politics can be tough enough especially if you're a woman but aside from nancy pelosi and harry clinton some of the next crop are being accused of sway voters with emotional fear campaigns and snazzy p.r. is going to can now reports that's especially true of one republican rising star who's also raising eyebrows. it to christine o'donnell a republican nominee for senate just weeks to become a household name in america among her credentials she campaigned against masturbation you're going to be pleasing each other and if he already knows what pleases a man he can please himself then why am i in the picture she even preached the abstinence the sad reality to tell going to slag off. x. yeah yeah i'm a young woman in my thirties and i remain chaste right and there was a time that chased woman even said she would try the dark arts. in which some would argue she blurted it out ages ago and it's no longer valid so where is she standing now when running for a seat previously held by vice president joe biden i'm not aware. i'm nothing you've heard i'm you but i'm going to many say christine uses

according to harry clinton, that is destroying our ability to maintain our national security. i worked with the cia, with bill casey, i have flown on and off carriers, i have been with our men and women, and i have seen how wonderful they are. but we have to provide the assets. the chinese are threatening us with the development of a carrier killer missile. we are failing to build a space- based thousand interceptor portion of our interceptor system. that is vital. to reduce the number of trips we have to keep overseas. this administration has deferred a missile defense system for the east coast. they are only building on the west coast. we have a window of vulnerability. -- in less than five years to or rainy and an intercontinental missiles -- iranian intercontinental ballistic missile. >> i think that is the wrong focus. that is my point of being both a strong and smart, the kind of approach we need, instead of working on antiballistic missile systems, we need to work on a better counter-terrorism efforts, fighting terrorists in remote parts of the world. i do not know. wha

president bill clinton is trying to help harry reid. >> you and i know the only reason this is a tough because this is a tough time. >> reporter: back in d.c., obama urges democrats to vote. >> and the question is going to be weather, once again, hope overcoming fear. >> reporter: a tough economy making for tough politics with 21 days left to go, tracie tts, nbc news, washington. >>> they say they made the discoverhile looking for family ties being political foes. president obama and sarah palin are 10 cousins through john smith, a 17th century pastor in massachusetts. he is also related to rush limbaugh they're reportedly 10th cousins once removed. ancestry.com revealed in the st that president obama relate to warren buffett and brad pitt. wow, we could be related. >> you go back far enough we're all related somehow. one on heck of a family reunion. >> can you imagine the conversation. >> off to a cool and comfortable start. if you slept with the windows open, you have cold toes this morning. live lieu of the va washington monument. it dried out and cooled down. northeast breeze at 15

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president bill clinton is trying to help embattled senate majority leader harry reid. >> the only reason this is a tough race is this is a tough time. >> president obama continues to urge democrats to vote. >> the question will be whether once again hold over comes in fear. -- hope overcomes fear. from washington, i am tracie potts. >> former president bill clinton is also lent his support to gov. martin o'malley posture reelection bid. the former president will appear at a rally for the governor next thursday. supporters can enter a contest for a chance to meet mr. clinton before the rally. just last week, president obama attended an o'malley campaign rally. for more coverage, visit the politics page of our website. you can learn more about all the candidates and all the campaign ad fact checks by i-team reporter david collins. sandra shaw joins us with a preview of the forecast. a little cooler today. >> if you think today is cooler, tomorrow is going to be that much more cool. we are going to be dealing with rain. i have details on all that we will break down the seven-day coming up.

president clinton was campaigning last night for senator harry reid and every time clinton mentioned sharron angle's name, the republican tea party favorite, the crowd boo'd. reid and angle will be campaigning -- excuse me, debating tomorrow night and the forecast calls for fireworks. jeff? >> but chip, we know that bill clinton is not only one on the campaign trail. first lady out there today, right? >> reporter: yeah. first time since the 2008 presidential campaign. she'll be starting in chicago, her hometown to raise money and not going to be doing any hard-hitting speeches. she is going to be referring to herself as mom in chief and emphasizing what the election will do for her daughters and other children. jeff? >> likely staying away from the whitman-brown debates. >> reporter: absolutely. >> chip reid this morning at the white house, thank you very much. >>> a federal judge ordered the military to immediately stop enforcing the ban on openly gay troops. the don't ask, don't tell law enacted 17 years ago. the justice department is considering the appeal. >>> the obama administr

