before that he was leading operations in afghanistan. his resignation has left questions about the agency's future. >> well, i think it could be quite serious, i agree. that's why i said it's a sad day for the men and women at the cia to see the man who was leading them exercise such bad judgment, as he himself put it. one hope that say they can recover. there is the ongoing investigation about what happened in benghazi during the actual attack on our embassy there, on the consulate. and that may also have repercussions for the cia or for someone in the cia. that remains to be seen. but i'm a very strong believer that we need a strong and effective covert action capability and intelligence capability, and it's a sad thing if it in any way diminishes those capabilities. >> general petraeus' resignation comes just days before he was supposed to testify before congress about the benghazi attack. cnn intelligence correspondent, suzanne kelly, joins me now. good morning. so is there any apparent link that you've been able to find to the timin

the field, a video message was played from petty officer william cook on the third, his third tour in afghanistan. >> joy, there are no words that can express my thanks for the sacrifices you have made for our family in the past year. have fun tonight, i love you and miss you and promise i'll be home soon. >> but the halftime show was definitely not over. ♪ where at least i know i'm free ♪ >> petty officer cook sprinted onto the field, much to the delight of the jaguars crowd and his stunned family. now to the story of navy reservist justin white of wichita who just made it home in time for his son's fifth birthday party. only aiden didn't know it was his dad. he just beat in a light saber du duel. and for more of these heart warming home for the holidays videos, logon to cnn.com/video and click through the welcome home collection. i'm don lemon. see you back here in just a moment with the latest in the possible ground war in the middle east. it could happen in a matter of hours. meanwhile, "the situation room" begins right now.

when she was in afghanistan, she was there as a journalist. so whatever information she had access to there was not in connection with her reservist duties, and what they found at home, there is no indicate. you have to show you're entitled and have the authority to retain classified information and you're protecting it appropriately. >> is there anything you want to say about this whole national security issue and the relationship between paula broadwell and general petraeus, sharing national security secrets, anything along those lines, have you questions general petraeus about that? >> i did, and he indicated that he did not pass any classified documents to paula. if she got them they were through other sources. and you know, he was convinced that this affair was a private matter. he had obviously violated his marital vows, and that's a significant matter, and he realizes that it was a severe and morally reprehensible action, but he violated no laws, it was a private matter, and he indicates again the source of the classified information wa

whatever happens is going to have repercussions in afghanistan and in the streets of egypt. >> and obviously, there are questions between israel and turkey. >> it will be interesting to see how tokyo reacts. the original issue between turkey and israel was over gas spa gaza. will the prime minister try to use this to use domestic support at home? >> a nanny accused of killing two children, and now that nanny has been indicted, the charges when we continue. now from the maker of splenda sweeteners, discover nectresse. the only 100% natural, no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. the rich, sweet taste of sugar. nothing artificial. ♪ it's all that sweet ever needs to be. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me, aarp, and aarp foundation in the drive to end hunger by visiting drivetoendhunger.org. the distances aren

the past tense at this point, but his legacy and his profound set of accomplishments in both iraq and afghanistan, will have put him in history in a very special place. and although it may have an asterisk by his name based on this affair, the fact remains that this nation has been well served by his general. >> this is shocking to a lot of people. i'm sure you were shocked as well. is there any reason to think our national security was compromised, and why the resignation? was there any other choice? >> well, in terms of whether the security was compromised, there inevitably will be some sort of investigation that accompanies his resignation. i'll wait a mike a decision and a judgment once i hear the facts in the case. and quite frankly, the resignation was the honorable thing to do, and if you can expect anything from david petraeus, he will do the honorable thing. >> as i said, senator feinstein said she is shocked at this. she really didn't want the resignation to happen. do you think this will affect the testimony regarding the benghazi attacks? a lot of people are thinking that, is this tim

