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The republicans thanks to redistricting and held by the strong campaigns of governor for understand this in fact i say the campaign even though he didn't win is the biggest highlight. cut that lead from 20 points as a remarkable achievement. don't forget california may be republican see to put the gop over the top of house control. and an important lesson there over a decade ago. movement to replace the system the partisan gerrymandering of the independent redistricting process. of course it's a complete scandal we don't know who controls the house we'll have more later in the show. but now we...

The republicans thanks to redistricting and held by the strong campaigns of governor for understand this in fact i say the campaign even though he didn't win is the biggest highlight. cut that lead from 20 points as a remarkable achievement. don't forget california may be republican see to put the gop over the top of house control. and an important lesson there over a decade ago. movement to replace the system the partisan gerrymandering of the independent redistricting process. of course it's a complete scandal we don't know who controls the house we'll have more later in the show. but now we...

As we are coming on the air this hour, in the building just behind me here, you've got the senate gathering into session as we speak for the first time in weeks. the house, they're just back post-election, but big question marks who will lead the parties from here. you got a key republican meeting set for tonight, as our team joins us with the latest reporting on why all of this matters to voters and to the white house. keep in mind the other big question mark right now, house control. can you believe it? it is monday after the election. we are still talking about it. it is still up for grabs....

A net gain, in what is a red seat now. what does that do to the map in terms of overall house control here. right now, republicans will have at least 212 seats, and democrats will have at least 206 seats. remember you need 218 for a majority. on this list now, you can see, there are 17 outstanding democrat versus republican races that nbc news has not called. so of those 17, republicans need six. and they'll have a majority. of those 17, democrats need a dozen. they need 12 to get to a majority. the trouble democrats face right now as you can see with the oregon call here, if republicans need ...

Now four of those races are on the edge. democrats could hold the house or republicans could be mired at 218 if those races don't break in favor of the gop. 218 is the magic number for house control. president biden just weighed in when asked a question about banning abortion. >> president biden: i don't think there is enough votes to codify unless something happens unusual in the house. i think we'll get very close in the house but i don't -- i think it will be very close. i don't think we're going to make it. >> why leadership elections are up in the air and house speaker nancy pelosi is def...