Democratic socialist falls in Wisconsin; Colombia races to find quake survivors

A big upset in Wisconsin this morning. David Crowley defeats Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong after jumping back into the race just last month

Plus, the search is not over. Rescuers are still digging through the rubble in Columbia as the death toll from the massive earthquake climbs

And after more than four years in Russian custody, an American is free. Former Marine Robert Gilman is home, but his health is now the big concern

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We begin this morning with results from Tuesday's primaries, including a comeback win in Wisconsin

and a runoff for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat in South Carolina. Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has won the Democratic nomination for governor of Wisconsin

defeating Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong. It's a striking turnaround for Crowley, who dropped out of the race last month

then jumped back in after another leading Democrat dropped out. Governor Tony Evers then endorsed Crowley in the closing days of the race

helping Democrats coalesce around his candidacy. Hong had led in polling, and her loss cut short another test of how far the party's progressive wing

can extend its recent primary wins into a presidential battleground. Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany also won his party's nomination for governor

setting up a Crowley-Tiffany mashup in November. In South Carolina, Lindsey Graham's sister, Senator Darlene Graham

and Congressman Ralph Norman are headed to a runoff later this month in the special Republican primary for Graham's former Senate seat

Both talked overnight about the sudden short campaign and the two weeks still ahead

I have buried my precious brother. I have taken on the role of a United States senator, and I have had this brutal campaign schedule, and I'm still standing

If that doesn't tell you I'm a strong person and a fighter, nothing will

So I think I can handle the next two weeks. How unexpected this was to have Lindsey Graham not here

He's a fixture. You thought he would be here. and that being said, it was, when you looked at the landscape, it was a short time frame

to put together a campaign. And one more upset in Minnesota. Republican voters chose state

House Speaker Lisa Demuth over Trump ally Mike Lindell for their party's nomination for governor

Demuth will face Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar in November. Pakistan's defense minister says the US and Iran may be getting closer to a deal, saying the two sides are

near some sort of an arrangement That despite President Trump once again claiming the US has total control over the Strait of Hormuz and saying the situation with Iran is going quote

absolutely fine. But Trump also made clear he does not trust Tehran's representatives

and once again left open the possibility of renewed military action. I don't trust Iran. Why? Are you saying I trust Iran? I'm the last person to trust Iran

They've lied to me constantly. We have total control over the Harmo Strait right now

They don't have control. We have total control. We own it. And at some point, maybe they'll do something and then they get blown away

But we right now, we're in a very good position. Iran, however, insists it controls security in the strait and says it will remain closed until the U.S. meets its conditions

Tehran is also rejecting Trump's counter-demand for compensation as part of any peace deal

Meanwhile, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say they targeted a ship carrying Saudi military equipment in the Bab al-Mandab Strait on Tuesday

That claim has not been verified. And Yemen's internationally recognized government says the ship was carrying food supplies

Six people were killed in the attack, including three Pakistani nationals. It's part of a new escalation by the Houthis, who have also attacked the government-held port city of Mocha and other parts of Yemen in recent days

In the Gulf of Oman, U.S. Central Command says a Navy helicopter fired two Hellfire missiles into the engine room of a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship

after it ignored repeated warnings and tried to break the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports

CENTCOMP says it's the third ship disabled since the blockade resumed last month

In Colombia, rescuers are digging through the rubble by hand, racing to find people still alive after Monday's devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake

The quake knocked down buildings, damaged roads, and left thousands of families searching for loved ones

The death toll is still shifting. Colombia's president put the number of dead at 181

while the country's public ministry later said at least 224 people have been killed

More than 1,300 people are reported injured and more than 3,000 missing

In Cali alone, the mayor says the quake killed 95 people and injured 949

with another 239 believed to be trapped in the rubble. Rescuers have saved at least 86 people there so far

Crews work through the night, in some places forming human chains to move bricks and concrete

then stopping to listen for signs of life. And there have been rescues

In Cali, one volunteer described hearing someone whistle back from beneath the collapsed building