the world and so whatever happens in gaza, in the palestinian territories will have repercussions in afghanistan, pakistan, in the streets of egypt, anywhere where the u.s. is trying to build relations and do business. >> fareed, there are quiz about the relations between israel and turkey, another u.s. ally. >> it will be interesting to see how turkey reacts. the original schism between turn kai and israel was over gaza and over the blockade of emphasgaza. will the prime minister of turkey use this as another opportunity to win domestic support at home by criticizing israel? >> thank you. >>> a nanny accused of killing two children, stabbed to death in the bathtub in the manhattan apartment. the charges, when we continue. [ engine revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the mercedes-benz on your wish list at the winter event going on now -- but hurry, the offer ends soon. to a currency market for everyone. the potential of fxcm unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. hi, i just switched jobs, and i want to roll over my old 401(k) into a fidelity ira. man:

humiliate his wife any further, cause any further embarrassment to his grown children, one who is an afghanistan veteran. this, i think, is classic petraeus trying to control what is going on around him. >> on november 25th, a writer for the daily beast website listing general petraeus' rules for life. number 5, we will all make mistakes. the key is to recognize them and admit them, to learn from them and take off the rearview mirrors, drive on and avoid making them again. quite extraordinary given that was just written a few days ago. thank you very much, indeed. a man who worked closely with general petraeus in iraq, mr. brenner talks about the shocking o >>> with each hour, we learn new details about the shocking affair that forced david petraeus to resign as cia director. he was on the ground the same time as the former ambassador was ambassador of iraq, and the ambassador joins me now. nice to see you, ambassador. >> nice to be with you. >> are you shocked by these revelations today? >> of course, i am. it's a sad day particularly for mrs. petraeus and for their children and for the men and

and of course, as you know, she spent time with him in afghanistan and went on the long runs we heard her talk about in interviews. so it seems like she's known him for several years. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> here's a question for you. is the republican party in need of a makeover? how do they revamp the party after tuesday's losing election? a restaurant is hard, try running four. fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. anne's tablet called my phone. anne's tablet was chatting with a tablet in sydney... a desktop in zurich... and a telepresence room in brazil. the secure cloud helped us get some numbers from my assistant's pc in new york. and before i reached the top, the board meeting became a congrats we sold the company party. wait til my wife's phone hears about this. [ cellphone vibrating ] [ female announcer ] with cisco at th

the war in afghanistan is ending. al qaeda is on the run. osama bin laden is dead. we've made progress these last four years. >> senior campaign officials telling me that they're not concerned about the polls. they say that they always knew it would be very close. now from here the president will head back to that important battleground state of ohio, and then wind up in iowa, where he began his journey to the white house more than four years ago. john? >> all right, thanks so much, dan lothian in madison, wisconsin. it looks a little bit chilly this morning. as for mitt romney he holds the first of five rallies today in a not so chilly san ford, florida. of all the battleground states, florida is really the biggest electoral prize and for the romney team, simply a must-win. cnn's jim acosta is live in orlando this morning. good morning, jim. >> good morning, john. that's right. all you have to do is look at the itinerary to see which states mitt romney is focusing on today in order to capture the white house. he is starting the day, as you said, here in florida. th

his personal power and influence and the information intelligence that was in his head about iraq, afghanistan, al qaeda, all of it. while the younger troops may have seen him as a role model, an awful a lot of his peers, candy, thought he was a little too interested in his own image and a little too big for his britches. >> that's interesting. a wrap-up on this. there's this talk about, you know, being pushed. let's have a watergate-style investigation into benghazi, into what happened in terms of the information that the cia had, what it did or didn't say that became part of the talking points that were eliminated. what do you think? >> well, you know, harry reid, the democratic leader in the senate, had an interesting answer when somebody said this week should there be a blue ribbon commission to look at what happened in benghazi? he said no. simple answer, no. i do think there is this question that people are going to keep raising, does the petraeus resignation and the controversy over what happened in benghazi, where there was a lot of cia activity, are those two things related? that ques

troops who served abroad in iraq and afghanistan should also be able to rely on support from the u.s. government. >> if you find yourself struggling with the wounds of war, which is posttraumatic stress disorder, a traumatic brain injury, we'll be there for you as well with the care and treatment you need. no veteran should have to wait months or years for the benefits that you've earned so we will continue to attack the claims backlogged. we won't let up. we will not let up. >> president obama also mentioned, this was the first veterans day in ten years that no americans are serving in iraq. >>> as the country celebrates veterans day, how much do we really know about our veterans? josh levs is here with some surprises and a little bit of a quiz as well. >> yeah, a little bit along the way. a lot of people don't know about veterans, and i've been learning a lot. i want to show you a couple examples. i pulled up some facts for you. let's start with this one. how many veterans are there in this country? i'll give you a few choices. 17.5 million, 21.5 million, 23.5 million. >> i'll go wi

