on the phone with me now a senator tillis.n to you and congratulations. >> thank you, good afternoon. >> bill: tell me about the conversation you had with cal cunningham today. >> he called me up about an hour ago and he was very gracious, he wished me the very best and said he would like to do a good to help make sure that we continue to focus on the people of north carolina. very gracious phone call and i wish them well as well. >> bill: your race was close six years ago. why do you think that was the case, senator? >> well you know i think first, it set another record for the most expensive race in u.s. history. it looks like it's going to come close to $300 million but there is a lot of information out there that we had to really rely on the voters to make an informed decision on election day and i think that's what they did. we are going to go back and work as hard for them as we ever have, for those who voted for me and for those who didn't. we have a lot of work to do and i'm looking forward to serving as a for another

senator tillis beating cunningham by just under two percentage points, tillis releasing a statement sayingbly humbled by the chance to serve the people of north carolina in the united states senate for six more years and i pledge to continue keeping my promises and delivering results. north carolina race tipping the balance of power in republicans favor, 39-48. but still two key races set for a runoff in georgia that could determine the senate balance of power. perdue and leffler versus democrats rafael warner. mike pence expected in georgia to give the senators a push. stacy abrams has already raised $6 million for the dems. minority leader chuck schumer hitting on them for calling on the secretary of state to resign. >> they allege the secretary of state did not deliver honest and transparent elections, stunning charge in the united states of america. the kind of thing you hear about in banana republics and dishonest elections. >> calling for a manual recount in georgia, republicans warn of a radical socialist agenda if they lose. >> earlier this year the secretary of state agreed to sen

republican thom tillis has won a second term and six more years in washington. he faced a tough challenge from cal cunningham, former state senator and iraq war veteran. tillis has maintained a lead since election night but coming and had hoped outstanding absentee provisional ballots would reshape the race. north carolina is giving its 100 counties more time than it normally does due to the pandemic to count its votes. republicans have made it clear they are frustrated that this process is still going on. as new numbers came out today it became clear to the cunningham campaign winning was no longer on the table. cunningham releasing a statement writing "the voters have spoken and i respect their decision. while the result of the election suggest there it remains deep political divisions in the state and the nation, the more complete story of our country lies in what unites us." tillis' win is a big boost for republicans to hope to maintain their majority in the senate. republicans have 49 seats. three seats still undecided. one in alaska and the two georgia sen

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thank you.apo: senator tillis. senator tillis: thank you, mr. chairman. clayton, thank you for being here. i want to first thank you for what i think has been excellent tenure and my staff have high regard for the people they've had an opportunity to work with over there. efore i ask you a few specific questions, when you were first moving into this role, i was to emphasize regulators were going to go out, organization, the of the t size some either regulatory guidance requirements that your articular agency's responsible for. can you tell me a little bit what you've just done internally, what you've taken on yourself and things you are most happy with under your tenure? it's nice of you to ask that question. we have looked across the our rules and seen which ones have not been touched tried to modernize them and bring rationality to them. increased s we've regulation. broker dealers when they deal with customers significantly. cases we cut red tape. the patchwork system that is our exempt offering framework that was built up over 30 years, you we -- we m

to open up a more substantial lead and i'm hearing the statement thing in north carolina that thom tillis is leading by more than a point and the president is leading by just less than a point over joe biden in north carolina. and that's been a steady progression through the evening to chip away at that. and they feel very confident in north carolina, again, that both of those are going to go the way ohio has for trump and tillis in the senate. >> let's pull up north carolina right now if we can. we've got 95% of the expected vote in in north carolina. very close race right now. only about 80,000 -- 70,000 votes separating donald trump and joe biden.

: tillis won his seat six years ago by less than 50,000 votes.tching closely as the results could determine the balance of power in the senate. martha: let's go to michigan next to get the particulars on the senate race there. correspondent matt is in ypsilanti tonight. good evening, matt. >> reporter: hi, martha. the highly contested senate race near michigan has led to most spending on a single senate race in state's history. republican candidate john james and democrat incumbent senator gary peters have spent more than $70 million combines. >> i hope michigan goes for john james. >> mitch mcconnell is pouring millions of outside superpac dollars into michigan to try to beat gary peters. >> reporter: democrats want to gain control of the white house and the senate, holding on to michigan's senate seat is crucial. republicans view michigan citizen as a state where they can flip a seat, and john james is making the contest competitive. >> we must hold this seat, and we will hold this seat as a democratic seat if michigan in the united states sena

