last night was the first and only south carolina debate between mark sanford and elizabeth colbert bush. a bit of a colbert open. >>> first, our top story here live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. we begin with that historic moment for the world of sports. in an exclusive interview with sports illustrated, nba center, jason collins, who most recently played with the washington wizards, has become the first active male athlete in a major prosport to announce he is gae. he writes, i'm a 34-year-old nba center, i'm black, and i'm gay. i didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major american team sport but since i am, i i'm happy 'm happ the conversation. i wish i wasn't the kid in the classroom raising his hand to say shlgs i'm different. if i had my way, somebody else would have done this but i am raising my hand. >> his career spans 12 seasons and will become a free agent this summer. a white house official says president obama has reached out to express his support. joining us on the phone, the founder of edge of sports, dave zion. founder of "game over.

comedian, but in south carolina that doesn't always play. >> yeah, but -- >> she says her name is colbert bushher? >> it is if they do an effective link between stephen colbert and elizabeth colbert bush. if they find something, doug in her past, in her business record that doesn't go well for her and the race is running smoothly for sanford, he wins. she's a very promising candidate. >> all right. i wish we were talking about more races right now. >> they shrugged this off in north carolina. >> it seems to be. we'll come back and talk guns. congressman jim clyburn is currently serving his 11th term in congress. who is the most recent south carolina representative to serve longer than that? the answer, john separapratt, w terms. congratulations to today's winner, john labone. e-mail us with your political trivia questions. this day calls you. to fight chronic osteoarthritis pain. to fight chronic low back pain. to take action. to take the next step. today, you will know you did something for your pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a pain reliever fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeleta

there is an opening here for colbert-bush.most people don't know about her is she actually gave him money when she ran for governor. imagine if she gets up in the debate and says, mark, i gave you money and you violated my faith and my trust and you violated your wife's trust and the women of south carolina. and that could hit home very heavily with women in the first district. >> it's interesting that you're going to link those -- what her losing faith in him and jenny losing faith in him. and i think this is an example of karl rove being right that a lot of time gop primary voters cannot pick good candidates. but i'm also curious for you to speak to what this says or the message we should take about the culture of south carolina which we think of as a very conservative state saying, okay, the republican voters saying, let's take a chance on this man who cheated on his lovely professional wife. >> well, listen, south carolina, especially the evangelical community, is filled with christians who believe in the act of redemption

last night was the first and only south carolina debate between mark sanford and elizabeth colbert bush colbert open. >>> first, our top story here live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. we begin with that historic moment for the world of sports. in an exclusive interview with sports illustrated, nba center, jason collins, who most

because the republicans would win. >> the fact you have a quasi celebrity and the fact that she's colbert bushsister of stephen colbert who's famous, well respected, people like, and then you have mark sanford, who it -- didn't the appalaichan trail go down to argentina? >> no. it stops. doesn't go all the way. it doesn't go that far. >> gene, i don't like to overcomplicate politics. some people like jargon and long words. i come back to the word "like." if you like bill clinton you forgive him. if you don't -- if you like somebody, you make that decision after you see him a few times, you know, he's me. in some way he's me and i get it and i'm with him. i think a lot of people made that decision about sanford. i'm with him. i may be wrong. >> well, i'm not sure. >> your views. >> there wasn't a lot of turnout in the -- in the special -- in the primary or in the runoff. i'm not sure if people are that enthusiastic about voting for him. i think a lot of republicans believe he let them down. he kind of abandoned the state while he was governor and he was off, you know, it was his not a family va

