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The president focusing today on putting teachers back to work, first responders back to work. that's something that would cost about $35 billion. we don't know what will be proposed first. in fact, we're expecting harry reid later today to announce which part of the american jobs act he's going to put forth first. but president obama won north carolina and virginia back in 2008, the first time a democrat had won these two states in decades. republicans are hoping to win them back. so these are certainly the new battleground states of 2012. veronica? >> nbc's kristen welker. thank you. we're ...

We continue to watch what's happening there. democratic senator jim webb of virginia announcing he will not seek re-election in 2012. veronica de la cruz is watching this. why is this bad for democrats? >> good morning to you. it doesn't end with webb's announcement. earlier this week, representative jane harmon, a blue dog democrat, also announced her resignation. moderate members of the party are leaving the hill and it will surely have a big impact on the balance of power, richard. >> thanks, veronica, looking forward to that. dangerous cold is gripping the south. two people died in wea...