it's the chance for one fan to win a trip to meet katy...>> o.m.g. [ outfit rattling ] >> katy's message to her fans is simple -- work hard, be yourself, and reach for your dreams. >> it's like being shot with an arrow of katy perry-ness. >> ♪ you...make...me ♪ feel like i'm living a ♪ teen...age dream >> now you can bring that dream home and make it your home -- "katy perry: part of me" on blu-ray and dvd. for "tkn," i'm carina. >> "teen kids news" is celebrating. this season marks 10 years that we've been on the air. each week we're seen in more than 200 cities and in thousands of classrooms, and what makes us especially proud is that the program is broadcast to our country's military families all around the world. but instead of a victory lap, we're taking a look back. over the years, we've had lots of teen reporters. here's one of them. >> "because of winn-dixie" is a film about a young girl whose life changes when she saves a homeless dog. she finds a dog at the winn-dixie supermarket. it sounds simple enough until it's discovered that

katy p katy perry, you're on my bucket list. >> he created a bucket list with things he wanted to check one of the biggest items was meeting katy perry. he has checked off some of those things, he's gone sky diving, he got engaged, he got married. last night at the vma was tony's big chance at meeting katy perry. tony, you have news for us, what happened? >> my brother got an e-mail says they won't be able to make it work. >> that stinks, tell us how you're feeling right now? >> i'm super bummed. one of the main reasons i came to california not only to visit my family but to visit kat katy perry. >> can you tell us what the communication was? >> it was through my brother. who knew people who knew people and knew katy perry's best friend. they contacted joey directly, and told him that they were able to fly tony down to the vmas and maybe do a skype session. >> did they confirm that you would meet her? >> we're going to make it work is what they said, and then i get a text saying it's not going to work. >> did you go to any extra expense to do this? >> i have an awesome mother and they p

katie is featured in the film and they talk about this.o you think the movies and another one is on the way? >> seeing that film for the first time was like an answer to any prayer i might have had how to explain my family and friends what i was going through or what i had been through. there was no way to put it into words. >> you had four kids so you had to tell them something? >> this film really put it in perspective. it helped explain where i am coming from and really encouraged my recovery since i've spoken up about it. >> cheryl: doctor, i don't know if you had a chance to see the move but the more people -- movie but it's about getting the help they need? >> i think katie and other folks that are willing to come forward is such an important part of people understanding that it's not uncommon and what the experience is like and hopefully help other people. it's a tremendously brave thing to do. >> cheryl: it takes a lot of courage. there is lot of le percussions. how can people protect themselves from being traumatized or being assa

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"katie" the new talk show with katie couric starts at 3:00 p.m.efore abc7 news at 4:00. >>> and for a look at how your weather is going to be let's get to leigh glaser. >> we will check in quickly with live doppler 7hd. we have had strong thunderstorms moving through southern california and los angeles and you can see some of these are winding down. oceanside getting some moderate rain there. and in terms of the forecast for southern california, we will keep a chance. there will be more isolated thunderstorms. 80 degrees for san diego. los angeles will heat up to 85, 98 palm springs and maybe an isolated thunderstorm there. 96 for fresno and 75 for lake tahoe. elsewhere across the country, mild temperatures, almost it fall-like for chicago. new york will enjoy some sunshine and 74. dc77. 94 for dallas and, -- and we will look for light rain. a little change temperature wise tomorrow, and get ready for gradual warming as we head into wednesday, thursday and friday with 90s inland and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. have a good week. >> tha

. >> katie marzullo joins us live outside the packed meeting in san francisco. >> reporter: it is a packed meeting. the main room is full there are two over-flow rooms on another floor. at last check only a handful of people in one of those rooms. video we shot as people were arriving. one group brought t-shirts to hand out that read: healthy richmond. one of the bigger questions residents want answered is why did the board say the air quality was okay right after the but a few days later say there were harmful particles in the air? in their own words here are the concerns by some of residents and the answer given by the chairman of the board who i interviewed ahead of the meeting who happens to be a county supervisor representing richmond. >> in gap between information and monitoring has been going on too long and it is time to bridge that gap. >> air quality board needs to be proactive not reactive. which is what they seem to be. >> the air district only had relatively limited testing and was not able to grab samples of the toxic cloud or the fire cloud. i think that's the issue making c

