raiders in denver to take on the broncos tomorrow that is where vern glenn is. >>> from denver, the raiders got the work done in alameda before flying into dead like last against the steelers this with denver, peyton manning, a division game promises to be a bar room brawl. >>> anytime you play at denver >>> went up get a w keep the momentum going >>> we have to get going. we want to continue to do that against them >>> let's go >>> glove there and have a good camp >>> with the chargers had it to hostile ground at the chiefs' this cut involve a three-way tie for first place in the west of the outside the locker room and our fifth quarter post-game show >>> check that cannot hear on cbs 5 followed by the fifth quarter it will be great. >>> getting the flu shot without getting out of the car hundreds of people take advantage of the first day of vaccination season that story at 6:30. that is it for eyewitness news see you in half an hour news updates @ cbs s f dot ,,

and now a kneel-down for denver will do it. and john fox will have a big opening-night win. >> cris: woodyard was just sort of spying ben roethlisberger here. really was just waved and then all of a sudden he came out and started to run. woodyard ends up with the sack. well, it's just hard to put into words what peyton manning must be feeling after all the rehab, after four procedures on his neck, after a lot of people wondering whether or not he should retire. what else did he have? he had the super bowl ring. he had the four mvps, but it wasn't enough. john elway telling me that when peyton manning first got here, he was two days after getting released by the indianapolis colts. and he was so stunned that he couldn't even talk to him yet about coming to the broncos, that he just emotionally wasn't at that point. but boy, what a job elway did to sell him. >> al: they have to run one more snap. it's like going to a new school. hey, mom, hey, dad. i've got all these new friends. i'm a little nervous. he's the most popular kid in

and now a kneel-down for denver will do it. and john fox will have a big opening-night win. >> cris: woodyard was just sort of spying ben roethlisberger here. really was just waved and then all of a sudden he came out and started to run. woodyard ends up with the sack. well, it's just hard to put into words what peyton manning must be feeling after all the rehab, after four procedures on his neck, after a lot of people wondering whether or not he should retire. what else did he have? he had the super bowl ring. he had the four mvps, but it wasn't enough. john elway telling me that when peyton manning first got here, he was two days after getting released by the indianapolis colts. and he was so stunned that he couldn't even talk to him yet about coming to the broncos, that he just emotionally wasn't at that point. but boy, what a job elway did to sell him. >> al: they have to run one more snap. it's like going to a new school. hey, mom, hey, dad. i've got all these new friends. i'm a little nervous. he's the most popular kid in

that is our week in denver. please join us next week, once again, tuesday through friday we'll be covering the r.n.c. in minnesota. our first guest on tuesday night -- florida governor charlie crist, and we'll ask him why he's not the vice president. it will be incredibly uncomfortable. >> jon: but before we go, we are going to offer you some moments of zen -- moments, plural. these are -- these are little tidbits from "the daily show's" free speech coverage at mile-high stadium. >> when barack obama moved his speech to mile-high stadium, it meant one thing. democratic tailgating. >> yeah. >> universal health care, universal health care. whew. chardonnay. i'm grilling up some arugula, boys. oh. look at this. look at this. look at that. hey, hey. >> this is the first first african-american being nominated for the president of the united states. >> obama. >> obama. >> a little for hillary. there you go. >> remember back in march when he proposed the national infrastructure investment bank to expand existing federa

and now a kneel-down for denver will do it. and john fox will have a big opening-night win. >> cris: woodyard was just sort of spying ben roethlisberger here. really was just waved and then all of a sudden he came out and started to run. woodyard ends up with the sack. well, it's just hard to put into words what peyton manning must be feeling after all the rehab, after four procedures on his neck, after a lot of people wondering whether or not he should retire. what else did he have? he had the super bowl ring. he had the four mvps, but it wasn't enough. john elway telling me that when peyton manning first got here, he was two days after getting released by the indianapolis colts. and he was so stunned that he couldn't even talk to him yet about coming to the broncos, that he just emotionally wasn't at that point. but boy, what a job elway did to sell him. >> al: they have to run one more snap. it's like going to a new school. hey, mom, hey, dad. i've got all these new friends. i'm a little nervous. he's the most popular kid in

