wonder above the colorado river, now named after two amazing men. this bypass bridge near the hoover dam was dedicated just today to former nevada governor mike o callahan and former nfl player, pat tillman, who was killed by friendly fire in afghanistan back in 2004. the tillman family was there for that ceremony and you are looking at the second tallest bridge in the u.s., but the longest bridge built with concrete arches in the western hemisphere. the bridge officially opens next week. first lady michelle obama is taking her high approval ratings on the campaign trail stumping for democrats ahead of the midterm elections in just 19 days. republicans poised to regain control of congress, mrs. obama began a two-week blitz of battle ground states on wednesday. her first stop, a fund-raising rally in wisconsin, where senate incumbent ross feingold faces an uphill battle. he cannot do this alone. he needs strong leaders like
chris coons. the debate will be co-moderated by our own wolf blitzer. what about the next night in nevada? this is the first debate in this big battle between harry reid and sharron angle who has been backed bia lot of people in the tea party movement. an ugly race and reid is fighting for his political life. all eyes on nevada on thursday. and at the end of the week, sarah palin, the former alaska governor and she was john mccain s running mate, she s teaming up with michael steam in anaheim, california on saturday for a big fund-raising rally to help raise bucks for the republicans as they try to win back control of congress. a busy week ahead. a lot going on here in pennsylvania, as well. back to you. thanks to paul steinhauser. coming up in the next hour, we ll get the latest perspective on the upcoming midterm elections with the democratic strategist and conservative
reporter: this is big fund-raising rally just like last weekend in anaheim, california. it shows how big those states are playing with the two national parties. national committee has s pam palace the headline speaker last weekend in anaheim and again at orlando today. first person that took the stage is somebody very popular in this crowd and closely watched on the national level. florida senate raise, marco rubio but got the crowd jazzed up saying the election ten days from now is about a very clear choice. take a listen. are we going to be the first to leave our children out or instead be the next generation of americans that allow our children to inherit, a life better than our own.