thom tillis declared himself the winner in charlotte. since then, the democrat in this race, cal cunningham was holding out hope that some of these absentee and provisional ballots that were still needing to be counted may give him enough of an edge to keep him in this ra race. ever since tuesday night, we'd seen him leading by 97,000 votes or so. those numbers not changing all that much. there was every day they went by less and less of a chance that cunningham was going to be able to unseat thom tillis in this. there was a tremendous amount of runny spent on this race. both parties putting a lot of time and energy into north carolina. he was only in his first term right now. first term back in 2014 less than 50,000 votes. they certainly saw someone that was vulnerable. cunningham faced a real scandal in the final weeks of his campaign after he admitted to having an inappropriate relationship outside of his marriage. it is unclear how much that may have impacted the final vote. spoke to one woman in charlotte and said i could kill cal c

cbs news hasn't projected a winner but tillis did. >> we did it against all the odds, right? have we heard this before? you are down in the polls. there is no chance of winning. i believed in every one of you. >> in georgia republican david perdue is leading democrat john ossoff. he he slips to below 50% the race will go to a january run off. he is currently at 50% on the dot. >>> republicans flipped eight and there are more than two dozen races considered toss ups. >>> as vote count 2020 continues, we have got you covered. stay with kpix5 for the latest updates and watch cbsn bay area on the kpix news app. >>> a stock market continues to ride the post election wave. the dow is way up about 590. markets are banking on the election leading to split control of congress which could mean continued low tax rates and other business friendly policies. >>> new, we are about five hours from kick off between the 49ers and green bay packers. now we are hearing a player who tested positive for coronavirus may not actually have it. let's go to kiet do live with more. >> reporter: there ar

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[applause] and with senator thom tillis in a renewed republican majority in the united states senate,rth carolina's republican delegation in a new republican majority in the house of representatives, with dan forrest in the governor's office -- [applause] with president trump in the white house -- [applause] and, with god's help, we will make north carolina and america more prosperous and secure than ever before. we will make north carolina and america more united than ever before. and we will make america great again. again. thank you all very much. god bless you, god bless america. now let us go get it done, north carolina. ♪ >> ♪ the sun is coming up over new york city, bus driver in a traffic jam. staring at the bank in her rearview mirror, looking at the plan. one kid dreams of fame and fortune. one kid helps pay the rent. one could end up going to prison. one just might be president. only in america, dreaming in red white, and blue. only in america, when we dream as big as we want to. we all get a chance, everybody gets to dance, only in america. sun going down on an l.a. freewa

cbs2 news has not projected a winner but tillis is claiming victory. while in georgia there is no clear winner into senate races, both good advanced to a runoff on january 5. republican david purdue is a leading democrat john aust off in the second race. republican kelly loeffler will definitely advanced to a runoff. >>> meanwhile, the presidential race is not before inauguration day, house speaker nancy pelosi would act as presidents. according to law professor come the presidential succession act would take effect. they would have the house speaker act as president for the time being, until the election is certified. , at seven cbs2 news has all the latest election results, in an hour-long special called america decides. you can watch it right here on kpix5 . have you covered as well, stay with kpix5 for the latest election updates online, at kpix.com, and watch cbsn news app. >>> still ahead, the coronavirus throwing a wrench in bay area college football, the impact to the cal season opener. stomach is a hotspot for covid- 19 cases, contra costa cou

tillis got 48.7% of the vote and cunningham got 47%. right now republicans are in control of the senate with just 49 seats to the democrats' 48. a pair of runoffs in georgia will ultimately determine which party controls the chamber. >>> and now to the coronavirus crisis. as a number of daily cases in the u.s. hits a new record high, johns hopkins university reported more than 136,000 cases just yesterday. it is the seventh day in a row that cases have topped 100,000. and as danya bacchus reports, some states are issuing restrictions once again. >> reporter: the nation's top infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci says he expects pfizer's coronavirus vaccine to go through the fda's emergency authorization process in the next week and a half. >> by the time we get into december, we'll be able to have doses available for people who are judged to be at the highest priority. >> reporter: over 1 million americans have tested positive for covid-19 in the last ten days, making it the worst stretch of infections to date. >> the nation is in

