There are still 40 seats. This is being updated as we go. Congress with new 40 undecided. There were 36 Gubernatorial Races. Republicans currently have 29. Democrats of 21. 31 republicans will serve as governor. 15 will serve as democratic governors. Five races are still undecided. 202 is the area code for all of our numbers. If you would like to make a comment on yesterdays election, you can send a tweet at cspan or join the conversation on facebook. Greta bronners at the news desk with more results. We will begin with those senate and governors races we dont know yet who the winner is. The Alaska Senate race was closely watched, highly competitive. The former Alaska Department of Natural Resources commissioner the incumbent democrat. Hims him 4945 leading 4945 . Tuesdays election given early lead to the independent over sean parnell. The difference was thin and it remains so. Colorado governors race also to close to call. Thatenver post reporting the democrat in a strong position to
1. 8 million americans have new jobs but july jobs growth way down from june, proof the summer surge right now stalling the american recovery. While the verdict is mixed, the daily case count is back up to 59,000 plus on thursday. The average number of cases over past seven days 55,000. Stubbornly high but down from 64,000 per day this time last week and positivity up in 34 states and testing is down in more than half the country. American deaths remain the most troubling metric this hour. The United States has now averaged 1,000plus deaths for 11 consecutive days. 1,250 americans perished yesterday, thursday. In total, 160,000 americans lost their lives to the coronavirus. Death forecasts are one of many statistics, one piece of this puzzle but at the moment theyre down right scary. The centers for Disease Control forecast said the death toll will climb to 181,000 by theened of this month, august. The new model says 300,000 americans may die by december. Imagine scrubbing pittsburgh,
Also very weird news on the turnout from this weeks president ial primaries. Where we start is with a big bunch of new news that just broke this evening about what appears to be a hard turn in the race for president. There are ten states that still have to vote on the republican side there are ten states plus washington, d. C. That still have to vote on the democratic side. Though we do have a clear frontrunner in both parties, neither of them has clinched. There are at least 5 1 2 more weeks of voting and campaigning yet to come. Whats now emerging today on the democratic side is that even though the race is not over, it does appear to be going through a massive singular change. We got the first signs that Something Like this something at least of this magnitude might be coming. Ive got the first signs of that this week. Right after those five northeastern states voted on thursday night, Hillary Clinton won 4 of the 5 states that voted this week, the following day the Bernie Sanders C
Out the loud sounds of snorting and glig iggling. Thats ahead. Also very weird news on the turnout from this weeks president ial primaries. Where we start is with a big bunch of new news that just broke this evening about what appears to be a hard turn in the race for president. There are ten states that still have to vote on the republican side there are ten states plus washington, d. C. That still have to vote on the democratic side. Though we do have a clear frontrunner in both parties, neither of them has clinched. There are at least 5 1 2 more weeks of voting and campaigning yet to come. Whats now emerging today on the democratic side is that even though the race is not over, it does appear to be going through a massive singular change. We got the first signs that Something Like this something at least of this magnitude might be coming. Ive got the first signs of that this week. Right after those five northeastern states voted on thursday night, Hillary Clinton won 4 of the 5 stat
When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. The government is now set to shut down in just 28 hours. Tomorrow at midnight. And the President Trump has a pretty good idea who he wants everyone to blame. I really believe the democrats want a shutdown to get off the subject of the tax cuts, because theyve worked so well. Nobody thought, including the democrats, it could work this well. Theyve been so good, that i think the democrats would like to see a shutdown in order to get off that subject. A budget resolution to fund the government for a month just passed the house within the hour. Republicans voting it through on their partisan basis, basically, to fund c. H. I. P. For six years, and other parts of the government. But its worth taking a moment to remember exactly how we got here, before this goes to the senate. First, the president ended the daca program, which protects people brought as children to the u. S. From deportation. Then, the Gopled Congress