amy walter, to you first, and focusing on south carolina. an african american being nominated fair congressional seat, an indian american woman for governor. so was this about race, gender, or about the tea party movement that was endorsing both of them? >> well, i think there are a lot of things going on here, and it's never as simple as it seems on paper. i mean, in some ways, tim scott, the man who now is more than likely to come to congress. he is in a very republican district. he was essentially part of the establishment, a sitting statement legislator. he was very well liked by the folks in the republican establishment, the business community. he got support both from conservatives on the social end of the spectrum, as well as conservatives on the fiscal end. nikki haley, of course, started off as the total underdog, which she mentions in the setup peegs, and yet, in the end, she also got the support from folks mitt romney, the current first lady, as well as sarah palin. but i think the most important thing for south carolina is after

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dan balz, amy walter, thank you both. >> brown: again, the major developments of the day.coast guard admiral thad allen said oil collection efforts are gradually improving. b.p. is now siphoning nearly a half million gallons per day from the damaged well. an unknown missing are-- unnumber number are still missing and officials fear the missing could rise. the newshour is always online. kwame holman, in our newsroom, previews what's there. kwame. >> holman: our oil leak ticker now includes b.p.'s projections of the amount of oil it's siphoning from the ruptured well. a follow-up to ray's report on obesity in china last week. we posted answers to your questions about how developing countries are dealing with the crisis. and a look ahead to the world cup soccer tournament in south africa. find a reader's guide to blogs and resources about the games. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and goo

host: amy walter, she faces a runoff june 22. she got 49% of the vote. not enough to beat out her republican challengers. as this view were noted and john mercurio noted earlier, this is a republican state in a republican year and it is likely she will win. or whoever wins that republican primary will then when the general election. host: -- guest: there is a lot of talk in south carolina and washington about whether congressman barrett, he did come in second behind the caylee, will basically dropped -- behind nikki haley, will basically dropped his bid. he is very far behind her. she came very close winning out right in a crowded primary. even if he does stay in, i suspect he is not going to run a particularly negative campaign. the caller makes an interesting point about south carolina. i think there are a lot of folks nationally, republicans nationally, who want to see nikki haley as a person who could come in and reshape the image not only of south carolina but of the republican party. there is a question mark out there about whether any other shoes