north carolina. why are the democrats going to north carolina? north carolina after all has a giant downside for the democratic party which is organized labor is a really important democratic constituency. and a very embattled one right now. union rights under attack this year essentially anywhere that republicans have governing authority, from washington, d.c., to madison, wisconsin, to columbus, ohio, to anywhere you noticed a teacher picketing or a firefighter writing a letter to the editor. it has been a tough year for union rights. democrats will not be making it any easier on unions when they convene in charlotte, north carolina, since that is a city without a single unionized hotel. this is not some sort of secret that they realized after the fact. democrats made their decision to hold their convention in charlotte in full knowledge of the union rights problem that it presents. but they decided to go there anyway. they decided to go there anyway because north carolina is really important to them. really important specifically to barack oba

>> reporter: scott, north carolina for decades was solidly republican. but in 2008 president obama won this state by a whisper, the first democrat to do so since jimmy carter in 1976. now with his approval ratings falling, the president has a tough sales job. >> we can't do nothing, too many folks are hurting out thereto to do nothing. >> reporter: in ashville, north carolina, the president rolled up his shirt sleeves and capped cast republicans as the party of no. >> they said no to putting teachers and construction workers back on the job. >> reporter: with his jobs bill dead in the senate, mr. obama said he would still fight for parts of his plan and he belittled his opponents. >> we'll break up my jobs bill. maybe they couldn't understand the whole thing all at once. (laughter) so we're going to break it up into bite-sized pieces. >> reporter: today we learned the first piece is a $35 billion provision to keep teachers in the classrooms and police and firefighters on the streets. and the president said republicans pay a political price if they contin

north carolina. why are the democrats going to north carolina? north carolina after all has a giant downside for the democratic party, which is that organized labor is a really important democratic constituency and a very embattled one right now. union rights under attack this year essentially anywhere that republicans have governing authority, from washington, d.c., to madison, wisconsin to columbus, ohio to anywhere you noticed a teacher picketing or a firefighter writing a letter to the editor. it has been a tough year for union rights. and democrats will not be making it any easier on unions when they convene in charlotte, north carolina since that is a city without a single unionized hotel. and this is not some sort of secret that they realized after the fact. democrats made their decision to hold their convention in charlotte in full knowledge of the union rights problem that it presents. but they decided to go there anyway. they decided to go there anyway because north carolina is really important to them. really important specifically to

>> reporter: scott, north carolina for decades was solidly republican. but in 2008 president obama won this state by a whisper, the first democrat to do so since jimmy carter in 1976. now with his approval ratings falling, the president has a tough sales job. >> we can't do nothing, too many folks are hurting out there to do nothing. >> reporter: in ashville, north carolina, the president rolled up his shirt sleeves and cast republicans as the party of no. >> they said no to putting teachers and construction workers back on the job. >> reporter: with his jobs bill dead in the senate, mr. obama said he would still fight for parts of his plan and he belittled his opponents. >> what we're going to do is we'll break up my jobs bill. maybe they couldn't understand the whole thing all at once. (laughter) so we're going to break it up into bite-sized pieces. >> reporter: today we learned the first piece is a $35 billion provision to keep teachers in the classrooms and police and firefighters on the streets. and the president said republicans pay a political pri

do the north carolinas know that they're a great state. you have to have some kind of public leadership, like obama's trying to give. >> well, you know, jim hunt did a great job too. >> i forgot him. >> north carolina, we actually invested in the biotech sector. we're the only state about 25 years ago that actually created of the biotech industry. in our state, as a public/private agency. and we have hundreds of thousands of jobs in north carolina at the rtp because the government came together with private industry and helped create this industry in north carolina. so i think we've got to continue doing that. but we've got to do it with democrats and republicans putting aside the partisan bickering, the ideologues, and work together. just last week, i introduced a bill with john mccain as the co-sponsor on the foreign earnings reinvestment act. american companies have, right now, over a trillion dollars sitting overseas, not doing americans any good. if we can bring that money back to our country, we can begin to hire american workers, an

