mark roberts was aware of it. that is where you go for the jokes. we got knocked in the reviews a little bit. you love these people. you understand why we are doing it. tavis: why do we love "mike & molly" >> they are ordinary people. they are not robert redford and angelina jolie. they are not beautiful people. their average looking. -- they are average of looking for the 95% of america are not beautiful people. this is a couple that we think is germane to most of america. tavis: most of us are a little bit overweight. most of us can familiarize on some level. you are the master at this. you are the go to guy in this time when it comes to pilot season. they are trying to figure which shows they will do. if this is the guy they all go to a fit is going to be a comedy. i'm sure your desk get overloaded every year. you have a process that works given all the stuff they you have done from "cheers" to "friends." what is your process? >> when i started out, i did not have any reputation or self- esteem. once "cheers" -- i did "taxi" which was a seminal s

a 2003 report from the area indicates that robert marks never did obtain federal permits to recover the st. augustine and in 1990, gave up trying. >> 1997 state and federal agencies put together a high- tech search project to among other things look for the wreckage of the st. augustine and fothe camp side where the shipwreck survivors lived before sailing south. they didn't find either one and the st. augustine remains listed as "unlocated." still drom on "a second look," how a coast guard boat came to fight pirates off the coast of somalia and what it takes to be a pirate-fighting armed guard on a merchant ship. Ñw? when somalia pirate took over the misch it drew world war attention and it brought cheers when the captain was rescued. later that month a cutter from the bay area was involved in an incident, spotting a skiff that was tacking a merchant vessel. it launched its own high-speed over the horizon boat and in no time the pirates surrounded. ten weeks later it arrived at its homeport in alameda. >> reporter: during its more than 40 years, the u.s. coast guard cutter has had many

. >> in jerusalem, the prayer day will be marked and led by robert sterns. >> two things to stand with us, first is a timeless biblical mandate, psalm 122:6, may they prosper whlove they. >> stern says current realities and pressure on israel compel christians to pray. >> demands from us that we become educatedinformed and become a bridge in prayer between earth and heaven and ask god for his demonstration and plan and shalom for all peoples in thiscity. >> stern says it is god's specific plan for the nations. >> i believewe are touching god's heart for the nations and all people, for all naons. we are going to be praying for the increase of river of god into the nations, river of god's blissing and shalom for all people. >> for more information on the day ofprayer for the peace of jerusalem, log on to cwnews.org. mark, you haven't yet been to the holy land. >> no. i haven't. >> i was there in 1999. i really recommend going during that time. it is so special spiritual and the ather is great. >> i would love to go and walked where jesus walked. >> i recommd it. so many churches go. it c

mark? >> robert, law doesn't require political groups to disclose their donors. how can you say that these groups owe it to the american people? they're abiding by the law. >> i think the spirit of political disclosure is -- and remember, too, that the law is just recently been struck down by the court. the notion of disclosure was struck down by the court. the notion of political donor anonymity was established and i think many in congress believed that -- although not enough -- believed that understanding who those people are is important to the process. there are -- it is hard to understate, mark, how much they're impacting some of these elections. in some of these states there are four, five, six of these groups up at a time. >> they're just commercials. >> well, probably radio ads, tv ads. that i think most people would admit that's the way a bunch of people -- most people get the information that they're going to -- how they determine who's going to vote. who they're going to vote for, excuse me. i think it's important when you don't know -- when you don't

president obama marked the ninth year of war by honoring robert miller, who died two years ago defending his comrades. >> they heard his voice. he had been hit. still, he kept calling out the enemy positions. >> his parents said never believed in the mission. >> he believed he was working for a -- believe in the mission. >> he believed he was working for a good coscause. >> we can start to not be spending money. >> the white house reports that pakistan's military is backing off direct conflict with the taliban and al qaeda. there is talk the taliban is in talks with afghanistan's government to possibly end the war. the u.s. pullout is supposed to begin next summer. analysts say the beginning of year 10 offers a new opportunity. >> now is the time to give the new strategy a last chance, and if it does not work, it is time for a backup plan. >> what is that plan? a letter from president obama says for now, there is no reason to change the war strategy. >> the remains of maryland's latest casualty in afghanistan are back in the united states. the body of the 29-year-old sergeant are right i

