the last time we'll see this happen in all of our lifetimes. wow. that is something to behold. good morn wk everyone. good to have you with us. welcome to "early start." i'm ashleigh banfield. >> i'm zoraida sambolin. first, it is a failed recall. delivering a wake-up call to the white house this morn ing. wisconsin governor scott walker keeps his job, becoming the first governor in u.s. history to survive a recall election. a real slap in the face for democrats. literally. take a look at a female supporter slapping runner-up tom barrett. milwaukee's democratic mayor, for conceding the race too soon last night. she didn't have to, you know. walker, the tea party backed republican who broke his state's public unions register add comfortable seven-point victory over barrett. he was quick to put a national spin on his big, local win. >> tonight, tonight we tell wisconsin, we tell our country, and we tell people all across the globe that voters really do want leaders to stand up and make the tough decisions. >> ted rowlands is live in madison this morning. i got to tell you, we were shocked to see that video of mayor barrett being slapped in the face. what do you know about that? >> reporter: well, what we know is that this was a very emotional election, zoraida. and that slap, apparently from this woman who was upset that he conceded too early, we were in madison at the time. and we had a lot of people that were very upset with the fact that the media had called this. they thought it was too early. . i think the reason was is those exit polls and the initial indication was that this was going to be a very long night. people just didn't believe it. they had put their heart into this thing. i don't know what that woman was thinking. but it would make sense talking to other people out here outside the state capitol in madison, there was just raw emotion. people were absolutely in disbelief that not only was the election called so early, that walker could have won by so much after what they thought was going to be a very close race and one that they thought in the end they could win. >> now, i know you said that the emotions were running high. did you talk to anybody? what did they have to say? >> reporter: yeah. we talked to a number of people outside the capitol here in madison as this was coming down. take a listen to one gentleman that we talked to who got very emotional about the fact that walker kept his job. >> every single one of you out there in the nation, if you're watching, democracy died tonight. >> reporter: you're very emotional. >> i'm very emotional because we all had a lot invested in this. this was it. if we didn't win tonight, the end of the usa as we know it just happened. that's it. we just got outspent $34 million to $4 million. and we don't have any other resource left but the people you see here behind me. and if the people you see here behind me can't get it done tonight, it's done. democracy is dead. >> reporter: people here believe that because walker had so much money, a lot of it comes from out of state, that despite their efforts, it was just an insurmountable task to try to beat him. that's what they were upset about. clearly, the bottom line here is, for the last 16 months people have been split down the middle in this state and around the country on this issue. and you saw those emotions pouring out tonight. the loser -- the losing side very, very upset. >> no doubt emotions running really high there. thank you for that. ted rowlands live in wisconsin for us. we appreciate it. four minutes now past 5:00 on the east coast. and more politics for you. five more primary wins, did you know, for mitt romney? even though the race for the republican nomination is certainly long over. mr. romney spent yesterday campaigning in texas. hammering away at president obama's economic policies at a latino owned office supply company in ft. worth. nearly 300 delegates were at stake in california, montana, new jersey, new mexico and south dakota. and romney took them all easily. by the way, voter turnout, not surprisingly, very light. a u.s. drone strike taking out another top terrorist in pakistan. the white house now confirming that abu yahya al libi, the number two man in al qaeda and the most public face of the terror group is dead. he was seen as a rock star in jihadist circles because of his viral videos and was a key recruiter for al qaeda. al libi was captured in 2002 and locked up at bagram air base in afghanistan. but escaped in 2005. and then bragged about it on the web. california's legal fight over same-sex marriage may be headed to the supreme court. a federal appeals court yesterday decided not to reconsider a ruling back in february that declared proposition 8 unconstitutional. that's the voter approved prop 8. it bans same-sex marriage in that state. the parties in the case now have 90 days to appeal to the supreme court. and until the high court decides to hear this case or if it even does, that ruling is going to be on hold. so that means the ban on gay marriage in california remains in effect. americans are more comfortable than ever with same-sex relationships. according to a brand-new cnn poll, 54% say marriages between gay and lesbian couples should be recognized as valid by law. for the first time ever, a majority of americans, 60%, say they have a close friend or family member who is gay. that's up 10% from just two years ago. here is a picture that will last a lifetime. because it has to. the rare sight