. >> the scene is rhode island. where the most heavily reported race is a three-way bid for rhode island state governor. the democratic party in rhode island endorsed gubernatorial candidate, frank caprio, who is currently state treasurer. caprio is opposed in the governor's race by john, and one term republican u.s. senator, lincoln chafey. who turned independent in 2007. chafey comes from a republican family. his father john was rhode island governor and u.s. senator. in 2008, lincoln chafey endorsed barack obama during the presidential campaign and 63% of rhode islanders gave obama their vote for president. third in the nation ii's 72 and this year, mr. obama did not endorse either the independent lincoln chafey or frank caprio, the official nominee. caprio was asked what he thought about obama's silence. >> i never asked for president obama's endorsement. you know, he could take his endorsement and shove it as far as i'm concerned. >> one day later, caprio was interviewed. >> let's get the reality. lincoln chafe

. >> plus, president obama will be in rhode island today campaigning but one rhode island democrat isn't rolling out the welcome mat. wanted -- kids with a funny bone. david harmer wrote an education plan titled "abolish the public schools." he even called our schools "insidious" and "socialism." as families struggle to raise their kids, to provide a good education, harmer bragged, "we can design a plan to dismantle them." david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. he's a moderate, endorsed by the stockton record, the independent, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> san jose police and firefighters are offering a $10,000 regard to catch the people who are taking measure v signs. this video shows a councilmember handing the no on v. they say he removed them from private property illegally. if passed on november 2nd, measure v will limit raises police and firefighters can get through contract arbitration. >> first lady michelle o

for rhode island, what's in a name could be a loaded question.s state of rhode island and providence pran takes. the state lawmakers are asking the voters to simplify it to rhode island. that long thing with the plantation thing -- >> reporter: i lived there for two years and i heard almost nobody say it. rhode island is the smallest state and it has always had that longest name that may change this november. >> reporter: how long have you been a state senator. >> six years. report plantation is one of them -- >> what do you think of when you hear the word plantation? >> my mind is flooded with negative thoughts of slavery. >> reporter: that's why the senator wants the change the name of rhode island wyoming is officially called the state of rhode island and providence plantation. >> the injustice. women being raped. families being torn apart. >> reporter: he's supporting a ballot referendum that will put the issue before state voters november 2. some state republicans call it ridiculous at best and at politically motivated. >> it's an attempt to

we spend too much money in rhode we spend $10 billion on government for the size of rhode island.de island is not have a revenue problem. we need to cut spending. we need to fix our social welfare program. we have started a social welfare problem but traps people in the code dependency with a government. when young women turned down raises at work for fear of losing their child care subsidies, something is wrong with that. we need to empower people and not enslave them. we need to take a book that these programs and ensure we are giving them iincentives for pathway. we can take a look at each one of these programs and make sure if they have the educational opportunities and the training they allities that h can have. we also have to fix this employee pension program that has been allowed to turn into a ticking time bomb. we have what is estimated to be a 6 ft. $1 million liability. we have to honor the promises to our employees. we have to change the program. i will work with members of the general assembly to stop this program where it is coming to fulfill the promises we have ma

we spend too much money in rhode we spend $10 billion on government for the size of rhode island. rhode island is not have a revenue problem. we need to cut spending. we need to fix our social welfare program. we have started a social welfare problem but traps people in the code dependency with a government. when young women turned down raises at work for fear of losing their child care subsidies, something is wrong with that. we need to empower people and not enslave them. we need to take a book that these programs and ensure we are giving them iincentives for pathway. we can take a look at each one of these programs and make sure if they have the educational opportunities and the training they allities that h can have. we also have to fix this employee pension program that has been allowed to turn into a ticking time bomb. we have what is estimated to be a 6 ft. $1 million liability. we have to honor the promises to our employees. we have to change the program. i will work with members of the general assembly to stop this program where it is coming to fulfill the promises we hav

rhode island is in tough financial stress right now. as your governor i will tell it to you straight. we need to cut spending, lower taxes, and create jobs in this great state. career politicians created this mess. they cannot fix it. together we can. >> thank you. mr.. >> i want to be next governor. i have a family-owned business. i understand labor. i want to be the people's governor and advocate regarding for closure, home sales protection, the job creation. i will in foreclosure. i would have a first of its kind revolving fund. people can have the opportunity to refinance the loans if the banks will not modified. all homeowners and small business owners need access to cash because banks are not lindsey. i will create a public-private work project administration and bring back the wpa. i want to freeze property taxes, and have a a program -- onward bond. i will operate of understudy. we would get those who are taking away the major purchases in the state. >> joseph lusi joseph? >> i would like to think channel 6, the league of women

