in a new public policy poll, mark sanford is at 47%, elizabeth colbert busch is 46%. weeks ago, colbert busch led by nine points, 50-41 after he faced trespassing allegations by his ex-wife, jenny. he will be in court, mark sanford will, on those charges thursday, just two days after the election. tonight, usa today reports cameras will be allowed in court. there will, of course, be many more cameras in court thursday if mark sanford wins tomorrow night. joining me for his first national interview since getting the big job, jamie harrison, newly elected chairman of the south carolina democratic party, and krystal ball. mr. chairman, how does it look? >> looks good right now. we really believe that elizabeth will pull this victory out tomorrow. i tell you, it will be huge, historic. it is almost the equivalent of saying some super democratic giant losing to a republican. but we're going to do that here in south carolina. >> krystal ball, on the poll on the race, it is 47% say they think colbert busch is too liberal, 43% say the position is just right, 38% say mark sanf

elizabeth colbert-busch. >> there's more. >> yeah.low moment, want you to have the rest of these. these are some of the questions going out there on the phone in south carolina today. what would you think of elizabeth colbert-busch if she had done jail time? what would you think of elizabeth colbert-busch if i told you she was caught running up a charge account bill? what would you think of elizabeth colbert-busch if she supported the failed stimulus plan? well, gee, that would do it right there. >> what about the push poll on the other side where they could say what would you think of mark sanford if i said he left the state in the middle of his job as governor to be with his mistress and claimed he was on -- oh, wait, that's not made up. >> you know, what i've already made up my mind what i think of that. that's not news to me. so this is, you know, typical, south carolina mud-slinging as we have seen it. >> south carolina really does have this reputation, usually sort of in republican presidential politics, because that's really th

elizabeth colbert bush had been ahead by 10 points awake ago. and then the latest poll showed it a dead heat. so momentum was going in sanford's direction. chris moody reported mark sanford had 10 eventsed scheduled and elizabeth colbert bush was going to vote and go home. i thought to myself, uh-oh. when it's that close when it's that close, you don't kick back. no? no cockiness. no over confidence. look what happened mark sanford beating her handily 5430 to 45. he found religion. >> i just want to acknowledge a god not just of second chances of third, fourth, eighth chances because that is the reality of our shared humanity. >> do you think he will move back into the c house? he very well could. the holy house on c street where all of the adulterers live. and he said, you know >>, look. i am not perfect, but i have some strong beliefs. >> i am one imperfect man saved by god's grace fwum have conviction about spending in washington, d.c. >> so he won but stop the god talk. >> i have sinned against you 0 lord. >> right. uh-huh. no this is not ne

he is facing democrat elizabeth colbert bush in a battle.ame seat sanford held before becoming governor. both candidates talked about the race today. >> you get ultimately to the day of judgment. and today is that day. and again, you feel a mixture of calm in that you've worked so hard and you are waiting for the verdict. i think what we all know through life, and i've heard these conversations have moved, talking with people through the district is that we're all going to make mistakes in life. we all have feet of clay. those events ultimately can become not definitional but refinement to our lives and we can become a better person for it. >> it has been, i guess, is exhilarating a strong enough word? it has been an incredible journey, an incredible opportunity. >> joining us now to talk more about this hot race, kelly o'donnell who joins us from south carolina. let's first talk about the polls. just a couple weeks ago, what we're seeing as folks go to vote and we're wrapping up this day. >> well, i've spent time with both candidates and we

then i started thinking about it and a yeah, maybe they rather would have elizabeth colbert busch for term or fraction of one term. they think they can knock her off in 2014 and with a can't date they feel proud of and can get behind with more enthusiasm. i don't think anyone wants mark sanford back. he's a strange guy embarrassed his state and party. for him to represent republicans on capitol hill at a time the republicans are trying to rebrand themselves as something more acceptable to voters including women voters especially he's probably not the guy they want i have not there. why not have elizabeth colbert busch for one term, recruit a strong republican candidate to beat her in 2014 and be done with sanford. i think that's probably what they were thinking. go ahead. >> i just wanted to add one thing. the way the house is set up now one vote is not going to matter on anything for the rest of this term of congress. it's not like 1993, where bill clinton passed his economic stimulus package by one vote or 1940, where f.d.r. got a peace time draft to prepare for world war ii by one

