i am proud to be from massachusetts. we have made investments in education and our kids have done well. they have not done as well if we think they can if we do better. the way i see this is that massachusetts, the local cities and towns, should come up with their own ideas, but they need a good federal partner in washington. i will give you one example of what a good federal partner can do. a good federal partner can put money into stem and mathematics. to help make sure we have more teachers and schools, make sure they have the opportunities to get the grounding they need to go on to community college, get better training, and be part of the well-educated work force. moving down to younger kids, i want to make clear that every dollar we invest is something that pays off many times over that child's lifetime. it is an investment we should be making. we need to invest in our children. that is our moral responsibility and it is good economics. >> we agree. it is something i feel is very important. growing up from here, i

>> massachusetts. >> massachusetts was primarily responsible for the compounding pharmacy. all right, so in other cases, not particularly necc but other cases where the fda tried to assert jurisdiction over compounding pharmacies in similar situations they were actually sued in court. the fda was sued in court by companies that the of d.a. did not have jurisdiction over these pharmacies, correct? and in fact there is a court case that covers part of the whole country that says the fda does not have jurisdiction. is that right? >> the problem we have today is there's a patchwork of legal authorities that really oversee regulatory actions that we can take. we have a split circuit court decision. there is a map that we have that shows that you know, unfortunately we have unclear, fragmented legal regulatory framework that makes it very hard to understand how best to exercise -- >> in an emergency like this, if you have an emergency like this, sometimes what you are afraid of is you are going to act aggressively but you are afraid you are going to be hauled into court and that

i felt very strongly that the people of massachusetts needed him. >> it's great to be back on massachusettsthe in march, 2002, still basking in the glow of the salt lake city olympics, mitt romney is beckoned by the bay state gop to run for governor, despite the fact that a republican already was in the job. >> jane swift was the governor, but weakened by political missteps, and there were a lot of republicans nervous that she was going to lose if she ran. so you have mitt romney out in utah sort of eyeing the political landscape, knowing he wants to get into politics. >> within 48 hours of romney's return, governor jane swift tearfully drops her bid for another term. >> i have never walked away from a fight in my life. suze orman so that's probably the toughest part of this. >> hi, sorry to bring you out on a day like this. >> aware that he might be seen as strong arming a woman out of the race, romney addresses reporters in his driveway. >> i want this to be governor swift's day. i want to note, however, that lest there be any doubt, i'm in. >> romney easily secures the nomination. and in

so the massachusetts state legislature decided to change the law. they changed the law so that only a special election could fill a vacant seat. until then, the seat would have to be empty. mitt romney tried to veto that new law. but the legislature overrode his veto, thereby stripping mitt romney of his power to choose a replacement. that became a moot point because john kerry didn't win so he stayed on as senator. but then fast forward five years. 2009. new president barack obama, the country embroiled in a big debate over national health reform. those against it were against it to the point of rage. and those who wanted it were excited to be on the cusp of achieving something they had failed to achieve for decades. at the time the democrats had a majority in the united states senate, 60 seats is a filibuster proof super majority. that's enough to pass health reform. that majority for the democrats included senator ted kennedy. senator kennedy spent his career trying to pass health reform. it was his life's work. he had done it at the state level

let's talk about our different vision for massachusetts. that's what the people of massachusetts want to talk about. and that's what i think they ought to hear about. >> i think about 10 or 15 minutes in, romney began to realize this was not the easy exercise he thought it was going to be. >> narrator: then romney faltered. the issue was health care. >> i have a plan. i have a position paper on health care. i'm happy to show it to you, senator, any time you'd like. >> mr. romney, it isn't a question of showing me your paper. it's a question of showing all of the people in here that are watching this program the paper. they ought to have an opportunity to know. what is the cost of your program? >> i don't have a cost of my program. >> you don't have a cost? >> no, i'm sorry, i don't have... >> what would be the impact of that on the budget? >> well, the impact, i do not know the specific number. >> so you don't have a cost. >> the impact of that on the budget, senator kennedy. and i think it's a wonderful idea to take it through, piece by pi

