41-year-old brian bachmann, again had been in law enforcement for 20 plus years. he is the constable who died. friends say that he had just finished a lunch at at barbecue restaurant and he left the restaurant to go serve those eviction papers. the sheriff of that county getting very emotional during an interview yesterday. in my first conversations with his wife this afternoon she said he was doing what he wanted to do and i know that was true. reporter: a 51-year-old victim, civilian was also killed. several other people were injured, jenna. jenna: our hearts and prayers go out to their families today. casey, thank you. jon: some brand new numbers just out on the auto bailout as the treasury department says it expects to lose more than 25 billion of your taxpayer dollars and it could get worse because the treasury report covered predicted losses through last may.
and good morning and thank you for joining us. i m deborah ferric in today for carol costello. snie the countdown is on. 85 days until election day. and both sides are crisscrossing the country looking for votes. take a look at this map. this is where they are today. president obama continues touring in iowa. mitt romney is stumping in ohio. vice president joe biden is in virginia, and congressman paul ryan will look to rally votes in colorado and nevada. republican star chris christie getting the spotlight on one of the party s biggest nights. the new jersey governor has now been tapped to deliver the keynote address at the republican national convention in tampa later this month. he was considering his own presidential run, but instead backed romney. the romney camp and the republican national committee decides the key speakers at the rnc. well, he was on the vp list but did not get the nod. instead, florida senator marco rubio will be introducing mitt romney on the final
within the number, you have a pop with independents in that number, with women and perhaps most notably among senior citizens given the fact that will be a central part of the whole discussion because ryan s plans to revamp medicare. byron york, chief washington correspondent for the washington examiner . what do you make of these numbers? good morning. first thing to say we re 72 hours into the romney-ryan ticket and it is too early to draw conclusions from it. people are just getting to know him. i think the results are fairly encouraging for the romney-ryan ticket. republicans like the choice. democrats don t like the choice. people in the middle are trying to figure it all out but seem to become a little more positive toward paul ryan. so i would say for the first 72 hours they think it is pretty encouraging. martha: all over the media this morning splashed all kinds of takes on these numbers. some saying they were weak. they show he compares with other people who didn
how will that play at the polls? a fair and balanced debate ahead. the attorney general held in contempt of congress for not turning over documents connected to the fast and furious botched gun-walking case. congress is now suing eric holder. judge napolitano weighs in. the worst outbreak of west nile virus in years. hundreds sickened. more than a dozen deaths in just one state. authorities planning something they haven t done in half a century. we ll tell you what and where. those stories plus breaking news all happening now. jenna: hi, everybody. so glad to have you with us on this tuesday, i m jenna lee and we are your election headquarters. the white house race is now in high gear. jon: very high gear. jenna: high gear now? jon: it has been in high gear for a couple of weeks but especially with that vice-presidential pick. jenna: we have a debate heating up across five swings states. that s what we ll focus on as we get started here. jon: i m jon scott. governor r
yeah. on the right. governor romney s brand new running mate, congressman paul ryan. he s about to hold an event in lakewood, colorado. they are all out and about today trying to convince you to cast your ballot for them. meantime, a new poll for rasmussen reports find 43% believe governor romney made the right choice in picking congressman ryan, that is about double the amount that say, no, he did not make the right choice. 35% say they re not sure. chris stirewalt is our fox news digital politics editor, and independent pollster scott as pus seven is author of the people s money. so, scott, i want to start with you on the reaction to congressman paul ryan. that number put in perspective for us, is that a good number for paul ryan? it s modestly good. it goes along with the fact that 50% right now have a favorable opinion of him. if i look back four years ago, sarah palin was viewed a little more positively initially, joe biden a little more negatively. the one area wher