democrat elizabeth colbert-busch, stephen colbert's sister, in an elizabeth means business tour bus. and former governor mark sanford making one last try at political redemption, hoping to claw his way back into public life after his career collapsed in 2009 when instead of hiking the appalachian trail he was in argentina visiting his mistress. colbert brought up the or argentina trip and denied she is focused on sanford's past infideli infidelity. >> it was about the fact that he left his post. he left without telling anybody where he was. it was about the job performance is what it was about. and that's all it was about. forgive, don't forget. >> sanford's slim lead in the district that mitt romney won by 18 points disappeared two weeks ago after a leak from sealed divorce documents showed he had trespassed at the home of his ex-wife, jenny sanford. the national republican congressional committee dropped its support for him after that was revealed. >> the initial media reports led one to believe that i was sort of walking through the shrubbery with a camera, flashlight phone, tryin

incredible team of volunteers represented in this room and well beyond this room. >> stephanie: and elizabeth colbert. >> stephanie: thank you. >> all of the staff and the volunteers that have brought us here today your time your hard work, your dedication, and your confidence in me will take me to my next journey. >> stephanie: i'm just saying red states i'm -- >> disappointed! >> stephanie: chris writes steph the drama queen spoof of lindsey graham is a delight. now if we only had a video of him lip syncing waterloo. that's just not right. >> lindsay [ inaudible ] graham! ♪ lindsey graham's up all night long ♪ >> unnerving to a guy like me. ♪ looking for an issue, any one will do, doing the outrage dance ♪ >> are you satisfied with the approach the administration has taken? >> no, i haven't been satisfied for a long time. ♪ you are the drama queen, approval rating at 17 ♪ >> we're three years into this. and he's failing and it's not the tea party's fault. >> the president does not have -- ♪ you can seethe you can cry, wasting the time of our lives ♪ ♪ be a girl make a scene, being the drama queen ♪

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he beat elizabeth colbert bush in what was seen as an upset victory for him after his extramarital affairg a political comeback. the biggest loser, governor chris christie's weight critics. chris christie really has used -- turned this negative into a positive as he drops the pounds. it's going to be interesting to see if he's able to relate more and connect more with voters who struggle with their weight. >> i'm going to have to agree with both of those picks. kevin, thank you for being here this morning. >> thanks for having me. >>> speaking of the week that was, from shocking verdicts to big wave wipeouts let's take a look back at the week. >>> the sound of history and money being made as the dow blasted above 15,000 for the first time ever. three cleveland women kidnapped a decade ago are home safe and sound. one remains in the hospital. >>> and the sensational trial of jodi arias comes to an end. scary moments on the end where a hit-and-run driver turned a calm looking man sbo a hood orn m. >>> and an air show took a tragic turn in front of thousands of spectators. >>> in south carol

mark sanford was easily elected to represent the first district over challenger elizabeth colbert bush. the only real surprise may be that colbert bush only lost by nine points. 54-45 in a district that voted for mitt romney by 18 points last november proving no democrat has won a republican- republican-controlled seat in south carolina for 25 years because democrats don't win republican-controlled seats in south carolina. here to evaluate the race we welcome in michael tomasky. thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you john. >> john: it's great to have you here for the carolina follies. did we learn anything from this special election except it's hard for a democrat to defeat a republican in the deputy south south carolina. --deep south south carolina. >> we learned that one can come close. if only there were five or ten more things on that list that you rattled off that mark sanford had done she might have had a shot. she ran a decent race, but then ran out of steam. when he threw up a tried and true question used by candidates on both sides is she going to vote for nancy pelosi

we had stephen colbert up on the screen because he is the sister of libds -- the brother of elizabeth colberth. rick, you know the governor fairly well. >> i do. i was his first spokesman when he was congressman -- >> is he back? is he back? >> yeah, i got -- i got to tell you, this is a first step for mark to win back the trust of the voters. he messed up, and he's a good guy. and i think he will work very hard to try to win back the trust. whether or not he can do, it up to the voters. >> hats off to eric erickson and other on the right who said if he runs against nope he'll win. they -- against nancy pelosi he'll win. they were right. >>> next, how a tragic event helped advance news reporting coming up. [ male announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance in sync? try align. it's the number one ge recommended probiotic that helps maintain digestive balance. ♪ stay in the groove with align. ♪ need help keeping your digesve balance in sync? try align. it's a probiotic that fortifies your digestive system with healthy bacteria 24/7. because your insides set the tone. stay in the groove