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did they sell into massachusetts? >> yes, they did. 23 i believe. >> but did they sell their products into the massachusetts market? >> yes. >> how many states did send contaminated injections that led to the outbreak? >> that was the 23. they may sell into more but that was the 23. >> necc was not new to this nationwide shipping. hadn't been operating throughout the country for about a decade? >> that's correct. >> the massachusetts board of pharmacy and been getting complaints and troubling signs of states around the country for that whole period of time. the board received complaints from idaho and new york that necc was inappropriate soliciting business. the board received a report from south dakota pharmacists that necc by sending blind forms for dosage size that you never use on one person. the board received at first report, necc products in florida and new york, and the board received complaints from pharmacist in texas and iowa how necc was soliciting filling prescriptions. the board also received reports of

>> the massachusetts -- >> massachusetts was primarily responsible because it was a compounding pharmacy. >> yes. >> in other cases, not particularly necc, but in other cases, when the f.d.a. tried to get there, they were sued in court by these companies saying the fed didn't have jurisdiction over these pharmacies, correct? >> correct. >> there is a court case that covers part of the whole country that says the f.d.a. doesn't have jurisdiction, is that right? >> the challenge we have today is there is a patchwork of legal authorities that really oversee the regulatory actions that we can take. we have a splilt circuit court decision. there's a map that we have that shows that, you know -- unfortunately, we have unclear fragmented regulatory legal framework that make it very hard to understand how best to exercise -- >> if you have an emergency like this, if you have an emergency like this, sometimes, what you are afraid is, you are going to act aggressively but afraid you are going to be hauled into court and that's why you go to the state regulatory agency shes is that correct? >> the

tv and mitt is not doing well in massachusetts. but i would say that i expect charlie will win those seats. we know they're very close. when you go into other traditional areas or

it's the state of massachusetts. let me ask this next question. >> it's not our direct responsibility. >> the last time the f.d.a. inspected was in january 2005. which led to the warning letter. the warning letter stated that f.d.a. may conduct followup inspections to ensure that the necc was in compliance. there was not a single followup inspection that occurred after 2005. is that correct? yes or no? >> do you want me to repeat the question? there was not a single followup inspection that occurred after 2005. >> we did not do -- again, i have to >> that's a yes. >> i was not present. >> let me finish. after noting -- >> my understanding and i cannot speak to all of the issues that were involved. >> you're taking my time. let me finish. after noting violations upon violations, in 2002 through 2005, why did the f.d.a. feel confident that the necc would correct its violation and obey the law? you had from 2002 to 2005 all these violations. what made you think that they would correct them? and not you personally i unde

and to all the women across massachusetts -- [applause] to ap women across massachusetts who are workingr tails off, you better believe we're going to fight for equal pay. >> that was senator elect elizabeth warren in massachusetts, then there is the tammy tommy race that close watched senate race in wisconsin. democratic congressmember tammy baldwin making history on two different counts tuesday night when she beat former wisconsin governor tommy thompson. tammy baldwin becomes the first wisconsin woman elected to the u.s. senate and the country's first openly gay senator. >> i am well aware that i will have the honor to be wisconsin's first woman u.s. senator. [applause] and i am well be the first openly gay member -- [applause] >> tammy1 tammy! tammy! tammy! >> but i did not run -- i did not run to make history. i ran to make a difference. a difference in the lives of families struggling to find work and pay the bills. a difference in the lives of students worried about that -- debt. and seniors worried about their retirement security. [applause] a difference in the lives of veterans

kate joins us from massachusetts.tell us the situation in massachusetts right now and how it impacts if it is true elizabeth warren has won these issues? >> i wanted to quote jones who sent a tweet about how difficult it has been to vote for people in virginia as well as florida. let's see if i can find it. he talks about -- he says in virginia and florida people are waiting hours to vote. they have kept the polls open in virginia, and he said its should not take this kind of heroism to vote in america in 2012. stay in line. we have just gotten this news of a network calling the race in massachusetts for a elizabeth warren over senator scott brown. the significance of it if it is true? >> it remains to be seen. on the issues i work with, civil liberties union relating to homeland security and the fbi, the militarization of the local police department, on all of these issues, and not just a presidential campaign, but also the senate race in massachusetts was silent on all of these issues. the candidates were not asked

