nbc news confirmed that keith crisco died today. he reportedly fell accidently at his home this afternoon and he passed away. mr. crisco's long-time friend told the news and observer newspaper in north carolina today he had spoken with mr. crisco just this morning, when they finalized plans to announce tomorrow he would concede the election to clay aiken and call mr. aiken to congratulate them. that was this morning. this afternoon, he fell and he died. keith crisco served as the commerce secretary for north carolina. he was the co-founder of a textile company. he had an mba from harvard. he once had a white house fellowship during the presidency of richard nixon. in response to the news today, clay aiken has shut down his campaign website. he posted this message in its place. it says, i'm stunned and deeply saddened by keith crisco's death. keith came from humble beginnings. no how high he rose, he never forgot where he came from. he was a gentleman, a good and honorable man and extraordinary public servant. i was honored to know hi

i had a chance to meet keith crisco and see him in action talking with the voters, and he wanted this race very, very much. >> and kelly o'donnell for us in north carolina this morning. thank you. >>> and nba commissioner adam silver is vowing that the league will continue to try to force clippers' owner donald sterling out as quickly as possible that. vow is part of the statement that he issued after sterling sat down with anderson cooper, and the interview was supposed to be sterling's apology, but it took a decidedly different turn. take a look. >> i am not a racist. i love people. i always have. but those words came out of my mouth, i guess. i'm so sorry, and i'm so apologetic. >> i think that you have more of a plantation mental ly than i d. you know what, i think that you are more of a racist than i am. >> how is that? >> because i am not a racist and i have never been a racist and i will never be a racist. the players don't hate me and the sponsors don't hate me, and the fans don't hate me, but the media. it is all the media. the media pushing it. >> and the comments that have

his primary opponent keith crisco died after falling in his home yesterday afternoon.en turned his website black with only a statement displayed. he's now temporarily suspending that campaign. the race is still too close to call. keith crisco was 71 years old. >> daily mail, a female diver in hawaii was attacked last week while 50 feet under water and it was all caught on tape. in the video a diver quickly swimmed towards her and rips out her oxygen line. the daughter comes back and tries to rip it out again but fails and swims away. she was disconnected from her oxygen for almost 30 seconds. no charges filed. >> what's up with that? >> "boston globe," investigators trying to figure out what caused a house to explode in new hampshire yesterday. they believe it all began with a domestic disturbance where a police officer was allegedly shot by the homeowner when he entered the home. reports say the alleged shooter also fired at another officer. his condition has not yet been released. additional police arrived on the scene to find the home on fire. wow. it later explodes

>> i want to get to the serious topic of keith crisco. really just kind of shocking that he died suddenly after a fall. he was in a tight primary race there in north carolina with clay aiken of "american idol" fame. what happens now to that race? >> well, the local party officials will make a decision by thursday confirms that clay aiken will be the democratic candidate. i think that's highly likely to happen at this point. then he still has a rough race. i think probably the republican has the easier chance to win in november. but clay is going to fight hard. he's hoping he's going to be more than the runner up this time. that's what he was in "american idol." >> i got you there. that was good, ellis. i want to move on to presidential politics. republicans really had a lot of criticism of candidate barack obama, you know, back in the day saying he was too green, he lacked executive experience. but if you really look at the top three potential republican contenders, couldn't you say something similar about them? >> well, yeah. there's som

"i'm stunned and deeply saddened by keith crisco's death.and good and honorable man and extraordinary public servant." what does this mean, dana, for the race for the house overall? obviously, this is going to be a crucial midterm. >> absolutely. this tragic news will all be ensure there is a celebrity on the democratic ticket for this north carolina house race, but even with aiken running, democrats i talked to said the chances are very slim he will beat the republican incumbent, it's a very republican north carolina district. mitt romney won huge, about 60% of the vote, two years ago. erin? >> dana, thank you very much. >>> why would beyonce's sister attack jay-z? we're going to show surveillance video that shows the superstar's younger sister screaming at the rapper and wildly kicking and hitting him. all this went down in an elevator in a hotel in new york city. a large man believed to be a body guard appears to break it up, all while beyonce stands quietly in the corner. the incident went on for about three and a half minutes before all

authorities say 71-year-old keith crisco died suddenly monday at his home. the democratic primary race in north carolina's 2nd congressional district had been too close to call with aiken ahead by just 369 votes. after the results are certified today, it's expected the state democratic party will choose aiken as its official nominee. >>> severe storms are tearing through the middle part of the country. tornadoes, flooding and snow. indra petersons is tracking what you can expect for today. >>> and it's the fight everyone's talking about. is that jay z versus his sister-in-law? who's winning? we're going to take a look. mine was earned in korea in 1953. afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection. and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. is all

