performed is why or alaska those are the only state every state every state other than that south dakota montana yes ma'am. mean yeah. but. you have to do air a lot with you when you've made it given that the buses do you know well see i'm kind of a nervous fire so i really liked it to go take the tour bus it's so comfortable and they're like you know you have everything you need and you can relax and you go to sleep and you wake up and you're in the next town what is it like going to movies flyer has to fly i used to be really really bad like i it was kind of. paralyzing for me really ever like before i would fly the three or four days before i would fly i would imagine every conversation sort of had an air of finality about it you know would be like i would imagine the news carrier just the new i was terrible and i've gotten better i realize that you know a couple glasses of red wine helps a lot to me i need to we have some social media questions you brought up social media tracy may of facebook if you had to choose which song on the new album speaks the most to you. oh my goodness i mean take

and then you have the open seats, south dakota, montana, and west virginia.sis are states that president obama can't come into and campaign for democrats because he didn't even win the primaries in those states. he can raise a lot of money for democrats. he can try to get his approval ratings up because that's a big correlation with the party's performance in the midterm. beyond that, he can't do that much for them. >> on the issue of climate change, which they have been hitting hard in the last few days and fuel efficiency today, how does that play in michigan or iowa or louisiana or alaska? >> if he agrees to the keystone pipeline, it won't matter that he raised the fuel efficiency standard for trucks. the most important thing he can do for democrats is approve the keystone. >> it's not going to help them in kentucky, in west virginia, in appalachia. the idea they're going to pivot to climate change as a way to save these senate seats is quite insane. the people who care about climate change are the people who are comfortable, who don't worry about a payche

. >> i think south dakota, montana will go. i think we may pick up mcconnell's seat in kentucky.l tell you three people safe are the three you showed there, shaheen, kay hagan, mary landrieu. they popular. they have been distancing themselves from the president. >> how do they distance themselves from the vote. every one voted for obamacare. >> we have easy targets, need six of those. jeanne shaheen in new hampshire where obamacare is failing. she wasn't thought to be vulnerable. now scott brown, former senator from massachusetts looking at it. you have another looking at it seriously. a lot of ad dollars going in there against obamacare. there are vulnerabilities, not just in red states, gretchen, but states like minnesota, michigan, where republicans are beginning to outnumber and outorganize. >> i just don't know how democrats answer that question when a constituent asks them, did you vote for obamacare and they say yes. >> it's february, election in november, ton of runway until then. this obamacare issue is going to be the saw that sort of cuts again and again and again. it'

think the tenth one, the seven democratic seats in red states, north carolina, west virginia, south dakota, montana, arkansas and louisiana. in four of those, the incumbents in three. we have an addition to this in michigan, the purple state. scott brown gets into that, the real race. today, the news is breaking into that. corey gardner, a bright young rising star will take on udall, a terrific guy from northeastern colorado. a young, thoughtful strong conservative. really, we get to ten, we have the possibility of oregon and minnesota. remember, in 2010, we won five seats in purple states. states that barack obama had taken two years earlier. florida, pennsylvania, ohio, wisconsin and even his home state of illinois. so if we have seven red states and we now have at least three and could have as many as five blue states we have a real shot at picking up the sixth. >> all right, what about kathleen sebelius? now she is saying $7 million, those were the cbo numbers in terms of a goal. >> we have been hearing for a year and a half from the administration that we're going to have all of these sign-ups

red and energy producing states, including louisiana, alaska, west virginia, south dakota, arkansas, north carolina, and montana, where democrats are most vulnerable. >> they're going to have to distance themselves from the executive order big time in order to prevent some of the damage, but it's really too late. the president is the leader of their party. so if you're a republican challenger, you're going to say, you know, you're going to say senator kay hagan, senator mark pryor, senator begich, they supported president obama and he's the leader of their party, and they're all in this together. >> liberal super pacs and environmentalists like tom stier who spent $11 million to elect virginia's new governor last year, are raising hundreds of millions of dollars to court environmentalists in both parties. >> big oil and big coal and utility companies are going to attempt to beat up members of congress who want to address climate change. at the same time, poll after poll shows the vast majority of people in states red and blue

