let's go to libby casey in washington. y bring us up to speed on what is happening. >> the house will indeed take this vote tomorrow morning. they took an initial vote, and about eight democrats jumped in to vote. some house democrats are trying to push back, saying they have concerns about the environmental impact and also the fast pace in which this is suddenly happening in a congress that has been notorious for moving things pretty slowly, and a god of gridlock. we expect the vote to happen as early as tuesday in the senate. and democrats over there have given mary landrieu the green light to allow this to go forward. so mary landrieu says she can get the 60 votes needed for it to pass, but as we do a headcount there are a couple who are just -- i'm sure we don't know how they are going to vote, and they can't said. so can she get her fellow democrats on board enough to secure passage? it is good enough for louisianians that she just takes a vote and shows she is in favor of this. she has spent pretty much every waking m

libby casey is not missing. she joins us from louisville. what can we expect to hear from mcconnell today? >> we're right outside of the mcconnell center, of course, this auditorium, named for his wife who was secretary of labor under president george w. bush. this is a center here at the senator's alma mater, named for him, an appropriate place for him to make his first address to win control of the senate. we expect him to be majority leader. it's still a political process, and it has to happen among the republicans and the senate. it is seen as a forgone conclusion that they'll take that perch. we expect to hear a peace making tone. we've watched the republicans nickname the party of no, that strategy, it turns out, seems to have worked. it was time to see republicans take more control. now they're going to pivot, and send a lot of bills to the president and give him th the opportunity to veto. >> ari ravenhoft is a strategist with harry reid. he'll be with us to help us digest what we're hearing. what do you expect to hear from mitch mcc

libby casey reporting. >> what a night! we did it! >> and our problems aren't just going to go away on their own. but we can overcome them. >> it's been almost 100 years, 1917, to be precise, since the election of the first congresswoman, jeanette rankin, from montana. she says, i might be the first woman in congress but i won't be the last. but it has been a relative trickle. >> the vestiges of the all male club that still exists here. recently, it was no women's bathroom off the house floor. we've been changing that for decades now, and although progress has been slow, i think sometimes you know, the change doesn't happen quickly enough as it should. >> congress turns over every two years, name plates come down, there are new faces in these halls but this is historic. even though four out of five congress persons are men, there is a sense on the hill that things are changing. >> my mother worked hard. she cleaned other people's houses so i didn't have to. she taught me an invaluable lesson. to keep a tidy house so i'm going to washi

. >> libby casey is life in louisville kentucky at the mitch mcconnell headquarters. a big night, but the question is whether he'll take control of the senate. >> that's absolutely the question. it's probably, as you can hear behind me a very big crowd. they are hoping to see thing go their way earlier in the night. that has happened. we are anticipating the senator coming out and speaking. the night is early, there's two questions, not just whether he can retain his seat, but whether he'd end the night as majority leader of the senate. it is something that he wanted for a long time. he was able to fight off the challenge by alison lundergan grimes, half his age, who gave a tough fight in what many saw as an easy coast for mitch mcconnell. he had a hard re-election bit, dealing with a republican challenger in the primary that came from the right. a tea party challenger. in the last couple of days, mitch mcconnell campaigned around. with matt bevan by his she had, and also with grand paul. someone will be watching to see what his political aspirations are. having the t

libby casey in washington for us. >> americans are saving money at the gas pump thanks to lower oil prices. many people are using those savings for groceries and other necessities. >> tony, one reason retailers are optimistic about the holiday shopping season is that americans have more money to spend. thank you lower gasoline prices. gas is at a four-rear low. the average price of gasoline across the country is $2.81 according t reports. consumers are hoping that extra cash will come their way, but they may not be saving as much money as you think. it costs more to buy a gallon of milk than it does a gallon of gasoline. meat has been one of the leading drivers of high food costs. beef has jumped 23%. a big reason for that is low supply. the drought in california and texas means less beef and the demand has picked up as economy has improved. economists don't see beef prices dropping any time soon. the cost of food is expected to rise between two and a half and three and a half percent. the bottom line is that americans spend more on food than they do on gasoline. so analysts say that gas t

