isen and the gentleman from missouri, mr. clay each will control 20 minutes. >> icen: i ask that all members have five day -- mr. isen -- -- mr. issa: i ask that all members have five lebling slative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. issa: s. 384 would amend title 39 of the united states code to extend the awe ten -- the authority of the united states postal service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research. 64 senators have co-sponsored it, my committee voted it out unanimously. senate bill 384 is very simple yet important that we pass and pass before the end of the year. senate bill 384 will allow the united states postal service to continue to sell special postage stamps that generate funds used for breast cancer research. in 1997, president clinton signed public law 105-41, known as the stamp out breast cancer act. the law authorizes the postal service to sell, for the first time, a special stamp for first class mail. thunder elaw, the united sta

combined with howling winds up to 40 miles an hour are creating whiteout conditions from colorado to missouri, even down into the texas panhandle. shelters are being opened and hundreds of miles of interstate are already closed. >> because they're not going to make it, anyway, even if they get the past any of our check points they can't see. visibility is so poor that it makes its impossible to pass through that area. >> the storm has already proven fatal. in colorado, two died when a prison van lost control on an icy highway. nine others were hospitalized. and four people were killed in new mexico after a two-car collision. two others were seriously injured. by the time the storm finally blows through, snow totals from 4 to 12 inches are expected through grout the region. some areas could see more than two feet. emergency crews have rescued hundreds of stranded motorists. >> they have to go real, real slow. they can't hurry with the visibility the way it is, find a shelter and stay off the road. the good news is forecasters expect the snow to turn into rain before breaking up today or tomorr

missouri scores and by the end of the first half they had racked up 31 points. the independence bowl record. missouri trounces north carolina 41-24. >>> in basketball the suns blow it at home against the hornets. under pressure, eric gordon nails the jumper to put new orleans up by one with less than five on the clock. then phoenix loses the ball. after the inbounds pass, the hornets survive. the suns 85-84. >>> in charlotte, the clock is winding down and augustine to the hoop, giving them a one-point lead over the bucks. then mike dunleavy takes the desperation shot for the win, and it bounces off the rim. bobcats over the bucks, 96-95. >>> when we come back, another look at this morning's top stories and the japanese obsession with beethoven's ninth. is this your normal? jamie lee curtis?? oh, hi, yes...wow, you really went all out on the decorations, huh?! yeah, but i'm so slow taking them down after all the fatty holiday food. but that's normal. what do you mean that's normal? it doesn't have to be. to me, normal, means feeling good inside. not slow. try som

she said she had been feeding her the same kind of baby formula suspected in the missouri baby's death. >> she only get a supplement at night, i breast-feed during the day. i notice aid few days prior, a low grade fever one time. >> reporter: her one-month-old porsche is being treated on the strongest antibiotic available. >> just a lot to take in, you know. this holiday, christmas, you want to be at home. to see that a baby in isolation is hard. this is the baby's first christmas. my family comes up. and they have to, wear gowns, gloves, masks. >> reporter: they believe the product they fed porsche, enfamil, may be to blame. they're waiting for test results. the baby who died in missouri tested positive for the rare bacteria. >> the concern is there may be some contamination of baby formula that hasn't been completely proven, the company afda ainl are inv it. >> reporter: the makers of enfamil said in a statement said in a statement, "meade johnson nutrition has conducted a new round of rigorous testing on samples of a batch of enfamil premium newborn powdered formula related to a u.s

the deadliest single tornado in the u-s touched down in joplin, missouri on may 22nd. the e-5 killed at least 157 people and decimated the midwest town. the hurricane season was quiet until a storm named irene set its sights on the u-s. irene made landfall as a category one hurricane near cape lookout, north carolina in late october. some of the worst flooding from irene was much farther north.. in land-locked vermont. irene was responsible for more the 40 deaths and more than one billion dollars inndamage over 12 states. hurricane season wasn't over yet and pprts of the northeast were facing an october snowstorm. upwards of 2 feet of snow fell in some areas. in parts of connecticut, power was out for more than a week."we've been without heat since saturday. the house is cold and where are the trucks? where are they?" leaving frustrated residents anxiouss about what's ahead in 2012. don't forget the sweltering heat over the summer. weather expertt say it was the hottest summer in 75 years. coming up in our 6 o'clock hour... peta is launching a new billboard campaign...

