republican senator elect is of ron johnson.ing up in seven minutes the president will do a live news conference in the east room at the white house. in 1994, president clinton did a news conference after the republicans picked up 52 seats. thought you might enjoy seeing a piece of this history. >> when the republican party assumes leadership in the house and senate, they will also have a larger responsibility for acting in the best interests of the american people. i reach out to them today, and i asked them to join me in the center of the public debate where the best ideas for the next generation of american progress must come. democrats and republicans have often join together when it was clearly in the national interest. for example, they have often chosen to put international affairs of the politics. i urge them to do so again by passing the g.a.t. agreement this year. there can be no compromise with the interest when american households are at stake. last night the voters not only voted for sweeping changes, they demanded

i've called ron johnson and congratulated him and... ( audience boos ) ...and wished him well as our senator. and i also offered my help and the help of my staff in any transition. >> ifill: but in west virginia, democratic governor joe manchin held onto the senate seat formerly held by robert byrd. and in conneicut, attorney general richard blumenthal defeated wrestling executive linda mcmahon. the anti-establishment tea party movement claimed victories in several key races. in florida, marco rubio beat back a challenge from democrat kendrick meek as well as from governor charlie crist, who switched parties to run as an independent. today, rubio said voters were sending a strong message. >> you better not go up there and become like everybody else we've voted for, because if you do, you'll never get a third chance, and more importantly, our country will suffer. >> ifill: and in kentucky, republican rand paul beat democrat jack conway. >> we've come to take our government back! ( cheers and applause ) >> ifill: but some tea party candidates fell short, including delaware's christine

the atmosphere was so favorable if you were a republican who ran a really good campaign as ron johnson did in wisconsin, you were going to win even if you could knock off a legendary figure like russ feingold in wisconsin. if you ran a pretty good campaign as mark kirk did in illinois, but you were troubled suffering from allegations he embellished his resumÉ in ways that didn't bring him benefit. he has a good resumÉ any way, you still win. you had a run a pretty undistinguished campaign as sharron angle did in nevada to lose so much that the number that struck me the most in the exit polls is that pollsters asked do you approve or disapprove of harry reed, and 55% of those who voted, those going to the polls, 55% of them disapproved of reed's job performance, 44% approved, and yet he still won because his incredible organizational skills and strength out there and the clout of the casino industry. the thing that struck me overall was the victories were out there to be taken, and if you ran even a pretty good campaign as a republican, this was the year you could win. >> just curious,

the question would be what would be the tea party's role in policing ron johnson? the bigger question is a are all of the republican candidates going to be that way? the one thing we heard the most was we have learned our lesson. we really have learned our lesson. we're so sorry we strayed from conservative ways, but if you elect us again, we probably will not do it again. -- we promised we will not do it again. i give them some credit for that. i think some of them have learned their lesson. it seems to me they have gone about their business in a pretty sober way. i think the question for the tea party is the future of the party is in the hands of the congress. what if republicans really have learned their lessons? what if they've performed admirably over the next -- they perform admirably over the next two years? try to bring federal stimulus back to pre-tarp budgets? i think if that happens, a lot of the passion with saul and te saw in the tea party rallies will dissipate. i think their actions will be seriously constrained by an energetic house of representativ

ron johnson in wisconsin could knock off a legendary figure and ross frankel in wisconsin. if you ran a pretty good campaign in illinois, but were troubled, suffering from allegations that he embellished his resonate in ways that did not bring him any benefit. he has a good resonate anyway. but this brought him a lot of grief. you had to run a pretty undistinguished campaign as sharron angle did to lose, so much so that the number that struck me in nevada exit polls was pollsters ask, you approve or disapprove of the job harry reid did as senator? 55% disapproved of harry reid's job performance. 44% approved, and yet he still won because of his incredible organizational skills, strength out there, and the clout of the casino industry. the thing that struck me over all was victories were out there you ran aen, and yoif pretty good campaign as a republican, you could win. >> most polls -- the one debate that ankle did pretty well, she was a problematic candidate, but you were out there a day or two before the race. did you expect her to win? >> the stuff i saw on the ground t