his primary opponent keith consi crisco died after falling in his home.iken turned his website black with only this statement displayed. he is now temporarily suspending his campaign. the race is so close it still hasn't been called yet. and official canvassing begins today after last week's ballot had the senator leading by 369 votes. keith crisco was 71 years old. >>> one of the biggest backers of republican candidates, the chamber of commerce, is issuing the party an ultimatum when it comes to the presidential race in 2016. that message from chamber president is pass comprehensive immigration reform or else. >> if the republicans don't do it, they shouldn't bother to run a candidate in 2016. >> wow. >> i mean, think about that. think about who the voters are. i just did that to get everybody's attention, but -- we are a nation with people without jobs and jobs without people. we need people that we're training in the best universities. and we tell them to go home? when you do that, you send the work to where the people are. >> the party has failed to c

democratic congressional primary in north carolina after his opponent suddenly died. 71-year-old keith crisco reportedly suffered a fall at his home monday. a primary race between aiken and crisco was too close to call. aiken led by just 369 votes. state election officials are expected to clarify the results and certify them today. and aiken says he's suspending all campaign activities to pray for crisco's family. >>> happening now, severe spring storms barreling through the country, millions in their path this morning. what you can expect today coming up. hey, razor. check this out. listen up, thunder dragons, it's time to get a hotel. we can save big on killer hotels with priceline express deals. somewhere with a fitness center? hey you know what man, these guys aint no dragons. they're cool. these deals are legit. yeah, we're cool. she's cool. we're cool. i'm cool. hey, isn't that razor's old lady? not anymore. priceline savings without the bidding. >>> 16 minutes to the top of the hour and this morning, getting ready for potentially dangerous weather, heavy rain, possible flooding from te

keith crisco's unexpected death came monday as he narrowly trailed clay ache nen their north carolina congressional primary. less than 400 votes separated the two. his close friend, brad crone, said crisco told him he planned to concede. >> an hour later after that, he slipped and fell and is no longer with us. >> reporter: but crisco's campaign manager said the candidate wasn't preparing to give up the race. >> we were not ready to concede until every single ballot was counted. and that decision hadn't been made by the state board of elections yet. >> i'm keith crisco. >> reporter: crisco turned 71 just last month in the middle of a busy campaign. the founder of an elastics business had also served in local and state government. but his biggest competition ended up coming from the "american idol" stage. ♪ like a bridge over troubled water ♪ >> reporter: aiken drew national attention when he joined the race in february, making his first bid for public office. >> i do want to help bring back, at least to my corner of north carolina, the idea that someone can go to washington to represe

keith crisco died yesterday. crisco, 71 years old died from injuries suffered in a fall. fewer than 400 votes separated crisco from aiken. if crisco wins, the democratic party will nominate a candidate. >>> coming up on the morning news, dramatic blast. a home explosion caught on tape after a police officer was shot responding to a call there. this is the "cbs morning news." >> beautiful. >> talk about devine intervention. that massive boulder just missed crushing a massachusetts church. a company was clearing land when the blast sent the 20 ton rock rolling toward the building. it stopped a few inches from the churches wall. the crew spent the next three hours chipping the boulder into smaller pieces. >>> in new hampshire a police officer made the ultimate sacrifice. he was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance. witnesses saw the shooter's 86-year-old father taken away in an ambulance moments before the house caught fire and exploded. michael rosenfield has more. >> reporter: at a news conference, state investigators announcing the tragic death of a

primary opponent was found dead from an apparent fall at his home yesterday afternoon. 71-year-old keith crisco in a too close to call race for the democratic nomination for north carolina's second congressional seat. now, aiken was leading crisco by fewer than 400 votes after last tuesday's election but crisco refused to concede until the absentee ballots were counted. aiken is suspending all campaign activities as we pray for his family and friends. crisco, by the way, was a long time democratic activist, public servant, been around the north carolina democratic party for years. and is getting some good obituaries about him this morning. they are worth reading in the north carolina papers. >>> moving on today, there's a medal of honor ceremony. a 27-year-old will receive the nation's highest honor for valor this afternoon. he'll be the seventh living recipient of the medal of honor for actions in iraq or afghanistan. former sergeant kyle white was born and raised in seattle, washington. he enlisted in 2006 and deployed to afghanistan in 2007. with c company, second battalion, 303rd infantry r

