wisconsin. let s begin with brian todd in leesburg, virginia, a state that turned blue for both of obama s presidential campaigns. brian todd, take it away. reporter: brooke, it has turned blue over the last couple of election cycles but this is seen as a place the race is tightening and this county is seen by republicans as they might be able to turn the tide red in this election cycle. in loudon county is where they re counting on. we re at the fall pumpkin festival at leesburg animal park because this demonstrates the dynamic of the county, kids going down the slide, lining up for hay rides. donald trump especially made a late campaign stop here just after midnight last night. thousands of people lined up for how fares to see him. the trump campaign counting on loudon county as a county that may lean red.
nevada. three people dead, another 54 injured when a plane participating in an air race comes crashing down on top of a crowd. witnesses say the pilot is a hero for doing all he could at the last second to maneuver that plane away from a more crowded section. also this morning, could we see riots in the streets in the u.s.? like we ve seen riots in other countries that have been protesting some of the governments there? well, one big city mayor in the u.s. thinks absolutely we could see that. you ll hear him explain why. a lot of people out there have trouble sleeping and do you need help? of course there is an app for that. this is cnn saturday morning, september 17th, 2011. we are glad you re right here. we have to start in reno and just a horrific scene. we have all kinds of pictures and videos of because there were all kinds of spectators with cameras rolling. at least three people are dead, more than 50 injured. more than a dozen of those are in critical condition. take
thank you so much. can you believe happy september is tweeting on today. happy september, this summer was too short. i couldn t agree more. capital zach sparrow looks on the brighter side, college football starts today. and cheryllinl says bring on the apple picking and the hay rides. . i know . you re gonna love. [ barks ] yes, it s new beneful healthy fiesta. made with wholesome grains, real chicken, even accents of tomato and avocado. yeah! come on! [ barking ] gotta love the protein for muscles whoo-hoo! and omega-rich nutrition for that shiny coat. ever think healthy could taste so good? [ woman announcing ] new beneful healthy fiesta. another healthful, flavorful beneful. [ grunts ]
the area where the plan once stood is now slated for redevelopment. but in the meantime halloween has become sleepy hollow s bread and butter. would you like a taste of vanessa? halloween other than christmas, really, is the biggest holiday in terms of retail spending and huge growing interest in halloween. reporter: whether it s a cemetery tour, haunted villages, hay rides, a massive jack-o -lantern display featuring more than 4,000 individually carved pumpkins, or even a dramatic reading of irving s story. the headless horseman was bearing down hard behind the schoolmaster. ichabod crane caught the goblin rising up in his stir-ups with his haunted head in hand ready to hurl it at the schoolmaster. and whoosh! reporter: this town of 10,000 goes all out this time of year. as you can see, there s definitely no shortage of halloween scares here.