jeremy peters, from "the new york times." >>> up next, the reaction we've been waiting for to elizabeth colbert busch's loss from her brother. got to pronounce it right. stephen colbert in this case. this is "hardball." the place for politics. why let constipation weigh you down? as soon as you feel it, try miralax. it works differently than other laxatives. it draws water into your colon to unblock your system naturally. don't wait to feel great. miralax. take the miralax pledge to feel better sooner. get a reward like a beauty treatment, a dance class or a $5 gift card with purchase of a specially marked pack. go to miralax.com for details. >>> ha! back to "hardball." now to the sideshow. first steve colbert was not pleased to find out that his sister, elizabeth colbert busch, lost to republican mark sanford in that south carolina congressional race on tuesday. here he is with a new take on political campaigns. >> my sister lost. how could this happen? i was so sure lulu had won because cnn called it for sanford. this was the first political campaign where i knew and cared about the candidate

but elizabeth colbert bush has gotten a lot of attention. a lot of help from national democrats who have pumped money here. and when we've been just in town for a couple of days. boy, i can tell you the air waves have been packed with tv commercials, so voters have been saturated with news about this special election to fill a house seat. and the polling that was most recently done showed it very, very close. and so today both candidates are trying to see if they can do any final persuasion, we talked to voters in a couple of polling places and we got responses in both directions. we did hear from some voters, who told us that they did cast a ballot for mark sanford. but did so after a lot of reflection about some of his past mistakes. so for some of the people we talked to, it was not an easy thing. but they decided to go with him. we also spoke to supporters who said they cast their ballot for elizabeth colbert bush. so people are watching this. it's been the interest in town. people happy to talk about it. and both candidates have been ge

. >> john: the congressional race between elizabeth colbert busch and mark sanford has everything.sex, comedy and argentinian hiking. my panel of nonexperts joins me next. heard the president say the other night? is this personal or is it political? a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. staying in tough with everything that is going on politically and putting my own nuance on it. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them, right? vo: the war room monday to thursday at 6 eastern (vo) later tonight current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. >> john: what happens wh

there was some question charleston may go for elizabeth colbert busch. in the end, he got all of them. what do you make of that? >> this was an off, off, off year special election. usually you get low turnout for these, for democrats the same could happen in 2014, that obama coalition that showed up in 2012 might not show up in the same way in 2014, and certainly didn't show up, isn't in much existence in this district. for democrats, they've got to figure out whether or not they're growing candidates in the south to take advantage of things like this, because politics is a business where opportunities like this crop up. are they growing the party down there in places like south carolina, and places like georgia. in south carolina, they have a democratic mayor in columbia. is that somebody who two, three, four years could run for senate or could run for governor? i think democrats put a lot of money into this, but also need to think about a strategy down in the south because that is a place where the obama coalition is in full force in south carolina. a

a ppp poll has mark sanford up now by one point over elizabeth colbert. by the way, that's a ten-point net pickup in sanford's favorite in just two weeks. so he might just win tomorrow. who knows. >>> and our series "the unkindest cut" on the real damage those sequestration cuts are actually doing. tonight, kids being turned away from head start. a great american program. is this a smart way to save money? hurting kids? >>> finally, let me finish tonight with the definition of true immigration reform. this is "hardball." the place for politics. >>> wow, gabrielle giffords received the john f. kennedy profile in courage award yesterday up in boston for her work trying to stop gun violence. giffords spoke briefly about her own challenges and veered off her prepared remarks to criticize inaction in congress. >> i wish there was more courage in congress. >> the award was presented by caroline kennedy, there she is, who made a rare reference to her own family's tragic history. >> our family is still suffering from the heartbreak of gun violence. no one should

redemption for disgraced former republican governor mark sanford or will they choose validation for elizabeth colbert, sister of stephen colbert. suggesting the republican will win, mitt romney carried the district by 18 points six months ago. but sanford is still carrying baggage from his hike in the appalachians and he is due in court thursday to face trespassing accusations from his new ex-wife jenny sanford. as for busch cold better, opponents in this gop leaning district have been tying her to unpopular democrat nancy pelosi. the results will all hinge, of course, on turnout. nbc correspondent kelly o'donnell is in charlie top. how is the turnout going so far? >> reporter: we can only give you a sense of being at a couple of polling places. there is not any official data that we have about how many people are turning out. and what we did get a sense of is that people who were interested in this race wanted very much to participate because of the national implications and because there is just good political spirit here. it does mat here will turn out because there is an expectation that the over

