senator mccaskill has voted against that. they won't allow the background check system to be fixed away. i don't know why not but i would start right there. what i'm not in favor of taking away guns from law-abiding citizens. senator mccaskill has a aft from the nra and i have an a from the ni. i believe in the second amendment and i believe we can protect the rights and keep our children safe without damaging that core constitutional right. >> sir, i think my record has been fair. the nra is always against me. i am for universal back on track and for banning from stocks and health records being included in universal back on track. you know who proposed all those? the nra. why does have in the past? people go to the nra or go to congress and worry more about what the nra thanks then the people at home. because the nra doesn't want it it does not happen. since you brought it up. let me say about the veritas videos. there was nothing in the videos that was bad from my perspective. people in missouri know where i stand on these

[applause] but claire mccaskill voted no. president trump is securing our border, but claire mccaskill is sponsoring the most radical open borders bill in the history of the united states congress. she voted for amnesty. she voted for amnesty. she has called the border wall embarrassing. and she's marked the president. does that represent us? i don't think so. president trump lowered your taxes, but claire mccaskill voted no. she voted to raise your taxes over 200 times and president trump has fought to roll back regulations on our family farms and businesses, like the waters of the united states ruled. it's gone. because of him. [applause] but claire mccaskill voted for every far left environmentalist regulation the obama administration could dream up. she even voted to keep the waters of the united states ruled. maybe senator mccaskill's record shouldn't be such a surprise, because she did say that she thought the reason president trump got elected was because of the russians. she told a journalist that. what she doesn't re

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we're hearing from hawley that claire mccaskill is too on the other side, claire mccaskill's closing argument is that she's a moderate who can work across the aisle to get things done, that she's not going to washington to fight president trump but fight for missourians. we'll see if that closing argument holds. we'll be here on the ground the next two days through tomorrow watching for any new developments and we'll keep you updated, poppy. >> she's running that ad talking about crazy democrats, clearly trying to hang on to this thing. thank you so much.

you know, claire mccaskill, claire mccaskill wanted us to call hillary clinton madam president. well, well, on november the 6th, because of the leadership of donald trump, on november the 6th we're going to call claire mccaskill fired. let's go get it done! [cheers and applause] >> usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! >> so josh i hawley will be one of the greatest champions for missouri that you've ever had, and you've had some good ones, by the way. you've had some good ones, haven't you? josh is running against far-left democrat and card-carrying member of the washington, d.c. group that we all know so much about, claire mccaskill. who, by the way, i've seen commercials, i've seen her statements. she now all of a sudden loves border security. where did that come from? today! i was watching her interview, and every time -- every third sentence, like, we love trump. we love border security. the president's right about border security. i said, what happened to her? look, the fact is she wants to get electedded, and then she's always going to vote against us, folks. okay? a vote fo

what do you think of mccaskill's race right now? >> look, claire mccaskill has been fighting for the people of missouri. and as the person who did the lead-in mentioned, that's been her north star. that means if president trump has an idea that's good for the people of missouri, claire mccaskill has been there. if he has an idea that is bad for the people of missouri, she'll fight him. one of the big issues, of course, that we have been fighting on is the issue of protecting people who have pre-existing health conditions. and josh hawley, her opponent, who is the attorney general there, helped file that texas lawsuit which would take away protections for people with pre-existing conditions. so those are the kind of issues front and center in missouri. but claire mccaskill, she's about missouri, not about party. >> i want to talk about health care in one second, but laying out a landscape that you know in your sleep, but for our viewers, there are 35 senate races this cycle. democrats defending 26 of those. and ten senate democrats a

thporter: mccaskill or hawley? >> i have to go awley. reporter: local republican activists are not alone in 'ying to boost josh hawles chances. >> iis an incredible honor t have president donald trump in missouri. it's amazing. reporter: the president will be back on monday, making this his st stop until election day. confident that he has the powers to help republicans haest those final vital votes. rajini: she joins us from st. louis a short while ago. donald trump held a campaign rally in missouri last night. he's also going back on the eve. of the midte how much will his personal presence make a difference to this race? philippa: the republicans are hoping donald trump will make all the difference or tip the balance because the polls are , owing in terms of this missouri senate sesh hawley, the challenger is pretty much neck and ne with claire mccaskill at the last big poll carried out by fox news. claire mccaskill said at the rally i was at fox news says they were neck and neck and she sounded like it was positive newsd this seat co

