i am going to be in minnesota. paul ryan was in minnesota tonight. what does it tell you? tie in new hampshire? we have a tie in michigan, we have a tie in minnesota. we are going back to minnesota tomorrow. we have a tie in pennsylvania. >> and wisconsin. >> i will be honest. >> the advantage is usually the incumbent. everybody prefers it is not a tie. in michigan, minnesota erg you know can happen and what the trajectory. remember four years ago barack obama in indiana is driving us crazy. they are going to win on tuesday and it is going to be a great night for everyone that is interested in getting liberty and freedom back in order. >> i would like to see axle rod without his mustache. >> we are going to win, shawn. we are going to have a good night. >> thank you for being with us. coming up we asked obama supporter brichl arvedson if he thinks america is now better off than it was four years ago. bill maher plays the race card. also it is all over twitter racial comments. we are going to play you this his disgusting comments and more. coming up straight ahead. ♪ ♪ ♪ [

is there a battle brewing for minnesota now? >> well, there ought not be.nesota has voted democratic since 1972 because it voted for walter monday dale one of the few states that voted for walter monday dale. it's pretty reliably democratic although republicans have been competitive in state elections. is there a battle brewing? i don't think so. again what the romney campaign is doing is looking for ohio insurance. they have not been running ahead in ohio so they are looking every where they k-minnesota, michigan, pennsylvania to try to find some other state that can replace ohio. >> bill schneider of the third way and emily from "the washington post." appreciate your time. thank you both. >>> the east coast starting to slow a pain staking process of recovering from the devastation of hurricane sandy. new york's staten island one of the areas hardest hit of the storm, 22 of new york's 40 fatalities were on staten island. richard lui has been there for several days now. he joins me this afternoon. richard earlier this week, the congress minnesota that repre

mary's university in minnesota.ll be back shortly with a look at the money-driven moves by college sports teams. but first, this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for your support. and that support helps keep programs like ours on the air.rd program lost thousands of books after hurricane sandy last month. >> brown: finally tonight, the college football season is reaching a climax of rivalries and conference championship games and its basketball season is now underway. but much of the action in college sports these days is away from the field or the court, as schools change affiliations and leagues. in the last 18 months some 30 colleges have made moves. among the most prominent, the university of louisville's departure from the big east to join the atlantic coast conference or a.c.c. and two eastern schools headed to the big ten, traditionally a midwest-based conference: the university of maryland is leaving the a.c.c. and rutgers is departing from the big east. what's g

. >> both sides, sending in their big guns to win minnesota, is that working? it could be another crucial swing state. for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels have been seen with nexium. possible side effects include other serious stomacha, conditions may still exist. talk to your doctor about nexium. neil: all right, i don't know if they are feeling nene or want to be intimidating a number of subsurrogate for robitussin campaign, they feel they will pick up 9 of the 11 big swing states including minnesota. which became which of like out of no -- competitive out of nowhere. it would be very unusual, you because this state i don't know has gone for a republican since richard nixon. that could change. democratic mayor with us. and also dncvice chair, how do you see things going in that general predict on part of obama folks. >> well i was thrilled i heard republican predicting that's would carry minnesota, we love the fact that you spend money, president has done

but how powerful this storm has .een in minnesota and wisconsin. of stops there. in indiana this morning. the time lapse for this morning, started out nice and clear. look at the moon. a beautiful shot in the potomac. skies are nice and sunny this morning. thickenre starting to up, and mostly cloudy skies by the time you drive home. rain moving in across ohio and temperatures ahead of it have been so warm. 67 a reagan national, 66 at dulles,on fredericksburg 75? incredibly warm. look at the drop behind the cold front. minnesota, only 19 in ely. 24 in minneapolis. enjoy this afternoon while you can. hold off until tonight and continue early tuesday morning. sunshine by tomorrow afternoon. much rainfall are we talking about? .25ween25 mewhere inch. well temperatures. the high between 65-70 degrees. 45-50 degrees tonight. 47-day forecast, shareholding on morning, clearing out, and that much colder root of the week. the highs will be below average the 50's. i know you got in an 11th mile run yesterday. >> i can guarantee that as much guarantee your forecast. moving up

mary's university in minnesota.ll be back shortly with a look at the money-driven moves by college sports teams. but first, this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows your public television station to ask for your support. and that support helps keep programs like ours on the air. >> brown: for those stations not taking a pledge break, we take a second look at a story about pediatricians with a new prescription: books. some doctors are testing reading skills as part of their regular examinations. the "newshour's" special correspondent for education, john merrow, has the story. >> hi, how are you. >> tell me shadman's birthday. >> reporter: today, two-year-old shadman uddin is here for his routine check up. his pediatrician, dr. cindy osman, checks his eyes, ears and heart, but that's not all. >> so tell me what kinds of things he says these days? >> juice, water. >> great. does he ever put words together? give me some examples of times he puts words together. >> mommy and umara do this. >> okay, so he's doing gre

