. >> blanche seems to be doing well. >> reporter: the animal control to pair apartment says they have little information on who killed the other spot and are worried that blanche could be attacked. >> we want to remove her temporarily. put her somewhere safe for the immediate future. we have been working with the san francisco zoo to identify a location. >> reporter: blanche's caretakers say that the bird would be too traumatized by the move. they want to keep her right where she is. >> we would have -- rather have her be there in familiar surroundings. >> reporter: caretakers say is a senseless crime that could mean the loss of the last swan. >> that is really sad. if they are just going to get killed, that is a shame. they have to figure out who is doing it. >> reporter: even if she stays, he may not be easy to replace her companion. they hope to raise enough money to import swans from out of state. >>> the raiders defensive lineman seymour was fined $25,000 for hitting another player during the game. ben roethlisberger had just thrown a touchdown pass. seymour said that that he was

at san francisco's palace of fine arts, this mute swan blanch is a sole survivor. she is the last of her brood because last weekend someone killed her companion swan named monday by breaking her neck. >> very angry. >> reporter: judy and several other san franciscans have served as the swan's official caretaker since 1995. >> i think it was traumatic initially for blanch to be left alone but she seems to be really doing well. >> reporter: now city officials want to take blanch out of the lagoon. >> people are concerned about the -- blanch's vulnerability, particularly with a long weekend coming up. >> reporter: the city's animal care and control department says they have little information on who killed monday and are worried blanch could be attacked during the thanksgiving holiday. >> we had would like to do is remove her temporarily until we figure out a long-term plan for her but put her somewhere safe for the immediate future and we have been working with the san francisco zoo to identify a location there. >> i just don't think it's going to accomplish anything

. >> reporter: you might say blanch the swan is in protective custody tonight at the san francisco zoo. it is part of an effort to protect her from whoever killed her companion. >> gave one little squawk and she said okay i'm going. >> reporter: san francisco animal control and zoo officials this afternoon took away blanch, the last remaining mute swan at the city's palace of fine arts, 11 days after someone broke the neck of her companion swan, nicknamed monday. >> we consider this to be, you know, hopefully an isolated instance of really horrible behavior, not even our swans are immune from some of the challenges of urban living. >> reporter: animal control officials on monday said they were concerned the 13-year-old bird could be attacked over the thanksgiving weekend but the swan's longtime caretakers told us even a temporary move could traumatize blanch. >> i just don't think it's going to accomplish anything. i mean, those swans have been there for 95 years. >> reporter: despite objections from caretakers and neighborhood residents, animal control officials last night decided to

leaving blanch alone and vulnerable.so today, the bird was bagged for her safety and taken to the san francisco zoo. >> she'll be stressed and quite stressed she's never been out. she was born there so oo judy and fwail watched over the swans nearly two decades initially opposed to relocation plans but are satisfied it's only temporary. >> i'm confident that she'll be cared for there, well. >> she's expected to stay here until january, she'll have a thorough medical checkup, might have a microchip implanlted. by then a $22 billion renovation will be complete at the palace, now there could be additional modifications. >> to ensure once blanch does come back here, that safety features and environmental and habitat renovations happen before she returns. >> and animal welfare officials hope the swan killer will be caught. there is a $500 reward. >> first segments of the california high speed rail likely to be built in central valley officials recommended they be built at a cost of $4.3 kbrinl working tout $80 million per mil

they moved 13-year-old blanch to the zoo a week and a half somebody killed her sister. blanch is expected to stay at the zoo until january after safety modifications at the palace of fine arts to protect her and the other birds. >>> she'll be quite stressed. she has never been out. >> i'm confident that she'll be cared for very well. particularly with all the publicity. >> there is $500 reward for information leading to the person who killed blanch's sister swan. >> the california street cable car line in san francisco will shut down for six months beginning in january. muni says they need to replace aging parts under the track to keep the line running safely. they are going to repave 17 blocks of california street altogether a $24 million project. construction work will mean lane closures and parking restrictions. muni will run a shuttle bus along the cable car line. >> 84th annual macy's parade is underway in new york city. how about another look. large crowds of spectators, yuck and old to get a long at the giant balloons that will be floating through the air. we saw

