and that's just too liberal for idaho. it's also the case that he's also funded nancy pelosi park in the presidio in san francisco. >> is this a fireable offense? there are parks funded all over the country all the time in congress. their post office is named so because one is named after nancy pelosi, that's a fireable offense? >> but you've got to look at the facts. congressman simpson joined with only ten republicans in funding a $24 million park. 224 republicans voted against that. for me that's just too liberal and for idaho voters, that's just too liberal. but that's just one of many offenses. congressman simpson was one of only three republicans who voted in favor of funding a.c.o.r.n. 230 republicans voted against that and that's just too liberal. >> let me ask you this, the club for growth has made it clear that they're letting a lot of washington reporters know, hey, we haven't been spending any money in this race in a while. they were instrumental in supporting your bid early. mike simpson was the poster child a

particularly in your town of hailey, idaho.ping up, if they are yet, to greet this army sergeant when he does, in fact, come home? >> well, we had a -- a couple friends, stephanie and debbie o'neil, working on an event to bring bowe back, now it's going to be bowe is back 214 event held in hailey, idaho on june 28th. that event is still going on. bob and jani will be talking. singing there at the event and this is going to be an incredible day. the emotions of the town are just, you know, a very emotional day when everybody learned bowe was captured back in 2009. the emotions are completely opposite reverse, and it's just an incredible feeling. i've been watching my facebook page, and the people on facebook are just, the posts are just phenomenal. everybody is changing their profile pictures to bowe and boasting stories about bowe. it's exploding. there's no personal things about the personal life, everybody i'm reading on facebook is about bowe being released. >> amazing. listen, it's impossible not do get chills listening to

there's still a fight going on for idaho's top job. for the governor, who first ran on a pledge to tell the feds to butt out of the state is facing a challenge from the right. if you need evidence that otter is a little worried about his job, exhibit a is this week's wild idaho governor's debate that's gone viral. otter reportedly insisted that a couple of perennial candidates, kind of whacky perennial candidates, biker harley brown and the spectacularly bearded wa walt baz had to be involved in the debate and it ended in exactly what otter was looking for, a political circus that's gone wild. >> you have your choice, a cowboy, a curmudgeon, a biker or a normal guy. take your pick. >> he was pointing we think to otter as the normal guy. we have much more on that later this hour. just a teaser for you. >> tuesday, the battle for senate control is being fought in arkansas but neither tom pryor or tom cotton has a primary race. georgia spotlights the reliance on women to counterpunch these political head wind. can political dynasty save t

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four gop candidates faced off in a primary debate wednesday in idaho.you just have to see this to believe it. >> i've got a masters in raising hell. >> we've got a bunch of eastern idiots. >> hey fiddle, fiddle. >> half the republican party is democrats and half of the democratic party is communist. and you have your choice, folks, a cowboy, a curmudgeon, biker or normal guy. take your pick. >> heaven forbid the normal guy. that's your dish of scrambled politics. i am joined now by kevin cirilli. oh, my gosh, kevin. >> happy friday. >> what in the world is going on in idaho? >> i think, in all seriousness, it's two-term governor otter facing some challenges. >> which is he, the normal guy? is he the -- >> i know, right? i think it speaks to a larger issue within the republican party, that there is this division. they're hitting him for his adopting of obamacare on the state level. and, you know, we all saw it. it went viral yesterday. and it speaks for itself, i think. >> does it not? let me get this straight d that one candidate incriminate himself say

but of course the biggest primary was in the great state of idaho. also known as the pillow montana uses to practice kissing. (laughter) see that up there. (applause) the gubernatorial republican nomination was seen as a contest between incumbent governor and wind in the will owes character butch otter and his conservative opponent russ fullcher who is running to the right so maybe badger. so last thursday's primary debate was dominated by two other candidates, harley brown, former commanding officer of naval construction services and mr. walt bayes, a great grandfather and high school graduate. now that is what you call a big ten. because i'm pretty sure walt bayes lives in the tent made from the skin of a bar he fought for a gold nugget. and folks, even an otter head like me was charmed when he saw harley brown's opening remark explaining why he is running. >> i was at the low point of my life. things wered ba. the god how about putting me back on active duty and making me a battalion commander. he says no, son, i got a hiring for you, i will make

