senate here in florida. he is beloved by republicans here, running strong ahead, and his signature line you've heard it, washington is broke and both sides are to blame. that is the message he's delivered throughout. a sign of jut how energized republicans are here. even though there are more registered democrats in this state, republicans have voted early in greater numbers and pollsters are expecting more republicans to turn out on election day here than democrats. it's a sign of the move in florida. of course, a much tighter scene on the governor's side of the race. we'll talk about that later and we're monitoring sarah palin speaking here shortly. we'll bring that to you live. frs i toss it over to ed henry in las vegas. >> jessica, you're right. interesting that marco rubio is trying to make this a referendum on president obama who woke up here in vegas this morning, now headed to minnesota. interesting, because david axelrod, other senior advise rers have been telling us at the white house, this is not

. >> this year, florida has a three-way race for the florida senate. republican mark rubio, kendrick me, and charlie crist who is running as an independent met for their first debate last night in orlando. abc news political correspondent and good morning america a host george stephanopoulos hosted the hour- long debate. >> "rubio plans to fight the president's agenda. >> i think washington is robert. >> democrat kendrick meek defeated a billionaire to win the nomination but loves being an underdog. >> i will still be comfortable playing david. >> tonight, from orlando, the heart of america's ultra battleground state, we bring you florida's abc news senate debate. >i am coming to you from orlando. we are here for a debate between the three florida senate candidates. this is the first prime time debate between the three candidates. welcome to all of you. we have a pretty loose format. each candidate has 60 seconds to respond and the others will have 30 seconds for rebuttal. we will make sure we mix it up and the questions are answered and engage. we wil

university of south florida. it's so those students would be able go to school and gain gainful employment when they get out. >> would the leader of the black caucus ask for possibresident o to do more, has he done enough? >> we're doing all we can but what mr. rubio is talking about is not a solution. it's o ideology. think it's important for folks to know they have to create jobs, get to jobs. we also have to set an environment that people will be able to receive these blue collar jobs. i'm talking about the blue collar a jobs here. mr. rubio starts to substitute when we talk about tax cuts for the sue prer wealthy. it's okay to borrow that money. we're talking about the present tax code. it's not a new idea. it's saying keep doing the same thing and expect different results. think it's important that we save money, bring the deficit down, but we don't borrow $700 billion. >> he mentioned before that you're going to oppose funding the high-speed rail. is that true? >> no. there's nothing wrong with the train sy

how florida got here? because you're higher in almost all of these numbers. florida is higher. so do you think there's something that inour administration you should have done earlier? do you think there's any fault within your administration for these numbers getting higher? >> well, i think there's plenty of blame to go around, but i think the reality is that all of us need to pull together to try to do what's right, to make it as best as we possibly can going forward. it's one of the reasons i was with the president when it came to the recovery act. and when he came down to ft. myers, i had to be practical. i had to be pragmatic. i couldn't be extreme, i couldn't be ideological. i had to be prudent for the people of florida. we utilized those moneys in order to stem the tide in losing jobs in the sunshine state. 20,000 educators today would be out a job if we hadn't utilized the recovery act moneys. another 60 thousand of my fellow floridians would be out of work today without the opportunity to be able to utilize those moneys in a responsible way. >> but just to button this

did bill clinton ask a florida democrat to drop out? >>> red flags. bp knew there was trouble weeks before the oil rig explosion in the gulf. >>> and judgment day, a mixed verdict in the death of anna nicole smith. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, october 29th, 2010. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. we begin with politics and democratic efforts to maintain control of the senate. this morning, the democratic senate candidate in florida kendrick meek is denying reports that he was asked to drop out of the race by former president bill clinton. preeti arla is in washington with much more on this. good morning. >> good morning. if the rumors were true it would be political drama. and strategy edits fast. former president bill clinton said last night meek talked with him about the possibility of dropping out but he told meek to do what he thought was best. meek, on the other hand, is flatly denying those reports. democratic representative kendrick meek isn't walking away from florida's senate race anytime soon. >>

it is for the senatorial race here in florida. it's going to be a big one because it's got great characters. frankly, marco rubio, who's the new kind of it guy in the

