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Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. Good evening. The vote was decisive in france today. A rejection of the far right candidate Marine Le Pen and a big victory for centrist Emmanuel Macron. The main themes of the election so familiar now, nationalism versus globalism, and in this case the growing tide of populism appears to have receded. Congratulations poured in from leaders around the world including President Trump as macron vowed to address what he called his countrys social fractures. We get the latest from matt bradley in paris. Reporter a campaign full of surprises ends without one. Emmanuel macron will be frances next president. He is a former investment banker who wants to reform frances economy and strengthen the european union. With most of the votes counted, he trounced antiimmigrant populist Marine Le Pen by about 65 to 35 . After a lastminute hacking scandal, bitter debates, allegations of fake news and rare int
it will come down to dozens of critical contests that could go either way. in the house, the republicans need a net gain of 39 seats to take control away from the democrats and make john boehner the presumptive speaker. in the senate, it s much more of a long shot for the g.o.p. the republicans would have to hold on to what they have and pick up ten seats now held by democrats. we have our cbs news election team at key locations around the country and here at election headquarters, of course, first, congressional correspondent nancy cordes on candidates making their closing arguments. from confetti drops to diner stops. big rallies and bus tours. candidates for the house, senate, and 37 governorships are making their final case to the voters. republicans growing ever more confident that they will clinch the 39 extra seats they need to retake control of the house. if we re lucky enough to be in the majority and i m lucky enough to be the speaker of the house. ( cheers and
couric: good evening, everyone. it was the final day of campaigning before the midterm elections and what could be an historic power shift in washington. a gallup poll finds 55% of likely voters plan to vote for the republican candidate for the house. 40% say they ll vote for the democrat. other polls, though, show a tighter contest. it will come down to dozens of critical contests that could go either way. in the house, the republicans need a net gain of 39 seats to take control away from the democrats and make john boehner the presumptive speaker. in the senate, it s much more of a long shot for the g.o.p. the republicans would have to hold on to what they have and pick up ten seats now held by democrats. we have our cbs news election team at kilocations around the country and here at election headquarters, of course, first, congressional correspondent nancy cordes on candidates making their clargments. from confetti drops to diner stops. big rallies and bus tours. cand
retake control of the house. if we re lucky enough to be in the majority and i m lucky enough to be the speaker of the house. (cheers and applause) it s going to be real different. reporter: and luck is on john boehner s side according to the latest gallup poll where 55% of likely voters say they re voting republican tomorrow compared to just 40% voting democratic. an unprecedented 15-point advantage for the g.o.p. how does that translate into specific votes when people get into the polls we ll find out. but 55, 60, 65 seats, even 70 doesn t seem out of the realm of possibility. reporter: for the republicans? for the republicans. reporter: the last time a party won that many seats was 1948 when democrats picked up 75. in the last republican wave in 1994 the party picked up 52 seats i m joining a lot of volunteers down here at our headquarters. reporter: democrats hope their robust get out the vote effort will make the difference in tight races. especially sena