we have a cnn projection. take a look right here in the house. democratic congresswoman hayes has just defeated republican george logan. this is a hold for democrats. let s take a look at what the numbers mean for the balance of power. right now, you see the democrats pick up one more seat. which is 192 democrats in the house of representatives. 209 republicans, threshold of course remaining to gain control of the house of representatives at 218. j joining me now, host of the new cnn podcasting assignment which launches next week. congratulations on that. also, kirsten powers and john back here with us. john, let s talk about ct5.