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a ppp poll has mark sanford up now by one point over elizabeth colbert. by the way, that's a ten point net pickup in sanford's favorite in just two weeks. so he might just win tomorrow. who knows. >>> and our series "the unkindest cut" on the real damage those sequestration cuts are actually doing. tonight, kids being turned away from head-start. a great american program. is this a smart way to save money? hurting kids? >>> finally, let me finish tonight with the definition of true immigration reform. this is "hardball." the place for politics. i describe myself as a mother, 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. before i do any projects on on my own.st at angie's list, you'll find re

the -- i mean, this is a 60% republican district in which elizabeth colbert bush is tied with the republicank sanford, which is testimony to how hard she's campaigned and the great job she's done and what a damaged candidate he is. we're looking and already this morning we're seeing pretty good turnout in what we would call democratic wards and prints and a somewhat subdued turnout in some of the republican prints. but it's early yet. this will be nip and tuck. there was a special election in the state senate district in this congressional district last year where the republican won by only 14 votes. so every vote is going to count and it may come down to, as you say, a recount or just a few votes one way or the other. >> obviously turnout. women. a lot of people suggesting maybe it will be difficult for republican women either to turn out or, chad, to vote for someone who so publicly cheated on his wife. democrats are predicting if colbert bush can win 20% of republican voters it's game over for sanford. do you agree with that asse assessment? >> well, i was with the governor yesterday. we

we also asked elizabeth colbert busch to be on. >> which is interesting. you can run, but you can't hide. she hasn't wanted to come on the show. >> several times. >> i understand why. >> but mike allen was reporting yesterday, when mark sanford goes out with all of his flaws and stupid things he's done, it's mark sanford. you want to talk to mark sanford, he's right there, he'll talk to you. elizabeth colbert busch, her campaign, she always has advi r advisers all around her. it's hard to get an interview. she sticks to the talking points. she's very safe. i've got to tell you, if you are a democrat running in a red district, that ain't the way to win it. i mean, the way to win it, you've got to actually do the opposite and do what mark is doing. i'm just -- we're seeing erosion in the polls. if she's been this cloistered and careful and safe, what's going on here? >> these races come down to turnout. these special races do and special election races. it'll be interesting to see as you know whether republicans, some may who have had -- does that group stay

he's running against comedian stephen colbert's sister, elizabeth colbert bush.c he had a peculiar questions asked. >> you what is the last thing that you want vote tours focus on obviously not on your past behavior. >> well, it's absolutely been the topic of much conversation down here. it's been the topic about a million dollars worth of attack ads run against me. >> michael: and elizabeth colbert bush's famous brother made one final joke as he closed out last night's show. >> it's a special election to fill a vacant seat. it's a bittersweet moment because that vacant seat has the highest rating of anyone in congress. go get 'em lulu. >> michael: polls in south carolina close at the top of hour. donnie fowler joins us now to break down the sanford-colbert youbush race. welcome in "the war room." did sanford give the right answer? should people be focusing on his past foibles. >> he should have gone back to his message of how he likes to cut taxes and government. he should remind people that he voted to impeach bill clinton when clinton had a little dalliance. >

will elizabeth colbert busch stop him in his tracks?heck in on that race a little bit later this hour. here in washington, d.c. the senate yesterday overwhelmingly passing the new internet sales tax the marketplace fairness act is what they call it in the senate. it passed 69-27. white house announced yesterday that president obama will be heading down to austin, texas on thursday to talk about jobs and talk about healthcare. wherever it's happening again we've got it covered. look forward to hearing from you on the phone at 1-866-55-press. on twitter at bpshow and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. here we go. say hello to the team. joining me in saying hello to the team this morning peter ogborn. dan henning. >> good morning. >> bill: alichia cruz is on the phones and cyprian bowlding on the video cam. we don't give them a microphone because god knows what could happen. could be out of control. >> total chaos. >> bill: well, wouldn't you know this would -- there has been a big problem with more and more reports of sexual assau

