karen travers has the latest. >> reporter: tensions have simmered in the mideast after last week's violent protest but the unrest has spread to other parts of the globe. today large protests in indonesia, philippines, pakistan can buhl, where thousands of afghans burned cars and threw rocks in protest of the anti-muslim film that mocks the prophet mohammed. the fourth day of protests in afghanistan against the low budget film produced in the united states. this man says they will continue to protest, unless

karen travers has more. >> reporter: romney cam -- campaign has tried to change the subject but that video is still dogging the republican contender. last night he was greeted in miami by this sign. at a forum he said he hasn't written off half of americans. >> my campaign is about the 100% in murk. and i'm concerned about them -- in america. and i'm concerned about the fact that over the past four years life has become harder for american. >> reporter: he faced tough questions on i am -- on immigration. president obama's policy allows young people brought by their parents to stay for now. >> for those already here undocumented brought by their parents and thereof, are illegal ail convince in this country my view is we should put in place a permanent solution. >> reporter: the univison moderator pressed him for specifics on what he would do with others here illegal limb >> are you going to deport them or not? i'm not clear. [ booing ] >> i have some friends apparently. i'm not in favor of deportation, mass for effort rounding up people. believe people make their own choices as to whe

karen travers has more. >> reporter: romney cam -- campaign has tried to change the subject but that video is still dogging the republican contender. last night he was greeted in miami by this sign. at a forum he said he hasn't written off half of americans. >> my campaign is about the 100% in murk. and i'm concerned about them -- in america. and i'm concerned about the fact that over the past four years life has become harder for american. >> reporter: he faced tough questions on i am -- on immigration. president obama's policy allows young people brought by their parents to stay for now. >> for those already here undocumented brought by their parents and thereof, are illegal ail convince in this country my view is we should put in place a permanent solution. >> reporter: the univison moderator pressed him for specifics on what he would do with others here illegal limb >> are you going to deport them or not? i'm not clear. [ booing ] >> i have some friends apparently. i'm not in favor of deportation, mass for effort rounding up people. believe people make their own choices as to whe

and as abc's karen travers reports, both campaigns are sizing up the latest numbers on where they stand. >> reporter: there are two ways the presidential election can be viewed. one, american. one vote. that adds up on election day to the national popular vote. >> i think as you look at the national polls, i'm tied in the national polls. >> reporter: those national polls do show a dead-heat. neither candidate has been able to really open up and sustain a significant lead. but that's not how a presidential election is won. it all comes down to the electoral college. each state assigned a number of votes. the process became infamous during the 2000 race between george w. bush and al gore. gore won the popular vote. but bush won the electoral college after a bitter legal battle. so, the fight for the white house comes down to a handful of states where the candidates are focusing the bulk of their time and resources. ohio getting the most attention. frequent campaign stops and tons of television ads. >> it's time for a new economic patriotism. >> too many americans are struggling to find wo

karen travers reports what they are both doing for the showdown. >> they were out of the public eye asy for their first debate this wednesday. there will be campaign duties to their running mate. biden stumped in florida for a second consecutive day. he slammed the bush administration for the budget deficit. >> they had doubled the national debt in eight years. >> with his path to the white house shrinking, florida you is looking like a must win scenario for romney. but today paul ryan focused on new hampshire. the granite state has four electoral votes, but ryan said that could be the difference in a race that will come down to a handful of states. >> thank you, granite staters, for sending mitt romney to the white house and barack obama back to chicago. >> the campaign shifts to a different stage with wednesday night's high stakes showdown between president obama and romney. >> if you take a look at the history of debates, it is not about policy specifics. it is not really about facts. every change that happened in -- because somebody's style did badly or did well. >> both candidates

