moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: president obama today chalked up democrats big election losses to voters frustration with washington gridlock. he told reporters he ll try to cooperate with republicans, who ll now control both the house and senate. as president, i have a unique responsibility to make this town work. i hear you. to the two/thirds who chose not to participate, i hear you too. woodruff: at the same time, the president said he ll take action on immigration by year s end, unless the lame-duck congress acts first. we ll have full coverage of t
in congress. from massachusetts to florida and from west virginia to colorado, the republicans won key senate, house and gubernatorial races. we had to hold our elected officials accountable. i wanted tell you right now, with your help and god s will, we will change the direction of our country. we will break down what happened in this, the most expensive midterm election in history, and look ahead to what it means for the 2016 race. president obama starts making grand bargains with his republican senate in the next two years, he creates a situation where democratic hardy that still has many advantages going into presidential cycle, could lose some of those advantages. and we will look at ballot initiatives including increasing the minimum wage which one in every state it was put before voters. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. republicans have emerged from tuesday s midterm elections wit
moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: president obama today chalked up democrats big election losses to voters frustration with washington gridlock. he told reporters he ll try to cooperate with republicans, who ll now control both the house and senate. as president, i have a unique responsibility to make this town work. i hear you. to the two/thirds who chose not to participate, i hear you too. woodruff: at the same time, the president said he ll take action on immigration by year s end, unless the lame-duck congress acts first. we ll have full coverage of t
plus. qatar ..a source close to f.i.f.a. tells al jazeera that qatar will avoid punishment over the 2022 world cup bid after a report is made public on thursday. the top story - iraq s prime minister sacked more than 30 military commanders. many are accused of corruption and not supporting the army. this is hassan rouhani s dramatic decision. it was announced as the government tries to drive fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant out of the country. the government has been investigating military failings that allowed i.s.i.l. fighters to seize a large part of iraq s territory. many abandoned their positions and left behind weapons when i.s.i.l. stormed cities in an offensive in june. imran khan has more from baghdad. what a senior source inside the ministry of defense told us is that he was close. and that prime minister shawki al-badani prime minister haider al-abadi wanted to send a message, that the bad old days of sectarianism had disappeared, that th