eight weeks. when you get to travel around this amazing state and meet with, i think we met with between 25 and 50,000 virginians in the last 10 days and just see everybody coming together. >> yeah. so, on sunday, he spent a lot of time in far southwestern virginia which some could have looked at as wasted day already solidly republican out there and the population isn't very high. those kind of numbers he needs higher than expected turnout to potentially offset the loss and other more vulnerable districts. that was a place that he could very seriously making voter contact is something that he has emphasized all along the campaign trail. this emphasis on parents, that's what a lot of campaigns nationwide are going to be watching because if he is able to pull this off tonight, we will likely see parents front and center and more campaigns nationwide to come. send it back to you. >> bret: head back a little bit later. alex, thanks. >> now go to rich edson at the mcauliffe campaign headquarters tonight in mclean, virginia. good evening, rich.