those tend to be older, blue-collar whiter states like arkansas, west virginia, south dakota, montanahere the law is especially unpopular. those are constituencies the most skeptical of it. so it is going to be difficult in the midterm. whether that translates into a problem in 2016 is something different. but for 2014, almost certainly a problem. >> when you hear democratic leaders in congress whether nancy pelosi or others say you know what, you can make it -- obamacare, affordable care act, a positive winning issue in your re-election bid, do you believe them? >> it's it's hard in the near-term. the game for the administration really is building up institutional support for the law. as i said, i think it's hard to change public opinion. you know, most voters -- there's been at least a plurlt that viewed this as a negative and positive for the country. really almost all the way through. that hasn't changed much, only a third of americans say it will benefit them and their family. what they can do over time is build a constituency for the law in the millions of people adding to the i

in fact in three of those seats, west virginia, south dakota, montana, the democratic incumbent pulledmocrats are locked in battle in alaska, arkansas, louisiana, north carolina. so the republicans could take senate by simply taking states mitt romney won. here is the big issue not too many people paid attention to. the purple state vulnerability. we have to remember 2010, in 2010, the republicans took five of the six seats that they won in purple states, wisconsin, illinois, pennsylvania, ohio and florida. states that barack obama had won in 2008. and yet in 2010 they elected republican senators. same thing could happen in states like new hampshire, michigan and minnesota. bill: i see the point you're making there. 21 of 36 seats defended by democrats. republicans need six to flip it. okay, when it comes to money, dick durbin from illinois said we can't keep with up with them. david axelrod said, this is serious threat, the threat in the senate. would-be hoof democratic activists and donors whipped up by 2016 to shift the focus or may look at in november a republican senate to go alon

as we're pumping more oil out of the ground in north dakota, montana and south dakota, our whole dynamicged about energy dependence. it is going to be refined in the united states, and it's going to be put on the world market. but that gives us a position where we're not -- >> that's exploitation for sale. >> you attacked me and my source, which is fine. and i thought we could have a conversation here. i know everybody is passionate about that. are you denying the statistics finding higher greenhouse gas emissions when it is transported by rail or roadway? fair question. >> i think that's a simple question. you don't produce very many greenhouse gases running through a pipeline. yes, it is slightly higher if you run it by rail. i appreciate being invited on this show when you know i think this whole project is immoral. i think you are offering up a false choice though. it is true we're going to keep using oil. we have oil in the balkan. the -- we're going to start going off the dirty pools of carbon. we have to leave them in the ground. this is among the dirt teest po. >> what about the

s montana, south dakota, nebraska, oklahoma, and texas. all right.at you have all been waiting for. special guest star that i was able to find to come over and do the cooler today. the beautiful, the talented erica hill from the weekend today show. >> are you so kind. thank you, my friend. it took a lot of arm-twisting. just kidding. you mentioned this before the break, and i know you found your tickets, and i know you know that yours aren't the winners, but that's okay because there is one powerball winner out there. well, this morning is $425 million richer. i'm sorry. you can make a fire pit when the temperature drops again. here are the winning numbers. the winning ticket was bought in san francisco bay area. numbers 1, 17, parks 49, 54, and that powerball number 34. a spokesperson for the multi-state lottery association said the prize is the sixth largest in u.s. history. there hasn't been a winner since christmas. the jackpot has rolled over 15 times since then. now, if the winner takes the lump sum total, it would amount to nearly $228 million

and the sad part is if you follow the pipeline route south dakota has the same thing. montanamain laws in favor of pipe lines and that type of thing. so they have greased all the wheels all up and down the line. they have undue influence in so many legislatures. and we are seeing the power of money in america. >> in this entire debate the only assurance that landowners have been given about protecting the water is a shrug of the shoulders, just don't worry about it. >> the safest ship ever built. [ laughter ] >> titanic. >> we are definitely stubborn here in nebraska, no question about that. landowners in other states are stubborn, as well. i think the water, the massive amount that our state sits on definitely is a game changer with this pipeline. it certainly touches other states, as well. you are essentially talking about our entire state. we are an ag state. we are not an oil state. >> joining us tonight former montana governor and first appearance as msnbc contributor. doing the homework on this and the research i can't seem to get a good answer from anybody who is a supp

