. >> a local republican party leader speaking at a mccain/palin party in october 2008. c mccain/palin group released this statement. mccain/palin campaign made no bones about it. they called the hussein tactic off limits, even as a lot of conservatives associated with their campaign really wanted to use it. >> at some point the media will quit taking sides in this thing and maybe start covering barack haines obama, at some point going to peel the bark off barack haines obama. >> immediately after that hussein incident, mccain addressed in no uncertain terms and said he understood why they were invoking the haines name and he would not stand for it. >> it's my understanding before i came in here that a person who was on the program before i spoke made some disparaging remarks my two colleagues in the senate, senator obama and senator clinton. i have repeatedly stated my respect for senator obama and senator clinton, that i will treat them with respect. i will call them senator. we will have respectful debate, as i have said on hundreds of occasions. i regret any comments

ehrlich was just endorsed by senator mccain. palin's running mate, of course in the presidential election. ú%ay with fox 45 news all night. live as the votes are tallied and stay with you untillthe key race decided. get the llaest information for the primary and november. second election. at foxbaltimore.com/vote 2010. >> breaking news to report now. a man shot earlier today in southeaat baltimore has died. police found him shot in the ú%est at holaburt avenue and kahne street. died at the hospital. and at 9:00 tonight in west baltimore. a man and woman were shot at west saratoga and bruce streets. no word on their conditions at this time. >> and police are currently searching for a man charged with attempted murdtheory escaped four days ago. palmer transported to central booking frrday when he managed to lip from handcuffs and took off. police say he fled the citt. and might be in washington or maybe west virginia. police say he is traveling with his pregnant girlfriend. if you see either of them you immediately. >> and the woman that

. >>> when john mccain picked sarah palin to be his running mate in 2008, the national response was -- let's let meghan mccain say it. >> my initial response was who the hell is sarah palin, like everybody else. >> it was a collective nationwide, who. after we figured out the answer to that question, and boyhowdy did we, the next thing that everybody realized, the instant, real universal analysis of mccain's choice was that it would help the mccain campaign attract women voters. obviously it would. that's totally rational analysis. you will get women voters because you are picking a woman candidate. >> obviously this is a signal to women voters in particular, because the mccain campaign has been trying very hard to attract women voters. >> mccain is counting on the appeal of palin's life experience to connect with women voters. >> the latest poll shows mccain getting a big bounce with white women voters, nearly a quarter say mare more likely to vote for mccain. >> that was a totally reasonable analysis and also seemingly a reasonable reaction, initial reaction, to the surprise choice

i particularly like those ideas when they were part of the mccain-palin platform back in 2008. but folks, the democrats' overall tax policy is so flawed. raising taxes in a time of economic woe will fail, america. come january 1, when we are slammed with the largest tax increase in u.s. history, we're warned that you're going to see 80% of the taxes paid by the small business sector rise. small business, the backbone of our economy. nearly a million businesses hit. that's who obama characterizes as the rich. they're going to get slammed. and that means these mom and pops will have to lay off workers. we're warned, it means that families will lose health insurance. losing homes. more and more families having to go on welfare. they're having to rely on government, be more beholden to the federal government, and this is a vicious cycle, and it makes you wonder, ask yourself, do you think that these failed policies are purposeful? or do you think that our president and his handlers are just so naive and inexperienced and maybe have never run a business before? we need solutions. an

>> personally, and this isn't a mccain/palin policy -- >> oh, that's okay, i'm just asking you. >> but would not chose to participate in that kind of contraception. >> do you believe evolution should be taught as an accepted scientific principle or one of several theorys? >> i believe it should have be taught as an acceptable principle. >> do you believe evolution should be taught as an accepted scientific principle or one of several different theorys. >> you're kind of getting over my head on some of these questions. i don't know how to answer that question. >> would you support a employer tore yum on foreclosure to keep americans from losing their homes. >> it's going to be a multifaceted solution that has to be found here. >> so you haven't decided whether you'll support it or not? >> would you support a moratorium on foreclosures to help average americans keep their homes? >> i believe i would. >> i know the mccain campaign has called for a surge in afghanistan, but that country is, as you know, traumatically different than iraq. why do you believe additional u.s. troops will solve

