they're really unsettled by what has happened in washington in addition to the fact that washington wasocused on issues that weren't important to them for so long. but nobody has really tested these voters with the kind of nominees of the republican party, the angry base has turned to. we've not seen where the independents are going to weigh in. and if -- can the tea party candidates, and i think some of them can, some of them may not, but can they convince the independent voters that they should have confidence in them, that they can restore some confidence? gwen: that's the battle lisa muck kowske is -- lisa murkowski is trying to figure out in a written ballot. that people aren't buying into the tea party. >> it worked for joe lieberman a couple years ago. gwen: it wasn't a write-in. >> here's whether we know pragmatism is dead. it's certainly dead for the fall. but if we get after the election, let's say republicans win the house and president obama says i've got to work with speaker john boehner, is john boehner going to be so concerned with the tea party conservatives in his caucu

rural areas ju near 50. 63 in washington. low 60s near the bay and the eastern shore. 40s in the mountains. increasing clouds. rain likely moving inhis afternoon. heavy at times tonight, into tomorrow likely causing flooding by late tonight and through the morning hours on thursday. rain tapering off and ending tomorrow afternoon. friday, saturday, dry weather returns. near 70 saturday afternoonafter a chill j start in the 40s in the morning. how is the traffic now, jerry? >> nortest washington where the investigation continues. of course 16th street remains closed. we'll show the the parameters. 16th street and irving and 16th street and columbia. don't expect 16th to open any time soon. american legion bridge, outer loop, inner loop moving along nicely with all travel lanes open. >>> jerry, thank you. >>> 61 degrees. ahead on news 4 today, who really needs the cup of coffee to get them going? we do. >>> plus, where some local students are trading in textbooks for ipads. >>> who is now calling for a major over jaul for the w

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washington led 27-10, last play of the third quarter, houston gets a touchdown to cut into that washingtonlead and they continue their rally into the fourth quarter. captains come out for the coin toss. from jeff triplette. referee: all right, gentlemen. we're going into the overtime period. it's 15 minutes in length, each team will have two time-outs, you'll have -- all replays will be done by the booth. there's the coin, the head, the tails. >> tails. referee: tails is the call. >> we want the ball. referee: which way you want to kick? ok. houston won the toss, will receive. ian: the texans get the football to open up overtime when we come back. do you have any idea what this is used for? you can do whatever you want. my team is going to come busting through that door. [ door opens ] ♪ here we go. right now! [ guys ] go! go! go! go! johnson, secure the pizza puffs in the kitchen. burke! i want a recon team on that brunette in the corner. and i'll commandeer the bud light. [ male announcer ] it's the sure sign of a good time. the just right taste of bud light. here we go. hey, you guys go

este residente de washington esta de acuerdo.cc> "yo podria decir que hasta ahora no he visto nada de lo que supuestamente habia prometido que iba a hacer muchas cosas, pero veo la misma situ1 organizacion des politico concuerda en que hay insatisfaccion, pero que es normal que el partido en el poder pierda puestos en el congreso en elecciones. "si, estan frustrados, mucha gente se esta quejando que el congreso y este gobierno no esta solucionando los problemas que tienen nuestras comunidades en todo el pais. es lo que nosotros notamos en varios estados. " la asociacion nacional de funcionarios electos latinos piensa parecido. "creo que la comunidad latina en ohio, minnesota, en cualquier estado esta preocupada de lo que esta pasando en washington. ha visto que es democrata versus republicano, republicano versus democrata. quieren ver soluciones y no quieren ver nomas las quejas." naleo, organizacion no partidista, tiene la campana ve y vota para los hispanos. "los latinos si v

six in washington by the bay. two to five inches of rain possible across virginia, the district, eastern shore. a streech of moisture from the south spreading rain into southern virginia. heavy rain tonight, into tomorrow morning. and sun retns friday, saturday and sunday. each day cooler weather. cool and dr in next week. >>> chopper 4 over the scene of a building fire. this is 16th street. you can see all the activity there. 16th street remainsed closed between columbia and irving street northwest. as traffic really begins to build into town, things will get very, very difficult. we'll keep you updated. 66, i-95, 395oving along well. just a little bit of volume. out to the rails, metro and vre doing okay. all trains on time. sevenminutes behind schedule. joe, eun. >>> amtrak's new plan to get you to new york in only 96 minut. >> hold on. also ahead, what vre is testing for the first time today. >>> how someone came to the >>> how someone came to the rescue of a equals chili's $20 dinner for two. share one of fiv