clay aiken tweeted, i am stunned and deeply sadnd by keith crisco's death.entleman, a good and honorable man, and an extraordinary public servant. he went on to say that he would be suspending all campaign activities. >>> a judge in l.a. wants to know just where is casey kasem? an attorney for kasem's wife jean says the former top 40 host had been moved from l.a. without his children's knowledge. this is the latest chapter in a dispute between his children and their stepmother over kasem who suffers from advanced park ed parkinson's disease and can no longer speak. >>> cars collide and veer off the road. look at that. it flips. the truck flipped over. a recent study found that among the 25 largest cities in the u.s., san diego drivers ranked second most likely to acknowledge purposefully bumping other drivers who they think did something wrong. they ranked just behind atlanta at number one. >>> pope francis is becoming famous for his sense of inclusion, which now apparently includes aliens. that's right. the pope said yesterday if a martian came to him seeki

democratic candidate, keith crisco, died suddenly after a fall at his home. the 71-year-old former businessman was trailing "american idol" star clay aiken after about 400 votes after tuesday's primary. if crisco could overtake aiken in a recount that's under way right now, the party would appoint someone to face the republican incumbent in november. >>> the investigation continues into the hot air balloon in virginia that left three people dead. the balloon hit a power line friday, it burst into flames, killing the pilot and two women's basketball coaches from the university of richmond. the governor of virginia said the pilot may not have had any way of knowing that the power line was there. >> they didn't give me anything more than they believe it was flying low and hit a power line. that apparently wasn't on the map that the pilot was looking at or not looking at. we don't know for sure. >> the ntsb is calling for strict regulation. but the hot air balloon is calling the recommendations unnecessary federal oversight. >>> texas is scheduled to carry out th

keith crisco passed away at his home after a fall. ing aiken by 400 votes after a vote for congress. if he overtakes aiken, the democratic party would appoint someone to run in november. >> an aircraft is capable of tracking cell phone conversations in real time. with more on the search, here is karen traverse in washington. >> these are the first images of some of the nigerian schoolgirls since they were kidnapped nearly a month ago. this video released by the islamic terrorist group shows 100 girls wearing muslim head scarves, reading the koran and praying. the leader is seen here bragging saying the girls have been liberated. these girls have become muslims, he says. the terror leader also had a message for the nigerian government. the girls could be released for exchange for imprisoned militants. a complicated from the nigerian government. they will not pay for the release. >> it is a crime against humanity. >> demonstrators continue to gather in nigeria's capital demanding the government do more. >> we'll continue toage vat, prote

and colleagues say 71-year-old keith crisco didn't need to run for public office but it was a higher calling. >> he did it at his age because he truly believed that we needed to send people to washington who had experience in business and public policy and could make a difference. >> reporter: before his unexpected death, crisco trailed former "american idol" contestant clay aiken by fewer than 400 votes for the democratic nomination in north carolina's second congressional district. a longtime friend said during a phone conversation yesterday, crisco told him he planned to concede. >> an hour later after that, he slipped and fell and is no longer with us. >> reporter: but his campaign manager said a decision had not been made. >> we were not ready to concede until every single ballot was counted. >> reporter: achen has suspended all campaign activities and in a statement posted on his website said -- >> reporter: results from last tuesday's primary are expected to be certified thursday. election officials say the enough new votes turn up to make crisco the winner, local democrats wi

clay aikin, american idol winner, is in a rough off with keith crisco. they will find themselves in a match up with elmers. aikin is a competitor. >> he has a lot of name recognition. the head of the department of veteran affairs refusing calls to step down and two other top va executivexecutives who have under fire for days following the repeated allegations of mismanagement of seven va hospitals including in phoenix and fort collins, colorado where the delays led to the death of dozen of veterans. some lawmakers say it is not acceptable >> our veterans are loosing hope that the va will care for them. it is clear that the dysfunction is extending from the top to the bottom at the highest head quarter and down to local levels in some medical facilities. >> we have the chief correspondant for the washington examiner here. eric isn't going to resign and he has substantial support on capital hill, does he not? >> he does. but i think over time that could change although it may take longer to change. he was a poplar four star general, former secretary of the

his opponent's was keith crisco. aiken tot expect clay win last tuesday. expected crisco to defeat him. it was very narrow and they were in the process of counting these 300,000 -- 300 something votes and keith crisco passed away yesterday, reportedly at his house. it took the world by storm. my colleague reported that crisco was in the process of conceding and it kind of took everyone by a major shock. host: where does this leave the race, then? caller: can you repeat that? host: where does this leave the race? caller: it would appear that clay aiken is going to be the nominee. this will not be contested, as the candidate is no longer alive . broadly speaking, this is a very safe republican seat. this is drawing for the republicans. she should be safe for reelection, but as we learned in the primary, you cannot underestimate the name identification of someone like clay aiken. he is probably more famous -- more famous than the current republican incumbent. this tweet yesterday from clay aiken -- suspending all campaign activities as we pray for crisco's fa

