Runoff which wont happen until december. Reporter in kentucky, Mitch Mcconnell survivedded a challenge from Alison Lundergan grimes. If the g. O. P. Wins back the senate, its a safe bet he will become the next majority leader. We have a long way to go tonight in the most expensive Congressional Election in u. S. History and were just getting started. Pelley its application night on cbs. Make no mistake, these policies are the ballot. Im back every square inch of the Republican Party knows whats at stake. We cant run this country one crisis to another. I think the 10 seats that you said are close, yould cou see 10all go republican. Theere hs. I we got it. Thank you. We were going to win this time. Gore toing win who is going to fight for you . This election is about making the country better. Campaign 2014, Election Night. Analysis from Bob Schieffer and charlie rose. Gayle king and Anthony Mason with our cbs news exit polls. Nancy cordes is following congressional races. John dickerson
Im having a hard time getting through this. Why does this have to happen . At this point, no word on what may have sparked that fire. P pat collins will have more on the victims and investigation in our next hour. Back to you. Weapon de, thank you. First at 4 00, the video that has everybody talking. We just learned a close connection to our area a day after this video of a scary abduction went public. Coming up in about 15 minutes, well show you the investigation of an abduction in philadelphia just spread much closer to the washington area. Voters still have time to get to polls across the area with some Big Decisions at stake today. D. C. Voters will choose a new mayor. There are six candidates including d. C. Council members, Muriel Bowser and david catania. Schwartz is making her fifth run. Three Council Seats are up for grabs and for the first time ever, d. C. Voters will select an attorney general. In maryland, the race for the states next governor. Voters at the polls deciding
Retain its 15 seats plus win 6 seats. According to conventional and Mclaughlin Group wisdom and polling, the gop will safely win three of these seats from the democrats. The states of montana, south dakota and west virginia. That means a plusthree pickup for the gop, with three more seats needed to win the senate. The 10 remaining races are cliffhangers, meaning it is anyones game. Seven are democratic, three are republican. Lets begin with alaska. Incumbent democrat mark beggage versus dan sullivan. Who will win in alaska . Pat buchanan . Obama is to heavy a load for beggidge to carry. Sullivan will take it going away. I think beggidge can pull it out. Hes a we willknown name in alaska. By alaska standarders sullivan is a carpetbagger. Im betting beggidge will lose. Sullivan has had a number of bad turns in his campaign sullivan has crept up on him. Mark . I think beggidge wins as well. I just dont see how it can be pulled out i mean, mi by his opponent in any other way. Just isnt the
Hear from you about. President obama addressed that in his postelection News Conference at the white house this week. A portion of that News Conference. Congress will pass some bills i cannot sign. I am pretty sure i will take some actions that some in congress will not like. That is how our democracy works. But we can surely find ways to Work Together on issues where there is broad agreement among the american people. I look forward to republicans putting forward their governing agenda. I will offer my ideas on areas where i think we can move together to respond to peoples economic needs. We all agree on the need to create more jobs that pay well. Traditionally, both parties have been for creating jobs and rebuilding our infrastructure roads, bridges, ports, waterways. I think we can hone in on a way to pay for it through tax reform that closes loopholes and makes it more attractive to companies to create jobs here in the United States. We can also Work Together to grow our exports an
Divided government it is after republican candidates swept to victory last night across the country taking historic margins in congress defeating a lot of bigname democrats, setting up an even more interesting National Election in 2016. Republicans needed to flip six seats to take control of the senate, so far they have seven. That number could grow further as some races are undecided. Their margin of leadership in the house is history making. It was red over blue in a big way last night. Nothing tells the story more vividly than this. The nation as viewed by congressional districts showing patches of blue, slivers of blue on a canvas of red. An angry electorate voting locally, not nationally. And in lesser numbers, but sending a clear message nonetheless. We begin our coverage and analysis tonight with our National Correspondent Peter Alexander in washington. Peter, good evening. Reporter brian, good evening to you. Capitol hill will be a very different place when the new congress is