police chief rob white tried to keep up with requests for help. >> i've got a lot of my officers who can't get out here. some of the roads just are not plowed and there's trees down so we're having to work overtime to cover the shifts. >> what are you dealing with weather wise? >> heavy snow. power lines down. trees down. vehicles are stranded here and there. so we got our work cut out for us today. >> reporter: residents too. lauri needed to get something essential out of her car buried under a foot of snow. >> so you had to break into the car to get the shovel out, the scraper out. have you ever seen it like this? >> never. really. >> what's so different about this one? >> it just is wet and it's coming down. >> reporter: the forecast for elkins predicts there will be more. chance of snow 100%. anna warner, cbs news, elkins, west virginia. >> gas prices are lower after the storm. the six refineries on the east coast were shut down. the national average for gas $3.53. 11 cents lower than a week ago. that's partly because of reduced demand by storm victims in the east. all the refine

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police say this man robbed earlier this month. he's a white man in his 30s. stands about 5'8"-5'10" and has a stockage build. over the last two months he has robbed six banks in four jurisdictions including los gatos, sunnyvale, campbell, and san jose. he has hit u.s. bank, wells fargo, bank of america, and bank of the west. if you recognize the man from this still photo, you are asked to call campbell police or if you want to remain anonymous you can call 408-987-stop. reporting live from campbell janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:37. later on today a competency hear willing be held for a former bay area child psychiatrist who allegedly faked having dementia to avoid prosecution. he accused of molesting six patients. he avoided going to trial because he claimed he was mentally ill. earlier this year doctors reveal he may have faked his illness. if a judge finds he's mentally competent, the molestation charges could be reinstated and he could go on trial. >>> we know the name of the teenager who's body was found along the san mateo county c

. >> it's the white lincoln towne car, isn't than about what they stole? >> break into a home, steal a car and use that car to rob the bank. >> exactly, nick. the same dudes who rob this bank carjacked louis in florida earlier. >> two guys just pulled guns on me, stole my car. a 1995 white lincoln towne car. >> louis says they tied him up way fan cord and tell foephone . >> they ditched the white lincoln towne car and picked up another vehicle which eventually ended up down there. off the freeway, they wrap their cars in the woods there. all three men were picked up. stacy taylor, christopher donaldson and windsor miles. this crime spree crossed county lines and falls into multiple jurisdictions. heads up on dispatcher. a white lincoln towne scar a pretty common car. >> that's the home invasion people. >>> horses are beautiful, big beasts, but when they get spooked you don't want to be near by. >> that's what happened in demont, indiana. look what happened here. >> oh, no. >> ah! >> are you okay? >> i'm fine. get the horse. >> everybody appears to be okay in this, but this video demonstrates that you never know w

van gnaw white is no sweet chicken. rob is very young. as we saw from his nip knack patty whacks he is perk. there is a reason he is bare chested and van gnaw is not. >> you would still hit that. >> i would hit him for how gorgeous he is and i would have to focus on that. >> women are not as horny as men. maybe it is time to stop pretending that. >> i agree with that. that said, i do think housewives or who ever is sitting at home watching price is right do not mind seeing a little eye candy. >> is it true that women are not as horny as men? >> i don't think you can say women are less horn ethan men. i think women are not as interested in seeing visual images of strangers. i don't think that does it for women. you will need to be a little more -- >> i think you just proved gavin's point. it is time for a break. when we come back, wall of vodoo. >>> all right, last topic. a north carolina high school teacher saw a student put something in her coffee and told the cops. the cops determined her coffee was enhanced with a butt enhancing drug.

