i'm proud of my life. >> reporter: but survival, as john mccain knows, can come at a price. now, you probably know the story. >> i chose life. >> reporter: mccain threatened last spring by a strong primary challenge from conservative talk show host j.d. hayworth began attacking sharply to the right, seemingly to abandon long-held principles. on repealing the don't ask, don't tell policy on gays in the military, he once said this -- >> but the day that the leadership of the military comes to me and says, senator, we ought to change the policy, then i think we ought to consider seriously changing it. >> reporter: then the military leadership, in fact, took a stand in favor of repealing the policy. >> it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. >> reporter: but mccain now says this -- >> would you filibuster it? >> absolutely. i will filibuster or stop it from being brought up until we have a thorough and complete study. >> reporter: even when it came to the moniker that was once his calling card. >> john mccain has b

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he writes about senator john mccain. this is the article the man who never was in the latest issue. rolina and mike brown surprise republican upstart from massachusetts who seem destined to play the kind of mediating role that mccain could have played had he so chosen and it goes downhill from there. >> todd, the title suggests that these questions being asked by the media, what ever happened to our pet republican, our maverick john mccain. you're suggesting that mccain never really was the maverick. he was just a ruthless, calculating politician that did what it took to win. >> and that's putting it lightly after reading your article. >> well, i mean, i think he -- i don't think the article is intended to be as harsh as you seem to think it is, mika. >> i don't know if you intended it to be but it became there. >> i think, joe, it's fair to ask did the media that fell in love with john mccain fundamentally misunderstand about him. did we misunderstand what some of his opposition to george w. bush's policies was. i think in part for distaste for president bush just as for president o

john mccain headlines a major tea party rally in tucson, arizona. and there's senate debates in florida, delaware and illinois. >>> those races are especially critical since they determine which party controls congress. our chief political correspondent, george stephanopoulos, says the republicans will control the house, after gaining 50 seats. as for the senate? >> let me show you why the senate is so difficult. the republicans start out with arkansas, indiana and north dakota in the bank. and wisconsin increasingly moving in that direction. then, you have five tossup seats, which are either tied now or republicans in the margin of error. even if they win all five of he demeats where the democrats are ahead. the republicans need to pick up 40 seats. pretty tall order to win this. here's the problem for democrats. there's currently 89 democratic seats at risk. you see the polls, who do you support? democrats getting closer in the last few weeks, the number of seats, the math as expanded. the number of vulnerable seats has actually expanded. that's w

john mccain is no consistent defender of our liberties. one of the reasons that i got into this race is because right now, at this very moment, senator mccain is the lead sponsor of senate bill 3000 the one-3081. -- senate bill 3081. nobody would sponsor such a bill. >> senator mccain? >> i hope that our viewers will not judge me by the remarks that they just made. they may be a bit biased. i would have you asked your local mayor or city council and local police and fire people that i have worked with closely to make sure that we keep arizona safe and that we get as much as possible to our citizens. i am proud of my relationship. >> thank you, very much. our last question will be to mr. joslyn. you appear to be advocating winning the hearts and minds of the afghan people. is that as important as conducting military operations? how do you win the hearts and minds of people in a country where they are seeking sanctuary? >> there are two books that i think that people should read to understand where i'm coming from. war -- lee wilson's charlie

john mccain himself a veteran ed a prisoner of war from vietnam, >> barbara boxer is the most bitterlysan and tide defense editor in the united states senate today. i know that because i've had the unpleasant experience of having to serve >>. she is no plan to the military. >> she got boxer is the true friend to those who are serving >>. she voted over and over and over an increase in pay. this is not a cent to your doctor who is a friend of veterans >> when veterans returned and need help as a result of their wounds, how fast as this other help the veterans. of course she has been there to help the >> a. i what is senator who is quick to support >> a recent poll says boxers leading by one point. a reminder of for both sides just how >> pet this is a test in this historic venetian vermins reopen for the first time in 25 years. kron4 is rich occur more tells us about the history of why it took so long for it to reopen. >> covered nation opened as a supper club in 1947, sent francisco is a lead with it tend to watch musicians perform on the stage. the say the nightclub was very popular b