current governor mark o'mley and former governor robert ur c ehrlich ll meet today.hey are campaigning hard in the final stretch of the race. right now democrat o'malley is ahead in the polls. >>> theea party debates were in full swing after big upsets in the primaries two of the tea party's most popular candidates go head to head with their opponents. now e question, can they sway voters? nbc's tracie potts reports from capitol hill. >> do we want to send this gentleman -- >> reporter: they called hear witch. delaware senate candidates sparred over everything from evolution to the economy. >> i'm nobody's pe i'm going to be a bulldog for delaware. i'm running for represent all delawareans. >> my opponent has a history of promises not to raise taxes on the campaign trail and breaking those promises when he office. >> reporter: o'donnell is behind by double digits. >> when the money goes away, the job goes away. >> this election is about jobs and the economy. >> reporter: president obama is preparing to talk jobs on m tonight's co-host says the under 30 crowd will be

. >> president obama marked the ninth year of war by honoring robert miller, who died two years ago,efended his comrades. >> they heard his voice. he had been hit. but still he kept calling out enemy positions. >> his parents said miller believed in the mission. >> if he believed he was working for a good cause. >> nine years later, critics say it is time to refocus the investment away from insurgents and back to al qaeda at. >> we cann spot start to not spend so much money on the war. >> now there is word that the taliban is in talks with afghanistan's government, possibly to end the war. the beginning of year 10 offers a new opportunity. >> now is the time to give the strategy one last chance. if it does not work, but it is time for a backup plan. >> but what is that backup plan? for now, there is no reason to change the war strategy. the big problem is getting supplies to u.s. troops. militants have attacked dozens of u.s. supply trucks just this week. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. nine years later, has the u.s. involvement in afghanistan accomplished

larry pace, robert mark, thank you for being here.not end here this morning, we appreciate it. coming up, liberal groups now rallying against the administration and the white house says it's not concerned. but are they losing the left? and it's the story that people behind facebook don't want you to know. we're talking to the man who wrote the book, behind the new movie "the social network" coming up. [ female nouncer ] why do we offer flu sts at walgreens every day? because we're big on sharing. our pens... our snacks... everything... and one of the best ways to protect yourself and your coworkers is with a flu shot fr walgreens. with the most pharmacists certied to immunize and walk-ins welcome every day, we're making it easier for everyone to get their flu shot. get yourst walgreens and take care clinics today. walgens. there's a way to stay well. ♪ proud to be homegrown ♪ can you hear it? ♪ fuelin' the american spirit ♪ no matter when, no matter where ♪ ♪ marathon will take you there ♪ >> good morning, it's saturday, october 2nd.

mark, west virginia, the seat that the late robert byrd held for 51 years. whoever thought that republicans would ever be in this spot? >> you know, don, if we were talking, having this conversation back in february of 2009, we would be talking the other way. we'd be talking about how many seats are democrats going to ad to the majority in the house? how many in the senate? but right now, don, by my count, there are probably about ten seats right now, democratic seats that could go republican if this huge wave sweeps across the nation. if that were the case, then republicans would take back control of the senate. there's obviously a lot of talk that they'll take back the house. but they could take back control of the senate. and west virginia's one of those key races they need to win. but you know, don, talking about west virginia and manchin and how the governor there, the democrat, is really running against washington kind of running against president obama in some ways. well, down in new orleans, we have a democrat who is actually embracing president obam

there's a new book by mark twain, his autobiography about to be published as he specifically instructed 100 years after his death. >> we have some real treasures here. >> reporter: robert the mark twain papers at u.c.berkeley where a small army of editors has been laboring for six years to reconstruct the autobiography just as twain wished it to be. >> this is now the end of a very long process for you all. >> yes, it is. >> reporter: can you believe it's here? >> actually we can't. >> there are two other jokes coming. just so you know. >> reporter: comedian louis black, who considers himself and all modern humorists to be descendents of twain, can't believe it either. >> his book is coming out and you kind of go twain, louis black, twain, louis black. given the choice i'm going to buy the mark twain book. i'm sure my publisher would be thrilled to hear that. >> the question a lot of people ask is 100 years later, why now? >> nobody can be hurt. mark twain had a very tender heart. he liked to say nasty things. he's really good at it. but he didn't like the idea of being there when the person heard them. and was hurt by them. that's one aspect. the other is just freeing