scientists at the university of missouri are claiming a major breakthrough in dental health. it's a plasma toothbrush that disinfects and cleans out cavities in just 30 seconds, but it's for dentists, not personal use at home. >>> once again our aerospace defense system will be watching for unidentified flying reindeer. norad will track santa and his sleigh on christmas eve. you can get updates by phone, e- mail, social media sites and for the first time this year smart phone apps. those are your tech bytes, i'm sunni hoffman. >>> i heard about the house being burnt down and i decided to give them my $300 in my bank account. >> that's fisher cook, a third grader who decided he wanted to help a fellow schoolmate who no longer had a place to live. fisher's mom says last week a trailer near summerville, south carolina caught fire. she said the single mom of three boys lived there along with the woman's mother and a handicapped brother. since fisher's donations, other community members have stepped in to match his christmas donation. >>> time now for the forecast. here's justin.

fob in missouri caused major problems -- fog in missouri cause major problems. numerous vehicles flipped over because of the slick conditions. emergency crews responded to at least half a dozen wrecks. >> that is pretty nasty stuff there. >> if it is just what you can still get some traction. but with eyes, there is nothing there. >>> we have some interesting questions about the weekend, may be some showers -- maybe not. next week, the weather may catch up with the calendar sometime. in st. mary's county, 52 degrees right now. we're starting to see the breeze picked up a few pick up in a -- pick up any peace spots. -- picked up in a few spots. today's high was 55 degrees. the average is 44 degrees. across the area, just a few little springs way out of here. just a few light showers moving across bethesda. generally, skies will be clear. temperatures will be falling. we are in the low-40's now. we will be in the upper-30's later. and probably in the mid-30's by early morning. go way north to the northernmost provinces in canada -- cambridge bay is 31 degrees belo

missouri wins 41-24. >> and the tar heels lose again. they will get them in basketball. that's their strength. >> we'll all cry later. >> we'll be right back. . >>> you've been teasing us with the possibility of rain. >> i'm not impressed by these storms. but there's a chance of a few showers, mainly north of the golden gate bridge on tuesday into wednesday. thursday, friday we dry out and new year's, a slight chance of showers new year's eve. even with that i'm not very impressed into i'm impressed with your forecast. >> i want snow. >> you may have to keep coming back. i'm

missouri buried north carolina coming up next cold chicago bulls basketball schedule golden state warriors' opener on christmas day in los angeles coming from 11 behind of the los angeles lakers. great defense forced a turnover by kobe bryant inside 10 seconds bryantmvp derrick rose the old one had her to regain the lead. five seconds left lakers had one more chance right to kobe bryant had 28 points and became but they bought them on the baseline and deng packed it to end game 88-87. have the warriors' next right here on wgn looking forward to that that you so much. that is the news tonight.

missouri wins 41-24. >> and the tar heels lose again. they will get them in basketball. that's their . >>> you've been teasing us with the possibility of rain. >> i'm not impressed by these storms. but there's a chance of a few showers, mainly north of the golden gate bridge on tuesday into wednesday. thursday, friday we dry out and new ye,

already light rain in areas like southern missouri. typically this time of year we'd expect a big snowstorm to move across the country. there's not enough cold air available. our snow forecast only northern minnesota the next 48 hours is expecting snow out of this. the middle of the country we'll see rain, umbrella day, chicago, st. louis, kansas city, even san antonio yoe. east coast, you're dry. partly cloudy skies. not a bad day. cold start but philadelphia northwards through new england and the ohio valley, you won't have a lot -- as much sunshine today. temperatures will be warmer. chicago, that's a chilly rain for you at 41 degrees. that's kind of the theme. we'll see some rain out of this storm but not a lot of snow. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> well, coming up, stocks stagger. deceptive data and a dollar coin sells for millions. >>> plus, it seems like she's won every award possible this year. we'll tell you who beat her out for billboard artist of the year. >>> coming up, the seahawks keep their playoff hopes alive and more ba

