but according to the "washington post" today, his challenger republican keith fimian is expected to concede in this race although all we have at this point from the fimian camp is that they releaseed a statement saying they will make his intentions known later on this morning. connolly meanwhile was hospitalized as you know last week after the election and has since been released. his condition was kept pretty quiet until yesterday when a campaign spokesman said that, while the congressman was visiting his doctor, he was hospitalized for a blood clot in an artery. it looks like connolly was able to hold off keith fimian once again. as you may remember, the two ran for the same seat two years ago and connolly won by 12 points. this race was much closer and he was one of the few democrats to hold onto his seat here in virginia where three others lost to their republican challengers touring the election. connolly already made a victory speech on election night. fimian though is expected to make his announcement sometime today so after that, we do expect to hear from connolly's camp once again.

keith fimian has conceded. julie kerry joins us now with details. >> reporter: election night, fewer than 600 votes separated connolly and fimian. the incumbent democrat's lead grew. today, keith fimian announced he will not pursue a recoun >> we believe we would prevail. >> rorter: jerry connolly clared victory election night. even though he had a razor thin lead. fimian has conceded, connolly can celebrate again. >> there were four competitive races in virginia, only one was left standing and you're looking at it. a doctor's visit revealed a blood clot in anrtery that's been treated. he insists it won't interfere with his work on capitol hill. >> my work is full function. there are no lasting problems. >> challenger keit fimian who lost to connolly by 12 points was defeated this time by fewer than,000 votes. entitled t a taxpayer recount, fimian concluded i would not have changed the outcome. he issued a statement today, but did not call connolly. >> this is my eighth election, sometimes opponents call, somet

republican challenger keith fimian is expected to concede.ory for us. >> reporter: good morning. the incumbent, gerry connolly, has been leading by nearly a thousand votes. the "washington post" is reporting that republican challenger keith fimian in this race is expected to concede to gerry connolly. the fimian camp has release a statement. they only saying fillly that he will be making his intentions known later on this morning but, with these votes within the margin for state board of election law, he could ask if a recount but it appears at this point, at least according to the "washington post" that he may not do so. he may concede to gerry connolly later this morning. this is a race that has kind of happened again. it is sort of deja vu. two years ago, the two ran against each other. this time, it is much closer and connolly was one of the first democrats to hold on to his seat here in virginia. there were three others that lawsuit out to their republican challengers this year. gerry connolly was hospitalized last week and has since bee

republican keith fimian conceded defeat to jerry connolly today. the congressman was reelected by only 981 votes. he spent the weekend in the hospital after a routine test found a blood clot. he says he's fine, he'll have no problem doing his job, but out of four competitive congressional races in virginia, only connolly won. he says he is listening to voters and may even be open to making changes in health care which he voted for. >> i'm absolutely open to perfecting, you know legislation. i will not support and i will vigorously resist any attempt to repeal it. >> keith fimian declined to answer questions on camera but said he decided not to ask for a recount because he did not think it would change the results. however, he said he would keep the option open if any problems are found by the state. >>> ahead, vacation nightmares. stranded at sea. thousands of passengers trapped aboard a cruise ship off the coast of baja, california. we will have the latest in the rescue attempts. >>> the winds dying down, a pretty nice evening. we will show the al

kristin fisher is live with news that keith fimian is expected to possibly concede today. kristin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mike. that's absolutely right. both the "washington post" and the "washington examiner "are reporting that not only will keith fimian likely concede later today but he will also likely not be asking for a recouldn't in this case which is somewhat surprising because right now the race is razor close. look at the latest numbers and you can see that connelly currently leads fimian by less than half of one percent. that is 981 votes. that's a small enough margin to qualify for a recount in the state of virginia but still both democrats and republicans have been monitoring the election since election day say the numbers hold up and they don't see a bay for fimian to make up the difference in a recouldn't. this would be his second loss to connelly. in 2008 he lost by a much larger margin, 12 points. connelly has claimed victory. he did that at his election night rally. he is gearing up to serve his second term in congress. that makes him one

