and john robers and standing by in pensacola, florida. with edhenry in new hampshire with the president. john, what can you tell us about the mood and atmosphere out there. >> good american afternoon to you uma. 8000 people here. not like he's worried about winning the counties. everything in the panhandle is solidly republican. but what he is doing in pensacola is get out the vote. turn out the heat and numbers of voters and get coverage in the other counties where he is softer. and three city stop in florida and kissime. and orlando lakes north of tampa and traveling back and forth in the i-four corridor and taking the state of florida. he is ahead by a couple of points. but you can't take it for granted here in florida. at this speech, he will build on the themes he talked about everything. he is adopting a lot of what president obama was saying. big change is needed from the next administration and because there was a huge military presence egegland air force base and pensacola naval station, he would talk about the potential defense

pensacola.chanting] romney romney romney romney romney romney romney romney, romney, romney, romney, romney. >> you guys -- [cheers and applause] >> well, we are going to win this. you know that. we're going to win. yeah. thank you to senator marco rubio for introducing me today, and thank you to the next united states senator from florida, connie mack. we got to get him in that senate. i want to thank also congressman miller for being here, and i have to tell you how much fun it is to be back in pensacola and that's a welcome like none other. thank you so very much. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> now, last time i was in pensacola, i was here with senator john mccain. and as i drove in today it was good to see the city seems to be doing very, very well. appreciate, mayor, your introduction today, and i know john mccain was worried. he was afraid when he left flight school that the liquid hospitality business would totally collapse, but apparently -- they used to do pretty well. you know, al

live in pensacola, florida. what are the campaigns doing right now to prepare, paul? how big of a deal could this be for the parties? >> it could be a big deal. mitt romney behind me here at the civic center later today and his three events in california are still on and it's pretty windy right here thanks to sandy but we're not going to get the storm at all on this side of florida. the campaigns are monitoring the situation and they have contingency plans and some events canceled this weekend in both virginia and in new hampshire. two very important battleground states and if the storm is very strong and does some damage, it could be a problem, of course, for the campaigns as they schedule and as they do beef up their get out the vote efforts. both campaigns tell me, listen, safety comes first and safety of the people affected is much more important than politics. one other thing, victor, if this is a serious storm, expect there to be a lot of scrutiny of how president obama handles the situation. that could be a factor on election day, as well, victor. >> always sto

he has big plans for his first night home. >> i'm in pensacola, girl.tation waiting on my bus. i'm going to get a bottle and tap a newport 1000. yes, a fresh pack of newport's 1000. i need a french blade to cut my legs. an eyebrow archer. oh, yes. and oh, lashes. i need my lashes. i want you to put up on facebook, i want you to -- let them know that the bitch is back. she's back for her crown. the bitch, she's back for her crown. yeah. so, wait, wait. at the end of it, let them know -- about now.

romney is hitting several cities in florida, including pensacola this hour. and later today, in kissimmee. and the land o lakes area. president obama will be in nashua, new hampshire, this afternoon. singer james taylor will be making an appearance on behalf of the president in new hampshire. both campaigns had to scrub some of their events scheduled because of hurricane sandy. paul steinhauser is live in pensacola, florida, where mitt romney is holding a rally later on this hour. just how much of an impact has this hurricane had on the travel plans of the president and candidate romney? >> it's definitely having an impact, fred, no doubt about it. today's reallies in florida are on for mitt romney but he's canceled one tomorrow in virginia beach, virginia. the same thing, jn, the vice president had a rally today planned for virginia beach that's been called. into the weekend and next week you may see more of these events canceled in the battleground state because of the storm. i've talked to campaign officials both in boston with the romney hq and in chicago

