rick scott spent almost $30 million already on a lot of negative ads trashing charlie crist. now it looks like a dead heat race. and i think you're going to see an extremely negative campaign for the next 70 days. >> can charlie crist match rick scott's fund-raising can ability maybe from in strait or out of state? >> no, you will see-- are you already seeing a fair amount of out of state money there say billionaire in california, environmentalist tom stire that is spending millions of dollars to help charlie crist. democrats can never match republicans in the state of florida or a guy who at any day could write a 20, 30, 40 million dollar check. >> ifill: you mentioned in your coverage of last night's election that it was significant that charlie crist spent his election night in fort lauderdale, not in st. petersburg, his hometown. explain to the rest of the country why that makes a big difference? >> you for example it's interesting. the rule of thumb has usually been where i am, the i-4 corridor is your central florida swing vote area and that is where elections tradition

getting interviewed. >> shows how things could certainly change for somebody like charlie crist. you are right. look at some of the polls we've seen in the florida governor's race. crist and scott have upside down favorable/unfavorable ratings. usually not good territory for future vice presidential possibilities. this has been a race to the bottom. this has been just a knockdown, drag-out fight. it's a pure 50/50 race. >> mark, you make a good point. florida governor and the campaign being waged feels -- i've watched it in kentucky. those two are emblematic of what everybody feels about politics right now. nasty. feels very uninspiring. bob graham, former governor, quite frankly both parties these days. former democratic partner said he just hates it. and he blamed both candidates. he said this stuff is driven by the candidates. >> but the stakes are so high, as mark was saying. basically the big swingish state in the country who is running that state has incredible influence nationally, both in the party and in terms of national campaign and candidacy. you're right. it's a zero

i want to move to politics, state of florida, charlie crist.ou were careful not to endorse in this democratic primary, and i know as chair of the dnc, that is an official policy. i want to set that aside. do you trust charlie crist he's going to stay a democrat, stand up for democratic values for four years, eight years if elected governor? >> i do. i trust charlie crist to be as a strong voice for working families. for being, to be a strong voice as he has said. as the people's governor. you know, chuck, going back -- >> what changed, let me ask you this, what changed? >> let me finish the answer to my question. >> yeah. >> sure. i've worked against him, worked with him, that's actually one of the refreshing things about charlie crist, particularly compared to jeb bush, i was in the legislature under jeb bush when he was governor. it was absolutely impossible to work with jeb bush as governor. when crist became governor, i didn't agree with him on everything, but i will tell you that i thought some of the things that he did that were against h

charlie crist, his former republican opponent, because remember, charlie crist is a former republican, could spend at least $50 million, and then all these outside groups also expected to pour some money in. nasty, obviously, because these guys are former members of the same party. they faced off before. there will be questions about, you know, charlie crist's motivations and what exactly he is. is he a republican, is he a democrat, is he just an opportunist? and then, of course, concerns about rick scott's leadership of the sunshine state. so, going to be one of the biggest, nastiest, most closely watched governors races in a year that we haven't really been talking about governors races. >> no, you'll have fun for ten weeks to come. >>> on to isis in the wake of the american death while fighting for them and the concern about others just like douglas macarthur mccain here and the concern with americans joining isis, since june about 100 of them. what's the concern, knowing that they're holding american passports here, they can head out and head right back on to u.s. soil with that t

you say you were talking about the charlie crist race saying charlie crist will have the advantage ofhe democratic ground game that has proved so valuable for president obama, is that going to work when it comes to the senate, democrats who seem to be hurting, is the ground game going to help them? >> i think that is democrats have to counter the ground game, look, i've started this whole season saying republicans were going to win 4-10 u.s. senate seats in november. even today i would edge up between 5-10. just looking at the trend, but all these races, think carl would agree is within the margin of error, and in the end the ground game. when you have the races one or two points apart, ground game turning out votes actually has an edge that kind of situation. you cannot do anything if you are down by eight points, i have been on the other side of the obama ground game and it is for real, 2012 the nation got to see some of that, and i would not underestimate that ability in florida, i would not underestimate that ability in places like arkansas and louisiana and some of these other ke

