Straight ahead. A deadly attack in nigeria. This assault linked to the same terrorists responsible for kidnapping hundreds of schoolgirls. We are live in nigeria with the latest. Welcome to early today, im john berman. Im poppy harlow, it is 4 00 a. M. Here on the east coast. Of course, we begin with big political news breaking overnight. Voters said no to Tea Party Challengers and democrats making their choices for who they want to run in november from congress to the state capitol. The biggest was in kentucky. The businessman was expected to mount a strong challenge. Mcconnell ran hard in the end. He easily held bevin off. He faces a tough fight against alison lunder gan grimes. Mcconnell said he will make it a central part of his campaign. My opponent is in this race because barack obama and harry reid want her in this race. Theres a reason, friends. A reason. Every hollywood liberal is sending her a check. Together, we will take this fight to Mitch Mcconnell and hold him accountable for his 30 years of failed leadership. In idaho, cnn projects republican congressman mike simpson won his primary, one of many establish candidates to turn aside tea party backed candidates there. The chair faced a tough battle against brian smith. It was a test between conservative groups. As for the governors race there, hes on track to beat russ who ran as a more conservative candidate. The election in oregon is merkley against monica wehby. She talked the more conservative candidate in the race. Two establish candidates holding off the conservative backed secretary of state in that state. Cnn projects david purdue and kingston were the top two in the race but didnt get enough votes. Secretary of state is set to finish third despite her backing from sarah palin. Whoever wins the run off in july will face Michelle Nunn. Democrats call her the best chance for retaking that seat he once held. The change is possible and we can do it. So, as i have been traveling across the state of georgia, i have been highlights what washington can learn from georgia. You know what . I think washington is going to learn a thing or two from our campaign. In the governors race in georgia, jimmy carters grandson will run. Two congressmen run for arkansas. They both won their primaries as did mark pryor who will face congressman tom cotton in the fall for the right to represent arkansas in the senate. In pennsylvania, this was closely watched. Big names were involved. Chelsea clintons motherinlaw lost her bid to run for congress. She picked up only a quarter of the vote in her Philadelphia Democratic primary. That despite last minute campaigning by bill and hillary clinton. She was defeated by boyle. Then, in the gubernatorial race, cnn projects tom wolf won the democratic primary after pumping millions of his own dollars in that race. He will face tom corbin in the fall. He is seen as vulnerable. So many Election Results to pour over. Lets bring in paul steinhauser. The word we keep saying over and over and over again is establishment. A big, big night for the establishment. Remember that star wars movie, the Empire Strikes back. This year the establishment strikes back. You saw it in kentucky and georgia. The republican side, you saw it in oregon in the Senate Contest there and in idaho. You mentioned mike simpson in the house race. All these cases are where the establishment won over the tea party groups. How did they do it . They ran smart campaigns and got a lot of outside help. They spend 4 million to back the establishment candidates. We saw it play out in primaries in texas, North Carolina and well see it play out as we continue into the primary calendar. What does it mean . You know, remember in 2010 and 2012, Tea Party Candidates won big contests in the primaries. Come november, they lost to the democrats. The republicans argue they lost five senate seats because of that. This time, things seem to be different. That can make the difference in november. Here is the lay of the land. The democrats have a 55 45 majority in the u. S. Senate. They are defending 21 of the 36 seats up for grabs in november. The establishment candidates winning the primaries, it gives the republicans better odds of recapturing the senate in november. Guys . Lets talk about kentucky. A number of races last night. Everyone was focused on kentucky. You have Mitch Mcconnell winning more handedly than people expected. Now its about november when hell faceoff with al son lunder gan grimes. Both of them addressing a key figure. They sure are. Thats barack obama, the president. Mitch mcconnell is going to frame it about the president and his agenda and obamacare and going to try to tie grimes to the president. We heard it in the speech last night. Take a listen. My opponent is in this race because barack obama and harry reid want her to be in this race. A vote for my opponent is a vote for obamacare and the president who sold it to us on a mountain of lies. Mitch mcconnell would have you believe that president barack obama is on kentuckys 2014 election ballot. Wol, let me set the record straight tonight for our senior senator who is out of touch with the commonwealth of kentucky. President obama is not on kentuckys 2014 election just a taes of things to come. Starting this morning in kentucky, a promcconnell superpac is outside with half a Million Dollars in ads attacking grimes. This could be the most Expensive Senate