point, backed by sarah palin aimed at the 20 conservative democrats who are in districts that mccain/palinted for obama-care. palin has resurrected talk of the death panels, and you will see something that looks familiar. on each of the districts she is targeting and those she suggests as better candidates, you will see literal targets over them. she took a lot of heat the last time that showed up on one of her websites. also, out in california, there's new field poll out that we're taking a look at that shows barbara boxer in a race with carly fiorina, and shows boxer up about six points. fiorina shows her vote is against boxer, not pro fiorina. if you have had enough of 2010, i want to move to you 2012. we are tracking some of those people who are, in fact, out and act who get mentioned. mike huckabee is going down to kentucky to campaign tore rand paul. that tells you a little something about at least the republican lineup for 2012. >> and we'll see you sunday on "state of the union." thank you very much. >>> hollywood takes on the problems with the schools. the people who made "waiting

, the daughter of john mccain, is now talking about sarah palin bringing "drama, stress, complications, panic and loads of uncertainty to that 2008 presidential campaign." however, ms. mccain said she doesn't believe sarah palin is to blame for her father's defeat. >>> a conservative legal group is trying to force governor schwarzenegger and attorney general jerry brown to defend the state's gay marriage ban in court. a judge overturned proposition 8 last month. it sponsors an appeal. but there's concern they don't have the authority to challenge. an emergency order would require the governor and attorney general to support the appeal something they've refused to do. >>> we're now hearing the dramatic cockpit tapes from the quantas flight that made an emergency landing at sfo early yesterday morning. the pilot radioed in after one of the jet's engines exploded over the pacific. >> engine number 4 has failed. [ inaudible. [ . >> the wet was only about 45 minutes into its flight from san francisco to sydney, australia. the frightening blast ripped a hole in the engine. the pilot jumped f

it is the poster we had made up for mccain/palin 2008. these were made up for $1 apiece. we had 1500 made up. within a couple of hours, they were gone. we actually won for mccain and palin here in virginia beach. that is all i keep. >> both parties would perceive this election as a message on president obama. president obama carry this tester during his campaign and it is his policies that are in the middle of this debate. even though glenn and i did not vote for the health care bill, people on the republican side are campaigning against it and want to use it against him. in some ways, it is used as a referendum on the president's policies. it may send a about obama chances in virginia in 2012. contentn's local vehicles are traveling the country, visiting congressional districts as we look at some of the most closely contested house races leading up to this november's midterm elections. for more information, go to c- span.org/lcv. >> president obama has a bill which sets up in london bond for small businesses. from the white house east room. >> the president of the united

and i did keep one of these, which is the post a we had made up for mccain and palin in 2008. and these were made up for $1 apiece. we have 1500 made up and they went in a couple of hours, they were gone. and we actually won four mccain and palin in virginia beach. that is all i keep >> both parties, depending on how this election goes, would perceive it as a message about president obama. -- it is his policies drawn in the middle of this debate, even though, for example, glen nye did not vote for the healthcare bill. people on the republican side campaigning against it and want to use against him, and not -- the legislation himself. in some ways this is a referendum on the president's policies. as this election turns out, it may turn -- say something about obama's chances in virginia in 2012. >> c-span's local content vehicles are travelling the country, visiting communities and congressional districts as we look at some of the most closely contested house races leading up to this november's midterm elections. for more information, go to c- span.org/lcb. "washington journal" c

and i did keep one of these, which is the poster we had made up for mccain and palin in 2008. these were made up for $1 apiece. the f-15 hundred of them made and they went in a couple of hours. they were gone. and we actually 14 mccain and pale and here in virginia beach. -- we actually won for mccain and palin here in virginia beach. >> it president obama carried this district, then his policies are and joined in this debate. glenn did not vote for the health care bill, but they want to use that against them. in some way, it is viewed as a referendum on the president's policies. it may say something about obama is chances in virginia in 2012. >> our local content vehicles are traveling the country, visiting communities and congressional districts as we look at some of the most closely contested house races living up to the midterm elections. former reformation, go to -- for more information, go to c- span.org. >> coming up, a hearing before the senate hearing. president obama holds another conversation. after that, we will look at the comments of the director elmendorf on the