they decided to move blanch to the san francisco zoo after somebody killed her sister, named monday, weeks ago. blanch is expected to return to her lagoon early next year ever a safety upgrades are finished there. there is a $500 reward for information leading to the person responsible for the attack on monday. >>> facebook is a step closer now to gaining a trademark on certain uses of the word "face" to prevent other companies from using it on-line. there is a business called face cash. the website tech launch says facebook applications with the u.s. patent and trademark office has been tentatively approved. facebook filed a trademark lawsuit against a website called teach book to prevent the use of the word book. >> this is a slippery slope. i don't know about that one. >> can i say sports? >> and can i use your real name? >> for now. >> until the lawsuit. >> the chicago blackhawks, and the men in teal look for a little this friday only, buy one of these smartphones and get a great jawbone icon hero headset free. only at verizon. blackhawks beat the sharks on the way to the stan de

someone deliberately broke its neck, leaving blanche alone and vulnerable. today the bird was bagged for her own safety and taken to the san francisco zoo. >> she will be stressed. she will be quite stressed. she has never been out. she was born there. >> judy and gail have watched over the swans for nearly two decades. they were initially opposed to the relocation plan but are satisfied it is only temporary. >> i'm confident that she will be cared for there well, particularly with all the publicity. >> blanche is expected to stay at the zoo until january left-hand have a thorough medical checkup and might even have a microchip implanted. by then the renovation will be complete at the palace and there could be additional modifications. >> to ensure that once blanche comes back to the lagoon that safety features and environment and habitat renovations happen before she returns and animal welfare officials hope the swan killer will be caught. there is a $500 reward. in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> there is jet hp -- does jet lag cause brain la

states, including arkansas where cbs news projects republican john boozeman has defeated senator blanche lincoln. she's the first incumbent democrat in the senate to lose a seat tonight. another senate pickup for the g.o.p., indiana. dan coats takes the seat of retiring democrat evan bayh. in the bellwether state of ohio, we project rob portman the winner. the seat remains republican. in connecticut, democrat richard blumenthal is the projected winner his race against republican linda mcmahon, former c.e.o. of the w.w.e . in florida, tea party favorite marco rubio wins a three-way race, a key hold for the republicans. and in kentucky, another win for the tea party. rand paul defeats democrat jack conway. in delaware, democrat chris coons defeats christine o'donnell for joe biden's old seat. and in new hampshire, republican kelly ayotte defeats democrat paul hodes. republicans need to capture 10 democratic seats to take control of the senate and so far they've picked up two. in the house, it's still very early in the counting, but the republicans have won a handful of democratic seats. th

in arkansas, john boozman unseats democrat blanche lincoln. hoeven won the seat that byron dorgan holds. it's election night. >> we can fix the united states congress. that's what elections are for. ♪ >> couric: welcome back, everyone. you cannot talk about this election cycle without mentioning a movement that began in the summer of last year and soon caught fire. we're talking about the tea party movement. our cbs news exit poll today found 41% of voters are tea party supporters -- in fact, there are three tea party victors in the senate alone. we have rand paul who has won in the state of kentucky. marco rubio who has won the senate seat in the state of florida. and utah's next senator as we mentioned is mike lee, one of the first tea party candidates to take on an establishment republican. byron pitts is at a tea party in the nation's capital. byron, they must be feeling pretty good there tonight. >> reporter: katie, you're right, the mood here is festive. this is one of a number of tea party events tonight. when it was announced earlier t

the democrathat blanch blanch lincoln here will lose to john bozeman the republican. in florida, a race that so many people have been following, the three-way race between ken derrick meek, marco rubio and charlie crist. the associated press with 39% of the precincts reporting is projecting that mark owe marco rubio the republican will win the florida senate seat. transitioning to governor's race with 34% of the precincts reporting there's still not enough information to figure out who will win this. but at the moment, rick scott the republican leads alex sink by about 5%. he's got 51%. she's got 46. in georgia, the governor's race right now it's looking like nathan deal, 59%, the republican nathan deal over democrat roy barnes but again it hasn't been projected as a winner yet but this is an update that we have for you at this moment tonight. in the south carolina governor's race we've got republican nicky haley in a dead heat with democrat vincent shaheen for the governor's race there. and that's with 21% of the precincts reporting at this point. finally a couple of