robert. but if i go to professor marandi and kerry mark did. did in iran win the election in iraq seven months after the last vote was cast because after all what the americans did in the legal war in iraq and we have to run and we have politicians going to run looking for blessings i mean the americans really must be well i mean the whole region must be just and arjen trying to think about what the americans really want to achieve there because now we have basically a pro reigning regime in iran well i i would also i would disagree somewhat like. him or anybody else to go ahead well he can interrupt me if he likes i'll interrupt him too but i think that iranians would think that. it's the new iraqi government that the current iraqi government is right is a good thing for iran in the sense that they do have close relations with the country but at the same time the iranians were very much opposed to the american invasion of the country in the first place and the iranians believe that invasion and occupation were illegitimate but also it's natura

kennedy linking civil rights with civil war, robert kennedy, abraham lincoln. >> reporter: the die. marked the official birth of freedom for millions of safes trapped in america. in 1963, its 100th anniversary was celebrated at the white house. when jfk was president. a year later, rfk purchased this copy for 9,500. it's expected to bring up to $9.5 million when auctioned off in december. >> this document is magical, a tales man -- talisman. it could be bought by any patriotic american and certainly it's of extraordinary interest to our institutions, too. and it's displayed beautifully. you would look at it and recognize its importance immediately. it's like the declaration of independence. >> reporter: lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation on january 1st, 1863, and the original handwritten version is at the national archives. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is part of an effort to empower women around the world. she addressed the most powerful women's summit in d.c. the goal of the conference hosted by fortune magazine is to promote the ranks of women. >> i am a firm believer

robert snyder. specialist adam perry. specialist jesse bonds. private first class mark anderson, and specialist william coke. >> geraldo: thank you, captain wheeler, as the officers continue to give out the purple heart and the commendation medals. get some reaction from some of these fellows. tell me how you were hurt. >> i received a gunshot wound in the leg. >> thank you, sir. >> and do you know where the gunshot came from? tell me how you responded once you got hit. >> [inaudible] >> geraldo: did your band of brothers cover you? [inaudible] >> geraldo: the colonel continues to give out the medals of valor. how are you feeling now? >> pretty good. >> geraldo: where did you get hit? >> i got hit by [inaudible] >> geraldo: how come you didn't remove yourself from the battlefield and just go home. >> i have to stay and fight the enemy. >> geraldo: is that the way you feel to be with your brothers? >> yes, sir. >> geraldo: how about you? [inaudible] shap metal in my hand and back. cover fire with him. >> geraldo: did you want to go home and stay home. >> negative, sir. >

marks nine years since the war and afghanistan began. the president will award the medal of honor to the parents of the army staff sergeant robert miller. he was leading a patrol in 2008 when insurgents opened fire. he gave his life protecting his mentor the award will be given in a white house ceremony later this afternoon. >>> coming up -- a home burns to the ground with firefighters right there on the scene. we will tell you why they did nothing to stop it. plus, toxic sludge, a caustic wave sweeping away cars and homes. now, the frantic effort to stop that spread. veterans wounded in war get a new way to get around. first, some new breaks in the clouds out there. we know everyone's looking for ways to save. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. >>> imagine calling 911 because york home is engulfed in flames, only to be told that the -- your home is engulfed in flames, only to be told that the firefighters will not help you. this resident forgot to pay the $75 annual fee for fire protection. the firefighters stood there and wa

robert woods. 7-0 in favor of the trojans. the freshman receiver scored twice and 100 yards for the second week in a row. second quarter, 14-0. mark tyler, the son of former niner. and kevin riley now under pressure, trying to throw it away, but it ended up right in the wrong guy's hands. to john harris. and all six of riley's interceptions this year have come in cal's three losses. and take a guess what they did following the turnover. barkley, all day to throw. he found ronald john johnson for the fifth touchdown pass of the half. usc won. >>> and the long horns ran over 200 yards over the corn husker defense. and gilbert kept it himself for his first of two touchdowns. another unbeaten goes down. texas snaps the two-game losing streak by knocking off nebraska 20-13. >>> we might have a new favorite for the heisman trophy. auburn quarterback cameron newton threw for one score and 19 yards running and three more touchdowns and now scored 25 touchdowns this season. and seventh ranked auburn improved to 7-0. they beat number 12 arkansas. 65-43. >>> a little baseball now for you. the rangers who are six outs away from winning game o

