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On may 13th and 14th in vienna. government and nonprofit agencies are scrambling to expand services for uncompanied children. the number of children coming to the u.s. from mexico surged 93 percent over the same period last year. >> in just a few hours. second round of the nhl playoffs will get underway. the washington capitol pull off the big upset and they are the underdogings again against the rangers. back to you. >> thank you, peter. >> police are hoping that new surveillance video will rel...

Of expression can be constituted as vandalism, the laws against vandalism should be enforced. bradley writes, this isnt any different from when people burn our flag. the only thing are peoples feelings. matthew says it comes down to respect and most children today are not taught respect. as always, we thank all of you for sharing with us. thats going to do it for me here in washington. kelly wright and patti ann browne are standing by. text and john brennan is on the show with chris wallace. and...

Activist. he escaped the heavily guarded home. he spent four years in jail and confined to his home since 2010. activist said he was held illegally. and it is threatening to overshadow secretary of state hillary clintons visit to chine a. >> and historical presidential election. and following the olster of hosystem nu mubarack. it could be a strict islamicitate. much was fueled with the rise of the muslim brotherhood who is running their own candidate in the presidential race. recently washingto...

Today in the philly paper that says, quote, "specter haunted by republican past." so you have on the one hand republicans who are angry with you, obviously theyre not voting in the primary but who are angry with you for switching and then you have democrats who dont quite trust you. but layered over that, is there an element of incoumbency here that works against you having been in the senate for so long? do you think that is also in play as it is across much of the country? >> well, candy, that...

Utah republican robert bennett didnt even make the runoff for his partys nomination. democratic congressman alan mulahan, a 27-year veteran was thrown overboard by west virginia democrats in his primary. 2010 may be the year of incumbents living dangerously. today, two democrats battling for pennsylvanias u.s. senate seat. arlen specter, a 30-year senate veteran and his challenger, two-term congressman joe sestak. then republican senator robert bennett, the first high-profile casualty of voter...

Supreme court. i think by pressing her on solicitor general got more answers. she says that she believes the supreme court nominees dont answer enough questions. well, those confirmation hearings are to find out, to tell the senators and the american people where they stand as a matter of philosophy and ideology. i think im making some progress on that, candy, by being a little tough about it. >> senator specter, thank you so much for joining us. you have got a busy couple of days ahead. we will...

Decision on warrantless wire tapping from the supreme court so i think my pressing her on solicitor general got more answers. she says that she believes the supreme court nominees dont answer enough questions. well, those confirmation hearings are to find out, to tell the senators and the american people where they stand as a matter of philosophy and ideology. and i think im making some progress on that, candy, by being a little tough about it. >> senator specter, thank you so much for joining u...

Thats why we have elections. thats why we have primaries. blanche lincoln is in the fight of her life against bill halter, who has been endorsed by organized labor. but he hasnt really, i think, been as effective as joe sestak as making the case against the incumbent. i do think its going to be a tight race. if i had to predict if youre asking me, i think blanche lincoln pulls this out. i wouldnt necessarily say the same thing about arlen specter. >> i agree with john but whoever wins the primar...

Pennsylvania. >> you are not really a washington outsider. you are a two-term congressman. obviously, senator specter has been around for five tefrms, a good deal longer. are you saying that you believe this is an anti-incumbent year regardless of whether you are a democrat or a republican? >> again, i really do think that massachusetts said it very clearly for everyone. they voted for change, not just in policy but politics. they are tired. people are tired of the old retread, tired politics of...

Republican past. so you had on the one hand republicans who are angry with you. obviously, they are not voting in the primary. they are angry with you for switching. then, you have democrats who dont quite trust you. layered over that, is there an element of incumbency here that works against you having been in the senate for so long. do you think that that is also in play as it is across much of the country? >> well, candy, thats the national attitude. i have fought the bickering and the partis...