for a dozen years she's anchored the morning news at wkbt in lacrosse, wisconsin. but today she chose to talk about herself. responding to a viewer e-mail complaining about her weight. >> i was surprised indeed to witness that your physical condition hasn't improved for many years. surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular. i leave you this note hoping you'll reconsider your responsibility as a local public personality to present and promote a healthy lifestyle. the truth is, i am overweight. you could call me fat. and yes, even obese on a doctor's chart. but to the person who wrote me that letter, do you think i don't know that? that your cruel words are pointing out something i don't see? >> reporter: in the e-mail, she sees more than just an unhappy viewer. the mother of three daughters sees a bully. >> what really angers me about this, there are children who don't know better, who get e-mails as critical as the one i received or in many cases even worse each and every day. >> reporter: she says

. >>> the folks joining us tonight from lacrosse, wisconsin already know a lot about this next story.t, millions of others across america are about to find out about it. a viewer of a local station there sent an e-mail to an anchorwoman. the e-mail said she was too heavy. she didn't like it, she did something about it, she went on television and took it on directly. nbc's anne thompson picks up the story. >> i am much more than a number on a scale. >> reporter: most of jennifer livingston's viewers know that, for a dozen years she's anchored the morning news at wkbt in lacrosse, wisconsin. today she chose to respond to a viewer e-mail. >> i was surprised indeed to witness that your physical condition hasn't improved for many years. surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular. i leave you this note hoping you'll reconsider your responsibility as a local public personality to present and promote a healthy lifestyle. the truth is, i am overweight. you could call me fat. and yes, even obese on a doctor's chart. but to the pe

he is now the soccer team captain, he plays basketball in the winter and stars on the lacrosse team. >> i won the championship in all my sports over my three years. hopefully more to come. . >> reporter: he is the coach's kid. his dad was his coach, his grandfather and his coach now says it helps. >> i see a lot of me in riley because my dad was a coach. >> reporter: he is a quick study. inside and outside the classroom. inside he hits the books and outside on the walk from the all boys campus to the all girls for more classes he learns to be the gentleman. >> which it's kind of a feat to get there but it's special because you get the cooed experience once you get to the higher levels. you get to be with girls though it's all guys school. you get that different classroom experience. >> he leads by example and also verbally which is unique but be able to get the combination is rare. >> reporter: he is a leader, smart, confident, not a bragger and what a future he has. >> next up will be at johns hopkins. i will go play lacrosse. >> reporter: you are about to hear some of the greatest

this is lacrosse, wisconsin, let me say it again, this is home turf for his opponent, paul ryan.. as soon as we see joe biden, we'll take him live. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> lacrosse, wisconsin, the vice president, i was just told the crowd booed as he started talking debate and mentioned the words paul ryan. let's listen. >> anyone who watched that debate, i don't think there is any doubt that congressman ryan and i, governor romney and the president, we have a fundamentally different vision for america and quite frankly a fundamentally different value set. and the fact is that the differences that we have about the future of this country are quite frankly profound, as profound as any differences any presidential campaign tha

i played lacrosse in school and it was the same thing. >> must be nice. >> the sport was a different sport. there were so many rules for what is appropriate for women that the sport of lacrosse for women is something different for men. it robbed it i think of most of the fun parts of the sport. i don't want the same thing to happen to basketball. it doesn't make it easier. >> i thought they went way too far when they -- with women's soccer -- >> you think women can do anything. >> we can. >> come on. get a court. bill, we haven't heard from you. you played in the sequential hemaphrodite league for six years, and they actually removed the whole rim. they removed the backboard and replaced it with a box of flowers where you would run and jump in and soil yourself. that would count as a score. >> the problem is they don't allow balls. i am the only feminist i feel like on this table. i agree with this broad. >> you shouldn't change the rules. if you want to get more people watching, if you want more eyes on the screen, i have a four-word solution. replace them with men. other than that,

