john mica is pretty famous. he's chairman of the house transportation committee.as facing off against sandy adams who was a tea party republican, thanks to the magic of redistricting, john mica and sandy adams had to run against each other because the two house seats have been combined into one house seat. within the last hour, we got a winner in the race. john mica declared the winner in that race, meaning sandy adams' short-lived tea party congressional career is now over. in the big senate race in florida tonight, republican congressman connie mack has just been declared the winner. that means that connie mack will be taking on sitting democratic senator bill nelson in the general election in november. today is election day in florida. has been very exciting. these races and more. but look at how all the politics news played on the front pages of florida newspapers today. look. these were the front pages. romney campaigns in florida. how would ryan medicare plan affect florida? with full tickets on the trail, two sides spar over medicare. in florida, medicare i

fought off three rivals for the senate nomination, and in florida, long-time republican congressman john mica beat a tea party congresswoman to win the nomination in a newly formed district. >>> well, authorities in central washington state say a fast-moving wildfire has destroyed at least 70 homes there. a fire commander says a 40-mile blaze on the eastern slope of the cascade mountains is now just 10% contained. at least 900 people have been evacuated. >>> meanwhile, as higher temperatures and a lack of rain continue to plague much of the nation, u.s. farmers are still struggling to cope with the covet drought in 50 years. nbc's jay gray visited one missouri farming community. >> reporter: for many in missouri and across the midwest, it's never been as difficult as this year. >> this year it's the intense heat we've had with the lack of rain. we've had two miserable rains since april 30th here at our dairy. >> reporter: burned out fields and crack and broken earth while restrictions are in place because of low water. >> the drought has been in place for several weeks. it's not just that we'

ten-term florida congressman, john mica, easily won the republican primary. because of redistricting, he ran against another congressman in his own party. >>> and former wrestling executive, linda mcmahon, won the senate primary. now, in the last race, she spent $50 million of her own money and lost. >>> and in wisconsin, former governor and health and human services secretary, tommy thompson, ran won the senate primary. >>> democrat dennis cardoza, served since 2002, is stepping down to deal with parenting challenges. cardoza and his wife have three children. >>> immigration is a hot-button issue today. under a new program, immigrants under the age of 31 who came to the u.s. before they turned 16 can apply for paperwork to avoid deportation. the work permits will lost two years and cost $465. but they do not guarantee citizenship. >>> out west, now where more than 60 wildfires are turning in 10 western states. in central washington, more than 70 homes have been burned. more than 43-square miles have been scorched by a fire that was sparked at a construction

. >> committee chairman republican congressman john mica and other members repeatedly focused on the 9 wants to know investigation that uncovered $30 million in unreported bonuses. before our report the committee had only known about $10 million in bonuses. >> so we have $44 million in bonuses, absolutely stunning amount. >> what's the percentage of the employees at gsa who receive bonuses? >> i would have to have someone get back to you with that information. it's not part of my responsibilities. >> leaving that hearing? she declined to answer my bonus questions, too. can you appreciate how this doesn't look transparent that you won't talk to us for five seconds? ma'am, you represent the united states government. >> so, derek, our investigation wasn't the only thing that got congress ruled up today. congressman jeff denham of california questioned that same gsa official about a conference that's taking place right now that the very minute in nashville. she couldn't answer his questions either about that like are gsa workers staying in sweets at a gaylord opryland in nashville and is

committee chairman republican congressman john mica focused on the 9 wants to know investigation.r report, the committee had only known about $10 million in bonuses. >> so we have $44 million in bonuses, absolutely stunning amount. >> what's the percentage of the employees at gsa that receive bonuses? >> i have to have to have -- i will have to have somebody get back to you with that information since it's not part of my responsibilities. >> reporter: leaving the hearing, she declined to answer my questions. you won't even stop and talk to us for five seconds? ma'am, you represent the united states government. she also didn't discuss four bonuses we identified of over $50,000 a piece, one to former commissioner paul

pretty good night for the establishment, john mica held on to his seat. in the third district in florida, it looks like redistricts may knock off 12-term incumbent, cliff staerns. and ted yoho branded him with the washington label with this memorable ad. >> career politicians got us into this mess, but all they do is sling mud at each other, let's get the pigs out of the mud. linda mcmahon will make another run after crushing chris sheas in that state's republican primary. and connie mack won his senate primary and will face off democratic senator bill nelson in the fall, that is a 50/50 race. >>> republican megadonor sheldoned aal son has put more money into the -- tuesday he attended a las vegas event with congressman paul ryan. >> of all the places that needs jobs, that need home values to rebound is it's nevada. the unemployment rate, i had to read this number three times, 11.6% in nevada. you deserve better than that. we will get this economy growing, we will turn things around, we will get the economy back on track, and we will not duck the tough is

