but karen could not take it in. not bonnie, her model child, her conscientious college freshman, who she knew was going to school that day, not hiking, miles and miles from home, and the university. >> none of it made sense. she didn't drive, so how did she get out there. somebody would have had to be with her. she would not have missed school. she absolutely did not go out there on her own. >> in fact, bonnie's sister heard her get up that morning at 5:00 a.m., set out on her 45 minute walk through the pre-dawn dark to catch the bus to take her to her 7:00 a.m. class at the university. she usually didn't return home 'til about 10:00 p.m., packing most classes into a few days because she had a job at sam's club. >> she was incredibly responsible. >> responsible, and nurturing, toward her younger siblings. in part because their parents, mother karen, and stepfather gary, divorced a couple of years earlier. >> she just liked to help us make all the right decisions. i looked up to her. >> another brother jason was two

karen's feeling poorly. well, that's probably a case of "my brother's getting more attention than me" -itis. jake: oh, mum? granddad called. oh, did he? how's he doing? yeah, he's fine. he says he really likes the home, but next time you go, could you bring him a panasonic remote. a remote? ( microwave beeps ) yeah, he says it'll give him dominance in the tv room. i'm feeling sick, you know! you'd better go to bed, then. why has she got hot bear? i'm the one that's ill! i've been in hospital. they said you were fine. i was not fine. i had bruises and a pattern of unexplained injuries. they are not unexplained injuries! all you've got is a few little bruises on your arm. well, i'm ill, so i should get hot bear. i'm iller. i'm iller. ( slap ) hey, hey, stop it. oh, no. if you were both so poorly, then you'd both have to go to bed quickly. so, come on. off you go. but it-- but it's worse when i lie flat. then sleep in a cupboard. come on. up you go. ( phone ringing ) ( sighs ) - ben: give it! - karen: no! - sue

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what about that, karen?re this contest goes on, the santorum campaign is trying to make the argument that i can really be in the hunt here if you give me a chance. he wants to stop folk who is have made up their minds who have said romney is the more electability one. i might like santorum, but i'm going to go to romney. that's the duelling narratives. clearly people think romney will be -- one of the reason he's the more viable candidate. he's got the money and the intrastructure and organization. i think we have seen with some of the mistakes he's made and his inability to recover from that is because he's won a lean and mean campaign. there is something to be said for organization. >> you just saw that number up there about electability. it looks very strong for mitt romney. polling also, there it is, romney at 71%. santorum at 17, gingrich at 10 and ron paul almost nonexist ents. the dog story on top of the car doesn't seem to be registering with anybody other than just being entertainment for some. when

but karen, you guys have a new poll in the last couple of days. how dangerous are rising gas prices for the president? >> i think our polling suggested that is the main reason that his approval ratings have been falling, and again with these various segments that he has struggled with the most. but i find it interesting. there's also about three levels to this energy attack, in that he's also trying to attack the republicans on their doubts about man's role in causing global warming. and also the white house has been on the defensive about its own policies to foster alternative energy sources, specifically those loans that they made to solyndra. >> brad, i know you've been following the conversation. there are a lot of folks in the republican party, among the candidates, who really think that they have an issue there. they love the president talking about gas prices and alternative energies and let me play for you yesterday newt gingrich in particular has talked about gas prices. >> how can he say drilling doesn't work when drilling does work for

karen, you were in alabama. can you explain this one? >> you know, i'm stunned.he only explanation that i can come up with is, and i think this would be a question i'd want to go back and ask these women, for these women, did race or in other words conservative values, that's the code, right, trump gender? you know, it's still a very conservative state. the racial issues are alive and well in alabama and mississippi. remember those polls that we saw where large percentages don't believe in interracial marriage and think the president is a muslim. so clearly there is some sort of racial stuff in there, and i wonder if that ultimately for white working women trumped their own gender issues. >> eugene robinson, i'd be curious to know if rick santorum wants to use rush limbaugh anywhere else around the country other than alabama and mississippi. what do you think? >> i kind of doubt it, ed. my theory i guess on why he did so well with working class women, those women might have decided that mitt romney was not a genuine conservative, right, because that's what alabam

