AM News Headlines 10-19-12

(WWLP) - 22News will broadcast a one-hour Decision 2012 special tonight.
Incumbent Republican Senator Scott Brown and his Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren will each be given individual, back-to-back, half-hours of uninterrupted airtime.

After trading comedic jabs at a charity dinner last night President Obama and Mitt Romney are expected to return to rhetorical punches today with both headed to battleground states.

Many people are too busy texting or talking on the phone to bother looking both ways before they cross the street. It's making things more dangerous for pedestrians and drivers.  Researchers say traffic safety education should not end when a parent tells a toddler to look both ways before crossing the street.

We'll take a closer look on 22News at Noon.