her husband, mark kelly, told the crowd that her design zicis resign was difficult to make. they'll have to rely on independents, arizona's eighth district leans republican by 25,000 voters. >>> meanwhile, u.s. and international observers are concerned that syria may be on the brink of its next massacre. u.n. special envoy, kofi annan speculated that the town of hoffa may be targeted by pro government forces. including the use of helicopters to attack civilians and the barring of u.n. observers. massacres have been uncovered over the last several weeks, many of the victims, women and children found dead. a new report accuses syria of using children as human shields. it compares the syrian bloodshed to one of the worst humanitarians conflicts of the

barber also and with her husband mark kelly at a campaign event. republicans are trying to make today's special election a referendum on president obama. >>> and president obama goes to maryland today to raise some campaign cash on. first stop this afternoon, a reception at a pristina home in owings mills and then it is on to a larger found raiser hosted by maryland governor martin o'malley in baltimore. mitt romney campaigns today in florida. >>> a massive wildfire in colorado is raging out of control. fire has left one person dead, forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes and destroyed more than 100 structures. officials say about 600 firefighters are battling the flames on the ground and up in the air. the u.s. forest service is now getting extra help contracting aircraft from canada, alaska and california to add to its fire fighting fleet. >>> double trouble at one high school. we'll explain as we continue. >> we are checking weather and traffic.

joining me now is ron barber and mark kelly. both. >> good to be here, piers. >> mark, get an update on how gabby's doing. >> she's doing great. we've been here in tucson for a few days, going around. gabby's been thanking ron's supporters and volunteers. and motivating them to get out the vote here for the election tomorrow. >> now, ron, obviously, a poignant time for you, as much as anything else. you were involved in this ghastly incident. you were injured yourself quite bad ly badly. what is your motivation? why are you running? >> well, i've been in public service just about all of my adult life in addition to the time my wife and i spent running a small business. so to me this is an extension of my ability and opportunity to serve the community i love so much. we have very deep roots here, my family and i. so i'm really grateful to be able to step up to a new arena, new level of public service. i really believe we need to serve our community and give back as much as we can. >> it's not an easy election. the republicans hav

she's accompanied by mark kelly, her husband. she is going to vote for her former aide in that election today. mark kelly is with her, the former astronaut. and ron barber, the candidate. you know whom she's voting for. giffords voting in arizona in the special election today to fill her seat, the seat she had to resign in order to continue with her very intensive rehabilitation. mark kelly said yesterday that people don't realize just how much work it is, that she looks so much better. everyone is struck by how improved she is but that is hard work, the physical therapy to come back from that kind of grievous injury. >> i think people -- she was shot in the head at close range. i think we should not ever forget that. this was an attempted assassination on a sitting member of congress, the likes of which we have not seen in a very, very long time. i think the fact she is walking and talking is something close to a miracle and good for her to prize her recovery over her congressional career. if and when she does decide to come bac

mark kelly says his wife may return to public service. in fact, he tells politico she's feeling better all the time. and that would certainly complete what's already been an amazing recovery. great to see her get back into the game like that. >> she certainly looks like she's feeling better. exponentially each day. >>> the already soaked florida panhandle could pick up another three or four inches of rain. the ohio valley will see scattered thunderstorms. cloudy in the pacific northwest. >> dallas is summer-like at a hot 95. fargo, a lot cooler than usual. just above 60. new york and boston will be extremely nice today. the mid-70s. low humidity on top of that. miami, baltimore are in the upper 80s. >>> so rain made a mess of things in paris yesterday. the final between nadal and djokovic was postponed in the fourth set. >> they'll try to resume play later today. the first time in decades the men's final has been delayed. nadal has won six french opens. as our friend at the daily beast have observed, he can't quite cure his perpetual wedg

we'll ask her husband mark kelly. and the man they're both campaigning for. the man who told a high school graduating class, you are not special. the commencement shock heard around the world. this is "piers morgan tonight." we begin with a big man with big ideas. jesse ventura, the always outspoken former governor of minnesota. a hollywood action hero. a man who famously never holds back he's tried very hard not to hold me back. his book, demo crips. he joins me now exclusively. how are you? >> i'm doing well. >> you are looking well. two things i want to clarify. one is why you're not with me in the studio. secondly, where have you been? you've disappeared. >> first reason why i'm not with you in the studio, i've quit flying because i have metal in my body so every time i go to an airport the metal detector goes off and they treat former governors like criminals out there. i won't be treated like a criminal anymore. so the only alternative is not to fly. i tried to bring a federal lawsuit against the tsa and homeland security. imagine this, the judge threw