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. clay: thank you, and, madam speaker, i want to thank the chairman and ranking member of the full committee and the chairman and rank member of the subcommittee for their leadership and for moving this critical resolution. i'm proud to have introduced the house version of this joint resolution and it accomplishes two very good things. s.j.s remain 22 approves an important amendment to a compact between two states and as was mentioned before, in 19 49, missouri and illinois entered into an agreement to foster regional economic development through excellence in transportation. the compact created the bistate development agency. congress approved it and has approved several amendments over the last six decades. the agency was known -- now known as metro operates the same metropolitan regions public transportation system. it has more than 2,400 employees and carries over 55 million passengers each year. this resolution approves a small but crucial change to the bi-state compact. both state

and missouri firing on all cylinders. and dwight jones makes the catch. hit, the ball fumbles and into the hands of xaifier gooden. they win big 41-24 for missouri. >>> nba tough couple days for the champs after being blown out by the heat christmas day. the nuggets and mavericks, at one point denver scores 20 unanswered points in the second quarter. dallas never recovered. nuggets win. >>> after an offseason that included a reality show, short marriage to kim kardashian and a divorce, kris humphries back to what he does best. double-double against washington. nets beat the wiz, 90-84. >>> no chris paul? no problem for the hornets. final seconds, the big shot for the lead and gordon came from the clippers in the paul trade. big day for new orleans. drew brees sets the record and the new-look hornets win their opener 85-84. >>> that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> who's getting married? who had a baby? who is fighting over a dog? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, this is where all dads wou

missouri on all cylinders, wild interception in the second quarter, jones, he's hit, fumbles around, off his back and into the hands of gooden. everything going right for missouri. >>> nba tough couple days for the champs after being blown out by heat on christmas day. the nuggets have their way with the mavericks yesterday. at one point denver scores 20 unanswered points in the second quarter. dallas never recovers. nuggets win 115-93. >>> after an eventful off-season, a reality show, a short marriage to kim kardashian and a divorce, kris humphries is back to doing what he does best. a double-double against washington. nets beat the wiz 90-84. >>> no chris paul, no problem for the hornets. down one to the suns in final seconds and it's gordon hitting the big shot for the lead. gordon came over from the clippers in the paul trade. big day for new orleans. drew brees sets the record and the new-look hornets win their opener 85-84. >>> that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> who's getting married? who had a baby? who is fighting over a dog in your early mornin

. >> the death of a 10-year-old missouri boy leaves wal-mart -- a 10-month old missouri boy leaves wal-mart to do a recall. we call it a cautionary move as investigators look into the boy's death. he raised gravely ill after being given powdered formula. at this point, it is not clear if the formula had anything to do with his death. the recall covers 12.5 ounce cans of enfamil powder. if you have this product in your home, you should return it to wal-mart for a full refund. >> in tonight's medical alert, do you know what your heart rate is? peoples whose heart rate increases over time may be more likely to die of heart disease. those whose heart beats increase from under 70 beats per minute to over 85 beats per minute in over 10 years had a 9% more likely great of dying -- 90% more likely rate of dying from heart disease. you can always reduce that by having a healthy diet and exercising regularly. researchers followed 61 children starting in early infancy and found that those who were given table food that contains salt, like crackers, breads, breakfast cereal were much more likely to eat

teen missouri, and a former ms. missouri u.s.a. good luck to the kids from all of us here at kron4. [ laughter ] >> well, you weren't at the wedding. >> why weren't you at the wedding? >> i was very busy. and i'm one of one of these guy, i don't have to go to have my picture taken with z. >> just send your gift. >> i don't even need to send a gift. >> oh, okay. >> it's what's in one's heart. and my heart hopes the kids have a long -- >> i don't think they were asking for gifts. what do they need? >> not much. but pam, love is not a gift. >> it is. yes, it is. >> it is what it is. isn't that the new thing? it is what it is? we hear that one more -- i travel way younger crowd, but they all say it is what it is. >> we already knew that stuff! >> well, i've seen you with a lot of guys with pipes. >> oh, that's not true! >>> a last -week blowout in miami has hue jackson edgy with green bay on sunday. >> we lost one game. what mental team is -- it's the same team that won three games prior to that. everybody is now questioning moots this

. >>> the independence bowl, nice match up on paper in shreveport, with north carolina and missouri. pass, let it fly. he sold that wonderfully. tied at 7-7. in the second quarter, franklin, with time, over the middle, 8 yards and the touchdown. all games are funny. franklin, right up the middle, missouri destroys the tar heels, 41-24. >>> what is a ski resort without snow? normally the day after christmas, officials said, the slopes are packed, but the resort has been closed because of the mild temperatures and not enough snow. back in 2007, the resort to not open until january 12, but officials are hoping this weekend of cold weather will change that. >>> i am not the only one cheering for snow. there is no snow in this forecast, the next seven days, but there will be a cold rain tomorrow, temperatures in the 40's, rain likely. end sometimen will tomorrow evening, the advertised to the chart 43. back into the upper 40's the rest of the week. right now, looks like new year's eve will be dry, and new year's day will have rain late in the afternoon. >> last year we had snow in october

and on the ground in joplin, missouri, 14 hours after the tornado went through there. and i was in tuscaloosa, alabama, smithville. mississippi. northern georgia, all affected by the tornadoes. and up in north dakota from the floods. and when i was flying over and when i was flying over north dakota, had the