. >> he'll face elizabeth colbert bush. >> she is the sister of tv personality stephen colbert. [cheers and applause] >> stephen: yes, my sister is running for congress against mark sanford. [cheers and applause] woo! woo! [cheers and applause] i hope she puts me on the poster committee. i've got some posterboard, markers -- [sniffs] that's the stuff -- glue and glue right on there. a little bit of glitter right there. got that right there. [ laughter ] [cheers and applause] and there you go. [ laughter ] [cheers and applause] originally, i wasn't going to talk about this race on my nightly broadcast. i gotta watch where i aim this thing. [laughter] but then i watched today's coffee joe morning and the funky bunch. [laughter] jim? >> we will speak with mark sanford coming up in a few minutes and be sending an invitation out to elizabeth colbert bush. >> she has her own show. >> it's going to be "morning joe" versus "colbert report." [audience reacts] >> stephen: oh, it is on. [laughter] "morning joe" versus "the colbert report." did i want this fight? no, but this morning-- >> t

. >>> elizabeth colbert-bush is out with her first ad. she says she won't follow any party line to reduce government waste. colbert-bush faces mark sanford next month. >>> the republican committee begins a three-day retreat in hollywood after the november loss to president obama, party leaders are trying to find ways to appeal more directly to women and minorities. >>> pro israel activists are launching a campaign to keep a university from presenting former president jimmy cart we are the school's international advocate for peace award. now their law school is coming under fire for the decision because some say mr. carter holds anti-israel views. >>> the navy's blue angels will not be flying at any more shows this year. they're now grounded due to budget cuts. it comes as pentagon leaders say they'll continue to move forward with plans to thin the arms forces to less than 500,000 soldiers in five years. >>> and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> a big storm that dumped snow across the rockies is expected to bring yet more

this isn't guns, health care or the budget but in south carolina we're talking about elizabeth colbert bush mark sanford and kwla you don't know is that several years ago there was a special that both of their moms shared the stage together. sanford's mom, the moms of famous celebrities, the two of them sat side by side on a mother's day special where colbert bush sat next to san for's mom and said it was negative news that hit her personally and face a lot more. chris: who wins that special? >> i think mark sanford wins. chris: when we come back the big question of the week, is obama set to propose social security cuts and will democrats let that happen? [ male announcer ] listen to this symphony of flavor: crrkkhshziiiizzlllee. beautiful. shhhhshshshshhshshhhhhsshhhshs. gorgeous! here comes the crescendo. kkerrrrbbuuuuuucraaackkk. just...incredible. pillsbury toaster strudel. if beethoven made breakfast. [ female announcer ] in just 60 seconds, you can't get more italian. it's on. let's roll. chris: welcome back. president obama will put out a budget this week calling for a change in soci

colbert-bush, whose brother is comedian, stephen colbert, a successful business woman, leading in theor the election next tuesday. chris clackum, nbc news. >>> joining me now, elite vibek, staff writer with the hill. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> starting with that debate last night, was it smart of colbert-bush to br i this uing . >> i think she brought it up in a way that was effective because mark sanford keeps branding himself as a fiscal conservative who is going to manage the district's finances in a good way. she says, you didn't manage the finances in a good way when you used taxpayer dollars to travel to argentina. he has denied that. he did pay an ethics fine. i think she did that in a way that was honoring the elephant in the room. >>> the other big news, nba player, jason collins, coming out as gay. the white house issued a message of support to him. do you think this is a sign that momentum is moving toward support of gay rights? >> absolutely. i think this is a historic moment and jason is breaking in you ground. there was a lot of support from his n

do you think sanford can win today and again against colbert bush? >> yeah.it's possible sanford can win today. look at the fact that he's in the runoff tells you something. it's amazing the voters' capacity to forgive politicians various transgressions. it is a republican district. so in theory, the winner of the runoff -- the republican runoff really should be the favorite and should win the special election against colbert-bush. special elections are strange. turnout is often different from a real election. who knows? anything can happen. thanks david, we appreciate it. >>> the coach of the cinderella team is leaving. andy enfield, the coach of florida gulf coast university got his 15 seed team to the sweet 16. the first time that's ever been done. they lost but the coach now has a new job at the university of southern california. he and his super model wife amanda will be heading west with their three kids. usc will pay him $1.5 million. congratulations. >>> in women's college basketball, number 2 seed california rallied in the second half to force o.t. a

