november but you how realistic is that hope? let s ask the director of the uva center for politics larry sabato. having technical problems so he is joining us by known. thanks for being with us. nice to be with you. we had the resign 86 of republican thaddeus mccotter a few days ago. where do we stand right now as far as the makeup of the house. it is 242 republicans, 193 democrats. of course, 218 is the major number. that is a their row majority of the house. shannon: best case scenario for the democrats. we heard a number of them and to the supporters their goal is to take back the house, we heard it a lot in recent months. what is the best case scenario for democrats? gaining about ten seats. they are not going to gain the 25 net seats that they need to gain. i don t say anything
have nothing to gain from a peace in syria. i think russia sees the syrian regime as critical of what it remains in its position in the middle east. those factors aren t going to change. if russia could replace assad tomorrow with assad the clone, they would do it. it s not a matter of individuals. it s a question of the regime itself. hillary clinton thinks the failure of a nonplan should serve as a wake-up call for everyone and that the future should be abundantly clear to those who support the assad regime. the days are numbers. the sooner there can be an end to the violence and the beginning of a political transition process, not only will fewer people die but there s a chance to save the syrian state from a catastrophic assault. 50 people were killed in syria yesterday alone. more than 14,000 have been killed since march 2011. secretary of state clinton said the opposition in syria is getting more effective in defending themselves and going on the offensive again
biofuel is a waste of precious taxpayer dollars. proponents say it s vital to the military future. states rights vs. civil rights as texas gets ready to argue its voter i.d. law is legal and the justice department is overstepping its bounds. all that and jack s snack packs. meet a little guy on a very big mission to give the troops a little taste of home. i m shannon bream. america s news headquarters live from the nation s capital starts right now. shannon: syria is staging a big show of military might in what appears to be a warning to other countries. stay out of its conflict. syria s state-run news agency says the military is conducting exercises to help troops ready to turn back outside aggression. peter doocy joins us live with details. hello, peter. hi, shannon. it was four months ago that kofi anaan laid out the six point peace plan as part of his duty as the special u.n. envoy and the first part of that plan called for a cease-fire but that did not catch on and
eric: time for a check of the headlines. president obama signing a bipartisan bill to authorize $100 billion in transportation spending over the next two years. and they say prevent a spike in interest rates on loans to college students. an autopsy showing the estranged wife of robert kennedy, junior had antidepressants, but no alcohol in her system when she committed suicide. 52-year-old mary kennedy hanged herself at the family s new york estate in may. u.s. representative thaddeus mccotter of michigan says he s resigning. the five-term republican, raging guitar playing, says he s leaving office for the good of his family. the 46-year-old ran for the republican on the nation for president last year. but his campaign for congress hit a snag when authorities say not enough signatures were filed to put him on the ballot for
rumor for an unhinged sexist tv show he was writing skriments for, proved too much for him. he said, quote, the recent evints december. deceits have weighed most heavily upon my family. one cannot rebuild their heather of home amongst the ruins of their house office. for the sake of loved ones, i must strike another match and going start anew by embracing the promotion back from public servant to sovereign citizen with the help of lyrics from it s all over now baby blue promoting himself from congressman to sovereign citizen. you are free to google that if the chair in front of your computer comes with a seat belt. good luck, thaddeus mccotter. he resigned as you served, weirdly. i do not mean that in a bad way.