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blumenthal. in georgia -- >> are you ready to elect a pro-life pro-second amendment commonsense constitutional conservative that will might like a momma grizzly for you. >> reporter: sarah palin supports karen handel. the biggest prize this primary day, pinning political power in your corner. voters in florida from two weeks
blumenthal. in georgia -- >> are you ready to elect a pro-life pro-second amendment commonsense constitutional conservative that will might like a momma grizzly for you. >> reporter: sarah palin supports karen handel. the biggest prize this primary day, pinning political power in your corner. voters in florida from two weeks
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now simmons is gone and plymouth rock and fire away -- and and richard blumenthal and fire away at all eighthe muck out of world wrestling. >> jeanne is right. the president is flying around the country and a few states are letting him land. [laughter] >> major cuts in defense spending as the comet mission in iraq winds down. -- combat mission in iraq winds down. >> we are on target by the end of the mound to end our combat mission and turn basis to the iraqis and transition our role there. >> he says the plan is to have a 50,000 american troops by the end of the month. five months after elections, we still don't have a government ere. shouldn't worry people? -- shouldn't that were repeople? -- worry people? >> 50,000 is not exactly a skeletal crew. but this is the iraqis' now come up to them to pull the government together. -- iraqi's now, up to them to pull the government gether. we have done our job and made the sacrifices. they have to take up the rest of it, as will the afghans at some point. we cannot sit there forer. >> charles, will they pull it off? >> it is still problematic.
now simmons is gone and plymouth rock and fire away -- and and richard blumenthal and fire away at all eighthe muck out of world wrestling. >> jeanne is right. the president is flying around the country and a few states are letting him land. [laughter] >> major cuts in defense spending as the comet mission in iraq winds down. -- combat mission in iraq winds down. >> we are on target by the end of the mound to end our combat mission and turn basis to the iraqis and transition...
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mcmahon will face and challenge democratic state attorney general richard blumenthal this fall. >>> and in the republican runoff for georgia governor, former congressman nathan deal is leading former secretary of state karen handel, but that race is too close to call. >>> defying advice from lawyers to keep quiet, new york congressman charles rangel took to the house floor yesterday, making it clear that when it comes to charges against him, he's not going without a fight. a defensive rangel said he's not resigning, despite 13 ethics charges against him from the house ethics committee. he denied he was corrupt and told fellow lawmakers that if they thought he should step down, they should just expel him, the harshest penalty in an ethics case. >> if it is the judgment of people here for whatever reason that i resign, then, heck. have the ethics committee expedite this. don't leave me swinging in the wind until november. >> reacting to rangel, house speaker nancy pelosi made it clear she wasn't pleased with his choice of forum, saying the ethics committee is the proper forum for ethics m
mcmahon will face and challenge democratic state attorney general richard blumenthal this fall. >>> and in the republican runoff for georgia governor, former congressman nathan deal is leading former secretary of state karen handel, but that race is too close to call. >>> defying advice from lawyers to keep quiet, new york congressman charles rangel took to the house floor yesterday, making it clear that when it comes to charges against him, he's not going without a fight. a...
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the connecticut republican will face democrat richard blumenthal in the fall. ann, here in colorado, the way they're voting is different. this is the first ever mail-in ballot primary. just about all across the state there was no waiting in line at the polling places. they simply sent it in by mail. ann? >> kelly o'donnell tonight. kelly, thanks. >>> now to the hundreds of wildfires, many burning out of control in russia. fuelling a dangerous thick smog in moscow during a relentless heat wave. tonight, the u.s. government is evacuating much of its embassy staff and urging americans to postpone travel to russia. and as nbc's jim maceda now reports, the kremlin is not only trying to battle the fires, but also the perception that it's not doing enough to put them out. >> reporter: it was a photo op he couldn't resist. russian prime minister vladimir putin being criticized for being too slow to respond to the disaster below, was seen on national tv today co-piloting a firefighting plane, scooping up and dumping 24 tons of water on his target. did we hit it, he asks
the connecticut republican will face democrat richard blumenthal in the fall. ann, here in colorado, the way they're voting is different. this is the first ever mail-in ballot primary. just about all across the state there was no waiting in line at the polling places. they simply sent it in by mail. ann? >> kelly o'donnell tonight. kelly, thanks. >>> now to the hundreds of wildfires, many burning out of control in russia. fuelling a dangerous thick smog in moscow during a...
