rehberg. >> after minister rehberg can you cut the ribbon on road projects that use stimulus money. in february 2009 come you credited yourself for security $42.5 million from montana projects are not years consolidated appropriations bill according to your website. the very next day the 410 building dollars bill for wasteful spending that wasn't scrutinize close enough. you have mostly voted the party line and accuse your opponent of voting with barack obama 95% of the time, yet you have also said, i agree with the president when he says we need to roll up our sleeves and find workable solutions that put partisanship aside. that comment was made with the last democrat, brian schweizer, max baucus and jon tester to join you in fighting obama that montana for a seventh time in two years or you could talk about the opportunities and challenges facing our great day. rehberg: representative, why should montana stress that you are the conservative enough suggest you are? if you think about the badg

>> congressman rehberg, cut the waste first. we need a balanced approach. >> ryssdal: deficit, right? that's cut the deficit. >> cut the deficit. >> ryssdal: so they didn't say "vote for," they didn't say rehberg for... or tester for congress, but they did say the word "deficit." >> they did say the word "deficit." >> ryssdal: bang-- that's an issue ad. >> that's an issue ad. >> ryssdal: okay, really? >> by the magic word test, that would be an issue advocacy ad. now you and i both know that this ad is aired during an election cycle and is intended to help jon tester. >> ryssdal: i wanted to know more about the group that made this ad. because you can't tell much from its name-- citizens for strength and security fund. so i went to their website and here's what i learned. they're a 501c4, social welfare group. they're an issues advocacy group-- they tell me that a couple of times. but that's it. there's no people listed, there's no address listed, there's no phone number listed. they make it really hard to find out who they are.

now tom to your question for representative rehberg. >> yes representative rehberg. you have criticized american recovery and reinvestment act, our also cut the ribbon on a road project that used stimulus. in february 2009, you credited yourself for securing $42.5 million for montana project and that year consolidated appropriation bill, that's according to your website. the very next day, you cried the $410 billion for wasteful spending. you have mostly voted the party line and accused your opponent of voting with barack obama 95% of the time. you also said we need to roll up our sleeve and work with solutions and put partnership aside. that comment was made when you asked democrats in joining you to invite barack obama back to montana for a seventh time in two years, so you could talk about the opportunities and challenges facing our great state. representative, why should montana trust that you're the conservative that you now suggest that you are? >> if you think about the budget in america, we spent as much as $4.5 trillion. the difficulty is we bring in $3 tril

that rehberg cut the ribbon to open. and there is a hard fought battle over obamacare which tester supports. >> as it's implemented and people see the advantages, see more competition in the marketplace, see that health- care costs starting to flatten out already, i think they will accept it. >> reporter: rehberg says real reform requires limiting lawsuits against doctors. >> if you don't address defensive medicine, you're not serious about controlling the cost of health care. >> reporter: montanans call their state big sky country where cows graze peacefully. but this year the state is anything but peaceful. because the road to the senate majority may run through it. barry petersen, cbs news, great falls, montana. >> glor: next on tonight's "cbs evening news," success for space-x as the dragon capsule completes its mission. and less saturated fat? it's eb. eggland's best eggs. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. it's eb. to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning start

now tom to your question for representative rehberg. >> yes representative rehberg. you have criticized american recovery and reinvestment act, our also cut the ribbon on a road project that used stimulus. in february 2009, you credited yourself for securing $42.5 million for montana project and that year consolidated appropriation bill, that's according to your website. the very next day, you cried the $410 billion for wasteful spending. you have mostly voted the party line and accused your opponent of voting with barack obama 95% of the time. you also said we need to roll up our sleeve and work with solutions and put partnership aside. that comment was made when you asked democrats in joining you to invite barack obama back to about the opportunities and challenges facing our great state. representative, why should montana trust that you're the conservative that you now suggest that you are? >> if you think about the budget in america, we spent as much as $4.5 trillion. the difficulty is we bring in $3 trillion, and spend $4.50 trillion. we can set priorities. ther