especially in a place so accustomed to them as florida was. >> in fact charlie crist wasn't nearly as unpopular as rick scott. they are now both negative. what does the negativity have impact on voter negative tirt and who does it hurt more? >> i would say it hurries scott more. in both primaries rick scott drew about 100,000 more voters. and there are a lot of people progressives who are democrats who are probably grudgingly vote for charlie crist who don't trust the emperor's new carlos s as they say. some people will turn out to vote against charlie crist and maybe not many will vote for him. >> the change of parties, from being a republican to a democrat was not that big a zeal if you got memory and you remember that there was a time when centrist democrats and liberal republicans existed but these days this is serious stuff. >> it hasn't happened a while. two governors, and somebody who's as dorky and nerdy as i am, fob james came back who was a democrat and ran later as a republican. claude kirk, as a republican lost his election ran many years later as a democrat in a primary a

the president could be a help to charlie crist. >> sreenivasan: 5 minutes. little more skeptical. too lefts for the republicans and two rights for the democrats. >> sreenivasan: thanks so much. >> sreenivasan: finally tonight, teens from around the country look at the events in ferguson, missouri, this summer. we asked our network of student reporting labs how the shooting of michael brown and the violent aftermath affected their views of justice and race in america. here is a sample of those responses. >> he did commit a crime in the store and that led to at the vent of his death but that doesn't mean his death was right. >> in my eyes, i don't even think it should get to that point. being that you're an officer, you have to go by a set of rules known as the use of force continuum. so once the perpetrator gets too close into your level, your first defense should be to grab a taser or to use hand-to-hand combat because they are taught that. deadly force is the last, the very, very last method they're supposed to use. >> i thought we were a little bit further

here is governor scott. >> barak obama is all in for charlie crist.at is the only politician i know of in the country that said obama care is great. i said charlie, it is not great. >> right now, they are locked in a dead heat. and heather? >> and a lot of national implications in this race. tell us about that. certainly national implications, both sides are eager to control the governorship of the largest swing state. and money is pouring in for both sides and by the november election date crist campaign could spend 50 million and scott doubled that hundred million by september. >> thank you. stove. >> and a new study on bullying. what it says and why our next guest said preventing it starts in a home. >> and a tragedy in a shooting range after a young girl with the gun in her hand accidentally loses control. ugh. heartburn. 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 that a lot. alka seltzer heartburn reliefchews. enjoy the rel

if you compare charlie crist's record against rick scott's record, charlie crist invested some $8 millioneverglades and springs, florida springs cleanup. rick scott, on the other hand, put in $100 million investment in the continuation of the restoration of the everglades which is all important from a variety of reasons. the florida springs in the central part of the state improved the florida keys. so he has, in fact, a far better environmental record than the previous governor did. stuart: how does he do it legally? if i went down to florida and put $10 million into a campaign, i know perfectly well, that is flat-out illegal, how does tom steyer do it? >> through a variety of -- they're not called pacs or 527's now. same with the swift boat scenario. but the bottom line is they can charlie crist around the issue. whether the issue is meaningful to most floridians or not, it is -- they can find a way to put the money in. now, i will also say, those -- that $10 million hasn't arrived in florida, and i would say to you that speaking out of turn and saying i'll put $10 million is far differ

charlie crist served as florida's governor in 2007 to 2011. >> john mccain once considered him a running mate in 2008. >>> the republicans of same-sex marriage facing blistering questions. one republican and one appointee compared it to now debunk laws in intrastate marriages. >>> forecasters tracking dueling hurricanes on both u.s. coasts that are kicking up some wicked waves. out west, it's hurricane ma with with a 100-mile-an-hour sustained winds. not expected to be a threat to land but surf is definitely up. out in the atlantic, hurricane cristob cristobal, the third of the region. be careful out there. >> it's not always smart to head to the beach. >>> 20 minutes after the hour, tensions rising in russia and ukraine. russian soldiers caught crossing the border as the two presidents of those nations meet face-to-face. we're live with the latest right after the break. (male announcer) it's happening. today, more and more people with type 2 diabetes are learning about long-acting levemir®, an injectable insulin that can give you blood sugar control for up to 24 hours. and levemir® help