i approach the florida bar, and in conjunction with meet that put together a florida attorney is setting homes. at the height of the program, we had 1000 lawyers who were willing to give free time to counsel with families at risk of foreclosure. is something i am very proud of the bar stepping up and doing. right now, today, you can go to my official website. we have given hundreds of seminars around the state, pulling together lenders and community leaders and credit counselors and consumer credit people to help floridians figure out how to stay in their homes. those are the kind of help i would propose we continue to give, and i will give it i am elected the next governor. >> a question about taxation. floridians pay a sales tax if they buy an item in a store on main street, but not if they buy the same item online. there has been a proposal to establish an internet sales tax. they think it is a good idea? >> now is not the time to be talking about any tax increases. floridians are hurting. our economy is challenge, and i would not propose any tax increase at all in any area at the pre

regresar y debatir en serio de la problemas actual que tenemos en california. >>> candidatos de la florida, participaron en un debate histórico que será transmitido por univision en todo el estado, el debate se caracterizó por duros ataques personales >>> ambos candidatos se esforzaron por decir por qué son las mejor opción >>> tenemos que elegir a una persona que sabe crear empleos poner a la gente a trabajar y resolver el tema. >>> el republicano es un para el último millonario hombres de negocios. >>> usted mientras ja un negocio que se le imputó un fraude inmenso, no es la forma de crear trabajo. >>> la jefa financiera del estado de la florida atacó una y otra vez a scott él aclaró que nunca fue acusado >>> scott por su parte criticó a... y por ser parte del gobierno de la flflorida y no haber logrado nada, la contienda por la no rid florida es import también para las elecciones presidenciales de 2012. si tienes al gobernador de tu partido tienes la mejor oportunidad que quizás puedes ganar ese estado. otro e tema obligado inmigración, sabemos que el gobierno federal tien

y la criticÓ por ser parte del gobierno actual de la florida y no haber logrado nada. la contienda por la gobernaciÓn de la florida es particularmente importante a nivel nacional, sÓlo como parte de las elecciones de medio tÉrmino, y también para las elecciones del 2012. >> si tienes el gobernador de tu partido, entonces tienes mejor oportunidad que quizÁs puedes ganar ese estado, y florida tiene muchos votos electorales. >> el otro tema obligado en este debate fue inmigraciÓn. >> sabemos que se tienen que tomar acciones para aprobar leyes legales que se podrÁ aplicar en todos los estados. sin embargo, florida, no es arizona. >> necesitamos asegurarnos que tenemos un proceso legal de imitaciÓn integral. >> ninguno de los dos ofreciÓ detalles especÍficos, y segÚn este analista, eso es algo que deberÍa preocupar a los hispanos que ver aquÍ. >> yo creo que ninguno tiene una posiciÓn que es prÁctica, que responder a las realidades del tipo de inmigraciÓn que tenemos. no es como texas, no es como arizona, no es como california. >> los latinos representan el

senate race in florida. later, the candidates running for florida governor. >> voters head to the polls in less than two weeks. follow the key races and candidates on c-span with to date every night up until election day. archive debates are online at the c-span video library. you can see upcoming event coverage, campaign ads and other helpful resources. follow election coverage on c- span right through election day. >> now, the final the senate debate between colorado senator, michael bennett and republican ken buck. this took place in denver and is moderated by the news anchor. this is about one hour. >> thank you for joining us. in the next hour, we will be quizzing of the candidates for senate in colorado. for both men, this is the first time they have faced general election. michael bennett was elected after can sell as are joined the obama capital last year. he has worked as a superintendent of denver public schools and in the private sector -- private-sector as well. he is 45, married and has three ch

in florida november 2nd. there are going to be two candidates who will know that feeling of falling off a cliff. right now it's a three-way race. the democrat meek on the left, republican rubio and charlie crist running as an independent. they t three are going to debate at 9:00 a.m. eastern right after this programming. 'll want to see this. mark preston is live in tampa to cover this debate. mark, let's stuart off with florida. you're in a critically important place there, obviously a swing state. the president has been there many, many times. what are we saying now? how important is that race that we had mentioned for the senate seat? >> reporter: well, suzanne, of course, florida a very important state. always seems to be every erectie election cycle. right now if you were to look at polling it shows that marco rubio has a double-digit lead. we'll see some fireworks i suspect in lesses that an hour when the three men take the stage in debate. in addition to that we have a governors race. and of course we

