Feeling bullish this morning, but theyre most worried about kansas, as you said. The republican incumbent there is, is in a race for his life. Against an independent, greg orman, who wont say which party he will caucus with, the other state that everybody who i talked to who is following this and strategizing about this from both parties, is North Carolina. For several reasons, one is if, theres an incumbent democrat, kay hagan, shes been a couple points ahead in the polls. But republicans feel they might be able to surge there, if they do, that is going to be very telling for what kind of night its going to be for republicans. A better night than perhaps even they think right now. You got battling narratives, the republicans who put out that this is a referendum on poor leadership and it has a name and it is president obama and you have the democrat narrative, which is somewhat of an unknown and seems to be about running scared. This will all come home to roost in iowa specifically, these two story lines have been playing out. How do you see it . Iowa is so fascinating for that reason. Because you have a state where the president , his political career was born. He a surprise win there and the caucuses beat Hillary Clinton back in 2008. Won the state both times when he was on the ballot for president in the general elections. But he has suffered there. In the polls just like he has across the board so thats why iowa, one of the reasons iowa is key and because it is a purple state and telling about where the electorate is. But theres been a lot of discussion about whether or not it is the right or wrong thing to do for democrats in states even like iowa to keep the president at arms length. Not have him come in and campaign or even do other campaign sort of events for these candidates. And ive been talking to democrats who say that they have data at their fingertips to show it would have been devastating for the president to come in because the map, not just iowa, but more importantly other states that are having democrats fight for their lives, are so red, are places where president obama were never popular, never won. They think it would have been a much worse scenario for tonight. Lets start looking at the key states. Dana will be keeping you busy. Youre going to be busy forever. We might as well have you up from now until 3 00 in the morning. Lets go to martin savidge. Good to have you with us. Youre in georgia, all of the races will have three components. How close it as a function of trending . What does it come down to in that particular state . And what do you have as urgency and expectation of voters. Georgia specifically, you had nunn, plilt history, going against purdue had a little bit of a problem early on. Now seems to be pulling back. Whats the status . Nay, and i think that is whats interesting to me is the fact youve got two people who are people who have never run for office before. Michelle nunn and david, who is the other candidate here. And what were talking about david perdue, both new names and both new to the political office. David perdue seems to be pulling it out now as the polls have tightened up and hes got a 3 to 4 percentage point lead over Michelle Nunn. But shes been the real surprise, shes done well as a democrat. This is a solid red state. But obviously her family name means a lot to people here. So shes done extremely well in raising money and keeping the polls very tight. Its going to all come down to the turnout today. Early polling, theres been a lot of georgians did that. About a million of them predominantly they were white, this would imply thats not necessarily good so far for Michelle Nunn. How many people show up today and vote . Its going to be crucial. One has to get 50 to win, many believe are going to a runoff. And thats going to be one of the key narratives. Do we get the resolutions today . Do we have runoffs . Early voting will be a big factor to follow. All right. Now as dana was saying, rene marsh, in North Carolina, this was a key state. Kay hagan had to win. For the democrats to really feel they could stave off any mass change. Whats the feeling there this morning . Well, you know, you talk to both campaigns, they both say they feel confident. But lets look at the numbers here. This is a close race. Were talking about two points. Its also the most Expensive Senate race. More than 100 million poured into this race here. Voter turnout, were seeing records as far as early voting. More than a Million People have cast their votes. Were seeing the enthusiasm at least in early voting. And then throw into the mix this thirdparty candidate. Were talking about a North Carolina pizza delivery man who just might, just might influence the balance of power in washington, d. C. Those are the three headlines that were looking at here in North Carolina, chris. Whats your best guess so far from what youre hearing from the campaigns about what they think the pizza delivery man, sean huff, what do they think hes going to get . You know, i spoke with some republicans yesterday, and they admit that sean huff could actually have an impact on the republican candidate in this race. Were talking about tom tillis. They believe that he could potentially siphon away some of the votes from him. And if that is the case, because this race is so close, we could see that this pizza delivery man does indeed deliver a win to the democratic incumbent, kay hagan. Also, were also talking about a new radio ad here in North Carolina. The president has been absent, his voice from this race. We saw senator kay hagan distancing herself from the president. But we saw