he designed the white house. it is not. il mechanics did not exist and he was only building the building george washington asked, which was a country gentleman's house. it was suitable for the time. it was not suitable for 1950. as one of truman's assistance put it the white house was , designed as a comfortable late 18th-century home but it has become the nerve center of the world. let's continue with the damage. to our culprit list, i am adding edith roosevelt on the left who decided that she needed the bigger dining room. she had 60 feet, she wanted 107. the only way to give that to her was to take this wall and the staircase and rip it out. that is what the builder of penn station had to do. the did they do to replace wall? he built a hanging truss. it was fine until 1913 when ellen wilson destroyed it by modifying the third floor and adding bathtubs and living quarters and more tons of piping and iron. along came calvin coolidge who decided to rebuild the third floor and the roof and it needed to be done. he built it ou

mauled the house down to the outer walls. the white house looks like this. five months into the job, the house looked like this. cousin,rote to his ethel. this is the summer of 1950. he said the old building is nothing but a shell. there isn't one thing in it from the seller up -- the cellar up. 1.3 millionuse had feet. nobody counted the beams and the wall studs. somebody estimated there were one million bricks that came out of this. where did it all go? what happened to it? the common debris, the brakes and the nails wound up in a steel warehouse. it was chopped up and fed into one of the strangest government programs in history. there are a lot of those in history. this was the official white house souvenir program. you could write in and they would send you a catalog. you could choose whatever souvenir you wanted. if you wanted a brick, it was a dollar. if you wanted book ends, they were made of the actual stone from the house, that was only two dollars. if you are willing to pay the shipping, they would send you enough white house stone to build a firepl

republicans controlled the house, the senate, and the white house. and president trump has had very little checks on his power. the only ones that have come have been from the media or occasionally from the courts. >> another projection in the house of representatives right now, another pickup for the democrats. take a look at this, betsy londrigan defeats rodney davis. most of her campaign she's focused in on health care, wanting to protect health care for all sorts of people. she's got a lot off history in that the area, as well. she will be the winner, another pickup in illinois for the democrats in the house. they're moving well on their way. right now, they must pick up six republican seats, six more republican seats. they started the night with 23. they needed to become the majority if they pick up six more. it's looking very, very good for the democrats right now. they'll be the majority. they are leading the democrats, democrats are leading 18 democrats are leading in republican districts right now. they need to pick up a few more, six more an

likely to get gavels in the house. maxine waters, who has been a regular rhetorical target of the president's on the campaign trail over the past few weeks, she's going to have one of those gavels. financial services committee. and one of the things she can do is use her power of subpoena, which she has, to get information from and about the president and from and about the president's cabinet that have not yet been looked at at all as republicans have been in charge of the house. >> look at this list. i just want to bring one name to the attention of our viewers, and that is congressman -- >> richard neal. >> richard neal at the end. >> richie neal from massachusetts who's been in there for decades. you've maybe never heard of him before. he is likely, likely to be the next chairman of the house ways and means committee. and why is that important? because that is the one house committee that will be able to get president's tax returns if he wants them. if he wants them. and if the committee votes to get the president's

they want jim jordan to lead the house republicans. next, we are going to hear from chairman of the club for growth. i'm sorry, david mcintosh. >> i'm david mcintosh president of the club for growth. toicht reflect on the leches because it keys up what i think is important for next steps. ur two p.a.c.'s spend nearly $30 million for candidates. we won 85% of our races. over 10 million of that was for house races. my point on the election is conservatives won last night. all of the pickups in the senate are conservatives and the net increase of house freedom caucus members ancon servetive fellow members was about 10%. while the republicans lost the majority. so conservatives advance. they won. even in the face of the blue wave. the establishment republican leadership in the house lost. and as president trump pointed out, the squishy members who lost their races were the ones that didn't embrace that conservative agenda. so what do we do next? first, i'm calling on the republican caucus in the house to elect new leadership, different lead

mab and the house is not. on ensuring that disaster doesn't strike the republican party and they lose both chambers on tuesday. we don't expect that to happen. possibly they can add a seat or two and the house is so difficult for all the reasons we have been discussing. that's why he is not focusing on that going into the suburban districts. they need to hold the seats that hillary clinton won and the two dozen or so. if trump were to rally the guys, that's not helpful. >> one observation, not to contradict and i could be out on a limb here, if you think back to 2006, another cycle where democrats won congress back, it wasn't until the very end that the senate came online. democrats won in montana with jon tester and jim webb in virginia. i think it's unlikely that the democrats take back the house -- i'm sorry, the senate. thank you. i don't think it's impossible that you could see a split senate after tuesday. if the democrats win arizona and nevada, flip those two seats and they only lose north dakota, for

