percent also all across america today children had the day off from school to honor christopher columbus the great explorer who found america for europeans but lost in all the schoolroom textbooks is the real story behind columbus and let's just say he really doesn't deserve a holiday and what happens when your republican governor try to privatized just about every aspect of the state government into making sewage treatment workers go on strike causing fears of a giant stinking mess in your state's largest city. you need to know this viva la revolution in venezuela on sunday voters took to the polls and elected chavez to serve a third term as president of venezuela that's continuing the socialist revolution chavez started only fourteen years ago for at least another six years chavez has been a pariah among western governments ever since he took control of his nation and nationalized oil and other major industries in that country and redistributed wealth down to the poor and working class so far it's been a success story in venezuela under chavez as watch poverty has been cut in half and

today marks columbus day, a federal holiday to commemorate the arrival of christopher columbus to theo-called new world in 1492. but the holiday has long evoked sadness and anger amongst people of color, especially native americans, who object honoring a man who opened the door to european colonization, the exploitation of native peoples, and the slave trade. instead, they're calling people to reconsider columbus day by acknowledging the genocide of indigenous peoples and celebrating native american traditions. >> columbus day. >> today our government has deemed worthy of remembrance. >> with all due respect. >> with all due respect. >> the truth has been overlooked. >> for way too long. >> columbus committed heinous crimes. >> columbus set the stage for the slave trade in the new world. >> please reconsider. >> if this is a man you want to honor. >> reconsider if you want to celebrate the crimes of columbus. >> it happened a long time ago. >> a remaining neutral. >> pretending it did not happen. >> or does not still happen today. >> we are broadcasting today from fort lewis college i

. >> osgood: on this weekend before columbus day, we've embarked on a journey to discover columbus and find out more about the man we honor tomorrow. mo rocca will be at the helm. >> reporter: ohio's biggest city is named after him. so is a certain district. but does christopher columbus really deserve all this credit? >> he actually didn't discover north america. he never set foot in north america and never even knew it existed. he wasn't the first person to discover the american continent from europe. >> reporter: ahead on sunday morning, up close and personal with christopher columbus. >> osgood: the who is widely considered one of the world's great rock bands and its lead guitarist, pete townsend the giant of rock'n'roll. this morning anthony mason sits down with townsend for a rare interview. ♪ >> reporter: pete townsend's incendiary performances helped make the who rock aristocracy. did you enjoy smashing the guitars? >> it felt to me like an artistic act. >> reporter: now he looks back at the heights of the who and the depths of his controversial arrest. did you think at that mo

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happy columbus day or merry columbus day if you're ryan lizza. that's what he likes.s joining us today. editor in chief for thegrind.com. ryan lizza. merry columbus day. washington correspondent for the new yorker. and republican pollster kellyanne conway. john berman is sticking around as well. blue october. look at the map. early cold snap covering about two-thirds of the country many morning. overnight dozens of cities were seeing record lows. the whole weekend, actually. midwest is in early deep freeze. take a look at the temperatures in sioux city, iowa, where it bottomed out at 15 degrees. alexandra steele is leave for us in the weather center. it was cold in new york. nothing like iowa. wow. >> absolutely. in nebraska it was 10. what we've got, we've been talking about it for a few days. blue northern. temperatures precipitously dropping. st. louis, 51. should be 68. dallas high of 53. should be 78. temperatures on the whole between 15 and 25 degrees where we should be. coldest air of the season in place. see all this blue delineating where we have a freeze thr

we passed the lowest -- the greatest recession in the city of columbus. >> if you did that here in columbus, is this something that can be done nationally? if you sides of the economic debate will not alone talk to each other let alone to operate. >> in order to have prosperity, you have to do both and it could be substantial cuts. >> she managed to get republicans to sign on to that. they're not doing so in washington. >> you have to have cuts and revenue. i went to the business community. i think they understand. they know that they cannot cut their way to a profit. they have to do a couple of things. they have to be more efficient, work in the market, and sometimes they have to raise prices. we do a combination of those things, you usually end up in a better position than where you were. you cannot do one sometimes without the other. >> you did it in columbus, how come they cannot do it in washington? >> it is baffling. it is a political problem. how do we do this? we asked their opinion. bring them into the formula. it is not just the white house versus congress, democrats versus republ