many locations in the 50s right now in washington. temperatures, as we look around the region, low to mid-60s there. upper 50s in prince george's county. mid-50s in montgomery. near 60 near the bay. away from the water,idewater gion and eastern shore only in the 50s. and out of the mountains, a chilly morning in the 40s. western maryland and west virginia over the last 12 hours we have had high pressure giving us clear sky. plenty of sunshine with highs reaching low 80s, low humidity. increasing clouds on thursday. a shower after sunset thursday evening. drying out by friday afternoon. details on that in just a few minutes. >>> tom, good morning. as we get under way, wre doing pretty well along the 95 corridor as you head north from stafford to the capital belays. both directions, no really hangups. and travel lanes are open. bay bridge, overnight road work at th bay bridge and then an accident after that which forced authorities to shut down the bay bridge for a while. everything has been cleared up. the accident is go. looks like co

low 60s in washington. out of the moun, in the 40s. increasing crowds. to late afternoon, light showers moving in from the south. moderate to heavy downpours later tonight. heavy rain with thunder and lightning and flooding for the morning commute on thursday. highs in the mid and upper 70s. then drying out thursday night. friday, sunshine pack with highs in the mid-70s. much cooler. afternoon highs with sunshine, near sunday. jerry, how is the raffic? >> traveling into northwt washington, as tracee wilkins just reported, 16th street remainslosed because of the building fire. you can see the fire department on the scene. detour set up. volume very, very light in that stretch of northwest. let's head over a update you at the wilson bridge. inner loop of the beltway bcked in the overnight hours from time to time right at i-66. had to go inner loop, flip around, come back in. that should be wrapped up. outer loop wrappg up. joe, eun. >> jerry thanks. >>> still to come, from the bedroom to the courtroom, a maryland couple suing over bedbugs. >>> plus, a subj

there are not disenfranchise in washington. >> so i felon should move to washington? >> no, thank you. >> you argue that the voting rights act does not apply to the felon disenfranchisement laws, but i hear the arguments that it does not matter. it that so far as this case is concerned, and putting aside whether the evidence is substantial or not, there is a shot of discrimination. >> we do not believe that it is within the ambit of the voting rights act because we do not believe congress intended to apply -- unless there is intentional discrimination. we discussed a hypothetical a few minutes ago where you have to consider a felon disenfranchisement law and acted for intentional discrimination purposes. in that case, the court would address the under the 14th and 15th amendments. >> the problem with that argument is that we have that very case right now. the supreme court did support the claim and was left with the voting rights act claim. the case that you are saying cannot possibly occur is what you are arguing. >> a case involving intentional discrimination has be

not to be part of what we consider the problem in washington d.c. but to get there and to reduce spending and to promote ideas like a balanced budget amendment and term limits and ideas that have been talked about for a while in d.c. we have been sold to voters in various states as positive ideas but they haven't really been worked on very hard in washington d.c. >> schieffer: all right. mr. buck, thank you so much for joining us this morning. very enlightening to get your positions out there. we'll be back in a minute to talk with one of the leading strategists in this movement. ♪ [ man ] i thought our family business would always be boots. until one day, my daughter showed me a designer handbag. and like that, we had a new side to our business. [ male announcer ] when the martinez family saw an opportunity, the hartford was there. protecting their employees and property, and helping them prepare for the future. nice boots. nice bag. [ male announcer ] see how the hartford helps businesses at achievewhatsahead.com. lord of the carry-on. sovereign o

