romney will continue his bus tour in columbus and toledo. the president will speak at two ohio colleges, bowling green and kent state. romney will be in our area tomorrow with an event at american legion post in springfield. and president obama will be in virginia beach. >>> the supreme court agreed to take up a drunk driving case to decide whether police can force suspected offenders into a blood test without a search warrant. it ces as a man in missouri failed a drunk driving test and refused to take a breth liathal. the police drove him to the hospital for a blood test without getting a search warrant. >>> today pepco is expected to vote on a contract proposal for some of its workers. if the deal is rejected, union workers could go on strike. in the meantime, the d.c. public service commission will vote on a potential rate hike today. last night dozens of customers upset about the possible hike staged a protest at pepco headquarters in downtown d.c. if approved, that plan would increase bills by $5 a month. >>> it is now 6:06. 64 degrees.

. >>> nbc's kristin welker is traveling with the obama campaign and in toledo, the very latest stop on the president's swing state tour leading up to the convention. everybody wants to go through ohio to get to pennsylvania avenue. kristin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. in fact this is president obama's 11th trip to ohio so far this year. that gives us a sense of how important this state is to the campaign. president obama will be talking to folks with the uaw union this morning, marking labor day, really trying to energize the labor vote here in ohio, which was so critical to him winning this state back in 2008. the focus of his remarks today, thomas are really going to on the auto bailout, the 2009 bailout as what he seeds as one of his largest achievements. according to the center for automotive research, 12% of ohioans have a connect to the auto industry, so this is something this community cares a lot about, and of course it allows the president to draw a sharp contrast to mitt romney. you talk about the back-and-forth are we better off than four years ago, the o

today the president canceled a planned trip to cleveland after toledo. he's going to louisiana instead. in some ways that might be an easier one, but the closer we get to election day how touch are the decisions? >> as you said everything focuses, right after labor day, that 10% that's undecided that will settle this election, this is when they start focusing. decisions are made, yes, polls in terms of the battleground stays, hawaii, colorado, never never, those states will guess enormous attention, but obviously with what happened in new orleans, the president can't repeat the error made in the old bush administration when they were a little slow moving with the katrina. i think this president has been effective getting out there in all kinds of disasters, not just showing compassion, but the president actually has resources to put forth, and he wants to show not just a personal concern, but that we're actively moving to deal with some of the damage and the suffering of all of this is people. >> it's always interesting to me, is it so much about what he

campaigned yesterday in toledo with union workers before to new orleans to survey damage from the hurricane. mitt romney staying out of the today and is in preparing for the upcoming presidential debate. he squares off with present r the first time on october 3. republican vice-presidential thenee paul ryan will take ohio.in 20 minutes in he spoke yesterday in north carolina challenging americans to ask themselves if they are now than four years ago. >> democrats are expected to try question at their national convention. the dnc gets down to business today in charlotte. that includes a speech from first lady michelle obama. has details. >> the first day of the democratic national convention spotlight first lady michelle obama. ill admit i'm a little oured, because i think president is awesome. >> and tonight on this stage the pressure is on. >> what does the first lady need to say tonight? that hereds to show husband understands the economy is rough for a lot of people. >> she needs to convince voters is the right man help the u.s. economy recover. and has been the president's message durin

. >> reporter: at a labor union rally in toledo with auto and steelworkers the president said a mitt romney presidency would hurt the middle class. >> you could choose to give massive new tax cuts on folks who have already made it or you can choose my plan. >> reporter: the labor message continued in michigan as vice president biden kept up the anti-republican attack in detroit. >> they view you, the working women and men of america, as the problem. we view you and know you to be the solution in america. >> reporter: but as democrats hammered republicans on the road gop vice presidential candidate paul ryan responded in their own convention state of north carolina. >> we can either choose to stay on the path that we are on, a path of debt, a path of doubt and decline, a path of joblessness or we can get things turned around. >> reporter: the dnc meanwhile moves outdoors thursday when president obama accepts the nomination in the 74,000 seat stadium of the nfl's carolina panthers. joining us live from the democratic national convention in charlotte fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin

. >> el presidente obama se encuentra todavÍa en toledo, ohio, pero el partido republicano se asegurÓ de traer a charlotte la pregunta que quieren que los norteamericanos se hagan si su situaciÓn estÁ mejor que hace 4 aÑos. >> la respuesta es no, nos dijo el presidente del comitÉ del partido. es la pregunta equivocada dicen los demÓcratas y el vice presidente biden dijo en detroit tener una mejor. >> osama bin laden estÁ muerto y la lleno rgeneral motors estÁ ve el aplauso de los asistentess. >> una encuesta revelada hoy dÍa dice que ha mejorado romney, sin embargo, el 68% de los latinos culpa a george bush de la situaciÓn actual de la economÍa y un 14% piensa que es responsabilidad del presidente obama. >> la familia jones dice estar mejor ahora que hace 4 aÑos. >> gracias a ellos tengo un trabajo muy establo desde hace 8 aÑos, entonces sÍ estoy mejor. >> una respuesta que los demÓcratas quieren escuchar en estos dÍas de su convenciÓn. >> los demÓcratas esperan precisamente que el hecho que su convenciÓn se haya realizado despuÉs de la convenciÓn republicana preci

carl cammeron with the romney camp in toledo. still disputing many of these recent polls, right? >> as we said last night. they believe that so many of the public polls skew to democrats because the sample of democrats is more than what they believe is representative of the actual electorate on election day november 6th. and today romney camp was making the argument they have also been grossly outspent. president obama's campaign has been putting much much more money on the air. advertising will soon even up and that they say will close the polls as well, shep. >> shepard: what is governor romney attempting to turn things around in ohio they do acknowledge they are not winning there. >> sure. they recognize there is a big challenge ahead of them. to that end the last couple of days, they have made him available much more aggressively. six or seven network interviews in the last several days there will be a lot more of that we're told. mr. romney getting much more raucous response from the crowd. rhetoric amped up. much more aggressive at president obama. essentially sort of a pre

and the commitment that the president made to middle income earners in places like toledo, a location that mitt romney stopped today and didn't even mention jeep -- >> so you're on a roll. the democrats in ohio are on a roll. how do you keep from being overconfident right now? it's almost like you're running up the score. >> well, we're going to try to get every vote out. there's 11.5 million ohioness and every vote will count, but the old adage, only poll that matters is election night, that's not true. it's a week from night where every vote begins in earnest. and we'll drive 2.5 million democrats and independents to the polls and ensure that those votes are counted earlier and that we're well positioned in the remaining weeks of this campaign to win for the president and for the senator brown. >> e.j., we just got a piece of an videotape in, an interview he did with nbc's ron allen. i want to play it for you and get your reaction afterwards. here it is. >> one thing you seem to have trouble convincing people of, you are the person that cares about middle class people, people are st

his next stop, toledo, ohio. earlier he was in boulder, colorado. he was there making his case for reelection. our athena jones was with him. what did he have to say? >> reporter: on day two of the president's road to charlotte tour he spoke before a large crowd here, about 13,000 at the university of colorado, boulder. his message was part a rebuttal from what we heard from the republican national convention last week and an effort to rev up the crowd of young voters. let's listen to what he had to say. >> just over two months from now for the first time in many of your lives you will get a chance to pick a president. and by doing so you will get a chance to choose the path that we take from here. last week the other party gave their pitch at their convention down in florida. don't boo. vote. >> colorado is an important swing state. nine lectoral votes. the president won the state in 2008. they are hoping he can do so again. he has been to colorado 11 times as president and eight of those times this year shows you how important it is. one other pus

the president's next stop is toledo, ohio, on monday and he also goes to visit hurricane victims, the victims of hurricane isaac in louisiana later that day. >> what is barack obama really like? cnn's jessica yellin reveals the man through the people who know him best. watch "obama revealed, the man, the president," that's tomorrow night 8:00 eastern time and pacific time here on cnn. >>> charlotte is far from quiet in the days leading up to the democratic national convention. >> what's going on? >> we'll look at what has brought out hundreds of protesters. they are there in full force. an, less-expensive option than using a traditional lawyer? well, legalzoom came up with a better way. we took the best of the old and combined it with modernechnology. together you get quality services on your terms, with total customer support. legalzoom documents have been accepted in all 50 states, and they're backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. it's law that just makes sense. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. syou know, i've h

