and good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. christine o donnell virtually unknown just a few weeks ago, but this morning she is officially the gop s candidate for the senate seat. she defeats mike castle. she s now the sixth tea party candidate to win a primary race this year. but some are saying her win could actually be a costly blow to the republicans reclaiming the senate in november. also ahead, for the first time, we re hring from the connecticut doctor who was the only one to survive a brutal home invasion. his wife and two daughters were killed. what happened that night as he faced one of his family s killers incourt. on a lighter note, an emotional reunion for our today s wedding bride and groom. last night finally he and melissa were reunited hire in new york, we re going to chat with them and unveil the wedding gown. let s begin with the results of the final primaries before november s midterm elections and what they mean for both parti
we ll tell you today, wednesday, can they really work for you? we ll tell you today, wednesday, september 15th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a wednesday morning. i m matt lauer. and i m meredith vieira. christine o donnell virtually unknown just a few weeks ago, but this morning she s officially the gop s candidate for the senate seat vacated by joe biden. o donnell is now the sixth tea party candidate to win a race this year. but this morning, some are saying her win could actually be a costly blow to the republican s hopes of reclaiming control of congress in november. why? we ll explain. and we ll talk to christine o donnell about her victory, straight ahead. also ahead, for the first time, we re hearing from the connecticut doctor who was the only member of his family to survive a brutal home invasion. his wife and two doctors were all killed. coming up, his chilling account of what happened that night