charlie crist didn't lose the florida senate race in 2010 because he hugged barack obama.e lost it because he switched parties and he was not a good fit for the state. the hug may be civil liesed but not why he lost. same thing here, will republicans use the image of kay hagen shaking hands with president obama in an ad? absolutely. but were they going to attack kay hagen as a cone of barack obama with or without her greeting her on the tarmac? absolutely. to me that narrative isn't going to change. the only thing she could have done by not showing up here is send a message to the democratic base, particularly african-americans and she's going to needs them, that she's not with this president. it's not a great set of choices, but the idea that the race is won and lost based on a handshake is called the crist effect, way overblown. >> let's talk about tom tillis, under the stew ardship truly of tom tillis, in terms of actual office, governor pat mccory is overseeing this but he's been the engine to the most conser conservative pieces of legislation the state has seen ending

a rasmussen poll has scott up by one poll and quinn pea ak had charlie crist up by 3 points after scottpend $20 million trashing his opponent. americans, according to the polls, are sick of the republican austerity plan. these governors who were the darlings of the republican party, they were the future and ones that were going to set the new course. they are in trouble. governors are clearly not paying attention to people. american workers are not paying attention to this. they are not getting protected by these guys. they want new jobs. easy access to vote be has been restricted and environment is being neglected. with these guys, you get no help across the board. this is why i think all of the chatter that's out there, it's going to be a low voter turnout, nobody is excited. really? if that's the case, then it really all comes down to mobilization, doesn't it? it really comes down to all of these groups that are grass roots that are liberal and progressive that have done the door knocking and social media, worked with labor. it's really their ground game that's going to be tested. th

scott faces his predecessor charlie crist coming up this november. president bush will return to the white house on sunday. president obama heads back to the vineyard on tuesday. that is going to do it for a friday edition of "way too early." good show, everybody! good week. it would be better if it were payday friday. it is not! "morning joe" starts right now. ! ♪ >>> i grew up here and this is my community and my home. therefore, it means a lot to me personal that we break this cycle of violence and diffuse the tension and build trust showing the utmost respect for every interaction with eve

can you imagine there even being a close race in florida with rick scott and charlie crist it's a close race it's a nail biter can you imagine there being any question about scott walker in wisconsin how does that happen it doesn't happen because people are so damn stupid that they don't know what's going on it happens in part because you have corporate america pumping so much money into the message in florida charlie crist can barely buy air time because you have corporate america and the pacs buying all the air time up for people like rick scott so when call rove was saying years ago we have to solve the money problem they solved it and it's going to continue unless this congress does something meaningful unless as you've talked about there is a meaningful effort from a constitutional amendment standpoint we have lost democracy and in in if you listen to and i love to listen i love to listen to bernie sanders talk about this because he even nails it on the head and that is we have to get the money out of politics you can say it a thousand times but until people believe it they don't u

we saw their reference to charlie crist winning the nomination in florida for the democrat party, though he had been democratic governor there before at one point before. gwen: he's been republican governor. >> i'm sorry, republican governor. switched parties. there are a number of governors' races we will be watching but the big fight is over control of the senate. if the republicans, who need to win six seats, take control of the senate, it will have a dramatic effect, conceivably, on president obama's final two years in office. it will have a significant effect on putting pressure on republicans to demonstrate an ability to govern. and will set the table in many ways for the 2016 presidential campaign that we're already anticipating. gwen: take us on a little tour. say i'm watching missouri. watching it because mitch mcconnel, senator minority leader is in a tough race to hold on to his seat or because it's truly, truly a tossup? kentucky, i'm sorry. >> mcconnel is very unpopular in his home state. he's lived his entire life as a senator to become the senate majority leader, he's mino

