you see bruce springsteen talking there.tical campaign of his career where it all began. bruce springsteen has been campaigning with him all day. first lady michelle obama is also in des moines with them. the president is expected to speak any moment. he just arrived at the event. romney has a rally of his own tonight as well. we're going to bring you both as they happen. and michelle obama's comments. both candidates have been racking up frequent flyer miles. john king is going to break it down for us. >> they'd get more miles if the west coast were still in play in presidential politics. but it is now. let's look at where the presidential candidates are visiting. you see these disks, they're in certain places, nevada, colorado, iowa, wisconsin, ohio, in here, you can't see it. there's so many visits here. let me stretch it out and make it a little more easy to read. excuse me for turning my back. you see this is where all the candidates, they break them down by candidate. this is the state of ohio, the blue dot, he's been

you see bruce springsteen talking there.litical campaign of his career where it all began. first lady michelle obama is also in des moines with them. the president is expected to speak any moment. he just arrived at the event. romney has a rally of his own tonight as well. we're going to bring you both as they happen. michelle obama's comments. both candidates have been racking up frequent flyer miles. john king is going to break it down for us. >> you see these disks, they're in certain places, nevada, colorado, iowa, wisconsin, ohio, in here, you can't see it. there's so many visits here. let me stretch it out and make it easy to read. you see this is where all the candidates, they break them down by candidate. this is the state of ohio, the blue dot, he's been all around the state of ohio. what about governor romney? he too in the rural areas of ohio. also in the cities, but mostly outside. let's move the map a little bit, we'll come back out, come back in. where you see the springsteen rally tonight. this is paul ryan ov

i have actually played hootenanny style guitar with bruce springsteen.all on the 'fallon' show." [ cheers and applause ] so i'm -- i said this is genius. he is doing the show. it's jimmy fallon. he needs a little -- he needs a little cutter, needs a little comedic beat. wants to take the spin off the seriousness of the song. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. >> so cut to me playing in the back and i'm going through my head right now, "wrecking ball." i can "play wrecking ball." i know the chords to "wrecking ball." it goes -- ♪ wreck wreck wreck wrecking ball ball ♪ ♪ and then he goes to a "b" minor -- ♪ wreck wreck wreck wrecking ball wreck wreck wreck wrecking ball ♪ ♪ wreck wreck wrecking ball ♪ i know the song! i can play "wrecking ball." boom. ball. >> jimmy: this is going in your head. and you're thinking of this. >> i am over the moon. a dream has come true beyond dreams. bruce has asked me to be on tv with him to perform with the band in his seminal song. a chart-busting, tour-starting behemoth of a song equal to anything he's ever done. and i'm going to pla

bruce springsteen and barack obama they are congratulating each other and people in new jersey, close to two weeks without power. i'm wondering why they are congratulating. >> paul: including your household. >> i don't think it's the government's job to provide power but to make a public show of take the credit i think he ought to be politically accountable. i don't see the great results. i see a lot of private people doing the relief effort. >> this is myth to the news, even as hurricane sandy raged new york governor steven kerr was diverting workers from his own driveway to remove a tree. so as the governor spent the last ten days promising taking a

his back-up singers were billy joel, bruce springsteen. take a listen. ♪ down by the shore ♪ down by the sea ♪ on a blanket with my baby where i'll be ♪ ♪ under the boardwalk ♪ we'll be having some fun ♪ under the boardwalk >> the boss is in the back, you can see him. >> it was really terrific. >> by the way, can i say something? there are a lot of storm victims out there who you cannot believe the spirit and resilience. i went with some friends to staten island, and this is what was the best about that place. there was a woman whose house was devastated. she was very upset. i saw her, i said i'm so sorry about your house. she said, that's not why i'm crying. i said, why are you crying? she pointed down the street, there were hordes of volunteers coming. she said, that's why i'm crying. marathon runners came to help out and do stuff. the marathon runners went out to staten island, hopped on the ferry. >> it's so great, so great. obviously, they are disappointed. they came from all over the world. >> these are people who live in other neigh

he knows every word to every springsteen song and dreams of playing drums in the e street band but springsteene at shows because of a major difference in politics. so the governor of jersey gets snubbed and ignored by his own new jersey idol. but those days are over. governor christie took a call from president obama today and here's what he said happened on that call. >> he was calling from air force one and he told me that in times of real difficulty he thought that the only thing better than one jersey guy were two jersey guys and he put bruce springsteen on the phone. we had a good conversation today and it was great to talk to the president and even better to talk to bruce. >> wow. this friendship might last. [ chuckles ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] around view monitor with bird's-eye view. nice work. [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new nissan pathfinder. it's our most innovative pathfinder ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ nissan. innovation that excites. i'i invest in what i know.r. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's

