Half of U.S. polls now closed, CBS News makes early ratings, projections
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[0:00] And welcome back CBS News election
[0:02] headquarters right here in New York. It
[0:03] is 8:00 p.m. in the east, 5:00 p. p.m.
[0:05] in the west, and polls have just closed
[0:07] in 16 states, meaning polls are now
[0:08] closed in half of these United States.
[0:11] The big story tonight, who will control
[0:13] the House and the Senate, and whether
[0:15] Congress will further the president's
[0:16] agenda or stand as an obstacle to it.
[0:19] >> That's right. And tonight is about you,
[0:20] the voters, who you voted for and why.
[0:22] And among the states where the polls
[0:24] just closed are the key battlegrounds of
[0:26] Maine and New Hampshire, which could
[0:28] have a major impact on that issue. We're
[0:30] looking at who will control the United
[0:32] States Senate. So, let us go straight to
[0:35] [music] the results as we've got them in
[0:38] the Tennessee Senate race. Our CBS News
[0:41] rating is likely Republican as Senator
[0:43] Bill Hagerty looks to be reelected in
[0:46] Tennessee. Let's take a look now at New
[0:48] Jersey. CBS News projects that Senator
[0:50] Cy Booker will be reelected in the
[0:54] Garden [music] State. Now, let's check
[0:56] back in with Georgia. CBS News projects
[0:59] that the Democrat, Senator John Oaf,
[1:02] will be reelected there. Let's take a
[1:05] look now at Maine. This is one we've all
[1:08] been watching very closely at this hour.
[1:10] The CBS News rating is still a tossup in
[1:14] that state. Senator Susan Collins, a
[1:17] longtime United States senator, hoping
[1:20] to hold on to her seat. And then take a
[1:22] look at New Hampshire. The CBS News
[1:24] rating at this hour is lean Democrat as
[1:27] Congressman Chris Papis looks [music] to
[1:29] gain that Senate