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President. >>s going to play out to the benefit of the american worker, who is going to know that the presidents on their side and that governor romney has been on the side of big capital offshoring and all the rest for a very long time. mitt romneys got a lot of trouble, because hes over here saying, well i havent saved any money by offshoring, well, has he made any jobs in america by offshoring? decidedly, no, and so hes going to be in a defensive posture and hes going to be in trouble. >> the...

and we begin this morning with going to extremes. relief could be in sight for millions of americans who have endured nearly a week of record-breaking heat, but the dangerous heat wave forecast to break this weekend in many parts of country is still not over yet. nbcs dan shenaman has that story. >> reporter: 92 degrees before 9:00 a.m. another hot day just beginning in chicago. the temperature eventually soared to 103, a new record for the day. just two degrees shy of the citys all-ti...

and we begin this morning with going to extremes. relief could be in sight for millions of americans who have endured nearly a week of record-breaking heat, but the dangerous heat wave forecast to break this weekend in many parts of country is still not over yet. nbcs dan shen minh has that story. >> reporter: 92 degrees before 9:00 a.m. another hot day just beginning in chicago. the temperature eventually soared to 103, a new record for the day. just two drips shy of the citys all-tim...

>> reporter: the government reports the nations corn crop is in its worse shape in more than 20 years. prices are up 35% in just the last three weeks. for nbc news. also, president obama hit the road on a two-day re-election bus tour. he started off in ohio. thats seen as a key state in his campaign against republican mitt romney and probably no coincidence that ohios economic recovery has been one of the strongest in the nation. nbcs steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: kicking o...

prices are up 35% in just the la three weeks. dan shen minh, nbc news. on two-day re-election tour, president obama started in ohio. thats seen as a key state in his campaign against republican mitt romney and probably no coincidence that ohios economic rov lay been one of the strongest in the nation. nbcs steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: kicking off his bus ick to the battlegrounds of ohio and pennsylvania, president obama went positive maumee, near khalid o toledo, ohio and ...

perhaps tomorrow we will lizzie -- we will see a good 1-2 today is not so much about raising as it is about raising -- racing but preparation. crowds expected over 100,000 and rob roblin has his eye on the finishing touches. >> the black tried susan just finished a few minutes ago. a lot of people here today. as you mentioned it, a lot of last-minute work. people are in motion putting the finishing touches on pimlico before tomorrows big day. >> this is a list of all the tables and cha...

robbed a tourist. it was caught on camera and posted online. more on the rest on 11 news at 5:00. the man accused of shooting unarmed teenager trayvon martin walks out of jail after posting bail. concerneds lawyer is for his client safety. >> he walked on of the seminole county jail staring straight ahead ignoring photographers as he stepped into a waiting car. >> i want to get him somewhere where he is safe and available, but it is difficult. >> his attorney would only say that zimmer...

>> with these numbers we should have the greatest roads in the nation without having a tax increase, but they go and siphon money out of the trust fund and spend it to cover the budget someplace else. this is just so wrong. >> these are small businessmen and women. it is hurting their employees and all of us. >> the governor told legislatures he knows the pain wthey will feel, but will remain the infrastructure remain sound. >> none of us wants to pay more at the pump, but you know if ...

him. both victims appeared to be in their late 20s. >> unfortunately, because both victims were in essence blindfolded, there were not able to get a good description of the suspect. however, police have been reviewing footage from several surveillance cameras as well as going door-to-door in communities. >> they are canvassing neighborhoods for potential witnesses and camera footage. if anyone saw anyone in the neighborhood in those early morning hours who was acting suspiciously or un...

department received dozens of complaints from neighbors about the wild animals over the last several years. once the work out, the sheriff said there was no way to take them back in alive. >> this is not an everyday house cat or dog. these are 300 pound tigers. >> be sure of did the right thing. >> authorities say thompson had the necessary permits to only animals, but we do not know if releasing them was meant as a final act of kindness or cruelty. of the 45 animals released, all of t...