. >> reporter: early in the week clinton ed in nevada to stump for harry reid in the fight of his life to save the senate seat. reid has been trailing angle. clinton swooped in to lend a little support. >> i think what bill clinton does is he lends star power, on one level. people like to identify with stars. who had a good run. clinton had a good run. clinton is a wonderful debater, or ray for, speaker. better than just about anybody out there. >> reporter: of course president obama is still popular here in california. polls show his favorability ratings just above 50%. some analysts say the troubles of running the country can bring down your image if you are an elected leader. of course president clinton doesn't have that problem any more. >> an knee vogel reporting from los angeles, thank you. -- >> more on both stories to be found online. log on to foxnews.com to find out why both races in massachusetts and california are important to the obama administration. molly line is blogging from boston. she isn't the only one posting, log on and see what carl cameron and our correspondents

. >> you have to vote for harry reid because the other alternative will be a disaster for america. >> reporter: former president clintonout the vote rally in re vegas. >> you have to vote for harry reid. thank you and god bless you ♪ >> real change, let's go. >> harry! harry! >> reporter: october 14, las vegas. two camps of supporters await a big showdown between angle and reid. >> we can't trust you with our taxes. >> i personally am not in favor of giving billionaire tax cuts right now. >> obama care is destroying our economy. >> my opponent doesn't like any insurance companies to have to do anything. >> man up, harry reid. we have a problem with social security. >> don't frighten people about social security. >> reporter: it all comes down to one word -- change. angle says it is absolutely necessary. reid says it would be a nightmare. nevada voters must soon place their bets. the stakes couldn't be higher for the country. >> bret: that is our program for tonight. yet the campaigns are far from over. stay tuned to fox news channel for all the latest developments and please join us for our big election night coverage

bill clinton has been very busy with harry reid last night.et's take a listen to what he said. >> then there's the argument about the deficit. i almost pierre luc gagnon every time i hear them how they want to balance the budget. they didn't give a rip about the deficit until we had a democratic president. >> you know, it's interesting, bill clinton was persona nongrata in the '94 and 5e89 cycle. now it's easy to send him around and hard to send the current democratic president. as a republican when you see clinton out there do you get nervous. >> no. i'm still impressed by his communication and political skills. he's relishing the fact he gets to show president obama this is how it's done. but i also think it's a winning play to a certain extent because many democrats, many moderates and centrists they recognize bill clinton was the last american he democrat president who was known as a centrist and could play to the middle and did offer some level of economic prosperity. so that's powerful when you try to bring up that base. >> i want to sti

. >> so you don't deny that president clinton tried to -- went to -- >> i have no idea -- harry, i have no idea of any conversations between president clinton and kendrick but i do know that. i was with kendrick last week. he didn't mention anything about those conversations to me. we were campaigning throughout the miami area together. he's our candidate. we are putting our muscle behind him because he's done such a good job and supportive of the important work going on here. >> you had no idea that president clinton had gone to the congressman and asked him twice to get out of the race? >> i was down there campaigning friday and saturday with kendrick and for kendrick. he is our candidate. we are making major investments in florida and in a three-way race, he has an excellent chance. >> very interesting. all right. i want to move on to what's going to happen, predicted to be happening on tuesday. >> right. >> that is to be a bloodbath for democrats. are you willing to make a prediction that won't happen? >> yeah. i'll be glad to, harry. look. last time i was on with you guys it was th

harry reid. who is in the fight of his life to maintain his seat. all told, clintont of president obama. candidates hope clinton's ain't to draw a crowd will translate into more votes. >> i think bill clinton lends star power, on one level. people like to be identified with stars. who had a good run. clinton had a good run. clinton is a wonderful debater, or ray for, speaker, better than -- orator, speaker better than anybody out there. >> reporter: how much of a difference can clinton made? analysts say in the california race, a lot. 20% voters consider themselves to be independent. many are undecided. could be swayed by a personal endorsement by a popular former president. julie, back to you. >> brand new fox opinion poll on the countdown to the midterm election. new poll shows more americans now plan to vote for a republican over a democrat come november. peter doocy is in our studio with more on these polls. >> reporter: voters on both sides are energized in the home stretch of this election season. our latest polls indicate one party has a clear advantage. two w