congressman rehberg served each and every one of you.ed about montana a lot together, the first thing you do when firefighters come, you got to grasp and put it out and they put their butt on the line. you don't respond by filing a lawsuit. thanks not moving your community forward. it's been a pleasure for the last six years. i meet incredible people. tommy a veteran in afghanistan. lost both legs and the best part of his left hand to an explosion. to see tommy parker and how he wants to go forward, he's have prosthetic legs. those people give me the drive for this job. those kind of people motivate me. we've got a great record war we've done, we were able to work across party lines. there's issues of our national debt and there's issues of jobs. there's issues to access the public plans. there's issues of healthcare. all of these are critically important as we move forward. you're going to get your absentee ballots starting tomorrow. you will vote on november 6th. i appreciate your vote. >> representative rehberg, your two minute close.

i'm milissa rehberger and this is msnbc, the place for politics. we are just one month until election day, november 6th, and just five days until the vice presidential debate. coming up, we'll take a look at what the number twos are doing to prepare for that. and will the new lower unemployment number usher the president into a second term? we'll talk to the obama campaign's vice chair, jan schakowsky. >>> topping our political headlines, mitt romney is out with a new podcast this afternoon, in which he attacks president obama over his debate performance. >> president obama could not defend his record. he offered no new ideas for how to fix the economy. i welcome the chance to share my vision for renewed prosperity and opportunity and i think it compared quite favorably to president obama's policy for big, trickle-down government. >> this past hour, mitt romney's son, josh, met with reporters in the swing state of virginia. it's part of a day-long effort the campaign is calling super saturday, with volunteers going door to door in battleground stat

i'm milissa rehberger. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics.one month out of election day, five days out to the vice presidential debate. this is how close the race is right now in critical battleground state of florida. we'll talk to the heads of florida's democratic and republican candidates. trying to contact more than a million voters by phone today. and among those pitching in is ann romney. today in orlando,

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening.mney is one point behind president obama in the polls. the president is doing a west coast campaign swing. he'll go to a celebrity fund-raiser thrown by actor george clooney. california governor dianne feinstein thinks the record gas prices are from an illegal squeeze by oil companies. drivers are paying $4.65 for a gallon of regular, the highest in the country. now back to "caught on camera." >>> an out of work ex-con leads police on a wild ride. driving a stolen lumber truck, its flat bed in flames. >> i can't believe they didn't stop this guy, man. >> it can't get much more dangerous. he was on the open road with an 18 wheeler that was on fire. it was a true wild west chase and shootout. >> dallas, texas, nbc news correspondent jay gray is always on the lookout for the next big scoop. >> we're looking for this man in the surveillance video. >> i always like to see a good story. >> on november 7th, 2001, the veteran news man, then with kxas, then gets the chance to cover just this. >

. ♪ >>> rm i'm milissa rehberger. >>> an out of work ex-con leads police on a wild ride.tolen lumber truck, its flat bed in flames. >> i can't believe they didn't stop this guy, man. >> it can't get much more dangerous. he was on the open road with an 18 wheeler that was on fire. it was a true wild west chase and shootout. >> dallas, texas, nbc news correspondent jay gray is always on the lookout for the next big scoop. >> we're looking for this man in the surveillance video. >> i always like to see a good story. >> on november 7th, 2001, the veteran news man, then with kxas, then gets the chance to cover just this. >> it was really amazing. every major news organization was involved in the story. everybody went live. >> police say after 1:20 the hijacker hot wired the truck. >> it begins when an unemployed truck driver with a criminal record spots this 18 wheeler loaded with lumber outside the kfc. >> i was homeless and had nowhere to go and couldn't get any help. i thought, get this truck, two sell the lumber and get me some money. broke the window. got in, drove off. >

