he was pronounced dead at the scene. this is the second fatal attack in two years at surf beach which does not have any shark warning signs posted. officials are investigating to determine what kind of shark was actually involved. now to texas where the fast and furious can get their fix on the nation s speediest roadway. starting today, driving 85 miles per hour on parts of highway 130 are perfectly legal. the new 40-mile toll road makes the trip between austin and san antonio a lot faster. safety experts predict an increase in crashes and deaths. and finally, officials athe san diego zoo are looking for a little help. get out your pen and paper. they are asking to name this giant panda cub that was born 12 months ago. the potential names have been whittled down from 7,000 to 6. miracle, raindrop, big ocean or big sea, little gift, brave son
th morni this morning on world news now, strategy session. the romney campaign puts an intense new focus on battleground states. the move comes with polls showing the gop nominee trailing in key states that could swing the election. it s monday, september 24th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning, everyone. i m t.j. winick. rob nelson is on assignment this morning. great to have you here, t.j. great to be here. we re both a little sleep deprived, so bear with us, everybody. i m paula faris. in a moment, what to look for in the political week ahead. just 43 days now until election day. i m sure you have it circled on your calendar. also this hour, heavy hearts at the national zoo where they re trying to figure out why the new panda cub born just last week has died, and they did an autopsy trying to get results,
artificial insemination after its mom had five failed pregnancies. preliminary findings on the cause of death are expected today. but very, very sad and knew this was the introductory period where the bonding period so they didn t even announce the gender of the panda. everyone always gets excited when a new panda cub is born, and it is very sad because people had been so excited the last day or two. especially an endangered species. exactly. well, to politics now, mitt romney huddled with his top advisers this weekend, preparing for next month s debate. abc s washington editor rick klein joining us for a preview. 43 days and counting from election day. good morning, rick. reporter: paula and t.j., the debates have become all important and romney is going into them because he has so much more to gain. it s a chance for a big moment standing toe to toe with the incumbent to take the argument directly to president obama, but one thing worth remembering, yes, mitt romney has
i m milissa rehberger. here s what s happening. the presidential candidates will be hitting the battleground states this week. mitt romney is in ohio tonight. ann romney will be later this week. president obama will be in virginia on thursday. sad news out of washington s national zoo. a giant panda cub has died. the panda s mother made unusual noises this morning. now back to predator raw. this investigation in ft. missouri yers employed the most cameras we ever used. we had one hidden in a palm tree that could zoom in with enough clarity to read a license plate on a car that was down the block. he pulled in the driveway. is there anything i need to say? chris? anything you want me to say?
and still pay the mid-size price. i m going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like a pro. the national zoo in mourning tonight. a lost a giant panda cub died last weeked. and panda keepers heard sounds of distress from the mom and when they got there the six day old panda dead. and it s devastating. this is devastating for all of us here. it s hard to describe how much passion and energy and thought and care has gone into this. harris: a lot in fact. pandas are a critically endangered species and they work very hard to keep them alive and born, and look how