with us t al jazeera's libby casey and mike viqueira. the president postponed the decision once. >> yeah. i think they regret that, too. >> has that actually started to dribble out a little bit? >> i think they regret not doing it before the election because you saw what happened to the democratic base. the base didn't turn out during the mid terms. >> is he going to go big? >> you know, they are very tight-lipped about the details. here is what we think is going to happen. you remember daka, of course, within the context of daka, that addressed the dreamers, the so-called. >> did he eveferred action for d arrivals. >> these are the people brought to the country tea tree through no choice of their own. the president said we are going to exercise the enforcement discretion is the term that is used and we are not going to initiate deportation. we are going to instruct the various department agencies and law enforcement to lay off of these people. now, he's expected to do the same thing for their parents. >> that's at the very least. i thin

libby casey joins us now from the white house, the bill as expected seizely passed the house. what are the likelihoods that that same outcome will happen in the senate? >> it's up in the air, really, michael. democratic senator mary landrieu said she's confident she can get enough of they are fellow democrats on board for packagage, but it may fall a vote or two short. canada landrieu is back. she's locked in a fierce run off fight, and democrats largely allowed this vote to go forward in the senate to help her out. the bill that passed the how today has his name attached to it. they both hope to get a ballot at home. >> president obama spoke about the keystone pipeline and brought up environmental issues while others bring up jobs. what is the chance this will pass the senate next week? >> an then would the president veto it? he sai has not said out right that he would. >> i have to bush back on this idea that it's a massive jobs bill for the united states or is some how lowering gas prices. understand what this project is. this is providing the ability of canada to pump thei

. >> libby casey has more from capitol hill. >> first thing i need to do is get the senate back to normal. that means working more. >> reporter: coming off reelection to the sixth term and a decisive win for his republican party, senator mitch mcconnell is talking like a majority leader. democrats will be in the minority in both chambers for the first time since 2006. voters were clear - they are angry, and not just with democrats. they are fed up with the slow economic recovering, and the partisan stalemate on capitol hill. the victors promised a push for bipartisanship. >> i do want to thank those iowans who voted for my opponent. i plan to work day and night to earn your trust and confidence. >> amid the promises senator mitch mcconnell pointed fingers about the past two years of congressional gridlock. the senate was the problem, not the house. the house passed over 300 pieces of legislation, many on a bipartisan legislation. and pledges to battle president barack obama on issues regarding an energy bill and immigration and the big one, health care. >> it's no secret that every one of

let's bring libby casey in lucyville, kentucky. libby, same thing to you.. >> he was really quite cord dal. now he may have a different threshold than your average person, but he was essentially giddy over the prospects of the becoming majority leader. he did talk about his relationship with president obama. he said what he's using right now is basically trust, but verify. he talked about being able to work together on corporate tax reform. on trade issues. but did he have a bit of warning for the president. >> i think the president choosing to do a lot of things unilaterally on immigration would be a big mistake. it's an issue that most of my members want to address. it's like waving a red flag in front of a bull to say if you guys don't do what i want, i'll do it on my own. and the president has done that on obamacare. he has done it on immigration, and he threatens to do it again. i hope he won't do that because i think it will poison the well for the opportunity to address a very important domestic issue. >> now senator mcconnel

libby casey joins us from the white house, what was the context for the secretary's announcement. and what is the department planning to do. >> secretary mcdonald says it's a much-needed shake-up and should bring on thousands of workers to help care for workers. bob mcdonald has been in the job for three months. the prior secretary resigned when it came to light that thousands of veterans waited weeks and months for care. bob mcdonald's a veteran who used the v.a. he's come from the outside, and says the focus needs to be on the customer, and customer care. >> we have set our sights on three non-negotiable goals. first, is to rebuild trust, rebuild trust with veterans, and with stakeholders. second is to improve service delivery, focussing only on veteran outcomes. third is to set a course for long-term reform. >>> bob mcdonald hopes to hire 28,000 medical professionals. not something that can be done overnight. he's visiting medical scores, painting a positive picture of the future, and offering student loan forgiveness. other elements of the plan - trying to streamline what vete