>> a tv anchor in lacrosse, wisconsin said back off after a viewer tells her she's a bad role model.livingston's comments are going viral. getting a huge response online. >> we'll ask her why she spoke out like this, something she's never done in her 15 year career. you're watching cbs "this morning." we'll have more. >>> krystal conwell : we see a lot of problems with the... number of students that we have. resources. materials. things that the children need... on a day-to-day basis. anncr: question seven will help. the department of legislative services says question seven... will mean hundreds of millions of dollars... for schools...from gaming revenues that would have... gone to other states. and independent audits will guarantee the money... goes where it's supposed to. krystal conwell: i think people should vote for question... seven because i think it will be a great benefit to children. ♪ >>> good morning, everybody. it is 8:00 a.m. morning mornin welcome to cbs "this morning." a news anchor goes on air and tells a viewer you have no right to critique my weight. >> and we fol

jennifer livingston is the morning anchor at wkbt in lacrosse, wisconsin. her career reporting the news now she is may go it. a man criticized her weight she read the e-mail on air then responded. >> surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example. to the perp who wrote me that letter do you think i don't know that your cruel words are pointing out something that i don't see. you don't know me. you are not a friend of mine. you are not a part of my family and you have admitted that you don't watch the show. so you know nothing about me but what you see on the outside. i am much more than a a number on a scale. >> she ended her commentary with a message to kids telling them not to let the cruel words of one person overshadow the shouts of many. >> amazing. >> that's why beyond the headlines is so important this weekend. >> it is not right. >>> encouraging kids to get exercise. >> the event today that has lots of children finding different ways to get to school. >>> coming up, fighting the common cold. and at 5, new book detailing what president obama w

. >> late 18th century lacrosse sticks used by american indians. >> reporter: and the other. enough to leave you speechless. >> this is a bat that dates to 1927. it is a babe ruth bat that he used on his way to hitting 60 home runs. >> reporter: looking for the story and this orioles run to the playoffs, is --. >> that's the defining moment of the season so far. >> reporter: baltimore. >> great. john, used to work here works there. said john you better come over to my house because i'm throwing out. if you don't want it i'm throwing. it's all down there. gave him an hour. he came with a dump truck and loaded it up. the sports legend museum is located just beyond center field at the ballpark. ten to five tuesday through sunday. check out the babe ruth birth place and museum. that's a great stop. >> all right. thank you. toys r us getting ready for the holiday was hundreds of your favorite family move movies. watch out netflix and red box. they are thinking outside the box to bring month video hes to you. >>> and not getting enough likes your facebook post? >> and after that sp

. >>> we first reported the story here last night of the local television anchorwoman in lacrosse, wisconsino received a viewer e-mail about her weight and then decided to take on the topic and the viewer head-on on the air. she then appeared this morning on "today." now jennifer livingston is receiving interview requests from around the world. her tv station has at least six extra people there answering the deluge of incoming phone calls, most of them expressing support for her. >>> up next here tonight, that real life field of dreams for a young man who waited a long time for one moment. >>> finally tonight, let's not kid ourselves, even us baseball fans have to admit the sport is too often more about steroids and salaries than it is any kind of field of dreams. but sometimes the american pastime can still seem like a field of dreams like it did last night in miami. the story tonight from nbc's mark potter. >> greenberg is on deck and ready for his one at-bat. >> reporter: to the roar of the stadium crowd, the dream of a lifetime was about to come true, and the miami fans are suddenly on f

