he was under federal parole when jaycee dugard was kidnapped in 1991. he and his wife pleaded not guilty in the dugard case. of course, she has been reunited with her family. >>> the chairman of the republican party isn't -- insists he is not gloating here, admits he is smiling. the gop won elections for governor in two states taking both seats away from democrats. a new york congressional seat in republican hands for a century is not so any longer. so let's break this down for you. former u.s. attorney chris christie is the first republican to win a statewide new jersey race in a decade. incumbent democrat jon corzine spent twice as much as christie. also virginia has a new republican governor, former state attorney general bob mcdonnell. he easily defeated creigh deeds and will succeed tim kaine. >>> a special election in upstate new york provided one last twist in a wildly dramatic campaign. democrat bill owens will represent a congressional district that has lkted only republicans for more than 100 years. he defeated doug hoffman. the republican nomi

ever look back >>> officials missed several opportunities to catch the man accused of holding jaycee dugardtive for 18 years. a report from california's inspector general says officials who were monitoring phillip garrido did not investigate why there were utility wires running from his house to the backyard compound. they also misclassified garrido as a low-risk sex offender despite his rape conviction in 1977. >> we agree that serious errors were made over the last ten years. we, obviously, deeply regret any error that could have possibly resulted in the victims living under these conditions for even one additional day. >> the report also says that dugard repeatedly tried to conceal her identity when she was rescued by police. she told authorities that she was hiding from an abusive husband in minnesota, and even garrido -- even defended garrido. he and his wife have pleaded not guilty to charges related to the kidnapping. >>> the party is on in new york city. you might hear it from where you're sitting. the yankees have won the world series. here's rafer with more. rafer, we're hearing i

prison officials missed several opportunities to catch the man accused of holding jaycee dugard captive for 18 years. a report from california's inspector general says official who is were monitoring phillip garrido did not investigate why there were utility wires running from his house to the backyard compound. they also misclassified garrido as a low-risk sex offender despite his rape conviction. >> we agreed that serious errors were made over the last ten years. we obviously deeply regret any error that could have possibly resulted in the victims living under these conditions for even one additional day. >> the report also says dugard repeatedly tried to conceal her identity when rescued by police. she was hiding from an abusive husband in minnesota and even defended garrido. garrido and his wife have pled not guilty to charges related to the kidnapping. >>> the tea party express is heading to texas today. it is the latest stop on a nationwide bus tour organized by conservatives. they want to stop congress from passing a government run health care plan. but in alabama yesterday peopl

garrido and his wife are accused of holding jaycee dugard in a compound behind her home in california police say garrido fathered dugard's two daughters. >>> as expected richard and mayumi heene entered guilty pleas today in connection with the balloon boy hoax. they were in a courtroom in colorado earlier today where richard heene answered to a felon charge. >> as to the attempt to influence a public ser vent, count one, the only count that's been filed here, how do you plead? >> guilty. >> now mayumi heene is charged with a in additimisdemeanor cou. still no possibility of up to 90 days in jail for richard heene and up to 60 dies in jail for his wife. he told h judge he understood he might have to pay restitution for the hoax. the price tag for the balloon pursuit is at least $62,000. >>> accused 911 conspirators will get a fair trial in new york. we'll have your views. >>> today we've been asking your your views on the attorney general's decision to bring five guantanamo bay detainees to new york to try them at civilian court for their alleged roles in the 9/11 attacks. eric holder

you remember he was under parole supervision for rape when with jaycee dugard was did napped in 1991.'s wednesday, hump day. i'm natasha curry in for robin meade. >>> more infants and young people are hospitalized for the h1n1 flu. but in california older people are more likely to die from it. a study in the journal of the american medical association says that the fatality rate from h1n1 in california is around 11%, but for people over 50, the fatality rate is as high as 20%. the study looked at california cases from april to august. >>> now to the election results from some of the most watched races around the country. in new york city, michael bloomberg will serve a third term as mayor. he set a record for personal campaign spending with more than $100 million. but he still only won by five percentage points. in atlanta, a racially charged battle for mayor is going to a runoff. a city councilwoman who would be the first white mayor in nearly four decades will face an african-american state senator. houston is headed for a runoff as well. if the front runner wins, she would be the c

they are accused of holding jaycee dugard behind their home in california. >>> president obama ordered a review to sigh if investigators failed to act on warning signs about the ft. hood subject. the fbi has said it wasn't about terrorism. so they never passed the information along. defense secretary gates warned about rushing the judgment. >> i deplore the leaks that have taken place. people who are leaking are leaking what they know. which is one small piece of the puzzle they don't know what they're leaking might jeopardize a potential criminal investigation in trial. >>> yesterday the u.s. army charged hasan with 13 counts of premeditated murder for last week's shooting. that makes him eligible for the death penalty if he is convicted. >>> if you were sarah palin would you almost son-in-law be coming to thanksgiving dinner. here's a sneak peek of her interview. >> will he be invited to thanksgiving dinner? >> you know, that's a great question. it's lovely to think that he would ever even consider such a thing. because, of course -- he is a part of the family. you want to bring him

