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How did this all happen? could it have all come down to immigration? joining me is ben ferguson and host of the ben ferguson show. russell berman, congressional reporter for the hill.com. and jeffrey toobin and leslie sanchez. unbelievable. came as a shock to just about everyone. first, ben ferguson. did anyone predict this loss? >> i dont think anyone definitely predicted it, but there were indications this was very possible in the last several weeks. when you saw ralph hall lose in a seat in t...

Both democrats and republicans and they will not stand for it. >> reporter: so congress might be cut out but the white house is teaming up with big companies that use a lot of these heavy trucks like at&t and coca-cola, offering to help them implement electric vehicles and some vehicle that is use alternative fuels. jenna. jenna: interesting story today. one of our top stories. peter, thank you very much. a little later this hour well look at what these new rules will actually mean for drivers o...

Them for fear of being labelled extreme. in a recent hearing on the hill, both lawmakers and the experts they called to testify broached the topic of impeachment. >> as ive said before, i think the ultimate check is elections but, you know, i dont think you should be hesitant to speak the word in this room. jenna: critics are pointing to the presidents own words on the campaign trail in 2008 that one of the biggest problems the country was facing was then president george w. boush, quote, trying...

Editor and columnist for "the hill" and the chief political correspondent for the "washington examiner" and also a fox news contributor. the cbs report describes these as luckless people, mostly in their 50s and 60s. they lost their employment in the big recession and as a result of obamacare, they now are able to afford the health insurance they lost when they lost their jobs. how accurate of a portrayal is that? >> we know from numbers from the administration and the administration has not giv...

12 million people who are here illegally is will they become eligible for all these government benefits this. is a big concern. im as proimmigration as anyone, i think immigration is one of our great sassett as a country. i have a concern offering food stamps, health benefits, welfare benefits to immigrants who come here we. want immigrants who want to come here and work and be productive citizens. we dont want our welfare system to become a nag net. this will be a big issue in that bill that yo...

Countries to take another look into their existing laws? >> im calling on them to take the necessary measures to ensure that insulting, you know, billions of people, half a billion people that believe in their prophet, that that should not happen, and if it happens, that people should pay for what they do. >> no more free speech. no cartoons, no movie trailers, dont say anything that he doesnt like. so basically he wants to curb free speech here in the u.s. so how does the administration respond...

Powerful tornado. it damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings and dozens of homes. this was a trailer and this area behind me was all down trees as of 12 hours ago. i was told you couldnt see the house up on the hill when the trees were standing, but now that they are down you can see the house and you can see the bobcats out there all driven by volunteers who came with dakota meyer to help out. tell us why -- what motivated to you come here. >> me and my buddies here, we were sitting around, ...

Arthel: investigators saying an intruder wearing no pants broke into an apartment stark nairkd from the waist down. the woman living there was sleeping on the couch. >> i could smell the liquor. i could smell him. when i look over hes standing next to me, excited and undressed. it really creeped me out. >> reporter: her boyfriend helped chase the man out with police nabbing him a short time later. bill: guys are good for something. new concerns from voters that white house policies are hurting m...

>>neil: when you appear, invariably, people ask about the loud jacket and i say you want to standout at the exchange. you do, anyway, but, your choice of look ... >>guest: my father was a member for 30 years and i grew up on a dairy farm and we remind the average consumer this is not las vegas we do, actually, provide a service here that helps get things to the table of the american consumer. >>neil: and you have been dead on, about every trend. >>neil: the president rating hitting a new low at ...

Well actually yes according to a new poll that flies in the face of obamas insistence that the rich bear more of a burden three quarters of likely voters believe they should pay lower and not higher tax rates. only 4% thought it was appropriate to take 40% away from those making 250 grand a year. obama is seeking from january 2013 onward. the data found 75% believe the corporation should pay a lower rate than the current 35%. one explanation of the study conducted by the hill.com versus other su...