democrat claire mccaskill needs all the help she can get. donald trump secured an easy victory in missouri. although no one here wants to name him, he is still defining the agenda. the very character of our country is on the ballot this time out. we have some doors to knock, we have some phone calls to make... fighting in trump country, mccaskill defines herself as a moderate, not liberal. that may not be enough to save her. we have got to get outside our comfort zone. we have got to talk to people we have never talked to before. which is why this first—time democratic candidate is putting in the hours to get out the vote. hi, there, i'm patrice billings, your democratic candidate for missouri. this photo says she is backing claire mccaskill, but patrice agrees the senator isn't taking anything for granted. no she is not and nor should she. she is at this moment in time not a slam dunk for re—election. she has found it matters here to be a candidate conservatives can warm to. i am a gun owner. men love to talk about guns and weapons and

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two of them have lost connelly and mccaskill. >> mccaskill will talk more. >> she will have strong critique of the leadership of her own party. >> the kavana hea's hearing may be a saving for the republicans. >> governor rick scott is ig speaking now. [ applause ] i want to thank our daughters, allison and jordan and their family. i love my family with all my heart and every family in the state. my goal is to make it a better thplace for every family i state. there is a couple of people looking down from heaven that i want to recognize. i have the most wonderful mom. when i was born, my mom was single mom and she raised five kids. she wod never believe i would be a governor or a u.s. senator. the second person. for everybody in oure and in this campaign team. she was our best friend. b she diore the day the campaigntarted. >> rick scott, not clear if he's delivering an acceptance sech. l you see there ds. >> well, we call it too close tl ut chuck you got some inside info. there. the question is is the margin going to be less than .5%. we have not called it. the scott's think they'll avoid a

one of them is senator claire mccaskill of missouri. she's being challenged by republicanjosh hawley. she has been dubbed one of the most endangered incumbent senators in the country, which is why former vice presidentjoe biden was in missouri yesterday, and why president trump is flying in today and then back there again on monday. for the last in our series of interviews with local radio hosts, we can go to st louis, missouri and talk to jason rosenbaum, host of the npr's politically speaking podcast. hello. thank you forjoining us. thank you for having me. hello. thank you forjoining us. thank you for having melj hello. thank you forjoining us. thank you for having me. i checked the polls just before i walked into the polls just before i walked into the studio and i saw that the republican candidate is ahead, a7, claire mccaskill is down, a5. are the democrats and hold onto midori and how much does it matter if they lose it? it matters a great deal because there is no way the democrats and take over the us senate and claire mccaskill

claire mccaskill is desperate, she deserves to lose, she's not a democrat. he also put the screen grabs of threats and racial slurs she has received online. an issue senator mccaskill said on fox news. >> we have a state senator that advocated the assassination of donald trump. that is a crazy democrat. >> the state senator made those remarks shortly after charlottesville, she later said she did not mean it but spoke of frustration, writing claire mccaskill and her racist democratic friends continue to alienate the base. that remains to be seen, her criticism of mccaskill comes a time when democrats are attempting to court african-american voters in competitive senate races in states donald trump won. >> there is long-standing tension about democrats taking african-american voters for granted and donald trump has tried to stoke this tension by telling them your life didn't improve under democratic policies and so all these democrats are trying to defend their seat in states trump won my landslide proportions are trying to appeal to the middle at the same tim

mccaskill's opponent is predictable. >> senator mccaskill sepent a lifetime in politics like hillary. she made a boat load in federal money, just like hillary. senator mccaskill voted for amnesty just like hillary. senator mccaskill is for open borders, just like hillary. she said we ought to call hillary madam president. well, tomorrow, tomorrow we are going to call senator mccaskill fired. >> these trump state races are fascinating. when it comes to clair mc caskill, she agrees with the president troops at the border is okay and stop the caravan, that's okay. >> that's the message i heard last night. thursday night in columbia, why isn't it working in missouri that is so deep red, he called her hillary repeatedly. it's a very tight race. i did not think i would spend the final rally of the campaign in cape girardeau, missouri where president trump won by 74% of the vote. they need to turn out trump voters. when you are going to the base, obviously this is not a persuasion point. it's a motivation. i'm surprised he is not up more with that. >> is it because of this? the republicans h