they were gone and we are actually one -- we actually won for mccain and palin here in virginia beach. >> both parties, depending end of this election goes, would it is -- would proceed at about president obama. he carried this district. it is in his policies that are caring this debate. even though glenn nye did not vote for the health care bill, people on the republican side wants to use that against him. in some ways, is viewed as a referendum on the president's policies. as this election turns out, it may say something about obama's chances in virginia in 2012. >> tonight and c-span, a forum on the gulf of mexico oil spill in the future of offshore drilling. coming up, we will hear from retired admiral thad allen and epa administrator lisa jackson. after that, president obama signs a small business package into law. then david axelrod and republican strategist ed gillespie talk about the 2010 midterm elections. on tomorrow's "washington journal", we will talk to retired admiral james loy about the wars in iraq and afghanistan. after that, the president of rock the vote on the diss

. >>> ever since john mccain and sarah palin came in second in the presidential election in 2008. tching the republican party figure out what they want to do next, who they want to be their post-bush, post-mccain leaders, what the party stands for, it's been the greatest show on earth. now that the republican candidates have taken shape, the republican position on the issues is not a fight any more. it's not debate club. they've gone to the polls and selected their candidates. by looking at the positions those candidates endorse, we can measure what they stand for. generally speaking what they stand for is getting rid of social security. or if we shouldn't eliminate it all together we should at least privatize it and give it over to wall street. >> guess what's coming in russ feingold's campaign? he's going to tell you i said washington treats social security like a ponzi scheme. you know what, i did say that, because it's true. >> whether it is constitutional or not, it is a horrible policy. >> we need to phase medicare and social security out in favor of something privatized. >>

mccain's former running mate, sarah palin endorsed ehrlich as well. ehrlich's opponent, rather, in the primary who is brian murphy. >>> mukulski is seeking her fifth term. 11 candidates are vying for her seat. >>> remember, abc2 news is your source for democracy 2010. tonight at 11:00, we'll have live team coverage of the hottest races in the area. we'll also bring you the latest results of all the major races in the mid-term primary. we have you covered with up to the minute results. head to the week -- web site now nor interviews with all the candidates and a look at the primary races. abc2news.com. >>> 5:04. last night ravens up against the jets. even before the kickoff ray rice gets into it with the jets. brings the football, then watch the top righthand corner of the screen. anquan bolden was the star of this one. great catch right here. watch joe flacco. he will roll out and fire another shot right here to bolden, over 100 yards receiving. this guy is going to have a great year. this was more like flag football. the jets d held the ravens more t

mccain. murphy had the support of sarah palin. that sets up a rematch with incumbent gov. martin o'malley, declared the winner against two little-known candidates in the democratic primary. maryland senator received repartees nomination for a fifth term -- barbara mikulski received the nomination of her party. >>> still ahead, the power of the tea party. we will look at some of the other primary elections held around the nation. >> men are going to be men. >> sexual harassment scandal hits close to home. clinton portis under fire. >> will the nicest touch of whether stick around? that answer is comin >>> >> wednesday morning. comfortable temperatures. another pleasant morning with low humidity. in virginia, 54. 54 and sterling and germantown. paul moorpark, -- palmer park, 54. us.he 50's for most of 54 at the airport in frederick. 57 in bowie. low 80's today. chance of showers late tomorrow and tomorrow night. >>> not much to talk about on the roads. rohde work on the beltway in virginia is gone. -- roadwork. 66 it is quiet in rosslyn and vienna. looks good across the roos

