we begin with neck in neck a new poll finds president obama locked neck in neck with mitt romney tracie pott joins us with details. good morning. >> reporter: hi lynn, good morning, everyone. let's get to the numbers, they do show how tight this race really is. in terms of who is ahead so far, president obama by four points, 47 to 43, important to point out that is a statistical tie, between the two candidates. also watch the trend because the president's number is down about 2 percentage points since last month. mitt romney is the same as he was in april. now, when it comes to the announcement the president made of same sex marriage, 17% are more likely to vote for the president, 20% say they are more likely to vote for romney, look at this the vast majority, almost two-thirds, 62% say it made no difference at all. on the big issue, the economy, only a third believe that the economy is going to get better in the next year, that is actually down about five points from april down seven points from march. now mitt romney is moving closer to the nomination, he won kentucky and he won arkansas's

romney. nbc's tracie potts joins us with details from washington. good morning. >> hey, lynn, good morning. a lot of new foinn ie poll. let's get to the numbers because they really do tell the story here in terms of registered voters, support for president obama, he's ahead by about 4 percentage points but that's within the margin of error of this poll, 47 to 43. the president is down two points from a month ago. mitt romney in the same place as he was in april. what about the announcement of president obama's supporting same-sex marriage did that have any impact? for the vast majority, no, 62% say the president's announcement has absolutely no effect on their vote and then the nbc/"wall street journal" poll taking a look at the economy where the candidates are, again, virtually tied but it finds only about a third of respondings think that the economy is going to get better. that's down five points from april, down seven points from the month before. mitt romney is moving closer to his party's nomination after tuesday when he won kentucky and arkansas. the republican primaries there. he co

yesterday president obama and romney spent the day on the campaign trail. tracie potts joins us with more. >> reporter: today is pre-official for mitt romney if he's able to get those delegate from texas he can go into the republican convention three months from now confident he'll take on president obama in the fall. >> offered an opportunity -- >> reporter: texas is expected to put mitt romney over the top today giving him the delegates he'll need to win the republican nomination. he'll make his case from battleground colorado today then las vegas at a fundraiser with donald trump. romney brushed off concerns about associating with trump who is still questioning president obama's birth certificate. >> i hope to get 51% or more and appreciate the help of a lot of good people. >> reporter: romney spent memorial day with john mccain while problem paid tribute at allergy cemetery and vietnam memorial in washington. >> you are true heroes. and you'll never be forgotten but let us never use patriotism as a political sword. patriots can support a war, patriots can oppose a w

born in mexico but actually that birth certificate pretty clearly shows that mitt romney was born in detroit. >> tracie pottse on capitol hill. thank you. >>> and romney's win has pundits thinking about his v.p. choice. that has the spotlight back on virginia governor bob mcdonnell. he got behind romney long before it was clear who would win the nomination. the governor's popularity and virginia's key role as a swing state puts mcdonnell on many vice presidential short lists. for now, the governor is not taking the bait. >> anybody who get a call for the party's nominee and says you can help our country, our party, of course, you'd listen. i've got the best job in america. the job held by thomas jefferson and patrick henry. i'm not looking for anything else. >> he told wto p that he is not being vetted by the romney campaign and is planning to finish his term as governor which ends in 2014. >>> today the newest d.c. council member will officially take his seat. kenyan mcduffie will be sworn in as a ward 5 council member. he bob a special election this month and -- he won a special election this month and wil

mitt romney only needs 58 of them to secure this nomination. tracie potts nbc news washington. >>> 4:46. the chinese government is not friends with facebook. the social network is blocked there, but founder mark zuckerberg is making it past the sensors. tv viewers caught a surprise cameo by zuckerberg and his wife recently on state-run tv. here it is. a few seconds of footage showing zuckerberg and chan walking behind two police officers was inserted into a documentary. zuckerberg and chan visited china in march. >>> china also appears to be the latest source of the apple tv rumors. for that and all the news before the bell, we turn to seema mody. good morning. >> very good morning to you. chinese media reports electronics maker fox con has begun production on the apple television set dubbed itv. the company was preparing for the device but then denied everything a few days later. analysts are divided over when apple could launch itv with some saying as early as january, while others say, hey, not until 2014. it will include voice recognition and face time

