hopeful, republican christine o donnell, was defeated by democrat chris coons. in connecticut, democrat richard blumenthal eked out a win against tea party candidate and former world wrestling ceo linda mcmahon. what the republicans need to do is reach out to the democrats, reach out to the white house, and say, hey, the train is leaving the station, come on board, we invite you to come on board but we re heading in a different direction. reporter: for some, disaster. for others, disaster averted. the change of power in the house means the next house speaker will almost certainly be ohio republican john boehner. a man nearly as controversial as the current house speaker, nancy pelosi. rob and vinita? as mentioned, democrats did manage to maintain control of the senate, thanks in large part to some big wins out in the west. in nevada, senate leader harry reid did beat back a strong challenge from tea party star sharron angle. reid, of course, struggled for months in a state with t
i m not a witch. rent is too damn high! from abc news headquarters in new york, this is a vote 2010 special edition of world news now, with vinita nair and rob nelson. nastiest, funniest, most costly. so many superlatives after an exciting night. the end is finally here in an extraordinary political season. good morning and thanks for being with us. president obama and republican leaders are already promising to work together now that the bruising and bitter campaign is over. that s going to be a very difficult challenge, given the size and the strength of the republican victory tonight at the polls. john hendren is joining us from washington with a roundup of the major gop victories. good morning, john. reporter: good morning, vinita and rob. it s now clear democrats will maintain control of the senate. but in the house it is another story. they are poised for the biggest losses in a midterm election
one official told me, we may never know what happened. in yemen, thousands of yemeni forces were looking for bombmaker ibrahim asiri, seen hugging his younger brother before sending him on a suicide mission, and later listening to the explosion from a cell phone. the yemenis insist they will find asiri. u.s. officials are skeptical. martha raddatz, abc news, washington. at the supreme court, justices must now decide if a california law which bans the sale of violent video games to minors is constitutional. observers say they appear closely split after hearing arguments in the case. diana alvear has the details. good morning, diana. reporter: vinita and rob, good morning. this particular case is about so much more than just children and violent video games. in fact, it s one that everyone in the entertainment world is following very closely, because they know whatever the court decides it will have wide-ranging implications. does banning the sale of violent video games protect chi
republican john boehner. a man nearly as controversial as the current house speaker, nancy pelosi. rob and vinita? as mentioned, democrats did manage to maintain control of the senate, thanks in large part to some big wins out in the west. in nevada, senate leader harry reid did beat back a strong challenge from tea party star sharron angle. reid, of course, struggled for months in a state with the nation s highest unemployment and with voters extremely angry at washington insiders. and in california, barbara boxer will return to the u.s. senate for a fourth term. boxer defeated former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina after a hard-fought, multi-million dollar campaign. president and mrs. obama were among the high-profile democrats who campaigned for boxer s re-election. it could be weeks before we know who has won the alaska senate race. write-in ballots hold the early lead, which is considered a good sign for incumbent republican
rent is too damn high! from abc news headquarters in new york, this is a vote 2010 special edition of world news now, with vinita nair and rob nelson. nastiest, funniest, most costly. so many superlatives after an exciting night. the end is finally here in an extraordinary political season. good morning and thanks for being with us. president obama and republican leaders are already promising to work together now that the bruising and bitter campaign is over. that s going to be a very difficult challenge, given the size and the strength of the republican victory tonight at the polls. john hendren is joining us from washington with a roundup of the major gop victories. good morning, john. reporter: good morning, vinita and rob. it s now clear democrats will maintain control of the senate. but in the house it is another story. they are poised for the biggest losses in a midterm election since 1938.