you mentioned the marquee battles in kentucky, georgia, oregon and idaho.t coming out on top. we saw a similar story line in texas and north carolina. what's going on here? why are they doing this? they are running smart campaigns, the establishment candidates, the incumbents. they are getting lot of help from outside groups. the u.s. chamber of commerce is spending $4 million to back candidates who won last night. it was a very different story in 2010 and 2012 elections when the tea party candidates won a lot of high profile contests. november, they lost to the democrats. republicans argue they lost five senate seats because of weak candidates come november. it could be a different story line this time around in november. here is the lay of the land. the democrats have a 55-45 majority. guess what guys? 21 of the 36 senate seats up for grabs, the democrats are defending with better, i guess you could say more establishment friendly republican candidates. the gops odds of winning back the senate, they have improved. in the primaries to come, the polls indic

the republican side, you saw it in oregon in the senate contest there and in idaho. you mentioned mike simpson in the house race. all these cases are where the establishment won over the tea party groups. how did they do it? they ran smart campaigns and got a lot of outside help. they spend $4 million to back the establishment candidates. we saw it play out in primaries in texas, north carolina and we'll see it play out as we continue into the primary calendar. what does it mean? you know, remember in 2010 and 2012, tea party candidates won big contests in the primaries. come november, they lost to the democrats. the republicans argue they lost five senate seats because of that. this time, things seem to be different. that can make the difference in november. here is the lay of the land. the democrats have a 55/45 majority in the u.s. senate. they are defending 21 of the 36 seats up for grabs in november. the establishment candidates winning the primaries, it gives the republicans better odds of recapturing the senate in november. guys? >> let's talk about kentucky.

>> the idaho policeman handcuffs davis and pulls him out of the vehicle. still conscious, davis strikes up a conversation. >> i don't know, was it fun to you? >> it was a rush. >> what a rush, huh? >> wish you would have killed me. >> wish we would have killed you? >> hildenstab is still nursing his broken leg but he says his pain is overtaken by the intense emotion of knowing he's helped capture george davis. >> i was just so probably in exhilaration i'll never feel in my life again. i was happy. it was just a great feeling. it seemed like at the time one of the happiest moments in my life. i had got this guy stopped. and i survived it. >> as davis' shooting spree comes to an end, one of his victims, michael carroll, is struggling to survive. >> my son had just turned 5 two days ago. like he could not have a dad all of a sudden. like that was a really powerful thing for me. >> to everyone's surprise, carroll pulls through, as do the five others who survived the shooting in ennis but there's a long road to recovery for carroll. >> getting shot was easy. th

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it's the race for governor of idaho.ome of this debate and how it got revved up. defiance is in our bones. defiance never grows old. citracal maximum. calcium citrate plus d. highly soluble, easily absorbed. >> the battle over some issues in idaho turned interesting as they presented their different platforms. >> we are many months away from the midterms but when it comes to entertaining debates, i will bet you a mortgage payment that nothing will top what happened last night in boise. it started predictably enough with an opening statement by the incumbent. >> we have a clear path before us and i'm committed to following that path. >> thank you. senator, your opening remarks. >> thank you very much. i'm a fourth generation idahoan. >> those are the two main politicians leading the polls, but he insisted that all candidates get to debate including a gentleman name d walt. >> my kids turned out pretty good. i had four sons that made pro rodeo cowboys and one daughter. >> and then there is mr. harley brown. >> i was fillin

and, of course, the most entertaining primary in all of america in idaho where this man is on the ballot as we speak. >> as it says on my motorcycle club, hey diddle diddle, right up the middle. that's my style. >> the marquee race of this evening centers on had this man, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell who, in his fifth term as senator, is in peril. mcconnell is the man who represents the state that four years ago gave us the tea party senator ron paul, a man in mitch mcconnell who has presided over scores of minority led filibuster who filibustered his own bill. the man who famously and infamously said this about president barack obama. >>> he is trying to avoid becoming the first minority leader in the long history of this great republican to lose his race while his party is occupying the white house. . that is what mitch mcconnell finds himself desperately trying to avoid. tonight he survived the very first test against his primary challenger matt bevin the. mcconnell will go on to endure the most difficult election he's faced in a state that president barack obama lost by 23