i think you'll see more action in the respective party's primaries, which you saw with blanche lincoln in arkansas and some of the tea party backed challengers to mainstream establishment republican candidates. we saw where tea party candidates defeated sitting u.s. senators in primaries in alaska and utah. that is sort of where we are more likely to see change. frankly, the change we will see from that perspective is change that in many ways it exacerbates the problem that you just described. we will see dissatisfaction with the two main parties manifesting itself in primary challenges from farther on the right or left respectively. those challenges are successful and blanche lincoln is defeated in arkansas and he wins the general election in arkansas, then you have a senator who is even less inclined to work with moderates in his own party or republicans because he will see his mandate as being from the far left. if the tea party candidates are successful and go on to the senate, they will see their mandate as being from the far right in the less inclined to work with the center. unl

workers carried the 13-year-old blanch to a waiting van, moved to the san francisco zoo for safekeeping. her sister was killed this month. and she'll be back after safety modification autos facebook is closer to gaining a trademark on certain uses of the word "face" to prevent other companies from using it online there. is a business called facecash. the application was filed in 2005 has been approved. and there is a lawsuit against a web site called peachbook to prevent the use of the word "book" online. >> and there is one kind of product you're likely to buy. >> there is a dangerous world out there stopping. >> it is these day autos what it is it? >> electronics. one industry seems immune. analysts say three quarters of us will be buying electronics because gadgets are now actually woven into our every day lives. >> this economy may be frightful but gadgets are still delightful. >> they're doing well. relatively well in this economy. >> that is jim barry the consumer electronics association saying no matter homes are being foreclosed and jobs lost, the number of gadgets we buy contin

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blanche will live at the zoo through mid-january. >>> 5:13. turkey troubles solved. we are going to go to the experts to answer some of the most common problems in the kitchen when it comes to cooking that turkey. >>> plus, oakland's next mayor on the defense. how jean quan is explaining all those unpaid parking tickets. emergency.. they're the ones to call. the ladies at the ,, lightning fast. lightning strong. verizon 4g lte. rule the air on the most advanced 4g network in the world. butterball hotline have been tackling turkey troubles for three decades. >>> if you have a thanksgiving machining, call the ladies at the butterball hotline, who have been tackling turkey troubles for three decades. joining us on the phone this morning, phillies kramer. phyllis, happy thanksgiving. >> can you hear all the activity behind me today? good morning. happy thanksgiving! >> i guess a lot of people still have questions about preparing a turkey. what's the most common question? >> the most common question we get and especially today but all through the week is how to get it tha

blanche lincoln was never able to make up the ground. he she was behind from the get go and she never got that close. host: patricia from michigan, republican. caller: good morning. i just thought that i would take a minute and laugh at something that your guest said a few minutes ago. he was discussing something and he said harry reid would have lost if dealer person would have won. that makes sense. i wanted to let you know. that makes no sense. this is a problem that we have with the media who do not know what they're talking about. host: do you mean if sharron angle did not win the primary? caller: that is not what he said. it makes no sense. host: i don't mean to put words in your mouth. camp wantedy reid's sharron angle to win. some people think that those candidates wanted -- harry reid has proven that he cannot win tight races. who knows what happened? they were able to go after sharron angle as an extreme candidates. harry reid did when by 5%. host: the democratic congressman lookher seat guest:: at who lost. he voted against th

