Red state democrats. Mayor bloomberg of new york city ran ads in arkansas criticizing me for standing up for your second amenment rights. Now he will spend 25 million more backing ining centerists. Add others, and we could see an election that costs about 44 a vote. The financial arments race has become so crate sdi that one Campaign Reform advocate decide to fight fire with fire. He formed the anti super pac super pac. We launched the may day pac to rally people to the idea of changing the way elections were funded. We have have had more than 50,000 people contribute. Sglm the question is, do voters even care . In 2012 billions spend didnt move the needle that much. Let me show you this chart. They listed all the different outside groups that have spent on behalf of bruce braley. I have to scroll it. Theres a dozen groups on each side. Did you find any voters they hate the ads. Do they care about the outside money . Do they vote on it in. No. They dont vote on it. They hate the ads, the amount of money being spent. But its not a voting issue. The interesting thing is, im sure you have had the same experience, you talk to the people who are helping to produce the ads and they are as sick as many of the people who are watching them. Why are you doing it . For the reason you said, we cant afford not to because the other side is doing it. Its totally it feels like the cold war. Its going to destroy the twoparty system. One of the most interesting statistics that came out of this, a story showing that most of the money, most of the spending is from groups that dont disclose their donors. The original free speech argument was, lets lift the caps but lets have conta contemporaneous disclosure but thats not the case. Its going to drive good candidates from running. Yeah. The tlush hold for getting in there is so high now. You had democrats that are complaining about it. But democrats are good at raising this money and coordinating this group on the ground in the different states. Unbelievable. Luke, nice and scary work. Right . In a moment, sometimes kids say darnedest things. What if ching talked back to us like politicians . Did you eat the dozen chocolate chip cookies i left on the counter to cool . Im deeply upset by this question. Im and drou ross sorkin. Wall street will reaction to the European Central bank stress test. The tests are designed to gauge the Overall Health of europes financial system. They come at a time with intense uncertainty. Wednesday, we will find out whether or not the Federal Reserve will end its Bond Buying Program when the central bank reserve will end its Bond Buying Program when the central bank wraps its two will that be all, sir . Thank you. Ordering chinese food is a very predictable experience. I order b14. I get b14. No surprises. 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We asked voters what the most important issue was to them in deciding how they would vote next week. What did we find . Two things that arent going to help any incouple bents, republican or democrat. First is more than an issue, its an atmosphere. Voters are most concerned about breaking the partisan gridlock in washington to get things done. What was one of the top two issues in four of the six states, including two big ones, iowa and kansas, where it was the top issue. Even in North Carolina and arkansas, breaking the gridlock was a close third. Folks, take a look at this. In all of these polls, if your name begins with senator or congressman, you arent popular. Out the seven sitting senators and congressmen running for the senate this year in the states we polled, only two two have a favorable rating barely above water, barely. Tom cotton and corey gardner. Breaking the dig function in washington is trumping the economy in some states, it trumps healthcare in just about every state. This is sure to be the wild card with just ten days to go until this years elections. They want to punish the democrats without regarding the republicans. They are sitting there wondering republicans. They are sitting there wondering 36 of all teachers in the u. S. Have been teaching for more than 20 years. What does that mean . Do the math. We need more teachers to lead future generations. The more you know. Ive got the panel back here. You just saw all those poll numbers. I want to show we know what the republican partys Closing Argument is. If you dont know, wait until you see these two ads, one in arkansas, one in nsorth carolin. Theres one person who is the star. Take a look. Make no mistake, these policies are on the ballot. Every single one of them. President obama is right about something, his policies are on the ballot. Voting 92 of the time with the president. Whether you support him or not, doesnt work here in North Carolina. It is time for someone to Reach Across Party Lines and finally get something done in this country. Boy, that second ad there, that was her voice narrating an nrsc ad on that same issue. Thats a powerful ad. The question of the relationship between democrats in the senate and the president right now is fascinating, especially because he seems to be kind of inserting himself and creating more problems for them. I find you had a great story, the finger pointing has begun. Democrats blaming the white house for the problems. I