the nation, including the pacific time zone. i m lynn berry. and today we begin with taking a stand. the disputed plan over the plans to build a mosque near ground zero has politicianings fired up in washington with lawmakers in both parties taking sides, and for president obama, who s hitting the campaign trail hard ahead of the midterm elections, it s been an issue he s unable to shake. for more now, we go to nbc s kristen dahlgren in washington. kristen, good morning. good morning, lynn. and now the senate s top democrat harry reid has come out against the proposed mosque plan a clear move away from the president on this controversial issue. reed is in a tight re-election bid in nevada and the mosque controversy is quickly becoming a hot issue as we move into the elections. reid said he respects freedom of religion but thinks the mosque should be built somewhere else. on a trip to miesque yesterday, the president continued to be dogged by questions about his stand on the