. >>> animal officials took the swan blanche to the zoo. someone broke the neck of her companion on named "monday idea. the swan is expected to stay at the zoo for 30 days. >>> at 5:00, today is a very special thanksgiving for a bay area family well coming home their son. a marine who just arrived from overseas and a few friends. we'll have details coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> our next newscast is the ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. we will see you then. ?@

know that when the chinese exclusion act was voted on in congress, there was one black senator named blanche bruce, the only african-american in the u.s. senate, voted against it. similarly, we work side-by-side for semel -- civil rights and improve public education. in '86, and laundry owner sued the san francisco board of supervisors for a racially discriminatory law, and it brought equal protection to minorities, and that overturned the 1857 dread scott case, which held that minorities were not protected by the u.s. constitution. we have the landmark case of brown harris is board of education, 1954, to thank for equality in education. -- brown v. board of education. seven years later, the chinese community here worked shoulder to shoulder with the african- american community to expand civil rights and public education. we have a history of working together. mayer brown, and reverend brown knows very well. in the early 1970's, a community leader from japan town and let the board informed of the african american roundtable to improve relations between japanese and african americans in the w

i just like to blanche them, then i like to saute them with garlic, bread crumbs, tomatoes, ah, delicious! and i'm tony tantillo, your fresh grocer. and always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. or like a bouquet. here sweetie. here's some flowers. >> that won't work. >>> coming up at 5:00 tonight, a beautiful bay area mosaic is drawing criticism. questions over images of the kkk. and first it was pilots now another group is exempt from body scans and patdowns at the airports. those stories and more at 5:00. >>> save the date. it's going to be a spring wedding for prince william and his feian say catherine middleton. they will tie the knot april 29. you are not doing anything? >> no, i' free. it's a friday. >> the location westminster abbey, where william's grandmother the queen was married and where princess diana's funeral was held. the royal family says it will share the cost of the wedding with kate middleton's family. >> i like that. picking up the tab. helping out a bit. >> everybody will help these days. even the royals. >> you know it's going to be astronomical. >> yeah. have

only one swan is left 13-year-old blanche. >> they broke her neck.just, i can't even conceive of it. it was part of the struggle or whether that is how they probably tried to remove her from the pond was by her neck >> this is clearly just a random act of horrific violence. >>reporter: san francisco animal care control is investigating the kill and believes it occurred some time between 2 and 6:00 a.m. saturday. numerous empty beer bottles were also found in the area. there have been 3 similar swan killings here in the past 25 years. swan that disappeared last april has never been found. >> i can't imagine why somebody would want to kill an innocent beautiful animal like this or any animal so it just leads me to believe it was stupid either horrible prank orchids joking around. >>reporter: news of the swan killing was disturbing to visitors to the lagoon this evening. >> seemed like gruesome someone didn't die of natural causes. someone went out of their way to deliberately kill. it was surprising. >>reporter: the caretaker are offering a 500 dollar

commissioner garcia: blanche stone told us it did not need eight variants, if his date is correct, but it might have needed a permit. is that correct? >> i would refer it to director kornfield about whether a permit would be required. as for whether the department has retroactive powers to grant a permit which would now require a variance, i do not believe that is the case. i can check with the city attorney's office and see if we have that power, but it is something that may be in the power of this board. vice president goh: i am not entirely sure i followed that. let me back up. when we were discussing the jurisdiction request, i thought you said there was still an open question as to whether that exterior portion exceeded the envelope of the existing building. >> the issue is whether or not they have -- whether or not that building which currently encroaches into the required briard, whether or not that is a non-complying structure. that is the question before the board. vice president goh: how could it be a legal and non-complying structure if it was built without a permit? we hear

you're looking at the latest race, boozeman over the incumbent blanche lincoln in the arkansas senate race. as we run through the list that we know of at this hour including georgia, indiana, the first gop pickup of the night in the senate race there. a former senator returning to the u.s. senate. kentucky, rand paul, son of congressman ron paul. and the tea party candidate going to the u.s. senate from kentucky. leahy, of vermont, his seventh term. ohio, portman, the former congressman and budget director going to the u.s. senate for the republicans. alabama, shelby, going back to the u.s. senate. in delaware, the democrat coons turns away christine o'donnell in a celebrated race there. in florida, a 39-year-old cuban american will represent the u.s. senate for the republicans. maryland, the veteran barbara mikulski going back. and in oklahoma, the doctor, senator coburn going back to the u.s. senate. in north carolina, race just decided in the past few minutes. the results now in. burr over elaine marshall in the senate race there. in west virginia, a race so many have been watching

