obamacare because of claire mccaskill. the reason these policies failed is because they forgot the secret of america's greatness. america was founded on this visionary idea that is based on the life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. we have seen the police officers and firemen. we can espresso our opinions. we can keep the things that we have earned. the pursuit of happiness, the idea that every single one of us is different and each of us can pursue the dreams in our own hearts. as americans have done that, people tell us, you can do it, it will not work. americans have been courageous and have said, i will try. america has been built, one dream at a time. it is called the american dream. it is about freedom. that is the reason why 4% of the world's population has produced the results we have. i asked you to vote for me for the u.s. senate. >> before we adjourn, i want to thank the candidates. we appreciate your willingness to share your respected views. a round of applause is appropriate. [applause] we thank our me

we of the claire mccaskill. her holding on to that speech izbs nothing that anywould happen until todd akin was her running mate. in the middle of claire mccaskill's speech iowa was won by president obama. we also have another call to make. in the oregon presidential race, nbc news is projecting that in oregon. so in terms of the 11:00 poll closings, president obama won california and washington and hawaii and oregon. mitt romney won in terms of the bigger news reaction that you're seeing here in chicago is to the iowa news and to the oregon news and we have just learned that in the state of ohio, nbc news has projected that president obama has won the state of ohio. president obama has been re-elected for a second term. >> he did it. >> with this call in ohio, it is ao done deal. presiden wo it's 12s past 11:00 p.m. on the east coast. ohio put him over the top. chris matthews? >> he didn't need stuff. i said this at the beginning o geography is very powerful. i've watched some of the ugly stuff perpetrated by

claire mccaskill now the projected winner. and where we are now is the democrats have three pick ups. independents are two and republicans 42. that's where we're at as of this hour right now. a lot more still to come. >> thank you. back with former governor. you just said that the president needs another four years to actually prove what he has been doing. let me ask you about bringing the two sides together. once we know who the leader of the free world will be, then the work begins in terms of fiscal cliff, in terms of getting back to sustained growth in this economy. if we haven't seen the president able to bring the two sides together and compromise on some soft the important issues what is it that we should look at to believe that he will be able to do it in the next four years? >> the reality of the times will dictate the action that is necessary. the president and the leaders of the congress know that the american people are not going to tolerate any further bickering. we're going to get off of these cliffs. make certai

senator claire mccaskill. she held on to her seat in new jersey after he republican congressman's todd akin comments made headlines. >> it's over. it's done. it's too red. it's just too red. there is no way that claire mccaskill can survive. well, you know what happened, you proved them wrong. >>> and in connecticut congressman christopher murphy defeated former wrestle iing ce linda mcmahon. she spent her own money on a lost senate bid back in 2010, but she did manage to strike a positive tone last night. >> a good race and i'm really proud of the effort that we had. >>> well, coming up, affirmative action, smoking marijuana for pleasure, and defining marriage. how did the states vote? >>> plus, president obama's vision for american over the next four years and beyond in his own words. >>> and of course we're watching this nor'easter that's going to be heading off the new jersey coast line. the problem will be the high waves. you're watching "early today." one. two. three. my credit card rewards are easy to r

and missouri's senator claire mccaskill is one of the most closely watched races. her opponent is, of course, todd akin. can she keep the man who separates out legitimate rape out of the senate? we'll ask her a little later. >>> also, the president's response to the devastation caused by sandy earned him praise by governor chris christie and other east coast leaders. 78% of americans also think he did a good or excellent job dealing with the storm. could the storm be the pivotal moment, the black swan in the race? >>> let me finish with the bottom line on this election eve, and i ask this to everybody, fair question, is obama a good president? think about it. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> we've got some new polls as we enter the final week of the campaign. in ohio a brand new cnn poll shows president obama with a 3-point lead over mitt romney, but it is the all-important 50% marker, so it's 50%/47%. good for obama. in new hampshire a new poll from new england college finds president obama with a 6-point lead. that's solid. 50%/44%. in wisconsin a