. >>> a former university of virginia lacrosse player convicted in the death of his ex-girlfriend will serve his sentence in a remote part of south western virginia. george huguely was assigned to the keane mountain correctional center in oakwood. he was convicted in the beating death of yeardley love in 2010. his release date is 2030. attorneys are appealing his conviction. >>> some of the road signs you see on the way to work will soon be gone. road crews are removing hundreds of signs from medians and state roads in maryland. many of those signs were placed there illegally. this has nothing to do with politics either. the highway administration will also remove any illegal commercial signs. some of the signs removed from those roadways are for or against the maryland d.r.e.a.m. act. last night hundreds of people packed this silver spring church to offer their support for the law, which would allow immigrants living in maryland to pay instate tuition regardless of their immigration status. marylanders will vote on the d.r.e.a.m. act next month. a recent "washington post" poll found t

vice president joe biden and his wife jill appeared at a rally in lacrosse, wisconsin today. he stressed how devastating he believes the republican ticket's budget plan would be for the middle class. >>> right now mitt romney and paul ryan are wrapping up a campaign appearance in lancaster, pennsylvania. earlier in the day romney was in richmond for a rally of his own and asked the crowd if they think they're better off today than four years ago. >> with one out of six people living in poverty, with half our kids coming out of college not able to get a job or a college level job, this campaign has been focusing on saving -- his campaign has been focusing on saving big bird. my campaign is going to focus on saving the american family and getting good jobs and rising income together. >> president obama did not have any campaign appearances earlier today and tonight he's scheduled to head out to dinner with winners of a fundraising push for his reelection bid. >>> if you plan on voting in maryland, d.c. or virginia in the upcoming november election and have not registered to vot

>> jennifer livingston has been anchoring the morning news in lacrosse for more than a dozen years now. she sees more than a unhappy viewer, who told her she was not a suitable example for people. livingston sees a bully in the e-mail writer. she told them that parents who complain about the fat lady on the news, are encouraging their own kids to go to school or online and call people names. the clip of her calling out the e-mail person is sparking bullying conversations all across local schools. you can hear from livingston tomorrow on "today," beginning at 7:00. >>> the life of the rich and famous? how about the rich and young. tonight, we meet internet entrepreneurs making it big in the silicon valley and enjoying the spoils that come with their high-tech success. >> how do they do it? >> reporter: even tickets to your favorite sports team. raking in millions in your 20s. this is the life of three guys who went from high school friends and menlo school in atherton, to the bleacher report. it's a media network serving a global audience. what the three calls a gaping hole in local cov

. >> late 18th century lacrosse sticks used by american indians. >> reporter: the other fluff to leave you speechless. this is a bat that dates to 1927, it is a babe ruth bat that he used. >> are you kidding? >> on his way to hitting 60 home runs. >> reporter: in this run to the playoffs just where does he see that? >> watching the game with the fans. that's the defining moment. >> reporter: baltimore abc 2news. >> the sports legend museum is locate on west camden street just beyond center field and you want to take in the babe ruth museum and birth place on emory street. >> now, maryland's most accurate forecast. >> all right. skies beginning to clear out there after a warm day and a generally cloudy situation. now skies clearing out. that's going to let temperatures cool off overnight and bring in the sun and a nice, nice looking friday around here tomorrow. 64 now out at the airport. pressure 30.1 on the rise. today we saw that steady clearing situation from west to east. frederick clearing out first. sun over the high country to the west, sunset. then in baltimore clouds clearing,

he was convicted back in febl of murdering his exgirlfriend, yard lee love, also a lacrosse player back in 2010. the prison released his release day as may of 2030. hugley's lawyers are appealing the conviction. >> seeing a moving car with nobody behind the wheel is another step closer to reality in the district. a hearing that would grant licenses for self sdrooifing cars to travel the streets of d.c. one of google's automated prototypes took a test drive around the city this year. so far, california, nevada and florida have laws that allow driverless vehicles. the obama administration also just launched an initiative to test the safety of the futuristic vehicles. >> apple, today, officially launched its new ipad mini. they say it's as thin as a pencil and very light, but it's not cheap. prices begin at $329 for the bagsic wifi model. apple also unvailed a fourth generation ipad. they say it has a better camera and processor. preorders for both products will begin on friday. >> you may not think of a wilson building as a hot spot for dining, but some food vendors serve some hot dishes

