in new jersey, cnn projects jon corzine lost to chris christie. mr. bom hobama had campaigned h for corzine. >> the first year of any presidential election, the party in power almost always suffers big losses. that's what you can anticipate if history is any guide. here's the killer statistic if i'm a democrat. in virginia, in 2008 when barack obama took virginia, people under 30 were 21% of the electorate. today they were 10%. the black vote was 0% of all virginia votes last year. today it was 15%. the very coalition that put barack obama over the top is not showing up. >> democrats, though, still may make election history and richard lui i will take a look at a new york congressional race in just few meants and more on the wider implicationses of these elections. >>> more infants and young

in new jersey, chris christie defeated jon corzine.n virginia, bob mcconnell cru crushed democrat creigh deeds. we're looking at the wider implications of the results. >> folks will be watching one of the keys to the gop win perhaps is weak voter turnout among young people. we might look back to 2008. young people then turned out in throngs for president obama but not so in last night. in new jersey's race, for instance, the age group of 18 to 29 made up just 9% of the vote. that is down from 17% in 2008. then in jirnvirginia, 10% of th electorate was 18 to 24. >> how might these republican wins affect president obama? >> one thing we'll be looking at is the wins may have an impact on president obama's ambitious policy agenda, this as he troys to get through a massive health care bill, a climate bill looming on the horizon as well. the president may have more trouble rallying modded rat democrats to get on board. david gurgen thinks about that. >> it may give pause to some moderate and conservative democrats in the house of representat

attorney chris christie. the independent candidate chris daggett drawing support. president obama's campaigned with corzine as recently as sunday. sarah palin has recorded an endorsement of christie used in automated phone calls. >>> the most dramatic race may be for that congressional open seat in upstate new york. a third party conservative candidate doug hoffman has a chance to win because the gop nominee abruptly quit the race last weekend. the gop candidate endorsed her democratic opponent, bill owens. it will fill a seat that's been in republican hands for a century. >>> we're getting a lot of submissions from i-reporters on these hotly contested races. the virginia governor's race could have national implications. william bernstein sent us in from virginia beach. he says he hasn't seen a huge turnout at the polls yet. >> people across virginia are going out to vote for who sthey want to be a next governor. it's not just governor they're voting for in virginia but also for lieutenant governor and several city and area councilman. you can see bob there. and thi

chris christie is the first republican to win a statewide race in more than a decade. jon corzine spent twice as much as christie during the campaign. virginia has a new republican governor. former state attorney general bob mcdonnell and will succeed tim kaine t chairman of the democratic national committee. >> let's go to new york 23. that special congressional election in upstate new york that provided one last twist in a wildly dramatic campaign. bill owens will represent the congressional district. he defeated conservative republican nominee that quit the race last weekend. >>> their son was beaten to death by a college roommate. if that's not upsetting enough. why these grieving parents were sent a bill for $29,000. by the hospital that treated their son. >>> days after a california state student was beaten to death in his dorm room his parntds got a shock when they opened the mail. gerald and elizabeth got a $29,000 bill from the hospital even thoer their son was fully insured. also a detailed letter explaining doctors' efforts to revive their son. they say that

in new jersey incumbent jon corzine lost to chris christi. here's ari fleischer on what this might mean for the obama administration and democrats. >> the first year of any presidential election or midterm right after a presidential party in power, almost always suffers big losses. that's what you can anticipate if history is any guide. here's the killer statistic if i'm a democrat. in virginia in 2008 when barack obama took virginia, people under 30 were 21% of the electorate. today they were 10%. the black vote was 20% of all virginia votes last year. today it was 15%. the very coalition that put barack obama over the top is not showing up. >> but democrats still may make election history. correspondent richard lui will take a look at a new york congressional race in a few minutes and more on the wider implications of these elections. >>> more infants and young people are hospitalized for swine flu but in california older people are more likely to die from it. a study says the fatality rate from h1n1 in california is around 11%, but for peo

attorney chris christie is the first republican to win a statewide new jersey race in more than a decade. incumbent democrat jon corzine spent twice as much as christie during his campaign. virginia also has a new republican governor, former state attorney general bob mcdonnell. he easily defeated democratic legislative creigh deeds. a special election meanwhile in upstate new york provided one last twist in a wildly dramatic campaign here. democrat bill owens will represent a congressional district that's elected only republicans for more than 100 years. he defeated conservative party candidate dug hoffman, the republican nominee quit the race last weekend. >>> so for talking politics for your views question, richelle carey has been looking at what you had to say about yesterday's state elections. richelle, i'm curious to know what people are saying, you know, on your facebook and on all of our websites here. >> i can tell you this, christi if you touch the phones right now here, i think the phones are on fire. >> burning up? >> yes. people wanting to be asked this question. so i think

democratic governor jon corzine is in a tight race with republican chris christi and chris dagut. yes, they are trailing here. new jersey and virginia have long historying of electing governors from clever party doesn't hold the white house. now, conservative party candidate doug hoffman is battling it out with owens to represent the 23rd congressional district. former republican nominee is backing owens here. that's a big deal. republican backing a democrat. she dropped out last weekend amid backlash from conservatives who said she was too moderate of a republican. we will have more on a couple other races later this morning. >>> meantime, 20-year-old woman whose father allegedly ran her over with his jeep in a parking lot has died. noor almaleki was in a coma for two weeks and had spinal surgery. they moved to arizona from iraq. authorities say her father thought she had become too westernized. her father is expected to face new charges here on what some are calling an honor killing. >> this behavior is not islamic. this person was not acting like the muslims that every muslim i

republican challenger chris christy is running against incumbent john corzine. the associated press reports chris gaggette might get enough votes to influence the outcome. in virginia, there's another election. mayors are being elected in atlanta, boston, detroit, houston and new york. >>> lawyers are calling it a nice little stimulus package for muns of thousands of walmart the employees. they are getting checks from the company in a big legal settlement. our money expert jennifer westhoven is here with more on that. >> this is hundreds of thousands of people who we're talking about who have worked for walmart. they can expect something in the mail after a nevada judge approved this big settlement. walmart is going to be paying between $65 million and $85 million, and this will settle up allegations that it didn't let workers take breaks, that it manipulated time cards to cut their pay. lawyers for the workers say this is real money. it could be anywhere from $150 to $1,000 a person. it will take a few months for the money to get to them, but this covered 39 law

