train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> here's chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel all the details. >> reporter: house speaker accused obama of violating the law. they're willing arguing the administration will illegally transfer $175 billion over the next decade to insurance companies under the health care law. last week in australia, the president mocked congress. >> it makes about as much sense as my decision to shut down the government if they decide to take a vote to repeal health care reform for the -- is it 53rd or 55th time? >> reporter: today speaker john boehner promised he will respond to president obama's new executive action on immigration. >> we will listen to the american people, we'll work with our members and we will work to protect the constitution of the dwroouts. >> reporter: there's another lawsuit arguing the president exceeded his authority in vlgts of the separation of powers which will take a long time. >> the courts will decide the constitutionality of this. >> reporter: so far key conservatives including alabama senator jeff sessions pledg

mike emanuel live from capitol hill. hi, mike. >> reporter: hi, shannon. earlier senator republican leader mitch mcconnell blasted the president for going around congress. >> the action he proposed would ignore the law, would reject the voice of the voters and would impose new unfairness on law-abiding immigrants all without solving the problem. in fact his action is more likely to make it even worse. >> reporter: texas senator ted cruz says the president is defiant and angry with the american people. cruz says the president is defying the law and the constitution. as we take a live look at the capitol dome i note the white house says mr. obama is acting because house lawmakers have not. some senior members suggest executive action on immigration will be like a bomb going off on capitol hill at a time the lawmakers are working out an extension funding the government. house democratic leader nancy pelosi suggests it is no big deal. >> i don't know if those same people understand what executive action is. would they have been eopposed to emancipation proclam

mike emanuel is live on capitol.republicans are pushing back as expected. >> that's right, and a source in the room says house speaker john boehner's message to husband republican members is that he warned president obama that if he goes forward with what boehner called executive amnesty, it would kill the chances of getting innings reform done during hi presidency and would jeopardize other issues as well. a short time ago the senate republican leaders' message, he blasted the president's actions since last week's elections. >> we'd like for the from recognize the reality that he has the government he has negotiate one he wishes he had, and work with i us to improve the immigration system. >> timing is a concern here on capitol hill. if the president goes forward with it, as soon as next week, that would be before they've passed a government funding bill which runs out december 11th, and would add extra drama, but mcconnell was clear in saying, few moments ago, no default, no government shutdown. >> the idea of immi

heather: mike emanuel, thanks. jan: ever ambitious public an agenda being to take shape come january. house republicans gearing up for the budget blueprint to push a number of long-held goals including major changes to medicare and medicaid, the repeal of the presidents health care law and tax cuts just to name a few leaving mitch mcconnell to balance conservative against moderates seeking reelection in democratic states. talk about it with the senior politics writer for u.s. news and world report. that could be one of those be careful what you wish for situations republicans won the senate, now they have to prove they can govern. what is the first job when it comes to the budget situation? >> i think the budget will be fascinating to watch because a number of these senate candidates that won ran against a senate the never passed a budget over the past five years, so now they will have to put forth a budget. mitch mcconnell says he wants to do so, but will they be voting on the ryan budget. it passed in the house,

mike emanuel live on the hill. more on this with the panel. tonight republican opponents of obamacare have another opportunity to say "i told you so." a third video has now surfaced of one of the plan's architects insulting the americans who supported his work, comments he called a mistake and off the cuff this week. all this comes as a new republican majority in the next year's congress prepares its efforts to repeal the controversial law. correspondent doug mcelway has the story of yet another video causing obamacare supporters heart brurn. >> the incendiary remarks by professor jonathan gruber have gone viral with hundreds of thousands of views. he claims obamacare was intentionally written in a tortured way to hide the taxes that would have killed the bill. >> lack of transparency is a huge political advantage. call it the stupidity of the american voter or whatever, but basically that was really critical to getting to it pass. >> gruber tried to walk back the remarks yesterday on msnbc. >> the comment in the video were made at an academic

shannon: to congressional correspondent mike emanuel live on capitol hill. new action today, mike. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner issuing a pretty touch warning, say -- tough warning saying that president obama is damaging the presidency with unilateral action although he was vague about how congress will respond. >> in the days ahead, the people's house will rise to this challenge. we will not stand idle as the president undermines the rule of law in our country and places lives at risk. we'll listen to the american people, we'll work with our members, and we will work the protect the constitution of the united states. >> reporter: republicans are quick to point out four senate democrats and an independent who have been critical of the president's action working around the legislative branch. senators from indiana, west virginia, missouri, montana and maine. before most lawmakers left, the senate's top democrat left said he'd like to go beyond mr. obama's plan. >> if we had it our way, president obama would be signing a comprehensive immigration bil