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blumenthal. in georgia -- >> are you ready to elect a pro-life pro-second amendment commonsense constitutional conservative that will might like a momma grizzly for you. >> reporter: sarah palin supports karen handel. the biggest prize this primary day, pinning political power in your corner. voters in florida from two weeks to decide the results. early voting is already under way. >> a big day in politics. mike, thanks. >>> a search for a dangerous fugitive and his accomplice is centered near glacier national park in montana. federal marshals did capture one of the arizona prison escapeees and brad wheelis has more. >> reporter: he is the last of three arizona escaped convicts still on the loose. and authorities say he and a suspected accomplice are calling themselves a modern-day bonnie and clyde. >> i think they've taken the persona this is a movie. >> reporter: a $40,000 reward is being offered for the arrest of john mccluskey and his fiancee/first cousin casslyn welch. >> everyone knows what
blumenthal. in georgia -- >> are you ready to elect a pro-life pro-second amendment commonsense constitutional conservative that will might like a momma grizzly for you. >> reporter: sarah palin supports karen handel. the biggest prize this primary day, pinning political power in your corner. voters in florida from two weeks to decide the results. early voting is already under way. >> a big day in politics. mike, thanks. >>> a search for a dangerous fugitive and his...
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richard blumenthal awaits the winner of the connecticut gop primary between rob simmons and linden mcmahon. and in georgia, sarah palin's star power will be put to the test. >> are you ready to bring it on? >> reporter: her pick in the republican primary for governor, karen handel, is pitted against former congressman nathan deal. some experts say the key to today's primaries is actually who shows up. democrats will be paying close attention to see if republican momentum is holding. a recent pew research study shows gop enthusiasm is at a 16 year high. 77% of republicans say they will definitely vote this year compared to 65% of democrats. a big motivating factor, the economy. >> on the national landscape, there is one single issue. and that's the economy. because the economy is so bad, it ends up being a referendum on the president. >> reporter: democrats head into november eager to maintain their majorities in congress, but republicans are just as eager to regain that control. and on november 2nd, all 435 seats in the house are up for grabs. 37 seats in the senate. emily, back to you. >>
richard blumenthal awaits the winner of the connecticut gop primary between rob simmons and linden mcmahon. and in georgia, sarah palin's star power will be put to the test. >> are you ready to bring it on? >> reporter: her pick in the republican primary for governor, karen handel, is pitted against former congressman nathan deal. some experts say the key to today's primaries is actually who shows up. democrats will be paying close attention to see if republican momentum is holding....
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. >> mcmahon will be the underdog when she faces richard blumenthal in november. he ran unopposed. >>> in georgia the republican runoff for governor is too close to call. the three-week runoff election between karen handel and nathan deal featured biting attack ads. handel was endorsed by sarah palin and deal by newt gingrich. >>> in minnesota, mark dayton won nomination for governor. he'll face republican state representative tom emmer. >>> a tropical depression has formed in the gulf of mexico and headed right toward the site of the oil spill. the storm center is located about 340 miles southeast from the mouth of the mississippi river. with winds of 35 miles per hour, it is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm today. >>> the approaching storm forced bp to stop working on a relief well designed to permanently plug the damaged well. work is expected to be suspended for two to three days. meanwhile, federal authorities announced tuesday that about 5,000 square miles of the gulf along the florida panhandle have reopened for commercial and recreational fishi
. >> mcmahon will be the underdog when she faces richard blumenthal in november. he ran unopposed. >>> in georgia the republican runoff for governor is too close to call. the three-week runoff election between karen handel and nathan deal featured biting attack ads. handel was endorsed by sarah palin and deal by newt gingrich. >>> in minnesota, mark dayton won nomination for governor. he'll face republican state representative tom emmer. >>> a tropical...
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blumenthal. in georgia... >> are you ready to vote for a constitutional conservative that will fight for you? >> sarah palin is testing the national gop. she supports handle for governor. handle is endorsed by the nra, mike huckabee and newt gingrich. the biggest surprise? pending political power in your corner. voters in florida have two weeks to decide if key races. the official primary day is august 24th but early voting is already underway. abc news. >> it's 4:57. one of silicon valley leaders comes to the defense of h. p.'s ousted ceo. >> it was one year ago today six-year-old hasanni campbell walls reported missing from the rock ridge district here. we'll see where the investigation stands coming up. >> and we're learning more about san francisco's plan to host the america's cup, the possible location next. [ wind howling ] [ male announcer ] it balances you... [ water crashing ] [ male announcer ] ...it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you're looking for to live a more natura
blumenthal. in georgia... >> are you ready to vote for a constitutional conservative that will fight for you? >> sarah palin is testing the national gop. she supports handle for governor. handle is endorsed by the nra, mike huckabee and newt gingrich. the biggest surprise? pending political power in your corner. voters in florida have two weeks to decide if key races. the official primary day is august 24th but early voting is already underway. abc news. >> it's 4:57. one of...