the president's next stop is toledo, ohio, on monday and he also goes to visit hurricane victims, the victims of hurricane isaac in louisiana later that day. >> what is barack obama really like? cnn's jessica yellin reveals the man through the people who know him best. watch "obama revealed, the man, the president," that's tomorrow night 8:00 eastern time and pacific time here on cnn. >>> charlotte is far from quiet in the days leading up to the democratic national convention. >> what's going on? >> we'll look at what has brought out hundreds of protesters. they are there in full force. an, less-expensive option than using a traditional lawyer? well, legalzoom came up with a better way. we took the best of the old and combined it with modern technology. together you get quality services on your terms, with total customer support. legalzoom documents have been accepted in all 50 states, and they're backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. it's law that just makes sense. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. syou know, i've

president obama took his campaign to toledo, ohio he spoke at the united auto workers labor day celebration. the president offered his own critique on the message republicans shared last week. >> the president: we saw three straight days of an agenda out of the last century. it was a rerun. you might as well have watched it on black and white tv with some rabbit ears on there. [ laughing ] >> the president: should have been on nick at night. >> republican nominee mitt romney watched his wife ann takeoff and a jet ski before he followed in a boat in new hampshire. the former massachusetts governor plans to stay off the campaign trail during the democratic convention that will romney a chance to prepare for next month's debate. his campaign said far too many -- for too many americans today is another day of worrying when their next paycheck will come. new poll found mitt romney did not get a big boost from last week's convention. the new poll finds the presidential race in a dead heat. support for romney 46% and president obama 47%. the democratic convention officially begins tomorrow in char

live in toledo, kristen, going to hear a lot about the auto bailout, gm, auto workers. obvious what they want the message of the day to be. is it not? >> reporter: absolutely. they are trying to energize the labor vote. we're going to hear all about the ut the auto bailout today, chuck. that's going to make it different from the first two stops on his road to charlotte, a stop in iowa and colorado. today is all about the auto bailout, something that this community cares a lot about. according to the center for automotive research, 12% of folks in ohio have some connection to the auto industry. president obama's going to highlight that. also, of course, this gives him a chance to create a stark contrast between himself and his republican challenger mitt romney who opposed the auto bailout. of course, president obama sees this as one of his signature achievements. get ready to hear a lot about that. president obama won this state back in 2008. carried it with five points. he's hoping to hold on to it. the labor vote is hugely important. won the labor vote in 2008 as well

he will be campaigning in toledo and vice president bidden will speak at a rally in detroit. we have more. >> it is time to move forward. that is the choice in this election. >> this week it is the democrats' turn to rally support behind president obama and his bid for a second term. >> the stage is set in charlotte with democrats filling their national convention the most open convention in history. democrats are using star power to get their message across all week including appearances by actors eva longoria james taylor mary j. blige. michelle obama and former president bill clinton will speak leading up to a large celebration thursday inside bank of america stadium. hundreds protested the program sunday. obama continues to criticize his republican opponents' convention speech. >> give romney knows that secrets to creating jobs and growing the economy. nobody bothered to tell us what they were. >> this president cannot tell us you are better off today than when you took office. >> a new poll shows the race a dead heat and another taken after the republican convention show

now mitt romney speaking live at a campaign stop in toledo, ohio. let's listen in. >> i believe in free people pursuing their dreams. i believe in freedom. [ cheers ] >> now, of course, government has a role. we have people that are hurting. we have people who are disabled and people who are poor. they need our help. and they receive our help. we're a charitable people. no nation on earth is as charitable as the people of the united states of america. and so we're going to help those that need our help. we're a compassionate people. at the same time we're going to insist that these people have the opportunity for work if they can carry out work if they're able-bodied. [ cheers ] >> because we are not going to create a society of dependence on government. [ cheers ] >> look, this president has put us on a path to become like europe. [ audience boos ] >> europe doesn't work in europe. i don't want it here. i don't want a government that gets larger and larger, that has huge debts like that. i don't want an america where we have chronic, high unemploym