the question would be what would be the tea party's role in policing ron johnson? the bigger question is a are all of the republican candidates going to be that way? the one thing we heard the most was we have learned our lesson. we really have learned our lesson. we're so sorry we strayed from conservative ways, but if you elect us again, we probably will not do it again. -- we promised we will not do it again. i give them some credit for that. i think some of them have learned their lesson. it seems to me they have gone about their business in a pretty sober way. i think the question for the tea party is the future of the party is in the hands of the congress. what if republicans really have learned their lessons? what if they've performed admirably over the next -- they perform admirably over the next two years? try to bring federal stimulus back to pre-tarp budgets? i think if that happens, a lot of the passion with saul and te saw in the tea party rallies will dissipate. i think their actions will be seriously constrained by an energetic house of representativ

ron johnson is a more pure tea party candidates in the fact at he had never thought about running and that is because he saw the energy and concern that he began to think about it. to me, candidates quality mattered more than anything. there were a couple of races that republicans may be could have picked up that they did not, but if you look at nevada, for example, i was out there and i gothe sense that angle was going to win by a tiny amount, and that was wng. if you look at the three nalists, i do not thinkny of them would have been a great candidate, nor would they have been carriharry reid. >> the gop never offers poor- quality candidates. and [laughter] got that stuck in my throat. sorry. billie knows that better than anybody. athe whole establishment got behind charlie crist. he was a terrible candidates. there will always be candidates to fall short. -- who fall short. just to give you a perspective on the actual idea what happened, in 1974 after watergate, when the republican party had to go to a midterm election three months after their president had to resign on national te

the question would be what would be the tea party's role in policing ron johnson? the bigger question is a are all of the republican candidates going to be that way? the one thing we heard the most was we have learned our lesson. we really have learned our lesson. we're so sorry we strayed from conservative ways, but if you elect us again, we probably will not do it again. -- we promised we will not do it again. i give them some credit for that. i think some of them have learned their lesson. it seems to me they have gone about their business in a pretty sober way. i think the question for the tea party is the future of the party is in the hands of the congress. what if republicans really have learned their lessons? what if they've performed admirably over the next -- they perform admirably over the next two years? try to bring federal stimulus back to pre-tarp budgets? i tink if that happens, a lot of the passion with saul and te saw in the tea party rallies will dissipate. i think their actions will be seriously constrained by an engetic house of representives, i

ron johnson in wisconsin could knock off a legendary figure and ross frankel in wisconsin. if you ran a pretty good campaign in illinois, but were troubled, suffering from allegations that he embellished his resonate in ways that did not bring him any benefit. he has a good resonate anyway. but this brought him a lot of grief. you had to run a pretty undistinguished campaign as sharron angle did to lose, so much so that the number that struck me in nevada exit polls was pollsters ask, you approve or disapprove of the job harry reid did as senator? 55% disapproved of harry reid's job performance. 44% approved, and yet he still won because of his incredible organizational skills, strength out there, and the clout of the casino industry. the thing that struck me over all was victories were out there you ran aen, and yoif pretty good campaign as a republican, you could win. >> most polls -- the one debate that ankle did pretty well, she was a problematic candidate, but you were out there a day or two before the race. did you expect her to win? >> the stuff i saw on the ground t

i've called ron johnson, and congratulated him, and wished him, wished him well as our senator.n. [applause] well, being your senator, being your senator has been the greatest honor of my life. i've enjoyed working with you and feel that we did many good things together, and i thank wisconsin for this great privilege i have received. now, it's hard, it is hard to, it is hard... you are good fans. and that, that is why, that is why it is hard to express my gratitude for the support i have received throughout my career. but it begins with my wonderful family and certain very dear ones. yes, let's applaud for them. and then, it goes to my superb federal staff who have helped so many wisconsin families. and then, to the incredibly hardworking and enthusiastic campaign staff. you did all you could do and more. thank you for a wonderful effort in this campaign. and of course, to all my supporters over the years. no one has ever had such a strong foundation. it gave me my backbone. you gave me my backbone. [applause] so, so, so, to all of you, in the words of who else, bob dylan: "but