today markings the start of our tenth year of combat operations in afghanistan. it needs to end now. roberten wald, producer and director of "rethink afghanistan" sounds off about the conditions today. that's the "battleground" story. >>> and christine o'donnell is playing victim to the liberal media and complaining about character assassination. i'll let you be the judge. >>> and sarah palin jumps the shark, lou dobbs, he might be a hypocrite. >>> and a man trying to get sharron angle elected thinks government should regulate homosexuality. how disgusting. you're watching "the ed show." have an old 401k? no matter how the market changes, your retirement savings need care and attention from year to year. open a t.rowe price smartchoice rollover ira, and let our professionals manage it for you. just choose the retirement fund closest to your expected retirement date. our fund managers will adjust the investment mix over time to become more conservative as your retirement date nears. all with no loads, sales charges or commissions. visit our website, or call our investment guidance specialist

today markings the start of our tenth year of combat operations in afghanistan. it needs to end now. roberten wald, producer and director of "rethink afghanistan" sounds off about the conditions today. that's the "battleground" story. >>> and christine o'donnell is playing victim to the liberal media and complaining about character assassination. i'll let you be the judge. >>> and sarah palin jumps the shark, lou dobbs, he might be a hypocrite. >>> and a man trying to get sharron angle elected thinks government should regulate homosexuality. how disgusting. you're watching "the ed show." >>> welcome back to "the ed show." the "battleground" story tonight is just that, the battle ground. america has entered its tenth year of war, taking precious american lives and resources with no end in sight in afghanistan. the daepgt toll continues to rise. more american troops have died this year than in any other year in this war, more than 1,300, and in the process american tax dollars are being spent on a war with no clear goal or strategy or path to victory. this country has already spent $336 billi

mark! >> the movie's tag line is you don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies. john robertshis morning. the two brothers who claim that facebook was their idea and that mark zuckerberg stole it. so, john, how did it all start? how did they know each other and when did the accusations start flying? >> tyler and cameron was working on something at harvard university called connect you and supposed to be a harvard-wide social networking website and having problems with programming and mark zuckerberg known to be a crack at programming so they invited him to come in. had him work on it and their allegation is and their 2004 lawsuit against him he was taking a lot of time, wasn't delivering the results and meantime he was stealing their idea and then he launched facebook 2008. the successfully sued him for what's believed to be $65 million. >> all right. you asked him about that lawsuit, you know, hey, look, you have got $65 million. why do you want more? they're appealing it. >> they are. >> let's listen to that exchange. >> you guys sued the company. you settled. the figure's b

what happens to robert depends on the rest of the cast of characters and how the president sees his new team after the midterms. >> anita dunn, marker the washington bureau, i'm coming back, promise. grabbing a train today, anyway. >>> next, we're going to take you inside the european beard and mustache championship, because we know you guys have been wondering what's go on with that. forget soccer. follow us anytime on twitter at chuck todd, savannah guthrie and daily rundown. [ manager ] you know... i've been looking at the numbers, and i think our campus is spending too much money on printing. i'd like to put you in charge of cutting costs. calm down. i know that it is not your job. what i'm saying... excuse me? alright, fine. no, you don't have to do it. ok? [ male announcer ] notre dame knows it's better for xerox to control its printing costs. so they can focus on winning on and off the field. [ manager ] are you sure i can't talk -- ok, no, i get it. [ male announcer ] with xerox, you're ready for real business. [ male announcer ] with xerox, st: itching to geico realis a bird in the handre on worth 2 in the bush? appra

mark yet in golf. but friend chas ka and edoardo molinari would like to change that and this week they've got that rare opportunity. here is jimmy robertst the best der cup championships are those which seem toave a natural, organ it connection. questwood and clarke, best friends. olathoble and volaseros, mentor and pupil. but how can you do any better than a pair that shared krerl boxes as kids and wrestled passionately over the really importa stuff, soccer? >> they're big rivals so, you know, we always argued about football and we still do sometes. >> i think it's just he picked the team that was winning at the time and that was it. ♪ if you're gone to be a square of you ain't going to go nor ♪ >> they say the idea is for a ryder cup team to bond like family, to in essence, become like brothers. of course, if y already are brothers, some of the more delicate issues simple will i don't exist. we tend not to apologize f miss a shot and obviously, not to get mad to the other brother i he misses a shot. >> while it's not unusual for siblings to choose the same path, the intersection of fraternity and excellence is rare. sports has given u

