Freshman lawmakers arrive on Capitol Hill after midterms

Here's a live look at Capitol Hill tonight. Major changes coming to Washington as the Democrats are set to take control of Congress, and many of them are already in Washington, D.C. tonight getting the lay of the land. Chad Pergram is with them. I'm going to try to work with everybody to get things accomplished. Optimism on Capitol Hill as more than 110 new House members arrive for freshman orientation just days after last week's blue wave in the midterm election. Everything from health care to housing to electricity prices, we've got a lot to do and I look forward to getting to work. Cost of living. That's not my number one. And while all new members have their priorities, many have never served in office. Sunday's onboarding teaches new members how Congress operates, and it gives them a chance to meet their colleagues ahead of critical leadership elections. I support Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker. We need to be united as Democrats. He is the leader of our caucus. House Democrats must decide if they will rally behind Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker, and House Republicans are choosing between Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan for Minority Leader. Republicans are undecided. I want to hit the ground here and then survey the environment and listen to the the pitches and take it from there. But some states are still counting votes in House and Senate races, which remain too close to call. In Alaska, it just takes a little bit longer as we wait for all of the ballots to come in. We know that tens of thousands of ballots still need to be counted, and those are going to be early in person ballots and absentee ballots. Chuck Schumer is favored to win as Senate Majority Leader for Democrats, despite some opposition. And John Thune is the only candidate for Minority Leader, despite some grumbling there, too. In Washington, Chad Pergram, Fox 10 News.