it's what the people of florida want. it's frustrating for my partisan opponents to understand that. that's how i am and i think that's how most of florida is. they look at things. they take in the facts and circumstances and make a decision about it. as i said the other day, i'm an old quarterback. sometimes you call a play in the huddle and literally as you're walking up to the line of scrimmage, you have to change the play and call an audible because the defense is different in what we're doing. >> let me move on to social security. you have all been outspoken on this. i want to move it up to the follow-up stage and let me begin with you, congressman meek, how is it responsible position to look at floridians in the eye, we can tinker with social security. it's not that much of a crisis. doesn't it immediate to be dealt with in a very responsible way with clear plans, you're going to raise taxes or cut benefits? >> david, it's important that you use the word responsible because that's what we have been right now. we're

>> ifill: florida's three-way u.s. senate race is turning into a two-way shootout between democratic nominee kendrick meek... >> i'd appreciate your vote. >> ifill: ... and republican- turned-independent governor charlie crist. >> how are you, brother? >> ifill: the duel has divided democrats here by geography and race, but mostly, by political pragmatism. the question for both camps-- who can beat surging republican marco rubio? while meek and crist concentrate on forcing the other from the race, rubio, who's led in every published poll since august, has been embraced by his party. the democratic split is stark in populous palm beach county, where influential democrats like county commission chairman burt aaronson abruptly abandoned their democratic nominee this week. >> the dilemma is this-- visualize us being on a boat. that boat is sinking, we have a chance to get into a lifeboat. we may not be going to the destination that we were supposed to go with the ship, but we'll get to some destination. and certainly, this

you just heard from sarah palin in florida. without further ado, the president of the united states live at the university of minnesota. >> the only candidate who saved taxpayer dollars by cutting waste and abuse. so you know mark davis. he's got a track record. he's the only candidate in this race who will stand up for the middle class. he's got a plan to balance the budget without sacrificing our children's education. [ applause ] a candidate who has a plan to create jobs and help small business owners grow and to thrive. the point is, mark dayton has spent his life fighting for minnesota. and now i need all of you to fight for mark dayton so we can keep this state moving forward. [ applause ] >> it looks like you're kind of fired up. [ cheers and applause ] and i need you fired up. because in just ten days, you have the chance not just to set the direction of this state, but also help determine the direction of this country. not just for the next two years, but the next five years, the next ten years. the next 20 years. and

, he wants to be the next senator from florida. thanks, governor, for coming in. >> great to be with you, golf. thanks so much. please say hello to mom again. >> will do. >>> what would happen if the worst case scenario for america's rail transport system became reality? we'll show you a major anti-terror exercise. i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. >>> millions of americans ride trains in this country every day, making mass transit a prime would be target for terrorists. what if, what if a major attack were launched on the rail system in the united states? our homeland security correspondent jeanne meserve is taking a closer look at efforts to prevent that from happening. jeanne? >> reporter: wolf, terrorists have hit mass transit before, and there is every expectation they will try again. there were

i approach the florida bar, and in conjunction with meet that put together a florida attorney is setting homes. at the height of the program, we had 1000 lawyers who were willing to give free time to counsel with families at risk of foreclosure. is something i am very proud of the bar stepping up and doing. right now, today, you can go to my official website. we have given hundreds of seminars around the state, pulling together lenders and community leaders and credit counselors and consumer credit people to help floridians figure out how to stay in their homes. those are the kind of help i would propose we continue to give, and i will give it i am elected the next governor. >> a question about taxation. floridians pay a sales tax if they buy an item in a store on main street, but not if they buy the same item online. there has been a proposal to establish an internet sales tax. they think it is a good idea? >> now is not the time to be talking about any tax increases. floridians are hurting. our economy is challenge, and i would not propose any tax increase at all in any area at the pre