karen, you were in alabama. can you explain this one? >> you know, i'm stunned.he only explanation that i can come up with is, and i think this would be a question i'd want to go back and ask these women, for these women, did race or in other words conservative values, that's the code, right, trump gender? you know, it's still a very conservative state. the racial issues are alive and well in alabama and mississippi. remember those polls that we saw where large percentages don't believe in interracial marriage and think the president is a muslim. so clearly there is some sort of racial stuff in there, and i wonder if that ultimately for white working women trumped their own gender issues. >> eugene robinson, i'd be curious to know if rick santorum wants to use rush limbaugh anywhere else around the country other than alabama and mississippi. what do you think? >> i kind of doubt it, ed. my theory i guess on why he did so well with working class women, those women might have decided that mitt romney was not a genuine conservative, right, because that's what alabam

let's bring back krystal ball and karen finney. limbaugh and now bill o'reilly that don't understand women's health care? krystal? >> that is the question because the fact of the matter is over a million women use birth control for purely medical purposes, nothing to do with contraception and in fact if he had bothered to listen to sandra's testimony, you would know that what she was talking about was a friend who had to lose an ovary because she couldn't afford birth control and sure insurance wouldn't cover it. that is what this is about. the other piece i'll throw in, even if this was just about contraception, bill o'reilly and all the right wing guys are pro-life, against abortions as we all are. guess what the best way to prevent abortion? have access to contraception. >> the president called sandra fluke, that took the story to a new level. o'reilly seems to be defending and siding with rush limbaugh tonight. >> well, of course he is, what do cowards do, they stick together. it's important we remember, they are trying to redu

t rick santorum and the woman who knows him best, his wife karen. join us.thank you, governor. >> mike: senator, the young man who was with us in ohio, one of the concerns he had with the question that you raised about barack obama and people and i think you used the term be snob. look, having been a candidate we've been on the campaign trail and we said things we wished we hadn't said or differently. is there anything out there you would love to walk back ab say, well, let me do that differently. >> my wife after she heard that comment, she said, rick, his comment might have been snobbish, but that doesn't make him a snob and so don't-- if you want to say it was a snobbish comment that's one thing, but, yeah, you're right, mike, you get out there and you get wound up and passionate and sometimes, as you know, you did, and you spoke from the heart and you didn't use the teleprompters like many candidates do and sometimes you say things that you wish you had said just a little differently and that's one of them. >> that's where the wives are so effective and

senator, good to have you and karen. thank you for joining me today. >> thank you, governor. >> senator, the young man who was with us in ohio, one of the concerns he had was the question that you raised about barack obama and people, and i think you iewf the ter used the term . look. having been candidate, we all go out on the campaign trail, we say things we wish we hadn't said or we wished we would have said them differently. is there anything out there that you wish you could walk back and do that a little differently. >> my wife after she heard the comment, she said rick, she said his comment might have been snobbish, but that doesn't make him a snob. and so just if you want t to say it was a snobbish comment, that's one thing, but yeah. you're right, mike. you get out there and you get wound up and you get passionate, and you sometimes as you know, as you did, i mean, you spoke from the heart. you didn't use the teleprompters like many candidates do, and sometimes you say things that you wish you had said just a li

karen santorum is very much her husband's partner and equal.se and she told me how they talk about policy and strategy, and she tells him when he slips up. but she is saying behind the scenes. she rarely talks to the network media. she was warm, genuine, and she talked openly about their life, their marriage, and the challenges they've endured. >> when you walk through the door, he is not a senator, he's not a guy running for president. he's a husband and a father, and he immediately shifts gears. he's in the kitchen make gragt meal. >> what's his specialty? >> oh, my gosh. chicken marsala, pasta air bee a ta, pancakes for the kids. >> a month ago they didn't know who we are, but they do now. >> reporter: did you ever think i could be first lady? >> no, and i still don't even go there. i just take one day at a tame and work hard and pray hard and we'll see where this is going. >> reporter: they've come a long way since they met by chance 24 years ago in pittsburgh when then karen garver was offered a job where rick santorum worked. he was with