karen travers takes a look at some battleground states. >> reporter: there are two ways the election can be viewed. one, american, one vote that adds up to the nation al popular vote. >> if you look at the national polls i'm tied. >> reporter: those national polls do show a dead heat. neither candidate has been able to open up and sustain a significant lead name is not how a presidential election is won. it comes down to the electoral college. each state signed a number of votes. the process became infamous in the 2000 race between bush and gore. gore won the popular vote, bush won the electoral college after a bitter legal battle. the fight for the white house comes down to a handful of states where candidates are focusing. ohio getting the most attention frequent campaign stops tons of ads. the obama campaign has spent more than 40 million dollars in ads in ohio. romney campaign more than 20 million in three critical battleground states president obama is in the lead. romney campaign says their internal polling in those states shows a tighter race. >> they have to plant a flag in o

karen travers reports what they are both doing for the showdown. >> they were out of the public eye as they get ready for their first debate this wednesday. there will be campaign duties to their running mate. biden stumped in florida for a second consecutive day. he slammed the bush administration for the budget deficit. >> they had doubled the national debt in eight years. >> with his path to the white house shrinking, florida you is looking like a must win scenario for romney. but today paul ryan focused on new hampshire. the granite state has four electoral votes, but ryan said that could be the difference in a race that will come down to a handful of states. >> thank you, granite staters, for sending mitt romney to the white house and barack obama back to chicago. >> the campaign shifts to a different stage with wednesday night's high stakes showdown between president obama and romney. >> if you take a look at the history of debates, it is not about policy specifics. it is not really about facts. every change that happened in -- because somebody's style did badly or did well. >> b

karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> more topless photos of britain's likely queen are splashed across pages this the video of the duchess and her husband william today. a swedish celebrity magazine is the latest to publish topless photos of kate. its sister magazine in denmark plans to follow suit later this week even as french police raided the offices of the french magazine that first published the photos trying to hunt down the photographer who snapped the picture of kate while vacationing on a private estate in france. >>> windy outside today. let's look at what is it doing to our sky cover. still clouds, flight arrival delays into sfo should end shortly as the sun is starting to break out. >> endeavour takes off for new mission on the west coast when you will be able to catch up close look here. >>> new warning today about a staple in the diets of millions of americans. consumer reports says rice and rice products may contain worrisome levels of a chemical known to cause cancer. details you need to know. >> reporter: it is either right there on our plates or in the stuff we eat p

karen travers joins us live from charlotte this morning. hi, karen. >> reporter: hi, paula. hi, rob. democrats have been pouring into charlotte over the weekend. the obama campaign hopes they're fired up and ready to go. last week, republicans had the spotlight. now, it's the democrats' turn. before president obama and vice president biden arrive here in charlotte, they're on a jam-packed battleground state swing. the president revved up a crowd of 13,000 supporters in colorado. one of his largest events yet. >> if you are willing to vote for me in november, we will win boulder and we will win colorado. we will win this election. >> reporter: in wisconsin, vice president biden slammed the republican ticket. >> what they espouse is a social policy right out of the '60s, a foreign policy with echoes of the cold war, and an economic policy that brought us the great recession. >> reporter: rivals storm the campaign trail, mitt romney had a quiet day in new hampshire. he attended mormon church services with his family. and the next few days he will be out of sight as he begins pr

our coverage begins live with karen travers. ren. >> reporter: good morning, democrats call the first lady the closer. last night she made her sales pitch for her husband's re-election. first lady michelle obama brought down the house. her speech was personal. she spoke about the president's values and judgment during challenging times. >> barack and i were both raised by families who didn't have much in the way of money or material possessions, but who had given us something far more valuable. their unconditional love. >> reporter: mrs. obama said to keep the country moving forward voters need to give her husband four more years. the first lady is immensely popular, democrats hope her speech pays off immediately with a key voting group that the president need in november. for the first time more women disapprove of the president than approve. he is down 11 points since april. in addition to women, the president need latinos to turn out for him on election day. for their keynote speaker, democrats chose, julian castro. like the p