president obama and john mccain, just to name a few. both parties are bringing out the heavy hitters for an election that will decide who controls congress for the next two years. >> with washington's balance of power up for grabs in just over two weeks, both parties have their heaviest hitters on the campaign trail this weekend. before a veterans' group in san diego, john mccain stumped for his former campaign adviser, carly fiorina. >> she will hit the ground running and have an instant impact and be a star in the united states senate. we have got to get her there, my friends. >> together they opened fire on incumbent senator barbara boxer. >> we must over cal on november 2. >> president obama was in massachusetts to help out governor duval patrick. >> you need to help or the change you help deliver in 2006. >> the president was also there to raise an estimated half a billion dollars for democratic senate candidates. in florida, former new york mayor rudy giuliani stood behind marco rubio. >> nancy pelosi and harry reid have taken us

bush was formally endorsed by shistrongest opponent, arizona senator john mccain. it was only recently that mccain decided to endorse what one rerter called taking your medicine now, not later. >> i think you take the medicine now and that's probably a good description. chris: the shoe was on the other foot eight years later when president bush endorsed mccain. here's how that played on "the daily show." >> senator mccain -- >> let me just ask kelly -- >> given president bush's low approval rg,atin how much do you hope he'll campaign for you on the trail? >> i hope that president will find time from his busy schedule. he'll campaign for me as much as is keeping with his busy schedule, in keeping with his schedule as it fits into his busy schedule. [laughter] chris: yeah, busy schedule. >> did you see waves doing right before you got there - wt he was doing right before you got there? [laughter] >> see ya on the campaign trail, boys! chris: when we come back, some of the way-out candidates on the right who are spouting wild ideas. they'lbecome u.s. senators this nove

look back and you will see the bills would names like -- let's face it, and john mccain 8 is no consistent defender of our liberties. one of the reasons i got into this race is because right now, senator mccain is the lead sponsor of senate bill 3081. it is a bill that would authorize the arrest and indefinite detention of american without recourse. but this is one of the most dangerous, evil bills i have ever been proposed in congress. >> i would like for you to ask the local police and fire people -- fire people, who live for food closely to make sure we keep our people safe, that we get as much as possible to our citizens, that is from a long and close relationship with their elected officials, are county supervisors. i am proud of my relationship with them. >> the last question of this debate will be for mr. johnson. in your campaign literature, you appear to be advocating a policy of winning the hearts and minds of the afghan people. how did you win the hearts and minds of the people in a country where radical islam is seemingly a sanctuary? >> radical islam is -- there are two books

before a veteran's group in san diego, john mccain stumped for his former presidential campaign adviser, california's senate hopeful carly fiorina. >> barbara boxer is the most bitterly partisan, anti-defense senator in the united states senate today, i know that, because i've had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with her. >> reporter: together they opened fire on incumbent democratic senator barbara boxer. >> barbara boxer has not served the people of california, and we must hold her accountable on november 2nd. >> president obama was in massachusetts to help out governor deval patrick. >> that's why you need to help guard the change that you helped deliver in 2006, by giving deval patrick four more years. >> the president was also there to raise an estimated half million dollars for democratic senate candidates. >> in florida, former new york mayor rudy giuliani stood behind marco rubio. >> president obama, nancy pelosi and harry reid have taken us in a direction so far to the left that i can't even recognize some of the things we're doing any more. >> rubio has a strong l

lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> and john mccain came out swinging today in support of the senate candidate carly fee rena. during a rally at a veteran's museum in san diego, mccain wept after his colleague, barbara boxer. >> this person will never waive the white flag of surrender the way barbara boxer has tried to do every time we are in a conflict. barbara boxer is the most bitterly partisan, most anti-defense senator in the united states senate today. i though that because i have had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with her. >> earlier this week, the veterans of foreign wars political action committee reuh officialed the endorsement of boxer. they released a list of military spending bills and other measures the senator has supported. tomorrow bill clinton joins mike thompson at a stop in napa, and later clinton will appear with jerry brown and gavin newsom at san jose state university. and officials were in the bay area trying to help balance the scales of environmental justice. the epa administrator lisa jackson toured parts of oakland and richmond including the site in w