senator, good to have you and karen. thank you for joining me today. >> thank you, governor. >> senator, the young man who was with us in ohio, one of the concerns he had was the question that you raised about barack obama and people, and i think you iewf the ter used the term . look. having been candidate, we all go out on the campaign trail, we say things we wish we hadn't said or we wished we would have said them differently. is there anything out there that you wish you could walk back and do that a little differently. >> my wife after she heard the comment, she said rick, she said his comment might have been snobbish, but that doesn't make him a snob. and so just if you want t to say it was a snobbish comment, that's one thing, but yeah. you're right, mike. you get out there and you get wound up and you get passionate, and you sometimes as you know, as you did, i mean, you spoke from the heart. you didn't use the teleprompters like many candidates do, and sometimes you say things that you wish you had said just a li

sheehy, so i will call to see if karen donovan is here.. >> i'm an attorney with the east bay utility district. proper legal career which spanned 20 years, i've worked with its borders players. i have worked with pretty much all of the major water suppliers in the bay area. while at the public utilities commission, i worked on issues related to planning for city projects and challenges to the city's rates as well as broader water supply and rights issues. i work on legal issues related to the planning for the east bay mud project and work on an array of issues related to the capital projects we undertake for water and waste-water utility at east bay mud. i've lived in san francisco for 14 years. i have been active in issues in my neighborhood and have been active in nonprofits that operate citywide. environmental issues are a passion of mine and the planning that goes on in the city is of great issue -- great interest to me. i come from a family -- my father worked in pensions and financial services and i've been exposed to issues related

karen santorum has stayed behind the scenes. we talked about that.ne, she tells him when she thinks he maybe goes to far like the other day when he called president obama a snob. she had something to say about that. she has been behind the scenes, but we've been seeing her lately at these rallies. she says the demands of their life makes them different from the other candidates whose children are grown. >> jan, thank you. >> i'm thinking karen santorum needs to do more interviews. i wonder if it we'll see her more out there front and c >>> prince hares >>> prince harry moves on to jamaica this morning. some important people there may not be so happy to see him. what are their names? we'll show you why. and there's more room for your carry-on bags, you say. that's long story short. we really need to know the details on that. you're watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. today we'll experience a typical michael phelps training day. not gonna need those. come on. let's go, mikey. sandwich boy. what do you mean? [ grunts ] still training. ♪ wh

karen finney, susan delpursio. karen, let me start with you. the idea that sergeant bales may not recollect this. >> it sounds like we need to learn more about the factors that may have contributed to this behavior. you mentioned the repeated deployments. supposedly on the third deployment, he suffered a brain injury. i think what this ultimately brings out for us, and i wrote about this today on the hill, there is a lot we can learn about what happened here that can teach us about what we need to know in terms of what is the ongoing impact of these multiple deployments? can you imagine, just think about what it would be like to be in the middle of a war zone fighting for your life on a daily basis, but worrying about your mortgage back home, trying to maintain a relationship with your wife and children. at a point, that becomes untenable, and i think we are so unaware of the ongoing cost -- and by that i mean the human cost of what we're asking one percent of our population to endure when we send them to these wars. >> the wife of sergeant bal

karen, we couldn't think of what to buy mr.omney for his birthday because what do you buy for a man that has everything and $250 million. if you look at the washington postpolling, it has romney ahead of the president. do you think he will get two belated birthday presents from alabama and mississippi tomorrow? >> it sounds like me might get one. the pander fest that's been coming out of his mouth has been pretty stunning. cheesy grits and southern belle hugs. having jeff foxworthy there along with him, he should have just shut up. what he is is not what the voters want. that's why he hasn't been able to seal the deal. the problem he's gotten is, he may pull out a win. the problem will continue to be even as we have seen over the last week, every one of these instances reenforces the thing that they don't like about him. he changings his stripes based on who he is standing next to. he's still not going to be able to seal the deal with the party. >> alex. at least rick santorum is being candid with the electorate. he said some p