shannon: another one in missouri tied between mccaskill and holly at 43%. same as early october so this is down to the wire in a dead heat. >> again within the margin of error. much like sinema mccaskill has several groups where staff admitted she is anti-gun, more liberal than she lets on to be and an overriding trend that matters and all these senate maps. what is donald trump's approval rating and even in the fox news surveys that were released show in all the key battleground states that donald trump is above 50% and that is a really key indicator where the undecideds may proportionally break. of trump is underwater in those states it indicates they may break leftward but in these states trump is above water, well above water which may give us a slight edge. heather: the race in indiana with joe donnelly up compared to 43% in early september, then down to 38% compared to 45%. >> trump is popular in that state, joe donnelly is an enigma and saved his political hard when he decided to vote in support of brett kavanaugh. that probably secured his seat but

claire mccaskill is desperate, she deserves to lose. she is not a democrat. she posted screen grabs of threats and racial slurs she has received online, and then it was something senator claire mccaskill said on fox news. >> we had a senator who advocated for the assassination of president trump. >> she made those remarks shortly after charlottesville. she said she didn't mean it but spoke out of frustration. she wrote claire mccaskill and her racist democratic friends continue to alienate the base. that remains to be seen but her criticism comes at a time when democrats are attempting to court african-american voters in competitive senate races in states president trump won. >> there's a long-standing tension about democrats taking african-american voters for granted and president trump has tried to stoke this tension by telling them your life didn't improve under democratic policies buried all of these democrats trying to defend their seats are trying to appeal to the middle at the same time they are trying to get their base voters out. >> debates like this

i can't see claire mccaskill winning in missouri. she is way out of touch of the people of missouri. i can't see kyrsten sinema winning. dean heller seems to be happening on. jon tester is in trouble. if people in indiana don't vote libertarian, joe donnelly would be toast. he is a schumer democrat. so my question is what if there is a split. what if nancy pelosi becomes speaker. now, go ahead. >> if she becomes speaker, i mean, it's going to be aggravating to have to listen to this woman for the in connection with number of years. nothing she says makes sense to me. in the end. >> sean: how do you really feel? >> you asked me so i told you. [laughter] the senate is what really counts. okay? and, look, donald trump, the president can certainly give any candidate the edge. this is a man who you just go to america and you say do you like the money in your paychecks? do you like the reduced regulations? do you like the fact that g.d.p. is 4.2? do you like consumer confidence? do you like the fact that isis caliphate is destroyed and on

the red state trump carried by double digits in 2016 and he's determined to flip mccaskill's seat to read. claudia cowan live in missouri tonight. >> reporter: a very important state ahead of the midterms, donald trump came here, fired up the crowd of several thousand, touting achievements he has made since he took office two years ago. he talked about the booming economy, low unemployment rates, return of manufacturer jobs, ongoing trade talks with china and he said, quote, now we are getting along with north korea and warns those victories and more could vanish if democrats take that congress. >> the democrat agenda is agenda of the extreme far left, they have gone crazy, folks. they have done totally logo. republicans are the party of all-americans. >> reporter: trump was here to drum up votes for republican senate candidate josh holly, missouri's attorney general hopes to unseat claire mccaskill in one of the most closely watched races in the country. and it is a dead heat. the latest fox news poll shows candidates tied at 43% and mccaskill is fighting for her political life in a

he is locked and a tight race with claire mccaskill. fox news poll showing that the two candidates are virtually tied with only two days to go. attorney general josh hawley joins us now. josh, good morning to you, how are you feeling five days out? >> we feel great. we feel delighted to have the president here in the state today, coming back in a few days. we have got strong momentum on our side. great crowds, huge enthusiasm. people are ready to take back the senate seat and stop all liberal take over. >> sandra: you mentioned, two visits in the final five days before election day. why? why is his presence there are so needed and so important? >> because missouri could be the seats that determines control of the senate. i mean, it really could come down here to the state of missouri. voters in missouri know that. that is why they are so energized to vote. i have been all over this stage. the people are very enthusiastic to vote. i mean, it is incredible the enthusiasm out there. and i think that the president knows how high the stakes

radical democrats in washington. >> reporter: like other red state democrats, mccaskill is stressing her independence, even calling some members of her own party crazy. >> there may be people in this room that think i am not liberal enough to carry the banner of this party. >> reporter: she's also using issues like border security to demonstrate how she supported the president. >> we endorsed president trump and claire mccaskill because of their records on border security. >> reporter: for trump, that's not conservative enough. >> the people of missouri are going to retire far left democrat claire mccaskill. who has been saying such nice things about me. but you know what? she'll never vote with me. >> reporter: there are two states with tight senate races the president won't be traveling to before election day. that would be arizona and nevada. recent cnn polls showed the democratic candidates with a slight edge in both of those races. jake? >> jessica dean, appreciate it. so first of all, we should note that republicans told jeff zeleny at the white house that the republicans in ne

