plus we ll have the best analysis all night from our panel of us experts from both sides of the political spectrum. welcome to washington, dc. and welcome to american elections 2022 from the bbc. hello, i m katty kay. and i m christian fraser. and for the next eight hours, we will be bringing you results and analysis of the us midterm elections. this is a uniquely american phenomenon hundreds of individuals races, each one a piece of a nationwide puzzle. by the end, we hope to have a clear picture of the american political landscape for the coming few years. for republicans, it s a chance to retake the house of representatives and perhaps even the senate. if they re successful, that would set them on good footing heading into the presidential