white house says that report is not true. >>> yesterday on "meet the press" mitt romney's sparring partner and debate prep rob portman said that's another example of a national security breech within the obama administration. >> another example of a national security leak from the white house. the other thing that's interesting about this story if it's accurate is it sounds like the u.s. is taking a position that we're likely to jettison our allies. the last thing we want to do is abandon our allies and make it a one-on-one negotiation. some of the allies have been more forward leaning than we have been to make sure the sanctions are tough and put in place. >> owe bomb me's campaign senior advisor, david axlerod, had a different view of the situation in iraq. >> there's a tremendous disquiet in iran. their currency has dropped in value by 50%. their oil business has dropped by 50%. there's resttiveness in the political environment there and they're feeling the heat. that's what the sanctions were meant to do. remember, when he came to office we were isolated on our position on iran and in the world and today the world is unified

authorities say it was likely a great white killed a surfer yesterday the surf board has been recovered with visible signs of giant bite marks. rob nelson has the story. >> reporter: a mansur ofing in the waters north of santa barbara was killed. witnesses say the 39-year-old was bitten in the upper torso while surfing with a friend. >> pulled him out of the water and immediately begun cpr. >> reporter: the fire department responded to the scene but it was too late. >> the coroner's office recovered the body we'll do the full investigation to determine where the subject was bit, any injuries that were inflicted. >> was a really good surfer. >> reporter: there had been frequent shark sightings off the coast of this beach over the last several months. >> beaches are closed the hunt is on for a killer shark. >> reporter: this incident parks -- marks the second fatal attack on this beach in the past two years. in october 201019-year-old college student was killed when a great white appeared out of nowhere and pulled him under. >> water is unpredictable. there's too many sharks out here, that's my opinion. i wouldn't dare go in. >> co

authorities say it was likely a great white killed a surfer yesterday the surf board has been recovered with visible signs of giant bite marks. robelson has the story. >> reporter: a mansur ofing in the waters north of santa barbara was killed. witnesses say the 39-year-old was bitten in the upper torso while surfing with a friend. >> pulled him out of the water and immediately begun cpr. >> reporter: the fire department responded to the scene but it was too late. >> the coroner's office recovered the body we'll do the full investigation to determine where the subject was bit, any injuries that were inflicted. >> was a really good surfer. >> reporter: there had been frequent shark sightings off the coast of this beach over the last several months. >> beaches are closed the hunt is on for a killer shark. >> reporter: this incident parks -- marks the second fatal attack on this beach in the past two years. in october 201019-year-old college student was killed when a great white appeared out of nowhere and pulled him under. >> water is unpredictable. there's too many sharks out here, that's my opinion. i wouldn't dare go in. >> coul

ohio senator rob portman said he can't see this republican ticket winning the white house without winning here in ohio. no republican has ever done that. stakes are high here clearly. as you mentioned, governor romney is going to be here tomorrow. hadn't planned on it, but they canceled all the events in virginia tomorrow where it looks like they are holding their own in the polls there. obviously are down here in ohio. the latest cnn poll was out a few days ago. the president's got a four-point lead, 50-46 here. they are working hard here. the campaign tells us they are going to have governor romney and/or paul ryan on the ground in ohio every day up till election day. >> ten straight days. quickly here, ron, i'm always fascinated with enthusiasm in turnout for these guys. what has the turnout been like over the past few days for paul ryan? >> the turnout today has been strong. it's a great day. there are a couple of hundred folks out here. they've been enthusiastic. they are fired up about this ticket. now it's a matter of seeing who has the better ground game to get voters to the polls

robbing a jewelry store in snellville, georgia. atlanta police are looking for these three guys. look at the guy on the white. he threw a manhole cover through the front door of this jewelry store. manhole cover through the window. >> that's a heavy piece of equipment. >> sure is. seemed to do the job. take as much as they can. now the men are all masked and covered up, but the police are using footage from prior days at the jewelry store to see if they can see guys that may be casing the joint. come in and just seem to be looking around. they're hoping to match that video up with these guys and connect the dots. >> look for the guys with really big muscle, too. the one wearing the, you know, the t-shirt with the big, old honking muscles. >> he looks like he could lift a manhole. this happens around the world. this one from the u.k. at fraser-hart jewelers. bunch of guys come in, axes, sword, clubs. this mob of guys had been running rampant through the streets, robbing jewelry stores for about four months. this is a four-month-long crime spree. the guys totaled about $2.5 million. police in manchester caught