he was in the senate with obama and endorsed him over john mccain. so i think he was returning that. it's also a signal that this president, despite all of the labels that the other side puts on him that he is a socialist, he is not a democrat through and through. he acts under other obligations as well. but i think what he did in rhode island, john, that's your home state. it's a very democratic state. he is trying to rally his base, which is young people and african americans and i think he is having some success there typically the lowest turnout in these midterm elections. >> the most democratic state with the exception of those two others. but why is obama -- is obama damaged goods, do you think? you saw the "new york times." the job approval rating is 45. >> he's no more damaged goods than ronald reagan or bill clinton was at this time in their first term. he is hurting because the economy is hurting. the democrats are going to take a hit. but i wouldn't align yourself, john, with the senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell who says he is goi

. >> larry: penn gillette, megan mccain, daughter of john mccain called o'donnell a nut job. do you agree with that? >> well, as a nut job, i'm offended by that. that's not a nut job, that's stupid. there is a big difference and i will defend nut jobs forever. i don't think there is any way to defend just plain stupid. i mean, for all i'm against the incumbents and so on, i don't think there is any excuse for not knowing that. i will also argue a little bit with stephanie and say, that's much worse than a high school oral exam. i don't think you can get worse than that. i don't think it's a gaffe. i think it's just dead out wrong and scary and horrifying. i don't think you have to be so good in other places to make up for that. i don't know who could. unless jefferson made the mistake. >> larry: mark, is it an isolated incident? could it damage the tea party movement in a sense that i guess she's the best known tea party senate candidate, isn't she? >> i hope she's the best the tea party has to offer. right now she's the face of the tea party. that's a victory for the left, a

we'll ask john mccain about his former running partner's words. he'll join us live in the studio. >>> helmet hits. one player carted off the field. can anything be done to head off the violence in america's most dangerous game? >>> and bristol palin's dance routine could lead to an exit on "dancing with the stars." she finds herself at the bottom of the leaderbeaoard for the fit time. we have all the highlights coming up. >>> and good morning, everyone. overnight, a grim, grim scene in chechnya, where attackers open fire in the parliament building. details just coming in. juju will have the latest coming up in just moments. >> and it's a potential civil war that's been simmering for years. >>> back here at home, two weeks to go until election day. >> but who's counting? >> exactly two weeks. and the talk is getting tough. yesterday, sarah palin out there saying the republican is through if they don't follow the lead of the tea party. also, senator john mccain, our guest, he's here live this morning. he surprised even some republicans with his heat

. >> john mccain and sarah palin were candidates, but this year they are hitting the campaign trail. they are hoping to sway the election in just 16 days. brian mooar has the latest from washington. >> with washington's balance of power up for grabs in just over two weeks, both parties have their heaviest hitters on the campaign trail this weekend. before a veterans group in san diego, john mccain stumped for his former presidential campaign advisor, california senate hopeful, carliefiorina. >> she will hit the ground running, and she will be an instant impact and star in the senate. we have to get her there, my friends. >> together they opened fire on incumbent democratic senator barbara boxer. >> barbara boxer has not served the people of california. we must hold her accountable on november 2nd. >> president obama was in massachusetts trying to help the governor. >> that's why you need to help the change you started in 2006, by voting for patrick. >> in florida, new york mayor guilliani stood behind g.o.p. candidate mark owe rubia. >> nancy pelosi and harry reid had have taken us i