that the president now endorsed kay hagen through a radio ad. The question became why now . He has not been a part of her campaign for so long. Why now in the final hours . I spoke with one democratic operative, who explained the strategy like this the republicans have made this race from the very beginning about president obama. And theyve painted him as a liability so what theyre thinking now as far as the democrats go, is why not use him as a benefit . Because the truth of the matter is, there is a segment of the voting bloc who still supports the president. And it just so happens, that segment that still supports the president are exactly peemt who kay hagen needs to show up at the polls when they open in 30 minutes from now. Very interesting story. Kay hagan bringing in president obama at the last second and the big challenge in that race is a man whose ad says get hog, get high. Thats an interesting thing about the two states of politics today. Brian todd, in New Hampshire, this race keeps creeping up on peoples radar about things to watch, i like that youre in the organic scene. People already lining up behind you to vote. Dont see too many disappointed faces. Thats good, but were looking at brown and shaheen, how are you seeing it in. Chris, this is a virtual tie going into todays vote. Depending on what poll youre looking at, jean shaheen in one poll was ahead by two Percentage Points going into today. In another poll we saw scott brown was ahead by two Percentage Points. So this state is buzzing and behind me is evidence of that. These people stood in line through the predawn cold and darkness here, to come in here and vote. This is the ward 1 voting district here in manchester, one of the busiest in the entire city, one of the busiest in the state. People come in here and registering, signing up here. They vote over here in these booths. And they put their paper ballots into a tab lator over there. Scott brown is seen as one of the republicans best hopes to pick off a democratic incumbent. His message is jean shaheen has voted with president obama every step of the way. She on the other hand has painted him as an outsider, coming in from massachusetts, not a native of New Hampshire, but people here still do know scott brown from his senate term in massachusetts. A lot of voters here in Southern New Hampshire tend to favor republicans. Republicans do do well here in manchester here and nashua, and as everywhere else, voter turnout is key. The secretary of States Office tell he is they expect a turnout of over 50 , better than the 2010 midterms. Thats unusual. Youre not hearing that in many places in the country. That state shaping up as a metaphor, a guy who is an outside anywhere scott brown, coming to a place known for its rigid independence, and shaheen painted as the face of the current administration. Brian youre a great snoop, i know youve been listening to whats going on in the table behind you. Thats an oldschool voting setup you have there. Volunteers, usually older citizens going through books, matching up licenses, sending you to the booths where youre pushing the levers and taking the paper and filing it. How does it seem to be going in terms of smoothness there. Very smooth so far, chris, and the enthusiasm is palpable. We were surprised this many people came in when the polls opened a few minutes ago. Going very smoothly. Signed their names up here. You get a chip. See the poker chips, you get a chip and go over here, you get your paper ballot. Take it into the booth. Do what you got to do. Go to a tabulator over there. At the end of the dwa, the tabulator gets all the paper bat bal otts. They take it over to city hall. Were going to be there later today as well. Right now going smoothly in manchester, one of the key battlegrounds in New Hampshire right here at this voting ward in manchester. Expecting a boost in turnout. Remember, brian, dont follow them into the booths, its a federal law, all right . Well be keeping an eye on everything here. Youre going to hear a lot this could be the one, its not hype. The polls are so close, the trending is so confusing right now. Tough watch so many races. We may not even see it so Election Night is going to be a big deal. Were starting in the morning because the polls are opening, well be with you all day here at cnn and as the starts, get the swell at the polls at the end of the workday, thats when the big coverage will begin, 5 00 p. M. Eastern, were going to keep you going. Election night in america until the last vote is counted. Which by the way may very well take you right back to us tomorrow morning. And you have a big, fat menu at the polls, battles for the senate, house seats, governors mansions, reverenda across the country on a set of issues, setting the table for the 2016 race for the white house. Alisyn . Well get back to the election in a second. But first, a gruesome murder case in hong kong to tell you about this morning. Thats where a British Investment banker has been charged with killing two young women in a highrise. One of the victims was found stuffed in a suitcase on a 31st floor ban bal cony. Police were summoned to this grisly scene by the suspect himself. Cnns cornyn is tracking the latest developments from hong kong. Dressed in black, rou rourk jutting was escorted to court by the police. He recently worked at Merrill Lynch and was charged with two counts of murder following the discovery inside his apartment. He called police from the 31st floor of this upscale residential building, telling them to come and investigate. Authorities say when officers arrived, they found the body of a young