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>> reporter: elena, certainly seen as an upset, the fact former intern allawi overtook in the end nuri al maliki by two seats. more surprising, the fact malawi backed by shiite politicians he was able to get so much support from voters here as well as shiite voters. that's saying iraqis are tired of the divisive politics of the past, sectarian violence and want a government that's secretaryler, inclusive, reach acrossthe aisle and provide them with the services they need. alina? >> allawi has edged off al maliki but falls short of the majority he needs in parliament to form a government. so i'...

Minister allawi eve win 91 seats falls short of 163 seats he needs in parliament to form a government. what will happen now, a protracted period of negotiations where his block is reaching out to other blocs. people do don't like them to get a coalition if they can get the number of seats to form a gft. iraqi politics is railroad complex. not getting easier any time soon. alina? >> what has the reaction been on the streets of baghdad? >> reporter: last night, right after results were announced we started hearing celebratory gunfire in central baghdad and saw lots of pictures people out in the ...

Ports are streaming to high seas. divers have apparently been dispatched. we've seen only one photograph released and that shows, as you may have seen, the part of the ship still just about on the surface of water indicates there may be crew still alive inside the hull. >> the ship was on routine patrol whichwent down. the south korea news agency quotes officials saying an explosion punched a hole in the ship. south korean and u.s. officials playing down possible involvement by north korea. and iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki is challenging the time results of that country's parliamentar...

Urge everybody to be respectful. that's all we can do. i have town meetings all the tile. the only thing i ask people to do is be respectful, and i've had thousands of them. we ought to urge everybody to be respectful of one another. >> reporter: now, mccain's facing a pretty tough re-election battle. a primary point on the right, j.d. hayward, former congressman and radio talk show host and sarah palin in mesa, arizona, heading up to search light later in the day. she is the headliner at that kickoff in harry reid's hometown. >> we'll watch both events. paul steinhauser, appreciate it. talk t...