then blanche lincoln was defeated by an unambiguous margin in the general election. i think the lesson i would draw is that no democrat was electable to that seat, certainly not one that voted as a lincoln did for the obama health care bill. the left may draw the conclusions and the union movement still has a lot of money. they are pumping it in and and being supplied by taxpayers with that money. they have the desired that we may see other such challenges despite the apparent futility of the arkansas challenge. they are primary electorates more sympathetic to a challenge like that. >> next, q&a with derek leebaert. then prime minister david cameron that the british house of commons. then another chance to see the american enterprise forum on the 2010 elections. >> this year stood in kamp documentary is in full swing. make a five-eight minute video on this year's theme. your documentary should include more than one point of view along with c-span programming. of loading the data before the deadline for your chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. there are $50,000 i

supreme court decision giving corporations carte blanche to spend infinity money, the initiative processnow ripe for hijacking. sharon laments we can forget about the one person, one vote premise of democracy. and terrance warns what next? naming rights to the court itself sold to the highest bidder? but a few of you scolded us. nbc has no business trying to influence state elections. if this tv station wants higher taxes, pay them yourself. we appreciate your comment and hope you'll join us online at nbceditorials.com. >>> you're watching "sports sunday" with raj. >> hello, everybody. welcome to "sports sunday." this is the late edition as we creep into the midnight hour. we're coming to you from our nbc bay area studios. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm raj mathai. two years ago he lost about 20 pounds, had a rare sickness, a type of tonsillitis and was essentially out of a job. tonight troy smith, man, what did we just see here? he is not only saved his job or solidified his job, but he saved the job of mike singletary, for now. and he has resurrected the 49ers. troy smith has done

it leaves only one swan, 13-year-old blanch. >> they broke her neck. just -- i can't even conceive of it. whether it was part of the struggle or whether these how they probably tried to remove her from the pond, was by her neck. >> this is clearly just a random act of horrific violence. >> san francisco animal care control is investigating the killing and believes it occurred sometime between 2:00 and 6 a.m. saturday. empty beer bottles were also found in the area. there have been three similar swan killings here in the past 25 years and a swan that disappeared last april has never been found. >> i can't imagine why somebody would wanted to kill an innocent beautiful animal like this or any animal. it just leaves me to believe it was stupid, either a horrible prank or kids joking around. >> the caretakers are offering a $500 reward and any information on this should go to the san francisco animal care and control. swans are companion birds so they're hoping to introduce a male here as soon as they can find one. lee glasser, abc 7 news. >> it's 4:45 now

john boozman has defeated blanche lincoln of arkansas. she was seeking a third term. he's won going away now, projecting him as the winner. also, another pickup for the republicans in the state of indiana, dan koepts will be returning to the senate. he has defeated brad ellsworth. >> in connecticut, however, they got a break, and richard blumenthal has won there. for awhile it looked fairly close with linda mcmahon. she a former ceo of world wrestingle entertainment. but she's been defeated and blumenthal has won. in north carolina, not a surprise here, but senator richard burr -- no, we are kentucky up right now, that is rand paul, rand paul who won in kentucky tonight, a tea party candidate. won the race there. and in florida, tonight, marco rubio, big win for him. he is a tea party candidate, as well. the republican defeating charlie crist. and in north carolina tonight, we have word in, as i said, that senator richard burr has won re-election. >> not a surprise here. pat leahy has held his seat, seeking a seventh term in vermont. republicans have picked up two sea

. >>> animal control officials decided that the swan named blanch will remain at the museum of art. >>> he's been a part of ktvu for 32 years now. from silly to serious, randy shandobil's career as >>> an annual report warning of overlook problems for toy safety was released today. it's the 20th of such reports. researchers tested toys for dangerous chemicals such as lead and also found toys for small children that are choking hazards. >> my toy that my son choke on did meet the standard but the standard was clearly not safe. i mean it was a dangerous toy. >> we have posted a link to the full report at ktvu.com. just click on the web links section. >>> u.s. treasury fishes say the federal government made $11.7 billion from the general motors initial public offering. when gm went public last week, the company sos more than 350 million shares. >>> redwood shores oracle was the big winner against tech rival sap. a judge ordered sap to pay oracle 1.3 billion in damages. the award is one of the largest ever in such a case. >>> this is a bittersweet night for us here at channel 2. after 32