fox news project russ feingold lost the race to ron johnson and feingold campaigned on his support for health care overhaul . he lost his seat. state of democrat. barbara boxer holds on her seat and defeated carlie fiorina. she spent more than 140 million of her own dollars to try to win the seat and goes down in defeat. nevada, one of the most important races it looks like we will not have a result at this moment. a motorist in southeast las vegas ran into a transformer and knocked out power x. nevadans will not release until everyone has a chance to vote. the numbers on your screen reflect 19 percent of the vote for the senate seat of the senate majoritiy leader harry reidi am shepard smith. the news starts now. >> it is a political drama on a national stage as we watch the race results come in. and many contests are already decided . we are still waiting for answers. about the impact of the tea party movement and weather the president helped democrats. and what about the early voters who forced candidates to shake up their strategies. we are watching the results and tracking the ret

and in wisconsin, businessman ron johnson likely to defeat three-term senator russ feingold. but the big prize for republicans tonight, in nevada. the democratic leader, harry reid fighting for his political life right now. and jon karl is there. >> reporter: i'll tell you, going into this, george, this race is unbelievably close. i've been talking to strategists in both camps. and they both, of course, have their own internal polls. and also there are the public polls. and across the board, this thing is seen as a virtual tie right now. >> a virtual tie. and also, jon, there's been a lot of early voting out there. and you hear different sides. the democrats ahead by about 9,000 among the voters that have already voted. and could be up to half of the electorate. but the republicans say that's underperforming. >> reporter: it's incredible, the numbers. you have 40% or almost 40% of registered voters have already voted. in a midterm election out here, that would be a good vote overall, including election day. it's a lot of people. democrats have that lead, nearly 10,000 votes.

but republican ron johnson is ahead in the polls. >>> health issues force a chicago alderman to withdraw himself from the race for mayor. >>> and later in medical watch, what a major government study say being the use of omega 3 supplements in older patients in alzheimer's. >>> in lunch break, get ready for a side or a main dish, we were making butternut squash whichset >>> live at the cme group in chicago. voters hit polling stations for the mid-term elections, wall strait is buzzing about what issues are key for them this election. extending the bush tax cuts and tackling the nation' deficit that's about $1.3 trillion. traders say that trade in china's currency are also issues that need to be addressed. speaking of the economy, looks like consumers are spending again and that helps boost master card which reported third quarter profits that exceeded wall street estimates with more consumers using those debit and credit card master card taking in revenues there. but over at illinois' archer daniels midland third quarter profit missed estimates because of a drought in russia. the decatur

ron johnson will become the next senator of wisconsin. then in illinois, al ly giannoulias is in a very tight race. the democrat is trailing republican mark kirk by just about 1%. finally in colorado, we see a little bit of a gap emerging here with i think 22% of the precincts reporting if i read that correctly. michael bennett at 50% over republican and tea party supported canned dade ken buck. those are some of the latest results that we have. we'll try to keep you up to date later in the hour. >> lehrer: here with me now are shields and brooks. syndicated columnist mark shields, "new york times" columnist david brooks. mark, is it just my imagination or are there more close races this time? if so, why are they so? is that a reflection of just how divided the country is? is that going too far? >> i don't know if it's an indication of just how divided it is but.... >> lehrer: how closely divided. >> it is in fact the pattern that when the close races usually go to the party that is winning. and a couple of exceptions so far. joe donley i

too early to project, senator russ feingold, a maverick senator running against ron johnson, a plasticskosh who has put a lot of his own money into the race. in nevada again -- actually, in colorado, rather -- michael bennet who was appointed to fill in secretary salazar's seat is running against ken buck who is the county district attorney. we'll be watching this race carefully. barack obama took colorado in 2008 and once again a microcosm of what's happening in this country, majority leader harry reid is running against tea party favorite sharron angle in a very close race and we cannot project a winner in nevada yet there as well. anthony mason is following the results of our exit polls. anthony, what's rowed the boat in this mid term election? >> reporter: we want to look at the tea party, katie. 40% of the voters in our exit poll described themselves as tea party supporters and nine out of 10 of them believed that president obama's policies have the country on the wrong track. they feel strongly that the government is doing too much. 85% said that. they feel the stimulus plan is no

