democratic hands. if conor lamb beats rick saccone, republicans could be in danger in the fall. >> all they have is hate. that's all they got. the party of dependant. they have to get out and continue the fight. >> president trump carried pennsylvania's district by 20 points in 2016. polls open at 7:00 a.m. more from alex marquardt. >> reporter: good morning, christine and dave. in just a few hours time, the voters and candidates conor lamb and rick saccone will head to the polls. this tells you a lot of the power of the democratic base and about the political divisions in america today. now this is not just a deeply red district we're talking about where the president won by 20 points in 2016. this is a congressional district that is so red that in the past two races, in 2014 and 2016, democrats did not bother fielding a candidate. sake -- saccone spent $12.5 million with his party. and lamb out raised saccone this year. there is a lot on the line for president trump. even a loss by lamb in a narrow race could be considered a victory for democrats. a canary in the coal mine for the republi

and republican rick saccone a strong indicator how things are shaping up for the midterm elections. at this moment, lamb holds a slight lead over saccone to represent pennsylvania's 18th district south of pittsburgh. >> absentee and provisional ballots still being counted, but it would be a steep climb for saccone to overtake lamb at this point. today saccone's campaign team will meet with lawyers to assess their options. he told supporters he is still in the game. >> you know we're still fighting the fight. it's not over yet. we're going to fight all the way to the end. [ applause ] you know i never give up. you know my first race went into the night, we won that. my second rates was the same way -- race was the same way. we're kind of used to this now. that's it, we're not giving up. >> overnight lamb claimed victory in a speech to his supporters, even with no projected winner yet. the razor-thin major is a bad sipe for republicans. president trump won the district by 20 points, and gop groups pumped nearly $11 million into a marathon effort to avoid an embarrassing loss. jason c

is almost parallel with rick sa saccone on almost all his issues. the sort of deciding swing voter in this is the union voter. tim murphy was very, very good with union voter. so was trump. the problem for saccone is he is a right to work candidate. that makes the union vote swing more toward lamb because they believe he has their backs. i don't think as many voters as i talked to who are union voters, they still love trump and vote for him again. because of saccone's right to work stance, they are leaning toward lamb because they see him as someone that is independent. >> it is clear here the trump victory in 2016 has told both parties they can no longer take the working american for granted. both parties for years did that. that is why the trade stuff, l salena, the democrats and republicans see nostalgia for living wage and decent job zero in on that. >> again, both lamb and saccone support the president's trade stance. support the tariffs. saccone doesn't stand a chance. young, charming, great resume. saccone is not young. even though he has an incredible resume, he served in m

after the special election in pennsylvania, rick saccone conceding the race. conor lamb will have to run again in november. lamb led 600 votes in the election. saccone asking for a recount, but president trump conceded on his behalf at the event on tuesday night. who knows what will happen? >>> in florida, the state's newly passed gun laws are keeping guns away from the younger brother from the parkland school shooter. a broward county judge with the temporary risk order barring him from accessing guns or ammunition after his trespassing charge at stoneman douglas. his bail set at $500,000 in the misdemeanor trespassing case. that charge carries a bond of $25,000. >>> youtube is getting tough on gun videos. guidelines ban videos of assembling a firearm or accessories of high capacity magazines. the google-owned platform is changing the policies. a spokesperson says the change is a routine update to the enforcement guidelines. >>> a crew member of fly jamaica airways is facing narcotics charges. hugh hall arrived on tuesday. customs officers found four packages of white powder taped to hi

pro-gun anti-nancy pelosi conservative. >> rick saccone's campaign in the district will preserve voting machines. the first step in the recount following the win for lamb. >>> the ranking democrat says he found nothing to violate the findings that vladimir putin favored trump in the election. that contradicts the conclusion reached by house republicans this week. they announced their view there was no collusion and had no attempt by putin to tilt the scales. here is senator mark warner, democrat, disagreeing with that position. >> we have been on this for now about 14 months. we have seen nothing that takes away from the unanimous intelligence community assessment. >> the top democrat on the house intelligence committee is laying out a road map for moving the russia probe forward. his status report is an attempt by house democrats to prove republicans ended the investigation prematurely. schiff claims they still have leads that need to be vetted. >>> ahead, an emotional and powerful day. students take to the streets demanding to change gun laws across the country. we'll have the

race between democr democrat conor lamb and rick saccone. the president campaigning in the district for saccone over the weekend with the freewheeling speech which was over his favorite candidate trump. >> i would love it. that would be a painful experience for her. the only way to solve the drug problem is through toughness. the death penalty. i think it is a discussion we have to start thinking about. can you imagine covering bernie or pocahontas? pocahontas. how about that? maxine waters. a very low iq individual. our new slogan. keep america great! keep america great. >> you got that? the president also tweeted on sunday republicans are 5-0 in recent congressional races. he backed and campaigned for each. he failed the senate race in alabama. donald junior will be in pennsylvania today to campaign for saccone. >> he is considering a white house role for a lawyer who represented bill clinton during the impeachment process. the president met with to discuss joining the team. he would not replace ty cobb. he says he does not expect to remain in the job much longer. >> he called the

charges for political purposes. >>> eight days after the special election, rick saccone is conceding the race. democrat connor lamb is ready to get to work. lamb led saccone by more than 600 votes. saccone thought about a recount, but the president conceded on his behalf when he talked about saccone having lost before he actually conceded. >>> 41 minutes past the hour. austin serial bomber with a recorded confession minutes before police got to him. >> he talks about what he has done. i would classify this as a confessi confession. >> but the bomber's motive still remains a mystery. >>> austin bomber mark anthony conditt recorded a 20-minute confession before blowing himself up. police say he likely recorded the statement between 9:00 and 11:00 tuesday night as law enforcement was closing in. >> talked about what he had done. the suspect describes the six bombs he constructed with a level of specificity that he identified the differences among those six bombs. >> police chief says conditt made no reference to terror or hate groups. he called that recording the outcry of a challenged youn

is the candidate that runs as a pro-life anti-pelosi candidate. >> the republican rick saccone's campaign instructing the counties to preserve ballots and voting machines. the first step in potential recount following the apparent razor thin win for lamb. >>> andrew mccabe faces process of getting fired and losing his pension. the termination decision stems from the justice department watchdog report. saying he misled investigators to thorough officials to speak to the media about the probe. >> a representative declined to comment. the final decisions belongs to jeff sessions. president trump repeatedly bashed mccabe on twitter before mccabe was on leave in january. >>> and president trump offered larry kudlow the job on tuesday. he has spoken out against trump's tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum. that is the reason for gary cohn's resignation. trump said kudlow has come around. kudlow champions the other achievements of deregulation and tax cuts. a study finds a trade war would erase all of the economic benefits from the tax cuts. that is according to the university of pennsylvania.

. >> not rick saccone. >> it was trump. >> i know her weakness. won't we love to run against oprah? i would love it. that would be a painful experience for her. the only way to solve the drug problem is through toughness. the death penalty. i think it is a discussion we have to start thinking about. i don't know if you are ready. can you imagine covering bernie or pocahontas? pocahontas? maxine waters. a very low iq individual. our new slogan. keep america great exclamation point. keep america great! >> that performance had former clinton adviser say this. >> boy, does donald trump now how to keep an audience in the palm of his hand. it is remarkable to watch. second, i understand why that man won in 2016. i understand why he may very well win again in 2020. >> we heard elizabeth warren say she will not run. >> it should be a warning sign to both parties. it should be a warning sign to republicans running for congress that he may not be helping them. he is running for 2020. he will use this as a platform for that election. it should be a warning to democrats. he is comfortable on the