staying in north carolina for a moment american idol runner up clay aiken holding a slim lead over keith crisco with 99 percent of the vote counted. the race is still too close to call on that one. john boehner defeating two tea party challengers in his bed for a 14th turn in congress. >> 234 audi arabia they break up a terrorist network linked to al qaeda breaking up a large scale plot. they have arrested 62 people in connection with the militant group that is noting to assassinate officials. the group linked to extremists elements in syria and yemen. they are looking for 44 other suspects linked to that terror plot. with trey gowdy at the helm the benghazi select committee is starting to take shape. it will cooperate with the investigation. elizabeth prann is live with the latest on how this committee will all work. >> good morning elizabeth. >> you are right we are getting a clim ps of how the house select committee wiis forming. they will dig into all decisions and activities surrounding the incident that will include the government's ability to prepare and react. john kerry says while the

the singer suspended his campaign following the death of his opponent, keith crisco. elmers is seeking a third term. >>> idaho could be the next state to recognize same-sex marriage. a judge struck down the amendment defining marriage as between a man and woman. the judge said it violated the promise of equal protection but stated the ruling until friday or stated until friday when she could give a higher court a chance to intervene. >>> an alleged terrorist expected back on the stands in new york after clashing with prosecutors during the first day of cross-examination saying he never called for innocent people to be killed. he's accused of inspiring terrorists, aiding kidnaps in yemen and found a terror training camp in oregon. he pleaded not guilty. >>> the fbi says it has received hundreds of calls about william, a teacher suspected of drugging and molesting boys across four continents. the teacher killed himself after a made found evidence on a computer drive. he's one of the most prolific pedophiles in history and agents want to track down every possible victim.

keith crisco a congressional candidate died after falling into his house. the 71-year-old had been looked up in a too close to call battle with clay aiken. aiken was 369 votes ahead at the time of his death. the textile entrepreneur is a man who loved his family, his church and his city. >> a rutgers university quarterback is arrested facing up to 20-years in prison in a brutal bar fight in minnesota. phillip nelson is charged with first degree assault for beating isaac coal stat who is now in critical condition. it shows coal stat hitting the kwaub in the back. >>> it was the afollowing that never was. clippers owner donald sterling speaking out for the first time with cnn's anderson cooper since his racial remarks surfaced. he was making those comments and he said when he came to the man at the center of the whole controversy magic johnson, sterling had harsh words. >> big magic johnson, what has he done? he's got aids. did he do any business? did he hurt help any one in south la, is that somebody we want to respect and tell our kids about? i think he sho

police in ashboro, north carolina, say keith crisco was killed in a fall. the democratic primary was held last week, but a winner had not been determined yet. the aiken-crisco race was still too close to call. >> judgment day you came in with the crew. >>we're getting a look at the new trailer for the sci-fi thriller "edge of tomorrow," starring tom cruise and emily blunt. cruise plays an officer without combat experience who has the power to restart each day after dying, forcing him to go to battle again and again -- against an alien invasion. the movie hits theaters june 6- th. those aliens keep trying to invade us. >> it's like groundhog day with aliens. >> and looking at the new batman movie. and we're getting a peek at what the batmobile will look like in the new batman superman movie. director zack snyder sent out this picture on twitter. most of the car is hidden, but you can see the back end. snyder hints we may get to see even more sometime this week. filming of the movie is expected to start in michigan soon. good morning everybody. anything to ad

one of the candidates, keith crisco was found dead in his home. he was 71 years old. crisco was in a race with clay aiken. final results were expected today. aiken tweeted out that he was stunned and deeply saddened by crisco's death. >>> we're going to take a very short break now. just ahead, a new study has a grim assessment of glacial melting in the antarctic. >> what it could mean for coastal cities. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom." we want to turn to kiev now where germany's foreign minister meets today with the prime minister. frank steinmier is pushing for dialogue to diffuse the crisis in eastern ukraine. >> the separatists are asking to join russia. jim sciutto explains why. >> reporter: it had all the trappings of an election. pro russian separatists immediately claimed an overwhelming victory. as much as 90% of voters in donestk voted to separate. they reported that many people like this woman voted twice and then vote again. and officials in kiev were quick to dismiss the election as pure fiction. >> translator: that farce is nothing more than propagand