john and john mica has an incredible record of achievement. facing primaries against republicans funded by democrats. >> sean: coming up we're going to reveal the truth about bold proposals to save medicare and we expose how much obamacare is responsible for the real medicare cuts. there is only one candidate that has cut medicare. later, how has congressman ryan's message resonated with voters in the past. frank luntz has focus groups and he is going to give us an answer [ manager 1 ] out here in the winds, i have to know the weather patterns. i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ chirp ] [ manager 2 ] it's like working in a giant sandbox with all these huge toys. and with the fastest push-to-talk... i can keep track of them all. [ chirp ] [ chirp ] [ male announcer ] upgrade to the new "done." with access to the fastest push-to-talk and three times the coverage. now when you buy one kyocera duracore rugged phone, for $49.99, you'll get four free. visit a sprint store, or call 855-878-4biz. [ ch

today florida representative john mica spoke out against what he calls outreigns taxpayer subsidies. every -- outrageous taxpayer subsidies. he is now demanding changes. in the last 10 years amtrak has lost nearly $833 million on food and beverages. >>> just in time for back to ng free holiday is underway. now through sunday school supplies that cost $20 or less and clothing or shoes that cost $100 or less are tax free. nationwide shoppers are looking for the best deals. fox's brenda buttner has the story. >> reporter: hot temperatures lead to cool prices for college coeds to be with many stores offering their best deals just in time for back to school shopping. need a new laptop? choose from several great bundle deals from apple and windows. new and returning students should check with retailers about college discounts. >> windows is offering a free x- box 360 if you buy certain types of computer software. apple may give you a gift card. that's worth looking into. your child's college may have a special computer offer. even if you can prove you're a college student, you may get a go

but another longtime florida congressman john mica turned back freshman congressman sandy adams, alsoea party favorite, in a redrawn district. this was the first day that young, illegal immigrants could apply to live and work legally in the u.s. it's a major policy change announced by president obama in june. under the new rules, applicants must be under 30, and they have to prove they came to the country before they were 16. the change could mean that some one million people will not be deported. the mayor of dallas, texas declared a state of emergency today over an outbreak of west nile virus. it clears the way for aerial spraying to kill mosquitoes in the city, for the first time in more than 45 years. dallas county has already taken that step. there've been nearly 400 cases of west nile virus in texas this year and 16 deaths. in economic news, industrial production rose in july for the fourth straight month. and consumer prices were unchanged for the third time in four months. on wall street, the dow jones industrial average lost seven points to close at 13,164. the nasdaq rose ne

. >> it's not just prouty's bonus that shocked house transportation and infrastructure chairman john micahat in may we reported on this 2011 office and personnel management database obtained by wusa9's sister publication the asbury park press. in it the gsa reported out paying just over $13 million in bonuses. however, we uncovered more than $30 million in bonuses they did not release thus bringing the actual total of gsa bonuses in 2011 to more than $43 million. >> now we can see why they didn't want to give us the details. you've helped uncover incredible abuse of a bonus system. >> our analysis shows 2,500 gsa employees got bonuses in inning bonuses in increments of $5,000 or more, $79,000 or more to deputy commissioner jon jordan but only 5,400 were reported, more than 55 through to commissioner paul prouty reported as over 2,200 a nearly $52,000 bonus to assistant commissioner edward o'hare who is not recorded as receiving any base pay or award pay autism the gsa rapper -- pay at all. the gsa rapper's going on. >> there's very, very serious problems with gsa. >> senior government off

congressman john mica chairs the house transportation infrastructure committee. he joins us. good evening, sir. these numbers are absolutely staggering, these numbers. >> it's hard to believe, greta. >> greta: give us a sample of the numbers. >> they've gone, in the last three years, from $79 million a year loss -- now, this is captive food service. you can't go anywhere else. you know, you can't hop off the train and buy something and bring it back on while it's moving. anyways, but they've got captive service. $79 million loss, three years ago. now they've got it up to $84.5 million loss. you buy a bottle of water like you said, or a drink, for $2, it costs $3.40. the taxpayers are underwriting this. >> greta: thes loss on food on amtrak is $842 million. i ride amtrak all the time. with all due respect to everybody, it is the worst food ever. i mean, it's like -- it's stunning that anyone would even buy it at $6.50, it's that bad. >> it's adding to our deficit. it's three-quarters of a billion dollars in loss in 10 years by selling food to the public. it's outrageous. >> gr

