What to expect from Romney, Obama in first debate

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We are five weeks away from the election that's 35 days from today in the two candidates are getting ready for their close ups right here tomorrow night.

Both -- spent considerable time on tactics and strategy for this first debate chief White House correspondent Ed Henry looks at.

What the two men are likely to face from each other.

Trying to project a calm and cool image ahead of the critical first debate.

President Obama delivered pizza to one of his Nevada campaign offices and personally doubt -- volunteers.

As he compared debate prep to cramming for a final exam.

They're they're making me do my homework.

Back in Washington and even more difficult verdict from the Treasury Department the federal government added one point three trillion dollars to the national debt over the fiscal year that ended just days ago.

A debt increase of just over 111000.

Dollars per house sold.

It only twelve months stark numbers for president already facing eight point 1% unemployment heading into a debate focused on the economy.

A domestic issues and how they can justify.

Raising taxes in the middle class has been very.

The last four years a dramatic admission today about the president's first term.

For Vice President Biden which gave Republicans a pre debate ammunition.

Though he charged bush policies are to blame.

By the time we were elected they had in eight years doubled the national debt that -- double bit.

And in addition to that they had the slowest job primary job growth since the -- old wore shoes under this policy.

Another key debate topic health care.

Romney is defensive about his Massachusetts plan.

And today the Obama camp charged his promise to repeal the president's law will -- millions off their insurance though Republicans are circulating a secretly recorded video of a recent meeting among local government officials here at Henderson.

Where the president is doing debate prep.

The officials discussed how people Manning the president's law will cost city employees an extra forty dollars a month she -- -- believe.

In an exclusive interview with fox here in Nevada senator Marco Rubio said the video shows the issue will blow up on the president and that's just that's it for the arts.

Birds do we have four more years of Barack Obama -- Obama -- is not repeal we're gonna have story after story just like that one.

Senator rubio is here shadowing the president he told me he agrees with governor Chris Christie that -- is a strong debater so they're still not lowering expectations if you will he went on to say he thinks the message tomorrow night should be very simple.

The country can't afford four more months.

Let alone four more years -- Ed Henry traveling with the president in Las Vegas Ed thank you.

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