karen travers has the latest. >> reporter: tensions have simmered in the mideast after last week's violent protest but the unrest has spread to other parts of the globe. today large protests in indonesia, philippines, pakistan can buhl, where thousands of afghans burned cars and threw rocks in protest of the anti-muslim film that mocks the prophet mohammed. the fourth day of protests in afghanistan against the low budget film produced in the united states. this man says they will continue to protest, unless the infidels correct themselves. the protests aren't likely to die down any time soon. in will be none the leader of hezbollah has called for massive demonstrations there this week. -- >> in los angeles right now coptic christian and muslim leaders are holding a news conference to denounce the violence in the mideast over that anti-islamic movie. these are live pictures of that event, very peaceful because they are talking about the rights of free speech and other things. the filmmaker is a self-described coptic christian. >>> shiny new record for apple, the company sold more than two m

karen travers explains he's trying to get a fresh start. >> reporter: don't call it a reset. this week mitt romney will be agrees sill storming the campaign trail. last night the republican was in colorado trying to gain ground on president obama in a state that will be critical. >> do you want four more years of 8% or higher unemployment? >> no! >> reporter: romney continues stumping in colorado today before a bus tour in ohio tomorrow. he will be greated in the buckeye state by in new ad from the obama campaign, they slam romney for that leaked hidden camera fundraiser video. >> mitt romney attacked 47% of americans who pay no income tax, including veterans, elderly, the disabled. >> reporter: this is the last full week of campaigning before the debates begin and take over the candidate's attention. last night he spoke to reporters. >> i think the president's campaign has focused its advertising in many cases on inaccurate portrayals of my positions. he's trying to fool people into thinking that i think things i don't. that ends, i think during the debates. >> reporter: pol

karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> more topless photos of britain's likely queen are splashed across pages this the video of the duchess and her husband william today. a swedish celebrity magazine is the latest to publish topless photos of kate. its sister magazine in denmark plans to follow suit later this week even as french police raided the offices of the french magazine that first published the photos trying to hunt down the photographer who snapped the picture of kate while vacationing on a private estate in france. >>> windy outside today. let's look at what is it doing to our sky cover. still clouds, flight arrival delays into sfo should end shortly as the sun is starting to break out. >> endeavour takes off for new mission on the west coast when you will be able to catch up close look here. >>> scrap of paper fueling >>> new warning today about a staple in the diets of millions of americans. consumer reports says rice and rice products may contain worrisome levels of a chemical known to cause cancer. details you need to know. >> reporter: it is either right there on our plat

karen travers has more on how in could affect the presidential race. >> reporter: mitt romney's rough september may have gotten worse. video clips posted by mother jones rocking the presidential race and have the romney campaign scrambling in the clips, romney seen describing wealthy donors at a may fundraiser that nearly half americans who are solidly for president obama >> reporter: romney said as an election strategy he can't worry about those voters. >> reporter: last night he held a late night press conference but didn't offer an apology. >> it is not elegantly stated. >> reporter: the obama campaign said it was shocking that romney believes half of americans view themselves as victims. the video gets to the heart of one of romney's core weaknesses voters don't believe he's empathetic. al% of americans say romney would -- 58% of americans say romney would favor the wealthy over the middle class. >> every time there's been an opportunity for him to move to undecided he either made a mistake or a decision that hasn't helped him. >> reporter: the video controversy comes as the campa

karen travers live for us this morning. thank you, karen.r facebook page. it has been very active since last night's speech as it always is during an election year. check out wnnfans.com. let us know what you think. >>> the most controversial part of arizona's tough new immigration law can now be enforced after a judge's ruling. that means police in the state will be required to check the immigration status of people stopped for other possible crimes. civil rights groups had argued that doing so would amount to racial profiling. >>> a sad story from hawaii where an australian tourist has been sentenced to probation in connection with the death of a teenage girl. tyson dagley was not paying attention riding a jet ski last month and that's when he slammed right into the 16-year-old girl who later died. dagley pleaded no contest to a charge of third-degree negligent homicide. >> i'm not looking for justice. i'm not trying to make this guy suffer. but i need for him to understand there is a consequence to every decision we make. >> she also says