libby casey for us in louisville, kentucky. we'll closely be watching the results in kansas where pat roberts stands to lose his seat to greg orman who has not said which party he'll align himself with if he wins. vice president joe biden said that greg orman will caucus with the democrats if he wins the seat. has or rman responded to that? >> yes, the orman campaign sent out a message saying that greg has never spoken to the vice president in his life, and he's not going to washington to represent the democrats or the republicans. he's going to represent the people of kansas. it does seem like somewhat of a self-inflicted wound by vice president joe biden that probably won't help greg orman. the turn out here in kansas is high. reports from johnson county, the most populous part of kansas saying people are waiting in line up to 30 minutes to vote. polls close in two hours, then we'll start to get results. this race could, as some have said, hold the key to who controls the u.s. senate for the next several years. >> rob, how ha

now challenging republicans who oppose his new executive action to pass a bill of their own and libby caseyashington this morning, libby, so start with this, when will the president's changes roll out? will millions of people immediately start trying to fill out paperwork and apply for this? >> it's an excellent question, stephanie and already advocacy groups are fielding calls and e-mails from people asking that exact question and the very people who this executive action impacts, the website for immigration services uscis, u.s. citizenship and immigration services already has something on its home page explaining just what will happen next. the short answer is this will roll out over the next month, there is no hard start time or entime. let's pick apart some of the details. for those so called dreamers, the young people who were brought here by their families, there has already been a program in place called daka that was helping them not have to deal with the deportation, well that is going to be expanded another 300,000 or so could be impacted and it has expanded so for the so called d

attorney general as libby casey reports, she was a new york prosecutor who knows her way around washington. >> president obama made the announcement of his new pick for attorney general with the out going ag eric holder by his side. the president praised loretta lynch for her experience as a prosecutor and for her ability to deal with politics. >> loretta might be the only lawyer in america who badges mobsters and drug lords and terrorists and still has the reputation for being a charging people person. >> that's probably because loretta doesn't look to make headlines. she looks to make a difference. she's not about splash. she is about substance. >> loretta lynch has been able to get through 7at confirmation twice, something the obama administration is enthused about. she served as a u.s. attorney for the eastern district of ern district of new york. >> outside the president's inner circle, she does have experience with eric holder. she chaired the ag's advisory committee since early last year. there is a question of just when her confirmation would happen. well, democrats are in charge r

. >> the person trying to keep track of all of this in louisville is libby casey. she joins us with the latest. the news conference this afternoon, what can we expect? >> you said it well, expect him to be gracious, positive, a little expect him to be forceful. he needs to claim turf at majority leader, because even though we expect him to take that post, the senate republicans have to decide that. he's staking out his territory today. this has been such abinteresting race for many reasons, because mitch mcconnell was largely running against president obama but shows that he's the consummate washington politician, experienced, five terms in office so far. he didn't just fight or alison grimes, he also fought off a conservative tea party challenger months ago in the republican primary and he did it fast in a way that was surprising to some who thought he might get more of a run from his money from matt bevin. mcconnell was quickly able to control the mentalling and paint him as a fringe candidate, pro cock fighting, because he attended a cock fighting rally. he had

. >> libby casey is joining us live from louville, kentucky where mitch mcconnell sh still celebrating his victory from last night. they are still waiting for mitch mcconnell to pick up the phone, the white house is calling. but it wasn't that long ago that some were asking whether mitch mcconnell would even make it to the primary. >> that's right. he faced a right-wing challenge from a tea party conservative. but he was able to instantly get on the air with ads, and then he made it all about president obama. we're getting a glimpse of time magazines new cover, and you'll see here it's a riff of the 2008 iconic poster, hope, a picture of president obama, a graphic print that really imbollized president obama's quest for the presidency. now a riff on it was done four years ago, when speaker boehner became the top republican in the house, but this is arguably an even bigger victory for republicans. and it is a repudiation of the agenda. >> it was about a government that people no longer trust to carry out its most basic duties to keep them safe, so protect the border, provide dignified a