his wife karen. last time they were here, she made the case for her candidate. >> he's a man of conviction and deep faith. he's a man who has the courage to lead. >> tonight she speaks out for the first time on her own. my exclusive interview with karen santorum. plus massachusetts senator scott brown. >> newt gingrich and rick santorum now have secret service with them. in santorum's case, i think it's the first time he's ever used protection. >> a rising republican star is a rare thing, a moderate. and only in america. the '80s obsession. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. our big story tonight, the santorum surge continues. and there's a woman as always behind the man and the surge. karen santorum. i'll ask her about tough talk like this from her husband today. >> let's just be brutally honest about it. there's one candidate in this race that can never make this race about freedom. because he simply abandoned freedom when he was governor of massachusetts and he abandoned it when he

today people don't want to. >> karen?ll we have a presidential candidate who is certainly pushing a spousing marriage and a lot of initiatives that would make me think women aren't smart enough to women on their own but one of the things that strikes me did the timing coincide with the timing of women working outside of the home, having their own money, having more control over their economic freedom? what, how did that help push this movement forward? >> that's been a big driver, when women make enough money in the labor market that they can delay getting married or break out of a marriage that's not working. you see an incredible spike in living alone. let me tell you one place on earth where there's a lot of affluence and very little living alone is saudi arabia, because women don't have that economic independence. on the political side, what this means is the parties are thinking about how to tap into this single voting demographic, half of all adults, 33 million people living alone. the democrats have been very aggre

that's karen, susan, and jimmy. it's like madonna, cher, karen, jimmy. let me start with you. all these polls are showing the longer the race goes on, the more these guys favorability tanks. the negatives go up. they kind of continue to take each other down. am i missing something? >> no, you're exactly right. i wrote about this this week. in 2008 in the contest between clinton and obama, we saw enthusiasm going up. even though it was a tough race for the democrats, we saw turnout going up and voter registration going up. and both were able to maintain high favorability by the end of that race. with this contest, because these guys are having to go after each other so hard, or that's the strategy they are employing, it's driving up their negatives, which drives down their favorability. but it shows not one of these guys is really able to win a majority of the full swath of the republican electorate. >> before i get susan in, you still have obama stuck at 45%. it's not like he's really benefitting right now. >> i don't think the president is going to benefit. i don't think we g

karen murphy was charged with killing her two-year-old son by leaving him in a hot van. but she was sentenced to probation with community service. >> karen murphy sobbed loudly after leaving the courtroom. her husband ushered her out the back door of the prince william county courthouse. she'll be on probation for six years and must do 400 hours of community service. she will face no jail time in the death of her two-year-old child. >> my daughter is six weeks old and i can't imagine being too busy, you know, you're a mother, that's your responsibility. that's your first priority no matter what else is going on. so i definitely think she should have to serve time for it. >> murphy had been indicted after leaving her toddler in her minivan all day on june 17. she had forgotten to drop him off at daycare and went straight to her job as a vet at the caring hands animal hospital in bristow. at the end of the day, her husband drove that same minivan to the daycare and back home again after not finding the child there. at home, they made the horrific discovery, finding the chi

she's joining us from washington, msnbc analyst karen finney. karen, apologize. you were supposed to come on and talk about politics. but i just -- i didn't want to leave this subject. i want to stay with this for the rest of the show. karen, mitt romney was asked about this on the campaign trail today. jay carney was asked about it at the white house news conference today. are we going to see this case find its way into presidential politics? >> it certainly could. i think we don't yet know based on how this case continues to shake out. obviously, there are illegal issues that are relevant. there are gun law issues that are relevant. but the other thing that i think for me this case brings up is if you are an african-american in particular, i speak from my own experience, i want people to look at this case and understand why the idea of racial profiling is so terrifying. because that's what happened in this case. when people let their biases and their bigotry and stereotypes get the better of them, get the better of their judgment, this is the kind of thing that