In about 1 4 of the states. You can see that on the map, all the states in pink, red orange and purple have closed and results are beginning to come in. In fact, the Associated Press has called races in kentucky where Mitch Mcconnell is declared the victor and the two South Carolina senate races, and in West Virginia all going to the g. O. P. We have cameras at the headquarters for Mitch Mcconnell and Allison Grimes and you see rand paul talking to supporters at the mcconnell headquarters and what it looks like over at the Allison Grimes headquarters in kentucky. Later on tonight as their speeches get underway, well certainly be there so you can hear what they have to say. Our colleague, steve scully, will be out all night at the desk looking at the details of the votes as they come in. Lets see what he has for us. Susan, you mentioned West Virginia. Thats a pickup for the democrats where senator Jay Rockefeller is retiring, First Time Since 1942 a republican has won in the senate race
All right. Thank you for watching us for this installment of cuomo prime time. Well be back on at midnight. Until 2 00 a. M. And tomorrow night well be on saturday night from 10 00 p. M. To 12. The star of the night. Cnn tonight. Picking up the coverage. What a historic day. 24 hours. Just when you think you have seen everything. My regret is the president didnt have to be in this situation. Yeah. Well, the American People didnt either. Good point. This is not just him getting sick. This affects everybody. We have one president. Thats what well talk about. The president and the American People. This is all about what the American People need to know. Thank you, ill see you soon. This is cnn tonight. Heres our breaking news. At this hour, the president of the United States is in the hospital, hes at Walter Reed Medical Center in maryland. After revealing less than 24 hours. You were sitting here with me. Going through this. 24 hours ago he and the first lady of the United States had tes
Finally time for action. Fix the border for once and for all now. National security correspondent Jennifer Griffin has more from the pentagon. Reporter the deployment of 5900 u. S. Troops to the border has led to a lot of lawyers going back and forth to determine what those u. S. Troops are allowed to do. Senior military troops visited for thanksgiving. Most of the unarmed troops have been laying down wire at the border and that job is almost complete. About 400 pms have been shifted from texas to california to protect the Border Patrol facing the arrival of more migrants. But jim mattis, who visited the border recently with the dhs secretary, has made clear the troops are not expected to have contact with any migrants. They are there for backup and do not even have weapons. That is according to mattis and the law, dana. Dana jennifer, what does the new guidance authorize . Theres some confusion on that . In an unusual memo from the white house, the chief of staff john kelly, not the p