one woman there said, look, i like claire mccaskill. in fact, i voted for her before, but i'm casting my vote for holly because i personally know someone whose brother was killed by a mexican gang member. she says those are the kind of people i want in this country. so holly has managed to successfully, for his base, really localize a lot of these national issues, national concerns. but david, what this is really going to come down to here on tuesday is what happens with those moderate voters, who's going to be able to peel them off and in which direction? two things are interesting here in missouri. one, theres is no early voting. two, you can't vote a straight ticket. a lot of the voters really bounce around on the ballot. we're going to be guessing until the very end, david. >> we have gabe sherman here with a question, morgan. >> a quick question on immigration. claire mccaskill is one of the few national democrats to not denounce president trump's hard line rhetoric on the caravan. to what degree on the ground does her team see imm

if you want chuck schumer, vote for claire mccaskill. or you can vote for josh hawley, who iss continuing to in momentum. as for matt rosendale, montana has now state in play. by the way, he is giving democratic incumbent jon tester the fight of his life. that is a dumb equitable race hafor republicans. why? breaking news in that race tonight. the libertarian candidate has dropped out and endorsed rosendale, tester's opponent. giving a big boost to the g.o.p. montana, you now have a chance to pull off a major political upset because this race is dead even. by the way, indiana, you y may want to follow suit.do don't vote for the libertarian. that only helps the incumbent, chuck schumer democrat by the name of joe donnelly in indiana. inel sixth days you will definitely see one of three results. first is a best case scenario. let's start with the good news. republicans pickh up seats in the senate. they hold onto a small majority in the house. second scenario would be a a split decision. g.o.p. holds onto power in the senate, picks up some

he's locked in a tight race with claire mccaskill. missouri, one of 35 seats at steak in the midterms. mark preston joins us now live. mark, missouri key for republicans maintaining control of the senate, and also a place where president trump can make a positive difference? >> it certainly is a place where he can make a difference. that's why we're going to see him there tonight as well as see sean hannity from fox news as well as rush limbaugh, the very famous, the very boisterous talk radio show host. as we're talking about missouri, let's talk about the whole race as a whole as we're looking at it. right now, this is where we stand. we're at 49/51 right now, but this is the real number we're going to start the number on. 45/49. six seats are going to determine whether or not democrats take back control of the senate or republicans hold on to it. first, we go to missouri. we have claire mccaskill and josh hawley. this is a neck and neck race right now. what's interesting about this is when we talk about donald trump and his influen

claire mccaskill voted against brett kavanaugh. she may be saying some nice things about president trump these days because there is a lot of trump voters in missouri. ultimately she has been a reliable vote for chuck schumer. ainsley: won by 19 vote 19% in t state. steve: her ads i vote so often for the president. she didn't vote for the president when it came to the border wall, tax cuts or mr. kavanaugh as well. look at the balance of power in the senate. it is just so close. right now, republicans have 51. you know what? it sounds as if the republicans are going to hold the senate. the big question is what's going to happen out in the house of representatives. the cook political report has changed their forecast. they say that between 30 and 40 seats could be picked up by the democrats in this wave. but i think it all comes down to turnout. which we have been talking about. ultimately. that's why the president you see him everywhere. is he pulling out all the stops. not going to leave anything in the locker room. he is trying t

it is clearly claire mccaskill. josh hawley is out of step. he supports right to work, but that state rejected by better than 2-1. so it is an election about them and she will win tonight. >> neil: fast forward to 2020, president up for re-lksz, you have credited the president with helping unions and doing more than other republicans have. would you endorse him? >> look, i'm not going to get there until 2020. we have an election tonight to take care of neil. we'll see what he did. we'll judge what he did to help workers and what he did to hurt workers. like every other candidate, he'll be considered, i'm not making that decision. my executive counsel, my members in each state help make that decision. it is not rich's decision, it is the membership's decision. >> neil: you are also the big chief, this doesn't happen without you weighing in, right? >> no, they make that decision. they actually do. i didn't -- endorse any of the candidates running today. >> neil: let me step back and understand, do you think things look good for the economy right