washington state and california. again, these are democrats who barbara boxer and murray, who everybody thought would be their insurance and now they're in races that are too close to call. gwen: if you're president obama and you fly to wisconsin or washington state or any of these states which are suddenly in flux, do the incumbents greet you at the airport or find a way to be someplace else in the northern part of the state? >> in fact, in wisconsin russ feingold was not there to greet the president, although he says he will be there the next time if it's possible. but his problem is much, as he's been a real independent thinker, he is being tarred with the same brush everyone else is this year which is, if you're from washington, you're a washington insider and that is just about the worst thing anybody could be called. >> if there's anything the president can do to make a difference in these races? >> actually, what the democrats announced this week is that essentially they're going to try and make it feel like 2

i believe washington is not listening to us. washington does not hear the people. i will go to washington and make the statement on behalf of the people. the people do not work for you, washington. you work for the people, and i will be the voice of new hampshire people, as i have been as an advocate in my private life, in my personal life -- professional life, and as a son of new hampshire. >> i wanted to separate myself by saying when you looked down to washington, who is creating the problem? to millionaires and attorneys come to mind? we look at the house, 238 million years in the house. there are 175 attorneys in the house, and the ratio is the same in the senate. on this floor, we have to be millionaires, two attorneys, and me. that is the difference. i am one of you in the audience. i am one of the people that sits at your television, at your home, that goes to work with you. i have a job. if i lose my job, i've been is everything. this is very important, and i want to get this in before my time runs out what -- if i lose my job, i lose everything. people mi

this pledge acknowledges that washington has gotten in the way of those solutions and that washington has made the problems worse. our problem -- our pledge to america is that we will respect the will of the american people and we will return to the principles that have made this nation great. faith, family, freedom, hope, and opportunity. we pledged to honor the constitution and the original intent of the framers. we pledge to a defense policies that promote greater liberty, wider opportunities, a robust defense, and national economic prosperity. we pledge to honor our families, a traditional marriage and life, and the private and faith based organizations that form their very core of our american values. the pledge to america is built on policies that reflect these principles. we call on speaker nancy pelosi to commit to taking action on these policies today. >> i am from suburban chicago. this is a morning of very distinct contrast. we have, on the one hand, an economic plan that has been put upon the united states and its citizens by folks in washington that are convinced they hav

>>> and can a hollywood movie really move washington? the makers of "an inconvenient truth" are live with us. the new mission this time, dealing with the failing american education system. >>> it's wednesday, september 15th, 2010. 48 days to the midterm elections and, whoo, what a day 49 it was yesterday. >> indeed. >> i'm chuck todd. >> it's going to go down in history. i'm savannah guthrie. let's get right to the rundown. a political earthquake in delaware. the candidate out of nowhere, christine o'donnell, knocks off the longtime republican politician everyone thought would win the nomination and the seat. did republicans just kiss their chances of a senate takeover good-bye? nbc's capitol hill correspondent, kelly o'donnell, is live in wilmington, where the story is today. kelly, i don't even know what to say. it sounds like this was a race that republicans were counting on, thinking this seat was locked, and now everything's changed. >> reporter: well, as we've met before on mornings after a big tea party upset, i am seeing personal

she has been busy in washington.he was involved in some of the language that helped get the stimulus through by not using federal money for abortion. she has taken some criticism on that. she has also shown that she is willing to be involved and try to pass legislation and work with the rest of the congress. i think what mr. kelly is going to do is come at that in an opposite way and say that he has not been -- she has not been effective representative she has said she would be and try to outline his plan on being the person, being a fiscal conservative and looking out for the taxpayer. i think that is how they're going to go at it. it will be interesting to see the dynamic, especially when there are debates in the get together. i believe that dahlkemper art has $1.5 million in the bank. the democrats do not want to lose the seat. is similar to bill english two years ago. all lot of money was pumped into the race because republicans saw it as a valuable sea. the tables have turned a little bit. the democrats see that

there is the blue sky over washington, northwest washington, in the foreground. in the middle distance is artic arlington county and in the distance, fairfax county. five of the last six months have been drier than average, not onlhere in washington but throughout most ofhe region, we are parched. and as we look at the temperatures elsewhere, well, it's near 70 in fairfax county and arngton county, the low 70s, montgomery and prince george counties, in the bay, low to mid-70s now, the lower neck, eastern shore, right near 70. to west, upper 60s, parts of western maryland, shenandoah valley, far western maryland and west virginia, many locations in the higher elevations only near 60 so it's a coolmorning there. eastern shore near 70. mid-70s in southeastern and southern virginia. now it's near 80 degrees on the carolina border. over the last 12 hours we've had this high pressure pushing down from nada at's cleared out our sky. meanwhile in the tropics it is active. hurricane igor passed just 17 miles from the center of circulation from bermuda over the weekend yes