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this one out of idaho will have you grabbing for the kleenex. this is terrell kelly. pit bull name is cletus. the reason he's walking across the stage, terrell's son josh died february 13th. his son had epilepsy but klclet was his service dog. terrell says that when he first met the dog he thought a pit bull service dog. immediately his heart changed after he met cletus. >> he allows our grandchildren to climb on him, pull his ears, tail. he's just great. >> josh's parents thought this diploma was very important for their son because they said he would get up at 6:30 in the morning and walk with cletus two miles to get to the bus to go to idaho state university and he said on many occasions, ems and paramedics would find him on the side of the road or in somebody's lawn with cletus standing over him because he was his service dog. this was josh's last semester. he was taking his final two classes when he took ill. his diploma awarded posthumously in geology. he got his b.s. in geology after all. >> what a beautiful tribute to his son. had to have been heartbreaking fo

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idaho is a great race to watch. idaho is second congressional district pits an incumbent who is an establishment guy mike simpson, good friend of john boehner, powerful on the reparations committee. he's supported by not just the chamber of commercials as well as standard industry groups he has had ads cut for him by mitt romney. his challenger has support of folks like club for growth, but they've pulled out of the race because they are not seeing that bryan smith is going to be able to beat the incumbent. you get a sense of how the tea party element is not as strong as it could have been. the republicans in a poll last month 45% of republicans consider themselves tea party supporters. del, just two of the states we're looking at during tomorrow's primary day. the super tuesday of this season, six states have voters going to the polls in all ranging from oregon to pennsylvania. >> fascinating, the republican battle cry was obamacare, obamacare, onl obamacare, and tn benghazi, benghazi, and men benghazi, and clinton

we want to thank bowe's many supporters, in idaho, around the nation and around the world.e thank the emir for qatar for his efforts. of course, we want to take this opportunity to thank all of those in the many u.s. agencies who never gave up. today, we are he can static. sergeant bergdahl is the last known american pow from the afghanistan and iraq wars. >> a defense department spokesman says he is likely to be reu united with his family. we have seen reports that the family may be here in washington, d.c. we expect to hear more about the rescue later this evening when president obama is scheduled to appear in the rose garden. >> we will be carrying that live here in just a moment. as you know, randall, the u.s. has been trying to facilitate reconciliation with the taliban for quite some time now. what more can you tell us about that? >> well, a senior administration official confirmed this avenge to al jazeera that this effort began in 2010. this effort to reconcile with the taliban. then it picked up again in 2011 and from that point, forward, sergeant bergdahl's recove

idaho soaked too. for your friday forecast, we still have the lingering storm system and an shore flow. the storm is sitting over the top of us. that's how we have the chance for more downpour even aand a r of thunder or two. >>> so much of the west will remain kind of cool and bring you your mother's day forecast shortly. >> looking forward to that. thank you, bill. >>> a new poll lists america's most admired first ladies. and ukrainians hit the polls in spite of russia's putin. and venezuela's violent clash. we have details in two minutes. >>> welcome back, everybody. well, despite protests from russia president vladimir putin, pro russian insurgents in eastern ukraine said they will go ahead with this weekend's referendum to secede from ukraine. this as putin mobilizes the russian military in a dramatic show of force in moscow today. the celebration the defeat of nazi germany on this day in 1945. >>> though the vote to secede will take place, a new pew poll finds that a large majority of ukrainians

idaho had wanted the ruling on hold pending its appeal. but on wednesday, judge dale said she sees no reason to halt the marriages because she expects the appeal to fail. the idaho ruling was the latest in a series of marriage equality rulings sweeping the country, with seven state bans struck down this year. same-sex marriage bans are now facing court challenges in 31 of the 33 states that enforce them. the arkansas supreme court has overturned a lower court ruling that struck down the state's strict voter id law. the law requires voters to present a photo id before casting a ballot. a state judge had ruled the law violates the arkansas constitution, but the state's highest court now says the judge did not have the authority to make a decision. the measure was enacted last year after the republican-the legislature overrode a veto by democratic governor mike eb. north dakota has appealed a federal court ruling that overturned the state's antiabortion law, the harshest in the country. the measure banned abortion once a fetal or embryonic he

