>> and tom mcarthur lost last night. of a role did health care as an issue play in these states for this midterm? >> i would say it played the largest role. in poll after poll after poll, democrats said that make was their biggest issue. if you looked at all voters, they said that health care was their biggest issue and overall they had wanted obamacare to stay in tact and republicans tried to dismantle it and you saw a slew of challengers come up against these republicans who were trying to dismantle it like tom mcarthur. that gentleman who was going up against tom mcarthur said "he's done" and apparently that gentleman was in fact correct. >> harry enten, thank you very much. >> bye, brooke. >> bye. >> attorney michael avenatti now dealing with his own legal drama after being arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence. what his client stormy daniels just said about the news. did you get a whole thanksgiving? well you remember what happened last year. you can't bring a backup thanksgiving to my sister's house. it

trump ally, tom mcarthur, did two things that are not being viewed kindly by independents. one is he supported the tax bill. by doing that in the tax bill, there was a provision in it that is going to hurt new jersey, and that is specifically where his district is right here, when you're looking into new jersey. in addition to that, he also was a key vote in repealing the affordable care act. his district in new jersey has the philadelphia suburbs up to its west. he has a lot of problems heading in. if he loses in what is considered the most conservative part of new jersey, your probably likely to see other republicans lose in that state as well and then it could be an idea, a portend of what we'll see. >> on the eastern time zone getting those early could tell us a lot. mark, we know you'll be here through it all. thank you. >>> the president is not on the ballot, but says vote like he is. does that help or hurt republicans on election day? >>> in another story we've been following closely for weeks, the sons of murdered journalist jamal khashoggi spoke to cnn and had one

tom mcarthur, 99% reporting, 2,000 votes ahead. haven't called it yet. andrew kim was trying to take out the moderate tom mcarthur, that's up in the air. there's a slim opportunity for pickup. we'll move across the map. this isn't that close. this has opened up. 100% reporting, ben mcadams, on the road in utah. over to california. there are a lot of close races in there. this race, jeff denham opening a lead, 1.2%, 1,200 ahead. josh harder, considered a top-tier democratic candidate. can he close the gap? 88% reporting. still an open question. move down, this would be your closest race. steve knight, 330 ahead, the republican incumbent, over katie hill, los angeles county, the demographic shifts as people have left the city area and moved here over the course of the last couple of years. have been major. steve knight has always been targeted by democrats. katie hill was considered a top-tier democratic candidate. raised a ton of money. thought they'd give him a run for his money, 50% reporting. she's giving him a run for his money. it's a question of wha

mark: new jersey 3rd, tom mcarthur, the republican versus andy kim. >> kim is really an extreme democrat. had radical views, particularly on terrorism and other things, and mcarthur, they tried to put him on the ropes on health care, he's fighting back. mcarthur could win and the senate race could be helping with bob hugin. he wasn't convicted but he certainly -- mark: he's had ethics complaints filed against him. he's pretty dirty. quite serious. and you raise a very interesting point, which is the democrats are running on health care. >> right. mark: which seems kind of odd, but running on health care because they're saying medicare for all. but seniors in this country need to understand what medicare for all means to the democrat is eliminating medicare, what it means to union member is eliminating their contracts they've negotiated on health care. what it means to other americans is employer health care goes, independent health care, it's all eliminated and you create this va dmv system, topdown bernie sanders socialist candidates? >> if you thought obamacare was bad. mark: it's fran

wins for democrats in the midterm elections, andy kim has now unseated the republican incumbent tom mcarthur in new jersey's third congressional district, and in maine, jared golden has defeated the incumbent republican as well. all of new england will be represented by a democrat. there are still six congressional races not yet called by nbc news. a recount in florida is going, and a runoff in georgia's governor's race is still a possibility. here's steve kornacki. two calls, kind of fate -- six outstanding? >> six left to come. >> the pulled ahead in that vote count. >> she's pulled well ahead, about 4,000 votes, orange county basically coming in, the last few minutes, porter's pulled further ahead, that margin up over 6,000 votes, every day more votes from orange are counted, favoring the democrats and also in 39, which is also orange county, this for the first time tonight in the update the democrat has taken the lead. >> that just happened since i came on air. >> last 20 minutes. >> that's actually -- when i went to air it was about 70 votes for young kim who was -- i think would be the