. >>> animal control officials decided that the swan named blanch will remain at the museum of art. >>> he's been a part of ktvu for 32 years now. from silly to serious, randy shandobil's career as a journalist as we say goodbye. >>> but first, chief meteorologist bill martin is following the weather conditions. how cold it will get and how it will impact your holiday plans, coming up next. >>> an annual report warning of overlook problems for toy safety was released today. it's the 20th of such reports. researchers tested toys for dangerous chemicals such as lead and also found toys for small children that are choking hazards. >> my toy that my son choke on did meet the standard but the standard was clearly not safe. i mean it was a dangerous toy. >> we have posted a link to the full report at ktvu.com. just click on the web links section. >>> u.s. treasury fishes say the federal government made $11.7 billion from the general motors initial public offering. when gm went public last week, the company sos more than 350 million shares. >>> redwood shores oracle was the big winner agains

>> it is not carte blanche. it is not good to go on facebook and complain about employers and claim that. but the courts can look at this and say if this were protected in the offline world it should also be protected on social networks. >> and what can you draw from this example? >> well all american employees whether union or nonunion have the right to discuss off the clock issues concerning workplace safety, working conditions, and compensation. and those rights are protected under federal law. a law called the national federal relations act. and that protects speech among employees because this is the way that its federal government protects individuals as they try to ensure safety on the job, regardless of what kind of work they have. in this case it's ambulance workers who do a fairly dangerous job and this employee was expressing her dissatisfaction with working conditions. she was identifying conditions that she thought unproductive on the job. she wasn't venting about her boss. i don't think you should

well, actually, we have blanche lincoln's comments.t we listen to what she has to say after her defeat tonight. [cheers and applause] >> oh, you all are great. you all are great. i look out at this sea of people and i cannot think of a bert group i'd rather be spending this night with. and i can't thank you enough. [cheers and applause] >> it has been an incredible journey? and i am so blessed to have made it. but more than anything in this world you all have to know that i am so blessed to have made it with the people that are in this room. you are an incredible group of people. today arkansas voters have spoken. and they have spoken and i certainly respect their decision. as you all know, i have already called conk boozman to congratulate him. and certainly pledged my support to help him in any way in a transition in this office. you all know where my heart is. my heart is with the state of arkansas and its people. it has been and it always will be. [cheers and applause] >> and we are going to do everything to make that transition a

animal control is determining whether to remove blanch as they say the swan could be traumatized by themove. >>>-- appears to be the first ever to help protect gay men from hiv. >> reporter: gay men from san francisco were the first to be a part of a study to see if this pill can prevent hiv. >> men who are using this pill are substantially protected from the acquisition of hiv. >> reporter: the pill is truvada from the gilead sciences. the dual action medicine prevents first infection of the aids virus in 95% of gay men. the implication for the most vulnerable. >> young, promiscuous, not being safe. >> reporter: despite years of prevention efforts, there's still in san francisco on average one new hiv infection every day. today, for the first time hope to stop that. >> can we implement this at a public health level. will this actually have an effect on new hiv infections in san francisco and what's it's potential to so. we don't know that yet. >> reporter: community activists today asked for quick action, insurance coverage and widespread use of this new medicine. >> it has a potential

we will use fresh spinach and then we will -- >> so you blanch the spinach. >> okay. >> you can buy choppeddedpinach. >> sure, you can. then we will have a little worcester sauce. >> you just put a drop in. >> just a drop. just a little bit. and then we just pull it a little bit. we led it cook for like five minutes. >> we want to infuse the flavors from the celery seeds from the celery into the spinach. i have one of them that is cooked. >> sure. >> that looks more like it. we will get to the oysters. very important that when you open an oyster you protect yourself. >> i love it. your oyster shucking -- >> yes. because sometimes it might break and then you poke your hand with it. >> sure. >> and you have to use something to protect it. sometimes the oysters can be a little hard. especially an oyster this big. >> look. yeah. now let me ask you, do you serve frieded oyster? >> we don't have it on menu but someone comes into the restaurant. >> call ahead. >> love fried oyster. >> make sure we cut the oiser from the muscle. >> rocks of salt. >> little rocks of salt so then they aren't moving arou