reports say 71-year-old keith crisco died after falling in his home in north carolina. akin offered his condo lenses -- condolences. a recount had been anticipated. but crisco's death all but ensures that clay aiken will be the democratic nominee. >>> a major road repair project will close part of 280 over the upcoming memorial day weekend. the project will replace four bridge hinges on northbound and southbound 280 near cesar chavez street. full closures of either the northbound osh southbound side of the freeway -- or southbound side of the freeway will happen during free upcoming holiday weekends. the first closure is memorial day weekend. the others will be around the 4th of july and labor day. during those weeks the closures begin at 9:00 p.m. on thursday and end at 5:00 a.m. on tuesday. >>> 8:19. hey, sal, have you been able to fix things on the east shore yet? >> i'm trying to. it's one of those things where we've had some really bad days. i know everyone has been paying attention. i've gotten tweets about it. let's go to 80 westbound as you -- in fact, i have it

results were announced one day after his opponent former state secretary -- commerce state secretary keith crisco died after a fall at his home. he now faces an uphill battle against popular incumbent congressman renee elders. tea party favorite ben fast won the nomination for open senate seat in nebraska. that was tuesday night after a heated primary. >> rubio for president. that is a serious possibility after the florida senator said he would still enter the 2016 presidential race even if florida governor jeb bush chooses to run. marco rubio has made no secret of his interest to run for the white house. his decision will not be pabase on whether pubush goes for the nomination. >> i think when someone condemn plates running for the united states you do so based on a criteria you establish for yourself. i don't think those are decisions you make sw with someone else's decision. i think if he were here he would give you the exact same answer. that's the way you approach the magnitude is based on your own criteria not what someone else might or might not do. >> rubio admitted jeb bush would make a

the ballot, new york, an american idol runner open clay aiken holds the lead in his primary over keith crisco conceded the race and last night the aiken campaign claimed it was confident that it would hold its lead but they did not declare victory. in the third district, ten-term congressman and the son of a former congressman, water jones, long-time thorn in his own party's side defeated taylor griffin. outside money isn't just being spent on the house and senate level. in the seventh district, republican outside groups who spent more than $400,000 on ads in this date were success, david rouser with 52% of the vote. and supported by emily's list, al alma adams won the democratic primary. and joshua brannon, a bit of an uphill battle there. and phil berger, jr.ier and mark walker will fight it out in a runoff. and speaker boehner won with nearly 70% of the vote over j.d. winteregg. and david joyce was helped to an easy victory with 55% of the vote. in ohio, several state legislators were not so lucky. three incumbents in the ohio house have lost their chance to compete for their seats this fa

and election officials -- relatives say his opponent who was a 71-year-old named keith crisco died after down in his home south of greensboro. aiken released a statement of crisco saying he was a gentleman, a good and honorable man and extraordinary public servant. he went on to say i was honored to know him. election results are to confirm that aiken is the winner. the ap said that he was leading crisco by 400 votes. how long before the election is confirmed who actually won? >> it's going to be at least nine more days, shep. north carolina officials are scheduled to meet on may 22nd to potentially certify these results. in the meantime, there's a possibility of someone challenging those results. we've spoken to individuals who have updated their count to include individual and absent tee ballots. showing that he's leading by 390 votes and just above the threshold required for a runoff. again, these results are unofficial, shep. >> and we're getting more from clay aiken and from the republican incumbent in this case, right? >> we are, indeed. in fact, the republican congresswoman issued

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aiken holds a 1% lead over his democratic primary rival, keith crisco.ers in november. >>> a new push to keep kids safe from predators with background checks now even for ice cream truck vendors. is it a correct safety precaution or is it over the top? trace gallagher has more on that story. what did you find out? >> some smaller cities already do this like tucson and napa. but l.a. would be the biggest city to ever try this. the tax collecting office is doing research, exploring whether or not this is actually legitimate, if it's legal and how much it would cost. if it passes, it means that any business whose primary clientele are unsupervised kids would have to be fingerprinted and undergo a full background check for criminal history like molestation, child pornography and abuse. the city council says, quoting here, as the ultimate safety net for our most vulnerable residents, we have a responsibility to protect our young children. we could be unknowingly permitting dangerous individuals to come into contact with innocent children. and so far, the ice

the singer has suspended his campaign after the death of his opponent keith crisco.'s against renee elmers seeking a third term. >>> idaho could be the next state to recognize same-sex marriage. a judge struck down defining marriage as between a man and woman. the promise of equal protection. she stayed her ruling until friday to give a higher court time to intervene. the governor plans to appeal. >>> an alleged terrorist back on the stand in new york today after clashing with prosecution. he is accused of inspiring terrorists like 9/11 terrorists and aiding kidnappers in yemen and attempting to start a terror training camp in oregon. he pleaded not guilty. >>> the fbi received hundreds of calls ability this man, a teacher suspected of drugging and molesting boys across four continents. a maid in nicaragua found evidence. he's likely one of the most prolific pedophiles in history. agents want to track down every possible victim. he was a teacher at international school. >>> details this morning about what may have driven a 12-year-old to open fire at a school last oc