yesterday, president obama and romney spent memorial day on the campaign trail. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more on this from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. good morning. call today sort of pre-official for mitt romney, if, in fact, he's able to get those delegates from texas. he can go into this republican convention three months from now confident he'll take on president obama in the fall. texas is expected to put mitt romney over the top today giving him the 1,144 delegates he'll need to win the republican nomination. >> a big day tomorrow. looking forward to the good news. >> reporter: he'll make his case from battleground colorado toorksd then las vegas at a fund-raiser with donald trump. romney brushed off concerns about associate with trump who is still questioning president obama's birth certificate. >> i don't agree with all the team who support me. my guess is they don't agree with everything i believe in. but i need 50.1% or more and i'm appreciative to have the help of a lot of good people. >> reporter: romney spent memorial day with veter

rather than being able to focus on the triumph, the romney big day was overshadowed by donald trump. tracie potts has more. >> reporter: trump has been so close to the birther controversy, now the birthers are questioning whether mitt romney was born in the u.s. as romney declares victory in a long and bitter primary race. >> nbc news is projecting that mitt romney is the winner in texas. >> reporter: mitt romney has 30 more delegates than he needs to win the republican nomination. in las vegas last night he slammed president obama. >> he's been a big disappointment, hasn't he? sometimes i don't think he understand what is it takes to help people. >> reporter: analysts say romney is testing his message to undecided voters. >> independent voters aren't making up their minds right now. we've seen in past campaigns, they make up their minds very late. >> reporter: in las vegas, romney teamed up with donald trump who told supporters that the u.s. is borrowing too much money from china. they looked at us, they laughed at us, they think we're stupid. >> reporter: romney is taking heat for associating w

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including an hour-long, face-to-face meeting last week, mitt romney has finally received the endorsement of his former top rival rick santorum. tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that and all the latest from the campaign trail. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. finally word from rick santorum, and he's backing mitt romney who looked like he's going to become the nominee. it came in a late night e-mail to his supporters saying he thinks they all should back romney as the party nominee. romney jumping into the fray about the auto industry about whether they should receive a bailout. romney says he should receive credit for the latest bounce-back. he opposed the bailout and instead said that auto manufacturers should have been allowed to go bankrupt. meantime, president obama and the issue of gay marriage has come up yet again. joe biden over the weekend seemed to indicate he supports it. now another top member of the administration, education secretary arne duncan, says that he unequivocally supports it too. >> thanks, tracie. >>> north carolina votes today on a referendum on same-sex marriage that's dra

romney's record at bain capital. during a news conference wrapping up the nato sum it in chicago. pots has mo tracie potts has more on this. >> reporter: the nato summit was successful for president obama, the 28 nations agreed to wrap up the war in afghanistan by the end of 2014 as promised but there's still questions as addressed at that summit about whether or not the taliban may take over yet again and whether the afghan forces are strong enough to resist them but meantime at that press conference as you mentioned president obama found himself defending those ads attacking bain capital, the investment firm set up and run by mitt romney. romney has been running on his job record at bain capital. the president said for that reason it's fair game to examine how many jobs were won and lost. meantime cory booker the mayor of newark, new jersey who was a supporter of president obama said yesterday on "meet the press" that he actually felt uncomfortable with these attacks in talking about some of the back and forth. he called it nauseating. he later retracked saying he stood with the president but the romney

an hour-long face-to-face meeting last week, mitt romney has finally received the endorsement of his former top rivalries, rick santorum. tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that. all the latest from the campaign trail. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. final word from rick santorum, i'm backing mitt romney. it came in a late-night e-mail to his supporters saying he thinks they all should back romney as the party's nominee. the two did meet last week for a final meeting before this endorsement. all of this after santorum had called romney the worst republican in the country. meantime, romney is trying to take what he calls a lot of credit for recent successes in the auto industry. he's got a history with detroit including saying that instead of a bailout they should have been allowed to go bankrupt. president obama now has two members of his administration, key members, saying or suggesting that they back gay marriage. first joe biden and now education secretary artie duncan who says he supports same-sex marriage. >>> tracie potts for us in washington. thanks. >>> north carolina votes today on a r