. >> reporter: feinstein will be joined again by missouri senator claire mccaskill who beat republican todd akin. akin made his mark this election with his controversial comments regarding rape that charged up several women activists groups. >> there is no way that claire mccaskill can survive. well, now what happened? you proved them wrong. >> reporter: political experts say women's successes could be tied to president obama's campaign as well as senate democrats accusing republicans of waging a so-called war on women. this year, the gop-dominated house passed bills redefining rape as well as defunding planned parent hood. >> despite the odds you elected the first woman senator to the commonwealth of massachusetts. >> reporter: in massachusetts, democrat and harvard professor elizabeth warren defeat scott brown solidifying a democratic majority for the senate. no one can dispute the gender gap. women are 17% in the house and the senate but as we learned from this election, with women's issues that number could change in future elections. live in san francisco, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >>

we'll break down the race between senator claire mccaskill and congressman todd akin as we crunch the numbers on control of congress. special edition of "way too early" coming light back to democracy plaza in new york city. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. but when i was in an accident... [ male announcer ] sounds good. i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. so i never missed a beat. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> welcome back to "way too early." we're live at 5:53 in the morning at democracy plaza outside 30 rockefeller center. polls have already opened in the two small new hampshire locations in dixville notch. we're less than ten minutes a a from polls opening in virginia, indiana and new york. bo

outside groups got involved the last week and: zeros like -- looks like claire mccaskill are going to hold on. those were two seats the republicans were holding on to control. they were hoping to win back the senate. after the two societies were taken off the map, it's harder for them to get to 50 or 51 seats. >> and in the house, are we expecting the republicans to keep control? and gain seats, lose seats? >> democrats are bullish about taking back the seats they lost in 2010. they're going to picture up a few and going to be like three to six or 10 if they have a good night. that is not going to be the big numbers they're hoping for. part of that is the redistricting. republicans are in charge of the state houses and the congressional delegations. they got to draw out their own minds and pick their own voters, helping them in a lot of places and a neutral environment. the democrats will have to get 53, 54% of the total vote in the house race to get back to even. >> and you were on the ground in iowa and south carolina. what is your thoughts there? >> i think iowa is going to be very

and missouri which is claire mccaskill versus todd akin. maybe is just too weird because todd akin is case. but missouri isn't called yet either. do those senate dynamics tell you about whato expect in those does because it was on to the battleground i think and i brought up our senate map here. a lot straight ticket voting in pennsylvania. that's wso it doesn't surprise me there. another clue perhaps to what's going on in new hampshire, the a open was close. they were h a little bit there. so add that to your clues. ones. oee way, oenate race there's going to be lot of drop off vote meaning think of it as this suburbs, republicans going to vote for claire mccaskill. i'll v9ogote for the presidential and skip the race. al reason his race in 2008 was so lot ofted for the pr race. vote drop off in the total senat six-figure drop off in there. and that itç:ter. if they were forced to choose they may have said i'm get something out fa expect nelson couplead of the president. that's interesting to follow. it's a little cl. nelson can win and j

in missouri incumbent democratic senator claire mccaskill leads todd akin by five points. the campaign just dropped a devastating ad. let's watch the latest mccaskill ad. here it is. >> is todd akin fit to serve in the senate? mitt romney doesn't think so. >> what he said was indefensible, was wrong. it was offensive, and he should step out of the race. >> and he's not alone. >> todd akin is not at that convention, told by his own party to stay home. >> even republican senators from missouri called todd akin totally unacceptable. >> frankly, he would not be welcomed by republicans in the united states senate. >> it was offensive, and he should step out of the race. >> i'm claire mccaskill, and i approve this message. >> was that you playing the piano in that one, senator? >> no. >> that was a pretty devastating ad. you have all the republicans who had basically ran scared from the guy. are they all still scared of him or have they regrouped since that ad -- since those pictures were taken? >> some of them have kind of lukewarm endorsed him, but here the biggest news in mis

pundits declared missouri senator claire mccaskill the underdog earlier this year in her race against todd akin, but she battled back and won a decisive victory against mr. legitimate rape. returning to the senate. she's one of the leading moderates in her party, and her top goal right now in the lame duck session coming subpoena to find a compromise with republicans on the issue of taxes and spending. what exactly would that look like? welcome back to "hardball," senator mccaskill. for coming to us from the russell building. this is the classic american dilemma. missouri is a moderate state, somewhere near the middle. your state voted for george romney -- mitt romney, rather, maybe george romney had a chance, too. you won 55% to 39%. how do you represent a state that voted for you and romney? >> well, it's not hard as long as you are trying to solve problems instead of play politics. i think compromise is what the senate should be about. it's what it's always been about in our history. and finding -- our founding fathers were really smart. they have the people -- people have equal po