it was mark sanford debating elizabeth colbert bush.a's congressional seat. and at this point colbert bush didn't bring up the elephant in the room. but last night, let's just say sanford wished the cardboard was back. >> when we talk about fiscal spending and we talk about protecting the taxpayers, it doesn't mean you take that money we saved and leave the country for a personal purpose. >> everybody needs to -- >> she -- she went there, governor sanford. >> i couldn't hear what she said. >> oh, yes. she did go there. that appalachian trail might be looking pretty good today. joining me now is dick harpotolian, chairman of the south carolina democratic party. thanks for being here tonight, dick. >> thank you, reverend al. >> you know, after not talking about the affair, she did go there in a big way last night. what do you make of the comment, chairman harpootlian? >> well, i think that mark sanford feigned deafness last night to not have to answer that question. we've always known he's politically deaf. maybe he's really deaf. the mos

. >>> plus, highlights of last night's debate, wow, between mark sanford and elizabeth colbert bush down in south carolina. the pi men toe state is getting hot. >>> finally, governor tom corbett of pennsylvania is sinking in the polls right now in part because the state's job creation has dropped dramatically. one of his explanations, too many people in pennsylvania. let me say this right, too many pennsylvanians on drugs. that's going to get him elected. this is "hardball." the place for politics. a writer and a performer. i'm also a survivor of ovarian and uterine cancers. i even wrote a play about that. my symptoms were a pain in my abdomen and periods that were heavier and longer than usual for me. if you have symptoms that last two weeks or longer, be brave, go to the doctor. ovarian and uterine cancers are gynecologic cancers. symptoms are not the same for everyone. i got sick...and then i got better. >>> well the last question president obama answered in his press conference today was the one he seemed happiest to answer. about the nba star jason collins who yesterday became the f

the other is between elizabeth colbert bush and mark sanford. from today, next tuesday, in fact. last night the two of them met in their first and only debate. but to no one's surprise, it didn't take long for colbert bush to bring up the thing sanford is best known for, his extramarital affair. >> when we talk about fiscal spending and we talk about protecting the taxpayers, it doesn't mean you take that money we saved and leave the country for a personal purpose. >> everybody is a little bit -- >> she went there, governor sanford. >> i couldn't hear what she said. >> hogan, this is your home territory politically. first, sanford had to know this kind of attack was coming. let's show his retort. it was pretty good. listen to how he parities the question about his affair. >> you voted for the defensive mayor jack and to impeach president clinton for an extramarital affair. would you vote those ways again? >> well, i -- i would reverse the question to you. and i would say this. do you think that president clinton should be condemned for the rest

his opponent, elizabeth colbert bush is making the past affair an issue. the spokesman said the families of this district need a representative who they can trust. mark sanford simply has the wrong values for our community. earlier today, mika asked why he chose to put himself and his kids back into the political spotlight. >> i will be honest with you. a lot of fear and trepidation in human terms before you hop into this particular frying pan. what happened was about once every 1,000 years in south carolina, a senator retires. it doesn't happen. it's a real odd lightning strike. the governor appointed the guy who used to sit in the seat they once held when i served with joe. the next thing you know the phone lines light up. >> yesterday we asked whether they play financially to help colbert bush. we asked as the national republican committee gets involved. it's not on the nrcc side. they had no choice. they lose the election and we will have to do it all over again. the deal with the contestant primary and win the seat on november 14th. it's in your inter

>> let me ask you about politics in south carolina, because i know you're supporting elizabeth colbert bush, but last night the republicans decided on mark sanford. this is mark sanford on "morning joe" today. >> she's not held office. right now the one thing that people know is that she's stephen colbert's sister. well, you know, at the end of the day stephen colbert is very popular, well regarded comedian, but at the end of the day, he's not on the ticket. we're going to have a debate about ideas. >> so, i think you're going to be one of the hosts of a fund raider for elizabeth colbert bush in washington. tell me why she as a business person is better qualified than the former governor. >> well, let me say this. i congratulate mark sanford on a victory, but just remember, mark, you had never held office before you got elected to congress as well, and there are people in that base who had held office. so the fact that you've held office as opposed to someone who has not, that's not going to do it for you. what i think will do it in this race is that the people will get a contrast. they wil