. >> both sides, sending in their big guns to win minnesota, is that working? it could be another crucial swing state. [ male announcer ] how can power consumption in china, impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. ro price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. neil: all right, i don't know if they are feeling nene or want to be intimidating a number of subsurrogate for robitussin campaign, they feel they will pick up 9 of the 11 big swing states including minnesota. which became which of like out of no -- competitive out of nowhere. it would be very unusual, you because this state i don't know has gone for a republican since richard nixon. that could change. democratic mayor with us. and also dn

>>> in the past 24 years a couple in minnesota had a lot to cheer for.an find them at nearly every high school varsity football game watching their sons play on the field. as steve hartman reports they recently gave up their post as long time fans. >> reporter: it was cold the night this high school in minnesota played its final football game of the year, cold enough to make your eyes water which is what i thought were happening to these parents. than i got a closer look. i saw she was feeling a lot more than the wind. >> it's been a great run. >> reporter: for them this game marked the end of an era, the end of their rein as two of the longest football parents in america. in the past quarter of a century they have been to countless games, cheering on countless sons. >> how many boys do you have? do you know? that was the easy question. >> 12 boys. >> reporter: 12 boys. 12 football players. spaced out just so that at least one of them has been on every team every year since 1989. 24 straight seasons of knee sprains, grass stains and night games. mom and

today's trivia question, when was the last time minnesota voted for a republican in the presidentialirst correct answer gets a follow friday. before we go to break, vice president biden stopped by david letterman to give the top ten reasons to vote early. here are the ones that came up. >> number six, if you vote early you don't have to pay taxes. >> looking to mingle? find that special someone in the early voting run. >> the number one thing about voting early, ladies and gentlemen. >> honest, don't you want this election over with already? wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than a witch in a broom factory. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> we think today is the day that president obama and governor romney will come closest to each other before election day. they'll be about 100 miles apart on the campaign trail in ohio. the president i

well -- >> you'd rather have me go to minnesota? >> yeah.e so much more family support, and i think that's going to be absolutely critical to your recovery, son. >> but it's just going to be hard because like we talked about before with all my friends there and all my -- all my friends use pretty much. >> yeah, they do. >> except two people. >> yeah, they do. >> it's going to be pretty hard. you already know that. when i switched schools, it's pretty hard. out here i'll have a fresh start. >> it will be hard no matter either way you go. >> it can go either way pretty much. don't want to be shoveling for five years or surfing for five years. i kind of would rather be the other way. >> but you can snowboard. >> i can go snowboard here. >> but i just think that the support is something that is crucial. >> that's true. i want to choose what's best for me when i get out of here. >> yes, whatever is -- >> so far everything has been going well for me in here, just where i was placed. when i feed -- i don't know when i feed the mods, it's totally di

i love being the senator from minnesota. that's my job. >> others are talking about it. anyway, thank you. >> that's very kind. >> congratulations, senator klobuchar of minnesota. a great state which i know a bit about. thank you. >>> let's go now to amy sullivan of "the new republic." amy, in your column in these -- about these two men, you wrote about mourdock and akin. you said they lost because they each made the mistake of trying to explain an increasingly common position by republican office holders, including paul ryan. it's not unusual for gop politicians to oppose rape exceptions, but they haven't had to defend that, at least not on a big stage. when forced to explain themselves, it's not their words that alienate voters, but the idea of forcing women to carry to term a pregnancy that began in rape. as long as opposition to rape exceptions remains a mainstream exception, the gop abortion position for republican office holders, the gop abortion problem is here to stay. you know, i just keep thinking, here is a party that's building its future on this sort of subj

