we continue to look like at the scene from lakewood, ohio.the toledo blade. let's begin focusing on the democrats. what is the ground game like today and tomorrow for the democrats? >> they have 145 field offices. they have really saturated the state with staffers. they have been working hard and getting huge numbers out in terms of registry voters and getting them to the polls. i would say the ground game is in full swing. >> can you give us a sense of the early boativoting and what e can expect on tuesday when they go to the polls? >> the total early vote in 2008 in ohio was about 33%. the early vote this year so far is at about 31% of the total vote. they are projecting that the early vote will be at least as strong as it was four years ago. the early vote was a big part of the democratic ground game. the democrats were a lot more progressive and sophisticated in getting voters out early. i think the republicans have learned a little bit about how it is done this year. >> let's talk about the schedule. the vice president is live in lakewoo

a 30 year old died after being shot in the back on north lakewood avenue. the third fatality was a 26 year old man. police believe it was drug related. the 2800 block of rosselin and the 2800 block of evergreen and the 2800 block of edgecombe circle. a weekend of remembrance for the baltimore police as they honor those who died in the line of duty. anthony said he would throw out his speech and speak from the heart. >> we honor those heroes, those people who personify valor and courage and bravery. not just words but things to live and die by. on behalf of the men and women of the baltimore police department and those who wear uniforms -- we stand in praise. >> 125 officers have been killed on the job since the foundation of city police. no word on the cause of an accident between a car and a light rail train. the two vehicles collided at lumbar street. still to come, a toddler dies at the pittsburgh zoo, and today is halloween in new jersey. those stories next as >> a tragic story as a two year old dies during a trip to the pittsburgh zoo. he fell 14 feet

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headed to new jersey, going to the blue claw stadium in lakewood, new jersey. where they will get marching orders, assignments and help restore power to the devastated area. as you can imagine, so much damage in new jersey. facing real challenges with fuel shortages and the like. so they will be bringing a lot of the stuff they need with them. you can see up on the truck, a lot of the fuses and things that they are likely going to have to replace and the situations they are presented with up there. they are traveling with their own diesel truck. they need gasoline up and running so they can to their job and help folks out. long hours facing these crews, about 1,500 going up to new jersey. we talked to one of the crews this morning. jeff malabee, from the tidewater area, he says it's hard work, but very satisfying work. >> most of the customer base is extremely grateful and we do derive a lot of swakatisfaction. you get children holding up signs. i am sure we'll get the same thing. we are there to help with practically every other utility on the eastern seaboard

this is video from north lakewood, a 30-year-old man died saturday, the second deadly shooting on len worth on saturday. >> a man known as clark rockefeller, he is facing charges for the 85 disappearance and death of his landlord. the amount you are spending to fill up your gas tank is decreasing. the average for a gallon of regular, $3.55, down $0.21. the falling prices are a combination of sandy cutting in to demands and crude oil clienting. >>> kyle ripken is hosting a fundraiser, coaches from universities will be there, giving tips to those taking part. all proceeds go to the foundation's youth program. >>> it's easier to get around in maryland after sandy dumped 2-3 feet of snow. the garrett county sheriff, 95% of the state and county roads are now open. 5400 people are still without power. >> northeast, recovery from hurricane sandy continues. >> the storm has killed 107 people. a million and a half homes and businesses are in the dark. a week since sandy hit. for those suffering in the cold, this feels like an eternity. >> you have no idea how hard it is to go through all of ou

the 600 block of north lakewood avenue 3:00 a.m., when police got a call and responded to a 30-year-old man shot in the back. he died at hopkins hospital. the detectives don't have much to go on right now. so they are relying on your help. call if you have any information, call homicide right now: >>> and it was just before 3:00 on saturday afternoon a call for another shooting, another murder. this one happened in a home in the 1200 block of lynn worth avenue, a 29-year-old man was shot several times, and died. quite a pile-up of cars at the intersection of south kate and frederick avenue before 3:00 a.m. a police car was stopped at a light, when two other cars came barreling down the road, hitting one another. five people, including an officer in the patrol car had to be to the hospital. they are nursing various injuries. friday, gas was $3.49, today, $3.47. why? sandy cut into demand, and crude oil pricing are going down. memphis has the cheapest gas in the country, san francisco the highest. but did you sigh what gas was selling for in new jersey? up to $6 a gallon. is that crazy? e

now to colorado where ed lavandera is standing by in the town of lakewood. different issues, i know, there, ed, that are driving things, perhaps, in the evangelical story in iowa. there is a pot measure on the ballot. how is the turnout? >> turnout is high. in fact, 1.9 million of the 3.6 million registered voters in the state have already voted. they voted earlier through the mail-in process, that seems to work so well here. voting locations like this at the green mountain recreation center in lakewood, a suburb of denver, you haven't seen serious lines here at all throughout the day. things running very smoothly. it is all about turnout at this point as well. we have been talking to republican and democratic strategists, talking about the ground game operation in turning out the votes in every corner of this state. and everyone on both sides seems to think they are doing it well. but in the end, we won't know what the final numbers are until 7:00 mountain time, 9:00 eastern. so far there has been high turnout and the early voting numbers, republicans have

