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Because his plan is working. brutally attack mitt romney and hope newt gingrich is his opponent. why? newt has a ton of baggage. like the fact that gingrich was fined $300,000 for ethics violations. or that he took at least $1.6 million from freddie mac just before it helped cause the economic meltdown. then there's the $37 million gingrich took from health care and industry groups. >> governor, if one of the issues of the campaign are tax rates for the wealthy and if you're wealthy and paid a tax rate that we're not quite sure of because you haven't happened over your tax turns, how is that n...

>> reporter: yeah. they had hard-fought races. charlie rangel, of course, had been censured for ethics violations, so he was vulnerable. but in the end he was victorious over four different challengers in his harlem district that's now largely hispanic. >> i can tell everybody who doesn't know this district or the bronx, when i'm walking the streets of the bronx, i feel my district in the blood and the minds and the ambitions and the things that people want for their children. >> reporter: and utah senator orrin hatch won an easy victory over a former state senator. hatch has said this will be...

He did more than hold off, he won by 34%. avoiding the fate of fellow senator dick luger who lost to a tea party-backed candidate in last month's indiana republican primary. in new york, charlie wrangle able to win the democratic primary, 46-40. his seat, the one he's held since 1970, was considered up for grabs. after he was censured by the house for 11 ethics violations, including failure to pay taxes. an upset of wrangle would have been a stunning development when you consider he won his last three general elections with an average of 88% of the vote. both hatch and wrangle are considered f...

summer games, right? so much fun. good morning, everyone. welcome to early, early "early start." >> up first, debby doing more damage and dumping more rain than some full-blown hurricanes. the deadly storm now downgradeds to a tropical depression where is slashes across florida where a state of emergency is still in place. that storm is second to bring rains to florida for another day. george, i was reading this morning the folks here were really scared because the water came in so quickly. how are the conditions there now? >> well, you know, zoraida, good morning. we know the storm ...

This is one of the most closely watched races. 82-year-old rangel is facing a tough primary battle amid concerns about his health. also questions about ethics violations. one of his challengers is state senator awedian no espia. if elected he would be the first dominican american ever elected to congress. there are interesting demographics here in this district. latinos now out number african americans. he is hopie espaillat is hoping to capitalize on that. that is the latest live from harlem robert moses palau. >> could using a map to search for hotel rooms actually cost you more? it does on ...