it's time for us to use some of the savings from ending the wars in iraq and winding down transing in afghanistan to pay down our debt. to rebuild america. let's put some folks back to work right now, repairing roads and bridges. there's a bridge right here in cincinnati that needs some work. let's make sure we have schools that are state of the art all across this country. and let's especially hire our veterans, if you fought for this country and its freedom, you shouldn't have to fight for a job when you come home. that's what will keep us strong. that's my commitment to you, and that's what's at stake in this election. you know, change. change is a future where we reduce our deficit and debt and do it in a balanced, responsible way. i signed a trillion dollars worth of spending cuts, i intend to do more. if we're serious about our deficit, we can't just cut our way to prosperity. we have to ask our wealthiest americans to go back to the same tax rates they were paying when bill clinton was in office. the reason is, a budget is about choices, values, and priorities. we can't do everything. we h

you see that in other parts of afghanistan and iraq. so people like al jabari who is not exactly mother theresa. this guy is a mass murderer with blood on his hands, killing numerous children and women and basically the world is a better place with people like him out of the system. >> ambassador, thank you for coming in. good to see you. >>> coming up next, fighting in the middle east is sparking fresh protests in new york tonight. what is the battle between israel and hamas mean for america? fareed zakaria joins me live coming up next. >>> that is exactly -- all >>> that is exactly -- all right, i'm going to move out of the way, i'm going to let you get a look here. i'm going to let you get a look at what is going on. now, i can see the black smoke. it's difficult to capture on camera but you saw that flash. this is what we have been dealing with all day. we've also been dealing with, i'm sorry, the power has just gone out. we've been dealing with power outages, wolf, but this feels like war. >> terrifying moment there. that's cnn's s

you see that in other parts of afghanistan and iraq. so people like al jabari who is not exactly mother theresa. this guy is a mass murderer with blood on his hands, killing numerous children and women and basically the world is a better place with people like him out of the system. >> ambassador, thank you for coming in. good to see you. >>> coming up next, fighting in the middle east is sparking fresh protests in new york tonight. what is the battle between israel and hamas mean for america? fareed zakaria joins me live coming up next. by not breaking consider the silverado 1500 -- still the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. and now we've also been recognized for lowest total cost of ownership -- based on important things, like depreciation, fuel, and maintenance costs. and now trade up to get a 2012 chevy silverado all-star edition with a total value of $9,000. from outstanding value to standing the test of time, chevy runs deep. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it g

troops who served abroad in iraq and afghanistan should always be able to rely on support from the u.s. government. so what have we learned from the veterans in your life? >> so interesting. we talk about all that they have given. one way is to pay attention to the major life lessons that these people who have sacrificed and gone into this situation and brought back. we reached out to people like you and asked what are the biggest life lessons that you have learned from the veterans in your lives and i want to show you some of the answers we got. never take life too seriously, laugh often, speak your mind unpoll jet clee and vote. that's from brooke villarreal, a daughter of dickie sykes. and appreciate the time you have with people you love. no matter how much something hurts, you can survive. this one, folks, is from donna douglas. she gave us this picture with her husband, michael douglas, who was an army sergeant in ' '70s. their oldest son was killed in the iraq war in 2008. a couple more. you can always find the good in someone or something. that's from michael vaf nau. they are

she went to afghanistan when he took over the war and some close petraeus staffers couldn't understand why she got such unprecedented access, but headquarters is a cramped cluster of compartments where petraeus had little to know privacy. officials say nothing inappropriate happened while he was still in uniform. she was here in washington celebrating her birthday when this news broke wide open at the end of last week. in fact, one of the last postings on her twitter account is retweeting one of the rules of leadership by david petraeus. >> and i want to bring in three reporters who have been looking into the relationship between paula broadwell and general david petraeus. fred kaplin, he slates war stories columnist and author -- spencer ackerman is senior writer for wired and eli lake, senior national reporter for news week and t"the daily beas." i want to alert you, and spencer, "washington post" has just posted an op-ed by vernon lobe, who co-authored the book with broadwell. the first sentence, my wife says i'm the most coolest person in america. he says he had no idea about the a