keith fimian annoced he will not pursue a recount. connolly was back on the job today saying he survived the worst election for democrats in years. >> there were four competitive races in virginia. only one waseft standing. and you're looking at him. >> reporter: connolly's first public remarks came after keith fimian issued a statement conceding defeat. thoughtitled to a taxpayer recount fimian concluded it would not have changed the outcome. though he came close, fimian doomed his candidacy late in the campaign. that's when he said the virginia tech killings may have been avoided if students had been packing heat. he later explained he meant to say security guards. but the damage was done. >> i think the gun and the ads ainst him were decisive. anecdotally i heard so many people say they were willing to vote for any generic republica to send a message against the democrats. when they heard about that statement people said, he's just not a mainstream republican. >> connolly's narrow victory willot change the way he works in his distr

keith fimian the republican challenger in this case is expected to conceit later on in morning. they did say they will make their intentions known here in the next couple of hours. but by law under state election law here in virginia, he was ayou loued a re -- allowed a recount because it was close but it appears he will not ask for one. fimian held off because this is the second time the two member have faced off for this very seat. connelly won by 12 points two years ago but this time around it was much closer. connelly one of the few democrats that was able to hold off the republican challenges in their races here this past week. now connelly meanwhile, as you mentioned, he was hospitalized last week and has since been released from the hospital. his condition has been kept quiet until yesterday when a campaign spokesman said while the congressman was visiting his doctor, he was hospitalized for a blood clot in her artery. but he is resting at tomorrow. we do expect to hear from him later on today after we here from keith fimian's camp and what his intentions are for the futu

connelly leading by 1,000 votes and it is reported that keith fimian is expected to concede. fimian's camp has only released a statement saying he'll make his intentions known mid morning and as soon as we find out we'll bring that to you. but the state election laws do allow him, since the votes were such within a narrow margin, he could ask for a recount, but again this morning he is expected to concede. but the two -- these two ran against each other again two years ago so it's sort of deja vu here. but last time fimian lost by 12 points and this race was much closer. connelly was able to hold on to his seat here in virginia. there were three others beat out by republican challengers during last tuesday's election. congressman gerry connelly was hospitalized last week and has since been released from the hospital. his condition was kept pretty quiet until yesterday afternoon. a campaign spokesman said while the congressman was visiting his daughter he was hospitalized for a blood clot in an artery but is resting at home and doing much better today. we do expect to hear from

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republican keith fimian conceding the race to keith fimian. it looks like he lost by about 900 votes. he has until november 22nd to request a recount. >>> we are following a developing story involving that once-stranded cruise ship. the ship and the passengers are on the move again. >>> a fox 5 follow-up. a potentially dangerous drink popular on college campuses about to be banned in one state. we are checking more headlines coming up next. [ male announcer ] introducing listerine® zero™. we removed the alcohol and made it less intense. ♪ it still kills bad breath germs for a whole-mouth clean. and it's never felt so good. new less intense listerine® zero™. [ female announcer ] imagine skin so healthy, can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. >>> welcome back. we are following a developing story off coast of mexico this morning. the first of several tugboats has rea

keith fimian will issue a statement today conceding the race. he faced gerry connolly. fewer than 1,000 votes separate the two. connolly will be back at work. doctors treatedim over the weekend for a blood clot. >>> violence claimed another young life in the district. a gunman shot two teenagers in the 1300 block of holbrook street in northeast. both victims wre taken to the hospital. that's where police say a juvenile was pronounced dead. their names have not been released. lice also have not said whether they have a suspect or a motive. >>> also in the district, investigators will return to southeast today to search for clues after some hun remains were found. a skull and another bone were found along malcolm x avenue not far from the anacostia freeway. investigators returned to the scene to look for mo evidence. it's still too early to tell if it was a homicide and they're also not sure how long the remains have been there. >>> firefighters set a local home on fire. wait until you hear what neighbors have to say abt it. >>> middle school football team pulls off a tri

moments ago, republican keith fimian issued a statement that said he will not pursue a recount. less than 1000 votes separated ham and gerry connolly. he congratulated him on the victory. gerry connolly is expected to hold a news conference later this afternoon >>> president obama is continuing his world tour. he returned today to his childhood home in indonesia. tomorrow, the world will watch as he delivers a major address. karen travers is traveling with the president in jakarta but he came to indonesia, the world's most populous muslim nation and chided the israelis and palestinians for not stepping up and doing more to pursue peace. >> we are not seeing each side makes the extra effort involved to get a break through. >> mr. obama said plans for a new israeli settlements could break the trust between both sides. the president continued his push for greater u.s. engagement with the moslem world. >> that will be good for our security but it will also be good for the larger cause of understanding between the united states and the moslem world that of the visit today was a homec

