graphics for a show like this . we wanted to give you an inside look as crews prepare mere hours from tonight s debate. ((shakala alvaranga)) tonight s debate starts at 7 o clock. throughout the night, reporting live shakala alvaranga 8 news now. /// ((dave courvoisier)) thanks shakala. now let s head outside canyon springs high school. where brittany edney is. ((christianne klein)) brittany- we do expect protestors.. have any started showing up yet? ((brittany edney)) we re expecting several groups out here tonight and community members are starting to show up now and the cancer votes campaign has their rolling billboard here - their message is to make sure that candidates is an election issue and is something that impacts everyone in the state. joining me now is volunteer advocate cindy roragen.. why, is cancer, everyone s issue? and how vital is investments into medical research? (( )) cindy roragen, volunteer advocate ((brittany edney)) action here outside of canyon s
after their week long thanksgiving break. that gives congress and the president, count it with me, 35 days to avoid the dreaded fiscal cliff, the huge package of tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect january 1 if congress and the president do not cut a deal. we re told they have been talking behind the scenes and president obama has already hosted congressional leaders for a post election sit-down. but the president is also launching a new pr effort, a campaign, some are calling it here, starting with the white house meeting today, of small business owners. then tomorrow, the president hosts more business owners and a group of middle class americans who would be hurt if the tax hikes take effect the first of the year. then friday, a campaign style stop in pennsylvania, a toy factory of all places, highlighting the importance of middle class consumers in this holiday season. but back in washington, senate leaders, they are speaking out. you have democrat harry reid sa
good evening. i m bill weir. it has been said that a lottery is really just a tax for people who are bad at math. but when the jackpot hits half a billion dollars, even mr. spock might let go of the logic to go buy a $2 fantasy. yes, the odds are 1 in 175 million, and yes, this powerball payday has rolled over 16 time without hitting all the numbers. but across much of the nation and all of tomorrow, all that will be pushed aside. drowned out by the inner mantra, somebody has to win and it might as well be me. here s rhinoens. . reporter: everyone who lines one cash in their hands and dreams in their heads seems to have a strategy. just one. reporter: by definition, just about everyone s strategy fails. is there any formula, any mathematical anything that can give you an edge over the person in front of you in line? no, don t put that on camera. there you go and good luck. thank you. reporter: to find out we went back to school tonight to southern methodist un
you got that good morning, america, from the dancing champs. they arrived here moments ago, after flying all night long. we re going to have the big afterparty coming up this morning. and everyone, also this morning, all revved up about the powerball. so much excitement about that $500 million jackpot. there we see suzanne vega right there. i ll bet robin has a couple tickets at home. and amy robach, we ve all seen your tickets. does everybody here have tickets? we re in. we ll let you know how that works out for us on thursday. also, we have plenty of news as well. that big battle on capitol hill, over who will replace hillary clinton as secretary of state. we have abc s martha raddatz here to weigh in on it. you see u.n. ambassador susan rice right there. she had a tough day on capitol hill yesterday. also coming up, our exclusive one-on-one. the no-holds-barred interview with brat pitt. what he has to say about turning 50 and bringing up the kids with angelin
reporter: while the two sides remain deadlocked president obama is taking his case to the american people trying to drum up support. republicans are complaining that instead of being out campaigning he needs to sit down with them and work out a deal. it s a short drive up pennsylvania avenue from the capital to the white house but congressional republicans and president obama are getting farther apart in their effort to keep the nation from veering off the so-called fiscal cliff. a series of tax hikes and spending cuts due to kick in at the end of the year. seems like our friends on the other side is having difficulty turning off the campaign. reporter: the white house says the campaign gives the president support from the american people. the election was conclusive in terms of which path a majority of the american people want to take. reporter: president obama will try to build more support when he meets with middle class americans here in washington today. he ll