it may come to ohio, but it may also come to virginia. >> does governor bob mcdonnell, before he becameernor, he was talked about as vice presidential pick. but does his record in that state make it more or less likely that president obama will take the state? >> it's a little hard to tell. we look at the gender gap and we start sort of taking all women and putting them in the same category and saying there's a uterus uprising here. there are different sorts of women who support president obama. so women of color are driving that gender gap. so yes, there's a gender gap, but a lot is driven by african-american women. southeast asian women who haven't forgotten george allen on the senate ticket, that suggests that the question of whether or not it's going to have an impact on the presidential race is whether or not those parts of the obama for america 2012 machine are prepared to turn out those communities and not just sort of thinking about women as an interest group relative to these reproductive rights policies. >> what do you know about how good they are? the logistics of running a g

virginia governor bob mcdonnell and louisiana -- louisiana governor bobby jindal will be in virginia for three campaign stops including one in sterling and and romney is expected to make an appeal at 8:00, coasting on "good morning, america." >> former campaign aide pleaded guilty about campaign donations. prosecutors will likely ask for probation. two other people have pleaded guilty to charges associated with that scandal. still ahead a house committee turns to security overseas after the killing in libya. >> thousands of dollars in groceries -- [ female announcer ] it's one of the hardest decisions a family can make... realizing a nursing home is the only choice. for many middle class families medicaid is the only way to afford the care. but as a governor, mitt romney raised nursing home fs eight times. and as psident, hibudget cuts medicaid by one-third and burdens families with the cost of nursing home care. we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >> hello from germantown, maryland. happy halloween. good morning, was

the president standing next to a popular governor like bob mcdonnell working together, there's no waytical advantage for president obama in a state that mitt romney has to win. >> i would agree. and here governor mcdonnell in answering mark's question has to make residents and voters feel good that if federal assets are needed, they will be delivered irrespective of politics. i think as you look at the numbers, though, i think there's a great argument that there's built into those numbers some assumptions about turnout. >> you're talking the virginia poll. >> the virginia numbers. i think even nationally, particularly the state-by-state polls in virginia, there's a big assumption around youth turnout, black voter turnout. and the question has to be asked not only without the storm but obviously with what we're anticipating, what impact might that have on early vote and for that matter the actual election day turnout which you say 72 hours, there are many who believe that people may be without power through election day. >> you're saying in that scenario, if it drives down the vote in

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yesterday, bob mcdonnell signed a bill that requires women to have the ultrasound's prior to having an abortion. this was supposed to be a transvaginal ultrasound. 300 women's rights groups to to the streets of the capitol in richmond, va., on saturday and they were matched by cops. i saw a little girl that was on the steps with about 10 cops. a protest is taking place as we speak in idaho over a similar law. in alabama, one of the ultrasound bills can be and is president of the company that sells the equipment to do the ultrasound. you have to follow the money. there are connections to the american legislative exchange council, when you fall and connect the dots. she is putting stories together about who is behind all this legislation. it is very similar. we have seven ultrasound laws on the books. so many more are racing to the legislature. yesterday, democratic women senators in georgia staged a walkout to protest to measures that would limit access to services and contraception. i want to read a couple of headlines. ohio remains on the front lines of the abortion debate. michigan l

save 50% on banners. >>> with me now former ohio governor ted strickland and virginia governor bob mcdonnellmen, thank you both for joining me. i want to start with you, governor mcdonnell, because you have a storm coming your way, so you are seeing less of the presidential candidates and more of the weather forecasters, so let me ask you, first. i know you are doing what can you to kind of baton down the hatches in virginia. what are you being told to expect there? >> well, we're prepared, candy. we're expecting eight to ten inches of rain on the coast. hurricane force gusts. sustained winds of 50, 60 miles per hour. mild to moderate or severe flooding, and an extensive power outage. that's the biggest concern. over three or four days of storm effects. we have an executive order. an emergency declaration. we've got the guard called out, extra state police. we're ready. we're just asking people to be patient and ready for a long haul, but we have an aggressive power restoration program in place, and i think we're ready. >> let me ask you about the politics of the weather. let's say -- and vi