. >>> a decision tonight, finally in that contentious race for the virginia 11th, republican keith fimian conceding the race to democrat and indumb bent jerry connolly. the vote count isn't official yet but it looks like fimian lost by about 900 votes and that's still narrow enough for fimian to request a recount but so far, he hasn't done that. he has until november 22 to change his mind. >> i think it's an incomplete project. we've got a lot more work to do. >>> president obama talking about bridging the divide between the us and the muslim world. the president is wrapping up his trip in indonesia. topics of discussion, the economy, education, energy, and a spirit of cooperation so that emerging powers like indonesia can develop to benefit all nations. indo neesians have been thrilled by the president's brief visit. he had canceled two trips to the nation where he once lived and this one has been actually cut short and that's because of a volcano that's blowing ash into air force 1's planned air space. >>> a health alert you might not know about. new evidence that's out tonight shows th

keith fimian conceded defeat connolly tonight. >> there were four competetive races in virginia. only one was left standing. and you're looking at it. >> well, that congressman was re elected by the 81 votes. that was the margin. he spent the weekend in the hospital after a routine test found a blood clot. connolly says he's now fine and he'll have no problem to do his jobs. fimian decided not to ask for a recount because he doesn't think it will change results. >>> soon the mall will get a multimillion dollar facelift. today we join the secretary of the interior and the national park service on a hard hat tour of the jefferson memorial construction project. a new sea wall is expected to be completed by next year. the secretary also signed a record of decision that puts in place a long-term master plan to upgrade the entire mall. >> america cannot stand by and let the national mall continue to be a national disgrace. >> as far as traffic during all that construction, well, the park service says they will work to limit the congestion. the reality, though, is no matter what there i

. >>>> the battle for the 11th congressional district will come to an end today republican keith fimianl concede the race to in, and gerry connolly one week after voters went to the polls. gerry connolly zero leases upon by 981 votes. this came hours after gerry connolly was released from hospital. >>> the deadline has passed for first responders from 9/11 to accept faced settlement. more than 10,000 people involved in the cleanup of the 9/11 site filed lawsuit. they had until midnight to decide whether to except and $850 million settlement. 95% of the responders must agree for the deal to go through. >>> we are following a developing story this morning as president obama returned to indonesia where he spent four years as a child than the president will spend 24 hours in that country. we go live with more on the president's trip to. >> good morning, this is familiar territory for president obama this morning. he is in jakarta, indonesia, place he has not set foot in for more than three decades. it arrived early this. this he had an official greeting and now he is meeting with in -- the

keith fimian conceded the race to gerry connolly. >>> we have the latest in that alleged plot to bomb the d.c. metro system. virginia man believed to be involved has had his day in court. farooque ahmed pleaded not guilty to charges that he provided material support to terrorists and helped plan an tax -- an attack on four metro station. he waived his right it a speedy trial. it is now set to begin in april. he is facing up to 50 years in prison if convicted. >>> we have an update on the shooting death of a tamper tam -- a teenager in the district. joseph sharp was killed. his friend was shot in the leg and survived. both were students at spingarn high school. >>> in >>> investigators say a woman went out to a dumpster behind her apartment building on scenic meadow drive on monday night and she says a man approached her and grabbed her and threatened her way well on and sexually assaulted her before he got away. >>> a potentially dangerous drink that is becoming the rage on college campuses all across the country. washington state will take up a possible ban of the drink known as four