elizabeth colbert bush who prefers the less fancy, less french-infused family name of colbert. it's a conservative district. she's fighting an uphill fight. the special election is may 7. >>> this very network, nbc is in the news tonight after the official word today of a changing of the guard at "the tonight show." jay leno will pass the baton to jimmy fallon next spring as the show returns home to new york after 40 years on the west coast. our report from kristen dahlgren in beautiful downtown burbank. >> reporter: after weeks of speculation with even the comedians dancing around the issue. ♪ tonight ♪ who cares who hosts tonight >> reporter: today nbc executives announced "tonight" goes to jimmy fallon. the popular host of "late night" who started his career on "saturday night live." fallon joked he's excited to host a show that starts today instead of tomorrow. leno offered up congratulations adding, if you need me, i'll be at the garage -- a reference to his love of classic cars. leno's exit hasn't been without some jabs at nbc, his home for 22 years. >> nbc and i have rea

the republican candidate, former governor mark sanford facing elizabeth colbert bush. >>> opening statements begin in the civil lawsuit filed by michael jackson's mother. alleging that conrad murray is responsible for jackson's death. >>> and happy anniversary to the duke and duchess of cambridge. william and kate were married two years ago today. seems so recent. >>> here's a look at what's coming up later on "today." matt goes one on one with marsha stewart about her work, life and her search for love. >>> and olympic gold medalist gabby douglas opens up about her life in the spotlight in her new book "raising the bar." keep it on this channel for news, weather, sports and more. i'm richards lui along with dylan dreyer. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a great start to the week. . . . >>> a northern california town on edge. >>> finally headed to trial, accused serial killer gets ready to defend himself in court. >>> south bay businesses teaming up and talking about a lawsuit against major league baseball. >>> right now, a qu

. >> his opponent will opponent willcolbert bush, -- will be elisabeth colbert bush. >> he has a good chance of being returned to office. he will marry the woman he loves. did somebody in england to that? -- do that? >> and he was pro-nazi. [laughter] >> he said he was incredibly gratified, and that is why he went to argentina. [laughter] >> there you are, sports fans. >> we know that stanford is not pro-nazi. people forgive. in a post-clinton aide, there is nothing remarkable about this. newake a look and this, a super pac designed to lure hillary clinton into running for the presidency. james carville is on board. he said it is time for hillary legions to convert their harbor for candidacy into real grassroots organization. so it begins. it did not take long. >> these days, if you want to run for president, you have to start early. i saw these rumblings, why is she not doing anything? she did not take the full six months off. this woman does not take a break. however, every time i underestimate her ambitions, i am wrong. >> she has already waited too long. >> on the one hand, it wil

in a tweet sanford said pelosi is colbert bush's biggest benefactor. >>> speaking of nancy pelosi, allup poll show she's got the biggest disapproval rating of all congressional leaders beating out john boehner and hair e reid and mitch mcconnell, not that any is popular. >> and bill clinton is where you can find the former president on twitter. he has a new handle after stephen colbert signed him up. former picture tweeting congressman anthony weiner can't say for more there are not anymore dirty pictures of him. he admitted it's not 20 or 100, but it was more than one person. he says he'll decide soon if he'll run for new york city mayor. but someone who is running for new york city mayor announced by rap. remember. jimmy mcmillan? ♪ i'm jimmy mcmillan, 2013. i'm running for mayor. come and run with me. >> you remember him. he got a lot of attention when he ran for governor of new york in 2010. taxes are too damn high. we'll be right back. a bad dream, be ready. for the times you need to double-check the temperature on the thermometer, be ready. for high fever, nothing works faster