president obama took his campaign to toledo, ohio he spoke at the united auto workers labor day celebration. the president offered his own critique on the message republicans shared last week. >> the president: we saw three straight days of an agenda out of the last century. it was a rerun. you might as well have watched it on black and white tv with some rabbit ears on there. [ laughing ] >> the president: should have been on nick at night. >> republican nominee mitt romney watched his wife ann takeoff and a jet ski before he followed in a boat in new hampshire. the former massachusetts governor plans to stay off the campaign trail during the democratic convention that will romney a chance to prepare for next month's debate. his campaign said far too many -- for too many americans today is another day of worrying when their next paycheck will come. new poll found mitt romney did not get a big boost from last week's convention. the new poll finds the presidential race in a dead heat. support for romney 46% and president obama 47%. the democratic convention officially begins tomorrow in char

. >> verne: gary pinkel, head coach at toledo for 10 years after he -- >> gary: going to punt it or fake punt it. >> verne: is he really, ah. >> gary: i am surprised. i have to admit, i would be going for this. >> verne: did try the fake punt against georgia but the score was so much closer, not a 25-point deficit in the final minute of the third quarter. >> gary: i would just keep my offense on there and go for it. >> verne: trey barrow, number 97 with the punt. sanders will let it bounce and it will come out to the 20 yard line. >> gary: these games are long, who knows, maybe they can climb back into it another way. got a couple of plays that i thought told the story of this football game in the first half. remember coming out from their own -- third and about eight yards, t.j. moe in the slot, went the easy throw to the outside. ended up punting and it cost them the field position. here it is, the big play on the goal line. moe matched up. got a one-on-one throw against a back-up corner. looks the other way. i think in that situation, you've got to go to your money guy. >> verne: marc

. >> i've met workers in detroit and toledo who feared they'd never build another american car, and today they can't build them fast enough because we reinvented a dying auto industry that's back on top of the world. >> looking forward, the president favors keeping education and green energy programs, keeping medicare like it is, and he wants the rich to pay more for that. >> i never said this journey would be easy, and i won't promise that now. yes our path is harder, but it leads to a better place. yes, our road is longer, but we travel it together. we don't turn back. we leave no one behind. >> i've done well, he said, and i need to do more. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news at the dnc in charlotte. >>> well, elsewhere a 21-year-old charlotte man has been arrested by the secret service for allegedly posting threats to kill president obama on twitter. authorities say donte jamar sims was detained wednesday after posting messages including one on wednesday threatening to, quote, assassinate president obama this evening two days before the president arrived in charlotte for the democratic na

. >> reporter: david muir, abc news, toledo, ohio. >> 40 days to go now. >>> we turn to the latest provocative words from iranian president ahmadinejad. speaking before the u.n., he accused the u.s. and europe of entrusting themselves to the devil. he referred to israelis as, quote, uncivilized. but ahmadinejad made no mention of his country's nuclear program. the u.s. and israel boycotted his speech as they traditionally do. >>> and chilling images out of syria from yesterday's back-to-back attacks in damascus. state tv shows the moment one of the suicide bombs went off, exploding in a white van. you see it there. the government says four military guards were killed in those blasts. but rebels say dozens, in fact, died. in all more than 340 people were killed across the country, making it the deadliest day since that conflict began. >>> back here at home. police in suburban detroit are looking into a new claim about the location of jimmy hoffa's body. they will take soil samples from the ground beneath a driveway after a man told them he believes he witnessed hoffa's burial 35 years ago. ther

in charlotte, north carolina, for in week's convention, the president atepids a uaw labor rally in toledo. he'll go to louisiana to tour damage later on. >>> hundreds of residents are waiting for the power to come back a week after isaac. remnants of the storm are still dumping rain across arkansas and bringing the threat of severe weather. >>> heavy rain from ohio to the mid-atlantic and the deep south. thunderstorms in the southern rockies. >>> and finally, on this trail of the disappearing red panda. one of the cutest creatures on the planet. they are on the edge of extinction. >> dan harris traveled across the globe to place the red panda calls home. he found clues to their past closer to us. >> reporter: when the children press their noses up to the glass, captivated by these red panda cubs, they're staring into the face of a mystery. why is this animal, which once roamed vast regions of the earth now on the brink of extinction? our search for clues took us to the other side of the world, to the small sliver of the planet where red ban das can be found in the wild. these are the foot

