and puts words in the mouths of just about anybody. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with katie couric. smith: good evening. katie is on assignment. it is election night, and voters across the country are having their say. will the results turn into trends that have national implications? a lot of money and manpower has been spent on several key races. topping that list, gubernatorial contests in virginia, where the republican is favored. and in new jersey, which is expected to be very tight. two special house elections are being held in upstate new york and outside san francisco. washington state is holding a referendum on extending new rights to domestic partners. while in maine, they re voting on whether to overturn the state law that allows same-sex marriages. also, they re electing mayors in six major cities: new york, boston, detroit, pittsburgh, atlanta, and houston. jeff greenfield is our senior political correspondent. jeff, what should we
heart be troubled. the special election coverage continues. [captioning made possible by fox news] election night 2009. democrats under pressure. sleep is an overrated habit. republicans looking to turn blue states red. are you ready to work over the next 48 hours? and a congressional district full of surprises. every influential person in the nation s capital is paying attention to tonight s results and thus so are a lot of influential people around the country. america s election headquarters starts right now. greta: this is a special election night edition of on the record. it is a stunner in virginia. the democrats just got a smack down, virginia voters saying no to the democrats. this time they want a republican governor. meanwhile, in new jersey it is a cliff-hanger. at this hour votes are still being counted. will new jersey return democratic governor jon corzine to the governor s madges mansion? are they likewise going to say we want a new guy, a republi
thanks to our judges. thanks to the audience and of course, thanks to you for watching. join us tuesday, 8/7 central as the remaining eight couples will compete all over again. and you will start to vote to keep your favorite couple safe. stay tuned for your local news. i m cat deeley. good night! thank you. thank you, friends many virginia. in virginia. the g.o.p. sweeps virginia. tonight bob mcdonnell easily beats creigh deeds to become the next court and jurier of the commonwealth. i m brian bolter. and i m sean yancy. bob mcdonnell crushing creigh deeds tonight. the republican you can see the results bob mcdonnell winning with 59% to creigh deeds 51%. we re covering every angle tonight. maureen is live at the deeds camp but we begin with tom fitzgerald, live with mcdonnell supporters in richmond where the governor elect spoke moments ago. tom. that s right, sean. they are calling it the clean sweep here tonight at gop headquarters in richmond. that being the re
think they will be part of my next halloween costume. neil: well, the countdown is on, and the votes are coming in, and in washington, the pricetag of health care going up, may be way up. just a few hours before the polls close in some key races, and we are in new jersey with the race for governor, democrat jon corzine fighting against republican chris christie, the wall street journal reporting that the turnout is steady. another publication says it is strong in particularly republican counties that were carried by john mccain only last year there. to virginia, and the race between republican bob mcdonnell and creigh deeds. this is on par to the governor s race from 2005, but it is way behind the numbers we saw during last year s presidential contest. rudy giuliani. robo calls in last-minute calls for hoffman, and dede scozzafava is apparently doing the same thing for the democrat bill owens. there is now a health-care bill pay-at pegged at a higher amount. speaker, let
wake up. that is your first line. wake up, but don t touch that snooze. it s time for fox & friends with the real news. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute www.ncicap.org brian: it s an off-year election but it feels like an on-year election. steve: it does. there s a headline in the washington times. g.o.p. eyes three-state sweep in key contest. there s a possibility they could win the gubernatorial races in new jersey the commonwealth of virginia, and a key district in new york that historically has gone conservative on the republican side but this time could actually vote for a conservative party member. brian: and you say great state of new jersey gretchen. you know why? you re not leaving because they pay you a tax if you leave. there s a tax for people who leave new jersey which might be the reason steve: what tax? brian: there s a you want to leave in pay me. it s almost like the mob. gretchen: tax