he's accusing colbert bush of being in the pocket of big labor unions.s is a solidly conservative district they're in so that tie to big labor would be a negative. if sanfordo colbert-bush, it's an the voters have had enough of his personal life. >> jan crawford thanks. mark sanford got hammered. putting out an ad saying a tough week for him after a week in boston and what the people in boston have gone through. seemed out of touch. and now to this story. miami is being overrun by giant snails. it might sound a bit like a bad horror movie but this is a true story. we'll go on the hunt this morning for some of these creatures but also explain why this is really an important story. they eat almost anything. they make a giant mess and apparently they're not tasty as es cargo and thursday join us for thursday's interview with former president george w. bush. that's where charlie was yesterday. he was at his presidential library. that museum opens in dallas on thursday. i know you're going to talk to him about the attacks in boston. that will come up on thurs

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ted cruise in the news, elizabeth colbert bush and mark sanford had their first debate.nd jason collins in the news, as well. we'll start with ted cruise who threatened to filibuster the gun bill and openly mocking members of his own party. >> that's good. >> good move. >> helpful for your -- >> okay. it's really great when freshmen mock senior party members. what did he do? >> broke tradition on friday by publicly discussing what went on behind closed doors when fellow republicans criticized him for giving democrats ammunition to portray the gop as obstructionists. crews hit back during a texas meeting of the tea party aligned group freedom works. >> we've had probably five or six lunches with a bunch of republican senators standing up and looking at rand and mike and me and yelling at us at the top of our lungs. i mean really upset. and they said, look, why did you do this? as a result of what you did when i go home, my constituents are yelling at me that i've got to stand on principle. >> look, there are a lot of people that don't like to be held accountable. they sai

san ford is a tad annoyed that she has agreed to debate him only once and claims that colbert bush isding public appearances. he says that he used the cutout because nancy pelosi is colbert bush's biggest benefactor. >>> meanwhile, good news for mark sanford, who is trailing in polls. former presidential candidate ron paul has endorsed him, saying sanford is a strong ally of the liberty movement. >>> ever wonder who gives the coolest, strangest, most expensive gifts to our president? wonder no more. this week, the federal register has released a list of gifts received by president obama and the first lady in 2011, some of which may end up in his presidential library. here are just a few of them. most notable, the gifts from former french president, nicholas car cozy and his wife, carla bruney. the obamas, received from them, among other gifts, a large hermes golf bag, louis vuitton business beek, bath robes, beach towel, reusable grocery bag and also toiletry bag. the foreign swag is worth more than $41,000. >>> strange political bedfellows meet he is the modern american family. >> pe

. >> heading into his matchup against elizabeth colbert bush.oone pickens will be here to weigh in on the keystone pipeline project and the arkansas oil spill. actor robert redford will join us and bubba watson, see if he gets a haircut. first, bill karins with a check on the forecast. >>> can you believe yesterday in syracuse, new york, it snowed 10 inches? ridiculous. lake-effect snow with the cold air blowing over the water what you get. that is a good reason why we are dealing with such cold conditions out there. there is still a big snow pack up in canada. the windchills are still plaguing us. in the 20s from chicago to boston to new york. still can't put the winter clothes away quite yet! probably won't be until the middle of next week until we see warm air for the eastern seaboard. a few snow showers towards the cat skills. the big cities fine and cold chilly start but when you get the sun the afternoon should be okay. airports no problem but blustery and windy. the worst travel on i-10 from pensacola to new orleans area all the way almos

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the congressional race in south carolina between the former governor, mark sanford and elizabeth colbert bushe comedian stephen colbert. she brought up the governor's extramarital affair that sidelined his political career. listen to there is. >> when we talk about fiscal spending and we talk about protecting the taxpayers, it doesn't mean you take that money we saved and leave the country for a personal purpose. >> everybody's -- she went there, governor san shez. >> i couldn't hear what she said. do you think that president clinton should be condemned for the rest of his life based on a mistake he made in his life in? you don't go through the experience i had in 2009 without a greater level of humility. >> what did you think of that little exchange? the election, what, a week from today? >> i thought she backed into the story in a way that she's doing in her campaign ads, you know, saying we can't trust this guy and he took our money and went to go see his, remember the soul mate in argentina. but he's -- he actually has raised this issue in the campaign. he's looking for some kind of redem