karen travers explains he's trying to get a fresh start. >> reporter: don't call it a reset. this week mitt romney will be agrees sill storming the campaign trail. last night the republican was in colorado trying to gain ground on president obama in a state that will be critical. >> do you want four more years of 8% or higher unemployment? >> no! >> reporter: romney continues stumping in colorado today before a bus tour in ohio tomorrow. he will be greated in the buckeye state by in new ad from the obama campaign, they slam romney for that leaked hidden camera fundraiser video. >> mitt romney attacked 47% of americans who pay no income tax, including veterans, elderly, the disabled. >> reporter: this is the last full week of campaigning before the debates begin and take over the candidate's attention. last night he spoke to reporters. >> i think the president's campaign has focused its advertising in many cases on inaccurate portrayals of my positions. he's trying to fool people into thinking that i think things i don't. that ends, i think during the debates. >> reporter: pol

abc's karen travers has the latest. >> reporter: just as mitt romney's campaign was hoping to hit theideo may complicate their message. "mother jones," a left-leaning magazine, posted clips of what they say is romney talking to donors at a fund raiser this year. and his talking points are very different than what voters are used to hearing from him on the campaign trail. >> there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what, all right? there are 47% who are with him, who are dependent, who believe that the government is responsible for them, they're entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. that's an entitlement and the government should give it to them. and they will vote for this president no matter what. >> reporter: "mother jones", a left-leaning magazine, posted the clips, not full romney remarks, what they say is romney talking to donors at a fund raiser this year. >> i mean, that's what they sell every four years. and so my job is not to worry about those people. i'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and ca

abc's karen travers joining us live from charlotte. morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, paula. good morning, rob. we're it in here right now. vacuuming up all confetti off the floor. it is very quiet in here, but last night the place was rocking. president obama brought down the house with a speech to his supporters. he used the word hope more than a dozen times and asked americans at home to stay with him on a journey back to prosperity. president obama tried to recapture some of that 2008 magic. with 2/3 of americans saying the country is heading down the wrong track, he had to give them optimism. so he went back to a familiar theme. >> hope. >> hope. ho >> reporter: but he acknowledged his political reali >> the truth is it will take solve challenges built up over decades. >> reporter: the president said the election boiled down to a ute election boiled down to a >> our friends down in tampa at the republican convention were more than happy to talk about everything they think is wrong with america. but they didn't have much t

karen travers has more on how in could affect the presidential race. >> reporter: mitt romney's rough september may have gotten worse. video clips posted by mother jones rocking the presidential race and have the romney campaign scrambling in the clips, romney seen describing wealthy donors at a may fundraiser that nearly half americans who are solidly for president obama >> reporter: romney said as an election strategy he can't worry about those voters. >> reporter: last night he held a late night press conference but didn't offer an apology. >> it is not elegantly stated. >> reporter: the obama campaign said it was shocking that romney believes half of americans view themselves as victims. the video gets to the heart of one of romney's core weaknesses voters don't believe he's empathetic. al% of americans say romney would -- 58% of americans say romney would favor the wealthy over the middle class. >> every time there's been an opportunity for him to move to undecided he either made a mistake or a decision that hasn't helped him. >> reporter: the video controversy comes as the campa

karen travers has the latest. >> reporter: tensions have simmered in the mideast after last week's violentrotest but the unrest has spread to other parts of the globe. today large protests in indonesia, philippines, pakistan can buhl, where thousands of afghans burned cars and threw rocks in protest of the anti-muslim film that mocks the prophet mohammed. the fourth day of protests in afghanistan against the low budget film produced in the united states. this man says they will continue to protest, unless the infidels correct themselves. the protests aren't likely to die down any time soon. in will be none the leader of hezbollah has called for massive demonstrations there this week. -- >> in los angeles right now coptic christian and muslim leaders are holding a news conference to denounce the violence in the mideast over that anti-islamic movie. these are live pictures of that event, very peaceful because they are talking about the rights of free speech and other things. the filmmaker is a self-described coptic christian. >>> shiny new record for apple, the company sold more than two mil