i'm jessica yellin in orlando, florida. i'm joined, again, by ed henry in las vegas, nevada, and mark preston, our political editor who has staked out ground in tampa, florida, where cnn will host two big debates tomorrow with the florida senators hosted by candy crowley and monday john king hosting a governor's debate. a lot of big stuff happening, narc. i was wondering if you could help us lay out in the big picture one of the reasons why everything matters. why races even not in your own state matter is because next year we start redistricting. we have a graphic we're going to put up quickly, just some examples. this is an example of what's going to happen in some states. we will see an increase in the number of seats people have in the house of representatives or a decrease in the number of seats states have in the house of representatives. it's up to state governments to decide if democrats or republicans will be the ones gaining or losing those seats. it's pretty simplistic way to put it, but in the end it's kind of t

should florida's departments dictate to florida who carries a concealed weapon? i do not think so. >> i think it is probably time to talk about the economy. both of you have spent a lot of money and time attacking each other in the area of job creation, but i think this would be a good opportunity for you both to detailed specifically what you would do to create jobs. and i think most would agree that it would take more than lowering the state's business tax and to accomplish that. how many jobs will your administration's create in four years, and it would be very instructive for me anyway, if you would give me a number. and specifically, how will you go about achieving that? and i ask the question first to mr. onorato. >> well, i cannot give you a number, because we do not know the future. i will tell you what we have done an elegant the county. we are in the worst recession since the great depression. by upon a distorted my record on television. we have lost jobs like every other county has done because of the bush administration. allegheny weathered the storm

he owns a south-florida based roofing company which has had its share of layoffs. he's also one of thousands of people who went to the polls for early voting this week. >> i'm looking for someone who cares about balance, someone who's looking out for the middle class; i'm looking for someone who's doing the right things for big corporations, but also the right things for the small business owner. and i'm looking for people who care. >> reporter: the right things for business are key factors in the three-way race for florida's open senate seat. republican marco rubio has been hammering away with a low-tax message that's made him the front-runner. republican-governor turned- independent charlie crist, and congressman kendrick meek running a distant 2nd and 3rd. rubio has benefitted from major support and endorsements from national business groups, like the u.s. chamber of commerce, and the national federation of independent business. but the senate race hasn't seen any endorsements from the florida chamber of commerce. its president and c.e.o. mark wilson says the gr

. >>> and florida, florida, florida, the key state in winning the white house? why have they abandoned their democratic candidate for senate? kendrick meek gets the last word tonight. >>> the advent of the election, members of congress get out with the people. and each and every one reminds voters he or she is responsible for everything the government's done since the last election. meanwhile, most of the political press spends every night in their own beds inside the beltway. and eagerly awaits the next round of polling information to arrive on their blackberries. our next guest recently decided to inform his political analysis the old fashioned way. getting out with the people, just like members of congress. let's see if he actually learned anything he couldn't have picked up from blogs in the comfort of his own home. joining me now is "time" magazine columnist joe klein. this is what i call cheating. >> yes, it is. >> the rest of us are sitting in make-up in studios looking at blackberries and giving our wise words to the nation on what's happening out there.

so florida decides it's not going to appeal, avery. was there feeling that florida was going to pursue an appeal of this decision? >> well, you know, the attorney general bill mccollum can do that. charlie crist said, look, i thought the law was stupid in the first place. i'm not going to authorize the appeal. there is some sentiment with some in florida it should be appealed. bottom line, it's not going to be appealed that silly law is now gone. >> richard, that's where you are in florida, miami. has there been a collective response on this? >> well, i think that people in the real world in 2010 realize and accept the principle that it's the best interest of the children that is the paramount issue here and not reliance on antiquated doctrines or whatever bill mccollum is saying. the government accepted it, florida department of children and families accepted it. even if he does appeal it, it's going nowhere. the courts have ruled on the essential issue. it's happening. welcome to 2010, the sunshine state. >> okay. let's talk about th

should florida's departments dictate to florida who carries a concealed weapon? i do not think so. >> i think it is probably time to talk about the economy. both of you have spent a lot of money and time attacking each other in the area of job creation, but i think this would be a good opportunity for you both to detailed specifically what you would do to create jobs. and i think most would agree that it would take more than lowering the state's business tax and to accomplish that. how many jobs will your administration's create in four years, and it would be very instructive for me anyway, if you would give me a number. and specifically, how will you go about achieving that? and i ask the question first to mr. onorato. >> well, i cannot give you a number, because we do not know the future. i will tell you what we have done an elegant the county. we are in the worst recession since the great depression. by upon a distorted my record on television. we have lost jobs like every other county has done because of the bush administration. allegheny weathered the storm