north carolina, 13. is that a smart use of official resources when it comes to swing states. >> the other thing is the dmc conventional. no. i think north carolina, virginia, ohio, i think those are among the three states that could determine the presidency next year. >> what is it about north carolina that republicans have failed to understand which has cost them some of these elections, mainly what happened in 2008 but even the fact they were able to hold. >> i think two legs of the strategy. number one, strong african american population. a lot of those voters don't vote. enthusiasm for the obama poll drove a lot of them to the polls. there are white working class democrats in the north central part of the state and the eastern part of the state that have drifted between the parties. >> and they still drift. >> yeah. they still drift. this is a pure toss up state for both. >> the president is there to talk about the jobs bill. here is his campaign against the republican verse of what they're trying to

now, north carolina is important to the president. he only narrowly won that state in 2008. today he hits jamestown, north carolina, then hampton, and then he wrapped up that trip, betty, tomorrow. >> susan mcginnis in washington for us, thank you, susan. >>> now to a disturbing story from china. and a warning, this video is difficult to watch since it involves a child. a 2-year-old girl walking along a narrow street was hit by a van, which stopped, but then continued. no one stopped to help and the child was hit by another van. finally, someone picked her up and amazingly, she is still alive. she's in critical condition. >>> in las vegas, the county coroner confirms that dan wheldon died of head injuries suffered in sunday's car crash. make shut memorials have sprung up outside the indianapolis motor speedway and at the las vegas speedway where he was killed. the 15-car pileup has raised questions about whether the track is too dangerous for indy cars. five time nascar champion jimmie johnson says he for one would not take the risk. >> those cars are going so fast and get a

north carolina, 13. is that a smart use of official resources when it comes to swing states. >> the other thing is the dmc conventional. no. i think north carolina, virginia, ohio, i think those are among the three states that could determine the presidency next year. >> what is it about north carolina that republicans have failed to understand which has cost them some of these elections, mainly what happened in 2008 but even the fact they were able to hold. >> i thinkwo legs of the strategy. number one, strong african american population. a lot of those voters don't vote. enthusiasm for the obama poll drove a lot of them to the polls. there are white working class democrats in the north central part of the state and the eastern part of the state that have drifted between the parties. >> and they still drift. >> yeah. they still drift. this is a pure toss up state for both. >> the president is there to talk about the jobs bill. here is his campaign against the republican verse of what they're trying to p

the first order of business, however, is north carolina. a state where the president narrowly won in the last election. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: president obama traveled to asheville, north carolina. the first stop on a three day road trip to push congress to pass his jobs legislation. >> i'll be doing a little bit of talking but mostly, i'll be doing a whole lot of listening. because there doesn't seem to be much listening going on in washington these days. >> if the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: senate republicans blocked his $447 billion jobs package last week. now the president wants lawmakers to pass legislation in pieces, including a $50 billion infrastructure bill. money that could be used to build a new runway at asheville's airport and create construction jobs. >> we can't do nothing. too many folks are hurting out there to do nothing. >> reporter: the president will board a bus and take his case on the road. making several stops in north carolina and virginia. the white house says the trip is strictly abo

tomorrow, and he will start the day in jamestown, north carolina. the president will start when state at langley air force base and finished his tort in chesterfield, virginia. >>> lawmakers have until the end of the year to act on the extension. if there is none, 2.1 million americans will lose their benefits. last year, congress approved an extension of up to 73 weeks. >>> day 2 of a massive search for a missing montgomery county boy. so far, nothing. police spent the day in a wooded area looking for any trace of william mcquain. the 11-year-old has not been seen since september 30 it. his mother was found stabbed and beaten to death in their home last wednesday. her estranged husband carlos lopez, is charged in her murder. >> i can tell you that it is not a hunch. it is based on investigative leads and information that detectives have. >> he is being held by authorities in charlotte north carolina. today, he waived his right to fight extradition. authorities said they will keep searching tonight until they are satisfied. >>> two armed robberies h