former republican governor charlie crist has won the democratic primary and his old job back. crist famously left the gop in 2010 after losing a u.s. senate primary to marco rubio. he's going to face the current governor now, rick scott, come november. >>> as earthquake victims are picking up the pieces in napa, california, one young survivor is sharing his harrowing tale from inside that quake zone. 13-year-old nicholas dillon is recovering from major injuries he suffered when a chimney collapsed on him. dillon was having a sleepover sleeping at the foot of the family's fireplace. when he felt that first jolt, he tried to crawl to the door. the bricks came crashing down on top of him. >> i crawled out of them. yeah, i had -- i didn't have all of them on top of me. i had -- i don't know how many landed on me, but i just remember crawling, crawling. i thought i was paralyzed. >> nicholas was stuck under those bricks for half an hour until he was rescued by firefighters. he underwent ten hours of surgery suffering a broken pelvis. the good news is he is expected to be out of the

challenger charlie crist will win his.etting up the nastiest, most expensive governor's race in the country. >> and he changed parties so he could run for governor again. >> republican, turned independent, now a democrat. amazing. >> for more on mark and the rest of the nbc news political team check out first read on nbcnews.com. >>> time to think about what's for lunch. hungry yet? restaurants sharing today's profits to help libraries in our area. and the color of the night. lots of red on the red carpet. we'll take a look at more of the fashion trends coming up from the emmys. first a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. ♪ ♪ ♪here i am. rock you like a hurricane♪ fiber one now makes cookies. find them in the cookie aisle. >>> welcome back. you go to any chipotle in the district. d.c. libraries tweeted it. you can find it there. >> stick with the plan. >> what plan? >> why did you have to order these special cups from the butcher? that was the beginning of the end. >> an inside look at rehearsals for the comedy "the s

in 2010, marco rubio won a primary against charlie crist. and mike lee beat robert bennett. then in 2012, richard murdoch beat duke lugar in indiana but lost the general. the tea party set its sights on seven sitting incumbents. but liz cheney dropped her challenge to mike enze of wyoming back in december. now, a bright spot for the tea party came in june when dave brat upset eric cantor. that was a tectonic shift for sure. >>> well, news this morning out of montana where democratic senator john walsh has dropped out of his race for reelection weeks after a "new york times" report accused him of plagiarizing a research paper he wrote while studying at the u.s. army war college. the "times" came out with how he needed to fill out his masters degree and failed to attribute the paper he used. one page lifted from a harvard paper and more passages came from the endowment of international peace. he recently backed away from his initial claims that post combat stress may have been a factor. in a statement, walsh telling supporters the paper had, quote, become a distraction from th

they want us to nominate jeb bush or another john mccain or charlie crist or something like that. he has most of these people have been as well. but the media tries to pick out the moderate republicans that they tell us to nominate that they think that they could beat. but i think that someone like marco rubio, rand paul, ted cruz the ticket with two of the three in 2016 with the hillary clinton. >> next question. >> down in the front packs. i'm maria from new hampshire so i will ask about the marriage issue and what would you say is a good argument to defend marriage more towards the standpoint where they say that it should just be something not decided by the state? because they decide whether the state gets involved no matter what and i will talk to libertarians libertarians believe in small government, limited government. if you render into the government the power heretofore reserved a law of nature which is the ability to define marriage and i have news for you you support a huge government. you support massive government if you are willing to let the government define what

. >>> well, it is back to the future in florida, where former governor charlie crist is once again in the running for governor. the republican turned independent turned democrat won the nomination. crist is looking to unseat republican rick scott, and in his remarks, crist said when he was running things in tallahassee, it wasn't about left versus right, but rather, right versus wrong. he even added, "that's why i accepted billions from a democratic president," and that was to cheers. polling is split, but scott has recently surged after crist led by a wide margin early on. >>> a virginia jury could get the bob mcdonald case as early as today. it was yesterday that the former governor spent nearly, all combined, 24 hours on the witness stand, and the prosecution tried to box in mcdonnell, pointing out his 2010 inaugural included the passage "to whom much is given, much will be required." while mcdonnell expressed remorse that he and his family had taken nearly $177,000 in gifts and loans from jonnie williams, the ceo of a vitamin company, he denied any favors were given in return. now