rob governor romney. >> this economy is not doing well. the fact that you have a white house celebrating an unemployment rate of 7.8 percent with 23 million americans you tell out of work or under employed or unemployed tells you a lot about the failure of this administration's policies. >> let's try to put politics aside for just a minute. here's what we want to know. where the j are the jobs number where they should be? are they? >> the government will tell you that. there are two numbers everybody talks about. we pay attention to the household survey number 7.8 percent. that gone by phone calling people. they call 60,000 people and say are you working? if you look at the number a large number of the people who said i am working are working part-time. even the white house would sthais not good. >> do we have any way of knowing whether or not these people are choose to go powork part-time ty want to work part-time? >> there is a line indicating the people do want to work part-time. if you were to factor in the people who want to work part-time the people who dropped ou

white house advance team engaged in improper conduct. >> independent senator joe lieberman ripped the colleague rob johnson saying the unauthorized leak of sensitive shrekive information from the i.g. report is unfair to the united states secret service and its director mark sullivan. both served our nation honorably and ably for a long time and deserve the benefit of a presumption of innocence unless real evidence leads to a different conclusion. so far, secret service has not responded to the memo. peter doocy, fox news. >> rick: in other news, the search is on for the suspect in a mysterious and fatal shooting in california. inglewood, california, police saying that a man and his 4-year-old son were killed and three others hurt when a masked gunman attacked them. the neighborhood put on high alert as a swat team moved in, a neighbor recalls the sound of the gunfire. >> i just heard bam, bam, bam. >> the gunman set fire to the house before shooting the victims. he may have remained inside the house as it burned. think think his body might be in there as well. >> the center for disease control reporting 23 deaths total. so far, docto

rob portman. both have challenges and check lifts. is working on shorter answers and trying to avoid sounding like the professor he was before the white house. democrats say he needs to look strong and forceful and not appear irritated or i am pat. >> they are trying to get him in the mode of being able to answer questions short and to the point. so it is more like his man errisms, style, and the way he comes across. >> reporter: and mitt romney, he has to seem friend li err, after the 47% comments. he needs to show compassion and connect with voters. romney arrived in colorado to continue his prep but took a brief break to rally supporters. >> what a colorado welcome. thank you so much. >> reporter: he also took a break with a visit to a nevada campaign office. >> this is obama, how are you? >> a new poll found that 56% expect the president to win the debates. lowered expectations could be good for romney, if he turns in a strong performance they can boast a big win and leave denver can momentum. >>> and you can watch the debate here on abc 2 wednesday. our coverage begins at 9:00 with diane and george stephanopoulos. >>> we have a c

rob portman and marco rubio, and david actixlerod. >> tomorrow the candidates will likely discuss u.s. relations with iran. the white house denies a report for an agreement on the first ever talks. the u.s. and iran agreed in principal to negotiate, but they insist the talks will be after the election. but the national social security council says it's not true. >> closer to home, marylander will decide on two controversial ballot questions in the upcoming election. one will allow ga marriage, the other allow gambling initiatives. dx arcy sp-- >>> at a forum on question six held in friendship heights, those for and against the issue explain their view. kathleen dumay is for the civil protection act. >> you have to be married to be granded over 1100 rights under federal law. >> on the other side of the debate, derek mccoy pointed out that similar measures have failed in dozens of states. >> we believe that we can love our ga and lesbian friends, family, colleagues, we understand that, but we don't think we need to redefine marriage and that word specifically. >> sponsored by the school of. public policy drew dozens o

over the last months police believe this man robbed six banks in several different jurisdictions. he is a white man in his '30's he has a stocky build and he has a goatee and a really heavy 5:00 shadow. if you know who that is, call the police. let's take a look outside at the mt. tam as we look out over the bay. i'- >> i live look from our roof camera. san francisco city hall and clear skies. beautiful looking start to this friday. >> it is chilly out there though. lot of locations are struggling to get out of the 40's. we have something for everyone in the forecast. the conditions climb into the 80s as we head towards the weekend. cool and mild as we start the next work week and by wednesday and thursday we have the potential for some showers. expect mostly sunny conditions and moderate winds as well. temperatures will be in the '70s pretty much everywhere. mid-70s for some of our east bay interior valleys. as we head into tonight it will stay clear and expect temperatures in the '60s. winds will start to die down. we do not have much in a way of cloud cover. former conditions for tomorrow an