and north carolina has hard hit. we've been right there with michigan in loss of manufacturing jobs. it's a tough economy here. i think north carolinanas and america want the president to be focused on jobs. >> you think about the march we had this weekend, occupy wall street, we're talking about going to the streets, not talking about any violence. we're talking about putting the pressure on, showing masses of people that are concerned, don't you feel that it would be hard for the republicans to ignore that when they really play it up when the tea party was in the streets? now when others that are questioning their industries, all of a sudden we become some funny adjectives that they want to describe us as? >> no, i don't think consistency worries them at all. i don't even think the political consequences of their positions bother them that much. when you look at how they responded to the debt ceiling debacle, when you consider that many of them thought default was fine, there wasn't that much seriousness to the ide

kicks off a three-day tour through north carolina and virginia, which, you guessed it, key, if not the key 2012 states. >>> mitt romney has a bank roll? he polls best against the president yet three out of four republican primaries look add somebody else. the bat tool defend romney in the primary and for the general begins in earnest. >>> this weekend, the "occupy wall street" movement went global. too big to ignore. washington tries to tap into the anger and will it work? we'll hear from a leading progressive voice in the house. >>> it's monday, october 17, 2011. i'm chuck todd in the middle of it. let's get to my first reads of the morning. the president leaves the white house for a three-day bus tour through virginia andn north caroli carolinanic. the latest effort to combine campaigning. taken him to eight states and d.c. to pitch his jobs bill. when the president arrives in asheville, north carolina, he touches down in a state he won in 2008 by just over 14,000 votes where unemployment is at 10.2%. his approval rating sits at 42%. in virginia, unemployment is below the average but

there is just something about north carolina. people are just gracious and kind, even the folks who don't vote for me are nice to me. that's just a nice thing about this state. the most important thing i wanted to do was to hear from people like you. it doesn't seem like your voices are being heard in washington right now. >> times are tough for a lot of americans. here in north carolina, there are a lot of folks who have been spending months looking for work and still haven't found it yet. a lot of people are doing their best just to get by. maybe they have been able to keep their job but hours have been cut back or some of their pay and benefits have been rolled back. they are people who are deciding, you know what, we can't afford taking that night out with the family, because we have to save on gas or we have to make the mortgage or we have to postpone our retirement to make sure our child can go to college. it is tough. it is hard. i think most americans know that our economic problems weren't caused overnight. so they recog

nice, soft, smart, north carolina, i love going that school. perry bacon joins us right now, a reporter for "the washington post." perry, give me a sense about the jobs bill and whether he can do it piece by piece. now he's talking about, the president, pushing for the teachers' piece in this. about $30 billion to keep teachers employees. that serves two purposes, it's jobs and it's education. >> very unlikely to get that passed. the house republicans have been very clear as they view that along the lines of another version of the stimulus plan. i think that one's going to be very difficult to get through. it's a good message for the president in terms of it's a very popular idea from polls, at least, it's a good message from the president, but i don't that the republicans are going to vote for that. >> how can the republicans vote against teachers? not unions, but teachers, putting teachers back to work and you've got overcrowded classrooms and teachers laid off and their kids are in school? isn't this important, still to the far right, that w

the president will stop in north carolina and virginia, both states important to his re-election hopes next year. we go to susan mcginnis in washington this morning. susan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. the president is pushing the jobs plan but the areas if you look at them that he has been focusing on, largely swing states show this could be as much about votes as it is about jobs. president obama heads to north carolina this morning to turn up the pressure on congress. >> that's what is at stake. putting people back to work. i'm going to travel all over the country over the next few weeks so we can remind congress that that is the most important thing. >> reporter: he'll visit the state as part his three-day bus tour aimed at building support in his jobs fan. senate republicans blocked the 447 billion dollar package last week, forcing democrats to now fight for the bill in pieces. the president will urge lawmakers to pass the first part $35 in aid to help states save jobs this week. >> the american people support every single plank of that bill and we are

now, north carolina is important to the president. he only narrowly won that state in 2008. today he hits jamestown, north carolina, then hampton, and then he wrapped up that trip, betty, tomorrow. >> susan mcginnis in washington for us, thank you, susan. >>> now to a disturbing story from china. and a warning, this video is difficult to watch since it involves a child. it happened last thursday. a 2-year-old girl walking along a narrow street was hit by a van, which stopped, but then continued. no one stopped to help and the child was hit by another van. finally, someone picked her up and amazingly, she is still alive. she's in critical condition. >>> in las vegas, the county medical examiner confirms that race driver dan wheldon died of severe head injuries suffered in sunday's indy car crash. makeshift memorials have sprung up outside the indianapolis motor speedway and at the las vegas speedway where he was killed. the 15-car pileup has raised questions about whether the track is too dangerous for indy cars. five time nascar champion jimmie johnson says he for one would