and tom mcarthur, one of the architects of the 2017 republican health care bill conceded his race againstocrat andy kim. a former aide to president obama, kim will be the first korean-american to serve in congress in 20 years and the first ever to represent his state. the updated count in california's 39th district shows the lead of young kim has shrunk to just 122 votes over the democrat. and democrat katie porter is now 4,000 votes ahead of republican incumbe incumbent mimi walters. mike pence said he thought the democrats failed to make sizable gains. >> we made history by expanding our majority in the senate. we won some great elections in governo governors' offices around the country. i think it's because the american people see the results. >> but the results actually tell a different story. in fact, democrats gained at least 34 house seats. at this hour, seven still undecided seats remain along with flipping seven governors' mansions, 336 state legislative seats for a total of 380 in the trump era and multiple state house claimers. >> the republicans try to claim that people are il

incumbent is tom mcarthur.the moderates who stepped forward to help broker a compromise, republican bill to repeal and replace obamacare. personal for the democrats, not just andy kim, the democratic candidate but democrats nationally. again it's a test. in the suburb, this is in new jersey. we look for control of the house. again, democrats think they can get most of the seats they need, if not all. midatlantic and northeast, not in the midwest. if they need other help, though, one of the places we'll be looking is red. texas. you look down in texas, two districts. houston suburbs, republican incumbent. will millennials and college educated women turn out? that's one. texas 32 in the dallas suburbs, endangered incumbent. we shouldn't be talking about this race in a normal year. the question, is this a normal year? is this a big blue wave? those two districts in texas will tell you that. that's the house map as you look at it. democrats favored coming in. plenty of targets of opportunity of the 31 toss-up races

republican congressman tom mcarthur is trying to cling to his seat there, but andrew kim is currently a point. ballots are still being counted in utah where tens of thousands of votes have yet to be tallied in the fourth congressional district. if republican incumbent mia love loses the race, that would give democrats another pickup, 5,000 votes separating those two. by nbc's count, democrats have gained 31 seats so far. the last votes to be counted will likely be in california where vote tallying is notoriously slow. but there is one candidate in california who did not wait for an official call to declare victory. this was the headline over "the sacramento bee" on saturday. harley rouda declares victory over 30-year congressman dana rohrabacher. republican congressman dana rohrabacher has represented this solid red district in orange county, california for 15 terms. in the entire existence of this congressional district, voters have never elected a democrat. dana rohrabacher is so russia-friendly, he is frequently referred to as vladimir putin's favorite congressman. now it looks lik

and the representative tom mcarthur conceded to andy kim.st korean to serve in congress in 20 years and the first ever to represent the state of new jersey. the updated count in california's 39th district shows the lead of korean american republican young kim has shrunk to 122 votes over democrat gil sisn cisneros. but in an interview with nbc news this morning, vice president mike pence says, he thought the democrats failed to make sizable gains. >> we made history by expanding our majority in the senate. we won some great elections in governor's offices around the country and we didn't really see that blue wave in the house of representatives come our way. i think it's because the american people see the results. >> but those results tell a much different story. the democrats gaining at least now 34 house seats. ats gaining t now 34 house seats joe, so if you look at just orange county, for example, with i we started with there. there will thought be republicans in orange county representing those districts, which is a shock to you and to

democrats picked up another seat in new jersey with representative tom mcarthur conceding to former obamafinish the recount of the u.s. senate and governor's races by today's 3:00 p.m. eastern deadline. if the results fall within 1/4 percentage point margin, a manual recount will then begin, which must then be completed by sunday. yay, florida. >> the saga continues. >>> attorney michael avenatti is vowing to clear his name after he was arrested and charged with domestic violence. avenatti has been a fixture on tv news programs since suing president trump on behalf of adult film star stormy daniels. police in los angeles say the alleged victim has visible injuries but offered no other details. avenatti says the allegation is completely bogus. >> i have never struck a woman, i never will strike a woman. i am a father to two beautiful, smart daughters. i would never disrespect them by touching a woman inappropriately or striking a woman. >> avenatti's ex-wife came to his defense saying he has never been abusive to her or anyone else. he was scheduled to speak at an event in vermont this wee

