wife. a reintroduction wouldn t hurt. we can learn aa lot about grace, a god of second chances. sanford is asking voters for a second chance to win his old congressional seat. after what you put the voters of the state through, why should s they give you a second chance? i think that s one, an individually determined thing, what a vote is about. what i would say on the larger notion of forgiveness. some people forgave me the next day, some people will never forgive me. i m in the race because i m worried. reporter: he still has to win his primary against a field of 15 yes, 15 gop rivals. some fixtures in state politics, another, teddy turner, son of founder of cnn ted turner. hit with attacks. it s absolutely amazing how dirty the game is, how expensive the game is. it doesn t make sense. if that s not enough to grab voters attention. thank you for the vote. the winner on the republican
through ied attacks, abu ghraib, post-traumatic stress disorder and more. according to a new report by brown university, 190,000 have been killed in iraq. 70% of them civilians. 4,488 of them u.s. service members. the war cost you, taxpayers, $2.2 trillion. the cost of rebuild iraq, $60 billion, although most of that money went to contractors and military police. the rest was lost to fraud. as far as making america safer, sadam was a cruel dictator and you could argue he was unstable. but saddam hussein had no weapons of mass destruction and no ties to al qaeda. the talkback question, what did we learn from the iraq war? facebook.com/carol cnn, or tweet me @carolcnn. up next, the fiscal fight in washington is taking the toll.
of iraq, the united states and our allies have prevailed. the transition from dictatorship to democracy will take time, but it is worth every effort. our coalition will stay until our work is done and then we will leave. of course, we didn t. we later learned that saddam hussein had no weapons of mass destruction and no ties to al qaeda. and now a new report by brown university shows the toll of the conflict. 190,000 have been killed in iraq, 70% of them civilians. 4,488 of them, u.s. service members. the war cost you, the taxpayer, $2.2 trillion. cost of rebuilding iraq, $60 billion, although most of that money went to contractors and military police, the rest was lost to fraud. joining me now, cnn political contributor and democratic strategist, donna brazile, and chairman of the tea party express, amy kremer. welcome to both of you. thanks for having us.
14 inches of snow in the forecast for parts of new england, prompting school closures from massachusetts to maine. and check out this incredible ireport video from pearl, mississippi. yeah, those are golf ball-sized hail, covering the ground there yesterday, denting this guy s car and shattering his windshield. now let s head to new orleans and the case of the missing schoolteacher. near three weeks after carolyn monett walked out of a bar and vanished, the mystery deepens. police tell cnn they ve scoured nearby surveillance cameras and even take a look at the traffic lights. cnn s nick valencia is in new orleans. did they manage to find any clue, though? not yet, carol. good morning. we re at bayou st. john, and this is where investigators will resume their search this morning. right now divers are getting their equipment ready. but i want to share with you a new development and cnn learned yesterday. for the first time publicly, the
side will likely face lelizabet colbert bush. democratic favorite and sister of late-night funny man stephen colbert. colbert, not colbert. reporter: although she pronounces the name differently. this is not a joke? this is not a joke. this is all too important. all too important with the condition our country is in. cnn political contributor john avlon has some roots in south carolina has his eye on sanford. he seems to be reconnecting with voters. there is an affection for a guy who admits he s a sinner and asks for forgiveness, especially down here. reporter: is this a shot at redemption, political redemption? i think it s some level, we all hope for redemption. reporter: sanford says you can learn a lot wandering off trail.