yes, a lot of rain just west of washington through parts of west virginia, northern washington. but even two to three is a lot of water that will cause problems throughout throughout the day on thursday. if you can telecommute tomorrow could be a good day to take advantage of that option. i think the morning rush will be very difficult. rain and strong thunderstorms tomorrow. friday clearing and 74. the weekend we are cooling down as the sun returns. it is 4:50. hello, angie. >> good morning. let's talk about the realtime traffic conditions right now. begin with construction that will be with us the next 15 minutes or so. this is south capitol street at the douglas bridge. be careful. use caution trying to cross it in both directions. on 395, no problems to report past duke street to shirlington making your way to the 14th street bridge. as we swap it over to 66 eastbound out of centreville. doing all right. very light traffic. hey, maryland, 270 southbound you have all the lanes pretty much clear from 121 to the split. and finally 95 southbound, i want to remind you we are losi

our problem is that washington spends too much. in the pledge to america, we call for cutting discretionary spending to prestimulus, prebailout levels. cutting the amount of funding allocated to congress, freezing all pay on nonsecurity federal employees, ending federal control ofreddie mae ac and fannie mae. that would save $1 trillion in ten years alone. reducing the discretionary limits, that would save $100 billion this year. >> that doesn't tackle the deficit completely. congressman van hollen, the question for you and demrats, can you allow tax hikes as we ove forward to be serious about cutting the deficit? >> i didn't hear the question. >> can you rule out tax increases, t just for the wealthiest americans, but for the midd class if we're going to get serious about dealing with the deficit? >> well, yeah, we think it would be a big mistake to raise taxes on 98% of the american people. and i want to go back to this point that mike raised about small businesses. the president and the democrats proposed tax cuts for small busi

these are fundamental things among others that people are looking for from washington. if you say you're going to do that and you get elected, then do it. there's got to be some level of accountability. unfortunately, politics today are full of people that think they can say or do anything because once they get elected they think they'll raise so much money they can make you for get. >> schieffer: you come from a state and are running in a state where a lot of folks are on social security. do you believe that it's time to privatize social security? has it outrun its usefulness? >> no, i do not believe it should be privatized. i don't believe it's outlived its usefulness. i think it's an extremely important program and it should be preserved and saved. i view social security through the eyes of two people, my four children and my mom. my mom is a beneficiary of social security. she turns 80 this year. it is her primary source of income. without its existence, her life would be very hard and difficult. i think social security faces long-term challenges that need to be con

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leaving washington today to hit the campaign trail.r than planned which offbeat reporter pete domenic asked this questioner would you leave, if you still have work to do? take it away, pete. >> that's right, john king. i wanted to find out if people were all right with their elected leaders going home a week early. asked if they would do that if they had an opportunity. congress is headed home a week early, what do you think? >> that sound goods? 0. >> why. >> that way, they can't do any more damage. >> that's a good thing for them. not for us, but for them. >> everybody else works, they ought to work, too. if they go home, they aren't getting that much done. >> they weren't getting that much done anyway. they might as well head home. >> aren't they just trying to protect their own jobs, or am i too cynical? >> you're too cynical. >> slap me. >> am i too cynical? >> i don't think so. to see if they'll stay in office for all of their constituents to see if they'll vote them in another therm. >> they need a vacation. >> it's not really a

gwen: we do nothing better in washington than send messages. sometimes they get received and sometimes not. but try as you might, the president can't spend every waking moment on the economy. especially when world leaders like mahmoud ahmadinejad are in new york stirring up trouble. or when there's a chance to make another pitch for the middle east peace process. but what a difference a year makes since the last time the president visited the u.n. general assembly. what's the same and what's changed, tom? >> well, what's changed for one thing is the fact that president obama is now much weaker than he was a year ago. when he went to the united nations last year, there were cheers. there were applause. delegates were taking pictures of him. his main message is we're going to re-engage with the united nations. it was an end to the so-called go it alone years of the bush administration. so he was really given a very warm welcome. and now he has been criticized over the last year as you know for having been naive perhaps in his faith in engagement.