with bill clinton but especially with barack obama he raised over a billion dollars he outraised john mccain on wall street and he was the first democrat is the first person to renounce public campaign financing in the general election since it was inaugurated mccarter so what's the real new news is that being a liberal democrat no longer means that you're going to be a man of the people in fact barack obama really has destroyed public campaign financing i don't think in the next general presidential election we'll see both candidates agree as they had done in every other election until this one to to take public financing and abide by the protocols of their bar even if i go to you robert there is a there is a good there's a bill and ok go ahead go ahead mary real quickly i want to jump in that's the whole point of the program going i was going to say i mean what we are seeing here now today and what is different than two years ago or four years ago is a result of a supreme court decision earlier this year that lifted a seventy three year old or sixty three year old ban on spending by corpor

will john mccain, would he -- would he -- would he have done a better job? no one can say that. but we're dealing with the cards that we're dealt right now, an i think it's very, very important that we fight our way out of this economic slowdown. >> just to make clear before i move on, yes or no, does that mean you think the president ought to change the members of his economic team? >> well, there's always people coming arch and on the economic team. i trust the president's judgment when it comes to picking his own economic team. >> mr. rubio, you have talked a lot about limiting government spending but these numbers in florida are horrific, among them almost 20% of black males in this state are unemployed. can you wait for the economy to grow itself better in order to help some of these people who are really in dire circumstances? >> well, actually, candy, your question goes to how the economy grows and i don't believe it grows -- it. >> doesn't grow fast enough. >> here's the point. the economy grows because people have the confidence to start a business or expand an existing

here's what senator john mccain said the other day in barbara boxer's home state of california. >> barbara boxer is the most bitterly partisan, most anti-defense senator in the united states senate today. i know that because i've had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with her. >> schieffer: lindsey graham, you are known as a very close friend of senator john mccain. you were one of his top advisors during the presidential campaign. what about that? >> well, i think john is reacting to an agenda that he thinks has really been overreaching. it is different. the senate is different now. but to your point about bipartisanship after the election, i predict there will be a good bit of effort. there will be a bipartisan effort to extend the bush tax cuts and not let them expire. 2012 and 2014 democrats in swing states are going to get the message from independent voters to come to the middle. so i think we're going to have some bipartisanship when it comes to replacing the health care bill with a more moderate approach. you'll see some democrats and republicans working early on to try

this district, indiana 9, was would be won by john mccain, 58 to 48% of the vote for barack obama andarrett hill won by 58% when he won re-election two years g and you will be able to look at this and see how much shift there has been in the -- and it may give us a sense of what the night will look like and if the republicans take the district, i think they will, the margin of shift from what john mccain got to what todd young will get, will give us a sense of what we might see across the country and if there is a sense of shift of four or five or six points, from what john mccain got to what todd young gets it could be a portend of a big night of republicans and all the indiana seats will report early and will give us an early indication of what kind of movement there is across the country. >> governor's races. karl you chose the new mexico governor's race and that pits lieutenant governor diane dennish against suzanna martinez and the average has martinez up 8.3 right now. >> look, i could have chosen one of the great lakes states, wisconsin, illinois, michigan, and, the michigan go

inglés no pregunte no diga la ley tiene también el apoyo de el diferentes legisladores como john john mccainse op pone a la legislación pero curiosamente está compartiendo la misma posición de aquellos que la apoyan como el senador, y los que apoyan la legislación dicen que la corte no es el medio para decidir el futuro de la legislación. >> pablo paredes un veterano que se opone a la ley no sabe la posición del presidente. >> es muy confuso, creo que todo el mundo trata de entender cómo puede decir que está apoyando al mismo tiempo que estás apeloando. suena un poco considero adjudico torio. >> y hay que ver si el rechazo de la jueza al pedir del departamento de justicia es suficiente para descarrilar la apelación difícil saberlo cuando falta poco para la selección. >> univisión. >> y en un momento nuevas vías elegidas por autoridades del salud para la res skwutción cardio muscular ponen énfasis en dar compresiónes en el pecho ante del proceso de boca a boca. >>> y desconocidos matan a mujeres en oficina de correos. >> en colombia encuentran cadáveres de tres . >> pocas personas que sobrevi