the alaska races yet to be called, thom tillis in north carolina. assuming that happens, and you correctly pointed out that the focus will be on georgia. i read over the weekend that the special election in georgia, 1 out ofof only one seven in that state since 1967. how do you expect that to be directed at georgia? what will chuck schumer be focusing on so the message resonates in georgia? guest: there will be a hyperfocus on the georgia race. clear thatill make the ability to move an agenda rests on that race. here is why. the houses controlled by democrats. it will stay that way although democrats lost many seats. they maintain the majority. that will not change. we don't know about the senate, it's in republican control now. the white house is going to be run by democrats. factor,et that third the senate, you have the house, the senate and the white house all under one party control. that is the green light. they can pass things without any opposition in many cases. they will be able to move legislation more easily than if the republicans mainta

with tom tillis attacking cal cunningham for lack of media experiences and backing tom tillis on healthcaref headlines because cal cunningham apologize for a 6ing scandal, tested positive for covid-19 last month, alabama is one race that republicans expect to flip in their favor, former arbor and football coaches a big -- alabama solid pro trump country. a lot of races to watch, it is anybody's guess what's going to happen. mitch mcconnell doesn't even know what's going to happen. he gave democrats a 50-50 shot at gaining control of the senate. we have to wait and see on always friends. >> thank you for your senate analysis and we will be right back. dolph lundgren, you've got a one-sixty i.q., a master's in chemical engineering and you're technically a genius... and it appears you're quite the investor. i like to trade. well, td ameritrade has pros ready if you need help, say talking through a new strategy... ... just in case things, you know, get a little rocky? i'm sorry on the upside i think that's waterproof. maybe not... ♪ todd: dc metro police bracing for unrest as an unscalable fenc

he could not talk to the press where a senator tillis was everywhere. new justifiable on the supreme court. and in the end, come back thom did a comeback one more time. brian: yeah, coronavirus also hampered him at the same time the cal cunningham thing broke. he was hand picked by chuck schumer. another humiliating defeat for chuck schumer. >> yeah. it's interesting. if you go back to 2010, chuck schumer also picked cal cunningham and when cal cunningham was defeated in the primary the democrats walked away from trying to defeat the republican senator at the time richard burr. so here's another time when chuck schumer's hand picked selection did the democrats no favors in north carolina. this is a real lesson. primaries have a purpose. you need to vet candidates. you need to find out the good and the bad about them. what they did with cal cunningham is they saw a candidate that had served one term in the state legislature 18 years ago. that is not a record that deserves to go to the u.s. senate. they saw pretty pictures of his family. they saw pictures

between tillis winning that race and losing that race.ink these gary johnson voters, for the most part, who was one of the third party candidates voted biden and gop down the ballot. >> i heard someone say it was a good day for all republicans unless your name was donald trump. staying with congress it appears democrats lost some seats, narrowed their majority. we here in california have a connection to nancy pelosi. is she in trouble? >> i don't think she's in trouble. you can't beat somebody unless you're going to run. there's no obvious heir apparent yet. she has, i think, done a fairly good job in the first two years of this majority trying to keep the moderates and progressives in the same tent. i think that job got a lot harder. you'll hear on the show this morning there is some resentment from some center/left democrats who believe phrases like defund the police, democratic socialism while may be arguments that fire up progressives on social media, they believe they're on the right side of the issue that tactically and emotionally

senator tillis had his own response. i'm incredibly humbled by the chance to serve people of north carolina for six more years. pledge to continue to keep my promises. close race, won clearly by thom tillis. he will stay in the senate that one is official. take a look at lyft. this is after the bell. stock initially went down. it is up slightly. we're seeing a slow recovery for lyft but the company now looking for new ways to make up the loss in revenue. the president john zimmer believes there is an untapped market for lyft where they will offer delivery services for restaurants without launching a full-fledged platform for food delivery on the way uber has with uber-eats. partnering up i guess with some restaurants to do that. instead of being down, is the initial reaction when earnings weren't so hot, lyft stock is about break even here, up slightly. more to come on that. >>> meantime this drug that could reverse the course of the pandemic blake burman alluded to earlier, eli lilly receiving emergency fad approval on