>> i don't know. >> where is idaho?> it is in between washington and -- washington and montana. >> i want to go there. that is crazy. i like the fact that he called the other guy the normal guy and said that is a problem. >> i don't think we can characterize any of them as media slips. i loved it. not the language nor the obscene and horribly offensive jokes, but i think there may be something happening. >> i thought this dude had no chance of winning until the camera paned out. until we saw the rest of the crew. >> you know who that guy next to him looked like? he looked like grandpa simpson's friends named jasper. >> he looked like the photo negative of the duck dynasty dude. >> yes, him! >> the two other guys on the other side were in suits and clean cut. and then at first it looked like an "snl" skit. >> is fat jack's cellar a bar? >> that's what i'm thinking. it has to be a bar. >> it is better than living in a cellar at a guy name fat jack. >> what is going on? >> it is the white version of the rent's too damn hig

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a high enrollment state that might surprise you, idaho. you know idaho.conservative state out there. in fact president obama lost idaho by 32 points in 2012. but doggone it, they like this health care thing. idaho officials, what they had hoped to do was enroll 40,000 people. well, they topped it out at 76,000 people through the state exchange. and of course success in kentucky with their program is very well documented. democrats need to highlight the advantages of medicaid expansion and point out millions of low income americans are going without health care coverage because of gop resistance in some states. researchers at harvard and city university of new york estimate that in 24 states who rejected medicaid expansion which 7,000 and 17,000 people may die due to lack of care. now, i don't know who taught you math, but in my world, 17,000 people, that's no small number. what are the conservatives doing? not to say that what happened at benghazi and the death of americans on foreign soil isn't important, but conservatives now in hearing number nine, the

you have 20-pound wolf pups being shot in idaho and wyoming.in wyoming, you can go to national forest land and trap and stare wolves. you can kill wolves however you want. [gunshot] been signed off by the department of the interior and the state of wyoming. >> a lot of the big fans of yellowstone wolves are following the lives of the actual individuals. they are the attraction. these become the stars of our show. so without them, oh, wow, and then to have them hunted, it is even harder for our guests to understand good they could influence decision about visiting the park in the future. wolf hunting and hunting in general are both extremely important to people in montana. it is interwoven into the traditions we observe, the pathways of our daily lives throughout the year. it is something that we zealously protect. hunting is very important, a very important way in which to put food on the table for many families. a good-sized elk can feed a family of four or more if it is a larger elk throughout the year. that has been the traditional way in mo

in idaho. gay marriage will not be allowed until an a pole is decided after a lower court overturned the same- sex marriage ban. and in oregon, the judge throwing out the ban. the state official said they would not appeal. fox news extreme weather alert on the potential for severe conditions in the country. strong storms expected to develop again today and tonight on a poundry stretching from the oast coast to the rockies. folks in the midatlantic and ohio valley are at risk for large hail and damaging winds. the threat of isolated tornados also a major concern for those living in western kansas and colorado and high plains. and in the meantime red flag warnings are in affect arizona to oklahoma amid hot and dry conditions and more crows arriving to foot a wild fire threatening more than 100 homes in northern arizona. the fire that is 0 percent contained broke up yesterday and proven difficult for fire fighters. the investigators say the cause was arson. nsyria is a training ground and their ca

tonight a federal judge in idaho struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage.unction which halts the ban will begin tfrida, but the state's republican governor filed for an immediate stay. so that's also pending we can report tonight. in virginia today, amid hundreds of protesters, a federal appeals court for several states heard new arguments concerning that state's same-sex marriage ban. and a decision in that case could actually affect marriage equality in north carolina, south carolina and west virginia. and in another conservative-leaning state, arkansas, a circuit court judge struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban on friday. that is not sitting well with the state's former governor, mike huckabee, who called for the impeachment of that judge. while judges may be impeached on conduct, it's an issue, in fact, that arkansas knows all too well. arkansas governor orville favis called for the impeachment of the very judge who ordered the integration of little rock central high school in the fall of 1957. joining me for an exclusive interview, pulaski cou