. >>> governor bob mcdonnell will try to help george allen pick up votes. he'll campaign in northern virginia. tomorrow allen's opponent tim kaine will visit the jewish community center in fairfax. allen campaigned there yesterday. >>> this morning police are stepping up patrols in bethesda after a woman was sexually assaulted. the attack happened at 7:00 sunday night on the capital crescent trail near brookaway drive. the woman was knocked unconscious and dragged into the woods. she woke up with a serious head wound and found her way back to the trail. another jogger helped the woman back to a nearby house to call 911. news 4 spoke exclusively to the homeowner. >> she was crying because she wanted the paramedics to be here right away. and i always say, they are coming. they are coming. >> the victim is in serious but stable condition. police are not releasing any details about the attacker at this time. >> police arrested a teenager in connection with the murder of a 22-year-old man in d.c. prosecutors charged 18-year-old in the murder of 22-year-old. aust

joining the conversation, virginia's republican governor bob mcdonnell.r democratic governor of michigan jennifer granholm. atlanta's democratic mayor kasim reed. republican strategist alex castellanos. and nbc's tom brokaw. >>> and later, politics, satire, and lots of laughs. i go one-on-one with stephen colbert. in character -- >> i don't really watch the news so much. i come in around 6:30 and i just say the opposite of whatever rachel maddow says the night before. and comedy just helps an idea go down. that's all. and it just makes you listen for a minute. >>> from nbc news in washington, "meet the press" with david gregory. >>> good sunday morning. it is a critical time in the race for the white house now. over the next eight days, think about it, we'll see the final two debates as polls show mitt romney now improving his standing in key battleground states of florida, virginia, and ohio. look at those polls. meanwhile, this weekend, people are still debating who won the vice presidential face-off as "saturday night live" had some fun with the vice p

. >>> needless to say, maryland governor martin o'malley and virginia governor bob mcdonnell are getting ready for sandy. they have both declared states of emergency ahead of the storm. so far sandy has claimed 21 lives. 11 deaths occurred in cuba, 9 in haiti, 1 in jamaica. sandy is expected to merge with other weather systems creating a rare super storm along the east coast. people who know what it's like when a storm hits this area have been going to the stores. they're paying $800 to $1200 for a generator. for many people the philosophy is be better safe than sorry considering what happened when the derecho hit us back in june. >> this impending storm has me nervous. i decided to invest in a generator. i lost power several times, lost food. had totally out the refrigerator and just not going to do it this time around. >> flashlight, batteries and equipment to clean out gutters and drains is on hi demand adds pepco -- high demand and pepco is on high alert calling all hands on deck near and far. >> we're holding calls to basically plan for holding contractors that are currently working

virginia governor bob mcdonnell joins me now. governor, thanks very much for being with us. you say the president's comments on horses and bayonets was quote, an insult to every sailor who put his or her life on the line for our country. that's been a talking point i heard from romney surrogates today but how exactly was president obama insulting members of our navy by pointing out that military weapons and technology have changed and changed for the better? >> anderson, that's not the way we heard it in virginia. this is the home of the united states navy, the great norfolk naval base, home of the pentagon. what i heard him say is that shipbuilding and the use of ships is sort of going the way of horses and bayonets is the way we understood it. that's just flat not the case. we're down to 287 ships or so, anderson, right now. the quadrennial defense review says we need 346 ships. so we're already way under the number of ships and the president didn't seem to indicate that was very important. so from a readiness standpoint and i think equally important for virginia, especial

. >>> and virginia governor bob mcdonnell will host the third annual governors conference on energy inhmond. mcdonnell says he's looking forward to talking about using energy development to help create jobs and grow the economy. that's our report. i'll be back here at 11:00 with derek and topper and don't forget you can find us any time at www.wusa9.com. i'm anita brikman. have a great night. >>> "entertainment tonight" the worldwide leader in entertainment news. >> arnold's backlash. is it rep addition damaged beyond repair? >> is that the only affair? >> no, i'm not perfect. >> how maria handled the crisis. >> i just try to get up every day, and some days are harder than others. >> plus "et" with the man who thought he was the father of arnold's love child. >> i love him, he's my son. >> anne hathaway's surprise wedding. details on her gown, the groom, the tent, and the kids playing volleyball. >> i think the likelihood of me being married before i have kids is slim. >> it's justin bieber week on "et." >> he kicks off his new world tour.

