Big enough if you fold her in half and curl up her legs. Dark few days. In the race for the white house, our poll shows the governor romney with a slight lead over president obama. With just 11 days to go it is all up for grabs and depending more than ever on state ohio where abcs Karen Travers has been tracking the candidates. Reporter finishing off a marathon twoday campaign blitz, president obama rolled into the most critical battleground of all hello, ohio [ cheers and applause ] reporter ohio with its 18 electoral votes could be state that decide the next president. This send a message not just across ohio but across the whole country. This campaign is growing, the momentum is building, we are taking back america. [ cheers and applause ] reporter polls in the battleground state show the president with edge. Latest poll in ohio has him up by five. Buckeye state voters are used to being center of political universe. This year theyre being showered with attention. The president made 14 stops. The state he visited most in office. Mitt romney, 15 trips. About a third of all vote nationwide will be cast before election day. And the campaigns are trying to lock down supporters now so they can focus on the true undecideds, as the clock ticks down. President obama cast his ballot in illinois. He is the first president to vote before election day. It means you dont have to figure out whether you need to take time off work. Figure out how to pick up the kids. And, still cast your ballot. If something happens on election day, you will have already taken care of it. Ohio is the key piece in mitt romneys electoral map puzzle. No republican has won the white house without winning here first. But, the Obama Campaign says their organization and ability to turn out their supporters, will carry them to victory. Karen travers, abc news, cleveland, ohio. Busy scene out there by karen. Interesting development yesterday was that colin powell, arguably one of the most prominent africanamericans in the country cam oe out and endorsed obama, did the same in 2008. Asked about his rationale, one thing he pointed to was foreign policy. Couldnt get a strong handle on where mitt romney stood on foreign policy. Some flipflops or ambiguous answers. Again, backed the president. And you know, what weight that still has or doesnt have. Who knows. Clearly, another, you know another big name, throw in there, opinion out there. Almost as big as meat loaf endorsing mitt romney. Meat loaf put his two cents in. Which is mitt romneys favorite food. Is it really . What his wife says. Good to know. I do love meat loaf, potatoes, bacon on top. You and mitt should go out on a hot date together. Let the good times roll. You know me, meat and potatoes. How did we get there . In syria months of violence have come to a stop. The army agreed to a four day saes fire for a muslim holiday that started hours ago. Now there are major loopholes in this agreement however. Government says it will respond to rebel attacks and foreign fighters who might enter the country. Some very encouraging news about the young pakistani girl shot and wounded by a taliban gunman. Word this morning that she is speaking and shows no signs of brain damage. Her parents are at her side in a british hospital. They arrived, just a couple hours ago. They say that she asked them to bring her textbooks from home. And of course, you know, she, she the whole reason that this happened was because she is trying how to get an education, which the taliban frowns upon. Her father runs a school there in pakistan which opens its doors widely to any girl that wants to get an education. The triachea, a feeding tube, unable to speak until yesterday because of. When she could asked for the textbooks. Says a lot about her character and spirit and cause. Thats so great she is making the kind of recovery. It is. I can hear a song by the police at least in my head. Message in a bottle. Did you hear it too . I heard it. I heard it. Not a whole lot going on in there. Thats what 77yearold kayaker found during one of her trips around the harbor in ocean side, california. Not only one, vanhall found two bottles, both with messages in them from new zealand. They floated more than 6,000 miles. Part of a School Project about technology. There was no email address in the message. So vanhall is going to get in touch with the school, via snail mail. Like something out of a Kevin Costner film. Exactly. Exactly. Kind of cool. Message in a we need happy, encouraging news today. A lot. With. Crimes here in new york. Wow, so good. Something happy in the world to end with. Coming up if i yawn. See, contape jugioucontagious,. If we had a degree on set she would yawn as well. You are a dog. Still ahead, we are going to explain. 