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in october she'll face attorney general richard blumenthal. she told erica she'll spend $50 million of her own money on that campaign. >> well, the money i'm spending in this race i have clearly earned. i'm investing in myself to be a public servant. >> mcmahon and blumenthal are battling for the seat held by retiring senator chris dodd. >>> president obama continues focusing on the economy this week. mr. obama signs a bill boosting manufacturing by $4.6 billion and to help cut the trade deficit. it could support 90,000 jobs by cutting tariffs on some materials. yesterday mr. obama signed the jobs bill that is supposed to save 300,000 jobs of teachers, police officers and others. >>> escaped arizona prisoner john mccluskey remains at large this morning. authorities are tightening border crossings to canada as the search continues in montana near glacier national park for mccluskey and his fiance. province, arrested yesterday, waived his right of extradition and could be returned soon. >>> work suspended in the gulf on the relief well because o
in october she'll face attorney general richard blumenthal. she told erica she'll spend $50 million of her own money on that campaign. >> well, the money i'm spending in this race i have clearly earned. i'm investing in myself to be a public servant. >> mcmahon and blumenthal are battling for the seat held by retiring senator chris dodd. >>> president obama continues focusing on the economy this week. mr. obama signs a bill boosting manufacturing by $4.6 billion and to help...
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she's going to face the attorney general democrat richard blumenthal. he faced questions about whether he exaggerated his war record in vietnam. that's going to be the november matchup right now. we spoke with linda mcmahon, but first, i talked to senator bennet. congratulations, senator. that's your first win ever, right? you were appointed to the seat before. >> yeah, i've never run for dog catcher before. it feels pretty good. >> i bet you it does. it was a tougher challenge than you expected. you did have the backing of president obama in this primary. republicans are saying they'll make that the issue. here's senator john cornyn talking about your votes for the obama agenda then went on to say this "while there is no doubt that bennet will now attempt to distance himself from his party leaders in washington, his liberal record in support of wasteful spending and bigger government bureaucracy speaks for itself." your response? >> my response, i spent my entire career outside of politic, half of it working to turn around distressed companies in the p
she's going to face the attorney general democrat richard blumenthal. he faced questions about whether he exaggerated his war record in vietnam. that's going to be the november matchup right now. we spoke with linda mcmahon, but first, i talked to senator bennet. congratulations, senator. that's your first win ever, right? you were appointed to the seat before. >> yeah, i've never run for dog catcher before. it feels pretty good. >> i bet you it does. it was a tougher challenge than...
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she'll take on long-time democratic attorney general richard blumenthal to fill the seat of retiring democrat chris dodd. and to "newshour" political editor david chalian. now there are themes to be read into these results, beginning with colorado. let's start there. >> yes, the democratic senate race in colorado, as you said there in the piece, jim, very welcome news at the white house today because they avoided the headlines of the obama political operation is out of sorts. they won one here and won it big by eight points. they backed michael bennet, and they needed a win here over andrew romanoff, the bill clinton-endorsed candidate. i do think there is an ability for barack obama , a chance for him to show i have some political mojo don't count me out. i'm not on the mat. but that's within the context of a deemt primary fight. that's very different than the general election contest, and that's why you heard michael bennet on that morning show this morning not saying, hey, here's the date i'd like to invite barack obama back to colorado this fall. he started keeping his distance b
she'll take on long-time democratic attorney general richard blumenthal to fill the seat of retiring democrat chris dodd. and to "newshour" political editor david chalian. now there are themes to be read into these results, beginning with colorado. let's start there. >> yes, the democratic senate race in colorado, as you said there in the piece, jim, very welcome news at the white house today because they avoided the headlines of the obama political operation is out of sorts....