it's columbus day. we will see a change in our columbus day weekend forecast. right now, not too bad. it's 70 degrees in leesburg. 72 in frederick. it's 68 in gaithersburg. 72 degrees at andrew's air force base. those dew points in the 50s. keep things feeling nice and comfortable. we do have big changes on the way. here's the cold front that is approaching on satellite and radar. back behind that front, very cold air. you can see the white and purple shading here indicating the snow and ice that is forming back behind that system. we're not going to see that in our forecast, we are going to see a big dip in temperatures as that cold front makes its way toward us and another area of low pressure approaches. clear and comfortable, low humidity, as i mentioned before. 53 to 62 for your overnight lows with that southwest breeze continuing. saturday morning, still looks good. mostly sunny with temperatures in the 50s and 60s and an increase in cloud cover with that shower or storm possible as we head into the afternoon. now during the day tomorrow, 74 degrees in wi

it is columbus day with that holiday. we'll take also a live look at the beltway, as i said, it is not affecting the beltway as well -- at all. northbound 35 usually very heavy at duke street, enjoy in this morning, it looks great at the 14th street bridge. one more live look at metro bus and metro rail. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:58. >>> howard bernstein is here with your weather first. >> reporter: 30s and 40s. i had to snuggle with the dog last night just to keep warm. >> your dog is only this big. >> reporter: little bundle of love. going to be a good day today, although we have a threat for a few more showers. here's a look at our bus stop. temperatures are climbing not very much from his 30s and 40s. there is a patch of fog west. sunrise not until 7:11. little bit coming up right now, clouds will rule the day, 53 at 4:00 with a high of 54. there could be showers as early as lunch time north and west of dc with showers tonight. 8:00 p.m. temperature 50. baltimore another game tonight. 37 in winches

day celebration drew a crowd to columbus circle to celebrate history. >> columbus, as an explorer, made a spectacular difference in the history of the world. you can't imagine how extraordinary it was to have somebody say, i'm going to head out into that unknown ocean -- >> reporter: the statue of columbus was donated 100 years ago. >> back in 1912 on this very spot. >> reporter: in recent decade the grand fountain, there's no water now, fell into disrepr. it becomes a homeless shelter at night and the mountain pool holds piles of trash. >> we hope the congress a appropriates the money needed in order to restore this to the original glory. it's obviously a bit run down these days. >> reporter: the traffic circle itself is already undergoing a major renovation and redesign to help redirect tens of thousands of vehicles each day and to protect thousands of pedestrians who also overwhelm the area. the street reconstruction project is due to be finished next february. but columbus himself will have to wait. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> you can wear all that on a chilly day. tha

back in the columbus day. >> something that even people who walk through columbus circle every day neverlose and personal. >> you're looking up at him and you really don't know what it looks like. this is very exciting. >> shep: while many italian americans embrace the project, others give it a harsh review. >> denigrates the admiral of the ocean sea. the means was for civil mation. it's an eye sore across the skyline. >> i don't know how it break this to you, but the sculpture was made to be viewed. >> shep: the mayor dismisses the criticism. he points out the project is privately funded and that workers will later use the scaffolding to help restore the monument. >> if you don't like it, it's not going to be here forever. columbus has been afternoon for 120 years. we're going to make sure he's good to go for the next 120. >> shep: the artist made a career out of this sort of thing, building intimate setting around once distant pieces of art. this is his first project in the united states. it's scheduled to remain open through the middle of next month. >>> the days of doing homework are

