and that put him over the top. we have two reports to begin our coverage. >> tahman bradley is in boston but first t.j. winick is with the winning team in chicago. good morning to you. >> reporter: rob and paula, a good morning to you. it was actually a narrow win gave president obama the victory despite an unemployment rate that posed a serious threat to his 2012 campaign. president barack obama won a second term tuesday after a race that was primarily fought in just a handful of battleground states. >> you, the american people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the united states of america, the best is yet to come.