white tank top. >>> 10 years ago a very dark day for local residents. the sniper attacks began. a string of shootings that robbed 10 people of their lives. the rest of us our sense of security. karen gray houston spoke with a shooting survivor tonight. paul arufo was shot at point blank range by lee boyd malvo and changed his life forever. >> larussa thought he was shot at point blank range by some crazed gunman in a random act of violence until the laptop stolen from him that day was retrieved when police seized the vehicle belonging to the snipers. paul larussa says he's a changed man now. he's different. he appreciates life more and realizes you could be here one minute and gone the next. he says he never saw lee boyd malvo the day the teen-ager walked up to his car window as he sat in the passenger seat and fired five times from a .22 caliber handgun. larussa says he's recovered from the injuries and doesn't have horrible flashbacks and nightmares anymore. he says he listened to the washington post interview in which malvo expresses regret for his crime and says he believes malvo is a different person now. >

white whale that taught himself to sound like a person. >>> good morning. i'm sunny hostin. paula faris is on assignment. >> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. we begin this tuesday with the third and final presidential debate. a florida faceoff that had the candidates sparring over foreign policy issues. >> both of them hit the campaign trail in swing states with two weeks to go. brandi hitt is in boca raton. good morning, brandi. >> this is the final round in a very close race. for most of the night, it appeared president obama appeared to be on offense, as both candidates made their final pitches to the american people. president obama reminded voters he is commander in chief, as he went after republican challenger, mitt romney. >> wrong and reckless leadership that is all over the map. >> attacking me is not an agenda. >> reporter: romney spent the night arguing america has lost its world influence, especially with iran. >> the greatest threat is iran, four years closer to a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: but both sides agreed on iranian sanctions. and the policies in syria, egypt and afghanistan. still, that didn't stop the attacks. >> i

robbed a kansas city restaurant. a suspect dressed in dark clothing, caught on surveillance video, wheeling a a samurai sword. >>> a 260 pound buck will determine if it's among the largest white tail deer ever recorded in the state. >>> florida's mystery monkey has finally been captured. the famous primate has been gathering over 86,000 facebook "likes." yesterday he was spotted, tranquilized and evaluated by a threat. he'll be given a new home at a local animal facility. what's he been doing for two years? hanging out, getting mcdonald's? >>> for a look at your national weather we turn once again to bill karins. >> you along with a lot of other people are asking, what are the effects? i keep saying historic storm heading for new england and what's going to happen. as far as the storm goes, it's monday, tuesday the worst effects will be felt in the united states. still a couple day as way. we're seeing the radar and now seeing outer rain bands going through bahamas. florida will be brushed by the storm and by florida standards this will be a glancing blow compared to what we're going to deal with in areas of new england, across the midwest we have areas of rain this morning.

is doing better there with white voters than he has across the country, and in the northeast of ohio, the auto bailout made a difference i. it is so much of a problem that rob portman, introducing romney in defiance, ohio in front of a huge crowd, said that "we have got to talk about this auto bailout tonight." they are still trying to explain. >> can romney win without ohio? >> yes, but it will be a tough one to reach. but it is still very close race. >> virginia? >> virginia will still probably end up in obama's camp. >> i look at the polls, and romney is up on average -- >> you can take your calls in virginia, because another poll shows obama is up in virginia. even with the heavy onslaught by romney, it still shows the northern virginia area still pretty much supports barack obama. >> new hampshire could be in play. >> new hampshire traditionally was a republican state. it only presidentially became a democratic state recently . >> then bartlet came along. >> the problem for ravi here is that unless he gets the search, it is close enough that if he loses ohio and virginia, let's say, or ohio and wisconsin, he pretty much passed to run the table in the o