find the psychology of this most fascinating. Because you have president obama who is this politicians, wanted to be a transcendent politician. Now hes unable to absorb the fact that hes unpopular. He keeps pushing himself out there. All president s have egos. They tend to be oversized but surprisingly fragile. Thats part of what we are seeing. The problems republicans are having closing the sale you found this on the road is that they are not trusted as change agents. They have sold the argument that, president obama and democrats, they are gumming things up. But they are not buying the republicans the republicans know it. The ad was not paid for not about the the national they changed their name to nrsc. Their name had three words that are very unpopular, national, republican and senatorial. They realized they couldnt have that. How do republicans close the gap . They close it with the ad that you just put on the air, which is to bring it back to president obama. We have talked about this all year long, that the National Atmosphere in a midterm election, the president s on line. He has been a drag on democrats all through this campaign. There have been things that have gotten in the way of that for republicans that has made it more difficult, one is their bad brand and questions about them. In the end,they will want to try to nationalize this around obama. Luke, Closing Argument for the democrats. Did they mess up by distancing themselves too much from obama where they made this even too effective . I think in the individual state races, its probably better to try and be as independent as you can. Looking into the poll, what i found fascinating, the two issues, job creation and breaking the gridlock. Republicans overwhelmingly do better on job creation. Democrats do better on breaking the gridlock. They are in trouble. Washington dysfunction voters, they have a shot. In terms of playing the up the independence, if you want to break the gridlock, thats what you do. I want to sort of have a little lighter moment here. Its a little depressing. I want you to see this. Yesterday they asked what if kids started using political talking points politicians use to talk back to their parents . That got us thinking. We took the liberty of borrowing the idea, added pictures and sound. Here now is our version of what kids would sound like if they talked like politicians, script courtesy of the des moines register. Good morning mother. Let me say how great it is to be in the kitchen. Am i to understand you have have a question in is. I do. Did you eat the cookie snz. Im sorry. Could you repeat that question . Did you eat the dozen chocolate chip cookies i left on the counter to cool . Im deeply upset by this question. I would like to think that we had built the kind of relationship where such questions would not be necessary. Well, it is. When i left the kitchen there was a dozen cookies. Now they are gone. Did you eat them . Thats not the question. You know who is behind this, dont you . Koch brothers. The brothers who run Koch Brothers . No, jimmy and jumbo rogers. Twin brothers who live on koch street. Did you eat the cookies . I have answered that question. You didnt say anything. That is my answer. Your answer is no answer . I have no control how you choose to interpret my answers. Isnt it high time we put the past behind us and looked forward to the future . Whats for supper . We did it in an absurd way because thats what do the Elections Officials know thats how they sound when they do these crazy evasions . You make us all ask the same question four or five times. Its like that bad skit out of austin powers, ask me three times and finally will farrells character will answer the question. Whoever wins, come november or january, whenever this will be decided, they are going to be facing a very frustrated public, a public that doesnt really believe that they can make a difference and break the gridlock. How they are able to convince the public otherwise will be a big task. Dan, that sets the environment for 2016. Thats what is here is distrust of politicians. Its we made fun of it and mocked it, but thats the environment. It is. One of the Big Questions is, which of these candidates who want to run for president in 2016 has a way to get past where we are today. They will talk about it. But is anybody really going to be able to do it in. I dont know. Thats all for today. I will get back on my bus. We will be in new york in our election studio with three days to go until the midterms. For now, if its sunday, its meet the press. I just wanted to know what his last thoughts were. What could you think . What could go through your head when youre falling to your death . It began to happily. We were young, passionate. It was nice. And ended so tragically. Thats when i heard a woman screaming, no, no, no. He was just 23 when he fell 17 stories to his death. Leaving behind a pregnant wife. You actually watched him hit the ground. And questions i still cant understand how it happened. At first, no one else could understand how it happened either, until someone started talking and just wouldnt stop. Were you both struggling . What do you mean . Was this an accident or Something Else . This is going to turn into a nightmare. Here is Andrea Canning with