that in a way not onlymp mised thom tillis' health, but it may have compromised his principles.ti he was seen as somewhat independent. there was a time he famously opposed emergency funding for president trump's border wall. he then infamously flipped on that issue and cast an important vote supporting that funding. so he's tied his fate to donald trump, but has contracted covid-19. ndd that, in a way, symbolizes for some peopleaybe some key voters, support for a kin of a reckleicy when it comes to handling of the covid-19 pandemic. >> sreenivasan: so it snds like it is about coronavirus. it is aut presidemp. and those are the sort of primary drivers and how you view those two things is in part responsible for why north carolina's become such a contentious battleground. >> absolutely. let's look at the gornor race in north carolina right now. thatin way, that race where governor cooper has a big advaghntage now, is in a way emblematic of the presidential race. the very issues that l gov. dan forest is running on, same as president trump, he trails the democrat, roy cooper, who's

for example, thom tillis lawson north carolina, he lost weight, mecklenburg and durham counties by 75,000 fewer votes than trump did.d. in georgia purdue lost the atlanta mro by 50,000 ves fewer than trump did. there was some ticket splitting at the senate level it's just not b enough to actually flip any of the results. but do think there was clearly a special house races certainly state legislative races democratic voters who probably voted biden andid did not want o give democra, they wanted to get rid of trumpets. we will take your life to the white house for a everything wh press secretary kayleigh mcenany. >> good afternoon, everyone. the beginning of t end of the pandemic started with the leadership of president trump. in recent days pfizer and

are still being counted in north carolina wherein come bent tom tillis leads and a lot of ballots need to be completed in alaska. we continue to bring you results here on c-span. arly today president-elect joe biden spoke about covid-19 and a possible future vaccine. goals of his he coronavirus advisory board and he called on all americans to mask. delaware, this , is about 15 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. as i said on saturday, i'm humbled by the trust and confidence that the american placed in me and vice-president elect harris. and we're ready to get to work the needs of the american people. today, that work begins. it starts with doing everything possible to get the covid-19 under control. that we can reopen our usinesses safely and sustainably, resume our lives us put this pandemic behind and we just received positive news in this fight, that there toward a rogress made successful vaccine. the the expectation is, f.d.a. will run a process of rigorous reviews and approvals. must also be grounded in science and fully ransparent so the american people can have every confidenc

in north carolina, tom tillis the edge in north carolina. that would be a hold for republicans also. two races down here in georgia. one is going to a run-off. this one is just barely hanging on. david purdue needs this percentage, 50.0% to avoid a run-off the first week of january. if he does, he will head into the weekend with republicans with a 51 vote margin in the u.s. senate. that's where we are right now. let's get to the white house and get the news with john roberts this hour. that is where we begin with you, john. good afternoon. >> good afternoon to you, bill. a big set-back for the trump campaign. not a big one but a setback for the trump campaign in the legal front. they had challenged a ballot counting in the state of georgia after a poll observer said 53 ball lots in chatham had come in after the 7:00 p.m. headline that had been counted. that was thrown out by a judge that said there was no evidence to show that the ballots were received after the 7:00 p.m. deadline in georgia. one defeat for the trump campaign. plenty of lega

--are defending tillis, heina, thom has been closing very strong. he is facing a candidate who has run his biography which is very short on substance. thom tillis and how he is performed the cash for the state , this is a state to -- the tends to break late. ago,aw a couple of years unfortunately for cal cunningham , if you run on your biography and you're being investigated by the u.s. army for extramarital affairs with a combat veteran's wife, that's what we call a bad fact in the legal profession. the contrast between on one hand , thom tillis, who grew up in humble circumstances and has found a path for success, a very inspiring background during a difficult time for a country and then on the other hand, someone an exposedkly pretender, i think that will end up being one that's a victory for republicans. senator todd young of indiana, chairman of the nrs see, appreciate you coming by. thanks, bob. >> thank you all for joining us for alexion daily on washington post live. it's been quite a journey. trump now.esident , whove senator todd young is

it looks like tom tillis is leading by 95,000. what is interesting, before the election was called, i was right here, in front of the board of elections, and this is where state republicans came out bold. this is a state that will go donald trump's way. when i talked to the people supporters of the president here, i said, if the election is called, will you believe the results. this was hours before the election was called. >> the president has asked certain states to continue counting, other states to stop counting, do you think people should continue counting the votes? >> it depends where the votes come from. >> my god. >> there are a lot of as far as legality goes. >> we are trying to get biden in as president. all the ballots coming in at midnight from china. >> we are seeing tight races in states across the country. will you have faith in those results? >> not necessarily, no. >> so, a lot of skepticism there, among those trump supporters. to keep things in context, we have been talking to political experts on the ground. ev