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richard blumenthal says apple and amazon are trying to stop competitors from offering lower prices. he's looking into contracts made by the two companies that deter publishers from giving discounts to other providers. that would cause consumers to pay more for the products. no comment from the two companies. >> recap our top stories. service on a. c. transit may get back to normal now that drivers scored a legal victory. >> theresa garcia live at the transit center. theresa? >> that's right. the last few weeks of unofficial sick-outs are hopefully over today. everything will get back to normal including no more delays. the reason a court ruling throughout the imposed contract making those drivers so upset. there was a brief moment of celebration for union workers yesterday when an alameda county judge issued that preliminary injunction forcing the transit agency to return to the union contracts that expired june 30th. the judge's ruling means the newly imposed scheduling oversim rules, pension plan changes and increased health insurance costs are now void. the new contract would hav
richard blumenthal says apple and amazon are trying to stop competitors from offering lower prices. he's looking into contracts made by the two companies that deter publishers from giving discounts to other providers. that would cause consumers to pay more for the products. no comment from the two companies. >> recap our top stories. service on a. c. transit may get back to normal now that drivers scored a legal victory. >> theresa garcia live at the transit center. theresa?...
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host: linda mcmahon faces richard blumenthal. how does he fare? guest: it will be a close race. how can you look when you're looking at $25 million more. he is well-known, and does not have the baggage that she does. in the republican primary, a candidate she faced with the strongest on the baggage message. she was the ceo of the wws, an ad of her kicking a gentleman in the groin repeatedly. from what i know about the wws, there is a lot more out there. you may not see richard blumenthal use this in his ads, but you'll see the connecticut democrat party and others come in and talk about the violence. the story about the drug use, steroid use in the wws. it will be a nasty fight. she will have the money to compete. there were two interesting statistics -- democrats are very happy that linda got 49%. they said more republicans voted against them for her. it was a three-way race, but they take comfort in that. going back to the colorado race, as of this morning there were 60,000 more republicans who voted in the primary than in the democratic primary. they say it is a sign that the
host: linda mcmahon faces richard blumenthal. how does he fare? guest: it will be a close race. how can you look when you're looking at $25 million more. he is well-known, and does not have the baggage that she does. in the republican primary, a candidate she faced with the strongest on the baggage message. she was the ceo of the wws, an ad of her kicking a gentleman in the groin repeatedly. from what i know about the wws, there is a lot more out there. you may not see richard blumenthal use...
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she's expected to face democrat and connecticut attorney general richard blumenthal in november. >> whit johnson, thank you. >>> drilling continues in the gulf to complete the relief well. and permanently stop the oil flow from bp's blownout well. the relief well is now within 30 feet of the main shaft. as early as friday, engineers could begin pumping mud and see nmt to to permanently kill the well. >>> and a case of mcnugget rage. surveillance individual yoe show as woman in toledo, ohio attack workers at a mcdonald's drive through after they told her chicken mcnuk gets were not available at that hour. the woman also broke the window. she was later arrested and >>> make it a great day wherever you are. harry, erica, over to you guys. >> just ahead, the sex scandal at hewlett-packard. rebecca jarvis is here with the major fallout both on wall street and main street. >>> also a major break through in predicting whether you could get alzheimer's disease. dr. jennifer ashton has the details coming up on "the early show." i feel like i have to wind myself up just to get out of bed. then...w
she's expected to face democrat and connecticut attorney general richard blumenthal in november. >> whit johnson, thank you. >>> drilling continues in the gulf to complete the relief well. and permanently stop the oil flow from bp's blownout well. the relief well is now within 30 feet of the main shaft. as early as friday, engineers could begin pumping mud and see nmt to to permanently kill the well. >>> and a case of mcnugget rage. surveillance individual yoe show as...
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. >> reporter: and mcmahon will face establishment democrat richard blumenthal, connecticut's attorney general. and then in minnesota's race for governor, democrats chose former senator mark dayton. and in georgia, the republican runoff for governor is still too close to call. sarah palin's choice, karen handel, and the former congress man, nathan deal, are so tight in this race, they may be headed to a recount. ann? >> kelly o'donnell, thank you. >>> former world wrestling entertainment ceo linda mcmahon is a newly minted republican nominee for connecticut's u.s. senate seat. mrs. mcmahon, good morning and congratulations. >> good morning, ann, and thank you very much. >> still in the glow of your victory i've got to ask you about something you said last night. you said you didn't buy your victory, you earned it. but you did spend $22 million more than seven times than your opponent spent on this campaign. and you have said that you're willing to spend up to $50 million now to win the general election. so if you don't need to spend money to get this nomination, and you can earn it, th
. >> reporter: and mcmahon will face establishment democrat richard blumenthal, connecticut's attorney general. and then in minnesota's race for governor, democrats chose former senator mark dayton. and in georgia, the republican runoff for governor is still too close to call. sarah palin's choice, karen handel, and the former congress man, nathan deal, are so tight in this race, they may be headed to a recount. ann? >> kelly o'donnell, thank you. >>> former world wrestling...