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they spent the night here at the national arbor to stage to go up to lakewood, new jersey to restore power. >> i understand this is the largest deployment you have ever had. >> it is, we have done many over the years in florida and louisiana. we were just in mississippi and louisiana this summer helping with the impact of isaac. >> how do you attack this once you get there? >> we have arrangements to provide fuel and supplies and sleeping arrangements and we will be working with the jersey central power and light. >> thank you and be safe out there. 1500 workers getting a nice warm breakfast this morning and then they hit the road. the red cross is doing their part. they will deploy volunteers out to west virginia. they got over two feet of snow. >> we are now just four days away from election day. the candidates are in all-out blitz is of key states. >> it is crunch time for the candidates with just four days left on the calendar until election day. >> let's put americans back to work doing the work that needs to be done. >> president obama is back in ohio would several campaign eve

. >> two live campaign events today -- vice president and his wife jill can paint in lakewood, ohio at 11:15 a.m.. president obama and bill clinton and the battleground state of virginia -- they may bill final campaign stop at the jiffy lube pavilion in bristow, outside the nation's capital. this is about one hour. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> hello bristow. >> hello. i am glad to be back in virginia. i want to thank congressman connolly. i want to ask you to make sure tim kaine wins this election on tuesday. [applause] it was great to hear the dave matthews band again. [applause] as you can see, i have given my voice in the service of my president. [applause] i have the honor of introducing the president tonight in setting up his speech. i want to tell you that four years ago when he ran both hillary and i worked very hard. we did together over 100 appearances. i am much more enthusiastic about barack obama's election tonight then i was four years ago. [cheers and applause] there are five simple reasons. first of all, in at time torn by idealogical warfare and partisanship, he has

no word on a suspect or motive in a deadly shooting on the 600 block of north lakewood avenue. police arrived to find a 30-year-old man shot in the back. he was rushed to john's hopkins hospital but did not survive. anyone with information on either shooting is asked to call city police. five people are recovering this morning after a three-car collision involving a city police cruiser. police tell 11 news just before 3:00 a.m. on saturday morning a police cruiser was stopped at a traffic signal at south caton avenue and frederick avenue when two vehicles collided, sending one into the cruiser. we are told none of the injuries is life-threatening there's no word if charges will still ahead, a question a lot of folks are asking, does the state of emergency count as paid time away from work. an expert will join with us that answer. >> and a single mother's wish is granted. we are there as she receives the keys to her fully furnished home. >> we're watching as cold air sits over the east. no major warm-up any time soon. so, maybe you're trying to figure out question seven. well, l

ed lavandera in lakewood, colorado. what is it looking like ed? of a different scene here in lakewood colorado, where many of the people in this state vote early. you can vote by mail here in colorado and a great number of people take advantage of that. the latest numbers from the secretary of state's office here in colorado show that some 1.8 million people have voted erltly and through the mail. so that makes the lines to get into these polling places on election day a lot easier to navigate. we are in jefferson county, which is a western suburb of denver. you might as well call this the battleground within the battleground of colorado. the obama campaigns and romney campaigns will be looking very closely at how the votes shake out here in this county. many people say as jefferson county votes so votes colorado. but this is a county made up equal parts republican, democrat, and independent swing voters. that's why the campaigns will be taking a close look at how the independent voters turn out today and we're told here by the elections officials

to ed lavandera in lakewood, colorado. how is it looking out there? >> reporter: suzanne, good morning. it's a beautiful day in colorado. poll polls opened moments ago. you won't see -- very different from the lines you show there in virginia and in florida. you won't see a whole lot of lines here. that's because people can mail in their ballots and they take advantage of that process here in the state of colorado. 1.7 million people have already voted in this state. we are in jefferson county, which is a western suburb of denver. you will hear a lot about this county tonight as the returns start coming in. this is the battleground within the battleground of colorado. in this county you have equal parts republican, democrat and independent swing voters. and that's what the romney and obama campaigns will be looking at very closely when these returns start coming in. they want to look at the way these independent swing vo voters -- which side they break here. we'll get a good indication when the polls close at 9:00 eastern, because so many people who v