tenemos la respuesta al debate por la gobernaciÓn de florida entre sink y scott. punto ademÁs hablamos con uno de los republicanos mÁs influyentes de los estados unidos, nos dicen una entrevista exclusiva que obama es el presidente mÁs radical de la historia del paÍs, tambiÉn lo llama socialista de corte europeo y le preguntamos si los republicanos pueden ganar el voto hispano a pesar de haber apoyado leyes como las de arizona. para discutir las noticias de la semana de si hubo o no punt de estado en ecuador, rojas con nostros. comenzamos. ♪ >> vamos al punto, con jorge ramos. >> primero chile, se aceal puntoal puntoal puntoao muchos los dieron por muerto pero hoy estÁn a punto de ver la luz del sol. algo que no hicieron por mÁs de dos meses, los trabajos no paran y ya casi, pero casi...no es suficiente. al puntoal puntoal puntoal punto hay tres noticias importante,1 por parte del gobierno porque el miÉrcoles de la semana prÓxima se darÍa por fin el rescate. la noticia 2, se anunciÓ que se van a encami los primeros 10 m por dÓnde va a pasar las cÁps

para y del otroionticier ivisionocie univision órganos inicia un debate entre los candidatos de la florida. ya vnoti ero isionnociunivish@er el presidente oba amoonskwoi que su asesor el general james jones renuncio a supuesto será reemplazado por... el segundo de jones un as sor divisionotio univisio utilizara una grosería para referirse a meg withman, veamos que lafensa quedó grabada en un mensaje felo fo nick. >>> ar es la campaña del candticie candidato, jerry la que se encuentra en medio de la controversia al salir a lanoh@t públicuna grabación en que se escucha a un ayudante usaro uni palabra despectiva para referirse a meg withman en una coersaónh@da en que se escucha aciero jerry browncier a la unión de la policía de los Ángeles impuso a cambio de su respaldo electoral noticiero univisionnoticiero vos nondena por parte de meg withman. >>> como es que el prurador del estado, la persona que quiere ser gobernador puede hablar esto y al tiempo estar en un cuarto y dejar que esta conversación ocurra. > en un comunicado eljefe de la campaña de brown dijo que se trataba de una

the florida judge does. will he alloy the lawsuit to go forward? bill mccollum is the florida attorney general. he's heading up the lawsuit. we are getting preliminary reactions from the department of justice which is trying to set the table for a potential loss in this case. i don't know if they know something we don't knowf or if they don't think the arguments went well. as soon as we get the ruling we'll bring it to you. i expect we are going to get it any second now. a fox hours in election alert. brand-new polls show slipping support for president obama. 43 per o% of registered voters e of the president's job performance. his disapproval rate is up 2%. so it may not be fun for president obama and the democrats according to the latest polls. we keep looking at the presidential approval rating because conventional wisdom is this will be a referendum on president obama and his policies. >> reporter: historically when a president is below 50% in a mid-term election history tells us that's a loss of 35 seats

it's what the people of florida want. it's frustrating for my partisan opponents to understand that. that's how i am and i think that's how most of florida is. they look at things. they take in the facts and circumstances and make a decision about it. as i said the other day, i'm an old quarterback. sometimes you call a play in the huddle and literally as you're walking up to the line of scrimmage, you have to change the play and call an audible because the defense is different in what we're doing. >> let me move on to social security. you have all been outspoken on this. i want to move it up to the follow-up stage and let me begin with you, congressman meek, how is it responsible position to look at floridians in the eye, we can tinker with social security. it's not that much of a crisis. doesn't it immediate to be dealt with in a very responsible way with clear plans, you're going to raise taxes or cut benefits? >> david, it's important that you use the word responsible because that's what we have been right now. we're