and the lower house, and part of the design there was so that those houses could be controlled by opposing parties. there were other reasons for the different designs of the house of representatives than the way the senate is designed, but there was a case it was forethought about the notion you would want to a context in which republican could control, democrats could control another, and it would keep either side from enacting strong policies and cause both sides to meet somewhere in the middle and compromise. that is where we're headed towards now, and i think that's a big part of the reason why they now control the house because people did in fact want the gridlock we're describing. >> the president steps out on the stage today, demonstrates to the country his wild incoherence, aggressiveness with reporters to a level we've never seen, literally trying to get the microphones grabbed away from the reporters. utter chaos in a white house press briefing room. and the notion that the house -- the democrats and the house of representatives will sit there in opposition to everyth

in the form of the r.a.d. housing assistance payments contracts. because we cannot let those buildings go into default. that is what we are using those funds for. the original intent of the appropriation. >> they are not being used for tenant vouchers? >> and to protect the tenant -based vouchers, yes. but without this allocation of funds to us, the projects cannot cover their december 2018 payments either. >> yeah,. i will take it off-line with your department and the controller in the city attorney 's office and we will read the language and decide. my larger point is, you have to keep the appropriators in the loop as a matter of practice and policy and good government. and that is part of the reason i i'm having this hearing today. i don't know if there are any other questions from this board. you want to have lunch and get on with your day instead of a three and half our special meeting and there are people here from the public would like to comment. i believe we have one really important question for the controll

here is some of her response when asked about becoming the next speaker of the house. [video clip] >> i intend to win the speakership with democratic votes. that was your question. that was your question. i have overwhelming support in my caucus to be speaker of the house and we had many, many people in our caucus who could serve in this capacity. i happen to think at this point i am the best person for that. lead up towas the today and here to talk about the mechanics of the vote and potentially what it means for nancy pelosi joining us on the phone is mike lillis, senior reporter for the hill. thank you for joining us. guest: good morning. thank you for having me. host: if you go to your website and look at the headline regarding this story, it says it is a first test for pelosi in this bid for a second speakership. tell us why. guest: the speakership vote is a two step process. the first step is the nomination decided for the democratic caucus. they nominate the speaker and the second step is it goes to the floor january 3 and that is a vote of the full house. two ve

as goes the lower house see what's going on. comes we've got a hundred and seventy two for the democrats not quite the magic number of two hundred eighty one but that is being projected to be reached republicans one hundred and sixty six we are calling it for the house of representatives this short time ago we heard from a very happy nancy pelosi she is the democratic leader now of the house. is right there are democrats and republicans it's about restoring the constitution's jackson balances to the campaign and. it's about being the g.o.p. and my mitch mcconnell is the source on medicare medicaid your portable care and the health care of one hundred thirty million americans living with preexisting medical conditions. and the special interest free reign over washington lured in anything is that there was a new democratic majority will mean in the lives of hardworking americans well in just the past hour we've been seeing president trump tweeting about the elections he said tremendous success tonight thank you to you all live for

dagen: karl rove said when democrats won the house back in 2006 they swamped the white house with request for information, their role to destroy karl rove and destroy the white house. you can expect something like this to happen starting in january. maria: that can maybe help donald trump in 2020, mark. >> the mueller reports, where it goes, how the house perceives, why should they get big involved when they have the big cajona coming their way. maria: when is that coming up, by year end? mark penn, good to see you, the house going blue, the red wave hitting the senate hard and some races still close to call. more on senate race next. ♪ ♪ put your data to work on the cloud that drives business. the ibm cloud. the cloud for smarter business. on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. and now, the queen sleep number 360 c4 smart bed is only $1299. plus 24-month financing on all beds. only for a limited time. ♪ ♪ i can do more to lower my a1c. because my body can still make its own insulin. and i take trulicity once

