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>> dana: growing pressure on capitol hill over the sky high cost of drugs, yet the industry is taking steps to raise prices even higher in 2019. jonathan serry has been looking into this for us. >> reporter: 13 year cancer survivor, robert stevens owes his thrive pharmaceuticals. >> these drugs, they saved my life, because there's no question i would not have survived. >> reporter: fortunately the retired ford executive has robust insurance to cover most of his medication, but his out of pocket costs are still high. >> i have been blessed with financial resources to afford this, but i would sa...

Investigation that mr. mueller is exercising authority granted to him by the president. he is an agent of the president. so the president is the chief one in office effectively. >> julie: debra, thank you very much for coming in. the battle for north carolina's 9th congressional district is still up in the air. it's been more than a month since the midterms. officials are holding off on certifying the winner in that race. jonathan serry is live in atlanta. it's been more than four weeks since election night. was that really four weeks ago? the democrat is withdrawing his concession four weeks ...

Hold a special election. if there were to be a second election, the district 9 seat would not be filled until after the new congress is sworn in on january 3rd, dana. >> dana: 'cause there's not much time between now and then. jonathan, thank you. lot of democrats are looking ahead to 2020 weighing their chances to win the party's nomination and take on president trump. former mississippi governor haley barber is former chairman of the rnc. he joins me here live. so good to have you here. so, republicans aren't going to have to worry about a primary in 2020, but the democrats. i have a friend ...

It should be enough to get them over the 23 they need. maybe it will fall just short. even if republican strategists who are involved in this that have tried to get republicans to keep the majority admit that democrats will carry additionally at least, you know, 15 to 20 seats. they'll fall just short if it happens. i think they'll probably get over the 23. the big changes are coming in the states and the state legislatures and the governorships. >> dana: we were just talking to jonathan serry in georgia. that's a very exciting governor's race. i want to read this to you. i knew you were going...

>> dana: hurricane michael downgraded to a tropical storm but not before leaving behind a trail of devastation stretching for hundreds of miles. crews working to clear debris. jonathan serry is in panama city beach. >> reporter: governor rick scott taking a tour with national guard troops today by air and on ground. here in panama city beach, look at these vacation condominiums. usually these large beef front structures hold up quite well, but this storm was so powerful, it ripped off much of the roof and took away much of the siding in that upper level. it doesn't appear that anyone was injur...