abc's karen travers is in washington. karen. >> reporter: good morning, paula, john.dent obama ordered increased security at american diplomatic posts all around the world. u.s. officials are very concerned about the unrest spreading. the kay yotic fire fight, raged on and off for nearly five hours. in the end. four americans were dead. including the u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. >> reporter: on tuesday, 20 militants, firing ought matting weapons and rocket propelled grenades stormed the american consulate in benghazi. the main building of the consulate was quickly on fire. at least four of the americans are believed to have died from smoke inhalation. no one was shot. for more than five hours, after the attack, the state department could not confirm ambassador stevens' whereabouts. his body was not recovered for 12 hours. >> libyans helped some of our diplomats find safety and carried ambassador stevens' body to the hospital where we trajically learned that he had die

abc's karen travers joins us with more. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, john.layers, the coaches, and the fans are fired up, and they're demanding a resolution. just three weeks into the nfl season, and the frustrations over the replacement re new england's patriots' coach bill belichick was so angry about the calls in his team's game against baltimore, he grab and official's arm. >> yeah. i'm not going to comment about that to you. you saw the game. i mean what did we have, 30 penalties called in the game. >> reporter: 10 penalties. baltimore had 14. it's not the number of penalties that has coaches, players and fans so frustrated. it is the questionable ones. and the list is growing. >> they're trying to do the best job they can. they're just not qualified to handle the pace and the speed of an nfl game. >> reporter: in the san francisco/minnesota game, the officials twice allowed the 48 patriots line backer brandon 49ers to challenge calls, even though they had no time-outs left. this looks like a catch on the 1 yard line by miami's anthony pisano, that's wh

thanks to abc's karen travers live in charlotte. e later this half-hour, see how democrats are wined and dined. live coverage returns to night at 10:00 eastern with former president bill clinton's big speech. day, two here we go. >>> the wildfire that drove thousands of people from the angeles national forest over the labor day weekend not expected to be fully under control until next week. the fire is now 25% contained and still chewing through thick brush. it is moving further into the woods away from a mobile home park, but it is proving to be quite a challenge for nearly 800 firefighters on the ground. >> it is just going to take a while. it is so steep in here. we have slopes of anywhere from 30 to 90 degree in angle. pretty much a sheer drop-off. so we want to put our folks in here and put them in here safe. >> 3,800 acres have burned thus far. firefighters thankful the santa ana winds haven't kicked up yet. >> all right. >>> if you're eating, you may want to put the plate down right now. we have details about the aftermath of

abc's karen travers joins us. >> hi, paula. hi, rob. speech in front of 75,000 screaming supporters in an outdoor stadium. last night, president obama brought down the house. e used the word hope more than a dozen times and asked americans to stay with him on a journey become to peripros. president obama tried to recapture some of that 2008 magic. the president boiled down the election to a choice, between two fundamentally different visions for the future. >> ours is a fight to restore the values that built the largest middle-class and the strongest economy the world has ever known. >> reporter: president obama's challenge over two months is to reignite democrats' enthusiasm and convince frustrated americans it is his plan that will get the country back on track. >> the truth is it will take more than a few years to solve challenges built up over decade. know this, america, our problems can be solved. our challenges can be met. >> reporter: to do that the president outlined a list of second term goals for manufacturing, energy, educati