happens in gaza, whatever happens in the palestinian territories is going to have repercussions in afghanistan, pakistan, the streets of egypt, and anywhere the u.s. is trying to build relationships and do business. >> fareed, there are questions about the relationships between israel and turkey, another u.s. ally. >> it will be interesting to see how turkey reacts. the original schism between turn kai and israel was over gaza and over the blockade of gaza. will the prime minister of turkey use this as another opportunity to win domestic support at home by criticizing israel? >> sara, david and fareed, thank you. >>> a nanny accused of killing two children, stabbed to death in the bathtub in the manhattan apartment. that nanny has been indicted, and the charges when we continue. hi, i just switched jobs, and i want to roll over my old 401(k) into a fidelity ira. man: okay, no problem. it's easy to get started; i can help you with the paperwork. um...this green line just appeared on my floor. yeah, that's fidelity helping you reach your financial goals. could you hold on a second? it's your mon

and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> tomorrow, a handful of states could change the discussion of the country on two very controversial issues. same sex marriage and legalizing marijuana. we're about to talk about both here. first, pot. look at the map. washington state, oregon, colorado, you will be voting on legalizing marijuana. i'm not talking marijuana for e medicinal use here. they'll decide if they want to legalize it for recreational use. let me bring in my favorite married political power couple, our cnn contributors john avalon and margaret hoover. john, i read your column in the daily beast today, you run through several key interesting, colorful ballot initiatives if you will. you call colorado to quote you, ground zero, for the most a

he wants an immediate end to the war in afghanistan. and he wants health care coverage for everyone. virgil goode is the constitution party nominee, a one-time democrat who turned republican. he served in the house of representatives from 1997 to 2009. he hails from the battleground state of virginia. and gary johnson, he's the libertarian nominee, he's a formerriment republican governor of new mexico who believes america should end the war on drugs and legalize marijuana. for the first time ever, last week a debate involving these four took place. longtime talk show host larry king moderated the debate in chicago. he's joining us right now from los angeles. good to see you, larry. >> good to see you, fred. always good to be with you. >> excellent. at that debate, we heard everything from marijuana to new constitutional amendments. things obama and romney have steered clear of. let's take a listen. >> let's legalize marijuana now. and right now in this country, we are at a tipping point. >> we're calling for a constitutional amendment.

i got a visa, went to afghanistan and went on a few trips, embedded with the troopers in the field and headquarters and at some point i think he realized i was taking the research seriously, sharing hardship with the troops and risk and decided to open up a little bit more access but we had a relationship before i went there as far as this dissertation was concerned so it took it to another level. >> reporter: that access is at the root of this unfolding drama, an investigation by the fbi into alleged harassing e-mails from broadwell to another woman close to petraeus uncovered communications between broadwell and petraeus that were consistent with an extramarital affa affair. those e-mails led to the generals aresignation accepted friday by the president of the united states. we will continue to follow that story, of course, but it's half past the hour. we want to look at today's headlines for you.. nearly two weeks after sup storm sandy, frustration boiling over in some areas of the northeast. >> can't get light on or anything for my kids, i can't get power, heat, garbage pickup. >>

you have been in conflict zones from iraq to afghanistan, mexico. so tell us about your experience in juarez that you feel many people wouldn't necessarily know about. many people read about it but this is a place you have dared to go and photograph. >> yeah. thank you for having me. i think the main thing to take away from juarez is the amount of violence and killing was so extreme that everybody in the city and the surrounding areas is affected by it. you just everywhere you go, you meet someone that's been affected directly by the violence. and state corruption. and the drug industry. it's just tremendous. >> and tremendous, too, is the risk that you take and other photographers take in order to get some of these images. you do this at what cost? you have to establish relationships for some of these subjects. right? >> yeah, certainly you have to establish relationships but on the other hand you have to be careful of getting too close, as well. >> and how do you do that? >> time on the ground. you just have to meet people and move slowly and talk

