this move to michelle ng obama's father's side of the family, michelle obama's and and this is steveohnson, the first lady's great-grandmother who traveled to four cities, she was a sharecropper's daughter born in 1879 and somewhere along the way she decided she did not want anything to do with the farming life and she was one of the first of michele obama's and sisters to set site on chicago in 1908. this is her husband who was a minister who also lived in chicago. this is the first lady's great great grandmother, and she arrived in illinois some time in the 1860s. the first lady describes herself as a south side girl but the family had no idea their roots in illinois go that far back. if you look at mary, you will understand why the family story says she was part cherokee. she obviously has a mixed lineage but i was never able to establish for sure whether that was true. this is the first lady's grandfather, a mislabeled slide, who left south carolina and arrive in chicago around 1931. this is millvinia, the owner of millvinia's brother. this is a photo, this is an amazing coat, th

relationship in his life, with the possible exception of his relationship with his own wife, michelle obama. >> host: does he have any direct contact with the president? >> guest: no. no contact. after obama won the presidency, the reverend right told me that he sent him a note congratulating him on achieving his amibition, as he put it. and that he didn't expect a note to get to him directly so he gave it to a neighbor of obama, who the reverend wright now to hand-deliver it, and he doesn't know to this day whether that note was deliver. >> host: who is steve rogers who you also interview from chicago. >> guest: a professor at the kellogg school of management at northwestern university. >> host: what was his connection with president obama? >> guest: like many african-american businessmen and leaders, whom i interviewed, he was early -- he was an early backer and supporter of obama. after obama lost a congressional primary to bobby rush in 2000, rush is the former black panther but now congressman. he was deeply in debt. he went around looking for people to donate money to his cause. and s

michelle obama is with him in des moines, so is bruce springsteen. it is the third state they visited today. we're waiting for president obama to take the stage any moment. we'll bring that to you live. as well as governor romney when he takes the stage at his rally tonight. voter turnout could be affected by the states hit hardest by the storm sandy. one week ago tonight, sandy knocked out power in the northeast. about a million people in the region are still waiting for power. thousands have been displaced from their homes. probably tens of thousands. the loss and damage sandy left in its wake is immense. its affects still unfolding. tomorrow, secretary of homeland security janet napolitano is going to travel to nassau, suffolk county long island. they feel like they have not gotten the attention they need. in new jersey tomorrow, people will be allowed to vote by e-mail or fax. earlier today, the governor of new york, despite the scramble to make it easier to vote, an obvious question that remains, in areas hardest hit, can voters focus on the elec

first lady, michelle obama.her every move, whether it was planting the white house garden or teaching us how to dougy. we have all become well-versed in the michelle obama of first ladyhood. it didn't follow the hillary clinton model putting her ivy league degrees behind promoting policy or the traditional model of first ladies who, let's face it, have tended not to move around so much. michelle obama has carved out a unique way of being first lady, simply being herself. remember her official white house photo. what you might most recall about it are, two things unlike any portrait of any first lady before and after. her left and right arms. welcome to the gun show. you will see something more remarkable. right there in the room with her looking out over her well-toned left shoulder is president obama thomas jefferson. by picking this back drop, the first lady also brought into the room another part of white house history where women like her were treated like property instead of people. there she stands on the

meeting face to face, kissing babies, this is what the guy stands for. >> michelle obama has just been be the obama campaign's last event of this campaign. it will be her final speech of this campaign. she will introduce her husband, the president of the united states for what will be his final campaign speech as a candidate. this is history. >> i love you, from the bottom of my heart. and i'm thrilled to be here with all of you. the but we have to give some love up for bruce springsteen. for months i have heard his songs played at our rallies, but i have to say there's nothing like seeing the boss in person. he has just been tremendous, he and his family and his team, they've been amazing. so we want to thank bruce for everything he's done for us. and more than anything else, i want to thank you all for being here tonight. as you know, this is a pretty emotional time for us, because this is the final event of my husband's final campaign. so this is the last time that he and i will be on stage together at a campaign rally. and that's why we wanted to come here to iowa tonight. because

when michelle obama speaks and president obama speaks, we'll bring that to you live., though, i mean, we just heard that paul ryan has added campaign events tomorrow. does it make you nervous that your candidate is not out on the trail? >> yeah, he's in illinois, you have iowa, wisconsin -- he's on air force one, he can play basketball on the plane. get him back out there. >> we were on call with the campaign, with the obama campaign about that earlier today, the question was asked. one of their answers is, this is their plan, and they're concentrating on getting voters to the polls, you can't turn the secret service around that quickly. >> that's right. >> the president deserves a m l mulligan on this one. it's the last day -- >> well, you -- >> it's the last day, what difference does it make. he wants to be down, let him be down. >> from the campaign today, you had a lot of people scratching their heads this morning, why are you in florida when everyone's thinking you're going to win florida. now they're in virginia and ohio tomorrow. is it because the romney campai