it's columbus day and is tradition maria hosting the columbus day parade today and joining us with a special guest, mario gabelli, also the grand marshal. marie, you looked great on that car. >> thank you. we're celebrating columbus day. mario gabelli is the grand marshal for the weekend. he's been marching, shaking hands, saying hi to everybody. it's been a fantastic day. the parade just ended. the honorees were bob nardelli, who, of course, former ceo of home depot, anthony scaram. chi and the leading army executive in the country, really has put his life on the line as well as new york city police chief jim esposito. thanks for joining us. >> it's a great day. thanks to be here and talk to you. >> how important was it -- how does it feel to be grand marshal of columbus weekend? what does it mean for you, a man who started his own business from the ground up? >> you think about 520 years ago, columbus had a vision, he was an entrepreneur tried to do a venture capital deal with the queen of spain. more fundamental it lays the track of what u.s. is all about. the rule of law, the fre

day holiday. ♪ they came to honor explorer christopher columbus and mark the anniversary of the columbuswas first unveiled by president william taft in 1912. >> nice day. a little chilly for them. >> a little bit. i don't know. listen -- >> it changed so quickly kind -- so quickly, you know? >> it will change just as quickly through the weekend. time lapse from early this morning. this is here in arlington. you know, just as daddy projection of cloud. -- a steady production of cloud. -- in frostburg. higher elevations, western maryland, a little light snow flake activity. 16 degrees below average today. no rain yet, but i think some is headed this way. no, i know some is headed this way keeping the heavier rain there is over at the mountain's. the whole kit and caboodle is moving off to the east. is just a matter of time before the rain gets to the area. it is going to rain at times but mostly only light rain. it will be chilly and there is this one tail end of the system that will come through tonight. be really heavy-duty rain will miss our at -- the really heavy rain will miss our are

how is the economy in columbus right now? >> the economy in columbus is vastly improving.we're leading the way for the rest of the state. our unemployment rate is 5.7%. still, we have much more to go. we're the lowest unemployment rate in the entire state. frankly, it is the work of the locality, it is the work of our work here in the city of columbus, working with the business community to help turn our economy around and i think the auto saving, the auto bailout helped out the entire state but also helped out the city as well. and, you know, no one person can claim total responsibility for the turnaround of ohio. one governor pounding his chest saying he's turned around the economy. frankly him taking full credit is disingenuous. >> well, that's what makes a race, i think. >> but everybody made a contribution. i think in columbus the reason we're leading the state is not because of the state but because of what we have done over time in the city of columbus. this is now my 13th year of mayor. we have a great working relationship with the business community. what i recomm

susan with more from the campaign trail in columbus. >> president obama told voters in columbus, ohio, he needs their help. >> i need you fired up. i need you ready to go to vote. because we have some work to do. we have an election to win. >> mitt romney is focusing his efforts on ohio and spending most of the week here. >> the question ohio families families are asking is -- ohio voters have accurately picked the winning presidential candidate in the last 12 elections. >> we are going to take back this country. we're going to keep it strong. we're going to get america going again. >> latest polls show a tight race in ohio. but early voting is already underway here and many voters have made up their minds. >> lori is a small business owner in columbus and might benefit from romney's tax plan. she doesn't believe it will be good for the country. so she's voting for the president. >> you have to pay your fair share in taxes. th means big business, that means small business. >> phillip is ceo of a local industrial supplier. he wants smaller government and is voting for mitt romney. >> i

richard roth has got the story. >> reporter: christopher columbus has stood tall in new york's columbus892. one big problem, though -- >> i've been living in the city since 1966, columbus circle has always been there. but you don't look up. you can't see it. it is so high. >> reporter: faster than you can see nina, pointia and st. maria, they set sale to bring the people to columbus. now new yorkers and tourists enter another new world to rediscover columbus. columbus appears to have time travelled into the future, standing on a coffee table in living room americana, couch, cable tv, and wallpaper starring michael jackson and marilyn monroe. >> columbus stayed exactly where he was and this all took shape around him. >> reporter: only columbus has seen these views before of major new york avenues. >> i like to think of it as christopher columbus finally getting a piece of the american dream. his own home, front row, dress circle in new york city. >> reporter: japanese artist tatsu niche brought columbus out of the cold. >> i am so happy to have my work in new york city. >> reporter: some