including an hour long face to face meeting last week, mitt romney has finally received the endorsement of his former top rival rick santorum. tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that and all the latest from the campaign trail. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. final word from rick santorum, i'm backing mitt romney. we were expecting this to come sometime soon. it came in a late night e-mail to his supporters saying he thinks they all should back romney as the party nominee. the two met last week before this endorsement. all of this after santorum called romney the worse republican in the country. romney is taking credit for the recent success for the auto industry. president obama has two members saying or suggesting that they back gay marriage. first joe biden and now arne duncan who says he supports same sex marriage. is this president obama shift, aides say no. >>> north carolina votes today on a referendum on same sex marriage that's drawn national attention. the constitution all amendment that would define marriage as between a man and a woman has drawn protests from both those for and against. it would ban ga

president heads to nevada to talk about the economy, nbc's tracie potts joins us with more on that, and the high school drama dogging mitt romney. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. good morning, everyone. today the president moves on to nevada to talk about the economy, after those three fund-raisers on the west coast last night. including that really big one in california. president obama's $40,000 a plate dinner at george clooney's house last night appears to be the single biggest fund raiser ever, more than mitt romney raised in an entire month. democrats say donations are pouring in since the president announced his support for same-sex marriage. >> making sure that everybody, regardless of sexual orientation, is treated fairly. >> reporter: vice president biden is now apologized for forcing the president's hand by announcing his support days earlier. republicans say they'll use this as a key difference between mr. obama and romney. but for now, romney's apologizing after "washington post" report says he bullied a gay student in high school. pinning him down and cutting his hair. romney says he doesn't

romney was no big surprise in yesterday's primaries, but a major incumbent upset in indiana and a referendum on same-sex marriage in the south could provide some insight ahead into the elections this fall. tracie potts joins us with more on that. tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. no big surprise as you said. mitt romney is now 63 delegates closer to winning the nomination after picking up wins in indiana, west virginia, and north carolina. he campaigned in michigan yesterday, but in a couple of other votes it really pit conservatives versus moderates. in indiana we saw the longest serving republican in the senate lose his seat after 36 years. senator dick lugar is out losing to a candidate backed by the tea party, indiana state treasurer, richard murdock. the issue of gay marriage was on the ballot. the initiative to define a marriage as between one man and one woman was won. finally in wisconsin this race that's garnered so much attention because of union rights, governor scott walker now has a democratic challenger, milwaukee mayor, tom barrett. they will face off in the recall election june 5th. >>> on capital hill for once democrats and republicans agree on something. low interest rat

romney's camp calls it a chip political employ. lynn? >> tracie potts in washington, thanks. >>> elsewhere the fallout continues over this weekend's remarks by republican house speaker, john boehner, that quote the american people don't want to vote for a loser. referring to president obama. in reaction, last night on "politics nation "former ohio governor democrat ted strickland, told host al sharpton, what he thought about republican leaders and the gop candidate. >> mitt romney's out of touch. speaker boehner is out of touch. mitch mcconnell is out of touch. these people do not understand what life is like for the average american. they live in a different world. they live in a bubble. all of their needs are met. they don't worry about their family getting health care. they don't worry about paying their mortgages. this don't worry about having a decent car to drive. they have simply so lost touch with the average person who is out there struggling, trying to make it today in this difficult economy, they don't represent the american people. i really

yesterday president obama and romney spent memorial day on the campaign trail and nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on all of this. good morning. >> good morning. he won't get the official nod from the party for another three months but after today after the texas primary, mitt romney can feel pretty confident going into that republican convention that he will be the one to take on president obama in the fall. >> reporter: texas is expected to put mitt romney over the top today giving him the 1,144 delegates he'll need to win the republican nomination. >> a big day tomorrow. look forward to the good news. >> reporter: he'll make his case from battleground colorado today then las vegas at a fundraiser with donald trump. romney brushed off concerns about associating with trump who is still questioning president obama's birth certificate. >> i don't agree with all the people who support me. my guess is they don't agree with everything i believe in, but i need to get 50.1% or more and i'm appreciative to have the help of a lot of good people. >> reporter: romney spent

nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that, tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. no big surprise, mitt romney is 63 delegates closer to winning the nomination after picking up wins in indiana, west virginia and north carolina. of course, he's got no major challenger as he heads toward the nomination this summer. meantime, in indiana, a big upset there. senator richard lugar who has been in the senate longer than any other republican lost to state treasure remember richard mourdock who was backed by the tea party. in north carolina, north carolina became the 30th state to ban gay marriage, amendment 1 passed with what we now is 61% of the votes in. they spent $3 million between the two sides on that campaign and then finally in wisconsin, a race we've been watching with scott walker, he has a challenger for his runoff election june 5th. milwaukee mayor tom barrett. interestingly, the two faced off two years ago when walker became governor. lynn? >> tracie potts for us in washington, thanks. >>> on capitol hill, for once democrats and republicans agree on something. low interest rates for milli

>> tracie potts, thank you. >>> while mitt romney may be defending his past, president obama is taking heat over high gas prices. nearly 2/3 of americans don't approve of his handling of gas prices according to a new a.p. poll, up from 58% in february. 44% strongly disapprove of his handling of the issue. and just 30% say they approve, down from 39% in february. the findings come despite a decline in prices at the pump. >>> in the day ahead, two brothers from the nfl will be an court. michael dave sis accused of killing a tourist by hitting him over the head with a hammer. he's been in jail and is chargeded with two other hammer attacks in the district. both victims survived. davis is the brother of 49ers' tight end vernon davis and dolphins quarterback dante davis. >>> one person is hospitalized the day after an explosion rocked the national building museum. firefighters say a small propane tank exploded in the kitchen around dinnertime last night. the blast created a flash fire. one man burned his hands and face. he was in serious condition as of last night. >>> mayor vincent gray is

locked in a tight race with presumptive gop nominee mitt romney as voters remain pessimistic about the nation's economic future. nbc's tracie potts joins us with those details from washington. trace egood morning. >> hi, lynn. good morning, everyone. let's get try to the numbers because they really do show how tight this race really is. in terms of who is ahead so far, president obama by four points. it's 47% to 43%, but it's important to point out that is a statistical tie between these two candidates. also, watch the trend because the president's number is down about 2 percentage points since last month. mitt romney is about the same as he was in april. now when it comes to gay marriage and the announcement that the president made supporting same-sex marriage, what if any, impact did that have? about 17% say they are more likely to vote for the president. 20% say they're more likely to vote for romney. about a statistical tie. but take a look at this. the vast majority, almost two-thirds, 62% say it made absolutely no difference at all. and then on the big issue, the economy. only one-third believe that the economy is going to

mitt romney was no big surprise but a major incumbent upset in indiana and referendum on same sex marriage in the south could provide some insight on the issues ahead of elections this fall. tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that, tray sooe, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. no big surprise, mitt romney is 63 delegates closer to winning the nomination after picking up wins in indiana, west virginia and north carolina. he campaigned in michigan yesterday. but in a couple of other votes it pit conservatives versus moderates in the republican party, in indiana, we saw the longest serving republican in the senate lose his seat after 36 years. dick lugar is out, losing to a candidate backed by the tea party, treasurer richard mourdock. in north carolina, the issue of gay marriage on the ballot, looks like the initiative to define marriage between one man and one woman won by 58%. that would be the 30th state to implement such a ban. >>> in wisconsin, this race that has garnered attention because of union rights, governor scott walker has a democratic challenger, milwaukee mayor tom barrett, they will face-off in the recall election june 5th. >>> tray sooe pott

romney perhaps school bully? there was a report that he attacked a good student in high school. tracie potts has more on that. >> president obama's $40,000-a plate dinner appears to be the biggest fundraiser ever. donations are pouring in since the president announced his support for same-sex marriage. >> making sure that everybody is treated fairly. >> vice president biden as apologize for forcing the president's hand. republicans say they will use this as a key difference between mr. obama and romney. for now, romney is apologizing after a report that said he believed a student in high school. mitt romney said he does not remember. >> i did some stupid things in high school. if i hurt anybody, i apologize for it. >> voters had mixed reaction. >> he was a bully them and he probably will be a bully now. >> look at somebody who did something 45 years ago. >> will that have an impact in november? >> i think mitt romney did not handle it particularly well. >> the economy is still the number-one issue. 2/3 2 not like how the president is dealing with gas prices. from washington, tracie potts, wb