minnesota. >> a good day's work. >> a good day for kathy gifford. >> minnesota.t an interesting -- i think minnesota gives us 45 million turkeys a year, that's a quarter of all the turkeys that are raised every year. >> good info. back across to kath. >> from the party town of austin, texas, which football team has played every thanksgiving since 1934, pittsburgh steelers, detroit lions, green bay packers or dallas cowboys? >> hmm. i'm gonna have to go with the green bay packers on this one. >> you would be wrong. >> oh, my gosh. this is pretty astonishing. everybody has been wrong. the correct answer, detroit lions. >> hard not to say cowboys from the lone star state. >>> it is actually the detroit lions when they moved from ohio to detroit to join the nfl, it was their first thanksgiving game, had one ever since. . wow. good info. back across to cath. >> from bedford, pennsylvania, according to the national retail federation, how many shoppers hit the stores last year? 55 million, 107, 226 or 459 million? >> oh, c. [ ding ] >> yay! >> there is a sigh of relief

they're going to say we're going for minnesota and make people excited about it. but they're not going to win. >> jennifer: joe interesting to me, you had colin powell ad go up today. i want to play a little bit for our viewers. >> housing is starting to pick up. the president saved the auto industry. and the actions he's taken with respect to protecting us from terrorism have been very, very solid. and so i think we ought to keep on the track that we're on. >> jennifer: so before i ask you about the track we're on, you know, he puts up this ad by a former republican. you have another former republican endorsing him today which is mayor bloomberg. you have him standing next to chris christie. this aura of bipartisanship, very interesting huh? >> oh, yeah. at this point it's all -- this is all people jumping on the bandwagon if you will. the endorsements of these people won't go -- >> jennifer: really? >> colin powell endorsed him four years ago. the blue thing helps but bloomberg was a democrat for many years. >> jennifer: you're drowning it man. >> a bucket of co

minnesota, its politics are interesting.n it comes to issues of inclusion, the racial disparities are so deeply published the fact they defended marriage equality there is -- @>> you lost the death penalty initiative in california, which a lot of people have organized around. >> but we also saw that we could come -- the line >> overturn the death penalty. >> that's right. it came closer than many people thought was possible. this raises the question whether or not when it comes to the doctrine of life, are they willing to go as far in the death penalty as they are in trying to end abortion? y're really willing to die in on the issue of the death penalty, then we could get rid of this much quicker. that is sort of what was not talked about in california. they held back more than they should have. we hope they'll not take a hard look -- we hope it will look at r responsibility to get this country beyond a punishment that every pope has support. in minnesota, we defeated strict photo id on the ballot. that is very important bec

in 2008, minnesota had a turnout of 77.8%. than 16 points higher than the national average was that year. of the ten states with the highest voter turnout in 2008, all but two went for obama. the exceptions, alaska and missouri. republicans hoping to pick up several senate seats tonight and keep control of the house. democrats and independents who caucus with them currently hold a 53-47 seat majority. perhaps the best chance for a republican gain in nebraska, bob kerry who served as governor and senator in the past looks to defend the seat held by ben nelson. if kerrey loses, they're expected to control every congressional and statewide office in nebraska. republicans likely to lose a seat in maine ar king considered the favorite to replace olympia snow. in connecticut, former wrestling executive, linda mcmahon pursuing a seat for the second election cycle. reports show that mcmahan spent over $42 million of her own money on this race. a quinnipiac poll shows her trailing murphy. >>> in the state of virginia, former democratic

minnesota gets a 3-yard run from kirkwood.n less than 3 minutes left, the illini had third and inches. they lose the football. minnesota recovers and that was the ballgame. the gophers punched in an insurance t.d. gophers win 17-3. beckman and illini 2-8 overall. with heavy rain in the forecast, the running game could tell the stories as the bears meet the texans tomorrow night at soldier field. houston is also the top matched running back in foster, he ranks fifth in the nfl in rushing. >> patient he understands their running game their running style. it fits him well. when you look at a lot of the old denver broncos whether they were running the ball like crazy, it's a lot like that. a lot like that. >> and sources in los angeles say the lakers coaching job is phil jackson's if he wants to take it and finally, proof again that the cameras catch everything on the sidelines. just ask jay cutler. tommy tubberville appears to slap one of the assistants in the head in a fit of anger. tubberville gets carried away hit set flies of

