that's the latest from here in dubuque. back to you. >> in about 30 minutes we'll hear from paul ryan, campaigning for mitt romney in battleground virginia my home state. must be slightly awkward for him today given politico's exclusive story saying ryan wasn't romney ace first choice for vp, it was chris christie. so jonathan what do you make of these reports, your out let there. politico saying romney was planning on going with christie and after his trip to israeling changed his mind? >> there was a significant intrigue going on even as these candidates are rumbling, stumbling and bumbling around the country in the last week if i can borrow your keith jackson refrain there. >> can you have it, actually. i don't think i'll be doing that again. >> mike allen and jim from politico reported chris christie was the number one choice for mitt romney at one point, he went to london for the olympics, came back and ended up picking paul ryan. there's a lot of bad blood right now between the romney campaign and the chris christie f

. >> it is good to be back in dubuque! >> dubuque, iowa, hosted both president obama and republican nominee mitt romney, both of whom consider iowa a critical part of their battleground map. the candidates crossed path within hours of each other as they barnstormed iowa and six other tossup states, make their final arguments in the last week of the campaign. >> the question of this election comes down to this -- do you want more of the same, or do you want real change? >> pu here's the thing. we know what change looks like, and what he's selling is not change. >> the president was joined by musicians john mellencamp and katy perry. governor romney got i -- a boost from nascar legend richard petty. >> with only two more days of campaigning left, the candidates are just beginning their blitz of the battleground states much the two campaigns are even battling for new hampshire and its four electoral votes. president obama and former president clinton are there on sunday a day after romney was stumping in the granite state. >>

mitt romney wrapped up a rally in dubuque, iowa.w hampshire and later he makes two stops in colorado. president obama was in ohio, then he's in wisconsin and iowa and he ends the day in virginia. now to the latest on the aftermath of superstorm sandy. gas is now being rationed in 12 counties in new jersey in an effort to cut down on wait times. people there have been waiting in very long lines for miles and for hours to gas up their cars and get fuel for generators. >> i was in line at three gas stations. they all closed down while i was getting close. >> this is your fourth try? >> the federal emergency management agency has been coordinated with states to accelerate the distribution of fuel to retail locations. >> so despite the long lines at gas stations, sandy is expected to lower gas prices for election day. aaa reports the national price for a gallon of gas fell 1.3 cents to $3.48. they say during the stretch of declines, the average price s dropped nearly 33 cents. >> a california family won't have to worry about the price of

>> it is it 5,000 people in fairness dubuque. and in the last top in milwaukee he had 20,000. and showing enthusiasm in wisconsin and the democrats hoped to locked down and they have not because paul ryan is on the republican ticket. in the milwaukee, he had katie pery and that turned out to get a bigger crowd this weekend, he will do that to bring out stevey wonder and jay z and hollywood celebrities and singers and et cetera to make sure he can build the crowds and show enthusiam. >> we will have more on the latest developments in the presidential election and campaign. bret baier will be here in the studio live tonight inside of the fox report. >> in new jersey, a big announcement a short time ago from governor chris christie. for all of those concerned about voting in his state. after super storm sandy, the governor said they can vote by e-mail and fax ordering county clerks to open up the offices so residents affected by sandy can cast their ballot. >> you don't have to wait to vote. go there and in person you will get a ballot and hand it in and you are done. >> the gove

ed henry is live on the bus in dubuque. so you heard that they're getting giddy in the romney camp. any levity in the obama camp now? >> they feel very strong here. they think the president will be here in iowa in a few moments. remember, as you noted, this is where it all started for him in 2008. in fact, his final rally monday night, late in the evening before he goes home to chicago to get ready for the returns will be right here in iowa. it's where it all starred for him. they think that kind of grassroots on the ground support is what's going to help him. remember, iowa only has six electoral votes. yet you have the president of the united states coming in here on this final weekend. mitt romney, the republican nominee, was here this morning. a lot of high profile, high powered contact with the nominees themselves here in dubuque a small area. gives you an idea of how intensively they're fighting for every single electoral vote. what the president is doing on the stump, he was just in milwaukee. slightly bigger battle ground, one democrats hoped they had locked down. he's playi

