Elections. At stake today, control of the senate. Republicans have their best chance of winning back the majority since they lost it in 2006. Democrats hold a majority and could lose control of the chamber if they drop six seats. The other big story for today, a true test of the tea party. Mainstream gop fighting back and launching a strong counteroffensive. Our Political Team is covering all the angles. Lets start with dana bash covering todays headline mashup in kentucky, its an exciting one, dana. Reporter right, because Mitch Mcconnell, Senate Republican leader, is fighting a twofront war. Today is primary day, as you said. He is expected to beat out and best his republican challenger, the one from the right, and his focus has already been on the real challenge he thinks he has, which is november. His democratic opponent. And the way he is describing it and laying it out for voters here is very interesting, because its along the lines of what you just laid out. The whole battle for
Election day. Key ballots are being cast from coast to coast right now. What happens in the primaries today will shape the fall elections and could reshape congress. The six States Holding primaries right now are arkansas georgia, idaho, kentucky oregon and pennsylvania. And in four of those primaries, voters are deciding between Establishment Republicans versus Tea Party Challengers including a challenge in kentucky to Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell. We want to bring in our dana bash on the road following things along keeping an eye on things for us. We know Mitch Mcconnell isnt the only establishment candidate putting up a strong counteroffensive against the tea party. In fact dana are you there . Reporter i am. Hi john and michaela. Give us a sense of what Mitch Mcconnell has going on there right now and what hes up against and what the goal is. Looks like hes going to win but by how much is what matters. Reporter absolutely. Thats really going to be a key question is how mu
People in las vegas including two Police Officers. Authorities say the married couple line it may have thought they had an ax to grind with police. Dan is in las vegas. Dan, what do we understand now . Reporter well, hi, chris. These were two Police Officers who were having lunch. Its not like they were on a call or some kind of a dangerous situation. Thats when the two suspects, a man and woman, come inside, open fire killing those officers. From there, they come into this walmart where theres even more bloodshed. Now authorities are trying to figure out what prompted this whole thing. Breaking overnight a raid in an apartment in las vegas, possibly the home of the two suspects involved in sundays shooting spree. An area around the apartment was cordoned off. Local affiliates report an explosion, apparently with a flash bang grenade set off by police. A Law Enforcement official tells cnn the suspects were a married couple. Its a tragic day. A very, very difficult day. Reporter around
Dubois good evening. Scott is off tonight, im maurice dubois. This is are western edition of the broadcast. Today we got to see for the first time how the release of u. S. Army Sergeant Bowe bergdahl went down. The taliban put out this video of his handover to u. S. Forces last saturday, five years after he was taken prisoner. We also learned more today about bergdahls Service Record in afghanistan. We have a series of reports tonight, first, bob orr with the video. Reporter with the sun setting over the mountains of khost, afghanistan, a small group of armed taliban fighters, one of them with a white flag, stood near a silver and orange pickup truck. Inside, alone in the back seat, sat Sergeant Bowe bergdahl. The cleanshaven captive appeared to be having some trouble with his vision. He blinked repeatedly, and at one point rubbed his left eye. American surveillance planes flew overhead. Taliban gunmen, some armed with rocketpropelled grenades, stood guard on nearby hills. Then the sou
Bergdahl seen inside sitting in the back seat. Bergdahl dressed all in white. He appears to be nervous, blinking, shaky. Bergdahl seen talking with one of his alleged captors. At one point, the Army Sergeant even cracks what looks to be a wipes flying overhead, a twinengine plane approaching the meeting point. And then suddenly like a scene out of the movies the special forces blackhawk helicopter. Two taliban immediately escort bergdahl towards the chopper, waving a white flag. Three u. S. Special operations commandos approach, shaking hands with the taliban militants. They pat down bergdahls back and immediately begin escorting him to the helicopter. In bergdahls left hand, the plastic bag. The contents. Wave back to the militants as they run towards the chopper. They pat bergdahl down again, this time in a deliberate and thorough fashion, presumably a swipe for explosives right before loading him in. This facetoface exchange lasting less than ten seconds before they were off. A mess