the report says they will produce 3900 temporary construction jobs for one year in montana, nebraska, south dakota and kansas and 50 permanent jobs. and states that of 14 protected species like the whooping crane, only one, the beetle would be adversely affected. not so say environmentalists. >> if there was a spill, animals could be impacted and the greatest threat to wildlife is climate change. >> reporter: environmentalists point to this pipeline that has not been cleaned up, north of little rock. >> there is enormous pressure within the beltway to approve this project. and i think around the country people understand this is actually a terrible idea. >> reporter: environmentalists are also crying foul because they charge the consultants who worked on today's final report had ties to the pipeline company. a state department inspector general is investigating alleged conflict of interest. brian? >> andrea mitchell in d.c. tonight. andrea, thanks. >>> as millions of viewers around this globe get ready to watch the super bowl on sunday this comes at what may be the start of a troubling time for or

postal service unilaterally implemented a pilot program in the northern plains, north dakota, idaho, montana, south dakota, that reduces that contract use and in turn reduces mail delivery standards in these northern plains states below standards in other parts of the country. there are all sorts of stories out there. senator heitkamp gave hers -- i give you one quick one, and i can give you a bunch. one of them impacted my wife and i. another story equally important, a rancher, a fair shot away from helena, about 400 miles would be my guess, had a state lease and sent the lease overnight delivery, did not get there for 9 days. the reason is they had to truck it, not air service, and we have been here before so i would encourage adoption of this amendment. >> let me just say that -- and we will let somebody like dr. coburn comment on this he mentioned that this was something he could support. i can't support it at this time, either. i would ask you to consider -- i would ask you to consider withdrawing this amendment at this time. give us a chance to work with you and we will be happy to try and do

alaska, montana, south dakota, arkansas, louisiana, west virginia. right there, the president didn't win 41% of the vote in 2012. now on top of it we have obama care and now you have, which you didn't have ever before, you have the president's personal approval rating upside down. you remember, the president, a lot of times, people were disapproving the work that he was doing but they always kind of liked him. now that's flipping on the president and it's even worse in these states. so those are six seeds. we have a hold in georgia and two other seats that are good for us in north carolina and michigan where we're polling ahead there. and there's other opportunities. minnesota, oregon, i mean, there are things that can go our way in a big way beyond just the six seats we need so if things are in such disarray in the republican party it will me why they're talking about not winning the house. their own -- debbie wasserman schultz said it herself and they're talking about the republicans winning the senate. things aren't bad at all. things are looking

>> reporter: the project begins in the canadian tar sands, running 1100 miles from montana to nebraska. in south dakotat would skirt seven native american nations. >> the pipeline will be four miles to the west here. >> reporter: that's too close for 60-year-old steve vance. he worries if the pipeline ruptures it could pollute the cheyenne river and the ogallala aquifer. it's solvents to make it fluent, so when the pipe breaks, which i know it will, it is not going to just leak oil. >> reporter: this isn't just a battle over water. it is also a battle over land. the tribe says the pipeline violates 19th century treaties it negotiated for territory rights in the black hills. treaties the u.s. government abolished more than a century ago, but treaties the tribes say are still valid. the construction of the pipeline could also unearth sacred native american artifacts. trans-canada says it has protections in place to protect the environment and cultural sites. in a statement they sa . . . >> 830,000 barrels a day -- >> reporter: but at this meeting tribe members prepared for a fight, some even threatening

republicans that are certain to take them to the democratic senators and republican states, montana, south dakota, and west virginia. then you have four democratic incumbents who are highly endangered species. the only one clear chosen is arkansas and cotton is ahead in the polls. the other three landrieu and begich, it looks to me like two of three of those are going to lose. and then you have four of the states waiting in the wings that are blue states. >> i've been following these people. terry could win this thing. >> and then in minnesota you have a woman named omart and she's got a shot and you've got a woman in oregon named webby running against merkley. in new hampshire you have robert smith, bob smith the old senator, or scott brown the massachusetts senator. >> smith can't win. brown could win. smith can't win. there is so much complaining going on about the shrinking networks of doctors and hospitals and a lot of heat -- you probably saw this in the newspapers, is any of that stuff going to get changed? the great example with senator tom coburn whose own oncologist was not included. is