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by conroy.lain, father the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington d.c., november 13, bost i hereby appoint mike to act as speaker pro tempore, signed paul d. ryan, speaker, house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray, we thank you for giving us another day. bless the members of this assembly as they return to the work facing them, work that needs to be done. give them the wisdom they need and the charity they must possess to work together. help them to make wise decisions in a good manner. we ask your blessing on those newly elected or re-elected to this assembly. may they all fully understand the trust that has been given them to represent not only those whose votes they received, but those who did not vote for them as well. all are citizens to be represented by new members in this people's house. may your blessing be wit

she's currently the house minority leader for 2007 to 2011 she was the speaker of the house. the first woman to ever hold that position in american history and tonight with the democrats winning the house again, she will likely be back as speaker of the house. she spoke in washington earlier tonight. here's some of what she had to say. >> democrats pledge to congress that works for the people. lower the cost of healthcare by lowering the cost of prescription drugs. raise workers wages with strong economic growth by rebuilding the infrastructure of america. cleanup corruption to make washington work for all americans. we will take very strong legislative actions that legislate to negotiate down the price control of prescription drugs. we will deliver an investment in america's infrastructure to create more good paying jobs, rebuilding roads, bridges, schools, water systems, broadband networks and beyond. we will drain the swamps of -- money. when we do americans have greater confidence in everything there congress works on from healthcare to taxes to guns to clean air and clean

sarah westwood is there at the white house. what is the status of the homeland security secretary whose firing is believed by some to be a done deal? >> reporter: there is potentially some significant west wing upheaval on the horizon starting with the deputy adviser. senior officials say she was in her office into the night. after the stunning statement from the first lady's office calling for her removal her exit from the national security council is seen as likely. as with everything in this white house, nothing is ever certain until it is in writing with the president. looming over that change is the potential departure of chief of staff john kelly. the president has considered several contenders to replace kelly should he go, one of them being the chief of staff to vice president mike pence and a number of others inside and outside the administration. kelly's fate is seen as closely tied to that of another senior administration official, homeland security secretary neilsen. neilsen is a close ally of kelly's. we learned tha

the democrats need a net gain of 23 in the house of representatives, the lower house. n fact for you. it is 9pm on the east coast of the united states will stop 6pm in california, where they will be voting still for several hours. —— of the united states. ron christie is with us. you will be with us throughout the night. howard dean is the former democratic governor of vermont, and emily maitlis. howard dean, how big is that blue wave, is there a way that all? there is somewhat of a wave. we lost one in kentucky that i thought if mcgrath had one then that clearly would have signalled something very bad for the republicans. but she didn't. it was very close. i think we are in for a long night, as we often are in the midterms. have the democrats picked up midterms. have the democrats picked up any seats in the house of representatives, any districts that have surprised you that you thought they would not? there was donna shalala, she did dispatch the younger hispanic woman who was running as a republican. that was a pickup for us. nobody knew for sure that would happen. d

i think the house picture is unclear. i think some of the early senate results are disappointing for democrats. although, i don't think there was a realist expectation that democrats were going to take the senate. >> even some of the gubernatorial, florida, rick scott is in the lead in senate with 5 5,000 votes and gillum has been -- it's been -- >> florida is a disappointment. >> yeah. because it's so tight. and because they thought the top of the ticket would help down ticket. look, there was a dream tonight for democrats which was that early on they'd be able to say okay, we won a couple in virginia. we won in kentucky and this is going to show that this wave is starting and you can't stop it. now, they can still win the house. i think it's probably more likely they will win the house than not, but they can't have -- there's no tsunami. there's no tsunami coming. winning the house by one member is enough for them. there's a lot of disappointment i'm hearing from people. i'm also hearing talk about recounts in florida. c

jesse: nancy pelosi guaranteeing democratic win in the house. l seats in the house, could get control there. the editor at large for ballot-speed yeah, scott rasmussen. and sean trendy which is a great name for a political analyst. we have seen wave elections in the past, 94, 2006. are you getting the signals usual seeing, a 40, 50-seat sweep democratic wave in the house. >> like they say, there is a reason we hold the elections. we'll only have to wait 48 hours. the generic ballot has democrats up 7 points. democrats and republicans are equally even enthused. there hasn't been a dropoff in democratic registration that you usually see in wave years. i don't know exactly what's going to happen, but something seems off. jesse: when you have the media, the democrats, even colbert saying it's a lock, that's what they did in 2016. you are thinking if they are wrong in 2016, can they be wrong again? >> the 201 alcohol edge was the -- the 2016 was the analysis. people have been expecting a blue wave for a long time. as sean mentioned, there are indicati

