kilpatrick has died. he was among the first and most prominent conservative journalists in this country -- first, for the richmond, virginia, "news leader" and later on television as the conservative half of the "60 minutes" point-counterpoint duo with shana alexander which we later learned was ripe for parody on "snl." in our own nbc archives, we found kilpatrick's debate with the reverend martin luther king, jr., on the issue of integrating lunch counters in the south. kilpatrick's early stand against integration was strident. he called for massive resistance, a position he softened later in life. james j. kilpatrick, called kilpo by some, died yesterday in washington. he was 89 years old. >>> and coming up here tonight, our "making a difference" report. what we can all learn from a woman whose dream of being a teacher was denied. >>> finally here tonight, our "making a difference" report. tonight's story comes from springfield, missouri. it's about a woman who wanted to be a teacher and a woman who cou

kilpatrick died last night.even decades he was a newspaper editor and columnist but he's best known for his spirited debates with shayna alexander on "60 minutes." >> shayna, you're getting soft. >> couric: those segments that famously spoofed by jane curtain and dan ackroyd on "saturday night live". >> jane, you ignorant slut. >> couric: his wife says kilpatrick cultivated the image of a cranky conservative but was nothing like it at home. passionate about good writing, his mantra was clarity. "when we feel an impulse to use a marvelously exotic word" he wrote "let us lie down until the impulse goes away." james j. kilpatrick was 89. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by hey ! chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry ? chocolate ! chocolate it is ! yeah but i'm new too. umm... he's new... er... than you. even kids know it's wrong to treat new friends better than old friends. at ally bank we treat all our customers fairly. with no teaser rates... ... and no minimum deposits. it's just the right thing to do. [ but al

her son is former detroit mayor kwame kilpatrick. he's now serving prison time, related to obstruction of justice. also tuesday, missouri voters approved a ban on making people buy health insurance. that directly conflicts with part of federal health reform that takes effect in 2014. on wall street, stocks were up modestly, on word of improved business hiring and service sector activity. the dow jones industrial average gained 44 points to close at 10,680. the nasdaq rose 20 points to close at 2,303. there were conflicting reports out of iran today about a possible attempt to kill president mahmoud adhmadinejad. we have a report narrated by karl dinnen of "independent television news." >> reporter: something made them jump, but what do these photographs show? smoke can be seen to the left of screen behind the motorcade, but did mahmoud ahmadinejad survive a grenade attack or a celebratory firecracker? as had clear from these pictures filmed shortly after the incident, presidential security is minimal. initially, sources from the pres

has representative kilpatrick said anything?'re at the doubletree hotel in downtown detroit where everyone is waiting for her. we have not seen her, we are told she's here in the building but we haven't seen her or heard from her. look at the video, bernard killpatrick, as well as former city councilmember mcfale. supporters and fans waiting here to hear what cheats kilpatrick has to say. the numbers are not working in her favor. state senator clarke is holding a substantial lead over the 14-year incumbent. he had -- her son had a few words to say, he's not claim anything victory but he's -- unfortunately, we don't have any sound there right now. as i mentioned back here live, the wait is on, the mood is somber, not too many people -- they're not feeling defeated, so we'll keep an eye here at the cheeks kilpatrick election and we'll bring it back to you. >> very difficult year for carolyn cheeks kill pat path rick, she's the incumbent, served the city for a number of years, hoping to do that again in the fall. >> kansas also hel

. >> in other michigan election news, congresswomen carolyn kilpatrick lost her primary on tuesday tote senator hampton clark. she was a representative for more than 13 years. in kansas, the republicans lost the senate nomination tuesday night. congress teaharsman teahart spoo supporters. >> thank you very much. i love you all. >> yes, we do [applause] . >> i want to congratulate jerry mar rented he will be the next senator from kansas. we ran a strong campaign. it was 550 days [applause] i cannot say thank-you to all the volunteers who put out some of for this campaign. we saw people take time off of work, what their precincts, an elderly gentleman in one county 77-year-old walked three precincts in 100-degree weather. >> that's right. [applause] >> cindy dorothy in johnson county, a gulf war veteran who contracted multiple sclerosis walked with two crutches, walked more than 20% by herself in june and july. [applause] i know many people hear what their precinct and made phone calls and went out of your way to help us try to win this election and make a better america. i have not los

she made a campaign issue of -- clark made a campaign issue of kilpatrick's son, who resigned two years ago amid charges of perjury and obstruction of justice." taking a look at some of the other charges from last night -- some of the other races for less night, "michigan in its primary election yesterday with more than 40% of safe precincts reporting, the mayor of lansing, virg bernero, won the democratic nomination. the former president of gateway inc. be back four opponents including the state attorney general." other races in play, "kansas, sam brownback easily won the nomination for governor, setting up a battle for his old job. representative jerry warren b. doubt his competitor for the gop nomination. he had the backing of conservative leaders. one of one dozen endorsements made this month in the primary races. another race we have been watching, easily beating challengers that claimed tea party ties, representative cardin and won the democratic nomination -- carnahan won the democratic nomination in missouri." let's get back your calls and how workers are facing pay cuts and sai