ladies and gentlemen, performing with sheryl crow, kid rock.t be here was kind enough to take a green screen for us. we hope it all comes together. ♪ >> day-by-day my life gets colder my ice grows thinner as i get older pieces and pieces bloodied and bruised i feel helpless and confused i hear screaming on the left yelling on the right i am trying to live my life i cannot stop the war shelter the homeless feed the poor i cannot change the world and make things fair the least that i can do the least that i can do the least that i can do is t care. , c'mon, cheryl coral -- sheryl crow. >> yeah. i cannot pray for salvation tried and true tribulation for those lost and lonely check the is with these open arms i pray for your screen and on the left yelling on the right i am in the middle i cannot walk on water i cannot save the sons and daughters i cannot change the world and make things fair can doast that i attend the least that i can do is care >> how could i be labeled as a villain? i am just trying there is a guide sending down blessings scream

ladies and gentlemen, performing with sheryl crow, kid rock.n, not only will sheryl crow be joining me, but another friend that could not be here was kind enough to take a green screen for us. we hope it all comes together. ♪ >> day-by-day my life gets colder my ice grows thinner as i get older pieces and pieces bloodied and bruised i feel helpless and confused i hear screaming on the left yelling on the right i am trying to live my life i cannot stop the war shelter the homeless feed the poor i cannot change the world and make things fair the least that i can do the least that i can do the least that i can do is care. >> c'mon, sheryl crow. >> yeah. i cannot pray for salvation tried and true tribulation for those lost and lonely check the is with these open arms i pray for your screen and on the left yelling on the right i am in the middle i cannot walk on water i cannot save the sons and daughters i cannot change the world and make things fair the least that i can do the least that i can do is care >> how could i be labeled as a villain? i am

appearances include all the osborn sheryl crow and even art to do too.t was organized by john stewart and steven colbert. so what was this >> this was not a rally to radical people of faith or people of activism on them down and noses at the heartland of passionate argument are suggest that times are not difficult and that we have nothing to fear. they are and we do. but we live now in the hard times not end times. >> people in the crowd said they were here for the loss, but politics were up top of mind and why they turned out. >> this is really about making a statement, i felt it was important to be here and show my son that it was important to be here. to show that is not evil are fief bowl. something that does not have to be that was an important point for me. >> two men who make a living after mocking politicians in criticizing the media did that today with the final message will we say " we amplified everything we hear nothing. maybe the biggest rally of this political weekend did not include any politicians at all. >> meanwhile here at home the rai

this was more a concert headlined by kid rock and sheryl crow ♪ with these open arms i'll wat for you . >> reporter: stuart and colbert also played for laughs by singing ♪ i'd marry uncle sam if i coud do it legally ♪ . >> reporter: but stuart got serious and outlined why he was here pointing his finger at the insanity he sees in the shout-fest on tv. >> republicans lie! >> you cannot be a liberal and a christian. >> we work together to get things done every damn day! ( cheers and applause ) the only place we don't is here on on cable tv. >> reporter: for ron and anita honn, who took a bus here from oklahoma, sending that message was worth it. >> the important thing was that we got here and we lent our voice to this call for reason. >> reporter: after two years of contentious politics, this was a unique event. typically d.c. rallies are held to highlight the heat of a particular issue, but this was the rising up of the more quiet american asking that the debate cools down. jeff. >> glor: all right, wyatt andrews on the national mall tonight. wyatt, thank you. with just three days to g

. >> they're a number of acts at today's rally including kid rock, sheryl crow and osby osborne. most of the supporters there were democrats. >>> president obama's trying to support -- rally some support for democrats. he spoke to students at temple university in philadelphia this morning, telling them to knock on doors this weekend and get young people to the polls. and then this afternoon, the president was in connecticut, calling on voters to invoke at the spirit of democratic crusades of the past. >> they push forward in the face of uncertainty, that's why we came through war and the president and why we have civil rights and women's rights and worker's rights. that's why, because we have veterans who are willing to fight for what they believed in. we need that spirit today. >> democrats across the country are in tightly contested races. president bill clinton is also on the campaign trail. there he is. he was in ohio today to try to help the governor get re-elected there. >>> and if you haven't already mailed in your absentee ballot, don't do it it's too late but you can sti

the web >> appearances included ozzie osborn sheryl crow even art to do too.hey insist this was not a political rally, so what was this. here's john stewart in his a >> own words. this is not a rally to radical people of faith or activism are looked down at our noses of the heartland upper passionate argument. orson just the times are not difficult in that we have nothing to fear. they are and we do. but we live now in hard times, not and time >>. people in the crowd say they were here for the laugh, but politics was top of mind what the >> turned out. >> i thought it was important to be here, for something that is not fearful critical, something it does not have to be it could be fun. but still make a statement at the same time. >> two men who make a living after mocking politicians did just that today, with a final message is if we identify everything, we will hear nothing. maybe the biggest rally of this political weekend did not include any politicians at all. it all with cnn on the national mall >>. here at home right did not stop hundreds of people from