president bill clinton is trying to help nevada's embattled senator harry reid >> you and i know thereason this is a tough race is because this is a tough time. >> reporter: back in d.c., obama continues to urge democrats to vote. >> and the question is going to weather, once again, hope overcoming fear. >> reporter: a tough economy making for tough politics with 21 days left to go, trac potts, nbc news, washington. >>> there is a new traffic pattern in northern virginia this morning around the intersection of route 123 and the beltway in tysons corner. part of the hot lanes project. here's a breakdown. overnight crews shut down lanes from cambridge to beltway. drivers will have to move to a left turn way. d crews shifted all northbound lanes to the left when approaching 123. this weekend crews will shut down all four lanes of 123/425, friday night, add at least 20 minutes to your commute. >>> we want to take you backut live to copiapo, chile. right now we understand the seventh miner is approaching the surface right now. he is in that rescue capsule. it takes apparently 15 minutes t

clinton for his part is crisscrossing the nation, stumping for democrats that face tough election battle. >> you have to vote for harry reid. >> early year in the week, he stopped in nevada to campaign for senate majority leader harry reid, who is in the fight of his life to maintain his seat. all told, clinton will have made almost 80 campaign appearances in the 2010 cycle, nearly double that of president obama. candidates hope clinton's ability to draw a crowd will translate into more votes at the polls. >> i think what bill clinton does is he lends star power on one level. people like to be identified with stars who had a good run. clinton had a good run. clinton is a wonderful debater, orrator, speaker, better than just about anybody out there. >> so how much of a difference can clinton really make? analysts say here in the california governor's race, quite a lot. roughly 20% of voters consider themselves to be independent, many of them are undecided. and could be swayed by a personal endorsement from a popular former president. eric, back to you. >> thanks. were they bitter rivals in 1992. you can get all your no

even bill clinton this week is trying to help number one democrat in the senate harry reid and had a frustrating time. >> in a normal time after the record he's made and the things he's done. senator reid would be winning this race by 25 points. chris: he's the best. two years ago when the clintons were frustrated by barack obama's ser tuesday wins, hillary clinton gave a big speech painting obama as a man lacking foreign policy experience, as someone risky. and then her campaign rolled out thisevastating ad -- >> it's 3:00 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep. who do you wtan answering the phone? >> i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. chris: she's up in the office, glasses on, answering the phone. that inspired one ofsaturday night live"'s greatest skits of the year. >> hillary, i'm sorry to call again this late, but i need your help. >> mr. president, what can i do? >> the c.i.a. just confirmed that iran has completed a nuclear device. what do i do, hillary, what do i do? >> mr. president, you can start by getting a hold ofourself. >> i can't. don't you see that i

republicans make big gains on tuesday, what you will see over the next two years is not bill clinton, i think you will see harryhe had the inclination to go to four and try to roll back the new deal. -- too far and try to roll back the new deal. >> i will make a prediction. historians are not forced to do that. but suppose to do that. obama will put hillary clinton in as vice president. joe biden will go to secretary of state. no one knows more about afghanistan than joe biden. that would be the first woman in american history. obama-clinton would be hard to beat if unemployment drops down to 8.9% and they are showing a little bit of movement. >> it is interesting that you ispalin-romney in the same breath. my question is, a lot of people would view that -- it may make a lot of sense, but a lot of people would see it as an act of desperation. is it necessary to do if palin is the senate, is it more necessary to do that if romney is? >> hillary clinton deserves it. she has done a great job as secretary of state and they need somebody who will run as president. joe biden will not run in 2016. it would unify. clin

obama can be clinton in '94 or he can be harry truman in' 46. >> couric: okay. richard norton smith, beverly gauge, thank you both very much for the lesson. >> thanks, jim. >> ifill: next, the youngest victims of the pakistani floods. we have a report on maternal health from special correspondent saima mohsin. >> reporter: today and everyday 1,700 babies are born in the flood affected areas-- around 250 of them will experience complications. the u.n. estimates half a million women will give birth in the food affected zones in the next six months. those that make it to the camps are relatively lucky. they should get some medical assistance. others are still wading in the water, with no access to even basic health care, the unseen and unlucky. our cameras followed the pakistan medical association which has set up tents in the camps they can get to. a midwife monitors the pregnancies and keeps a check on the women. ameerun nisa is having her seventh child, she's anemic and a high risk patient. >> ( translated ): our concern is that ameerun lost a lot of blood durin