democrats got the house. ces, no signature win for democrats whether it's florida, georgia, texas. y whatr explanation? >> first of all, the ail lot of close races. you know, we have missouri, we have montana, which will probably be a win. i think senator nelson can pull it on florida. look i think the donald trump number, you know, in the red, donald trump states, that na d to put them over the top. >> all right. fred yang, our polk team here, casey hunt. all righ guys, back to you. >> all right. so democrats to take the house by how many? that's what we're waiting to see. let's kind of look at the road, how they got there. let's take a look at the in minnesota --sota 3. and the winner there was a dean phillips. >> in come vinceing fashion. this was a pickup. >> this is a suburban seat. twin cities. >> suburban sixth district jason crowe another democratic gain. >> this one came earlier. ileana lehtinen donna shalala picks up the seat. the trump administration sing she was the urban human secretary in the ear

or the party in the white house? why is that? and political scientists have all kinds of reasons but to me the most compelling reason is that in pres little election years lots of people vote. in mid terms a third fewer vote. so you ask yourself disproportionately who tends to vote more in midterm elections than not? or midterm elections? and to me, and i'm going to use a phrase that my mother used to use when i was a kid, though not in a political setting. people with their noses out of joint. people that are upset, angry or afraid. they are disproportionately motivated in midterm elections. and if you think about it it's a certain amount of logic there. let's say your party just won the white house two years earlier. what are your emotions? maybe happy, satisfied, complacent, maybe disappointed, but that's the range of emotions. but if the other side won, you either angry or you're afraid of what's going to happen. you have greater motivation. now there are other things at play, there's some demographics that come into play beca

democrats control the house. numerous investigations into the president. coming up, congressman jim jordan on the house judiciary committee. i want to know how he is preparing for investigation delusion. this will also be his first tv interview since he announced running for house minority leader. you hear from the president on a conference about the midterms. we're told he is very happy with the election results. don't miss the must-see tv coming up for you. stuart: marijuana was a big winner in the midterms. look at michigan. 56% of voters supported legal recreational use and possession that makes michigan the 10th state to allow recreational marijuana. voters in north dakota rejected a ballot member beyond medical use. a couple of states opening up to medical marijuana for the first time. 65% of missourians voted for it. in utah 53% support legalized medical marijuana for certain elements says. with democrats in control of the house, they're expected to go after president trump with all kinds of investigations.

amazing what is going on in the white house press corps. and what is going on at the white house. it's disgraceful. it's embarrassing to the nation. it really needs to stop. joining me now to take all this up and the national left media senseless and ridiculous attacks against the president. president trump most loyal supporters and diamond and silk. great to have you with us. i have to tell you both. you guys know i love you. i got to tell you. i'm so ticked off, i can't -- it is just amazing to me that the white house permits that kind of conduct on the part of that sort of person. what do you think? >> well, yeah, it's time for acosta for his press credentials to be removed. >> yeah. >> it's very sad he don't understand as a journalist he is supposed to report news, not make the news. not be the news. yeah, he is the enemy of the people. not only that but the enemy of the truth. he is very disrespectable, disparaging. you know what? why is he even in there. he don't even need to go to the white house anymore and report anything. we don't want to hear it anymore. >> lou: you know

>> i think we have a lot of options in the house. number one, we could request a lot of the materials that robert produced and the investigation produced and for us to look at and disseminate to the public. number two, i believe we can even create our own process to make sure we have a protection for this special prosecutor or within the jurisdiction of the house. i would say, though, there's another option we have. right now we have republicans that are in charge of the house and prograrepublicans in chargee senate. it's a bipartisan bill. you don't have to actually make this a democratic issue. the republicans couldn't actually stand up for the rule of law and show that they want to have some oversight and check over the skiff and pass that bill. i think it would go a long way to making this public feel good about where this country is going and whether this administration is doing a legitimate job or not. >> congressman guy agoo, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> now that sessions is gone, he's no longer the attorney gener

on a night the democrats took control of the house, first at this late hour, the white house suspending sand reporter after days contentious news conference. plenty of reaction across the spectrum on that. plus, reactions pouring in as former attorney general jeff sessions steps down. top democrats are ready taking shots. they knew acting attorney general, he demands that he recuse himself from overseeing the russian investigation. we have covered tree tonight, following the political talking. we start with catherine herridge and what she is hearing at this hour. good evening. >> thank you. tonight we had for the first time from the new acting attorney general, matt whitaker, he is honored to be the in the position, we broke the story first on fox after the white house chief of staff staff asked him for his resignation. i souls course of the ministrations as he is well-liked by the president. he is not seen as an fbi or justice department insider. he came up through the ranks with robert mueller. rod rosenstein and others. two nights, he is under scrutiny for an op-ed he wrote last year

