PAUL: This morning new signals that North Carolina officials will order an election redo in the state's ninth district -- Congressional district, I should say.</s>BLACKWELL: Republican Mark Harris admitted in a local TV interview that he personally hired an operative who allegedly committed voter fraud by illegally collecting mail-in ballots. CNN's Kristen Holmes, what does this admission mean for Harris? And is there a guarantee that he'll be on the ballot in this next potential election?</s>KRISTEN HOLMES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Victor and Christi, let me break this down in two parts. Let's answer the first question. What does this mean? Well, it depends if you are talking legally or politically. If you're talking legally there's no real clear indication that much is going to change with this admission. Of course, he said he hired McCrae Dowless, that operative we are talking about, but he also was adamant that he had no indication Dallas was going to break the law at any point. But if you are talking politically, this ties into your next question, this does have an impact on Harris. This is somebody who we have seen Republicans distance themselves from publicly and privately. In fact the GOP controlled legislature passed a mandate, they sent it to the governor's office, saying that if there is a new election, they want it to be linked to a new primary, essentially saying we want a second chance to pick our candidate. So he is now admitting that he hired someone with a criminal record that included felony indictments for fraud, whether he knew it or not. That's not going to build a lot of confidence within the party.</s>PAUL: Kristen Holmes, thank you so much for breaking it down for us.</s>BLACKWELL: Up next, this is major. The largest diamond in North America, but where it was found, that might surprise you.</s>PAUL: And listen, while you are making New Year's Eve plans, do not miss these two. Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen co-hosting CNN New Year's Eve coverage live from Times Square. Brooke Baldwin, Don Lemon are going to the fun. It all starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on December 31st.
North Carolina Officials May Order New Election for Congressional Ninth District