president obama. their first visit. and it s certainly expected, i would say, that north korea, as it does at times, may act up and try to steal some of the attention during that time as well. brianna, thanks very much. let s go wack to our guests for some further analysis right now. there is a new government, ambassador hill, in south korea, and president park, she s tough. if there is some sort of provocation, i suspect unlike her pre deceaser, she might respond right away, and that could escalate a dangerous situation. well, she s tough, but i think the times have changed somewhat. and this north korean bluster is pretty serious. so i ti the problem is, the north koreans might feel they can get away with some incident, where as you suggest, i think the south koreans would hit them back pretty hard. and there does appear to be some shift in the rules of engagement, that is local commanders seem to be empowered to move right back at them rather than phone home to seoul. so i think
this tour. we ve been hearing about this, sort of kicking off he s the king of outsourcing line. but is that such a clever thing to do at this point, particularly when the president is pretty vulnerable on the economy front? and also because some democrats have obviously parted ways with him very visibly last month, bill clinton very big among them. the reason the campaign and president obama are, if you will, doubling down or even tripling down in a way on this, is because they feel like it s sinking in and there are some polls that are kind of showing that. when you look at some polls recently and let s look specifically at a poll that was done and the results from the states that president obama is going to. in ohio, he s doing pretty well there. 47% to 38% over romney, well above that margin of error. in pennsylvania, among likely voters and their choice for president, 45% over 39% for romney. and this is something that happened before that supreme court ruling last
it s so nice to be here. nice to sit next to you. this is the news from a to b. i love it. i m brooke baldwin. it s bright and early. we do appreciate it, brooke. 5:00 a.m. in the east. let s start with this one, shall we? hitting the road today. up first, the obama bus tour ready to roll this morning and heading for the white house. betting on america tour kicks off with four campaign stops in ohio today, and then it s on to pennsylvania for an appearance in the steel city tomorrow. brenda keeler is live in washington. i like that beginning, ohio, because in the campaign we like to say ohio, ohio, ohio. but really, the message is kind of universal for president obama. he wants to hit the economy hard, doesn t he? reporter: he ll be talking about the economy and he s trying to draw a contrast. he ll be emphasizing the auto bailout. that plays very big, specifically in ohio, because this is a place that is number one when talking about auto suppliers. he ll also be e
equipment, cds, dvds that could reveal al qaeda plots on the drawing board. the president and his national security team watching u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s go after bin laden as it happened. the president has members of congress over for dinner last night and told them the national unity that followed 9/11 had returned. tonight, it is my fervent hope that we can harness some of that unity and some of that pride to confront the many challenges that we still face. land that i love stand beside her celebrations continued through the night at ground zero. new york firefighters sang god bless america to mark the death of osama bin laden. other people had somber remembrances for the 2700 people who died there on 9/11. and the man mayor of new york on 9/11 says osama bin laden was diabolical and deserved to die. he told cnn s piers morgan al qaeda s leader is finished but the terror network is not. short term, there is more danger, long term there is a lot more safety. who
arab emirates. brianna keillor joins us. good to see you. why this critical time, and what do they hope to accomplish? reporter: certainly one of the reasons they re meeting is because the uae is pretty significant, playing a role as an ally as we see this unrest in the middle east. the uae one of the few arab nations to lend its support. but overall, suzanne, the white house is being pretty tight-lipped about what president obama and the crown prince are going to discuss. here is what white house press secretary jay carney said yesterday. they ll be discussing regional security issues, as you would expect. the uae has been a helpful partner with the coalition dealing with libya. and you know, but i think they ll talk about broader issues, as well as specific. reporter: i m also told this would be a chance, perhaps, for president obama to thank the uae for their involvement, but