bill: moments ago fox news confirms the sean patrick maloney the helped of the democratic congressional campaign committee has just phoned mike lawler the republican of new york 17th congressional district and conceded that race to the republican. mike lawler will be our guest in a matter of moments. dana: incredible outcome. went after the king and got him. incumbent democrat kathy hochul of new york has won new york s governor s race against challenger lee zeldin. the first woman elected governor of the empire state. that s true. alexis mcadams has been following all these new york races. good morning, alexis. good morning, dana. a historic night for governor kathy hochul. congressman lee zeldin says it is not over yet. the latest numbers that we have right now this morning. governor kathy hochul with more than 52% of the vote and lee
now hochul leading zeldin by 4 points. it s a race we will continue to watch, jon? jon: alexis mcadams, thanks. the final fox news power rankings before election day show 33 house races are considered toss-ups. one of those, if you look there in the yellow column, is new york s 17th congressional district where the state assemblyman, mike lawler, is working to unseat congressman sean patrick maloney who also heads up the fundraising arm of the democrat national campaign committee. we invited congressman maloney to appear on this program, but we did not hear back from his campaign. so you are a state assemblyman in new york, mr. lawler. you are taking on one of the biggest names in the house, frankly, among democrats. why do you think you can win? well, jon, it s great to be with you, and, you know, we are surging in the polls because
marking the first visit by a european leader since the start of the covid 19 pandemic. pakistan s former prime minister, imran khan, is recovering in hospital after surviving a gun attack during a protest march. to the us now, where official jobs figures out later are likely to show unemployment remains at its lowest level for half a century. a growing economy and low unemployment should be good news for any party in power. except that in america, as in so many countries, there is also high inflation. and in next week s midterm elections to congress, the democratic party looks like it will struggle even in seats it normally wins. michelle fleury reports from new york state s 17th congressional district, where the race is very tight. new york s hudson valley, aglow with the fall foliage, it is notjust with the fall foliage, it is
bret: hmmm. not a joke. listen, i think republicans are being a little superstitious here because as far as the house is concerned, barring some world historical event they are going to win and they are going to win pretty big. what s interesting here is democrats are trying to keep the senate without having a sitting president really to help them. you are right, barack obama is their chief campaigner right now. but joe biden, i think he is only going to pennsylvania again before the end of this. if he loses the house. the senate is really important for him because it confirms his nominees. what if a supreme court justice leaves the court? what s going to happen in the republican senate would make it incredibly difficult for him and he is going to one toss-up state. bret: one so far that i know of. i asked each of to you pick a sleeper race olivia, let me start with you. i picked new york 17th congressional district sean patrick maloney in a much more competitive race than we e
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