there were performances by ozzy osbourne and sheryl crow. s stewart said the nation is in hard times but not end times. >>> the louisville kentucky native hopes to become a teacher. that is the news. back to lester, jenna and mike. i'm looking forward to the weather. i'm trying to fight a cold. it's killing me over here. >> get better. >> we have lots more tricks than treats in the forecast. let's talk about what's going on out there. we have one trick and that's a hurricane. late in the season but we have category 2 tomas coming through. it may brush haiti. this is the last thing they need. could be a category three by late next week. there you go. good-looking halloween forecast. maybe showers through wyoming and the high plains and a front producing rain as well. otherwise we have plenty of sunshine to go around. >>> thanks. some of that sunshine coming to the bay area today, after the rain that we had yesterday, about .1 to .2. that is about t spotty showers c live s fra tishoromco san franc san bruno mountain, showers into the central v

among the expected musical acts, sheryl crow and the roots. also today, amy, we are expecting a benediction from a name that may be familiar to "saturday night live" fans, that is the father guido sarducci. >> all right, peter alexander, thanks so much for the preview. >>> and we're back. but first, this is "today" on nbc. you know it's bad when the press asks if you'd take a lie detector test. meg whitman didn't tell the truth about not voting or about how long she lived in california. she got caught in insider deals at goldman sachs. she changed her story about physically abusing an employee. she campaigned as tough as nails on immigration knowing her housekeeper of 9 years was undocumented. her tv ads have been condemned as false and misleading. and even her hometown newspaper said meg whitman has demonstrated "a loose relationship with the truth" you can't really love me. i know about gayle. i don't know what you're talking about. if you just tell me what happened... [ ding ] [ man ] 35th and archer. next stop hamilton. [ brakes hiss ] ♪ [

wilco is going to be here, the country rock band, sheryl crow, performances by the comedians and some sort of satirical award ceremony, but for the people here, this is no joke coming to rally. they think this is a political event. the real question is can it matter just a few days, you know, before the elections? i mean the organizers are saying we're not taking sides. we're trying to rally the middle. this isn't the anti-glenn beck rally, but a lot of local democratic groups have sent people here, and they're certainly hoping they're going to be able to make a small dent in that enthusiasm gap, especially among young voters. and if you look around, it's going to be a very young crowd here today, dan. >> thank you, claire. >> the crowds are coming later on. trust us. keep fear alive. that is so funny. >> ron, you've got the other news this morning. >> hey, good morning, bianna and dan. good morning to you. >>> we begin with a fierce and deadly battle in afghanistan today between coalition forces and insurgents. the militants attacked a combat outpost in in eastern afghanistan's pakti

. ♪ the least that i can do the least that i can do ♪ >> with entertainment featuring sheryl crow, kidling rockers on the peace train ♪ the peace train is sounding louder ♪ >> and the crazy train. ♪ i'm going off the rails on the crazy train ♪ >> it wasn't the beatles, but the message was come together. ♪ come on join me on the love train love train ♪ >> everyone has a right to be patriotic. everyone. ♪ it's the greatest strongest country in the world and there's no one more american than we ♪ >> there was some silliness and plenty of skewering. >> unleash the media. >> you know what our real problem is? >> a country full of joe the plumbers. >> crazed tea baggers. >> criminal illegal aliens. >> far right cranks. >> far left loons. >> practicing homosexual. >> lame stream american. >> socialists. >> they are what's wrong with america. >> i win again! >> the image of americans that is reflected back to us by our political and media process is false. it is us through a fun house mirror and not the good kind that makes you look slim. >> what are you fed up with? >> i just don't like the w

sheryl crow, a signed guitar. really good cause. >> thank you for the work that you're doing at the center. the bid on the item at the pink pony online auction, go to abc abc news/"gma." we'll connect to you the site that david was talking about. we'll be right back. nininininini >>> we have a big week of concerts coming up rod stewart tomorrow. elton john and leon russell. >> what a week, all right a great start. maria shriver will be back to look at the role of caregivers on alzheimer's. i was going to say ain't it nifty, sheri's 50! ngngngngngngng twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. meg whitman's hometown newspaper said it best: "meg whitman has demonstrated a loose relationship with the truth" "a poor understanding of government" "pat solutions for problems whose depth and complexity clearly elude her" "she utterly lacks the qualifications to be governor" jerry brown "offers california exactly what it needs" "good ideas, strong principles, a reputation for telling the truth" and the ability to "get things d

. >> reporter: they've been secretive but leaking out sheryl crow, sam waterston.iece of performance art? unclear. >> we are going to do this. the forms have been filled out. the checks have been written. >> people, people can definitely book their hotel rooms now. >> reporter: whatever it is it's clearly going to be big. >> for tonight i announce the rally to restore sanity. [ cheers and applause ] it is happening, people. >> reporter: but what are we to make of a couple of comedians who say they have no political agenda drawing huge crowds to washington a few days before elections? one of them able to snag a coveted pre-election interview with the president. >> jon, i love your show, but -- >> but. >> i think jon stewart is about as good an interviewer as there is in the public domain right now. >> reporter: he insists he's not the answer to glenn beck. he's been talking about a different message. >> a million moderate march where we take to the streets to send a message to our leaders and our national media that says we are here. we're only here, though, until 6