i just called thom tillis and congratulated him for winning another run in the senate.pt their decision. >>> let's talk georgia now. a close race there has republicans attacking their own. secretary of state brad rathlin rathlinrathlin rathlinsberger has refused to step down. they do not like how he's handled this. with me david chalian. david, where do things stand? >> take a look at those georgia signal light races, first of all. just to remind folks, david perdue got 49 poipt 7% and jon ossoff got 47.9%. senator loeffler edged out collins so she goes into the senate with warnock, and control of the senate hangs in the balance, brooke. >> we'll look for that early january. let's go to pennsylvania that we've been watching all weekend. they're still counting the votes. how is pennsylvania shaping up? >> take look at where things stand in pennsylvania right now. joe biden has a healthy lead, 59.5 49.7% to 49%. in 2016 donald trump won by 3,322 votes. joe biden is still more than that. >> what happens if joe biden takes both arizona and georgia? >> in arizona, where he l

and tillis could be in trouble.have like in miami-dade. i think as george pointed out a large cuban influence in terms of cuban voters who look more to the propaganda that we're dealing with socialism and all that offset a large black turnout. so, georgia and north carolina, i think a lot of the investment, barack obama going to metro atlanta. i think we could see something in terms of the presidential level. i think in both cases though in georgia in terms of the senate races, we may be looking at runoffs. >> reverend al sharpton. thank you for being with us tonight. i'm sure we will be back with you shortly. we are less than four minutes now from the top of the hour. at 9:00 there's going to be a lot of action on the map, especially in terms of highly anticipated swing states. arizona, michigan, minnesota and the four western counties in texas. wisconsin of course is a 9:00 closing. speaking of texas we do have most of the state closed already. and i think steve, as we're getting close to the top of the hour here,

it is inside of two points, we have not called that senate race for tom tillis though he believes he is a winner. we have wisconsin, get a look at what is going on in wisconsin which has been surprising, the president spent a ton of time in wisconsin, none of the polls leading up to last night showed the president ahead by anywhere near this margin in wisconsin, 92% of the vote in and it is interesting to see how i these levels are in the states because it's not as if we are waiting for an extraordinary amount. we have nevada and michigan which we talked about tonight as well but the president laid down the gauntlet and we will see the ramifications over the next days and potentially longer. >> the former vice president gives his statement and says hang in, count every vote and right after that the tweet came out the president is going to make comments and he did and said he frankly thinks he won the election but also added this. >> for good this nation this is a very big moment, this is a major fraud in our nation, we want the law to be used in a proper manner so we will be going to

thom tillis is the incumbent. he came down with covid. there was a report that came out that cal cunningham, the democrat in the race, had an affair with a woman. he has not spoken since. cal cunningham was ahead. that has narrowed to where the presidential race is. race, ray cooper, the current governor, a democrat, this is a close race. i think it is going to be closer to 6% when it is down to it. it is not affecting the governor's race. the governor has been doing news conferences since march almost weekly. he has a clear advantage. host: why is it that the governor is running against his lieutenant governor? guest: they do not run together. they are separate elected positions. the lieutenant governor is a stepping stone to running for governor. we knew all along he wanted to run for governor. he does not believe in wearing masks. he has been critical of what the governor has done on covid-19 on the shutdowns. it is sort of the classic republican versus democrat in north carolina. host: we are talking with tim boyum. he will take your

north carolina, thom tillis, he has been closing for a number of weeks. he is facing a senate in cal cunningham, very short on substance. i have been very proud of thom tillis and how he has performed in the debate and all of the campaigning together. he tends to break late, as we saw just a couple of years ago, and in richard burr's senate race in north carolina. unfortunately, for cal yourngham, if you are on biography, you have run on honor, duty, as this member has, and you are being investigated by the army for extramarital affairs with a congressman's wife, that is what we call a bad sack in a legal profession. so the contrast between come on the one hand, thom tillis who grew up in very humble circumstances and is really bound to pass for success, a very inspiring background during a difficult time for our country, and on the other hand, someone who commit frankly, has been exposed, i think that that race is going to end up being one, a victory for republicans and key to being able to maintain the majority. >> senator todd young of indiana, chairma

