About possible turbulence to come in washington in this lame duck period before a lot of things are going to change in january. In is a Trump Nominee for a federal judgeship. Hes seen as a sort of poster child for Racial Discrimination in voting rights. Nevertheless, he was previously seen as a shooin because of republican control of the senate, but tonight, it is a developing story that it looks like they may be yanking his nomination for lack of support. So that is an interesting developing story. Were going to have more on that ahead tonight. Were also getting the final races called from the midterm elections in terms of the house, and with these final races now shoring up, its starting to look like the size of the democratic partys win in congress not only exceeded expectations, it may have been an historic record. Well have more on that coming up, as well. In terms of the midterm elections in the u. S. Senate, though, the very last u. S. Senate race is wrapping up tonight as we sp
Senate race is wrapping up tonight as we speak. And we are going to be covering this over the course of this the great state of alaska, the state division of elections certified the results of this years midterm elections in that state in alaska. One of the races that was certified today by the state is for a state legislative district, so a state House District. I think its in fairbanks. Its House District 1. And i believe we can put up on the screen the results of that state legislative race in alaska as certified by the state today. The republican, bart lebon, got 2,661 votes. The democrat, kathryn dodge, got 2,661 votes. Not a typo. The official state certified results in that house seat in alaska, its an exact tie. And that tied race is for a seat in the state legislature. And the state legislature is also tied. So not only would the shift of a single vote determine who wins that seat, the shift of a single vote could also determine which Party Controls the entire legislature. I l
Turning out that a very controversial trump judicial nominee may be hitting some turbulence tonight, and that is interesting on its own terms. It may also be part of a sign about turbulence to come in washington in this lame duck period before a lot of things are going to change in january. In is a Trump Nominee for a federal judgeship. Hes seen as a sort of poster child for Racial Discrimination in voting rights. Nevertheless, he was previously seen as a shooin because of republican control of the senate, but tonight it is a developing story that it looks like they may be yanking his nomination for lack of support. So that is an interesting developing story. Were going to have more on that ahead tonight. Were also getting the final races called from the midterm elections in terms of the house, and with these final races now shoring up, its starting to look like the size of the democratic partys win in congress not only exceeded expectations, it may have been an historic record. Well h
Headquarters from washington. Im Kristin Fisher and leland, we can finally say it, the shutdown is over. Leland i was getting ready for deja vu all over again. Im Leland Vittert on a saturday. The president saying the real brokered with congress to reopen the government after 35 days is in no way a concession to democrats. The democrats are spinning it differently, shall we say. Either way, no money for a border wall in this deal. David spunt is joining us for that side and what it means for the workers. Its a big deal that the president signed that continuing resolution late last Night Opening up the government until february 15th, but those 800,000 employees that missed a paycheck for the second time yesterday are finally somewhat breathing a sigh of relief. They will be paid as soon as possible according to President Trump, but its not going to happen overnight. Many of these agencies have been shut down since december 21st and they need a day or two to process everything. Democrati
Apart if that person does not testify. As democrats are pushing back on that, watch. Its impossible to bring this case forward, in my view, fairly without us knowing who the whistleblower is and having a chance to crossexamine them. They dont call the whistleblower in the house, this thing is dead on arrival in the senate. My theory is this is not so much about this whistleblower, as these individuals. And Lindsey Graham has about himself right in this basket. They are trying to send a chill into this administration to prevent anybody else who sees wrongdoing from coming forward. Harris chief Congressional Correspondent mike emanuels love for us on i with the latest. Mike . Harris, good afternoon. Tensions will likely rise big time with lawmakers returning to l tomorrow, and the first public hearings of this impeachment probe on wednesday. The tone of these hearings, i think, is going to start of the American People. The three individuals we are talking about here, bill taylor, george