fresh off the big debate, joe biden rallied supporters in lacross, wisconsin -- paul ryan's home state>> i am sure you observed last night, we had a little bit of a debate. >> reporter: ryan, out for a family breakfast in kentucky, seemed pleased, too. >> i feel great. >> reporter: it was a debate that sets the stage for the campaign's final month, laying out big differences on the central issues. like whether tax rates can be lowered without adding to the deficit. >> not mathematically possible. >> it is mathematically possible. it's been done before. it's precisely what we're proposing. >> it has never been done before. >> it's been done a couple of times, actually. >> it has never been done before. >> jack kennedy lowered tax rates, increased growth. ronald reagan -- >> oh, now you're jack kennedy? >> reporter: biden went right at ryan over mitt romney's controversial comments calling 47% of americans who don't pay income taxes irresponsible. >> the idea, if you heard that, that little sol little quill on 47%, you think he just made a mistake, then i got a bridge to sell you. >> i t

. >> as an anchorwoman in lacrosse, wisconsin, jennifer leveling ston usually reports the headlines. it all started with a message from a viewer who took aim at jennifer livingston's weight. writing, i was surprised, indeed, to witness that your physical condition has not improved for many years. surely, you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular. on her own newscast, livingston, the mother of three, young girls, decided, it was time to respond. >> you know nothing about me, but what you see on the outside. and i am much more than a number on a scale. >> reporter: for more than four minutes, she faced the camera, and the criticism. it has touched off a chorus of kindness. one person saying, that viewer could not have been more wrong. the message you are sending young women is that beauty and brains come in many forms. but livingston says the story isn't just about her. reminding viewers that october is national anti-bullying month. >> to all of the children out there who feel lost, who are struggling with your weight, with th

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now i want to talk to you about a woman i find truly inspiring and anger in lacrosse wisconsin named jennifer livingston has been reporting the news for fifteen years but this week she actually became the news because you see jennifer livingston decided to take a stand against an internet troll it all started with one viewer kenneth cross said this is that i was surprised indeed to witness that your physical condition hasn't improved for many years surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people girls in particular obesity is one of the worst choices a person can make and one of the most dangerous habits to maintain i leave you this note hoping that you'll reconsider your responsibility as a local public personality to present and promote a healthy lifestyle. mr cross your think about the fact that you're picking on a woman who has her own public platform where she could overpower and dismantle your hate mail in a matter of minutes not sure if you did take a look at how jennifer responded. says i am overweight but to the person who wrote me tha

. >> this gal has been on the air in lacrosse, wisconsin, for 15 years and has been overweight for quite a while. >> i say good for her. >> absolutely. >>> it is 4:53 now. demanding a refund. why the state of california is saying no way to state park donors coming up. >> plus the major oops . >> how a pooch got stuck in a car for a long journey. there's the little guy coming up. >>> around the bay area, hot inland, fog returning to the coastline. more on the weather coming up. >> and let's check out some bridges around the bay area. so far, so good if you are crossing the golden gate. no delays at the bay bridge or the san mateo bridge. we are following a couple of different accidents on the right-hand side in the east bay. we'll update you on those in a little bit. >>> they say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but the spine, that may be a different story. check it out. the new san francisco bay area zagat guide is well on the way to become a collector's edition. look closely. you will see that san francisco is misspelled. zagat says corrected copies are on the way. did you know