shattered. Reporter it was a spring day in name only. The temperature in tulsa was a couple of humid ticks shy of triple digits, and that was just fine with josh and Amber Hilberling. They were back where theyd met and fallen in love. I believe that everyone has that one person in their life that you give your whole heart to. And theres no refunds or exchanges. Reporter the young couple, newlyweds whod recently celebrated their 1st anniversary, had just survived a frigid winter in alaska where josh had done a stint in the air force. Amber spent most of those cold, dark winter days alone in military housing. Its really, really cold and dark, and reporter did you like it there . Or did you quickly start feeling that, maybe this isnt the place for me . It is hard to get used to. I would make Grilled Cheese sandwiches and tomato soup and sit on the floor, you know, in the afternoons and talk to levi. Reporter levi was the name theyd picked for the son they were expecting. Amber was seven months pregnant. Now back home in tulsa, they were living in the citys iconic residential high rise, the University Club tower that looms more than 30 floors above the banks of the arkansas river. The view from their 25th floor apartment was one of the best in town. Until around 4 00 p. M. That hot tuesday afternoon in 2011. Thats when i heard a woman screaming, no, no, no. Reporter Nathan Mcgowan was in the apartment next door. After the screams, he heard a loud crash. And i thought maybe somebody pushed over a coffee table or a fish tank because it got completely quiet right at that instant, just eerily quiet. And then, i heard someone screaming, oh my god. Oh my god, oh my god. Reporter but this was no fish tank shattering. It was something far more terrible. Something tragic. Josh had crashed through the big picture window in the living room. I remember him tripping backwards and falling into the window. I run to the window, and i saw him hit the ground. And, i mean, i just reporter you actually watched him hit the ground . Yeah. Reporter i dont think anyone really imagines what that must be like. No. Nobody could ever imagine. My only thought was, get to him. You know, see if hes okay. Reporter josh had landed 17 floors below on the concrete of the 8th floor parking deck. Amber raced downstairs. A neighbor who heard the breaking glass snapped this picture as she reached josh. And when you came upon his body, did you touch him . Did you move him . Yeah. I rolled him over. Reporter that mustve been hard. Yeah. A a human being should never have to see another human being in that state. Even a stranger, much less especially someone you love. Reporter amber cradled joshs head in her arms, pleading with him to wake up, until emts pulled her away. But there was nothing they could do. He was gone. Josh hilberling was just 23 years old. Officer don holloway of the Tulsa Police Department arrived a few minutes later. Can you first describe the scene . The scene was fairly chaotic. There were medical personnel, Fire Department personnel, police personnel. A crowd had gathered outside, and i saw the victim on the ground. Reporter two people said they witnessed joshs horrifying fall. They spoke to detective jeff felton. One of them described him kind of flailing. Almost like, you know, riding a bicycle or pedaling. Reporter screaming . Yes. Reporter officer holloway took amber inside, away from the horrible scene on the parking deck. And what was ambers demeanor at that time . She was upset. She was crying, asking for josh. Wanted to know if they were working on him, trying to get him back to life or not. She seemed very distraught. Reporter and what are you thinking happened at this point . At that point i thought we had probably a suicide, maybe an accidental fall, something along those lines. Reporter holloway was also thinking the gruesome scene was no place for a pregnant 19yearold girl who had just become a widow. He drove amber to the Police Station and escorted her to an interview room. Her grandmother gloria came along for support. Amber is nothing but a witness to this. I just put them in the room so amber could have somebody there with her to help console her if she needed it. Josh is dead. Reporter as the two women sat alone in the small room, amber poured her heart out. I just wish it would leave my head. Every time i close my eyes i see it. Reporter she was inconsolable, a jumble of grief and raw emotion. I just want to know what his last thoughts were. But what could you think . What could go through your head when youre falling to your death . I still cant understand how it happened. And i dont think thats ever going to get better. Reporter for almost an hour, amber sat with her grandmother in a small room at the Police Station, unable to stop replaying every moment of the events that ended her husbands life. I just held him and kissed his cheeks and screamed for him to wake up. This is going to turn into a nightmare. What did amber know that detectives didnt . Was this an accident or Something Else . When we return, what had really been happening inside that marriage . And, what really happened inside that apartment . Why did he have to fall out the window . Ah come on lets hide in the attic. No. In the basement. Why cant we just get in the running car . Are you c