sanford clobbered opponent elizabeth colbert-busch. here is sanford weighing in on the victory speech. >> some guy came up to me and said, you look a lot like lazaras. and i say that because if it was just about limited government, this campaign would have been easily won a long time ago. >> his victory came at a heavily concerted district. what are the lessons learned here? dee dee myers and eugene robinson. we noticed this polling here on "hardball" without any moral judgment and the guy seemed to be picking up speed and whatever happened with that embarrassing speech where she nailed him, you wasted our money, you went down to argentina and that seemed to be a direct hit and then something happened. what was it? what brought this guy back from the dead? >> well, i think voters moved in from the past to the future and all elections are about the future and they asked the question, which one of these people is more consistent with my values and world view and that answer was always sanford. mark sanford was from south carolina -- both

just two weeks ago elizabeth colbert bush was ahead, and now i'll give you the latest poll numbers innd. in south carolina he was asked don't you have trouble with female voters since you cheated on your wife and used tax-payer funds to do trips to meet your mistress. he said not at all. let's go around charleston and see if we can find a woman who is opposed to me. >> making the most of their final weekend of campaigning mark sanford and elizabeth colbert bush crisscross, the direct lookingdistrict, looking to wrap up the vote. >> i don't condone any of his private actions but i believe we're voting for his public office and not his private life. >> i can't vote for him to go back into public office, and be a representative of the values. >> cenk: on the other hand, sanford kept going around trying to find women and it wasn't that easy that said they're not in favor of sanford. watch this point of the package. >> we're trying to find her a woman who hates me, and so she can use it in her tv show. >> cenk: that was a daring move because they could have found one. it was fairly random.

that's the battle, of course, between former governor mark sanford and elizabeth colbert bush. ed o'keefe, congressional reporter at the "washington post," elizabeth very back at the hill and christina bell antonio, the pbs news hour. good to see you all on a saturday. >> good to see you, craig. >> you wrote an op ed, wrote a piece in the post about texas senator ted cruz and the buzz around his presidential ambitions. you were at the speech last night down there in south carolina, what was the impression that you got from folks who were in the room? what were they saying about ted cruz? >> still talking about your wonderful career here. no, i'm kidding. >> yeah, right. >> they were impressed. having talked to people about it even today said, look, smart guy, clearly a very good speaker, certainly conservative but probably little too soon. they note the fact he has only been in the senate for about five months and one woman say to me, if he jumps into this, he is essentially going down the road of barack obama, spent two years in the senate. look at the problems he has h part of

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the other big story is the special house election in south carolina between elizabeth colbert-busch and mark sanford. the election is just one week away from today. it's 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 busch 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. >> she went there, governor sanchez. >> i couldn't hear what she said. >> okay. hogan, this is your home territory politically. first of all, sanford had to know this kind of attack was coming. let's show his retort. it was pretty good. listen how he carries the question about his affair. >> you voted for the defense of marriage act and to impeach president clinton for an extra marital affair. would you vote those ways again? >> well, i -- i -- i would reverse the question to you. and i would say this: do you think that president

mark sanford is leading elizabeth colbert busch by nine points. so, congratulations mark sanford, the once and now future republican congressman from south carolina's first district. >>> you know, the first time he held that seat when he was then congressman sanford, when he held that seat the first time, he voted that president bill clinton should be impeached and thrown out of office for having an affair and lying about it. now mark sanford is back. that's who they picked. remember, there were 16 different republicans in the primary for this seat, but they picked this guy. congratulations, mark sanford, congratulations, republican party. best wishes for continuing with the whole crusading family values thing. >>> i tend to not have a great memory. by this time in the show each night, i don't remember how we got to this show at the top of the hour. i know it involves somebody putting eye make-up on me. it's a fog. that said, i distinctly remember this happened early last year. politifact, you are fired, you are a mess, fired. undermining the defi

we know this is a district far more heavily conservative and republican, so elizabeth colbert bush had an uphill climb. she made a formidable case, and in part they were trying to seize upon some of the missteps and failings that mark sanford had when he was governor. colbert bush tried to focus more on his leaving his post as she described it, but when it came down to the time of voting, there were also people we talked to who said they didn't like what he had done, they don't respect it, don't necessarily forgive what he had done, but they felt it was more personal than in the public domain, so they ended up voting for him. it's hard to measure how much dislike there was when he won by about nine points. that's a pretty big margin. not as big as the difference between romney and president obama last november, but he won. he's going back to washington, to try to rebuild his public life. throughout much of the campaign he talked about the past failings, and i think at this point he's trying to look forward and very emotionally talked to one of those packed room, where the people who ha