libby casey is in washington. mary landrieu was pushing hard to come up with votes to the plan. was she surprised this didn't pass? >> she was expressing confidence down to the wire, but surely she was doing a head count and knew when it stood. this was a uniquely surprising outcome. we just didn't know how it was going to go. that's not common these days in a very predictable congress and a lot was at stake for mary land drew. >> as you can see, all the other -- >> the political lifeline mary landrieu was looking for came up short by just one vote. >> the 60 vote flesh hold having not been achieved, the bill is not passed. >> with all 45 republicans and democrats voting yes, it failed in the senate. it could make a difference as she fights to save her seat in a runoff against bill cassidy, whose own key stone bill passed in the house. >> we just never talk about quitting where i come from and we don't talk about whining. >> the three term incumbent tried to make the case for the project. >> with our partners in canada and mexico, this can be done, and north america can be the s

we'll see in the message sticks. >> all right, libby casey in louisville, kentucky via skype. stay with aljazeera for complete coverage of america votes. we'll take an in depth look at the issues driving the mid terms. join us for all the returns from around the country. >> a policy shift in iraq this morning, the government will start giving weapons to kurds now to fight isil. >> that's something baghdad has tried to stay away from, fearing it would bolster kurdish attempts at independence. in anbar province, 300 people were killed, including women and children. >> iraq peshmerga fighters are among those it ing isil. aleppo is a pressing concern. >> it has been under heavy bombardment by the assad regime but the u.s. coalition has been unwilling to take action there. nick schiffron is on the border with syria. >> on the syrian-turkish border, the funeral marsh stretches a mile long. these kurds fight isil. they receive american help and flash v. for victory. they resist and die proudly. their commanders thank the u.s. for saving their city. >> on the ground, the american airs

libby casey is in washington this morning. what are the u.s. its allies saying about the death of another western hostage at the hands of isil? >> reactions of condemnation, outrage and sorrow coming from around the globe. the confirmation came from the white house that it was indeed kasig. president obama put out a statement on air force one last night. he called this an act of pure evil by a terrorist group that the world rightly associates with inhumanity. secretary of state john kerry for his part praised kasig for trying to help the innocent. it wasn't just american officials speaking out. here's what australian prime minister tony abbot said: >> look, we all know that the isil death count is utterly barbaric, utterly barbaric, and beheadings are part of their stock in trade. this is a death cult. it can't be dignified with any other title. >> kasig served as an army ranger in iraq, but at the time that he disappeared, a little more than a year ago, he was working on humanitarian aid, trying to help syrians when he disappeared in the north

. >> libby casey reporting. a lot of very interesting races and outcome did. let's go to david shuster with more. >>reporter: >> the governor's races, that was a wipeout of the democrats from wisconsin to illinois and maine to maryland. those were all states where president obama campaigned in receipt weeks for the democrats. in fact, the only state where he campaigned where a democrat won was in pennsylvania and that's where the candidate there beat tom corbett because corbett was down by double digits because he was tied to the penn state sex abuse scandal. that was the only case. it was it was a wipeout for democrats. they have lost historic margins down the u.s. house. it will be the biggest republican majority in the drunks house since harry truman some 70 years ago. of course, big questions about how will the republican congress govern? what will mitch mcconnell do now that conservatives are going to press him and press house speaker john boehner? and this has been a conservative john? >> all right. this isn't just a setback, though, for democrats. also,

libby casey has the story. libby. >> the agreement between president obama and chinese leader xi jinping. congress returned to a long break on the campaign trail, to an sphere like the first day of school. in the lame duck session there's already resistance from the gop senate majority on president obama's climate agreement with china. >> i was distressed with the deal that he has apparently reached with the chinese on his current trip which as i read the agreement requires the chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years while these carbon emission regulations are creating havoc in my state and other states. >> reporter: the agreement between the u.s. and china has two of the world's largest carbon emitter to cap, by 2025, china agreed to peak its admissions by 2030. speaker of the house john boehner wasted no time to blast the obama administration. in a statement he said, this announcement is yet another sign that the president intends to double down on his job crushing policies no matter how devastating the impa