of venus in transit passing between the earth and the sun. this is not going to be visible from here for another 105 years. planet venus, second rock from the sun, appears as a little black spot as it crosses the face of the mother ship. the process takes about seven hours which is just fine for all the sky watchers out there. a lot of them gathering at the air and space museum in the nation's capital for a watching party. notice the protective eye wear. good job. next hour we'll talk to bill nye, the science guy, about this very rare planetary spectacle. >> i'm looking forward to that. lebron james and the miami heat on the brink of being bounced from the playoffs. boston celtics beat the heat. this is the eastern conference finals. this was last night. the celtics can clinch another trip to the nba finals tomorrow night on their home court. >> that's basketball. i don't know much about basketball. >> but you know a lot about this. >> look at this. no one expected that they'd be one win away from the cup. the l.a. kings going for the sweep tonight against the new jersey devils. they're going to try to win their first stanley cup in team history. >> wow. >> the kings barely even made the playoffs. they were the lowest seed in the western conference going into these playoffs. can i just say that wayne gretzky can barely speak. he is literally, like, in tears every night. >> i love this. i love this. this is fantastic. i love the underdog coming ahead. all right. a brand-new debate over the so-called morning after pill. a new report claims the pills don't work the way many people believe they do. wait until we explain this to you. that is coming up. and the space shuttle "enterprise" at sunrise. a live look from new jersey. >> that's beautiful. >> as we get ready to take a peek. behold. there's a final voyage today, one you do not want to miss. yes, starships do fly. you're watching "early start." we'll keep you posted all the way through this. >> look like the weather is going to cooperate today, too, so they'll make it. protection o. now, i wear it every day. because damaging uv rays are everywhere with olay daily complete uv, its possible to block 92% of harmful rays for naturally beautiful skin in any light. olay daily uv. wanted to provide better employee benefits while balancing the company's bottom line, their very first word was... 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i would imagine this is a very difficult and daunt progress sesz. we're also founding out abc is reporting sandusky wrote love letters to victim number one. do we know if those letters are going to be introduced into trial? do we know what they say? >> reporter: it's expected that they would be introduced at trial. that's what our source tells us. our source tells us about these letters allegedly written by jerry sandusky to accuser number four. now, abc is describing them as love letters. our source also tells us that gifts allegedly given by jerry sandusky to alleged victim number four, gifts including football jerseys, golf clubs, could also possibly be introduced during trial. >> susan, i guess seven more jurors and alternates are needed for this trial. what can we expect in court today? >> reporter: well, there will be more questioning. it's a very intricate process and dance that's going on. as both prosecutors and defense attorneys in this case try to decide who they can accept, who they can reject, and they still have a couple of objections they can raise between them. people that they can strike. and so each juror will be brought in and given specific questions about their background to see whether they are acceptable to both sides. again, as you pointed out, despite the fact that people may have opinions or have ties to penn state, the key question the judge is asking is, can you put these feelings aside and impartially make a decision. >> boy, that's a tough one. susan candiotti live for us in pennsylvania, thank you very much. ashlei ashleigh, back to you. >> christine roman is here to get us up to date. >> good morning, ashleigh. after months of bitter fighting and millions of dollars spent nothing has changed in wisconsin. governor scott walker is still governor scott walker easily winning a recall vote last night over democrat tom barrett. he says his victory means voters really do want leaders who stand up and make tough decisions. a california vote to raise the tax on cigarettes to fund cancer research is just too close to call yet this morning. nearly 2.5 million ballots were cast tuesday on an initiative that would impose a $1 additional tax on tobacco products. cycling champ and cancer survivor lance armstrong put $1.5 million against the ballot measure. the tobacco industry put upmost of the $41 million aimed at stopping it. mitt romney's campaign confirms it's investigating whether its candidate had a private e-mail account hacked. there are reports an anonymous hacker signed into romney's old hot mail account after guessing the answer to a security question about one of his pets. whitney houston's mom says she wants to, quote, set the record straight. cissy houston is writing a book about her daughter's life including her struggle with drugs and marriage to bobby brown. harper collins plans to publish the book in february. >> thank you very much, christine. 16 minutes past the hour. an early read on news making national headlines. okay. you know the morning after pill, right? 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