and conversely there was a race between cindy adams, who was a tea party backed candidate and john mica who is more of the establishment candidate on the incumbent race in the seventh district of florida. and he pulled it out over cindy adams, so i don't think it is a foregone conclusion that they have the strength they had in 2010. it's just it can be a game changer in certain areas. >> host: like stearns cos a member of congress. was the race ever in doubt? >> guest: i mean it's hard to say. adams of course wanted it to be and she was kind of running a very fierce campaign. the polls have been showing a large lead over the past couple of months so for the most part it was expected that he would pull it out and she thought as much about it as she could but she really couldn't. >> host: alexandra jaffe from any of the reasons that kept you plus? >> guest: florida, other than that, i mean most things were expected in the 26 the district. democrats got their cony garcia but he's already run before coming and -- >> host: who is he running against? >> guest: he will be running against david

john mica the final republican congressman from the state of florida.will be getting you to this issue about how much our indebtedness hurts right now our foreign policy. one of the things that condoleezza rice has been saying, and we have been listening to her comments, it echoes something john mccain said. that when you are in the economic barrel, not only does the world respect you less, but it means you have less influence over the world. and this is something that john mica has said. we have to correct it. very good to have you, sir. you know, it is interesting, the connection between our economic policy and how it is abroad. >> first of all, you improve the level of leadership. [inaudible] you heard the governor of new jersey last night talking about -- [inaudible] you have had just the opposite. you have to have economic strength, and right now, we are in a very tough economic situation. do people respect the country of greece? no. neil: part of what greece is dealing with is raining in its own entitlement. it has not gone to that extent here. th

martha: in florida veteran republican congressman, john mica defeated a tea party party backed challenger in a lapped slide. he said pundits were right. >> they said this race was about the heart and soul of the republican party. and i'm here to tell you tonight that the heart and soul of the republican party is doing fine in central florida. this community, the country had some serious economic challenges. we've got to roll up your sleeves and get people working. martha: the congressman enjoyed a beg win last night. he won by more than 20 percentage points. he is favored to beat the democratic candidate in the upcoming november election in his district as well with. >> another florida race we've been following, seen several twists and turns. congressman connie mack scoring a landslide victory in the republican senate primary. the four-term congressman will face off with democratic incumbent bill nelson in november. mack is trying to win back the seat his dad once held. martha: long time republican congressman cliff stearns not yet willing to throw in the towel on his race. this is anothe

john mica of florida puts a price tag on this real estate in the billions of dollars.nham, thank you for your time. that hearing continues on the hill now. >> bill, thanks for having me. bill biby the way, the head of the gsa is not present, apparently had some family matter or some family schedule conflict that prevented him from appearing there. so the hearing continues, and the gsa's defending the conference that's underway in nashville, tennessee, today at opryland saying this is required. the conferences are critical for training and for businesses to understand how to would recollect -- how to work with government. we'll see how that goes as the hearing rolls on on the hill. patti ann: well, he started a firestorm with his comments saying marriage should only be between a man and a woman, and now supporters and protesters of chick-fil-a are set to descend on the fast food chain, and we are there live. stay with us. ceiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can conver

yesterday, two veteran republicans, former wisconsin governor tommy thompson and representative john micaf florida survived conservative challengers in those primaries. in wisconsin, turning back a trio of challengers to set up a general election race against democratic tammy baldwin for retiring senator herb kohl's seat, which democrats have

. >> clayton: on your dime and all of the money lost and representative john mica, when everybody elseabbed a hamburger and there and pick up a $1.50 hamburger and the one you pay on the amtrak train is ridiculous. >> ten years, food service, everybody time somebody has a hamburger on the amtrak train it costs the taxpayer $6.65 and a drink for $2, cost the taxpayers, $1.40. these people, make a profit, something wrong in washington... >> alisyn: not a winning business model and the irony is, there is not lack of demand from consumers. that cafe car is like 12 people deep, when i show up there, it is -- you are waiting in line for 10 minutes, to get your hands on the food. and they think, the reason that $80 million a year is lost, is because of waste. and, theft. employee theft, because nobody was watching the till and, employees were pocketing it and lack of oversight... >> clayton: money or -- >> alisyn: and they were supposed to oversee it and each thought the other one was doing is. >> clayton: are they stealing the money or burgers? have you seen the burgers, they are in a plasti