let's go to libby casey in washington. libby, great to see you. all day we saw a drum beat of statements from republicans decrying this announcement on climate change. >> that's right, stephanie. ranging from house speakers john painer, who called it a job killer, to the in-coming majority leader mitch mcconnell who said that china has pledged to cap its emissions, to hit peaks by 2030. that means they don't have to make any significant reductions or do anything for a decade and a half. so he's saying that the u.s. is having to have these impactful reductions while china gets off scott free. mitch mcconnell won pretty ease a, surprisingly easy re-election bid. it looked like it was going to be tight. a lot of what he ran on was a big coal supporter telling his own constituents that he would fight this administration on trying to reduce the use of coal and other fossil fuels. >> in order to meet this new ambitious target, more regulations are going to be needed beyond what the epa is doing with the power plans as you heard us describe at the top of

libby casey live in washington this morning.n if it passes the senate, the president making it clear his position is unchanged, hinting at a veto, so why go through this process right now? >> it's all about mary landrieu. she is in a tight runoff to keep her senate seat. that happens december 6. she wants to show louisiana voters that she did everything she could to get key stone through. while lain drew is confident she has the votes, by our counted, she's one short. one democratic has to get onboard in order for this to pass. even if it passes tonight and tonight is the key time to watch, you have to watch the vote happen to find out what the resolution is. even if that happens and the white house threaten as veto, that could help mary landrieu, she can show voters she stood up to the president, someone she wants to have date between for eelection chances. >> why are the supporters of the pipeline so eager to see the bill passed? >> the obama administration says the process needs to play out. it's under review by the state dep

we beginning with libby casey, in louisville where the senate majority leader has taken a victory lap. libby. >> that's right, john, university of louisville, a center named for him and his wife, one of kentucky's power couples. senator mcconnell is about to go down in history here, one of two senate majority leaders. for years he has watched from a position of minority in the senate, all of that is about to change. >> first thing i need to do is get the senate back to normal. that means working more. >> reporter: coming off reelection to this sixth term added a decisive win to his party. with the gop's new control of the senate democrats will be in the minority in both chambers for the first time since 2006. but voters who delivered the gop win were clear. they are angry and not just with democrats. they're fed up with the slow economic recovery. and the partisan stalemate on capitol hill. >> i do want to thank those iowans who voted today for my opponent. i plan to workday and night to earn your trust and confidence. >> reporter: amid the promises senator mcconnell also pointed fing

. >> libby casey on capitol hill. we asked someone from politico how mary landrieu benefits from promoting an issue where she and her republican opponent have the same position. >> in louisiana cassidy has been hammering her that she was chair of the energy committee in the senate, and this was the number one issue, yet leaders would not give time for a vote. this has been an issue. now mary landrieu is on the last leg. and democrats, having lost the majority figure what the heck, why don't we give this to her, maybe it will save herself. this is a way in which it could boost. we heard in the piece, the white house has a dim view. the president and the state department are considering what they are going to do. when do we expect a decision from the white house given that it looks like congress will pass this in the house tomorrow and in the senate on tuesday. >> decision from the white house on the bill or the pipeline, which will expect a veto word, because the house will pass it then. at which point the white house

critical it the most expensive regulation in the agency's history, libby casey is in washington withhe latest. >> good to see you. this will be a change of regulations of ozone. this is one of the sixth pollutants regulated under the clean air act, and the last time a regulation was put in place regarding ozone. the last time that occurred was six years ago under the george w. bush administration. they limited administrations to 75 parts per billion, even though the e.p.a.'s scientific advisory board recommended they go tighter. the obama administration is tightening up. they want to limit it. that is less regulation than environmentalists, frankly, would like to see. it's getting a lot of push back from republicans and industry groups who are saying that pollution is getting better across the country, and don't need regulations to do that, and this could hurt the economy. house speaker john boehner putting out a statement railing against the rule. environmentalist say the cost economic and personal to illnesses like heart disease and asthma are not just monetary, but are immeasurabl