. >> rob, the said company that will rule out said seasonal flavors, including, pumpkin pie spice, whiteint chocolate, cinnamon sugar. what would you think for gum? >> no. i know better. >> pringles, pumpkin pie spice, not revolting. sugar cinnamon is like cinnamon toast crunch on a potato chip. white chocolate peppermint, mouth wash gone bad and put it on a potato chip. all seasonal, $1.79. >> we like buffalo wing. >> great. >> religional. fun. mexican layer dip. thank you for pringles in the holiday spirit. you well love this one. everyone loves a hot tub. lot of things can happen in a hot tub. including exercise. >> what kind of exercise. >> fit jet bike. this thing can work in the hot tub, do, get on this bike. they say 30 minutes on this is equivalent of two hours on a standard bike. benefits of working out in the water. blood flow, muscles. that kind of thing. off awe right on. >> out there available. all the thing you can doen the hot tub, that is probably my fourth or fifth favorite. exercise. it's friday. here is your polka! ♪ politics and foreign wars all the weather all the sc

he was caught on video robbing a bank of america in sunnyvale yesterday afternoon. police say he is white'5'' to 5'8'', blue eyes and the beanie. they think he has robbed other places. >> if you have a ticket purchased through america can could be canceled. a number of flights will be affected. they will cut about 31 a day. though said it'll not impact holiday travel . >> so many move to the south bay that it needs a new area code so starting next month most -- some new areas will get a 669 area code. you will have to change the way you dial even if the number doesn't change. you will need to add 1-408 to the beginning of each south bay phone call. >> it's kind of weird. 669, feels like out of town. >> if you live in the current area there you will have to program things like the speed dial, fax machine and should check your alarm to make sure the area code is correct. >> i agree with craig there. just doesn't seem right. >> it's a big weekend on the peninsula. the half moon bay pumpkin festival gets going. >> dry, mild weather return together bay area for saturday. a look at what you can

white house. mitt romney's mock debate is played by ohio rob senator rob portman. >> how did it go, senator? >> great. >> reporter: tonight is the one and only town hall style debate. it's a performance that can bring curve balls. >> i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted at defending you, defending your administration. >> reporter: mitt romney will look for momentum following his first debate performance. but he has to knock down the idea that he cannot relate to the average american. candy crowley agitated both campaigns ahead of the debate by suggesting, heaven forbid, that she might ask follow-up questions. >> if something comes up that could use a little further explanation, it might be that the question said oranges and you answer eed apples. >> reporter: in past town halls, it was the candidates themselves, and not the way they wanted. like the 2008 debate, where john mccain seemed to be wandering aimlessly around the stage. or in 2000, when al gore walked up to governor george w. bush. in a way that governor bush later referred to as getting in his chili. and this classic move from george h.w.

. >> just mentioned as a possibility for a state, senator rob portman, who became such an important adviser. he has white house experience, and would be reassuring. >> one of the interesting stories, if romney is elected, and it sounds on to say -- sounds odd to say, the question is who is the real romney? he is not running at that moment for president, and we did not know, and there will be a battle in state between the neocons and a foreign-policy realists and whether it is a zellick or john bolton, we will find out where romney tilts in terms of who he selects for his cabinet. >> the republican foreign-policy establishment, the main old- style, have been comfortable with most of the things romney has said in the area of foreign policy, that the neocons have had a more dominant voice. the question is, where is the real romney, if elected, would he go back toward the scowcroft view of foreign policy or the neocons? >> with 26 days to go, what would you project is the electoral vote for the winner? many electoral votes? 270 is needed to win. >> 304 obama. >> i will not say who. i will say 295. >> 305, 32

white house. mitt romney's mock debate is played by ohio rob senator rob portman. >> how did it go, senator? >> great. >> reporter: tonight brings the one and only town hall debate, both candidates taking questions directly from the audience, all undecided voters. it's a format that can bring curveballs. >> i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted at defending you, defending your administration. >> reporter: mitt romney will look to build on his momentum following his first debate performance. but he has to knock down the idea that he cannot relate to the average american. the debate's moderator cnn's candy crowley, agitated both campaigns ahead of the debate by suggesting, heaven forbid that she may ask follow-up questions in case candidates try to evade answers. >> when something comes up that maybe could use a little further explanation, it might be as simple, the question, sir, said oranges and you said apples. could you answer oranges. >> reporter: in past town halls, it was the candidates themselves, and not the way they wanted. like the 2008 debate, where john mccain seemed to be wandering aimles

