the governor is tom wolfe. six democrats, and two vacancies. donald trump won the state over hillary clinton. when it comes to that winning of the state by donald trump, have much of that is a factor this in helping republicans? guest: donald trump is not on the ballot literally but figuratively he is. here is what is going on in pennsylvania and many other states. political historians often talk about midterm elections being essentially about the president, about his incumbency. the fact of the matter is that that is true not just a bit, but usually so this year -- but hugely so this year. they're going to vote this year, what's important to you? overwhelmingly democrat say they are opposed to president trump and they want their party to gain control of congress and conversely the republicans, because they support the president and because they want to see her party retain control of congress. typically it is a referendum on the president, midterm elections. this goes to a new degree when we say more. more a battle over president trump, his te

i thought we had governor tom wolfe. he was in the lobby. with that, he'll probably find his way here in the near future. i am confident that our alumninst michael bloomberg is in the room today. supporter of the bloomberg school health and bloomberg american health initiative launched two years ago with my extraordinary commitment of $300 million. that used to be a big number for johns hopkins. but i digress. as you have seen, today's agenda is future looking. as mike bloomberg frequently reminds us to look ahead effectively you have to look back. sometimes way back. in this case, i want to go back to new england in 1736. that year, a strange disease swept across the region. it would eventually claim the lives of one out of every 40 people in the colonies and most were children. locals called it the strangling angel. we call it diphtheria. for one minister who experienced this catastrophic loss of life firsthand, the only explanation he could muster was define retribution. he was, of course, off the mark. diphtheria had both natural and soc

governor tom wolf. tennessee, lee. massachusetts, baker. illinois, too early to call, though pritskerr is in the lead, alabama, ivy is in the lead, rhode island, too early to call, romando is in the lead. and in georgia, too early to call, another widely watched race tonight where the numbers, the early has been all over the map. >> you mentioned the illinois race. that is the governor's race that democrats most hope to pick up. they have their strongest, i think, confidence in terms of flipping a governor's race. as bad as the senate map is for the democratic party, with all of these democratic senators defending turf in places trump won, as bad as the senate map is for democrats, it is that good for them in terms of the governor's races, so that illinois race is first among a lot that the democrats are hoping to flip. those governors -- >> and really, really expensive. >> really expensive. everything in illinois is expensive. those governor's races will be kwas nating to watch. democrats haven't been shy about having high expectations. >>

. >> on the immigration, there's a big difference between scott wagner and tom wolf. >> the onslaughtmpaign ads has reached unprecedent levels. totals spent on tv ads totals $2.9 billion. 52% from democrats, most of the rest of that from republicans. >>> the first set of troops the president has ordered to head to the borders have arrived. let's go now to gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: they're starting to fan out across southern texas, these troops reinforcing this international bridge. they're part of a first wave of 15,000 troops president trump says will secure the u.s. military. these vietnam veterans strongly oppose the use of the u.s. money. according to officials, about 8,000 people are making their way toward the u.s. >> an enormous fraud is being perpetrated on the american people. >> a registered voter who voted for president trump, a decision she now regrets. >> why is it happening now? >> because of the midterms. >> reporter: children are fleeing rape and violence. >> if i was in their shoes, i'd bring every troop i could find. >> reporter: rusty says he constantly sees immi

. >> on the immigration there's a big difference between scott wagner and tom wolf. i dangerous caravan of illegals koreans careens to the border, tumor behind it and liberal tom wolf is laying out the welcome mat. he opposes president trump's call to send troops to the border and supports a dangerous sanctuary cities which attracts even more illegals. scott wagner will keep pennsylvania safe. van century city, stop the caravan from coming here. scott wagner for governor. >> host: take us to the pennsylvania governors race. >> guest: it's its presets not looking terribly competitive. the republicans lost it in in e 2014 midterm election. the governor has been fairly confident governor -- competent covers and you don't find them in an unfavorable situation get what you do see is how the politics of immigration playset in some of these states. if you want to win as a republican in pennsylvania you have to energize traditional democratic voters in southwest pennsylvania to vote for you. these cultural issue how you do it. these types of ms. don't appeal to suburbanites

. >> there's a big difference between scott wagner and tom wolf. >>> a lot of campaign money has gone spending totals $2.9 billion. 52% of that from democrats. most of the rest from republicans. predictions, the biggest headlines wednesday morning. what will they be after tuesday's midterm vote. that's next. be sure to watch "am joy" at 10:00 eastern. she'll be live in ft. lauderdale with the latest on the big races in that state. but first, "saturday night live" takes on white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders and potential cure for insomnia. >> people are always asking me, how do you sleep at night? they scream it at me all day long. the caravan's headed straight for us and filled with chup a cab rahs and ms-13. >>> i reach for my secret weapon. one little pill eases me into the gentlest of -- >> extra strength quaaludes. michael jackson's doctor told -- here we go. discover. i like your card, but i'm absolutely not paying an annual fee. discover has no annual fees. really? yeah. we just don't believe in them. oh nice. you would not believe how long i've been rehearsing t

the governor is democrat tom wolf.n it comes to the presidential race in 2016, donald trump won the state 48.2% over hillary clinton at 47.5%. when it comes to that winning of the state, how much of a factor this time around in helping republicans? guest: donald trump is not on the ballot, literally but figuratively he is. here is what is going on in pennsylvania and many other states. political historians like myself often talk about midterm elections being essentially about the president, about his incumbency. the fact of the matter is that is true not just a bit, but hugely so this year. in our state and many other states, when we asked voters you are going to vote this year, why are you coming out, what is important to you? saywhelmingly, democrats they are turning out to vote because they are opposed to president trump and they want their party to gain control of congress. conversely, republicans because they support the president and want to see their party retain control of congress. typically, it is a referendu

the governor is tom wolf, a democrat.se delegation, 10 republicans, 6 democrats, 2 vacancies. and when it comes to the presidential race in 2016, donald trump won the state over hillary clinton. professor madonna, when it comes to that winning of the state by donald trump, how much of a factor this time around in helping republicans? >> guest: oh, look, there is -- donald trump is not on the ballot literally, but figuratively he is. here's what, basically, is going on in pennsylvania and many other states. we often -- political historians like myself often talk about midterm elections being essentially about the president, about his incumbency. the fact of matter is that is true not just a bit, but hugely so this year. in our state and many other states, when voter -- when we can ask voters, well, you're going to vote this year, why are you coming out, what's important to you, overwhelmingly democrats say they're turning out the vote because they're opposed to president trump, and they want their party to gain control of

washington post had a young beat reporter outside kennedy's house in georgetown, and his name was tom wolfe and he has 6 or 7 major books out there. these, the cast of characters is quite remarkable. kennedy and eisenhower are interesting in their own right but particularly interesting as opposites of each other. they are wildly different personalities. eisenhower, i will say was the one character who surprised me. he was a much more interesting and complex person than our clichÉ notion holds. eisenhower grew up in abilene, kansas, went to west point come military superstar, 5-star general. the man who defeated hitler, organized d day. his public demeanor was a placid, amiable guy who liked to golf and cook steak and play bridge. he was an extrovert but an explosive temper, he would snap quickly and blow over quickly but he would snap quickly. he was an amazingly and surprisingly great writer. i was not expecting dwight eisenhower to be a good writer but i would read his memoir, particularly his diary injuries and his precise, vivid, colorful, that was the part of eisenhower that surprised

what are the chances governor tom wolf could win with scott wagner on the ballot? guest: i think governor wolf has the advantage. wagner, i'm not sure the republican party has completely coalesced behind wagner. i expect wolf to win. he had a big spending advantage in his initial election. wagner got attention with a provocative ad, a video where he was trying to sound president trump-esque. i'm not sure it works for someone who is not president trump. host: the list texas 32, congressman sessions' does this district as a tossup. >> collin alred is a civil rights attorney. he plays for the tennessee titans. a young, charismatic guy. the district includes some north dallas suburbs. this suburban area has traditionally been republican but not favorable to the president. sessions, this is a dramatic difference. he ran on post -- unopposed in 2016. there was a primary in 2018 because so many people wanted to run. the new york times, they are finishing up their final polls. they show it as a close race. host: mia love in the fourth district. guest: utah was not favorabl

his name was tom wolfe and he had about six or seven major books that are out there to leave her again, just a cast of characters , this is really quite remarkable. kennedy and eisenhower are interesting i think in their own right but there particularly interesting as almost mirror opposites of each other. they're just so wildly differentpersonalities . and eisenhower, i will say was the one character who surprised me in my research. he was much more interesting and complex and compelling person and i think our clichc notion holds. eisenhower is from texas, grew up in abilene and texas, went to west point, military superstar,five-star general , the man who defeated her, organized the day. his public demeanor was a placid amiable guy who likes to goof off and cook steaks and play bridge. but behind the scenes he was an extrovert but he was kind of an explosive temper. he would snap weekly or blow over quickly he was an amazing and surprisingly great writer. i was not expecting dwight eisenhower to be a big writer but i read his memoir and particularly his diary entries and its precise a

of this award include johnup dike tony morrison, steven king, joan, and maxine honk kingston and tom wolfe no big deal. this honor is given to a writer who has over the course of their career greatly enriched our literary heritage through their body of work. tonight's hon row and her books have had an exceptional impact and here to present the medal is lewis alberto raya a finalist himself for the pulitzer prize for his landmark work of nonfiction the devil's highway. lewis is also the best selling author of the novel's house of the broken spirits, the hummingbirds daughter, into the beautiful north, and queen of america. as well as the story collection, the water museum of pen award finalist. he's won lanen literary award and edgar award, a 2017 american academy of arts and letters award in literature among many other honors. born in tijuana to a mexican father, and american mother, he lives outside of chicago and teaches at the university of illinois, chicago. it gives many great pleasure to welcome lewis alberto raya. [inaudible conversations] him here to honor -- [inaudible conversatio

in pennsylvania, cnn projects that the winner of this race, tom wolf, who, of course, is the incumbent governor, he hangs on. wins re-election defeating scott wagner, the republican in this race. we'll go to massachusetts. cnn projects that the winner there is charlie baker. also the incumbent there. the republican defeating jay gonzalez for a second term. so two holds, one for democrats and one for republican. and here is the big board. these are the races we just can't make any projections in at this point. alabama, connecticut, florida, illinois, maine, maryland, new hampshire, oklahoma, and rhode island and also tennessee. no projections at this point. it's just too early. in florida, let's go to this race we've been watching all night. andrew gillum, the democrat at this point, it's getting a little tighter with 82% reporting at this point. he's ahead at this point by about 23,000 votes, but look at that, it's about .4% split. in ohio, we'll go up to the midwest here, richard cordray, the democrat at this point, over mike dewine at this point for about 55,000 votes. 26% reporting.

including appearances by pennsylvania governor tom wolf, former new york labor mutt michael buber, and washington dc mayor muriel bowser. >> the navy is proposing an increase in shipbuilding as part of its 2019 budget. the goal would be to have a 355 ship fleet. the hearing on the budget before the senate armed services subcommittee on seapower ran about an hour and half. >> >> -- >> i'm out of practice. by agreement, we are going to skip opening statements of the chair and ranking member until such time as the senator arrives. but we will welcome our three distinguished panelist today. the honorable james f. geurts, assistant secretary u.s. navy research, development and acquisition. vice admiral william merz, deputy chief of naval operations for warfare u.s. navy naval . and lieutenant. general david h. berger, deputy commandant of the marine corps for combat development . gentlemen i understand you have drawn straws and one of you gets to make an opening statement, is that correct?>> yes her. >> we will let you proceed and then we will take questions on a five minute basis and when

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including appearances by pennsylvania governor tom wolf, former new york labor mutt michael buber, and washington dc mayor muriel bowser. >> the navy is proposing an increase in shipbuilding as part of its 2019 budget. the goal would be to have a 355 ship fleet. the hearing on the budget before the senate armed services subcommittee on seapower ran about an hour and half. >> >> --

remember in 2016, ultimate squeaker, the president won the state by even a full n't 0.07%.tage point, tom wolf is seeking re-election gainst scott wagner, the democrat, popular senator bob casey, two-term incumbent re-election, his opponent is republican barletta.an named lou redistricting battles in pennsylvania. before we look at races, tell us the impact of those three statistics. >> well, i think the governor is re-election in the jr. will win sey re-election, as well. the president won pennsylvania, are ready mean they to throw all of their support to the republican congressman senator.he the redistricting piece of this is fascinating and a blue print want to do ocrats nationwide. eginning of the year, state supreme court threw out congressional map, they thought partisan id it was a gerrymander, they threw it back to the legislature, controlled republicans. and republicans drew a new map and sent to the governor to be signed. democratic governor wolf decided he said, i'm not going better it, that is no and it went back to the courts. the courts selected a map, a map was favorable to demo

candidates speak optimistically until they win and that's what scott wagner was doing and we predict tom wolf. mark shields the democrats hel on and the governors seat in massachusetts. so far this looks like the results we ected. >> yes, judy. i'm surprised we haven't called the governor of maryland larry hogan because the three most opular governors in theuntry are all republicans. charlie baker the repn ubli massachusetts, a very blue state. larry hogan republican in maryland is very blue state. d alabama are red states but what struck me is that the, we had numbers up there that's less than 1% of theote in ohio with 649,000 votes.e unless theyly got a lot of people in to vote, 1% is not going to be 649,000.i ennsylvaniaa in both were out of the donaldbo trump plak and both failed. pt woodruff: what do you see there as an atty any challenges. >> every election has goodet mas of math. one of the thing i'm seeing is sort of a dul wave theory in sort of areas where you expect democratto be strong they are really strong. so barba comstock, she's affluent counties, suburban counties outside of

in 2004 the late the late author and journalist tom wolf discussed his novel the focus is on higher educationns. >> i began to hear about the coed dorm but there's a total abstraction to me. i assumed more sex but i couldn't get a picture of it. we heard about corruption in big time cletus fords. i was just about how this affected we athletes themselves. what were they like? we heard of political correctness. we heard a lot about political correctness because in, journals are much more aptly talking to professors of one sort or another than to students. and i discovered right away that students today are eager to talk to some older person honestly about what they are doing. >> you can watch this at all of the booktv the past 20 years at booktv.org. type the author's name and the workbook in the search bar at the top of the page. >> becoming is a title of michelle obama's autobiography that was recently published. it's already number one on most bestseller list. she's on book tour now speaking to tens of thousands of people in arenas across the country. here's an excerpt. >> look for more in-d

there's a big difference between scott wagner and tom wolf.egalsus caravan of careens, two more behind it and liberal -- he opposes the call to send troops and supports dangerous which attracts more illegals. scott wagner will keep pennsylvania safe. band sanctuary cities. stop the caravan. to theake us pennsylvania governor's race. sean: it is a race not looking terribly competitive. the republicans lost it in the 2014 election. has been competent and you do not fire them. what you see is how the politics of immigration plays out. if you want to win as a republican in pennsylvania you have to energize voters in southwest pennsylvania. these cultural issues are how you do it. these moves to not appeal to suburbanites. you see the trade-off involved. in making these appeals. democrats are avoiding them. john: this is not a race to competitive question mark -- competitive? here is amy, democrat in that race with her closing ad. amy, i flew 89 combat missions as a marine. mission is next running for congress. this is my mission, health care is a

we had tom wolfe win very easily over a trump-backed gubernatorial candidate.ou barletta is someone who trump intervened in the primary. mayor of hazelton. basically introduce a country so these new anti-immigrant laws. he got annihilated in pennsylvania because pennsylvania is a very interesting state. ohio seems to be going well for richard cordray, the head of the cspb. template --rren campaigned heavily for him. she only participated in two races, that and katie porter. you have ohio and then you have illinois that was just called. and then event michigan where whitmore is poised for a victory. wisconsin, walker is trailing in the polls. i'mm sure you have seen over the last two years, democrats won so many republican district special elections over t the two years that scott walker tried to cancel that. the people were retiring and seats opening up and he said no. you know what, a 20 point republican district and we will not do this. the supreme court forced them to do it in the ended up losing. amy: we will talk more about wisconsin in a moment. we will t