three-term democratic senator russ feingold, slipping away from ron johnson. this is now a seven-point race in johnson's favor. recent polling in the much-talked about republican seat of florida. what a crazy week this week. we mentioned earlier, we'll talk more about the fact that that president clinton will try to get kendrik meek out of the race. it's a three-way race. if that support from meek went away, what could that mean for the race? he's still in the race. what about the african-american turnout? a real fear for democrat ic candidates. chuck todd will go inside the numbers a little bit, chuck. let's talk about the house right now. go inside the fight for the senate. magic number is ten for the republicans. >> let's look at the path to ten here. four democratic seats that look like democratics have. the question is, where do they get six more? let's move along. they believe the republican -- these ones in yellow, you talked about all three races, that the republican wins will get them these three seats, pennsylvania, illinois and colorado. that gets t

it is part of the corruption probe linking jack johnson. ron matz has the latest on a number of indictments. good afternoon, ron. >> reporter: several police officers are charged with taking part in a multimillion dollars scam. agents arrested jack johnson and his wife on friday saying they were attempting to destroy evidence that he had taken bribes. nine others, including three police officers, are charged with a scam to sell cigarettes without paying the taxes. officials say the scam involves a howard county couple who owns several stores. two of those are now suspended without pay and a third officer is charged with selling cocaine. the latest arrests are rinked to the johnson -- linked to the johnson probe but they will not say how. >> the indictments demand forfeiture of several homes. we'll have more coming up at 5:00, and 6:00. >>> closing arguments in the trial of chandra levy. the immigrant accused of murdering the intern did not take the stand. and it created a sensation when she was linked with a congressman. >>> another soldier fro

the question would be what would be the tea party's role in policing ron johnson? the bigger question is a are all of the republican candidates going to be that way? the one thing we heard the most was we have learned our lesson. we really have learned our lesson. we're so sorry we strayed from conservative ways, but if you elect us again, we probably will not do it again. -- we promised we will not do it again. i give them some credit for that. i think some of them have learned their lesson. it seems to me they have gone about their business in a pretty sober way. i think the question for the tea party is the future of the party is in the hands of the congress. what if republicans really have learned their lessons? whatf they've performed admirably over the next -- they peorm admirably over the next two years? try to bring federal stimulus back to pre-tarp budgets? i think if that happens, a lot of the passion with saul and te saw in the tea party rallies will dissipate. i think their actions will be seriously constrained by an energetic house of representatives,

ron johnson is going to be a force.s from houston, texas, on the democrats' line. caller: i was listening to iran johnson's big and it was pretty hilarious -- i was listening to ron johnson speak and it was pretty hilarious. because the hole in the first place? to me, they only seem to matter when democrats are in power. it is the exact same thing they did to clinton. he could not do any of the health care or social benefit programs that it wanted to do because he was gone to spend his whole presidency in the bond markets. that is pretty much what he did. it is always a republic -- it is always a weapon that the republicans use. it is only will we want to give every american health care that this seems to matter. host: all the speeches that we're getting tonight will post on the website. you will have a chance to watch them. and we are monitoring results around the country. he was challenging ted strickland. heat one strongly in southern ohio. -- he won strongly in southern ohio. >> [applause] >> sorry to keep you waiti

ron johnson in wisconsin could knock off a legendary figure and ross frankel in wisconsin. if you ran a pretty good campaign in illinois, but were troubled, suffering from allegations that he embellished his resonate in ways that did not bring him any benefit. he has a good resonate anyway. but this brought him a lot of grief. you had to run a pretty undistinguished campaign as sharron angle did to lose, so much so that the number that struck me in nevada exit polls was pollsters ask, you approve or disapprove of the job harry reid did as senator? 55% disapproved of harry reid's job performance. 44% approved, and yet he still won because of his incredible organizational skills, strength out there, and the clout of the casino industry. the thing that struck me over all was victories were out there you ran aen, and yoif pretty good campaign as a republican, you could win. >> most polls -- the one debate that ankle did pretty well, she was a problematic candidate, but you were out there a day or two before the race. did you expect her to win? >> the stuff i saw on the ground t