. >> today the man at the middle of his disappearance will be in a north carolina courtroom. mike conneen joins us with details. >> good morning. curtis lopez is expected to make an appearance at an extradition hearing in charlevoix later today. he faces a charge of the first degree murder. officers used cadaver dogs in nearby parks in montgomery county looking for a and body, but they are still holding out hope that william mcquain could be alive. friends and family are holding out hope as well. >> i thought, let's get together as one community and be together. >> classmates and parents held a vigil on sunday to pray for the safe return of missing 11-year- old william mwilliam mcquain and to pray for his mother. >> i would laugh with her one more time and i would hug william one more time. but i know that she's not coming back. we want to get williams back. -- william. >> they cannot find william anywhere. >> where is he? >> detectives have arrested the estranged husband curtis lopez served 13 years in a pennsylvania prison for attempted murder. he will not cooperate in the

north carolina and virginia for the president. vice president biden in pennsylvania on the right talking to a school. he will be pushing the education aspect of the $447 billion jobs act. i am chris jansing. veronica de la cruz is in for tom matt roberts next. i will see you back here tomorrow. diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. >>> good morning. i'm veronica de la cruz in for thomas roberts. it is the one-two punch for president obama and joe biden. joe biden will be speaking at an elementary school in pennsylvania about getting teachers back into the classroom. president obama is in a different critical battleground state, north carolina. he is about to giv

he will be in a north carolina courtroom today. mike conneen is at montgomery county police headquarters. >> good morning. curtis lopez is expected to appear at the extradition hearing in charlotte, north carolina, today. he faces a charge of first degree murder and is expected to be processed and then moved to maryland shortly thereafter. officers used an average of this weekend to search two local parks for william mcquain. even though they are searching for bodies police say the of not given up here hope that william might be found alive. family and friends are holding out hope as well. they searched for the child based on what they're calling a turn in the investigation. a vigil was held a board is a return as well as for the memory of his mother, 51-year-old jane mcquain. >> i would laugh with her one more time and i would hug william one more time, but i know she is not comeing b ack. we want to get william mohback. >> classmates and others gathered around their apartment. his stepfather curtis lopez has been arrested. he had

he was arrested in charlotte, north carolina. september 30th. that's the day 11-year-old william mcquain was last seen in his germantown neighborhood. so will there be another search tomorrow? if so, where will they be tomorrow? we may not know the answers to those questions until tomorrow. i'm pat collins, news 4, montgomery county. >>> family and friends say william mcquain had no contact with his biological father. over the weekend, relatives from that side of the family came forward and expressed their concern. >> i'm hoping and praying that we can find little william and he could -- we can come together and find out that he has a grandmother that loves him. >> relatives of his biological father say they have not seen the boy in years, if ever. they learned of his disappearance on the news. >>> a local man being held in aruba in the disappearance of a maryland woman will stay in jail. 50-year-old gary giordano is suspected in the death of his girlfriend. they appealed an order. he denies wrong doing and says gardner was swept out to sea whil

north carolina and virginia for the president. vice president biden in pennsylvania on the right talking to a school. he will be pushing the education aspect of the $447 billion jobs act. i am chris jansing. veronica de la cruz is in for tom matt roberts next. i will see you back here tomorrow. diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. >>> good morning. i'm veronica de la cruz in for thomas roberts. it is the one-two punch for president obama and joe biden. joe biden will be speaking at an elementary school in pennsylvania about getting teachers back into the classroom. president obama is in a different critical battleground state, north carolina. he is about to give yet another campaign style speech urging republicans to pass his plans even bit by bit to