we are in columbus. go ahead. thank you for calling.aller: i think it is interesting we did not hear anything about the word abortion. we hear the words women's rights. but we do not hear the word abortion in this whole election. i think it is time we say the word abortion. 45-60 percent of black pregnancies end up an abortion. the black community should wake up. guest: the 1973 law has already been reviewed by the supreme court in past. it is a law that is legal in protecting the women's right to choose is very important. not only of this election, but every election. the fact is we're talking about making sure those that are living are protected by a health care and making sure people do get health care. as far as i am concerned, when you start talking about issues that divide us, i think the number one issue, the issues that divide us, and i will not participate in that kind of discussion. guest: a lot of people feel strongly about this issue. i am pro-life. we believe in the sanctity of life. right now the most important thing is ge

what's going on everyone i'm having martin you know i remember hearing about christopher columbus in my history class as a kid and fourteen hundred and ninety two columbus sailed the ocean blue and he met with the n.b.a. and they gave mother treasure and i did the party it was happily ever after right well the truth is that christopher columbus was a sociopath who was a genocidal maniac who considered the islanders of the americas to be noble savages mean that well they're indeed nice and peaceful they were just savages at the end of the day easy to rape pillage and be made into slaves now columbus and his team of explorers raped the american continent and quite possibly every sense of the word not only did they bring a slew of plague and foreign disease but they deprived a continent of its riches columbus of the groundwork for the latin american slave trade his only real legacy is giving the spanish language to a region a world that would take centuries to rise out of the poverty and segregation of colonialism it's time to shatter the misconception. ok guys let's talk about some big

a lot of people have off for columbus day.t would be a great weekend to enjoy that beautiful weather, unfortunately, it's not going to stay that way. let's take a look outside while we can. with the michael and son weather cam. it's 79 degrees right now. the dew point is comfortable in the 50s. that wind has picked up a little bit the out of the southwest. there's a cold front on the way and we generally get winds parallel to the front before it moves through. that's what we are seeing with that southwesterly breeze. the humidity still 40%. nice and comfortable. here's a look at the weather headline. as i said, great day today, great weather continues overnight tonight. that's it then. it looks like we're going to see showers arriving as early as around noon tomorrow. maybe even into the evening hours on your saturday as well. but, it's not a lot of rain on saturday. the real rain event arrives on sunday and this one is just going to be a soggy mess for us. lots of clouds, very cool temperatures as well on sunday. and it will

what did columbus do?land on the horizon, turned to his crew and said, there it is, india, i found it. then he called everyone who live tld indians for the whole rest of the -- he was an idiot. columbus was an idiot and today we honor him. [ cheers and applause ] one of the other guys on the ship had to know. i bet his wife knew. got off the ship and rolled her eyes, here we are in india. today also happens to be canadian thanksgiving. canadian thanksgiving is just like our thanksgiving, they have turkey, whole deal, only difference is up there the families are polite and they get along with each other. the best part of canadian thanksgiving for me is getting up in the middle of the night and going to refrigerator and making a cold moose meat sandwich. i imagine that's what it's like. president obama was here in los angeles last night. he was here with his agent taking meetings in case it doesn't work out next month. never be too careful he was here with a concert, katy perry, jennifer hudson and george cl

happy columbus day. >> thank you. >> happy columbus day. >> he sailed with the prosciutto.-- >> santa maria. >> the first thing we did, one of his favorites. it's a polenta with sauteed apples and prosciutto. he loved prosciutto, loved it. >> good man. >> now we have a new thing. these cans can be bought in kitchen supply stores or online, and they are sardine cans, and we make this appetizer with raw tuna, okay. and a little salt, garlic, a little pepperoni. >> that looks good. >> and some lemon. >> but you don't serve it raw. >> wait, wait, wait. >> i can't wait. look. it's hot oil. whoa! >> it just cooks it right up in there. >> you bet. >> and in two minutes we cover it. >> yeah. >> and in two minutes, a merial. >> oh, my gosh. >> wow. listen, if you have a lot left over, can you make tuna salad tomorrow. >> i love it. that's a show stopper. thank you so much. >> over to anthony. this is your guy. >> we're on the ship, right, we're rocking back and forth. >> i'm with you. >> what we having for dinner, who wants to eat? everybody is fishing, but we have stuff on board so

