we begin with the race for the white house while the republicans battle it out to see who becomes the front-runner. president obama hopes to take back the spotlight. he s heading off on an old-fashioned bus tour of america s heartland. jessica is in washington. good morning, terrell. the president is going to contrast his track record with those of his gop rivals. president obama kicks off a three-day bus tour to talk about his ideas for getting americans back to work. over the coming weeks i ll talk about proposals and i won t stop until every american who wants a job can find one. reporter: the bus tour the president s first since taking office will give him a chance to defend his record against republicans vying for his job. hi, everybody, it s great to see you. reporter: fresh off her victory at the iowa straw poll, michele bachmann trying to keep the momentum going last night in her birth place of waterloo, iowa. we ll take the country back. i know that s goi
the white house. while the republicans battle it out to see who becomes the front-runner. president obama hopes to take back the spotlight. he s heading off on an old-fashioned bus tour of america s heartland. jessica stone is in washington with the latest. jessica, good morning to you. good morning, terrell. the president is headed to the midwest to talk about job creation and he s going to contrast his track record with those of his gop rivals. president obama kicks off a three-day bus tour to talk about his ideas for getting americans back to work. over the coming weeks i ll put forward more proposals to help our businesses hire and create jobs and i won t stop until every american who wants a job can find one. reporter: he ll stop in minnesota, iowa and illinois, three states that helped carry him to victory in 2008. they are just as critical this time. the bus tour, the president s first since taking office will give him a chance to defend his record against republ