right now we're awaiting governor romney's campaign speech in dubuque, iowa. and the candidates are talking revenge versus love. and we've got a big crowd out there. we're waiting to hear from the governor because they have been waiting in this swing state for quite some time, and very chilly out there of course, and the governor is set to address the crowd. and this is one of many stops we're making this weekend, a very busy weekend from both candidates and the president and mitt romney. let's listen in. >> boy, it's great to be here, richard petty, nascar fame and champion, thank you for being here, senator grassley, have you hit any deer lately? those of you who watch his blog know he bummed into a deer the other day and said unfortunately didn't make it, the deer didn't make it. but was it delicious? (laughter) >> i have the next first lady of the united states with me here, ann romney (cheers) >> you all know that iowa holds a very special place in our hearts. we've been in so many of your communities and we have come to love this state and love its peopl

. >>> you're looking at live pictures from dubuque, iowa.g to go there live to hear from the president. stand by for that. mitt romney and the president are making their final three-day push to the finish line. supporters on both sides are making the case for their respective candidate. let's bring in candy crowley and gloria borger. you just taped an interview for tomorrow's state of the union with the chicago mayor. i got a little clip. let me play it. >> the vice president's wife has been send up to pennsylvania doing a couple of early weekend stops. bill clinton is being used in pennsylvania on monday. it tells me that you all are a little worried about that or worried about the race in general. are you saying no? >> no. i think, look. i think, candy. ready? it's a close election. b, you nail everything down. i think pennsylvania is secure but you don't take anything for granted and that means there's going to be a lot of people going back to ohio in the next 96 hours. multiple times they'll go to pennsylvania. but pennsylvania is going

they were lining up to register and vote in dubuque, both sides looking for every single supporter.cott didn't vote last time. but is coming out for romney. >> felt like this time needed to make my vote count. things look like they'll be close, so time to make it happen. >> reporter: you could decide the election. >> that's right. >> reporter: the last rally of barack obama's historic political journey, the end of a long, hard and often ugly campaign on both sides, and the end of the obama era? or the start of a new chapter, a new chance for him, for them, for hope? so they've given us a souvenir to commemorate this, finish where we started. they hope they send him back to washington, what's that the people here hope and it all comes to whether that american electorate of tomorrow, younger, bit more diverse will come out in sufficient numbers to do the job. >> thank you for that, terry. next up, my co-anchor bill weir reports live from the romney campaign and there is still time to donate money for the victims of hurricane sandy by calling the number on screen. we'll be right back.

john mellencamp in dubuque, 5,000. ♪ >> reporter: and last night in bristow, virginia, dave matthewsned with former president bill clinton. >> i want to vote for the president who's been a good commander in chief and a good decider in chief. >> reporter: are they breaking through? are the disillusioned and ambivalent hearing the message? >> i wish they would turn this mike up. >> reporter: the obama campaign talks up its get out the vote effort, its ground game years in the making including, bianna, 1.7 million new voter registrations. that's twice as many as they accomplished in 2008. we'll see tuesday night if it ended up having that effect. >> a push they've been trying to make. all right, jake, thank you. >>> and president obama paid a surprise visit to fema headquarters stressing the importance of the relief effort. supplies are still scarce, lines long and patience thin. unfortunately, for millions of stranded drivers, the dire situation is not expected to get much better for a few more days. abc's alex perez has been following an emergency shipment of gas from the tankers to t

in dubuque looks wet and chilly. around 40 ohio. no excuses there for voting. same in new hampshire. it will be cold in 30s and 40s, wilmington and asheville and even charlotte may be looking at rain before the day is over. in western florida the weather looks good, jacksonville down to orlando. wet showers and thunderstorms on election day. 52 today, tonight 20s and 30s. tomorrow around 30 on election day. wednesday nor'easter, 45. there is potential, not saying it is set in stone, but want you to be aware that late wednesday night we may get wintry weather we'll have to deal with. look at this, we are going to warm up nicely. we should be back well into the 60s. the heart walk saturday morning, looking forward to that. monika, time save traffic? >>> traffic moving really well this morning. traffic is good on the beltway, we are going to zoom in on the northbound side from triangle all lanes are open. in fact a live look a little further north on to 395 at at the 14th street bridge northbound here's what it looks like, no problems to report. across the bridge