garrido and his wife are accused of holding jaycee dugard in a compound behind their california home. they pleaded not guilty. >>> and new this morning, the top lawyer at the white house has resigned in the first shake-up on the president's senior staff. democratic sources tell cnn that greg craig has or was pushed out because of a dispute over closing the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba. craig was the driving force behind the president's controversial promise to close gitmo by january of next year. the white house now says it cannot make the deadline because it does not know where to put 200 terrorism suspects held there. >>> now to an ohio mom that's accused of taking her kids shoplifting. police say surveillance tape shows the woman and her two children stealing clothes. but when security guard confronts them, a fight breaks out. police say two more adults got out of the getaway vehicle to join the melee. the adults were arrested. the 8-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl are in protective custody but had to see all of that. >>> bob van dillen joins us right now. friday and we're hopi

f garrido and his wife are charged with kidnapping jaycee dugard. the 29-year-old was reunited, by the way, with her family in august. >>> some robbers had to run for their lives when they came face to face with an 84-year-old man. art lewis says he pulled out his gun when four people tried to rob his jewelry store monday. he said one of the robbers shot at him first and this is what happened. >> when i saw the flash of his gun, i drew my gun. i had it in my pocket. and i fired five times. and as i was firing, everybody exited real quick. >> you think? his store, though, has been robbed twice before and in one attack he was tied up and robbers took everything. >>> a florida man has settled for an undisclosed amount with a casino near tampa after thinking he had won $166 million on a slot machine. the seminol hard rock casino said it was a mistake. top prize was $99,000 and since it was broken the casino wouldn't even pay him that. >> they make you think you won and make everyone around you think you won and an hour after they say, well, you know, we

phillip garrido, the man accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard when she was 11, keeping her cab tiff in his backyard, compound for two decades. allegedly fathering two children with her. remember this claim? when he was arrested? from his jail house interview. listen to this. >> heart warming story, give me a break. now he's making more wild statements in a letter he sent from prison to a tv station. we'll unveil that for you in just a little bit. >>> we're unveiling this. desperate times for families trying to make ends meet lead to this? a mom turning into an accused bank robber? there's some photos we've been showing you. she's a mother of five. there she is, donning the hoodie and brandishing the gun, pointing it at the tellers there. not much of a disguise. no mask there. she is a mom, she's married, a couple of step kids in the mix. even drives the red minivan. some neighbors say this family has really had their share of money troubles. let's listen. >> we were pretty stunned when we saw the police outside. it's very unfortunate, very sad. you've got to be desperate to rob a bank.

soon after his release he allegedly kidnapped jaycee dugard and kept her captive in his backyard for 19 years, fathering two kids with her. police made regular visits to his home. they never discovered jaycee or the kids in a sprawl of tents in his backyard. 50-year-old anthony sowell served 15 years for rape. he was released in 2005. four years ago. he registered as a sex offender and checked in regularly with the sheriff's office as he was required to do. so why during all these checks did they not notice something is off with this guy? why didn't they smell when they visited his home, this odor that's been described as overpowering to the entire neighborhood? all right. phone lines lighting up on this one as we would expect. alice in north carolina, your question or thought, ma'am? >> caller: hey, i think this is so stupid. i mean, really, that's what you're trained to do. you're a trained poefl to check for that and you didn't see a tent with people in your -- in their backyard, really? i mean, how do you not smell that? did you have febreze or something? >> i missed the last part

. >>> prison officials missed several opportunities to catch the man accused of holding jaycee dugard captive for 18 years. a report from california's inspector general says officials monitoring phillip garrido did not investigate why there were utility wires running from his house to the backyard cow pound. they also misclassified garrido as a low risk zegs offender despite his rape conviction in 1977. >> we agree that serious errors were made over the last ten years. we obviously deeply regret any error that could have possibly resulted in the victims living you said these conditions for even one additional day. >> the report also says that dugard repeatedly tried to conceal her identity when she was rescueded by police. she told authorities she was hiding from an abusive husband in minnesota and even defended garrido. they've pleaded not guilty to charges related to the kidn kidnapping. >> the celebration on in new york. i'm yubd stating it as the yankees once again are world champs. a lot of people are happy. >> a lot of people aren't. you're either saying damn yankees or 27th hea