if you remember florida politics at all, charlie crist was a republican governor.o make a little mischief found an old charlie crist recording when he was trying to win a republican primary. listen. >> hi. this is charlie crist willing to set the record straight, i oppose amnesty for illegal immigrants, support traditional marriage and i have never supported a new tax or big spending program. floridians need a consistent conservative governor they can trust. i would appreciate your vote on election day. >> mischief but fair mischief, right? >> the entire campaign, you see the rick scott people doing this. >> the governor has spent tens of millions of dollars attacking charlie crist. robo call will be effective. >> he can say, wait, i've changed. but life and politics, not fair sometimes. ouch. >> not fair. it's always tough when your words come back to bite you. >> record can be a very difficult things sometimes. appreciate it, my friend. >> thanks, john. >>> coming up next on "new day," another night of violent protests in missouri. reporters are getting caught in

and in florida charlie crist is running to regain the governor's office as a democrat. he is a heavy favorite against former state senate minority leader nan rich. he faces rick scott. elections taking place in vermont and oklahoma. >> the big ets night in this year's emmy awards. honored the long time favorites in the industry. we have the big winners. >> good morning. good to see you adds always. breaking bad broke good. the tv show dominating the emmy awards almost a year after going off the air. >> and the emmy goes to... >> "breaking bad." (cheers) >> it took home six emmys including best drama series. brian kran ton lead actor and anna dunn and paul led for their supporting roles in the comedy category modern family won best categories for the 5th year. dreyfus won after a surprise from seinfield. >> you look so much like the actor on seinfield who played the dentist that i dated. >> he had 18 nominations. the new adventure. >> yeah, he was on seinfield. yeah. >> that was a plant if i ever saw hundred. did you see singer gwen stefani? it happened. she announced st

scott is neck and neck with charlie crist.a republican governor who defected to the democrats. >> it is sunday. some form of meet the press. with ratings in the tank they figured maybe it was time for a new moderator of the longest running program on nbc. chuck todd will be settling into david gregory's chair. gregory announcing he is leaving the network after 20-years. >> you might want to take an extra jacket to work this morning. fall is p on the way. we are celebrating summer with the beach boys in new york city. what's up maria? >> in the morning hours we are going to be a little bit on the chilly side. you may need a sweater. burlington down to pennsylvania even parts of west virginia along the i 95 corridor a little milder waking up to temperatures in the 60s. temperatures widespread in the 70's. a lot of sunshine and low humidity as well. it will be a beautiful day out there. get out and enjoy it. further quest feeling like summer in the 90's. new mexico also in the upper 08s and 90's. quiet across the midwest and nort

charlie crist won the democratic primary for governor. he'll face rick scott. >>> developing overnight, after two years of captivity, an american hostage finally arriving home from syria. brand-new pictures just released showing journalist peter theo being welcomed home by his mother in boston. all smiles, of course. two years ago he was kidnapped near the syrian border by a terrorist group with links to al-qaeda. the u.s. negotiated his release without paying a ransom. >>> a key piece of evidence in the irs scandal destroyed. according to irs lawyers, lois lerner's blackberry was deliberately wiped clean after the start of a congressional probe. thomas cain, admits that her blackberry was scrapped for disposal in june of 2012. some members of congress want to know why. >> so all i know is it sure looks suspicious when you follow the time line. frankly, this entire ordeal, all kinds of suspicious and ridiculous things take place when you look at the time line, like mr. koskinen not disclosing for two months when he should have. on and on it goes. >> some congre

rick sdot running an ad tying charlie crist to a convicted ponzi schemer.ping it up calling scott too shady for the sunshine state. >> rick scott, he lied repeatedly about education. >> 75 times to avoid jail for medicare fraud. >> a recent poll has scott leading kris. >> thrilled to be alive. two american ebola patients are given the all clear and released from emory university hospital in atlanta. dr. kent brantley saying it was a quote miraculous day. >> i am thrilled to be alive, to be well, and to be reunited with my family. god saved my life. a direct answer to thousands and thousands of prayers. >> brantley and aid worker nancy write bo write bol weare at home recovering. >> a rescue caught on camera. three airmen rushed to save an elderly couple trapped in their car. they pulled them out seconds before the car waudz wept away. the brave men are being honored for their actions. >> a lot of people would have done what we did this they were in our situation. we were just glad we were there. >> the couple saying they are thankful and happy to be alive.