"katie" the new talk show with katie couric starts at 3:00 p.m. right before abc7 news at 4:00.l >>> and for a look at how your weather is going to be let's get to leigh glaser. >> we will check in quickly with live doppler 7hd. we have had strong thunderstorms moving through southern california and los angeles and you of these are some of these are winding down. oceanside getting some moderate rain there. and in terms of the forecast for southern california, we will keep a chance. there will be more isolated thunderstorms. 80 degrees for san diego. los angeles will heat up to 85, 98 palm springs and maybe an isolated thunderstorm there. 96 for fresno and 75 for lake tahoe. elsewhere across the country, mild temperatures, almost it fall-like for chicago. enjoy some sunshine and 74. dc77. 94 for dallas and, -- and we will look for light rain. a little change temperature wise tomorrow, and get ready for gradual warming as we head into wednesday, thursday and friday with 90s inland and 80s around the bay and 60s at td week. have a good week. >> thank you, leigh. >>> niners too had

. >>> good morning i'm katie marzullo. >>> i'm eric thomas. cheryl jennings and kristen sze are off today. >> 17-year-old teen in the east bay who was behind the wheel of an suv that killed a father and daughter changed his plea today. laura anthony is live at the courthouse. >> reporter: the nouri family as they met with reporters on the steps of the courthouse was more sad than mad about this plea agreement in juvenile court. a large group of them were in the courtroom as this 17-year-old boy pled guilty to two felony counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross and one misdemeanor count, reckless driving with bodily injure injury. in court it came out the boy was diving 72 in a 45 mile per hour zone april 7th, when his suv jumped the curb and killed a man and his 9-year-old daughter. the 12-year-old had minor injuries. after the hearing the nouri family solemnly left the court building and spoke with reporters, heartbroken they did express relief that this part of their ordeal is over. >> everybody is a parent, a wife, sister, brother. how w

katie's accuser said it was a joke. >> what i said was kill katie club. we had no intention of actually wanting to hurt inbound. >> reporter: katie's mom said she recorded dozens of threatening phone calls to her daughter. finally police intervened, dragging two boys out of class in handcuffs. >> crazy. >> out of control. >> that brings us to tonight's hot topic. do you think that teens who bully should be arrested? it's our hot topic. head to our website, abc2news.com/facebook. join in on the conversation. >>> parents, doctors, coaches, we're all looking for ways to cope our kids safe from concussions. >> lynn disa so tells -- linda so tells us about a concussion tool kid. >>> a fake grenade launcher, but the consequences were real. >>> plus, does your household cleaner really live up to the hype? we're testing 18 of your favorite cleaners. stay with us. we'll be right back. anncr: their dishonest ads are everywhere. a west virginia casino spending a fortune... to stop question seven. they don't want competition. the washington post wrote the casino behi

all coming up today on katie. >> katie is at 3 p.m.ht here on abc7 and at 4:00, the best credit card even ones that can help payoff your debt. at 5, how the state is behind an effort to give social media users better password protection. >>> early jazz era and oktoberfest in the bay area. don sanchez has what's hot this weekend. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> so many choices. >> thanks for joining us today on abc7 news. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next.

"katie" premieres 3:00 right here.'s a preview from katie couric. >>> hi everyone, as our theme song goes, i am ready for this day. i'm also excited. a little nervous toot. we have a great first show with a few surprises and some guests i'm excited to he will you about. jessica simpson will be here for her first tv interview since having her baby girl in may. she has a lot to say about being a new mom and how she handled nasty tabloid headlines about her weight gain. sheryl crow stopping by. she will be talking about the brain tumor her doctors discovered and through -- and how that has impacted her life. hope you tune in. see you later today for the very first episode of "katie." >> catch katie here at 3:00 today, her show is part of our new afternoon line-up. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> you've seen in before, at least millions of the newest craze on youtube videos featuring korean rapper gone viral 120 million hits. the videos parody people you might see in a wealthy part of seoul. he describes it as being like beverly hills. by been