every columbus day. >> dicky: demi lovato. >> britney who? >> and music from ben howard. >> jimmy: it's up to me to save the day here. an all-new "jimmy kimmel live" coming up next. >> jimmy: our friend alanis morissette was here recently and she's involved in a very special project that helps millions of parents of children around the world. she's asked for our help to spread the word about this worthwhile endeavor, so before we start the show, here's a word from alanis morissette. >> hi, when my son was born my life changed forever. it really put things in perspective. the parties, fame, the reckless debauchery and self-destruction. there was no way i was giving that up. >> patented helping parents 2 rock system has been a rock star's secret for years. >> what is rock? r-o-c-c-k. a rocking obligation and courtesy to your children and kids. >> this extraordinary program is vanl to you, follow her on the journey. >> the 12, leather sweatpants. let's be honest, ladies, are we leaving the house? >> discover the rocking parent within. >> if you

for todd and holly, brad nessler saying so long from columbus.he ford wrapup show with roberts is coming up next. >>> thank. welcome inside our college football studios. i'm robert flores. by all accounts raleigh, north carolina is a pleasant place to visit though florida state cannot stand going there. they've now lost five times there, including tonight. check out what happens. fourth quarter, nc state down six. they complete a fourth down. third and goal. glennen under pressure. how is this pass not intercepted? instead, it's incomplete. another fourth down chance for the wolf pack. this time, glennen converts. the point after is good and number three, florida state falls in raleigh, 17-16. >>> right now on espn, number two oregon handling number 23. oregon is pouring it on, 35-7 still in the first half. his team is up 14-0. uses the trick stick, all sorts of moves. 70-yard touchdown. south carolina has won a school record. they roll 35-7. florida beat lsu. those 146 yards, second most in his career. florida wins 14-6. west virginia state unde

happy columbus day. i'm megan pringle, charley crowson out live this morning, he is down at camden yards. we will check in with him in a bit. you might be tired this morning because of the long rain delay with the o's game. what is in store for tonight? let's send it over to lynette charles. >>> we have purple and blues on the map. looking at frost and freeze alerts across the area. to the west, looking at the frost advisory there until 8:00 this morning. we also have frost freeze warnings across the area as well. as you head out and about and towards the west, western maryland, be prepared for that. back here at home, we are dealing with chilly temperatures this morning, we can see glen burnie 42. 36 degrees and frostburg this morning. we are dealing with 30s across the board as well. we look at maryland's most sweeps on, it's scanni the skies, we are dry for now, that might not be the scenario in to the afternoon. make sure you take the poncho with you. you are probably going to need it. >>> a problem

let's deal with the issues around christopher columbus. every columbus day i get a call from a number of media people who say what are you doing today, what do you think about columbus day and the fact of the matter is most people in indian country don't see him as a hero. do you want to share with us a little about that? >> there is so much to talk about on every one of the questions, but i think it is critical to look at this history and i have been astounded that for a piece of history that so much about columbus kept numerous journals, wrote lots of letters, took trips to the americas, and then starting in the second trip there were lots of officials tribes and army officials and all kinds of people doing lots of writing, missionaries. we know what happened. what astounds me is not just what happens, but 500 years after we are still not really talking about what happened. the story is still so often sugar coated, and i think for example we know that there was a policy of genocide on columbus's second voyage, spanish government institut