if they can defeat tom mcarthur, or congressman leonard lance in the seventh district, that would show they are on the way to a majority. >> talk about that if you would. the statence against department former official. , hes a princeton graduate brings that to the race, but that is an issue where the salt tax provision was important to people. >> that is a district where congressman lance has a moderate reputation, i feel like sometimes it is a throwback, northeast republican, he is representing a district that hillary clinton won narrowly and even though he is not in the dave brett caucus, the district underneath him is becoming difficult to run in a midterm election with the polarizing republican president in the white house. >> plus keeping an eye on the headquartersmpaign and waiting for nancy pelosi to comment on the races thus far. we are learning more about the competitive house races which will be on her mind. let's move to minnesota. minnesota is a state that theyry clinton won 47-45, have eight members in the house, five democrats, three republicans, two democratic senators

is are going to be a flip from tom mcarthur the republican to obamaite?ongressman macarthur to president trump's economic message. he was the only republican in vote for the tax package in a congressional district where it is very controversial to say the least. against hillary clinton here, but this is the district that went for obama twice. watch of these suburbs. virginia kim was called for jennifer wexton against barbara comstock. it would appear folks are watching the suburbs to see if they will have a good night. david: thanks, kevin. we have breaking news from pennsylvania in the senate. bob casey has been reelected, not a big surprise. it is part of a dynasty. his father was a governor. bob casey will be returning to the senate. live from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ this is bloomberg. ♪ david: this is special coverage of the 2018 u.s. midterm elections on bloomberg television and radio. i am david westin. we have our reporters in the field. joining us from detroit is bloomberg's detroit bureau chief, david. let's start with you in miami. we hav

>> i think early in the evening you're going to be looking at races like in new jersey, like tom mcarthurim. it will be maybe pennsylvania, brian fitzpatrick. i think the firewall races for the republicans, which will be hugely important, down in south florida, carlos kabello, cd26 and m maria s a al a salazar whk will win. maria: in georgia, a couple races important there as well. we start with 7:00 p.m. eastern with lou dobbs and neil cavuto joins us at 8:00 p.m., i will join him as well. still ahead, a full look at the 2018 midterms. we'll hear from sean spicer and the battle for h2, amazon whit g through a list of cities where they can have their new headquarters, next hour, "mornings with maria." stay with us. moving? that's harder now because of psoriatic arthritis. but you're still moved by moments like this. don't let psoriatic arthritis take them away. taltz reduces joint pain and stiffness and helps stop the progression of joint damage. for people with moderate to severe psoriasis, 90% saw significant improvement. taltz even gives you a chance at completely clear skin. don't use

tom mcarthur in new jersey who lost his seat to andy kim, he voted for the tax bill.ersey the taxes are already horrific and no longer can deduct their state and the local taxes. that was an issue. finding the right candidate and right issue is the real key to a lot of these races. as you cover the white house and you look where the president is right now, taking a step back from it, he's factoring in the mid-terms to this face we've seen him put on in the last couple of days but also factoring in the mueller investigation and as donnie points out we may be at a perilous point for the president of the united states right now. >> it's hard to overstate the cognitive dissid northwestern ce going on because while trump's team was in that republicans would lose the house and polls and forecast were pretty much spot on, the president was very resistant to that and really did believe it was fake news and that the polls were wrong, this would be a repeat of 2016. so on election night when he was at the white house, as the results rolled in he was guesting increasingly frustr

tom mcarthur was the republican broker of the repeal and replace legislation, and he's been going to retirees and talking about this age tax. that race looks pretty good for the democrats right now. >> karen tumulty -- well, let me get to karen in just a second. 85% of likely democratic voters expressing a high level of interest in the midterms and 82% for republicans. according to data from targetsmart, nearly 35 million americans have voted early or absentee nationwide. so that could bode well, you never know. karen, talk about the gubernatorial races and how important they are, and what they're looking like. >> they are extraordinarily important, and i really think they haven't gotten the attention this election season that they deserve. right now there are 36 states where we have governors on the ballot. ten of those right now are in states held -- i mean, a dozen of them are toss-ups and of those, ten toss-ups are in states held bit republicans, eight of those in states that donald trump won. so there is a potential real realignment going on there as well. and the important thin