team romney is looking to make a dent in states like michigan, pennsylvania, and minnesota, that were previously not in play. the obama camp is calling out those efforts. >> i will shave off my mustache of 40 years if we lose any of those three states. >> as for the president, he will resume campaigning while monitoring sandy relief efforts. he will embark on a whirlwind swing state tour this weekend, going to ohio, wisconsin, iowa, virginia, new hampshire, florida, and colorado. everything that really matters in this race. i'm joined by bob shrum tonight, professor of public policy at nyu and contributor to "the daily beast." is it over? what do you think? >> well, you know, it's not over until they count the votes, but if you look at the structure of the race, the president has so many more ways to 270 than romney does. romney's momentum, if it ever existed, and, you know, he was led into the race by the first debate, slowed after the second debate, stopped, and now when you go through these polls, it looks like it's reversing again. you know what, david axelrod says he'll shave his

endorsements in minnesota for his first campaign and is also highly respected by his colleagues on bothaisle because he does not fight for his place for the national media spotlight. he is known for a hard-working committee member. that is right. the only stand-up comedian is regarded as a serious man of the senate and minnesota voters now know that al franken did not did that so that he could get on tv more. and i have no doubt that they are going to reward him for that. when he runs for re-election. al franken was laboring under a rare burden when he became a freshman senator. he was more famous than almost every senator there. imagine how much better he was able to get along with his colleagues when they realized he was never going to take their seat on "meet the press" or any show they wanted to be on. by the time i privately advised senator franken, the special burden on freshman senators who are already famous has been handled well by most of them. danielle patrick monahan had been on the cover of new york. he had experience to know that his new colleagues feared he would steal th

minnesota goes for president obama.rizona, winner will be mitt romney, 11 electoral votes in arizona. we project arizona going for mitt romney, so where does that stand? leave us in the race to 270 electoral votes needed to be elected president. right now, mitt romney has 169. barack obama, 157. a lot of yellow states still out there those yellow states are states we have not been able to make projections. we're getting ready for more projections, though, at the top of the hour. anderson. >> watching a slew of battleground states too close to call. and polls close soon on the west coast. biggest electoral prize of the night, california, on the line. a lot of drama. we'll take you to the behind the scenes action ahead. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest

and then the last one we're projecting at minnesota, the presidential race in the state of minnesotacall as the polls have closed just in the last few minutes. now states where the polls have closed in the last couple of hours virginia one of the first to close, two hours ago now, 38% of all precincts are reporting. mitt romney with a lead but it is too close to call. ohio where many of the analysts prior to the day said ohio might decide the nation, ohio, the president -- part of the president's midwest firewall, ohio, the state that no republican has ever won or ever lost and then won the white house, ohio right now too close to call with 55 to 43 for the president at this moment. north carolina and it's 15 electoral votes up for grab. a lot of precincts are reporting. 61% since north carolina closed their polls at 7:30 eastern time. it is way too close to call in the state of north carolina and florida. 72% of all precincts are reporting. more than 6.2 million votes are already counted and fda is as close as it can be. fewer than 21,000 votes separating this in that massive state

i can also see minnesota getting close. but i can't see the republican get the last one or two porsage points. yo percent points. you have to look at the history of the states. night poll way markin of error of three or four or 5% on any given day. there's more stability to this system than we're acknowledging. >> schieffer: you said in the battlegrounds-- where do you see the battleground states? >> i see florida going to romney. although, i've got to say, romney is closer to losing florida than obama is close to losing ohio. now that tells you something. i think north carolina is romney's. i think, as i said, wis consin, ohio, and iowa are all going to go to obama. new hampshire is tight as a tick, it colorado is tight as a tick, nesad is obama's. and there we are. the rest aren't competitive. >> i would say this. as we look at this on election night early on, even if these states are close, even if obama wins a pennsylvania, minnesota, michigan, we may not know that right away because they're really close. i think they o

minnesota stayed ahead thanks to golden state's turnovers. week by harrison barnes. curry to barnes and this guy can fry. warriors outscore minnesota in the 4th quarter. stephen curry scores 20. warriors win, 96-85. klay morning to led golden state with 21 points. >>> stanford's men's basketball team finished off a tough road-trip in the bahamas, but they will come back with nothing more than a nice tan. cardinals faced minnesota in the battle for atlantis tournament. this game was tied 66-66 when andre hollins recovers for the gophers. mustn't beats stanford 69-66 and cardinals lose two of three and cardinals lose two of three games in the bahamas you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. and cardinals lose two of three games in the bahamas ah! woof! some things will. save up to 15% on an ikea kitchen. some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. save up to 15% on an ikea kitchen. on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more

