In about 1 4 of the states. You can see that on the map, all the states in pink, red orange and purple have closed and results are beginning to come in. In fact, the Associated Press has called races in kentucky where Mitch Mcconnell is declared the victor and the two South Carolina senate races, and in West Virginia all going to the g. O. P. We have cameras at the headquarters for Mitch Mcconnell and Allison Grimes and you see rand paul talking to supporters at the mcconnell headquarters and what it looks like over at the Allison Grimes headquarters in kentucky. Later on tonight as their speeches get underway, well certainly be there so you can hear what they have to say. Our colleague, steve scully, will be out all night at the desk looking at the details of the votes as they come in. Lets see what he has for us. Susan, you mentioned West Virginia. Thats a pickup for the democrats where senator Jay Rockefeller is retiring, First Time Since 1942 a republican has won in the senate race
We are glad its over. I think i know why. There are so many voters in our primary. One, the people of tennessee to the governor how proud they are of his hard work, and i want to congratulate him. [applause] secondly, those who voted in the republican primary wanted to send a different redge, that were not happy, that were disappointed with the direction of our country, and were hopeful of having a new republican majority in the nited states senate. There was another message in this primary tonight. In a large primary, in one of the most conservative states in the country, tennessee voters nominated a get it done republican governor and a get it done republican senator. Let me tell you what i mean by that. What i mean is that both governor haslem and i are conservative republicans. Both of us know when we finish our speech, were not done. In fact, we ought to just be starting to Work Together with others and try to solve the problems that face our country. Thats how tennessee has led t
Hello, im bonnie erbe. Welcome to to the contrary, a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. Up first, flex time. Are dads the new moms . We all know the answer is no, but theres some amazing new Research Showing men are using more flex time than we would have thought. A new report by the working Mother Research institute shows nearly eight out of ten men say they have Flexible Work schedules and nearly the same amount say they feel somewhat or very comfortable using flex time. This does not mean men are doing half the house or child care. Labor Department Figures show on a typical day last year, almost half of women did housework, versus fewer than one in five of men. And in households with young children, women spent an hour each day caring for children, while men spent an average of 26 minutes. When it comes to parental leave, another report this year shows the majority of fathers take only about one day of leave time to bond with their new children for every
Im john berman. Im christine romans. Its tuesday, may 20th. Its 5 00 a. M. In the east. This morning were watching a critical primary day with voters deciding key races from coast to coast. Election day polls opening just hours from now in six states. And at stake is, you know, who will be your candidates for major congressional and senate seats and also for governors office, and just maybe, maybe some early indications about who might end up controlling the senate after the key midterm elections in november. Cnns Political Editor Paul Steinhauser has been up all night analyzing all the preelection data to give us a sense of the races to watch. And paul, i think were all watching whats going on in kentucky. Oh, no doubt about it. This is game day. As you mentioned. Listen, weve got a lot of key contests, but i think the most important, the marquee battle is in kentucky. Thats where youve got this true antiestablishment verse establishment battle going on, and who else is more establish
As such, that there was a tragic misidentification of the target. We didnt want to kill those four boys. That was not our intention. Not even say the opposite is true. Had we known the missile was aimed at four young men like that we would have not sent the missile. We dont target civilians. We do not target children. Thats our policy. We dont do it. Joining me now is yousef, the executive director of the palestine center. Good morning, sir. Good to be with you. Yousef, you heard what the israeli spokesman said, this was a tragic accident. From your perspective what was it . Well, i think its very clear to anyone who saw the pictures and the videos of those four children who were struck by an israeli air strike on the beach, that this can only be described as a war crime. I understand that the israeli spokespeople are saying it was not their intention but at the end of the day, what their intentions are, are really irrelevant when you see time and time again, a reality on the ground wh