. >> chris, to bolster the point, look at arkansas, louisiana, alaska, montana, south dakota.t -- put west virginia in there if you want. those are five very vulnerable democratic seats. none of those five -- you could probably take a week's worth of saturation television in all five of those places and it would be roughly equivalent, maybe, might even be less, than spending a week's worth of tv in the philadelphia media market. >> i agree with the fourth market. >> they're cheap states, too, which means your money goes further which i think, again, i think we focus so much on superpacs. >> we have to go. you're so smart. >> it's more important down-ballot where money goes further. >> you're smart. i really appreciate it. everybody watching knows what you meant. these elections are going to be turned by the millionaires maybe unless people get out and vote big-time. thank you, josh green. thank you, chris cillizza. we'll be right back. >>> let me finish tonight with this. i recall the line of the congressman caught up in an scam. the gist of it was that money talks. well, now

. >> living in north dakota and south dakota and nebraska and minnesota and montana topping the survey on personal relationships and income and personal health. least happy is ohio, alabama, mississippi, kentucky and west virginia. hum. and we want to know, what is your happiest place? >> where is your happy place? >> tweet alisyn. >> send it to me. and eric shawn on tox with your happy place and we'll find out about it. >> and the days after the attack in benghazi, you may recall the ambassador to the united nations susan rice said it the video. >> he hit all five sunday shoes and this weekend since the controversial remarks she was asked if she had regrets. >> do you have regrets? >> david, no. what i said to you that morning and did every day sense was share the best information we had at the time. the information i explained to you was what we had at the moment and it could change and i comment that it was based and provided to me and my colleagues and congress by the intelligence community and that is well val dated in many different ways sense. it turned out not to be 100 percent

snow in parts of montana, idaho into south dakota that is about it.ild in locations with increasing clouds beginning to move on shore. here in the bay area, we'll see another mild day tomorrow, mild with mainly sunny skies early. partly cloudy skies later in the day. and this storm will bring us steady rainfall and winds. soaking rains followed by more wet days. into sunday we can expect showers. what we need so, looking forward to that. >> thank you >> earlier we've mentioned abc 7 is where you can see oscars live. we're giving away free movie tickets for a year to celebrate. they're going to be seven winners. first announced tomorrow, ama is not eligible >> unfortunately. >> just like us on facebook and you already like us. sort of. then fill out forms so we know how to get in touch with you. if and remember you have seven chances to win. >> good deal. easy. >> still ahead at 4:00 regarded as one of the safest drugs for pregnant women to take, but a new study suggests aacetaminophen may increase newborn babies to health risks. >> will it cost you mo

we had on the screen west virginia 67% disapproval, montana, 61%, south dakota, 59%, yet matt's argumentsident is equivalent to disapproval of his policies. >> yeah, i wouldn't feel quite as confident as matt does there. in all of those states, they've had statewide elected democrats that have run separate and apart from the president able to get in, but also let's talk about states where democrats are going on the offensive. let's not forget about kentucky where the new polls showing the challenger to republican senate leader mitch mcconnell is actually in a dead heat. let's also talk about georgia, which is an open seat, where the democrat there is pulling four points higher than any possible republican, there are many in the race. i think the map looks fairly good, but additionally, the lessons learned from 2010 we will not see again in this race. the president is significantly more engaged in the races and a lot of democrats got nervous about obamacare and started to run away from it, we're not going to see that again. >> matt, your response and also your thoughts on where the econom

dragging down, you talk about the issue of obama care, it really brings the numbers down, montana, south dakotairginia, those states are gone, i think this brings in the states like iowa and some of the states on the margin, it could make a difference. obama care is going to be a central issue, especially when it comes to the economy. this is dragging down the economy. >> how will democrats say we can't have these cuts? >> yeah, he's going to do what he needs to do to try to get to victory. but when you look at the real medicare crisis, it's the fact that these republican governors are leaving millions of their residents out of health care. >> we thank you both very much. and we're coming up for the next hour, talking about the fact that she seems to be a prominent socialite. >> she may become a prisoner. more in a moment. now there's new glucerna advance with three benefits in one. [ male announcer ] new glucerna advance. from the brand doctors recommend most. this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... [ both ] chicken pot pie diet!