will hold an event in pensacola later this hour. meanwhile the obama camp has released a new ad taking aim at mr. romney's economic plan. >> in here it's just you. no ads, no debates, just you. so think about this. mitt romney's plan rolls back regulations on the banks that crashed our economy. medicare voucherized. >> president obama also talking about avoiding the fiscal cliff which would trigger tax hikes and spending cuts two short months from now. he says he wants to work with congressional republicans on it. >> i've said to folks, i'll go to capitol hill. i'll wash john boehner's car. i'll walk mitch mcconnell's dog. i'll do whatever is required to get this done. >> president obama heads to new hampshire a bit later today for a stop in nashua. vice president biden is scheduled to hold an event in lynch burg, virginia. >>> now we go to ohio where nbc's ron mott is on that bus tour with paul ryan. hello to you ron again. where are you in the many stops on that bus tour today? >> reporter: hey there, alex. i've got to get my back

paul steinhauser is live in pensacola, florida.t could the storm have on these campaigns? >> reporter: both campaigns are monitoring the situation. you mentioned two events. a biden event and a romney event. we could see some other cancellation as we go on into the weekend and into monday and tuesday. but as you mentioned, everything right here. mitt romney three campaign events here in florida today. he'll be with marco rubio, the senator from florida, popular republican. those events continue on. both campaigns realize that the storm, especially if it's very serious could have a huge impact on how the candidates travel and how they delegate their get out of the vote efforts. keeping a very close eye on this. but, of course, both campaigns also say that the safety of people in the storm is much more important than politics. if this storm is serious, it's a lot of damage, of course. how president obama handles the storm could be scrutinized and could be the heart of this campaign. >> i was wondering about that, how reaction and res

. >>> located on the florida panhandle, pensacola is home to the naval air station, the primary training base for many of america's top military aviators and home to the legendary blue angels. >> aten-hut. right-left. forward march. >> 35 miles away, a military cadence pierces an otherwise quiet morning. >> up in the morning at the break of dawn. >> we are veterans standing strong. >> we are veterans standing strong. >> the marchers have all served time in the military, but now they're serving time at the santa rosa correctional institution, one of the toughest maximum security prisons in the state of florida. >> don't come back in these blues. >> don't come back in these blues. >> these inmates are receiving extensive programming specific for veterans that will assist them upon their release from the department of corrections into society. >> you are doing a good job. >> thank you, sir. >> the goal of santa rosa's veterans program is to return a sense of honor and responsibility to former servicemen whose lives have gotten off track. the veterans selected for the program, some of whom d

last month toys"r"us and pensacola also announce they had are adding -- coals announced they are -- kohl's announced they are adding half a million workers nationwide. >>> honda says one fire on the honda accord has been reported. the hose need to be replaced in a recall. anyone who thinks a they may have a leak, take your car to a dealer. >>> well, the carmageddon 2 was not so bad in los angeles. >> construction on interstate 405 finished hours ahead of schedule last night. here they are reopening it. the main project of the mulholland bridge was for the most part very calm. workers were able to get away just in the nick of time. >> good to hear. >>> you may think it is carmageddon around san francisco this week. muni operates are warning people about events that will add transportation problems in the next few days. delays will be at the marina green for the cup series, so, extra people will be on the waterfront tomorrow through next monday. and golden gate will be crowded for hardly strictly bluegrass and a giants game this weekend at at&t park. >> it will be crazy. they are hosting the

. >> like all prisons, the santa rosa correctional institution near pensacola, florida, has strict codes> the facility keep it's tight reins on this inmate population, because if you continue to allow little violations, then they turn into big things and with this caliber of population, we have to handle it this way. >> more than three quarters of santa rosa's inmate population are serving time for violent crimes including assault, rape and murder, but even those convicted of non-violent crimes are expected to follow all the same rules and protocols. >> they nitpick about every little thing. they're so by the rules here. walk a narrow line. if you do anything outside of that, this is where you end up, in confinement with nothing. >> tell me about your headpiece. >> my headpiece? this is just a t-shirt, really. this is illegal. i'm not supposed to be wearing this, really. >> jurez williams has been at santa rosa seven months. >> i've been incarcerated three times all for the same thing. violation of probation and prostitution. >> williams says he began turning tricks at 12 years old and h