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good morning to you. >> you've become the first woman to be elected to the senate from massachusetts. you will hold a seat that was held for nearly 50 years by ted kennedy. at some point last night, as your victory was announced, you guaranteed that democrats would hold the senate. just talk to me about the significance of your win. >> well, this is a win for america's middle class. this is a win for every family that really has been hammered and chipped and squeezed for a generation now. i got in this race because those

he was governor of massachusetts. rounding achievement was mandatory health care for everyone -- his crowning achievement. what president's day will we get from former governor romney? -- what presidency will we get? host: we will stop there. you both made your campaign statements. now we will turn it over to viewers, and if you can keep your answers a little shorter so we can get as many in. our two guests had been gracious enough to join us from the leesburg, virginia, loudoun county courthouse. about an hour outside of washington. robert in columbia, south carolina, on the democrats' line here you are first. go ahead. caller: good morning, c-span, america -- good morning, ladies and gentlemen. president obama has been studying all aspects of the job and now the country is poised for progress. now mitt romney wants to be president so badly he is foaming at the mouth and saying anything at any time trying to hoodwink the voters. he missed his chance to beat mccain, then he would have made -- had time to make the toug

massachusetts did not act for crum mr. chairman, but for those drugs that we rely on come with the gentleman mixing prescriptions for the little child, unfortunately it makes it clear that large corporate, pounding pharmacies are operating not checked as american families trust their lives. we need to work together to make sure this is not repeated and i will yield the rest of my time. >> thank you. dealing with the compounding center that is in my district in framingham and my condolences go to their families. it is part of the subject of complaints of 1999, a 2001, a 2002. necc under barry cadden was appointed to the state task force in june 2006 the state board weighed sanctions. my report which i have completed on the issue shows 23 deaths in 2218 -- jeremy cohen, i want to i will not stop until we make sure these industries are safe. we need to make sure this never. >> good gentleman from michigan. >> when we first began the investigation we knew people were sick but one grandmother from cass county lost to life becau

i thank you, the people of massachusetts, for that honor and privilege, thank you. thank you very much. thank you. ♪ ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] ♪ ♪ ["aint' no stopping us now" playing] [cheers and applause] all right. all right. all right. all right. no, no. thank you. thank you. this -- [cheers and applause] this victory belongs to you. [cheers and applause] you did this. for every family that has been squeezed and hammered, we're going to fight for a level playing field and we are going to put people back to work. that is what we're going to do. yes. [cheers and applause] to all the small business owners who are tired of a system rigged against them, we are going to hold the big guys accountable. [cheers and applause] yeah. to all the seniors who deserve to retire with the security they earned, we're going to make sure your medicare and social security benefits are protected and that millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share. that's right. [cheers and applause] and to

he was out of step with massachusetts.was not a moderate by the time he left office in january of 2007. had he governed for four years as a minor problem solving pragmatic republican, i think he might have had a chance. the reality changed. so the basic answer is no. it would have been 2006. he became conservative on a whole host of issues. host: patty from washington, hi. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i would like to ask if how brian mooney votes. guest: i would not tell you but i am independent. i voted for republicans and democrats. and i will not ask who you will vote for although you identify yourself on the call. host: any more questions? caller: he doesn't sound very independent. host: do you think he sounds critical of mitt romney? are you still with us? caller: he does. host: thanks, patty. guest: as a journalist, i'm a professional skeptics. i did not cover barack obama when he was in the senate. we raise questions and tried to enter them -- and try to answer thetm. host: brian mooney is a r

but first we begin with breaking news, a leveling buildings in springfield, massachusetts. fox 25 out of boston. officials say there was a gas leak in the area. witnesses reported windows shattering, brings flies, even a mushroom cloud rising above the epicenter of the explosion. folks say they felt and heard the boom from miles away. abulbasher of in people had significant injuries. we are told several buildings were damaged including a scores gentlemen's club right at the center of the blast. our chief fox report correspondent jonathan hunt is live with the news. we are told, jonathan, there was trouble shortly before the blast. >> yeah, john. about 4:20 eastern, this afternoon, there was, in the words of one local reporter. a real stench of gas in the several blocks surrounding what turned out to be the site of the bomb's blast in downtown springfield, massachusetts. utility workers were apparently on scene working on this. and according to that same reporter, the smell of gas had dissipated a great deal just before strangely the explosion actually happened. that was 5:3