the key races to watch are in kentucky, idaho, and georgia. the primaries there will highlight the republican establishment versus tea party battle. in kentucky, state republican leader mitch mcconnell is up against tea party challenger matt bevan. mcconnell leads him by 20 points in the latest bluegrass poll from the career journal. a win for senator mcconnell today would set the stage for one of november's top senate races against democrat allison lund lundergan grimes. in georgia today, a crowded seven way senate primary field will be narrowed down to two with a runoff to be held on july 22nd. recent polling suggests david purdue and jack kingston are most likely to face off then. and finally in idaho, matt sincen is poised to defeat brian smith. today, primaries will shape the ballots for critical contests this november. >>> new this morning, in a surprise move, thailand's army has declared martial law nationwide. the army insists a coup is not under way and urging people in thailand to carry on with their daily activities as usual. the mi

we have a new version of the village people, and they live in idaho. >> all right.ks, bill weir, for that perspective. >>> all right. the next hour of the "newsroom" starts right now. >>> hello again, earn. i am fredricka whitfield. the big stories we're following in the "cnn newsroom" -- a possible turning point. crews fighting raging fires in southern california get a major break while investigators get to find out how many fires started at the same time. >>> marking a mel styilestone. the first lady, and the segregation of schools on this 60th anniversary of that landmark ruling. >> brown is still being

he was actually born in idaho, went to medical school in philadelphia, came back in 1894 and decided he wanted to marry elmira. she said that she would marry him in chile had established practice. the move, but al's car rented a building, started his medical practice. this journal the we will start with is actually elmira's journal from 1818 which is an interesting air. one of my favorite entries is this one. she writes busy with housework all morning. this afternoon went to a meeting to prepare boxes -- christmas boxes. when with the family for an online this afternoon. barry is that the her socks. doctors treated over 150 cases of influenza and lost three. he is made calls. it actually got fairly largely shut down, social meanings, the church services, schools, anything. even when the soldiers were coming home they were going to allow their families. the family members disregarded that. so this from 1942 in this one she's talking about the outbreaks that happened. this is november 2nd. i attended medical auxiliary. superintendent gave a talk on conditions regarding the number of tu

idaho's governor is vowing to appeal the case. >>> high-profile execution in texas is on hold. robert james campbell would have been the first person in the country to be put to death since the botched execution in oklahoma. but just hours before he was to enter the death chamber, a federal appeals court stepped in. now, campbell's attorneys will argue he is not mentally competent for execution because he has an i.q. of 69. >>> in a special white house ceremony president obama awarded the medal of honor to kyle white for his heroic acts in afghanistan. during an ambush by taliban fighters, white risked his own life to save his fellow soldiers. he dodged enemy fire to drag them to safety. white says the award belongs to his platoon. he is only the seventh living recipient of the top military award for valor in iraq or afghanistan. >>> well, we've already heard about that heat wave in the west. but here's how the forecast is shaping up elsewhere across the nation. stormy conditions all day from the gulf coast, stretching north to the great lakes. but dry everywhere else. >> scorc

we found rob ford, running for governor of idaho.t will take more than a goatee and neck beard to hide that beautiful beet red face from me. speaking of people who have crazy in their mouth. part two of anderson cooper's interview with clippers' owner donald sterling aired last night. just as nutty as the part one. he goes back and storeforth abo stiviano. one minute he loves her the next he doesn't. she did the same thing when she spoke. a love story, romance between a team owner, and opportunistic young woman. not since "jerry mcguire" has a sports relationship tugged at my heart strings like this. tonight i thought it would make sense to give their romance the "jerry mcguire" treatment and i present that to you now. >> at the super bowl, and two months later this girl is in my office. she says i couldn't stop thinking abut you for two months since the super bowl. she says i want to be your friend. i said i've don't need any friends. so she takes me into the room, and she does her thing. and she says, well, what do you think? do yo