very big ad buy much bigger than the obama campaign and even talking a little how the fact that minnesota could be into play and the president was in wisconsin, and close to campaign in iowa, places where he should, you think he would have locked up. do you take this expansion of the field seriously? >> yeah, and i think that this is part of the momentum argument for romney, now, you've had the obama campaign desperately trying to tamp that down saying it's not true, it's not real. the reality is what you've seen since the denver debate is mitt romney pulling ahead in a lot of now, that momentum has slowed down a little bit in some of these very hard fought swing states like ohio and virginia, where the president is now throwing a lot of resources, but that's the story, is that has continued in other areas, like pennsylvania, minnesota, michigan, wisconsin. and the fact that you are going to have both romney and rhein in separate occasions in pennsylvania this weekend, suggest that they take this seriously. you don't go to a state and two days before an election unless you think there's p

same-sex marriage measures will be on ballots in maine, minnesota, maryland and washington. if any of the measures are successful for gays and lesbians couples it will be the first time it is legalized by a popular vote. maine could be the first. those in minnesota will vote on whether or not to ban guam gay marriage but allow civil unions. tuesday's election will be the first time voters dialed in. >> that was jr stone. six states and washington, d.c. legalized same-sex marriage. and a reminder, kron 4 news will have live coverage on election night, starts at 8:00 p.m. tuesday night and stay updated on www.kron.com as well as our facebook and twitter feeds. >>> it was an unusually warm day today. temperatures record breaking. 79 degrees at sfo. same in oakland, san jose, and santa rosa. 84 degrees. which was higher than the previous records. it was warm today and we have another warm day tomorrow. clear skies over night. fog is responsible near the coast line. sunny and warm tomorrow but changes later this week. what you can expect coming up. >>> new tonight at 11:00 three

and minnesota are. it doesn't make sense that pennsylvania and florida are in play. i think everything is up for grabs right now and i think, personally, it is a mistake for romney to go to pennsylvania it will turn up the democratic vote in philadelphia, so, i don't quite understand that part of their strategy. i do think that florida and virginia are in play and that is stunning. for me, that obama people think they have a shot at those two states. >>chris: you saw the list of swing states in nine of the 12 states, obama leads by one to five points over romney in real clear politics average. it seems there are three possibilities: the polls are wrong. two, romney's ground game will beat the difference, the margin in the polls. or obama will win. any feelings in bright: we have so much polling data that you can construct a scenario for any of the three possibilities you mention and probably a couple of others. the wisdom is trending to obama win along what karl rove and his team pulled off for presiden

we are keeping a close eye on this race out of minnesota. back to you. >> jummy thanks. let's go now to virginia, where democrat tim kaine is waking up with the title senator-elect. he received more than 50% of the vote in his battle against republican george allen. shortly after this race was called in his favor, kaine spoke to his supporters in richmond. >> tonight proves that it's the number of people who stand with you, not 9 number of zeroes behind the -- not the number of zeroes behind the check that decide elections in the united states of america. >> we honestly and vigorously advocated our principles and offered a clear vision for the future. we sought to reinvigorate the spirit of our country. >> the former governors fought a costly battle for the seat now held by retiring democrat, jim we results in maryland now, voters said yes to ballot question six. >> the measure approving same-sex marriage passed with 52% of the vote. ballot question seven, the measure to expand gambling also passed with 52% of the vote. john gonzalez continues our vote 2012 team coverage

one of those members will be senator amy klobuchar of minnesota who is coming off a big win tuesday night. senator, thank you, and congratulations. you're one of those people that people dare not run against, i guess. anyway, what do you make of the fact -- just the whole women's thing and the way women now tend to be democrats. you see it in california. we have two senators who are women in washington state, and new york, of course, you have a woman senator now and in the northeast. in fact, i think you've got 17 democratic women now, right? >> well, we do. we have -- we're going to have 20 women senators, which is incredible. the american public in this election, chris, sent us a binder full of women, and so we're excited to have this many women in the senate, and the women, as you know, are a cordial bunch across party lines. we have dinner every other month in the strom thurmond room, which is somewhat ironic. >> no, he liked women. i understand he liked women. >> let's not go there, chris. but in any case, i think what we know is that the american public wanted to see more problem so