The last time this senate seat was up for election was just 2014, just three years ago. And the republican won with 97 of the vote. The democrats could not get a candidate on the ballot. They couldnt talk anyone into running for senate in alabama. So if youre wondering how far we have come, this is how far we have come. And this is going to be i kept thinking about this today. This is going to be really a titanic result for both parties regardless of who wins. It would be a huge freaking deal with doug jones wins. It would be a huge freaking deal if roy moore wins. But even before weve got the final results, the fact that it is this tight, that its still close to call with 72 of the vote in, that itself is a really big deal in terms of understanding american politics at this point in our lives. And one more history point. This is how long its been since weve had a senate race this close in alabama between the democrat and republican. 1986 was the last time it was this close. And i want
Presidency for him to conduct himself that way. It is election day in alabama. Can roy moore overcome allegations he pursued teenage girls when he was a 30 something prosecute orror will doug jones be the first democrat to win a senate seat in 25 years . There is a lot of money in this race. Everybody in this state, most of the people in this nation are watching this election. Why . Why is it . Because its the first senatorial election after the election of President Trump. We feel so good about what we have done and what we have said to the people of alabama and people of the United States. I dont think that roy moore is going to win this election. We will get you live to alabama in a few minutes, but we begin at the Trump White House. Due in the roosevelt room to sign the National Defense authorization act of 2018, an important spending blueprint. We will hear from the president live and interesting to see if he takes questions after a rather eventful morning. He forcefully dismissed
Trouble. A lawyer for gates, one of four people charged in that probe, says that they have been told more charges could be coming from special counsel robert mueller. Cnns manu raju is on capitol hill, following all of this very latest. So, manu, whats going on behind closed doors right now with don jr. . Reporter well, donald trump jr. Has been before the House Intelligence Committee for about an hour. He came to capitol hill this morning, avoided the cameras, avoid eed press at all costs, wt to the back doors to get into this meeting that we expected to last several hours. This committee has interviewed several of the key players who are in that june 2016 trump tower meeting, which donald trump jr. , of course, was promised dirt on the clinton campaign. The people who were at the meeting, including jared kushner, the president s soninlaw, who has met with this committee, as well as some of the russians who were at the meeting, the russian american lobbyists, a representative for one
Accusations and fabricated stories of women who i dont know and or have never met. Its this tweet that is stirring lots more emotion. Lightweight senator Kirstin Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office begging for Campaign Contributions not so long ago and would do anything for them is in the ring fighting against trump. Very disloyal to bill and crooked. Used. Gillibrand has been outspoken on the issue of Sexual Harassment, calling on President Trump to resign. After the president s tweet, she fired the right back saying she and other women speaking out wont be silenced. Lets go to our senioracosta. Are you hearing more reaction . What else are officials saying about the rather controversial president ial tweets . We have gone back to the press secretary and her top aides over the last several hours to ask what the president meant when he said Kirstin Gillibrand who has been critical of him and called on him to resign as you said to cnn. Wh
Katy tur. In the words of donald trump that is not nice. He came out and endorsed him. A big deal. Heres one thing this might be nice about it. Alabama never gets as cold as camp david is going to be this weekend so its possible hes a delicate flower. Well, theres that. And the president wanted to spare him. Usually i do the awkward handoffs with ari melber and can be awkward and not sure how to throw you off your game, though. Oh, theres i can give you infinite possibilities. You just sit here and look at me weird for a few seconds and i crumble. See . Okay. There you go. Bye, katy. Thank you. It is exciting to take it away from you. I appreciate it. And im katy tur in for lawrence odonnell. Michael wolffs much anticipated book fire and fury. Inside the Trump White House. Officially arrived in bookstores despite and probably because of the president s attempt it is stop the publication. The book is flying off the shelves around america, not just in new york and d. C. But also in wichi