that said, the white house is already framing the possible outcomes if they lose the house, they're viewing that as historical trends. but if they gain any seats in the senate, they're basically painting the picture that the president should deserve all of the credit. he will be watching the results roll in from the residence this evening with vice president pence and those closest to him. back to you. >> no blame for the losses and all of the credit for the wins. that's an interesting idea. pamela brown at the white house. thank you so much. wolf. >> we're about to get the first results from the two states where the polls are closing right now. in the meantime let's go to david chalian. he has more exit poll results. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. we are taking a look at some key areas of president trump's agenda and seeing how voters are responding to them. immigration up first, of course. this was his big closing message. we asked folks, are donald trump's immigration policies too tough, not tough enough, about right. how about this? 48%, nearly half the voters voting today, tell us th

it will be the democrats in the house, but most of poorly the president white house really pushing onhis issue. francine: i was going to ask you about business. you talked about pharmaceuticals and some of the drug prices. what else can we expect? if you are a manufacturer, what does this midterm mean for you? charles: for a lot of sectors in the economy, they're going to see a lot of the same, with the exception of those that would benefit from an infrastructure package and also drug prices and big pharma companies will be affected. across most sectors, there is not going to be much change, which is why everybody likes gridlock. there are a couple of things i would focus on. in the end, we're not going to see any further tax cuts. the democrats will try to roll back the trump tax cuts, but it will fail because the votes are not there in the senate. will try to do that mainly to score political points going into 2020. we will see a very big effort to protect obamacare. it means that people with pre-existing conditions will actually still have access to health care. not a big change be

in the house, however, if we get to the numbers that cnn may be projecting, that is a wave on the house side. and can i just say, so much of that wave of being propelled by women. the women so far who have flipped more than half of the seats are women. so. >> that is true. we should take a step back though and it really does reinforce kind confident notion of the divisions within our country because what you've seen is, the suburban areas becoming a hub for democrats and the thing that happened tonight that was sort of unexpected was that in those next ring districts that included suburbs and some rural areas, reggie exurban areas, some of the races in virginia like the 7th in virginia, there are a couple of races in illinois like this, democrats won races that frankly, weren't considered prime opportunities for them. so but there's no doubt that the suburbs have shifted from a republican base to a democratic base. >> all those things i think are true and can be true but i think you can also look at the results tonight if you're president trump and you can say, my political instincts ar

gathering here at the longworth house office building across the street from the house side of capitol hill. they will proceed on with elections. at the top of the list is the speaker designee. likely to be nancy pelosi. that will come first and then all of the other leadership positions for the 116th congress. we hope to hear from members during or after the votes this afternoon. we'll have that live for you here on c-span as we're able. one of the members who posted on instagram who beat joe crowly, the outgoing caucus chair, alexandria ocasio-cortez, put this on instagram saying it is a rare and treasured opportunity to cast a vote that makes you want to cry that has a choice that encompasses so many val ureks hopes, aspirations, and honsors a lifetime of work. regardless of the outcome the opportunity to cast a vote is like that, a gift. that's how i felt today voting for barbara lee as democratic caucus chair for the first time ever i cast in the democratic caucus. a post there from alexandria ocasio-cortez. it looks like don beyer of california speaking with reporters. let's list

. >> always feel that the white house was our house and the people's house. your hometown girl from the south side of chicago , michelle obama. [applause] [cheers and applause] . >> we are home. it feels good every time i fly into the city so when you fly in now coming home after all the places that have nurtured you what does that feel like? . >> first i try to treat every inch i try to point out all the neighborhoods there is midway i still call it the sears tower. [applause] i don't know what the name of it is now but i try to trace the outline of my skinny to - - the city. >> i do that every time there is the planetarium and there is my school i think i can see everything. >> yes i am tracing my life and it always feels good. it really does. >> so i haven't been here since the oprah show ended. >> she ran from the cold. >> but all the banners around the stadium and people lined up to come in, i was thinking about your parents and your father in particular nobody could ever imagine. >> and i missed all of that because i still come in the back way through th

yes, the fox white house press correspondent. he is a model for civility and probing questions and objectivity as well. joining me now to discuss the latest in the relentless disrespect on the part of the national left-wing media toward this president, top strategist, fox news political analyst ed rollins. ed, i still, when i watch, this i cannot believe it's being permed by the white house or that the news organizations and their parent companies would tolerate such behavior? >> it's outrageous, you can't treat a president with disrespect in his own house. he did the courtesy of opening that east room up, letting them all come in there. lou: he talked for 90 minutes. he's given more access -- >> 87 reporters. and to be insulted in your own house, and not like he hasn't given access in plenty of places. i said a long time ago, move them out of press room and in the old executive office building and press secretary can go there once a day and give press releases, the bottom line is they want to insult a national agenda and insult t