>>back in florida, one girl received an over the top proposal from her love struck boyfriend. the romantic man rented a baseball field and rented ten gallons of paint to write out his proposal. after taking a helicopter ride, he found out all that work paid off when she sd yes. i bet she does. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good orning, bill. are you feeling a little guilty about your proposal? was it enough pomp and circumstance there sfp. >> i was okay. i get it now because it was on the bgest diamond. very creative. i bow to you. excellent job. let's talk about this forecast because we are dealing with this big coastal storm coming up through new england. it's kind of like a nor'easter, really, without the snow and without a strong northeast wind. let me explain the jet stream. a big dip to theorth means great weather in the middle of the country. when you get this jet stream diving down like this, that's what's helping t build the storm. and it's going sit there and spin. it

is florida. we always expect the unexpected, but i don't think there's a person in florida that expected this kind of incident to happen in a statewide debate and now, of course, it's dominating the news. >> reporter: polls show this race is neck and neck. two to three percentage points separating the candidates and a question a lot of folks are asking is whether this slipup will have any impact come tuesday. >> it heats up in florida. ron mott in miami for us tonight. ron, thanks for that. >>> another big story in the news again tonight, the weather. a storm that has covered half of the united states, much of north america for that matter. in size and scope, the storm is a monster. look at that. it would be a category 3 if it was on water. it set a record for intensity and the heart of the storm hasn't moved much. it's still parked right there over northern minnesota. but look at the damage that springs out from it, and then pinwheels around the country. our own tom costello has been following i

. >> en la florida, la batalla por el escaÑo senatorial en washington estÁ que arde. el candidato demÓcrata desmiente que vaya a abandonar la contienda. >> en mÉxico, se alzan las voces que exigen justicia, y un aro a la violencia desenfrenada que azota al paÍs. >> un empleado a punto de ser despedido, abre fuego en una tienda repleta de clientes. >> y trasladar los restos del ex presidente argentino nÉstor kirchner a su Última morada. >> este es su noticiero univisiÓn Última hora. >> buenas noches, bienvenidos a noticiero univisiÓn Última hora. se descubriÓ aparente material explosivo en los paquetes sospechosos que venÍan en camino antes de yemen, vÍa londres y dubai. la situaciÓn obligÓ a tomar medidas extras de precauciÓn. >> el aterrizaje de este aviÓn de pasajeros procedente de dubai y escoltado por dos f15, a manera de precauciÓn por sÍ se encontraban explosivos en su interior, agregÓ dramatismo a varias horas de investigaciones internacionales, entre gran bretaÑa, yemen y estados unidos. se investigaron vuelos despuÉs de que se encontraron

only from the makers of tylenol. >> larry: we'll discuss that florida situation in a little while. back with the panel. stephen says something during the break which interested me. you hope the republicans win control of the house. >> yes, i do. i think that the democrats have been an impediment to barack obama. he'll never admit that, he'll never say that. but in terms of the hit that he's taken, some of the ridiculous hits that he's taken in the presidency, i think one of the problems is that you've got such an ingrained hatred between the parties themselves. the republicans and the democrats. since they won the house in 1994, i'm talking about the republicans, it was like the democrats were trying and waiting and starving for that opportunity to get back at them. once they were able to succeed in 2006, then win the presidency in 2008, i think the interests of the american people have taken a backseat to people having their own individual agendas. >> larry: how will that change? >> what happens is the republicans ultimately win back the house. i think obama lass the charisma and

sin embargo florida no es arizona. del enfoque que yo tenges el siguiente, que se le pida a los negocios que aumenten las multas se contratan inmigrantes ilegales para evitarlo. tambiÉn déjeme hablar de los agentes del orden pÚblico porque es algo muy importante en esta legislatura, la policÍa me ha apoyado, soy la primera en 20 aÑos que ha sido apoyada de esta manera porque saben lo que pienso en relaciÓn a inmigración, el trabajo.... >> perfecto, esto lo vamos a tocar en algunos minutos si me permite, vamos con usted. >> las cosas que dice la seÑora no son ciertas, no la respaldan las fuerzas policiales... asÍ que primero hablemos sobre inmigraciÓn, somos un paÍs de inmigraciÓn legal, mi compaÑera de campaÑa carol, es una inmigrante legal vino a la edad de ocho aÑos, debido el sueÑo -ha vivido el sueÑo americano igual que yo, estuvo 20 aÑos en la marina como recluta y se jubilÓ comoomandante ha sido una legisladora muy exitosa, ambos queremos que todos los estadounidenses tengan el mismo sueÑo ya