good idea i particularly like those ideas when they were part of the mccain-palin platform back in 2008s and applause] but, folks, the democrat's tax policy is so flawed. raising taxes in a time of economic woe will fail america. by january 1, when we are slammed with the largest tax increase in u.s. history, corporate growth warns us that you will see 80% of the taxes paid by the small business sector rise. small business is the backbone of our economy. that is who obama characterizes as the rich. they will get slammed. that means these mom-and-pop will have to lay off workers. it means that families will lose health insurance, losing homes. how many will go on welfare? they will have to rely on government. this is a vicious cycle and it makes you wonder. ask yourself. to think these failed policies are purposeful or do you think the president and his handlers are so naive and inexperienced and maybe have never run a business before? [cheers and applause] this is another taxpayer funded bailout. this time it is for congress itself. instead, let small business owners keep more what they

mccain. right now, palin is the frontrunner. it i she has a slightly better chance than any one else.ot an odds on favorite. goes off with better odds than any one else. if i had to do win, place and show. i would say sarah palin, mitch daniels and paul ryan. if i could make my trifecta bet i would bet on them. >> chris: you are saying all the conventional names we had in there, that they are going to go for somebody none of the above? >> those people could also win and they are impressive politicians in their own right and they are good governors. and former governors like romney and pawlenty. even somebody governing successfully like mitch daniels. paul ryan will probably be chairman of the house budget committee. he will be articulating the republican and set forth the republican budget and articulating the republican national vision against president obama and then palin who is impressive. this will shock you but i could be wrong that one of those three will not be the nominee. >> chris: a totally ungenuine caveat. nina? >> what kept going through my mind is the problems each one

mccain's former running mate, sarah palin, is backing maryland business investor brian murphy in today's gop primary. today is primary day. to debt your many many an dc voter guide, go to wusa9.com and click on the extras tab under news. plus, to find your local polling locations just click on where you live. >>> today the obama administration goes to court over health care reform. 20 states are suing the government calling the reform plan unconstitutional. federal attorneys will tell a judge the lawsuit shouldn't go to trial because the states don't have the standing to sue. howeverring the states will argue they can sue because the new law will require them to spend more on medicaid. >>> president obama an republican leaders in congress are gearing up for a fight over taxes. both sides want cuts for the middle class but disagree on cuts for the wealthy. the president said he economy can't afford to extend tax cuts for families that earn more than 250 hurricane dollars a year and republican leaders say they condition not afford not to? to do it we would have to borrow $700 billion over

with obama, and a lot of states with the independent vote is big, there and they liked john mccain before sarah palin got on that ticket, but i don't vote against jim demint on the candidate, so you have a live seat in play there. >> this is the classic -- you are smiling. my enemy of my enemy is my friend, and for the democrats the enemy of republicans, the tea party candidates, and you believe will end up being your friends, because it will give you more of a shot. >> huge mistake. >> why? >> because the tea party movement is a leading indicator and a leading indicator for enthusiasm of the republican party and leading indicator of policy when it comes to independents. independents are aligned with the republican party when it comes to spending, taxes, deficit and when it comes to big government versus restrained government. >> and you are convinced that kerry is over, and when we close the chapter of the primary, it carries over? >> yes. when you go to new hampshire a guy who has raised taxes and for spending a and the conservative candidate who is opposed to it wins. >> and you are right. this is

it and will not be the electing the next in line, or the senior person, bob dole or john mccain and sarah palinthis front-runner and it is a geological era away, and it is 17 months and she'll have a a slightly better chance, and she's not an odds on favor but has better odds than anyone else and if i did win, place and show at this point i would say, sarah palin, mitch daniels and paul ryan, my tree effeifecta best. >> chris: you are saying a lot of the -- frankly all of the contentiousal names we had, pawlenty and mitt romney. you say they'll go for "none of the above". >> they are impressive politicians and have been good governors in the case of haley barbour and senators want to run, john thune and former governors like pawpawlenty, and mitt romney, and either someone who is governing successfully, like mitch daniels or paul ryan who will be the center of things, probably chairman of the house budget committee, he'll articulate the republicans and set forth the republican budget and articulating the republican national vision against president obama and, then sarah palin, who is impressive