. >>> first, in the state of idaho, a biker, a mountain man, engineer and incumbent named butch otterwell, they walk into a debate. trenders is next. stick around. vo: once upon a time there was a boy who traveled to a faraway place where villages floated on water and castles were houses dragons lurked giants stood tall and the good queen showed the boy it could all be real avo: whatever you can imagine, all in one place expedia, find yours >>> what's hot, what's not. time for the trenders on social media. follow us on twitter and on the radio. siriusxm 127 monday through friday noon to 3:00. back with you on monday. we decided and are reporting the top trenders voted on by you. >> that's where i sit. >> the number three trender, cash couch. >> college students in new york got more than they bargained for when they bought a smelly old couch for 20 bucks. >> so what, it's a couch. >> we felt lumpy and thought it was plastic bags. >> we were like it's drugs or money. >> college students return a treasure to the rightful owner. >> a stack of hundreds and 50s. >> three kids, the collectiv

yesterday, a federal court put marriages in idaho on hold pending an appeal. nearly half the nation's residen residence, 44%, now live in a state where same sex couples can marry. back live now. so here's where we are right now. there are 25 states, half of the states in this country that recognize or allow same-sex marriage. but, this is a big but, some of those are tied up in the courts, only 19 of those states where same sex couples can actually get married right now. some of them are on hold. >> all right. tracie potts, thank you for that report. >>> now to explosive new allegations being leveled against the nfl. a lawsuit filed by a group of retired players who claim the league placed its profits above their health. the players say the nfl supplied them with drugs illegally to conceal injuries and that allegedly led to long term medical and substance abuse problems. nbc's ron not has more. >> reporter: the lawsuit agos that the nfl game players drugs to mask some serious injuries they were not told about all in an effort to keep them on the field and the

debate and -- >> idaho has some characters. >> they do. they didn't bring up potatoes, though.all there. >>> here is a look ahead for you. how many americans will be hitting the road for memorial day weekend? aaa releasing the holiday travel forecast. millions of americans usually drive 15 miles or more to the beach, campground or other getaway. >>> happy birthday to megan fox, 28. tori spelling, 41. janet jackson, 48. >>> i'm richard lui with bill karins and the entire "early today" team, thanks for watching "early today." have a great weekend. >>> right now at 4:30 the growing mystery around a woman's body found inside a south bay home. who police now have in custody. >>> well, do they have an arsonist on their hands? bay area fire crews on alert this morning for someone starting fires next to houses. >>> only on nbc bay area, she felt violated and exposed. what a bay area teacher is saying about a game that went on inside a local school. >>> a live look outside this morning. a beautiful look at the bay bridge. it is friday, may 16th. this is "today in the bay." >>> well, goo

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yesterday a federal court put marriages in idaho on hold, pending an appeal. nearly half the nation's residents, 44%, now live in a state where same-sex couples can marry. but when you break that down, what it means is, it's allowed in some states but not happening in some states, richard, because there's 25 states that allow same-sex marriage to happen, but there are 6 where they're tied up in the courts. there's been a stay issued, so they're not really performing those marriage ceremonies. most states, 19, but there are a few states where it's allowed but it's not actually happening at this point. >> tracie potts, back. do anything fun? >> reporter: i did. i went down south, back to my roots. >> i love the south myself. tracie potts, thank you so much. >>> now to a group of retired nfl players. they claim that the league placed its profits above their health. in a lawsuit the players say the nfl supplied them with drugs illegally to conceal injuries. nbc's ron mott has more. >> reporter: the lawsuit alleges nfl teams illegally gave players drugs to mask ser