again claire mccaskill will hold on to her seat in the missouri and. here's mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that thing that americans. are. dying to hear what. they want to feature a little. girl the others. are going to distract us from what you and i should care about because they're profit driven industry that sells a sensationalistic garbage he calls it breaking news i'm having martin and we're going to break this that. welcome to the capital and i'm lauren lyster. it is what drives the world the fear of great use by politicians who makes decisions to break through it's already been made who can you trust no one who is you and with the global scene where we had a state controlled capital so it's called sasha's when nobody dares to ask we do our tea question more. i think i. welcome as our tease election two thousand and twelve coverage we want to update you now on where the race stands between governor mitt romney and president obama we do have a look right now at the electoral map right here. let's talk about some of the newer develop

that should enable claire mccaskill to hold received another six years. host: when you look at virginia, what will you be watching on election night? guest: i want to see -- you always want the first votes to come in. and it varies from year to year. they come in from different places, so you have to know the history of each city and county and even increasing st -- and even the precincts, to know the results. i will look at the critical swing counties in northern virginia, loudoun county and prince william county. i will be looking at chesterfield, richmond, enreico. i want to see if he will get over 40%. if he's in the 30's in chesterfield, that's a bad sign for him. i will look for virginia beach, which is virginia's largest city in population. fairfax is the largest county and the largest locality, but virginia beach is the largest city. it tends to be more conservative and republican because of a large military population and retired veteran population as well. john mccain carried that very narrowly. it was practically a 50-50 with obama. there's no

claire mccaskill, has won that race. that's a perfect example of what we were talk pentagon-- talking about. she ran against todd akip, the man who talked about legitimate rape and whether women's bodies could shut themselves down. >> woodruff: she was consider a long shot before he made that comment about about rape. >> i would say again, like murdoch in indiana. it's not only the comment-- it was the flashpoint-- but he was so conservative, there were a lot of people who normally vote republican drifting away. >> he was shunned by the republican party, and of course, governor romney did an endorsement, a tv spot for richard murdoch, so he has more at stake in indiana than the republicans did with akin. >> woodruff: we have electoral vote totals at this hour. it's 10 minutes after 10:00 in the east at this point. governor romney has 163 electoral votes on the way to 270. president obama 158. but as we keep saying, there are still a number of states we are waiting to find out about, virginia, florida, ohio-- these are al

claire mccaskill over todd akin. in nevada right now they called it just a little while ago that the republican dean holland did call that seat. >> bill: jon tester leading in montana and heidi hidecamp leading. that would be a pick up, north dakota would be holding on to the seat and jon tester would be reelect the. so a great night in the senate 53 to the republicans 45, democrats could get up to 55 if those two go the other way. they look like they're going to go and then house of representatives not such a good night for democrats in the house. the margin stays about where it was last time around, 108 it's now at 186 democrats, 231 republicans, but there were some important victories there. allen for democrats allen west, the nuttiest of all members of congress, which is really saying something, was defeated in florida. >> yes. >> bill: michele bachmann, almost, almost lost, oh, man we came close but joe walsh was trounced by tammy duckworth a great candidate and great american. unfortunately, steve king won in i

there is no way that claire mccaskill can survive. well, you know what happened? you proved them wrong. >> in new hampshire, with the election of two female representatives and governor, the delegation of the state now women. bring in congresswoman diane da get and salon.com's writer. let's look at the gender gap. president obama had a 11-point edge of women making up for the 7% loss among men. in the last weeks of this election we saw some polls that indicated or at least claimed the gender gap was closing and narrowing. that proved not to be the case. a significant difference there. >> i never believed that the gender gap was closing because the women of america, they think that they should be able to be equal in this society, get equal health care that they need, that they should be able to get birth control, they should be able to go to planned parenthood for the well woman visits and get pay equity in this country. it doesn't seem very radical to women. my daughters are 18 and 22. they found it unbelievable that we were debating about these things in this day