. >> there had been a lot of talk about a possible lawsuit, chris christi.t donald told me he is not planning to sue carrie prejean. >> wow. i'm really curious to know if there's a gauge on the barometer at this point as to carrie's public perception, how people are seeing her at this point? >> she did not do herself any favors with this interview last night. 90% of our "showbiz tonight" viewers think she's in over her head with donald trump. we will have how he feels about carrie and whether she's getting the proper advice. it's a fired-up response. that's tonight on "showbiz tonight," trump's first reaction to carrie prejean's live tv tantrum, what trump tells us about prejean's meltdown on cnn's "larry king live." we've got the ugly battle on tv's most provocative entertainment news show, "showbiz tonight," 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. but it was really an uncomfortable moment between carrie and larry king. >> it was uncomfortable to watch it. you could feel the tension as you're looking at the screen. it was something else. brooke, good to see you. th

chris christie, one set of rules for himself, another for everyone else. >> okay.ew his weight around. is that a fat joke or what? is it or not? come on. >> definitely a fat joke. >> it's a fat joke? >> definitely a fat joke. >> that's really the whole conversation is about now the fat joke and about him being fat. it doesn't make any sense. >> not necessary. you know what? i don't think he had to go there. >> he didn't have to go there. >> absolutely did not have to go there. >> did he have to go there? >> he didn't have to go there. >> you like corzine, right? >> i like corzine and i think this race shows he is running as close as an obama campaign as -- you know what i mean? we're all talking about referendum, this is going to be a referendum on this. i think the race upstate new york has been a republican seat for, like, 100 years, right? it's going to be a barometer of where the republicans are heading, not a barometer where people are thinking about obama. i think virginia is crazy. the guy is a right winger to the whatever and running as, like, a little shee

year in 2008, with the pig and the celebrity and and we saw it again with jon corzine calling chris christie fat in new jersey. the voters did not like that. it reinforce something that they already did not like about jon corzine, he was not focused on their problems. i think there is some back fire, but i would end with the point that the one who asked about independent voters made. the dirty secret of partisan campaign strategists is that is the independent voter that has all the power here. everybody focus on the right and left, but really the independent voter is the one making the decisions. >> good point. >> i actually work for chuck robb in the campaign that made the ads. we tried to convince people, and we had tough ads. but as i recall, we did not say all in north was a liar. reagan said ollie north was a writer. -- was saying liar. if it is accurate and powerful, delivered. >> whether it is present or other media, what is fair game? their record, their rhetoric, and those things that are relevant. if someone's job getting at the why and relevant? no. did you fix the ticket? that ma

chris christie, one set of rules for himself, another for everyone else. >> okay.ew his weight around. is that a fat joke or what? is it or not? come on. >> definitely a fat joke. >> it's a fat joke? >> definitely a fat joke. >> that's really the whole conversation is about now the fat joke and about him being fat. it doesn't make any sense. >> not necessary. you know what? i don't think he had to go there. >> he didn't have to go there. >> absolutely did not have to go there. >> did he have to go there? >> he didn't have to go there. >> you like corzine, right? >> i like corzine and i think this race shows he is running as close as an obama campaign as -- you know what i mean? we're all talking about referendum, this is going to be a referendum on this. i think the race upstate new york has been a republican seat for, like, 100 years, right? it's going to be a barometer of where the republicans are heading, not a barometer where people are thinking about obama. i think virginia is crazy. the guy is a right winger to the whatever and running as, like, a little shee

apparently chris hasn't learned he lost the right to keep what happened to them private the moment he beat her up, christie. i think he is making a huge mistake. coming up on "showbiz tonight," much more on chris and his big mouth. should he just shut up already? you'll it at 11:00 p.m. pacific. >> i think we know how you feel. thank you very much. >> you'll hear more. >> can't wait. see you then. as always. bye-bye. >>> you might remember the 13-year-old boy who ran away with his mom to avoid chemotherapy. his family said he finished his court-ordered treatment and is cancer free now. he cited religious beliefs. the judge says he'll close the case after he gets a doctors' report. we're back with your views in a moment. >>> right now, at an army hospital in texas, the officer accused of opening fire at ft. hood is awake and talking. at the same time, the post is preparing to honor those who died. samantha hayes is joining us from ft. hood. what are you learning there today? >> reporter: hi, christie. lieutenant general robert cone addressed reporters a short time ago and talked about the many, many people

john cornyn sign -- jon corzine called chris christie fat. this made them think, he was not focused on their problems. i would end with saying that, the woman who was asking about the independent voters, this is really the dirty secret of a partisan campaign strategist. the independent voter has all the power. everyone is focusing on the right and left, but the independent voter is the one who is making the decision. >> i was actually working with him in that campaign, and we tried to convince people -- those were very tough advertisements. but the reason that we did -- nancy reagan said that oliver north was a liar. i thought that was there and that is where you draw the line. what is true, what is accurate, and if this is powerful, you need to deliver this. >> there are three things to follow. the record, the rhetoric, and what is relevant. there was a 16-year-old child who got this -- who received driving under the influence -- is this relevant? no. if you were able to fix the ticket? this is relevant. >> we are not in a poisonous time com