tea party backed candidates also lost in senate and house pennsylvania,ia, and idaho.tration is ready to release a secret memo attacks controversy overseas. used to justify attacks against maybens can sit -- terrorists. ben bernanke is set to make millions this dollars -- this year in speaking fees. he charges his hosts anywhere between $200,000 to $400,000 a pop. he spoke in abu dhabi in march and in houston, close to $1 million. >> i did this in the sixth hour and i will say this again and again, it is no big good -- big deal. the guided public service, he deserves to make every nickel. more power to them. they are not outrageous fees, that is what the market bears. >> barbara corcoran, everyone does this and it is a -- it is a legit business. >> is there a speaking fee for tom keene? >> there is not. bloomberg has a policy. i do not accept speaking fees when thrust at me, they go to a 9/11 charity. >> that is fair. >> we do support the charity at the edelman foundation. >> nearly 1/5 of american homeowners are underwater. they own more than their houses are worth. s

she ordered gay and lesbian couples be allowed to legally wed in idaho as soon as this friday. however, the state's republican governor, c.l. "butch" otter, says he will appeal since voters approved the ban in 2006. right now it is legal for same-sex couples to get married in 17 states and washington, d.c. >>> private letters written by jackie kennedy are providing new insight into the former first lady's struggles after her husband's assassination. in a 14-year correspondence with an irish priest named joseph leonard, jackie kennedy admits she became bitter against god and that she would have rather lost her own life than lose her husband. she also wrote about her husband, "he's like my father in a way, loves the chase and bored with the conquest, and once married, needs proof he's still attractive so flirts with other women and resents you. i saw how that nearly killed mummy." the letters made public for auction are expected to fetch more than $1 million. >>> google's road to global web dominance just got a little more difficult and complicated. europe's high court has ruled

you've got big republican primary elections in kentucky, georgia, pennsylvania and idaho, in all of those states, you have significant tea party candidates as that are likely to go down to their establishment-backed opponents. >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell in kentucky, how does he do? >> you know, at the beginning of this election cycle, the tea party looked at mitch mcconnell is sort of the ultimate prize. if you could take this guy down, you just rock the party from top to bottom. it now looks like mcconnell will win that primary handily. there was a poll out in the last couple of days with him up 20 points on his challenger matt bevin, in the end, he will probably have a tougher time with his democratic opponent in the general election, even in conservative kentucky, than he has with his tea party challenger. >> jeff: in georgia, michelle nun, the daughter of sam nunn, is the front-runner for the democrats. she won't know her opponent for some time. why is that race of interest to you? >> when democrats talk about this senate map, they have very few opportunities to go on o

voters preparing to go to the polls in arkansas, georgia, idaho, oregon, and pennsylvania. and with the tea parties dominant. the stakes are high and the fight for victory has gotten downright nasty this evening. it is nasty in idaho, where the incumbent governor used a devilish bit of jujitsu to make sure two fringe candidates were on stage to steal the show. this unfewerrate the only serious challenger, the state senator, who called the whole thing, quote, circus. >> you have your choice, folks, a cowboy, a curmudgeon, a biker, or a normal guy. >> we're wasting wood out there and they're bunching it. >> i don't like political correctness. it sucks. >> as it says on my motorcycle club, hey, diddle, diddling are right up the middle. >> those guys are on the ballot tomorrow in idaho. in oregon, it's getting nasty too with monica webby, a pediatric neurosurgeon, bee sieged bay brutal opposition dump including the release of a 9-1-1 call in which her ex-boyfriend calls her a stalker and her ex-husband accused her of pulling his hair, slapping him and throwing items at him. it

think about it, 3% of idaho republicans think he should be their governor. >>> finally, a governor inrkansas just got hoisted. asa hutchinson, supporter of the state voter i.d. law, but when it came time for him to vote on monday, he realized he'd forgotten his i.d. at home and had to send a staffer to go fetch it. well, a spokesperson played down the incident describing it as, "a little bit of an inconvenience." well, it's no problem at all if you've got yourself a gopher. >>> up next, president obama speaks out finally about the scandal at the veterans administration. how big's this thing going to get? you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. true business-grade internet comes with secure wifi for your business. it also comes with public wifi for your customers. not so with internet from the phone company. i would email the phone company to inquire as to why they have shortchanged these customers. but that would require wifi. switch to comcast business internet and get two wifi networks included. comcast business built for business. >>> protesters demanding higher pay for