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. obama is hitting the key battleground state of ohio today. he is speaking right now in lebanon after an earlier rally in portsmouth. polls show romney gaining ground in the buckeye state. president obama is in virginia but has no public events today. he is prepping for tuesday's second presidential debate. >>> and the space shuttle "endeavour" is making its way through the streets of los angeles on its way to a final stop at the california science center. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. a shooting star is the name many use for the path of light a meteor makes when it enters earth's atmosphere. it's an incredible sight that few people have the opportunity to witness. and this is your chance. november 20th, 2008. a peace officer in the small canadian town of devon, alberta is cruising the streets at 5:30 in the evening when suddenly, a ball of fire blazes through the sky. the spectacular sight is a meteor that grows brighter as it shoots towards earth and it's all recorded on the offi

i'm melissa rehberger. here's what's happening.itt romney spent a third straight day campaigning in florida, a key state where polls show him trailing president obama by one point. president obama arrived in los angeles a short time ago. he'll appear at a star-studded fundraiser held by george clooney. and gas prices in california jumped four cents overnight. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. for firefighters in the city, rescues from tall buildings can pose enormous challenges and sometimes call for a little ingenuity. this next rescue near times square was not by the book, but it sure did become one great story. flames and smoke are overwhelming two men trapped in a high-rise and firefighters must make a daring attempt to try and save them. >> it was definitely going through my mind he may jump or fall. >> it's the morning of may 14th, 1991, near times square in new york city. a fire's broken out on the top floor of this building on 7th avenue and 48th street. the billowi

." >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here is what is happening. an extremist cleric from egypt has appeared in a new york city courtroom. about a al masri was brought to the u.s. after an extradition battle. >>> and the death toll from a rare outbreak. 60 people across states have been sickened. a extraordinary produced by a specialty pharmacy in massachusetts is believed to be blamed. now back to "caught on camera." >> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. athletes and skill seekers don't just challenge. in the next, a kiteboarder stake his life on the fickle wind, and it lets him down hard. pro kiteboarder soars into the air and a slams into solid steel. i start kiteboarding 11 years ago when it first started. >> dimitri lives to fly. for wings he uses a kite in a relatively new sport called kite boarding. >> the appeal about this sport is the freedom. it's just like jumping and pure power house, but you are using nature to do that. >> the greek-born dimitri also flies to live. he's a pro and owner of a company that manufactur

. ♪ >>> i'm milissa rehberger. president obama is campaigning in las vegas today.will stay in vegas the next two days while preparing for the gop debate with mitt romney. two americans were killed today in afghanistan. >>> actress lindsay lohan was assaulted by a man she brought back to her hotel room after meeting him at the club. the man is charged with harassment. now back to "caught on camera." >>> when a crowd of college students mixes with too much alcohol, the result can be a cocktail of bad behavior. with good judgment gone for the night, vandalism and rioting can spread like wildfire. march 12th, 2011. students are capturing video on their cell phones after an all nighter of drinking in albany, new york. by nearly 7:00 a.m. house parties spill onto the street as a celebration known as kegs and eggs, as students eagerly await the city's st. patrick's day parade. >> thousands of young people were involved. it was upsetting to see what was going on. and we had never experienced that. >> everybody is on every inch of the street, on ench inch of the sidewalk. o

. ♪ >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening. spent the third straight day campaigning in florida. where he is trailing obama by one point. meanwhile, president obama is in los angeles for a star-studded fund-raiser. >>> another record for gas prices in california which jumped to 4.65 a gallon. california senior senator says her state's raise in price may be a short of oil companies. now back to "caught on camera." >>> when a crowd of college students mixes with too much alcohol, the result can be a cocktail of bad behavior. with good judgment gone for the night, vandalism and rioting can spread like wildfire. march 12th, 2011. students are capturing video on their cell phones after an all nighter of drinking in albany, new york. by nearly 7:00 a.m. house parties spill onto the street as a celebration known as kegs and eggs, as students eagerly await the city's st. patrick's day parade. >> they caught us a little bit by surprise with the thousands of young people involved. it was upsetting to see what was going on. and we had nev

