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good evening, in a moment, we'll talk about the potential hurricane that might be heading for florida just as the gop convention is scheduled to start next week. first, let's talk about the storm that enveloped the gop today, days before their convention. it starts with that missouri congressman running for senate who made comments about rape that the head of his own party calls biologically stupid, ridiculous and bizarre. today his party, even mitt romney tried to get him to get out of the race, told him not to come to the convention. this is a very unwelcomed drama prior to the par...

main street. two people were on the bridge at the time, just what they were doing there in the middle of the night is part of the investigation. both were pinned beneath the train and died on the scene. 21 rail cars, all carrying coal, jumped the tracks. some flew off the bridge and landed on parked cars down below. residents here are used to the sound of passing trains, but this was quite different. >> it is the loudest i had ever heard the train and it was straight screeching. and i thought to myself, it sounds like it's derailing. and i went to bed. my coffee table was like shakin...

his career. blows me away. i have a 22-year-old son. imagine how i feel. >> the passenger suffere serious injuries but is expected to be okay. dwoming this morning the laurel police officer accused of slapping a man is now on administrative duty, according at naac chapter president ross. he said that officer is now off the street and is criminal investigation has been opened as an addition to a $3 million lawsuit filed by the victim in this case, the accuser at least. we are working to get a comment from the city but it has not yet responded. time to get a first look at the forec...

than a week before the republican national convention. governor romney's vice-presidential pick, congressman paul ryan and president obama in key battleground states that could decide the election the battleground states will be the focus over the next several weeks. we're glad you're with us where every you are today. i'm jenna lee. jon: i'm jon scott. governor mitt romney on a fund-raising trip to texas today but his running mate is make his first campaign appearance in pennsylvania. it is a key swing state as jenna was mentioning with 20 electoral votes up for grabs. moments from ...

missouri, brian, it's going to be spent elsewhere. >> and i know mitt romney came out as well. >> reporter: this is huge, brian. on monday, the republican national convention is set to kick off in tampa. you have the nexus of the top republican on the national ticket tonight calling for congressman akin to step down. missouri is going to be key if republicans have any hope of taking control of the u.s. senate. as you know, they have the u.s. house. if mitt romney were to win the white house without the senate, it could be a detriment to the agenda the republicans want to put into pla...