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amy goodman: did springsteen and seeger sing the whole song? will kaufman: they did. they did. they sang the whole thing, and they sang it right into the face of american power, right intothey had to sing it to the president of the united states. "there was a big high wall there that tried to stop me. sign was painted saying 'private property.' but on the other side, it didn't say nothing. that side was made for you and me." you know? big audience for that one. pete seeger and bruce springsteen: this land is your land, this land is my land from california to the new york island; from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you and me. i roamed and rambled and i followed my footsteps to the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts; and all around me a voice was sounding: this land was made for you and me. this land is your land, this land is my land from california to the new york island; from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you and me. in the squares of the city, by the shadow of a steeple; by the relief office, i sa

. >> and bruce springsteen introducing president obama on monday as he kicks off the last day of his campaign in madison wisconsin. the men traveled together to columbus, ohio. they will meet up with jay-z for another event. president obama will return to his home city of chicago, where he will be on election day. >> can we get jay-z and bruce springsteen to do something together? >> that would be nice. tell us about the issues around the d.c. area. we will have all the details on our web site. time now -- 43 degrees out there. >> we are approaching another weekend. that means track work on the metro. >> we made it through the week. happy friday, everybody. the weekend it not looking too bad. we will finally see a little bit of sunshine. today, dealing with a mixed bag of weather. drier air is moving in. at the same time, a little disturbance in the upper atmosphere. that will bring in a little bit of what weather in parts of pennsylvania and west virginia. we will see periods of clouds and periods of son with a chance of rain. here is the temperatures across the region. it is cold t

he was introduced by bruce springsteen. he has been for the past few days relying on star power to rally these crowds. bruce springsteen was with him yesterday. jay - z was with him. president clinton in pennsylvania on monday showing how tough it is there as well now that mitt romney has put up quite a fight in pennsylvania. yesterday we stopped by field office in chicago. the biggest one for illinois. 125 volunteers making 20,000 phone calls. all those going to voters in iowa and wisconsin. today, the president is going to do a series of interviews, make some phone calls. he will play basketball game and watched the numbers come in and join us here in downtown chicago for the final results. >> thank you. mitt romney's camp was supposed to wrap up campaigning in manchester, new hampshire monday night but decided to at stops in ohio and pennsylvania today. >> it was an enthusiastic crowd of thousands waiting for mitt romney in manchester monday night. many dismissing predictions barack obama may have the advantage. >> did n

bruce springsteen opened for the president. springsteen and his wife are traveling with the president today. springsteen joked that he agreed to go along with the president because mr. obama offered to give him a ride in air force one. >> a final push in the debate over expanded gambling in maryland. the item appears on the ballot as question 7. if it passes, table games and a new casino would be build at national harbor in prince george's county. the measure could generate millions of dollars for the county and state and create thousands of jobs say supporters. but opponents say that's not the case. >> not one bent dime has gone to education. >> i want to hire people from this county and this state. we're talking 4,000 jobs. >> they've spent more than $70 million to make their cases to the voters. election officials in d.c., maryland, virginia, say voters should expect long lines when they head to the polls tomorrow. >>> they're also asking people to go prepared. jackie bensen has some important information you might need. >>

my cozying up to president obama who recognized him, bruce springsteen.ou know how bad he wanted to say, you are great mayor or governor -- whatever he is, city councilman -- finally obama by being with christie has made springsteen recognize him. >> you are buying into this plot that obama and christie conspired to sort of derail the romney campaign. this was sandy, the october surprise, manufactured by christie and obama to screw romney. >> iranian hostage crisis with bruce springsteen. >> all i'm saying. obama is next to christie it's like a biracial ten. [ laughter ] >> no, i'm joking. >> the critz at this thing. >> greg: christie doesn't have an ideological bone in his body. he does what he wants is there he was helping his people out. that is what he was doing. people on the light he was conspiring with obama, that is about helpful for homicidal that is like mahmoud ahmadinejad endorsing him. >> and they can't blame sanity did i on the anti-islam video -- i was talking to jill but let's talk about the elections. election day is just a year away and

