but, i would like to mention that something sneaky and sippive deceptive didn t by the media in the foley case. abc had that information sean: so did rahm emanuel. they held on to it until the day after the republicans could take foley s name off the ballot. i was that close to the election. and of course republicans lost that seat, because mark foley was the only one still on the ballot there. it was the media playing politics. sean: . it is going to be interesting to watch this unfold. how is the book tour going? just fine. sean: congratulations big debut on the new york times list again. i m doing a book signing at heritage foundation tomorrow here in washington 4:30 p.m.. drinks on the roof, no alcoholic drinks you have to bring a flask. sean: will you be bringing
goebel posts correspond that james foley has been in afghanistan, in libya, in a lot of different hot spots. he believes it is important to be right on the front lines to be able to report back exactly what is happening. but on april 5th, that almost cost him his life. but for the grace of god, he wouldn t be here to tell his story. he was on the front lines in brega, libya with three other journalists when forces loyal to gadhafi began shooting at them. this was soldiers getting out of the trucks, walking towards you, and shooting directly at you. bullets stream overhead. reporter: foley s friend, south african photographer anton hammerill was hit and lay dying. he said help, help. i said anton, are you okay? he said no. and more bullets came in. and i called out to him again. and there was no response. it s unreal, you know. why why him and not me? i was maybe 20 meter away from him.
and all eyes now on the phrase one nation in the gop race to the white house. just ahead, new signs those words could be sarah palin is running for president. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. but first, a heartbreaking development in joplin, missouri. all week we ve been bringing you wrenching stories of those missing in the tornado s wake, while at the same time holding out hope they might still be found alive. one of them, 16-year-old lance who was in his car when the twister hit has become a symbol of the desperation felt by so many families. i spoke to his mother, michelle, on tuesday right here in the situation room . oh, my gosh, he is amazing. he is a straight a student. always has been. everything comes so naturally. he has amazing friends. he rides bmx. he is involved in the bridge ministries here in joplin. very active once again, respectful. cares about his family so much. sadly, we ve just learned that lantz hare has now been found dead.
megyn: fox news alert. moment ago republican governor canadian tom foley conceding defeat in his bid to become the next governor of connecticut. a ballot shortage led the polls to be kept open late and there were claims that created an unfair advantage for democrats in one of the bluest parts of that state. moments ago foley announcing the democrats had in fact won this race as dan malloy had been claiming. announcement said foley s legall legal advise advisors said and
so far the republican is not conceding. and now he wants to meet with election officials. with us now is the capital bureau chief for the hartford paper. it does not look like foley will concede. reporter: no concession in connecticut. it has been a florida-style election, very, very much chaos, a lot of mistakes, mistakes in bridgeport and at the moment foley is not conceding. trace: if the mistakes notwithstanding, you do the math they are talking about a handful of ballots, maybe 386 in a bag, and he is 6,000-plus behind and he does not stand a chance to win this, so, what s the goal? guest: that is correct. molloy is ahead by 5,000 or 6,000 but over a million ballots cast, and so percentage wise it is very, very close, and foley s