elizabeth colbert bush, the sister of comedian steven colbert. there were polls indicating she might walk away with this, but it was interesting to see sanford do this. he waged a battle on two fronts. with the national media he would talk about how he has asked for forgiveness of the voters and so forth, but on the local level he has tried to tie elizabeth colbert bush to nancy pelosi. he was out on the street corner one day debating a cardboard cut-out of nancy pelosi saying i'm going to debate her asince i can't get a debate with elizabeth colbert-bush. they did have one, but he feels they should have more. it's interesting to watch that strategy unfold. if it works out in his favor tonight, that's what's going to carry the day, i think. >> jim accosta. we'll take a quick break and be back with much more out of cleveland, ohio. that just amaze and horrifying story there. those three abducted women. we'll be right back. love holds us in the beginning. comforts us as we grow old. love is the reason you care. for all the things in your life... th

a member of the candidates former governor mark sanford trying to make a comeback and elizabeth colbert bush, the sister of steven colbert: we will talk to tom donnelly from the constitution responsibility center. the roberts' supreme court turns out to be the most friendly pro-business corporate supreme court in history. they are taking fewer cases every year but more and more cases in which the chum ber of commerce has an interest. laura bassett will join us from huffington post talking about the fda's decision to allow the morning after pill to be sold over-the-counter. to girls as young as 15. there is another story. love to get your take on out of maybe -- maybe you have seen it, out of massachusetts. so we know the tsaernaev brothers. choking the younger brother in custody and his older brother, tamerlane, generally considered to be the brains the evil brain behind the boston marathon who was shot and killed by police officers and run over. it was a combination of being shot by police officers and run over by his brother that killed tamerlain, the older brother on the night of tha

sanford is a republican facing off against the democratic elizabeth colbert bush.fox news contributor. it's been almost four years since he vanished for five days and then admitted he was not hiking the appalachian trail but run off to argentina to see his mistress. jonathan serrie live in charleston, south carolina for us. jonathan. >> almost four years later the story of that affair continued to play a prominent role even in this campaign. first you had mark sanford's opponent bringing it up as a trust issue. and then sanford himself speaking candidly with voters and the media throughout the campaign about his past transgressions. after voting this morning, sanford explained why he made himself so publicly available during this campaign. >> because i think i owed it to folks. if i'm going to hold a position of public trust, given the fact that i had a failing at a personal level, i thought it needed to be hashed, talked about and talked through. we did that at great length here in the first congressional district. >> as a democrat running in a republican leaning

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former south carolina governor predicts 54% of the vote in a congressional election defeating elizabeth colbert busch. he held that same seat in 2005 to 2001. sanford's political career ended after an extra marital affair with an argentinian woman came to life. the two are now engaejd. >>> on wall street the dow jones industrial average made history on tuesday t. dow rallied 87 points yesterday to close above 15,000 for the first time in its 117-year history. we'll have much more on that just ahead in business. >>> two capitol hill now where some congressional republicans are calling new testimony into the obama administration's handling of the deadly attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi a damming indictment. nbc's tracy potts joins us from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that testimony coming from gregory hicks. he was the no. 2 diplomat in libya when a consulate was set up and attacked last fall. two ambassadors were killed. now in this testimony, we have a preview of what he's going to say today. hicks said there were special operations force, four available in trip

cnn projects former governor mark sanford has defeated elizabeth colbert-busch.er i said he resigned as governor after news broke of his extramarital affair. i want to correct that. he did serve out his term. that does it for this edition of "360." we'll be back here one hour from now with the latest developments live from cleveland at the top of the hour, 10:00 eastern. "piers morgan live" starts now. >>> this is "piers morgan live." welcome to our viewers in the united statesnd

>> tamron, just that clip that you played, we have the mark sanford versus elizabeth colbert bush, ain south carolina taking place on tuesday. the polling shows that it will be a close race and elizabeth colbert bush seem to have the news cycle in her favor. so much that it has been on mark sanford. his ex-wife. however mark sanford has the conservative leaning district to his advantage. the other thing we'll be watching. that gang of eight immigration will be marked up on the senate judiciary committee. the legislative games of that begins. >> have a great weekend. look forward to with you on monday. thanks, mark. >>> a reward is being offered in the case of a missing mom who was last seen at her job at a gas station. we'll have the very latest on this search for her. but first, there is a lot going on. here are some things we thought you should know. hillary clinton and new jersey governor chris christie will be among featured speakers at next month, the global initiative conference in chicago. it says governor christie is one of only two republicans slated to address that conferen

