that boehner's words are empty at best because there was no sincerity that we're going to do something proactive. we're going to work with immigration advocates and congressmen to craft something together, to look at the senate bill. none of that. i think that that threat to the president should be taken just as that, a threat. and trying to bully the president to doing nothing. >> but there is some s

josh ernst had this to say when asked about the letter yesterday. >> i'm not in a position

let's get to what josh ernst had to say. >> we had indicated that he recommend ito legislation like thatdon: monica crowley is with us. >> rarely do you get an issue that is a no-brainer. this is one of those issues. you have republicans supporting it. you have democrats supporting it. giving us well on our way to energy dependence. it is a no-brainer. president obama's own state department over the last year has approved it. this is a go. it will not have tremendous environmental impact. the president has repeatedly said no. a billionaire that has put tens of millions of dollars into a democratic candidate. they do not want to lose that money and they do not want to alienate that particular part of the base. don: i think it will go through. i think it will be so hedged with terms and conditions and limits. so hedged with limits that he will sign it. that is what i think will happen. do you think that is maybe why oil is down? >> it could very well be. the problem is nobody is thinking strategically. you want to be able to export the oil to countries like china. you want them dependent o

ed henry asked josh ernst yesterday at the white house what do americans really want?>> is there one tv ad out there? who there one candidate who said i want to see more executive action? >> ed, most of the people running these television ads were running for congress. it's not surprise to me that these television ads focused on legislation that they support. >> and you think about what this election meant. the american electorate doesn't. the job of the president is to execute the laws not to make the laws. greg abbot or the the governor elect there any way say this is a line, mr. president, you don't want to cross. >> there was a mandated that occurred on election night this year. it was a mandate that the american people are sick and tired of the president using executive orders to dictate a pathway inconsistent with america's values. and the president crosses the line, is he going to see an overwhelming rejection of what's trying to do. so he better not overstep his authority. if he does, we will will be involved with another lawsuit with him. for another, you can

a live report from iowa where joni ernst has locked up the hog farmer vote and is now on to the highly coveted red solo cup vote. that is coming up next. >>> first joshi, alex. here's a look at how stocks stand going into tomorrow. stocks end mixed in today's trade as the price of oil slid to a three-year low and americans cast ballots in midterm elections. the dow rose 17 points, the s&p 500 dropped about 6 points and the nasdaq fell 15 points. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. hard it can be...how ...to breathe with copd? it can feel like this. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled... ...copd maintenance treatment... ...that helps open my airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace rescue inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat