yancey and ms. simonds to run in -- for running in this election, truly unprecedented, as we all know. and for it to be just so divided, the way it was, it is just so important that each and one of us vote. it is so important in our immunity, not only in virginia but the entire country. important in our community, not only in virginia but the entire country. we know the voting processes are just so essential. and so much has been said of late about the voting processes in our nation. i want to commend those who want to run for elections because it is so important we have the integrity to make sure our system works. i would like to join our vice chair in commending all the individuals she talked about going through the judicial process and the election community, and, you, the press, because you need to get the story out there. very as we know, will be a pivotal year. i admit this state board of elections, we worked in a very nonpartisan way, but a bipartisan way, and that is the way it should be. an

yancey. mr. yancey then filed for a recount. the recount was held on december 19. at the end of the day on december 19, the recount recorded ms. simonds with a one-vote lead, 11,608 to 11,607. the following day, the recount court held a hearing to rule on all questioned ballots and to certify the recount results to the board of elections. that hearing ended with a recount tie, 11,607-11,607. the state board of elections then scheduled a drawing for december 27. on december 236, ms. simonds filed a motion for reconsideration of the recount court. this board delayed our drawing so the court would have time to reconsider that request. our goal is that elections should reflect the will of the people. and a drawing to determine a winner of elections, while legally required, is an action of last resort. therefore, questions about any election should be resolved before any drawing. yesterday, the court denied that request. the election, therefore, remains a tie of 11,607 votes apiece. today, this board will draw the winner of the race. the code of elections declares that

the winner of house district 94 is david yancey. ms. mcallister: and the second name for the other candidate, shelly simonds. mr. alcorn: i therefore move that pursuant to virginia code section 24.2-674, that david yancey is that newly elected delegate from house district 94. is there a second? >> second. mr. alcorn: there is a motion and a second. all in favor say aye. the motion passes. commissioner cortez will you , please distribute the certificate for signature? ms. mcallister: who has the blue pen? thank you, ma'am. we have legal counsel from the attorney general's office. he provides us with a blue pen so that we know we have all signed. mr. alcorn: thank you. madam vice chair, and madam secretary, i believe you would like to say a couple words. ms. wheeler: a couple of words. today, we have witnessed an unprecedented event in the history of the commonwealth of virginia. we pulled a name out of a bowl to name a delegate which was last done in 1971 in a tie vote. however this particular draw , also will determine the speaker of th

yancey and ms. simonds to run in this election. it is truly unprecedented, as we all know, and for it to be so divided. it is so important that each and every one of us vote, that it is so important in our community, not only in virginia, but in the entire country. we know the voting processes are just so essential. and so much has been said of late about the voting processes in our nation. i want to commend those who want to run for elections because it is s

david yancey. mr. alcorn: will you give the ?all a stir >> ok. there you go. mr. alcorn: i will draw one castor. madam vice-chairman will draw the second canister. the winner will be the first canister. youm vice-chairman, will pull your canister. the ball is empty. the winner of house district 94 is david yancey. >> and the second name for the other candidate, shelley simons. mr. alcorn: i move that pursuant to virginia code section 24.2 -674, that david yancey is that newly elected delegate from house district 94. is there a second? there is a second. all in favor say aye. the motion passes. will you please present the certificate for scripture? -- signature? >> who has the blue pen? thank you, ma'am. we have legal counsel from the attorney general's office. he provides us with a blue pen so that we know that we have all signed. mr. alcorn: thank you. madam vice chair, and madam secretary, i believe you would like to say something forward. >> a couple of words. today we have witnessed an unprecedented event in the history of the commonwealth of virginia. a name

. >> the first name picked was david yancey. certified the winner. >> i had to be emotionally prepared. shelly simonds unwilling to concede. >> for me all options are on the table. this race could not my responsibility is begin the work i was re-elected to do. the drawing after a debate about the disputed ballot that they ruled should be in favor of yancey. the democrats argue the ballot that has bubbles next to both candidates filled in should have been tossed out. >> according to the code of virginia, this particular election has been finalized. >> with yancey is terrified winner, a member of the elections board says this about simonds. >> i don't know what legal grounds she could use. there is conflicting part of the code. there is one part that says there are no recounts of recounts. >> the republicans maintain control of the house of delegates 51-49. no concession from simonds who does say she will run again. but any other kind of legal challenge, well, stay tuned. in richard richmond, richard re, abc7 news. michelle: attor

yancey's name was picked first. this is after a disputed worker ruled should be in favor of yancey. democrat argued that had ballot should have been tossed out. after drawing simonds said she wasn't ready to concede and that for her all options are on the table. >> delegate yancey the incumbent won the lot draw. has been elected. the election has been certified. i don't know what legal grounds she could use tory open the case but i'm not an attorney. richard: there is still no concession from simonds. coming up at 6:00 how the political drama may finally end. larry: two appointments from ralph northam today. rita davis joining the administration as counsel to the governor and jessica killeen is the deputy counsel. davis is general and killleen works for voter protections. nancy: developing now president trump making his first appearance in the white house briefing room today. sort of. talking about the tax cut in the briefing. the briefing room a short walk from the oval office and the president is at the white house today. we will have more on that coming up at 5:24. minnesota i'm

. >>> the winner of host district 94 is david yancey. >> there you have it. the name was drawn out of a bowl and appears republicans will remain in control of the virginia house of delegates. they had a tied race between incumbent david yancey and democratic challenger, shelly simonds. a majority was in the house and shelly simonds is weighing her options. >> it would have been a great thing for virginia to have power-sharing. it really would have. there are a lot of ideas that get crushed in the subcommittees and we need to have these go out through virginia. >> the people who packed the room for this work shelly simonds supporters and yancy did not attend. >> norfolk, virginia was under a blizzard warning for only the everything was essentially shut down. the schools, offices, libraries and courts were shut down. cars were stuck on interstate 254 overnight. in nearby virginia beach, the iconic oceanfront boardwalk was pummeled. despite it all, some came to get a look. >> it's awesome to see the waves hitting on the jetties. there is ice on everything. it's

the winner of this virginia race is the republican, the incumbent, david yancey. we're seeing there the democrat challenger there in the kind of the teal top there and shelly simonds who showed up but yancey didn't show up to the drawing. she displayed a bit of a poker face at the results and did not get drawn first. ryan nobles is back with us. ryan, talk about where this goes from here now? >> well, the big question, ana, whether or not shelly simonds and her team decides to ask for a recount. there's some murky legal grounds as it comes to whether or not there's even that ability to ask for a recount. both republicans and democrats on both sides have said from the very beginning they believe that option exists. but this is a perfect example, ana, of how we are in truly unchartered territory when it comes to this section of the virginia code. yes, there are laws on the books to deal with the situation, but it's never been tested before. and because we have the unique situation here where the recount declared a winner and then it went to a circuit court and the c

yancey, the g.o.p. incumbent became the winner.ertified and now it appears he is on his way back. this is after disputed ballot which bubbles were filled in for both candidates. the attorneys arguing successfully that the ballot should be democrats argue it should be thrown out. after the drawing, simonds says she wasn't ready to concede. >> yesterday, i offered my opponent a deal that would have made this final. he did not take the deal. therefore for me, all options are still on the table. >> yancey releasing a statement that said, "this race could not have been any closer. the election is behind us. the outcome is clear. my responsibility now is to begin the work i was re-elected to do." is this hotly debated contest over? coming up at 5:00, what the election officials are saying about this. in richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: election is just beginning. still ahead for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- another derailment on amtrak. this time in the southeast. how the monster winter storm might have played a role. >> plus a nightm

it ended in a tie between david yancey and shelley simons. the outcome will give republicans a narrow were to house down split the the middle. in the afternoon, the washington institute for near he policy holds a panel discussion on the ongoing protests in iran and the u.s. response. that is live at 12:30 p.m. eastern. --day on c-span's q and a >> i propose action instead of words. i propose action before it is too late. i say again and again, and again, that i propose it for our own american self interest. >> that was hank meyer with his book "arthur vanderburgh, the man in the middle of the american century." >> he finds himself in opposition when the democrats take the majority of the senate. he is in opposition for the neck that meansrs and that to get anything done, which often meant resisting some of franklin roosevelt's initiatives, there needed to be a coalition. needed to reach across the aisle. 8:00 eastern on c-span. leaders have said that immigration legislation is on their agenda for 2018. next, a discussion on the

. >> the winner of house district seat 94 is david yancey. nancy: republican incumbent david yancey declared a winner after a random drawing today. the democratic challengers shelley simon said she is not willing to concede. jonathan: personal cell phones will be off-limits for white house staff starting next week areaall cell communication will have to be on government-issue devices, one day after unflattering accounts of the administration's accounts that went into the book. the white house quickly responded saying it was full of lies and try to keep it off auction off -- off of bookshelves, is putting it on the shelf at midnight tonight. attorney general jeff sessions is rolling back obama-era pot policy. it meant that the feds could not interfere with states that the -- thatized decriminalize marijuana, but he said that the feds should be able to base their policies on the run. marijuana is still a legal under federal law. tweetedresident trump in the last 20 minutes about the bombshell book jonathan was mentioning. the president said tha

shelly simonds is the democrat in the tied race and republican david yancey isn't here because of snow, but here is where it gets going. film canisters from cvs or costco, each name went inside a canister and then, you guessed it, the canisters go into the virginia bowl. the black canister picked first wins the race and this is the moment. >> vice-chair, if you would pull your canister. >> the bowl is empty. >> the winner is david yancey. we are >> reporter: a quick exit from shelly simonds after the action of last resort. the state of the race in the commonwealth may not yet be sealed. the democratic candidate can request a final recount but who really calls the shots in the lower chamber may not be settled with this battle. the house race in fredericksburg could be on the way to a do over. a whole lot of confusion and we will know more on that front on friday. it is not over yet. >> maybe because of this, we will be watching. >> great for friday. will there be another bowl involved? >> i don't think so. unless there is another tie, their virginia bowl won't come back. >>> still ahead

both yancey and democrat shelly simmons got 11,608 votes.ules are rules so the election is now decided and david yancey is the winner, keeping republicans in control, but the virginia house of delegates now with a one-vote majority. attorney general jeff sessions is wiping out some policy rules that have to do with the federal government's attitude towards legalized marijuana. there are memos from the obama days that say the federal government will not interfere with states where pot is legal even though it's still technically illegal on a nationwide level. no word if sessions will replace that policy with something else, but look who is not happy about it. republican senator gardner from colorado where pot is legal. he said this reported action directly contradicts what attorney general jeff sessions told me prior to his confirmation with no prior notice to congress, they trampled on the will of the voters in colorado and other states. he went on to say i am prepared to take all steps including holding doj nominees until they live up to the

yancey's name was pulled from a bowl yesterday to determine the winner. victory allows republicans to keep a slim 51-49 majority in the house. simonds could ask for another recount. >>> and the "houston chronicle" says nasa is launching a mission to study the little known boundary between earth and outer space. nasa will send a probe later this month to study the zone known as the ionosphere. it will looked a how communications are impacted. >>> and britain's "guardian" says indiana jan jewelry was stolen in venice. thieves made off with jewelry owned by a royal family. the thieves deactivated the alarm, swiped the goods, landed into the crowd, and escaped. >>> still ahead, cold critters. how the extreme weather is affecting animals in strange ways. relief in minutes. suppositories for and dulcoease for comfortable relief of hard stools. dulcolax. designed for dependable relief. for 100 years, heritage and innovation have made gillette the #1 shave in america. now get gillette quality at lower prices -- every day. brought to you by 1200 workers in boston

the republican incumbent for the fourth district david yancey led by ten votes after election day, but a recount left democratic challenger shelly simons ahead by a single vote. a day later a court determined a previously ineligible ballot should be counted for yancey leaving the race tied. today the virginia election board chairman pulled a film canister with the winning candidate's name out of a ceramic bowl. >> the winner of house district number four is david yancey. >> if the decision holds, republicans will maintain a 51-49 majority in the house. but the loser of the drawing is entitled to a second recount, which means it's unlikely this is the last we'll tell but the virginia board of delegates. good night from new york. >>> this morning, following new reporting on the special counsel's investigation of possible obstruction by president trump. according to "new york times." gave instructions to stop attorney jeff sessions from recusing himself in the russia probe. >>> plus the white house is waging war against the new book, fire and furry, gives inside look at the administration

david yancey has been declared the winner of the tide of delegates race. democrat shelly is waiting for options and has not conceded the race. she may ask for a second recount. seat upholds, republicans will have a one-seat majority. back and forth between president trump and steve bannon. over what? find out next. here are live pictures coming out of ocean city, maryland. here is a quick shot of traffic with eric smith. eric: thank you. good afternoon. it will be a pretty quiet ride. not a lot of people out there at the moment. we have a crash in germantown on middlebrook road off of 270 coming off of the northbound 270 exit ramp. the left lane does get by. no volume, though. just be aware of the crash scene. 270 south is in great shape. looking at traffic at clarksburg, not too bad as for as conditions go, either. incident here, 66 eastbound approaching the capital beltway. the right transitioning is shut down. that is the ramp going to the outer loop. it is enough to close things down a little but after mountain street. 66 eastbound, you'll see a little

the republican incumbent for the fourth district david yancey led by ten votes after election day, but recount left democratic challenger shelly simons ahead by a single vote. a day later a court determined a previously ineligible ballot should be counted for yancey leaving the race tied. today the virginia election board chairman pulled a film canister with the winning candidate's name out of a ceramic bowl. >> the winner of house district number four is david yancey. >> if the decision holds, republicans will maintain a 51-49 majority in the house. but the loser of the drawing is entitled to a second recount, which means it's unlikely this is the last we'll tell but the virginia board of delegates. good night from new york. >>> you know, i had a whole different show planned for tonight. i had -- you know, a, b, c, d, e, six blocks planned for a show tonight that's not going to happen because, if it's a day that ends in y that apparently still means that's a day when all my best laid plans fly out the window in the last few moments before i get on the air because of breaking news. ton

david yancey beat shelly sigh monds in that one. >> the winner of house district 94 is david yancey. >>> he's the incumbent from newport news. he will head back to richmond keeping republicans in control of the house of delegates. simonds is not finished fighting yet. >>> this was being watched closely by the country. a lot of people had their eyes on the cd that had their names in it. in case you were wondering, the bowl was ceramic and made by steven glass. >> it really is pretty. that's why it stands out. >> see the woman in the gray next to the guy there. >> she went like this. that face was not happy. >> i'm just saying. i laughed at that yesterday. >>> steven glass is an artist living in the richmond area. >> he finished it in november. but there's no word on how his bowl was selected to be used in this decision. i think he's going to get a lot of phone calls asking about how to get bowls in our homes, right? >> what is hiatus. that is not the jeopardy answer fans were looking for. still ahead, the medical trouble to keep the host off the air. >>> you need extra motivation to k

incumbent -- david yancey -- declared the winner after officials drew his name from a bowl yesterday. this would mean republicans maintain control of the house of delegates, 51-49. however, democratic challenger shelly simonds -- is still not conceding. she could request another recount. starting next week, personal cell phones will be off-limits for white house staff and guests. instead -- all cell communication will have to be done with government-issued devices. the white house denied the cell phone ban is meant to stop leaks. the white house claims its policy has been in the works for more than six months. it's unclear if the policy also applies to president trump. a controversial move by a gym-chain. life time fitness is monitors in its facilities. the chain is based in minnesota, but has locations across the u-s and canada. a representative said there were "many member requests" leading up to the decision. the company believes this supports its mission to promote healthy lifestyles. c-n-n, fox news, m-s-n-b-c and c-n-b-c are some of the stations getting blocked. local news stati

on twitter, shelly simonds conceded to david yancey after a literal tie in the inn the race for the ninth district seat. yancy one win his name was picked out of a ceramic bowl last week and the wind gives the gop however, a court battle continues over the votes in the 28th district, fredericksburg. a federal appeals court said it won't stop the swearing in of republican and democrat, bob thomas. democrats claim the vote is tainted. voters got the wrong ballot. josh call -- cole was selected by 73 votes and a lawsuit is under way. >> the democratic wave in virginia, it was a problem. in the house of delegates, northern virginia was in richmond and what does it mean to all virginians? >> reporter: it was exciting to witness the enormous change at the virginia general assembly with one dozen new women being sworn into office and bringing diversity with it. the front row said it all. more hugs as the day became reality. >> it's a reality. so many emotions. >> elizabeth and the other legislator are the first to be seated as women in the legislature. >> reporter: the woman in the purple dress

yancey and ms. simonds to run in this election. it is truly unprecedented, as we all know, and for it to be so divided. it is so important that each and every one of us vote, that it is so important in our community, not only in virginia, but in the entire country. we know the voting processes are just so essential. and so much has been said of late about the voting processes in our nation. i want to commend those who want to run for elections because it is so important we have the integrity to make sure our system works. i would like to join our vice chair in commending all the individuals she talked about going through the judicial -- >> we will leave the last few moments of this with a reminder that you can see it on cspan.org . we go live to the white house for the daily briefing. ms. sanders: american families and workers are the big winners. with that in mind, we have a message from a special guess i would like to share with you. president trump: thank you for being with us today. the historic tax cut i signed into week befor

it comes a day after gop incumbent david yancey won the district 94 house seat when his name was drawn from a bowl. the democrat shelly simons is not conceding the race. simons said she's keeping all options open but didn't specify whether she intends to seek a new recount. >>> the bomb shell book on the first year of the trump presidency is flying off the shelves. people lined up at kramer bookstore last night to get their copy of fire and fury. the white house is highly critical of the book claiming it's, quote, full of falsehoods. mola lenghi has more from the white house. >> the author after an explosive new book about the trump white house is defending a text from the president. >> i have recordings, notes. i'm comfortable with everything. >> president trump said he did not authorize access to the white house, he never spoke to the author and that it's full of lies and misrepresentations. michael wolff said that the president is strong. >> i absolutely spoke to the president, whether he realized it was an interview or not i don't know. it certainly was not off the record. >> presi

94t 94th district ended in an exact tie between democrat shelly sometimessens and republican david yanceybut instead of having another vote or runoff or letting the psychic octopus choose the winner, they chose to put the two candidates names in a ceramic bowl and leave it up to lady luck. >> as i said i will draw one cancer, madam vice chair will draw a second canister. the winner will be in the first canister. madam vice chair if you will pull your canister. the bowl is empty. the winner of house district 94 is david yans. >> and the second name for the other capt. shelly simons. >> trevor: demore crosse! ( laughter ) i'm sorry but russians are watching this going how do we even interfere with this? it's too stupid "what the actual fact" do you do? ( laughter ) even though he won the presidenty, donald trump has been plagued by the fact he lost popular vote. it made him so mad that you might remember a year ago he did this. >> president trump today made a pledge to conduct a major probe into voter fraud. >> every time voter fraud occurs it canceled the vote of a lawful citizen and under

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david yancey won the house seat when his name was pulled from a ceramic bowl. that's how the state broke his tie with democrat shelly simons but she says she won't say whether she'll demand another recount. >>> the woman that accused roy moore is now suing him. lee corfman claims it was the result of negative attacks by moore and his supporters. she's demanding an apology and reimbursement of legal costs. >>> one of the most famous mew seems in america is changing its pay position. for decades it's been technically free to visit new york's metropolitan museum of art with the admission price only a suggested donation but starting in march adults who liveout side new york state will have to pay $25. the museum blamesis >>> dunkin' donuts says it has stopped using artificial dyes on its colorful sweet treats. it claims doughnut fans won't even notice the difference and by the end of the year it plans to eliminate artificial dyes from all its products. >>> police are on the hunt for a bottle of vodka worth $1.3 million. that's because the bottle is made of real gol

the tie breaking lottery was won by david yancey, and with that republicans keep control of the virginiaouse. >>> tonight we're saying farewell to piper, a border collie that became world famous while chasing geese and ducks off airport runways in michigan. when we met piper in 2016, he was all business in his ear guards and goggles. >>> what is so rare as a day in june? a snow day in january in the south. omar villafranca is there. >> come on! >> for the first time in 28 years, tallahassee saw measurable snow. >> wow! >> reporter: for many in the south, the snowstorm gave them a chance to lay in weather usually seen farther north. eliza hunter spent the day taking pictures around snowy savannah. it hasn't snowed this much in the city in 30 years. >> i never thought i would see snow. all my childhood dreams realized. >> reporter: south carolinians don't normally keep sleds around, so drew improvised and took his daughter sadie out for a spin in a dawnedry basket. in conway, south carolina, this guy didn't let the weather stop him from enjoying a few cold ones on the pool. while in charle

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the winner of house district 94 is david yancey.emocratic opponent, and under snowflakes is that is how they do that. do you think that should be decided. jillian: 27 minutes after the hour, the book being billed as white house tell all rushed to store shelves four days early. rob: people lining up all night, griff jenkins has a copy. >> the book the white house doesn't want you to read so we read it for you, we will tell you everything you need to know as well as fallout between the president and his chief strategist coming up. jillian: we are back with extreme weather, the deep-freeze after the storm. >> americans waking up to blistering temperatures after the monster winter storm, the bomb cyclone unleashed on the northeast. >> running under icy floodwaters as the bone chilling arctic blast moves in. rob: these ridiculous temperatures, to hear of the city, people are trying, hard to do that. >> that is the headline of the day, snow has stopped falling but plummeting temperatures making things cold and dangerous and this is the he

this hearing comes a day after david yancey won the 94th district after a random drawing. coming up, who wants to be a mega millionaire? details on your chances to take home not one, but two lottery jackpots this >> you are watching abc7 news at noon, on your side. adrianna: back with an abc news exclusive. gretchen carlson, the former miss america who took on sexual harassment at fox news, has taken the reins of the miss america organization. after its own scandal, she is on a mission to modernize it. her first interview >> since taking over. miss america is gretchen carlson! >> in 1989, former fox news anchor gretchen carlson taking home the crown at the miss america pageant and now almost three decades later, she is at the helm. >> i had to check this, chairwoman of the miss america organization. that is your official title? >> that is my official title right now. >> how does that feel? >> it feels incredibly empowering. but i look at this as a call of duty. it is a huge undertaking. for me, being a former miss america, i felt compelled to come back to help the program.

the canister has the name of andcratic kelly simon republican david yancey. autria: our winter weather coverage continues. coming up after this, we have school closings. the roads only getting worse. ardmore inook out of prince george's county where you can see roads are not terrible but not great. 6:38 is your time now. here is where stormwatch 7 weather on the go. itonica: it is snowing, but is also cold and windy. if you do have to go out, make sure you dress for the snow but also the cold and the wind. with the wind, it feels like we are in the teens, and later today, late morning, it will feel like we are 5 to 10 degrees, as well as this afternoon, when we could get a little sunshine, we are back into the lower teens for today, so bundle up. here is a look at your storm system. a system to the east trying to move away from the coast, but still intensifying. it is now down to portions of i-66, also down for areas of culpeper county. -- down toward areas of culpeper county. it drops off only 30% to 40% by late morning. the snow ends, julie, but i see by la

. >> the winner of house district 94 is david yancey. >> jesse: the republican.r sister a very happy birthday. allies are. i'm not going to say her age on air. >> greg: conservative? >> kimberly: thank you. in other news. a girl in tallahassee, florida, saw snow for the first time yesterday and she declared it the best day ever. snow here in the northeast is nothing new but today we had this massive snowstorm. snow bomb, cyclone, whatever. take a look at her reaction. >> it's snowing! i can't believe it. >> this is the best day ever. >> is it? >> kimberly: so cute. see how happy she was a question mark positive attitude. even though they just got an inch of snow, she was joyful. she had a heart filled with gratitude. >> greg: she's also not an adult and hasn't grown to experience the horrors of life. >> dana: what do you have today? >> greg: greg's panicky news. me reacting to the snow when i couldn't get my wine delivered. [laughter] a lot of deliveries delayed. i broke my corkscrew. i couldn't get the wine. i ran around my apartment. >> dana: geraldo. >> gerald

today shelly simonds officially conceding to david yancey after losing the tie race in a random drawing and she says she will run again in 2019. before the session began a federal appeals court refused to stop robert thomas being sworn in. the republican represents the 28th district in fredericksburg and stafford county. four voters are challenging the results after hundreds were assigned to the wrong district. tonight terry mcauliffe will deliver his commonwealth address. you can watch it live starting at 7:00 on the sister station newschannel8. alison: today, new developments involving north korea. in a phone call with south korea president the white house says president trump signaled a willingness to talk with the north under the right circumstances. shortly after the call, the president addressed the current talks between the north and the south. president trump: who knows where it leads. hopefully it will lead to success for world. not just for our country but for the world. alison: president trump previously said the stand off with north korea over the nuclear weapons program cou

this morning democrat shelly simonds conceded to david yancey after losing their tied race in a randomwing. democrat ralph northam will be sworn in as governor on saturday. nancy: back to work for maryland lawmakers as well. delegates decrepitting on the state house in annapolis and special groups are trying to get time with their representatives. brad bell in annapolis with the big agenda for 2018. brad: hey, nancy, i want to show you something. this is a booklet distributed to the senators and the delegates today. this is a summary of each of the bills that have been introduced. >> the house is now in session. bill: this is the political equivalent of the baseball opening day. the state house crowded with 188 delegates and senators. in the lobby, an contingent of lobbyists, each with an agenda to accomplish. clean energy advocates hold a rally. the legislative black caucus lists the priority at the press conference and the county executives are here with their wish lists. >> getting funding. also this year is sport for prince george's county school construction. >> we need more resou

david yancey was declared the winner after his name was selected. simonds says she is not ruling out seeking another recount. we will hear from congressman mark meadows in a moment on this call for the attorney general to resign. plus president trump's fitness for office. according to political, lawmakers talk to a psychiatrist who claims he's falling apart. remember the bombshell politico report alleging the obama administration sabotage the dea's investigation into hezbollah? we have an exclusive interview with a former dea special agent in the middle of the controversy. he will be here live to separate fact from fiction. let your inner light loose with one a day women's. a complete multivitamin specially formulated with key nutrients plus vitamin d for bone health support. your one a day is showing. save up to $8 on one a day. see sunday's paper. running a small business is demanding. and that's why small business owners need more. like internet that's up to the challenge. the gig-speed network from comcast business gives you more. with speeds up

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the race ending in a tie between yancey and can david democrat shelly simon. our live coverage from the irginia state board of elections begins at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. the washingtonn, institute for near east policy hosts a panel discussion on the protests in iran and the u.s. response. that's live at 12:30 p.m. eastern. next hour, senior congressional trends for topics will discuss federal funding of infrastructure projects. then frederick wright of the merican association of state highway and transportation officials joins us to talk about the relationship between the and the statement on infrastructure spending. rand ebra knopman of the corporation on her recent report detailing how to make federal infrastructure spending more efficient. >> they were warned for the dissolution of dreamers to stay in the u.s. should not interfere with the administration's goal for a defense budget.

pivotal house of delegates race after an election official randomly picked republican incumbent david yancey's name out of a bowl, breaking a tie between him and his rival democrat shelly simomonds. but t simondnds refused to conce the race and suggested she may demand a second recount. the race decides control of the virginia house of delegates. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. today we spend the hour with veteran "new york times" investigative reporter james inen, who left the paper august and is now senior national security correspondent . this week he published a 15,000-word story titled "the biggest secret: my life as a new york times reporter in the shadow of the war on terror." in the story, risen gives a personal account of his struggles to publish significant stories involving national security in ththe post-9/11 period and how both the government and top editors at "the times" suppressed his reporting on stories, including the bush administrations warrantless wiretapping program, for which he ult

last week, david yancey's name was chosen in a random drawing. shelly simonds is conceding because she doesn't see legal pathways forward. >>> virginia governor terry mcauliffe says the commonwealth is more just, more equal and prospero prosperous. he said that in his state of the commonwealth address last night. r 173,000 people was the high point of his tenure in office. the low point was the violence in charlottesville last fall. mcauliffe is going out on a high note. in a deal announced yesterday, the i-95 hot lanes will extend ten miles farther soud into fredericksburg. ralph northam will be sworn into office on saturday. >>> maryland lawmakers are making a push to pass legislation on paid sick leave. the new law would require businesses with more than 15 employees to provide five paid sick days. companies with fewer than 15 employees to provide five unpaid sick days. governor larry hogan vetoed the bill. but the house is expected to override that veto. the governor said the law would hurt small businesses and cost thousands of jobs. hogan p