0 it spans two countries, seminole and orange county which split between obama and mccain in 2008. he spent this morning with rob portman his debate coach to do a little debate prep. they are expecting a much different president obama to show up a week from tuesday. one advisory the chicago obama to show up. in the meantime, he continues to carry on the momentum. she working the i-4 corridor where elections is won or lost in the state of florida. heights the differences between himself and zeroing in on taxes. >> for instance, he is going to raise taxes. vice president blurted out the truth. they plan on raising taxes trillion. they have already raised them a trillion. that is increases on taxes on small business, among other things. that will mean less jobs. >> reporter: on the campaign trail in ohio, president obama appeared to have a lot of fire that he seemed to be lacking on tuesday night. and accusing romney at shocking dishonesty and even though the deputy campaign acknowledged that tax cut would not be nearly 5 trillion dollars, it's something that the president repeated in cleveland. >> we put two wars a two tax cuts on a credit card. we didn't pay for them. now, mr. romney wants another 5 trillion dollars in tax cuts that he can't pay for. we're not going to let that happen. we are not going to fall backward, not with so much at stake. >> reporter: governor romney answering in the ad wars, as well. a new ad featuring melanie mack that mara that voted for president obama back in 2008. this time around she says she is going to vote for mitt romney. one of the views from the obama campaign, they had an amazing fund-raising month, $181 million raised. that a little bit less than what they raised in september 2008 but it does bring them closer that billion dollar mark in fund-raising for the year. >> gregg: john roberts live in apopka, florida. thanks very much. >> heather: expectations high for round two of the presidential debate. the issue of yesterday's jobs report is already being eyed as the big topic. u.s. unemployment falling to 7.8% in september. that is the first time that it's been below 8% in nearly four years. so what is the political impact of all of this with exactly one month until election day. shane is editor of xiansz and elections magazine and joins us numbers in terms of unemployment in presidential reelection years and depth of the political challenges are great here. >> heather: i'll ask you more about historically in a moment but the numbers have been called into question. there is actually a huge disconnect between the modest of new jobs report and significant decrease in the unemployment rate. jack welch, he went to as far to suggest that the numbers may be manipulated by the obama administration. do you think that the numbers add up? >> i think the suggestion that the numbers was cooked is relatively ridiculous. that being said. economists at the labor department will admit freely that there is a lot of margin of error in these numbers. a month after each job report these numbers are revised upward or downward. the question of the number came out of the household survey, 800,000 plus number, there is a lot of margin for error, possibly as much as 400,000. that is admitted by folks within the labor department, as well. i think you can't get too hung up on the overall numbers because typically these are revised upward or downward. that tends to happen a month later when we stop paying attention. >> heather: what will the numbers do in terms of swaying voters' opinions, specifically undecided voter? do you expect to see a change in the polls as a result of this? >> it's a tough question. i generally think the jobs reports do not move as much of opinion of voting public with the amount of noise in the d.c. bubble so to speak. with all the rest of the noise we came off the heels of this first debate. we've got three coming up. there is so much going on day to getting ready to go head to head. vice president joe biden and paul ryan will talk about foreign policy and domestic policy. we'll have live coverage and analysis beginning at 8:55 p.m. eastern time. we have a fox news alert for you now on the deadly meningitis outrage. cdc reporting two more deaths bringing the total to 7. there are dozens of confirmed cases in these nine states. look at this map. the rare fungal meningitis is linked to a custom-made steroid that used to treat back pain produced by a specialty pharmacy in massachusetts. in addition to the cases already identified, health officials warns hundreds of other people could be affected. >> gregg: the clock is ticking away for congress to stop the guidelines is legal and consistent with all federal contracting laws. what they advise contractors does not make new obligations for agencies or taxpayers. >> gregg: thanks very much. the radical cleric along with four other terror suspects making their first u.s. court appearance after arriving on a flight from london. they spent years unsuccessfully fighting their extradition. they are seen here in court. both pleading not guilty to a string of charges, including the 1998 u.s. embassy bombings. one is refusing to enter a plea in this his case. he is accused of conspiring to set up a training camp in oregon and helping in the abduction of 16 hostages in yemen, two of them americans. the two others were arraigned in connecticut on providing cash and recruits to terrorists in afghanistan and chechnya. >> heather: back to the terror attacks overseas, as the number of u.s. troops killed at the afghan counterparts has been on the rise, 50 so-called green on blue deaths, troops on the ground, hope is not list. military analyst colonel oliver north is streaming live near kabul, afghanistan. >> one of the things these troops are concerned about this story has been overhyped by our colleagues in the mainstream media. they know the risks they take. we have been out visiting with marines and special operators and sailors. here is what we've been seeing and hearing. significantly out in the community. you notice in that shot that we did in suzai, neither we are wearing body armor. surrounded by afghans. they know they are at risk and we sent a message. there is only a certain time left before everybody going home. many on the ground here believe that was a serious >> heather:, lieutenant oliver north, fascinating. thank you. >> gregg: more details in the death of a border patrol agent, nicolas ivy, friendly fire was likely to blame but investigators say they are still looking into the case for definitive answers. homeland security janet napolitano making a trip to ivy's home expressing her condolences to his family. several border patrol officials joining her on that trip and described the death of a true american hero. made progress into the investigation into agent ivy's death and looking into the possibility that was a tragic accident, the result of friendly fire. i explained to ivy's family that if the investigation reaches that conclusion, it changes none of the following fact that agent ivy did the ultimate sacrifice and died serving his country. he died in the line of duty and will be honored as such for his final act of service. >> gregg: ivy was killed after he and two other agents responded to an alarm that was trigger eastward by a sensor. another agent was wounded and third was uninjured. >> heather: coming up, new concerns that guantanamo bay detainees are headed for u.s. soil. administration promising that this recently purchased prison is not being used to house those suspects, but congressman peter king joins us to explain why they are not convinced and what he is doing they live up to their end of the bargain. >> gregg: gas prices hit a record high after jumping 12 cents in only 24 hours. we're going to look at the reasons why and if there is any relief in sight. >> heather: plus a fallen hero that sacrificed himself for the good of others gets the ultimate tribute here in new york city. a live report from the u.s.s. michael murphy and incredible story behind this massive destroyer. stay tuned. 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