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poll shows one in five voters feel negatively about mitt romney's work with bain capital and the vast majority have no opinion at all. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> volunteers will be out again in morgan hill today searching for sierra lamar. this all happening while sheriff's investigators building a murder case against a suspect now charged with killing her. 21-year-old garcia torres being held without bond accused of kidnapping and killing the teen. investigators say that they have been tracking garcia torres for weeks after dna evidence from lamar's clothes linked him to her disappearance. a former prosecutor says investigators probably hope the surveillance would lead them to lamar. >> if he just kidnapped her and kept her alive, he would visit her regularly, presumably to check on whether she is still captive, whether she's being fed. >> he says the fact there has been no communication from lamar since the day she disappeared will be used as circumstantial evidence to support the claim that she was killed. >>> meantime, the family of the suspect says that the authorities got the wrong guy. >> my son, tell me, what

tracie pott joins us with more on that and the high school drama dogging mitt romney, trey sooe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. the president moves on to nevada to talk about the economy after the three fund-raisers on the west coast last night including the really big one in california. president obama's $40,000 a plate dinner at george clooney's house may be the biggest single fund-raiser ever. more than mitt romney raised in a month. democrats say donations are pouring in, since the president announced his support for same sex marriage. >> making sure that everybody regardless of sexual orientation is treated fairly. >> reporter: the vice presence dent apologized for forcing the president's hands. they will use this as a key difference between mr. obama and romney but for now, romney's apologizing after washington post report says he bullied a gay student in high school. pinning him down and cutting his hair. romney says he doesn't remember. >> there is no question but that i did some stupid things when i was in high school, and obviously if i hurt anyone by vir

romney's record at bain capital. during a news conference wrapping up the nato summit in chicago, nbc's tracie potts joins us more on that. >> reporter: good morning. the nato summit fairly success for the president, 28 nations there during the two-day meeting, agreed to wind down this war in afghanistan, an inreversible course they called it to end the war by 2014 but questions about whether there could be a resurgence of the taliban and the afghans can resist that. at that briefing at the end of the nato meeting, president obama was also forced to address these ads he's been running against mitt romney about his investment firm bain captain when romney headed that firm, some jobs were lost, and now some democrats, including newark, new jersey, mayor cory booker, said on "meet the press" sunday that he's uncomfortable with these types of ads. booker later backtracked saying his comments were taken out of context and he backs the president. >> tracie potts for us in washington, thank you. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making news "early today" in america. the second time was a charm for the spacex rock

romney's record at bain capital. during a news conference wrapping up the nato summit in chicago. nbc's tracie potts has more on that. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. the nato summit was successful for president obama, the 28 nations agreed to wrap up the war in afghanistan by the end of 2014, but questions remain about whether or not the taliban may take over yet again and whether the afghan forces are strong enough to resist them but meantime at that press conference as you mentioned president obama found himself defending those ads attacking mitt romney's record at boehner capital. boehner capital is the investment firm they started and headed. romney has been running on his job record at bain capital. the president said for that reason boehner capital is fair game but an obama supporter, newark moy yore cory booker, who was a supporter of president obama said yesterday on "meet the press" that he actually felt uncomfortable with these attacks in talking about some of the back and forth. he called it nauseating. he later retracked saying he stood with the president but the

tracie potts is in washington with more on that and who might be campaigning with mitt romney this fall. >> president obama kicks off a campaign to fight off with big rallies in ohio and virginia. >> 14,000 is 11,000 more than the biggest crowd mitt romney has never drawn. >> mitt romney was a clear target. >> investors like him make money. >> this race will not just be about the economy. the president favors civil unions but his running mate favors gay marriage. >> i am comfortable with the fact that man marrying man, woman of marrying women are entitled to the same exact rights. >> mitt romney has a decision to make -- who will share the republican ticket. newt gingrich -- >> i cannot imagine. you've known me for years the. >> marker rubco rubio. >> i'm not going to discuss that. >> i have better experience than barack obama when he was a senator and ran. >> mitt romney has not made a choice, at least not publicly. team obama said look for new advertising focusing on the president's accomplishments -- getting rid of osama bin laden and stopping the massive job loss. >> 56 degrees on t

