it is election day in america. hello everyone i m anderson cooper welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are looking at live pictures of voters lining up to cast their ballots. polls are open in a majority of states. at this hour six more states are opening their doors to voters. the big question who will control congress. dozens of house races are considered toss ups, republicans need to win 30 competitive seats to win the majority. in the senate the race is likely to determine control are very tight. republicans need a net gain of one seat to clinch the majority from democrats. more than 40 million americans have cast their ballots in early voting ahead of today. it all comes down to turnout today and the issues. the only certainty is that voters will decide who they elect and who controls congress. we have this consequential midterm election covered for you from coast to coast. i want to begin with our coverage with cnn s jason carroll li
peaceful election police but last night former president donald trump continued his rhetoric against nancy pelosi even after the violent attack on paul which she spoke excusively to anderson. she said please don t call them animals, they re human beings. but i think she s an animal too, you want to know the truth. for me this is the hard part because paul was not the target and he s the one who is paying the price. i mean we all are. but he s the one that is really paying the price. but it really it is really sad because it is a flame that was fueled by misinformation and all of the rest of that. which is most unfortunate that has no place in our democracy. our democracy, there is one party that is doubting the outcome of the election feeding