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This is a completed county. this is the only one where we got 100% reporting right now, and espy is running 5 points better with 100% than obama did in 2012. he needs six points on average statewide. >> thats fascinating. steve kornacki, thank you, my friend. please peep if there are any changes we need to know about while we continue our broadcast this hour. all right. to the other major story weve been watching unfold over the course of this afternoon into this evening. as you know, on the m...

Seats for democrats on the house side. thats the last remaining seat left in congress. over to you, rachel. >> all right, now, to the other major story weve been watching unfold over the course of this aft afternoon and this evening. as you know, president trump fired jeff sessions and installed in his place a man named matt whitaker. given whitakers previous report of highly critical statements about robert mueller and the russia investigation, and mr. whitakers otherwise thin and sort of troub...

About robert mueller and the russia investigation, and mr. whitakers otherwise thin and sort of troubled resume that by no stretch of the imagination would make him a contender to be the attorney general of the united states in any other circumstances, because of all that, its been widely suspected since that appointment was first announced, that the whole reason whitaker was installed at justice was to squash the mueller investigation behind the scenes, with mueller now reporting with whitaker....

Disappointment in the recusal from all things related to the 2016 election and campaign. >> does this mean the president expects whitaker to shut the investigation down or to limit it? >> no, thats not the reason that the president has asked him to step in as acting attorney general. >> its the reason session was out, but its not the reason whitaker is in. so says the white house. but in the old washington, republicans wouldnt likely have launched an investigation to find out if that statement w...