we are watching live actors from president obama rally taking place in lakewood florida.residential--president clinton speaking. >> in other words obamas policies have produced twice as many jobs in 33 months has the trickle-down package for high-income people. policies of the bush administration and the republicans for the last 30 years produced in the seven years before the crash. obama policies are working. and they are working in two weeks. first of all the put a floor of the depression we're coming back. he has got a better plan for the future that is more important. he says to build a modern economy the government and the private sector have to work together. you have to invest. >> president clinton making his case for four more years for president obama with the election four days away. the race is close and florida and it is coming down to florida and ohio to the size of state for mitt romney path to the lead toward a college for the delicate that he needs to be elected president. heavy campaigning over the next four days expected especially in florida and ohio. w

ed lavandera in lakewood, colorado, thanks, ed. soledad?et to jeb hensasm rling, up for re-election himself tonight. in your state, the state of texas -- >> good morning. >> thank you. good morning to you. here is the poll from likely texas voters. governor romney is way ahead there, 55%, president obama at 39% in that polling. let's focus a little bit more on congress. how do you see the balance of power going? if you look at -- >> i'll go out on a limb and -- >> go ahead, sir. >> i was just going to say, i was going to go out on a limb and predict that governor romney will take texas. >> you know, i felt confident that you were going to go out on that very limb and predict that very thing. let's say, in all seriousness that, in fact, the chambers are split and you basically have what we have now. regardless of who wins, how do you navigate that so that we don't have a stalemate like we saw so much over the last years? >> well, again, today is obviously -- i know it's somewhat cliche, but today is the only poll that counts. we're going to

going to the blue claw stadium in lakewood, new jersey. that's where they will get marching orders from local authorities, dispatched to places that most need help and working a minimum of 12-hour shifts helping people get back online, helping them get power back. as i mentioned, right now, getting a few extra winks before they head out. they will be working long hours. later on, a breakfast to get food they head out. we're expecting them to leave here from this between 7:30 and 8:00 this morning. they are bringing with them all kinds of equipment, the bucket trucks, augers, those trucks that dig the holes so they can put in power poles, replace power poles that have been snapped. all kinds of specialized equipment they believe will help them in this situation, and they are looking forward to working some very, very long hours. reporting live from national harbor, meagan mcgrath, news 4, aaron, back to up. >> thank you, meagan. >>> crews sent to new jersey today, leaving from forestville in afternoon. >>> much anticipated october jobs repo

. >> as the world wants to know how ohio will vote, students at saint edward middle school lakewood took was a question mark. i don't know if you remember that. >> through the mock election they picked president barack obama back in 2008, by eight points. again this year the exercise and practical prophecy is an attempt by the faculty to start the students down a path of engagement with the political process. it's met with as much enthusiasm as homecoming. >> this is are a responsibility as an american to make this decision. you know, i really sat down and i paid attention to the debates and i listened to what everyone had to say. >> concerns mirror those of the adult population. parents with struggling small businesses. >> one of the big parts of the presidential election is regulation on business. one of those issues is what i care about strongly. that affect my own life personally. >> they are concerned about the insecure employment. they listen to a president who once again promised change. >> i honestly don't believe that he is doing what he said he would do so it weighed on my deci

dominion crews are assisting first energy and will head to an area in lakewood first before getting to work. given the devastation, the crews are bringing all they need, including trailers to sleep. crews know the conditions are difficult, but they also know people are counting on them. >> got to think about the people you're going to help. they don't have no power. they're in bad shape, stuff like that. conditions are terrible. they don't have no heat. we've been through that too, at our house, where we're from. and you got to think about what you're doing, what you're there for, to help the people. >> reporter: they were able to restore power to the more than 200,000 customers it had that were hit by sandy. that gave them the ability to free up their crews to head to the northeast to help restore power there. they already have crews in manhattan, helping to restore power there. they have underground line crews working with officials in new york city. and then the crews that left here today should arrive later today, this evening, in new jersey. once they get settled in and staged, th

we will go to lakewood, new jersey and there's a staging ground there. our crews will be processed there and be given work to do. probably work will begin either later today, they'll work the evening shift or they'll begin first thing tomorrow morning. >> and these are crews that have already been on the road since sunday. how long do you anticipate they will be in new jersey or perhaps even in new york? >> that's right. this crew -- these folks have been working really since last sunday because we put our crews on 12-hour sand by beginning on sunday. they helped with restoration in the dominion service area and now they'll be working up there. we anticipate they could be there for as long as two weeks but let's hope not that long. >> all right. thank you very much. we should note that they were able to restore power to their more than 200,000 customers hit by sandy. that's what allowed them to free up their crews to start heading up north into the northeast to help out there. that's the latest there, back to you. >> thank you, sherry. >>> on campaign tr