mike emanuel had the report on "special report."they are pretty specific and they could come as soon as next week. you mentioned the republican pushback. there are 50 house leaders who said there needs to be an attachment to what's called the continuing resolution, the funding of the government that runs out september 12. attachment that says the president cannot do this outside of congress. there are other lawmakers who say you should pull the strings of the budget process and take money away from the ability of the executive branch to be able to pull something like this off. this executive action. this sets up right away before we even get to the new congress this battle and it could mean government shutdown, the fiscal cliff once again. martha: that is what some people think the president's intention was with all of this, to divide the gop over this issue. >> reporter: that's clearly what many pundits are look at this. with all the talk about common ground, if this happens it is nuclear political bomb on capitol hill. long term,

mike emanuel on capitol hill. jon you have more. jon: keep calm and carry on is the word on capitol hill but what about is boiling under the surface? let's bring in a.b. stoddard, associate editor come blumist for "the hill," also byron york chief washington correspondent for the "washington examiner." and fox news contributor. byron, there was an election earlier this month. did the president not pay attention. >> not as far as this is concerned. the president said all along, this is something i'm going to do. this is going to unite republicans against him. remember the "gang of eight" bill did pass in the senate last year. passed with 14 republican votes. this time every single one of those republicans as well as all the others are going to be defense unilateral action from the president. the question is, does that just blow up this lame-duck session and they do have to do some things like pass a bill to fund the government. or can they work on this and then wait until january to do something when republicans take control? jon: ab

mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. is there an agenda and what is it? >> many ideas to what they could do but many on capitol hill would say, this is the must do list. funding the government beyonds december 11th. could be a short-term extension. could run through next september. so-called tax extenders, preventing retroactive tax increases, defense authorization and annual legislation providing authority for our troops, and terrorist risk insurers giving cities protection if there is an attack. the republican leader in the the senate says this is an important session. >> put him in good faith to makes this institution function again for the american people. >> apologies. that was the democratic leader. the senate majority leader. also a hearing under way, lots going on on on capitol hill. a hearing under way this hour looking at president obama's $6.2 billion request to fight ebola. shep? >> what about the new push for keystone xl pipeline? >> well, mary landrieu the democratic senator from louisiana is facing a runoff election on december 6th. landrie

mike emanuel. thank you. gas prices to stay near four are-year lows through the entire holiday season and next year. because the international energy agency predict that oil prices will keep dropping. according to aaa gas prices last year peeked at the end of april and then started to fall and now the average price is below three dollars a gallon. economists say cheaper prices at the pump will encourage folks to spend money and could boost the economy this holiday season to the tune of billions of dollars. gerri willis is the host of the willis report, 5:00 etime. how exactly does this impact consumer spending. >> well, you get a price drop in gas prices you spend more money. we're already seeing it. we had numbers today from the commerce department, consumer spending, retail spending, up three-tenths of a percent, beating expectations, comes on the heels of a september that wasn't very good. back-to-school sales did not work well. >> what's the thinking on how low gas prices might go? >> the report you just

but as mike emanuel reports, the heaption of executive action has already drawn strong criticism fromepublicans in congress. >> reporter: ahead of the prime time address, the white house releasing a video of president obama explaining why he feels he must take executive action to make changes to the nation's immigration policy without going through congress. >> this is consistent with steps that were taken by president reagan, president george h.w. bush and others who have used their executive powers to address problems with the broken immigration system. >> reporter: the changes the president has in mind could affect an estimated 5 million illegal immigrants. it's believed deportation efforts will be steered away from those parents who were born in the u.s. the president is also expected to announce tighter border security measures. >> this is a president setting out new territory for presidential powers in effect saying the president of the united states can unilaterally rewrite laws without the participation of congress. >> reporter: some within the gop are threatening to withhold