ron johnson of wisconsin, the mainstream media had not been interested in covering because he did not illustrate what they wanted to illustrate, he is an example of that. you have a certain number of people who can be characterized as whackos and weirdos. without applying that level to them, i think that the defeat of sharron angle and ken buck, where a non-problematic republican candidates would have prevailed, christine o'donnell as well, it may put a bit of a damper on the insistence that you always must have the most radical candidate or the most far out policy solution. they illustrate that you pay some price for that. many people in partisan primaries both democrats and republicans in making choices often have to balance between getting a candidate who represents their views most closely and one who has a better chance of winning, and different people make that balance differently as voters. i think -- particularly sarron angle, visible running against the majority leader, may put a damper on that. on the fiscal issues and so forth, norma's right to point out that if you want to

ron johnson of wisconsin is one of the republicans. he defeated russ feingold. mr. johnson is a plastics company owner with no previous experience in public office. rham corp. and -- ron portman is also joining the senate. he was president clinton's budget director. >> take a look at the new members of congress with the c- span video library. every new member is listed with the district map, their campaign finances for the midterm elections and any appearances on c-span. it's all free on your computer any time. it is washed in norway. -- it is washington it your way. this weekend, we will talk with drooling and kent hill, two former secret service agents whose job it was to protect the president on the events of that day. that is sunday night on c-span's "q&a." >> president obama and vice- president joe biden stopped by a total parts manufacturer. a panel of experts talks about the legality of the government's action. this was in california earlier this month and it is moderated by appeals court judge william fletcher. >> it afternoon. this is a panel on bankruptcy

> there is a lot of republican leaders from -- in the senate and the house, from, you know, got ron johnsonu have got a lot of the house members, very comfortable with the tea party. >> the big question is whether the republicans are going to be able to co-opt the tea party message. now, let's remember the message, which is a definite conflict. they say they want to cut spending and they want to cut taxes. you can't do both, because there is just not enough money in the federal budget to do that they could privatize social security, they are go gonna cut defense, cut medicare. they are going to be confronted very quickly with this intense conflict they have between the tea party messaging and long-term -- >> not at all. because the tea party messaging is cut spending, reduce the debt and make government smaller that is the republican message and besides that we are united by the real leader of the republican party, barack obama. who has done more to unite republicans than anybody since ronald reagan. >> the state of delaware you can might remember christine o'donnell. >> we still talking ab

if people like pat toomey, marco rubio, rand paul randmike lee, and ron johnson, we have got people, young people, two of them 39 years old lowering the age in the senate by 10 years. [laughter] this is because of you, not of party organization. it is because one american at a time as realize that our future, our very freedom, everything we hope for is in the hands of individual americans, if not the people who vote in this day. if we remember that, if we expand what you started, if every day over the next few years, getting an average people engaged in what is going on here, it will keep these people accountable. they will keep listening. we will have more voices speaking for you, and we will bring this country away from the edge of the financial klatt it is on, and restore a lot of the freedoms that we all believe in. the only reason i'm here today, and a lot of you thanked me on the way in, i'm here to thank you because what you have done has given us, my pants, michelle, others the power to change things. the only power we hit here in washington is the power of ideas and the mill

it is going to be curious to see what people like ron johnson from wisconsin will vote considering he is from a very democratic state. will he join the moderate faction? the bulk of the republican caucus is a traditional republican -- follows mcconnell caucus. if you look at the new republican conference, the proportions or the same. there is just more of everybody. the same issues they had before will persist. one objection in the senate is a different than 10 objections. they still have to run the same trap. they will have to run it exponentially for each person. it will be a challenge because they are 100 independent contractors. i think there will be a time when you'll see how fights fall on the floor versus the final budget. 185% of the issues, republicans are all the same. the purse a big vote they will take in the senate and the house, they will all be on the same page. at the end of the day, they will vote with mccall on tax cuts. on health care, but will vote part of their strategy they would say is, take that energy, let them go earned their stripes. they will find out what

