Just 13 days until the president ial election and the obama and Romney Campaigns, they are kicking into overdrive as the candidates make their final push to win the white house. Cnn correspondents are following their every move. Theyre reporting from coast to coast and from all the most crucial states, any one of which has the potential to decide who the next president of the United States will be. Lets begin this hours coverage in iowa where president obama kicked off a twoday coasttocoast swing through eight states. Hes calling it a Campaign Marathon extravaganza. Likening it to an allnighter. No surprise his itinerary consistents almost entirely of battleground states. Cnns chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin is traveling with the president. Reporter wolf, president obama is hopping around the nation stumping for early votes and undecided voters. Its the kind of whirlwind tour you usually see in the last 48 hours before election day. The fact theyre doing it 13 days befor
Exactly unexamined topic. So i thought i might just say a couple of words about why i undertook it. Right now we are at a, one of those moments of American Foreign policy debate that George Kennon described as like a stone thrown into a beehive, that is with intense buzzing about what needs to be done, with heightened controversy and awareness of the stakes of Foreign Policy and lots of finger pointing and confusion. And as kennon said, nobody understands whats going on. To my mind, although at moments like this theres off a great deal of reaching back for historical analogies and precedents, in reality our past has become very remote from us. The past, the history of American Foreign policy. Because we idealize it. We think of it as a period in which over decades the United States led a successful and unified alliance, enjoyed domestic consensus, pursued similar policies from one decade to a next enjoying sort of unimaginable success. Our precedents are kind of discouraged to look bac
Prepare for the winter concert tomorrow. Members of Oak Grove High School heard news that struck a sour note across campus. Last night a guy ran in with a mass sxk gun and took money from the bingo program. Reporter police say 100 people were playing wednesday night bingo when a man burst through the doors and stole cash targeted for the band. A few folks ran after the thief, once realizing whats happening. They probably got about 8 of our budget. The game has a 5,000 payout the bandit made off with this b. That much. The game brang 60,000 to 80,000 per year the money funds trips, new equipment and musical instruction. I take it personally. This is my family. A family of 145 students and a director left to wonder where, and how, theyll makeup the difference. Investigators trying to identify and arrest those respon responsible. Milpitas Police Revealed thafr captured four people accused of killing a 711 clerk 15 months ago as they describe as a thrill kill. He was working a late night s
A sheriffs spokesperson is on the line with us now. What can you tell us . Well, the bart Police Officer came through this area to a probation search on a person and during that time, one officer was shot and transported to eden hospital. What can you tell us about the person the Police Officer confronted . That is what were trying to find out. Do we have that person in custody . The person is not in custody is there a search going on at the moment . The information is a little bit sketchy. And trying to find out that information now. This area cordoned off at this point . They have an area cordoned off but its a small area that doesnt involve public streets. What can you tell us about the area . We have people here that are already and at this point well have an grayings for it. We know all Police Officers and families, our condolences go out to the families and you today. Thank you. All right. Bart Police Officer shot and killed in the line of duty well continue to follow it. Good af
Care yes lynn johnson is off. President obama says the nation needs to look for ways to move forward. Urging americans to do soul searching and says he disbelieve Race Relations are getting better. We have more on the president s historic speech from washington, d. C. Last year, president obama said if he had a son, he would look like Trayvon Martin. Today, he went further. Trayvon martin could have been me. 35 years ago. It was a remarkably personal statement from the president. His expensive extensive comment on on Trayvon Martin. During the visit, he seemed to speak off the cuff and rarely looked down at notes. Saturday, six jurors found zimmerman not guilty of Second Degree murder and manslaughter charges in martins 2012 death. For months, the case fascinated and divided the nation, sparking demonstrations. Many African Americans said they felt let down by the justice system. The sentence that that if a white male teen was involved in the same kinld of scenario from top to bottom t