and governor mitt romney stumping in pensacola, florida.his is his first of three campaign events. early voting start sunshine state. romney has a three-point lead. governor romney will speak and we'll bring it to you live right here on fox newings. >> and right now, president is on the way to new hampshire. this campaign event comes after local tv interviews that the president did. and he dodged repeated questions about whether americans under attack in the american consulate were denied help. and we'll have live reports from both of them and joined by dick morris andandy car. we are keeping a watch on hurricane sandy. the storm path is still unknown but sandy is expected to impact the midatlantic and northeast. we have the latest on that. hi, maria. >> good to see you. it is still a hurricane with maximum sustained winds. and it is forecast to make a turn to the midatlantic coast. as we head in monday and tuesday, and so we are expecting landfall in portions of new jersey on monday evening. regardless of a hurricane or not. we know it is

. >> reporter: governor romney spent the day in all-important florida, in pensacola, home to a major nave air station, romney brought up a sore spot from the final debate. >> i made the point our navy is now smaller than any time, well, in almost 100 years. and the president's response was, well, you know, we don't use bayonets and horses anymore. and in fact we do use bayonets. >> reporter: both candidates are accusing each other of failed leadership. president obama said romney hiked fees on everything as governor of massachusetts. >> he raised fees to get a birth certificate, which would have been expensive for me. >> reporter: he said mr. obama broke promises to cut the deficit and save medicare. >> he is shrinking from the magnitude of the times. >> you got these guys. >> reporter: and both sides are wary of the impact on polling locations. if prolonged power outages or storm damage prevent voters from casting their ballots, especially in states where early voting is already under way. president obama has adjusted his schedule to stay out of sandy's path. he's flying to florida

these people were on their way to a sea dive off of pensacola and look what starts following them. >>d that there were three dolphins following them, but only one was jumping, and you could see at intermittent points they're jumping in the water, and he said apparently they like the wake that this boat was leaving behind and started following it. >> like a little ride for them. >> i'm surprised they could keep up, but what a nice show they provided. however, in this second video, the sea life -- not so friendly. >> uh-oh. >> this video was posted and said, sea lions tear up this boat. i thought it was this little kayak. no. the sea lions are trying to jump on it and they get up there. >> that's a nice boat. >> they don't treat it like a nice guest. they're treating it like "hangover 3." >> like it's a party boat. trying to get up there and get jiggy with t. a booze cruise at the frat house. watch what they do. look at it. >> whoa! man, those things are gigantic. >> like rock stars in a hotel room trashin' the joint. >> like, i didn't get my green fish or my green m&ms. i'm going to te

governor romney spent the day in all-important florida, in pensacola, home to a major naval air station. romney brought up a sore spot from the final debate. >> i made the point that our navy is now smaller than anytime in almost a hundred years. and the president's response was well, we don't use bayonets and horses anymore. >> reporter: president obama said romney hiked fees on everything, as governor of massachusetts. >> he raised fees to get a birth certificate, which would have been expensive for me. >> reporter: romney said mr. obama broke promises to cut the deficit and save medicare. >> he is shrinking from the magnitude of the times. >> reporter: both sides are wary of the impact on polling locations, if power outages or storm damage prevents voters from casting their ballots. president obama has adjusted his schedule to stay out of the storm's path. he is flying to florida half a day early tomorrow for a campaign event and he's getting regular updates from his staff even when he's on the road. >>> they have good lobbyists and that's why we have more prisons and schools that ar

and for mitt romney, well, he joined florida senator marco rubio in pensacola. romney expressed confidence that he'll soon be occupying the white house, telling the crowd of 10,000, "we're going to win this." >> very interesting. all right. back to sandy, which has been the talk for the last couple of days. i tried to vote early today in towson and the same thing, people are trying to get a jump on the storm. >> i ran into people in the parking lot in the store today and they're working on getting everything set up and prepared. i took an awning down because i didn't want it up there in the wind. here's the view from ocean city. the waves are picking up. a high-wind watch goes into effect tomorrow night. flood watch as well. we'll be talking about sandy, what else, coming up. hahahaha! hooohooo, hahaha! this is awesome! folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. i'd say happier than a slinky on an escalator. get happy. get geico. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure

and katrina i was the commander of the medical forces in pensacola, florida, and i owned the branch clinics that existed in new orleans, pascagula and gulf port, mississippi. we thought we had dodged the bullet and then the levies broke and who would have predicted that there was a sea of humanity in the super dome that basically was in extreme miss? who would have predicted in this day and age we would lose many, many people based on the fact they couldn't be medevacked, that the hospitals themselves had been flooded and the hospital staff was having to carry critically ill patients up to the top floors to avoid the water that was filling in the rooms. who would have predicted that? and were we set up to handle that? and who would have predicted in the early goings there would be civic disorder and civic disobedience and lack of command and control and then the military came there and provided that stability for a while until the civic authorities took over and eventually got things moving in a fairly organized continuum. we learned a tremendous amount of lessons from that, lessons that i

. >> reporter: they are teaming up with the university of west florida and pensacola and merrimack college in andover, massachusetts. they will upload their information as they receive it instantly getting an early look at election results. >> especially in florida it's a swing state so it will be really interesting to see how their polls are coming back. >> reporter: so who do these students want to see in the white house and why? so who are you voting for, for president? >> obama. >> i'm voting for obama. >> i'm voting for mitt romney. >> reporter: and you? >> i'm currently undecided. >> health insurance is important to me because my mom couldn't get health insurance until his healthcare passed around so it's something that's on a personal basis important to me. >> i chose mitt romney because i'm just not happy with the last four years we have had. i think the economy is worse off. >> reporter: so the students i spoke with believe they are typical totally debunking the idea that youth voters are disengaged. and the two biggest issues this election year for them, getting a job out of coll

we have the story from pensacola, florida. >> reporter: ben lost his leg to bone cancer at the age ofe has crossed six triathlon finish lines in his lifetime. all of them without his right leg. all of them without help. but it was this finish that has captured america's heart. >> and it just breaks. it's broken before. but not in a race. >> reporter: ben had completed two-thirds of the triathlon. he had swam 3 miles, biked 150 yards and was halfway through his 1-mile run, when a marine noticed his athleticism. >> ben was passing other contestants. and we were watching for a second. and all of a sudden, his property threatic fa prosthetic failed. he had jumped up and tried to fix it while continuing the race. >> reporter: what did he say to you? >> you need help? >> he said no, i'm going to finish. >> reporter: ben realized, in order to cross the finish line, just a half-mile away, he would need his leg or a helping hand. meanwhile, ben's mom waited for him at the finish line, wondering about her son. >> he never showed up. i was getting worried. >> reporter: there was no need. for mar

good thing it's a good thing that we can figure out what our what our choices are dr jackson in pensacola florida you're on the air here the center. i went to see. we are in an area. the republican party wrongfully domesticating people and to raise an issue. go back to the voter registration and i believe that all united states citizens need united states. and this will stop the republicans from land on through. well you can but we don't have any voice in this country but we did put a stop to republicans and get a. united states government. united states here's the problem with dr jackson and that is that their every time they say it takes an idea to register to vote it always has to have to represent yourself in some way that the when you register to vote people believe you and then you know you sign things and then they can your signature only come back but i believe you have the supreme court. there we can. thanks a lot for the call appreciate it the point is that they keep raising the bar you know ok well now you know just having that idea that you registered that's not enough now you

there is going to be a warm front up here big difference from central pen pensacola to us. where we could be 75 to 80 tomorrow. wednesday we are going to see low 80s. the thing we have to watch out for later in the week, western caribbean south of jamaica, we are trying to get development. the forecast models bring it across i can't make ca and cuba. saturday morning we are east of florida and some of the models take this thing right up boom toward new jersey. this is not set in stone. clearly something we'll be watching carefully. 72 today. 52 to want. mid-40s north and west. wednesday looks get, thursday friday even saturday look good. temperatures in the 70s. >> a ribbon cutting was held to unveil three new escalators yesterday. metro plan to replace 94 over the next seven years. >>> police believed the gunman who shot and killed three people inside a wisconsin day spa actually committed suicide. 45-year-old rad live houghton went to the day spa looking for his wife, who worked there. it is not clear if the woman is among the dead or injured? the catholic church made his

