even if it's a longshot at fame. it's called toddlewood, the brain child the photographer tris tricia messeroux. her images off the gone viral on buzz feed or access hollywood. >> i started modeling at age 2 1/2. >> reporter: this aspiring actor drove four hours from washington for one audition. >> i think of it as like acting, like getting to know your character. >> reporter: you take this very seriously. >> yeah, do i. >> reporter: these trips are a weekly routine for this third graders in the hopes of landing that one bigs role. >> i think we're very close to our destination. to the audition. >> reporter: his mom tries to support his ambition, even if she finds it at times baffling. and you're not vicariously living through your child? >> no, i'm actually a very shy person and i never had any interest in acting or anything surrounding acting. >> reporter: no gig is worth turning away because fame could be just around the corner, why j.p. thinks toddlewood could be his big break. he's competing against 4 that other

only elected official running who accepted no money -- he seems to knowledge that his victory is a longshot. >> i feel like it is still possible. , but iwhat the polls say am up there in the top three and my numbers have been coming up. there is a real possibility for me today. candidates --her >> there are five other candidates. the primary election used take thee in september but general election is november. why did they move it to april? overseassaying to give and military voters more time to make sure their votes are counted. tomorrow,or gray lose that would mean he would be a for sevenin office he would stay in office until next january as lame duck. ford, abc 7 news. >> anything is possible. we will have to see how it plays out. for those planning to god and vote tomorrow, keep in mind d.c. has a closedrimary -- if you you're planning to go out and vote tomorrow, only democrats can vote in tomorrow's race for mayor. >> of are steeped in d.c. history. the owners of the hall and of are headed to court. quick shots fired between north and south korea. what it means for escalating tensio

take the longshot. there he is. now, the mustang. there is 13 and 19. earning a spot on the field after winning the big west tournament. the first ever to the big dance. boy, do they deserve it. they will say check southern on wednesday with the winner getting unbeaten. wichita state. if you have not done so, sign up for the bracket challenge on kpix.com and win national prizes, the sharks caught the ducks for 1st place, setting up a sprint to the finish over the final 13 games. there is the world's most famous arena, madison square garden. the game on the road trip, 1st period, rangers on the power play. takes it, center ice, so much for being one man down. that is the short hander. busy day in the pipes, for that man. up for the challenge. he has turned back all 41 shots. earning the 4th shutout of the season. and takes the new record for most days in a shutout. they win 1-0 for their 6th straight win. now, part of a 3-way tie. down the stretch, part of the championship. and this is what you call finishing strong. the pitch is in just off of the green

with margaret >>will: or 14 and half hours into the fight the they're not calling this over by a longshotretty sure there are more. were talking about the focus of the core their hot spots they have to do with her it said it would be surprised if that building collapses because of all the damage from the fire and also the wake of the water. this building should have been done and because there were no sprinklers and the place. here's video we got right after it started off 5:00 yesterday afternoon. that probably got a howard our headstart. when a guy here is pretty much and croft and golfed. the entire in units. we did the math. the damage isn't aware from $240 million because it was supposed to hit the market. unfortunately where they kept the damage to this unit and not to some of the others surrounded. the fire department household pour water on to the building but they also have a water curtain on the other to make sure it did not spread to those places. the heat was so intense that it melted building to next. that's why those residents were forced to evacuate. fortunately none of tho

the regional efforts to bring all sides to the table may well be a longshot.n a conflict that is taking more lives by the day it may at least offer a glimmer of hope. lucy, santiago. >> the search continues for people missing after an explosion and in new york city brought down two buildings, that and other stories from around america today. >> tony, rescue workers are combing through the wreckage of two east manhattan buildings. police say seven people are dead and five people are unaccounted for. residents reportedly told the landlord about a gas smell days before the incident. today, the head of the electric company which responded to the call said the explosion might have been prevented if more people had called sooner about the suspected leak. in austin, texas, the man accused of killing two people at the south by southwest festival is charged with capital murder and accounts ofap aggravated assault. police say he sped through barricades and went down a crowded street and crashed and tried to run away. police subdued him with a stun gun and took him into

if edwards pulls off this longshot victory, it would be his second time in congress.presented louisiana's 7th district nearly 50 years ago. from 1965 until '72 when he was elected governor for the very first time. and served for two terms. he was re-elected again in 1983. and then, during the '80s, that's when he had his first brush with the law, standing trial for charges in a scandal involving hospital licenses. he was not convicted, and in 1991, made a comeback bid for a fourth term. well, he ended up drawing a lucky draw. former klu klux klan leader david duke was his opponent. some supporters even sported bumper stickers that said this, vote for the crook, it's important. in 1998, edwards, a renown gambler, was convicted for rigging casino boat licenses, and spent nine years in federal prison. now, edwards has always been known for his color way of putting things. >> he really, i think, is afraid that if i get elected that somehow i'm going to steal something. and i told somebody, listen, if we don't get that fellow out of there soon, there won't be anything left

general, agricultural commissioner, and railroad commissioner also head into overtime, and friedman's longshot will live to see another day. he advanced to a democratic runoff for the job. finally, 50 years after george h.w. bush was first on the ballot in texas, texas is poised to elect its third george bush. he cruised to victory in the republicans' race for texas land commissioner, picking up 73% of the vote against david watts. >> i love you, mom, with all my heart. i really appreciate you coming. [ applause ] and, jebby, love you like a brother. appreciate you coming out. i'm getting you out on the campaign trail this fall. >> nbc news senior political editor and native texan mark murray is here with this morning's "first read." a state very near and dear to your heart. let's start with the headline, which is this was a nice in which the establishment won. what does that say about the tea party, and does it say that the establishment has learned to win in these types of races, the primaries? >> kristen, a good night for the establishment, and in that way, expected. john cornyn was expecte