cecil rhode. ever hear of the rhodes scholarship?e why should we not form secret society but with one object, furtherance of the british empire, and bringing the whole world to one -- there is the racism and the eugenics again. "what a dream. yet it is probable, it is possible." he went on to run debiers consolidated mind at one point owned 90% of the world's diamonds. isn't it interesting that all the radical socialist were almost all wildly successful capitalists? it makes me think of this guy. de tocqueville. this is democracy in america. part one is how great it is. how it will change the world. part two is, by the way, they are going to become people who try to change it and slam the door shut behind them because they'll have so much wealth. now this may all seem like ancient history. i want to tie it next to the present. stand by. >> glenn: fabian socialist. until this week you may not have heard about fabian socialists how it ties to coca-cola and bloomberg. foundation of modern day socialism and progressivism. we talked about

caprio says he won't attend the president's stops in rhode island. his 23rd visit to a blue county he won big in 2008. with an average of 7 o% of the vote. with eight days to go the head of the gop is also in rhode island after predicting on "meet the press" the democrats' high profile campaigning won't work. >> i think you're going to see a wave -- an unprecedented wave on election day that will surprise a lot of people. >> reporter: in michigan former president bill clinton used his resurging popularity to put out the vote. >> i believe tomorrow's electorate will not show up. if you prove them wrong you will have a blowout here. >> reporter: in delaware christine o'donnell is struggling to catch up telling cbn her decision to run came from the highest source. >> i know god called me to this. >> reporter: president obama and former president clinton have crisscrossed the nation and in new hampshire vice president joe biden made his 100th campaign stop. >> stay with us for continuing democracy 2010 coverage. coming up at 5:30, jamie costello sits dow

a democrat running for governor in rhode island has harsh words for the president. >>> close call. a houston officer rescues a stranded driver from the train tracks with just moments to spare. >>> and water buffalo? a georgia man discovers an unusual guest in his swimming pool. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pick time zone. i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with a presidential insult. with exactly one week to go before the midterm elections, candidates are pulling out all the stunts. one hopeful, ironically a democrat, even took aim at the president telling him to take his endorsement and "shove it." incomes's tracie potts is in washington with more. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. president obama is just back from rhode island where he participated in some campaign events, a rally, he was there to raise money for democratic senate and house candidates. he took some heat from what he did not do. president obama campaigned in rhode island but failed to support a ca

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. >> monday the president travels to rhode island to campaign. he spends most of the week act the white house, rolling out small business initiatives. next weekend. final arguments in illinois, ohio, pennsylvania, states important not just for the mid terms but for the 2012 presidential race as well. david kerley, abc news, washington. >>> the president not the only political player campaigning today in rhode island, michael steel and senator scott brown from massachusetts will also be there to help a gop candidate in a congressional race. meanwhile, michelle obama will spend the day out west, helping democrats in washington state and in california. and, senate candidates are set for debates today both in kentucky and indiana. >>> some medical news now. obesity plan to release details about a pill rejected by the government. marginally effective in patients supposed to control appetite and metabolism, the fda is concerned about tumors in lab animals given the drug. >>> a look at your monday forecast. stormy in the upper midwest. large hail. 70 mo

obama had planned to talk in rhode island about the economy. the number one issue on voters ' minds. but in the flap over his endorsement, the key message could get lost. joel brown, cbs news, washington. it appears both parties have time to sway voters. according to a new poll one third of vote ers say they are undecided or say they are concerning a certain candidate but could change their mind. >>> today marks the opening gala celebration for arena stage and it's new needs center for american theater. the 60-year-old theater company is returning to its home campus on the southwest waterfront in a new $185 million facility. -- $135 million facility. the president and first i lady are the chase of the first season and felicia vara shard with will start in a new production this fall. the we was perfect for the army ten miler. 30,000 participated in the race. that started and finished at the pentagon. dozens of wounded soldiers competed in the run. some were on prosthetic and others on wheels. it was her first ten miler. she lost her entire right