the project begins in the canadian tar sappeds running 1100 miles from montana to nebraska. in south dakota it would cover seven native american reservations. >> the pipeline will be approximately four miles to the west. >> that's too close for 60-year-old. their aquifer is in the pipeline path. >> when the pipe breaks, which i know it will, it's not going to leak oil. it's going to leak oil and chemicals. >> for the l la cota, this is nt just a battle over water, it's a battle over land. and the lakota fear the construction of the pipeline could unearth sacred native american artifacts. transcanada has met with the tribes and said it has protections in place to preserve the site. they encourage the involvement of indigenous cultures and strife to build long-term trust and with respect with tribal groups. but at this meeting tribe members prepared for a fight. some even threatening to physically block the pipelines' construction. >> we'll stand in front of transcanada. they'll have to run over us or put us in jail to play their pipeline. [♪ singing ] >> reporter: a threat the lakota hope th

five republicans outraised their democratic opponents including in all three states, montana, south dakotat virginia, where the democratic senators are leaving and in two of the four states, alaska, arkansas, louisiana, north carolina, where democratic incumbents are trying to hold on. talk about it with angela mcglowan, a fox news political analyst. the point that james carville seemed to make, angela, was that as bad as things are for the president, his favorability ratings just about as low as they have been in six years, carville says that republican favorability ratings are even lower and therefore things are looking good for the democrats. what do you say? >> well here we go. he is a great spin master on the actual message there, jon, but the bottom line is this, people will not vote party lines. people will vote on policy. people are going to vote on who would create a better america proves parity for their pocketbooks and clearly it is not the dem crassic party and clearly not the presidential policies. so, carville has been the one that is the rage inch cajun from the clinton days

. >> again, that's the south dakota style of government. certainly in montana we always do government to government relationships with the tribes. >> but it is a federal issue with the tribes, is it not? >> it should be a federal issue with the tribes. the state is the regulating agency but the state has got to do business government to government. >> good to have you with us tonight. i appreciate your time so much. we will continue our series tomorrow night here on "the ed show". "politics nation" starts right now. >>> thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, the fight against stand your ground and the legacy of trayvon martin. today vigils and protests are being held all across the country to mark a somber date. it's been exactly two years since the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. the tragedy that sparked a national outcry, started as a local news story. >> new tonight a deadly shooting. police have the gun, they have the shooter, but they have not arrested him. and as keith landry tells us the dead man's grieving family wants to know why no

by democrats in states that mitt romney won in 2012: alaska, arkansas, louisiana, montana, north carolina, south dakota and west virginia. democrats, meanwhile, view kentucky and georgia as their best pick-up opportunities. as the two parties stockpile resources for the fall campaign, outside groups have already begun spending massive sums of money. in fact, americans for prosperity, which is backed by conservative billionaires charles and david koch, has spent $27 million on ads since august. we examine the role this money could play in shaping the battle for the senate with matea gold. she reports on money and politics for "the washington post." welcome again to the program. >> great to be here judy. >> pelley: mattea, political fund raising is so complex. i don't think people realize how many different ways money can flow into a campaign. just remind us what those are. >> sure. at the heart of it you've always had your candidate committee, so candidates running for reelection. they raise money to their reelection committees then you have the party committee. but post-citizen united --. >> woodruff:

back on middle-class people who are in need of jobs, desperate need of jobs, people living in montana, south dakota, kansas, other states. trans-canada submitted its application for a permit to build the keystone x.l. pipeline more than five years ago. ever since, president obama has wasted america's time and money grasping for excuses in order for him to be able to reject it. his state department's latest environmental review confirms yet again that the pipeline will no longer -- shows no significant environmental impact and it will support more than 42,000 jobs. last summer the president sneered at those jobs. he said they were -- quote -- "just a blip relative to the need." for out-of-work americans, those jobs are more than a blip. for them, this is more than a pipeline. it's a lifeline. it is way past time for president obama to quit stalling and to finally do the right thing for those americans. they say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. yet, the obama administration has been doing the same thing over and over and over and

cities with the lowest tax burden are cheyenne, wyoming, las vegas, billings, montana, anchorage and sioux falls, south dakota new york. >> and the weather isn't any better. >> no. all right, thank you so much for watching. watching. "new day" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> breaking overnight, a co-pilot hijacks his own plane, forcing it to land in geneva. why did he do it? >> and a man convicted killing a child over loud music is convicted but the jury deadlocked on first degree murder. >> and george zimmerman opening up about the night he killed trayvon martin. does he have any regrets? plus we ask about the string of run-ins since the trial and his nasty divorce. >> your "new day" starts right now. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning. it's monday, february 17th, 6:00 in the east. breaking news, an ethiopian airline yet hijacked but by its own pilot. >> this plane was bound for rome. this happened early this morning. we do know according to swiss police that the man who is accused of hijacking this plane was actually the co-p

