Gainesville, florida, clergy, congressmen, hip hop and gospel artists as well as civil rights activists have come together over the past few hours to get voters to the polls. Just a short time ago i talked to a number of folks who have gathered here, nine days before election day. I asked them why they think this thing is going to be so close. I think the election here in florida is going to be one of these bushgore deals. I look for it to be youre thinking recount . I dont know about recount, but we hope its about more than 537. Yes, yes. Thank you. Well get back to politics in a moment. Right now, though, we turn to the latest on Hurricane Sandy and for that, weve got it all covered here. Nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer with the forecast and White House Correspondent Mike Viquiera standing by with the latest on the president who just got a briefing at fema headquarters. And nbcs thanh truong is on the beach in rehoboth, did he dext lets start with dylan dreyer with the latest advisory
Were getting things done and were compromise where we need to. Its not a dirty word. Compromise is not a dirty word. Pretty simple, right . But Speaker Boehner and republicans in Congress Just dont get it. Boehner is vowing to stop direct talks with president obama in the future. And let me introduce you to this fella that hes got with him now. Hes tom cotton. A newbie congressman from arkansas. Today, he unvailed his big, new ideas. I think that the congress, as a whole, may be able to say no to barack obama a little bit more. Genius. Say hello to the president. What could possibly go wrong . Good plan, mr. Colt ton. I dont think what washington needs is more compromise. I think what washington needs is more common sense and more principle. Yeah, sure. Why compromise . Washington is working so well without it. Lets just keep doing what were doing. I mean, why on earth would a republican want to compromise you . What good can compromise do for a politician. Now, lets be clear. Chris ch
Girl for her bike. And a new election rover after one candidate says pregnancies from rape are gods will. And right now Tropical Storm sandy almost a hurricane. Its five Miles Per Hour away from that heading to jamaica. Ill show you the path after it hits that region coming up. Bob, thanks so much. There is a criminal investigation into the fungal meningitis outbreak thats killed at least 23 people. And massachusetts is currently pulling the license of that company that made the shots blamed in the outbreak. The state department of health says that there was a visible black matter in sealed vials at the new england Compounding Center. They failed to sterilize products. And floor mats very lab were visibly dirty. They were operating beyond the scope of their compounding l license, instead acting as a manufacturer. The very question youre asking, im asking. And the Investigation Continues on. Georgia is the latest state to report a case of fungal meningitis. More than 300 people have got
If israel is attacked, america will stand with israel. President obama and governor romney were largely in agreement on a range of Foreign Policy concerns. Particularly those centering on the middle east. The ouster of former president mubarak of egypt, the 2014 exit date for afghanistan, the killing of terrorists with nutes romney and obama echoed each other. Question. Is bipartisanship now back in style at least when it comes to Foreign Policy in a president ial debate . Pat buchanan . No it isnt but they are moving toward consensus where the American People are at. They are both pro israel, going to stand beside them. Both very hawkish toward iran, although they dont want war in the middle east again. They dont want boots on the ground. They both say we have to do nation building here at home because that is the consensus where the American People are at john. But i wouldnt call it bipartisanship. Romney lost this debate on points but he won it because he contradicted the image bara
Good morning, everybody. We begin this wednesday with a president ial race that is just about as close as it can be. The two candidates separated by a mere fraction of a percentage point. Our new poll comes as president obama and mitt romney blitz the battleground states. And with just 13 days remaining, romney is working to distance himself from another republicans controversial new comments. Abcs Tahman Bradley has the story. Reporter the president ial candidates are storming battleground states in a final sprint to election day. The Romney Campaign, riding a wave of momentum may have hit a bit of a snag, as another Republican Senate candidate makes a controversial comment about abortion. Richard murdoch was asked at a debate in indiana, whether abortion should be allowed in cases of rape or incest. I think life begins in conception. I think even if life begins in the horrible situation of rape, that its something that god intended to happen. Reporter democrats bounced, quickly launc