it's going to be in milwaukee and pittsburgh and toledo and akron. he'll be all over those states. he will talk to those people, and he will do it in a way that convinces them that barack obama is the right choice. in a certain sense he's a secret weapon. by the way -- and howard knows this -- he played that role in the administration. i dealt with joe on so many issues, and at times in those rarified moments, the great thinkers were way up here and you needed somebody to bring them a little bit back to earth, the person we in the senate always called was joe biden. he earned the president's trust. he earned the respect of the people in the administration, pretty much for the same reason that the senators liked him so much, because he's the real deal. >> let's talk religion and ethnicity for a minute. that's what's also at stake here. in terms of the swing vote, those people that you're talking about, the notre dame subway alumni, many of them are catholics, many of them working class catholics and people who have traditional social values but sort of more democratic party oriented

in toledo ohio, he took credit for saving the auto industry. >> i believed in you, i bet on you, i'll make that bet any day of the week. >> reporter: he detoured off the trail to louisiana. there he surveyed the damage from isaac and talked to the flood victims. >> we're all just americans looking out for each other. >> reporter: trying to steal some of the spot light from it democrats. >> -- from the democrats. >> every president since the great depressions who asked americans to send them into a second term could say you were better off today than you were four years ago except for carter and for president barack obama. >> reporter: have i meant biden today said not true. >> you want -- vice president biden said, not true. >> >> reporter: he is trying to convince americans that he can move the country forward and they won't be better off in four years if mitt romney is elected. >> as the presidential campaign goes into high gear abc2news is working for you. >> changes are they are asking for money. >> abc2news -- >> reporter: after the final balloons and confetti fall, it's back to

and the commitment that the president made to middle income earners in places like toledo, a location that tt romney ntje -- n >> so you're on a roll. the democrats in ohio are on a roll. how do you keep from being overconfident right now? it's almost like you're running up the score. >> well, we're going to try to get every vote out there's 11.5 million ohions an every vote will count, but the old adage, only poll that matters is election night, that's not true. it's a week from night where every vote begins in earnest. and we'll drive 2.5 million democrats and independents to the polls and ensure that ose votes are counteearly and that we're well pitioned in the ininweof this caaign wor pdend thnabrn. his close ally in the united states senate. >> e.j., we just got a piece of an videotape in, an interview he did with nbc's ronllen. i want to play it for you and get your reaction afterwards. here it is. >> one thing you seem to have trble nvinng pple , are ont s about middle class people, people are struggling. they don't see in your background and your comments the kind of empathy a

as president obama makes his way here he is on the defensive about the economy in toledo, the president rejected republican claims that the country is not better off than when he took office >> i bet you, i make that bet any day of the weekend because of that debt, three years later, that bet has paid off for america >> president obama except his party's nomination in charlotte on thursday. first lady michelle obama is already here. she took a tour of the stage where she will give a speech on the first day of the convention >> be sure to stay with us for continuing coverage of the democratic national convention. we will have live reports to route the week. you can also go to cbssf.com for the latest and go to 106.9 fm. >> republican presidential nominee mitt romney is already preparing for next month's debate. he is taking a few days off the campaign trail. his running mate paul ryan is not letting that stopped his momentum. he spent labor day rally in supporters at east carolina university >> after four years of getting the runaround is time for an american turnaround and the man for t

on that as well as the project sponsor, possibly dr requester also on considering of an addition at toledo which is continued the week before us, i believe it's october 4 if i'm not mistaken. >> commissioner sugaya. >> yes, in the sort of euphoria of tech companies taking up space in san francisco, there was a cautionary note in the business times the other day with respect to the increasing number of subleased spaces that are coming online because of existing companies giving up their spaces in the city, and they said it wasn't at a crisis level or anything like that or even that the sublease market was affecting the regular leasing market, but it was a cautionary note that they were saying after the.com, the sublease market went up to 45% of the market and right now, i think the number was 14.7 or something like that. >> okay, next item, please. >> thank you, commissioner, we can move on to director's report, item 8 is director's announcement and item 9 would be review of the past week's events at the board of supervisors, board of appeals and the historic prezservation commission. >> in