he beat claire mccaskill. steve: oh, you know what, ainsley. that result didn't come in until late last night. the folks here in branson had kind of a late night. no one is really up except the people at. [knocking] >> the farmhouse restaurant. [cheers] >> this is a legendary spot in branson, missouri. good morning, "fox & friends." [cheers] all right. this is largely a -- it was a crowd that voted extensively for josh hawley. this is the legendary singer song writer billy yates. wrote that song for george jones. went something like this. this morning he has changed it ♪ i don't need no rocking chair ♪ i hope claire enjoys her rocking chair. steve: all right. anyway. by the way, we got a lot of people came up down the main drag here to be with us. this is a guy whose name is charlie rich. [laughter] but he is known around these parts as the silver fox. and by the way, brian, half the people here wanted me to tell you they are dressed. brian: been a different life had they not been. we would have had a lot of picks labor relations around l p

claire mccaskill, seeking a third term. abigail is joining us from california. democrats line. >> good evening. i am a registered democrat for 53 years, but i'm voting straight republican. i just love my president. >> thank you. let's go to the independent line. schenectady, new york. >> i am an independent. i am voting state -- straight democrat tomorrow. i think president trump is a disgrace to the office. how he treats women. i think he is not a gentleman. i hope every republican is unsuccessful. i think the president has done a lot of damage to this country. >> thank you. teresa is next in carrollton, texas. republican line. we are hearing from voters only. good evening. >> i wanted to thank you all for covering all of th

why is claire mccaskill stillness connect. in one poll, it has are up by three points, if you believe the polls. >> mccaskill is a good campaigner. she has come across as a moderate. she has gone after some other people in her own party as crazy democrats and really tried to distance herself from the left wing of her own party. she has done an effective job of that. i think joe donnelly has also done an effective job. a lot of people thought that donnelly would be down 6-10 points, but that is a tossup race. republicans knew early on they would have to get a good candidate. dating incumbents is very difficult. beating incumbents is very difficult. president received a huge missouri. the scene was repeated in cleveland and indiana and georgia. as has the feel of the night before the midterms -- this has the feel of the night before the presidential election. midterms don't get to 50%. this will get a lot more than the normal turnout. the president has been tireless on the campaign. he is rallying the base. they did not have a l

democratic incumbent claire mccaskill is trying to perform a tricky balancing act on key issues as the president goes all out for her republican opponent. dean reynolds is in missouri. >> reporter: in the last days of this tight campaign, claire mccaskill's political compass at times veers rightward. >> we need to stand strong for things like balance. >> reporter: she's not one of those crazy democrats, she insists. nor is she a softy on that caravan of migrants the president calls a threat. what is your position on that caravan? >> i think that we have to make sure that we secure the border and that there is an orderly process under the law that allows people who come to our borders to turn themselves in for asylum. um reporter: last week, mccaskill even said the president should use every tool at his disposal against the migrants, but today she clarified. i'm wondering if your support for him includes shooting at them. >> no. don't forget to vote on tuesday. >> reporter: a bit of positioning can be prudent politics, but critics say backing and then opposing the president is a bid to

in missouri, josh hawley surged past democratic incumbent claire mccaskill. senator ted cruz fended off beto o'rourke who smashed fund-raising records in his bid to turn texas blue. >> we saw a $100 million race, but all the money in the world was no match for the good people of texas and the hard-working men and women across our state. >> i am forever grateful to every single one of you for making this possible. i believe in you. i believe in texas. i believe in this country. >> looking to florida where the race there, it is still too close to call at this hour. incumbent senator bill nelson and rick scott currently separated by less than 1%. now, if the final results have them separated by 0.5% or less, that will trigger an automatic recount. still, that didn't stop scott from celebrating a victory last night. he told the crowd he's not going to d.c. to make friends but to get things done. a statement from nelson is expected later today. >>> out in utah, former presidential candidate mitt romney handily won his bid for senator, promising to work with lawmak

claire mccaskill is desperate, and, she chooses to put us and our families in harm's way. if my family is harmed, blame it on claire mccaskill. she deserves to lose. she's not a democrat. your thoughts? >> i don't know who this person is. and by the way -- >> the first lady has been attacked. cut it out, it's not what we do. these are people that we have elected to lead us, people that are serving as spouses. it's important -- >> martha: called for a a "no" stability, and -- >> i'm against what the president of the united states says every day when he tweets. >> and are you against eric holder saying kick them in the knees? >> i don't want to sit here and name calling, what are we trying to prove by calling out hillary and eric? >> i'm just saying be fair on all sides. >> i get that but, you know what my job is? my job as a citizen because i'm no longer chair of the party is to go out there and build hope. inspire the next generation to vote. and, that's what i'm worried about. >> oprah was certainly doing a good job. up but i want to bring this up. the economy is doing so

we'll hear from both of them now starting with senator mccaskill. [applause] >> thank you.

