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Today in the midterms. today the democratic party is up to i believe 36 pickups in the house of representatives. they appear to have flipped 36 republican seats and counting. that is exactly the kind of democratic wave that democrats were hoping for and republicans were saying would never happen in this midterm election. there are about a half dozen more seats that are yet to be called. but democrats are already up to 36 confirmed flips. in the florida recount, the senator and governors races, t...

Jury, and we do not yet know what it is. there is obviously a lot going on right now in the news, right? another couple of races called today in the midterms today. the democratic party is up to i now believe 36 pickups in the house of representatives. they appear to have flipped 36 republican seats and counting. thats exactly the kind of democratic wave that democrats were hoping for and republicans were saying would never happen in this midterm election. there are about a half dozen more seats...

The deadline by two minutes. reportedly the person from broward who was submitting the countys data was unfamiliar with the states website. it took an extra couple of minutes. palm beach county missed the deadline because of their machines overheating. hillsboro county decided ton submit new results at all after the power went out and the recount showed a drop of 846 votes from the first time through. alligator ate your ballot. what does that mean? the state instead is going to use whatever thos...

Are more votes to count. in the florida senate race we are going it looks like to a second recount. there was the machine recount that almost all the counties finished today, but rick scott, after that recount -- after that machine recount, he appears to lead democratic incumbent bill nelson by less than 13,000 votes and that is definitely close enough for there to be yet another statewide recount. this time not a machine recount. this time it will be ballots being counted by hand. so elections ...

Recount all votes. one crucial county started counting just a few minutes ago. cnns rosa flores is in broward county, joining me now. rosa, the question all along has been can they meet the deadline? what is the latest youre hearing right now? >> you know, kate, if what im about to tell you sounds as clear as mud, its because it is as clear as mud. as you mentioned, broward county just started recounting, but they stopped sorting to start recounting, but theyre not saying exactly when theyre goi...

Do they have enough to pull it off? lets look at the map. again, focus first, not just on the red and blue, but on the gray. that is where we have no votes. that is where we have no votes and most of that area, yes, its small, yes, its rural, most, not over here, this is democratic over here, but this up in h here are republican votes we have yet to count. if you tre the democrats, 53%-46%. youre feeling good about that as you go through. come in here, look at austin, texas. travis county. we kn...

Big a majority as they can get. even if theyve only got a one-seat majority that means that they will take over the committee chairmanships, nancy pelosi will be speaker once again. how important is the size of the democratic majority, if that wave doesnt materialize, but they do win? >> you always want -- you need safety in there. people can switch, people can die, a thousand things could happen. so you want some margin there. you know, lets wait and see. still could get it. dont get me wrong. ...

Why do you think mcsally is the big arbiter? >> if the republicans win this they stand the likelihood of gaining seats in the senate. if they lose it, they dont. an indicator. it will be -- theyve already started voting there. they vote early. bust it will close a little bit later in the evening. the big county is right here, maricopa county, most of the states population. sinema has represented it for a number of terms in congress. she started as a ralph nader supporter in 2000. ran as a green ...

Mind and a tear to my eyes. but i will have that in my heart forever. and so, yes, you do need to grasp those memories because thats whats going to get you through all this. >> linda, you are the legacy of mexico beach, and you will help rebuild that community. we thank you so much for being with us. please let us know what you need as you head back over the next few days when it is safe. we appreciate you being with us. >> all right. and i just want to thank you for reaching out to this tiny to...

3,000-vote margin in this county. you start adding these up in these smaller counties, the question is, as that builds, are there enough votes here and here for doug jones in the hour ahead as they start to come in to offset that? if youre at jones headquarters, you started optimistic, right about now youre getting nervous. >> in mobile, thats a small vote so far, 7% of the vote and thats a big county, almost 9% of the population. hes doing well there, doug jones. well see what happens when more...