and crossed paths in dubuque, iowa. at stop after stop, they each argued the other guy is the wrong guy. with three days remaining in this race, every baby they pose with and every hand they shake could make a difference in a state that might make a difference. governor romney traveled from new hampshire to iowa to colorado. >> he is asking the supporters to vote for revenge. >> reporter: the president was in by we, iowa, ohio and virginia, and the surrogates were all over the map. >> this is what you hear when you're in a nascar race, right richard? the president got a boost from pop star, katy perry. before hitting the campaign trail, president obama coordinated the response to hurricane sandy. >> this continues to be my number one priority. >> reporter: and although the president earned praise for his early response, the destruction and misery left behind by sandy continues to be a wild card in a tight race for the white house. the latest nbc poll out of ohio shows the president with a 51-45% lead. but team romney in

dubuque, 45 with clouds. ohio looks fantastic. sunshine, temperatures in the 40s. mid-50s for cincinnati. that's about as good as it gets for november and ohio. now in new hampshire, we've got upper 30s in berlin. low 40s here. also with sunshine. west virginia and north carolina, this may be a little overdone. clouds will be on their way in. we'll be dry in virginia. 49 in lees, 52 in richmond. light rain possibly in raleigh, which may hold off until the polls close and 50 in charlotte. florida, showers, no big deal. some storms in orlando, 78. showers in jacksonville, 70 and 82 with showers and storms in miami. we'll come back and talk about the weekend weather for the redskins, watching the possibility of another recent one next week. >> thank you, topper. >>> well tomorrow more than 1,000 puppeteers will be marching down the national mall. they are all rallying in response to mitt romney's comment during the first presidential debate saying he wanted to eliminate the government funding for pbs. the most popular show on that network, of course, is sesame street.

wausau at 38, dubuque could see some showers. ohio looks good, new hampshire looks good, just cold. virginia, north carolina all right, although southern and western north carolina a couple of showers. and in florida, jacksonville and orlando some showers and storms. the rest of the state looks pretty good west and south. 49 today, chilly. tonight we'll be down in the 30s. tomorrow mid-40s. a couple of rain or snow showers, eastern shore, upper eastern shore, you may get some minor accumulation. by thursday, sun returns, 53. 58 on friday, and near 70. sunday. ravens have a home game, should be great for that. 4:46, here's monica with time saver traffic. >>reporter: been looking at a serious accident in manassas. balls ford road completely shut down at the prince william parkway. that's just south of i-66. it's a truck involved and a diesel fuel spill, so that intersection and prince william parkway completely shut down. inbound 66 is not affected by this. but if you're one of those that takes 66 -- the map just moved. let's go back there. if you take 66 and get off at manassas, you'

yesterday, dubuque, iowa, center of the political universe. both candidates visited the town within hours of each other. president obama and mitt romney made closing arguments on why they should lead the country the next four years. >> the question comes down to this. you want more of the same or do you want real change? >> but here is the thing. we know what change looks like. and what he's selling is not change. >> latest des moines register poll has president obama leading romney by five points in the hawkeye state. >>> been almost a week now since hurricane sandy made landfall in parts of new york and new jersey have barely been able to start the cleanup efforts. new york city has approved four more federal aid. the city approved for more federal aid. expanding coverage to public buildings and utilities and parks. meantime, more than a million people in new jersey do not have power. could be until wednesday before the lights are back on there. the storm is now blamed for at least 111 deaths in the u.s. >>> stay with news 4 and nbcwashingto