did the usual track work will stretch into the columbus day weekend. revelingorange lines will single track between stadium and chevrolet. the work will be completed by closing come monday. >> the big sports story on sunday may not be the redskins. both the nationals and orioles will be playing in playoff games tomorrow. the orioles will host of the new york and yankees at 6:00 p.m. after winning the wild-card matchup against the texas rangers. the nationals will now be playing the st. louis cardinals at 3:00 p.m. we're going to have more on the playoff fever that is gripping the area coming up. >> straight ahead any judgment day for the but they're accused of stealing from the vatican. >> how you can get the best value for your used car. >> what is in store for your ax the mars rover will be putting in work this week. you're looking at how it touched down on mars in august. the rover is on a mission to scoop up martian sand and determine what it is made of appeared experts say the sand will also serve as a mouthwash for the rover to clean its hardware

. >> please welcome andrew walter with tonight's of columbus. [applause] >> thank you very much. we have the code directors of the meredith institute for public opinion at marist college in poughkeepsie, new york. the institute was founded in 1978 and does research on elections and public policy issues. you probably know their work from the battleground folding they have been doing for nbc and wall street journal this election cycle and working with the knights of columbus since 2008 on a variety of moral and religious issue polling we have done over the years so we are pleased to have lee miringoff and barbara will be speaking about the election and the context of the moral and religious the issues that are under consideration. without further ado, lee miringoff. [applause] >> thank you very much conlan and thank you from the religion news writers association convention for inviting us. welcome to the audience watching us at home, at work on c-span. we are halfway between the home of the baltimore orioles and the washington nationals. i give you greetings from new york, land of

some people may have the day off for columbus day.driving on the peninsula the traffic has improved. we had an accident in redwood city. that is gone. 6:48 let's go to steve. >>> the weather looks pretty good. it's definitely cold out there. mostly clear. a few patches of fog. high clouds will come in later. we start off with 30s and 40s. the low that is responsible for giving us the clouds ask finally on the way. give us a big cool down as well. that will continue today. it looks like it will track south. sunny and breezy today after a chilly cold morning. plenty of 30s and 40s to go around. 60s and 70s coast, bay, inland. kenwood 39. near sonoma 39 degrees. clearlake is 36 degrees. yontville 41. sebastopol 42. now scotts valley also dipped to 41 degrees. low 50s for many incolliding san jose right -- including san jose right at 50. if you have travel plans down to l.a. or san diego wednesday you might keep an eye on the sky there could be showers. it looks like the track of the system will be to the south of us. but we will fine tun

another storm on friday. ,,,,,,,, ♪ >>> this is columbus day and you're looking at columbus circle here new york city but you can't see the statue of christopher columbus. it's covered up because of the unique art project. 75 street above the street a japanese artist has built a living room around the statue. so far more than 20,000 people have climbed six flights of stairs to get this close up view of columbus. the installation will be open for six more weeks. welcome to cbs "this morning." we were just talking about columbus. >> we had a teachable moment over the moment talking about christopher columbus and the discovery of the americas. >> did you participate with your children? >> told them if you discover america you can get a condo in columbus circle. but i can't believe it's a walk up. >> it's fabulous. i want to do that. >> we're going. >> we're talking about iphones. >> you're here to talk about christopher columbus or iphones. >> people use phrases like i crime or apple picking to describe the theft of apple device. theft has hit a high time. john miller is a former deputy co

let's deal with the issues around christopher columbus. every columbus day i get a call from a number of media people who say what are you doing today, what do you think about columbus day and the fact of the matter is most people in indian country don't see him as a hero. do you want to share with us a little about that? >> there is so much to talk about on every one of the questions, but i think it is critical to look at this history and i have been astounded that for a piece of history that so much about columbus kept numerous journals, wrote lots of letters,took trips to the americas, and then starting in the second trip there were lots of officials tribes and army officials and all kinds of people doing lots of writing, missionaries. we know what happened. what astounds me is not just what happens, but 500 years after we are still not really talking about what happened. the story is still so often sugar coated, and i think for example we know that there was a policy of genocide on columbus's second voyage, spanish government institute

