unbelievable. these girls these women are so strong, stronger than i am. i will tell you that much. and they all have a positive attitude. jenna: we are continuing to follow the story and we ll bring you updates as we get them. jon: right now voters are hitting the polls in south carolina s first district, a special election pitting former republican governor mark sanford against democrat elizabeth colbert bush, some describing this as a bid for political redemption for sanford after a public fall from grace regarding a bizarre disappearance an extra marital affair back in 2009. colbert bush is the sister of comedy central host steven colbert who helped her raise money by attending several fundraisers. jenna: smuggled dinosaur bones are leading home. where the priceless fossils were found and their journey back. where were they? we are live in the story next.
traditional deep red district. sanford has closed the gap to within the margin of error. with just one debate, the contest has been fought with personal attacks and some unusual campaign theatrics on the trail. sanford, who tried to connect colbert bush even debated a cardboard cutout of nancy pelosi on one campaign stop. a little later, mark sanford will join us live for an interview here on morning joe. shopping online about to get a little more expensive. the senate approved legislation that will allow stores to include sales tax online. the bill now heads to the house. lawmakers hope to get the bill to the president s desk before the end of the year. tweet me @billkarins.
trespassing charges filed by his wife, jenny. even today, gop elders were not exactly falling all over themselves to endorse sanford. the voters of first district of south carolina will make their decision. and just like any one of us or any of the 435 members of congress, we don t get to choose who they are their eye electorate gets to decide who they are. we ll see what the outcome is tonight. with friends like those, and yet the disgraced former governor has nevertheless managed to stay in the race. a new poll finds sanford leading colbert bush by one point leading into today s contest. erasing bush s nine-point lead last month. the race has centered on values. today s charleston post and courier notes that sanford has painted colbert bush as a liberal who is values are aligned with nancy pelosi and unions. while colbert bush has criticized sanford s crust
0 brother pedro and younger brother o neil. all three suspected of playing some role in kidnapping and sexually assaulting the three rescued women for a decade or more. their uncle runs a grocery store on the corner and says the news comes as a shock. i came over and police what happening? they said it can t be that s my nephew s house. it can t be. it s impossible. one neighbor told me the castro never opened a window or let a breeze flow through the house. always came in and out through the back. he would see him a couple times during the day early in the morning bringing in a back of mcdonald s and after the shift school bus driver bringing in another bag of mcdonald s. rick? shepard: rick, a year after amanda barry disappeared. she went on montel williams show asked silea brown. i just hate this. she is not alive, honey. less than two years later now, amanda barry s mother was dead. the council woman who knew the mother said she literally died of a broken hart. heart. nearl
0 decade s worth of forensic evidence and of things to go through to figure out the role that these men played in the women s disappearance and what exactly the women went through. it s interesting because you re talking about neighborhoods and neighborhoods noticing things. i m here in this neighborhood and people say that they had no idea this was going on right under their noses. i want to bring in israel lugo, a neighbor here. you knew aerial castro. and you had no idea this was happening. no, i sure didn t. like i say, like an average joe. i know him for about 18 years and everything and he would come out here, play around with the kids and everything, you know what i m saying? reporter: you said that you saw him with the little girl, the 6-year-old, just this past sunday playing in a park. what can you tell us about that? i was i seen him before with the little girl up and down in the car. yes, i was at seymour park with the baby and he pulled up in the truck, looked like