resolution 1084, the house stands adjourned until 2:00 >> the house wrapping up pro forma sessions for this break. they return next week for the lame-duck session next tuesday. more live house coverage when they return next week on c-span. we returned to the discussion from yesterday with dnc chair tom perez talking about the 2018 midterms. we can again compete there. we did not make it to the top in iowa at the governor's level, but we won two seats and gave steve king a run for his money. that is the foundation we have been able to lay to compete everywhere. linda: amanda becker from reuters. amanda: my question is about rural areas. how easy is it for candidates to speak to their district? are there any statewide candidates who won, a governor or a senator who you think had a really effective rural strategy and not just rely on the urban areas? tom: when i look at wisconsin, for instance, if you go to the rebecca dallet race who ran for state supreme court, and the election was in march or april of this year, and we invested heavily in her race. we

but democrats took back the house. to deal with one chamber of commerce controlled by the opposition, led likely by nancy pelosi. mr. trump fashions himself as a master deal maker, so his skills will be put to the test over the next two years. in his tweet today he said that nancy pelosi deserves the honor of being speaker. republicans added two seats to their majority in the senate so far. they will have 53 seats, it appears, in the new 116th congress, to 47 for the democrats. the president called that a big victory. in the house the democrats picked up at least 27 seats to take control of the house for the first time since 2010. the president will be holding this news conference in the east room. his second solo news conference there since taking office. and as we wait for the president to arrive, it should be just momentarily, we have nancy cordes and ed o'keefe on the set with us, welcome back to both of you, you've been working long hours last night, i apologize if i interrupt you mis-sentence if the president step

are they saying much at the white house yet. >> they're no saying much at the white house but as the fred grows his watch party of familyj and fleppest outside the gates right next to me there's a large protest happening where people are having a party essential anthey're saying n means no and this memovement, they should be taken seriously.g this is a eam because of course the fred stands accbyused everal women of sexual assault and misbehavior. peop outside the gates ae trying to send a message to the president. you can hear pretty easily. winning in virginia is a big deal for the trump brand because wexton ha talked about here poetment barbara comstock shoul be calrbara trumpstock so while he was not on the ballot he was someone talked about in ad after ad. nk's a big deal for the trump band and i thihe president's probably looking at that and a little nervous as these returns come in. >> woodruff: take use ins the white house. housewhos the president with this evening, is the entire staff on duty? what's going otthere. >>eems like the entire staff is on duty. i was just walking a

this is deja vu news live from berlin democrats capture control of the u.s. house of representatives but president trump calls the midterm election a tremendous success after a strong showing by republicans democrats are celebrating their triumph in the house with a record number of women winning seats in congress but the republicans make gains in the senate and beat back strong challenges from democrats in key state governors races so what will the results mean for the second half of the trump presidency we'll have analysis from washington and from our experts also. i'm brian thomas here in berlin thanks so much for being with us both democrats and republicans are claiming bragging rights after the u.s. midterm elections with results pointing to a mixed picture in the first nationwide votes and its president trumps election two years ago democrats have taken control of the house of representatives but republicans have actually expanded their majority in the senate and also defeated strong democrat challengers and a number of state governor races let's give you a l

shannon cover the white house day in, day out. what is the white house's view? opes or fears? >> a mixture of both. they put out a statement earlier today about how much the president put into this midterm election. more than 30 rallies in the last two months. if you look the places he has gone, it is a good -- he has been to west virginia multiple times. he won west virginia by nearly 40 points. he will see a democratic win as , repudiation of his presidency but also he will probably talk about how some of these democrats have their own brand. the challenger that tries to said if ion -- trump was on the ballot, we would be running away with these races. [laughter] >> some of these individual candidates are just not good. [laughter] >> they are not him. we are overdue for a check in with kevin cirilli for an update on key races. >> polls closing in ohio, north carolina and west virginia. is a stateia, this trump carried by 40 percentage points. can joe manchin hang on? >> he very well could. 69% for donald trump, there is no democratic senator defending estate to

if democrats take control of the house will this bring us closer? ng us further in a negative way? what will this do really? people are frustrated. >> america will see the contrast even more so between democrats and republicans but remember when paul ryan and mitch mcconnell went to the white house to talk about the budget with the president? nancy pelosi and chuck schumer didn't even show up. remember when the president offered a deal on immigration? going further than i thought he would. we never heard a response from democrats. all the gyrations about immigration, name a bill the democrats would stand behind? they don't have a bill they are suggesting. scorched earth, resistance movement, i hate to think they get political play out of that but that is what democrats have, they don't have policy to stand on because the economy in the world is going so well. rob: they when the house nothing happens in the next two years. >> a lot of crashing and butting heads. jillian: the president versus his predecessor. >> radical democrats take a giant wrecking