breaking news from southwest washington.authorities are investigating a police involved shooting near capitol grounds. capitol police spotted the man with a gun near the 100 block of c street southwest. when officers approached, he pointed the gun and they opened fire. noel on the suspects condition. we have a clue on the scene. we will bring you more as we get more details. >>> investigators say it was an arlington man who opened fire at johns hopkins hospital in baltimore yesterday. paul pardus shot a doctor before killing his mother and himself. he was distraught on the news of his mother's condition. the doctor is expected to survive. >> a storm slammed into nyc yesterday afternoon. a woman was killed when a tree fell on her car. i've been knocked down trees and snarled traffic. >>> pope benedict xvi is in london. you'll meet with the leaders of other religions today. he spent yesterday in scotland where he held an all or mass and met with the queen elizabeth 2. >> we have some news that metro may be backtracking on plan

that group includes soming as here in washington. gary reports the numbers could you go even higher. when fbi agents raided the home of a suspected spy in chevy chase last october, they were expected to know the rules in the agency's 2008 domestic investigations and operations guide. agents at the washington feel office are among the 22 that justice department says cheated on a test about the guide. >> it is probably more than a couple dozen. it could be hundreds. >> he runs tickle the wire.com a website that reports on federal law enforcement. >> cheat sheets were circulated around. people were given answers and coached and it turned in to a mess. >> reporter: the justice department wouldn't talk about the case, referring calls to the fbi, which wouldn't talk about the case, referring calls to the washington field office, which wouldn't talk about it. they sent a direct saying personnel actions have been take and nothing excuses the conduct. on the front door, the fbi seal shows the eye standing for integrity. >> it is a big embarra

more to come in our next hour of "but morning washington." >>> a major -- good morning washington." > major fire causing some people to leave for their lives at an apartment complex. >>> we will have the details >> coming up, a major breaking a major apartment fire. we will have the latest from the scene. >> the eiffel tower of actuated -- infatuated. the details coming up. >> big developments in

the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, the gentlelady from virgin islands has adequately described this legislation and if there are no more speakers, i yield back my time if there are no more speakers. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from the virgin islands. mrs. christensen: mr. speaker, i would like to yield such time as he might consume to the sponsor of this legislation, the gentleman from texas, mr. reyes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas, mr. reyes, is recognized. mr. reyes: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank -- i want to thank the gentlelady for yielding and the ranking member and the chairman for supporting this bill. it's a very important bill for us for the ysleta del sur pueblo and alabama and coushatta indian tribes. i have a full statement i would li

no problems on the baltimore washington parkway. the george washington parkway as well. looking nice along the beltway. overnight construction on the beltway in virginia is gone. traffic on the beltway at colesville, more neighbors are hitting the votes, but it is a steady pace. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 60 degrees outside on this wednesday morning. >> reggie bush takes his lumps. the former usc running back makes a major decision regarding the tainted heisman trophy. >> on "the oprah show", in 1987 and west virginia town erupted after an aids patient jumped into a community swimming pool. 23 years later, oprah goes back to find out if attitudes have changed. today at 4:00 on abc 7. >> the seattle storm defeated the atlanta dream 87-84 last night. a commanding two games to 1 in the best of five series. >> tim brant has sports. >> good morning. the nationals got a terrific performance from livan hernandez. the mets had lost six in the vowel. eight of their last 11. atlanta -- dez in alask and had a home run in the fourth with two rbis. they beat atlanta 6-0. let's go