on capitol hill, mike emanuel, fox news. >>> arson investigators in san francisco are looking into three car fires on the same block in the city's noe valley neighborhood. police say the three cars were set on fire around 2:00 this morning in the 500 block of noe street between 18th and 19th. officers on the scene did not see any suspects or witnesses. anyone with information is asked to call san francisco police. >>> hundreds of parishioners at a san jose church that was badly damaged from a fire over the weekend gathered for the first service since the fire. about 100 parishioners came to mass in a hall behind holy cross catholic church. the pastor talked with parishioners about the fire and says it's been an emotional experience for the entire church community. >>> we're mourning the loss of our church building. and also we are counting our blessings that nobody was killed. nobody was got hurt from our community. >> the four-alarm fire tore through the almost 100-year-old church on sunday shortly after mass ended. the church sustained heavy damage, almost everything inside was lost ex

earlier in the program mike emanuel reported on fracturing within the democratic party.now to another issue that has dprak house members at odds. an eight months pregnant congresswoman who is also an iraq war veteran and double amputee, being told she cannot vote by proxy in the party's leadership elections. illinois representative tammy duckworth cannot travel during the last month of her pregnancy. but minority leader nancy pelosi says there are no exceptions to the rule prohibiting proxy in the democratic elections. published reports hint pelosi's stance could be because duckworth opposed one of the leader's favorites. from mississippi's bennie thompson, a lot of people felt that tammy's patriotism and sacrifice warrant part tis pace. and if it came to a vote, i would vote to give her a proxy. pelosi argues that the one exception is making -- for their own reasons why they should be able to vote. >>> the most famous guy in orange county, florida got hundreds of votes in this year's elections. mickey mouse got 200 votes. other vote getters included president obama, kan

chief congressional continue mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with the latest. >> bret, good evenings of know voting to potentially authorize the

chief congressional continue mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with the latest. >> bret, good evening, after years of know voting to potentially authorize the keystone pipeline to pass it and send to president obama. supporters need 60 votes. >> it's now been six years, in the permitting process. >> the time has come to act. >> senator mary landrieu fighting for her political live in a political runoff. finally moved forward with a bill to authorize the pipeline. >> i brought this bill to the floor knowing in my heart that we have 60 votes. i sure hope we have got the courage that supports that. >> the bill is passed. >> the measure is identical to the one that passed the house on friday, responsiveness scored by landrieu's opponent, sponsored by landrieu's opponent bill cassidy. critics oppose it saying it will be bad for the environment. >> all you have to look to is the evidence to see that xl stands for extra lethal and m mismi misery follows the tar sands. >> the long study the state accident has been been doing wouldn't commit. >> it's simple a legislation that the president doe

fox news chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel joins us. what's going on across the river. >> greta, if the difference is 1% or less, a candidate can ask for a radio count. if it's a half percent or less then virginia will pay for it and so at this point, what they are doing local communities like fairfax county, virginia, they are going through several steps before they get to the possibility of a recount. they are going through routine canvassing of election results. they are not going through ballots at this point. they are looking at any irregularities that may have happened to see if there is any irregularities coming out of the voting machine. bottom line, they are going through all of this material just to see if any mistakes were made and then, eventually, after each community sends the results to richmond around november 25th, the state board of elections will meet to formally tally and announce the results. late last night, incumbent senator democrat mark warner sounded relieved after a tough campaign and praised his opponent. his

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel has that story. >> the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> 31 democrats joined with republicans in the house to pass bill to restart the keystone i pipeline. >> the bill considered today that i introduced is the language asked for by the senate. so we're going to make it as easy as possible for the natt to finally get a bill to the president's desk that approves this long overdue keystone xl pipeline. >> this has become a central issue in the louisiana senate rungoff on december 6. cassidy is facing incumbent democrat senator mary landrieu and they're both trying to show they're strong on energy issues. so landrieu is pushing this bill ahead of a senate vote on tuesday. >> i'm very hopeful that we will have not 60, but probably 61 votes for the keystone pipeline. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid has refused to allow a vote up until now. a top republican says this isn't about democrats changing their tune, it's about saving landrieu. >> if the democrats had been about half as concerned about creating jobs for the am