run. This could top it in november. Its a great time to be a political consultant right now. Could be helping the economy big time right there. Appreciate it paul. Thanks for coming in on little sleep. I know it was a late night for you. Theres so much more about the election, but so much more at this hour. A warning about new terror threats against the United States. Cnn learned u. S. Intelligence officials are seeing an up tick in the socalled threat stream that could point to al qaeda Planning Operations inside the United States. Barbara starr has the latest. Reporter poppy, john, a seen your u. S. Official tells me over the last six months they have seen a series of al qaeda based threats suggesting the possibility of u. S. And western targets overseas and u. S. Targets here at home. None of the threats have been validated. They dont think there are operational al qaeda cells here in the United States, but they are very concerned about what it may mean about the growing strength of al qaeda. One place they are looking is back in pakistan where al qaeda began. They believe there are operatives there. Potentially planning attacks against u. S. And western interests. They believe in syria. This is now a place where there are a growing number of americans, perhaps 70 to 100 who have gone there to fight and al qaeda operatives in syria have been aiming to try to get those people back into the United States or into europe. There is also the situation in yemen. The u. S. Embassy has been closed there for several weeks. It looks like its going to remain closed for several more days due to what officials are saying is an active threat stream. Poppy . John . Thanks to Barbara Starr for that. Meantime, happening today, congress is set to discuss the threat from boko haram. Debora will talk about what it was like to survive the terror group. This, a day after suspected terrorists blasted a city in nigeria leaving at least 118 people dead. That was in the nigerian city of jos. Tell us what we know about these explosions. Im wondering if anyone claimed responsibility. Some were thinking it was attributed to boko haram. At this point, do we know . Reporter morning, poppy. No. No one claimed responsibility for the latest attack. This is the state nigerians are living under. Almost weekly, poppy, we report on bombings that happen across the northeastern part of the country. Now, here in the capital last month, two killed and dozened more injured. This is a sad reality. Whats happening is as international spotlight is focused on nigeria, a lot of people are looking saying what is going on in this country. This is a country that is the largest in africa. They want to be on the u. N. Security council. They want to be a major player on the continent and around the world. What is happening that there are weekly attacks that left this year alone, poppy, 1500 People Killed in boko haram violence. The World Economic form held a big meeting there. Their economy has been a leader for africa and they are battling this. I know in terms of the hunt for the girls, its still going on. I was looking at the numbers, the Nigerian Government saying they have 20,000 troops. They have planes in the air looking for more than 200 missing schoolgirls. Have they found anything yet . Any signs or progress . Reporter absolutely none. They say, as you report, 20,000 nigerian soldiers engaged in the search. One battalion from the neighboring country will be put on the borders to try and beef up the search for these girls. The president , admitted they have no idea where these girls are. U. S. Intelligence reports suggests the girls may have been split up and trafficked into the neighboring countries. A tough search. The parents we spoke to on the ground havent seen military or Police Presence suggesting a search is going on. Heart breaking for them. I appreciate the update. Thank you. 13 minutes after the hour. The Obama Administration is outlining the legal rational for killing u. S. Citizens accused of terrorism overseas. They called for the memos released ever since. A senate vote is concerning an author nominated to a federal appeals court. That is the reason. A Top White House aid assigned to look into the Veterans Affair scandal is headed to phoenix. Dozens of veterans may have died waiting for care. They concealed deadly, long wait periods. The house will vote on legislation to try to do something about this. We also are bringing up a bill this week having to do with the mess of the Veterans Administration and to try and provide the tools to the administration to hold senior managers accountable. I mean the American People are frustrated, especially when those who served our country in uniform have been treated the way they have. God forbid, who have parrished because of the mess at the v. A. This mess is only growing. Officials confirm to cnn 26 medical facilities are under investigation. A warning from General Motors. Dont put passengers in front of your 2015 Cadillac Escalade until it can be repaired. Theres a problem with the air bag. The auto giant is recalling 2. 4 million cars. They have recalled more than 13 million vehicles in the u. S. This year. Its a very big story. This is a company that has been fined and has a criminal investigation because they didnt tell people about a deadly defect. Now, they are getting far out in front. They told us yesterday, there are two more recalls ahead. Expect that news as well. Stocks opening in london slightly higher. Stocks in germany slightly higher. Profit plummets 46 after the breach. Sales fell 2. 