today keith fimian conceded defeat. connolly won by only 981 votes, but as peggy fox reports, after the race the congressman found himself in the hospital. >> i had some blockage in an artery. there was a blood clot that caused a little discomfort. >> reporter: congressman jerry connolly spent last weekend in the hospital after a routine test found a blood clot. he told reporters he's fine and wanted to focus on his win, not on the slim margin. >> there were four competitive races in virginia, only one was left standing and you're looking at him. >> reporter: he called the election the most toxic for democrats in 64 years. >> i frankly reject the question why is it so narrow. i think you ought to be 1k-g how did you pull -- asking how did you pull it off given the horrors all over the country. >> reporter: he says it was his 16 years in public office and a lot of hard work, but tom davis a republican who held the seat before him says money helped save him. >> the democratic campaign committee spent $1 million the last w

and keith fimian bowed out. >> he conceded to democrat jerry connoly, the incumbent in the race.sued a statement saying i talked to friends and family and when i looked at things basically i didn't see an outcome would change and he trailed by almost 1,000 votes to connoly. >> fimian says if something comes up between now and then i reserve the right to change my mind and keeping my options open and he would have 10 days to act after that to demand a recount but if he changed his mind he could. >> this is a close race, and does that signal to jerry connolly that something needs to change into his next term. >> when i asked jerry connolly like that today, he said i call them like i see them and when i go back to washington, even though it's a gop majority, i won't change the way i do anything. >> i'm not afraid of casting a popular vote and i have defending the votes, you know, that i have cast. i didn't run away from it. >> all right, so you spent a good amount of time today with jerry connolly. what's his demeanor and health? did he talk about his health scare at all. >> he talk

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. >>> and the republican keith fimian conceded yesterday to gerry connelly. he did leave open the slight prospect that he would contest the outcome before the november 22nd deadline to request a recount but only if he can close the 900 -- close the 900 vote gap. >>> and the g.o.p.'s transition team met on capitol hill yesterday. greg waldon said they aim to make the house more transparent and create jobs. freshman members will arrive offer -- on capitol hill next week for orientation. >>> we're going to talk about the political headlines of the day with views from both sides of the aisle at 7:30. >>> big story we're following this morning, people across the nation talking about this one. a mystery over the skies of southern california. a helicopter discovered a vapor trail and some say it could be a missile. but neither the military nor the pentagon can explain it. sarah simmons joins us with a look at this mysterious happening. >> reporter: all indication is that the u.s. military was not involved but a presbyterian spokesman said it might be a private compa

let us begin with virginia 11th race, where gerry connolly, democratic incumbent, 49%, and keith fimian, tied, with 99% reporting. that was akentucky 6, another br that is too close to call this morning. chandler, the democrat, 50 percent, and andy barr, 50%. arizona's eighth, gifford, who had to fight hard for perceived both times. kelly, a republican, 48%. arizona seventh, the incumbent is fighting to return to congress against mcclellan's -- mclung, the republican. i just want to end on the texas 17th race, it is one you talked about a little bit. but chet edwards, the longtime democratic incumbent didn't beaten by bill flores, the republican. this district was redrawn in 2004. republicans were hoping to get rid of chet edwards back then. he has battled since then but it looks like bill flores was a republican able to do what others were not. john mccain won this district in 2008 with 67% of the vote. of a result, go to our website, c-span.org. host: carrie budoff brown, i want to ask you about those last two races. arizona's seventh. guest: he was a big supporter of comprehensive im

, who is the former supervisor, a freshman democrat right now with 43% of the vote compared to keith fimian at 55% of the vote. one of four bell weather races in virginia. >> this is fascinating to me. i'm looking over the river at that district. as a resident of this area i've been inundated with the ads. this one is particularly fascinating because it's a rematch. this seat was open two years ago and the these same two guys squared off. connolly won very easily. of course it was the big -- it had been a republican seat, it had been drawn to be a republican seat. and connolly won with ease. fimian ran as a centrist. he came back this time and ran as a sort of tea partied a herent. and ran very much against big government and was pretty critical of federal workers, which is a pretty bold move in a district where i think the number of federal employees is in the tens of thousands. so the fact that he looks like he's now doing very well with that campaign would be an indication that this is a year where tea party conservatism and disgruntlement with congress and with the government knows few