a slick commute from denver to the upper midwest. wet roads along the gulf coast. >>> if you're flying, it should be smooth sailing. you don't hear that very often, do you? but there may be weather-related airport delays in denver and minneapolis. >>> health news. stunning, new findings about one of the most popular dietary pills on the market. >> a new study finds that fish oil supplements taken by millions of americans may be virtually useless when it comes to fighting heart disease. abc's dr. richard besser explains. >> fish oil may support heart health. >> supports a healthy heart. >> reporter: $740 million. that's how much we spend on them a year. fish oil capsules. containing the substance heart doctors swear by, omega 3 fatty acids. may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. but the groundbreaking new study says the proof is in. and fish oil capsules don't deliver on their promise. researchers looked at 20 studies on heart health. and said overall, people who took fish oil supplements are no less likely to die from heart d

guess who's coming to denver? starring a black guy, white liberal guilt, and featuring the comedy styling of uncle grumpy. [cheers and applause] captioning sponsored by comedy central >> very nice to see you tonight, ladies and gentlemen. thank you for joining us. you're very kind. you're really very kind. please. i'm getting winded. my name is jon stewart. thursday night here in denver. senator evan bayh of indiana will be joining us as the democratic national convention reaches its peak. let's get right out to aasif mandvi live in mile high stadium, invesco field. aasif mandvi, thanks for joining us. wow, what a night, what a night. >> yeah. just minutes ago barack obama finished his -- his historic acceptance speech. wow, what a speech it was. >> yes. we were all watching it here. >> so you saw him talk about hope? >> yes, hope. and that part

a slick commute from denver to the upper midwest. wet roads along the gulf coast. >> if you're flying, it should be smooth sailing. you don't hear that very often, do you? but there may be weather-related airport delays in denver and minneapolis. >>> all right, health news. stunning new findings about one of the most popular dietary pills on the market. >> a new study finds that fish oil supplements taken by millions of americans may be virtually useless when it comes to fighting heart disease. abc's dr. richard besser explains. >> fish oil may support heart health. >> promotes a healthy heart. >> omega 3 spofrts a healthy heart. >> reporter: $740 million. that's how much we spend on them a year. fish oil capsules. containing the substance heart doctors swear by, omega 3 fatty acids. look at the bottle. the packaging says the capsules support a healthy heart. may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. but the groundbreaking new study says the proof is in. and fish oil capsules don't deliver on their promise. researchers looked at

for "nightline," this is dan harris in denver. >> our thanks to dan harris and to the denver sheriff's department who opened their doors for us recently for that story. fascinating glimpse. finally, it is a benchmark moment in the war in afghanistan tonight. the surge is over. it's been nearly two years since president obama ordered 33,000 troops to help put a stop to escalating violence in afghanistan. tonight, u.s. officials announced the last of those surge troops are coming home, with a promise to get almost all of the troops out by 2014. as of tonight, about 68,000 remain in the war zone. thank you for watching abc ne.

for "nightline," this is dan harris in denver. >> our thanks to dan harris and to the denver sheriff's department who opened their doors for us recently for that story. fascinating glimpse. finally, it is a benchmark moment in the war in afghanistan tonight. the surge is over. it's been nearly two years since president obama ordered 33,000 troops to help put a stop to escalating violence in afghanistan. tonight, u.s. officials announced the last of those surge troops are coming home, with a promise to get almost all of the troops out by 2014. as of tonight, about 68,000 remain in the war zone. thank you for watching abc news. we hope you check in on "good morning america" in the morning. and we'll see you back here tomorrow.

for "nightline," this is dan harris in denver. >> our thanks to dan harris and to the denver sheriff's department who opened their doors for us recently for that story. fascinating glimpse. finally, it is a benchmark moment in the war in afghanistan tonight. the surge is over. it's been nearly two years since president obama ordered 33,000 troops to help put a stop to escalating violence in afghanistan. tonight, u.s. officials announced the last of those surge troops are coming home, with a promise to get almost all of the troops out by 2014. as of tonight, about 68,000 remain in the war zone. th