rob horton. romney's debate sparring partner, joining us live from the debate site. our round table weighs in. from the times, tom friedman and whiteorrespondent, helene cooper. strategist mike murphy and press secretary for president clinton, dee dee meyers. ne cooper. and former white hous >>e from nbc news in washingto "meet the press" with david gregory. >> brand-new in morning, the latest nbc news poll on where this race stands. let's go right to my colleague chuck todd. this is significant. >> this is among likely voters. 47-47. not all races are equal. the president at 47. if this was the sunday before election day, there would be a lot of concerns in chicago. if they want to be at 48 or 49. sitting at 47 is a good number for a challenger and not an incumbent. let's go inside the numbers. the gender gap among men, romney with a 10-point lead. to women, this is

of the country by 2014 but felt the white house should not announce a deadline and expose potential weakness. >>> a difficult day for the wife of a man beaten and robbed in eastern market. she'll come face to face with the subjects in court. thomas macelin has been in the hospital since august. he's blind in one eye and unable to walk or feed himself. last night a business community in capitol hill announced a $10,000 trust for macelin's family. his wife abby accepted the donation. she also talked about a safety festival being held next weekend. >> be part of a greater community. this is not only a reminder that we're members of this community, but it's a visceral and real experience for us to bond together in a way we should be doing every day, and it shouldn't take horrible experiences like these to inspire that spirit. >>homas branch and couti are expected in court today. the third defendant, waived his hearing. >>> a 4-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after he fell from a ninth floor window in silver spring. this happened at an apartment building on piney branch road. a tree helped break that fall. the boy's family was at home at the time. he was

white house corresndent, who knees where he'll go from there? jake, thank you very much. he has a big show today. his guests include ohio senator rob portman. bo biden, son of joe biden. and our own martha raddatz, the moderator of the veep debate. also abc news will have live coverage of the next presidential debate on tuesday, starting at 9:00 eastern with diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos hosting. >>> now to the big weather news. hailstorms and at least one tornado. five states in the midwest took a beating last night. this large and nasty storm system is moving east with more states bracing for wild weather today. ginger zee, right before she plans her jump from the outer reaches of outer space is going give us the forecast first. >> we have to get right into it. this is what happened yesterday. october is no stranger to severe weather. october in the u.s. we had that one likely, but three reported, between college station, texas, and austin. other than that, a lot of blue and yellow dots. what that represents is damaging wind and hail. we have the video to prove it. this is from just along the texas state line in southern and cent

rob portman. both candidates have challenges and checklists. president obama's working on shorter answers, trying to avoid sounding like the professor he was before the white strong and forceful and not appear irritated or impatient. >> they're trying to get him into the mode of being able to answer questions, short, concisely, and to the point, and so it's much more like his mannerisms and his style and the way he comes across as opposed to information in this. >> reporter: and mitt romney? he has to seem relatable, especially after his 47% comment. how can he do that? show compassion? show he's competent and connect with the voters? >> on those three cs that's where he really has got to do well. >> reporter: romney arrived in colorado to continue his debate prep but took a brief break to rally supporters. >> what an honor. what a welcome. what a colorado welcome. thank you so much. >> the prls president also took a break with a visit to the nevada campaign office. >> hi, this is barack obama. how are you? [ laughter ] >> a new abc news, "washington post" poll found that 56% expect the president to win the debates. lowered expectations could be good for r