and mitt romney, focusing on florida, he has already been to pensacola today, and scheduled to hold as, stay with us, we'll have that entire speech for you, live. >>> all right, now back to hurricane sandy, which is still a few 100 miles off the east coast. and we're already seeing the effects. meteorologist bonnie schneider is watching sandy for us, and how potentially damaging and strong might this storm get? >> yes, strong and damaging for days. and that is really the problem when you talk about the widespread storm that is likely to intensify in its scope. the winds at 75 miles an hour, the maximum winds, that is not really the problem, the size of the storm and the millions possibly impacted by it is the story about hurricane sandy. landfall looks tighter, in terms of the consensus, possibly somewhere south of new jersey, winds strong throughout this region. we're also looking at long lasting flooding rains, a lot of rains. the rains are already beginning now. it is saturday evening, you can see the heavier rain across north carolina, all the way down to charleston. if you're dri

. >> this for both boyflorida boy this was in pensacola, he lost his leg to cancer.this when his prosthetic leg broke. one marine that was helping saw what happened and picked him up and help damp finish the race. several other marines ran with them and it was a very inspiring sight to see. >> coming up we will spend some time at the bay bridge toll plaza. you will be surprised on this next edition of people behaving badly. (male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found people behaving badly. >> let us watch this woman and a black bmw she just figured out she might not have cash for the toll plaza. so with this cell phone sheet makes a dangerous maneuver she is perpendicular to oncoming traffic. just so she get over to the fast track lane. every now and again i like to visit the bay bridge to watch people with my camera. this guy but i am not driving. and i am often amazed on what i see. this lady. and yes, she is polishing her nails. and she even puts on a 5 and makes sure that she did a great job. and this woman is putting on face powder and this appears t

investigators used dental records and ct scans to identify the 30-year-old, former crime reporter at the "pensacolatwin brothers are charged with his murder. >>> illinois congressman jesse jackson jr. is reportedly at the center of a federal investigation, according to the "chicago sun-times," federal investigators are focusing on suspicious activity involving jackson's finances related to his house seat. according to the paper, the investigation reportedly started weeks before jackson took leave from his house seat in june for treatment of a bipolar disorder. >>> one of lance armstrong's former teammate says that he knows the superstar cyclist was doping. the scandal has cost armstrong the seven tour de france titles that he won. tyler hamilton rode with him in four of those races as part of the u.s. postal service team. he's one of ten former teammates who have accused armstrong of doping. a report by the anti-doping agency says there is overwhelming evidence armstrong used illegal drugs. >> the first time i ever blood doped was with lance. it was certainly for lance basically. i blood doped myse

earlier the day he started in the pan ham of pensacola, florida, a very, very republican part of the state. it was with a crowd of 8,000, 9,000 people in a big school auditorium he actually started courting independent swing voters and moderates taking about bipartisan ship and his pledge to do what he says barack obama failed to do. he was criticizion -- criticizing where he said he would be bipartisan and said that's what mr. obama did not do on obama care and a hoses of other issues. mitt romney offering an olive branch to the swing voters. >> he promised that it would be a post partisan presidency. we watched him over the last four years and he has been decisive and demonized any group that opposed him. he promised to cut the deficit in half. i know he says he wants to do something that helps with the budget, but to balance the budget it starts -- it helps to have actually had a budgets. >> from florida to new evening land, the nation watches as hurricane sandy prepares to bear down and slam into the atlantic coast. in florida they are not expecting to be too badly hit. he was as