. >> we want to get to the latest on the former uva lacrosse player convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend is serving his in the prison sentence remote western corner of virginia. the area ofcted in the 2010gree murder in slaying of yeardley love. turning to the presidential days we are just now 13 e election.h president obama and mitt romney making more visits to the swing states. >> the president in iowa and colorado and then to los for the tonight show with jay leno. romney will be in nevada ottawa. -- iowa. >> the race for the white house itsn its final stretch and close. less than two weeks. aboutndidates are talking their vision for america, hoping support of undecided voters. in delray beach, florida, obama said there are two clear sources. can choose the top down policies that got us into this policies we are using to get us out of this mess. >> during a stop in henderson, romney talks about his experience in the business world. >> i understand small business. i did not read about small business. lived small business and i grow.elp small businesses >> today obama kicks off a two- y

everything hurts. >> coming up, plenty more lacrosse discussion. also we'll be in new delhi as geithner and bernanke kick off a two day visit. >> and we'll bring you the latest from the eurozone finance minister's meeting in luxemburg and draghi's testimony before the european parliament in brussels live at about half past 10:00. >> and we'll also talk about the outlook of alcoa as earnings season in the u.s. gets under way. >> and the imf has cut its global growth forecast for the second time since april. . hot on the wheels of their own downward revision. >> the annual meetings for the imf and world bank kicked off here in tokyo today and the imf set the stage for fairly bleak economic outlook in 2012 and 2013. they issued their world economic outlook earlier this morning downgrading growth in the global economy to 3.3% in 2012. that forecast also downgraded to 3.6% for 2013. of course there are two topics weighing heavily on the 15,000 can delegates. one is the global slowdown and the second is the crisis in the eurozone. i asked the chief econo

. >> jennifer livingston of our cbs affiliate wkbt in lacrosse, wisconsin, went on air tuesday with this viewers. >> i want to take a moment to address a situation that has become a talking point especially on facebook that centers around me. on friday i received the following e-mail from a lacrosse man with a subject line "community responsibility." it reads as follows. hi, jennifer. it's unusual that i see your morning show but i did so for a very short time today. i was surprised indeed to witness that your physical condition hasn't improved for many years. surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular. obesity is one of the worst choices a person can make and one of the most dangerous habits to maintain. i leave you this note hoping that you'll reconsider your responsibility as a local public personality to present and promote a healthy lifestyle. now, those of us in the media, we get a healthy dose of critiques from our viewers throughout the year, and we realize that it comes from having a job in the public eye, but thi

jennifer livingston, lacrosse, wisconsin.lines, taking on the viewer who wrote to her. and she is really making headlines all across the country. >> an extraordinary four minutes of live television you have to watch to believe. >> sure is. good morning, everyone. robin recovering from her bone marrow transplant. >> it's great to be here with all of you. >>> coming up in a few moments, we'll have the latest on the terrifying stalker trial. the man who was accused of murder represented himself, questioning his victims in court. now, he's been sentenced. and his victim is speaking out just ahead. he was accused of murder and two counts of attempted murder. >> remarkable. >> it really is. >>> also ahead, a celebrity showdown of sorts. eric dane, also known as mcsteamy, or so i'm told. versus billy corgan, the lead singer for the smashing pumpkins over a really big tree. >> a big tree falling on the back of the poor woman in the backyard. >>> talk about steamy, as josh was just talking about. this is going to be a picture very unu

. >> she works for a television station in lacrosse wisconsin and she decided to make that statement and turn an e-mail from an angry viewer into what she called a rallying cry against bullying. >> i feel the need to applaud that woman for standing up for herself there. sal, how is the commute? >> talking to dave on the i m, it is ramping up a little bit and getting on the road, you can tell by looking at the commute, you can see how crowded it is and it is not stop and go and when you get to the toll plaza it is stop and go backed up for a 20 to -- 15 to 20 minute delay eastbound at the summersville off ramp there is a crash and tall lie my mistake loan tree way on ramp, there is a minor accident and it is not causing traffic in the commute direction but moving commute across the bay and 101 still looks good on the peninsular so far. let's go to steve. >>> well, waiting for that west wind for some. santa cruz harbor, a little bit in san francisco, still most locations have a little bit of a hint of an east breeze. temperatures are always the toughest challenges on the forecasted hig