president obama will head to rhode island today to try and pump up voters ahead of election day. he'll raise money for congressional democrats, just days after wrapping up his longest campaign swing yet out west. >> the more people turn out, the better we do and we're seeing strong trends at the presidential rallies and early voting. >> reporter: the president's time on the road appears to be paying off according to a new "newsweek" poll. while other polls show the gop gaining ground "newsweek" found 48% of voters were more likely to vote for democrats, while 42% support republicans. president obama's approval ratings have also jumped from 48% to 54%. but, republicans aren't taking anything for granted. they're hitting the road just as hard and making some big predictions. >> i think you're going to see a wave, an unprecedented wave on election day that's going to surprise a lot of people. >> reporter: most polls show republicans winning control of the house but not the senate. rnc chairman michael steele is confident the gop will take back both. >> if this wave continues the way

we can't be thinking that we got it in the bag. >> rhode island will host president obama today. michael steele will be there, as well as massachusetts republican senator scott brown, a sign of this competitive and now very crowded campaign trail. vinita and rob? >> emily, the latest numbers now put the senate, of course, in the grasp of the gop takeover. the president campaigned for senators last week but he's not the only obama on the campaign trail. >> rob, that's right. we know michelle obama is going to begin a three-day campaign swing out west. campaigning for patty murray, also senator barbara boxer. these are the same candidates that her husband was campaigning for last week. really showing that the democrats are pulling out all the stops. >> a closer will be busy as well. our political team is crunching the numbers and we'll have the latest election estimates later on "good morning america." >>> in other news now, opening statements are expected today in the chandra leavy murder trial. a jury was chosen last week to hear the case against ingmar guandique. gary condit did

president obama stumping in yet another democratic stronghold, providence, rhode island. over the weekend, he wrapped up a four-day, five-state swing in another stronghold, very blue minneapolis. >> so in 2008, you said, yes, we can. in 2010, you've got to say, yes, we can. >> reporter: fighting to maintain control of the house, nancy pelosi joined the president saturday in minneapolis to raise money. but the two shunned cameras. together, they've become red meat for republican tv ads. cameras did catch pelosi boarding air force one for the trip back to washington. while many democrats nationally are running away from the president, that's not the case in rhode island, where mr. obama is staying neutral in the governor's race because of a personal friendship with republican turned independent former senator lincoln chaffy. that's left frank caprio, the democrat, angry and resentful. >> i never asked for president obama's endorsement. he can take his endorsement and really shove it. >> reporter: at an afternoon press conference, he had no regrets about what he said. >> pre

police are investigating. >>> meanwhile, though, the democratic candidate for governor of rhode island reacts angrily to word that he is not getting the endorsement of president obama. >> what i said to the president is that this process about endorsement isn't something that i'm concerned about right now. and he can take the endorsement and shove it. >> the president is not endorsing anyone in the rhode island governor's race out of respect for his friendship with former republican senator lincoln chafee, who is running as an independent. chafee supported mr. obama in his 2008 bid for the white house. >>> the midterm elections has broken all fund-raising efforts and the money being spent is still rising. for the first time ever, midterm campaign spending is expected to pass $2 billion for house and senate races. that is the equivalent of about $4 million for every seat up for grabs this year. >>> meanwhile, chicago is bracing for what is being called one of the most dangerous storms to hit the midwest in 70 years. a cold front is expected to slam the area with severe thunderstorms, da

. >>> coming up, i'll take you to the incredible mansions of newport, rhode island. >>> who's your heroi'll have teens' answers. >> and much more, next on "teen kids news." ♪ >>> welcome to "teen kids news." i'm mwanzaa. >> and i'm jessica. here's our top story for this week. >>> obesity is an epidemic in our country. since 1980, the number of overweight teens in the u.s. has tripled. that's a scary thought considering carrying that extra weight now can lead to health problems in the future. amanda introduces us to a teen who worked to turn his life around. >> reporter: looking at taylor lebaron now, you'd never guess that when he was 14, he weighed almost 300 pounds. >> it was already a struggle for me to walk down my driveway to get the mail and walk back up. >> reporter: taylor wore a size triple-extra-large shirt and size 44 pants. >> i was upset. i was sad that it had gotten that way, i was embarrassed. i was also angry at myself. how could you let yourself do this? but i realized that it was no one else's fault but my own because i made the decisions to eat. i always had healthy o

