should say, to memphis and atlanta. 80s in the southeast. 60s in detroit, omaha and baltimore. 50s in baltimore and salt lake city. a mild 56 in sacramento. fair to say things are getting a little crazy these days at the university of iowa. and that s why this is our boom favorite story of the day. nicely played. we say crazy because one of the current candidates for student government president is a potato. maybe not surprisingly it s all something of a publicity stunt being run by the campus radio station. as the potato campaign staff likes to say, the potato was born dirt poor. he s down to earth, and he wants to get to the root of campus problems. isn t that what this country is about, reinvention? doesn t matter how humble your roots are. you can be president. i want some french fries with that. we ll be right back with more world news now right after this.