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now he returns to office beating elizabeth colbert busch by 9 points last night in a special election for congress. in the end, it wasn't that close. sanford racked up conservative wins in outlying county, some by 40%. this provided a huge cash advantage for colbert busch. she took a million of outside spending. sanford a fifth of that amount. throughout the campaign, he addressed the scandal that sidetracked his former career. now with his former mistress and fiancee in the audience, he touched on the theme, second chances. >> i am a man with conviction about spending if washington, d.c. and it's my pledge to every one of you here from this day going forward that i am going to be trying to be the best congressman that i could have ever been and working towards. incredible result. >>> we turn our attention over seas now, particularly in syria, where the situation seems to be worsening by the day. president obama said tuesday the united states had a moral obligation at national security interest in bringing the civil war to an end. do we have a sound byte there? okay. moving on, we don

the former governor has a 1 point edge hoefr democrat elizabeth colbert busch. an itsy bitsy spider picked the wrong desk to make a web. a group of school children visiting new jersey governor chris christie, he quickly squashed the problem, however, animal rights called the act thoughtless and said the governor should have taken the spider outside. >>> social media from the obama administration is taking a shift. the atlantic magazine analyzed tweets from the accounts of the white house and the president and it shows a major drop in posts from the president's account since the super pac took control of it in february. meanwhile, the official white house account has seen its average number of tweets per day double. >>> texas senator ted cruz continues soaking the presidential flames with reports he's seriously considering a run in 2016. some say his potential candidacy is serious and others think it's laughable. >> >> i'm not a fan. i know he's sort of the republican latest flavor. he's articulate. he seems to be charismatic, but i don't like his politics. >> i

mark sanford is leading elizabeth colbert busch by nine points. so, congratulations mark sanford, the once and now future republican congressman from south carolina's first district. you know, the first time he held that seat when he was then congressman sanford, when he held that seat the first time, he voted that president bill clinton should be impeached and thrown out of office for having an affair and lying about it. now mark sanford is back. that's who they picked. remember, there were 16 different republicans in the primary for this seat, but they picked this guy. congratulations, mark sanford, congratulations, republican party. best wishes for continuing with the whole crusading family values thing. ♪ [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ♪ [ agent smith ] ge software connects patients to nurses to the right machines while dramatically reducing waiting time. [ telephone ringing ] now a waiting room is just a room. [ static warbles ] [ telephone ringing ] capella university understandsm bac

his congressional opponent elizabeth colbert-busche made sure to jog memories at a raucous debate inleston last night. >> when we talk about fiscal spending and we talk about protecting the tax payers, it doesn't mean you take that money we saved and leave the country for a personal purpose. >> reporter: some national g.o.p. groups abandoned sanford two weeks ago when court aced showing his >>> some nationalgp groups abandoned him when court documents showed his egg wife -- ex-wife recently asanta cruzed him of something. >> in the primary, sanford vested 15 other republicans, then clinched a victory showing state republicans may be ready to for give. republicans dominate this district which went for mitt romney in the presidential race by 18 points. the democrats the many, ms. b is a local businesswoman. . she is a first time politician. >> do you think you have a shot in this race? if his marital stuff keeps coming up? >> this has nothing to do with that. this is about policies, issues and job creation. >> but mostly it is about sanford who just today described his past transgressi

sanford defeated the democrat elizabeth colbert bush, sister of comedy central's stephen colbert. >>> guilty of first-degree murder, the verdict in the phoenix trial of jodi arias. the event has become a spectacle, a tv series on cable all its own. a massive crowd cheered outside the courtroom when the verdict was read. almost five years ago her boyfriend travis alexander was found with 27 stab wounds, a gunshot wound, his throat slashed. so the first-degree murder verdict was not a surprise in this salacious case. now the penalty phase starts to decide on the death penalty. >>> still ahead for us tonight, doctors say millions of men have unnecessary surgery to treat prostate cancer. but tonight there is a new test to figure out if surgery is really necessary. >>> and later a new chapter perhaps in the making for great britain. what the queen did today that has her subjects thinking about what could come next. >>> we have medical news tonight on prostate cancer. of course any advance on this topic is important because of the 240,000 men diagnosed and the 30,000 who will die of it this