jennifer has received support from our own abc station, wxow in lacrosse, wisconsin.nd linsey davis has the story. >> reporter: it was the e-mail that sparked national outrage. >> it reads as follows. surely, you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular. >> reporter: and this morning, the man behind it finally has a face, with two bulging biceps to match. his name is kenneth krause. the viewer that took jennifer livingston to task for her weight. >> you know nothing about me but what you see on the outside. and i am much more than a number on a scale. >> reporter: on "good morning america" wednesday, livingston said a thyroid problem makes losing weight difficult, even though she regularly works out. >> he's trying to shame me into losing weight. that's not being helpful. that's being a bully. >> reporter: but krause is unapologetic. urging livingston to take advantage of a rare and golden opportunity to influence the health and psychological well-being of coulee region children. >> i would like to get healthier

. >> if you're going to look at sports in general, look at them all, hockey, lacrosse.'t just pick football. >> reporter: but concussions are serious, particularly in kids. >> the younger the brain is, the more vulnerable to brain trauma. >> reporter: among children and adolescents, emergency room visits for sports related brain injuries including concussions have gone up 60% in ten years. for boys, the rates are highest in football. >> from the nfl, all the way down to pop warner youth football, unprecedented steps have been taken in the last several years to make the game safer. >> reporter: more than half of the states in america, including new hampshire, have concussion laws to protect student athletes. at eastern tech in maryland, players take brain function tests to determine if and when they can play after an injury. >> how severe my injury is, it will tell me how long i have to get back. >> reporter: banning football altogether may be extreme, but butler's proposal has triggered a passionate debate forcing the country to take a difficult look at one of its cheri

. >> that was part of an e-mail sent to jennifer livingston, a news anchor in lacrosse, wisconsin. livingston decided to respond to that e-mail yesterday. she says she did on in part because she feels the e-mail is a form of bullying. a major problem that she says needs to be stopped. >> i am much more than a number on a scale. what really angers me about about this is there are children who don't know better, who get e-mails as critical as the one i received or in many cases even worse, each and every day. >> thousands of people have written her messages of support online. to see her entire response, you can check out the news 4 today facebook page. >> the international space station will move into a different orbit tomorrow in order to avoid colliding with debris. the russian space program is helping. the space station only makes evasive maneuvers like this one when the likelihood of a collision exceeds one in 10,000. nasa says space junk is becoming a growing problem for the space industry. six astronauts are on board the space station including two americans. >> who keeps leavi

i can't tell you i frankly have been in lacrosse wisconsin and then down in austin. i am not going to pretend. i do think he understands the more vividly he can portray in job creating free enterprise model the bigger the gaps will get between he and obama. >> mr. speaker always nice to see you. thank you. sir. >> good to be with you. >> coming up, texas. texas is warning the international election observers they say butt out. the lone star state even threatening to arrest them. our panel here to talk about that. that's next. it's not your usual campaign ad. this ad compares voting to sex. you will see it for yourself two minutes away. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pne

this one is really interesting about an anchorwoman at wkbt, lacrosse, wisconsin, who normally reportsnifer livingston is the one making the headlines and spreading the message of confidence and empowerment far beyond wisconsin. it all started with a message from a viewer, who took aim at jennifer livingston's weight, writing, "i was surprised indeed to witness that your physical condition has not improved for many years. surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people. girls in particular." on her own newscast, livingston, the mother of three young girls, decided it was time to respond. >> so you know nothing about me other than what you see on the outside. and i am much more than a number on a scale. >> for more than four minutes she faced the camera and the criticism. it has touched off a chorus of kindness. one person saying that viewer could not have been more wrong. the message you are sending young women is that beauty and brains come in many forms. but livingston says the story isn't just about her. reminding viewers, that october is nati