. >>> and florida, florida, florida, the key state in winning the white house? why have they abandoned their democratic candidate for senate? kendrick meek gets the last word tonight. i can see what it's doing for the community on a day-to-day basis. natural gas is cleaner burning than most fossil fuels and it's vital to our energy needs. increasingly we're finding gas in hard to reach areas, but now we've developed new technology that enables us to access gas in hard rocks so we can bring more fuel to homes and help provide a reliable source of energy into the future. >>> the advent of the election, members of congress get out with the people. and each and every one reminds voters he or she is responsible for everything the government's done since the last election. meanwhile, most of the political press spends every night in their own beds inside the beltway. and eagerly awaits the next round of polling information to arrive on their blackberries. our next guest recently decided to inform his political analysis the old fashioned way. getting out with the peopl

that is the choice and florida. if you like the way things are going and washington, if you support the direction that washington is taking american, then i am probably not your candid. there are two other people that support the direction washington is going. if you want the next senator that will be someone who will stand up the direction that washington is taking our country and will offer an alternative, an alternative that will allow us to leave our nation -- leave our children what they deserve it. there is only one candidate that will do that. that is why i am asking for your vote. >> let's begin our questions. it is about social security. one in six floridians received social security. governor crist put out a tough new at this suggests you're openness to raising the retirement age, and people working harder for the money, and balance the budget on the bakccks of seniors. >> it is untrue. no one who is over 55 years of age or older would be impacted by any of the ideas i put forth. one of those seniors out t

denny's from jacksonville, florida. -- denise from jacksonville, florida. caller: the fact that the tea party is so negative and racist and the majority of the republicans are-and all of that line, i am definitely voting for democrats all the way. host: we have time for one more call. this is from betty in greensboro, north carolina. caller: hi there. i have already voted. by early voted. yesterday, in fact. host: who do the four? caller: i would have voted for st. republicans, but i did vote for -- voted for st. republicans, but i did vote for my husband's nephew -- truckfor straight republicans, but i did vote for sam turner, my husband's nephew. host: why are you a republican? caller: i am an 80-year-old christian. i am very much a conservative. i believe in the way this country was founded. i have so many deep convictions that this country is not going in the right direction, not what our founding fathers were for. in all good conscience, that is the only way i could vote. host: if you are 80 years old, you are on medicare, correct? caller: yes, i am a

>> yes, i do not want the impose my will on the women of florida. i want to change hearts and not laws. my opponent said he would overturn roe v. wade, and most people in the sunshine state believe it is wrong, too. what he wants to do is to raise the age of eligibility for seniors on social security and cut their benefits. it is not the way to go. kendrick meek wants to punt that issue social security to a commission, and we know what happens when you punt it to the commission, they raise the age of eligibility and cut benefits. they want a commonsense u.s. senator who understands that we have to stop the partisan bickering and work in a bipartisan way to move america forward and i'm the only candidate in the race to offer that. my two opponents are locked into the talking points of the party bosses. >> wind it up with a lighter note. the opening pitch with texas rangers and the tampa bay rays, and we will show it to the series. it was a little shall we say high and outside. you are getting some grief. the washington post headline, charlie crist's

what did we do in florida? we passed the plan called cover florida. you talk about how only six to two hundred people have signed up for it, but it took health insurance from an average of about $700 a month for the uninsured to -- and reduced it to about $150 a month. i met with a lady just last month in century village, here in boca raton, where we are tonight, who said thank you for testing, or florida. what she told me was she was not able to afford coverage for her son, who had recently been diagnosed with cancer. she was able to get coverage because of cover florida, and he is now in remission. that might only be one family, but that one family means a lot to me. this is the kind of compassion you deserve in a public servant. i have been your governor. you know you can trust what i will tell you, and i think it is important we have people in public office that understand even if it is one person, it matters to the person, that family, and that young boy. >> let's turn the question around. boeing announced large health- care increases, blaming th