i mean, what happened in washington, d.c.hat the mayor and michelle rhee did, if we make it about individual jurisdictions, the unions are powerful. some of those who oppose the refofrms in the status quo are powerful. is it good enough to step back and allow the district to have themselves. can you prevail and perform when it's this tough? >> the national leaders have to be involved and engage in the local level as well. i mean, the reform movement -- what we're doing in detroit cannot take place without very strong sup from governor granholm , mike flanigan, and michelle's case, adrian fenty. every major decision that i have made i have been sued either by local leaders, school board members, and there is a sense of urgency in these urban school districts. you cannot sit back and let children and not take care of what's needed for children, particularly more rigor in the classrooms, more effective leaders. not just teachers effective leaders. i moved 51 principals this year alone. the school leadership at the building is si

good morning washington continues right now. @ >> live and in hd, this is good morning washington on your side. >> we have an apartment fire to tell you about in northwest, d.c.. first, we say good morning washington. i am alison starling. >> that fire is affecting traffic, but we want to start with meteorologist adam caskey. midnight tonight through about noon tomorrow. we could have some areas of flash flooding. that is a concern later on tonight and into tomorrow. here is a look at temperatures right now. we are in the 50's. arlington at 60. comfortable start to the day. you should not need air conditioner. 75 the high court today with increasing clouds this morning. more on t$e forecast coming up. >>> we will get to the breaking news in just a moment. i am telling you how this affects your commute. the list lucia -- the solution would be to use of metro rail on normal service. try to avoid 16th street near irving street is the closure. . next, we will go live to newschopper 7. we will tell to the beltway over the greenbelt area. there we are live where things are good. >>> we are

good morning washington and five begins right now. >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning. it's 5:00 on this wednesday, i am alison starling. lisa baden is standing by with the latest on the traffic in a moment. we start with adam caskey. it is the autumnal equinox today. >> it is later this evening at 11:09 tonight. that is when the rays of the sun are directly over the equator. the days will get shorter. that will not feel likes of. -- it will not feel like autumn. 68 degrees at arlington. 58 is the dew point. you will fuel the added humidity today. temperatures are the 60's for the most part. brunswick is the exception at 57. near 90 today, mostly sunny, a few scattered storms this afternoon. 30% chance. now to the sevan. >>> moving nicely on the beltway in virginia. there was will work on 95 in baltimore that should be out of the late now. between richmond and baltimore along 95, looks good also on the freeway and the dulles toll road. it's decent between centreville and the beltway on 66. on 270, normal travel times near father hurley b

heavy rai falling north and east of washington. one patch of moderate rain heading into eastern howard county. washington, just a few sprinkles. light rain, fairfax. frederick county, maryland, scattered or light showers there. on the radar, light rain from north of richmond to near charlottesville, shenandoah valley, panhandle of benefit west virginia. this is surging north as well. now, e temperatures are uniformly in the low to mid-70s around the region. 64 in washington. mountains, upper 50s to near 60. eastern shore, low 70s. we have continual flow from the outh tapping moisture. tropical moisture from the fluff of mexico and off the tropical atlantic coming our way throughout the day today. maybe with strong storms into this afternoon, this evening. highs reaching near 70. there is a chance for severe storms this evening into tomorrow morning, too. so even during the night we could get damaging winds. all this ending by tomorr morning. sun back in the afternoon. pper seflts to near 80. cool in themorning. in the 50s. partly s

the values voters summit in washington. usually it's a state for kristian conservatives who for so long had interest, overshadowed quite a bit this year by the tea party movement so today we saw what some thing of as a shotgun wedding of sorts. people teaching the value of a tea party. at center stage, christine o'donnell, who's been the big story all week because of her big upset. she's a tea party favorite, just won a republican delegation in delaware but she recently worked. listen to christine o'donnell speaking at this conference. >> the small elite don't get us. they call us whacky. they call us wing nuts. we call us we the people. we don't always agree. we don't always share the same strategy memos. we don't always endorse the same candidates or speak off the same talking points. we're loud, we're rowdy, we're passionate. >> is this, bill bennett, a shotgun wedding in the sense that if you go to tea party weddings a lot of them are conservative on the socialist issues but they're libertarian. they don't want congress

