andrew jenks. tomorrow, a special addition of the"the dylan ratigan show," li from new york. i hope you'll join us. >>> obama to the republicans, let's create some jobs. tonight, let's play "hardball." 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. . >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews back in washington. leading off tonight, the president's speech. in just two hours, president obama will make his way into the chamber of the house of representatives to tell congress and the country how he will create jobs. the president's plan has a big name. the american jobs act. but will it be big enough, bold enough to turn around the economy, and with it, his presidency? on this first night of the new nfl season, by the way, will the president throw the long ball or keep it taught and go for three yards in a cloud of dust? thus, and plus -- the one thing everyone seems to agree on about last night's debate. it's now a two-man race. perry versus romney. "the washington post" ezra klein breaks it down like this, mitt romney looked like he had already won the republican nomination. rick perry looked like h