. >>> i'm melissa rehberger. mitt romney is about to speak in rally in apoka, florida.ave been bigger crowds since last week's debate. >>> death toll from a rare fungal meningitis outbreak is now at seven. a steroid produced by a specialty pharmacy in massachusetts is believed to be to blame. back to "caught on camera." >>> you may think criminals with deadly weapons are the greatest danger police officers face on the beat. but traffic incidents can be as dangerous, if not more so. in our next story, officers on highway patrol find themselves in harm's way. >> come on, hurry! hurry, hurry! come on, come on, let's go! >> on an icy interstate, a car is crushed between the police vehicle and a careening tractor trailer. >> i thought for sure the driver of that car would have been seriously injured, if not killed. >> february 13th, 2007. officers douglas eagler and bill allen report for duty at the erlanger, kentucky police department. at 7:00 p.m., the night is already wet and icy. >> when we started our shift, we had to use our flashlights to knock the ice off our overhea

. ♪ >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening.tor arlen specter has passed away after a battle with cancer. the moderate republican served for 30 years eventually becoming a democrat. he was 82. >>> austrian daredevil broke the sound barrier after leaping out of a giant balloon and free falling at 833 miles per hour. the drop was 24 miles, the highest ever by far. he then parachuted to safety in the new mexico desert. now back to "caught on camera." >>> november 2nd, 1995, miami, florida. a 25 mile low speed police chase comes to a deadly conclusion. after an motionly disturbed man takes 13 special needs children hostage on their school bus. miami tv crews capture the entire incident on camera. at the time she begins her morning by putting her son daniel on the school bus, but this day is different. >> translator: i noticed someone crossing the street, a well-dressed man. he quickly pushed me into the bus, closed the doors and ordered the bus driver to drive, to keep going, and that he had a gun. >> the man is highly agitated. he

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. arlen specter died today at age 28.ent 30 years in the senate, switching to the democratic party. >>> 205 people have been contaminated with meningitis, 15 people died. >>> phoenix balm gartner broke the sound barrier after jumping out after balloon 25 miles to earth. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. so far we've seen a few different kinds of occupational hazard. but certainly, one of the most dangerous jobs is that of a police officer. cops never know what to expect when they arrive on a scene and you're about to see two officers who learned that the hard way. a wild animal's on the loose, terrorizing a neighborhood. >> he opens it up and starts doing this. >> and becoming an occupational hazard for one unfortunate cop. >> i'm just thinking how long's this going to go on? >> october 2010. suko the chimp or sue, as she's called, escapes from her owner and is making all kinds of trouble around a kansas city neighborhood. >> he opens up the door and he's like the

. ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> hi, everyone, i'm lynn >>> i'm milissa rehberger.ere's what's happening. president obama is about to speak to supporters in las vegas. the president will spend the next two days in nevada preparing for wednesday's presidential debate. mitt romney is getting ready holding a mock debate this amp in boston. and tomorrow the supreme court begins the session with big cases on the dockets. the justices are expected to make decisions on affirmative action, voting rights . >>> it's a thursday night in detroit. and investigators with the fbi's human trafficking task force are in the middle of the operation cross-country, a national crackdown on the juvenile sex trade. >> they should in the command center have a packet on each individual. >> so far the team has already pulled two underage girls off the street, then they get a lead on another possible juvenile. >> she's got a girlfriend. she's going to send a girlfriend for a walk. >> undercover officers set up a date with the girl and then move in for the arrest. >> hello, police department. a

male announcer ] get more access with a citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] >>> i'm milissa rehbergere's what's happen ppg there was deadly slooting at a wisconsin day spa where a gunman walked in, opened fire, killing three people, wounding four others. the suspect was later found in the salon with an parent self-inflicted gunshot wound. he was apparently getting a divorce from one of hair stylists. >>> obama and romney are off the campaign trail preparing for tomorrow's final presidential debate. now back to "caught on camera". >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. so far we've seen ordinary people who survived some pretty extraordinary circumstances, but what happens when things go wrong in one of the most remote and hostile places on earth? in our next story we'll see one woman's frightening ordeal on a ship sinking in the middle of the antarctic. she wants to document for her family what could be her last moments. a cruise ship strikes an iceberg and is sinking in the frozen desolate antarctic ocean. >> complete absolute utter terror. >> on deck passengers

