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Term congressman sylvester reyes losing to an el paso man after receiving an endorsement from president obama. mike, lets start first with the republican side. what about that battle and what are some of the dynamics at play. >> reporter: even though its heading for a runoff its being called the third tea party victory in three weeks because now its down to a two man race, a turn out in an end of july vote can be extremely unpredictable. ted cruz worked the grassroots to pin pick up support from...

-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com good morning our "starting point" today, tropical storm beryl washing away holiday plans in northern florida and georgia. it made landfall overnight with drenching rains and driving winds. the hurricane force winds have died down a bit but the beryl will be a super soaker as they call it. rob marciano is tracking the storm at the severe weather center, good morning. >> not usual to have one but two tropical storms into the month of may, not even ...

Existence and governor walker will win and wisconsin will be much closer obviously what was 10 points last time. wisconsin is in play. remember the rnc chairman is from wisconsin. they have a good ground game. not going to go well. >> obama won handily. >> they are going lose indiana, too. >> to the point of the unions though. that was of course the whole reason recall he was facing recall. now its not the centerpiece of barretts campaign because it looks like those have worked. the stripping of...

How can they expand the big ten of their party. they know demographically they know things are going in the direction where more hispanic babies being born. this is a continuation of george bushs efforts in 2004. he needed to do the same thing. he did swell african-american turnout in ohio, that was a difference in that election. >> nia malika henderson, are you taking off today? >> yes, i am. >> got your jeans off, shes off and running. >> yes, i do. another developing story this hour. subtro...

good morning, everyone. im randi kaye. it is 8:00. thanks for waking up with us. lets get you caught up on some of the news. 33 years to the day etan patz disappeared, someone has finally been charged with his murder. pedro hernandez was arraigned yesterday on a second degree murder charge. this was a man identified as hernandez. he confessed this week to strangling the boy and putting his body in the trash. >> in the years following etans disappearance, hernandez had told a family mem...

detectives how he lured young etan from the school bus stop at west broadway and prince street, with the promise of a soda. he then led him into the basement of the bodega, choked him there, and disposed of the body by putting it into a plastic bag and placing it into the trash. >> were going to be joined in just a moment by lisa cohen, "after etan" the 2009 book is considered the definitive work on this case and its 33 years to the day, this is a day, may 25th, that is the national mi...

Also, tropical storm alberto, still churning off the east coast. where this thing is heading, ahead.

days in jail for spying on his gay roommate with a webcam. that roommate committed suicide. was it a fair sentence? we begin with evening with president obamas most personal and most direct critique of his republican challenger, mitt romney. speaking in chicago at the conclusion of the nato summit and brush ago side criticism from a prominent democratic ally the president took aim at governor romneys tun youre at the head of the private equity firm bain capital. >> this issue is, quo...

But now its been reported that its heading towards berlin. >> my goodness. that is really incredible. thank you, jim. good to see you. meanwhile, the violence in syria spilling over into lebanon. its threatening to evolve into a much bigger come r conflict. dozens have been wounded by syrian soldiers. >> youve been on the ground now -- there was another bombing in syria against a car and u.n. monitors. it seems that the whole u.n. initiative is on life support there. >> absolutely.

Bushs polling at 2004 was declining. iraq was falling apart. you get polls like this and did it really tell you what was going to happen through the summer and post convention? no. we have a long way off to be calling or for the supporters to think they know what way its heading. the romney people will feel good today. the poll has been favorable for democrats. i wouldnt put money on it. >> we were on set in 2004. polls didnt make a difference. polls on election day, at 5:00, everybody was talki...