good thing if they could see some measure of justice. reporter: absolutely. jon: thanks, rick. harris: we re going to turn now to grabbing your mint juleps and a big, floppy hat because it s almost time for the kentucky derby. one of the world s most-watched horse races, it is the 138th run for the roses at churchill downs in louisville, kentucky. the race kicking off tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. eastern. no clear favorite, we re told, this year but a field of about 20 beautiful horses. and as millions of people watch the derby tomorrow, right across the ohio river in indiana a very, very different story. mike tobin is live with that now. mike? reporter: well, harris, indiana and everywhere people keep horses. they re expensive to maintain, both thoroughbreds and common horses, so while a bad economy is tough on us, it results in a lot of abandoned horses. when she came in, she weighed under 90 pounds. reporter: the indiana horse rescue is an operation that s survived on donations and
so far no large welts on the face but he has taken a claritin. we ll let you know more about his condition throughout the day. i have recently developed a new allergies, it s to darren rovell and fascinators. i ll see you later. thank you. reporter: i guess i can t wear that again! okay. and don t forget live coverage of the kentucky derby starting 4:00 eastern time only on nbc. now, one of the best thing about the derby other than the hats and the juleps are the horses names and i ve ranked my fav favorites, number five, daddy knows best. number four, that s what she said. at three, lewinsky from 1996. number two, what am i chip oppe liver. and then a shootout to the soup nazi, no soup for you. vote for your favorite on my facebook page. ok! who gets occasional constipation,
certification so that she can then be sworn in. the miller campaign tells me, hey, that might happen but we re prepared to take it to the u.s. supreme court. no end in sight yet on that. shannon, thanks. we will have a next political update in about an hour. also reminder, go to our website cnnpolitics.com. let s talk about an anniversary some folks are celebrating. others protesting. 150 years ago monday south carolina said peace out and left the union. we all know how that uturned ou. one civil war later, south carolina was back. well last night, there was a secession ball in charleston complete with costumes and mint juleps and there were of course no slaves there, no battlefield amputations without anesthesia, no chaos because, after all, it s a ball, y all. organizers said they re
it s hours away. you don t want to miss it along with the thoroughbred horses and pretty dresses and hats, but there s a wild card today, torrential rain coming down. the historic race track starting to look like a field of mud. how will the horses do with that. courtney friel is doing fine at churchill downs in louisville, kentucky. how is everyone doing with the rain? i doubt they re letting it put a damper on their day? they re having a good time. we re still under a flash flood warning in louisville and there are no umbrellas in churchill downs and you re here with your hat or the tarp and mint juleps may be the only option. jamie: well, at least it s refreshing, i suppose. the track though, what historically have these horses run in that kind of weather, where it has gotten so muddy? it is considered a sloppy track and that s only happened
futuree1 and also at the table, president and ceo of the these are not new orleans approved. no. it s missing an ingredient. these are missing an ingredient since it s so early in the morning. i figurp& i d get my southern lady on and prepare for you. what are the important elements of southern politics that we re missing when we play the cultural game as though the south is about grits and mint juleps. southern states are notko al one. i think you saw with virginia and north carolina, you see