you see that in other parts of afghanistan and iraq. so people like al jabari who is not exactly mother theresa. this guy is a mass murderer with blood on his hands, killing numerous children and women and basically the world is a better place with people like him out of the system. >> ambassador, thank you for coming in. good to see you. >>> coming up next, fighting in the middle east is sparking fresh protests in new york tonight. what is the battle between israel and hamas mean for america? fareed zakaria joins me live coming up next. ...mom's smartphone... dad's tablet... or lauren's smartphone... at&t has a plan built to help make families' lives easier. introducing at&t mobile share. one plan lets you share data on up to 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. add a tablet for only $10 per month. at&t. it's the cleanest, clearest water. we find the best, sweetest crab for red lobster that we can find. [ male announcer ] hurry in to red lobster's crabfest! the only time of year you can savor 5 succulent crab entrees, all under 20

she later travelled to afghanistan, interviewed petraeus, sometimes going running with him. interviews that led to the book "all in the education of general david petraeus." the revelation about the affair is bringing new interest in all the interviews broadwell did to promote the book and what she said about petraeus at that time. take a look. >> he at the end of the day is a human, and is challenged by the burdens of command and has mastered wearing the mask of command, if you will. so he has this mask of command, you think he's really confident, but i got to see a more personal side. i'm not in love with david petraeus. >> he is quite a physical specimen. he really loves to work out. i think at the agency they call him a genetic mutant. this project started as my dissertation. i was working with general petraeus virtually, doing interviews via e-mail. occasionally running with him and interviewing. i'm not a spokesperson for him. if showing a role model to other people in the world or other readers is a repugnant thing, i'm sorry, but i think the values he upholds and tri

she said she used to jog with the general while he was leading the war in afghanistan. they got to know each other. the fbi checked petraeus's e-mail accounts and said they had not been compromised. petraeus was interviewed by the fbi, but it is unclear if broadwell has been questioned. i want to bring in joel kelly, her husband released this statement earlier today. this is the statement. it says, "we and our family have been friends with general petraeus and his family for over five years. we respect his and his family's privacy and want the same for us and our three children." we are also now learning that paula broadwell revealed information regarding the investigation of the attack on the consulate in benghazi, li a libya. a video of her speaking in denver has now surface odd youtube. >> i don't know if a lot of you heard this, about the the cia annex had taken a couple of libyan militia members prisoner and they think that the attack on the consulate was an effort to try to get these prisoners back, so it's still being vetted. >> so i want to bring in suzanne kell

forces in afghanistan for the moment at least. >> no one should leap to any conclusions. no one should leap to any conclusions here. general allen is doing an excellent job at isaf in leading those forces. he certainly has my continued confidence to lead our forces and to continue the fight. but his nomination has been put on hold as a prudent measure until we determine what the facts are, and we will. >> allen could be in the final hours of his role as the nation's top military leader in afghanistan. the senate could confirm his successor as early as tomorrow. >>> now the intersection of that political scandal and personal tragedy. in just a couple of hours lawmakers begin closed-door hearings on the terrorist attack that killed the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans. the white house faces withering criticism over how it responded to security concerns before and how it handled the investigation after. david petraeus was expected to be a key witness before the sex scandal forced him to resign as cia director. he recently traveled to libya, discussed the vi

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so i got a visa and went to afghanistan, actually went on a few trips and embedded both with the troopers in the field and also at headquarters. >> dana, are members of congress concerned about the level of access that she was granted? >> in a word, yes. part of the concern is that she kind of wore two hats. she was somebody who was a military officer, and so she, we believe, had some sort of security clurns once upon a time. but the other hat she wore was as a journalist because she was david petraeus' biographer. but talking to people, i do not know her, but talking to people who did know her, knew her pretty well, it was an open secret how close she was to david petraeus and she could get information to him and from him pretty quickly if people who knew her could get to her and get to him. >> all right. dana bash, as you said, the layers of the onion still being pulled back. thank you, dana. >>> now this. >> one clip is especially disturbing. what appeared to be rebel fighters curse as they fire. the man, unarmed, is gunned down. >> up next, a chilling cnn report as the syrian governme