it happened just around 3:00 this morning near rhode island ave.he man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police are still investigating the incident. >>> a crime spree at a local neighborhood. four homes are targeted while victims are inside in a gated community in haymarket. investigators are looking to see if these break-ins are linked to dozens of others. here is the latest on the investigation. >> good morning. prince william county investigators are speaking with fairfax county. they say these could be linked to others this happened. they believe there could be more in prince william county. the thing that concerns them is burglars will able to get around security systems. many of these homes had security and it is a gated community. homeowners were inside at the time of the break-in. someone came in through the door rog taking cash or a car. if you have any information, please call police with that information. make sure the doors are locked. >>> more than 30 prince george's police officers could be pulled off the stre

here is rhode island. this is the democratic candidate frank caprio radio comment wpro radio in rhode island. this is what he had to say about the president. >> i never asked for president obama's endorsement. he can take his endorsement and really sho it as far as i'm concerned. i'll wear it as as badge of honor and a badge of courage that he doesn't want to endorse me as a democrat because i am a different kind of democrat. >> the president is going to rhode island tonight. he's going to speak for link chafy. what is going on there? this is new england. we're not talking about a red state. >> no, golly, andrea. hearing that, just reminds me, i go back to 2008, just two years ago, democratic candidates from rhode island to alabama to mississippi to oregon were falling all over themselves to just get barack obama to say his name at a campaign rally. please, just mention my name. now we have a guy in rhode island, obama carried 60% of the plus voters saying, i'm different. it suggests and poll said independ

senator from rhode island.in 2007, he officially became an independent and one year later endorsed the presidential bid of then senator obama. chafee is now in the midst of this three-way race for governor in the state of rhode island. and while president obama has not endorsed chaff yee, the white house has let it be know known there will be no formal endorsement of the democratic nominee caprio. this is what caprio told a local radio station exactly how he felt about this presidential snub. >> i've never asked president obama for his endorsement, and what's going on here is really washington insider politics at its worst. you have two former senators, senator chafee and former senator obama who have behind the scenes tried to put together an endorsement. he can take his endorsement and really shove it as far as i'm concerned. >> take his endorsement and really shove it. jessica yellin joins me now from new mexico. jessica, wow. a chaff yee spokesman calls the lack of endorsement a big victory. first why. and

anyway, president obama hits the campaign trail in rhode island today, took a short break sunday after that four-day west coast swing. but there mr. were plenty of high-profile democrats on the road, including former president bill clinton. mark murray is nbc news's deputy political director. he joins us with more. bill clinton in michigan. tell us about it. >> chuck, it wasn't michigan, he was campaigning for john dingell, the longest serving house member ever who has won comfortably in past elections, 71% in 2008, but in in a sign that democrats are very nervous, even democrats like john dingell, bill clinton was stumping for him over the weekend. take a listen. >> but i'm not just here on a personal mention and i'm not just here for a whoopty do. i like all this enthusiasm, but frankly there are a few things about this election that have gotten me somewhere between disturbed and ticked off. >> well, recent detroit poll had dingell up -- ahead with 53% of the vote, above that important 50% threshold but democrats, as you can see, are clearly nervous. >> yeah. and you can tell by that

he'll attend a congressional campaign fundraiser in rhode island. says he "is ticked off" as he continues his campaign swing across the country. he attended a fundraiser for the longest serving member of congress, representative john dingell. he got involved after he saw americans might repeat the republican takeover of the house in the 1994 midterms. >> but i'm not just here on a personal mention, and i'm not just here for whoopdedoo. i like all this enthusiasm, but frankly, there are a few things about this election that have gotten me somewhere between disturbed and ticked off. >> the midterms are a week from tomorrow. as the calendars winds down, debates are heating up. in alaska, the republican nominee squared off against the write-in candidate he defeated in the primary. and the democratic nominee, in this exchange, sparred over the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. >> i'm the only veteran running for the u.s. senate in election cycle in alaska. i'm a combat vet. i think it's wrong to play political games with our service men and women