republican tom tillis is ahead by 97,000 votes.ed to the top republican chairman here in north carolina. he said he is confident tillis will win even after the absentee ballots are counted. >> they are working through those. there are no numbers in those count that would preclude us from calling this race. they won't be able to overturn the numbers like that. >> yesterday the democrat in the race cunningham said they were waiting for all of the votes to be counted. stay tuned. >> dana: i will be here. thank you very much. jonathan swan national political correspondent. what do you find most interesting? >> pennsylvania of course. interesting things in arizona and georgia and the trump campaign is fighting for all of these states. but pennsylvania the most important. i am very curious to see whether -- you have a great take before with andy mccarthy talked about the potential legal avenue in pennsylvania. as your guest pointed out it only matters if it's a meaningful number of ballots that can be contested and taken to the supreme c

tillis has claimed victory but we await the final call. one seat is going to a january runoff. kelly loeffler will face democrat rafael warnock. as for the house late night last night, speaker nancy pelosi's about holding them and will make a majority but there were upsets and it certainly wasn't easy. >> i'm here just to sing the praises of our house democrats and our candidates. not just in terms of numbers. not just about the quantity, it's about the quality of leadership that they provide for our country. >> this afternoon house g.o.p. leader kevin mccarthy said voters rejected socialism and chose freedom. >> as our numbers continue to grow, i think at the end of the day no matter where we end up, we will be able to have a very big say or even run the floor when it comes to policy. >> mccarthy notably seven g.o.p. pickups on the house and others he's watching and feels confident about. >> bill: i think you mike. still waiting on results, critical swing states and the balance including battleground michigan. we are live there on the gro

i think tillis had lost until this latest add. this may be the first time i will be voting for a democrat. despite the scandal. it will be the first time i voted -- the first time. kasich in 2016 and i just could not vote for hillary or trump, but i think cunningham by a slimit out margin. host: mr. cook. guest: this is one of the races that has been a premier senate race for the last year, year and a half. martha arizona with sally -- make sally, tillis in north carolina, maine, were vulnerable republican seats. it is not as much him as the president's weighing him down. to me, the fact that cunningham had been five or six points ahead, something like that, and then he had this sex scandal, and it moved it about a point or two, which normally you might expect it to kill a candidacy, but it did not. isaac the reason is people are not voting for him because -- i think the reason is people are not voting for him because of him or his character, they are just voting blue. just as in other years, people are voting red. is the incumben

for example, thom tillis lawson north carolina, he lost weight, mecklenburg and durham counties by 75,000 fewer votes than trump did.d. in georgia purdue lost the atlanta mro by 50,000 ves fewer than trump did. there was some ticket splitting at the senate level it's just not b enough to actually flip any of the results. but do think there was clearly a special house races certainly state legislative races democratic voters who probably voted biden andid did not want o give democra, they wanted to get rid of trumpets. we will take your life to the white house for a everything wh press secretary kayleigh mcenany. >> good afternoon, everyone. the beginning of t end of the pandemic started with the leadership of president trump. in recent days pfizer and moderna reported a highly successful results of the vaccine development. each achieving a covid vaccine that is over 90% effective. we know know moderna is 94.5% effective, pfizer 95%. that is extraordinary. in july the trump administration as part of operation warp speed agreed to provide pfizer with $1.95 billion to manufacture and distrib

tillis leading by less than two percentage points in the race.hat is fascinating to see so much money spent on the race what that will mean. senator thom tillis had a chance to thank his supporters even they cal cunningham did not concede the race. tillis went to his party saying he was eager to get back to washington. here is what he said last night. >> we were holding up to hear from my opponent. we want to decide to come over here to talk to you all because what we accomplished tonight was a stunning victory. reporter: we are expecting to get an update from the state board of elections around 2:30 today, neil. give us an idea what comes next with them. there were 117 outstanding absentee ballots. they were ballots i had mailed out and not returned back in. unlikely they will be returned on election day. there could be a race where numbers make a difference. we're expected to get an update from the board of elections 2:30. all things considered here in north carolina smoother process than other states. north carolinians are eager to see what th

thom tillis holds his position in north carolina.his north carolina senate seat after a his opponent, cal cunningham, concedes. till liss said he is, quote, incredibly humbled by this victory. dan sullivan is leading in alaska and georgia's two senate races are headed for a runoff set for january 5th which we're focused on as well. former acting fbi director andrew mccabe said the agency had, quote, many reasons to investigate russian interference in the 2016 election. nothing bas about trump show. he said the crossfire hurricane probe was launched because the bureau had reason to believe then candidate donald trump was, quote, a danger to national security, unquote. he highlighted the firing of director jim comey as a red flag in that vein. however, he also admitted he would not have signed off on any fisa warrant to surveil carter page. >> did you mislead the fisa court? >> i signed a package that included numerous factual errors. maria: yes, the ig said the inspector general report last year concluded the page warrant applications