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i traveled to one of the cities, joplin, missouri, in june. and firsthand, that damage was incredible. >> yes, chaley, that tornado was devastating. we had lots of tornadoes even across our area. 2011 started with a lot of slipping and sliding. memorial day missed a lot of this but a -- maryland missed a lot of this but a series of ice storms battered the country in the southeast where the communities are not equipped to handle the wrath of winter roads. they went untreated and air passengers went nowhere. the spring brought 200 tornadoes. what we were talking about, over four days in late april. the deadliest single tornado in the u.s. touched down in joplin, missouri, may 22nd and killed 157 people. the hurricane season was quiet until a storm named irene set its sights on the u.s., irene responsible for more than 40 deaths and more than $1 billion in damage over 12 states and in total there were 12 weather stas -- disasters in 2011. >>> one disaster that is causing problems is flagstaff, arizona. in the northern part of the state a storm br

and on the ground in joplin, missouri, 14 hours after the tornado went through there. and i was in tuscaloosa, alabama, smithville. mississippi. northern georgia, all affected by the tornadoes. and up in north dakota from the floods. and when i was flying over north dakota, had the opportunity with the general and a couple congressmen. and as we're flying over, and it was just cresting. in looking at the damages, the general is explaining how many homes and businesses were damaged. in sort of a side mentioned we've really done a good job and haven't lost any lives and working hard, and we saved the school and did this and did that. later i went and talked to the mayor and governor and police, fire, e.m.s. folks and chiefs and command staffs and a lot of people that had been working on fighting the flood in north dakota for literally -- much longer, but this part of it for two weeks. and sometimes i think we miss things and we forget things. but for total devastation, they

there'll be a steady light rain through southern missouri. areas of arizona, definitely umbrella from phoenix northwards. around flagstaff, snow. notice the thunderstorms. if you're joining us here really early out in the west coast, thunderstorms just off the coast of san diego. i probably say that once a year that we have thunderstorms near san diego. that's the case. i-5 up to oceanside. could get downpours early, early this morning. as far as the rainfall forecast, light rain will move eventually through the middle of the country. this is the next 48 hours. as that storm moves we'll watch some of that rain, the steadiest of it up iowa, wisconsin, michigan. normally this time of year you'd be talking snow. it's just too warm. temperatures today in the upper 30s to low 40s. in chicago if you get any rain it'll be mostly late in the day. kansas city and st. louis could even see a rumble of thunder. for the most part looking at just light rain. east coast, chilly morning. not bad afternoon. d.c. up near 50. new york city to boston mid-40s. a

everything going right for missouri. they win big, 41-24. >>> nba tough couple days for the champs after being blown out by heat on christmas day. the nuggets have their way with the mavericks yesterday. at one point denver scores 20 unanswered points in the second quarter. dallas never recovers. nuggets win 115-93. >>> after an eventful off-season that included a reality show, a short marriage to kim kardashian and a divorce, kris humphries is back to doing what he does best. had a double-double against washington. nets beat the wiz, 90-84. >>> finally, no chris paul, no problem for the hornets. down one to the suns in final seconds and it's gordon hitting the big shot for the lead. of course, gordon came over from the clippers in the paul trade. big day for new orleans. drew brees sets the record and the new-look hornets win their opener 85-84. and that's your first look at sports. i'm mario solis. >> for another quick look at the weather here's bill karins with a weather channel forecast. >> some snow in the forecast

. >>> is there a sad holiday tradition in missouri. a grinch who steals christmas trees from boy scouts. every christmas, the boy scouts group from bell fontaine, missouri, sells trees to raise money. video shows a woman at 2:30 this morning driving up in an suv and stealing two trees worth about a hundred dollars. police say it's the third year in a row she's robbed trees from the scouts. you have to be pretty strong to pull those trees, by the way. >>> cbs "moneywatch" this morning. stocks were up in trading in asia. ashley morrison has more in this morning's cbs news "moneywatch." >>> some investors got spooked after german chance letter merkel said it could take years to resolve the european debt crisis and that there is no easy fix. asian markets closed before those comments and finished mostly higher. both toke yaes' nikkei and hong ko kong's hang sang edged up a fracti fraction. >>> today, wall street gets the november jobs report. thursday stocks finished mixed after rallying 500 points on wednesday, the dow lost 25 points, whi

and on the ground in joplin, missouri, 14 hours after the tornado went through there. and i was in tuscaloosa, alabama, smithville. mississippi.