gets repeated -- >> if you're going to look at sports in general, hockey, lacrosse. the nfl and that's what everybody is talking about now. >> you really are hearing more and more concerns around the country. dr. butler is hoping to put the matter up for a vote pretty soon. >>> buying a prosthetic arm could soon be like buying a new pair of shoes. you might be able to pick one up in small, medium or large and use it right outside of the box. here's more in this week's tech tech technovation. >> it's like putting a back pack on. very simple and very fast. >> bill taylor tests a new type of prosthetic arm that could give hope to people around the world. created by a group of engineering students from the university of illinois the arm does not have to be custom made. >> it's designed to be able to be taken out of the box or off the shelf and fit someone in less than 20 minutes. >> their open socket technology makes the arm effective and affordable. and the device will cost less than $300. >> the socket is really the part where we've done our innovation. it uses both ri

joe biden was in lacrosse making the argument as he did last night that mitt romney has ill alienatedtance between himself in the 47% who don't pay income taxes about their wanting a government handout. he hammer tfd again today. listen. >> the 47% this nation depends on to build this country. folks, it's about time governor romney takes some responsibility. [cheers] >> take some responsibility to help the american people, the middle class. >> there you see it the vice presidential debate in the history woox. another debated this tuesday. we find out from the romney campaign today that the former massachusetts governor is planning another big policy speech it will come next friday and it will be about spending, the size of government. what republicans really hope is one of the underlying key decisions that voters have to face. romney will make the argument that the 16 trillion-dollar deficit -- debt, rather, is very much part of the obama administration's responsibility because of so much he added to it it substance for mr. romney having criticized joe biden for an absence of style la

vice president in lacrosse, wisconsin today. >> anyone who watched that debate, i don't think there isbt that congressman ryan and i, governor romney and the president we have a fundamentally different vision for america. >> when biden ridiculed romney for suggesting 47% of the people who don't pay income taxes have a government comeback, ryan had a ready-made zinger. >> with respect that quote, vice president knows sometimes words don't come out of your mouth the right way. >> bideryan was earnest. if not brand. the weakest moment was when he said the stimulus was wasteful spending. >> he sent me two letters saying by the way, can you send me stimulus money for companies here in state of wisconsin. we sent millions of dollars. you know why he said -- >> you did ask for stimulus? >> sure he did. >> on two occasions we advocated for constituents applying for grants. it's what we do. we did it for all constituents. >> i love that. i love that. >> romney continues to surge in battleground state polls. in florida, tampa bay times, "miami herald" poll has romney with the biggest lead in wee

a former university of virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend will serve his prison sentence in a rural part of south western virginia. george huguely was assigned to the keane mountain correctional center in buck hammond county, virginia. the 24-year-old was convicted in the beating death of yeardley love in 2010. the prison lists huguely's release date as may of 2030. his attorneys are appealing his conviction. >>> the prince george's county school board is erasing all votes by a former member who lived outside her district. rosalyn johnson had been living outside her district for four months. that violates maryland law. she moved from laurel to new carrollton to care for her ill mother. yesterday the board decided to erase all her votes since she joined the board in 2006, but several members recognized her for her service. >> i wish to express and hope the board as a whole expresses its deep admiration and appreciation for miss johnson and the work she's done, the dedication she has done because she has truly dedicated her life to the equity and performance

jennifer liver stone's been an anchor in morning news there in lacrosse for about a dozen years.e-mail complained because of her size, the 37-year-old woman was not a suitable example for children. livingston will be on the "today" show coming u e ining u. normally you don't want to give any power by responding but she did a nice job of turning that into something positive. >> yeah, and their station website got about 50,000 hits right away. >> good for her. >> meteorologist christina loren. how is it going in the weather department? >> we're good over here. i can tell you, people can be cruel, especially online. 80 degrees bay side. 75 degrees at the coast. one person you're never going to hear anything negative about, our very own mike. >> oh, wow, that's nice. you should check my family though. we're looking over here. a nice easy drive. this is a nice flow of traffic. nice drive past those struck scales. both north and sound bouth between mission and dakota road. let's look at the maps. further east, this is west 580. beginnings your commute. over toward the castro valley. a