j.b. worked for rhode island senator jack reed. he has previously served as directer for the dccc, and he's worked on campaigns including the 1998 senate run and state directer for the kerry/edwards campaign in ohio. also joining us is the gentleman in the red tie. one of the first time texas governor john cornyn picked to serve his staff. a veteran political operative, he previously worked on the 2008 mccain campaign and in 2006 served as the republican national committee's southeast regional political directer. his experience also includes running campaigns in tennessee, mississippi, illinois and minnesota. >> and our house panelists today just to my left is guy harrison, the executive directer of the national republican commission. guy worked with pete sessions as chief of staff in his personnel office. after graduating from dartmouth, he began working for pete sessions and has helped guide the chairman to multiple wins including the texas redistricting win in 2004. two seats to his lef

j.b.where do you see the senate playing field narrowing to in the final stretch? >> i think that there's still a dozen races at very least that remain competitive. we started with probably the largest field we've had in some time, and now we're getting to a dozen competitive races, arguably five of them are tied, i think, to races where republicans probably didn't expect them including in kentucky. there are probably five races that are particularly close in places like nevada and colorado, illinois. all of these places you're going to see play out going into election. we expect them to be tight. republicans have a, the wanted task of trying to take it back. they're not going to do it this cycle. the mat's too hard. out of those dozen, they would hope i'd win only two. that's just not likely at all having strong leads in several more than that so far. >> well, i agree with j.b. that there's probably a dozen seats in play although i think all of them are democratic seats. i expect to hold e

j.b. from the shop is here. ken from the dragon city aquarium is here. this is good. this is a good day. i feel good about it. they weathered a real storm like the mayor mentioned before. the factory across bay shore. the economic slump didn't help things, we're thrilled to stand here today in a new and improved leland avenue. this -- this is where we serve to bring the economic vitality back to the street. it is quite a year down here. the future has never looked brighter for do you want visitation valley. b.b. boom, the -- it is a program that works hard to bring in resources and programming to the community. i like to thank people that are on my steering committee that i see here. russell and edie and smalley hassler, and betty particle -- betty and even. you guys make my job a lot easier. you know, we're a part of the -- of the mayor's neighborhood market place initiative program. we partner with the support corporation and office of economic and work force development. we work with 1345u8 business owners. -- we work with small business owners. the street fair, th

you and j.b. chris, cable's longest-running show, wednesday nights, david feherty, my golf colleague, will be in there with you, special guest appearance, along with john mcenroe. you guys will be ripping it up. phil: it'll be interesting. they'll tell us what we don't know about football. jim: feherty will have a few thoughts for you. phrased unlike anything you've ever heard. second and 6. ball comes out. knee down at the line. what a play by the rookie from ucla. phil: the football was tipped at the line of scrimmage. dave ball gets his hands up. what a reaction by verner. you said it, jim, the rookie just saw it, reacted to it so fast and this play happened because they finally took away jason witten on that little inside move that he'd been making all day long. jim: alterraun verner, the helmet and everything is flying. they rule him down at the 1. phil: he's definitely down. jim: romo suffers a second pick. coming off a deflection by ball. so from inside the 1. chris johnson is in for the to

. >> jimmy: the fridge gets to 5-2 by rolling over j.b. smoove. >> the sports guy continues his roll with a three-point win over dax shepard's plucky underdogs. >> jimmy: and joel mchale didn't lose. >> which means he won. >> jimmy: kind of. >> he beat you. >> jimmy: right again, sal. but i'll tell you what joel didn't win -- a good sportsmanship badge. his behavior was despicable. >> i would like to just point out that i beat the living [ bleep ] out of you this week. >> jimmy: you cannot use the word beat, please? >> i defeated the living [ bleep ] out of you. oh, how you must have felt. you must have felt like, wow, this is -- >> i'm looking ahead to next week. it's a long season. at the end, someone's going to come out on top and someone's going to come out on bottom. >> that's right. >> jimmy: just like when we make love. >> that's -- he's joking. i was just -- >> jimmy: check out next week's matchups on the "jimmy kimmel live" youtube page. >> the "jimmy kimmel live" fantasy league, right here, every week. >> jimmy: presented by gmc.

>> j.b.? >> i'll take that question on its face. a lot of times campaigns and candidates can be overwhelmed, especially when there's not so many outside groups, but so much outside messaging, that it's not unusual in the especially contested races that you turn on your tv, in places like missouri or illinois, and you'll see on a single race, five, six different messages. it seems to me especially a frustrating thing on the republican side, because there are so many of the smaller right wing inspired groups that see 501c activity as a new toy. but those donors that come together and put up on tv the cause of the day, a chance to say, hey, let's get some attention on this issue. you're right, a lot of times, that source candidates and confuses the message. >> rob, what does that do for your candidates, are you concerned about the multiple messages, if they exist in colorado and states where there are lots of outside groups joining in in? >> i mean, i think that to be answered honestly, i think always halls something the campaigns have

back with more headlines in a moment, a live picture of at&t park, where we will host game 4 of this j.be giants of course or had a three-one. the giants would record more in a minute.will bea minute. and merrimack, top stories at this hour great go is recalling about 2 million stroller's after four deaths. complete update coming up. koppel in making a big announcement or so they say that is happening this morning will have the latest on what they may unveil coming up. chance to win game 3. >> giants beat the phillies in game 3, they now lead the series two-one, highlights of the game as was a preview of coming up. more on these stories and the second but first we have the latest rebel hotspot bring on the traffic front of very latest on a problem with the civic center and the montgomery street station. good morning. >> morning. we're hoping to get out of those delays. it was close to the tobacco ban the reason behind it or not entirely sure we're talking about equipment upgrades. (inaudible) >> no injuries associated just related equipment problems? >> >> is. civic center reopened memor

hoda -- >> look at j.b. let's focus on jim bell. how much weight has he lost?brams and jim zenko. >> i saw matt and al. the is the back of me. yeh, that's the back of me. >> who are you talking to? >> i don't know. >> don nash came. look at it was one of those -- it was such a f party. >> wait. >> there had to be 300 people there. ♪ >> it is not thursday. you got to wait. >> this was the music played at the party. >> so loud, though, hoda. you could barely talk. i'm sorry. frank and i are old farts, but that was too loud. >> was it? >> yes. >> i left out the most important person at the party. >> your mama. >> my mom made it. >> your mom. >> let me tell a quick story. >> she had a date, a hot date. >> there is a man on the -- my mom works for the library of congress. there is a man on the corner of the library congress and his name is sam. she call him sam the vendor. >> sammy and sam. >> he sells t-shirts every day and he's known me since i was youer and growing up. every day he was like, how is your daughter doing, how is your daughter doing, she says, would

and j.b. clark.fly the candidates -- as in most of you are acquainted with them, and i will not waste a great deal of time interviewing them. travis childers want office and special election in 2008 and reelected to a full-term and the end of the year. he was born in brunn's bill. he served for 17 years before the board to congressman -- - before going to congress. -- he was going born in boonsvi. i also noted that both candidates were born the same year. i notice that senator nunnalee just had a birthday. he spent most of his childhood in clinton. he returned and founded his own business. he was elected to the mississippi state senate in 1994. we're already to get started. the first question is from john scott. excuse me. i am doing this. we have opening remarks. >> thank you. let me say what a pleasure it is to be on this fine university campus today. i receive my education and where my children receive there's. thank you for the leadership and astute -- institute. i appreciate the hard work that h