. >> reporter: bruce springsteen came and sang. ♪ no retreat ♪ no surrender >> reporter: and this timeund for obama and his crowd the gritty courage, mournful determination in his songs rings truer, perhaps. >> this is an incredible crowd and it's good to be back. >> reporter: he has changed so much. he's in the fight of his life and he knows it and his hoarse voice told the tale. >> we have come too far to turn back now. we've come too far to let our hearts grow faint. now is the time to keep pushing forward. >> reporter: looking at barack obama today on the last day of his last campaign, it is impossible not to think back. to what seemed a hinge of history. >> the change we need doesn't come from washington, change comes to washington. >> reporter: the crowds were bigger, moran tour russ, more hopeful. for so many people it was magic. but it couldn't happen again. that's not how life works. this is real. this is politics. >> listen, we know what change looks like, madison, and what he's selling ain't it. giving more power back to the biggest banks, that's not change. another $5 trill

they got billy joel, sting, bon jovi, christina aguilera, bruce springsteen. it was crazy.g names, and they're all walking around the hall and all this stuff. big thing. i said, sure. and then i was talking to billy joel, and i said, maybe we should do, like, a doo-wop song. like, some type of song. he goes, yeah, great. so, "under the boardwalk," 'cause it's, like, jersey? and, you know, he goes, yeah, that's great. so i get the lyrics. and i'm practicing with billy joel and his band in his room. and i'm going -- ♪ whatever. and i'm doing the lyrics. i go -- and i point to billy, like, are you going to take the next line? and he goes, no, keep going. [ laughter ] ♪ ♪ under the -- and he goes, no, that's good, keep going. [ laughter ] ♪ sing the whole thing. i get second verse. i go -- ♪ in the park you and he doesn't want -- no, he wants me to sing. so, i go, dude, i'm not -- i'm singing the whole song. i'm singing the whole "under the --" no one wants to see that. [ laughter ] no one's tuning in the telethon -- you got sting, you have christina aguilera. you're having jim

and bruce springsteen, all the work he's done for this campa n campaign -- the boss.he story of what our country is but also what it should be and what it can be. and what we need to fight for. and i'm going to be flying with bruce springsteen on the last day that i'll ever campaign. that's not a bad way to bring it home. with the boss. there are few other people i want to thank before we get started. one of the toughest fighters on behalf of working families that i know. your senator sherrod brown is in the house. someone who will follow in his footsteps if you send her to congress, joyce beaty is here. your mayor, michael coleman is here. and give it up for your former governor and my friend ted strickland in the house. now, for the past week, all of us have been focused on what's been happening on the east coast. and one of the worst storms of our lifetime. and as a nation we've watched the harrowing images and we've been heartbroken by those who have been lost. and i had a chance to visit new jersey and talk to some of the families. every day i'm on the phone with

christie, he is a huge fan of spring ste springsteen concerts. >> springsteen traveling with the presidente president called from air force one and handed the phone to the boss. christie said great to talk with the president but better to speak with bruce. the governor said it is official. they're now friend. >> all right, still to come, some of the lighter moments of the final day of campaign 2012. >> we'll be right back. >>> well there is no shortage of late night laughs this election season. >> we compiled some of the best moments from last night's comedic hosts on the election eve. let's take a listen. >> man, it is hard to believe just one more day until florida starts screwing up the election again. it's hard. can't believe it. >> tomorrow night, both presidential candidates will be with their loved ones. mitt romney will be at fox. president obama at msnbc. >> barack obama is the leader in shame based campaigning. mitt has a handicap, given how many times he has flipped position he's may not understand the concept of shame. >> let me break it down for you. the candidate who has more