want to make florida scot-free. >> reporter: crist's full-throated support for the affordable care act is the point after tack at every campaign stop. >> charlie is probably the only politician in the country that has been all in for obamacare. >> reporter: at the start of the summer, scott trailed crist by double digits. after spending $20 million on tv ads he leads in most polls by a single percentage point. >> slick politician, lousy governor. >> reporter: ordinarily in tight florida races, politicians focus on swing voters in the center of the state. along the i-4 corridor between tampa and orlando. this time, crist is shifting the focus south, going after obama supporters who might not vote in an off-year election. >> people for crist winning is african-american turnout in dade and broward county. he needs to maintain that close political embrace to barack obama. >> reporter: the dead heat race for control of the governorship of the country's largest swing state has drawn outside money from both sides. by election day it's estimated the scott campaign will have spent $100 million. the crist campaign about half that. bret? >> steve, thank

also here, news day columnist charlie crist. interesting to look at that polling data.ly. glass half full as opposed to empty. americans are supportive of israel in this regard. hasn't been a lot of debate, michelle, on capitol hill. >> what i would say is that we don't see our congress doing anything on the domestic front. it is not surprising to see them doing absolutely nothing. >> they do nothing on anything. why should this be different? >> with this, the images are so horrifying and we have members of congress who have israeli constituents and people with ties to palestinian constituents and they decide to stay out of it completely. >> are you surprised, ellis, on the lack of debate or where do you think, michelle says, taken the poll and this is where they see it. >> it has nothing to do with the polls. the israeli lobby is effected and the relationships that goes back decades. the palestinians side has squawked. no money for this stuff. no relationships. frankly, some pretty bad pr over the years. question is, if those pictures that we're seeing is going to chan

he'll face charlie crist who won easily last night. if cyst wins the governorship for the second time and becomes the first governor in florida history to ever win as a member of two different parties. also in florida ted yoho won his party, all ten now face easy general election. the anti-boehner forces in the house are going to be as strong as ever. speaking of house speaker boehner his office released the video of the most popular object in his office. >> the wind up monkey. they come in and wind me up and i do my thing. >> strange, right, the monkey fell off the table. finally joe biden's office--what is with all these videos being released. joe biden released a video of a meeting with 108 lucy coffee. first she was introduced to president obama and then besiden followed up with a little flirtation. >> remind me every time i had a good looking date, there would be some better looking guy coming along. you know what i mean. >> i'm the vice president. then the president comes in and everybody drops everything. but i'm the guy that lo

how does charlie crist play into this? what does he return with? what is his position on this?well, he himself has said that, you know, he is a believer in climate change and indeed when he was the governor of florida previously, he had made some very well received progressive comments and even in the acquisition of land, environmentally sensitive areas, to buy the land, because in this case u.s. sugar was dumping a lot of overflow in effect and jeopardizing the everglades. he's had a pretty positive record even when he was governor previously. >> well, about the sugar industry, got some flack about some hunting trip he took with u.s. sugar's lodge. a big donor to scott, has been a big donor to scott but when you consider the phosphorus pollution the sugar industry has caused in the everglades allegedly what does this say about his political and environmental intentions? >> well, he took this political junket and his defense was, oh, i didn't spend taxpayer money because i took my own private jet. but what's interesting is he then appointed one of the vice presidents of this ra