. >> barack obama, sarah palin, john mccain, all of them are hitting the campaign trail again for the congressional elections in just 16 days. >> with washington's balance of power up for grabs in two weeks, both parties have heavy hitters on the campaign trail this weekend. in san diego, john mccain stumped for his former campaign adviser, carly fiorina. >> she will be an instant impact and star in the senate. we have got to get her there. >> together they opened fire on incumbent democratic senators. >> barbara boxer has not served the people of count of -- california and must be held accountable. >> president obama was in massachusetts to help the ball patrick. >> you need to guard the change that you delivered in 2006. >> the president was also there to raise an estimated half of a billion dollars for democratic senate candidates. in florida, rudy giuliani stood behind marco rubio. >> harry reid and nancy pelosi have taken us in a direction so far to the left that i cannot even recognize some of the things we're doing. >> rubio has a strong lead over charlie crist. front runners a

he voted for john mccain. he's locked in a tough battle for re-election. on capitol hill. mention that, thank you. >>> good news out of detroit this morning. ford motor company posted its sixen straight quarterly profit earning $1.7 billion in the third quarter or 43 cents a share up 68% from the same quarter last year. >>> here's one way to speed up your commute this morning. china launched new bullet trains that have broken world speed records going with 260 miles an hour. that's a train. the old travel time was cut in half. >>> it is just >>> this weather report sponsored by kinect, for xbox 360. you're the controller. >>> midwest airport problems going to cause ripple effect delays across the country today. check your carriers. that's a look at our weather picture. harry, inside to you. >> up next, a halloween danger that could leave you blind. what you need to know about non-prescription decorative contact lenses when we come back. [ liukin ] have you built your better breakfast? what are you waiting for? rush to subway. i'm all over it. [ male announ

senator john mccain will headline a tea party rally in tucson, arizona.e president biden heads to washington state for a democratic rally for senator patty murray. and in florida, former president bill clinton hopes to give a boost to kendrick meek's campaign for senate. there are debates also in illinois, delaware, idaho and in florida. >>> we have new information this morning about that massive egg recall from over the summer. one of the two iowa farms at the center of the recall has been given the okay to start shipping eggs to grocery stores again. the fda farm if it doesn't clup, thfa igst doesn't clup, contamination was found at the farms. >>> tough news for homeowners on the brink of foreclosure. the nation's largest bank, bank of america, is now set to resume foreclosures next week. it stopped them two weeks ago when questions were raised about those so-called robo signers who were blindly approving foreclosures without reading the paperwork. now bank of america says it will go ahead with seizing more than 100,000 homes in 23 states. other lenders

this weekend former president bill clinton, sarah palin and senator john mccain are making appearances to support california candidates. in the east bay, the tea party movement staged it's oven get out the vote rally. here is lisa amin gulezian >> the product -- the pleas and the tea party. in the alameda county fairgrounds with a get out the vote rally. the election is two weeks away and all parties are pushing hard to get voters on their side. according to a recent poll, 7-9% are undecided. that is how a third of the people here consider themselves. she came to figure out if this party is for her. >> i think it's taught me a lot of things. >> according to a assistant professor, melinda jackson, the democrats should take notice. >> the democratic party has a little disadvantage in that the republicans spurred on by the tea party has been more enthusiastic. there is a lot of energy on that side. they've been rallying their troops. >> get the vote out and really change california. >> tea party candidates used this rally to get their personal messages out and meet with voters but the pol

hillary clinton beat him in the primary there, and john mccain won in 2008 against obama, so, now the governor has to distance himself as he is with health care but he is in a tough spot distancing himself so much from the president it will attract national coverage and the other guy almost knocked off jay rockefeller in 1980. >>neil: and his approval numbers, they like his job at governor but they are making a party statement here. >>reporter: when people go to the polls they will have president obama on their mind and that is the problem for a lot of the democrats especially in red states like west virginia and the west virginia is now red it has not had a republican senator in over 50 years. so, they are looking to buck that trend and if you look at the trend in the polling the last few weeks especially in that race, it is a trouble spot for manchin. >>neil: handy cap in four weeks? >>reporter: senate republicans will pick up eight seats. i don't think they will department not enough for a majority. conventional wisdom it is a done deal and republicans are going to win the house of