all right, abc's karen travers live for ussen charlotte. karen. >>> coverage of the convention continues later on this half-hour with a look at the candidates wives and their impact on voters. tonight join diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos for complete coverage from charlotte, abc news live special at 10:00 eastern time. >>> switching gears now, wet remnants of isaac dreveni iisaa drenching the east coast today. powerful wind swept in there yesterday, damaging ten homes in the central part of the state. roofs peeled back. shingles flew off. thousand of people were left without power. there were also reports of a funnel cloud. thankfully no one was serious injured. >>> in california now where more than 300 firefighters face a hot dangerous day on the front lines. they're battling an out of control wildfire in the angeles national forest northeast of l.a. the fire broke out two days ago near a campground forcing evacuation of thousand of people visiting for the holiday weekend. right now water-dropping helicopters and air tankers are thei

karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> i think what's fascinating though is that, the conversation has turned from the economy, now to foreign policy. and, you know, of course here everyone is still talking about the economy and the effect it had on sort of, the average american. but foreign policy is now also affecting the average american the we have all of our families, troops abroad. talking about before. sort of the green on blue, did i say that correctly? >> green on blue attacks. >> oil, everything. >> it is really important. i think it is going to be interesting to see the debates. how that is sort of going to shape up. i think we thought, economy, economy, economy. now, foreign policy, foreign policy, middle east. >> speaking of the debates. early voting is going to start in iowa and ohio. i believe in iowa it starts september 27th. in ohio, october, october 2nd in ohio. the day before the first presidential debate which is october 3rd in denver. first of three presidential debates. >> that is fascinating if i can't wait to see the debates. >> the economy, and foreign poli

karen travers looks ahead. >> president obama has less than 70 days to convince voters to stay the course why i'm running for president. >> democrats have to make it a choice between president obama's plan for economic recovery and that of republicans, a referendum on the president's record. >> president obama has been forward he will take the country forward. he has to show how he is going to do that. >> reporter: with the struggling economy hasn't been easy. polls show that americans have grown frustrated with the president's handling of the economy. that is making this very tight race. >> we know we have a lot of work to do to get to where we need to be. but we are going to get there. >> reporter: next week it will be up to democrats to tout the obama presidency. >> he called oakland, i call his plan, romney doesn't care. >> reporter: united base, and his plan for america's future. >> paul ryan asked the question, without new leadership why should the next four years be any different from the last four years? barack obama has to answer that question. >> reporter: democrats will be roll

karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> due to bad weather nasa postponed the final flight of the spacehuttle endeavor for 24 hours. it will now be tuesday when the endeavor piggybacks the jumbo jet and flies for a brief stopover. the endeavor, the youngest of the shuttle fleet flew 25 missions and circled earth more than 4600 times. and three crew members from the international spacestation are back home tonight. they landed about two hours ago in kazakstan after spending more than four months in space. this is video from the so souz space capsule as they undocked from the spacestation. they have been in orbit since may. >>> british royals william and kate arrived on the solomon islands today after the drama over the publication of topless photos of indicate overshadowed their trip. boob wood we bob woodruff was with them. >> a truck decorated as a war canoe. the legal battle with the tabloids just beginning back home. even though these islands are isolated, the people here know all about it. >> are people here talking about the scandal? >> it is understood. >> everybody says it is unf

karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> due to bad weather nasa postponed the final flight of the spacehuttle endeavor for 24 hours. it will now be tuesday when the endeavor piggybacks the jumbo jet and flies for a brief stopover. the endeavor, the youngest of the shuttle fleet flew 25 missions and circled earth more than 4600 times. and three crew members from the international spacestation are back home tonight. they landed about two hours ago in kazakstan after spending more than four months in space. this is video from the so souz space capsule as they undocked from the spacestation. they have been in orbit since may. >>> british royals william and kate arrived on the solomon islands today after the drama over the publication of topless photos of indicate overshadowed their trip. boob wood we bob woodruff was with them. >> a truck decorated as a war canoe. the legal battle with the tabloids just beginning back home. even though these islands are isolated, the people here know all about it. >> are people here talking about the scandal? >> it is understood. >> everybody says it is unf