he didn't keep his promises to the people of massachusetts.eople of massachusetts at this point in time it looks like he is losing by 32 points to barack obama. that is incredible. this is a guy who ran, who made promises, and did not keep promises in office. i can't answer that question, and i think that the people of massachusetts can answer the question. this is a guy who has no core, that they won't support for president, and they wish they probably had their vote back for governor perhaps, too. >> by the way, a real dealmaker which is scott brown is close in the race to elizabeth warren. they think he is a dealmaker. that's the difference. thank you, gene robinson, thank you, shannon o'brien. >>> up next, democrats would love to see republican congressman -- he's one of the worst -- go down to defeat. we'll talk to the candidate who is trying to make that happen, tammy duckworth. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> new numbers on some key senate race. in wisconsin democrat tammy baldwin has a one-point lead over republican tom

massachusetts suddenly has an open u.s. senate seat as well as a certain republican senator from that state who is basically just sitting around doing nothing since he just lost his re-election effort. i know this sounds crazy. i'm fully aware of that fact. that's kind of part of the point. honestly, it is getting harder and harder to find a rational explanation forle all of this republican hand ringing. it has been been going on. there are legitimate questions to ask about what happened during that attack on our consulate in libya. those questions deserve answers. they are being investigated. there also may be legitimate questions to ask about susan rice as a potential secretary of state. that's not what's going on. there is this add dimension to what's going on right now that is really strange. >> i just believe that she has actually disqualified herself to be secretary of state. if the president wants an easy confirmation hearing and an easy confirmation process, what he would do is nominate john kerry, who is imminently

. >> i said from day one, the governor of massachusetts should have been the guy running for president of united states. >> all right guys, stick with us. coming up on "way too early," elizabeth warren gets a win over scott brown in that closely watched massachusetts race. we'll look at how all the big races play out across the country, what it means for the coming fiscal fight on capitol hill. also ahead, bill karins going to join us from down democracy plaza with an update on this radar map a nor'easter headed straight for some of the same areas wiped out by last week's superstorm. we'll be right back at 30 rock in just a minute. >>> last night president obama became just the 17th president in u.s. hist troy win a second full term in office when he defeated mitt romney to reclaim the presidency. should he serve out the full second term, he'll be the 13th president in our country's hist troy do so. you want to sound smart today? tell your friends that president obama's re-election marks the first time, get this, since 1816 that the united states has had three consecutive presidents el

massachusetts -- here is a shocker -- massachusetts, a democrat. illinois goes to the democrats.and its votes with less than 1% of the precincts reporting. connecticut those democrat. the state of rhode island goes democrat. alabama, as we sweep through dixie, republican. the state of mississippi goes to mitt romney. the state of oklahoma goes to mitt romney. the state of georgia goes to mitt romney. the state of south carol coast to mitt romney. all those calls made. now the electoral college map and the votes as we have them -- the electoral college votes mitt romney gets 82, barack obama 78, and we're just getting started on a tuesday night from new york. let's go to boston, why don't we? actually, tennessee, president, we just made a call now. this is a fox news alert. tennessee for the president goes to mitt romney. not a huge surprise to hear at all. mitt romney has been leading in the polls there. volunteer state just did not ve caught in the precincts reporting. now, 13% in. fox news projects mitt romney has won the state of tennessee. back to the electoral votes map, you

so massachusetts notwithstanding -- and we all know as massachusetts goes, so goes vermont and whatever. speaking of massachusetts though you have a very interesting senate race here. incumbent scott brown against this sort of populist activist elizabeth warren. how does that race look to you now? the polls have closed some time ago. >> well, the polls have closed but we understand that as of at least 20, 30 minutes ago people were still waiting in line so it's not over until it's over but there is a certain sense of optimism we're told in the warren campaign. >> warner: justified, do you think? >> quite possibly. i know there were amazing early returns out in the suburbs that were brown's strongholds. but we don't know what that is going to stand and there were also huge turnouts in boston. i'm a boston voter. i know how long i had to wait in line this morning. i have lots of company. >> warner: what was the dynamic here? i mean, scott brown, we were talking to governor... former governor weld earlier. he pointed out that scott brown, he said, has been quite bipartisan. he really tried