denver showing up with showers and thunderstorms. once you get into south florida some of the better chances. i did mention some of those along the gulf coast, especially tomorrow you'll see the better chance, new orleans, back towards houston and dallas. if you're watching us on 9 news in denver, colorado. visit the featuring in the best in aviation at birds in art. that is your early event of the day. >> birds in art. sounds fun. thanks, todd. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. they focus a great deal on celebrities and -- chris brown's new tattoo looks like a mexican day of the dead skull design. >>> jessica simpson unveiled her new 40 pound slimmer post baby look. she's made it clear she's been having a tough time losing her baby weight. anyone can sympathize with that. what's harder to sympathize with is her awkward first weight watchers commercial. she's seen only from the neck up. both entertainment and business experts wonder who was so uncomfortable with showing her body and why no

this is a very busy area of denver, 15 minutes east of downtown denver and they've closed the streets and locked down the schools. they continue with negotiations. at this point from what we understand, the suspect, hostage and one police officer are all still inside. >> this comes not long after the shooting at the theater, the batman movie. and we all know what happened as a result of that. is there any idea from police as to what this young fella was up to, what he's looking for or how this happened? >> absolutely not. it's perplexing even to the people who feel they have known him best. people who say they have known him for years. we talked to a woman by the name of carol coleman and her kids have grown up with him. they don't know of any trouble this young man has had. they're not sure what could have ins gated this. police say two armed men entered the radio shack and may have had something covering their faces. when police arrived on the scene, the doors were blown out. however, police can't confirm too many details. they believe it became a hostage situation not long after. >

it's pittsburgh at denver. and it comes your way in four nights. late local news except on the west coast coming up next. and "the tonight show with jay leno." for our producer fred gradelli, director, this is al michaels, cris collinsworth, and michele tafoya saying good night from the meadowlands, where the cowboys beat the giants. >>> the president was detailed and thorough and the crowd loved. sandra few was a highlight at the convention tonight. she was denounced by conservatives this year because she saw contraceptives at the school which was a catholic university. tom sherwood has our report. >> reporter: maryland delegates led cheers for barbara mccullski but the floor cheered sandra flood and told how she was not allowed to speak out about contraceptive issues. and president obama allows women a choice and chance to speak out too. >> too many women are shut out and silenced. while i'm honored to be standing at this podium. it could have been any one of you. >> reporter: from the convention floor, tom sherwood. >> reporter: as noted earlier

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third drive for denver, third interception for manning. the broncos dug themselves a giant hole and never recovered. then there's matt ryan. he was nearly perfect. two touchdowns, no picks. denver rallied late but ran out of time and the falcons won it 27-20. >>> he is an olympic gold medalist, an x games champ, and apparently, quite frankly, a party animal. shaun white was arrested in nashville after trashing a hotel room and pulling a fire alarm following a drunken rage. he also got this black eye from an altercation while trying to flee the scene. arguably the best snowboarder and skater in the world, white was charged with public intoxication and vandalism. >>> baseball, that sox fan has been waiting a long time to see this game. we'll pick it up in the fifth. detroit up one. the sacks full. a grounder to short. perfect double play ball or so it seemed. omar infante air mailed the toss to first. in came two and chicago grabbed the lead. white sox increase their lead in the central in three games with a 5-4 win. >>> in the a.l. east the

denver showing up with showers and thunderstorms. once you get into south florida some of the better chances. i did mention some of those along the gulf coast, especially tomorrow you'll see the better chance, new orleans, back towards houston and dallas. if you're watching us on 9 news in denver, colorado. visit the featuring in the best in aviation at birds i nthat is your early event of th day. >> birds in art. sounds fun. thanks, todd. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. they focus a great deal on celebrities and -- chris brown's new tattoo looks like a mexican day of the dead skull design. >>> jessica simpson unveiled her new 40 pound slimmer post baby look. she's made it clear she's been having a tough time losing her baby weight. anyone can sympathize with that. what's harder to sympathize with is her awkward first weight watchers commercial. she's seen only from the neck up. both entertainment and business experts wonder who was so uncomfortable with showing her body and why not shoo