karen travers abc news washington. >> dan is not here on the anchor desk tonight because he's hosting the annual charity golf tournament in the east bay. today is the 16th annual dan ashley friends of camp concord golf tournament that supports the organization that sends deserving young people to summer camp in south lake tahoe. >> one of the most important aspects of what we do is that every kid that we send up to summer camp is anonymous in terms of who is on scholarship and who isn't. so the counselors don't know. other kids don't know. every kid just gets to be a kid at camp. >> just a terrific organizatio organization. if you would like to support dan and friends of camp concord just head to our web site and we have a link there for you to connecticut you with the charity home page. you will find it under see it on tv. >>> arnold schwarzenegger next act. coming. former governor writes explosive tell all about his secret son. how he found his secret son. how he found out that6wfw"ñ"ñdqovookññçcÑ . >> san francisco could give new meaning to the word down sizin sizing. san francis

karen travers is following the campaign. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, paula. big opportunity for president obama and mitt romney to make their case to latino voters. president obama has a big lead among the key voting group. he had to defend his lack of results on immigration. at a univision forum, president obama pushed his immigration policies. but also got another chance to jab mitt romney for his comments in that leaked video. express a that half the country considers itself victims, that somehow, they want to be dependent on government, my thinking is man you haven't gotten around a lot. >> reporter: the president said he disagreed with romney's take that many americans want or expect something from the government. >> we have gone through a challenging time. people want a hand up, not a handout. >> reporter: the president has a massive lead over romney among latinos, a two to one margin. romney was pressed to specific about what he would do with illegal immigrants living in the u.s. >> so you are going to deport them or not, i am not clear. >> i have some

with more reaction we are joined by abc's karen travers in washington. reporter: good morning, john. good morning, sunny. the tapes could not have come at a worse time for mitt romney. and it really gets to the core of one of his biggest weaknesses. voters just don't think he cares about their concerns. the romney campaign is scrambling to contain the damage after his remarks at a private fund raiser in may were leaked. >> there are 47% who are with him who depend upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a spent to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, you name it. >> reporter: romney hasn't backed down. in an interview with fox news he tried to explain his comments. >> frankly we have two very different views about america. the president's view is one of a larger government. >> reporter: president obama told david letterman there aren't a lot of americans who think they're victims or entighted to something. >> one of the things i have learned as president is you re

karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> take a look at this.i it's a time-lapsed video. check it out. using views from multiple webcams, focusing on the construction of one world trade center. you can also see another building going up in lower manhattan. where the towers of light, meant to show where the original towers once stood. >> fascinating video there. >>> a report out today finds 11 years after the attacks, many u.s. hospitals could still harbor an extraordinary threat. "the washington post" reports nearly 80% of homes do not properly secure radioactive material. that could be used to make a dirty bomb. one big city hospital posted a combination to a look where radioactive materials are kept next to that lock where everyone could see it in plain sight. >>> it is going to be a somber day on the campaign trail as day ileatthcampaign trail as then they sr petims the wounded warriors at walter re reed. >>> and for the first time, there will be no politicians at k.ound zero ceremoie wisconsin for the day. the latest abc news poll finds that

abc's karen travers is in washington. karen? >> reporter: good morning, john. good morning, sunny.. yesterday, mitt romney was stumping in colorado while president obama stopped by "the view." don't call it a reset, but this week, mitt romney will be aggressively storming the campaign trail. >> we are going to get this country on the right track to do what needs to be done. >> reporter: he continued his swing through colorado, the state president obama won in 2008, but is in a dead heat six weeks out from election day. in an interview with abc news, romney said voters have an important choice. >> my job is to present in as clear a manner as i can, my view of how to get this economy going. and contrast it with the view of a president who is a status quo, economic model president. >> reporter: today, romney kicks off a bus tour in battleground ohio. this is the last full week of campaigning, before the presidential debates begin and take over the candidates' attention. president obama was off the campaign trail in new york for the annual united nations general assembly. but he stoppe