position or that s not the governor s position. among our guests this morning, reince priebus. also former senator ted kaufman. he once served as biden s chief of staff. and he s been prepping the vice president for tonight s debate. and there is new poll data out this morning. mitt romney now leads president obama by 48% to 47% in virginia. and in florida, obama leads 48% to 47% among likely voters. and in ohio, romney trimmed two percentage points off of obama s pre-debate lead. the president holds a 51-45% edge among likely vote everies there. john harwood will be joining us live from kentucky with more in just a few minutes. but first andrew has this morning s top business stories. we got some banking news this morning on wall street. jpmorgan cfo dug braunstein will be stepping down. he ll take on another post within the company, so he won t be leaving, but it was on his watch that the jpmorgan london whale experience happened and there remains scrutiny all around th
good evening. we begin tonight with american jobs. and a number we have not seen in nearly four years. unemployment, now 7.8%. a surprising dip, dropping after 43 months above 8%. 114,000 new jobs added last month. and with it, 32 days now until the election. and your voice, your vote. abc s david muir is here with us, right now. david? reporter: great to see you in person, diane. not only were the jobs numbers a welcome sign for the americans lucky enough to get those jobs, they were very welcome by the president today, fighting to keep his job. and after that debate performance this week, tonight, that spring in his step is back. bounding up to the podium, the new jobs numbers were more than just a economic jolt, they were a political one. today, the president in the battleground of virginia. this morning, we found out that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since i took office. reporter: hours later, in the battleground of ohio. it s a reminder th
ng pcaptioned by the national captioning instituteing institute, inc. this morning, the white house says president obama won t be satisfied until every american who wants the swine flu vaccine gets it. but the death toll is mounting. the remedy is still in short supply. and now, scammers are filling the void. a key obama aide releases a new book, revealing new details about the historic run for the white house. a look behind the curtain shows just how unprepared they were. thousands of wrongful convictions are overturned, after a judge is charged with locking up teens in exchange for millions in kickbacks. we ll talk to one girl who got three months for a joke on a myspace page. and ghoul morning america. ghosts and goblins and candy, oh, my. we ll show you the spookiest of holidays, live from the town where the headless horseman roams. happy halloween, america. good morning, america. [ doorbell ] why, come on in. trick or treat. of course. you look fantasti