senator claire mccaskill. she is trying to win a third time challenged by josh hawley the republican in the closing days mccaskill calling out fellow democrats as crazy and talking tough on immigration. hawley has been enthusiastic supporting the president. campaigned twice for him in the final days in the campaign. the president won the state by 20 points two years ago. rush limbaugh on stage making the case for the gop. >> the people in washington haven't taken the time to understand why you voted for trump. they think you're stupid for doing so and there is so much to learn about why you have. there is so much to learn about the potential greatness for america to learn why you are here and why you support trump. donald trump wants america to be great again. it is not a slogan, it is on objective. >> bill: a rare appearance for limbaugh on the campaign trail. that's his hometown and home county and home state, missouri. >> sandra: all right. now this. >> up until today, i would have said if the election were

mccaskill has been saying she supports trump on some key issues. for instance, his efforts to stop the migrant caravan, and she says she opposes sanctuary laws. the president didn't buy it. he pointed out that she voted to block the confirmations of brett kavanaugh i neil gorsuch and he says she did not represent the people of missouri. the president's approval rating at 54%, republican see an opportunity to flip the seat from blue to red, perhaps expand their majority in the u.s. senate u.s. senate and to underscore just how important this race is and to make sure that nothing goes awry on tuesday, as the president put it, he was returning here to missouri on monday night to hold one final campaign rally just hours before the polls open on tuesday. >> shannon: claudia cowan with the president in missouri. thank you very much. democrats calling in political heavyweights and star power as they head into the home stretch. trace gallagher has a story of oprah and obama in georgia. >> oprah got a big warm welcome in georgia. she fired up the crowd and

. >> neil: now to missouri where claire mccaskill battles to keep her senate seat against josh hawley. she joked about how many times she's seen the president visit the state. >> this is a state that president trump won by nearly 20 points in 2016. that's why the democratic incumbent senator claire mccaskill has been working hard to try to distance herself from other democrats. she said today, she'll be willing to work with president trump on issues like infrastructure bill. her opponent, josh hawley, he said senator mccaskill is too liberal for missouri and over the last 24 hourers he started to compare her to hillary clinton. >> the more i listen to senator mccaskill, the more she reminds me of that career politician that donald trump defeated in 2016. friends we told hillary clinton where we thought of her in 2016. tomorrow it's time to say to claire mccaskill, you are fired. >> i think people of this state know that i'm not hillary clinton. i think he's just being told to say that because it polls well. i think missourians know better. >> neil, this race is razor tight. it's one t

claire mccaskil showed coverage of the mueller probe showing animals were great. the fact we led the show yesterday on the mueller probe and that claire mccaskil is a lying idiot. >> i love this story too. i think i am over-paying for things. i have not been to payless in a while, but i will go back. i think an influencer are balony. >> who are they? >> you are one. >> am i? >> that's scary. >> and people would say that's a nice suit jesse has on. >> thank you. >> it's jay crib. send it over guys. >> i don't think they will well. >> [laughing]. >> on sunday when i would open the sunday paper magazine and they had fashions. what women wear this stuff? >> you still read the paper? >> i do! >> i read the "wall street journal" every day. >> of course you do. >> [laughing]. >> i love this. if i was brilliant in marketing. when you tell someone it's worth a million dollars, everyone is like oh, yeah, this is amazing. it brings everyone back down-to-earth. >> yes. up next everybody hates waiting in long lines at the airport including me. you would do this to save a few m

think of that. >> reporter: mccaskill and holly are in a dead heat. donald trump won missouri by 18% in the 2016 election and the president sounding off on the importance of republicans in power on capitol hill if america wants to keep winning. >> this election is a choice between republican results and radical resistance. a choice between greatness and gridlock. it is a choice between jobs and mobs. going to drain the swamp, replace the democrats. >> reporter: the president will make two campaign stops in west virginia and indiana. his daughter ivanka will be in iowa. and a boost from former president obama, his final midterm stop monday back in missouri. rob: a big one. jillian: the first 100 troops arriving in texas, migrant caravan marches closer to our border. rob: donald trump doubling down on his immigration policies announcing his plan to keep migrants out. jillian: ellison barbara live in washington dc with details. >> reporter: donald trump announced new immigration plans that could lead to detention of migrants and prohibit anyone crossing

