. >> karl? >> yeah, i agree with what susan and tim said. i'd add this sort of practical political observation. let's assume the democrats do take control of the house. they will do so only by winning swing districts. and the pressure that tim talked about of the left of the democratic party that you've got to be for this or you're out is going to require one of two things. it's either going to -- or result in one of two things. it's either going to result in a flot of democrats in seats where they require independent and republican votes to get elected. this is not nancy pelosi or barbara lee's district, but this is a swing district in the midwest. it will require them to walk the plank,st and they will be gone after onela term regardless of what happens on the impeachment. or it will result in the house of representatives failing to approve an impeachment resolution supported by virtually all democrats, opposed by every republican and some democrats, and the democratic party will be even more split going into 2020. this is not -- i agree,

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boy did they get that one wrong, karl. >> yeah, the early reports were tfocused on 15 counties and theocrats outvoted the republicans in those counties. but we got 254 counties and the state is not just dallas-fort worth, hugh stan, san antonio and the sus suburbs. there's a big part of texas. and on the early vote alone with republicans for 804,000, the democrats were 565,000. and then on election day even more republicans turned out and the final total was 1,543 of the republicans. david: now the gop base, what this shows at least in texas, in real red states is just as strong as ever. am i wrong on that in. >> yell, that' well that's righ. this is the biggest turnout ever in a midterm election for the republicans. we mad very few contested statewide elections. the democrats had a high-profile race for the governor in their primary and a high-profile bid in the senate. there are real problems for the democrats. they nominated the guy they expected to nominate for the senate. he came out there, spent $4.2 million and got 62% of the vote. however, the 38% of vote he didn't get went to

boy did they get that one wrong, karl. >> yeah, the early reports were tfocused on 15 counties and theted the republicans in those counties. but we got 254 counties and the state is not just dallas-fort worth, hugh stan, san antonio and the sus suburbs. there's a big part of texas. and on the early vote alone with republicans for 804,000, the democrats were 565,000. and then on election day even more republicans turned out and the final total was 1,543 of the republicans. david: now the gop base, what this shows at least in texas, in real red states is just as strong as ever. am i wrong on that in. >> yell, that' well that's righ. this is the biggest turnout ever in a midterm election for the republicans. we mad very few contested statewide elections. the democrats had a high-profile race for the governor in their primary and a high-profile bid in the senate. there are real problems for the democrats. they nominated the guy they expected to nominate for the senate. he came out there, spent $4.2 million and got 62% of the vote. however, the 38% of vote he didn't get went to a retired po

not her own version. >> sandra: meanwhile, i have got to ask you both, is biden 2020 a reality, karl? >> yeahs going to run. we may talk about his relative age so forth and so on. when it comes to presidential campaigns. he is the energizer bunny. he has been running since god knows when and he is going to keep running. >> sandra: reportedly chris, republicans unhappy with donald trump. >> why do you think he was in campaigning for conner lamb in southwestern, pennsylvania? >> sandra: there are some signs. >> that's the kind of district. those are the kind of voters. suburban it' it'sis yosuburbani. if he wins on tuesday joe biden will be smiling big. >> sandra: do you think there is an appetite for him? >> why not? democrats like him. >> one minor thing. we got to watch out because there is a rumor that people from west virginia are going over to vote in pennsylvania. [laughter] see some of the footage and some of them look suspiciously like chris stirewalt. >> no, no, no, no. we stay away from pitt fans. too many pitt fans up there. >> sandra: always good to see you both. thank you for comi

yeah, "karl the fog" is back. but it's okay, the weekend is here.thin our grasp. >> that's right. >> that sleep-in is almost here. >> the fog will burn off. "karl the fog" will leave us. >> bye-bye! >> this is normally our viewer of the bay. the twinkling lights is the usual view of the bay bridge but not so much the case today. we have low cloud throughout this morning so that will impact visibility. patchy fog throughout the morning hours. sun clouds this afternoon not expecting to see any drizzle today but we are expecting some showers this coming weekend. so i'll explain it all and time it out so you can make your weekend plans coming up. >>> looks like "karl the fog" will be riding shotgun with drivers across the golden gate bridge. we have a fog advisory in place. be careful. refrain from using thosegh

