came in we have heard very litt litt little. reporter: we have heard from people saying a wall is necessary. what do you think it would do to this community? we re concerned about the people being probably being displaced and the environment and the historic fabric of this community. it s a big concern for all of us down here. reporter: thank you very much. population 10,000. certainly with a lot at stake. back to you. fascinating to hear from him there. gabe gutierrez there along the border. let us go to winter haven florida, now. located along the state s i-4 corridor. people there tend to vote republican, despite a nearly even splint among registered voters. what can you tell us about the voters of polk county? what are they hoping to hear from both sides tonight? reporter: well, craig, i m
ohio valley has a rainy weekend coming too, at least on saturday. the only areas of concern for destruction or damage from this storm system is today, this afternoon and areas of central florida, i-4 corridor from tampa all the way up through orlando to daytona beach. the other problem is it s been so wet and soggy that this additional 1-3 inches of rain is going to cause some flash flooding issues and river flooding issues too. here s the timing of this mess. this is friday afternoon. this is friday afternoon, friday evening. notice the rain makes it into d.c. around 5:00. new york city the timing is more like 8:00 this evening. the heavy rain down along the coast. let s fast forward to saturday. look at how slow the system is moving. saturday afternoon, saturday evening, still raining, norfolk,
house of representativities in kentucky. the sixth district. the winner andy barr. he s the republican. he was challenged by amy mcgrath. andy barr reelected in the lexington, kentucky area. in florida, spano is winner. this is along the i-4 corridor. spano gets elected in florida. right now in the house of representatives democrats must pick up 21 republican seats. it stays the same as a result of this. 21 republican seats and not lose any of their own. jake, let s talk about this. 21 seats they still have to pick up, the democrats. it s possible the democrats will regain control of the house. but when you look at what s going on here tonight, this is not a blue wave. this is not a wave that is knocking out all sorts of republican incumbents.
donald trump or a national election, this is about florida issues, both in the senate race and in the governors race, the political environment is nationalized and the president going there a couple times, again, ron desantis was happy about that. the scott campaign was a bit nervous, believing it could offend some of the suburban voters they need here and down here. that i-4 corridor in the central part of florida, critical. go back to pinelas county for a second. you see gillum ahead. the democrats are ahead right now but i m curious how hillary clinton did there in the election in 2016. let s take a look. that s the wonder. a little history here. go back in the magic. this was donald trump territory. this was donald trump territory. i remember if you remember, in during the day, in florida, democratic operatives down here were texting in during the day that they were nervous at what they saw, the turnout, the election turnout on election day, the clinton campaign liked their
he s never lost an election in florida. this was probably one that a lot of people thought he may lose. he worked very hard. and i would be interested in seeing how the i-4 corridor, those who moved to florida since hurricane maria, how they voted and what percentage voted. i guess it always comes down to florida being a razor thin marge written. 29 million latinos eligible to vote. the house of representatives changing hands. the house of representatives come next year, they ll be dealing with daca. even if it doesn t get through the senate.