how close they are in the house. the rating has been ticking up after that. they thought this is great. if races are within one or two points with traditional republican dna, this can tip so long as the president doesn't do anything to drive approval ratings back down. one or two points in a trump plus or plus six district can make all the difference. the concern you hear from the house republicans and folks you hear that are working on the campaigns, this might be effective in the trump 13 or 14 districts, they thought they were heading in the right direction that things turn back the other way. >> from the republican primaries, donald trump engineered a hostile take over. 16 or 17 politicians with 190 something years of political experience. you have the outgoing house speaker with a narrow chance to save the house. the president said no, immigration. >> they all say speak about the economy. speak about the economy. well, we have the greatest economy in the history of our country. but sometimes it's not as exciting

president was backing now talk of impeachment now the u.s. house of representatives does have the ability to bring charges against the president in the form of impeachment however it would be the senate that would then vote to remove in the senate remains solidly in the hands of republicans now it's important to know that this election had a massive turnout u.s. midterm elections are known for having a low turnout low interest among the u.s. public you know these are happening every two years it's only legislators and local and state offices that are running there's not a presidential race happening so usually voters tend to stay at home not this time there was a massive massive outpouring of support among people coming out and voting in big numbers and we actually saw some celebrities urging urging there many for. always on social media to go out and vote we saw thirty five million people voting ahead of time in states that allow early voting let's review what we heard from some of those celebrities. like life in their children's lives depend on i

the white house counsel is pretty emaciated. himself is going to use democrats as they follow no matter what happens. the idea that they are going to work together on infrastructure, its like fan fiction. thanks very much for coming in to join us. we don't know what's going to happen tonight. that's why i'm looking forward to it so much. in 2016, of course, it was a shock. i had a conversation this morning with the democratic speaker of the house, she's feeling determinate the confident. perhaps that might not be the best strategy, but her argument is that the closing moments of this campaign we've had enough negativity, and she's looking at potentially being the next speaker of the house. donald trump himself has recently said, you know, i can work with the democrats. be it as a foil, or to get things done, i think it suits donald trump better if the house goes democratic than it does the republican party. the conservatives won't like that but he likes a fight. he may feel like he has some strength going into the next election.

now the democrats could get the ball rolling with the u.s. house but whether or not they'd be successful is a different story let's remember no president in all of us history has ever been removed through the impeachment process richard nixon came close but he actually resigned before the senate could put him on trial but impeachment fears aside a blue wave could put the brakes on the presidency. so trumps policies that's what's really at stake here if the democrats regain control of the house they could block and delay the donald's plans he can kiss that big beautiful power. wall goodbye plus if the house goes democrat but the senate remains republican we're going to have some good old fashioned washington gridlock two words for you government shutdown. in the case of a democratic surge we can expect an onslaught of investigations into the trumpet ministration with the house majority the democrats could subpoena witnesses and get their hands on key documents this means that all things from business transactions to furniture purchases and sexual as

the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, pastor hill jr. the chaplain: our father, our god, we beseech you this morning to grant unto this house abundant wisdom such as we read of in the epistle of james, a wisdom that is first pure and peaceable, gentle. open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits. without uncertainty or insin ter -- insincerity. may such be the foundation on which decision is made. we pray for the health, wholeness and peace to be upon each and every esteemed member, their spouses, their family, and the dedicated -- dedicated staffs who underfwird them. may these become opportunities for greater blessing as together we seek your will for this, our beloved nation. may we be reminded today that our word teaches us, blessed is the nation whose god is the lord. we thank you for your incredible goodness, remembering all your many blessings both individually and as a nation. and we earnestly pray for a deep edesire to make you the foundation and center of our li

the house returns at 9 a.m. eastern. we will have that on c-span. a summit on, improving oversight of the federal government. when we studied the history , there was tennessee pre-april 4, 1968, and post-april 4, 1968. ♪ memphis was the place of a lot of racist tension, but also the place of a lot of racial harmony. it is quite possible without cotton, memphis would not exist in the 21st century. c-span's cities tour takes you to memphis, tennessee. then, we talk about the book "down to the crossroads." and author charles hughes on the role music played in his book "country soul." then, the history of cotton in memphis on american history tv. to the civil rights museum. watch as we explore america. , jackie spear&a talkes about -- talks about her memoir. concluded at congressional delegation part. -- tour. congressmanshed and ryan was shot 45 times and died on that airstrip. i was shot five times on the right side of my body. a bone jutting out of my right arm, a wound in my leg the size of a football. i am 28. this is it. &a.sunday night on q >> nan