as expected, republican governor scott will face charlie crist who won easily in the democrat democratic primary. if crist wins he'll be the first to ever win from two political parties. >>> parties. >> the far right anti-boehner forces in the house are going to be just as strong as ever. speaking of john boehner his staff are apparently quite fond of a wind up monkey the speaker keeps in his office. they just made a video about the speaker's monkey. >> my staff gave it to me. every 15 to 30 minutes they come in and wind me up and i do my thing. >> perhaps it's time to stop comparing boehner and his orange skin to an oompa-loompa if he compares himself to a monkey, so be it. >>> lucy koffey, the oldest living female veteran visited with president obama, and then biden followed up with little firsttation. >> it reminds me every time i had a good looking date there would be some better looking guy come along. you know what i mean? i'm vice president. the president comes in and everybody drops everything. you know what i mean. i'm the guy that loves you. >> joe biden, one of a kind. that's

but the victim's family showed up enmass, and it was charlie crist who was governor at the time, and clemency. by now, kris is 70 years old. he is in bad health, his poor wife, marita, stuck by him. i've been representing kris now for 18 years and i have failed to get him justice. the most culpable character in kris' scenario is the justice system because they're just not interested in justice. as we develop more and more evidence to prove that he's innocent and he didn't have a fair trial, no one wants to listen. on this episode of death row stories. >> you'd like to think that upstanding citizens aren't going to suffer torture and murder in their own home. >> after a brutal murder, detectives accuse a woman with no criminal record. >> he said we will break you. >> until the mother of an american hero puts her all into a fight for freedom. >> i knew she wasn't guilty. i thought it should be obvious to anybody. >> when i saw that, my jaw dropped. >> this is one of the most egregious cases i have ever seen.

the big event is in florida where the republican turned independent, turned democrat charlie crist isexpected to win the democratic nomination for governor. he would face rick scott whose campaign has picked up momentum recently. democrats have a good shot at replacing the term limited jan brewer, both parties are choosing candidates todayment we'll be right back. >>> we're back. with november's midterm elections just over two months away, about ten weeks, all the public polling suggests republicans are about certain to make big gains in the u.s. senate races with a good chance of winning a majority. smallerer gains in the house. the public mood is so gloomy it could be a liability for both parties. americans are apprehensive about where they are and even more about where we are headed. they don't see thinking or anyone to lead them into the light. they are sour on the president, on the democratic party, and on republicans most of all. they're hungry for hope but don't spot it on the menu. where that tension leaves us is anybody's guess. well written. our august poll illustrates the p

former republican governor hopes to set the stage for becoming florida's next democratic launch, charlie crist is expected to swamp his democratic primary opponent and set up a november showdown against incumbent republican governor rick scott, ten weeks from today we'll know whether republicans hold on to that statehouse just like we'll know whether they can build on their majority in a certain other house as in the house of representatives and in the senate as in the u.s. senate. to pat cadell on what could decide all of this. what do you think, patrick? >> first of all, you look at situation. the cake's not baked yet. it's kind of going republican, you see it going that way. the president's ratings are down. it's the sixth year, he's getting awful numbers. the issues are not working so well for democrats, but the democrats have more money than the republicans by a large amount which is incredible, and they are doing -- they are trying to real their base and run on small issues, abortion and what have you. the real question that i have is what the gallup polls pointed out. when at a moment w

from phillips >>> former florida governor k r charlie crist is running for governor again.scored a big win and beating his opponent by nearly 3-1 margin. he boasted about the bipartisan approach to governing. >> i was when governor serving the public was never about right versus left. it was about right versus wrong. i accepted billions of dollars in stimulus funding from a democratic president! rick scott won his primary by an larger margin. the two are set to face off in the fall. join me live nbc news senior political reporter perry bacon. thank you for joining us. what are the polls right now between rick scott and crist. i understand they have closed up significantly. they're tied in the race. the primary ended last night. they were running against each other for a long time. the thing we learned last night was the hug worked. crist is famous for he hugged president obama and talking about how great the stimulus was. the republicans banished him from the party. the democrats are happy to take crist in. they nominated last night. we're ten weeks away from a close and ne