host: pensacola, florida, independent line. caller: i have been listening to your show, and my question is, with the polling, if i went by that, i would not vote at all. i am independent and in northwest florida, which is super republican. but i still believe it is my right and obligation to vote. but when i hear a pollster coming on months before the elections, telling me that my vote is not even going to count, i feel that we're being dishonored with our voting. when you look at how the polls are done, he set out of 18,000, they called 400 people, and those people have already told him who is going to win the election. guest: if you look at polling, some of it is accurate. and over the years, we have seen that polling has been inaccurate. most famously, hillary clinton in the democratic primary in new hampshire after barack obama won iowa, and basically was deemed too is going to win new hampshire, hillary clinton was going to be done, and barack obama had a clear path to the democratic nomination then the pundits, poles, the

florida in the house! [cheers and applause]. >> reporter: now, this was primarily a fund-raiser, there were 2,000 people here and we don't know the total of what was raised but in the month of september the democrats on the national stage actually raised more money than the republicans, $17 million, pulled ein by democrats, and 10 million by republicans. >> gregg: sarah palin has a tendency to draw a crowd. were all the big republicans there for the rally. >> everyone but rick scott, whose campaign tells me he had a long planned barbecue events in jacksonville and finally won the endorsement of his opponent, republican attorney general bill mccollum, who withheld that endorsement for two months, and it was a bitter primary battle, between the two men and of course, marco rubio, he got a lot of applause and his speech drew a lot of laughs, and he threw in a few jokes, the republican candidate for the florida senate seat, an open seat against the independent governor, charlie crist and congressman kendrick m

my name is may, i came from florida. >> all the way from florida, very nice. >> although, we have -- there's a serious contender. >> where are you in from? vegas. >> yes, i'm a las vegas show girl and fan dancer. >> that's not a costume. you do that all the time. >> well, not always. >> yeah, i think that works for me. >> that's a scary face back there. when she closes her eyes. >> right? let's see, honey. >> little red devil going on. >> when she closes her eyes. >> take a look at that. >> all right. >> give it to the witch. >> give it to the witch. >> all right. >> hey, have a great weekend, everybody. happy halloween. don't forget tomorrow more high jinks on the saturday show. >> i love you guys. your local news is next. ,,,,,,,, headlines... a developing story at two east coast airports. th look at newark, where >>> good morning i this is the cbs five news led headlines. this is a live look at newark where a suspicious package has been found on a plane. there are similar incident at another airport. a you ps truck was also stopped in new york city. right now we have no further ta

por lo menos cinco trabajadores indocumentados trabajaban en sus propiedades de nueva jersey, y la florida, ¿estÁ la posibilidad que hayan trabajado para ti sin que supieras? al ph@al puntoal puntoal puntoa@ >> yo conocÍ algunos, sí, absolutamente, y de ninguna, en ninguna circunstancia jorge, nadie, en ninguna circunstancia trabajÓ directamente para mÍ, el Único problema y no he negado esto en ninguna forma podrÍa haber sido que el jardinero contratÓ inmigrantes ilegales ¿pero quÉ quieres que haga? la Única alalternativa qu yo tendrÍa, sería ejercer el perfil racial, santo cielo, no voy a hacer eso por ningÚn motivo, creo que la revista estÁ presentando una doble moral aquÍ, nadie quiere ejercer la discriminaciÓn racial, yo soy responsable por los que contrato. >> pero al pla revista te estÁ acusando de ser un hipÓcrita entender doble moral, lo que le molesta a muchos latinos y mucha gente es que al mismo tiempo que criticaba los inmigrantes indocumentados se beneficiaba de ellos. >> dÉjame hablar claro, nunca neguÉ que no habÍa, lo que he dicho es que el trabajo de

well, florida's battle for the u.s. senate seat is a three-way race. >> the candidates here are going to square off this morning. actually, just a couple of hours for now on a debate that you can see and only see right here on cnn. our senior political editor, mark preston, is in tampa. he is going to be there covering this debate as well. mark, hello to you, as always. florida always pretty interesting spot. why in this case? why so much attention on these three? it's been a lot of ups and downs in this whole race. >> reporter: look, this has been one of the premiere battles of this senate election cycle, the reason being, t.j., you have a three-way race, as you have. you have the governor charlie crist, a former republican. he was supposed to walk into this seat. he was pushed out of the primary by the tea party candidate marco rubio. crist hasn't given up. he's running as an independent. he still wants the senate seat. on the democratic side, we have kendrick meek, the democratic nominee. and in a couple hours right