he had very kind words for general petraeus and his service, not only in afghanistan, iraq, but also at the cia. >> from my perspective, at least, he has provided this country an extraordinary service. we are safer because of the work that dave petraeus has done. and my main hope right now is that he and his family are able to move on and that this ends up being a single side note on what has otherwise been an extraordinary career. >> the president said that at this point, there's no evidence that any classified information was compromised, but when pressed on other details, such as timeline, the president says that this is all part of the fbi investigation. >> all right. dan lothian in washington, thanks so much. >>> it is three minutes past the hour. a major development in the petraeus sex scandal, and it leads back to square one. we now know the identity of the fbi agent who helped start the investigation that eventually led to the former cia director's resignation. he is frederic humphreys ii, he's 47 years old, and a veteran investigator. also, two investigators say paula broadw

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this is a day that we can say to our troops in afghanistan, you're coming home soon. we're going to leave -- we're going to bring you back home. so, yes, this is the year we make a difference. we made history in 2008. let's go out there today and make a difference over the next four years. >> we are learning, donna, that the president is going to make an unscheduled stop in one of his field offices in chicago obviously to thank the volunteers there and to show his support. mary, i do want to ask you about one thing here, it's come up several times. it really is about how this country is changing demographically, racially, and with the obama campaign, there's a coalition there that you have of women, of hispanics, of young voters, and we heard this from south carolina's republican senator lindsay graham. he says the demographics race we are losing badly. we're not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term. is there a problem in the republican party? does your party need to do more to bring in a diverse group of americans if that coalition

the war in iraq is over, the war in afghanistan is ending, al qaeda has been decimated. osama bin laden is dead. >> we're on the move, ohio. the reason you are all here today, the reason i'm here today is because we know we've got more work to do. as long as there's a single american who wants a job and can't find one, our work is not done. slopgs there is a child anywhere in this country that's languishing from poverty our fight goz. we are not finished yet. we've got more work to do. >> we understand we cannot succeed without ladders for folks that work hard to get into the middle class. our fight goes on because america has always done best when everybody is getting a fair shot and everybody is doing their fair share, and everybody plays by the same rules. that's what we believe. that's what you believe. that's why you elected me in 2008, and that's why i'm running for a second term as president of the united states. >> in four days, just four, four days for four years. >> in four days you have a choice to make. it's not just a choice between two parties or two candid

it's time to use the savings from the wars in iraq and afghanistan to pay down our debt and rebuild america. putting hard hats back to work and make our schools state-of-the-art all across this country. hiring our veterans because if you fought for our freedom, you shouldn't have to fight for our job or a roof over your head or the services you've earned when you come home. that's what will keep us strong. that's my commitment to you, and that's what is at stake in this election. yes, change is a future where we reduce our deficits, but we do it in a balanced, responsible way. you know, i have signed $1 trillion worth of spending cuts, got rid of programs that aren't working. i intend to do more, but if we're serious about the deficit, we can't just consult our way to prosperity. by the way, we can afford it. i haven't talked to bruce, but i know you can afford it. i can afford it. mr. romney can afford it. as long as i'm president, i'm not going to kick some poor kids off a head start to give me a tax cut. i'm want going to turn medicare into a voucher just to pay for another millionaire's

the war in afghanistan is end ending. al qaeda has been decimated and osama bin laden is dead. we have made real progress. >> good job, man! >> this guy had a lot of coffee this morning. you are fired up. okay. so, listen, hold on a second, right. we have made real progress, but we are here today, because we know we have more work to do. as long as there's a single american who wants a job and can't find one, as long as there are families working harder but falling behind, as long as there's a child anywhere in this country whose languishing in poverty and barred from opportunity, our fight goes on. we have got more work to do. our fight goes on, because this nation cannot succeed without a growing and thriving middle-class. our fight goes on because america has always done best when everybody has a fair shot and everybody is doing their fair share and everybody is playing by the same rules. that is what we believe. that is why you elected me in 2008 and that is why i'm running for a second term as p president of the united states of america. [ crowd chanting "four more years"