and despite the three picks, denver down just six points. third down. denver needs a stop. but matt ryan, coming of age, if you will, picks up a first down. atlanta improves to 2-0, to start the season. manning loses on "monday night football." >>> to baseball now. orioles, thinking postseason, trailing the yankees by one game. top four. o's up 7-1. matt wieters goes yard. trails the yanks by a half-game. they lead the wild card in the second spot by three games over the angels. >>> i'm doug kezirian. enjoy the rest of your day. >>> a group of daring tourists who wanted to get up close and personal with the african savanna got more than they're bargained for. >> a cheetah coming face-to-face with several people. and decided to park itself there for 45 minutes. amazingly, everyone kept their cool. and even kept taking pictures. >> and the cheetah eventually jumped down. and there was a huge collective sigh of relief. >> quite remarkable. he wanted food, i think. >> something. >>> up next, "the pulse." and the popcorn that just jumps into your mouth on command. >>> and member

they chose denver not for its association with the faste american beverage but its sheer height, a city literally a mile above the rest of america. for which these liberal -- from which these liberal elites can peer down upon the rabble, judging whether or not we're separating paper from plastic and hurling energy-saving lightning bolts from us on high as were once hurled down from olympos. jon? >> jon: rob? >> what's up? >> jon: rob? >> what's up? >> jon: rob, we're not doing that any more, rob. we're not doing it. what is your opinion, rob, on the elitist versus salt of the earth ker if you havele with the democrats? -- salt of the earth kerfufrnsle with the democrats? >> i can tell you that democrats love government that's fair -- universal health care, and twins. >> >> hit it. ♪ they love hunting for some beer, chugging lots of beer, knocking down some pins, finding bin laden, and twins and they love pounding back crown royal, responsibly finding the best six sources of oil, reducing carbon haze, marrying the gays, driving the prius, pretending they love, and twins. >> jon: thank

"denver post." here in the studio erin mcpike as well. let me start with you out there in denver, allison, what are you hearing on the ground from vo voters right now in colorado? what are they saying to you in terms of the issues that are going to swing this election? >> well, i mean, it is use issues to swing the vote in colorado are the same as everywhere. they care about the economy and the deficit and education and safe neighborhood, but it is really a gut check feeling like you go into the -- if you are an independent voter and you don't know who you are going vote for, you will go into the booth and make a desession that day on who you think is the best person to take you through the next four years and hopefully a bet ter next four years than it has been. colorado's unemployment rate is high and people have not had an easy time here. >> what part of the election is going to be decided? >> well, the population base is mo mostly in denver and the suburbs. so the denver suburbs is where it swin

this time with denver, as the broncos visited the atlanta falcons last night. first possession in the game for denver, manning picked off by william moore. next possession, intercepted again by thomas decoud. then, still in the first quarter, robert mcclain picked him off again. just the second time in manning's career he's thrown three interceptions in the first quarter. atlanta up 13-0 in the second quarter. matt ryan hits a wide-open tony gonzalez. 20-0. broncos trying to strike. right before halftime. manning to the end zone. demaryius thomas, initially ruled incomplete by the replacement refs. we go upstairs and review the play. thomas does, in fact, drag the left foot. the call is reversed. it's a 20-7 game at half. third quarter now, ryan rolling out. hits roddy white for the touchdown. the birds up 27-7. fourth quarter, manning making things interesting. willis mcgahee punches it in. and despite those three picks, denver, now, down just six points. 2:35 to go in the game. third down. denver needs a stop. but matt ryan, coming of age, if you will, picks

denver goes up three. steelers down six with two to play. ben roethlisberger trying to make something happen. but he is picked off by tracy porter. he takes it all the way for the pick six. that seals the win for the broncos. they get their first win of the peyton manning era in denver, 31-19. broncos. >>> top pick andrew luck, manning's replacement in indianapolis, making his first nfl start against the bears. there were more than a few growing pains. luck in the red zone trying to find reggie wayne for the score. pass is tipped off. one of three interceptions thrown on the day by luck. colts lose andrew luck's debut in a rout, 41-21. >>> robert griffin iii, rg3, one of a record five rookie quarterbacks starting week one. he made it look easy against the saints. first quarter, hits pierre garcon. nice grab. and he is gone. 88 yards for the touchdown. rg3, his first career touchdown pass. he throws for two scores, 320 yards, leading the skins to a 40-32 win over the new orleans saints. >>> mark sanchez and the jets' offense trying to silence