right now it's so huge that chances of finding anything are such a longshot. >> bob hager, thank youch. we really appreciate it. >> nice to talk to you. >> and now another data bank number. 68, that's the number of teams unveiled last night that make up this year's ncaa march madness bracket. the number one seeds include the number one overall florida gators, the arizona wildcats in the west, the undefeated wichita state shockers, and in the east it's virginia who defeated duke this weekend to win their first acc title in nearly 40 years. congratulations to all of those teams. >>> and we have some really exciting news here in our nbc family. former tdr co-anchor savannah guthrie got married over the weekend. the good news keeps on coming. savannah and her new husband mike feldman are expecting a baby. huge congratulations to our pal, one of my dear friends and mentors and best wishes for many happy years to come. we couldn't report better news. we'll be right back to kick off our "tdr" in illinois. they're serving up beef barley a lou malniti's pizza. we'll be right back. ♪ geico mot

better night's sleep ♪ >>> with many grace reform stalled in the house, democrats are launching a longshotance an immigration bill. on wednesday house democrats announced a plan to introduce a discharge petition on. it's a procedural tactic that allows the majority of house members to force a floor vote on a bill even if leaders of the majority party oppose the measure. the president applauded democratic efforts saying in a statement, quote, the only thing standing in the way is the unwillingness of republicans in congress to catch up with the rest of the country. today vice president biden is likely to push that message again in a speech to the hispanic chamber of commerce, but the near-term prospects for immigration are slim. yesterday congressman paul ryan wouldn't put a timeline on reform, telling the same group, quote, it's not a question of if we fix or broken immigration laws, it's really a question of when. meanwhile, all three republican co-sponsors of the immigration bill democrats hope to bring to the floor say they oppose the procedural effort. even majority leader nancy pelosi

they are picking top seeds over longshots, might seem a good strategy, but it is not that simple. -- call it straightforward and conservative. if you think of investments of how well until do you want to be? that is the least volatile. >> from the perspective of these words fan -- the sports fan. it does not have enough risk at some of the other guys. >> who has some rest, because i am looking at wisconsin, michigan, everyone on our list has florida, and in that a lot of people with wisconsin. >> if you look historically, that is the lineup that is most likely record that's represented in the final four. he has a little bit of risk with the jews and the fourth -- twos fours.he iswhat the ncaa has done make it really hard for wichita state to get there. three of the last years final four team are playing against them. what they have a lower chance of -- the the region of louisville, and they are seeded number four. quit even though louisville, some people are saying they got a porcine, they should not have been seeded number four, howard marks has them in there. you think they can get

spectrum, particularly held by sprint that holds more spectrum than anyone else in industry by a longshot. the problem is, first within the spectrum screen itself you take a tool that should be clear and objective and allow companies to make investment decisions with clarity, and you've thrown an element of uncertainty. the reason i find it particularly disappointing, it's more than this particular issue. for me an area that is so potentially objective and clear, there's no real, there shouldn't be any real questions around interpretation. this isn't a big macro over policy question. this is a question of you set a rule and you apply it. and yet the fact that it is so clearly results oriented, becomes a question of institutional integrity. if this tool that is so potentially objective and clear is being used in a clearly results oriented way, it then undermines credibility for the commission on hold out of other issues that don't lend themselves to clarity of sight in terms of what the real up to do this. so i think chairman wheeler should make this priority because it sends the right sig

nader urged attentional longshot candidate sanders to change the way he does business in the senate andl his " unfulfilled potential." nader wrote the vermont independent. without networking there are no strategies beyond speeches and amendments that go nowhere, an occasional hearing where you quitestion witnesses. a nader aide confirmed the letter sent to the senator who says he is "prepared to run for president and an unconventional campaign." who is aas, progressive that represents your views? caller: the president of the united states. thereason being, a, republican party seems to be out of touch. mainstream middle america. also, i look at what is going on in congress. the president proposed a jobs bill in his first term -- nothing. the second term -- nothing. i look at all he has put out. the republicans want to talk about benghazi, the irs. instead of getting down to the real issues. jobs. the middle class. issa, at what chairman the disrespect he did. i look at ted nugent. we are such a divided country. let's look at doing for the american people. regardless of party, ok. at the

by a longshot, the way we are going to win you one at a time is going to be the conservative crowd gaveoing to win your neighborhood and talking person-to-person, face-to-face at your neighbors, expressing the values that tea party movement and the lump abilities and free-market because they agree with us. >> not going to wrap. see what i mean? >> is a. >> we are going to be more free. i can go back to doing improv. >> this is your future. if you keep teachers. big for a second that the board. i'm going to walk away with this pianola. they've been great, unselfish. the tea party movement is about unsocial peoplehood and some issues, but we look at something bigger than ourselves. how representative are the founders of this country that they wrote a constitution that went beyond the time? think about that for a moment. now, another round of applause. look at this panel. average everyday americans. [applause] good job, guys. he's not -- ♪ schematically defend him on them, please bill gordon from tea party patriot. [applause] demonic i hate politics. but i love principles. politics is a di