. >>> in rhode island, it took five fighter else eight hours to put out a massive blaze that gutted a mill. the mill was mostly vacant and there are no injuries reported. officials are looking into how it stard. >>> oregon man is behd bars this morning for a bizarre burglary attempt. the man was trying to break into a rocks and minerals museumy digging hole through a wall dressed in head to toe camouflage. the caretaker discover the hole and called police. the 33-year-old man is charged with burglary and miss chief. >>back in florida, one girl received an over the top proposal from her love struck boyfriend. the romantic man rented a baseball field and rented ten gallons of paint to write out his proposal. after taking a helicopter ride, he found out all that work paid off when she sd yes. i bet she does. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good orning, bill. are you feeling a little guilty about your proposal? was it enough pomp and circumstance there sfp. >> i was okay. i get it now becaus

the president tonight is going to rhode island for a dccc fund-raiser. democrat and independent and republican. the president is not endorsing the democrat who has told the president to take his endorsement and shove it. pretty salty language but i don't think we should be too surprised by all of that because the president is not endorsing because link chafy endorsed obama in 2008. he's trying to stay loyal on that. >> the president has a tough campaign schedule ahead of him this week in rhode island, connecticut, ohio, pennsylvania. you have top dnls saying we could pull this out. >> that's right. you have depressed democrats today who were pretty upbeat. tout anything momentum. the chairman saying we are not seeing anything resembling a republican surge. in fact, the democrats say they're seeing encouraging signs in key senate races. in a memo put out this morning the head of the democratic senate campaign committee bob ben then dez say the democrats haves cast more ballots in west virginia, california, nevada. he said we know that we're targeting more

now the president is not making an endorsement in the rhode island's governor's race. frank caprio clearly wanted it, he said last we can he would welcome the president's endorsement. when he found out over the weekend he was not going to get it he fired back and a local fire station. >> as far as president obama's endorsement he can taken his endorsement and really shove it as far as i'm concerned. the reality here is that rhode islanders are hurting. >> reporter: he complained president obama didn't visit the state after floods earlier in the year, accused him of treating the state as an atm. today's fund-raiser is the president's only fund-raiser until the weekend. there's been a lot of focus on the house and senate and how they will fair after the midterms, but its the government's -- governor's races that may make it a long night tore democrats. there are 37 races now. the prediction is republicans will again a net of 8 governor's houses. that will hugely change the balance. the democrats own a two state advantage right now, 26 versus 24 states of republican gover

president obama campaigned in rhode island asking democrats to turn out on election day. >> in 2008 youaid yes, we can. it's 2010, you got to say, yes, we can. >> reporter: democrats across the country are pushing to get out the vote. bill clinton was also on the trail. >> i think there are three things that matter to your future. where are we now? what are we going to do now? and who should do it? >> tim kaine insists his party will hold on to the house. >> we've got work to do but we think we can do it. >> but political analysts suggest control of congress is very likely to change. republican party chief predicts his party will take the house and potentially the senate. >> i think you're going to see an unprecedented wave on election day that is going to surprise a lot of people. >> michael steele appeared with sarah palin in gop fund-raising in florida. don't take momentum for granted. >> the last ten days, we would be thinking we got it in the bag. >> reporter: rhode island will host president obama and also michael steele and mass mass senator scott brown, a sign of this crowded ca

it may be a tough sell in a state like rhode island. their unemployment rate is 11.8%.s obviously much higher than the national average. that state has been particularly hard hit and i want to leave you with one other thing i will shamelessly steal from this morning's "washington times" they have an article here, bookies see g.o.p. winning the house, they say republicans are favored now by that irish group, patty power, to retake the house at 1 to 33 odds so right now, the bookmakers are predicting a big republican win in the house if not the senate. back to you guys. >> patty power not sending a wrestler in the 1970's, am i right? >> i think that's -- that's after the jump, i think. >> yeah. >> that was probably it. >> it's the guy who i used to root for being half irish. thanks, doug. >> i got to tell you, one of the most likable politicians on with chris wallace yesterday and joining us to talk about it, dana perino. dana, one of your great jobs on sunday is to not put on football yet. not watch the pregame shows. but also to watch all the sunday shows. you saw joe m

i visited rhode island as part of that. i moved to silicon valley to work in high-tech as an engineer. part of the attraction of the area was the sailing. this is the premier sailing venue in the world. people in harbor basic differently, but it is generally acknowledged that it is one of the top if not the top venues in the world. it is a natural amphitheater so the public can enjoy it. sailing is available across demographic groups. golden gate yacht club does support everyone in the area. sailing is a green event. it is going to be a tremendous economic boon not just for the city and county, but the greater bay area and the state. i will make a "from a local -- make a quote from a local seller of international acclaim. he had a midlife crisis a few years ago, and during that he went to the olympics. he said it was funny that he went to the olympics and all of the olympic sailors were aspiring to be america's cup sailors. the whole world is watching and they would love to see it here. chairperson maxwell: next speaker. dr