and this decision comes less than 24 hours after his primary opponent, keith crisco, died suddenly after fall at his home. aiken will likely have a tough battle in the gop-leaning district but as you know anything can happen. so he will be running against republican incumbent renee ellmers in november. >>> a whistle-blower on obamacare claiming workers are being paid to do nothing. now one lawmaker is vowing to get to the bottom of it all. and it was breaking news yesterday. during "happening now," new video shows a guy plowing a stolen truck into the lobby of a tv station. and it only gets worse from there. the charges, the person behind the wheel faces now. >>> also, is wiring your baby with monitoring technology a good idea? strong opinions on both sides. our live chat is up and running. we want to hear from you. go to foxnews.com/happeningnow and click on "america's asking" link and you can get in on the conversation. did someone say burn? try alka seltzer reliefchews. they work just as fast and are proven to taste better than tums smoothies assorted fruit. mmm. amazing. yeah, i get

he's up against keith crisco. i guess he could be the clay aiken of this race. the winner will face off against rene elmers, who's under fire from her own party. the republican senate primary, state house speaker tom tillis knocked out his two opponents who had been favored by the tea party and evangelicals respectively. he'll be battling kay hagan for the seat in november. tillis wasted no time in going after hagan, when talking to chuck todd here on msnbc this morning. >> take a look over what we've done over the last three years. much of what i've been doing is cleaning up kay hagan's mess in north carolina when she was sitting in the state senate. i think it's a contrast between her adding taxes, adding regulations, while we're cutting taxes and reducing regulations. very clear contrast for the voters in november. >> in north carolina race, considered one of the purest tests of the two-party strength come this fall. the tea party right now seems to be licking its wounds over the loss of this one. >>> the weekly feature we like to call "underreported." we ask

the death of keith crisco, doesn't affect the process. what will happen is they will look at the vote tally and certify that. if he had been able to pull ahead, the democratic party would choose a candidate. i'm told by a source close to crisco he was prepared to concede because they looked carefully at the number and did not believe there were enough balance lots to change the results. when all of the official counting is done it's expected clay saken will be certified as the winner of the democratic primary and that is just the long general election campaign. renee elmerz is the republican congress woman and this is consider the a conservative district. it will be a tough race for a democrat. elmers and aiken put out statements for the crisco family offering their condolences and campaign season will be on hold for some time to allow his family to leave. draw mattic events in a campaign that was already notable nationally for a seat that is considered to be safe for republicans but now certainly one to watch. >> kelly o'donnell in north

running against singer clay aiken for congress in north carolina has suddenly died. 71-year-old keith criscossman turned politician died yesterday after taking a fall. he was trailing the former "american idol" runner-up by fewer than 400 votes in the democratic primary in north carolina. friends say he was planning to concede the race but the campaign manager says that's not the truth. >> we were not ready to concede until every single ballot was counted. >> results from last tuesday's primary expected to be certified on thursday. the chris coy overtakes achen and does become the winner democrats will then select a nominee. if not aiken gets the nomination and faces the republican incumbent in november. >>> new this morning, three employees of company involved in a deadly oil train disaster in canada now face criminal charges. last summer, more than 60 tanker cars in quebec came loose, sped downhill, and derailed. at least five of the cars exploded leveling dozens of buildings and killing 47 people. now prosecutors have filed charges of criminal negligence against the train's engineer, a ma

keith crisco had trailed former american idol contestant lay aiken in last week's contest and was apparently preparing to concede. aiken paid tribute by suspending his campaign and turning his website all blacked. he will square off in november against republican congress member incumbent renee ellmers. those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a democracyng you now! special. the first of the today interview with investigative journalist glenn greenwald. he has just published a riveting new book, "no place to hide: edward snowden, the nsa and the u.s. surveillance state." the book chronicles the inside story behind perhaps the biggest leak in the nations history. greenwald and filmmaker laura portraits with the journal -- first met with edward snowden in hong kong last june. days after their first meeting, greenwald published an explosive guardian" about the nsa collecting the phone records of millions of verizon customers daily. it was the first of hundreds of articles based on documents leaked by snowden. and more

