Upcoming elections this year. This roundtable includes a closer look at some of the congressional and governors races generating national attention. This is one hour. Washington journal continues. To focus ont Midterm Election politics. Joining us is Jennifer Duffy and nathan gonzales. Good morning. Talk about house races. How many are truly competitive and how does this compare to previous election cycles . We have 52 house races out of 145 on our list. It roughly falls for the target is for midday election cycles. Compare to past wave cycles, previous to election day there were almost 100 seats on our competitive list. Now were down to 50. Part of the explanation is we have a round of redistricting under our belts where there was somes and there was uncertainty. Depending on what the National Political environment is, we could see that number grow. This could roughly be the field we have for the next 11 months. How many truly tossup races and how many are we onlyive now . Guest have
Easier. In Silicon Valley there is a notion that every time you fail there is a notion that i failed like ive times, i am so strong. I think there is kind of idealism that you keep going and keep trying. I think that is really important. Very few founders get it right the first time. I know i did not. I am working on my fourth company. In reality i have probably started 10 companies. The ground andf some work and some did not. You can figure out what you need to do better the next time. How policy affects that, we have been in a position where we have been able to have it though you are able to take to resources and pivot it another one so it was not necessarily a bankrupt situation. I love the system that you can keep going. I also think from a funding perspective on the getting access to the capital, it is really important to have run white. It is hard to say i have a great idea, i need some room to get there. You may not have the great idea and revenue traction right away. This is a
Ill have all of the sports including a top indian cricketer is banned for life for spot fixing. Ill have all of the details. Thousands gather for protest on egypt streets as Mohammed Morsi is detained for another 30 days. Plus nasas voyager one becomes the first man made object ever to leave our solar system. Russia and the u. S. Are moving closer to agreement of some sort anyway on the issue of syria. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov are meeting in geneva focusing on way to get rid of syrias chemical weapons arsenal. Well go to jonah who is in geneva for us, but first lets hear what the diplomats have been saying. I will say on behalf of the United States that president obama is deeply committed to a negotiated solution with respect to syria, and we know that russia is likewise. We are working hard to find the Common Ground to be able to make that happen, and we discussed some of the homework that we both need to do. Were not going to go in
Were still in the middle of dangerous flooding. Im at the creek, its supposed to be a creek, but you can see its more like a full river, a full stream. Thats what many of the rivers and streams look like along the front range. Taking a look at the aerials shot earlier today, what you see are farms submerged in water. Acre by acre, you can see these little farms, these big farms completely underwater. This is known as the bread bask of colorado. These farmers are going to be hard hit, the good news harvesting began two weeks ago, so some of the farmers have gotten their crops out, so they might not lose everything. Tamara, so long d. T. Mont and boulder are not the only areas impacted, but how long of a line are we talking here . Right, tony, these floodwaters have devastated the areas from fort collins, that far north, all the way down to colorado springs, which is an hours drive south of denver. So thats about 150 miles. It is something that weve not seen in this area ever. This is hi
And we begin with new signals from the white house about what to do with about chemical weapons in syria. Secretary of state john kerry is staying a third night trying to come to agreement with russia over syria. But no longer, if syria does not comply. Mike mccarra has more on the story. It will not be authorized by the United Nations. From president obama on down has said its only the credible use of force, has brought russia to put forth this proposal that has changed the course of events over the past week or so. John kerry yesterday at the outset of those talks with Sergei Lavrov says there should be consequences if syria doesnt follow through. President obama his only public appearance in the white house with the emir of kuwait. Here is what he said about the issue. I shared with the emir my hope the negotiations that are currently taking place between secretary of state kerry and minister lavrov in geneva bear fruit. But what ive said isfully agreement needs to be verifiable and