mentioned there's a there is a possibility for secretary of state senator rob portman to become an important advisor, has white house experience under both 41, 43 and would be a reassuring pic. >> let me pick up of what judy said because i think one of the really interesting stories if romney is elected after the guy has been campaigning for the president for eight years but one of the ruin just in questions will be who is the real romney particularly now that he is not running and he will be thinking of re-election but he is not running at that moment for president and we don't know. there would be a battle in the state for the neocons and the foreign-policy and just let me me assist jarden, realist. whether it is selleck or john bolton, we will find out where romney tilts in terms of the people he selects for his cabinet and top-down. >> the republican policy is an establishment, the main old style have been very uncomfortable with most of the things romney has said in the area of foreign-policy. the neocons seem to have more of a dominant voice but the question is to chris's point where is the real romney a

white house correspondent, soon to be chief who knows where he'll go from there. jake, thank you very much. he has a big show today. his guests include ohio senator rob port nan. bo biden, son of joe biden. and our own martha raddatz, the moderator of the veep debate. and we'll have coverage of the next debate on tuesday. >> you want to take a breath there. >> a lot of promotion there. >>> big weather news overnight. hail storms and at least one tornado. five states in the midwest took a beating last night. this large and nasty storm system is moving east with more states bracing for wild weather today. ginger zee all over this story. getting ready for her next jump from outer space. before that, the forecast. >> we have to get right into it. this is what happened yesterday. october is no stranger to severe weather. 35 tornadoes on average in october in the u.s. one likely but three reported between college station and austin. that is damaging wind and hail there in the blue and yellow dots. this is from just along the texas state line in southern and central oklahoma. blinding rain. plenty of lightning. the winds up to 80 miles per hour that caused quite a bi

rob horton. romney's debate sparring partner, joining us live from the debate site. our round table weighs in. from the times, tom friedman and whitedent, helene cooper. strategist mike murphy and press secretary for president clinton, dee dee meyers. ne cooper. and former white hous >>e from nbc news in washingto "meet the press" with david gregory. >> brand-new in morning, the latest nbc news poll on where this race stands. let's go right to my colleague chuck todd. this is significant. >> this is among likely voters. 47-47. not all races are equal. the president at 47. if this was the sunday before election day, there would be a lot of concerns in chicago. if they want to be at 48 or 49. sitting at 47 is a good number for a challenger and not an incumbent. let's go inside the numbers. the gender gap among men, romney with a 10-point lead. to women, this is interesting. president, an-point lead and this is his smallest lead among women that we had all year long. a few other things inside the numbers here, david. in the midwest, romney a narrow lead, but way inside the margin of error. and among all of the collective battleground

a very wise person, the possibility for secretary of state center rob portman to become an important visor has hill experience, has white house experience in 41 and 43. >> let me just pick up on what judy said because i think one of the really interesting stories if romney is elected is after the guy has campaigned for the present great years but one of their own to string questions will be who is the real romney particularly now that he is not running for years from then and thinking of re-election but is not running at that moment for president and we don't know. there will be a battle between the neocons and the foreign-policy quote and if i can use this jargon, realist. whether it's a zeliger john bolton, we will find out where romney tilts in terms of the people he selects for his cabinet and top staff. >> i read, the republican establishment, the main old-style has been very ann mcfall with most of the things romney has said in the area foreign-policy and the neocons seem to have had a more dominant voice but the question is to chris's point, where's the real romney and if elected would he go back to scowcroft to

rob portman. romney's debate sparring partner. joining us live from the debate site. >>> plus, our roundtable weighs in. from "the new york times," columnist tom friedman. and white house correspondent helean cooper. and former white house press secretary for president clinton dee dee myers.ne cooper. and former white house press secretary for president clinton dee dee myers. >>> from nbc news in washington, it's "meet the press" with david gregory. >>> the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll for where this race stands, chuck todd has the numbers. this is significant. >> this is among likely voters, david. 47%, 47%. not all tied races are equal. the president sitting at 47% if this were the sunday before election day there would be a lot of concerns in chicago. they want to be at 48% or 49%. sitting at 47% is good for a challenger, not a good number for an incumbent. let's go inside the numbers a little bit. the gender gap. you brought it up. among men, romney, a 10-point lead. let's go to women. this is interesting. president, an eight-point lead here, this is his smallest lead among women that we've had all year long. a few other things inside the number