i'm not going to say katie is a failure, is that an old format? nothing to do with katie. we all love katie, gayle. >> when you say utility, what do you mean? >> it shows what suze does. the day of, here's the host and any of your celebrities, we do interesting subject matter -- >> is that a relevant subject matter anymore? >> i think there's room for something good. >> no, i know exactly where you're going. i look at shows that are coming on. everybody says i'm going be different. i'm not going to do what oprah did. i want to do what oprah did. that worked really well. >> but i do think that the time has come that maybe there's a different way of doing the talk show. i still think it's relevant. people like good conversation, they love celebrities. they are a celebrity obsessed culture. i think people like looking at things that are relatable to them. >> is that a talk show format? i'm not sure about that. when you're good, people find you. >> like a show with one guy and four women, something like that? >> yeah. >> i think it's more than one-on-one, i think it's like "th

see you later on "katie." >> also katie will go for a spin with danica patrick 3:00, right here on abc7at 4:00, protecting personal data. what you need to do to your computers and smartphones before you get rid of them. then, new research on the importance of high school sports. much more than keeping kids physically fit. those stories and more later today at 4:00 and 5:00. >>> that's it for now, thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next.

>> katie, st. vincent's is one of the hospitals closest to the world trade center in the last few minutes ambulances coming in one right after another. most of the people they're bringing in have second and third degree burning, very serious burn victims and they say the smoke inhalation people will probably not most serious but they're not even close to getting to them yet. there is a triage operation going on in the yir. ambulances are being dispatched to every hospital in new york city. the entire staff has come in from where they are and true in hospitals across new york city and standing there as soon as an ambulance pulls in and dozens of workers rush up to it. it is a carnage just beginning. everybody here, the emergency service workers i spoke to have been down into the world trade center sites and say this is the tip of the iceberg. there will be massive amounts of casualties. >> what are they telling you about people? were there many people inside the building or is it just too early to t

in the meantime, have a great day and i will see you for the debut of katie on september 10th. >> katieill air every weekday 4 p.m. we have a lot more of what to expect tonight at 5. we will have another sneak peek at what's going on with the show and if you can't wait, you can head to the website and get the latest scoop abc2news.com/katie. >>> five things to know as you head out this morning. tomorrow a day of service and remembrance at the maryland world war ii memorial in annapolis many volunteers will work to clean up the park and that's a way to honor victims of september 11th. >>> and washington national cathedral will mark the 11th anniversary of the september 11th attacks at the prayers at regularly scheduled services. in the past years they hosted a larger commemoration that included presidents and other leaders. >>> michael phelps is going to be honored as the olympian with the most medals in history and this is happening on monday. three olympic oappearance -- appearances he received 22 medaled and 18 gold and he and the other athletes in london will be at the inner harbor a

see you later on "katie." >> also katie will go for a spin with danica patrick 3:00, right here on abc7 4:00, protecting personal data. what you need to do to your computers and smartphones before you get rid of them. then, new research on the importance of high school sports. much more than keeping kids physically fit. those stories and more later today at 4:00 and 5:00. >>> that's it for now, thanks for joining us. for joining us. >> who [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. call at&t now to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's the fastest internet for the price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway turns your home into a private wi-fi hot spot that connects your wi-fi devices and can even save on your smart phone dat

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. >> katie marzullo joins us live outside the packed meeting in san francisco. >> reporter: it is a packed meeting. the main room is full there are two over-flow rooms on another floor. at last check only a handful of people in one of those rooms. video we shot as people were arriving. one group brought t-shirts to hand out that read: healthy richmond. one of the bigger questions residents want answered is why did the board say the air quality was okay right after the but a few days later say there were harmful particles in the air? in their own words here are the concerns by some of residents and the answer given by the chairman of the board who i interviewed ahead of the meeting who happens to be a county supervisor representing richmond. >> in gap between information and monitoring has been going on too long and it is time to bridge that gap. >> air quality board needs to be proactive not reactive. which is what they seem to be. >> the air district only had relatively limited testing and was not able to grab samples of the toxic cloud or the fire cloud. i think that's the issue making c

" show. >> katie kurilk joins us live to tell us more.i -- hi katie! >>> hi, nice to talk to you guys. are you big sophia vergara fans? >> yes. >> i'm sure you are eric. she is hollywood's "it girl" wherever she goes she can't help but turn a few heads. sunday nights that was the case her wardrobe malfunction. her dress split down her backside it became big news because she posted a picture of it on her facebook page. we'll talk about that today. it is one of the things i love most about her, she is so honest. she doesn't sugarcoat thinking. when you ask her a question you know she is answer it the way she feels. >> speaking of how she answers questions did you get any scoop about one of the big plot lines coming up this season which is that her character is pregnant? >> that's right, gloria is pregnant. so funny that claire is relishing the fact she is going to gain baby weight. which is really funny. i asked sophia about that, because she is a real life mom she has a son, who is 21, she brought him to miami as a single mom in the 90s. i

