ft. bliss in el paso. we do expect to hear from jay carney. this is an official event heading to fort bliss in el passy to talk about the commitment he made in that very same spot exactly two years ago today to end combat operations in iraq. the president underscoring the fact that he has followed through on this promise and in this context considering everything that s transpired in the last week and next week from now until november 6th it has to be seen in a plit canal context whether or not they call it an official trip or not. the president heading out for three days and back out at the white house tonight. three days of pure campaigning in a lot of the swing state, north carolina, colorado, iowa right up to the convention trying to build that momentum keeping a foot on the gas trying to shift the attention away from the republicans. they ve had their say. and on to what s going to happen next week in charlotte. mike vick yur ra at the white house.