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As dana mentioned, we will speak exclusively to a man with a lot of power in washington, West Virginia democratic senator joe manchin. But first we begin in florida where two fbi agents were killed while serving a warrant. Phil keating is on the scene in sunrise, florida. Good evening, phil. Reporter good evening, bret. It all went down just after 6 a. M. This morning. A brutal, brazen and tragic incident inside that apartment complex behind me. Five fbi agents were shot, two of them fatally. Ju...

>> dana: cdc just releasing brand new numbers on nationwide vaping crisis with a total of 130 people aflicked with lung illnesses. the exact cause of the breathing problems still remains a mystery. jonathan serre is live in atlanta. >> reporter: many cases the patients are either too ill or too reluctant to speak with investigators about what these products contained and how they were using them, and that makes this investigation difficult. >> as of now, there has been no consistent single produ...

Jonathan serre is following live from atlanta. is this coming to a conclusion? >> reporter: its still unfolding. today election officials are trying to get to the bottom of whether early election results were leaked to any of the campaigns before election day, which should have given any campaign an unfair advantage. today one poll worker took the stand and described the reaction of another poll worker looking at a tape printout of the results of a down ballot race, a sheriffs race. >> i had my ...

Hopefully it will be a safe one. in the meantime, an extreme weather alert. record crest expected in greenville, mississippi as it continues to flood the south. jonathan sierry is live for us at a levee thats holding back the water at least for now. >> at least for now. the river is expected to crest a foot below the record set in 1927, to give you an idea of this levee system, take a look at the old levee. this road that they paved leading up to the casino over here, where it goes up to the top...

The normal political speak. >> joining us with more on last nights debated from greenville, south carolina is our own jonathan serre. good morning. >> good morning to you. herman cain saw a spike in twitter traffic. a lot of commentary on his performance in the debate last night. and also a focus group gave him high marks for what it considered the direct way he answered questions. listen to how he addressed one question on the war on terror. >> im not privy to a lot of confidential information ...

Dollar tourism industry, really from new orleans to the florida panhandle, with the height of the season coming up. jonathan serre is in obama for us. jonathan, how is this spill affecting the real estate industry already, even though the oil hasnt reached shore? >> it is, indeed, jane, the first to feel the effects are the hotel and vacation rentals, a lot of people canceling their summer vacations in anticipation of the oil spill. earlier we spoke with a woman who owns a vacation rental proper...

Example of someone, martha. martha: jonathan serre, thank you very much, well be watching for the outcome in that case. good to have you here jonathan. bill: should come today, right? martha: yes. bill: we talk about arizona and the epicenter of the immigration debate, what a story its become, now there is backlash and talk of what washington is doing in reaction to it and whether or not the president is using the het button issue to address that. a fair and balanced debate. also -- >> martha: h...

Martha: in this news as well today, the sarah palin case goes to a federal jury today. a panel of eight men and six women will decide the fate of a former university of tennessee student accused of hacking into palins personal e-mail account at the height of the 2008 presidential campaign. now, the former alaska governor herself took the stand during this trial, brushing aside the defenses claim that the hacking, which is nothing more than sort of a teenage prank, i guess, telling the jury about...

Complained they couldnt hear each other in the meeting hall, but county officials voted 5-4 to end the policy of assigning children to schools based on income, that policy was intended to make sure that no school had more than 40 percent of their students on subsidized lunch programs. when it was first adopted in 1999, economics-based busing was seen as a way of moving beyond racial preferences while still ensuring this advantage had kids access to equal opportunities but parents living in the s...

Bring her back. chilling, chilling information now coming in on the day that dawn brancheau died at sea world. jon? jon: harris faulkner on our breaking news desk, thank you harris. jane: want to take you to georgia where state college students are learning a tough lesson in milks, state budget cuts could force the schools to raise tuition by 35 percent. the other options include major cuts in faculty and programs, even closing entire schools. jonathan serre is on this in atlanta. talk about the...