>> his name is gentleman's no relation toes mark kelly. an iraq war verb. is a local businessman who almost beat gal brill quifdz in 2010. he has made the focus of his campaign an attack on president obama. >> we will choose higher taxes or business friendly nation. we will choose obama care or we will choose repeal of obama care. >> and the polls close in just a couple of hours as trace said and no matter what happens tonight, whoever wins will have to run again in november to keep the seat. now, remember democrats are looking to take back the house. they need 25 seats. they certainly don't want to lose this one. >> they do not. anita vogel. live with us. anita, thank you. we are watching elections in other states tonight as well. nevada, north dakota, maine and virginia are all holding senate primaries. more than a dozen candidates are competing for a seat in south carolina. we will have updates throughout the night right here on the fox news channel. well, watch your mouth next time you're in middle borough, massachusetts. the town just approved a $20 ni

. >> so we're going to know more later tonight, but i want to read a quote from mark kelly about whatlitical future may look like. he said, quote, absolutely at some points she could run, she is getting better all the time. it's certainly not going to be this term, and i don't know after that. rebekah, from your reliable sources, what are you hearing about her future? is it in the district, is it possibly statewide? >> boy, everyone has been speculating about this. ever since the tragedy in tucson last year. mark kelly has said that there's a possibility she might form a political action committee to kind of try and help influence races on a national level. certainly her popularity in the district and in arizona remains high, as well as throughout the nation. but, you know, she is in deep recovery right now. and i think that's what most people just want her to focus on. but she definitely has not lost any of her strength in politics down here. >> rebekah sanders with the "arizona republic." great to see you. thanks for your time. >> thank you. >>> a troubling report from the federal r

giffords and her husband mark kelly stopped by a polling site in tucson and she resigned in january. >>> tense exchanges as a house committee looks into the gun smuggling probe known as fast and furious. senator jon cornine got vocal about eric holder's tenure as attorney general. he stood his ground. >> and you violated the public trust. mr. attorney general, it's more with the sorrow than regret than anger they would say you leave me no alternatives but to join those who call upon you to resign your office. >> i am also the attorney general who made personnel changes at atf and in the u.s. attorney's office that was involved. i have overseen the changes of processes and procedures with an a -- within atf to make sure this doesn't happen again and i don't have any intention of resigning. >> next week, the committee will consider holding him in contempt of congress to hold -- fail to produce documents the panel is seeking. >>> the news edge on the district. the city council will elect a temporary chairman to the council. tomorrow, members are expected to vote phil mendelson into the

walking slow and still facing a long recovery, her husband mark kelly, told today's special electiona little bit about closure. 17 months after the shooting that shattered her skull. more than ten months near the near miraculous return to the house floor, there will soon be somebody else in gabby giffords' seat. kelly against barber, a former aide who was also shot on that fateful day. giffords has stayed out it, but over the weekend, she came out to campaign for her fellow staffer. >> thank you for your support. >> thank you for your support. >> thank you very much. >> thank you sprch. very much. her. >> her husband said the decision to come was a difficult one. >> she meant to serve. >> reporter: so the woman who few expected to survive bid farewell, gone from congress but still in the arena. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >>> and cumminome coming up, it supposed to be a safe alternative to getting that healthy glow. spray tans. could there be a hidden danger? people with a machine. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't

walking slow and still facing a long recovery, her husband mark kelly called today's special electiona little bit about closure. 17 months after the shooting that shattered her skull. more than ten months near the near miraculous return to the house floor, there will soon be somebody else in gabby giffords' old congressional seat. today's special election pits the republican tea partier jessry kelly against ron barber a former aide who was also shot on that fateful day. giffords has stayed out it, but over the weekend, she came out to campaign for her fellow staffer. >> thank you for your support. >> thank you for your support. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> her husband said the decision to resign and concentrate on recovery was a tough one. >> it was a really difficult decision. she worked incredibly hard for such a long period of time to be first elected to congress and then to serve. and it was her life long dream. >> reporter: so the woman who few expected to survive bid farewell, gone from congress but still in the arena. jonathan karl, abc news, washington. >

former astronaut mark kelly says his wife is getting with better all the time.e says she wants to return to public service once she is fully recovered. >>> a study says children as young as seven are cutting themselves. the study based on interviews with children in denver and new jersey. 8% of third graders surveyed admitted to hurting themselves by cutting, burning or poking their skin with sharp objects. 2/3 admit to hurting themselves more than once. >>> doctors have announced several new drugs that hold promise for people with diabetes. the experimental treatments are offering patients hope of better control over blood sugar and weight and can help prevent dangerously low blood sugar. one of the medications an ultra long acting insulin for type 2 diabetes diana preventing low blood sugar during the night. the drugs were announced during the american diabetes association conference in philadelphia this past weekend. >>> right now, nasa preparing for this week's launch of a new telescope designed to hunt black holes called new star launched from an island in