host: 8 in lakewood, new jersey. we are waiting for senator read it to begin his press conference, post-election press conference. here is the front page of "usa today." try to fit in this last call from geraldine in brooklyn. caller: hi. i just wanted to comment about the election. it was a very hot pot battle for the president, but i am glad he won the. it seems to me the animosity on the other side, the republicans seem to fight the president the first term. they seem to be determined to bring this president down anyway and any means possible and try not to work with this president and help this country move forward. instead, they are determined to push the president to appoint where they can be nonpartisan and not work with him on no issues. this make the whole country divisive. this way we can constantly tried to be divided, instead of coming together and push this country in a way that we can all come together and work together and make something out of this country that we can all be proud of. they are looking

no word on a suspect or motive on a shooting in the 600 block of lakewood avenue.e found a 30-year-old man shot in the back. he was rushed to the hospital but died a short time later. five people are recovering after a three-car collision involving a city police car. it unfolded just before 3:00 saturday morning. the police car was stopped at a traffic signal at south canton and frederick avenues. none of the injuries is life-threatening and there is no word if charges will be filed. mcdaniel college celebrated the completion of its new stadium during saturday's homecoming. the kenneth r. gill stadium was named after an alum who donated $2.25 million for the project and more than 100 individuals and businesses helped to finance the two-story brick facility which will feature >> good morning, we are starting the day with a lot of clouds but hoping for them to break apart going into the afternoon. you can see them breaking apart on the satellite so that means a brighter day. it's been gleam since the hurricane so hopefully it's brighter. it will still be cold, a stor

bill clinton in lakewood, florida. the first of i believe he has five events in four cities.f the fifth guy in this game of campaigning all around the country today. take a listen a little bit. then we'll go to break. >> senator richard luger. their most important authority on foreign affairs. and he attacked libya for cooperating with president obama on the nation's security. he said, you know, his happiest day was when he could impose his opinion on someone else and he wanted to bring more partisanship to washington. and essentially what president obama is saying, look at me. i'm always going to work with the republicans. i worked with governor christie in new jersey on sandy. i tried to work with them on a budget. i tried to work with them on health care. and what they say is, we'll work with the democrats if you put us in charge. now that's the message. you have to decide whether you think that's a good message. i mean, i was watching this -- this storm has been tough on me being out on the road. i was in ohio and wisconsin yesterday. i'll be in florida today, north carol

we continue to look like at the scene from lakewood, ohio.oin us from cleveland is it politics writer for the toledo blade. let's begin focusing on the democrats. what is the ground game like today and tomorrow for the democrats? >> they have 145 field offices. they have really saturated the state with staffers. they have been working hard and getting huge numbers out in terms of registry voters and getting them to the polls. i would say the ground game is in full swing. >> can you give us a sense of the early boativoting and what e can expect on tuesday when they go to the polls? >> the total early vote in 2008 in ohio was about 33%. the early vote this year so far is at about 31% of the total vote. they are projecting that the early vote will be at least as strong as it was four years ago. the early vote was a big part of the democratic ground game. the democrats were a lot more progressive and sophisticated in getting voters out early. i think the republicans have learned a little bit about how it is done this year. >> let's talk about the

to give you a snapshot of our coverage tomorrow, we will cover vice president joe barton and lakewood5. bob mcdonnell, governor of virginia, with two of romney's sons in sterling, virginia. president obama in hollywood, fla. tomorrow. in the afternoon, mitt romney in morris phil, pennsylvania. back to our calls -- and pleasant ridge, in. janice on our republican line. caller: he appealed to the american people, being for military families, a navy seal of families. we have a navy seal that lost his life. we are troubled the american people do not understand what went on in benghazi. we know because we are in close contact with two navy seals who, and one who perished. in the speech that obama made, when he was with chris christie, he said we will not leave anyone behind. they left -- woods, glenn doherty, ambassador stevens behind to die in benghazi. i encourage everyone to watch -- janine on 214 tonight. and other reports on the weekend about this because the primary job of our commander in chief is to take care of our national security. most are very angry at this president. host: on

joe biden in lakewood, fremont, and lancaster ohio.sin, minnesota, and he ended his day in colorado. those two on the stump as well today. mike in pennsylvania, republican caller. is that right? caller: thank you. good show. for the rally in itself, just a few words on the metrics of it. it is a key swing county, if you will. there are really three. you will want to watch this county because this is one of the 3 key counties that is to watch. it went obama and by about 400,000 votes so you need to offset that. you can do that in the rural parts, but the key is really a few watch where this rally is, it's possible that you can marginalize that massive difference there to make up for the 400,000. here's the interesting thing. host: how you do that with the population center of philadelphia? caller: it's not easy, but there are large numbers in montgomery county and surrounding. if you look at the rural counties, they are all solid romney. that really chips away at it. then you have pittsburgh which is another urban area that is obviously