mitt romney is in a rally in toledo. president obama at kent state. neither one passing up a chance to take a jab at the other. president obama misspoke and turned a blunder into a swipe. >> i want to see us export more jobs -- export more products, excuse me. i was channeling my opponent there for a second. >> you know, the president just other day said that you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. well, we're going to give him that chance on november 6th. >> both candidates head to virginia tomorrow. romney is campaigning at the american legion post in springfield. there is a rally there. the president is at the farm bureau in virginia beach. >>> a company based out of massachusetts has been tapped to make repairs to the earthquake damaged washington monument. crews from perin i-management surfaces will start work in two months buildingskaf scaffolding filling in cracks. they are expected to last until 2014 and cost $2 million >>> a demolition project is creating a lot of excitement. they have fought lega

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he visited the contested swing state of ohio today to meet with auto workers in toledo. the president was there to talk about the economy and jobs. the national unemployment rate of course is .3%. no -- is 8.3%. no president since roosevelt have won with a higher unemployment rate of 7.2. the president said when it comes to creating the economy and growing good jobs, he has a better plan than his republic revival. when the car company was in trouble he was there to help. >> i stood with american workers. i stood with american manufacturing. i believed new. i bet on you. i will make that bet any day of the week and because of that bet, three years later, that bet is paying off for america. [cheers] >> republicans say that auto bailout hasn't paid off for america. they are asking the question are you better off than you were four years ago. one democrat speaking for the obama campaign says no. today president obama's team is now out in force walking back that comment. ed henry is live in new orleans where the president saw firsthand some of the damage from the catastrophic

mitt romney stumping in toledo and westerville and cleveland. the romney campaign, once again, trying to reset after a very difficult week. but the head of the rnc insists that things are fine. >> i think that we had a good week last week. i think that in retrospect in that we were able to frame up the debate. >> it is a talk point coming from the team romney and the chair of the california finance committee who h to-- told donor the same thing. >> i know at this moment you are feeling worried and frustrate and angry as you watch president obama and the mainstream media and pundits attack mitt with distortions and inaccuracies, so i want to share some thoughts with you tonight and provide you with some comfort. polls are not elections. the voters have not spoken. >> and some democrats are trying to make more hay about mitt romney has released the 2011 tax returns and he paid 14%, but only because he did not take all of the deductions. >> at the end of the week we saw him manipulating his own tax returns to plump up his portions of taxes to 14%.

mitt romney was near columbus, cleveland and toledo. president obama is bolling green focussing on middle class voters. >> when my opponent said we should just let detroit go bankrupt. don't move. folks, that -- that -- that would have meant walking away from an industry that supports one in eight ohio jobs. >> the difference between me and president obama is i know what to do, and i will do what it takes to get this economy going. >> ohio voters say the economy matters to them. romney argues his business experience makes him the best choice, but latest polls suggest voters think mr. obama would do a better job. a cnn average of four recent ohio polls found 51% of voters support president obama. 44% favor mitt romney. one of romney's events wednesday was a manufacturing round table with business leaders and tv host micro. he's a man known for taking on tough jobs. in ohio he's overshadowed by the two other men that's even tougher. in washington i'm emily smith. >>> and for some more numbers, campaigned two on university poll says presid

when you abandon detroit, you abandon cities like toledo and ohio. so i think the people of ohio are confused about obama. they don't really believe in the yes, we can. some of them are feeling that they're still struggling, but there's a general feeling that obama backed the auto industry, therefore, cared about their cities and the republicans don't, and that may be how he wins ohio on that auto issue. >> jennifer granholm got it right, chris. >> what? what did she say? >> i said governor granholm got it right in her speech when she talked about the fact that what barack obama did for the auto industry wasn't just michigan, it was ohio, pennsylvania, virginia, north carolina, so many other states benefited where our manufacturers manufacture component parts. >> okay. great. that's so important. thank you, governor ed rendell, thank you doug brinkley. good luck with the book. >>> coming up, you listen very carefully and the sound you hear is the republican gnashing of teeth. they think mitt romney is losing what they consider a winnable election. ma