. ♪ >> democrats every gain control of the u.s. housele republicans have expanded their majority in the senate. we will have live coverage today as congressional leaders, president trump, and the candidates react to the makeup of the next congress. and next, live on "washington journal," your phone calls and comments on how the elections turned out. of victory and concession speeches. ♪ host: it is the "washington journal" for november 7. democrats win the night as they take control of the house, currently holding 219 seats versus 195 republican seats. republicans holding onto 51 seats with races yet to be determined. those results from last night and other results and what it means for the remainder of the first term of the trump administration up for discussion. a special extended edition -- of "washington journal." democrats, give us a call at 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. .nd independents, 202-748-8002 you can make your thoughts on social media known about the results of last night if you want to tweet at us. @cspanwj is h

the clerk: house calendar number 188. h.r. 6064, a bill to rename the oyster bay national wildlife refuge as the congressman lester wolf national wildlife refuge. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 385. the nays are 4. two recorded as present. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker: the house will be in order. members and staff, please take your conversations off the floor. he house will be in order. the chair lays before the hou

the big question mark is john kelly. most white houseisers anticipate he will not be there for the long 2020 haul as we heard earlier this year, although who and when somebody replaces him is in question. and jeff sessions obviously tops the list. >> it's 7:46 a.m., and should i be surprised jeff sessions is still the attorney general? >> no, i think he will be there as long as he can. everybody wants to leave in a way that is not embarrassing, being fired by tweet. jeff sessions, i think he will try to find a way where it can be amicable. you will see wilber ross pushed out the door and ryan zinke pushed out the door. >> these are two guys that could be under investigation. >> i think will be. you will not just see it this week or next week, but through the end of the year you will see changes. >> and the president campaigned in many of the states where republicans picked up seats, but the democrats taking the house and where they did it, again, does the president not appreciate his role in making this shift happen? >> he rejects the pr

they chose the house because it is considered the people's house. the frequency make it much more responsive. this was the mechanism envisioned. if someone did receive a majority originally that person would become the president the person who came in second with become the vice president, but that election of 1800 illustrated that wasn't practical. in the event there wa that thert a majority, the top three candidates would then go before the house. each having the rationale for that is the same as the electoral college was to prevent the larger states from dominating the elections and a simple majority in the house would then provide the victor. the process of the voting and how it was achieved and how it was counted was a story for another day. what is pertinent for us is to 1824 election results. there were simply too many candidates. secretary of state john quincy adams and massachusetts secretary of the treasury william h. crawford of georgia, speaker of the house henry clay of kentucky and senator andrew jackson of tennessee. the abundance of c

in the house they lost the majority.s there were the squishy republicans but never came on board with donald trump's agenda, new yorkers who didn't support the tax cuts, the moderates who wouldn't get behind repealing obamacare, they lost was what republicans in the house need to do is get new leadership and have a new day, a fresh start, nancy pelosi will take them far to the left in that body. rob: we know the seats in the senate that have been flipped, florida, indiana, missouri, north dakota, montana and maybe arizona could fall, too early to call. a great night for republicans in the senate. in the house they lost 26 but a lot of people thought of the president and the republicans could stem that under 30 it would be a victory. it might go over 30 but what are democrats thinking as they wake up this morning and see trump hijacked the midterm election and all that anger didn't turn into much. >> i saw a couple tweets last night that it is 2016 all over for them as they did he count a majority in the house but a very

will the house suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendments to the house amendment to senate amendment 140. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the rules are suspended. senate amendment is agreed to. without objection. the motion to reconsider is laid n the table. the chair lays before the house a message. the clerk: to the congress of the united states. pursuant to the international emergency economic powers act, the national emergencies act, section 212 of the immigration and nationality act and section 301 of title 3 united states code, i report that i issued an executive order declaring the national emergency to deal with the threat posed in nicaragua and the violent response that began on november 18, 2018 and undermining of democratic institutions and the rule of law, its use of violence and repressive tactics against civilians and the corruption leading to the destabilization. the executive order bureaucracies all property and interests and property within the united states' jurisdiction of any person determined by the secretary of the treasury in consultation w