marked the first and only meeting of former republican governor mark sanford and democrat elizabeth colbert-bush, locked in a battle to fill a vacant congressional seat. bush is the sister of stephen colbert who helped her raise campaign money. sanford's political career was derailed in 2009 after he disappeared and lied about hiking the appalachian trail when in reality the then married governor was visiting his mistress in argentina. >> i developed a relationship. >> reporter: a scandal that colbert-bush wasn't afraid to use to her advantage. >> when we talk about fiscal spending and protecting the taxpayers, it doesn't mean you take that money we saved and leave the country for a personal purpose. [ applause ] >> reporter: sanford said he hadn't heard the comment. >> i couldn't hear what she said. [ laughter ] >> repeat it. i didn't hear it. i'm sorry. >> answer the question. >> what was the question? >> reporter: clearly everyone on the debate stage and in the debate hall heard what she said and he was pretending in that moment he didn't. there is a rule, i think, in south carolina. keep you

coming up quickly in south carolina, sanford trails, believe it, in south carolina, elizabeth colbert bushrt's sister. he's nine weeks down. i don't think he's going to get too close to this victory. anyway, you're watching "hardball." the place for politics. [ moaning ] [ french accent ] antacid! sorry, i have gas. but you relieve gas, no? not me... that's his job. true. i relieve gas fast. [ moaning ] a little help? who's the gas xpert? [ antacid ] it's gas-x. by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> senator max baucus of montana is the latest democrat to announce he's not running for reelection. baucus made the announcements this morning. now the democrats will have an uphill battle certainly to keep the red state seat. baucus is the eighth senator and sixth democrat to call it quits this cycle. following iowa's tom harkin, tim johnson of south dakota, jay rockefeller of west virginia. michigan's carl levin. new jersey's fran

elizabeth colbert-bush is running for congress.0 to come to the event. >>> it's a girl. former president george w. bush announced the birth of his first grandchild, margaret laura hager. take a look. the baby's nickname is mila, weighing six pounds, 15 ounces, named after both her grandmothers. everyone is healthy and happy. >> congratulations. >>> taking a look at the story wooers following on news 4 this afternoon. pat is in the newsroom. >> hey, pat. sun screen labels, big changes coming. this summer, what you need to look out for to make sure you're protected in the sun. verizon users will notice a major difference in the contract. all the day's latest news on news 4. barbara? >> thank you, pat. >>> morning rain that washed some of the pollen out of the air, that rebounded after the friday rain. this is what it looked like earlier this morning, areas in green now getting a few breaks in the cloud cover, little sun trying to break out. a little cloudiness right now. temperatures in the low 60s across virginia and maryland. most

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former governor mark sanford turns south carolina congressional candidate will debate elizabeth colbert bushewonder how he'll do against a real person. to warm up, he took on an inanimate object. >> nancy pelosi has made a consistent stand against balancing, as i think some people here in the first congressional district would like to see. >> yes, america, sanford debating a cardboard cutout of nancy pelosi complete with an e easel and he did this as an actual event. but let's see what she'll face tonight. >> i would ask, where do you stand on nlrb? let me say that again, nancy. where do you stand on nlrb? she's not going to answer that one. >> she's not going to answer that one? she's not going to answer any of them, mark. she's a poster. but sanford has a history of questionable decisions, like lying about hiking the appalachian trail when he was really visiting his mistress in argentina. he took out a full page last week when he explained how he trespassed on his ex-wife's property and used his cell phone as a flashlight. first he was there because he didn't want his son to watch the super