obama can be clinton in '94 or he can be harry truman in' 46. >> couric: okay. richard norton smith, beverly gauge, thank you both very much for the lesson. >> thanks, jim. >> ifill: next, the youngest victims of the pakistani floods. we have a report on maternal health from special correspondent saima mohsin. >> reporter: today and everyday 1,700 babies are born in the flood affected areas-- around 250 of them will experience complications. the u.n. estimates half a million women will give birth in the food affected zones in the next six months. those that make it to the camps are relatively lucky. they should get some medical assistance. others are still wading in the water, with no access to even basic health care, the unseen and unlucky. our cameras followed the pakistan medical association which has set up tents in the camps they can get to. a midwife monitors the pregnancies and keeps a check on the women. ameerun nisa is having her seventh child, she's anemic and a high risk patient. >> ( translated ): our concern is that ameerun lost a lot of blood durin

bill clinton has a little more credibility in other parts of the country and is for example going to some of the upper midwest states, michigan, minnesota and, nevada although harryore popular in the swing districts and that is where he's trying to make a difference, places that will be close votes and he can appeal more to blue-collar workers who defected from democrats. >> gregg: there is stuff up for grabs, colorado, pennsylvania, washington, nevada, ohio, some closer than other aothers. a "gallup poll" found 53% of democrats said bill clinton's personal endorsement would carry weight, as opposed to 40%, and critical independents 21% said they would be likely to vote for a candidate backed by bill clinton, compared to 12% backed by president obama. as the two numbers together, it is a mere 33%, which suggests does is not, a lot of independents will be going the other way, g.o.p. >> right, we have to, you know, bill clinton, obama, other endorsements, endorsements are always a tricky thing in any election, whether a local race or national, and endorsements carry some weight but i think are probably overstated. at the end of the day the democrats have had all th

former president bill clinton was in for reid this week and next week president obama will make his second campaign visit for harry reid. brian? >> getting hot in las vegas. john yang reporting for us from there tonight. john, thanks. >>> what's happening in nevada right now may say a lot about what's happening around this entire country this busy election year. for more perspective, we turn to our political director, our chief white house correspondent chuck todd in our washington bureau. so chuck, here's the question. nature of politics, nature of the news business. we concentrate on a few big races, a smattering of small, interesting ones. but with so many congressional districts, governors, senators up on election night, give us the national picture beyond just the tea party movement, which has stolen a lot of headlines, rightfully so, this year. >> reporter: let's go from 30,000 feet. this was a week that the campaign battleground came into focus on three fronts. money, number one. the democratic advantage from the summer, gone. the enthusiasm and momentum the republicans have is playing itself out in fund-ra

bill clinton is hitting 11 states in 11 days to shore up the campaigns of a host of vulnerable democrats. many fending off criticism they are too close to the current president. john harrisd chief of politico and joins me now. john, great to see you. how does the clinton campaign surrogacy work? first of all, 11 states, 11 days, that's an active schedule for the guy. >> it is. especially for somebody who told me a couple weeks back, i'm not involved in politics anymore. i want to do other things. but he clearly seems to still have some zest for it judging by the schedule. democrats are happy for it in a difficult year. there are not a lot of surrogates to go out and help the cause, and bill clinton is certainly one of them. >> what we have seen is that he's needed, in particular, in places like west virginia, other places like kentucky and west virginia, where obama didn't do that well. president obama did not do well in the primaries. these are hillary clinton states. >> right. west virginia is a perfect example. that was a blowout in her favor at the end of the campaign, log after the point where it made a difference in the nomination, but still unmistakable west virgi

sharon engle leads harry reid by go points and the campaign said it raised $13 million former president clinton is there to campaign for him. >> and they hosting a webcast town hall. the president is back on the road this weekend. in washington, craig bosswell, fox news. >>> and fox 5 is following the races closely on air and online. click on our politics page. >>> another absolutely gorgeous day outside. this is nice for the fall. >> picture-perfect, yeah? if you like the cold weather, though, which am all for, there are some people complaining out, there would you believe? >> they're going to get their wish. >> there you go. >> and that is coming now. the cold front is moving through as we speak and today's numbers up into the lower 80s and 83 to 84 degrees and that is area wide. let me show you the temperatures right now and national, 80 degrees and 82 for dulles. we have pretty clear skies out there and clouds to the west and that is hiding rainfall. the rain is to the south of us and that looks like we'll have a beautiful day. the winds are picking up and that is going to be cooler as we g