this is a do-nothing congress, which is why here in florida we have decided that charlie crist and i, when we get elected on inauguration day we're going to use the pen to enact first day of fairness, something much needed in florida. >> and annette, does this passion, is it going to play out in an off-year election? this -- i mean, historically this is not great for democrats, but it could be because the issues are so different. connect those two. >> i'll give you a perfect example. we put out i just told you about the first day of fairness information we put out. one of them is equal pay for equal work for women. and what do the republicans do? rick scott comes out with five men to say, you know what, this is outrageous. what's outrageous is you think women should make 83 cents on the dollar for every man for the same job. $10.10 an hour. that's what we want to pay for minimum wage. it's a liveable wage. this is all of the exact same stuff going on at the federal level going on at the state level in florida. we need a change. i believe our voters will come out because we know what w

we are joined with mark murray with the political post vicinity from charlie crist reinvention in floridaesident obama's latest policy remarks. here is the look back. >> i am honored to be the nominee of the florida democratic party for governor. >> for me, for my administration, upholding our trust with our veterans is not just a matter of policy. it's a moral obligation. today i'm announcing 19 new executive actions to help improve mental health care. >> the president is determined to take the common sense steps that are required to address the worse problems of our broken immigration system. >> the president can't just do what he wants. he's not a king. he has to get approval from congress. >> when it comes to the interest of the american people, the brea interest of the united states, we're not going ask for permission from the syrian regime. >> rooting out a cancer like isil won't be easy or quick. >> joining me now nbc senior political editor murk mur ray. we're awaiting the briefing from the white house. let's talk about the president's press conference yesterday. lot of commentato

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charlie crist won the nomination. he will face the incumbent governor this fall.american journalist has returned home. he was released in two days ago by syrian extremist group. he was in captivity for 22 months. he is back in boston. christine lagarde says she has been cited in a french corruption investigation. she is accused of negligence and a case that dates back to her time as finance minister of france. she does not plan to resign as -- from the imf. up onave to read negligence in france. >> in france, it means that she failed to have an affair. >> i don't know the exact details on this. >> i'm intrigued. >> she erred in agreeing to and the arbitration -- and the arbitration. >> i think it is a different organization. >> she laughs at my french. that is what i know. [laughter] >> what do have for us brendan? >> martin wolf the cup on the idea of shareholder value this morning. -- picked up on the idea of shareholder value this morning. we talked about this a lot yesterday in the context of burger king and tim hortons and the justification for these inversio

democratic candidate charlie crist is expected to win and not many hoe-profile races today but some couldffect the balance of power in the chamber next year. >>> can we talk about the emmy awards, past my bedtime two nights in away. "breaking bad" took top honors winning outstanding drama series, k""modern family" winnig for a record fifth time. the night's most memorable moment, however, was this. did you see this, bryan cranston? plants one on "seinfeld" car julie louie dreyfuss. passionate kiss when she went to receive her award for leading actress in a comedy. so good. >> and finally an emotional tribute that billy crystal paid to his good friend, the late robin williams, really touching, and i think you couldn't help but feel the emotion in the moment from somebody who knew him so well. could i mention, a big mention to alison janney, two emmys, a guest role for in a drama series and for the tv show "mom." not a bad night, get all dressed up and walk away with two statues. >> still your birthday. >> still your birthday. >> it's been a real great 15 minutes so far. thanks. >> we're go

also in florida, from the "new york times," governor rick scott and chief opponent charlie crist happenedly defeated opponents and then from vermont, free press. cruising to a win in the gop nominee to face governor in november. and also one more for you. the oklahomaian russell wins the gop nod to face mcaffrey. quick primary results for you this morning. coming up next, if you think it cost a lot to raise a kid, you're right. the federal government estimates a child born in 2013 will cost a parent over $245,000 by the time he or she turns 18. we'll we'll talk with danielle to explain. and later on, you'll meet the head of a firm that gathers information on voters and provides it to political campaigns. we'll talk with john phillips on the program a little bit later. we'll be right back. >> "washington journal" continues. >> we're back with danielle. economic cover doesn't here to talk about this headline from her piece the $245,000 price tag for raising a american child. what goes into this number? >> this number is very specific and it's a little bit complicated but this is something the