mark. dean doesn't mince words. >> neither does that lady! >> we know where he stands on these films, no question. i got to credit dave and robertnner for the phoenix, arizona storm shots we showed you earlier. if you missed them, they are up at our website, wgntv.com, actually breaking weather. so check it out. storms are out in the rockies tonight. see the purple areas with frost and freeze advisories? lot of the action in the weather out west, shifting at us as we get into early next week and we'll have warmed up and turned a little more humid then. we could brew a couple of thunderstorms in that whole setup for columbus day, but looks now like many hours will be rain-free and we'll see mixed sun. temperatures should be warm this weekend. high pressure in the area, but the fact the isobars have squeezed together means a strong southwest to west wind will take shape tomorrow. the one wild card, see the high north of lake superior? if that comes down saturday it, turns winds off the lake. we still think that's going to happen, but could possibly cool the lake shore areas. the swirl there, you're watching a storm go from a nontr

roberts to found some people behaving badly. >> nbc news read psalms in front of someone's driveway, they're called curved that started to come with the official city markings1999 it it was the official press p d will go with a star in the middle. in 2000 it was as the pt logo with two stars. to get the official city kept the driveway all you have to do is they san francisco come over to hundred $30, or call someone to take it for you. however that that is illegal and must be done by a city curb painter. if you look around the city there plenty of the pt tips in front of homes but are legal to tell the official curb trips from the not so official steps years ago. the official paint fades after a few months. the not so official painted almost never fades. there's another way to tell listen carefully. the city is change the locals the new one has the letters with two stars. before rushing out a call your neighbor cheater there's still some official faded d b t low goes out there. if you or your neighbor are sporting brand- new said of the pt tips on the driveway it's a pretty good chance it's a fake one. if you invested in a brand new set of official curved t

marks. they're running an attack ad against democratic house candidate julie lasa in wisconsin where they tell people to call her and then put her home phone number on the screen. let's turn to robertvocacy group, public citizen. thanks for your time tonight, sir. >> good to be with you. >> the chamber of commerce brand name, a group called the institute for legal reform which opposes lawsuits against big business. and it has another group called the national chamber litigation center which files lawsuits against big government. this would seem to be something of a contradiction. can you explain the dynamic here? >> plain and simple. the chamber of commerce gives hypocrisy a bad name. they think people who are victims of corporate crime and wrongdoing, defective products, dangerous drugs, rip-off contracts, should not have a right to a day in court. they think big business should have a right to use, abuse and misuse courts to block government from enforcing rules to protect all of us. we heard, today in fact, that taxes kill jobs. that regulations kill jobs. and yet somehow in the clinton presidency, that was massive job growth. if the chamber is not really fighting regulation bec

he lost to mark kirk, who held the seat before and is now running for senate. on the right, you have robert dold, political newcomer who owns a pest control company in the chicago area that is pretty well known for exterminator company. he lives in highland park. both have three kids. both make over $100,000 a year, so they are both kind of of the same economic class, but on two different sides of the political spectrum. district that has traditionally sent a republican to congress and voted for a democrat for president. that makes it seem to democrats as if they can take this. this is one of maybe three or four seats in the country that they see as a jump ball where they know they can get back at republicans, even though they may lose 10, 20, 30, or 40 seats across the country otherwise. >> it stretches from the north shore suburbs, very elite, very wealthy, very well-educated suburbs of chicago. it goes a little bit west into some more moderate income suburbs, and then, it stretches for the far north into the more struggling areas that are heavily hispanic and largely for. the mclean town

marking the first time someone has been fired and hired for the same comment. >> the terrorist group al qaeda has come out with an english language magazine. they went with "o" sama magazine. >> robert ad to urge latinos not to vote. >> don't vote this november. don't vote. >> the democrats are now seizing the opportunity with their own ad -- >> on november 2nd, send a message, vote twice. >> and we'll be right back. lord of the carry-on. sovereign of the security line. you never take an upgrade for granted. and you rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i deserve this. [ male announcer ] you do, business pro. you do. go national. go like a pro. that while you may come from the same family... you know, son, you should take up something more strenuous. you have different needs and desires. - i'm reading a book. - what's a book? so we tailor plans for individuals, featuring a range of integrated solutions. - you at your usual restaurant? - son: maybe. see you tomorrow. - stairs? - elevator. to see how our multi-faceted approach... can benefit your multi-generation