own dana perino met and got engaged to and married to her husband on a flight between chicago and dubuque. >> dana: i did not meet on a dating site. it just so happened, ladies and gentlemen an gentlemen this will get you hope to fall in love on a plane. love at first sight. flying from denver to chicago, chicago-d.c. i sat next to a guy who happened to be british and single and slightly older than me but very charming. told me a lot of jokes on the way. month later i moved to england and got married and we just celebrated 14 years. so it did not happen but it was not a dating site. this is different, bob. you are planning to travel this weekend so you could find someone laguardia friday night. >> bob: i met a women. she and i had, it was love at first sight. lasted between newark and washington. it was fine. >> kimberly: you didn't know each other's name. remember that time? >> dana: she gets out of the plane, i thought we were going to get married. she said what is your name again? i had a lasting impression. >> eric: 20-minute flight. >> dana: we don't travel as much for business anymo

here's governor romney in dubuque, iowa today. >> yesterday the president said something you may have already heard that i found troubling, spoke to an audience and said voting is the best revenge. he's asking his supporters to vote for revenge. i'm asking you to vote for love of country. >> here's exactly what president obama said in springfield ohio. >> don't boo, vote. vote. voting is the best revenge. >> that was a riff on what president obama says every time the crowd boos when they hear the name mitt romney. the president says don't boo, vote. this time he tossed in, okay, a line with the word revenge in it. of course, revenge was probably not the best word choice, but it was truly just a throwaway line. the romney campaign, what do they do? they wasted no time capitalizing on the word revenge. in an 11th hour attempt to change the subject, the republican candidates have both gone to pennsylvania in the past 24 hours because they see that ohio is sthripg away. we want to know what you think tonight. will romney's last minute attacks on president obama work? text a for yes, text

the president is speaking live in dubuque, iowa, his third of four stops today.nd with him and his challenger in a frenzied sprint to win voters in those crucial battleground states. for the president that means shoring up support in the midwest states that backed him with great enthusiasm in 2008. with events in iowa, ohio, and wisconsin already today. and it was in the key battleground ohio that the president lambasted his challenger's latest effort to seize the medal of change. >> governor romney, he is a very talented salesman. so in this campaign, he has tried as hard as he can to repackage the same policies that didn't work and offer them up as change. but, you know, here's the problem, ohio, we know what change looks like. and what he's offering about ain't it. >> no, indeed, it ain't. vice president joe biden hit it a bit closer to the mark when he joked about romney's favorite time of year out in colorado. >> folks, i want to remind you, this is the end of daylight savings time tonight. it's mitt romney's favorite time of the year because he gets to turn

. >>> republican candidate mitt romney was also pushing for swing state votes in dubuque, iowa, todaypart of his tour of all eight swing states leading up to election day. the pace of his campaign is quicker than the last few days and than it has been in months. romney's message carries everything from generic statements to policy pushes. >> you know what he's going to do in energy, he's going to continue his war coal and gas and my advantage, let's take advantage of our natural resources, they're clean and abundant, we bring jobs back in the country and stop sending hundreds of bottoms of dollars to other nations. >> crowds greeting romney today. when he wraps up in iowa, he heads to colorado. >>> the clock sticks down to our tuesday, the energy is up. fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin joining us now. good to see you, mark. >> good to be back. >> let's talk about the obama rally in virginia with bill clinton. you have the democrats' top gun stumping in a hotly contested battleground state. what do you think of this? >> obviously, they view bill clinton as an enormous asset. he los

mitt romney is now in dubuque, iowa.ing for that rally slated to begin about 25 minutes or so from now. nbc news producer garrett haake has been traveling with the romney campaign. garrett, good day to you on this busy travel day as you follow this campaign. what's the mood of the campaign with just three days to go? >> good afternoon, alex. well, look, the campaign has been very hopeful about their chances but a palpable sense of nostalgia traveling with governor romney, a number of his top advisers that he's known in boston for more than a decade. they're taking pictures on the stairs. the plane, a sense we're going to give this one last go here on the long strange trip we've been on. interesting hope and nostalgia from the romney camp today. >> it's interesting. nostalgia. is that coupled with a positive sense? a negative sense? sometimes you would rather be looking forward, i would presume, than looking back. >> well, i think it's still a positive thing. remember, this is a guy who's been running for president of the

