Steph thanks theo paul ryans challenger paul nehlen raising a few eyebrows today. All because of his tweet. Jenna sachs is live with that part of the when i spoke with paul nehlen earlier today. He said he was feeling confident about this race. At the same time. Hes aware no one really expects him to win. Nehlen says if he does win. Message to the party establishment. Which he feels has been against him this entire race. Nehlen got an unexpected boost last week. When donald trump praised nehlen. And initially held off on his endorsement of paul ryan, nehlen says the National Attention that he received. Allowed him to spread his message further. He says that message is job security, Border Security and better trade deals. Nehlen tells me. If he loses tonight. Hes not done fighting for those things. We defied everyones expectations for thi here im not going away my fuse has been lit i am not gonna go away i am gonna keep paul ryan accountable to the people in wisconsins first district. T
Thing t polls for a partisan primary. Easy, early, justs do it tonight the results are coming in. And setting the stage for november. That is our big story tonight whos moving on . Lets get right to the results and well start with the first congressional district. It was an easy victory for paul ryan. It only took about 30 minutes for the race to be called. Hes beating paul nehlen race and several others. Jenna sachs is live at nehlens campaign headquarters. But lets start with theo keith hes in janesville where paul ryan wrapped up a News Conference just a few minutes ago. Comments paul ryan says i heard about the Second Amendment quote. It sounds just like a joke gone bad. I hope he clears it up very quickly. You should never joke about a think like that. I didnt actually hear the comment, i only heard about those comments. Paul ryan says we knew we were going that we were hoping and expecting to get all along. And thats just kind of how it. The outcome is exactly what we were hoping
Partisan primary. Who will advance . Who will keep their seat . We have a team of reporters covering the candidates. And this years election is not without some controversy. In particular in the race for congress. Businessman paul nehlen, is challenging House Speaker paul ryan. Ryan wins by a landslide. But there was a hiccup today when nehlen tweeted a picture of his ballot weve got more on thast plus Team Coverage theo keith and jenna sachs are both live in janesville tonight theo lets start with you. And the speaker of the houses steph thanks theo paul ryans challenger paul nehlen raising a few eyebrows today. All because of his tweet. Jenna sachs is live with that part of when i spoke with paul nehlen earlier today. He said he was feeling confident about this race. At the same time. Hes aware no one really expects him to win. Nehlen says if he does win. That would send a powerful establishment. Which he feels has been against him this entire race. Nehlen got an unexpected boost las
80s today and to near 90 on thursday. By later thursday, we expect to see some storms as a cold front cuts into the hot and humid air. Storms persist into friday but we calm just in time for the weekend. Expect a cooler, more comfortable air in place saturday and sunday and into early next week. Today patch am fog. Partly sunny, warmer muggy. High 88 dewpoint 70 wind se 510 mph traffic map major delays yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no delays the results are in and House Speaker paul ryan easily defeats challenger paul nehlen. Ryan won 84 to 16 percent. And now ryan says his focus is on getting republicans elected in of real frustration in this country theres a lot of anger that washington just isnt working and that it seems irrivocably broken. The people want to see congress and their elected leaders tackle our tough problems, not duck those tough problems. Theyre sick of the paralysis and their hungry for results. Ryan will face democrat ryan solen, an iraq wa
This is one of the polling places where the city clerk says there were reports of improper electioneering people campaigning too close to the entrance. We found a small group of paul nehlen supporters in Mount Pleasant. We met people from texas and virginia who say theyre here to back nehlen. They admit officials told them they cannot Place Campaign signs on location. They must also stay at least 100 feet from any entrance to the building. The oak creek city clerk says she got numerous calls about electioneering this morning. Our chief inspectors who manage our polling locations have reported there have been some passionate electioneers at our polling locations. I personally visited two of those locations and spoke today, photo id is in effect for todays primary. A recent ruling allowing people to fill out an affidavit if they cant easily get an id. Is currently in place for november. However, officials here in oak creek, as well as the state elections commission, say there have been f