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. >> that was mark kelly, giffords' husband and former astronaut. in november for the full term. >>> new poll leased two hours ago showed president obama's popularity dropping. in the latest poll only 43% of votes expressed favorable opinions about the president's economic agenda, 40% say the same about mitt romney. among independent swing voters, 54% see mr. obama's plans in a negative light. 47% rate romney's economic plan as negative. >>> firefighters in colorado managed to make some progress battling a massive wildfire near fort collins in the past 24 hours they've established 10% containment of the fire that has grown to 43,000 acres. hundreds of families remain evacuated. wondering if there will be anything left when they go back. authorities say more than 100 homes and other structures have been damaged or destroyed it is too early to give out precise numbers. one resident died in the fire. >>> we had some wind concerns, higher fire danger yesterday, last night what is going on now? >> clouds have come in so the winds are still out there sfo,

her husband former astronaut mark kelly says she is making progress. >> she's doing great.een here in tucson for a few days going around. gab gabby's been thanking ron's supporters and volunteers and motivating them to get out the vote here for the election. >> so the democratic candidate, ron barber, faces republican jesse kelly in a pretty close race. kelly is a former marine and iraq war veteran. much more on that a little later. >>> a battleground state that could sway the presidential election is in the middle of a legal fight again. we're talking about florida. in the 2000 election it was hanging chads. no one will forget that. this time the state and the federal government are suing each other over an effort to purge florida voting rules of ineligible voters. now governor rick scott says florida is suing the government. he says the state needs access to a database that will help identify ineligible voters. >> the homeland security has been stone walling to give us a database we're excite ld tntitl. we've been asking for it for months. make sure we to it in the right

went out with his wife, gabby giffords to vote and mark kelly made it very clear where her vote wentn pretty handily, 52% over jesse kelly 46%. he will serve out the remainder of gabby giffords' term. it's great to see her doing so well, too. >> it is great. >> her romping has been astounding. this district is not just a democratic district. >> right. >> this is a place that's a swing district. and voters fundamentally rejected the center -- the central argument that mitt romney makes, which is that we really need to like dramatically and devastatingly overhaul medicare and social security in such a way that it would have a pretty big and negative impact. voters said we don't need to do that just so we can give tax cuts to the wealthiest americans. more tax cuts than george bush wanted. >> it was a real test. i was a little nervous about that arizona. >> swing district. >> ron barbur holding on to it so we will visit with bill burton the first half hour and ryan grim from huffington post will join us as well to talk about what we might expect from the supreme court on healthcare but

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she walked into her polling location with husband, mark kelly, and ron beige, the democratic candidate running to replace her. barber is a former giffords aide who was shot in the leg last year. that was the same attack that wounded giffords. she left congress to focus on her recovery. barber is facing a tough challenge against republican jesse kelly, who lost to giffords in 2010. >>> polls in virginia will close in less than an hour now. voters making decisions in several primary races, including a closely watched contest for the u.s. senate. julie carey in fairfax county with more on that. jewelly? >> reporter: turnout has been very light here in fairfax county and hay cross moose of the commonwealth and largely because the marquee ray the republican senate primary is not viewed as highly competitive. nonetheless, virginians will be making choices today that could impact the balance of power on capitol hill. >> can you state your name and address, please? >> reporter: it was quiet day at most fairfax polling places even though they are choosing a candidate that will represent the par

he and her former aide, ron barber and with her husband mark kelly at a campaign event over the weekendans are trying to make today's special election a reverend am -- referendum on president obama. ident obama. >>> next sunday is the 40th anniversary of watergate. the nixon white house called day third rate burglary but the crime and subsequent cover-up to lead to president nixon's resignation. the "washington post" sponsored a panel discussion about the legacy of the break-in. bonn barnard was there. >> what is interesting, try to step back a little bit. hitch rich northward nixon did not understand what the predisturbancey was. >> reporter: they are woodward and bernstein. >> this story was like get nying warm bath and then it got hotter and hotter and hotter so you were able to with stand the heat. >> reporter: carl bernstein and bob woodward who 40 years ago blew the lid off the watergate scandal exposing widespread corruption orchestrated by richard nick on and all the president's men. >> i would first like to say to my former colleagues that it's lot easier to come into this buil

