she lost this race in the primary in 2012 to pat murphy who then lost to rod blum. we have a few percentage points in the present reporting. we will clarify that for you moving forward. >> moving to the second district house race that the democratic -- incumbent dave loebsack looking for his six-time and looks like he will get that six term. he has been leading christopher peters a surgeon from korbel 64% to 36% with nearly 20% of the precincts reporting. >> all of these contest and doesn't more are scrolling at the bottom of your screen.>> you can get the latest results on our website. >> we are also monitoring tonight's results with the ca challengers all anxiously awaiting to see who the winners and losers will be. we continue with joe huisinga with rod blum campaign. >> i'm here in dubuque at the west -- best western with congress and rod blum large party. every time you guys come back there are more people here. it is crowding us into the room. everyone's attention is on the results come in around the country. right now there is still a lot of energy even thoug

vernon ran for congress in 2014 and failed to get the nomination losing to pat murphy. after that, she ran for pursuing issues like jobs, affordable access to education and protecting social security. tonight we will be at the hall and have a watch party. that starts at 9:00. we will be live with updates. covering the corridor, cbs2 news . >> we are taking a live look right now at the sun. it looks like it has pretty much set. a gorgeous night tonight. woman stopped to vote on the way to deliver a baby! >>> a colorado woman stopped to vote on the way to deliver a baby. she was due to have her child today. but the baby could not wait. the first time mom actually started going into labor friday -- but before delivering the baby, she stopped at the boulder county clerk to drop off her ballot. she gave birth to a little girl named bella rose. her partner max was with her when she went into labor. and also made sure he voted as well. nothing was going to stop them to vote. a pretty neat story. >> it is. that is what this country is all >>> a thing there was a good turnout to

marco rubio defeated pat murphy with lots of mudslinging. ruby hill claimed 52 percent of the vote compared to murphy -- ruby hill -- ruby hill -- rubio claimed 52 percent of the vote compared to >> this night was an exciting night for him. him and his family were all smiles. you took the stage at around 8 at 45. he said earlier in the evening he had called his component congratulating him on a race saying this is a tough time to run for an election also saying he has a bright future. he went on to talk about the challenges they face and he said he knows this country will turn of the presidential race. you did talk about how conversations about politics needed to change. he has promised that he would not drop out and run for president again in 4 years. will have to see how he feels after seeing the results of last night selections. >>> we do have high thin clouds streaming across the area this morning. it won't be a ht sunshine through the clouds. the rain is across the gulf of mexico. we are adding in a 10 percent rain chance through the da

. >> reporter: for people like pat murphy who live here it's business as usual. >> oh, yeah. i mean, it was fine. um, the driving is not the hard part. the hard part is waiting for everyone to get out of your way with their chains and watching for the pedestrians. >> reporter: her only concern was getting the snow off her suv. when you saw your vehicle, it was covered in snow. >> relief that my son got up to clean it up for me. [ laughter ] >> reporter: but for this man, the snowstorm was unexpected. how are you feeling? >> i'm not feeling my toes! [ laughter ] >> i don't know. >> reporter: do you have any extra clothes in the vehicle or anything? >> i should have something. it's fine. it should be fine. >> reporter: either way, he is excited to spend the holiday weekend with his loved ones. >> we have blankets and gas station no problems here. >> hopefully extra shoes. back here in the bay area, traffic along 880 was snarled all morning after a deadly crash. a pedestrian was hit and killed. kpix 5's anne makovec has the story. >>> all lanes of 880 are reopened but the backup

murphy. murphy.blum was a political unknown and said look, this is who i am and this is why you should vote for me. now he has a record and monica vernon can say this is the battle that difference between an open seat race -- and one with a candidate seeking re-election -- it's the knowledge about the incumbent's positions any i. issue.an incumbent has a set of positions and they've been included in political battles and theres a distinct political ground on which they're fighting.xxx they start stright off with the negativity.iowans have seen a lot of that in iowa's first and third district races -- where monica vernon is fighting congressman blum -- and jim mowrer is trying to take out david young. competativeness matters too. kelly says races that have a heavy front runner are less likely to get negative towards the candidate likely to lose. lose.whether you're slightly ahead or sligtly behind you're just as likely to go negative, 50-60% of the time when you're getting really competitive.