. >>> bill clinton letting it rip in las vegas. can the former president save harry reid's job? >> the fact that you are defending your campaign for a slur and, you know, a personal attack on me, i think it's not befitting of california. >> and fight night in california. gubernatorial candidates megwhitman and jerry brown. joining the discussion phil brownstein, mining expert jeff goodell, and former fbi professor clint van zant. >>> a busy morning it is. i'm chris jansing. this is "jansing & company." an emotional and extraordinary story continues to unfold in chile where 33 miners trapped half a mile underground for 2 two and a half months are being pulled from underground. 13 miners have emerged to fresh air and freedom. it's a 16-minute nearly half mile journey up a mine that easily could have been the mine miners' tomb. this is the longest that anyone has been trapped underground and survived. nbc kerry sanders is live in chile for us as he has been all night long and, kerry, we've said it before, i'll say it again. no matter how many times we see these families reunite, it

. >> and former president bill clinton and vice president joe biden are also making the rounds. and in a frenzied effort to gain some ground. >> man up, harry reid. >> reporter: republicans are focusing much of their attention on a still sluggish economy, trying to capitalize on voter anger. >> today, unemployment remains at a heart-breaking 9.6%. making this the longest period that unemployment has been at or above 9.5% since the great depression. >> reporter: the tea party movement led by former alaska governor sarah palin has sparked excitement among conservative voters and if it is successful, political experts say be prepared for a different kind of fighting in the nation's capital. >> it is clear that the tea party backed candidates are coming to washington not to play along and we should see some early indications of conflict between the leaders and the new tea party members. >> reporter: democrats are hoping that conflict will splinter the republican party, rather than strengthen it. katherine brown, for cbs news, new york. >>> it is so god -- good to be here. it is like we're walking on sunshine as we walk in here. >> and sarah pal

. >>> former president bill clinton and vice president joe biden are also making the rounds in a frenzied effort to gain some ground. >> man up, harry reid. >>> republicans are focusing much of their attention on a still sluggish economy trying to capitalize on voter anger. >> today, unemployment remains at a heart-breaking 9.6%. making this the longest period that unemployment has been at or above 9.5% since the great depression. >> reporter: the tea party movement led by former alaska governor sarah palin has sparked excitement among conservative voters. if it is successful, political experts say be prepared for a different kind of fighting in the nation's capital. >> it is clear that the tea party-backed candidates are coming to washington not to play along, and so we should see some early indication of conflict between the leaders and the new tea party members. >> reporter: democrats are hoping that conflict will splinter the republican party, rather than strengthen it. catherine brown for cbs news, new york. >>> you can vote for more taxes, more government overreach, more regulation, and more unemployment, or you can vote for r

. >> harry reid the democratic leader. he's had bill clinton out there. vice president biden will be there wednesday. the president's going. sending blankets and first aid because they need to turn out. they have a good one. can the democrats turn out their base versus the incredible enthusiasm of the tea party? >> yeah. that's -- there's organized labor out there, too. talk act bell weather. then the other one on the west coast. >> california, the president stopping there. if the democrats lose california, it is a blue state. if they lose this they lose the senate. quite tight but barbara boxer just slightly ahe. the president trying again to turn out the democrats. >> washington which, you know i guess people have been trying for years to figure out what washington sate is. this is another opportunity to try to get some definition. >> that's right. pat ri murty murray ran the mom in tennis shoes. dino rossi. you can mail in your ballot. right up until election day. a quarter of the ballots coming in after election day. if it's as tight as we have been s

senior correspondent for "time" and with us editor in chief of politico, john harris, here with the morning playbook. so bill clinton both campaigning in orange county, california, in the same two-day stretch. any expectations of political fireworks? >> it's a showdown in the o.c., and a gifts that somehow the heavens give to cable tv producers and editors of political web sites. it's really nothing more than a coincidence, it's not by design. there's no larger significance other than everyone will descend on orange county when both those guys will be out there. bill clinton is returning a favor. lo receipta sanchez was behind hillary clinton in a big way in 2008, so he's out there repaying those old 2008 favors with a fund-rais fund-raiser, an she's in a tough race. orange county historically republican area, becoming more democratic due to the influx of immigrants. then the next day sarah palin will be in town in anaheim raising money for the rnc. we'll see two of these personalities side by side. >> bill clinton is doing a lot of favors lately. is he tap a little specially more than usual or just being a nice guy