talking about michelle obama and ann romney. tom fitzgerald is in the web center. the role of spouse changeed for decades and changing again. they're not talking husbands but policy. >> and that is not that longing on that a spouse was basically relegated in their appearances to women's -- women's political clubs and that is a distant memory these days. both of these women, michelle obama and ann romney are out there talking policy and enjoying huge crowds made up of both men and women. they can be their own step in the first step along forming a political career of their own. they have the skills and have been on display as recently as today. romney in columbus, ohio, and the first lady speaking in jacksonville. >> we believe that the truth matters. and you don't take shortcuts and gain the system. finally, we believe in keeping our priorities straight we know good and well that cutting sesame street is no way to balance our budget. we know better than that. >> and this is a special day for me today. this is my last day. for doing my came -- on my own. for whateve

>> knock. >>> in the final weeks leading up to today, election day, first lady michelle obama and annhan their husbands. that's no surprise. >> no kidding. they're not the ones elected. that's a bogus number. exhausted and emotional, in the final hours, both relied heavily on the candidates' wives. abc's sharyn alfonsi reports on their workload. >> reporter: for michelle obama and ann romney, it is the end of a long grueling road. >> it's an emotional day for me because i wish i could tell you what i've learned. >> reporter: they've been there every step of the way from the photo-ops -- >> may i introduce to you. >> reporter: -- to the stump speeches. >> this is our time. >> reporter: -- to the conventions. >> michelle, i love you so much. what a lucky man i am. >> ann would have succeeded at anything she wanted to do. >> reporter: both women displaying equal parts charm. >> i love you so much. >> reporter: and steely endurance. >> we have been in so many of your communities. >> reporter: michelle obama's been a key fund raiser campaigning at 191 events. >> it sound like you are fired

. >>> do you recognize the dress michelle obama wore for last night? she's worn the dress two times before. and believe it or not it's actually a move that's earning her rave reviews. that's our hot topic tonight. we want to know if you're a fan of this move. find us on facebook and we want to know about how you feel about michelle obama wearing the same dress again over in public. >>> picture this. you've been told you have to get out, get out of your home in ten minutes. >> that's not long. in fact that's how long abc2news has been on the air now. what do you take with you? important documents? >>> it's a question that people have faced with severe weather in recent weeks. charley crowson works with you tonight. >> it's been a week since sandy destroyed homes and neighborhoods and thousands with no where to go. and it's the pleas that are often the most heartbreaking. >> we have nothing. >> reporter: while the peak of the storm missed maryland by just 100 miles we're just as vonnerrable to disaster here large and small. to give yourself the best chan

abc's sharyn alfonsi reports on their workload. >> reporter: for michelle obama and ann romney, it isme, because i were i could tell you what i learned. >> reporter: they have been there every step of the way from the photo-ops. >> may i introduce to you. >> to the stump speeches. >> this is our time. >> reporter: to the conventions. >> michelle, i love you so much. what a lucky man i am. >> ann would have succeeded at anything she wanted to do. >> reporter: both women displaying equal parts charm. >> i love you so much. >> reporter: and steely endurance. >> we have been in so many of your communities. >> reporter: michelle obama's been a key fund raiser campaigning at 191 events. >> it sound like you are fired up and ready to go. >> reporter: ann romney a regular on the trail too. just this weekend appearing in five swing states, exhausted, and emotional time. >> that is amazing to walk in and have this kind of emotion come to us. it makes me believe we can win colorado. >> reporter: throughout the campaign both women have tried to show voters the other side of their husband. >> what

and first lady michelle obama went head to head with ann romney with her cookie recipe. and here to see if the white and chocolate beat out the m and m trees is rodney scrugs. he's head chef at occidental grill and seafood. thanks for being with us. how did this contest unfold, how did you decide who was the winner? >> what we basically did is start 10 weeks ago. we took family circle. what they do is they brought the recipes, and then we decide to have a little bit of fun with it and go ahead and involve the first lady or the first lady-to-be with their cookie recipes. so anyone that would come to the occidental, both lunch and dinner, inside and outside on our patio would receive one romney cookie and one obama cookie. >> and we have the cookies on the plate. what do we -- what was in the michelle obama cookie and what was in the ann romney cookie? >> what we have, michelle obama cookie is a white and dark chocolate chip with walnuts and mint andes candy in there. and then in ms. mitt romney's cookie -- what is in ms. romney's cookie is peanut butter and m and ms and r