bob mcdonnell will join allen on the campaign trail next week. both men will visit northern virginia on tuesday and hampton roads the following thursday. this will be the first time mcdonnell has campaigned for allen since june. the governor has hosted fundraisers for the senate candidate since then. >>> with just 19 days to go before the election, president obama and mitt romney are spending time courting voters in critical battleground states. today the president heads to new hampshire. tomorrow, he will be in northern virginia. here you can see he visited ohio yesterday, talking to a crowd of about 14,000 college students at ohio university. the president brought up mitt romney's binder of women comments from tuesday's debate. it referred to romney's remarks of finding women to fill cabinet spots in massachusetts. >> see, we don't have to order up some binders to find qualified, talented, driven young women to learn and teach and thrive and start businesses. >> the president's stop at george mason university tomorrow will be his second in as m

governor bob mcdonnell is giving sandy's virginia victims until november 9th to renew expiring driver'srmits. late fees for state tax returns or payments received by november 9th will be waived. >>> jpmorgan chase bank is extending its late fee waiver for states impacted by sandy through tomorrow, november 1st. >>> an out of this world deal is sure to spark wall street. disney is buying "star wars" from george lucas. just over $4 billion. plans are already in the works for star wars episodes 7, 8 and 9. >>> movie fans who had power but were stranded at home by sandy gave netflix a boost by about 20% nationwide in hard hit northeast. streaming spiked 100%. not much else to do. >>> we want to show you powerful images of the storm's wrath that come to us from wnbc. >>> here is the image i talked about at the beginning of the show. this is close to home to me and probably millions of those who have visited. this is coney island at the peak of storm surge. the water was 6 to 8 feet defendant. bottom left of your screen is the world famous wooden roller coaster, the cyclone. to the far right

virginia governor bob mcdonnell encouraging residents of the commonwealth to take part in an earthquake drill this week. mcdonnell said a lot of people didn't know what to do when last week's 5.8 magnitude quake hit in louisa county. this year they're participating in the great east shakeout. at 10:30, people should drop to the floor, cover their heads, and hold on to whatever they can. >>> for many of us, the snowmageddon of 2010 is a distant memory, but they're already getting started on a winter attack plan for this year. officials say there's a new arsenal of trucks that remember which streets have already been plowed. how about that? the trucks have a mixture of rubber intended to remove more snow while making less noise. they say it depends how much snow we actually get. >> to about 18 to 20 inches of snow, i feel very comfortable about what we can do. it's when you get above that when it becomes a little shaky. >> above 18 to 20? i don't know in my heart can handle it, tom. >> that's a little shaky for everybody. >> on average, the d.c. region gets 14.5 inches of snow each year.

governor bob mcdonnell announceed a partnership with two energy company to eventually make the fleetstate vehicles all alternative view. they are working with vehicle companies to lower the cost of alternative fuel vehicles. >>> also new, maryland governor martineau malyea has plans to help prevent massive power outages in the state. according to the "washington post," he will release a report today that proposes a new surcharge. customers would pay an extra dollar or two a month so pepco and other companies have funding available to strengthen the grid. the hope is that crews could complete self years of tree trimming in the next two years. >>> a boil water alert is now in effect after a water main broke tuesday morning. the virginia department of health is advising all residents to boil their water for drinking and other uses until health officials determine the water is safe to drink. tests were conducted and the results should be available by tomorrow. >>> the university of the district of columbia is struggling financially and facing an ann certain future and now it is looking t