yeah, "karl the fog" is back. but it's okay, the weekend is here. it's within our grasp. >> that's right. >> that sleep-in is almost here. >> the fog will burn off. "karl the fog" will leave us. >> bye-bye! >> this is normally our viewer of the bay. the twinkling lights is the usual view of the bay bridge but not so much the case today. we have low cloud throughout this morning so that will impact visibility. patchy fog throughout the morning hours. sun clouds this afternoon not expecting to see any drizzle today but we are expecting some showers this coming weekend. so i'll explain it all and time it out so you can make your weekend plans coming up. >>> looks like "karl the fog" will be riding shotgun with drivers across the golden gate bridge. we have a fog advisory in place. be careful. refrain from using those high beams. over at the bay bridge toll plaza it looks different. we have more cars and less fog. we have the backup developing in some of the cash lanes. 10 minutes, no metering lights heading into san francisco. look out for some delays.

. >> yeah, lots of location s have been talked about. including the dmz, including mar-a-lago. jon karlok forward to this show. i want to remind everybody, jon has a big show. he's going to go one on one with the white house principal deputy press secretary raj shah. >> plus, the power house round table weighs in. on yet another wild week in washington. that's coming up on "this week" on abc a little later this morning. >> thanks again to jon karl. >>> we'll move on to the latest on the outrageous mishap at a fertility clinic in cleveland. the local law firm saying it's flooded with phone calls from patients who want to sue after a reported freezer malfunction may have made their eggs, thousands of them, eggs and embryos no longer viable. >> and unfortunately, the patients won't really know the viability of these eggs until they're thawed. the law firm plans to file a lawsuit as soon as tomorrow. erielle reshef covering this. good morning. >> for patient, the devastating news of that malfunction is now compounded with a a wait to see if the eggs and embryos are still viable. many demand

yeah, let's move forward on that project. >> dana: there's a lot at stake in ohio. we will keep an eye on it and check back in with you. thanks, karl rove. >> you bet. thanks, dana. >> dana: let's bring in democratic strategist chuck roca and americans for prosperity president tim phillips. i'm glad you're both here. chuck, i haven't talked to you so i want to start with you. talk to me about your reactions to this speech. is the president going to ohio, talking about an issue important to a lot of people, a bipartisan one, infrastructure. this at a time when there are so many open seats across the country. 56 house races without incumbents, 37 open republican house seats an 19 open democratic seats. so a lot up for grabs here. what are your thoughts today? >> dana, good to see you. you're exactly right. i'm one of the harshest critics of this president. but what he did today is brilliant. it's brilliant to go to ohio where you have a senator election, governor election and you're talking about the american worker. anybody that knows anything about politics knows if you're talking about the american worker and american jobs, whethe

yeah, look, it's going to be a tough confirmation. i suspect he will be confirmed but it won't be without difficulty and certainly not done before may. >> dana: bret baier and karl rove, if you can hold that thought. we would like everyone to stay tuned to fox news channel and continuing coverage of this story. i'm dana perino in new york. >> and we're back with bret baier and karl rove. just after rex tillerson arrived at 4:00 a.m., he cut his trip to africa a couple days short to return because he knew that this was coming because we know now that chief of staff general kelly, john kelly, called rex tillerson and said you need to come home and this is happening. again, i go back to this idea that it was rumored to be a long time and coming. i got the feeling that perhaps rex tillerson for as frustrated that he may have seemed with washington, not with president trump, but with washington that he was getting a hang of the job. >> yeah. you got that sense from people around him. who privately said, listen, rex is not leaving unless he's fired. he was getting -- he was planning trips, he was going on trips, seeing success from meeting with various officials aroun