mark yet in golf. but friend chas ka and edoardo molinari would like to change that and this week they've got that rare opportunity. here is jimmy robertshose which seem to have a natural, organ it connection. questwood and clarke, best friends. olathoble and volaseros, mentor and pupil. but how can you do any better than a pair that shared krerl boxes as kids and wrestled passionately over the really important stuff, soccer? >> they're big rivals so, you know, we always argued about football and we still do sometimes. >> i think it's just he picked the team that was winning at the time and that was it. ♪ if you're gone to be a square of you ain't going to go nor ♪ >> they say the idea is for a ryder cup team to bond like family, to in essence, become like brothers. of course, if you already are brothers, some of the more delicate issues simple will i don't exist. we tend not to apologize f miss a shot and obviously, not to get mad to the other brother if he misses a shot. >> while it's not unusual for siblings to choose the same path, the intersection of fraternity and excellence is rare. sports has given us the mannings, politics, the

mark. >> federal agencies are investigating widespread errors in four rows were documents. the federal housing administration have launched an investigation robertte the matter. several officials have said over the past week they do not back a nationwide halt. >>officials at the san carlos city manager's office say that the city will outsource its fire services. city officials voted on monday evening, 4-1, giving the go-ahead for the outsourcing of the san carlos fire department. outsourcing its fire services could save the city as much as $2 million. officials at the san carlos city manager's office reported that 24 positions may be absorbed by surrounding fire departments.the options included establishing an independent, restructured fire department or contracting out firefighting services to a larger agency for net savings. moving full include establishing an independent restructured fire department or contracting out to a larger agency the 24 positions in think furloughs and in the fire department may be used up by surrounding a >> province. crews are making progress this week the driver should be aware about a hundred and 5 ft. section that

mark kirk. used to work for -- and the capital in the mortgage finance for commercial. on the right you have robert dole, political newcomer, he owns a pest control company in the chicago area that is pretty well known. he lives in highland park. they both have three kids. they both make over $100,000 a year so they are both of the same economic class but on two different sides of the political spectrum. it is a district that traditionalists and the republicans in congress and boats democrat for president. that makes it seem to democrats that they can take it. one of maybe three or four seats of the country that they literally see as a jump ball that they can get back even though they know they will lose 10 or 20, maybe even 30 or 40 seats across the country otherwise. it stretches from the north shore suburbs, very eat, very wealthy, very well educated suburb of chicago, highland park. it goes a little bit west into some more moderate income suburbs. farett's which is pretty north into more struggling areas like waukegan and north chicago that is heavily hispanic and largely poor. >> town jobs her

roberts talks about currenb tips >>have you ever seen these little red stones in front of people's driveways? they are called curb tips, these little red zones usually come with the official city markingsirca 1999 it was this official sf pd logo with a star in the middle. then in 2000 it was this dpt logo with two stars. to get the official city tips on your driveway all you have to do is pay san francisco a little over 200 dollars. or call someone to paint it for you. however, that method is illegal. it must be done by a city curb painter. if you look around the city there are plenty of dpt curb tips infront of homes. but are they legal to tell the official curb tips for the not so official tips, here is a clue the official paint fades after a few months, the not so official paint almost never fades. and there is another way to tell, listen carefully the city has changed the logos, now of the new one has mta with two stars. now, before you rush out and call your neighbor a cheater there are still some official faded dpt logos out there but if you or your neighbor are sporting a brand new set of dpt tips on your driveway, there is a pretty good chance it is a fake. oh, and one more thi

mark kirk. used to work for -- and the capital in the mortgage finance for commercial. on the right you have robert dole, political newcomer, he owns a pest control company in the chicago area that is pretty well known. he lives in highland park. they both have three kids. they both make over $100,000 a year so they are both of the same economic class but on two different sides of the political spectrum. it is a district that traditionalists and the republicans in congress and boats democrat for president. that makes it seem to democrats that they can take it. one of maybe three or four seats of the country that they literally see as a jump ball that they can get back even though they know they will lose 10 or 20, maybe even 30 or 40 seats across the country otherwise. it stretches from the north shore suburbs, very eat, very wealthy, very well educated suburb of chicago, highland park. it goes a little bit west into some more moderate income suburbs. bennett's which is pretty far north into more struggling areas like waukegan and north chicago that is heavily hispanic and largely poor. >> town job