. >> the program in the north and the northern plains, montana, nebraska, north dakota, south dakota. >> the service. [roll call] >> passes. >> the yeas are four, the nays are four. the yeas are four, the nays are three. the a's are a common nays are seven, and the motion is agreed to. >> okay. did we win that? [laughter] it sure sounds like it. i want to thank the chair. [laughter] >> i don't know what the order is. >> whole lot just for a moment, if you will. i think we're in a position not to consider two amendments. side by side, a few well. the national association of gun rights. but we don't want is people getting caught up and never really were trying tow by law and then all of a sudden go to jail for something they never intended to do wrong which is perfectly legal by their state law. many states have concealed carry, and a lot of people to have concealed carry in do carry a weapon with them for self-defense as well as other reasons. and so i would say that this is important and that we now be trapped into limiting it just a parking lots because it will be a lot of in-between

>> it was the state's pilot program in the northern plains montana nebraska north dakota and south dakota. >> that covers all the states with that service? >> that's correct, that's right. >> all right, with the clerk call the roll on this tester amendment please? [roll call] >> senator pryor i have his proxy and he is an i. >> she votes aye by proxy. [roll call] >> senator baldwin votes aye by proxy. >> senator mccain. >> no by proxy. [roll call] >> no by proxy. >> senator carper. >> i vote no. mr. chairman of the vote of those present the a's are four and the nazar four. on the boat by proxy the are four and the nazar three. on this that the a's or eight in the nazar seven and the motion is agreed to. >> okay. did we win that? it sure sounds like it. i want to thank the chair. [laughter] i don't know what the order is. i have another amendment if you need one. i am going to ask you to hold that for just a moment if you will. i think we are in a position now consider two amendments senator paul's amendment and a side-by-side if you will on the same subject. senator paul would you like to

i see the good senator here from montana, and the senator from south dakota as well as the esteemed senator from michigan. they'll tell you the same thing. here we are reforming a mandatory spending program and we're reducing the cost while strengthening the program. seems like what we ought to be doing. and i know some folks will come down and say it could be better because of this or we're wee should have done this or that and go back into the same old gridlock and i guess argue for having yet another extension on a farm bill that expired over a year ago and should sister been done a long time ago. but we provide a better program with savings, more than $23 billion to help reduce the deficit and the debt. what did we focus on to make this more cost-effective and make it better? as our chairman on the ag just said, we eliminate direct payments. wasn't to talk about reforms, we eliminate direct payments for the first time in a long time, more than $50 billion in direct payments and we replace it with something much more cost qective. we -- effective. we replace it with strengthened crop ins

followed by south dakota and nebraska, minnesota and montana. >> oh, look at that.t about north dakota? north and south, one and two? >> we need to take a trip there. congratulations to you. >>> let's talk about the peach state in georgia. you think about the world of coke and the king center and cnn. that might come to mind. there is more to consider if you are planning a trip. travel writer tray butler traveled the cool spots in atl in this week's "travel insider." >> i'm tray butler. a travel writer and author and atlanta is my city. here we are on the atlanta beltline east side trail. atlanta has never been known for a pedestrian city, but i think that is changing rapidly. tell me about the history of the beltline. >> the atlanta beltline is four freight rail corridors. built at the time of the city was coming into the age. unifying for us that the city has never had. >> you have a bit of everything. the jog, ride bikes and skate park. and some delicious brunch spots. let's check it out. atlanta is a town that loves a long brunch. i love this patio for soaking u