this was the scene at denver international airport today. firefighters racing up the stairs there to get onto the plane. mrs. romney and her team in mid-flight when the cabin filled with smoke. the pilot declaring an emergency. abc's senior national correspondent jim avila covers aviation for us and he leads us off tonight. >> reporter: the romney private campaign jet, a ten-seater, was at 40,000 feet when thick smoke began filling the cabin. on board, ann romney, secret service agents, and her press secretary, sarah haley, to whom we spoke moments ago. >> it was apparent that it was an electrical fire. we never actually saw any open flames or anything, but there was a significant amount of smoke. >> reporter: the crew moved the passengers towards the emergency exit, as the pilot declared an emergency on the radio. the plane was heading from omaha, nebraska, to santa monica, california, when it turned around, as you can see in this flight path tracker. and began a rapid decent towards denver. >> we have an electrical issue here and we're goi

third drive for denver, third interception for manning. the broncos dug themselves a giant hole and never recovered. then there's matt rooib. he was nearly perfect. two touchdowns, no picks. deb very valleyed late and the falcons won it 27-20. >>> he is an olympic gold medal list and apparently quite frankly a party animal. shaun white was arrested in nashville after trashing a hotel room and pulling a fire alarm. he also got this black eye from an altercation while trying to flee the scene. arguably the best snowboarder and skater in the world. white was charged with public intoxication and vandalism. >>> baseball, that sox fan has been waiting a long time to see this game. detroit up one. a grounder to short. perfect double play ball or so it seemed. omar infante air mailed the toss to first. in came two and chicago grabbed the lead. white sox increase their lead in the central in three games, 5-4 lead. >>> in the a.l. east the orioles inched closer to the yankees. baltimore scored three in the first, four in the second. they're just a h

senate election. >> this isn't just denver. there are lots of towns. in fact, philadelphia, which is a great newspaper town that's gone through a lot of consolidation is about to have a new ownership crew. we're going to talk to one of the new owners of the philadelphia enquirer right after we take this break. and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. my name is adam frucci and i'm the i love new technology,om. so when i heard that american express and twitter were teaming up, i was pretty interested. turns out you just sync your american express card securely to your twitter account, tweet specific hashtags, and you'll get offers on things you love. this totally changes the way i think about membership. saving money on the things you want. to me, that's the membership effect. nice boots! because we were talking about the "denver post." you reached out but he declined. this is a former "denver post

. >> craig, we are here in denver. we're intending to join the campaign but they gave us a heads-up that the event was canceled. it happened at the result of an experimental plane that crashed earlier this morning where one person was killed and ended up

>> we tried to get the denver broncos to come. we thought, we're hot shots back in denver, we can meet the broncos, and they didn't get back to us. >> jimmy: none of them? >> we thought we were big cheese in denver. >> jimmy: did you invite john elway? >> we did. still didn't show up. >> jimmy: none of the broncos. >> no nuggets, no rockies. no avalanche. >> jimmy: really? >> we were the two celebrities there. >> jimmy: there will be different here in l.a., i would think, right? >> i don't know. we invited some clippers. >> jimmy: clippers are bad because if you get stuck sitting behind a clipper at a show, you can't see anything. >> that's true. >> jimmy: uninvite the clippers. >> i'm sure we got to pay for their tickets anyway. >> jimmy: yeah, don't invite too many people. so when you go to your hometown, do you go to your old spots? >> we had the documentary that we did behind the scenes -- >> jimmy: yeah, that was great. >> and they now are doing something else. they wanted to see where i grew up. we took them to the mountains

some chicago lane and drug convictions and denver. should be pretty good into houston. 70's and toward senator's the low eighties run morgan hill 56 these east the temperature is still very pleasant. we're about 62 degrees below clearing in the temperatures stanko about 58 degrees in daly city. of approaches the coast and as we head towards the weekend in the first the form will be a cool one. >>> to the court and friends of the publisher of the gossip magazine must stop using topless photos of kate middleton. the magazine, closer to publish 40 pictures of the duchess of cambridge today a judge blocked for the display included on the internet. it quoted. the magazine to handle your own digital images. the ruling does not affect other publications and other countries that also showed the pictures. >>> the business segment of the lockout. union members are gathering to live in the strike. how the mayor has gone to court to try half the teachers forced to back to work. some tense moments aboard an american airlines flight from san franci