katie when did you graduate from college? >> i am not telling you. >> i graduated with katie in 1991. >> nice, you asked a question that cops are sprayed and training. >> it is an active process. you get spraird and then go through an obstacle. it is basically to fight your way through it and you understand you -- how to mobilize yourself once you have been sprayed. >> how did you do? >> last night i did fine. it has been years of training. geeing, you said the police were worried about lawsuits and that's why you have pepper spray. could you elaborate on that? >> because with loss of physical contact you have more risk of breaking a bone. what they are trying to do -- i assumed talking to the people i know in-law enforcement pepper spray was used to reduce physical contact that lead to broken bones. >> you have absolutely right. and you -- i have to wrap up, but you say the students, they knew what they were getting into. you say this was not spontaneous? >> i believe every single event that resulted in an arrest during occu

and katie is here with us now.art. >> yeah, you know, i was very drawn to this story. i graduated from the university of virginia. and it's such an idyllic place. idyllic place, it seemed unthinkable, george, something like this could have happened there. yeardley was about to graduate. young, vibrant, lacrosse player, everything to look forward to. i have two daughters. dating violence is something that has always concerned me and interested me because people really don't realize how often it happens. >> yeardley's mom and her sister had been so quiet since this first happened, which is completely understandable. but why do they want to speak out now? >> i think i had developed a relationship with sharon and lexie. and i had won their trust. and i think they're trying to do something positive, as you heard sharon said. some days, it's unbearable. you try to make something good happen from this. but you know, they formed this foundation, called the one love foundation, where they're trying to educate other young wo

slowing southbound past the scene no roadwork this morning. >>> katie during rick's -- katie couric'sternoon show kicked off to an exciting start yesterday. today she sits down with an amy copeland who lost parts of her limbs to a rare flesh-eating bacteria. and she will go for a spin with danica patrick all of that at 3 p.m. right here on abc7. and remind better our all-new afternoon line-up, general hospital 1 p.m., who wants to be a millionaire at 2:00, followed by jeopardy at 2:30 then katie at 3:00, followed by abc7 news at 4:00. >>> if you watched the abc7 morning news yesterday we were talk thing about the dance craze inspired by the gangnam style. now it has gotten lifeguards in hot water. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> 14 lifeguards working for the city of he will monday were fired after a parody. the city -- city says they violated a contract by using city property for their private use. the lifeguards have started an online petition calling for the city to change their minds. >> isn't that a little severe just for doing something like that? >> i don't know but they are just trying out for the

she will walk for the first time on katie's stage. ask you only live once. a yolo franchise i cans can off. she takes a lap around the indianapolis speedway with danica patrick. and there is a new line up, "general hospital" airs at 1:00, and "who wants to be a bill millionaire" airs at tk. and then katie followed by abc 7 news at 4:00. >> and and a reminder about the alarm clock app you can receive news headlines. >> there is a here ease honor on bay area streets. and it is the way people are raising funds for the family. >> a day in court explain yg i felt compel owed to take his children from their living situation. >> and i'm sandhya patel. temperatures on the rise this week, how warm my numbers are coming up. >>> chp officers honor a promise not to leave a fallen officer alone. good evening, everybody, i'm larry beil. >> i'm cheryl jennings. >> services are later this week. he was shot and killed last week on interstate 680 during a traffic stop. vic lee joins us live with the somber pro session. vic? >> as you can imagine this is a spectacular announce

, katie couric will launch a talk show, "katie" here at 3:00.ht she'll be raising awareness about cancer. >> one in every two men be will be diagnosed in his lifetime. one person dies of cancer every minute in this country. >> it hits home for katie. her husband died from colon cancer in 199 at just 42. >> you really stepped out and became an advocate for cancer screening and had huge impact there. it's got to be an amazing legacy for you it's my proudest accomplishment other than raising my cancers. -- -- daughters. my cancer work is something i feel happy about. i think i've been able toin crease wareness but importantly to save some lives. >> she underwent her first colonoscopy on national tv. her willingness to explain every step in front of a camera prompted tens of thousands to undergo a procedure they'd avoided. the procedure jumped 20% in month that's followed. >> that means a lot of lives are being saved. >> doctors call it the couric affect. for katie it's about saving lives and keeping families together. >> and there is a friend who i

