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866-55-press, or joining us on twitter @bpshow and on facebook at facebook.com/bill press show. we want to hear from you on the issues of the day. yesterday, in the strongest possible terms president obama condemned the rising level of sexual assault in the military saying he had ordered chuck hagle, the defense secretary, to clamp down on it and step up enforcement against those abuses. meanwhile, in south carolina, mark sanford surprised everybody, becoming the latest comeback kid, beating elizabeth colbert bush and working his way to congress. today, he's going to be back on the a...

Congressional midterm elections are not until next year but a hotly contested race is happening right now on the day in south carolina. mark sanford, former republican governor who fell from grace after an infamous extramarital affair is hoping to defeat democrat elizabeth colbert bush the sister of stephen colbert running for a vacant house seat in the coastal region. a traditional republican seat san for once held. polling dead even. cnn will have complete coverage with the results after the polls close, that would be 7:00 p.m. eastern later tone. new jersey governor chris christie reveale...

Conservative district. she insists she'll be an independent voice in washington. >> no one tells me what to do except the people of south carolina's first congressional district. >> reporter: colbert-bush says that means she may vote against the president, even on obama care. >> we need to look at it. when we're looking at -- >> you'd vote to repeal it? >> repair it. >> reporter: when asked about gun control she appeared to draw a blank on the senators backing the measure. would you vote yes or no on background checks? >> oh my goodness. >> the amendment that would have -- >> you're talking ab...

And it's none of your business by the way. when you run for president, it was going to be on his medical records anyway. everything you do is our business. >> right. >> he said he wasn't going to lie about it but he wasn't going to volunteer it. i was told "the new york post" got the reporting. they called him up. he wasn't going to lie about it. this was very closely held to family and a few must know top aides. >> we have to take a second to acknowledge a big house race going on today in south carolina between the former governor mark sanford and a democrat elizabeth colbert busch. our own j...

Unbelievable. these girls -- these women are so strong, stronger than i am. i will tell you that much. and they all have a positive attitude. jenna: we are continuing to follow the story and we'll bring you updates as we get them. jon: right now voters are hitting the polls in south carolina's first district, a special election pitting former republican governor mark sanford against democrat elizabeth colbert bush, some describing this as a bid for political redemption for sanford after a public fall from grace regarding a bizarre disappearance an extra marital affair back in 2009. colbert bus...