from michelle obama. that dictates how they behave. >> jennifer: thank you so much michael. oh florida you are so close why don't you just on board, and we'll all start the party tuesday night. ♪ >> jennifer: let's take a closer look at one of the swing states where polls are showing president obama gaining, a new, very slight edge but gaining nonetheless and that's in florida. as of today the president is up by one point there, that's according to a new poll out today. romney was up as recently as this weekend. and a week ago republicans had a significant advantage in mail in ballots. but when early voting started last week there were lines around the block. >> we cut the typical advantage the republicans have by about 85% going into saturday the start of early vote. over 48 hours, we blew the doors off of early voting in 48 hours and took the advantage that republicans had and eliminated it. six days of early voting gone. >> jennifer: that is such great news. and as of today here is where early voting s

but michelle obama has come out and thanked supporters for everything they've done for her during this campaign and again as you see some of the images of folks in chicago waiting for the president to come out, many people getting on twitter and on facebook to express their opinions about how this election is playing out. as we see some of it although the commentary come in tonight. a lot of celebration, a lot of people are saying they are happy they got the chance to express their opinion. there's the other side, some folks not so happy about it. other folks just happy with the way the process works. others we've even seen some comments about the electoral college. wanting to revisit how the united states handles the elections. some of those issues playing out on social media. just an incredible outpouring of commentary on social media like we've never seen before. you have to consider the fact that twitter launched back in 2006. there was some of that going on in 2008. but it is just risen to this fever pitch that we've been seeing even during the first debate there were about 10 mil

that's first lady michelle obama presenting the representatives with a national arts and humanities youtham reward. it was chose en from a pool of organizations. it chooses students to help them create cultural programs from national public radio and more. thank you for trusting us. we'll see you the next time news breaks. our coverage continues with the 10:00 news and tonight with the chb says just surpassed alcohol as the number one reason drivers are arrested for dui. we're always here for you. tmz is up next on tv 36. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow, you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah blah blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no. we had to watch movies in the den because that's where the tv outlet was. and if dad was snoring on the couch, we muscled through it. is she for real? your generation has it made. [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver only from at&t u-verse. get a free wireless receiver with a qualifying u-verse plan. rethink possible.

a group of bay area kids being honored by first lady michelle obama. >> the next award goes to youth radio. >> students in oakland watch a live feed of first lady michelle obama awarding youth radio with the national arts and humanities youth program award. it is one of just a dozen after school arts programs recognized from across the country. >> i think youth radio has been doing amazing work for years and years. it's really great that we're finally getting recognized for the work that we do for this community. >> the program has helped to groom young journalists, fosters budding musicians and helps many kids find their niche in the media world. it's cool to hear. >> you said you were listening to them? >> yeah, they have them on local radio. >> very nice. good luck to all you youngsters out there. good luck to you, mike inouye, telling us what's happening on the road. >> thank you, thank you, thank you very much. my wife has worked with some folks from youth radio. outstanding group of folks. we're looking over to the san mateo bridge crossing the bay, outstanding group of folks h

you are watching michelle obama, the final rally for her husband in des moines iowa. we'll be going there live in a moment. we'll be live here in columbus, but first we want to listen to the first lady. >> the dreams of all americans. and the more i thought about it, the more i knew in my heart that i was describing barack. i knew he could be that president. and for four years, that's exactly what he's done. he has stayed true to himself and with your help he's worked day after day to make this country better to move it forward. he's rescued our economy from the brink of collapse. saved the auto industry. he's passed historic health reform, ended the war in iraq. he's fought so women get equal pay and students can afford college. he's fought for our seniors so they can retire with dignity, and our veterans, so they can get the benefits they earned and the respect they deserve. for four years, barack has been fighting to give every single one of us a fair shot at that great american dream. no matter what we look like or where we come from, or who we lo love. and for fo

you are watching michelle obama, the final rally for her husband in des moines iowa. we'll be going there live in a moment. we'll be live here in columbus, but first we want to listen to the first lady. >> the dreams of all americans. and the more i thought about it, the more i knew in my heart that i was describing barack. i knew he could be that president. and for four years, that's exactly what he's done. he has stayed true to himself and with your help he's worked day after day to make this country better to move it forward. he's rescued our economy from the brink of collapse. saved the auto industry. he's passed historic health reform, ended the war in iraq. he's fought so women get equal pay and students can afford college. he's fought for our seniors so they can retire with dignity, and our veterans, so they can get the benefits they earned and the respect they deserve. for four years, barack has been fighting to give every single one of us a fair shot at that great american dream. no matter what we look like or where we come from, or who we love. and for four