they expect john boozman to defeat blanche lincoln, the democratic incumbent. and in wisconsin, businessman ron johnson likely to defeat three-term senator russ feingold. but the big prize for republicans tonight, in nevada. the democratic leader, harry reid fighting for his political life right now. and jon karl is there. >> reporter: i'll tell you, going into this, george, this race is unbelievably close. i've been talking to strategists in both camps. and they both, of course, have their own internal polls. and also there are the public polls. and across the board, this thing is seen as a virtual tie right now. >> a virtual tie. and also, jon, there's been a lot of early voting out there. and you hear different sides. the democrats ahead by about 9,000 among the voters that have already voted. and could be up to half of the electorate. but the republicans say that's underperforming. >> reporter: it's incredible, the numbers. you have 40% or almost 40% of registered voters have already voted. in a midterm election out here, that would be a good vote overall,

blanche lincoln lost to the republican congressman john boozman. we have results coming in and analysis from karl rove and bob beckle . throughout the news hour check the bottom of the screen, updates on all of the house and senate and governor races as they come in. you will see a check for every projected winner by the fox news team and when the seat is a gain for the party in question. still too close to call in the pennsylvania senate race. four hours still nothing. >> we have to give the benefit of the doubt. pennsylvania is a complicated state and let's take a look at what the problem is and how difficult it is to pick here. in order for joe sestak to win this seat, he has to get better than 35 percent of the vote or rather hold the republican pat toomey to under 35 percent of the vote in philadelphia. that is unclear and now what we are looking at is the likelihood that the rest of the state between the urban areas of pittsburgh and philadelphia coming in for toomey and it is virtually a died even tie as we get closer. you mentioned we are w

this approaches that the government of united states, one after another is following, giving a carte blanchee jewish state, this is a continued mistake. >> mr. larijani, thank you very much. and we will be right back. [ female announcer ] imagine skin so healthy, it never gets dry again. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. >>> and now for our "what in the world" segment. this was the remarkable scene at 9:30 thursday morning at the new york stock exchange. the largest ipo in american history. the people revving that engine were executives of general motors, and they were about to raise $20 billion. let me remind you just how bad things have been for the car company. amidst the global financial crisis in november 2007, gm posted the biggest quarterly loss ever, a staggering $39 billion in the red. in the summer of '08, things only got worse when gas hit $4 a gallon. shortly thereafter, general motors looked at

blanche was the youngest would be to be elected to the -- woman to be elected to the senate. arlen specter from pennsylvania, the word to describe arlen is courage. the or word is survivor. and they both go together. arlen has had a distinguished career from his youngest days. he was a member of the warren commission investing president kennedy's assassination. his work has spanned the entire mark. one of the things i appreciate both about senator specter is work on constitutional law in if i feel. senator -- constitutional law in philadelphia. senator voinovich has been a mayor and legislator. for years of attention, issues involving federal employees that most of us were too busy to pay attention to. there have been four members appointed to the senate -- that's quite a number -- who are retiring. senator kaufman of delaware has been a great teacher, a staff member and now senator. senator lemieux of florida who has made his focus balancing the budget and controlling the debt. we haven't heard the last of george lemieux, i'm sure, in politics. senator burris of illinois, a

it leaves one swan, 13-year-old blanch. >> they broke her neck.nd i guess i can't even conceive of it. whether it was part of the struggle or whether that's how they probably tried to remove her from the pond, was by her neck. >> this is clearly just a random act of horrific violence. >> san francisco animal care controllers investigated the killing and believe it occurred sometime between 2:00 and 6 a.m. saturday. numerous beer bottles were also found in the area. there had been three similar swan killings here in the past 25 years and the swan that disappeared last april has never been found. >> i can't imagine why somebody would want to kill a beautiful animal like this or any animal. it leads me to believe it was stupid, these are horrible pranks or kids joking around other offering a $500 reward and any information should go to the animal care and control. swans are companion birds so they're hoping to introduce a male here as soon as they can find one. >> it's 5:43. banks head to capitol hill to defend their mortgage practices. the bloomberg

