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Barney fife! new details on mayberrygate, i kid you not, actor and yeah griffeth caught up in what some lawmakers are saying is a scheme to help democrats. >> 1965, a lot of good things came out that year, like medicare. martha: well, the ad touting the benefits of president obamas health care plan and paid for my medicare, reportedly to the tune of $700,000. these senators object, they say that this ad needs to be pulled, they also sent a letter to kathleen sebelius from the health and human se...

Guy, but mel gibson has a better shot of being elected mayor of tel aviv. >> how did this come apart, but does he really hate stop signs? >> i dont know how he got pulled over. >> there is research on file. he is allergic to them. >> we have to move on. now to missouri. they said no way to having to pay. tuesday was primary day in big mo and anerwelming 71% of voters rejected the part of the federal healthcare reform law that requires them to buy health insurance. they did so by voting for propo...

Ninth circuit, then it is going to head to the supreme court. and they believe, quite strongly, some disagree, that the supreme court is where this case ought to be decided, just like it decided brown versus board of education. just like it decided the question of whether blacks and whites ought to be able to get married over 40 years ago. so thats why this is very, very important. >> all right. gloria, always good to see you. im going have to leave it there for now. chatting with you at many so...

About this vote and what comes next, steve. >> reporter: by a 71-29 margin primary voters here in the state of missouri yesterday essentially said yes to proposition c which in theory null tpaoeus, voids or opts out of the individual mandate in healthcare reform. there is going to be a court battle down the road. in the meantime there are republicans in missouri and outside of missouri saying, see, the folks in hour have sent the white house, democratic leadership in washington a message that he...

Of senator tim brown back, two congressman, jerry moron and today tiahrt. and missouri, senate primaries, way too many candidates to stick on the screen for you there look at what else is going on in missouri today. proposition c this is a ballot initiative and challenging federal health care law. it specifically asking people if they believe that the state should be allowed to opt-out from the rule there is mandatory health insurance coverage. now, if the state does indeed vote to opt-out what ...

Afghan currency. steve? >> a man reportedly in the country illegally is accused of killing a nun in a drunk driving accident in virginia. police say 23-year-old carlos montona has two other d.u.i.s on his record already. federal immigration officials were in the process of deporting him. they were trying to deport him but released him over the weekend while the kcase was pending. he is now behind bars. it killed a nun and injured two other nuns as they were driving to a retreat. that is awful. >...

Mexico as of right now. but were tracking it carefully. jon. jon: we are also watch, jenna several key primary races here in americas election headquarters. voters are heading to the polls today in kansas, michigan and missouri as candidates across america gear up for the november elections. c. brown is in missouri. what should we be watching, steve. >> reporter: we should be watching for the prop c results a little bit later after the polls close at 8:00 tonight. proposition c essentially is th...

Because of proposition c, voters heading to the poll for what is called the first test of president obamas health care law. at the ballot box, the vote is a referendum on one specific part of the bill, should missouri opt out of the provision that requires everybody to buy health insurance, heres reaction from missouri. check it out. >> it is now... world without end, amen. martha: and it asks if state law should be amended to deny government authority to penalize anybody who does not purchase i...

Research in embryonic stem cells has been controversial because the obtaining the cells means destroying human embryos. >> jon: lawmakers passed it, the president signed it, but the voters could have the final say in the massive health care overhall. at least in missouri. where next week folk also head to the polls to decide whether to approve legislation that would block part of the health care law from taking effect in their state. steve brown is live in our midwest newsroom with more on that....

Void that mandate. >> never in the history of our country has government required that just to be a citizen of this country you have to buy a product, any product with your own money against your will. >> now if successful prop c would face a certain immediate constitutional challenge because the constitution says federal laws are supreme. not optional for states. so some missouriens think something else is going on here. >> i think its more of a political challenge testimony tl substantive chal...