they're headed to a staging area in lakewood, new jersey first, between 200 and 250 bucket trucks.dy made landfall in new jersey four days ago, causing devastation. the crews will be self- sufficient. they'll have their own trailers to sleep in and all the food and water they need. these crews have been working 12-hour shifts since sunday to restore power here, and now they're headed to new jersey to help those hardest hit. >> they help with restoration in our dominion service area, and now they'll be working up there, we anticipate they could be there as long as two weeks, but let's hope not. >> a lot of pride in what these guys do. when the lights come on and the neighborhood cheers, they really like it. >> reporter: dominion already has underground line crews in new york helping to restore power in lower manhattan. they sent tree trimmers earlier this week to the northeast. it is the largest mobilezation effort ever for dominion to send crews to help out of state. i talked to one lineman earlier today and he says it's tough to be away from your family for so long. but when you g

. >> reporter: if you're exhausted by all the political spinning, drop in to the bike shop in lakewoodhe spinning is nonpartisan and designed to get you somewhere. >> i love the old bikes you got around. >> we have a few. that's a '67 schwinn. >> reporter: it is impossible to escape politics. he lives in jefferson county, a suburb of denver and perhaps the most contested area in the battleground and for an undecided voter for kor i ccork there's only one thing to do. have they found a way to get to you on your bike rides? >> no. except for the yard signs. >> reporter: that's your only moment of political peace. >> that's right. exactly. >> reporter: there are 64 counties in colorado but just a few of them are swing counties. here in jefferson county and nearby arapacho county, they wrap around denver and the key of the nine electoral votes could rest here. this is the battleground within the battleground. a perfect recipe of equal parts republican, democrat and independent swing voters. >> mitt romney and paul ryan count on your vote? >> thank you. >> reporter: the campaigns are doing

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not here in lakewood. not in cleveland. those people have been the backbone of this country. let me tell you who they are. there are people working and making a salary. they are >> welcome back, today we have a live debate in the sixth congressional district, the district including cities like st. cloud and monticello. i am joined by the incumbent congresswoman, michele bachmann, and jim graves, thank you. knowing that you are down to the final hours of your campaign, hopefully we can learn something from the both of you. the opponent in many of your ads pain to as big spending jim. you do not often hear democrats referring to themselves as conservatives. >> i am really a fiscal conservative to the bone. i have balanced budgets and created businesses my whole life and have always made my payments. i know how to balance the budget and i know how to get things done. that is what really makes a conservative. balancing the budget, getting the hard work done, making it happen. i have done it my whole lifetime. i am all about being a fiscal conservative. >> do you see him in any wa

vice president joe biden in lakewood, ohio.his afternoon, we moved to virginia where tag romney -- tagg romney will be joined by governor bob mcdonnell. covers getting under way at -- underway at 2:15 p.m. eastern. live coverage here on c-span. in pennsylvania, mitt romney will be campaigning outside of philadelphia. 47% of the pennsylvania vote comes from the greater philadelphia area. during the course of the day, our phone lines will be open. we want to hear from you as we continue our campaign coverage leading up to tuesday. we will focus on religion and politics. this weekend on c-span on book tv and american history tv, history and literary life in vermont's capital city with a population of 8000. it is the smallest u.s. state capitol. we will feature all of the capital -- state capital's history programming. >> the largest room in the state house by far. a remarkable place. it has all of its original furniture. it makes it easy for us as a result to see this chamber as it was at the outbreak of the civil war when the gov

officer james davies was shot and killed in lakewood while responding to calls about a prowler early friday morning. police say davies was wearing a uniform and a protective vest when he was killed. there were several officers on that scene, which police described as chaotic. >> officer davies was in one yard. i believe the backyard of that house. there were other officers on the other sides of the fence, and he was mistaken. he was seen and mistaken for an assailant, with a gun. >> the officer who shot officer davies is reportedly having, understandly, a difficult time with what happened. officer davies was a six-year veteran of that department and leaves behind a wife and two young children. >>> the statue of liberty is glowing for the first time since it was damaged by superstorm sandy. lady liberty was set to open to the public again on its birthday, but was shut down after it was damaged by the storm, which hit new york october 29th. officials say there is no estimate on when the statue of liberty will reopen to visitors again. >>> gas rationing in new york city and long island