indeed one his race there, so mark sanford will be facing a general election against elizabeth colbert bush, where polling has them around even. the paurt you're saying is that is the real dereliction. there doesn't seem to be much distinction made about about the interest in the thrill of leading someone's private e-mail changes. >> actually why again, as much as i think he has in politics, it's kind of a good thing he's able to transcend what was just a kind of personal family that had not kind of public consequences. it's not the same as spitzer, who has great politics, but who committed a crime, or david vitter, who committed an actual crime and had no business being in the senate. >> he never was actually charged with a crime, was he? >> no, but he was accused of a crime and -- >> right. i'm not defending anybody's behavior here, but you know, again, first of all, by the way, the fact that we have a run off and the fact he's running even in a race that's overwhelmingly in a republican district with a democratic opponent suggests this is a far from settled matter for voters in that area

imprivately concede the former governor could hand a seat to elizabeth colbert bush.ey won this district by 18 points, but sbeshl polls have them up how does the republican party keep doing it to themselves? >> they've done it a lot. >> it makes you wonder, it seems the real thing that decides whether or not you survive a sex scandal in a big way is you resign. you can be david vitter, and a patron of prostitutes and you're fine if you don't resign or spitzer resigned and now is out of office. i think sanford tried to do both things. he's now in the middle. he can kind of win, but not as well as he did. >> well, he's going to marry the woman we had the affair to, which makes it more wholesome? >> i think doing well is a relative term here. he's 20 points under water. his favorability rating is in the tank. >> it's a seat the democrat hasn't had for 40 years. >> 119 seats that are more democratic than this one right now. if they -- this race should have never been competitive. the fact that it is competitive, that they have to spend resources there is already a loss fo

sanford will face democratic elizabeth colbert bush. >> gun rights supporters say it is a sad day for the united states, the u.s. joining with the majority of the u.n. to approve a trade treaty. critics say it lets the u.n. govern our lives. the u.n. was against the treaty -- the u.s. was against the treaty until president obama took office. >> brew on this question of the day. don't call them illegal immigrants. the associated press is now dropping that term from its style book and no longer allowing its reporters to use it in their work. the a.p. senior vice president says the term illegal can only be used to describe an action and not a person. many immigration activists have been asking journalists to lose the word saying illegal immigrants actually dehumanizes people. but even homeland security secretary janet napolitano uses it. take a look what she said last week when asked by reporters what term to use. >> i don't get caught up in the vocabulary wars. they are immigrants who are here illegally. that is an illegal immigrant. they are immigrants who are here without documents, t

democratic south carolina congressional candidate elizabeth colbert bush did not hold back last nightn her only debate with former governor mark sanford. while talking about government spending bush brought up sanford's very public affair, a topic she had previously avoided. >> when we talk about fiscal spending and we talk about protecting the taxpayers, it doesn't mean you take that money we saved and leave the country for a personal purpose. [ applause ] [gasps] >> she went there, governor sanford. >> i couldn't hear what she said. [ laughter ] >> bret: you will recall in 2009, then governor sanford said he was hiking the appalachian trail when he was actually visiting his mistress in argentina. speaking of politicians and travel. apparently the sequester belt tightening does not apply to many in congress. a rising political star faces tough questions about a catering bill. "the grapevine" is next. ♪ [ lighter flicking ] [ male announcer ] you've reached the age where giving up isn't who you are. ♪ this is the age of knowing how to make things happen. so, why let erectile dysfuncti

been on tv more, i think it's going to be neck and neck and i think that's good for elizabeth colbert bushecause i think it's going to show that mark sanford while he may come back in a very conservative -- more conservative than the district at whole consistency and i think she can take either one of them in november -- actually may 7th. >> there is a new poll out, chad, an internal poll, democratic pool from her campaign. it shows her slightly ahead, 47% to 44% in a matchup against sanford. larger lead against bostic, 9 points. but this has been a reliably republican district. is it your sense that this seat is in danger? >> no, we're going to win this. this was an 18-point victory for governor romney in november. we're going to hold on to the seat no matter who the can't is. we'll be able to beat lulu busch no problem. >> stephen colbert is hosting a couple of expensive fund-raisers for his sister's campaign, tickets as high as $10,000. he said he's willing to do whatever it takes to get his sister elected to congress. how do you have see her campaign, dick? >> i think she has a very st