been killed by their husbands or boyfriends since 9/11 than americans were killed in 9/11, iraq, and afghanistan combined, and yet they have refused to extend the violence against women act. >> i wanted to show you this poll, though, from earlier this month of the most important issue for women in this election, and at the very top, if you can see it there, it's abortion. 39% with jobs and health care far below. you've been traveling across the country. buzz that surprise you? is that in line with what you're hearing from women as far as their concerns? >> it is in line, and that's why i put controlling reproduction first. because the human life amendment, which is expected by romney and ryan and the platform would declare the fertilized egg to be a person, and that means that women's bodies throughout our childbearing years would be under government control. but also remember that one in three american women has needed an abortion at some time in her life before she's 45. most of those women who have needed abortions are already mothers, so they absolutely understand that it's important that ev

obama will end the drone strikes and the conflict in afghanistan. pakistani arm official said it doesn't matter who is in washington, nothing will change for pakistan. >>> a huge victory and four more years. president obama wins re-election and in the end, it wasn't even close. >> you made your voice heard. and you made a difference. >> with a gracious concession, republican challenger mitt romney made a humble request of both parties. >> to put the people before the politics. >> no republican has ever won the white house without ohio. >> in the end, the battleground state of ohio put the election out of reach. >> the president of the united states defeats mitt romney. >> but the nation remains a house divided. as the balance of power holds firm on capitol hill. a call for unity. >> we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are and forever will be the united states of america. >> this morning we have every issue covered. can the white house and congress work together to fix the economy? will the partisan gap now close? with

and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> as you well know, the election is so close, a handful of votes could decide who wins the white house. according to the brennan center for justice, 14 states have laws restricting voter registration drive, early voting, forcing some voters to show an idea. those 14 states are worth 185 electoral votes, 68% of what's needed to win. so, is voting fraud a big problem? will what i just said affect the election? nicole austin hilary joins us from washington this morning. good morning. >> good morning, carol. >> let's talk about these new laws put in place in many states across the nation. how will this affect voting tuesday? >> in 2011, the brennan center issued a report. when we first saw the onslaught of these laws

shot and killed in philadelphia than you would have if you're a soldier serving in the conflict in afghanistans or iraq. that's absurd to me. >> reporter: since 2006, more than 7,000 students have come through the cradle to grave program. >> i don't want that to happen to me. i want to be something. >> we want to teach them the preciousness of life. that in an instant your life can be changed forever. >> reporter: change they want for the better. sarah hoye, cnn, philadelphia. >> sarah, thank you. >>> who's black in america? is being black determined by the color of your skin, your family? by what society says or something else? soledad o'brien examining questions in the new documentary "who is black in america" december 9th at 8:00 and 11:00 p.m. eastern only on cnn. >>> new austerity measures for greece lead to a familiar faceoff in the streets of athens. take a look. protesters as many as 70,000 showing up against police here demonstrating against budget cuts they say they can't take after years of belt tightening here. the public rage is evidence here and didn't stop lawmakers from adopting

and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> here we are. in the wake of hurricane sandy. the northeast absolutely devastated by the superstorm. we are learning because of the response to sandy and because of concerns to climate change, the mayor of new york city, mayor michael bloomberg is endorsing president obama. wolf blitzer, i want to go to you and ask. i interviewed the mayor a month or two ago and asked if he'd open up an endorsement. does this surprise you? >> he was on the sidelines four years ago. it is a surprise coming this late but he wrote this long article just now and i just been reading it, brooke and made the case given what happened in new york and new jersey and connecticut over the past few days, the results of this superstorm, the p