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel tonight with the story. >> reporter: the newably revealedinclude an october 18 -- after invading grenada without consulting her first. would throw my hat in the door before i came in. listen, i'm -- we regret very much the embar rar miss thapt's been -- >> following hiss 1996 freedom of information act request. in february of 1985, mr. reagan made a call to syrian president, father of syria's current dictator trying to pressure him to secure the release of seven americans kidnapped in lebanon. the president was horse back riding and kept assad waiting more than 123 minutes. >> mr. president, let me take this opportunity to extend my congratulations on your election as president of syria. >> i was hijacked by hezbollah terrorists. >> we must do that in a way that does not make the hijackers think they have won their goal, because i think we would just see more hijackings then and more terrorism. >> i highly agree with you mr. president. >> they believe that white house recordings stopped after president nixon, but reagan used the switch 3w0rd

fox news chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel continues our coverage live from capitol hill. mike? >> greta, leading republicans and some others here on capitol hill are critical, saying instead of working together, president obama is going it alone. house speaker john boehner says that is not the way our democracy works. boehner notes the president says he is not king or emperor but says mr. obama is sure acting like one. and the speaker says the american people want nothing more than for elected officials to work together. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says the president's action would reject the voice of the voters and wouldn't pose new unfairness on law abiding immigrants without solving the problem. in fact, mcconnell says this executive action is more likely to make the problem even worse. the man who will be the new majority leader in a new congress is promising congress will act likely a lawsuit or trying to find a way to restrict funding. it's not just republicans who are criticizing the executive action. west virginia democrat joe manchin says he disagre

mike emanuel on capital hill with a blunt house speaking speaker. >> reporter: fresh off tuesday's night'slection to 249 members, the largest since 1930, house speaker john boehner fire add warning spot on president obama for immigration. >> i've made clear to the president that if he acts unilaterally on his own outside of his authority, he'll poison the well and there will be no chance for immigration reform moving in this congress. it's as simple as that. >> still josh earnest promised the president will do that. >> the question before him is should he take executive action that he believes would be good for the country? is the president going to take that action and the answer is yes, the president is going to take that action. >> boehner promised votes to repeal mr. obama's signature health care law. >> our job is ache to mamake th people's priorities our priority. i don't like obamacare, they don't like it. it's hurting the economy. >> the house passed that gathered dust in the democrat control the senate. >> we can act on the keystone pipeline, restore the 40-hour workweek that was

chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with breaking details on whats to turn into an 'em pick showdown on immigration reform. >> bret, no question about that. sources say president obama was briefed on this proposal before leaving on his trip to asia and

mike emanuel at the capitol has been following the drama. >> senator mary landrieu sounds hopeful. >> bill to the floor knowing in my heart that we have 60 votes. i sure hope we have got the courage that supports that. >> all day on the senate floor, there have been arguments for and against the pipeline. republicans say the project would create thousands of jobs and they say it's about time. >> we're happy to be getting a head start on that work a little early. it's just too bad that it took an election defeat and a runoff election to allow a vote on a measure that should have received a vote a lnk time ago. >> opponents are expressing environmental concerns with this california democrat leading the charge. >> people are sick around the tar sands. when it's filled, it threatens their way of life, harms them physically. all you have to look to is the evidence to see that excel stands for extra lethal and miseriy aiay aiay aial follows . >> montana democratic senator don tester will be one of those senators trying to help mary landrieu get to 60. senator, good to have you. how do you t

mike emanuel is on capitol hill for us. t everybody is so sure about that, mike. >> it should be close with 45 republicans and we'll see how many democrats, main independent center angus king announced he is a no vote. that could be devastating in the search for 60 votes. there's been plenty of debate on the senate floor for and against going forward with theodicean xl pipeline. those against say they are concerned about the impact on the environment. you can expect the debate to be heated over the next couple of hours. here's some bipartisan support for the project. >> i've been fighting for this because of energy independence for america. we are proud producers of energy. we produce mostly oil, mostly gas. >> the president's remarks opposing this bipartisan legislation are certainly not helpful. republicans are committed to getting keystone approved. we want to see the jobs created as soon as possible. that's what the people want. >> landrieu has been a key player on the senate floor, clearly hoping it will help her re-ele

you heard mike emanuel says basic funding for the government runs it right about then. i'm told some of the advisers are saying don't blow up that budget deal by doing the immigration executive orders in the next few days. they don't believe either party will shut the government down over this. there are a lot of nominations that the president wants to get through while harry reid is in charge of the senate. they're saying don't do anything in the short term. wait until mid-december. but i'm told there are other senior advisers saying go forward in the next week or next few days and get this done, rip the band-aid off. republicans are going to be mad either way. get this done and over with, bret. >> it could happen as early as next week. thanks. >>> do you believe the president will go through with the executive order next week? let me know on facebook or on twitter @bretbair. small business enrollments are much lower than expected. it says just 76,000 people had signed up for 12,000 plans by the end of june. one of the reasons? the perception that the tax credit for sm