rockefeller seat turning over to a republican in south dakota, where tim johnson's democratic seat will turn over to the republicans. pretty good chance in montanad chance in alaska for those two to switch to the republicans. then i think you go to arkansas. if there is any incumbent who is really vulnerable it would be democrat mark pryor, the incumbent in arkansas. and louisiana, mary landrieu and kay hagan. and congressman corey gardner in colorado surprised everybody by deciding to challenge senator mark udall. well, suddenly, colorado is on the map of closely contested senate races. >> yeah, what about minnesota? >> well, i doubt it. it would have to be a big republican wave. it is always possible. we haven't gotten into september yet but it would have to be a big republican wave for senator al franken to lose. >> all right, two thirds expressing disappointment in the president. 63% of americans say the country is on the wrong track. there is one number in this poll that really stuck out. eight in ten americans, that is 80% are dissatisfied or angry with the way things are going in washington. to what extent do you think that reflects the p

south dakota. >> on the dakota sioux. >> we make offerings to the be sacred water >> so the lakota, it's sacred medicine. the project begins in the canadian tar sands, running 1100 miles from montana to if ebb neb. it would skirt seven native nations. >> it would be approximately four miles from the lake. >> that's too close for 60-year-old steve vance, who lives on the reservation. if the pipeline ruptures, it could pollute the river and the quack fir, which are in the of aquaphor. >> if the pipe breaks, which i know it will, it will leave chemicals. >> for the lakota. it's not just a battle over water, but over land. the tribe said that it violates 19 century treaties that it new negotiated with the u.s. government, treaties that they abolished but the tribes say that they're still valid. the pipeline through those territories could unearth sacred american artifacts. transcanada has met with the tribe and said that it has protections in place to preserve both the environment and cultural sites. transcanada has a deep level of cultural awareness, and it encourages the cultures, and strives to have respect with tribal groups. >> 830,000 barrels a day. >> but at this meeting, tribe

. >> north dakota followed by what else, south carolina. nebraska, minnesota and montana. get happy today. >> yeah, find a reason to be happy. we have a reason -- our colleague, fredericka whitfield. >> because you're outta here! >> i'm happy that you're all happy there. at home with me you're happy. good to see you guys. >>> it's 11:00 eastern. in the "cnn newsroom." that's a reason to be happy. the "newsroom" starts right now. >>> all right. some very fast-moving developments today. a president voted out but talking tough. we've got the very latest live from kiev. >>> and businesses that won't serve gay people. a bill allowed just that in the u.s. but will the governor sign it. >>> and ted nugent apologizes or does he for using a racism term to describe president barack obama. the only thing is there is a bust, you'll hear the rocker's explanation. >>> all right. one day after citing a landmark peace deal, ukraine's president has left the capital city of kiev. and the parliament has unanimously voted him out of office. but in a television interview earlier today from east

south. that seems to be the conclusion of the gallop well-being survey. it concluded the top five states for well-being are montana, minnesota, nebraska, and north dakota.e a bismarck sized asterisk because there's only one clinic that provides abortions in the entire state, which is not great news for north dakota. the state's booming economy is largely driven by the highly controversial process of fracking. a process that's made it possible for some residents in the state to set their tap water on fire. wh arkansas, ohio, alabama, mississippi, kentucky, and number one, west virginia, those are the states where there is least well-being. it is ranking the west virginiians who lived for weeks without water would agree with. >>> good evening, americans, and welcome to "the ed show" live from new york. let's get to work. >> documents unsealed wednesday reveal just how closely walker and officials blurred their campaign. >> this is old news. this is something that's passed. this is old news. they're digging up stuff prosecufrom the past. >> it's big news in local papers in wisconsin. >> the big smoking gun is that walker is clearly at the center

south dakota where senators jay rockefeller and tim johnson are retiring. in both states republicans have over a 70% chance of winning. things are a bit closer in iowa, montana, louisiana where the gop holds a slight edge to pick up over 50%. overall the post gives republicans a 54% chance of grabbing the six senate seats needed to hold the majority. meanwhile -- why are you laughing, jim? >> how can you come up with a chance this far out? they aren't basing it on polling but old numbers. >> old numbers? >> not even old numbers but a lot of states are definitely competitive. if you look at louisiana, arkansas, montana, those aren't slam-dunks for the republican party, given the political party which does favor republicans because of obamacare. >> you don't think they have a problem? >> they need a massive problem to lose control of the senate. you have to go through and sweep those states for republicans to have a majority. other than west virginia and south dakota, none of them are slam-dunks and some are difficulty. mary landrieu in louisiana is going to be tough to beat? >> joe. >> we better watch out, jim, you are getting perilously close to me criticizi