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. >> that was mark kelly, the husband of gabbi giffords, sitting beside ron barber, who is running inpecial election for her congressional seat in arizona today. giffords resigned from her seat in january and is expected to cast her vote today alongside ron barber. patricia, it was a national moment when gabbi giffords was shot and there was a lot of discussion about civility returning to political discourse. that moment seems short-lived at best. politico has a preview of a study called civility in america 2012. nearly 7 in 10 americans have quote, lost hope that our political parties can discuss matters civilly. >> yes. if i was in that survey i would have been one of the seven. i could have kicked it up to 8 in 10. i actually think that the civility, the level of civility on capitol hill, when you go there, is actually pretty high. but the problem that i have with their discourse is they talk completely past each other. there is a democrat party and a republican party. they refuse to even engage. republicans will not debate issues. it is their way or the highway. so you have all so

her husband, mark kelly calls tomorrow's election a closure on her tenure in congress.ons, against all working families. republicans have declared war on you. >> this is the bill press show. after the commercial. >> it is a combination of low self-esteem, low blood sugar and missing red wine with my -- and mixing red wine with my painkillers. ♪ katrina and the waves ♪ >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's "the stephanie miller show." ♪ i'm walkin' on sunshine ♪ ♪ i'm walkin' on sunshine ♪ ♪ and it's time to feel good ♪ ♪ hey, all right now ♪ ♪ and it's time to feel good ♪ >> stephanie: i'm here. it is "the stephanie miller show." i'm here. i am startled to be here after sexy liberal weekend in boston. [ ♪ "jeopardy" theme ♪ ] jim, i could have guessed what the entire audience -- someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions someone who cares about the welfare of the people, new ideas. their housing health, civil rights, someone who believes we can break through the things that grip us. i'm a liberal. who said that? [ buzzer ] okay, that was john fitzgerald k

with her husband mark kelly, she says she plans to return to public service soon. >>> the conclusionf the men's french open final resumes this morning after it had to be suspended sunday due to rain. you can catch the conclusion of the historic match between envelope radial and nadal djokovic at 7:00 eastern or stream it online at nbc sports.com. >>> lady gaga recovering from concussion after a back-up dancer hit her on the head with a pole during a concert in new zealand. gaga rubbed her head and left the stage briefly before she returned and managed to belt out another 16 songs. impressive. >>> broadway's biggest night and tony awards didn't disappoint as host neil patrick harris kicked off the evening with a showstopper asking why real life can't be more like the theater. take a listen. ♪ what if no one thought there was something strange about us magical seven-second costume change and then apropos of nothing there's a crazy dance routine ♪ >> but the real star of the night was romantic musical that won best musical. the show goes on. back over. neil patrick harris, he's amazing.

morning she will be showing up at a polling place with the candidate ron barber and her husband mark kelly to cast her ballot. host: there's a story in arizona republic by you. how successful is ron barber looking at connecting with voters? guest: up until just yesterday, it really looked like it was going to be a nail biter. it is a tossup district foreshore with slightly higher republican registration than democratic presiregistration. that can help both parties, depending on who is running. yesterday a prominent polling firm came out with a poll saying that ron barber was a huge margin over his opponents jesse kelly. those camps-- both camps were quick to say they were not seeing the same. it does appear ron barber is pulling ahead in these final days. host: jesse kelly has tea party support and a military background. he lost the raised a couple years ago. guest: jesse kelly has benefited from name recognition in the district. he just narrowly lost in 2010 with the republican tea party wave. he has experience and that has benefited him. he has taken a slightly different approach this ti

kelly and mark consuelos. >> god, that's a toughie. >> regis and kelly. >> i'm going to have to go with and kathie lee? you're right! >> i didnnidn't realize that. in all the history, ramin? >> well, of all the choices. 15 years. you guys got nine emmy nominations. >> it was actually 11. but thank you. >> 11? >> yeah. >> i'm sorry. >> reege won a bunch of them. >> did you know right away there was a spark? >> yeah. but you know, reege finally won the year i left him. right, reege? zblae. that's exactly what happened. >> come over, reege. we've got another segment. oh, one more? >> we have one more if you don't mind. i know you two are so involved with each other. here we go. what is your name? >> angie davis. >> where are you from, angie? >> naples, florida. >> naples, florida. i was just down there. here it is. which of the following household items did cleopatra hide in -- hide in to sneak into caesar's palace and spend time with him? was it a chest? a rug? a desk? or an armoire? >> b, a rug. >> absolutely right! there you go. >> i think this must be a first in our history of doing th

giffords appeared with husband, mark kelly, who said she plans to return to public service soon. >>>pain's rafael nadal has made history this morning beating novak djokovic to win his seventh french open title, the first player in history to do so. play was interrupted on sunday due to rain. if djokovic had won, he, too, would have made history becoming the first man since 1969 to hold all four majors at the same time. >>> lady gaga, as you heard, is recovering from a concussion after a backup dancer accidentally hit her on the head with a pole during a concert in new zealand. gaga rubbed her left and left the stage briefly before returning to finish the show. managing to belt out another 16 songs. that's impressive. and it was broadway's biggest night and the tony awards didn't disappoint. as host neil patrick harris kicked off the evening with a showstopper, asking why real life can't be more like the theater. take a listen. ♪ and what if there was something strange about a magical seven-second costume change ♪ ♪ and then apropos of nothing ♪ there were crazy dance routines ♪ >> bu