first lady michelle obama is expected to speak any minute now in southern ohio.at live pictures right now. looks like a gymnasium of the university auditorium there. we'll take you there as soon as michelle obama enters. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. >>> it is indeed crunch time for the presidential candidates. election day is just three days uz way, and both campaigns are making a final push in the battleground states. mitt romney wrapped up a rally in dubuque, iowa. earlier, he was in new hampshire and later he makes two stops in colorado. president obama was in ohio, then he's in wisconsin and iowa and he ends the day in virginia. now to the latest on the aftermath of superstorm sandy. gas is now being rationed in 12 counties in new jersey in an effort to cut down on wait times. people there have been waiting in very long lines for miles and for hours to gas up their cars and get fuel for generators. >> i was in line at three gas stations. they all cl

for michelle obama it's the end of a long road. >> it's an emotional day for me.ish i can tell you what i've learned. on the road. >> they've been there every step of the way. from photo op, to speeches... to the conventions. >> michelle, i love you so much. what a lucky man i i am. >> ann would have succeeded at anything she would have wanted to do. >> both women displaying equal parts charm, and endurance. >> we've been in so many of the communities. >> michelle obama in a key fund-raiser campaigning in 191 events. and just this weekend romney appearing in five states. >> this is amazing to have this kind of emotion come to us. it makes me believe we can win colorado. >> both women tried to show voters the other side of their husbands.. >> what does mitt wear to bed? the best answer is as little as possible. >> good answer. >> first debate on your 20th wedding anniversary. >> go, figure. >> there is a wedding photo. you look the same. >> yes. >> he's a lot more gray. they have been praised for wit skpin tell jens and wise fashion showses -- choices. now, many sa

president barack obama and first lady michelle obama is already back home in chicago and they will be watching the election returns come in from there. coming up, we will have an election day guide to the key moments of when the results are expected to come in. >>> right now both democrats and republicans here in the bay area are trying a last ditch effort to get out and cast their votes. here is more on who they are targeting. tara? >>> we are here at the democratic campaign headquarters, these are some volunteers. they came here to where it says sign in and they will be calling in the key battleground states. they are given a guide as to what it should say and there is some tables set up and they will making phone calls from there. we all know virginia, florida and ohio are a lot of swing voters and they want to make sure we encourage swing voters. after all we saw how every vote was important in 2000. >> they are hearing from a lot of folks. >> they want to get them out the door and make sure they hit the polling areas. >> exactly this is an important election. >> reporter: now las

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fflorida >> la florida sigue siendo una parada obligada, ayer mitt romney visitó la universidad y michelle obama, sino que estos también motiven a amigos . >> la campaña de mitt romney dice que entra en la recta final con confianza . >> compitiendo en estados que consideran que votan por el presidente . >> reconocen que el estado del sol es importante, esta imagen bipartidista donde recorre las calles con el gobernador pudo haber ayudado al primer mandatario, muchos republicanos critican que el gobernador felicite a el presidente de los estados unidos barack obama por el desastre. >> sin embargo no pensamos que el ciclon cambie la ña >> analistas dicen que son pocos los indecisos, se trata de quién mueva los simpatizantes a las urnas . >> vfamos a ver el mapa electoral para ver los cuatro estados indecisos, el presidente de los estados unidos barack obama lleva según las encuesta ventaja en los estados en pantalla, que nos deja colorado, ohio, virginia y florida para llega alos 270, mitt romney tendrai que lelgar a los cuatro, a el presidente de los estados unidos barack obama le basta que gane

for michelle obama and ann romney, it's a long grueling road. >> it's an emotional day for me because>> reporter: they've been there every step of the way from the photo ops. >> may i introduce to you -- >> reporter: to some speeches. >> this sour time. >> reporter: to the convention speeches. >> michelle, i love you so much, what a lucky man i am. >> ann would have succeeded at anything she wanted to do. >> reporter: more more than a year, both women displaying equal parts charm. >> -- love you so much. >> reporter: and steely endurance. >> we've been in so many of your communities. >> reporter: michelle obama has campaigned at 191 events. >> it sounds like you're fired up and ready to go. >> reporter: and romney has been there, too. this this weekend appearing in five states. >> it's amazing to have this kind of emotion come to us. it makes me believe we can win colorado. >> reporter: throughout the campaign, both women have tried to show voters the other side of their husbands. >> and what does mitt wear to bed? [ laughter ] >> i think the best answer is as little as possible. >> w

