making that human-to-human connection that we are in such desperate need of at this moment of division in the country, bringing people together. i feel it. and so, yeah, it feels good. >> with me now todd gillman, the washington bureau chief for the "washington news." ted cruz wants to hold on to that senate seat. probably didn't think it would be as close as it has been. beto o'rourke getting a lot of texans out and enthused. talk to me about early numbers in texas. what are you seeing? >> they're big but nobody know what is it means. there is clearly a surge among younger voters, voters under 30, that is almost certainly breaking for beto o'rourke. can you s you can see it in the crowds. the democrat crowd are very big, more ethnically diverse than