. >> in missouri, democratic incumbent senator claire mccaskill held on to receive, defeating republican challenger todd akin. the race drew national attention after congress member a can claimed women are able to suppress pregnancy in instances rape." mccaskill celebrated with supporters shortly after the concession. >> things do not always turn out the way you think they're going to. i just called clare mccaskill @and gave her congratulations because the way the numbers are looking, we lost this race. >> and all said it's over, it's done, it is too red. there is no way that clare mccaskill can survive. well, you know what happened? you proved them wrong. but in wisconsin, democratic congressmember tammy baldwin defeated republican tommy thompson in wisconsin senate race, becoming the first openly gay u.s. senator. election day also saw voters decide on a series of landmark ballot initiatives to rewrite state laws. advocates of marriage equality ended tuesday with four out of four victories, as voters legalized same-sex marriage in maine and maryland, upholding same-sex marri washington

. >> dave the screaming behind you is because claire mccaskill was nominated. allan west appears to have lost to his opponent patrick murphy. >> jennifer: last night was just not kind to tea party republicans. four of its most famous faces went down in defeat. michele bachmann eked out a third term but it cost her a pretty penny, actually more than $20 million. she outspent her opponent 12-1 and she only won 50.59% of the vote. in all at least 47 tea party house remembers retained their seethes with the help of obscene amounts of money. so where does the gop go from here? tonight we're putting that question to j.d. hayworth and duf sundheim. who is joining me here in studio. i want to thank you both for bringing both ends of the spectrum. j.d. just two years ago, there were 60-newly elected lawmakers who swept into congress and now some of the most prominent among them went down in defeat so did the tea party overreach? >> no not at all. the fact is there is still a substantial majority you mentioned in this introduction jen, that the tea party is alive and wel

elizabeth warren, claire mccaskill, and so forth. >> 20 women in the senate now, and what is interesting is the republican number goes up from five to four. the democratic number comes up to 16, which i think does reflect the larger problems in the constituency wired to the republicans. you see these women who are winning not because they are the daughter of or the widow of, not appointed. they are fighting their own political careers and it is rather remarkable. >> let me ask you a question. we will see where it goes. what happens if john kerry becomes secretary of state in massachusetts? scott brown? >> i think they have to consider that. scott brown lost. he is still a viable. the question is, who would be -- the with the democrats put up if john kerry leaves? >> he ran in an impossible state. i think elizabeth warren is going to be one of the real stars of the new democratic congress, and i can see her in national politics, at the presidential level, really soon. the other really interesting result, i thought, was that initiative in massachusetts -- it is not exactly a party issue. t

claire mccaskill will win. this means it is now mathematically impossible for republicans to retake the senate, even if mitt romney wins the white house which would put paul ryan in a position of being the tie tie-breaking vote. a lot of really depressed republicans. orrin hatch from utah is going to win re-election, fended off a primary earlier this year from within his own party. mathematically impossible, but the way it works, every single senator has a really big role, so all of the races are still very interesting, including virginia, again, look how close this is. republican, george allen is ahead right now with 65% reporting, ahead by about 33,000 votes -- actually fewer than 33,000 points. they hope republicans pick this up still. north dakota, same thing. open seat. we haven't talked about this. open seat in democratic hands. at this point, the republican rirepublican rick berg is ahead. >> let's talk to james carville, have you been mumbling over and over, florida, florida, florida, florida, florida,

any other candidate but akin would have probably edged claire mccaskill and those are two seats that are going to hold. it's difficult. even up in massachusetts, if scott brown loses, to elizabeth warren, it will be one, because she's a great candidate, but because scott brown was forced by his leadership to say -- to vote for the blunt amendment, something that 90% of massachusettsens thought was probably a joke. so the tea party element that's out there in the primaries and also seems to control the caucuses, is something that republicans are going to have to come to grips with. >> karen, you and i were talking about this earlier, in a place like nevada where shelly berkeley against dean heller, dean heller questioned the legitimacy of the 14th amendment, against the dream act, this is in a state with a sizable latino population. >> that's right. >> the question is, when -- when does the alarm bell get rung? when do people understand this is not a tenable strategy going forward? >> potentially after this election. since 2010, i've long said you can win in these gerrymander district