. >> reporter: and harry reid was gifted with an appearance by former president bill clinton. reid's opponent, sharron angle, raised a staggering $14 million last quarter. that's harsh terrain for democrats, indeed. >> that's an amazing amount of money in just three months. we don't know yet how much senator reid raised in the last quarter. >>> it's now time for the weather and sam champion. >> it's nice in the west. it's heat in just about all other areas. the excessive heat will be the talk. we're talking about the excessive heat warning ringing the bay coast there. san francisco, 90, oakland, 91. 94 in san francisco yesterday was a record. likely to be one or two more records in that area. this heat looks to continue for awhile. l.a. stays up. 90 degrees on thursday. and phoenix stays up. >>> all o >>> all of america's weather in the next half hour. elizabeth, george? >> sam, thank you. >>> we're going to come back with a new development on the pirate attack near texas. the leader in the investigation is found beheaded. >>> and later, one woman's amazing happy meal discover

clinton? guest: i voted for harry truman who said the buck stops here. the deficit is just astronomical. host: we get your point. how do you attract an independent voter like that? guest: i am not sure that he was a true independent. sounds like he has not voted for a democrat since harry truman. the true independent voter is someone who cares about the deficit, economy. we are focusing talking to our constituents, focusing on the results that we have given. you look at this year, we have created about 83,000 private- sector jobs already this year. that is more jobs created than in the entire bush presidency. there were no net new jobs created by that administration. host: what do you say when people talk about the unemployment rate above 8%? when he pushed the stimulus bill, he said that an employment would be below 8%. it is not. guest: no, it is not. it was probably not a good idea to tie a bill to a specific number in the drop of the unemployment rate, but there is no question we have made progress and we are on the upswing. the way to talk about it is simply through demonstrating th

clinton? caller: i voted for harry truman who said the buck stops here. the deficit is just astronommical as we speak. host: how do you track thepo independent voter like that? >> i'm not sure that the caller there was a true independent. it sounds like he hasn't voted for a democrat since hardware truman. the true independent voter is someone that cares about the deficit, cares about the economy. we've been focusing on talking to our constituents about the results that we've delivered for them like i just referenced in terms of the swing from the job losses. if you look at this year, we'vea created about 783,000 private sector jobs this year already. that actually is more jobss created in just this one year than the entire bush presidency. there are no net new jobs that were created during the bush presidency. host: how do you get that message out when people see the unemployment rate above 8%, which president obama talked about when y he passed the stimulus, when he pushed the stimulus bill, unemployment will be below 8% if you approve this legislation.

clinton campaigning for his old rival, jerry brown, in california. early voting started today in nevada where the race for senate is campaign 2010 in a nutshell, the powerful washington insider, senate leader harryeid defending off a fierce challenge from tea party candidate sharron angle. the president will travel west again this week trying to hold on to california and washington. if democrats can keep those senate seats, they'll keep control of the senate. but with unemployment stuck at 9.6% and republicans out-fundraising democrats, there are few plays left in the playbook. >> the fundamentals of this race are not going to change in the next two weeks. and the fundamentals clearly favor the republicans. >> reporter: part of the democrats' final-hour push, first lady michelle obama, who made her 2010 debut this week. >> this is officially my second day campaigning. >> reporter: tomorrow she'll be joined by her husband for their first joint campaign rally in two years. with about two weeks to go, republicans are very optimistic they'll retake the house. the senate is a longer shot. for democrats it all comes down to turnout, especially of those so-called obama-surge voters. the first-time vote

. >> reporter: and harry reid was gifted with an appearance by former president bill clinton. reid's opponent, sharron angle, raised a staggering $14 million last quarter. that's harsh terrain for democrats, indeed. >> that was a real eye-popping number. jake tapper, thanks so much. we haven't heard much from senator reid. >>> time, now, for the weather and sam champion. >> hey, george and elizabeth. let's deal with the category 2 hurricane that's more than 300 miles off the tip of key west, florida. it's a pretty strong system. but a tight, small system. here's where the hurricane path is. some of the forecast models have been lifting this to the north. over the next few hours, we'll watch it carefully, to see how close it will get to south florida here. it is a powerful hurricane. it will get weaker with time as it's steered by wind. we'll watch that very carefully. there's chilly temperatures. minneapolis at 49 degrees. new york, at 49, as well. we'll go over the country's weather in the next half hour. 94 degrees in san francisco yesterday, george and elizabeth. and 90 tod

