close to sullivan in the polling is treadwell and was stunned when sullivan announced he was running. the senate democrat super pack has hammered sullivan and accused him of being a wealthy businessman of ohio. and a line of attack that treadwell made. >> we have seen other races where people without money did well. and i won last time without most of the money. >> primary voting going on. and polls close at 8 o'clock tonight and we'll have the results for you. and this is who ever wins the race is interesting. and mark begich is a good politician and we know, ed, he will have the backing of his party as they try to hang on in a red state. >> and barely waking up. but delivering a great report. >> a crocodile attacks a man on a river with his wife. >> and johnathon is at the base. >> we are coming up on the 60th anniversary of the sea 130 flight. we'll give you a tour of the amazing aircraft. ... >>> we're just learning that texas governor rick perry is going to be turning himself in around 5:00 p.m. central time, 6:00 p.m. eastern at travis county justice complex in austin. this is o

treadwell conceding after maintaining third place.tched because this race could determine who controls the current democratic controlled senate. >>> terrifying moments at a football practice at a middle school. lightning hit the field sending young kids to the hospital. it happened in new mexico. one child now fighting for his life. he's in critical condition. >> he was crying 'cause of his ear. one was just sitting on the floor. he was unconscious. >> three other players and a coach were also struck by lightning. >>> katy perry has a reason to roar this morning. ♪ ♪ >> she is on the short list to play at the super bowl at the half time show this year, or technically next year. but if she's chosen, she'll have to pay to play. for the first time ever, the nfl wants singers to pay money. that's not sitting well with the other candidates. cold play and rihanna reportedly not happy about this news. the big game set for february 1 in phoenix. yes, it is football season already. who would you want to see play? >> all i know is i don't ever

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there's another person in the race, treadwell, elected official.ll indications are that sullivan has been the establishment favorite and he has the big advantage in this contest. >> let's talk a little bit about paul ryan. he has a new book out. he said he wrote the book and feels the country is on the wrong track. any advice that he's giving fellow republicans with this book? >> probably one of the biggest advices is that the republicans shouldn't be preaching to the choir, expand their base, do better with latinos and african-americans. we've heard this kind of advice before. it's much easier said than done. as republicans try to craft policies to be able to appeal to african-americans, latinos, people in the middle class, the republican party still has a lot of work to do. a lot of people are wondering is this book a chance for paul ryan, you know, in advance of a presidential bid? maybe. it's also worth noting, too, that house members -- he is a member of congress, not an elected statewide official. ometimes harder to make a presidential bid as

mead treadwell 25 percent. tread well conceding after that third place finish. sullivan has been the frontrunner with backing of power brokers and huge cash advantage over his rifles. he will take on democrat in the fall. being closely watched across the country because this race could determine who controls a democratically controlled senate. they need a net gain of 60 to take control there. in the meantime in the republican race shawn parnell will face off against byron mallet. >> robert gray reporting live from us from la. thank you. >> we have more primary action to tell you about. going to wyoming now. republican governor matt mead pete beating back two challengers and for his second term mead has gained a lot of support from the energy. another prevailing over four primary challengers setting him up for a race against democrat. he is seeking his 4th term in the senate. >> it is now 10 minutes after the top of the hour. first you paid for their cable. then a new soccer field. but wait until you hear the latest gift for the detainees at gitmo. all courtesy o

treadwell. >> i made it clear there's not a baseline of trust sufficient for us to make an agreementmmitment even through you. >> and you're not ready to make a commitment that you won't run against one of them? >> i fully expect to win the republican nomination. >> oh, my. >> okay then. >> joe miller is -- this has gone from what was a tea party crusade in 2010 to being something of a personal vendetta. he just remembers these guys jumped behind the murkowski write-in campaign and feels they did not do very well and they are sort of paying for it in how he is driving this race to the right. >> and that's understandable. if you're joe miller, you win the nomination, then all of these guys dart to support somebody that lost to run as an independent, don't come and ask joe miller for support a couple of years later. >> but it's kind of an outside thing. if he were to run as a third party, politics there are so unpredictable, there are republicans worried it would throw the race for begich. >> kasie hunt, great job. >>> up next, what you need to know before today's markets open. "busine

even the loss on tuesday doesn't guarantee that miller will go away, says he won't back, treadwell or't ruled out running as an independent. that could split the conservative vote and deny republicans a victory in alaska. nbc news's casey hunt was just in alaska to cover that senate race. she is back now in the lower 48 and joins us now. you're in washington, d.c. that's not a state but that's a whole other the matter. >> reporter: close to the other 48 states. >> let's start with this one. we have the quote from the democrats saying hey, look, they see joe miller as another todd akin who blows a race 0 others could win. hey, look, doing better. he could win this time. is that wishful thinking or could he pull it out? >> reporter: first of all, miller did in a recent debate since i spoke to him actually, ruled out as a third party. he said he would support the republican nominee no matter who it is. that said this is something the democrats absolutely love. they love the idea joe miller is back. they love the idea he has all these ties to sarah palin who is a figure they would really

he came out on top of every poll this year with treadwell generally in second, miller in third.by 2.8%. alaska is an unusually hard state to predict the increasingly low response rate that pollsters are seeing everywhere. it's worse in alaska, the most rural of all states for trying to reach and poll voters in outlying areas has always been difficult. then there is a wild card on the ballot that could hurt dan sullivan's chances. it's the other dan sullivan. seriously. by shear coincidence, there is a guy on the ballot presently the mayor of anchorage running for lieutenant governor, his name is also dan sullivan. his name will appear under the running for senate and that could throw a wrench into the works. steve, back to you. >> going to be crazy. doug, thank you very much. >>> up next, from the top of the music charts to the top of the movie charts, singer rita ora scored a role in the new movie, "fifty shades of grey" and she's going to join us here on the curvy couch next. ♪ ♪ (vo) rush hour around here starts at 6:30 a.m. - on the nose. but for me, it starts with the openi