[ whispers ] real bacon. creamy cheese. 100 calories. [ chef ] ma am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. it is 5:46 in the morning. that is a different shot than we usually show you at this time every day. that s from the top of our building here at 30 rock looking south. large portions of downtown without electricity this morning. one week from today, if you can believe it, americans will pick their president. politics far from the minds of most people today. the president canceled his appearance yesterday in orlando. one that was supposed to be alongside bill clinton. president clinton taking it solo. the president returned to washington to monitor sandy. in youngstown, ohio, joe biden stepped into join former president clinton on stage.
clinton and now president obama preparing to accept his party s nomination in charlotte. can he outshine last night s headliner. good morning to you, wendall. bill clinton said president obama four more years and the current president will try to explain why despite a economic recovery americans believe we paid to much forand after attackos romney. most analyst expect mr. obama to take the high road. president obama joins former president clinton on stage after mr. clinton defended president obama s actions . he spoke with authority since he created budget and job creation on his watch. president obama started with a much weaker economy
poor people. he said, i don t know what they re going to do if these people get into office. that was powerful and resonated with a lot of people beyond just this set. he has a way of doing it. to this love of the stage. brian grim, our reporter, noted he was at a dnc event, bill clinton was at a dnc event after the speech, saw a stage and got up and spoke for 20 more minutes and there are rumors he was on the light rail just sort of a small soap box. he just likes it. he wants to engage the crowd. he feeds off of it. i think john s right. obama is a different type of speaker. he can inspire. bill clinton can tell a story and weave a tale better than anyone else. it gets to a point it s nice to have as a surrogate a former president and mitt romney doesn t have it. they didn t mention george w. bush for a reason. bill clinton is an amazing surrogate. and a guy who still loves the game. we played that footage of them, president obama, president clinton on stage. president clinto