. >> libby casey in washington >>> the president is headed to china. the first stop is beijing for the asia pacific economic summit. president obama says focussing on chinese american relations will be a major prior othery. after the meetings, the president heads to myanmar, and enters travels with a second trip to shouz. more on the preparation for apec in beijing. beijing has been preparing for it for months, spending billions of dollars. this is the result. pristine facilities set amongst carefully manicured grounds. ready to host the asia pacific forum or apec. this is what beijing will not show the delegates. it's gritty, poorer neighbourhoods that the economic boom left behind. we look at the two rooms shared with a wife and son, and the family. this man earns $350 u.s. a month. clearing garbage in the neighbourhood, in a city home to more billionaires than many mainland chinese cities. >> they lead different lives to us. they live in nice places and have money. i don't know how i can live like them. >> conditions for the urban poor have been imp

libby casey is in washington. good morning. house speaker john boehner has already said an executive order would poison the well on possible action in congress. is the president calling mr. boehner's bluff as washington gears up for 2015? >> president obama has pledged for announce act on immigration if congress didn't move forward and the president already delayed once until after the midterm elections. now president obama says he's waited long enough. >> in this photo released by the white house, president obama is seen working on the speech he'll deliver to americans tonight, but it's millions of undocumented immigrants living in this country who will likely be paying the most attention. >> hi, everybody. >> an facebook, a preview. >> washington has allowed the problem to fester for too long. what i'm going to layout is the things i can do with my lawful authority as president to make the system work better. >> a bill passed the senate last year but the house hasn't voted on the measure and as promised, the president is goin

. >> let's go to libby casey in louisville, kentucky where mitch mcconnell is still celebrating his victory over allison grymes. some thought he wouldn't make it out of the primary. >> he showed the political mastery that has gotten him into a leadership position. he was able to send off a challenge from the right flank by pointing his opponent as a political novice, then turned his attention to president obama, whose name may not have been on the ballot, but made it all about him. he said a vote for mcconnell was a vote against the white house. >> it was about a government that people no longer trust to carry out its most basic duties, to keep them safe, protect the border, provide dignified and quality care for our veterans. a government that can't be trusted to do the basic things because it's too busy focusing on things it shouldn't focus on at all. >> when i talked to voters yesterday, they were excited about not just sending mcconnell back to washington to fight president obama, but also the potential to send him back at majority leader. they were looking forward to seeing a person fr

libby casey is on capitol hill. i understand that we have breaking news on the excel oil pipeline. >> this has been a battle. this is playing into politics at the moment right now on this first da day of the lame duck session. mary landrieu was not able to win enough votes and how will have to go into a run off on december 6th. she's back at capitol hill railing to keep the keystone pipeline built and get congress' approval on it, and the white house stamp of approval as well. oil and gas issues are huge in louisiana. just this evening democrats have given the okay for her bill to come up to the senate for a vote. and this bill would essentially give the folks who want to make the pipeline go through the u.s. transcanada, give them the authorization with the state department to build that pipeline. this is what mary landrieu had to say. >> as a long-time supporter of keystone pipeline, and for economic bills that meet the desires and hopes of the middle class, and as a person who strongly believes representing the p

libby casey is in washington on capitol hill. it's the first day already fights are brewing. >> in the good news category there is a lot of positive energy on capitol hill. members have been gone for so long out on the campaign trail, and frankly back in august they weren't getting a lot done anyway, especially if you are a senate republican you're very enthused to be here. they're doing a victory lap today, and we're seeing the new members come to congress for the first time for orientation. senate mitch mcconnell met with the newly elected republicans in his caucus for a photo op. there is already a fight brewing because mitch mcconnell is laying down the line saying if the president acts on things like immigration reform, if it goes it alone and works without congress that will poison the well. president obama said hey, it's the republicans who have been holding up any movement on immigration any way. another issue mitch mcconnell is concerned about, the u.s. and china has agreed to cap on greenhouse gas emissions. >> i was pa

