Obama's half brother at tournament for blind children in honour of their father

Описание: (4 Nov 2012)
1. Various of young people playing football match
2. Various of Malik Obama, half brother of US President Barack Obama, walking past building
3. Close-up of flags of American and Kenyan flags
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Malik Obama, half brother of US President Barack Obama:
"We are waiting with great anticipation because we don't see any reason why he shouldn't be re-elected. So members of the family are positive, they are positive that he will be re-elected."
5. Wide of football match
6. Spectators
7. Football match
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Malik Obama, half brother of US President Barack Obama:
"I would like to pass my condolences on the Hurricane Sandy, and wish the Americans a speedy recovery. It is unfortunate that it happened just on the eve of the elections, but we are praying ,and we are with the American people, and hopefully that no other calamity occurs. The elections will go on smoothly and I appeal to them to vote in my brother."
9. Various of blind young people playing instruments and singing song, praising Obama, UPSOUND: (English) "The whole world wishes you success, Obama"
10. Crowd
11. Sign on gate
STORYLINE:
Two days before the US presidential election, the Kenyan town once home to Barack Obama's father, has been hosting a special sports tournament.
Blind young people took part in the event in Kogelo, in the west of the country, in memory of the late Barack Obama Senior.
The games are held twice year, to also commemorate President Obama's previous election win and to mark his inauguration.
"We are waiting with great anticipation because we don't see any reason why he shouldn't be re-elected. So members of the family are positive, they are positive that he will be re-elected," said Malik Obama, the president's half brother, who was at the tournament.
Democrat Barack Obama is taking on Republican Mitt Romney for the White House, in a political contest which remains too close to call.
In Kogelo, blind children played instruments and performed a song in support of Obama.
Malik also sent his condolences to those affected in the US by superstorm Sandy.
"It is unfortunate that it happened just on the eve of the elections, but we are praying and we are with the American people and hopefully that no other calamity occurs. The elections will go on smoothly and I appeal to them to vote in my brother," he said.
National opinion polls showed a race for the popular vote in Tuesday's presidential election so close that only a statistically insignificant point or two separated the two rivals.
But the majority of polls in the battleground states - especially in the Midwestern states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Ohio - showed Obama with a slight advantage, giving him an easier path to the 270 electoral votes needed for victory.
No Republican has won the White House without carrying Ohio.
Under the US system, the winner is not determined by the nationwide popular vote, but in state-by-state contests, making "battleground" states that are neither consistently Republican nor Democratic extremely important in such a tight race.
Romney and Obama are actually competing to win at least 270 electoral votes.
The electoral votes are apportioned to states based on a mix of population and representation in Congress.


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