murphy. last month the race was within 2 points. early voters are flavoring murphy. murphy is getting support from big name democrats, he joined president obama in miami yesterday. slamming rubio's voting record. marco rubio has flip flopped on issues like immigration reform, that is why he got booed off the stable last week. >> murphy will be campaigning later this morning. >>> here is a question for you, you can take the first step to find your new future at hillsborough community college. over 50 employers including aaron's furniture, lab corps and bush gardens are participating in the annual job fair from 8:30 to noon in the you need about the job fair, we've got it posted right now on our troy mobile app. >>> still ahead this morning on abc action news at 6. one the biggest resorts in the city goes dark forcing thousands to evacuate. the important items that many of them left out. >>> one florida airport you might want to avoid or pack a lot of patience for, a new >>> good morning, it's

she lost this race in the primary in 2012 to pat murphy who then lost to rod blum. we have a few percentage points in the present reporting. we will clarify that for you district house race that includes iowa city and washington. the democratic -- incumbent dave loebsack looking for his six-time and looks like he will get that six term. he has been leading christopher peters a surgeon from korbel 64% to 36% with nearly 20% of the precincts reporting. >> all of these contest and doesn't more are scrolling at the bottom of your screen.>> you can get the latest results on our website. >> tonight's results with the candidates incumbents and challengers all anxiously awaiting to see who the winners and losers will be. we continue with joe huisinga with rod blum campaign. >> i'm here in dubuque at the west -- best western with congress and rod blum large party. every time you guys come back there are more people here. tvs. they are watching all the results come in around the country. right now there is still a lot of energy even though there is an early lead for monica ve

in florida, marco rubio beat challenger patrick murphy. in pennsylvania, republican pat toomey beat a strong challenge from democrat kate mcginty. democrats picked up one seat in illinois after tammy did you have -- duffor ousted the incumbent. in new hampshire it's still too close to call. right now one race has still not been called. long-time california congressman darrell issa and his challenger, doug applegate. marijuana was a big winner last night. you can say that party won. voters in california, massachusetts, and maine and nevada approved recreational marijuana initiatives. florida, north dakota, and arkansas approved medical marijuana initiatives. up next, now that he's won, how will donald trump begin the job of actually governing? >> it's hard to over estimate what this means tonight and how nervous i am. >> we are having a conversation now that it was impossible to have two weeks ago. i am totally blind. i lost my sight in afghanistan. if you're totally blind, you may also be struggling with non-24. calling 844-844-2424. or vi

pat toomey won a tight race against kitty mcginty and richard burr beat debra. leadership to be determined. house speaker paul ryan may face a challenge for his position, but mitch mcconnell will remain senate majority leader. the 115th congress set to convene in early january about two weeks before president-elect trump takes the oath of office as the nation's 45th president. he's expected to put the government and the country on a new and entirely different course. we've got fox news carl cameron with the latest developments. carl? >> reporter: now comes the really hard work, setting up a transition, getting ready with the agenda for the first 100 days. setting up a transition requires filling thousands of slots in the federal government, that is sometimes a task that can take years depending whether or not congress and the administration can get along. and there's a concerted effort on all sides to do that. last night with acceptance speech for his historic, unprecedented victory, donald trump tried very acutely to strike conciliatory tone, a message of unity

. >> rick williams, david murphy and the entire "action news" team, i'm sarah bloomquist. have a great afternoon! >> see you later! pat toomey and donald trump both would defund planned parenthood, and criminalize women's right to choose. "there has to be some form of punishment." "for the woman?" "yeah." "i would suggest that we have penalties for doctors... who perform them." and when donald trump insulted women and bragged about... sexual assault, pat toomey refused to reject him. pat toomey: won't stand up to trump. won't stand up for women. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. ♪ >> announcer: today we're kicking off five-star thanksgiving week with the ultimate throwdown. it's a heart-stopping cook-off with the hilarious cast of "almost christmas." a delicious giveaway for a lucky audience member. and michael's being put to the test in a mashed potato challenge. the thanksgiving throwdown starts right now, here on "the chew." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> hey, everybody. welcome to "the chew." believe it or not, the most delicious day of the yea