libby casey is at the senate. you covered the hill. give us a sense on how the tone might change tomorrow, if the dust settles and if republicans take over. >> well, senator mitch mitch mcconnell struck a conceal industry tone in one respect. he gave about not just getting second of two party and always fighting. he called for more unity, and we saw a display of unity. he was standing with rand paul, a fellow republican from kentucky, but they have different ideologies, and it will require republicans to come together and work together on capitol hill, so they can forge an agenda that is cohesive, makes sense of the american public and makes sense to the republican party. rand paul basically called the republican grand broken, because it needs to be rebooted. he has been here supporting mitch mcconnell who may be the majority leader if the numbers juggle out. if mitch mcconnell struck a let's work together tone, he talked about making sure a lot of bills are put on the president's desk and if he vetos them, making the president look ba

libby casey has more. >> reporter: on the hill, fierce reaction from republicans at the surprise agreement struck between president obama and chinese leader xi jinping. >> reporter: congress returned from a long break on the campaign trail to an atmosphere like the first day of school. there has been calls for collegiality, and there's descension been president obama's climate change with china. >> i'm distressed about a deal he's reached with the chinese on his current trip, which requires the chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years. the carbon emissions are creating havoc in my state and others. >> reporter: the agreement between china and the u.s. promise so cap greenhouse gas emissions. the total commissions will be cut more than a quarter from 2005 levels by 2025. china agreed to peak emissions by 2030, and will increase its share of clean energy by 20%. >> the speaker of the house wasted no time blasting the obama administration and promising is reign in the environmental protection agency. in a statement he said: president obama calls the deal historic. >> it will help to improve

libby casey is in washington with more. >> we have from u.s. government officials, news that the u.s. and china have been able to strike a deal to reduce carbon emissions. this is significant for a number of reasons. one of biggest being that china is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. what we are hearing that the chinese agreed to is to try to hit peak of omissions by 2030. there's not a firm commitment to target reductions and get them reduced by a certain amount by a time period. trying to peak it is a big deal. the u.s., for its part is pledging to reduce greenhouse gases by more than a quarter. 26% to 28% by the year 2025. this is more ambitious than what the president laid out in the past. we expect the two world leaders to announce this. anything that the president does will get pushed back from republicans in congress who set out as a goal to push back on the president's climate change initiative. in the new congress in january, we expect to see a climate change denier chair the environment committee. he's not going to lik

. >> libby casey reporting from the white house. well, there are more reports today that president obama will announce next week that he is taking action on his own to fix the nation's immigration system. republicans are warning him not to go through with it. however, the administration already moved to make a small policy change today. we have more from washington. >> presidenvice president joe biden announced that children whose parents legally reside in the u.s. and reside in guatemala, honduras and h el salvador will be able to apply for refugee status in country. it's pretty monthest. the u.s. only allows 4,000 refugees from latin america each year, and most of those slots go to cubans. if you'll remember from october of last year to september of this year some 68,000 undocumented children across the border into the u.s. so this is not necessarily going to help too much stem the call, the crisis of you think documented child migration. but an announcement was made in washington attended by the leaders. they say they have a plan

libby casey, what will these proposed regulations do. >> reporter: it goes after ozone. that's one of the sixth pollutants regulated under the clean air act. we're talking about smog. now the last time emissions regulations for ozone were capped was back during the bush administration six years ago. at that point they limited 75 parts per billion, but that's not as strict as the advisory board recommended. now the obama administration hopes to tighten it down to 65 to 70 parts per billion. here is are the counties across the country that will have the hardest time adapting to these proposed changes. you'll see that them in the darkest blue. dark--darkest areas. they'll put out a final rule next fall. >> what is the reaction in washington to the proposed rules. >> industry is pushing back. the petroleum institute is saying that pollution is getting better across the country, and that will hurt jobs. environment committees on capitol hill vowing to fight this, and house speaker john boehner saying this: >> reporter: the house speaker points out what this rule can do to the

