Despite the overcast skies, odd sprinkle of rain and brisk chill in the air, the streets around Illinois State University were lined with Redbirds of all ages Saturday.
165 pounds. but that s too powerful if the airbag hits a child. now with millions of cars equipped with passenger-side airbags that front seat is becoming a danger zone for children. as large as the airbag was on the passenger side, to have hit him as hard as it did, i mean, it just slammed him. reporter: martha goodman says her 3-year-old grandson max was wearing his seatbelt. his extensive head injuries were caused not by the low-speed crash but the airbag, says the doctor who treated him. if there had been no airbag, what do you think would have happened to max? max would have walked away. reporter: max is recovering. but some don t, says louisville university hospital s dr. bill smock, who s been researching the worsening problem since encountering his first airbag-related fatality five years ago. i was stunned. i thought here s a safety device that is killing people.
christine o donnell republican nominee for senate. i didn t count on the establishment to win the primary. i m not counting on them to win the general. i m counting on the voters of delaware. reporter: privately, republican leaders say o donnell s victory means they can t win in delaware and probably can t win control of the senate, either. but the only senator who supported o donnell says his party s leadership had it coming. i ve been in the majority with republicans who didn t have principles. and we embarrassed ourselves and lost credibility in front of the country. frankly, i m at a point where i d rather lose fighting for the right cause than win fighting for the wrong cause. reporter: now party leaders are trying to make nice. chairman michael steele endorsed her, and so did the senate republican leadership. but republican guru karl rove continued to attack o donnell, even after she won. why did she mislead voters about her college education? how come it took