running against singer clay aiken for congress in north carolina has suddenly died. 71-year-old keith criscoessman turned politician he died yesterday after taking a fall. he was trailing the former "american idol" runner-up by a fewer than 400 votes in the democratic primary in the state. friends say he was planning to concede the race but his campaign manager says that's not the case. >> we were not ready to concede until every single ballot was counted. >> results from last tuesday's primary are expected to be certified on thursday. if crisco overtakes ai ken and becomes the winner the democrats there will sect a new nominee. if not clay aiken gets the nomination. >>> happening today, nurses in san pablo are fighting to deep doctors med -- keep doctors medical center open. the hospital could close as soon as the summer costing hundreds of jobs. this morning nurses are leading an effort to get the contra costa board of supervisors to help keep that hospital open. >>> it is 6:09 now. from high-tech cell phones to drugs, how samsung is getting into the medical business. >> and the market jus

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congressional primary race this week, following the sudden death of his opponent. 71-year-old keith crisco home. aiken was leading crisco by 369 votes. he has suspended his campaign out of respect for crisco's family. >>> and a horrifying moment for this mother as her little girl slips from her arms under a train in australia. as the mother frantically tries to save her, passengers run and alert the conductor not to pull out of the station. bystanders were then able to rescue that girl, pulling her safely off the tracks. she was not injured, amazingly. >>> and finally, bad news for people who like wine and chocolate. we've heard for years that a daily glass of red wine and a little chocolate protects against heart disease, cancer and early death, mainly because of an antioxidant. but a study out today is now questioning the benefits of that antioxidant. during a nine-year study, doctors found it had no impact on a patient's health risks or longevity. but they say if you like your wine and chocolate, you can keep enjoying them in moderation. but they ask, if you haven't partaken yet, not to

final vote came in less than 24 hours after the sudden death of aiken's main opponent, 71-year-old keith crisco, died monday after a fall inside of his home. not a whole lot of details about all of that but we will keep an eye on it. >>> fox news alert. rescuers continue their desperate efforts to reach hundreds of miners who are trapped under the ground in turkey after an explosion and a fire at a coal mine. this is an absolutely tragic, horrific situation. at least 200 miners, some of the numbers that we're seeing, as high as 238 right now being attributed to primer dough juan in turkey. -- prime minister minister in turkey erdogan. this may well be turkey's worse mining disaster ever. legal lal land vittert is live. what is the latest on the rescue operation, leland? >> reporter: the word is not good, from the officials on the scene, quote, hopes are diminish, in terms of this being a rescue operation, in terms much finding those folks underground al live. the magnitude of this rescue effort is important to keep in mind. you're looking at people being brought out. they had to bring them up a

keith crisco was locked in a race with the former "american idol" contestant clay aiken. >> reporter: police say he died of an accidental fall. friends and political rivals are expressing sadness over his death and expressing admiration for a man who was raids on a dairy farm and went on to get a degree from harvard and to the white house. republican incumbent congresswoman re may elders said his kindness and dedication to his principles are models we should all strive for and he will be missed. even at this point the democratic primary is too close to call with clay aiken leading in the by 200 votes. aiken does not need need to pass the 40% threshold long he maintains his lead. if a nominee end up being picked he or she will challenge incumbent renee ell merks rs in the fall. u.s. skies are in the skies of nigeria to help search for hundreds of school girls. a u.s. official confirming the manned missions began yesterday. this as nigeria's government is weighing all the options including a possible prisoner swap. that's the image we got yesterday. what do we know about a possible pris

winner clay aiken holds a razor thin lead in a north carolina congressional primary, 1% less than keith crisco. despite counting all the votes, the race still has not been called. we'll keep you posted. >>> monica lewinsky is back with a splash she "vanity fair" tell-all. not only is he supposing in the magazine, but dishing red meat about the woman who called her a narcissistic looney tune. lewinsky writes, quote, yes, i get it. hillary clinton wanted it on record that she was lashing out at her husband's mistress. she may have faulted her husband for being inappropriate, but i find her impulse to blame the woman, not only me, but herself troubling. it's not clear why she chose to tell more of her story now, one thing is clear, lewinsky is 40 years old with no husband, no kids and no career. she continues to pay for an affair she had when she was 24 years old. she is the ultimate modern day hester print except she doesn't wear a big scarlet letter because she doesn't have to. we all know. joining me is mel robbins who wrote a cnn op ed that reads in part, quote, yes, affairs and other injecti

