some residents in central oklahoma were forced to evacuate, making matters worse, the drought and heat could spread those fires. and a half dozen children are in the hospital after an e. coli outbreak in alabama. it developed severe gastrointestinal illnesses after visiting an indoor water park in opelika. the health department was temporary closed or has temporary closed the splash park while it runs tests. legendary mob boss whitey bulger is behind bars this weekend in plymouth, massachusetts. he had been on the run for 16 years until the fbi caught up with him on wednesday in southern california. bulger faces numerous charges including murder and racketeering. and just as everyone started to settle in for another day of testimony in the casey anthony murder trial, the judge said, no court today. come back monday. cnn s david mattingly is outside the courthouse. so explain, david, what happened? reporter: well, i wish i could explain, fredricka, as does everyone els
brilliant choice. he is clearly schooled in counterinsurgency. gwen: and here he comes. as the war in afghanistan rages, the president gets a commander in chief replaced. and congress reaches agreement on wall street reform. with the votes of the house and senate i declare the bill passed and the conference committee is now adjourned. gwen: gwen: and not a moment too soon, as polls show the president s approval slipping and republicans get good news in south carolina. this is about the idea of governmenting being open and accountable to the people. gwen: setting the stage for critical midterm elections. covering the week martha raddatz of abc. michael duffy of time magazine. eamon javers of cnbc. and james barnes of national journal. award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation s capital, this is washington week with gwen ifill, produced in association with national journal . corporate funding for washington week
and congress reaches agreement on wall street reform. with the votes of the house and senate i declare the bill passed and the conference committee is now adjourned. gwen: gwen: and not a moment too soon, as polls show the president s approval slipping and republicans get good news in south carolina. this is about the idea of governmenting being open and accountable to the people. gwen: setting the stage for critical midterm elections. covering the week martha raddatz of abc. michael duffy of time magazine. eamon javers of cnbc. and james barnes of national journal. award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation s capital, this is washington week with gwen ifill, produced in association with national journal . corporate funding for washington week is provided by harn e harnessing the power of competitive markets and clean energy technologies, like nuclear, wind, and solar, to achieve a more secure energy futur
counterinsurgency. gwen: and here he comes. as the war in afghanistan rages, the president gets a commander in chief replaced. and congress reaches agreement on wall street reform. with the votes of the house and senate i declare the bill passed and the conference committee is now adjourned. gwen: gwen: and not a moment too soon, as polls show the president s approval slipping and republicans get good news in south carolina. this is about the idea of governmenting being open and accountable to the people. gwen: setting the stage for critical midterm elections. covering the week martha raddatz of abc. michael duffy of time magazine. eamon javers of cnbc. and james barnes of national journal. award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens. live from our nation s capital, this is washington week with gwen ifill, produced in association with national journal . corporate funding for washington week is provided by harn e harnessing the p
nikki haley won the republican gubernatorial nomination in south carolina last night. haley easily beat u.s. congressman gresham barrett in their runoff election. in other results, six-term republican u.s. congressman bob inglis became the fifth incumbent to lose this year. he lost to prosecutor trey gowdy, and tim scott is in line to become the first republican african-american congressman in south carolina in over a century when he beat the son of former segregationist strom thurmond. scott is a big favorite in the general, and if he wins, he ll be the republican party s first black lawmaker since j.c. watts retired seven years ago. hardball will be right back. [ squeals ] it s his sanctuary. [ male announcer ] new kraft sandwich shop. give your sandwich a makeover.