john mccain appeared at rally in san diego who is trying to unseat barbara boxer. >> barbara boxer is the most bitterly partisan, anti-defense senator in the united states senate today. i know that because i've had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with her. >>> there -- there are now reports of fraud in the afghanistan voting. they will not announce the results until wednesday. reportedly the commission is in the process of throwing out nearly 25% of the votes because of fraud. >>> more than nine years after chandra levy's death, jury selection of her accused killer is underway. jury selection began in washington, d.c. in the murder trial of the defendant he's been serving time for attacking three other women. >>> a-year-old pasadena boy who police say was lost by his intoxicated father has been found safe. police say a man helping police search for dylan found the boy about 10:30 last night. that was about 25 hours after he was last seen leaving a wedding with miss father at the wheel. police say the child was found asleep and strapped into his car seat in side and area p

in pleasanton, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> former presidential candidate senator john mccain came out swinging yesterday in support of carly fiorina. during a rally at a veterans museum in san diego, mccain went after his colleague and fiorina's rival democratic barbara boxer. >> this person will never wave the white flag of surrender the way that barbara boxer has tried to do every single time we have been in a conflict. (cheers and applause) >> barbara boxer is the most bitterly partisan, most anti-defense senator in the united states senate today. i know that because i've had the unpleasant experience of having to serve with her. >> last week the veterans of foreign wars political action committee reaffirmed its endorsement of boxer. her campaign has released a list of military spending bills and other measures she has supported. former president bill clinton campaigned here in northern california today. he has stops in napa and san jose. he was in southern california yesterday. today's appearance in napa bolsters the campaign of congressman mike thompson whose seat is targeted

arizona senator john mccain stumped for california senate candidate carly fiorina. >> she will hit the ground running and be an instant impact and star. >> so how about we make november nd freedom day and we take it back for the little guy. >> don't let them take this kun did i -- >> president and mrs. obama wi head for ted strickland and in columbus a dnc fund-raiser and a rally at ohio state university. it's 9:09. you know the redskins game is tonight and we just heard from -- >> martin o'malley. >> democratic candidate for governor. 180,000 hands to shake. >> potential voters. all right. we're going to show you coming up a segmentof the local economy that's actually booming right now. >>> and hakem dermish will have highlights from an upset filled saturday of college football. because of one word, imagination and reality have merged. because of one word, a new generation-- a fifth generation-- of fighter aircraft has been born. because of one word, america's air dominance for the next forty years is assured. that one word... is how. equals chili's $20 dinner for two. share one of fi

obama only half say they will definitely show up this time but two thirds of those who voted for john mccain in 2008 say they are sure they will vote two weeks and a day from today. sydnie as you know two weeks and a day, that is a long time in politics you can expect if you haven't got tired of meryls so far expect it will -- commercials so far expect it will happen. anything can happen. >> a lot more -- joe so if people want their vote to count they have got to get down to the registrarrings office today if they are not registered right? >> that's right. >> what time does it open and close? >> most are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by the end of business day you have to do it in person. >> joe vazquez in oakland thank you. >>> things are heating up in the u.s. senate race carly theorina continuing to exchange attacks with barbara boxer. both campaigned in southern california this weekend. >>> my opponent is proud to have the support of sarah palin. i can tell you, you can tell about a person. when you look at the company they keep. >> i am proud of my endorsement to sarah palin. >> southern calif

senator john mccain was in san diego.ies it's crunched time now that undecided voters are paying attention. >> gotten their sample ballot in the mail and trying to make decisions. political junkies that haven't been paying attention for months, now a lot more californians are paying attention. both parties are doing that, bringing in the heavy hitters. >> brown could use all the help he can get, even if it is from his former rival bill clinton. the ongoing tension between the two was even highlighted in an ad by meg whitman. >> franklin said it isn't how you treat the most powerful but it's how society takes care of the least powerful. that's our democratic party, our democratic president bill clinton. >> lillian kim, abc 7 news. >> president obama and first lady michelle obama will be coming to the bay area to campaign for democrats. the president will be here on thursday for a party fund-raiser followed the next day by a campaign rally in los angeles for jerry brown and senator barbara boxer. sunday mrs. obama will be i