. >> palin was senator john mccain's vice presidential running mate in 2008, ask now, in her firstisit to iowa this year, she joked about whether she wants top billing in 2012. >> todd says, i can guarantee you if anybody spots you in the tennis shoes, the headline is going to be vanity fair. they're going to say palin in iowa decides to run. >> the primary seasohas pointed to the growing division between the established gop and tea party activists. palin, a star of the tea party movement, has supported both sides and called ou some of her traditional republican counterparts to do the same. >> carl here, you can come to iowa, and carl roven, the other leaders, will see the light and see that these are hard-working patriotic americans -- >> with a message she sees as a desire for changein the country, palin calls for unity as the gop heads for reelection. leanne greg, nbc news. >>> john stewart are in political satire. now they're planning dueling rallies on the mall on september 30. it is a satirical back rally. stewart is calling his the rally to restore sanity. ez it will be like woo

we ask people who best represented the republican party, 62% said they didn't know sarah palin got 6%, john mccain 5%, newt gingrich 4%. that tells you that the republicans right now are looking for a leader. >> couric: it's a wide-open race. all right, bob schieffer and jeff greenfield. gentlemen, thank you both so much. here's one of the most telling numbers in our new poll. 60% of americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction. as for the president, his job approval rating is just 45% and with nearly 15 million people out of work, dean reynolds tells us it's all about the economy. >> reporter: the economy remains the number-one problem to most americans and only one in five thinks it's improving. >> no, it's not being fixed. it's being smoothed over to make it look good, to make it look like people are filling jobs. >> we're kind of stalled right now. we need to move in some direction. >> reporter: other sobering findings for the white house: only 38% think the president has a clear plan for creating jobs and some 46% think the obama stimulus package has had no impact. 20% think it

he was backed by mccain and murphy by sarah palin and the tea party. ehrlich is up 3-1 and he's glad that the primary is other. >> we've had the primaries attacking us and the numbers are strong and it shows the real strength of the campaign. we're looking to a vigorous campaign in the fall. >> he'll release a new television ad and o'malley will be doing the same. >>> the senate race matched up as expected. wargotz edged out tea party favorite rutledge. and the associated press declared wargotz the winner. wargotz, you'll recall released a tv add depicting mikulski as a dinosaur. mikulski won her party's nomination. she's hopeing to win a 5th term in the election this november. >> keep your eye on the bottom of the screen as we begin to scroll the primary results. and right now, you can get the results at wjz.com. >>> a suspended city police officer faces new charges this morning connected to an assault behind a bar. the 29-year-old is accused of punching a woman with another woman behind club reality. three police officers are said to have witnessed t

monday he received an endorsement from the arizona senator john mccain and attorney brian murphy has the support of sarah palin. race for prince george's county executive will take center stage today. baker and jackson are vying for the democratic nomination. >>> voters in maryland and d.c. are not the only ones going to the polls today. it is primary day in del weir, mass., galanter, n.y., and, and wisconsin. those voters will vote in a number of key races. >>> two traffic issues for people using public transit. the midline is under the microscope after the wheaton station shut down during the monday rush hour or off in the evening. kollar issues with the elevators and escalators of a problem -- power issues. >> it was a metro operator who gave the spurs and the message. -- gave him the message. >> they told us the escalator was electrified. , so they were told to get back on the train and and they got on the shuttle bus at the fort glenn station and then whent back to wheaton. there was confusion, a lot of unanswered questions. >> no one ever told me why i was on the shuttle or what wheaton was closed. >> th

. >>> the daughter of john mccain is talking about sarah palin's impact on her father's failed presidentialiews to promote her new back she says she brought, dram, a stress, com my cases, panic and loads of uncertainty to that 2008 presidential campaign. however, she doesn't believe she is to blame for her father's defeat. >> a chance encounter in a forest led to a pot bust and two arrests. game wardens say they were looking for deer poachers monday night in the national forest. a group of marijuana growers apparently mistook them for suppliers and tossed large bags of pot into their truck. three suspects avoided capture but two were arrested. 127 pounds of marijuana was recovered. >> our time now 5:47. let's see what sal is seeing on the roads. busy out there? >> it is getting busier although we don't have a lot of accidents out there. no major problems there. we are looking at a nice drive into san francisco. i want to show you that traffic is moving well in san francisco along northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. no major problems. as a matter of fact, bart and muni are also report i