indonesian woman lying on the floor, her throat slashed. They were also cuts to her buttocks. Hours later police discovered a second female body with wounds to the neck, stuffed in a suitcase outside on the balcony, residents in the building tell cnn there was an extremely foul smell inside the luxury apartment. Many expressing complete shock after learning what caused it. Im scared. Why are you scared . Because of the murder. Its a shock, its shocking. Not much is known about the two women who were so violently murdered. It is believed they frequented the bars along the strip known as the red light district of hong kong. Its two blocks from where jutting lived. Some of the women who work in the red light district tell us they knew the victims. However, were reluctant to share many details. Sometimes i think up the men will do it maybe for drugs, he doesnt know what hes doing. Bank of america refused to comment on the case. Its believed the cambridge graduate joined the Investment Bank in london back in 2010. Moving to hong kong mid last year. Jutting did not enter a plea, but will appear in court again next week. Anna coryn, cnn, hong kong. Well bring you developments as we get them. Lets check in with michaela for more. It is a somber return to class for students and teachers at Marysville High School this morning, hundreds of parents, relative and Community Members were on hand monday to welcome the students back ten days after freshmen Jaylen Fryberg opened fire, killing three 13yearold girls before taking his own life. The students had an abbreviated day monday to get reacclimated. The seattlearea school will get back to a full schedule this morning and our thoughts and prayers are with those students and staff. Well the final victim has been recovered from the Costa Concordia, three years. Workers clearing debris found remain of russell rublo in a cabin. The wrecked ship is now in genoa, where it was moved to be scrapped. Rublo was one of 32 People Killed in the accident. The commander of u. S. Navy s. E. A. L. S is firing back at members of the elite unit for betraying their code of anonymity and taking public credit for killing Osama Bin Laden. Rear admiral brian lowsy in an open letter to his troops denounces anyone seeking fame or fortune by revealing details of topsecret missions. A little monday night football for you. The new york giants hosting the Indianapolis Colts no contest. Colts quarterback throwing four touchdown passes. Luck setting a franchise record with listenth consecutive 300yard passing game. The giants fell to 35 with their Third Straight loss. Im sure theres fans somewhere going you know who was at the game last night . Who . Kate boldaun. Did baby go, too . No. She was home in nine layers of cashmere. Thats great. All right. 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Lets go through a couple of key political races, ron, in arkansas, senator mark pryor, democrat against congressman tom cotton, republican. The politics have changed, whats so interesting about this race. Arkansas embodies the core democratic challenge. Seven democrats running in states that voted for mitt romney in 2012 and its becoming increasingly difficult for parties to win senate seats in states that usually vote the other way for president. The democrats have a Strong Family name there. In mark pryor, but the underlying part san sympathies of the state are moving in the other direction. It looks like the republican has pulled ahead in arkansas. Is this still a race to watch today . Definitely a race to watch. When democrats have said over the last few years, the republicans are turning into sort of a small regional party, well, this is that region, right . If they can hold this state, then it tells thaw it was a little too premature to sort of write them off. What this race also shows is that republicans have picked better candidates to represent them. Because tom cot sn no regional guy. He went to harvard for his undergrad. He got a harvard law degree and enlisted in the army and did two tours in average. This is not your average bumpkin from a rural area in arkansas, although he plays to the rural themes within arkansass policies and politics. Thats an impressive resume. He breaks the stereotypes. Hes a oneterm congressman and immediately aimed for the senate and is running a pretty disciplined campaign. The republicans this cycle have avoided the todd aiken gaffes, but in a state that voted 24 for mitt romney. Its a tough pull for him. Its a democrat who tried to survive for being very moderate. Being replaced by a republican who will be very conservative and i think youre going to see a widening polarization as a number of these red state democrats who tend to be the most centrist, moderate dealmakers are being replaced by more movementcentered republicans in the south. Kentucky, Mitch Mcconnell against allison grimes, a lot of drama in this race. How is it looking . She typifies the dilemma. She was a delegate for obama, she wouldnt say that she voted for hill. This is a state where obama was so unpopular, he didnt bother to campaign in kentucky, he wrote state off. The fact that shes competitive tells you something. But the fact that she doesnt want to use the president to her advantage also tells you something. What does it tell us. Well Mitch Mcconnell was always going to have a tough race, he suffered a blow when rand paul and the tea party insurgency came to power. I think the banner headline interesting throughout these races, special entry kentucky and arkansas, which was the war on women, a strategy democrats were employing nationally, but specifically locally,