y bienvenidos a otra ediciÓn de "enfoque", desde washington d,c.acias por permitirnos ser parte de su domingo 12 de septiembre. de su hoy les tengo una entrevista exclusiva con andrÉs manuel lÓpez obrador, quizÁs el crÍtico mÁs agudo del presidente felipe calderÓn. Él asegura que el fue el que ganÓ las elecciones del 2006, pero que le fueron robadas por el pan y que Él sigue siendo el Único presidente legÍtimo de mÉxico. ademÁs, el dr. juan rivera, aquÍ en washington con nosotros, para ayudarnos a entender cÓmo mejor ayudamos que nuestros hijos crezcan saludables. pero comenzamos en la situaciÓn en mÉxico; no deja de ser preocupante. esta semana las autoridades mexicanas hallaron los cuerpos sin vida de del agente del ministerio pÚblico y del jefe de policÍa municipal desaparecidos despuÉs de iniciar las investigaciones de la masacre de 72 indocumentados en tamaulipas. un nivel de violencia que la secretaria de estado, hillary clinton, esta semana aquÍ en washington, comparÓ con la colombia de hace 20 aÑos. y para hablar sobre este tema nos vamos a

this is washington your way. now available in more than 1 million homes, created by cable, provided as a public service. >> in delaware, christine o'donnell defeated republican congressman mike castle in the party's senate primary. she was backed by the tea party. congressman castle put to reporters at his primary headquarters in delaware. [applause] >> let me just start by thanking each and every person here. that was a wonderful reception i wonder what it would have been like if i had won the doggone thing. i cannot thank you enough for that and i can't thank you enough for the support of all of you, not tonight, not this year, but over the years in most instances, you have made a huge difference as far as my life and government and i would like to thank each and everyone of you. there is no one i want to thank more than my beautiful wife, jane. [applause] none of this would have been possible without her unwavering support in every way. for that, i'm extremely appreciative. we have a long discussion about whet

that washington just can't get it.whether you're republican or democrat, the attitude in the country is low all the bums out. they've screwed up the economy, they've screwed up the country, let somebody else have a turn and i think that's what she represents and i think that's what the mama grizzlies have tapped into and the fact that they're song, conservative women, even better. >> bret: mort? >> look, the public is furious with obama and the democrats for not solving the unemployment problem and spending gazillions of dollars and building up the national debt and the republicans are going to do very well. let's remember, sarah palin's favorability rating in the country among all people is 31%. tea party is 30%. barack obama's favorable rating whether people like him is 47%, so the country is not, you know, permanently on this wicket. some-- palin has a lot of pizzaz and a lot of smarts and a lot of potential and some of her grizzly ladies are you know, are common senconservatives lik carly fee rina and some are not.

the second is the amendment of the washington statute so that the washington statute so that in factsenfranchisement. presumptively, once someone is no longer incarcerated, they are generally restored the right to vote. would you comment on those two elements of the analysis? >> the supreme court might be waiting to see what the court does on this matter. [laughter] [applause] >> i would not be sure about that. >> you do not want to win here. >> on the second question, the aclu points out that washington amended by and continued non- incarceration of people continuing to live under custody, meaning in effect that there are more people living under disenfranchisement. it actually disenfranchises more people that are not incarcerated the incarcerated. >> which one is before? your claim has to do with which version? the one that is moot? >> not at all. what it does not do is alleviate the racial discrimination in the criminal justice system, nor does it prevent -- >> i hear your argument, but my question is if the original statute is delayed live issue before us. >> absolutely. the amen

all tonight on "washington week." >> quite frankly i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted of defending you, defending your administration. and the mantle of change that i voted for. >> times are tough for everybody right now. so i understand your frustration. gwen: weeks before voters go to the polls in the mid-term elections, republicans want to take advantage of that frustration. >> the american people are speaking out like never before. they're concerned about the future of our nation. and the future for their children. gwen: but who are the people listening to? and how many distractions can one white house handle? including at the u.n. >> some sectors of the u.s. government orchestrated the attack to reversion the declining american -- reverse the declining american economy. gwen: on the senate floor. >> the appeal of don't ask-don't tell is an appeal to the gay and lesbian base. gwen: finger pointing on parade. covering the week, jackie calmes of "the new york times." naftali bendavid of "the wall street journal." tom gjelten of n.p.r. and nancy youssef