and in missouri claire mccaskill won her campaign. akin badly damaged his political campaign with his comments about abortion and rape. >> and there was some backlash. >>> we have all the state by state-results online. for a closer look at that, check out abc.com. >>> so what is next now that president obama has pulled off such a decisive win? >> we're going tell you. up next, the real story behind this election and what it could mean for the next four years. you're watching a special edition of "america this morning." a special edition of "america this morning." ♪ a portion of every bottle that they sell goes to fight ♪ ♪ breast cancer and i think that's swell. ♪ ♪ the more you take, the more they'll pay, ♪ ♪ so make them write a big check today. ♪ ♪ and if you're feeling a little slow, ♪ ♪ then 5-hour energy will help you go. ♪ ♪ so buy a bottle of pink lemonade and ♪ ♪ you can help fight breast cancer today. ♪ but kissing is at an all-time high! i want answers! oh. right. kay. [ female announcer ] ka

. >> reporter: those words sparked an outcry, putting a victory over he democrat claire mccaskill, a top gop target in doubt. >> that was the gimmee. he said those comments, that race is very much in play. >> reporter: then there was this remark by indiana republican richard murdock, explaining why he opposes abortion even in cases of rape. >> life is a gift from god, and i think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape that it is something that god intended to happen. >> reporter: gop operatives say that statement while inarticulate is in line with the feelings of many conservative voters. still, it may have opened the door for his democratic opponent joe donnelley. >> now, again, a misstatement, a misstep, and suddenly his election is really in doubt. >> reporter: it's too close to call in massachusetts where liberal favorite elizabeth warren, the former obama administration consumer advocate, is trying to win back the seat republican scott brown won in 2010. polls show warren up by four. polls many virginia have the democrat, former governor tim kaine leading georg

cbs news projects claire mccaskill will keep her seat. >> you'll have a voice in the united states senate that makes you proud. >> reporter: comments about rape sank the candidacy of todd akin. tara mergener, for cbs news, washington. >> and here is a look at some of the other senate race winners. the gop picked up a seat in nebraska. fischer will fill the seat vacated by ben nelson. and in arizona, republicans will keep the seat held by jon kyl. jeff flake beat richard carmona. in maine, angus king won the seat being vacated by olympia snowe. for more analysis on the state of the congress, here's senior political reporter. >> reporter: president obama will not have long to celebrate his election night victory. congress will soon be coming back to debate the fiscal cliff. this is the combination of spending cuts and tax hikes that economists say could plunge the united states into recession if it takes effect at the end of the year. now, house speaker john boehner says they are looking to kick the can down the road. he doesn't want to deal with a lame duck congress, but that's our next bi

claire mccaskill, a democrat goes back for her second term. there will be more women than we've ever seen serving with 19. republicans did have one place at least where they did pick up a seat. that is in nebraska with a retirement among democrats there and now deb fisher will be the new senator from nebraska. there's a big change. but what doesn't change is that republicans will control the house. democrats in charge of the senate and the white house and a lot of work to do. lynn? >> so that begins. kelly o'donnell for us this morning. >>> nbc meteorologist bill karins is live for us in democracy plaza where all the excitement happened last night. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, lynn. it was packed in here last night as the big announcement was made. with the big nor'easter it cleared out in a hurry as the winds picked up. it's a very windy morning throughout this region. the big concerns in this area are the areas devastated by sandy only a week ago. this storm is going to add insult to injury, more power outages, more beach ero

our friend the great claire mccaskill joins us tonight, the senator from missouri. >>> what's the first sound you hear after a democrat wins a presidential election? a republican crying fraud. tonight, the latest republican fairy tale of how president obama -- i'm not going to say it -- took the election by ruse or whatever. they say stole. . i hate that word. anyway, this is "hardball," the place for politics. sis. with the ability to improve roi through seo anyway, this is "hardball," the place for politics. all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like a pro. >>> a lot of people think president obama was helped when chris christie effusively praised him in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. christie is getting a lot of home state love. a new quinnipiac poll finds his job approval has soared to 93%. that's nearly 3 in 4. even democrats approve the job th