far-flung sisters of the man who sang his own death song and they called each other open now what and pensacola and arizona and knew something was wrong. in another desert community outside of los angeles, there was a daughter who also sends the pending doom and she wrung her hands as she knew the end was near. animals with their keener hearing responded to the softer notes of the singers criminality for all living things respond to music and the comment from points south east, north and west of the trailer to be fed and nourished by the man who loves them but hated cops. in the morning said jack rabbits were the first to arrive arranging themselves to brown the special outdoor breakfast table with portions of food placed at individual settings. other critters would stop by throughout the day on their rounds. there was a raven that what flight would light on the man's on. river rats amazing for their ability to go without water seen skittering across the sands with slow themselves finding a rare moment of rest and their perpetual state of panic, oblivious to the automatic rifle inside the trail

it happened in pensacola last weekend. an 11-year-old boy's prosthetic limb broke in half.ne who volunteered to help monitor the course picked him up and ran with him the rest of the way. hln's kyra phillips talked with the pair. >> i asked him, hey, do you need some help? he looked at me and was like, no, i'm going to finish. and after another moment he was continuing to try to fix his prosthetic and knew that, you know, he couldn't fix it. so looked at me again and i said, hop on, buddy. and so, we finished the race that way. >> well, the group finally crossed the finish line to a roar of cheers. >>> you could say residents of the tiny town of kennebunkport, maine, are relieved. a woman at the center of the allegations, a local fitness instructor. susan candiotti has the latest. >> don, it's a scandal that has the folks in kennebunkport, maine, buzzing. a lot of people want to know who is on the list. customers of a woman accused of running a sex ring with zumba classes on the side. the accused clients can breathe a sigh of relief for now until maine's supreme court rules

. >> 30 miles away from pensacola, in the small town of milton on the florida panhandle lies a compoundhat's never on the itinerary of local tour buses. but once a week another bus, one nobody willingly rides, passes through the gates of the santa rosa correctional institution, florida's toughest maximum security prison. >> we get between 40 to 70 inmates a week, by school-sized buses that are secure. >> everybody get your shirts tucked in, get your i.d.s out. >> we get intakes from all over the state of florida. they can be new inmates coming in through the reception center or inmates coming from other institutions that their level, custody levels change. we are just trying to be thorough. >> hey, come on. you're up. >> every inmate that comes to us from santa rosa gets a haircut. unfortunately, they can't have their own individuality. so we try to make them as vanilla as possible. when we take their photo and i. d d., if we want a clear look at their face, one would get away from us, they would be ready to be readily identified by that photo. >> have a good one. >> paul bennett, a tra

he addressed voters in pensacola earlier this afternoon. once again, taking it to president obama. >> he promised his would be a post partisan presidency. we've watched him over these last four years and he's been devisive and demonized almost any group that opposed him. >> both governor romney and vice president biden canceled planned trips tomorrow to virginia as hurricane sandy starts to close in there. the governor rescheduling his visit to virginia will campaign instead in the must-win state of ohio. if the buckeye state is governor romney's must-win, same can be said for president obama in pennsylvania where the latest "philadelphia inquirer" poll has the president up by a sizable margin. governor romney has narrowed the lead to six points there. 49-43 in pennsylvania. mitt romney's running mate is on the about us hoeding across ohio. congressman paul ryan on a two-day eight-stop trip through the critical battleground state calling on voters to support the republican ticket. nbc news correspondent ron mott on the bus with the vp nomin

. >> narrator: just east of pensacola is 84 acres of the some of the dangerous land in the state. this is the santa rosa correctional institution. >> i have over 200 inmats serving life sentences and i have 200 inmats that are serving 25 year mandatory sentences. just coming to work, the correctional officers in a institution put themselves in danger every day. >> i worry about them 24 hours a day. the worst thing that you can have happen to you as a warden is one of your staff members hurt. >> i am going to put it in these terms to just be honest and understanding that this is a war. so, you don't know what to expect from day to day and minute to minute. you can't beat the people that made the system and made the rules and have all the power. >> j.c., your locker is open! >> they got to handcuff the radio. you have nothing. you have yourself. you are your own weapon in this war. >> richard penn has spent the last ten days in disciplinary confinement due to an assault on two officers. he has been moved from general population to a single-man cell. he is on heightened security and