pat toomey defeated katy mcginty in an extremely tight race. victory. a strong reaction from donald trump supporters in estatic about him being elected our next president of the united states. meanwhile trump showed a more subdued side during his victory speech early this

marco rubio pete patrick murphy as did kentucky republican rand paul and senator john mccain won his re-election bid over democrat anne kirk patrick. pat toomey defeated katy mcginty in an extremely tight race. >> america will no longer settle for anything less than the best. we must reclaim our country's destiny and dream big and daring. we have to do that. we're going to dream of things for our country and beautiful things and successful things once again. >> 4:30 in the morning, donald trump elected 45th president of the united states america. denying hillary clinton the chance to be the first woman to serve in the office. >> they called that race just

pat toomey defeated democratic challenger kate mcginty. kamala harris won. they keep their hold on the u.s. house of representatives although nbc news projects democrats will pick up some seats as well. >> still ahead on "early today," what's next for donald trump. now that he's headed for the white house especially. this is "early today." colleen loves helping the environment. ...and dale, well he loves colleen. st they agree one thing. new tide purclean it's the first bio-based detergent... with the cleaning power of tide. so you can actually clean your clothes and still... ...do your part. new tide purclean. the first bio-based detergent with the cleaning power of tide. if it's got to be clean, it's got to be tide. when you ache and haven't slept... you're not you. tylenol? pm relieves pain and helps you fall fast asleep and stay asleep. we give you a better night. you're a better you all day. the country and world reaktsz as washington turns red. they're going to keep the house, the senate and 9 white house with donald trump becoming the nation's 45th pr

marco rubio pete patrick murphy as did kentucky republican rand paul and senator john mccain won his re-election bid over democrat anne kirk patrick. pat toomey defeated katy mcginty in an extremely tight race. >> this morning the country reacts as washington turns red. the republicans keep the house, the senate and donald trump becoming the nation's 45th president. for political reporter for the hill, kate, good evening or good morning to you, i should say, what can we expect? >> you know, what's most fascinating for me is yes donald trump won the white house. but the fact that they won, the republicans won the senate and the house. >> that means big things are next. what's first for me i think pollsters will have to have you know a big revamp and physical out what did they do wrong? how could they be so wrong about polling to have hillary clinton to add in more republicans at the last minute when they saw the fbi stuff that came out and they started adding more republicans. first they have to figure out that in the future. next, what's most interesting is figure out an agenda. spea

marco rubio pete patrick murphy as did kentucky republican rand paul and senator john mccain won his re-election bid over democrat anne kirk patrick. pat toomey defeated katy mcginty in an extremely tight race. >> this is 7news now. >> kris: good wednesday morning to you. 7news "today in new england" begins in a few minutes. ism we're following a number of headlines on this busy disai, including a new president-elect. donald trump coming out on top. the presidential nominee thanking supporters after he won the 270 electoral votes he needs the call the white house his home. >> kris: in new england, the senate race between maggie hassan and kelly ayotte still too close to call. >> sarah: and ballot questions decided. it's a yes on question four. marijuana will become legal here in the state of massachusetts. >> kris: we've seen mild weather the last couple days. will it continue? >> chris: nearing 60 degrees 39 in boston now. 34 in norwood. quiet now. more clouds off to our west, but they will be filling on in, even some showers. not completely dry during the day. we won't call it a wa

marco rubio pete patrick murphy as did kentucky republican rand paul and senator john mccain won his re-election bid over democrat anne kirk patrick. pat toomey defeated katy mcginty in an extremely tight race. >>> president-elect of the united states of america, donald trump. >> now it's time for america to bind the wounds of division and get together. >> i've been and it's been a long night, and it's been a long campaign. >> usa! usa! usa! >> the american people have spoken, and the american people have elected their new champion. >>> breaking news on "news4 president. >> hillary clinton conceded the election. and about 90 minutes ago, president-elect donald trump greeted his supporters. >> good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. >> and good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist in lafayette park, just a few hundred yards away from the white house. we have team coverage for you all morning long on what became the closest presidential race in recent history. overnight, huge crowds gathered here outside what will soon be donaldru at times there were 300, maybe 400 people out here. most of them