5 . Target fired the ceo. He walked out with a nearly 16 million severance feel. They have let go the head of their canada stores. Canada was the first attempt to go international. Its been a massive challenge. They have lost almost 1 billion in canada. We talked to targets interim ceo. Take a listen. We have seen our guests indicate they are ready to move on. They want to get back to the relationship they had with target prior to the breach. We will find out if hes right. The numbers come out later this morning. Whats canadas problem with target . I dont know. Im from minnesota. Stk canadian part of the United States. I dont know whats going on in canada. If you live in canada, explain to me whats wrong with target there. Email us or tweet us. Happening now, on a much more serious note, chaos in thailand. The military taking over the country there following months of deadly protests. We are going to take you live to bangkok with whats happening on day two of marshall law. A tense stand off this morning in thailand where the military is in the streets maintaining marshall law. They say it isnt a coop and the government is in charge. They are threatening protesters and censoring the media. We are live outside of bangkok. What is the situation on the ground right now . Reporter well, poppy, there is a Strong Military presence. I have to specify, it is very small at this point. The people you can see behind me, the soldiers, a couple trucks. Its a small contingency. Its the Largest Military presence we have seen. Even though this is day two of marshall law, we are not seeing tanks driving down the streets as we have seen in previous years. Its what the army chief is saying, its not a coop, its business as usual. What we are seeing today is the leaders of the different Political Group that is are diversely politically opposed, they are meeting in the same room t. Two leaders of the two main protest groups are sitting down together. We have to say it is progress. It is difficult to see how they would be able to agree on a political solution here. What the military is doing, at this point in the country, is really taking the lead and the role of mediator. Of course, it is a very daunting task. The fact these two sides are completely opposed to each other. The progovernment who believe their government should stay in power and the antigovernment who want as new government in place but they dont want to go through elections. Theres too many corruptions. At this point, it appears as though this martial law is here. Appreciate the update. Thank you, paula. 22 minutes after the hour. Dangerous storms moving across the country. Millions of people in their path. Who needs to be on alert, after the break. Hey, razor. Check this out. Listen up, thunder dragons, its time to get a hotel. We can save big on killer hotels with priceline express deals. Somewhere with a Fitness Center . Hey you know what man, these guys aint no dragons. Theyre cool. These deals are legit. Yeah, were cool. Shes cool. Were cool. Im cool. Hey, isnt that razors old lady . Not anymore. Priceline savings without the bidding. Pretty ominous photos to show you from denver. Some of the hail, baseball sized. No serious damage was reported there. Yeah, whats in store for today . Chad myers had a look at that. Good morning, john and poppy. A decent day across the country. Damper today in the northeast than yesterday. Severe storms like the couple we had yesterday evening and overnight in the ohio valley and the chance of something popping up around denver and wyoming. The big storm spinning by itself, that type of weather in the high plains. Not a lot of humidity or rainfall. Impressive clouds and maybe a tornado or two. 75 denver today, 88 in dallas. 87 in houston. The rain moves really into your area for tomorrow. Heavy rainfall for boston, philadelphia, d. C. And new york city by the afternoon and the severe showers and thunderstorms back out toward the southwestern part of the country. Highs tomorrow, not a lot of change compared to today. Damper for you in the northeast. Not quite as warm. Not as many hours in the lack of rainfall. 68 in new york city. 81 in d. C. 88 in atlanta and a hot one across the southeast. Back to you guys. Hot one here this morning. Thanks to chad myers for that. We have breaking news overnight. 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Information that the terror group could be growing and rebuilding. The u. S. In its cross hairs. Well give you the latest straight ahead. Terror in nigeria. A market bomb blast and the attack is possibly linked to the terrorists responsible for kidnap l hundreds of schoolgirls. Well take you live to nigeria with the latest. Welcome to early start. Im poppy harlow. Im john berman. 32 minutes past the hour. Hear that sound . That means results around the country. Republicans breathing a sigh of relief and others wonder what went wrong. Voters said no to Tea Party Challengers almost across the board, choosing to go with the tried, tested establishment. The implications really huge for republicans and for democrats in the fall. The Biggest Surprise was just how early senator Mitch Mcconnell beat back a challenge by a tea party favorite, matt bevin. He fell to the fiveterm senator fr