tillis has been leading for days and that would help republicans maintain control of the chamber. cunningham is within 2 percentage points of the 97% of the vote counted, won't have final numbers there until november 12th or 13th. eva. >>> well, coming up on "good morning america," a unique year, a unique presidential election. we'll check in with two historians on how the race has been like no other, whit. >>> and, eva, we look at the legal challenges the trump campaign is pursuing as the vote counting continues. our chief legal analyst chief dan abrams joins us. >>> plus, covid update. the startling numbers that are surging higher and shattering records. we'll be right back with that. much more "gma" coming up. >>> "good morning america" is sponsored by walmart. let's end the year with what matters. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ to treat her beforefrequent heartburn, 24hr marie could only imagine enjoying freshly squeezed orange juice. now no fruit is forbidden. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn? largest catastrop

. >> bret: a lot of focus now on those georgia runoffs and potentially if it all adds up, tom tillisorth carolina, dan sullivan and alaska, looks like those two races could be the control of the u.s. senate with a tie then going to vice president harris. what do you tell people about that and concerned about that considering all we've heard about the progressive agenda? >> well, there's a lot of people that are concerned, a lot of fear tactics being used right now. if both of the georgia senators were elected in the democratic party, then that would be 50/50 with both dan sullivan and tom tillis winning. 50/50 means there's a tie but if one senator does not vote on the democratic side, there is no try and there is no bill, so i commit to tonight and i commit to all of your viewers an end everyone else that's watching, i want to lay those fears, i want to rest those fears for you right now because when they talk about whether the pack in the courts or ending the filibuster, i will not vote to do that. i will not vote to affect the courts. and i will not vote to end the filibuster. bre

you have republican tom tillis, east the incumbent and you have cal cunningham. they both have their issue. thom tillis had covid-19 and was sidelined and cunningham had that extramarital affair but they've both been working hard on the campaign trail. actually it's the costliest u.s. senate race in history, $250 million. one of the recent polls we were watching showed that cunningham is in the lead by three points at least for right now. we are also watching south carolina because incumbent lindsey graham, some folks are saying he's not necessarily a slam-dunk to win here. he has shown some thought malleability. and harrison is attacking him for being an attack dog for president trump, one of the dash it's a little bit older poll that we are watching shows neck and neck, the numbers are really wide across the board but this one could be quite contentious as well. finally i have my eye on arizona, you have the incumbent martha mcsally and you have the democrat nominee here. they both have really interesting backgrounds. he's a former astronaut and she is a former

tillis, and his challenger. in maine, senator collins, fighting for her seat there.arly to call at this hour. in arizona, the democrats hoping to pick up a new seat there. against mcsally, that is kelly, the former astronaut. in michigan this is a seat that democrats are defending. this one, too early to call. in alaska too early to call with 36% of the vote in in georgia one of two races, the two-way race between perdue, and john ossoff. and the other senate race, a multiparty race, jungle primary right now, it head to a special election. these two advance to that special election. the democrats picked up one seat in colorado. the republicans have expected, picked up one in alabama. that perform tubberville, the former auburn football coach, picking up that seat in alabama. democrats, hoping to do better than they have so far. mitch mcconnell retaining his seat in kentucky. in south carolina, lindsey graham, maintaining his seat. long standing, challenger, jamie harrison, democrats had faith n were hoping he would come through. 46 democrats with 47. they need to pic

jeanine: senator tillis, thank you for being here.ore from president trump's pennsylvania rally is next. stay with us. judge jeanine: welcome back to justice. president trump's rally just wrapped up in pennsylvania. the president has left the stage and is getting into his car. what a night it's been. we saw so much energy from president trump tonight in that energy was back and forth between the president and his audience. thunderous applause on issues like peace in the middle east, thunderous applause about the economy. the president tonight described the fact that special forces were able to actually capture an american hostage, an american citizen who has been held hostage in the crowd again cheering usa, usa. the president talking about the fact that he took out soleimani and baghdadi and what he did for veterans across this country and why it took so long for all of the other administrations to deliver on issues for veterans. and finally tonight the future of the country is in your hands. every single vote counts. please make sur

