state police to seek shelter because severe weather was on the way. today at the fairgrounds, we re all very much in mourning the loss of the victims and we are praying with their families. it s a very sad day at the state fair and our hearts are breaking. we appreciate you giving us a day to regroup. so we are closed today. and we ll be talking to the ireporter, jessica salis, who actually took those extraordinary images and we ll talk to other iwitnesses this hour. talking about the changing playing field, tim pawlenty says that is he dropping out of the race for the republican nomination after finishing a distant third in ame straw poll. he said his poor showing would have prep vented him from raising funds to keep his campaign alive. the winner of the iowa straw poll says the contest isn t just about gop candidates. michel michelle baulk men that it s a warning for president obama that they want leadership. tonight, bachmann speaks at the republican lincoln day di