president obama will spend three days here in north carolina and virginia pushing his jobs policy. but earlier today it sure seemed a lot like politics. president obama sounded a lot like a candidate on the campaign trail in north carolina today. >> i love ashville. in fact, i think i should be on the tourism promotion bureau of ashville. >> reporter: the official reason for the trip, to sell the american jobs act. but with almost every phrase, the president took direct aim at republicans. >> they want to gut regulations. they want to let wall street do whatever it wants. >> reporter: the line seemed like an attempt to tap into the occupy wall street populist anger that's swept the country. and mr. obama railed against republicans for voting against his jobs bill. >> we're going to break up the jobs bill. maybe they couldn't understand the whole thing all at once. so we're going to break it up into bite-sized pieces. >> reporter: the president stopped to take in some north carolina barbecue along the way -- an image that fuelled the charge that this is about getting re-elected. >>

slipping away. >> president is going through north carolina and virginia. he won both states in 2008, but winning them again will be a challenge next year. the economy is the most important issue for voters. his approval rating is 35% on that issue. when it comes to who voters' trust more to create jobs, mr. obama as a 15-point lead over congressional republicans. last week the president tap's jobs bill had a roadblock. the white house has a piecemeal approach. >> maybe they could not understand the whole thing all at once. we're going to break it into bite size pieces. craigslist 46 off with what sounded like a campaign rally-- h -- >>> his tour started with what sounded like a campaign rally. >> we want him to work with us. >> it's time that he came off the campaign trail and negotiated. >> the top contenders in the gop presidential race square off in another key battleground states tonight. seven presidential hopefuls including mitt romney and herman cain will meet inci sin city. the nevada caucuses are scheduled to take place on january 14. >>> iowas re

curtis lopez was arrested in north carolina charged with her murder. the big question here is what has happened to william mcquain. the search is still active. police are working on a number of leads. it was a lead, some information they received that brought them to this location. >> well, detectives are working on information and leads they developed. i can't be more specific than that. it's not a hunch or guess, it's real information we have. we have to work on those leads as they come in. we are working the investigation with the hope that william will be found alive. >> reporter: police over the weekend searched damascus regional park and little bennett regional park. that search turned up nothing. anyone with information about william's where abouts, call the police. megan mcgrath, news 4. >>> the man accused of killing mccain's mother showed up in court today. he waived extradition. we'll have a report on that coming up on news 4 at 5:00. >>> new developments on the case in kansas city of the missing baby, lisa irwin. her mom was drunk the night

the man was in court in north carolina. he has waived his extradition rights and will be returned to maryland. a witness claims lopez was seen near the mcqain home. lopez is not talking to police so the search continues for the boy. >> hopefully they can find a kid in one piece. >> everyone is continuing to keep that hope alive. we are expecting we could get an update later today from police. it is unclear as to how many days it will take lopez to return to maryland. >> thank you. police and parents in oakton are on high alert after a possible it attempted abduction. two incidents took place on the same street. a nearby school is sending an alert to parents. >>> good morning, both of these incidents happened involving oakton high school students and they both happened along this roadway. the most recent one happened friday. "oakton high-school female students were walking home from school when a man approached them. he asked them a few questions and tried to get them to get into a car. they started yelling and running away.

don, thanks. >>> now live to asheville, north carolina. the president just stepped up to the podium there. he is expected to start speaking. here we go, right now, talking jobs. >> it is good to be back in asheville, north carolina! i love asheville. in fact, i think i should be on the tourism promotion bureau of asheville. you know, every time i meet somebody i say, have you guys gone down to asheville? that's a nice place to be. so it is wonderful to be back and one of my favorite parts of the country. our family has great memories of staying here, and it is always nice to get out of washington. and breathe some of the mountain air. i want to recognize a couple of people who are here, first of all, one of the outstanding senators in the united states senate, your senator, kay hagan is in the house. kay's daughter just got married this weekend, so congratulations to kay's daughter. we are so thrilled by that. and we also have your lovely and intelligent mayor of asheville, terry belleman is in the house. the last time i was here terry sai