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g pennsylvanernor, tom wolf the projected winner. tennessee in the governor's race there, bill le the republican is the projected winner. >> let's go for the governor's races, we've been talking so much about congress, but the governor's races, what's happening in the statehouses on th election night is huge. >> well, it is because this is -- fast forward four years and we go to 2022. what happens in between '18 and '22? ah, we redraw the maps. democrats are hoping if they cah get governs in some of the big states, florida, pennsylvania, michigan, ohio, think about those, how big theyr how many congressional districts they are. most of them were somewhere in republican control when they did it. the legislatures may all be in republican control. if you have a democrat control you may have a better map or your r map depending o political persuasion. that's why these governor ships tonight may help draw the maps that we do in 2022. >> we'll be connecti dots all night long. we'll take a break and look at the senate battleground. stay wit

pennsylvania has already been called for the incumbent governor, the democrat tom wolfe.asons he won pennsylvania —— corresponded. the democrats thought pennsylvania was safe. it was part of the famed blue or they disintegrated on the night of 2016. he did well in the rust belt towns. one of the key races we are looking at night in christian, is in allentown and bethlehem. the seventh congressional district. there is a democrat, susan walsh, she is up against a former olympic gold—medallist with the republican candidate. the democrats think they candidate. the democrats think they can pick up there. that would be really significant if they could win that kind of seat in allentown in bethlehem. one of those old steel towns were donald trump did so well in the 2016 election. that is one of the key races we will be looking at. also just shut the key races we will be looking at. alsojust shut in pennsylvania and the votes are starting to be counted. as you say, the polls have just shut in pennsylvania. it is one of those swing states. it can go either way. it went for donald

many doctors have been aided byjohn wolfe, a retired surgeon from st mary's hospital in west london. our middle east correspondent, toms changed even more lives this year. thousands of palestinians in gaza have suffered bullet wounds during protests at the perimeter fence with israel. it has put intense pressure on gaza's hospitals. you just open your fingers, let go... in this makeshift classroom, palestinian surgeons learn the painstaking work of repairing arteries and avoiding amputation. they practise on goats' arteries, and learn from a british arterial surgeon, a world leader in his field. palestinians have protested since march, demanding a right to return. israel defends the use of live ammunition, pointing to violent attacks against its troops, stirred up, it says, by gaza's militant leaders. this is another person being brought in as the protests at the fence continue. the problem is that each of these cases, as the numbers build up, require specialist surgical skills, in a healthcare system already under pressure, and which lacks doctors. this volume of severe injuries is something that most countries never

complex procedures under the guiding hand ofjohn wolfe, a retired consultant from st mary's hospital in west london. our middle east correspondent, tom more lives this year. thousands of palestinians in gaza have suffered bullet wounds during protests at the perimeter fence with israel. it has put intense pressure on gaza's hospitals. you just open your fingers, let go... in this makeshift classroom, palestinian surgeons learn the painstaking work of repairing arteries and avoiding amputation. they practise on goats' arteries, and learn from a british arterial surgeon, a world leader in his field. palestinians have protested since march, demanding a right to return. israel defends the use of live ammunition, pointing to violent attacks against its troops, stirred up, it says, by gaza's militant leaders. this is another person being brought in as the protests at the fence continue. the problem is that each of these cases, as the numbers build up, require specialist surgical skills, in a healthcare system already under pressure, and which lacks doctors. this volume of severe injuries is something that most countries never see. there ar

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