. >>> houston, waikiki, washington, d.c.ike great vacation destinations and all these places have received star treatment. that's because the president stayed in these places, and you can, too. we started with a hotel in the epicenter of all things political: the madison in washington, d.c. >> the madison is named for james madisomadison, the fourth president of the u.s. the father of the constitution has also hosted some presidents. george bush stayed there when he was in transition to the white house, so, you know, it's got lots and lots of history going on there. it's also a prime position in d.c. only five blocks from the white house. jfk attended the opening in 1963. it costs about $179 a night. >> let's go west coast now. san francisco. what president has stayed at the fairmont hotel there? >> the first fairmont was opened in 1906 and it's on knob hill so it's a prime, prime position. it's actually where the u.n. was drafted in 1945. lots of history there, too. while you're in san francisco, make sure you take a tram,

a little waikiki and surfing, too?cking to day's top stories real quick, last weekend before the presidential election. the candidates are making the most of what little time they have left. today they're campaigning in critical battleground states. president obama in ohio, wisconsin, iowa, and virginia. and mitt romney is in ohio, wisconsin and colorado. >>> heartache is growing for families in the northeast as sandy claims more lives. the storm is now blamed for 106 deaths in the u.s. meantime, con-edison crews have now restored effort to more than 645,000 customers who lost power since the storm slammed through new york. and the metropolitan transportation authority