there's a bell weather county, louden county, which kind of crosses different parts of the state, and if you look at that, in that state, in that county, loudoun, clinton has the lead. >> and matthew dowd, a real sign of a rapidly changing america right there. virginia used to be part of the solid republican south. it's been won by barack obama twice. as they get an influx of a lot of new populations. >> well, i think it's a reflection of this urban/rural split. george bush, worked on his campaign in 2000 and 2004, we never considered west virginia close to a swing state. that changed automatically in 2008, and now it's almost -- almost no longer a swing state, it's moving so rapidly blue in the course of this. it's a problematic situation for the republican party that because of these demographics, a lot of these states now are following the demographics. >> how do the republicans get virginia and states like it back? >> we have to win voters who live in denser areas. large pieces of the state are rural, but when folks are living in the sub burrurbsuburbs, urba republicans need to wi

louden by foot or atv the most basements are filled with water and sand. in st. paul, the mississippi crested at levels not seen since 2001. now worried the strong wind this weekend will bring down trees, loosened by those floodwaters. >>> president obama is promising federal help to flood stricken communities in minnesota. the president hosted a townhall meeting in the region, after being briefed by the governor mark dayton about sxt teextent damage. george stephanopoulos traveled with the president. and the president had a message for immigrants kidding sending their children across the border. >> our message is definitely don't send your children unaccompanied on trains or through a bunch of smugglers. we deon't know how many kids don't make it and may have been way layed into sex trafficking or killed because they fell off a train. we have no way of tracking that. so, that its our direct message to, to the families in central america. do not send your children to the borders. if they do make it, they will get sent back. more importantly they may not make it.

over time, in ot scout louden awarded a penalty shot. second failed in this game. and jim was referring to new rule this xwreer three on three hockey in ot first game ever the season we dot it wide on hockey. lightning on the rush. jason garrison in on mason. flyers still get a point. they lose this one 3-2 in over sglim football eagles banged up offensive line to getting a little less banged up. tackle jason peters and lane johnson both full participateants practice today and that should make sam bradford a happy camper. one in three eagles have a prob tlom correct and a win on sunday against the saints would go a long way. they need a victory more than oxygen right now. >> everybody understands there's urgency to go out and get a win. nobody is done and acts like it's not a big deal. we have to go out and treat this game like -- >> we're 1-3. so everybody got that nasty night their mouth and sick kneeling their stomach and i know this team will go out sunday and dom sglait still ahead checking in on some former phillies during the postseason and sixers and former

it happened in the 700 block of west louden street. still no word on a motive. >>> one firefighter was hurt while fighting a row home fire in germantown early this morning. it happened here in the 2800 block of ash mead place about 3:00 a.m. when crews got there, the flames quickly spread. the firefighter has been treated and released from the hospital. the american red cross is helping the res dents who were displaced. >>> a pennsylvania judge said today he wants bill cosby's felony sexual assault case to go to trial no later than june 5th of next year. he is charged with drugging and sexual assay ulting andrea constand back in 2004 at his home. prosecutors say they hope to have 13 other accusers testify at the trial. the judge didn't rule whether they could testify. he also didn't decide whether the prosecutors could use cosby's deposition or a phone call recorded by constan's mother in 2005. >>> turning to the accuweather forecast now. temperatures are slowly climbing as we head into yet another heat wave. taking a live look at cent

it happened last evening around 8:30 along louden and franklin streets. "action news" talked to a woman who was in her home and heard what she thought was a crash. she looked out the window and says she saw a driver back up his car and run over that woman at least four times. >> and after he got done that, he went into his truck and got a shovel and just started hitting her over the head with it. she was screaming like -- she was raising her hands like no, no, no. and he kept -- he just kept going with -- running her over. >> the woman was rushed to einstein medical center. she was pronounced dead. witnesses say the two were in a relationship. police have not confirmed that connection or released their identities. no charges yet have been filed. >>> bill cosby could learn the date of his sex assault trial when he returns to montgomery county court tomorrow. cosby's scheduled for an evidence hearing. his lawyers want to suppress a deposition made in the civil suit brought by andrea constand who claims cosby drugged and molested her in 2004. they say cosby

many of the residents along west louden and franklin streets were out for a block party. this woman who asked not to have her name released says she was home when she heard what sounded like a crash. i was in my house just got finished eating and all of a sudden i heard this loud boom. >> reporter: she peered out her window and witnessed the crime taking place in dimly hit lot across the street. >> i thought it was a car accident. it wasn't until the driver bonged his car and i saw the lady laying in the lot and he was just -- kept running -- running the car over her. >> reporter: but the suspect wasn't done with his gravely injured victim. a woman in her 30's. >> after he got done that, he went into his truck and got a shovel and just started hitting her over the head with it. she was screaming -- she was waving her hands like no, no, no and he kept -- he just going -- running her over. >> reporter: philadelphia police confirm the they responded to reports of a woman screaming last night. they arrived on scene to find that woman still pinned under the white 2012 nissan m

we had this accident at louden street. the accident is cleared so traffic moving now nydia. >> karen thank you. >>> new video showing a driver backing into a gas pump tipping the pump into another car and sparking a fire. it happened at a citgo station in farmington connecticut on monday and you can see a woman in that second car rushing to get two children out of the back seat. within a short time flames engulfed both cars. amazingly everyone got away safely. police say the driver had accidentally hit the gas pedal causing the crash. >>> new on "action news," hundreds of live crickets and worms on a crowded new york city subway. now the woman accused of letting them loose is facing a long list of charges. police arrested 21-year-old zaida pugh yesterday accused of dumping the bugs last wednesday as part of a video prank. the stunt caused panic as riders scrambled to avoid the crickets and worms. pugh says she wanted to draw attention to the plight of the homeless. >> time for a preview of "gma." >> hello ginger. >> report

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louden lake. they spotted what they thought was a log-in the water. he wrapped the fawn in a life jacket and pulled it to safety. >> i wonder how he got in the middle of the pond. >> the rescuer's name is hersh, which is german for "deer." >> oh, how about that? all right. >>> when we come back, the moment you have all been waiting for. karaoke battle, me and this guy. >> i drink your milk shake. >> and we're going to be helped out. >> jeff timmons is already here. he's in position, with our fake disco ball in the background. he's got the guns out. >> do you have your earplugs in for kendis's singing? >> i'm ready to go. let's go. >> you will be so impressed. >> sign me up. >> we'll be back. so impressed. >> sign my up. >> we'll be back. up. >> we'll be back. e up. >> we'll be back. ♪ you are my everything >> yeah. >> this is the one my daughter was in. >> my baby. >> i didn't know that was your daughter! we're learning all kinds of new things about you. jeff timmons is here, he's been hanging out with us all morning. >> last half hour, you were tre