he arrived in north carolina yesterday to crowds chanting yes, we can. this trip is at least partly about the math here though. there are 28 electoral votes in north carolina and virginia, traditional red states the president carried last time that he hopes stay with him this time. president obama conceded he cannot get congress to pass his whole jobs bill right now. >> maybe they just couldn't understand the whole thing all at once. so we'll break it up into bite- sized pieces. >> it is clearly campaigning and i must say again i've never seen an uglier bus than the canadian one. he is traveling around on a canadian bus touting american jobs. >> tonight, president obama speaks at a high school in emporia, virginia. >>> all eyes will be on republican candidate herman cain in tonight's cnn debate in vegas. he is rising fast and many are wondering if he will be able to handle the increased scrutiny. the new cnn poll has him virtually tied with former massachusetts governor mitt romney. >>> some prince george's countiy voters go to the polls today to elect a

he will stop after spending yesterday in north carolina. this is called official business to sell the jobs bill to congress. republicans call this a campaign trip designed to drum up support from virginia and north carolina supporters. there is a report of a very unusual theft. thieves stole a truck filled with $200,000 worth of presidential equipment. it includes audio equipment mr. obama's podiums and seals, as well as teleprompter is. the truck with the equipment inside was recovered in a parking lot. the investigation continues. coming up, behind the wheel a father under fire for his unusual designated driver. buried under dirt and dust, the massive dust cloud taking west texas by storm. all of that and add them returns with the rain clouds. how s >> we want to return to our breaking news in montgomery county. the tragic end in the search for a missing boy. investigators say they have found remains believed to be those of wiliam mcquain. we're joined live with the very latest. what can you tell us? >> well, police say they made this dis

he is in asheville, north carolina, kicking off his bus tour in north carolina, of course, talking about jobs. there's a crowd there gathered at the airplane. one of the points he's going to make is that it would be good for that airport if his jobs plan went through. i was looking at the local newspaper today. they said tough to get a ticket to be there today and that they considered at least the person who was blocking for the newspaper said the event was very well organized. so we will have the president for you. there he is. president of the united states. we'll be hearing from him shortly. of course, se we will have his remarks for you. >>> people are remembering to life of indy car driver dan wheldon who died on the crash yesterday. marco andretti writes, i looked up to you both as racing driver and a person/friend. you will be missed forever. espn's stuart scott tweeted. death in sports, no answers, no words.got figure this out. i want to focus on innovation. but my data is doubling. my servers are maxed out. i need to think about something else when i run. [ male announcer ] with

that's why the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, is correct in saying that the point of order is dilatory. if you want to debate the bill, let's debate the bill. if you want to object to consideration of the bill, then all you want to do, those who decide to vote no on this motion to consider, don't want to have a debate on whether there should be public funding of abortion. now when the taxpayers are asked to fund abortions, that's a whole different issue than whether there should be a right to abortion. this question is whether there should be taxpayer funding of abortion. there are no unfunded mandates. and the honest vote is yes on the motion to consider. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentlewoman from wisconsin. ms. moore: i reserve my right to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina will have the right to close. ms. foxx: the gentlewoman has more speakers. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina. does the gentlewoman have other speake

thank you, north carolina. ["hail to the chief" plays] [patriotic music plays] [patriotic music plays] [patriotic music plays] [patriotic music plays] [patriotic music plays] [patriotic music plays] [music plays] [patriotic music plays] [patriotic music plays] [patriotic music plays] ["this is my country" plays] ["god bless america" plays] land" land is my plays] [patriotic music plays] [patriotic medley continues] [patriotic medley continues] [patriotic medley continues] >> president obama going up through virginia in support of this $447 billion job plan. the president will make a stop in a high school millers creek and onto greensboro, north carolina. the tour expected to go to eric cantor's destroyed in virginia. we have live coverage online at c-span.org at 5:00 p.m. eastern. john sununu takes part in a forum on foreign policy that will take place at the woodrow wilson international center. live coverage begins at 4:00 p.m. eastern. >> we should not shy away from or be afraid from -- this is a part of the