while mccain's former running mate, sarah palin is backing brian murphy.he district will open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on were website at wusa9.com you can look up voter guides urn 9 news extras and to find a polling place click on where you live. >>> in other news, anne arundel county police are searching for the people responsible for stealing more than 8500-gallons of diesel fuel. -- is 500-gallons of diesel fuel. police are checking sur rail lance videos from businesses surrounding the stores. >>> northrop grumman will pay for an independent review of the mass computer failure which affected several virginia agencies last month, including the department of motor vehicles. the dmv had extended weekend hours earlier this month to try to reduce the backlog state officials say northrop grumman faces at least $100,000 in penalties. that's in addition to the $250,000 the review will cost. and the washington examiner has more information about yet another dmv computer problem just yesterday. >>> time for another "living $mart" report. jessica doyle is back with

palin? caller: probably not. host: did you vote for barack obama? caller: no, i did not. host: you voted for john mccain and sarah palin? caller: yes, i did. host: yellow springs, ohio, shonda. caller: i am not fascinated by sarah palin. how she isated with ou gearing up to the people who are not educated with what is going on with america. she is appealing to the lower diameter of american people. if we are in crisis here and all she is doing is dividing america accurate -- we are in crisis here and all she is doing is dividing america. she is taking the lower steps of what america can be. it is unbelievable. fascinated. i just cannot believe that someone can come out and say half the things she says and get away with it, and no one challenges her beliefs. host: winter park, fla., linda, republican. caller: first, one of the earlier call survey, he said his name was shane and every day when he calls it is a different name. host: was he from lake geneva wisconsin? no, he was from gross point, mich.. caller: no, he calls in every day. i know it is hard because he calls from a different place and a differ

mccain. he went on the record with the palin effect on this week's elections. >> last tuesday night she showed can have an impact on an election particularly in a smaller state. where you can galvanize a real good turn-out. there were not a lot of votes in delaware tuesday night as compared with other states. there's no doubt that sarah palin has a tremendous effect on elections. she doesn't win them all. everybody knows it matters. >> greta: can christine o'donnell win in delaware? i saw an interview with her with carl cameron. even karl rove said that is not going to be a republican seat. she said no one thought i could win this. basically look out, i can win the general. you think she has a shot at winning? >> i think she will do nothing but go up between now and the election. whether she can win the election or not, i'm not sure about that. i don't think there's any doubt if she can pull off a surprise in the primary as she did. i would watch out for her in the general. >> greta: you mentioned the defense authorization act. senator reid is going to put on don't ask, don't tell. you put the

>> i think the model, at best, is going to be a mccain model where he sort of stumbled on this with sarah palin at the time but that if it isn't romney or frankly even haley barbour, i don't know how he gets to run as a nonestablishment candidate, they're going to have to do something, washington lobbyist whose name is on one of the biggest pharmaceutical firms. >> who better to put against barack obama,nt ai-lobbyist. >> i'm talking about the tea party guys. chris: can you imagine at convention where they're all riled up, they used to have demonstrations in the old days. they still have to get excited. how can they get excited with sarah palin, true believer, and a guy like romney comes up there who is dressed for success? >> romney plays the part. ronald reagan was good at drawing together everybody around a common agenda and using the right rhetoric to fire people up. what they want is victory. if you want victory, you have to go with a winner. >> i think the only guy left is jeb bush. >> can i just say something. it has to do with how republicans govern. if they end up getting majority in t

mccain. i think right now palin is the front-runner. we can say it's geological era.r chance than anyone else. she has better odds than anyone else. win place or show, sarah palin, mitch daniels and paul ryan. if i make my trifecta that, i'd bet on them. there are ten other people who could be the nominee. >> chris: what you're aing is a lot of -- frankly, all of the conventional names like pawlenty and romney, you say they will go for somebody that none of the above? >> they could also win and they're impressive politicians. the governor, in the case of haley barbour and there are senators who want to run, the former governor like pawlenty. someone new, someone different and someone who is successful, mitch dams, striking contrast to obama. paul ryan will be the center things in 2011. probably be the chairman of the budget committee. he will be articulating the republican national position against president obama. palin who is impressive. you know, this will shock you, but i could be wrong. and one of those will not be the nominee. >> chris: a caveat. nina? >> well,