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and, the former president bill clinton was fired up and lashing out at republicans in a rally for senate majority leader harryial couple of laura flanders. she's the editor of the new book "at the tea party" is the name of the book. and john feehery republican strategist. you're not smiling too much tonight, john. there you go, now you're doing better. let's see if we can. what about what's happening back and forth in these debates? in the gubernatorial debate last night, jerry brown and meg whitman getting into it. laura flanders, do voters care about this over the word whore? >> gosh, ed, i just long for the date, one, when we can get rid on the democratic side of these men with foot-and-mouth disease. they open it up their mouth and out comes some unthought-out supersexist thing. could we get i received these folks? but idea that whitman is the great respect woman candidate also drives me nuts. this kind of whack feminism from a woman who opposed the lilly led bert act, who would oppose just about everything that the democrats have done to improve life for women on the public level from, you know, ensuring

harris moves in for a hug. >>> and, biden unplugged. he's known for speaking his mind, and tonight, the vice president sounds off on everything from the upcoming elections, to rumors of his switching jobs with hillary clinton. it the it's the "nightline" interview. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," october 14th, 2010. >> good evening. we begin again tonight with the extraordinary story of the chilean miners. news this evening that three of the rescued men left the hospital by the back door as the media swarmed in front. they are the first of the 33 to be given a clean bill of health. what life will be like for the men once they return to their homes remains to be seen. for one of them, surviving in the mine may have been the easy part, as his mistress, not his wife, greeted him above ground. neal karlinsky has the details. >> reporter: when they descended into the mine a little more than two months ago, they were simple men with simple lives. they were victor mario and yonni. but they've come back transformed. today, in chile, they are the entertainer, the writer and the lover. three miners who came o

clinton. they have just packaged it better this time. they've just packaged it. they learn from the mistakes. the question is will we?  >>> i'm harrislkner. security scare at one of the largest airports, philadelphia international. at this hour, passengers aboard a u.s. airways jet are back on their way to bermuda. authorities stopped the flight on the tar mac, evacuated it and searched it after baggage handler was spotted near the plane. >>> congress budget office putting the deficit at $1.3 trillion. >>> barack obama trying to fire up voters in maryland today in an effort to minimize losses to his party on election day. more on the stories at foxnews.com. glenn beck returns in a moment. but first, here is bret with a taste of "special report". >> bret: coming up -- is the healthcare law unravelling? companies and unions demand waivers to the new law. staggering foreclosure numbers. and presidential pocket veto. we will explain all of that. please join me in 25 minutes for special report. now back to glenn. ♪ ♪ >> glenn: yesterday, i started to tell you about fabian socialism. and the influence that it has here in america. i had so

in one of the country was most closely watched races, president bill clinton goes to nevada to join senate imagine ord leader harry reid for a precampaign rally tomorrow, this comes as reid tries to fend off an upset from sharron angle, and the polls in nevada, it is neck and neck and too close to call right now. arthel: did you hear about this over the weekend? new reaction to controversial comments made by a man who wants to lead new york state, the republican gubernatorial candidate carl paladino making his feelings about homosexuality clear on a campaign stop. here is paladino addressing jewish leaders in brooklyn: >> i just think my children and your children will be much better off, and much more successful, getting married and raising a familiar land i don't want them to be brainwashed into thinking that home sexually is an valuely valid -- an equally sal valid option. it isn't. arthel: paladino is speaking out once campaign about this ad where ando cuomo takes aim. david vitter, carl paladino had more to say this morning. it's all about damage control, right david? >> reporter: it appears to be that way. r

harry reid needs those democrats to get enthused about something. they are not going to get enthused about him, but bill clintonnthuse them to go out and vote, make it clear what the stages are in this election. >> yeah, but you know, john, if people want change, they have to know what kind of change they are going to get. sharron angle's case she has pretty much shied away from interviews but you got one from her had. what did you learn about her, in terms of her policy, her positions, what she wants to do of substance for the state of nevada d.a. if she gets elected? >> well it is an interesting question. i interviewed her a long time ago now, it was june 29th, but she has essentially tried do one of two things which is deny saying things that she said in the past or try to paper over some very controversial things she said in the past and she said some more controversial things but her campaign has not been about what you just said, that's interesting. she has not talked about what her plans are, just talked about how bad what harry reid has done is and what he has done to the economy of this state. all she