we asked senator mccaskill what impact she thinks that will have on the race. i want you to take a listen. >> i do think that it swings both ways, the president coming here. there are a lot of president trump supporters that president trump can motivate. but there's also a lot of people that him being here motivates folks that want to vote for me. >> by the way, brooke. there is no early voting here in missouri, no no-excuse absentee voting. so when we say it comes down to election day here, we really mean it. we will be watching tomorrow as people go to the polls. brooke? >> rebecca berg, thank you. now to nevada, another close senate race there where republican dean heller is up for re-election in a state that hillary clinton won in 2016. representative jackie rose n is trying to flip the seat blue. scott mcclain is live with the latest on that race. >> reporter: jackie rosen is widely seen as one of the democrats' best hope to flip a u.s. senate seat in this election, though she will need every single vote that she can possibly get. that's because polls show

the margin was very small, about a 50,000 vote for mccaskill. also that year democrats tried the same thing in montana. they put it on the ballot, minimum wage, passed three to one. very close senate race in montana that year. remember, this one jon tester got elected for the first time, defeated conrad burns, a one point victory. hey, this works. you can get inroads in red states maybe by doing this. they tried it in 2014, arkansas. they were defending a senate seat, put it on the ballot, passed overwhelmingly, but didn't work. mike pryor still got blown out. in 2014, alaska put it on the ballot, passed, didn't work. so here we go. it's 2018, missouri. we're back where we started. mccaskill you said in that very close race. what can we read into this history? well, it's not necessarily a game changer. clearly, just putting it on the ballot doesn't win the election for democrats. the election for democrats. but the question is does it have a marginal impact? if the race is really close. in an otherwise close race, could that give you a bit of an

thank you missouri is another state with a very tight senate race with claire mccaskill battling her republican challenger. so how is this race? tomorrow night president trump will make his second visit to the show me state in five days. we have more from st. louis . reporter: just to give you an idea how important this race is president trump has been to the state six times the cycle and the seventh tar dashed around eight before the polls open tuesday morning and is coming here so frequently that claire mccaskill made a joke about it last night in kansas city. >> he is here so often he must we building a golf course. [laughter] . >> one was good news they were very worried. right? and that they really, really want to get rid of me. >> running a state and is going to great lengths to prove she's not just another crazy democrat but her opponent says she is still too liberal for missouri and accusing them both of not listening to voters. >> they have not accepted what she said in 2016 they have not accepted the outcome of that election she even said she blames the russians for the don

the democratic mccaskill and ha the hawley. it's razor tight. 2 years ago he won the state by 19 points. a lot of red. just a few blue counties. columbia, missouri. hillary clinton won it by 7 points. watch this number here. hawale hawley. you get the idea. the president has said himself that this is a base election. you have to turnout your base if you want to have a chance. that's really what a lot of this is about. what if scenario for the senate. this is our base for tuesday night. 51 republicans and 49 democrats. we will see how the map fills in on the senate side. on the house side, you are interested in the toss up races. here's what we have at the moment. it could change. might go to 32. right now it's 29. what is the difference between virginia and california? this is not true for every district. this is what republicans are up against on tuesday night. a lot of retirements and open seats and where the republicans won but hillary clinton won on the presidential level. throw that into the mix. and find out what we think

senator claire mccaskill is trying to bring attention to it. she wrote something new for teen vogue that said hawley is trying to support the protections that he's suing to take away on november 6. we have an opportunity to take a stand with our vote. but hawley does not think that voters here in missouri want obamacare intact. >> that a smear on her party. democrats are trying that all over the country. i don't think we have to have obama to protect pre-existing conditions. >> you want to know how this state is to the white house? it's the last place that president trump campaigns before people vote tuesday. >> shepard: peter doocy live in kansas city. watching another big race in arizona. kirsten sinema and martha mcsally are fighting to replace jeff flake who is retiring. alicia acuna is following this from the valley of the sun. hello, alicia. >> yeah, the democrats have not held a u.s. senate seat to represent arizona since 1995. they have momentum and they have sinema. she's a three-time democratic congresswoman that had a liberal record