when you have bruce springsteen and j.d. there should be a line outside with speakers outside the stadium. stuart: he drew 50,000 more people than president obama last night. charles: no one can argue the energy is lacking with respect to the obama administration. the energy is not there because it has been difficult to defend the record. stuart: on the left of the screen that was empty in columbus, ohio. i never looked at those empty streets. it holds a lot of people. they had 18,000, not even close to filling empty seats. charles: also pictures when the president ran the first time, candidate obama like the beatles. it was amazing. the crowd he drew in america and overseas was amazing. stuart: as charles said earlier, past midnight, in new hampshire, five votes for each candidate. dictate the course the country will take, europe, or exceptional america. rally or retreat for stocks. with a romney victory mean a rally or a second term for obama, would that mean a sell-off? election day opening bell next. [ male announcer ] t

springsteen, i believe, has been traveling with the president of the united states.re the conservative performers? there aren't on the list i saw. >> this just seems like a rush job because the election is -- it is going to be three days after. >> is it a hurricane benefit or a concert for obama? >> i don't know. >> where are the conservative performers? i don't know, doocy, where is clint easteastwood, that's your level of performer to talk to an empty chair. this is amazing that they would actually question the timing of this. it's in the news. the need is now. the money is direct. the country's paying attention to it. you be the judge. this is the time for us as a country to come together. this has nothing to do with has politics whatsoever. this is about looking out for fellow americans. i hope you consider donating to the red cross. >>> coming up, president obama has a lead in wisconsin but by how much? paul ryan is spending a ton of money to save his seat high pressu pressure. he could be a two time loser on tuesday night. we're right back. stay with us. >>> mi

extended embrace at the end of a day that saw president obama on the stump with jay-z and bruce springsteen, he seemed at peace, closing one chapter of his political life. >> it all comes down to you. it's out of my hands now. it's in yours. >> now, of course, it is just down to the ballots. chris, let's talk about the mood. i mean we are going to prognosticate, we have been prognosticating about how tight this thing is. >> never made a prediction the whole year and i have no idea. >> some people have. we don't know what's going to happen. judging by the behavior of both candidates on the stump yesterday, you know, how do you think each campaign really truly is feeling. i will read an excerpt from john heilemann following romney and has been on the trail with him, writes when romney took to the podium he didn't seem jazzed off pumped or juiced instead he came across as subdued low of voice and out of puff. here was a candidate losing and who knows it, who is watching as his long held dream is slipping through his fingers. pretty strong assessment of where romney stands at this moment, given

bruce springsteen helps pay tribute to our wounded warriors. i'll follow one kur ray use warrior on a path to face a new reality. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," november 8th, 2012. >> good evening, i'll bill weir. well, today in arizona, a 77-year-old man took his first free breath in 38 years. of course, people leave prison every day in this country, but what makes this moment extraordinary are the twists and turns that preceded it. the double homicide, the exwife's accusations, the desperate decades spent trying to prove innocence. abc's dan harris has been following this story for years, and brings us the very latest in this "nightline" investigates. >> reporter: you are looking at bill macumber's first breaths of freedom, after serving 38 years for a double murder he says he did not commit. >> big day, family day. >> reporter: this scene, the culmination of an astonishingly nasty fight between macumber and two powerful women. his ex

works to recover from sandy while help continues to pour in from the military, red cross, and also springsteen, bon jovi, and many others. >>> obama, romney, and countless political candidates across the nation present their final arguments on who you should vote for them this final weekend before election day. plus new details during what really happened during the 9/11 plus new details during what really happened during the 9/11 benghazi terror attack. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. a horrific week for the northeast and mid-atlantic states continues to unfold. 94 people are confirmed dead in the u.s. from sandy. minutes ago we learned the number of power outages has gone down to 3.5 million. at the height of the blackout, 8 million people had no power. some of the biggest cries for help are coming from new york's statin island where the superstorm has claimed at least 19 lives. among them, two little boys, brothers. a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. their bodies were found in a marsh on thursday. their mother's suv was washed out by ris