peyton manning debut in denver. >> spectacular. need to be said. he says he is not even, fully ready for this season. not fully acclimated to working with the teammates. yet he play sewed well. big touchdown pass. late. and a pick six. and they go on to win. >> real quick, the replacement refs, grade? >> c-minus. >> how close to getting the permanent guys back. and, they start missing paychecks they'll run back pretty fast. >> he is jason page from espn radio. and our commissioner is here next. you are watching "world news now." are you ready to dig in now? >> let's go. >> announcer: abc' >>> all right, as we mentioned now, we are joined by the commissioner, the commiss of the picks competition. jack, tough week here. >> tough week. >> another -- super bowl winners. won their opening game today. >> that's how it went. wasn't good. first couple mentions for our fans out there. thank you for voting. we need you to keep voting. we like your comments on facebook. but you have to vote. >> amen. >> in ohio and florida. >> and wherever else. >> a lot of m

and in denver prices were up nearly 5.5%. all of that good news for the folks who are keeping up with their mortgages. but people facing foreclosure are running into a new problem. nationally, the availability of rentals is now at its lowest rate since 2001. barry petersen has been looking into this. >> reporter: when john and gina burnett bought their home in suburban denver they thought they'd spend the rest of their lives here with gina's son keith who has down syndrome. but john lost his job three years ago in the construction industry. >> what happened to all of the jobs? where'd they go? >> reporter: now they face losing their house to foreclosure and for them an unplanned transition from home owner to renter. >> it's very hard. it's painful. it's frustrating. >> reporter: does it feel unfair that this is happening to you? >> we've done everything we possibly could to keep this from happening and-- i'm sorry. and-- >> reporter: but it's happening. >> yeah. >> reporter: and as more foreclosed families need apartments, th

. >>> peyton manning's denver debut. one of the keys to a generation away from the game for two years but showing he's still got it. >>> and online outrage. the parent who encouraged his son to do this. >>> good morning, everyone. we begin this monday with the new school year in chicago about to come to a screeching halt. >> that's right. this morning, teachers in the nation's third largest school system are set to go on strike for the first time in 25 years. >> months of tense negotiations over pay and job security collapsed late last night. and the strike will mean no classes for more than 400,000 students and no paychecks for 29,000 teachers and support staff. mayor rahm emanuel blamed the teachers calling the strike unnecessary. >> we are making good progress. this is no time to have a strike, given the issues are not financial, two issues that we can finish. >> 144 schools will be open to serve breakfast and lunch and offer some form of supervision. as parents scramble to make other plans. we will be following the s

operations will move to seattle, portland and denver to handle things like billing and repair calls. >> it is christmas is coming, i have two kids. >> they told us they are moving everything out of california and putting everything in different states. >> comcast says it decided to close the call centers because of the high cost of doing business in california and has offered workers financial help if they want to relocate. later comcast claimed it was relocating because so many customers do business online. >>> apple co-founder steve wozniak has his sights on a new home. why he's thinking of making a move downunder. >>> earthquakes this one may really work. >>> baggage fees hit a record. >>> if you haven't had luck with drugstore acne treatments we have news you want to hear. [ male announcer ] this is the opposite of subliminal advertising... there's no subtext... just tacos. yeah, it's our job to make you want it. but honestly... it's not that hard. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant.

this is not the barack obama that you know -- he wasn't the barack obama of denver, and it certainly wasn't the barack obama of boston. >> was he going through the motions? did you feel that way? >> i think what's happened he's been on that road for a year saying the same things over and over again, and it just didn't seem fresh or exciting or gripping. >> ah, those republicans will never be pleased. [ laughter ] >> the imperative was that barack obama is all about rhetoric, no substance. i think the speech was more workmanlike than soaring rhetoric. i think it was sober. i think it was down to earth. i think it was totally appropriate. and he's building on the policies that he's put in place. i think his speech was probably informed by knowledge of the weak job numbers that were going to come out. i thought he made his case that americans need to be patient, that he, nor bill clinton, nor george washington or abe lincoln or any of the other luminaries who occupied that office could have repaired this economy in the time that he had. i think that he's made that case, and he and all t