you can say that mccaskill and donnelly ran to the center and abandoned eyeir base. ave to figure out how to campaign as one party in two years' time. robert: mark, what about the white house? of course, sessions is the news are we expecting more departures inside the cabinet mbe chief of staff john kelly. >> well, kelly has stayed he will stay until 2020. the next name they will focus on as jim mattis. that's a possible shoe to drop and one thatill be more consequencetial than almost any other. the bigger question around trump is if you look atis progression from his psychology from his hapless effort that this was a success and not a setback, to the greater degrees of aer all week lashing out at reporters, getting involved in the florida senate race, alleging vote rigging. i think we're seeing what we may see in the coming year. he's not responding well to losing the house. and how well he deal with the incessant round of investigations next year will be one of the major stories to watch coming up aft the midterm. robert: what about stacy abrams, beto o'rourke? dem

senate, along with north dakota's hehei heitkampmp, florida's bill nelsoson, and missouri's claire mccaskill, new jersey's bob menendez, and joe manchin of west virginia. the kris kobach has received donations from white nationalists and has had ties with far right groups for at least a decade. kris kobach is in a tight race against democratic opponent laura kelly in what is considered a reliably red state. as kansas secretary of state, he has come under fire after the sole polling place for dodge city was moved outside of town, disproportionately affecting latin american voters. not near public transportation. as candidates made their closing arguments, president trump continued to rail against a caravan of central american migrants crossing mexico in order to seek political asylum in the united states. on friday, the first of thousands of active duty u.s. soldiers arrived at the

mccaskill called inappropriate and potentially illegal but the campaign is countering it by comparing that report to an 11 hour smear just like we saw with judge kavanaugh. as for mccaskill, her campaign is accused of having a hand in the anonymous illegal mailers targeting all over the state of missouri. she said her campaign had nothing to do with it but missouri republicans are calling for a federal investigation. thank you very much. >> tuesday night is all about the balance of power in both the house of the senate. republicans hold majority with 240 seats. the democrats have 195 seats and there are seven vacancies. democrats need to gain 23 seats to take the majority control of the house. they need to hold all of their seats and pick up 23 more seats now held by republicans. anything short of that the republicans maintain control. on the senate side it's much tighter. they have a slim majority of republicans at 51 and democrats at 49. the democrats need to pick up two seats to take control. anything less than that it stays with republican. let's go upstairs. >> come on up. overal

claire mccaskill is sponsoring a bill and has been for months. so put your money where their yr mouth is and take your name off. we want the republicans call it the open border bill, it's actually not called that but it is a bill that every democrat signed onto and it has this thing that says you can't arrest anyone within 100 miles of the border, for anything if they are an illegal alien. >> my reaction to a lot of the things a president has been saying over the last week as he is playing on people's fears, particularly with respect to this caravan which will probably peter out long before it gets to the border. having said that, he's not doing it by accident, he's doing it because of fears exist. claire mccaskill's interview with you epitomizes that perfectly. i believe joe donnelly is saying similar things in indiana and he understands that in red states he has the democrats on the defensive. with respect to that bill, it illustrates the democrats and ability so far to come up with a popular message regarding immigration that speaks about the

you can't count out mccaskill. she is doing what she needs to do win. she might be end up on the short side 5 days from now. >> laura: we saw the graphic come up on trump's approval rating for the economy. great news. 51% approval rating. his numbers in florida and tennessee very good. moving up to new jersey. bob menendez has been mired in scandals but holding on the lead. could that change? >> it could. laura, the only thing that is tethering bob menendez up at this point is the state is so very, very democratic as long as i can remember going back over 20 years. it's been represented by democrats in the senate. the lead in the polls they have seen is down to between 4 and 6 points. it's a toss up. it could go either way. the democratic nature of the state make bob menendez ever so slightly a >> laura: tom, we are out of time. a quick question. could it be in some polls people are afraid to say they will vote for republicans? you find that sometimes in workplace workplaces? is there something about pollsters that people might not always be truthful ar

-- senator claire mccaskill. how do you think the, race will come out? >> caller: i think this task will pull out because josh holly is terrible. he said that he is for pre-existing conditions and is got a lawsuit for the insurance companies not to be exempt from that. he's a total liarr just like bush. appreciate you taking -- >> host: has a healthcare been the central issue in that race? >> guest: i think that's a lot to do with it and plus the divisiveness of our country and the state is divided. they are neck and neck. >> host: thank you, steve. another race in virginia, tim kaine former president obama's stumping deputies been active the the last couple of weeks in rallies and campaign appearances. this is the metro section of the washington time. they write just a few election cycles would move from when republicans had a solid lock on the congressional delegation, sanded to tim kaine is on the brink of ensuring the commonwealth is represented by two democrats for at least another two years. in statewide ra