. >> libby casey reporting there.n afghanistan, the commander of nato troops is warning al-qaeda is still hiding out in that country. it is a startling admission, considering nato's mission in 2001 was to eradicate al-qaeda. sue turtin reports from kabul. >> on board a patrol six kilometers from the pakistan border, an area hotly con 2e69d by thetable, the local people here don't believe in borders. it's where afghanistan and pakistan merge in to one, an easy place for al-qaeda to still operate. and as nato forces pull out of this conflict, it's top commander tells access the group they came to wipe out is still here. >> i think there continues to be an al-qaeda presence here i do think that there has been a continued fight over that against the last 13 years, a lot of damage on some of the senior leadership, al-qaeda presence in afghanistan. >> was the next to come and eradicate al-qaeda from afghanistan an impossible mission? >> i am not going to speak if it's an impossible mission. >> that's 13 years ago. i think t

. >> but what is that say to libby casey's point about this race and the unpopularity of the president, honest by 20 some odd points? >> and mitch mcconnell in that state as well. >> it's always a mystery why so many unpopular members of congress, remember congress is at 14% approval rate, get re-elected with such regularity. mitch mcconnell is an example of that, in that state, they alleged that they don't like that senate. >> even the republicans a i that, but a lot of people come out for him, because they are afraid she is going to go down the bath of liberalism. >> this is a test of the get out the vote. president obama's get out the vote operation, is probably one of the most impressive in political history, if somehow, democrats are able to pull out a senate majority, then this would go down as unbelievable. that's what democrats are saying. i don't think there's anything to it, but there's a surprise there, and that's what democrats have spent a ton of time on. >> if there's something to it, will they show up in georgia? >> it may. kentucky i wouldn't spend a hot of time to get

his decision to go around congress has raised some harsh criticism, but as libby casey reported he is far from the first president to do it. in this photo president obama is seen working on the speech he will deliver to americans tonight. but it is millions of undocumented immigrants living here who will likely be paying the most attention. >> hi, everybody. >> and on facebook, a preview. >> washington has allowed the problem to fester, for too long. and so what i am going to be laying out is the things i can do with my lawful authority as president. to make the system work better. >> a overis haul bill passed last year, but the houses han't even voted and so as prompted the president is going it alone. clearing the way for the up to four or 5 million you can documented immigrants facing deportation to stay in this country. that is likely to include the parents of children who are already american citizens. if the adults have lived in the u.s. for five years with no criminal record, they could be allowed to get work permits and would pay taxes. >> . >> . >> the president is also expec

and for more on that, let's go to libby casey and washington. great to see you. day we saw a drum beat of statements from republicans decrying this announcement on climate change. >> reporter: that's right, stefanie. ranging from house speaker john boehner, who called it a job killer. to the incoming senate majority leader mitch mcconnell who said it's not a fair deal. he said china has pledged to cap its emissions to hit peak by 2030. he says that means they don't have to make any big reducks or do anything for a decade and a half. so he's saying the u.s. is having to have these impact. reductions whereas china is getting off free. a lot of push back on capital his and dismay by republicans. think about mitch mcconnell who just won a surprisingly easy reelection bid in kentucky it looked like it would be tight. a lot of what he ran on was as a big coal supporter telling his own constituents that he would fight this administration on trying to reduce the use of coal and other fossil fuels. >> in toured meet this new ambitious target set by president obama, obviou

. >> libby casey reporting. a lot of very interesting races and outcome did. let's go to david shuster with more. >>reporter: >> the governor's races, that was a wipeout of the democrats from wisconsin to illinois and maine to maryland. those were all states where president obama campaigned in receipt weeks for the democrats. in fact, the only state where he campaigned where a democrat won was in pennsylvania and that's where the candidate there beat tom corbett because corbett was down by double digits because he was tied to the penn state sex abuse scandal. that was the only case. it was it was a wipeout for democrats. they have lost historic margins down the u.s. house. it will be the biggest republican majority in the drunks house since harry truman some 70 years ago. of course, big questions about how will the republican congress govern? what will mitch mcconnell do now that conservatives are going to press him and press house speaker john boehner? and this has been a conservative republican mandate. john? >> all right. this isn't just a setback, though,