. >>> it's been more than three years since a bomb blast in afghanistan took the life of army captain brian bubba bunting. as part of our series veterans in focus we take a look now at how his wife mickey continues to keep his memory alive in the eyes of two young sons that he left behind. >> there you go. >> scoop it up. scoop it up. >> lacrosse is something that bubba and i just always dreamed of watching our kids play. he really analyzes the game, and he plays it well, which is just like his dad. ♪ >> bubba always dreamed of being a dad. that's kind of all he ever wanted to be. he was gone for about ten months and was training the afghani national police. he came home for about two and a half weeks. that was his r & r period. it was awesome. connor had changed so much, so it was really cool to see bubba's reaction to all the new things that connor could do. he really, really, really loved his friends and family. he would do anything for them. even if that meant, you know, paying the ultimate sacrifice. ♪ once he was back and he was there for about four days, that's when he was

shot and killed in philadelphia than you would have if you were a soldier serving in the conflicts of afghanistan or iraq. that's absurd to me. >> reporter: since 2006 more than 7,000 students have come through the cradle to grave program. >> i don't want that to happen to me. i want to be able to live, be someone my mom would want me to be. >> we want to teach them the preciousness of life. that in an instant your life can be changed forever. >> reporter: change they want for the better. sar sarah hoye, cnn, philadelphia. >>> it's been five years since we did our original groundbreaking "black in america" series. this is our fifth anniversary. whoa take a look at colorism and identity with who is black in america. that's our newest documentary airing on december 9th at 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm eastern time here on cnn. >> fantastic. couldn't be more timely. >> really, really fascinating topic. >>> coming up next, fiscal cliff, congressional divide. could anything be funny in this environment? comedian david alan grier would say yes. what if there was a new way to deal with money that focused less on

. >>> more than 2 million troops have served in iraq and afghanistan. an estimated 400,000 of them suffer from some form of depression related to their service. in today's heroes, meet an army vet right knee on a special mission with help from man's best friend. >> when i got back from iraq, i stood away from large crowds, malls, movies. >> i wouldn't leave the house. just didn't want to. >> staying inside, windows are blacked out. >> i was really numb. >> didn't feel like i had a purpose anymore. >> nightmares constantly, flashbacks. >> everything to me is still combat zone. >> veterans with invisible wounds, we can't see a wheelchair, prosthetic leg. they appear like you and i. but their suffering goes so deep it touches the soul. i learned how to train dogs while i served in the army. i knew that a dog can add a lot in your life. i realized this is what i was supposed to do. my name is mary cortani. i match veterans with service dogs, train them as a team so that they can navigate life together. >> stand. >> when a veteran trains their own service do

and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> welcome back, everybody. just under 18 hours until election day. welcome back to our special coverage coming to you live from washington, d.c. for the candidates it comes down to one word, ohio. both candidates are going to spend part of the day today in that state. they were there yesterday, as well. there are 18 electoral votes up for grabs in ohio. no republican has won the presidency without winning the state of ohio. cnn's latest ohio poll shows president obama with a three-point lead, within the margin of error. rob portman is a republican senator from the state of ohio. he played president obama in mitt romney's debate prep. thank you for talking with us. appreciate it. >> soledad, good to be on with you

and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> welcome back, everybody. you're taking a look at a live picture. that's the vice president, joe biden. he has just voted this morning in wilmington, delaware, and now he is heading out of his polling station. the lines actually don't look so bad there. you can see the line of photographers seems to be as long as the line of people who are trying to cast their ballots this morning. our team this morning on this special edition of "starting point," erick erickson is with us, editor in chief of redstate.com and a cnn contributor. ryan liz today is a washington correspondent for new yorker and cnn contributor as well. roland martin stepped out for a radio hit. he's the host of washington watch with roland martin, a

thinking about the l word, legacy, and what other people think of president bush, the war in iraq and afghanistan, they can look to africa and say that's an impressive piece of the bush legacy. when this president looks at the world, you remember we talked about this in the past, he told dmitry medvedev, give me until after the election, i'll have flexibility. when you look at the world what do you think in a second obama term what do you think? >> the first thing, i think when he look at his legacy, he's going to look for the consolidating of health care. make that work. make obama care work. i think he feels 20, 30, 40 years from now people will remember him and presidents get one or two lines as the guy who did universal health care. in foreign policy terms, i think he wants to be the man who moved america and america's attention squarely to asia, who made america a pacific power because he recognizes to be a superpower in the 21st century, you have to be a pacific power. i think he wants to, you know, get us out of the middle east, lower the military footprint of america's involvement if a re