. >> reporter: he is also enlisting high wattage supporters, bill clinton, and bruce springsteen rallying for him. president obama ran last time as a man of hope and change, and you hear a lot of things about how things are different, things are not different now, it is just realer, crunch time >> reporter: whatever the future holds, this is the president's last day of campaigning ever, a day mixed with nostalgia. he holds his last rally with the first lady, where it all began four years ago, with his first major victory. now obama campaign officials say they are feeling confident today based on their internal polling. once the president wraps the event here in des moines, he will head out to his home town of chicago, to watch the returns, aides say he was playing a game of basketball. and e-mailed former bodyguard reggie, asking to help set up that game. >> kristen welker, in the heart of des moines where it will get wild tonight, thank you very much and chuck, you're the keeper of the numbers, you have the last wave of polling before going into this thing, and also, what can you discern

works to recover from sandy while help continues to pour from in the military, red cross, and also springsteen, bon jovi, and many others. >>> obama, romney, and countless political candidates across the nation present their final arguments on why you should vote for them this final weekend before election day. >>> plus, new details of what really happened during the 9/11 benghazi terror attacks. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> good morning, everyone. it has been a horrific week for the northeast. mid-atlantic states continue to unfold. 94 people confirmed dead in the u.s. from sandy. more than 4.5 million still don't have power. that's down from a high of about 8 million. some of the biggest cries for help are coming from new york's staten island where the superstorm has claimed at least 19 lives. among them, two little boys, brothers, a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old. their bodice weies were found i marsh on thursday. their mother's suv was washed out when rising waters engulfed their vehicle. people living on the island told nbc's ann curry support ha

i'm so embarrassed. >> chris christie cried when he hugged bruce springsteen. so, the benghazi postmore tells are not over and they're especially not over at the c.i.a. which is looking around the world to see how it can protect its people better and not rely on what proved to be, in the case of benghazi, very shaky militias and irregular forces. chris: and protect embassy people. when we come back, the big ues chris: welcome back. jeb bush is thinking of running next time, we hear, and of course hillary clinton is thinking of running. she's likely to be the democratic nominee if she runs. which brings us to this week's big question. which one, bush or clinton could, lead their party better in the post-obama era? >> well, the question is, would you rather be the third bush or the second clinton seeking the presidency? and if you look at the clinton brand, it's pretty good. i've always thought hillary's not going to give up on this. if she ran and were elected in 2016 she would be younger than ronald reagan was when he became president. >> as appealing as jeb bu

bruce springsteen, billy joel, jon bon jovi, christina aguilera.icane sandy coming together" tonight right here on nbc. >> from one christina to the other. >> i'm not the dirty one. she's not anymore either. we've got a great-looking day shaping up. temperatures are crisp out there. we want to start with this live picture over san francisco, the bay bridge just a beautiful morning with an absence of coastal fog. we do have some fog out there but it's through your interior valleys. san jose is not one of those valleys. the only fog we have right now is up in the interior valleys of the north bay and you'll find a little fog through livermore but just a beautiful, crystal clear start and that's the reason why we're starting out so cool out there. you'll notice the difference, 5 to 10 degrees cooler in some cities than skrujust this time yesterday. we're at 49 in san jose and 48 in livermore headed towards a really great weekend for outdoor activities. if the rain has kept you indoors, you can get outdoors just about all weekend long. near record warm

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> bruce springsteen performing at an obama campaign event last night in columbus, ohio.oss in home state of new jersey, officials are making sure that voters can cast their ballots despite the devastation from hurricane sandy. voters whose polling places were flooded were busy filling out forms yesterday to cast provisional ballots. in florida and other key battleground states, there are reports of robo calls incorrectly telling voters they can cast ballots over the telephone. during halftime of monday night football, espn's chris berman interviewed both president obama and governor romney. he asked mr. obama what he's learned about himself and then ask mitt romney what he asked about himself and then to mr. obama, he likened politics to o sports. let's begin with mr. romney. >> this campaign process goes on a couple of years, lots of flights, lots of trips and what i found that surprised me is the more events i did, the more energy i seemed to get. >> in sports, it's about winning championships. interesting, in politics, it's not winning elections. it's making sure that