the president's big contributors is in big trouble tonight, chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel tells us who and why. >> to my great friend and supporter terry bean, co-founder of hrc. >> democratic fundraiser and human right -- terry bean was arrested last week after being indicted on sex related charges with a teenaged boy. the oregonian reports being with his 25-year-old boyfriend kia lawson used an iphone app to arrange for a sexual encounter in december 2013. bean has given almost 70,000 of his own money to mr. obama's campaign and raised at least a half million dollars during the 2012 cycle. >> i want to thank someone who's put so much into this event, terry bean, give him a big round of applause. >> terry bean says he's the vakt of an extortion scheme. and says no allegations against terry bean should be taken at face value. we look forward to the opportunity to clear his name. terry bean has take an voluntary leave of absence from the hrc board until his issue is resolved. back in 2008, he made this political appeal to hrc's membership. >> the election of joe biden and b

right now, mike emanuel, in kansas, which side would the independent lean. >> i was in wichita. that it is a nail-biter and the impact isn't know. pat roberts called orman a liberal democrat pretending to be an independent. today, vice-president joe biden suggested orman would be with the democrats. >> we have chance of picking up an independent who will be with us in the state of kansas. >> campaign officials, quote, greg's never spoken to the vice-president in his life and has been clear and consistent about his stance on who we would caucus with throughout the campaign. the concern is in ruby red kansas, saying orman will be with the democrats could hurt in a very tight race. >> a lot of big races that could affect the balance of power, mike? >> iowa is one to watch in the race to replace retiring democrat, tom harkin, bruce braley, a democrat, seek ago to take the seat. harry reid said winning iowa is critical for democrats to maintain the majority. republican joni ernst has build herself as a mother, soldier, and independent lead or, a lieutenant colonel in the iowa nationa

mike emanuel explains how this investigation matters to the election. >> those targeted by the irs willwatch tuesday night's election results as they consider their next move. katherine engelbreck says the irs made unnecessary, and unlawful requests. she dropped all counts she had filed against the irs. now they are weighing their option. her attorney told me why this vote is to critical. >> the republicans have not been able in the senate to conduct a full-throated investigation. if the republicans were to take control of the senate, my hope would be that you would then have the house and the senate working together to really enforce subpoenas, to force the administration to stop acting as though they can just ignore the requests of congress. in the final analysis on this, as well as everything with our country, elections matter. >> as for the investigation in congress, that has been frustrated by former irs official lois lerner refusing to cooperate. she took the fifth twice. another niche the democrats think the irs probe should wrap up. >> it seems to me the irs issue has run its co

mike emanuel following the debate on capitol hill. what does that mean? >> there's discussion about filing a lawsuit or seeking a way to defund what the president proposes tonight. there's been back and forth here on capitol hill about whether that's possible or not. bottom line, republicans here on capitol hill are saying they're going to push back. they're not going to roll over on this. and earlier the senate republican leader issued this warning. >> if president obama acts in defiance of the people and imposes this on the country, congress will act. we're considering a variety of options. but make no mistake, make no mistake, when the newly elected representatives of the people take their seats, they will act. >> republicans continue using the president's own words against him. you heard that from senator cornyn in your open. when the president said that he did not have the power himself to change the law, expect more of that in the hours and days ahead. >> what's the message, mike, from congressional democrats? >> well, they're saying that the republ

our favorite reporter -- i think they put that in there -- mike emanuel takes a look at washington.re these close calls happening? >> reporter: well, ed, many of them are during takeoffs and landings when commercial airplanes and aircraft are at altitudes where drones are also flying. the washington post obtained records revealing some 25 incidents since june 1st where small drones came within a short distance or a few seconds of crashing into a much larger aircraft. the data indicate a lot of these close calls are happening near major airports including new york's laguardia and jfk, washington's dulles international and reagan international airports. and the 25 close calls are among more than 175 sightings since june by pilots and air traffic controllers spotting drones near airports or restricted air space. while many of these sightings are from general aviation or helicopter pilots, airline cruise have also reported them. ed: most of these drones are not very big. what makes them dangerous when they get close to a commercial airliner? >> reporter: you're right, they're made up of