in the last hour we showed you a tweet from ann romney and first lady michelle obama has been reaching out and we can see what she said. she tweeted this. all of our hard work these past 18 months comes down to what happens right now she says. let's not leave anything to chance. now some of these tweets are written by campaign staffers but this one was actually signed with michelle obama's initials which is to indicate that she wrote it herself. now in the last hour, over on the gop side chairman of the republican party here in california. tom ballacarro seemed happy from the east coast results. expect a long night for california propositions. we want you to talk to us this election night and would like to hear from you. you can join the conversation by going to facebook.com/ktvu or find us on tweeter@ktvu. you can use the hatch tag, ktvu 2012 for that election conversation that we will be having tonight. >>> we are continuing to track the latest election results, especially the results coming in, in some of the key states including virginia, florida and ohio. the presidential election

who have grown in lovely young women out of the public idea to credit to michelle obama's mother who done that. coming out of it. where does president obama go from here? a lot of things are said never election. whereas mitt romney's speech was so gracious last night, president obama's left me a little flat. though i think everyone can feel that emotion with all the applauding. interesting to me that republicans, one of the things we talked about in the primary was republicans are going to have to win the independent vote. romney and all the polls, winning the independent vote. it turns out after america votes, that democrats don't even need to go for the independent vote anymore. if president obama wants to achieve big things he has the reach across aisle. president bush when he won in 2004, comes out of that after he won a device i victory like president obama. he tried to do two major things. social security reform and immigration reform. on both of those things, his own party in particular did not help him get it done. so president obama, i'm sure figure out some way to go across

. >>> la florida es una parada obligada, romney visitÓ la universidad de miami y michelle obama estuvoos a su vez motiven a amigos y familiares a ir a las naurs. >>> ahora compitiendo en minnesota, pennsylvania, estados que se consideraban que iban a votar por el presidente. >>> reconocen que el estado del sol es decisivo, esta imagen del presidente obama recorriendo las calles de nueva jersey con uno de sus mÁs acÉrrimos enemigos polÍticos pudo haber ayudado al primer mandatario, muchos republicanos criticaron que el hombre haya apoyado a obama. >>> el ciclÓn no va a cambiar la dinÁmica fundamental de la campaÑa. >>> son pocos los indecisos, se tratarÁ de quien logre movilizar mÁs simpatizantes, univisiÓn. >>> ustedes lo han visto en la campaÑa electoral, romney y obama se han hecho acusaciones falsas o exageradas, las vamos a analizar. >>> las remesas de mexicanos a su paÍs cayeron a su nivel mÁs bajo en tres aÑos. mÚltiples mentiras se han dicho en la campaÑa actual, romney dijo en el Último debate que el presidente empezÓ su mandato con una gira para pedir disculpas, consideran una

. >>> la llegÓ la navidad a la casa blanca, mÍchel obama pasÓ revista a las decoraciones, el tema serÁe la conocida publicaciÓn, no hay definidos nombres latinos, pero sÍ la imagen de los indocumentados. >>> los inmigrantes emergieron de la sombra, y figuran para personaje del aÑo que otorga times, un reconocimiento que recibieron personajes de la talla de martin luther king, aÍi como el papa juan pablo i i. >>> no me sorprende. >>> pablo alvarado fue nombrado por times como una de las 25 personas mÁs influyentes de estados unidos, el acredita el movimiento de los estudiantes dreamers, como el motor que activÓ a la comunidad hispana. >>> desafiaron a alguaciles, son personas que han puesto su vida en la lÍnea, por la lucha por la justicia, entonces, no hay otro sector en estados unidos que tenga esa pasiÓn por un cambio. >>> al grito de indocumentados sin medio hicieron una protecciÓn temporal a su deportaciÓn, y tambiÉn activÓ el voto hispano y fue determinante para la reelecciÓn de obama. >>> hubo campaÑas que pedÍan que si no quieres votar, por lo menos votas porque me afectÁquien g

he's somebody that michelle obama softens supporters.t's women and her more extreme positions on issues. or republicans. there are a lot of republicans who look fondly on bill clinton. if clinton is validating this other guy, he might be my kind of democrat. >> great to have you with us tonight. thanks so much for joining us. coming up, katie perry helps president obama get out the vote in wisconsin. ruth khanna will join us and get an update on voting in the badger state. stay state of the unioned, this is "the ed show" live from democracy plaza in new york city. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. with head & shoulders? since before jeans were this skinny... since us three got a haircut. since my first twenty-ninth birthday. [ fema

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