ly. >> the columbus day rush hour is not bad. there is no rush hour at all. is looking good in maryland and virginia. we are not seeing any major delays for you. there are a couple of accidents like keene mill road near rolling road. and we're moving quite well at the 14th street bridge. >> 6:43 at about 45 degrees. >> hugo chavez was reelected as [ male announcer ] who will raise taxes on the middle class? according to an independent non-partisan study, barack obama and the liberals will raise taxes on the middle class by $4,000. the sameme organization says the plan from mitt romney and common s sense conservatives is "not a tax hike on the middle class." nt proof? read the non-partisan study for yourself at american.com. obama and his liberal allies? we can't afford four more yes. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. david smallwood: maryland money needs to stay in marylan it's just that simple, i mean, it's a no brainer. anncr: every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty... million at casinos in west virginia, delaware. and pennsylvania. on

there you go. >> we'll see how much it fetches. >> to pronounce, today is columbus day. >> columbus. yes. >> easy one. >> gwen, want to tell everybody about something. we have video to show you about people in minnesota. this is not from last year. this is now. earliest open of this resort. two weeks ago the water slide was open there. more than a foot of snow has dropped in some areas. >> was the water slide super cold? >> i don't know. >> might have been. >> ski lovers unite. >> do you ski, gwen. >> yes. >> i guess, california a canadian. >> beautiful places in canada, by the way. >> go ahead. >> as i said, columbus day. all right. chilly columbus day, how is that as we start out? we've got cool conditions for you. not enough to produce snow here, though, thank goodness. rain is on the way. and wet weather in the forecast. sun will return early part of this week, which is good news. temperatures up and down and all over the place. you'll wonder what season is it really. some of you seeing fog. visibility reduced. light rainfall pushing through. will increase into the course of the

. >> a statue of christopher columbus on a living-room table. how it was done and the message the artist is trying to send. >> the meningitis outbreak rose to 91 cases in nine states, including virginia and maryland. >> two parties allied with deadly results. criminal charges are being filed. >> it is a cool day. we will talk about when the warmer days are on the way. [ barack obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] he says... president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ female announcer ] but this is what the budget plan mitt rney supports actually does. more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents suppo children with disabilities. if mitt romney really "cares," wouldn't we see it in his priorities? >> it was a brawl in philadelphia. this is not how you celebrate the wedding. two people are behind bars after the

monday morning at 7:26, on october 8, columbus day. silver spring police are investigating an officer- involved shooting overnight at about 3:15 this morning. a man called than to say he harm himself and possibly others and they believe d to hiseade girlfriend's house. police found him there and a andile - in a stairwell exchanged and the n to thewas take hospital. prince george's county police investigating an officer- shooting in ginsberg. they ordered a man with a knife it and the officer shot twice in the stomach and taken to theas hospital. the officer was not hurt and newschannel 8 will have more coming up in a couple of minutes. let's check on the traffic with angelo foster. very light volume for the most part out there. we have delays as you approach ritchie marlboro road. there's an accident still there on the shoulder. otherwise, like traffic on 395. hov restrictions have been listed for the holiday -- lifted for the holiday. it is cool out there this morning and we saw a few peaks of sunshine early this morning. we're not lo

and on this columbus day, there is no holiday off for the presidential candidates with just 29 days until the election. >> the rest of the month, but who's counting, right. >> not you. >> no. the candidates are 3,000 miles apart today. president obama in california and mitt romney in virginia. but both campaigns have their eyes on a new poll that shows the race getting even tighter. >> we begin with abc's tahman bradley in washington this morning. good morning, tahman. >> good morning, paula, good morning, rob. polls show a tighter race after last night's debate. and president obama is bringing up huge cash, in fact, he's back on track to raise more than $1 billion. >> reporter: overnight the stars came out to help president obama. bill clinton and katy perry were among celebrities on hand at a fund-raiser. one of five events expected to raise $10 million. this after mr. obama and democrats raised $181 million last month. the president made a joke last week. >> they just performed flawlessly, night after night. i can't always say the same. >> reporter: the president's rival, mitt romney i