mike emanuel is live for us in washington. what do we know about these guys and their activities. >> reporter: he was stopped at the airport just before prosecutors say he was planning to board a polite to fight with isis. the other flew to turkey and never returned. both men are charged with conspiracy to provide material support to an islamic state. >> instead of running after a kid who is brainwashed and confused, why not go after the big guys. >> reporter: his concern is the feds are settling for the little guys and there are concerns the 20-year-old is fighting with isis. heather: what do we know about the 18-year-old they caught. >> reporter: he raised eyebrows when he applied for earn expedited passport. but of had no job and month money, but he was ordered held until a hearing today. >> this young man is far from being a threat to anyone. he's not one of the organizers. >> reporter: his parents seemed unaware that their 18-year-old had bought a one-way ticket to turkey. it has become a hot recruiting area for isis look

martha: mike emanuel joins us from capitol hill. what do we expect to hear? expect to hear he has been searching for the cause of a high profile security failures. he will tell lawmakers he has spoken to rank-and-file officers on the ground at the white house and officers around the country. he has heard their concerns and now a is the time to act on the. he will try to talk about these issues where a lot of people are concerned secret service officers feel more comfortable talking to people outside the agency rather than talking to the hierarchy chain of command. he will talk about what he is set up for officers feeling comfortable to anonymously express their concerns, martha. martha: shocking when you look at the number of instances that have happened here, mike. >> one was september 19, the fence jumping incident. he will say that is simply inexcusable. he will talk about security enhancements that have been made. and then september 16 incident in atlanta where the president was in an elevator. he will talk about the due diligence by the team and existing

bill: mike emanuel has been on this story all day.what do we learn about how these e-mails were recovered or discovered. >> these e-mails were discovered seven heard 44 disaster recovery tapes, gresham investigators are anxious to look at the e-mails to see who lois lerner was communicating with outside of the irs during the 2009-2011 timeframe the targeting of conservative groups was taking place. telling lawmakers she did nothing wrong if any her actions and has twice taken the fifth on capitol hill. they say it is possible some of the 30,000 e-mails are duplicates, but since she has refused to answer congress questions, there are multiple committees anxious to get a look at her communication skid and some anger on capitol hill five months fbi rest of the e-mails were gone forever lawmakers find out that is not the case. an agency notes he has for some time said he would be pleased if the e-mails from this timeframe could be found and the irs has cooperative fully in this investigation including providing inspector general with the

martha: mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. if the president goes forward with this executive action ... >> reporter: the house appropriations chairman is warning it will be like a bomb going off on capitol hill. a border state republican senator blasted the plan. >> we are a nation of legal immigrants. how unfair could it be for the president to issuer this order and bump those folks who have been waiting patiently and trying to play by the rules and do it the right way. >> reporter: he said language should be included to take away money from the president to keep him from carrying out his executive order. >> at a time when the president said let's work together. i think it would be a bad way to start a new session of congress and continue the lame duck session. >> reporter: uncertainties about timing, whether they do it next week pore wait until after congress passes a government funding extension which is due to run out in mid-december. martha: talk about the keystone pipeline. it sat on harry reid's desk for years. now it a

mike emanuel live in washington on this. espie make this such a hot, competitive race, mike. >> good morning, bill. ed gillespie's aides say it was positive message, not just opposing obamacare and offering actual alternative in early october seen as serious. he cut a massive leave of mark warner to .6 of a point on election day. he told supporters he wants to give it a little more time. >> we'll accept whatever is the final outcome. i owe it to voters of virginia, owe it to all of you to make sure the outcome it is final before we make any decisions on this end. >> election officials and representatives from the campaign are canvasing the vote and whether the gillespie camp should call for a recount. bill: what are you hearing from democrat mark warner in his message? >> reporter: senator mark warner sounded relieved and sounded like a victory speech late last night, praising his gop opponent. >> he ran a hard-fought campaign. i have known what it is meant to come up a little short against a warner a few years back. [laughte

mike emanuel has that.> top aides say his message will be very simple, let's get things done on the economy. john boehner and the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell co-authored an op-ed in the "wall street journal" highlighting reforming the tax code and work as 40 hours per week moving forward on the keystone xl pipeline noting there are plenty of tasks ahead. writing looking ahead to the next congress w will honor the voters trust by focusing first on jobs in the economy. voting on the many bills that passed the voter that house with bipartisan support but were never brought to a vote by the democratic senate majority. it also means renewing our commitment to repeal obamacare, which is hurting the job market along with america's health care. 46 bills passed the hous house n jobs in the economy that were never taken up by the senate. bill: now he is a member of the u.s. senate come january out of the state of colorado. he is offering something about a better future for the party, what is his idea, mike

mike emanuel live from capitol hill. hi,