and blackberries. and what are they thinking? ultra marathon, 135 miles long in death valley. it is being called the world s toughest footrace. runners starting right now on a two-day run through hell. the average temperature in death valley, 116 degrees. not a crash but tacks, of all things, slowing down the tour de france. someone threw tacks on the road in front of the cyclists. who does had a? newsroom begins right now. good monday morning to you. i m carol costello. thank you so much for being here with us this morning. the battle over bain, taxes, outsourcing and whether president obama should apologize gets hot they are morning. the president will be in cincinnati later today and expected to bash romney over tax breaks for big business. but romney is already on the offensive. appearing on republican friendly fox & friends this morning. the president has only one thing going. that is constant attacks on me. you know, they are dishonest and misdirected. i think t