pat toomey winning a tight race against katy mcginty. in north carolina, richard burr beating deborah ross. two races have not been decided just yet. it is still considered too close to call in the state of new hampshire. republican senator kelly ayotte leads the democratic governor maggie hassan by less than 2,000 votes. ayotte pulled her endorsement of donald trump last month, so we'll be watching this race throughout the day. louisiana has an open seat. it'll head to a runoff election next month. it'll be foster campbell against republican john kennedy. let's talk about the house. democrats making gains there. a net gain of six seats with a few races still outstanding. but this is considered a huge failure for democrats. they had anticipated picking up at least 12 seats. republicans still holding a majority. 235 to 191. leadership still has to be determined. house speaker paul ryan could face a challenge for his position. he's set to speak later today. overnight, we know he talked with both donald trump and mike pence. talking about t

. >>> we'll have much more on other asians including pat toomey's victory over challenger katie mcginty in a moment. >> first let's take a breath get that weather and track update with dave murphy and karen rogers. good morning. >> all right, guys we've got clouds in place across the region. out to the west you can see showers starting to build through as we go through the morning hours. i think before the end of the rush hour certainly most of us are seeing some of those raindrops and it's relatively cool this morning. 52 degrees in philadelphia, from in this case allentown, forty eight in millville, 47 in reading. here's what's going happen today. we'll stay cloudy. there will be some showers pretty quickly this morning certainly by about 7, 8, 9 o'clock and then it's off and on showers throughout the day, 53 by 10 o'clock, 55 by noon, a high of 58 degrees. again staying cool today. and 48 degrees by 6 o'clock. the showers should start to break down a little bit in the evening hours and then we've got some sunshine but another breezy and cool day on tap for tomorrow i'll have more on

pat toomey: won't stand up to trump. won't stand up for women. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> "action news" delaware valley's leading news program. with rick williams, sara bloomquist, and meteorologist, david murphy. >>> good afternoon sara bloomquist is off. we begin with breaking news out of new jersey. a federal jury announced the verdict in the bridge gate trial. both defendants are guilty on all counts. two allies of chris christie, were both convicted in a politically motivated plot to cause traffic around the george washington bridge. trying to punish a democratic mayor for not endorsing governor christie. the defendants will learn their sentences in february. governor christie denied all wrong doing. we are following the investigation into a house fire that left two small children in critical condition in the olney section of philadelphia. gray hall is live at the scene with updates on the young victims. >> reporter: rick, the last information from the fire commissioner where the kids were in critical condit

and in polls leading into tonight, they show him with a slight lead over congressman patrick murphy. in new hampshire, republican senator kelly ayotte is fighting for political survival against missouri, indiana, nevada, wisconsin, and pennsylvania, which has become the most expensive senate race ever where republican incumbent pat toomey is battling with democrat katie mcginty. all total in those eight states, more than $700 million has been spent, giving you a sense of how important senate control is to democrats and republicans. now, it is a different story in the house, where republican control isn't in jeopardy, scott, for democrats to take the majority, they need seats, and they tell us picking up 12 to 15 would be a great night for them. >> pelley: julianna goldman following the house and senate for us all night tonight. julianna, thank you. coming up next on the cbs evening news, 50 states vote, but 13 will steer the election. we'll check in with the it's easy to love your laxative... ...when that lax loves your body back. only miralax hydrates, eases, and softens to unblock

okay, pennsylvania republican senator pat toomey was reelected. arizona senator john mccain, yes, going thank washington for a sixth term and a very hard-fought raise and in new hampshire ayotte and maggie are locked in a race that's too close to call and we have results of key battling initiatives. voters in maine, arizona, colorado, washington state, all decide today increase the minimum wage to at least $142 an hour by 2020. four cities approved tax on soda, that's boulder, colorado and in california it was albany and oakland that approved it and in florida, arkansas, north dakota legalized medical marijuana while massachusetts, nevada, california all legalized recreational marijuana for residents over the age of 21 and also we should add oklahoma, nebraska both voted against the death penalty. a lot of those, maria, as you just saw business issues, revenue issues for the state. big wins for that. maria: really interesting stuff, cheryl. thank you so much. coming up next donald trump securing victory last night. how millennials factor intoed th

pat toomey defeated katy mcginty in an extremely tight race.