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Fighting for piece. he celebrated his 90th birthday this summer. mcgovernor was a decorated fighter pilot during world war ii. he won his senate seat in south dakota by only 597 votes and became the democratic party nominee for president a decade later. >> i love the united states but i love it enough so i want to see some changes made: the american people want to believe in their government. they want to believe in their country. i would like to be one of those that provides the kind of leadership that would help restore that kind of faith. >> mcgovern only won 38% of the popular vote in 1972...

Critic of the vietnam war, lost the 1972 presidential race boy a landslide, but it didn't deter him from continuing as a liberal fire brand. peter doocy has more in washington. >> reporter: senator mcgovern was surrounded by family and life-long friend when is he passed away, peacefully at 5:15 this morning. his familiarly said, we are blessed to know that our father lived a long, successful and productive life, advocating for the hungry, being a progressive voice for millions and fighting for peace. he continued to give peaches, writing and advising, up to and past his 90th birthday, which he...

three of them are dead. two are in the hospital. they are expected to survive. the tulsa police chief says it is the worst thing he has seen in more than 40 years on the force. a white man is targeting people in black neighborhoods. all the victims are black, so questions of race and hate crimes are being asked to the police right now. in a news conference a short time ago, the chief says not so fast. >> the whole race issue, the hate crime issue. there's a very logical theory that would say that's what it could be. i'm a police officer, and i've got to go by evidence. i'm not going ...

it may be the most critical supreme court case since the justices ruled on the 2000 presidential election, but out in obama administration's health care reform law is under close scrutiny. in a dramatic hearing today the court appeared deeply split. conservative justices are showing deep skepticism about the individual mandate which would require people to buy health insurance. cnn's congressional correspondent kate bolduan and jeffrey toobin were both inside the court today for the hearing. kate, let's start with you. is the health care law in serious jeopardy right now? >> reporter...

the story and she has a live report. the u.s. soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians will meet with his lawyer for the first time today. staff sergeant robert bales arrived at ft. leavenworth, kansas, a military prison over the weekend. in afghanistan, people are outraged and now there is speculation u.s. troops may be leaving the country even sooner. officials in france are warning jewish organizations to be vigilant because a killer could be targeting jews. today a gunman opened fire on a jewish school, killing four people. it is the third shooting in the area in just t...