jillian: former president barack obama pushing aside concerns his new $500 million presidential center in chicago will destroy local park and drive up the cost of living. anytime you do big project is always going to be some people who say we don t want change, we are worried about quote will turn out. those of the project they will destroy historic women s garden on the south side of jackson park but obama says the center only improve that part this. obama faced accusations of elitism and hypocrisy in august during a large birthday party where few attendees wore masks. california is permanently a vote by mail say. officials and the ballots ever registered voter in all future elections was under the new law ballots must go out at least 29 days before election day. governor gavin is signing to another voting related bills into law, republicans oppose the expansion of voting by mail. 27 after the are, parents relate country struggling to get their kids to school because
empowerment act to help with the voting process, martha. martha: so what does the department of defense say about all this, eric? reporter: the head of the pentagon voting program says registration is running about the same as in 2004, the last time an incumbent president was running and she says military voting assistance has never been better. she cites the way they get information out and social media and pentagon s voting assistances offices. at the end of the day what we re trying to do is to make sure that they have everything they need again to exercise that right to vote. it is a personal responsibility to actually execute that. reporter: by law ballots must be mailed by the local elections boards at least 45 days before the election which of course is really martha. martha: indeed it is. eric, thank you very much. eric shawn in new york. bill: you know later tonight the main event features the president. it is his turn on the main stage here in charlotte. what can we exp