multigrain cheerios >>> i'm milissa rehberger. the s&p is flat and the nasdaq rose 11. component caterpillar posted earnings that beat estimates earlier but revenue fell short and the cup cut its full year guidance. fed ex expects to hand 280 million shipments between thanksgiving and christmas and yahoo! shares are higher following a better than expected profit report. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." live from lynn university in boca raton for the final presidential debate. the new nbc/"wall street journal" poll shows among female voters, women, if the election were held toot obama wins by eight points. at a time when the economy dominates politics president obama made clear in the second debate that women's issues are economic issues. joining me right now obama 2012 deputy campaign manager deaf sti cutter and political activist and women's advocate gloria steinem. i never thought we would have somebody so grand on the show here but there you are, gloria, and i just heard through the grapevine what you feel. i don't feel i have to offer you any

. >>> i'm millisa rehberger. a colorado community gottered today to honor a little girl.the death tol has risen to 15 from the meningitis outbreak linked to steroid shots. now back to "lock up." >>> doing time at corcoran state prison can be like living in a war zone. the main culprits for most of corcoran's crime and violence are the powerful prison gangs that prey on each other and the weak. their booming drug business not only pervades every facility at corcoran, it extends far beyond the prison walls into the outside world. lieutenant terry norton knows that being locked up does not stop inmates from conducting business as usual. >> the gangs inside the prison control drug trafficking, extortion, any kind of crime that you can think of that happens on the streets. it happens within the prison system. they have their politics. they have their pecking order, their soldier that has to eliminate the guy they want off the yard. they all have their little jobs that they have to do. >> gang members communicate with each other both in and out of prison by microwriting on scra

. >>> i'm millisa rehberger, here's what happening.ouse is denying a report in the "new york times" is denying a report they've agreed with meeting one on one with iran over the nuclear program. jesse jackson is talking about his treatment for bye polar disorder. he explains his four month absence says eeg grappling with a difficult series of events, he's human and doing his best. now back to "lockup." >> wait a minute. we got a challenge for you guys. >> do the running man. >> do the running man dance. >> krystle o'reilly continues her time at the suffolk county jail in boston. awaiting trial for allegedly robbing two banks. but her life in jail has taken a major turn. her cell mate and good friend, melanie reddy recently had her prostitution charge dismissed and has returned to the streets. >> the neighborhood that i'm from, the armpit of massachusetts, it's gangbangers, drug dealers, prostitutes and addicts. i love it. i don't know what it is about that place because it's disgusting, but i [ bleep ] love it. >> i know how it is like

>>> i'm milissa rehberger.e mitt romney is campaigning in ohio urging people to vote early and prom e promising not to raise taxes on the middle class. he is gaining ground in that battleground state. >>> president obama is not campaigning. he is in virginia prepare for tuesday's second presidential debate. >>> space shuttle endeavour is slowly moving through los angeles. it will arrive later tonight at the california science center. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. there's an old adage that if you want something done, you've got to take the bull by the horns. but as you'll see in our next videos, when a real bull is involved, you'd better run for cover. screams of ole turn into screams of terror as a raging bull jumps into the stands. august 18th, 2010. spain, 20 miles south of pamplona, the famed site of the running with the bulls. at the plaza de toros, a bull tries to make a daring escape. he jumps the stadium wall, hops a wire fence and charges in

the democrat is denny rehberg. he has been a lieutenant governor.s is a race as republicans claim that tester's the votes in the interest of montana and not on party. democrats have gone after denny rehberg on character, that he is out for himself and the things lobbying is an honorable profession. in the past month, it really has come down to character. this race has not moved more than two points in either direction in months. these candidates have to feel they are running a marathon on a treadmill. it is mile after mile of the same thing. host: let's go back to lynn university. good morning. caller: do you think the outcome of this election will generate who is running the senate and house? host: is that changes? ok, terrific. we talked about the control question. we could see not a big majority and that could play a role here and have influence. guest: there are some interesting stories about this today. leaders are spending time campaigning in districts where members are likely to be elected for safe republican seats. they want to shore up thei

. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> i'm millisa rehberger. happening. the vice presidential candidates are hitting the campaign trail. joe biden continued the use of the term romnesia. and the white house is denying a report that they agreed to a one on one meeting with iran over the muk peculiar program. now back to "lock up." >>> brian voltz's numerous >>> brian voltz's numerous tattoos reflect his beliefs and are a road map through his past. >> it's my nickname my first time in penitentiary. self-explanatory. >> they're also among his most prized possessions. >> i've always been unique, and when i met tattoos, that was my way to be even more unique. i like to stand out. i just got self-expression everywhere. >> but voltz says he treasures more than his ink. "i'm daddy's baby." say it loud in prayer. say, "i'm daddy's baby." >> voltz has 2 sons, a 2-year-old and a 13-year-old, by 2 different women. he is currently in jail for domestic abuse against the mother of his 2-year-old, brian ii, or deuce. >> deuce, daddy loves you. when i'm free, i

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening.e are dead and four others wounded when a gunman opened fire at a wisconsin day spa. >>> last time president obama and mitt romney will be face to face on stage before election day. the lundberg survey says the prices of regular gas has dropped to an average of $3.75. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to caught on camera. i'm contessa brewer. imagine being in a hot air balloon drifting through a cloudless day. what could be more sublime and what could be more frightening when the wind carries that balloon straight into high voltage wires? that's just what one spectator caught on camera. october 1984, a hot air balloon draws closely to electrical power lines. >> it's a disaster. it's a disaster happening in front of your eyes, then the people in there are, who knows, burnt or dead. >> arthur and his wife, dee, are having a memorable vacation, visiting the albuquerque balloon fiesta. >> there is about 400 hot air balloons. >> it is really something to see. >> every kul noe

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening.n ugo chavez is awaiting the results of the election. he has been leading oil starter for 14 years. >>> the gas prices are as a result of an illegal short squeeze. dianne feinstein wants the oil commission to investigate. prices have spiked to 4.69 a gallon. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. air shows are meant to showcase the abilities of planes and pilots with death-defying stunts and precision maneuvers. but at one show in canada, it was how the pilot exited the aircraft that got the spectators' attention. a military fighter jet, the canadian air force's cf-18 hornet, is practicing a low speed, low altitude maneuver called an alpha pass, for the left bridge international air show in alberta. the air show doesn't officially start until the next day, but some eager aviation buffs are on hand to see the action. all eyes are on the plane as it swoops overhead. the spectators are about to get a show they'll never forget. two came

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening.een found dead after a shooting at a wisconsin salon. the body of 45-year-old was found inside the salon where police say he opened fire and killed three people, injured four and then shot himself. his ex-wife works at the salon. president obama and challenger mitt romney are spending the weekend geding ready for the final presidential debate. the topic is foreign policy. back to "caught on camera." >> imagine the thrill of going along at high speeds, burning around the buoy when all of the sudden, watch out! you go flying into the water. >> it looks like i'm doing a backwards choreographed dive. >> they have been together for nearly two decades, and they're both at home on the water. >> probably in my life i've owned 10 or 12 or 13 kboets. >> i've driven pleasure boats plenty of times. >> in the mid 1990s clay has an idea for the two of them to try their hand at offshore power boat racing. >> so basically, all i have to do is hold on? he said yes. i said, i can do that. >> the pair pu

. >>> him i'm milissa rehberger.nig a report to the "new york times" they agreed nor a first time to have one-on-one talks about iran's nuclear program though they continue to work on a solution. >>> president obama and romney are prepare for mob's third and final debate. vice presidential candidates are talking with voters today. biden in florida, ryan in ohio. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. so far we've seen ordinary people who survived some pretty extraordinary circumstances, but what happens when things go wrong in one of the most remote and hostile places on earth? in our next story we'll see one woman's frightening ordeal on a ship sinking in the middle of the antarctic. she wants to document for her family what could be her last moments. a cruise ship strikes an iceberg and is sinking in the frozen desolate antarctic ocean. >> complete absolute utter terror. >> on deck passengers scramble to survive. one of them is american lisa pysola. >> oh, my go