romney did not handle it particularly well. >> a new associated press poll found that while 2/3 don't like how the president is handling gas prices, 53% approve of his presidency. tracie potts in washington. >> there is another change for the baltimore grand prix. michael andretti will lead a newly formed company to manage the baltimore city labor day event. andretti sports marketing will arrange sponsorships and pr hospitality and ticket sales. they are also responsible for the track and layouts. the deal has built-in protections for the city. >> it is an exceptional deal with a good promoter. >> under the terms of the agreement, the grand prix race will be conducted each year in baltimore for the next five years. it will be presented to the city board of estimates for approval next wednesday. maryland transportation officials say they are shutting down the ramp for the outer loop or northbound 895 tomorrow from 5:00 a.m. to noon. that is exit 8. crews will be performing bridge work on the overpasses and lighting repairs on the ramp. >> nice day today. blues guys, the sunshine, pleasant temperatures. what is behind all that? we have to look at the atmosphere. cooler, drier

tracie potts with more on that. and a look at who may end up landing on that republican ticket alongside mitt romney. od morning, tracie. >> that seems to be the biggest question of the campaign right now. who will be romney's running mate. we'll talk about that in a second, but first of all the president kicking off his campaign officially with rallies in ohio. he's been out there fund raising, including in california for a while now, but this was the official kickoff. he is officially also targeting mitt romney and they are sparring over the economy, although gay marriage also popped into the debate over the weekend when vice president joe biden said he was absolutely comfortable with a number of forms of gay marriage. a little bit beyond what president obama has said. meantime, what about mitt romney and that running mate? who is he considering who might be asked. over the weekend, newt gingrich said in conceivable. i can't imagine that he'd ask me. florida senator marco rubio said i won't discuss it. i'm going to respect the process. and kelly ayotte said i've got more experience than president ob

christie smith, she is live in hillsborough where romney will headline an exclusive fund-raiser and big money tonight. we begin with tracie pottson capitol hill. she has a look at the issues that could be setting that stage for a very bitter campaign coming up ahead. good morning. >> good morning. he's already coming out. what was very long and bitter primary race. now 30 more delegates than he needs. romney has to get that nomination. yesterday texas voted and put him over the top. romney was actually in las vegas campaigning with donald trump in las vegas. it was a fund-raiser there. in fact, they were both slamming president obama, donald trump said we are simply borrowing too much money from china. >> they look at us, they laugh at us. they think we are stupid. >> it is the birther issue that seems to be following romney around, association with trump, who keeps bringing it up again and again. whether president obama was really born in hawaii. and now some of the same birthers of a california group questioning whether romney was born in michigan. romney at the request of reuters, a news agency, has released his own birth ce

romney has an eight-point edge among military voters. another poll shows president obama leading with a lot of those voters in a battleground states. from washington, on tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. beryl.eeping an eye on tropical storms with winds at 50 miles per hour. she is moving up the east coast. there could be recurrence in ocean city. she is expected to stay on offshore. ocean city will have a high of 80 degrees. closer to 90 around baltimore. ocean city should be dry. rain on tuesday and wednesday. we cool to the 70's midweek. we'll take a closer look at beryl when we come back in just a few minutes in. >> 66 degrees on tv hill. talk about art imitating life. take a close look at these statues. >> one of them looks like somebody we know. we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. this morning we're asking you to share your memorial day message with an individual or a general tribute. you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. but first a message from a local hero. >> this is major