elizabeth warren ousted republican senator scott brown in massachusetts. >> an amazing campaign. and let me be clear, i didn't build that, you built that. and despite the odds, you elected the first woman senator to the state of massachusetts. >> well, to brown who conveyed his gratitude in his concession speech last night. take a listen. >> let me tell you something, i have left everything in this battle and i'll tell you what, i just want to thank you for the opportunity. and whatever, whatever the future holds, i am a fortunate man to be where i've been. >>> well, another high profile, hard fought win for the democrats. senator claire mccaskill. she held on to her seat in new jersey after he republican congressman's todd akin comments made headlines. >> it's over. it's done. it's too red. it's just too red. there is no way that claire mccaskill can survive. well, you know what happened, you proved them wrong. >>> and in connecticut congressman christopher murphy defeated former wrestle iing ce linda mcmahon. she spent her own money on a lost senate bid back in 2010, but she di

he'll return to massachusetts -- push for votes. he'll return to massachusetts later tonight. >>> weather-wise, we continue to see a chilly night for voters out there. definitely looking at a chill in the air, so chris warm. wind chill factor in the mid-30 nhl spots. little warmer on the eastern shore, 41, but that's not exactly warm. and coastal flood concerns on the eastle shore already. for tomorrow, these are warnings and advisories up and down the coast. that's where the high effort impacts will be from this -- highest impacts will be from this nor'easter. around here in maryland, gusts from 35 to 40. here is the storm coming up the coast, out of the carolinas. going to make its push into our state tomorrow afternoon, primarily, do tomorrow night. but for now, quiet on the range, as we get the vote out. we'll have much more coming up. >>> here comes another storm, but it's been more than a week since superstorm sandy slammed the east coast with terrifying force. >> people are trying to find a place to eat and stay warm, and on

good to lose a senator with that much seniority. >> what about senator patrick of massachusetts. what would happen here? he's got two years left in his term. he could run for senate if he left, i don't know if he'd have to step down, or he might even leave to go to a cabinet post. do you think scott brown might run for governor? >> i think he would be better advised to run for governor. now there's also talk and this being massachusetts where the democrats run everything and there are about 11 republicans left to complain, there's talk that they might 15 finagle the rules again that he's not old school democratic enough to do that. there was rumblings in the boston her and would that said that there was some talk on beacon hill that the democrats the legislature might go back to the old system that they changed so that mitt romney wouldn't get appointed to successor to let did he havedeval patrick appoint a successor. >> i was just going to say what do you think patrick will do? >> i think he'll let the process take it. i think he'll serve out his term and move back into the priv

. >> i'm from massachusetts. and i'm not particularly pleased at the way that mitt romney ran massachusetts when he was the governor there. >> reporter: but some say that was an aberration. >> there were a lot of folks who maybe had some hope for something difficult last time around but haven't seen that change. >> reporter: now i had an opportunity to speak to tim kaine a short while ago and i asked him if president obama wins re-election, i asked him if that means tim kaine wins if you win? but there are voters here that tim kaine's campaign says voters who will vote for romney and also vote for tim kaine. we'll have to see how all that plays out. we do know tim kaine has been very busy the past five days making 32 stops and 20 radio hits this morning. extremely busy getting out before the voters. we'll let you know how the most expensive senate race in virginia history turns out. back to you. >> we'll know some answers in a few hours. >>> in the district, the majority of the races deal with the makeup of the c

president obama clinched the 270 electoral votes needed to defeat former massachusetts governor mitt romney. now despite a bitter campaign between the two, mr. romney offered a concession and kind words as he accepted the results. >> i have just called president obama to congratulate him on his victory. his supporters and his campaign also deserve congratulations. i wish all of them well, but particularly the president, the first lady, and their daughters. this is a time of great challenges for america, and i pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation. >> and then it was the president's turn. he and his family walked out on stage early this morning to cries of four more years. >> tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward. tonight in this election you, the american people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the united states of a

the races which changed hand are in indiana and massachusetts. an independent has been elected in maine to succeed retired senator olympia snow. >> one of the closely watched most expensive races there. spending $68 million. >> elizabeth warren, a law professor and former obama administration adviser, she swept scott brown from office and vowed to fight for the middle-class. >> for every family that has been chipped and squeezed and hammered, we are going to fight for a level playing field and we are going to put people back to work. >> warren becomes the first woman elected to the senate from the state of massachusetts. >> she takes ted kennedy's seat back from scott brown, turns it blue again. democrats spent a lot on that race. trying to carve her out as a national figure. you will hear a lot from elizabeth warren. >> record number of women in the senate. 2013. 18 never happened before. >>> the ups and downs of the campaign have all led to this. what did the president do right what did mitt romney do wrong? >> up next, we sit down with our sen

