So, gubernatorial challenger Steve Haugaard has gone ANOTHER week without any attempt at earned media/press releases (40 days and counting, since December 15). Which I have to say doesn't surprise me. Because, his campaign seems to be making a number of basic mistakes. For example, Representative Haugaard shows up at the county Republican meeting here…
close political watchers kind of assumed this was a marriage of convenience in kentucky. so it s not exactly that surprising that he s sort of privately lukewarm about doing this. the big story here is that he got busted, john. big time. this was recorded apparently months ago, peter. who recorded it and why are they releasing it now? this was recorded by a conservative activist by the name of dennis fusaro who s a former paul aide actually on a separate crusade to prove the ron paul people bribed a sntate senator in the kacaucuses in io. this was on the dragnet of a bunch of recordings released this week, john. this is proving to be the biggest news out of the recordings so far. jesse benton not quitting. sticking as campaign manager. that s right. he s saying he s truly sick that he was caught on tape doing this. and he says i believe in senator mcconnell and i m 100% committed to his re-election. being selected to lead his campaign is one of the great
though he just got back from a trip there at the president s behest. also in national news, it kills a child every single minute. about half the world s population is in danger of contracting a deadly disease. but could there finally be a way but could there finally be a way to stop it? captions by vitac www.vitac.com i m john berman filling in for jake tapper today. we begin with the national lead. one section of the country is getting way too much rain. another, not nearly enough. here you can see rescuers carrying a baby just above floodwaters in nashville. crews throughout the southeast and midwest are racing to help people trapped by the torrential rains in those regions. missouri seeing some of the worst of it. we ve been told flash flooding today in that state claimed the life of at least one person. a 60-year-old woman who was trying to drive across a bridge in mcdonald county when she was caught in the quickly rising waters. meanwhile, a problem of almost t
0 it s like a skateboard. you hover above the water. you can dive into the waves. though it s not cheap. quickly, chad myers did the math. about $450 per hour to rent. enjoy. fly boarding. i m brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me. john berman and the lead start right now. why can t wildfires and floods ever happen in the same place and cancel each other out? i m john berman and this is the lead. the national lead. california burns while parts of the midwest and southeast are swamped. almost looks like it s time to gather the animals two by two in missouri. the governor of that state joins us as his communities struggle to keep their heads above water. the world lead. when is a coup not a coup? apparently when the obama administration refuses to say it is. our guest, senator john mccain, is breaking from the white house talking points on egypt, even though he just got back from a trip there at the president s behest. also in national news, it kills a child every single minut