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Without them he doesn't make it. >> bret: for all the criticism about mitt romney not having specifics, and paul ryan not having specifics if you look through the pamphlet, there is a question about specifics. about the president's plan. on entitlement reform. on a lot of different topics. >> the difference isn't which candidate has specifics. the difference is who the media pestered until they provide specifics. president never offered specifics about the medicare reform or driver of the debt. he get aceway with it, he gets a pass. we have seen the president and obama campaign and administrat...

An estimated 85,000 fans had to quickly find somewhere safe to go after public announcements were made for people to take shelter and evacuate the grandstand. the track also posted warnings of the storm. the president and ceo of poke know raceway saying the safety of all guests is of the utmost importance to the entire staff. here's part of his statement: >> reporter: the race fan who died after being struck by lightning has now been identified as 43-year-old pennsylvania resident brian zimmerman. track officials report the one individual that was in critical condition last night has now been ...

Unfortunately, heavy rain and wind. the radar is clear across the northeast, we did have moisture working up to the southeast and florida courtesy or partly because of ernesto which will become a hurricane, possibly in the next advisory at 5:00 p.m., 65 miles per hour sustained wind and 74 mileperou h makes it a hurricane. that is the track, possibly becoming a hurricane in the next several hours, moving across the yucatan peninsula, with belize if -- for a hurricane. it will not affect the united states. >>shepard: back to the deaths at the raceway. officials say they warned 80,000 spectators...

Race to be called off. then a pair of lightning strikes left at least one man dead. nine others were also injured. they struck at a parking lot behind one of the raceway's grandstands. a drier day in the northeast and midwest. strong storms with gusty winds in the carolinas. showers across the south. triple digits in the plains. monsoon storms in the southwest. thunderstorms in the northern rockies. >> mostly 90s from billings to albuquerque. 80s across the midwest and the east. 102 in dallas. 108 in phoenix. we have a question this monday morning. who needs all that serious competitive st...

Gregg: back at home tragedy striking a nascar race. lightning killing a 41-year-old man yesterday at a racetrack in pennsylvania. nine others were hurt. racecar organizers mourning the loss of one of their fans. >> unfortunately a member of our raceway family here, a fan, has passed away, and on behalf of myself, the entire family and everybody here it's really heartfelt that this happened. gregg: we are learning people at the race were warned, take cover. laura ingle is live in our new york city room with more. >> the devastating lightning strikes happened as fans were trying to escape the ra...