it's scheduled for denver. 90 minutes focusing on domestic issues. nancy cordes is on the campaign trail tonight in las vegas, nancy, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jeff. and to give you an idea of just how much is riding on this first debate the president is here in nevada for three full days but he's only holding one rally tonight at this las vegas high school. the rest of the time he'll spend cramming for the debate and governor romney will be doing the exact same thing in denver. the president chose to do his debate preparation in a battleground state, nevada. and this is where he will be holed up at the westin lake resort in henderson outside las vegas. and this morning on abc obama campaign strategist david plouffe tried to lower expectations. >> now challengers tend to do really well in debates. that's been the history. we believed all along that governor romney probably has more benefit out of this debate than we do. >> reporter: chris christie told "face the nation"'s bob schieffer he expects romney to turn in a game-changing perfo

carrying ann romney and secret service agents and a crew of three had to make an emergency landing in denver after an electrical

jon: my first job was at the university of denver. jenna: and what was your first job? jon: i was on the lawn mowing crew at age 15. jenna: you've come a long way, jon. although i bet you mow a beautiful lawn. jon: i do. [laughter] president obama appearing on "the view," yet passing up a chance to meet with world leaders at the united nations. our next guest says it makes the president look like he thinks he's doing such a good job and so certain he'll win the election that he's phoning it in. writing, quote: with one week to the first critical debate and five weeks until the election, president obama is so confident of victory, he no longer feels compelled to show up at work and do his job. ab stoddard is the person who wrote that, also an associate editor of "the hill." he's phoning it in, ab? >> he is this week. i mean, i really think you look at the fact that he was on letterman and "the view" and the u.n. general assembly is gathering at a time of great crises in many different places but especially in the region of the middle east, many, many countries there. we

clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> wow. fascinating information. but if you thought that, why do you wait all these years later -- >> exactly. >> -- to drop that bombshell. >> and, secondly has it been 17817 years? >> i know. crazy how much time has gone by. get this. an entire line of questioning during the trial about how much leather gloves shrink after they have been wet. the jury heard testimony that leather gloves when they're stretched after being shrunk go back to 92% of their original size. a lot of these leather, you know related questions came up. line of questioning about the glove and what happens to it. interesting. >> there are a lot of questions as to whether or not those were nicole's gloves because she had much smaller hands as well that were found at the scene. >> unforgettable moment here. it's interesting. can darden back it up? the key question. yes. coming up next, outrage at the u.s. open. >> one competitor was told she wasn't fit enough for pro tennis. her response and her womening performance, it's all next. >> announcer:

this was the scene at denver international airport today. firefighters racing up the stairs there to get onto the plane. mrs. romney and her today in mid-flight when the cabin filled with smoke. abc's senior natiol correspondent jim avila coverers aviation for us and he leads us off tonight. >> reporter: the romney private campaign jet, a ten-seater, was at 40,000 feet when thick smoke began filling the cabin. on board, ann romney, secret service agents, and her press secretary, sarah haley, to whom we spoke just moments ago. >> it was apparent that it was an electrical fire. we never saw any open flames or anything but there was a significant amount of smoke. >> reporter: the crew moved the passengers towards the emergency exit, as the pilot declared an emergency on the radio. the plane was heading from omaha, nebraska, to santa monica, california, when it turned around, as you can see in this flight path tracker. and began a rapid descent towards denver. >> we have an electrical issue here and we'd like to declare an emergency. we have smo

sixpack in denver. >> he was able to do it during don vengs. we heard some incredibly compelling story. not all of them were in prime-time. some of them were in the earlier hours when fewer people were watching. but by so many accounts, he's been a caring member, a caring member of the church, a frugal person, despite all of his wealth. he's not particularly comfortable talking about himself, and it may be the case, as with the clip you just played, some of his closest friends aren't the most, how do we say, down-to-earth surrogates for him, but those exist. and it remains a mystery why the campaign hasn't been able to do a better job of focusing on those to detract attention away from the rest. >> peggy noonan who's been fairly critical of the romney campaign, in a recent article, she argues that the media is rooting for mitt romney to do well in these debates. she goes on to say that people think mr. romney's rich, doesn't understand regular people's lives, not sure he can turn things around. he has to prove that he's a pair of safe hands. if