your opponent, keith crisco died on a fall on his home, hours before he planned to concede.here did you get the word? what were your first thoughts? >> you know, it's been a very difficult week for a lot of people here in north carolina. keith was a lifelong public servant and was always a gentleman to me when i saw him. i was at lunch the day that he passed away and was told. i'm not often speechless. that was one situation that left me speechless. i've certainly -- it's been a very difficult week to say the very least. >> can't imagine. here you are though, now, going forward. you face renee ellmers, a tough cookie from everything i've seen. let me play this for our viewers. this is renee ellmers with anderson cooper talking about religion. i am cath rick. you're wrong in your assumptions. i guess what i could ask you is are you anti religion? are you anti christian? >> that's like the lowest response i've ever heard from a candidate, i've got to tell you. >> really? >> clay aiken, will you challenge renee ellmers to a debate? >> i would love to debate her. i know one of t

democratic primary there featured former "american idol" singer clay aiken taking on 71-year-old keith criscothe two were separated by fewer than 400 votes, but then on monday, crisco suddenly died. nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell has more on the story from raleigh. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. there was already a lot of attention around this race because of the celebrity candidate in clay aiken, and then that razor-thin, too-close-to-call outcome last week, but no one could have expected this sad turn. the accidental death of one of the candidates monday afternoon. >> you say the country doesn't have a spending problem? >> reporter: sharing the campaign stage in north carolina. >> i've lived my life in the district. >> reporter: wealthy textile executive, 71-year-old keith crisco. >> we need a lead yer with the experience. >> reporter: the former north carolina commerce secretary had fought hard against "american idol" alum and first-time candidate clay aiken. >> i think people who get into public service should be doing it to help people, and th

former state commerce secretary keith crisco.benefitted from higher name recognition but said it's also a double edge sword. >> there is that challenge of getting people to see me in a different light, to change the lens that they're looking at me through. but the name recognition has gotten people to the table and gives us the opportunity to talk to people. >> reporter: when he announced his campaign, aiken said he didn't want to be just another congressman. >> i'm not a politician. i don't ever want to be one. but i do want to help bring back at least to my corner of north carolina the idea that someone can go to washington to represent all the people. >> reporter: but it will be a steep climb. he'll face congressman renee elmers in november. she's heavily favored in the conservative district. she's already outraised him by almost six times. we do know he has the support of at least one former rival. the man who beat him on idol over ten years ago, ruben studdard said he's proud of his friend. shushannah walshe, abc news, washi

just 369 votes separate him and keith crisco. and speaker boehner cruised through his victory in north carolina. >>> let's move onto benghazi. there are growing questions about the size and scope of the new congressional panel on benghazi. a house resolution says there will be a republican majority with seven republicans and five democrats. speaker john boehner picked republican trey gowdy to lead the select committee. minority leader nancy pelosi who has not yet committed to names democrats to the group objected to the unequal balance. some suggested boycotting the committee. congressman jim clyburn of south carolina says democrats should not take part if there isn't an equal number. this is what he says, quote i would be dead set against it. i'm not bringing a noose to my hanging. the democratic congressman elijah cummings of mtd md won't rule out participating. he said democrats need representation to keep republicans in check. >> al hunt, obviously, yes, tough language from democrats. also, the obama administration raised que

. >>> this is a tragic twist in a north carolina congressional race between clay aiken and keith criscoonday reportedly from an accidental fall at his home. the democratic primary contest had been too close to call with aiken leading by more than 300 votes. officials are expected to certify the results today but aiken suspended all campaign activities after news of crisco's death. it's certainly a very interesting turn. i mean -- >> it was already getting more attention than a normal democratic primary does in a congressional race in a red district. but now it's so unfortunate l. >> he was our congressional correspondent so you know everything about this. >> dialing back. >> it's such -- the worst way to win. >> that's right. >> hard spot for clay aiken to be in but everybody's thoughts are going to be with mr. crisco's family. >> unexpected, healthy, 71. >> you've got that issue. >> it is an odd twist. former "american idol" winner and you have this and the guy dies. come on. strange turn of events. >> a lot of bizarre stuff. that's often what happens in politics. >>> there's another o

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aiken and keith crisco had been vying to take on congressman renee ellmers of north carolina -- host: one other piece of election news, this coming from the front page of the detroit news and several. michigan papers, congressman conyers concluded off ballot plans to challenge the law is the headline. there's a picture of congressman john conyers there. the story notes the political future of john conyers, the longest serving african-american in congress, hinges on a federal legal challenge and an appeal to the state's top elections officer after the detroit democrat tuesday was thrown off the primary ballot. more than 640 signatures for conyers were disqualified after the clerk's staff investigating found several petitions circulators were not registered voters, as required by state law. conyers' campaign chairman indicated tuesday that the campaign considered its best chance for getting back on the ballot a legal challenge of the state law requiring registered voters to circulate their petitions for candidates. and then, again, that's john conyers, democrat of michigan. we've got a