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Here is a reminder now, actions, yeah, they have consequences. For all of the lady out there, keep them covered up if you dont want lots of people seeing them. Keep what covered up . Them. My eyes. Exactly, the girls. Lets say one young woman didnt do that and her actions led to a years long legal battle. Linsey davis reports that battle may be entering a final stretch. Reporter this is the image lindsay boyd says ruined her reputation and her life. A single frame of video that turned a teenage girl into a topless cover model. A stupid, split second decision that you make could follow you the rest of your life. Reporter lindsay boyd, now a 26yearold mother was 14 when she was approached by two men with a video ka camera during a spring break trip to florida. I dont remember, i flashed them. Reporter the video sold to the makers of the girls gone wild video with her face plastered on the cover. They didnt have Big Equipment or girls gone wild tshirts. Reporter boyd says she didnt find out until high school. Teachers knew about it. Coaches knew about it. It was devastating, embarrassing. Reporter in 2004 she sued the makers of the video arguing her image was used for commercial purposes without her extent. She bared her breasts for some man, men, unbeknownst to her, she didnt dream it would be used for in girls gone wild. Reporter the suit has been tied up in knots ever since. Moving between state and federal courts. In part lawyers say because georgia law isnt clear on whether she has a case. What awe what the defendants are arguing is that she cant later claim, oh, her right of privacy was somehow violated beca she in fact consented to do this in a public arena. Reporter but now after years of legal wrangling, boyds suit will finally be heard november 5th in georgias supreme court. Asked to decide if a now adult boyd has a right to sue over a teenage mistake. What people say and and think. Its forever. Reporter linsey davis, abc news, new york. Wow, that is forever. They have turned girls gone wi wild a multimillion dollar empire whatever you think of it morally. In this day and age, back then, videocam, way past that, twitter, facebook, and you know on the phones. You have to be careful what you do in public. Feels like no matter who you are where you are someone is always watching and can disseminate it like that. Some one can get some dirt on you. Some one who has a little envelope on you. Everybody has something they wouldnt want out there. I will show that to my daughter. Every hour of every day. Yeah. Just a reminder. You know. Its a voiceri voyeuristic worl. It is. Something we know plenty about yawning. We will take a look at how our yawning brings about yawns in man as best friend. Im so tired im feeling so upset im so tired that could, song could put you to sleep. Perfect overnight jam. Lot of things could put me to sleep right now. Yours the best. Welcome back if you were watching yesterday you may have seen our hard working correspondent, nick watt, sitting there taking one for the team in a San Francisco space slapping salon. And you actually took one for the team too. I did. They say it is supposed to do wonders for wrinkles, with circulation in your face, you know for 350, if ive remember correctly. Expensive stuff. Best video of the week. And nick a brave soul, dogged journalist for doing that. All that slapping had nick feeling poor guy. Apparently nick likes it rough. Had him feeling sleepy. He went to l. A. Where he met other tired folks and their tired friend. Reporter darcy and charlie are on their way to the park. She yawns. He yawns. Because he is feeling what she is feeling. You can tell from the sad mood, i will get a lick on the cheek, something look that. Reporter when you yawn, your dog yawns. Swedish scientists here they are at work just proved that dogs actually empathize. Thats why they find human yawns contagious. Not just yawns, but they also took on the e motie emotion thag usually signifies, sleepiness and tiredness. Reporter it works well, 69 of the time. Yawning is also contagious between humans and chimpanzees, baboons and not between us and tortoises. Yep, some one looked into that. And, cats couldnt care less if you are tired. But will a dog yawn more for its owner, our swedish Scientists Say no. I say yes. Because when i tried when melissa the owner tried. There you go. Nick watt, abc news, los angeles. Nick thats riveting stuff. That is really. Life changing. You dont have a pet do you . Just you, honey. And my husband. And my kids. Theyre kind of animals. We will be back with the morning the mix. You disgust me. Prove it. Enough is enough. Dcon no view, no touch trap snaps to kill instantly. No looking, no touching. Dcon. Get out. Until they see this. The oralb prohealth clinical brush. Its proflex sides adjust to teeth and gums for a better clean. The prohealth clinical brush from oralb. Happy birthday to you yes, indeed. Happy birthday, rob. Back on this day back in 1906, little paula faris was born in michigan. So, special edition of the mix to wish her a very happy birthday. 1906. You look good. 106 years old. Aged in dog years. In this shift always on dog years. Celebrated earlier in the office we had some, some cake and we had some, what, little snacks. All the good stuff. Helped me blowout the candles. Got a little winded. And this message. Thats right. Both of us have plenty of hot hair. Paula blew out her cake. Any hot plans for the weekend, anything classy . Date night with the hubby. My mom came into town, carol faris flew in from michigan. She misses me buzz i ecause n awesome daughter. We have babysitting all weekend. Back to back date nights. What are you going to do . Wings, beer, football. Think we are going to go high class. I would expect nothing less. Here is your polka it confirms your deepest fears, creepiest campaign in years its the election polka ones a clueless plutocrat the other says you didnt build that its the election polka kids go trick or treating because its candy they pursue what on romneys doorstep they hear no handouts for you obama gives away the store youre entitled take some more thats the election polka you can have some gum drops or a cookie freshly made just be sure you dont ask mitt to keep roe v. Wade ryan had a real scare when biden said obamacare thats the election polka