monday, ehrlich did receive the support of palin's running mate two years ago, arizona senator john mccain. there are races to keep an eye on. in delaware the primary for the u.s. delegate put mike castle against christine o'donnell. in new york the one to watch is the primary for governor. former attorney general is this front runner. in prince georges county, residents are voting for a new sheriff. , state attorney, school board and county council. and a negative ad against michael jackson is in the spotlight. at this time draws attention to the mistaken county police raid in bear win heights two years ago. the mayor's dogs were killed. jackson is unhappy with the ad. >> they don't live in prince georges county and know nothing about michael jackson or my accomplishes over the last eight years. >> the ad was paid for by local 1199. it respects health care workers at the prince georges county hospital. stay with 9 news now and wusa9.com all day long for continuing coverage of primary day. get up to the second results on our website. derek and anita will have reaction at 11:00. we also hav

mccain called ehrlich a fine guy. and brian murphy gets an endorsement. sarah palin is making calls for murphy. his business experience, she says makes him the best candidate. we'll bring you the updated results throughout the evening. >>> and today, the number of rape investigations has spiked in recent months. this comes from the dedays of the report from the sun that show that is baltimore leads the nation in rape reports dismissed by the police. before the sun investigation, the number was down 15%. and today, a hearing is taking place to discuss how the police departments across the country report rape cases. >>> a search is underway for a 5-year-old boy who may be with a man facing federal drug charges. the boy was taken by tony robinson. he's been in a custody battle with the boy's mother. when he found out he was not the boy's biological father, he ran off with the child. >>> a nightmare is almost over for this american after 14 months in a prison in iran. minutes ago, she boarded a flight out of iran. >> reporter: iran's english channel news channel announced her release. >> one of the

senator john mccain says he thinks ehrlich is "a fine guy." sarah palin endorsed ehrlich's opponent brian murphy. >>> we have a crowded field of republicans trying to get a chance to take on democratic senator barbara mukulski seeking her fifth term now. 11 candidates are running. county commissioner eric wargott seems to be the front runner. he's already dumped in $578,000 of his own money in his bid. >>> three republicans are now vying to take on franchot, the democratic incumbent. the youngest, 18-year-old brendan madigan, still in high school. and campbell, former chief officer for the department of veteran affairs. he justed received an endorsement from bob ehrlich. the third candidate is 72-year-old armand gerard, a retired high school math teacher from baltimore. >>> in nearly every election it's hard to separate fact from fiction. in the campaign ads and mailings you see. some viewers say they've received misleading ballots in the mail. however, we spoke to the university of maryland law school dean mark graber and he says the mailings and other p

clinton campaigned for the democratic presidential nominee and sarah palin campaigned for the vice president nomination with john mccain. there's a new book out called "big girls don't cry," published by simon & schuster, a division of cbs. rebecca, thanks for coming. >> thanks for having me. >> mitchell: when it comes to health care,how much sexism was going on in the overall campaign and the tone of the nation? >> there was an enormous amount of sexism, the hillary nutcrackers, the "iron my shirt" and the bumper stickers using the "b" word. then the more subtle stuff, the obsession with her tone and laugh and what she was wearing. it was tied to the fact that she was a woman. that's what we need to recognize as sexism. >> mitchell: did sarah palin go through the same thing? >> yes, it came from different angles. there was obsession to her large clothing obsession without much thought that if you're a woman on a campaign trail, you require different aesthetic maintenance. we have different expectations for women in clothes and make-up than for men. >> they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bill? lipsti

