>> animal lovers out there, like you. >> like me. >> that's right. we'll talk about politics first. president obama wraps up his trip to the midwest with town hall meetings in illinois. while the president is focused on creating jobs, the republican candidates are focused on getting his job. >> john hendren joining us from washington this morning with more on the campaign back and forth. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and diana. president obama and texas governor rick perry have been crisscrossing the state of iowa and the texas governor had choice words about the president. since leaving texas to campaign in iowa this week, governor rick perry has been quick on the draw. >> his idea is to study this thing. we don't need to study this anymore. we know what the problem is. we're being overtaxed, overregulated and overlitigated. >> reporter: preside obama, also in iowa, has been trying to talk economics in small town america. >> i'm announcing that we're ramping up our efforts to get