radio talk show host neal boortz is our special guest tonight. hello, neal.n this half hour, as the economy tries to stay on track, could it be derailed by deflation? what should investors be doing? and we're at about the halfway point until the election, but the latest numbers show president obama grabbing a slight lead in some battleground states. overall, though, it's just about a dead heat. so what's it going to take for someone to vault into the lead, or will this be a race to the wire? first up, president obama traveled to an iowa wind energy facility earlier today to pressure congress to extend renewable energy tax breaks, an issue that has become a top priority for the white house. cnbc's eamon javers is back with us again with all the details. >> hi, michelle. it was newton, iowa and the plant the president visited today actually makes those giant blades for wind turbines, and he framed his call for congress to pass these tax credits for wind companies all about the jobs that those tax credits will create. take a listen. >> if congress doesn't act, t