and both candidates will be appearing in the cleveland and toledo area today and romney will also be making a stop near columbus. >> it's on. thanks. two powerful bombs exploded in the syrian capital of damascus this morning. the explosion detonated minutes apart followed by gunfire. the attack was blamed on terrorists. damascus has been rocked by a series of bombings in recent months as the uprising against president bashir al assad escalates. >> egypt's president is scheduled to address the u.n. general assembly. his remarks will be closely watched for signs of what direction egypt's new government may go. on tuesday president obama addressed the general assembly. he urged world leaders to reject extremism citing the murder of the u.s. ambassador in libya and three others. >> i would like to begin today by telling you about an american named chris stevens. >> reporter: the president told world leaders that the slain u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens, had gone to benghazi to establish a cultural center and help modernize a hospital. >> today we must declare this violence and i

and the commitment that the president made to middle income earners in places like toledo, a location that mitt romney stopped today and didn't even mention jeep -- >> so you're on a roll. the democrats in ohio are on a roll. how do you keep from being overconfident right now? it's almost like you're running up the score. >> well, we're going to try to get every vote out. there's 11.5 million ohions and every vote will count, but the old adage, only poll that matters is election night, that's not true. it's a week from night where every vote begins in earnest. and we'll drive 2.5 million democrats and independents to the polls and ensure that those votes are counted early and that we're well positioned in the remaining weeks of this campaign to win for the president and for the senator brown. his close ally in the united states senate. >> e.j., we just got a piece of an videotape in, an interview he did with nbc's ron allen. i want to play it for you and get your reaction afterwards. here it is. >> one thing you seem to have trouble convincing people of, you are the person that cares

in toledo the president rejected republican claims that the country is not better off than when he took office. >> i bet on you. i'll make that bet any day of the week. >> reporter: president obama accepts his party's nomination in charlotte thursday. first lady michelle obama is already here. she took a tour of the stage where she will give her speech on day one of the democratic national convention. randall pinkston, cbs news, charlotte. >> president obama will end his road to charlotte tour with a stop in virginia tomorrow. he plans to be in norfolk in the morning for an event with students at norfolk state. mitt romney is taking a few days off from the campaign trail for the long weekend. his running mate congressman paul ryan held a rally in south carolina today. >>> a ground swell of support on twitter today for this guy, for clint eastwood's discussion with an empty chair during last week's republican national convention. the hashtag empty chair day was one of the top trending topics by mid-morning and was attached from everything to empty beanbags to empty lawn chairs with makes

and both candidates will be appearing in the cleveland and toledo area today and romney will also be making a stop near columbus. >> it's on. thanks. two powerful bombs exploded in the syrian capital of damascus this morning. the explosion he did to at any timed minutes apart followed by gunfire. the attack was blamed on terrorists. damascus has been rocked by a series of bombings in recent months as the uprising against president bashir al assad's okay late. >> egypt's president is scheduled to address the u.n. general assembly. on tuesday president obama addressed the general assembly. >> i would like to begin today by telling you about an american named chris stevens. >> reporter: the president told world leaders that the slain u.s. ambassador to libya, chris ste vaccines, had gone to benghazi to establish a cultural center and help modernize a hospital. >> today we must declare this violence and intolerance has no place. >> reporter: it's still unclear what motivated the terrorist attack but president obama focused on that anti-muslim video made in california explaining why the u

so president obama reminded auto workers at a toledo rally he bailed out the auto industry. i believeden you. i belt on yt on you. i will make that belt any day of the week. and because of that bet, three years later that bet is paeg yi off for america. >> vice president biden made the same point and more. >> osama bin laden is dead and general motors is alive! >> in charlotte, michelle obama checked out the convention hall where she speaks tomorrow night. outside democrats gathered and debated what barack obama ought to emphasize. >> bin laden and all of this, as far as health care, trying to change it. he stepped in a mess. it wasn't him that created it. >> i think he needs to shoot holes in what romney is going around mouthing off about. >> mitt romney's runningmate, paul ryan came to north carolina, claiming the president cannot run on his record. >> he can't tell you that you're belter off, simply put, the jimmy carter years look like the good old days compared to where we are right now. >> romney took the day off, boating at his home in new hampshire. a new gallop poll