thank you very much, rhode island.mocrat, one the president refused to endorse out of respect with his friendship for the independent, did not welcome the campaigner in chief. >> he can take the endorsement and shove it. >> reporter: with polls showing republican leads shrinking, democrats brought out the big names. in seattle, michelle obama -- >> we are here to restore the dream. we are here because we believe no child's future should be limited because of the neighborhood they're born in. >> reporter: in michigan, former president bill clinton. >> they believe tomorrow's electorate will not show up. if you prove them wrong, you will have a blowout here. >> reporter: with a week to go, both sides indulged in a political tradition, predicting victory. >> i think you will see an unprecedented wave on election day that will surprise a lot of people. >> i'm confident the democrats will retain the majority in the house. >> one place democrats are making headway is delaware where christine o'donnell is trailing. telling th

democratic candidate in rhode island actually said this.ocrat said this about obama's endorsement. watch. >> i never asked for president obama's endorsement. you know, he can take his endorsement and shove it as far as i'm concerned. >> glenn: you know, rhode island, keeping it classy. i want to make sure you don't lose heart. you can't be tricked into thinking your vote doesn't matter. it does. so much is at stake. america is a crossroads and it will determine her future identity. there is a big change coming. the seasons are changing. it really begins after this election. we are at the beginning. not the end. we're at the beginning. so ask yourself this. answer it out loud. what will you choose? say it out loud. do you want the government for the elite, of the elite and by the elite? or a government of the people, for the people and by the people? which is it? a system on the road to state capitalism, a cute term we're now -- that's communist china. did i say "communism" again? they're now calling communism state capitalism. it's where th

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> in rhode island, the democratic candidate for governor, as you just heard, tells the president of the united states that he can take his endorsement and shove it. in alaska, a candidate's bodyguard and cups are reporter tries to ask the candidate a question. a senate candidate in nevada will rally and a protester get your head stomped hundred and two comedians take over the mall for a rally. how did they make a mockery of the political process? colby, the conventional wisdom is that the democrats are about to take a bath. you have been challenging that for months. are you about to change your mind? is your last chance. >> gordon, i would like to revise and extend my remarks. [laughter] i think the house is likely to go republican. there is a good chance -- tre is a chance that the senate will stay in the hands of the democrats, but that is not a given, either. >> nina, paul krugman says that if the election goes as expected, be afraid. should we take his advice? >> i am already afraid. it is not like the government

but as nicole tells us, that happened in the 1890s as well, on the shores of the atlantic ocean in rhoded. >> reporter: when you see the grand estates of newport, it's hard to imagine that the area has rather modest beginnings. in 1639 it was settled by english refugees fleeing religious persecution in massachusetts. over the years quakers, catholics and jews, among others, found safe haven here. in fact, newport is home to america's oldest jewish synagogue. in more modern times, it was here at st. mary's that john f. kennedy and wife jackie tied the knot. where yachts and sailboats now crowd the docks, in the 1700s this was a major seaport for sailing ships from around the world. one of the signers of the declaration of independence hailed from newport -- william ellery. during the american revolution, the british occupied the town for three years. after the british left newport, it became the base for french troops sent to aid the colonies. under general rochambeau 5,000 french soldiers marched to join george washington at yorktown. this painting shows the british surrender that ended

there's not a hotly contested senate race in rhode island, but democrats there very much want to hang on to that house seat being vacated by the retiring patrick kennedy. then on saturday, the president campaigns in pennsylvania, connecticut and back to chicago. >> reporter: i'm chris lawrence. coming up this week at the pentagon, military leaders will be dealing with the fallout of the wikileaks documents of 40,000 documents from the iraq war. they will be also keeping a close eye on the ninth circuit court in california as it rules on whether don't ask don't tell stays or goes for the next few months while that court is considering an appeal. and for that matter pentagon leaders will be keeping a close eye on the lead up to the election because there's a spending bill and also congress' handling of don't ask, don't tell that could hinge on how the next election plays out. >> reporter: i'm poppy harlow in new york. a big week ahead for the economy and wall street. we'll be watching all of it beginning of the week new and existing home sales will be released and also the latest home r