they're getting snow in parts of texas, oklahoma, into missouri and illinois this morning. and the close-up view of the radar showing a batch of light rain across northern virginia, east and west virginia, the district, and much of maryland advancing southwest to northeast. that will be with us here for the next few hours. actually may get a bit of a break in another hour or so. right now it is mild ahead of that cold front that's off to our west. it's in the 50s for the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches. mid and upper 50s in prince george's, arlington, fairfax, and montgomery counties. sunrise at 7:12. throughout the day, occasional showers. should be mild upper 50s to low 60s through the rest of the daylight hours. overnight tonight, mostly mild with rain on the way. could be snow in the forecast. we'll talk about that coming up. don't look at me like that. >> tom kierein, you said it. >> stay tuned. >> thank you, tom. >>> today is sentencing day for former prince george's county executive jack johnson. johnson pleaded guilty to taking bribes from developers i

that area in white illinois to missouri, kansas, oklahoma, and texas, that's snow. there's very cold air that way. it's going to be arriving here late tomorrow night. not tonight. right now rain scattered across virginia. all of these are west of interstate 95 where they're getting the rain. mountains to beaches in the 50s. mid-50s montgomery, arlington, prince george's county as well as the district. sunrise at 7:12. we'll have occasional showers throughout the day and mild, up into the low and mid-60s this afternoon. a look at the evening planner in ten minutes. >>> right now crews are working to clean up a mess in bowie in prince george's county. a tanker truck carrying gasoline crashed and tipped on route 3 last night between route 50 and 450. the driver is okay, and the crash is under investigation. about 100 gallons of fuel spilled in that crash. that takes time to clean up. let's go to danella sealock. >> right now route 3 remains closed at route 50 northbound. southbound lanes are reopened. northbound still working to get that cleared up. the good news is th

and i apologize to them both personally and for the state of missouri. >> 19-month-old d.j. is returned to the stallings. he has spent his entire life up till now in foster care. in 1993 stallings files a wrongful death suit against the hospital and lab for the mistreatment and misdiagnosis of her son ryan. she receives an out-of-court settlement. >> it was our goal to get this over with so we can go on with our lives. >> the stallings ask for a public apology, but the lab and hospital remain silent as the case was not brought to court. >> they ran us through the coals in the public when it was the other way around. now we want a public apology, which they will not grant us. >> four years after patty's exoneration she and david divorced, the pressure proving too much for their marriage. d.j. tips to struggle with mma and remains in david's care. the stallings case has had a lasting impact on forensic science and its relationship to the criminal justice system. for dr. shoemaker, despite the major impact his discovery had on getting patty exonerated, he is reluctant to call h

jason knolls of wls reports from suburban chicago. >> reporter: after a 10 day baby in missouri died a week ago, tracy pittman started noticing problems with her infant daughter. she said she had been feeding her the same kind of baby formula suspected in the missouri baby's death. >> only gets a supplement at night. i breast-feed during the day. i notice aid few days prior, a low grade fever one time. >> reporter: her one-month-old porsche is being treated on the strongest antibiotic available. >> just a lot to take in, you know. this holiday, christmas, you want to be at home. to see that a baby in isolation is hard. this is the baby's first christmas. my family comes up. and they have to, wear gowns, gloves, masks. >> reporter: they believe the product they fed porsche, may be to blame. they're waiting for test results. the baby who died in missouri tested positive for the rare bacteria. >> the concern is there may be some contamination of baby formula that hasn't been completely proven, the company and the fda and certainly cdc are investigating it. >> reporter: the makers of enf