the president is speaking live in dubuque, iowa, his third of four stops today.nd with him and his challenger in a frenzied sprint to win voters in those crucial battleground states. for the president that means shoring up support in the midwest states that backed him with great enthusiasm in 2008. with events in iowa, ohio, and wisconsin already today. and it was in the key battleground ohio that the president lambasted his challenger's latest effort to seize the medal of change. >> governor romney, he is a very talented salesman. so in this campaign, he has tried as hard as he can to repackage the same policies that didn't work and offer them up as change. but, you know, here's the problem, ohio, we know what change looks like. and what he's offering about ain't it. >> no, indeed, it ain't. vice president joe biden hit it a bit closer to the mark when he joked about romney's favorite time of year out in colorado. >> folks, i want to remind you, this is the end of daylight savings time tonight. it's mitt romney's favorite time of the year because he gets to turn

mitt romney just wrapped up an event end dubuque, iowa a state where most polls gives the president arow lead. paul ryan wind ul up a rally in pennsylvania where the romney campaign is trying to make a late pushed. the combined events of mitt romney and paul ryan will give the campaign in seven different states today. the president also had a whirlwind schedule today going to iowa, ohio, virginia, going to wisconsin as well today. vice president joe biden has two events in colorado, one outside denver, the other in pueblo. the candidates are also taking the fight to the printed page today with duelling op-eds in the "wall street journal." meanwhile back in d.c. this morning president obama at fema headquarters where he met with officials and talked about disaster relief in the wake of hurricane sandy. >> our hearts continue to go out to those families who have been affected and have lost loved ones. that's obviously heartbreaking. but i'm confident that we can continue to make progress as long as state, local and federal officials -- >> so, one critical thing. one critical thing to wa

dubuque, iowa, they filmed the movie "field of dreams" there. barack obama won.e won henrico county, a very classic suburban county in virginia which is the home of eric cantor, the republican house majority leader, and in wisconsin, get this, barack obama overwhelmingly won rock county, wisconsin, which -- whose biggest town in janesville which is paul ryan's hometown and home county. i have been there, i have walked the gritty streets of janesville. it's not actually all that urban. and how can he be this dumb is the only question i've got. >> alex, congressman ryan's comments miss the point on why he and mitt romney lost? >> no. it's ridiculous. this is one of the keys you look at and we were all looking at election night, was barack obama going to be able to get out the black vote to 2008 levels with the same intensity as he did for the first black president of the united states four years ago. was he going to get out the hispanic vote. well, he got both of those not only to 2008 levels, he got the hispanic vote higher. you're looking at keys. is he going to

live from dubuque. we will show it at our usual press times and again on sunday. thanks for joining us today. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> that was republican congressman steve king and democratic challenger christie bill suck debating on iowa public television last week for lsack debating and iowa public television last week for the fourth district. in a moment we will take your phone calls and street and get your opinions. here are the phone lines to weigh in on tuesday's election. ou can also send us a tweakeet using the hash tags c-span 2012. tonight at 8:25 p.m. eastern, republican presidential candidate mitt romney and his wife will be at a campaign rally in inglewood, colorado. that is tonight a 20 5:00 p.m. eastern time. benda obama and former president pilic -- tonight at 8:25 p.m. eastern time. then obama and former president bill clinton will hold a rally. next up, brief remarks from obama and mitt romney in obama's weekly address. he talks about the respon

dubuque, iowa, the center of the political universe yesterday. both candidates visiting the town within hours of each other. they made their closing arguments on why they should lead the country for the next four years. >> the question comes down to this. you want more of the same or want real change? >> but here is the thing. we know what change looks like. and what he's selling is not change. >> the latest "des moines register" poll has romney leading obama in the hawkeye state. >>> and later, the team is set to wear throwback uniforms from the 1937 redskins, the year the team boved from boston to d.c. and won their first championship. part of the annual homecoming game. helmets are designed to look like old-school leather. the redskins kick off against the panthers at 1:00. >> i really like the look. i know you're going to the game. so jealous. >>> 6:08 the time right now. good sunday morning. coming up next in the half hour of news 4 today. >> live from democracy plaza with moderator of "meet the press" david gregory. >> and how long the cool