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Well have the latest on this big storm bearing down just a week before the election. Folks, we have our october surprise. Its name is sandy. Good morning from cincinnati. 11 days till election day, friday, october 26th, 2012. This is the daily rundown. Im chuck todd and im still living on the air in cincinnati. So lets get right to my first read. President obama wrapped up a 48hour, 8state battleground blitz in cleveland late last night and with a hoarse voice went after a message hes been dealing all week long. Romneys trustworthiness. Trust matters. You know what, ohio, after all these years, you now know me. You know that i mean what i say. And almost the exactly same moment 150 mys west mitt romney took the starj in one of the great names in battleground politics, defiance, ohio, and he borrowed a page from the president s 2008 page book calling himself the president of change. This is a time when america faces big challenges. We have a big election and we want a president who will
Brown two Major Airlines announced a marriage of sorts, on this valentines day. Their combination means the field of major u. S. Carriers will shrink by one. These jetliners sporting shiny new paint jobs are among the roughly 900 planes in the American Airlines fleet and theyre about to be joined by the 622 planes currently flying for u. S. Airways. The price tag for the deal 11 billion. Creditors of americans bankrupt Parent Company a. M. R. Will own 72 of the combined airline. The merger affects some 187 million passengers who fly the two airlines annually. I grew up on u. S. Airways. Brown as well as more than 100,000 employees. Our best goal Going Forward is to make it the biggest, strongest airline in the country, and i suppose thats about to happen. Brown the combined company will keep the american name and headquarters in fort worth, texas. But it is u. S. Airways c. E. O. Doug parker who will run it. His counterpart tom horton at american will serve as chairman, but bow out aft
President s state of the Union Address, the stalemate in washington and more. Brown ray suarez gets an update on the South African olympic athlete known as blade runner charged today with murdering his girlfriend. Woodruff and we close on this valentines day with love letters from president Lyndon Johnson to bride to be lady bird. Reading them i thought, these are beautiful, these are wonderful. Thats exactly sort of thing that we all would like to receive. Brown thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank yo