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About whitaker overseeing the special counsel investigation. senators jeff flake and coons talked about that. watch. >> frankly the very day that president trump forced the resignation of jeff sessions as attorney general, he also again denounced mueller's investigation as a hoax. and tweeted that he could fire mueller at anytime. why that is not enough of a warning for the majority leader for our colleagues, i don't know. >> we have the votes to do it. i think every democrat will vote for it and a lot of republicans as well. so we just need to bring to the floor. we can bring it today. we can...

Go with the original numbers. of course we know that that probably won't stand, but that is how the law reads. >> kerry sanders, i'm pretty sure you probably set up a tent to camp out at that site. thank you. this morning we have more clarity even with some races still in limbo. steve kornacki, a new house and senate is starting to take shape. and you are breaking that down. >> let's take a big picture look. we were looking at this incrementally election night. this is the big picture for the house right now. you see this is sort of the target list for democrats. all the republican held seat...

Without senate confirmation. as to whitaker, we have seen some movement among republicans in favor of protect going the special counsel investigation. seu susan collins has come out for that bill. and chuck schumer the democratic leader has demanded wlit kerr e recusal from the russia investigation and threatened to demand a provision on december 7 when the deadline comes up. so we could be looking at another shutdown showdown if there is not a resolution that the republicans can facilitate with the white house. >> and let me ask you about the idea that the president according to a source coul...

>> reporter: you always saw there governor mitt romney. rick scott was asked about miss presencemiss -- his presence and refused to say anything to reporterses. so the house side, that is where the glau will play out. it will be a little while before democrats have to select in their conference their choice for speaker. of course nancy pelosi, the person who is most likely at this point to become the next speaker, there she is in video just from this morning with jerry nadler behind her. he will chair the judiciary committee. but that won't really play out until after thanksgiving. they delaye...

Something he doesn't want. >> a lot going on here. we want to talk about what is also happening not just at the white house with the president frustrated with his chief of staff and how the weekend went, but on capitol hill facing a new political reality essentially with a lot going on behind closed doors. kasie hunt is on pennsylvania avenue. and leadership discussions going down, drama on the democratic side, the house. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, all of this is under way as we speak. these leadership elections being held, we just heard from frank thorp that chuck schumer has be...