sparked a tornado and, at least one american soldier killed in afghanistan, another said to have been captured, by taliban rebels. and militants now trying to broker a prison swap and the late sailor s body, 7 people dead and 25 wounded after a suicide attack in pakistan, it happened near the home of the local political leader whose son was killed by suspected islamic militants. bill: checking in on america s election headquarters now, extremely tight races red-hot in parts of the country, we are exactly 99 days to election day, early november. larry sabato is the director of the center for politics at the university of virginia, he has his crystal ball out today and, crystal ball on-line, how are you doing, professor. good morning, to you. look great, bill. bill: balance of power in the senate and the house, both controlled by democrats now, you have been drilling down on the race and at the moment, how do
rick: checking in on america s election headquarters, and, the road to november, leading through sin city for democrats, right now, all hands on deck. in vegas as the left looks for a new strategy to try to protect their turf in midterm elections. and ironically, nevada could be a key battleground state, and the senate majority leader, of course, harry reid, that is his home state an sad saddled with nation s highest unemployment rate, carl cameron will set the stage for us there. reporter: more than 2,000 liberals, they prefer to be called progressive bloggers are descending on the city in vegas and, coming to the convention, the 5th annual, and, in the anti-incumbent, anti-washington year, even democrats are picked ticked off at their own