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Mark, so what does that mean for 2020 and the democratic party? for that we turn to jason johnson, political editor at the root and professor of politics and journalism. let's start going through california. so california first of all i think for a lot of people who have been annoyed that iowa and new hampshire have so much power, 37% white, asian-americans are 15.2%. after kn americans are 16.5%. so it's a very diverse state. so in that sense, how does that change the dynamic for that primary? >> well, what it does is it makes you as a candidate if you're running in 2020 with the 50 million p...

Johnson, political editor at the root and professor of politics and journalism. hey, jason. >> glad to be here. >> let's start going through california. so, california, first of all i think for a lot of people who have been annoyed that iowa and new hampshire have so much power, 37% white, asian-americans are 15.2%. african-americans are 6.5%. so it's a very diverse state. >> right. >> so, in that sense, how does that change the dynamic for that primary? >> well, what it does is it makes you as a candidate if you're running in 2020 with the 50 million people who are going to be running, they h...

In the white house during two of the greatest financial crises, great depression and the great recession. however, getting back to the president's claim about the upcoming midterm, let's look at how the markets do when republicans control congress. one analysis looked at the annual returns of the s&p 500 which is broader than the cow dow, we like to look at that. it was stronger when the gop controls both houses. a gain of 15.2% under republicans compared to 7.2% under democrats. but this is a very small sample size. so it's hard to infer that the control of the senate or the house had much to...

Coming in right now? >> anderson, i can tell with you 45% of the vote coming in right now, jon ossoff is at 57.8% of the vote. the next closest candidate, the republican karen handel at 15.2%. i've been talking to top republican and democratic sources tonight. what they're saying is that they are seeing ossoff do better than they. he pictured, particularly among the early vote in cobb county, a republican stronghold in the district. that doesn't necessarily mean he is going to get to the 50 plus 1 percent to avoid the runoff. he may. it's very possible. it's still early. as one republican told...

What they found over time period between 1998 and 2010 initially we saw about a 13% obesity rate. that peaked in 2003 at 15.2% but in 2010 when the study was concluded, we have turned the corner and are at 14.9%, so it's an exciting turn around. >> trace: it is but i hate to bring the mood in the room down but it seems like a drop in the bucket because the problem is just so bad across the country. >> i do agree with you. it's a modest decrease. when you do look at obesity numbers over the past 30 years, in 2008, children between 6 and 11, one-third were overweight or obese. i think the import...