he made a stop in north carolina yesterday. the president is hoping to win support for his proposal. and during the stop at a north carolina high school, the commander-in-chief pressed congress to pass the jobs plan piece by piece. >> we're going to chop it up into some bite sized pieces and give them another chance to look out for your jobs instead of looking out for their own jobs. [ cheering and applause ] >> the president contends any no votes would be votes against america. many republicans see the president's three day bus trip as a taxpayer-funded campaign trip. >>> well, the president's job plan will be the focus for republicans on the campaign trail. they will square off tonight in their latest debate. the scene will be las vegas, nevada. seven of the eight gop candidates are going to be there. former utah governor jon huntsman is sitting out because nevada moved its caucus to an earlier date than planned. >>> sources tell 9news now that a key staffer in d. c. mayor vincent gray's office is going undercover. howard bro

he began about an hour ago in north carolina. we all live in a satellite center with the latest. >>> the president wrapped up his first stop in ash fell about one hour ago. this kicks off his three-day bus trip through a couple of cells in -- seven trips. this is tricky to sell this jobs bill to the public but others say the stops in north carolina and virginia are strategic because these are two states he needs to keep in his back pocket. arriving in north carolina, the president is making policy with politics. he is trying to drum up support for his jobs plan. >> is pretty clear what our country and your leaders should be spending their time on [jobs!] >> we should be talking about jobs. >> it is unmistakable that this is a state the president is not willing to lose. >> i am glad to be back in one of my favorite parts of the country. >> north carolina's heard along with the restaurant country. -- the rest of the country. his plan he says will create a million jobs. >> this is the kind of bill containing the kinds of proposals t

this is a search warrant released by investigators down in north carolina. they say they found the murder victim's credit card, along with a box cutter. in the motel room, her estranged husband was sharing with another woman. >> he was standing on the steps, talking to me and kenny why the kids were swinging and eating, jane and william's good friends told police that curtis lopez knew the woods near their home in damascus. their worst fear lopez might have killed the boy and dumped his body in the woods. >> i hope he is somewhere and he can find his way back you know? >> how worried are you about him? >> a lot worried. >>> over the years prosecutors around the country have had to make hundreds of murder cases with no victim's body. the more time that goes by with no sign of william, the more they may have to consider that here. in clarksburg,. >>> a trial began today for the montgomery county teacher accused of punching and kicking and choking her first grade students. susan lee burke was a teacher at greencastle elementary school at silver spring. seven ch

obama's north carolina and virginia jaunts. it looks to me like he has problems in all -- the states indiana, ohio, florida, nevada, all of the red states that went for him. looks to me like he has problems in all of them right now. i think you are right these are three historically republic states. indiana and virginia last went for a democrat in the presidential race in 1964, north carolina last went for a democrat in 1976. two of these states indiana and north carolina are out of play and virginia conceivably could be out of play. if not, he is not going -- he is going to have to fight very hard for that state. that's 39 electoral votes between those three states and the contest gets a lot closer if that happens. but i can't believe ohio with john kasich as governor. is he doing a pretty good job with the economy in this state why would ohio suffering economically go for him. >> he has real problems in ohio and north carolina. remember, first of all, these were very narrow victories in 2008. 2.8% in ohio. 4.6% in florida bot

are you getting married in north carolina? >> yes. >> okay. >> we're here to get our marriage license. >> this is the application? >> yeah. >> we've come today to put on record that we are married in massachusetts. >> are you a teacher? >> yes. okay. i want you to know that this office respects equality, however, i am not able to issue a marriage license to you. >> when carol, according to north carolina law, i'm not allowed to issue you a marriage license. >> north carolina state statute changes, we're unable to issue your marriage license. >> okay. all right. we know that you're doing your job and we just hope that one day you'll be able to present this license to us and our family. >> i hope so. >> we've been together for 25 years. we're in our mid 60s. can you tell us what steps we might take to become full and equal citizens under the law? before we die, can you help us with that? >> i commend you for being courageous to doing this. >> thank you. >> we've been together for plm 11 years. this is our newborn baby. she's 2 w