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger, here's what's happening.t obama and mitt romney are off the campaign trail, preparing for tuesday's crucial second presidential debate. felix bamgarner has become the first sky diver to great the speed of sound. he was wearing only a high-tech space suit. the space shuttle "endeavour" finally reached the permanent resting place at the california science center on sunday. back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. how we react when our life is on the line says a lot about who we are. one woman found herself in a do-or-die situation, staring down the barrel of a gun with only her wits to help her survive. a truck driver is abducted at gunpoint, taken hostage in her own rig, forced to drive or die. >> he goes, it's time to end this. i just didn't feel like my odds were that good at that time. >> christie lawrence's harrowing ordeal begins on july 23rd, 2006, at this now-closed gas station in the dallas suburb of fairview. the 51-year-old grandmother is in her truck a

let's get started at capella.edu >>> i'm millisa rehberger here's what happening.ked the obama administration over trade policy in ohio today saying he'll end what he calls china's cheating practices. >>> denver police are hoping surveil lens cameras will provide clues. >>> and a death toll for the meningitis outbreak is up to 15. >>> back to "lock up." >>> as fierce as pelican bay's mainline housing can be, there is a place that inmates fear even more. in prison slang, it's known as "the hole." while pelican bay houses some of the worst inmate the state of california, the security housing unit or shu, has always housed the worst inmates in pelican bay. >> now this might look concrete to you, but it is not comparison to the shu program. everything is concrete. >> no ground, no grass, it is all cement. lights all the time. noisy. the yard, you look up at the roof and it is like this. you don't see the sky, you still see bars, you know what i mean? >> you know, you can drive yourself crazy like that just sitting somewhere for 23 hours a day. i wouldn't want to see my

i'm milissa rehberger in for craig melvin today. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics. all the headlines today have something to do with the latest unemployment number of 7.8%, and with just five days until the vice presidential debate, the candidates are cramming this afternoon while their surrogates are campaigning in the critical swing states. but today, the big number is one. we're one month out from the election day, the day that we find out who will become the next president. topping our political headlines, money, money, and more money. today, we're learning that the obama campaign raked in a whopping $181 million in september. that is the most either side has raised in a single month this election cycle. no word yet on the romney camp's monthly total, but the campaign does say it collected more than $12 million in online donations. that is just since wednesday's debate. team romney is also rolling out a new tv ad today, featuring a former obama supporter, who says she has changed his mind. >> i'm disappointed in barack obama as my president, because he promised

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger.h the presidential candidates prey pairing to their last debate the vice presidential candidates are hitting the campaign trail. joe biden continued in florida, paul ryan accused the administration of engaging in a war on coal as he come pained in ohio. >>> the death toll has risen to 23 in the fungal meningitis outbreak. 283 people have been sickened in 16 states. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." no matter the sport, extreme athletes thrive on pushing boundaries. they test the limits of their bodies, of their equipment, and in some cases, even of gravity. but the next video shows what happens when one man tests the limits of mother nature. 90% of all people caught in avalanches trigger them by their own actions. watch as one skier literally skis for his life when the massive snow wall along the side of a mountain appears to crumble. for professional skier will, butts, danger is part of the job description. >> i've definitely been close to danger,

. ♪ >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening.ama is speaking at a star studded fund-raiser with george clooney. mitt romney will give a major foreign policy speech in virginia after three days campaigning if florida. >>> and a private rocket blasted off from the space station. it's the first of 12 resupply missions to be conducted by the california based company under contract with nasa. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. we've seen danger and drama in the workplace and some outrageous workplace stunts, but what you're about to see might top the list. this man's first mistake, acting as his own attorney. his second mistake? you have to see it to believe it. >> did she inform you she had family in another part of ohio? >> it's a scene you would expect to see in a hollywood film. >> excuse me for a sec. >> a man in court facing up to 61 years in prison, if convicted, clutches his chest and falls to the ground. >> thank you, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, for being here. >