ron johnson, republican of wisconsin. russ feingold, mark kirk, and pat toomey. baltimore maryland, good morning. caller: i want to congratulate both of you for just being able to sit and talk day in and day out of this type of politics and still have your sanity. you know, i was really hoping that barack obama, with his stimulus package, would have set a certain percentage of it aside for some really big construction projects in the country. i know the states needed money. i know a lot of the stimulus helped teachers and held up the states to help them get through the last year and a half, but i think he really went wrong there. had he put in some huge project somehow -- and i do not know how it would have been done -- but when he first brought the stimulus package into effect, that that would be one of the first things along with some other things instead of it being scattered out, and got a lot of people to work -- it would have been government jobs, but it would have gotten people to work. it has been tough for the president to come in after the thing at wall

eight of the top-10 lost but only gop senate challenger ron johnson of wisconsin, about 8.2 million, and house candidates scott rigell from virginia. back to your phone calls about what you'd expect from washington. chad on the republican line in washington. caller: getting back on target of the things i would like to see happen. the first point is the one has to remember these are your representatives. get on the email, get on the phone. get the information to your representative. that is what you elected. some what you want. you have to take care of the bush tax cuts but either create a new threshold, make a million dollars, whatever it is, come to an agreement and get it done, get it passed. come up with a way -- just like talking about meg whitman. money is senseless to her. a million dollars is like a penny for you and i. find a way to tax the old sturbridge where the money is no object. drop "don't ask, don't tell." those of us in the military, less than 1 percent, we join it for a reason. we joined for a cause. we all warriors. there to fight. we don't need to reflect current

if people like pat toomey, marco rubio, rand paul randmike lee, and ron johnson, we have got people, young people, two of them 39 years old lowering the age in the senate by 10 years. [laughter] this is because of you, not of party organization. it is because one american at a time as realize that our future, our very freedom, everything we hope for is in the hands of individual americans, if not the people who vote in this day. if we remember that, if we expand what you started, if every day over the next few years, getting an average people engaged in what is going on here, it will keep these people accountable. they will keep listening. we will have more voices speaking for you, and we will bring this country away from the edge of the financial klatt it is on, and restore a lot of the freedoms that we all believe in. the only reason i'm here today, and a lot of you thanked me on the way in, i'm here to thank you because what you have done has given us, my pants, michelle, others the power to change things. the only power we hit here in washington is the power of ideas and the mill

if people like pat toomey, marco rubio, touchdown , and ron johnson, we have go vain them 39 years old lowering e age in the senate by 10 y rs. [laughter] this is because of you, not of party organization. it is because one american at a time as realize that our future, our very freedom, everything we hope for is in the hands of individual americans, if not the people who vote in this day. if we remember that, if we expand what you started, if every day over the next few years, getting an average people engaged in what is going on here, it will keep these people accountable. they will keep listening. we will have more voices speaking for you, and we will bring this country away from the edge of the financial klatt it is on, and restore a lot of the freedoms that we all believe in. the only reason i'm here today, and a lot of you thanked me on the way in, i'm here to thank you because what you have done has given us, my pants, michelle, others the power to change things. the only power we hit here in washington is the power of ideas and the millions of people standing behind them. thank

and finally, russ feingold and republican ron johnson explain why they feel they are best for the wisconsin senate. you can watch all of the debate today, right here on c-span. in addition to the season coverage of the campaign and debate, there is much more at the c-span library. the american story from american history tv, and everything we have bared. -- aired, all on line at c- span.org. this weekend, and jonah goldberg discusses the election results, the conservative movement, and the next wave of leaders on the right. join us for the conversation on sunday at noon eastern. >> up next, candidates for the washington senate meet for a debate held last month. patty murray is running for a fourth term. she is joined by dino rossi. they spoke about a number of issues, including immigration, water rights, and college tuition. the race has been labeled a tossup. this is about one hour. good evening. this debate is being seen locally and we are also being heard on news radio 1920. i want to begin by introducing the candidates to you. patty murray is seeking her fourth term. she is challenged i