. >> reporter: the former massachusetts governor said it was time to put aside partisan bickering and work together for the good of the country. >> this is a time of great challenges for america, and i pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation. >> reporter: the newly re-elected president spent the night here in chicago. he has no public events scheduled for today. he and the first family arrive back at the white house at 5:30 this afternoon. rob and paula? >> and, t.j., what demographics kind of helped him seal the deal? >> reporter: well, the president really won bing among african-americans, women, and latinos, and that's certainly what they were counting on. in fact, he won among latinos by an even greater margin than he did four years ago, and that actually raises serious questions about the future of the republican party and their greater broad appeal. >> all right. t.j. winick there in chicago. thank you, t.j. get some sleep. >>> now let's get the view from boston. tahman bradley has been there all week. and, tahman, was the romney campaign really prepared

romney voted in belmont, massachusetts. he, too, visited ohio and other swing states at the end of the campaign. he told voters obama failed in his efforts to fix the economy. we're drawing on the projections of our partners at u.s. broadcaster abc news. before the ballots are counted they're using exit polls to project the results state by state and analyze the counting and feed that into the model. we'll update the electoral votes projected for each candidate and we're starting to see those tick up. millions of americans get their say in who becomes president. what happens after that seems like a riddle to some. thanks for joining us. how do election officials determine a winner? >> yes, katherine. well, today 50 states in the u.s. and district of columbia, washington, thats, will be voting. the pern that receives the post popular vote wins that state or the district and the winner gets all the electoral votes assigned to that state. there are 538 total electoral votes and you need 270 to be the next president. 270 is the

he was governor of massachusetts. rounding achievement was mandatory health care for everyone -- his crowning achievement. what president's day will we get from former governor romney? -- what presidency will we get? host: we will stop there. statements. now we will turn it over to viewers, and if you can keep your answers a little shorter so leesburg, virginia, loudoun county courthouse. about an hour outside of washington. robert in columbia, south carolina, on the democrats' line here you are first. go ahead. caller: good morning, c-span, america -- good morning, ladiespresident obama has been studying all aspects of the job and now the country is poised for progress. now mitt romney wants to be president so badly he is foaming at the mouth and saying anything at any time trying to hoodwink the voters. he missed his chance to beat mccain, then he would have made decisions obama has made. now that the obama administration has made the tough decisions, now mr. romney wants to take credit and hoodwink the voters. he h

the first one, of course, being massachusetts, and massachusetts did pass their medical marijuana laws dominantly 63-37. arkansas went the other way. arkansas said no to medical marijuana. you can see the numbers there. 48-52. that one, thought it would be a bigger defeat than that. it wasn't. montana said yes to their medical marijuana law. you can see the numbers again, 59- 59-41. pretty dominant there. look at this. colorado becomes the first state in the country to legalize marijuana just to get high. i have to read this. this is from the governor who says the voters have spoken. we have to respect their will. this will be a complicated process but we intend to follow through. that said, federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug so don't break out the cheatos or goldfish right away. oregon voted it down but take a look at this. in washington state they had bipartisan support even to two former u.s. federal prosecutors, supporting this, and it looks like now as if washington state will become the second state to legalize marijuana. it means if you're 21 years or older, you

. >> reporter: the former massachusetts governor said it was time to put aside partisan bickering and work together for the country. >> this is a time of great challenges for america. and i pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation. >> reporter: the newly-elected president spent the night here in chicago. he has no public events scheduled for today. he and the first family arrive back at the white house at 5:30 this afternoon. rob and paula? >> no one really expected or predicted a wide electoral victory for the president. what helped him seal the deal? >> reporter: the president really won big among african-americans, women and latinos. that's certainly what they were counting on. and in fact, he won among latinos in a greater margin than he did four years ago. and that raises serious questions about the future of the republican party and their greater, broad appeal. >> all right. t.j. winick there in chicago. thank you, t.j. get some sleep. >>> now, let's get the view from boston. tahman bradley has been there all week. was the romney campaign really prepared