we'd have to call up, you know, blanche lincoln and the two senators from maine and ask them, you know, what should i write? so i didn't. [laughter] >> well, thank you. we're going to move on to some questions. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. [applause] [applause] >> and if you would come -- [applause] [applause] >> we have about 10 minutes. so please be brief. >> do you think the -- [ microphone squeak] >> do you think the election of barack obama will make it easier or more difficult for the next african-american candidate? >> will the election of barack obama make it easier or difficult for the next black presidential candidate? well, you know, on the whole, i was say easier. because before black -- barack obama we didn't know there would -- that we'd be talking about the next black president. you know, it's -- the fact of his election opens up a possibly that at least to many of us seem not to be there. you know, you would ask me five years ago, would there be a black president in my lifetime? i'm sure i would have said no. or i certainly wou

in arkansas democratic senator blanche lincoln lost her seat to republican john boozman. in vermont democratic senator patrick leahy won re-election. senator barbara boxer is looking for her fourth term in the senate tonight. thuy vu in los angeles with the boxer campaign. thuy. >> reporter: hi, allen. i'm at the renaissance hotel in hollywood and just look around here. lots of media here tonight, perhaps signifying the importance of this race. boxer is seeking her fourth term. this is widely regarded as one of the small number of races around the country that could determine whether democrats can hang on to power in the senate tonight. this morning, boxer was in oakland rallying voters and campaigning down to the very last minute. her campaign manager tells me they are in an optimistic mood tonight. in recent weeks, boxer has surged in the polls, which now show her leading from 4 to 8 points. she is one of the most liberal voices in the senate. but her campaign strategy hasn't really focused on that. since september, her tv ads have relentlessly portrayed her opponent ca

to find myself if i could get 60 votes in the senate i would still be running and had to call up blanche lincoln and the two senators from maine and ask them, you know, what should i write? [laughter] >> thank you. we're going to move on to some questions. [applause] >> thank you. >> thank you. >> and if you would come -- we have about 10 minutes, so please be brief. >> do you think -- do you think the election of barack obama will make it easier or more difficult for the next black presidential candidate? >> with the election of barack obama make it easier or more difficult for the next black presidential candidate? well, you know, on the whole i would see easier. because the for barack obama we did know that we would be talking about the next black presidential -- you know, the fact of his election opens up a possibility that at least to many of us, seemed not to be there. you know, if you would ask me five years ago with a be a black president in my lifetime, i'm sure i would have said no. are i certainly would have said the odds are way against. so, just by having been elected, yeah,

. >> blanche lincoln and mark pryor voted with the republican filibuster before the election.y raised procedural objections. neither said it was an anti-gay vote. they said they were concerned about the way amendments hand. call for a free and open amendment process. for those of us who don't know the senate intricacies, is a free and open amendment process something prohibitive in terms of time? >> no. the truth is it's almost always a free and open amendment process. neither side really wants a free and open amendment process. they want an amendment process we agree on. the health care bill, they agreed on an amendment process that was actually extremely negative to the republicans. they will probably find an agreement that works on how to go forward with it with amendments. the murkowski break is very interesting. look at her political calculation. she just got relelected, literally last night. she knows, as she sits there today, if i have a political price to pay for this, it's six years from now. she's just been re-elected for six years. she's looking at this and saying,

do you see blanche lincoln coming around to repeal even though she didn't vote for it? >> i don't. think when the republicans have power they are going to vote down ideological lines. and they are going to leave don't ask, don't tell right where it is. here again the democrats can put them in the box. this is what the american people want. this is what military leadership wants. >> 70/30 the numbers on this. >> absolutely. it's a discrimination issue. no question about it. it is a victory for the democrat ifs they push hard in this lame duck session. they should do it. >> ed schultz host of "the ed show." great to see you. >> great to be with you. >> still to come, a bit of a programming announcement about this show. an announcement that's created wave this is afternoon. and, surprise, i'm still not getting an interview with george w. bush. so i will keep doing my interview with george w. bush alone. also, sarah palin made the sun go backwards. all hail her terrifying power. please stay with us. [ female announcer ] kids who don't eat breakfast may not be getting the nutrition they