today on katie. >> can't wait katie at 3 p.m.here on abc 7. >> and that's katie at 4:55 on this wednesday morning. >>> airline passengers with will likely face more baggage fees with fewer carriers to choose from as industry continues to struggle with high fuel prices and weak economy. us air lines collected more than 1.7 billion dollars in baggage fees the largest amount in a six machine period. experts say the industry is still in transition following day decade that lead to bankruptcies and mergers. number of airlines accounting for 85% of domestic flights has shrunk to five. >>> staying active typically good for older people it appears there's a downside more seniors are getting knee replacement. from 1991 to 2010, the number of knee replacement surgeries more than doubled among medicare patients, 65 and older, 244,000 seniors have had the procedure in 2010. part of the reason is people are living longer and staying more active, also the issue of joint damaging obesity. >>> encouraging scientific discovery could mean using a

. >> katie's premiere week continues. here's katie. >>> hey there!oday she a model, mogul and opening up for the first time about a painful divorce. heidi klum her first interview since her split. fornicating with the help. candid and revealing. >> i've never looked at another man. >> but you in a relationship right now? >> don't miss my conversation with heidi klum. i'll see you later today. >> katie is part of the new around line-up starts at 1 co-clock with general hospital. who wants to be a millionaire 2, jeopardy 2:30.su7u÷&c%% hhen katie at 3:00. and abc7 news at 4. >>> we are approaching the six month anniversary of the disappearance of sierra lamar. we'll take you live to show how is joining the search crews today. >> then the discovery uncovered at a san francisco construction site. those stories and more later today on abc7 news at 4 and 5. >>> robot unlike any you've ever seen. >> video from the u.s. department of defense, robot -- [ unintelligible ] dine today climb through rough terrain without wheels. >> make less noise and better clim

>> reporter: no idea at all, katie.ny given day, this is a small city and 25,000 to 30,000 people may be working here at any one time. that portion of the pentagon, by the way, had just been remodeled and just reopened. if the crash had occurred just a few months ago, that section of the pentagon would have been virtually empty. but at this time of day, early morning, or mid-morning, the pentagon is very busy and it is impossible to say how many there have been a large number of people cited being removed on stretchers. and the scene was one of administrators, cooks, running at fairly high speed, all the way out of the building through administrators, crooks, whatever running at fairly high speed. all the way out of the building through the top gates. then we huddled for a while in lafayette park across the street and we have been moved now from there, a block or so away. the offices along jackson place, which are across the street from the white house anded a jay sent to lafayette park have also been evacuated. in the

beginning with katie. up katie couric. >> katie couric, kicking off her daytime talk show yesterday, with her first guest, a slimmed-down jessica simpson, who shared her struggle to take off that baby weight. >> you can watch more katie and jessica today because she is going to be on "good morning america." apparently hosting the second hour. >> that will be interesting. see if she can pull off the news gig. >> i think she looks great. >> she does look great. >> there's so much pressure to lose that baby weight. >>> the world's oldest supermodel just keeps on rocking it. carmen, check her out. she worked the catwalk twice in fashion week. first came a caramel-colored gown. >> she looks great, doesn't she? first appeared on the cover of a "vogue" magazine at age 15. she's been on the runway ever since. she turned 81 this past june. >> she's been modeling for 66 years. >> my goodness gracious. >> is that the correct math? >> i'll take your word for it. >>> this morning, our thoughts and prayers are with our

here's katie. >>> hey there!ay she a model, mogul and opening up for the first time about a painful divorce. heidi klum her first interview since her split. fornicating with the help. candid and revealing. >> i've never looked at another man. >> but you in a relationship right now? >> don't miss my conversation with heidi klum. i'll see you later today. >> katie is part of the new around line-up starts at 1 co-clock with general hospital. who wants to be a millionaire 2, jeopardy 2:30.su7u÷&c%% hhen katie at 3:00. and abc7 news at 4. >>> we are approaching the six month anniversary of the disappearance of sierra lamar. we'll take you live to show how is joining the search crews today. >> then the discovery uncovered at a san francisco construction site. those stories and more later today on abc7 news at 4 and 5. >>> robot unlike any you've ever seen. >> video from the u.s. department of defense, robot -- [ unintelligible ] dine today climb through rough terrain without wheels. >> make less noise and better climbi

