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How did this all happen? could it have all come down to immigration? joining me is ben ferguson and host of the ben ferguson show. russell berman, congressional reporter for the hill.com. and jeffrey toobin and leslie sanchez. unbelievable. came as a shock to just about everyone. first, ben ferguson. did anyone predict this loss? >> i don't think anyone definitely predicted it, but there were indications this was very possible in the last several weeks. when you saw ralph hall lose in a seat in texas. he was the oldest sitting seat in texas. they didn't they he was leading enough in congress. ...

Both democrats and republicans and they will not stand for it. >> reporter: so congress might be cut out but the white house is teaming up with big companies that use a lot of these heavy trucks like at&t and coca-cola, offering to help them implement electric vehicles and some vehicle that is use alternative fuels. jenna. jenna: interesting story today. one of our top stories. peter, thank you very much. a little later this hour we'll look at what these new rules will actually mean for drivers on the road. that is coming up in a little bit on "happening now." jon? jon: as the president, jenna...

Them for fear of being labelled extreme. in a recent hearing on the hill, both lawmakers and the experts they called to testify broached the topic of impeachment. >> as i've said before, i think the ultimate check is elections but, you know, i don't think you should be hesitant to speak the word in this room. jenna: critics are pointing to the president's own words on the campaign trail in 2008 that one of the biggest problems the country was facing was then president george w. boush, quote, trying to bring more and more power into the executive branch and not go through congress at all. jenna...

Editor and columnist for "the hill" and the chief political correspondent for the "washington examiner" and also a fox news contributor. the cbs report describes these as luckless people, mostly in their 50's and 60s. they lost their employment in the big recession and as a result of obamacare, they now are able to afford the health insurance they lost when they lost their jobs. how accurate of a portrayal is that? >> we know from numbers from the administration and the administration has not given us too many numbers that the people flooding into the system are in that age group, more than an...

12 million people who are here illegally is will they become eligible for all these government benefits this. is a big concern. i'm as proimmigration as anyone, i think immigration is one of our great sassett as a country. i have a concern offering food stamps, health benefits, welfare benefits to immigrants who come here we. want immigrants who want to come here and work and be productive citizens. we don't want our welfare system to become a nag net. this will be a big issue in that bill that you were just discussing with brit hume. bill: i'm reading from the hill.com. assuming a final deal ...