seems like just the 1 are making all the bucks like the vampire said, boy this economy sure sucks obamas bailouts romneys bane drive a stake in this campaign thats the election polka ah happy birthday to you happy birthday to you this morning on world news now what could be a halloween to remember. Hurricane sandy is barrelling towards the east coast and calling the storm a monster would not be an exaggeration. This morning there are growing worries about the hurricanes impact on major u. S. Cities. And increasing preparation in case of the worst. Its friday, october 26th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good friday morning, everyone. Im paula faris. Im rob nelson. Happy friday, everybody. Even though it doesnt seem like a happy friday, all the kind of news that we have to report today. Man, it is kind of a dark day. There are fears this morning, first with the weather that Hurricane Sandy could be what forecasters call a perfect storm. What does that mean . It means if conditions are right, this hurricane could pose a grave threat to the east coast mixing wind, rain, cold temperature, all of that. We will have much more on sandy in a moment. First a look at the other stories we are following this halfhour. An absolutely heartbreaking story here on new yorks Upper West Side. A mother comes home from running errand to discover her two toddlers stabbed to death inside their apartment. Police say the nanny did it and then tried to take her own life. Heartbreaking. Also this morning, 11 days until voters go to the polls. New numbers show governor romney pulling ahead by a hair. He does have good hair. He does, except for a lot of times he has the one piece that falls in front. The piece that is pushing him ahead. By a hair. Were going to talk to our senior washington editor about what each candidate did right this week and what might lie ahead. The next crucial 11 days. Here we go. Lightening t mood a little bit. Our friday morning edition of insomniac theater. We will take a look at two new movies out there, one starring tom hanks, and my favorite berry, halle berry. That movie getting buzz. Cant wait to share what one review heard to say. It wasnt too kind despite all of the positive reviews you may see on the tv commercial. Thought she was your second favorite berry. What was my first . The latest on Hurricane Sandy, the deadly storm pounding the bahamas with high wind and heavy rain. Sandy now blamed for the deaths of at least 21 people in the caribbean. Most of those deaths weren cuba where, the island suffered heavy damage in the eastern province. Jamaica and haiti were hard hit. The dangerous storm turns its attention to the east coast where emergency preparations are already going strong from the keys up to maine. Residents who remember the damage from hurricane irene last year are taking these warnings very seriously this time around. Further inland theyre bracing for the possibility of heavy snow in west virginia, pennsylvania, and as far inland in fact, as ohio. There is a large swath of the country that need to keep an eye on this thing. Not just the coastal areas. As far inland as ohio. Huge ramifications on halloween, dubbing it frankenstorm. Trying to predict where the storm is going to go next. All different patterns. We dont know 100 . Accuweather meteorologist jim dickey joining us this morning with the latest. Jim. Good morning, rob, paula. Here its Hurricane Sandy, a large storm system, center of circulation moving its way northwest out of the, out of the bahamas. Will continue to hug the coast of florida here. Not making direct landfall. On florida. But still lashing the coast, with some heavy rain through the day, today, through the weekend, hug the coast of the carolinas. Makes a turn more to the northnortheast. Flooding rainfall potentially. Outer banks, north carolina. Coastal South Carolina as well. Then we are tracking a system. Moving out of the nations midsection. The two storms are going to interact. Eventually this pocket of cold air, disturbance in the jet stream, going to draw, sandy back inland. And that is going to eventually produce widespread impacts here across much of the northeast, new england, midatlantic. Exactly where that recur. Back to the coast occurs, not yet set in stone. The most likely scenario, anywhere from bangor, bar harbor maine, down the coast, delmarva peninsula where it brings sandy in. Areas should pay close attention to the storm. Likely impacts include flooding rainfall, powerful wind. Trees down. Widespread power outages. Rob, paula. Back to you. Thank you, jim. If you are wondering just, the possible severity of the storm, an articlen t ein the new york times, compared elements that could come together. And remember the perfect storm based on a real storm 21 years ago. The elements with sandy are similar to elements that created that storm made so popular in the movie, back in 2000. Yeah, the warm weather from those hurricane, the hurricane collides with the cold air. And then you have the jet stream. Not a meteorologist. But apparently wind, rain, snow, a mix of things yeah. Incredible. Already putting like utility come pans a companies are putting their folks on alert. Folks who asked for days off. No, you cant. You have to come back. They will start working preemptively. Impacts halloween. Impacts last Minute Travel plans. What have you. Watching weather, forecast a lot yesterday. People are hoping, maybe it will turn back to sea. Last forecast i saw was 10 chance of turning back to sea. It will hit some where. Keep an eye from now, e