schools, but entire school districts are closed. we're going to bring that sheriff on our program. matthew lutz. we'll get latest from him as they literally track them down here. martha: tragic for the animals. they killed so many of them. they were apparently mistreated by the man. he was arrested for that. let's talk about another crazy story we've been following for you as we look at this wild political scene out there these days. democrats fighting to main control of the u.s. senate may be trying to keep some distance recently from president obama. right now several democrats are fighting for re-election in battleground states as well as former dnc chair tim kaine, the virginia senate candidate. he will not be joining president obama with his four through cain's home state. joined by alan lan combs. home of the alan colmes radio show. and tucker carlson editor of "the daily caller" and fox news contributor. good to see you this morning. obviously we talked a lot