>>> i'm milissa rehberger. here is what is happening.eople are dead and four wounded after a the shooting at a salon today. the gunman died due to an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound. he was reportedly getting a divorce from a hair stylist. >>> the president and romney are off the campaign trail getting ready for tomorrow's campaign debate. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." no matter the sport, extreme athletes thrive on pushing boundaries. they test the limits of their bodies, of their equipment, and in some cases, even of gravity. but the next video shows what happens when one man tests the limits of mother nature. 90% of all people caught in avalanches trigger them by their own actions. watch as one skier literally skis for his life when the massive snow wall along the side of a mountain appears to crumble. for professional skier will, burks, danger is part of the job description. >> i've definitely been close to danger, like, a number of times and probably a lot of times i don't even know it

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here is what is happening with the candidates in debate preparation. vice president candidates are taking center stage today. joe biden continued the team's use of romnesia in florida. paul ryan accused the administration of engaging in a war on coal as he campaigned in ohio. >>> and the death toll has risen to 23 in the fungal meningitis linked to steroid shots for back pain. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. if a ship is sinking, the maritime rule is the captain goes down with the ship. but in our next story, the captain of the oceanos cruise liner decides he has other plans and it's left to a group of untrained, unqualified entertainers to pull off a dangerous rescue. off the coast of south africa, the 12-ton oceanos cruise liner pitches and rolls wildly in a storm. 571 people are aboard the cruise ship, and the situation is even worse than the terrified passengers realize. their captain is missing, and their fate is now in the hands of a bunch of inexperienced staff members desperately radi

. ♪ >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here is a look at some of the top stories making news now.of radical preach abu al masri. best known of the five terror suspects just extradited from great britain. he is accused of setting up a terrorist training camp in oregon and kidnapping two american tourists in yemen in 1998. al masri did not enter a plea. >>> the cdc says the death toll in a rare fungal meningitis outbreak linked to steroid injects has risen to seven. more than 60 people have been infected by contaminated steroids which are used for back pain. >>> officials in afghanistan say two americans were killed in the eastern part of that country today. while their names have not been released, the military said they decide in an insurgent attack. >>> drivers in california are waking up to record high gas prices. aaa says the average price for a gallon of unleaded is up another 12 cents to $4.61 a gallon that is the highest in the country. >>> a vatican tribunal convicted the pope's former butler and sentenced him to 18 months in jail. he was found guilty of stealing pope bened

i'm melisilissa rehberger. wall street will be back in business tomorrow.dnesday after hurricane sandy shut down trading for two days. the organizers of the new york city marathon say they are going ahead with sunday's race despite the damage caused by sandy. meanwhile, ubs announced it will cut up to 10,000 jobs by 2015. they say they're trying to restructure their investment banking unit. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." campaigning for president obama today, former president bill clinton made the political link between hurricane sandy and manmade climate change when he referred to mitt romney's stance on climate change in the recent debate. this is gripping. let's listen. >> he ridiculed the president, ridiculed the president for his efforts to fight global warming in economically beneficial way. he said, oh, you're going to turn back the seas. in my part of america, we would have liked it if someone could have done that yesterday. all up and down the east coast there are mayors, many of them republicans, who are being told you got

. >>> i'm milissa rehberger. here's what's happening.d to 30 to 60 years in prison for abusing ten boys over the course of 15 years. >>> the death toll traced to a special pharmacy continues to rise. >>> and extremist abu hamsa al masri pleaded not guilty early. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." arizona's democratic senate candidate richard carmona has an inspiring biography that's nearly custom made for politics. he dropped out of high school, went to vietnam, and became a decorated combat veteran. he got a ged, got a medical degree, and went on to become surgeon general in george w. bush's administration. here is a part of his story in a campaign ad. let's watch. >> from the jungles of vietnam to life-saving rescues at home, rich carmona has always answered the call. in the senate he'll support our veterans because he's lived it. >> now, richard carmona has put the republican held arizona senate seat in play. democrats dearly want to hold on to the majority in the senate and flipping the seat held by retiring jon kyl