well, there are 49 democrats who won in seats that john mccain won in their district. so those -- those folks are in trouble, too. >> they tend to be -- i want to get one more quick point in. bill clinton is not the only way democrats who are having trouble with white working class voters are trying to fight their way back into contention. the ohio governor ted strickland has been losing. latest poll had him down 57% to 39%. he says his own polls show better than that, but he's been down among rural voters 62% to 33% in our last poll. ted strickland has a new tv ad, goes right at those voters. >> in washington, john kasich voted to take away gun rights. kasich's record was so bad the nra gave him an "f." ted strickland has been an ardent supporter by the second amendment. he's endorsed by the nra who gave strickland an a-plus rating. ted strickland for governor. >> straight play. >> absolutely. democrats in swing district realize they need to show that they are not washington elite liberals. they're going to do it any way they can, holding up an nra rating, so much bet

and bill clinton, john mccain and sarah palin are all stumping in california. david kerley is mapping it all from washington. >> reporter: good morning. you will see the most powerful politicians, as you mentioned, out on the road, at work this weekend. for the democrats, the big stars are on the road. they are the political headliners. the heavyweights. clinton in california last night. >> we've got to get through this very tough spot. >> reporter: obama and biden, crisscrossing the country. delaware friday. >> and two years ago, you said, yes, we can. >> reporter: it's boston today. and for the first time since his election, campaigning tomorrow in ohio with the first lady. >> we've come much too far to turn back now. >> reporter: with some states already voting early, the sprint is on, with candidates in tight races, hoping a high-profile visit by the president or former president might help. >> we've been there before. and we're not going back. we're moving forward, not backward. >> reporter: clinton and obama are tag-teaming. the former president, showing

we're going -- i mean, next year we'll know who wins this thing, john mccain and lady gaga. >> true.this is the beat that's going on. >> megan mccain thank you very, very much for joining me tonight. your book "dirty sexy politics" everywhere now. billionaire linda mcmahon talks minimum wage today without kn knowing what the minimum wage actually is. she's tonight's politician in urgent need of the rewrite. and the allegations of this maid could undue all the millions and millions of dollars meg whitman has spent to try to be the next governor of california. attorney gloria allred unveiled the damning evidence today and she'll join me here. ♪ when the parts for the line ♪ ♪ come precisely on time ♪ that's logistics ♪ ♪ a continuous link, that is always in sync ♪ ♪ that's logistics ♪ ♪ there will be no more stress ♪ ♪ cause you've called ups, that's logistics ♪ she gave me a call one day and said, "you know what? i think i'm a boston fan." i said, "you know what? i don't think this is gonna work out." we have bats, hats, mugs, t-shirts. keychains. posters. bobbleheads. bobbleheads. i'

and barack obama targeted in 2008, only one went for john mccain, missouri.ests there's a real conservative base in that state. robin carnahan is a good candidate, i think she's a better candidate on natural ability than roy blunt, but she's struggling against a conservative state in a conservative year. >> okay, michael feldman, thank you, chris cillizza. >>> and now for something completely different, a look at a different -- something different than what we normally do, i should say, around "30 rock." >> and we have this just in to us, richie and liz spotted in tree. eyewitnesss report k-i-s-s-i-n-g. for more let's go to nbc's andrea mitchell. >> thank you, brian. slut. sure i'd like to diversify my workforce, i just wish that all of the important information was gathered together in one place. [ printer whirs ] done. ♪ thanks. do you work here? not yet. from tax info to debunking myths, the field guide to evolving your workforce has everything you need. download it now at thinkbeyondthelabel.com. got the gecko t-shirt... "4 million drivers switched!" geck