and claire mccaskill trying to fight off todd akin. and former congresswoman gabby giffords has cast her ballot. walking into the county recorder's office yesterday. accompanied by her former assistant. barber was also injured during the assassination attempt against giffords. >>> meanwhile, officials in new york and new jersey are setting up last-minute polling accommodations for voters who were displaced by superstorm sandy. some devastated areas will cast ballots on portable voting machines in tents that you see there. governor andrew cuomo cleared the way for people to vote in any polling site in new york. and people in new jersey can vote electronically by e-mail or by fax. >>> as a powerful nor'easter looms, some people in the storm zone say they are too worried about surviving to vote. the approaching storm is meeting nearly 1.5 million without power, struggling to just keep warm in the midst of some of the coldest air of the season. new york's mayor bloomberg is urging residents to turn the to shelters. but not everyone is will

missouri, senator claire mccaskill, the most closely run race. and her opponent, carl aiken. >>> the president's response to the devastation caused by sandy earned from governor chris christie and other east coast leaders, including mayor bloomberg. a recent poll those that 78% of americans also think he did a good or excellent josh dealing with the storm. could the storm be the pivotal moment, the black swan in the race? >>> let me finish with the bottom line on this election eve, and i ask this to everybody, fair question, is obama a good president? think about it. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> we have got to the point where we count hours, not days. take a look at their travel schedules, for the president, colorado, iowa, wisconsin, ohio, new hampshire, virginia, and florida, of course. for governor romney, those seven state plus husband newly contested addition. he is going to virginia. zero in on today and you can see what matters most, ohio, ohio, ohio as the late tim russert would say. three stops for the president and tw

senator claire mccaskill. she held on to her seat in new jersey after he republican congressman's todd akin comments made headlines. >> it's over. it's done. it's too red. it's just too red. there is no way that claire mccaskill can survive. well, you know what happened, you proved them wrong. >>> and in connecticut congressman christopher murphy defeated former wrestle iing ce linda mcmahon. she spent her own money on a lost senate bid back in 2010, but she did manage to strike a positive tone last night. >> a good race and i'm really proud of the effort that we had. >>> well, coming up, affirmative action, smoking marijuana for pleasure, and defining marriage. how did the states vote? >>> plus, president obama's vision for american over the next four years and beyond in his own words. >>> and of course we're watching this nor'easter that's going to be heading off the new jersey coast line. the problem will be the high waves. you're watching "early today." one. two. three. my credit card rewards are easy to r

they voted for claire mccaskill, they voted for barack obama. and that was the partnership of defining who the republicans really are and they helped a lot with murdoch and a whole list of them. but also that we really did have a vision to moving this country forward. i think that was really, really important for these women voters. >> and your strategy as well, ppsa, to spend money early. >> in june when i went to our board and said, all that money in the bank, i'd like to spend it now. and they were like, ok, i don't know if we can raise anymore. it really was. as we just saw that we were going to be outspent but i have a favorite person to quote and that is mary upons which is enough is as good as a feast. not enough is not as good as a feast. but we had to get in there if we did do the definings, they were going to have a hard time undefining themselves. and then we were able to keep the pressure up and everybody took a piece of that. one group i would like to say was not the year of the women, i still think we have to work on, and it's list

akin, to claire mccaskill. the top officials are now women, the governor, both senators, and the members of congress. democrats started to recruit women candidates almost two years ago. >> almost at the beginning of the time when the republicans came into power in the house in the first few bills they put out, took away a woman's right to choose. >> reporter: for the first time, white men will be in the minority among house democrats. but house republicans will be more white and male. although michelle bachmann won her race, two states, maryland and maine, became the first to vote for gay marriage. and washington state and colorado voted to legalize recreational marijuana. massachusetts legalized it for medicinal use only. but pot didn't do so well in oregon and arkansas, where vote ers defeated making it legal. the times are changing. >>> boy, are they, andrea mitchell, thank you for joining us tonight. we'll take a break, and when we come back, a big storm that is an urgent matter for millions of people along