there's a very small moderate section, and it's going to be curious what people like ron johnson from wisconsin, how he will vote considering he's from a very democratic state, so will he join that moderate faction? but the result of the republican caucus is follows k -- kyl and it's just more of everybody. the same issues they had before will persist. one objection in the senate if it's on a specific issue is no different than ten objections. they still have the run the same traps for each person that objects. it's going to be a charge because they are 100 ib dependent contractors, and i think there's going to be a point where you look at the fights on the floor or the committee hearings versus the final vote. the tea party republicans will tell you that on 85% of the issues, they are all the same, and they make the case on the first big votes they take in the senate or in the house, they will be on the same page. the bush tax cuts at the end of the day vote with mcconnell. health care, repealing health care, they vote with mcconnell. anything that looks like cap-and-trade, they vote

if people like pat toomey, marco rubio, rand paul randmike lee, and ron johnson, we have got people, young people, two of them 39 years old lowering the age in the senate by 10 years. [laughter] this is because of you, not of party organization. it is because one american at a time as realize that our future, our very freedom, everything we hope for is in the hands of individual americans, if not the people who vote in this day. if we remember that, if we expand what you srted, if every day over the next few years, getting an average people engaged in what is goi on here, it will keep these people accountable. they will keep listening. we will have more voices speaking for you, and we will bring this country away from the edge of the financial klatt it is on, and restore a lot of the freedoms that we all believe in. the only reason i'm here today, and a lot of yothanked me on the way in, i'm here to thank you because what you have done has given us, my pants, michelle, others the per to change things. the only power we hit here in washington is the power of ideas and the millions of

. >> reporter: ron johnson knocked down the three-term senator, russ feingold.omey's win. >> i want you to see that i am still smiling. >> angle lost to read in nevada, and christina o'donnell's ride is over. >> our voices were heard and we're not going to be quiet now. >> one result his home for the president, illinois. his old seat went republican. and then rubio cautioned republican victory does not necessarily mean voters approve. >> and we make a grave mistake if we believe that tonight these results are somehow an embrace of the republican party. what they are is a second chance. >> republicans behind the scenes are trying to be mindful of what rubio talked about, not wanting to look like they are overreaching right away. a lot of transitioning happening behind the scenes. pelosi has not appeared on camera but did put out a statement about the courageous decisions they made while they were in power. >> president obama will talk about election results at a news conference later today, and nbc news will bring it to you live at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> nat

there's a very small moderate section, and it's going to be curious what people like ron johnson fromwisconsin, how he will vote considering he's from a very democratic state, so will he join that moderate faction? but the result of the republican caucus is follows k -- kyl and it's just more of everybody. the same issues they had before will persist. one objection in the senate if it's on a specific issue is no different than ten objections. they still have the run the same traps for each person that objects. it's going to be a charge because they are 100 ib dependent contractors, and i think there's going to be a point where you look at the fights on the floor or the committee hearings versus the final vote. the tea party republicans will tell you that on 85% of the issues, they are all the same, and they make the case on the first big votes they take in the senate or in the house, they will be on the same page. the bush tax cuts at the end of the day vote with mcconnell. health care, repealing health care, they vote with mcconnell. anything that looks like cap-and-trade, they vote

also new next year, ron johnson of wisconsin.he defeated incumbent department, russ fine russ feingold. he is a plastics owner and new to public office. >> our coverage of the education's department first bullying summit continues now with a look at the scope of the problem in schools. a panel of child development researchers talk about scientific research currently available on solving the problem. it's just over an hour. >> we hope the panel will be able to answer or at least to raise additional questions that you might want to wrestle with throughout your workshops and facilitation sessions over the next day and a half. my name is valerie maholmes, director of the aspect of child program at the national institute of child health and human development at the national institutes of health. that's a department of health and human services. [laughter] in the federal government. it is my pleasure to introduce my panelists this morning. we're going to be talking about the scope of the problem in the state of the science with respect