palin have higher numbers than romney. mitt romney starts in a weaker position than john mccain did. in a weaker position than bob dole was in '95 '96. and george h.w. bush in 1986. romney, sort on one hand you know he wants to be seen as the front run r for fund raising purposes to acquire staff because we all know the history of the republican party, the guy who is seen as this first front-runner usually ends up with the nomination at the same time, he starts in a weak position when compared to history. >> are you surprised to see sarah palin is headlining rnc fund raising events? >> it's interesting where they're doing it. they're doing it in places where she can fire up the conservative base. it's anaheim and orl do, where she had huge turnouts for her rally. it's very selective. if they keep adding places. one would assume they might. this midterm election is really turning into a battle of the bases. you have the president in places like madison, wisconsin. now you're seeing orange county, california, orange county, florida. places where republicans believe sarah palin can gin

yesterday, though, palin's running mate, arizona senator john mccain, threw his support behind bob ehrlich. >>> voters in maryland and d.c. are not the only ones heading to the polls. six other states holding primaries. our derek mcginty is in the satellite center with more on these national races including one that's getting a lot of attention that's up in delaware. >> reporter: delaware is one of the smallest states in our country but tonight it is under the political magnifying glass because guess what? the tea party has set its sights on delaware. just two weeks ago republican christine o'donnell was considered pretty much a long shot against long time congress member mike casso in the u.s. senate primary on the republican side but then the tea party came up with a check for a quarter million dollars. well, now the polls show it is anybody's race, and the g.o.p. is worried because if o'donnell defeats castle, she may be too far right to win in november in relatively liberal delaware. >> bottom line is that i am the only republican who has a chance of winning in the general election. >>

mccain's ticket. and, whenever sarah palin, best-selling book author, probably the best known face of the tea party in the country, whenever sarah palin, that sarah palin, sets foot in iowa, home of the first caucus, she is a potential candidate for the presidency of 2012, until she gives us a shermanesque statement to the contrary and this is the "des moines register" and it says she gives no clues, and in the article, it is front page before she gets here. that is the measure of how significant this is, in republican politics. and, the "washington post" has a fronts page article, about how people, they are calculating what to do in 2012 and sarah palin will give the speech tonight and it's a huge deal and she's kicked the door open perhaps far they're than ever before and suggesting to me on the phone, perhaps the day before yesterday, is pulling a ross perot situation, saying the tea party and the folks, if they want her, she might give it a shot. a very big deal, martha. martha: indeed, carl and it is getting interesting and there were things said about the fact that she has not spent a lot of tim

pure poetry it is that sarah palin, the product of presidential candidate john mccain's nonvetting would represent the 5:00 shadowy joe miller to the tea party express. senator lisa mruczkowski set to announce her writin candidacy as early as tonight. it would create a three-way race. back to the tea party express's favorite candidates. when politico asked mr. russo if the tea party would claim express if both sharron angle and o'donnell lost, he said -- goldwater lost but he gave birth to reagan. let's bring in the author of politico's main piece on this senior political reporter ken vogel. good evening. mcgovern, mccarthy, barry goldwater. "a," really? "b," the premise is it doesn't matter if they get elected but who comes after them? is there more to it than that? are the backers of these candidates making personal ganl off the candidacies by establishing themselves even if the candidates fall by the wayside? >> absolutely. the tea party express and leaders of tea party movement who have been instrumental in the victories of christine o'donnell and sharron angle, two tea party candida

you might recall when palin was introduced in 2008 by a florida sheriff who called the democratic presidential nominee barack hussein obama, a mccain spokesman said we do not condone this inappropriate rhetoric that voters will base their decisions on this in november. on fox last night, palin said we're learning more about christine o'donnell than anyone bothered to learn about barack hussein obama. please tell me she's going to release a statement condemning herself. >>> rand paul, let a tea baggy loose on history and they'll say the darnedest things. this is from his profile in gq magazine. in 1923 when they destroyed the currency, they elected hitler. that's not to mean that anybody around is hitler but it's to mean you don't want chaos in your country. we could have chaos, not just because of the democrats but because the democrats and republicans have all been spending us into oblivion and having a massive debt runs the risk of chaos. maybe not next week. i can't predict the stock market six months from now. but i think a country is in danger if it lives beyond its means. i don't even say that started with president obama. i