to drive the point home about the seriousness of this storm, governor bob mcdonnell said on a conference call earlier this is the most unique powerful storm he's seen in his 20 years in public office. reporting live from alexandria, i'm julie carey, news4. >> we also have complete coverage of hurricane sandy on nbcwashington.com. there you can get the latest storm track and sign up to get our breaking news and weather alerts. we're also streaming all of our on air coverage online. >>> all kinds of trouble with travel tonight ahead of this storm. we'll have a live report on the roads and the rails. >> public transportation shutting down in new york city and mandatory evacuations in place there. stay tuned for "nightly news" fo anncr: seven-hundred-thousand jobs. that's what the plan george allen supports... would cost our economy. newspapers called it "economically destructive." like allen's votes to give tax breaks to companies... that ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would... help big corporations, devastating the middle class. allen even voted against tax breaks for small business

virginia governor bob mcdonnell. john berman is live in battery park, lower manhattan. expecting big storm surge there. rob marciano has the forecast but also is live in asbury park, new jersey. sandra endo is in ocean city in maryland. you've seen the deteriorating weather conditions there. george howell in kill devil hills, north carolina, on the outer banks. has for hours now. let's begin with rob marciano for the latest on what sandy is doing right now. when she is expected to make landfall, and how it will be all the way through. rob? >> good morning, again, soledad. the center of sandy is about 380 miles southeast of -- of new york city. the wind field expanding. we've got 800 miles of tropical storm force winds that will be battering this coastline. and just in the last hour, winds and rain have picked up here along the jersey shore. satellite pictures showed you just how immense this storm system is. second only to hurricane olga. but tied now with the 1938 historic hurricane, the long island express, as far as barometric pressure goes. historic event unfolding

to have your governor here today, but he is down in florida campaigning for me, so thanks for bob mcdonnell a couple nights ago we had a debate. you may have got the chance to see that. it was a good experience for me, for the president, for people to watch. it was a debate of substance. we talked about issues. i asked the president some questions that people across the country would want to ask the president, such as why it was when america was needing jobs so badly he was pushing for "obamacare"? i got to ask him why there are still 23 million americans out of work or struggling to find full-time jobs. i got the chance to ask him, why is the middle class buried in this country? the price of everything you buy is going up. people in the middle class have been buried. i got the chance to talk about and an ask him why he is cutting $716 billion from medicare. also got to point out he is in favor of a tax plan that will kill 700,000 jobs. he had a chance to answer those questions, or not answer them, as the case may be. more important was the chance to talk about where we are going in the fut

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. >> again, the governor bob mcdonnell is caring -- contending that he cares about the women of virginiahe has said and the ultrasound bill was to inform women. clearly, he has never been pregnant, never been in the position that a lot of women are. when we find that we are pregnant and maybe do not want to be because we are extremely informed and we spend a lot of time considering our decisions. >> clearly, this has influenced national electorate politics. bob macdonald was one of the leading contenders to be the running mate of mitt romney. he was the one that introduced mitt romney in our fault. because of this ultrasound issue, where it became so controversial run the country, where he was pushing for this, it looks like mitt romney had stepped back. >> i think what you saw in virginia were people standing up to their government. it was a beautiful grass roots movement where people came from across the state and stood on our capitol grounds multiple times, stood up to our government and said, you might be in power, but we are not going to take this anymore. that is why we created coo

bob mcdonnell and martin o'malley checking out the impacts. about 100 feet of that famous fishing pier was destroyed. parts of town saw three feet of standing water from flooding. o'malley will visit princefield which saw the worst flooding since 1985. >> turning to the weather we have out there today. we have clouds with blue showing through. >> it looks better than the last few days. veronica johnson is in for tom kierein with the first 4 forecast. >> hey there, guys, how are you today? a little bit of blue showing through. a southwest wind. it will help warm us up today. here is what's going on right now on satellite and radar. the showers and sprinkles for morning pushing through mainly east of us. i think we'll continue to see the trend of moisture making its way out of here and more breaks in the cloud cover. current temperature stands at 48 degrees with a south wind of 12 miles per hour. at 12 miles per hour, again, a little bit of a blue sky and sunshine coming to us right now. we'll check on the temperatures now. d.c. coming in at 48