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million in campaign debt. of course, raising money is always a constant for any white house candidate. and the financial stakes are high for the president's re-election campaign. abc's devin dwyer looks at the price tags. >> reporter: from commander in chief -- >> good evening from bagram air base. >> reporter: to campaigner in chief. >> thank you. >> reporter: prot obama is back on the money trail raising $2 million last night at this exclusive washington hotel. the president is padding his war chest as an unprecedented rate, attending 132 fund-raisers for his campaign or the demo...

over the top. chen guangcheng, the chinese activist who escaped house arrest last week and spent days holed up in the u.s. embassy in beijing, now says he wants to leave china as soon as possible because he fears for the safety of himself and his family. chen's fate now a sore spot between the u.s. and china. this as hillary clinton and treaury secretary tim geithner arrived in beijing to discuss foreign policy and economics with chinese officials. speaking on the phone from a beijing hospital, chen guangcheng says he wants to get out of china because he feels unsafe and that his civ...

seconds. conflicting accounts this hour about why a blind chinese activist chen guangcheng left the american embassy in beijing. >> a dissident dilemma turns into a diplomatic disaster. >> this is a man who is in fear for his life. >> chen now says he's been let down by the u.s. and is begging to leave china on secretary of >> china that protects the rights of all its citizens will be a stronger and more prosperous nation. >> the case being investigated as a suicide. >> 12-time pro bowl linebacker junior seau put a gun to his chest and pulled the trigger. >> did all that violence r...

is chen. that's chen guangcheng who is now we are told at a hospital in beijing. chen is the blind human rights activist who was convicted and thrown in jail for leading protests against the government. he spent six days under american embassy protection after escaping house arrest. it's not clear if he left the embassy by choice. a friend of the activist said chinese authorities threatened the family. and this is central cairo in egypt today. angry protesters are rioting because a candidate for president is not being allowed to run. demonstrators have camped out in cairo for sever...

but first from fox this wednesday night. one of pro-football's greatest defensive players of all time is dead. the linebacker legend junior seau apparently shot and killed himself today at home in southern california. crowds lined up outside that home as family and friends hugged and consoled each other. police say seau's girlfriend found him with a gunshot wound to the chest. shortly after, we learned of his death, junior sea awmplet mother's mother came to share heart break during a news conference. raw emotions on display. at times, very difficult to watch. >> i'm shocked. but i a...