that is katie at three right here on abc7.n on abc7 news at 4, new state ban on dancing why one mother sued her kid's school over its father-daughter dances. then at 5, how a trucked bay area school district has turn things around those stories and more later today. >>> tonight on "dancing with the stars" we find out which of the all-star couples is going home. >> the competition is so fierce the judges are giving half point scores. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> 7 1/2. >> 7 1/2. >> 7 1/2. >> last night emmitt smith and his partner sheryl burke tackled the cha-cha their score of 24 was enough to top the evening. >> 11 other couples are in the middle dead last pamela anderson and kristen mcmanus. the r

. >>> katie premieres right here on abc2. we've been getting to know katie over the past few months. you'll get to know -- know her more. today she talks about what you'll see. >> i'm also someone who likes to have fun and likes to see the humor in things. i think i'm an extremely empathetic person. i think people will see all the different sides i have. all of us are multidimensional. sometimes we're in jobs that only allow us to see one side, so i think people will be seeing so many sides of me and will know me as a full human being. >> who doesn't love katie. here's your afternoon lineup starting spt the 10 -- september 10th. we are not moving general hospital. that's at three, katie at four and abc2 news. >>> check the scale. why their wait may have something to do with their challenging subject. >> and look who's raising the grown flag today, ray rice. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engin

that is katie at three right here on abc7.hen on abc7 news at 4, new state ban on dancing why one mother sued her kid's school over its father-daughter dances. then at 5, how a trucked bay area school district has turn things around those stories and more later today. >>> tonight on "dancing with the stars" we find out which of the all-star couples is going home. >> the competition is so fierce the judges are giving half point scores. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> 7 1/2. >> 7 1/2. >> 7 1/2. >> last night emmitt smith and his partner sheryl burke tackled the cha-cha their score of 24 was enough to top the evening. >> 11 other couples are in the middle dead last pamela anderson and kr [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. call at&t now to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guara

last night at the vma was tony's big chance at meeting katie perry. you have news for us, what happened? >> my brother got an e-mail says they won't be able to make it work. >> that stinks, tell us how you're feeling right now? >> i'm super bummed. >> can you tell us what the communication was? >> it was through my brother. who knew people who knew people and knew katie perry's best friend. they contacted joey directly, and told him that they were able to fly tony down to the vmas and maybe do a skype session. >> did they confirm that you would meet her. >> we're going to make it work is what they said, and then i get a text saying it's not going to work. >> did grow to any extra expense to do this? >> i have an awesomemoer paid for my plane ticket, we're going to universal studios. >> does this change how you feel about katie perry at all? >> no, i still want to meet her, i don't blame her at all. i blame her management. i'm really angry to be honest at the management for giving me the high hopes. >> we put a call in but they did not get back to us b

katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> now to voice your vote. president obama took his campaign to toledo, ohio he spoke at the united auto workers labor day celebration. the president offered his own critique on the message republicans shared last week. >> the president: we saw three straight days of an agenda out of the last century. it was a rerun. you might as well have watched it on black and white tv with some rabbit ears on there. [ laughing ] >> the president: should have been on nick at night. >> republican nominee mitt romney watched his wife ann takeoff and a jet ski before he followed in a boat in new hampshire. the former massachusetts governor plans to stay off the campaign trail during the democratic convention that will romney a chance to prepare for next month's debate. his campaign said far too many -- for too many americans today is another day of worrying when their next paycheck will come. new poll found mitt romney did not get a big boost from last week's convention. the new poll finds the presidential race in a dead heat.

katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> now to voice your vote. president obama took his campaign to toledo, ohio he spoke at the united auto workers labor day celebration. the president offered his own critique on the message republicans shared last week. >> the president: we saw three straight days of an agenda out of the last century. it was a rerun. you might as well have watched it on black and white tv with some rabbit ears on there. [ laughing ] >> the president: should have been on nick at night. >> republican nominee mitt romney watched his wife ann takeoff and a jet ski before he followed in a boat in new hampshire. the former massachusetts governor plans to stay off the campaign trail during the democratic convention that will romney a chance to prepare for next month's debate. his campaign said far too many -- for too many americans today is another day of worrying when their next paycheck will come. new poll found mitt romney did not get a big boost from last week's convention. the new poll finds the presidential race in a dead heat.