president obama campaigns in rhode island, a traditional party stronghold asking democrats to turn out on election day. >> 2008 you said yes, we can. and in 2010 you got to say yes, we can. >> let's go and win this election 100,000 more phone calls. >> reporter: democrats across the country are pushing to get out the vote. bill clinton made his 104th stop on the campaign trail sunday night. >> i think there's three things that matter to your future. where are we now, what are we going do now, and who should do it. >> reporter: democratic national committee chairman tim cain insist the party will hold on to the house. >> we have work to do but we think we can do it. >> reporter: political analyst and the cover of newsweek suggest control of congress is very likely to change. the republican party chief predicts his party will take the house and potentially the senate. >> i think you will see a wave an unprecedented wave on election day that's going to surprise a lot of people. >> reporter: over the weekend, michael steele appeared with sarah palin at a gop fund raising rally in florida.

. >> thank you very much, rhode island. >> reporter: the white house says president obama is in a fighting mood, going into the midterm, criticizing republicans' opposition to his economic plan. >> it's just playing politics. you know, if you're going to talk a big game, you need to deliver. >> reporter: the political analysts believe the president's battle is uphill. republicans look poised to take back the house and challenge the senate. few politicians are safe from criticism, even from their own party. >> to take the endorsement. >> reporter: that's what rhode island's democratic candidate for governor said about president obama. after the president went to his state but didn't endorse him because of a friendship with the independent candidate. those sorts of harsh words are increasingly common, with seven days before the election. >> joe is not fit to lead. i have been leading this state. i have been leading this state. >> president obama is making the mistake that he thinks government is the answer to everything. >> i think job number one is jobs.tes and of the two candidates sitting

russ mitchell, cbs news, bristol, rhode island. >> couric: what a story.at is the "cbs evening news." i'm katie couric in new york. thank you for watching this week. i'll see youd on monday. have a great weekend. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by martin o'malley sworn in. inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled.

as nancy mentioned, president obama campaigned in rhode island today, but not for the democrat who's running for governor and that's tonight's campaign 2010 hot sheet. the president did not endorse democrat frank caprio who is running against former republican turned independent lincoln chafee. the reason? chafee backed mr. obama for president in 2008. on a radio show today, caprio had a few choice words for the president. >> i never asked for president obama's endorsement. he can take his endorsement and shove it as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in response for that, a spokesman for the president said "this close to the election, emotions are running high." now turning to some dangerous weather. >> we are in a tornado! we are in the tornado! >> reporter: a storm chaser got a close look yesterday at a tornado outside dallas. it was one of at least two that swept through the area, injuring four people. the town of rice was hardest hit a roof was ripped off at the high school and five homes were badly damaged. meanwhile, in haiti the earthquake back in january has led to a deadly

in the district, the heavy wind and rain uprooted a huge tree on glenbrook road in northeast o rhode island avenue, a half dozen drivers ran into some deep water in awe metro underpass yesterday. then, in virginia overnight, views have been working to remove power lines from branches near wood it is burn road in fairfax county. a thousand people lost power in northern virginia. >>> another top story, president obama is expected to announce the departure of chief of staff rahm emmanuel today. white house spokesman robert gibbs says a personnel announcement is planned but will not confirm it is about emmanuel. >>> another big rally on the national mall this weekend. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to gather tomorrow for the one nation working together march. the rallying cry, to help put america back to work. karen gray houston has more. ♪ we shall overcome &&. >> reporter: there is quite a history of marching on washington. martin luther king's 1963 rally for social justice is one that stands out. the next millennium saw the million man march. most recently, glenn beck's

russ mitchell, cbs news, bristol, rhode island. >> couric: what a story.at is the "cbs evening news." i'm katie couric in new york. thank you for watching this week. i'll see you on monday. have a great weekend. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> taking no chances after the explosion in san bruno, why pg&e's new procedures are sparking fears of a gas shortage this winter. >>> ahead of a big baseball weekend, some bad news for fans down in the south bay. why plans to relocate the as have hit a serious roadblock. >>> weapons seized, suspected gang members arrested. the crackdown in a bay area community not normally southern end with this kind of activity. >> good evening, i'm julie watts. >> i'm allen martin. >>> people who live in hillsborough might have been a little nervous today when they smelled natural gas throughout their neighborhood remembering last month's explosion in san bruno. don knapp shows us it's part of the repair and rerouteing of the gas l