gwen: right. >> i think barack obama for a lot of senators running for re-election, i just said missouri, and i will use it as a good exam exam. this is a democratically held state who is making a very strong point to run independent of the president, run independent of the democratic party because it is a state that has trended republican. it will be a tough re-election. she's going to, as many democrats are going to need to do in tough states, is distinguish themselves separate from barack obama. there is no competitive state right now where the president's poll numbers are anything that would delight an incumbent to run with him. i would not be surprised to see a lot of campaign events where the president is campaigning in battleground states where the senator or candidates up for re-election happen to be busy that day. that's a trend we saw a little in 2012 and i think we will see again in 2012. gwen: it's interesting, you talked about distancing yourself from the president. the best way to do that is quit. this week we saw senator ben nelson, the democrat from nebraska, decide he wa

the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. graves: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i would yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from new york's 24th district, mr. hanna. the chair: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. hanna: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of h.r. 527, the regulatory flexibility improvements act. the small businesses i meet on a regular basis tell me that regulation has become an overwhelming problem. small business owners are the backbone of the american economy. i know this because i'm a small business owner, like so many my life was built by a belief in hard work, free enterprise and entrepreneurial spirit and to get out of the bed in the morning and do what i love to do, as you know yourself, mr. speaker. the pro pod rans of -- preponderance of regulation is stifling that experience. this country can't do well unless small businesses do well. they provide the jobs, the growth, the opportunity for the rest of society. small businesses are drowned be in regulati

the power company here has haddams and hydroelectric projects on the missouri river, the madison river in wisconsin. some of those dams are almost a hundred years old. it was only until this lawsuit began that montana sort of realized that, hey, we would like to own... we believe we own the river beds underneath these projects. >> ifill: therefore you owe us for the money you've been making off it. >> they have thousands of leases out for uses of there rivers in some states, but montana did not for these power projects. the projects had... had arranged leases with the united states and private land owners in order to raise the dams. >> ifill: where do lewis and clark come? it seems they played a role. >> the court is that the rivers were navigable at the time montana entered the union so both sides have been using lewis and clark's journals of their expedition up the missouri river in particular in the early 1800s. the power company claims that the lower court here made a critical ere there are no deciding whether the missouri river and the other two rivers were navigable. that it focu

and you want to make sure folks know your agenda and you're with them since missouri is very much going to be a battleground state. >> bob, when you go back to this same poll, what is interesting about your point about the normal rules don't apply, the tea party vote, this is, again, the same gallup poll, not a robo poll, a gallup poll, tea party people identify themselves as tea party republicans, 47% to 17% gingrich over romney. 30-point spread. these are the type of voters you would assume will go to a caucus like iowa, and it has nothing to do with the infrastructure. they are going in there with what they have in mind which could help gingrich if these numbers are real and hold up. >> more than, that reverend, some of these people may have told folks that they were for them, that they were for a different candidate. that candidate may take them to the iowa caucuses and they may walk across the room and caucus, for example, with nutriknew. look, at the end of the day here, the most telling figure in that poll is not just the conservative figure. it's the moderate liberal figure. >>

but the hardest hit city was joplin, missouri, a powerful ef five tornado left 157 people dead. making the joplin twister the deadliest in decades. a new era of british royalty began when prince william and his publishing bride kate swapped vows. may 1st dramatic late night announcement from the commander and chief a team led by navy seals swooped into this compound in pakistan where they said they found usama bin laden. the seals reportedly shot him in the face and defense officials say the world's most wanted man was later buried at sea. uncle sam maxed out its credit cards. lawmakers spent much of the summer fighting before ultimately increasing the government's ability to borrow more money. who is in and who is out? >> i'm running for president of the united states. >> as a candidate for president of the united states. >> i'm announcing my candidacy for president of the united states. >> i am suspending my presidential campaign. >> race for the white house began to take shape. >> we, the jury, find the defendant not guilty. >> shepard: a jury acquitted cast anthony of charge

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missouri, montana, ohio, florida. none of those are shoo-ins. is there an over confidence or an assumption that shouldn't be there. >> and there are a couple republican seats that could go democrat as in massachusetts, for example. >> good point. >> i think what nebraska and north dakota do is it gives them two likely republican pickups which they were already -- but nebraska now becomes a republican likely pickup without having to spend a lot of resources, frees up resources for missouri, florida, ohio. i think it really is going to depend a lot on the top of the ticket on the republican side. if there were republican wipeout, which you can't rule out, looks unlikely but you can't rule out, i think it's unlikely you take the senate. they do depend on national waves. >> look at 2006, 2008. in '08 democrats won every competitive senate race because obama was carrying. i think senate races are a little independent of the top of the ticket. shameless plugs, john? >> for my family in des moines. my reporter friends, my cousin josh works with my best