like tillis was losing they've 93%.till not calling that race yet is susan collins, we said she was very vulnerable, but it appears that she is leading by 8 with 85% of the vote being counted there. and you know i were talking again about arizona mark kelly, a very popular candidate there. he is the democrat and he's up against martha mcsally he at this point in time he leads by 7 points. so those are still in play. we've got right at now as of tonight, you know majority is going to be 51 seats, the democrats at this point have 46 the republicans 47 the balance of powers that night quite decided this hour sending it back to you and all right mickey, thank you for that we'll take a break and that we'll take a break and we'll be right back. bubbles at this price? is this for real? oh, it's real... believe me. i mean this is upexpected. you would say... remarkable? absolutly. a remarkable deal. thanks. i get that all the time. wait... what?! ♪grocrey outlet jingle >>a look at some of the results on the san francisco measur

he was not headed where they were, and where looks like he was headed until his scandal -- where tillis looks like he was headed until his scandal. if the color of the jersey, not the name on his jersey. i give you credit every time i use that, ron. ron: i get my little nickel every time somebody uses that. ok, think about south carolina and iowa. have spent a little in iowa but he didn't really spend any money in iowa, certainly didn't spend in the in iowa. democratic candidates stand between them, what, $350 million in those states? carolina, biden got 43.5% of the vote. the number of candidates on either side that ran one or two points behind his 30 small. kelly ended up being two points behind biden. , ran four points ahead but that was from 40-44%. i think it is really hard now to win senate races that go the other way for president. obviously not possible. in '08 we had six senate candidate that won in states be the other way. i think it was one in '20. i think in the off year there is more opportunity to separate. even in the house, less time, charlie, it was, what, 28 split dist

then looking at north carolina, the race between incumbent tom tillis and cal cunningham.y are looking, of course, in arizona one of their best shots to concert a seat for mark kelly over martha mcsal lee. not a certain thing and they are close. that would be the easiest path for the democrats but easy it won't be. >> dave chalain, thanks so much. >>> concerns about election-related violence across the country. stay with us about that. it's an important time to save. with priceline, you can get up to 60% off amazing hotels. and when you get a big deal... ...you feel like a big deal. ♪ priceline. every trip is a big deal. (burke)stomer) happy anniversary. ♪ (customer) for what? (burke) every year you're with us, you get fifty dollars toward your home deductible. it's a policy perk for being a farmers customer. (customer) do i have to do anything? (burke) nothing. (customer) nothing? (burke) nothing. (customer) nothing? (burke) nothing. (customer) hmm, that is really something. (burke) you get a whole lot of something with farmers policy perks. see ya. (kid) may i have a bal

thom tillis was absolutely supposed to listen he held on to his seat. graham as well, mitch mcconnell was in trouble at one point. so with socialism on the line because that is what is going to be on the ballot here and republican eyes. is that enough to energize people to come out and chilly january? >> there's even a question if she has enough votes to keep her speakership. the house is not a settled deal yet. you are absolutely right. did we actually than that joe biden had a 17-point lead in wisconsin? the fact of her starting at this level of stupidity to get where we are now. see ford where we are now's out of time, peter, jessica, daniel, it's great to see you all. amen. don't go, tropical storm is nex next. [ squawks ] 'cause you're not like everybody else. that's why liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. what? oh, i said... uh, this is my floor. nooo! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ hi susan! honey? yeah? i respect that. but that cough looks pretty bad... try this ne

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, cal cunningham, going up against tillis. feel about that? >> democrats feel confident on the presidential race in north carolina. they have a lot of paths here. they feel extraordinarily confident about beating mcsally and cory gardner and susan collins in maine. we don't know. the election is tonight. we'll find out soon enough. and they have to get one more. that's as complicated as it is. we shouldn't make it more complicated. by the way, it's something that is not getting any attention is republicans in the house of representatives -- chamber i think a lot about are going to be at obama-era levels of minority, meaning they're going to be in such a deep state of despair powerwise. they'll be at a point where it's going to be difficult for them to win back the majority in two years. and pretty stunning going from the largest majority since herbert hoover back to 180-something seats, which is just absolute wipeout in the period of less than about a decade. >> i tried. >> michael, explain to us why republicans are in that po