romney with an eight-point edge among military voters. but a poll shows just the opposite, president obama leading with a lot of those voters in battleground states. from washington, i'm tracie potts, nbc news. >>> well, veterans are gathering in san francisco this morning to take part in a very special cross-country journey. soldiers from the iraq and afghanistan wars along with other athletes will take part in the sea to shining sea bike ride. a way to honor troops and the american spirit. they will leave chrissy field today with a trek that will end on a virginia beach. now on this memorial day, a tribute to victims of the 9/11 attacks. a remembrance event will be held this afternoon on the flight 93 memorial site at union city. the names will be read up to 40 victims considered to be heroes killed trying to stop the hijackers. >>> people at stanford hospital will receive special honor this memorial day. as of today, all patients and employees who identify themselves as u.s. veterans will be given this. a red, white, and blue wristband. the idea is the wristbands will publicly identify veterans, giving a people a chance to stay thank you and encourage conversations between pati

tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more on that. plus, who may be campaigning with mitt romneyhis fall. good morning. >> reporter: well, laura, good morning, that seems to be the biggest question of the campaign right now. rom any focusing on the president as the president focuses on him in that kickoff in ohio and virginia, two big rallies over the weekend. the president saying that mitt romney is out of touch if he thinks ceos making a lot more money is going to filter down to everyone else. so for his official kickoff event, although he's been doing fundraisers for months now. in the meantime, vice president joe biden over the weekend talking about gay marriage going beyond what it appears president obama has said supporting civil unions on "meet the press," he says he's absolutely comfortable with women marrying women, men marrying men. and a number of different scenarios. the white house says he was essentially saying the same thing as the president and both of their views are evolving. meantime, the big question about romney, his running mate. no big decisions, but a lot

romney did not handle it particularly well. >> the economy is still the number-one issue. 2/3 polled do not like how the president is dealing with gas prices. 53% approved of him overall. from washington, tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a new program is helping it easier to assist autistic children. the information is placed in this system and helps the first responders better handle emergency calls. >> we are not asking them to give an exhaustive list but some key information that a 911 -- for more affirmation, you can go to our website, wbaltv.com. >> or construction on a section of the beltway -- more construction on a section of the beltway at exit 8. the right lane will also be closed. there will be a bridge work on the overpasses and the work will take place from 5:00 saturday morning until noon. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> we will enjoy a quiet ride at the moment. no delays or incidents at this hour. in down on 395, 54 in towards conaway. 43 on the west side at baltimore national pike. 55 traveling south on 83 down towards padonia. this is franklin. 795 southbound traffic building. nothing major delay-wise. we had some major delays yesterday. no construction

romney after texas has its primary today. he should have enough delegates to become the republican nominee for president. "today in the bay's" tracie pottslive with the latest from that campaign trail. good morning. >> hey, jon, good morning, it's not the official nod from the party yet, but it's as close as you get if you're mitt romney, he should get the last 58 delegates he needs to have 1,144 to win the nomination. romney yesterday looking forward to today said it would be a big day, looking forward to the news. he's actually going to be in battleground colorado. also seeing president obama recently. then he's going to vegas, las vegas to campaign with donald trump. he's doing a fundraiser there and taking some heat because trump has recently just in the last week reiterated these concerns about president obama's birth certificate and whether or not he was really born in hawaii. romney says, look, some people don't agree with me, and support me, i don't agree with everyone who supports me. but i need their support to get that -- as he put it 50.1% to win this presidency. meantime, the president spent his day yesterday with veterans a

romney backed off early criticism to go after osama bin laden. >> i would've made the same president tha decision that thet made and that was to remove them. >> the president is expected back this afternoon. tracie potts >> tonight, and exclusive look. let's go to brian was in new york for a preview. >> we're preparing for tonight's "rock center." we have a very special hour this week. this will mark the one-year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. we constructed that iconic photo of that night in the situation room at the white house. we talked to the people in the picture about the mission, the stress, and the atmosphere from the president on down. something else you want to watch for -- the situation room itself. tv cameras have not been allowed there until we were permitted to enter with our cameras. that's tonight's special "rock center." i hope you can join us. a very important hour of programming tonight at 9:00, eight central. back to you in the studio. >> attorney general doug gansler said he will appeal a ruling. jennifer franciotti has details. >> how desalt old cases if you cannot collect dna samples from suspects charged. >> we live in the 21st century. we have dna available to u