Rescuers later pulled out a man and a baby. President Abelardo de la Esprea, sworn in just three days before the quake

has declared a national disaster And the United States response is now underway A disaster assistance response team is heading to Colombia and the Trump administration has committed million

for emergency shelter, food, and other relief. An American, former Marine, is back on U.S. soil this morning

after more than four years in a Russian prison and growing fears he might not survive

The Russian government released Robert Gilman Tuesday on what both the U.S. and Russia describe as humanitarian grounds

President Trump says he discussed Gilman's release with Vladimir Putin and that Russia asked for no one in return, no prisoner swap

Trump also spoke with Gilman on his flight home and says the 32-year-old had one request when he landed, a great cheeseburger

The lighter moment belies just how serious Gilman's condition has been. His advocates say he spent weeks in what they describe as a dissociative stupor and was essentially moved to a Russian hospital where he was fed through a tube

The Russians arrested him in 2022 after he was accused of kicking a police officer while on a train

Massachusetts Senator Democrat Ed Markey worked with Gilman's family for two years to help secure his release, but says it took far too long

And while this news is deeply welcome, it is a tragedy that it took Robert's near-death condition for this case to receive the attention which it required for his release to be negotiated

Because of bipartisan work, Robert Gilman is free. Robert Gilman is heading back to his family

Gilman's family and American officials have accused Russia of abusing him in custody

He's now expected to undergo medical and psychological treatment at a U.S. military hospital in Texas

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X, the U.S. is still seeking the immediate return of other Americans held in Russia

including wrongfully detained American Stephen Hubbard. Gilman is the third former U.S. Marine detained by Russia in recent years

after Trevor Reed and Paul Whelan, who were both eventually freed, in prisoner swaps. The White House now wants the Justice Department to look at whether it can bring

a new case against the man accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. That's after

federal prosecutors dropped the original case and said the damage wasn't vandalism after all

The Wall Street Journal was first to report that White House officials have asked the Justice

Department to explore whether David Hearn could be prosecuted again. Federal prosecutors initially

accused Hearn, a former Olympic canoeist, of pulling a part of the

new coating on the bottom of the reflecting pool. But they later dropped the

felony case after new information showed the damage was caused by what

they called a botched installation, not vandalism. President Trump has publicly blasted U.S. Attorney

Janine Pirro for dropping the case and urged her to revisit the decision Now after prodding from the White House the Justice Department is looking at whether there another path forward possibly a misdemeanor case

A judge is expected to decide whether the original case should be dismissed with prejudice

which could prevent the Justice Department from charging her again over the same alleged conduct

This is now landing on a Justice Department with a new boss. Todd Blanche was sworn in as Attorney General Monday

and has said the president has both the right and the duty to weigh in on Justice Department matters

Finally this morning, for those who grew up in the 80s, this may bring back some memories

Want to play Nintendo after school? Well, one of those old games you may have played is now at the center of a pretty remarkable discovery in Wisconsin

A Wisconsin pop culture store owner told Nintendo collector Jason Ganos, He had an old box of Super Mario cartridges sitting in storage

It turns out they weren't just old. The box held 97 pristine copies of Super Mario Bros. Duck Hunt

Ganos discovered they were in an ultra-rare variant made in 1993, two years after the bundle was thought to have been discontinued

This happened to be a new variant of Super Mario Bros. Duck Hunt. Not just any new variant

we found out that it was the last known production date for this game

Previously, they thought that they stopped manufacturing these in 1991. These were made in 1993, and that was long after they discontinued that bundle

The Super Nintendo was out at that point. And they're not just rare, they're in fantastic condition

Five of the 97 received a perfect 10 from a professional sports authenticator

Something Ganos says had never happened before for an NES cartridge. Most of the collection goes up for auction starting Friday

Ganos calls the whole discovery serendipitous and says he won't even guess what they will sell for

But he's about to find out. Yep, back in my day, we couldn't wait to play

It was Pac-Man, Galaxian, Space Invaders. Eight tokens for a buck at the Putt-Putt Golf and Games in Tonawanda, New York

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