ron johnson of wisconsin is one of those republicans.eingold. mr. johnson is a plastics company owner with no previous experience in public office. rob portman is also drain the senate, replacing george voinovich who retired. before joining the senate, mr. corbett had been president bush's budget director, u.s. trade representative, and a member of the u.s. house. >> this week marked the 47th anniversary of the assassination of president kennedy. this weekend, we will talk with troubling and kent hill, secret service agents whose job was to protect the president on that day. we will talk about the conspiracy theories and mr. blaine's new book. >> the c-span network provides coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books, and american history. it is available to you on television, radio, online, and on social media networking sites. find our content any time through c-span video library. we take c-span on the road with our digital bus local content video. it is washington your way, the c-span networks, now available in over 100 mi

johnson. do you remember that? ron? >> oh, yes, absolutely. that better happen. [ laughter ] >> and it just dawned on me, thanksgiving night, we may get to see something spectacular. >> if we have the nfl network. >> we'll find out the day after. >>> for sure. >> there you go. >> that could be a lot of fun. >> yeah. >> let's hope that the lights stay on this time. and taking a look at the forecast. >> i don't want to -- 60- degrees is the high and clouds break for sun. ronnie, i don't want to put the cart before the horse. and i don't wan to route for the jets. right now, the jets and the patriots have the same record. >> and thank you for.ing that out -- pointing that out. unless the jets go down, we'll have to go through new england to get to dallas. i would love to see them beat the bengals. >> hey, we have a great group. they've come from all over. it's an honor to have them here. the va maryland health care system. it's manic monday when the eyewitness news morning edition rolls on. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, okay, which picture for the card? helllll

the agent, of course, refused, johnson hit him on the head and said, you're fired. >> wow. ronlent book. that's why it's a bestseller. look forward to reading it in paperback. ron kessler, thanks so much. the name of the book is "in the president's secret service." thanks, ron. >> thanks, brian. >> meanwhile, coming up straight ahead, a billionaire paying some of the smartest kids in the country to drop out of school. why he says he's doing them a favor. first government using federal money to launch a war on salt. shouldn't lawmakers be telling you what to eat? a fair and balanced debate next. i'm thirsty. >> all right. first, it was sugar. now it's salt. new york city mayor michael bloomberg is now targeting salt in frozen foods and soups. the proposal is based on research that says too much salt increases the risk for stroke and heart attack. and to drum up support, new york is putting up ads like this one. is it just another case of the government overstepping its role? for a fair and balanced debate, we're joined by lori roman, the presses of salt institute and a nutrition

ron bloom, thank you very much for joining us live. >> thanks for having me. >> brian: straight ahead, the first suspected terrorist on trial in new york city, nearly walking free. peter johnsonesident who wants to try the 9-11 mastermind and 174 others in civilian court. >> steve: country superstar trace adkins will join us, but he's not on the couch. find out where he is. he's on location on this thursday morning. >> brian: it was seen as a test case to try terror suspects in civilian court and some say it failed. yesterday the first detainee held at guantanamo bay was cleared by a nearly all charges. just last month eric holder was asked about how this trial would affect the others. >> at the conclusion of the case, ask me that question again. i'll give you the same answer, which is that our courts are fully capable of handling these matters. >> brian: okay. let's ask it again, shall we? different outfits. so should we be trying terrorist s in military tribunals instead of civilian courts. let's ask peter johnson, jr. you predicted this when they prevented this key witness from testifying. >> that was huge. it was a huge development that the witness who connected the defen

i've called ron johnson and congratulated him and wished him well as our senator.lp of my staff in any transition. [applause] being your senator has been the greatest honor of my life. thank you. [applause] i've enjoyed working with you and feel that we did many good things together. i thank wisconsin for this great privilege i have received. it is hard -- it is hard -- you are good fans. that's why it is hard to express my gratitude for the support i have received throughout my career. it begins with my wonderful family and certain very dear ones. yeses, let's applaud for them. then it goes to my super federal staff who have helped so many wisconsin families then to this enthusiastic staff. thank you, you did all you could. to all my supporters over the years. no one has ever had such a strong foundation you gave me my backbone. so to awful you in the words of who else? bob dylan, my heart is not weary. it's light and free. i've got nothing but affection for those who have sailed with me. [applause] >> i hope and i intend to continue to work with automatic of you