We are now at T-minus 90 minutes to Obama's planned arrival. The press corral is filling up, as is some of the audience seating. State Senator Roy McDonald is here, as well as Saratoga County supervisors Anita Daly, Paul Sausville, and Arthur Johnson. Dennis Brobston, of the Saratoga Economic Development Corporation, is here as well. While most of the tools that could potentially be "weaponized" seem to have been removed from their storage spaces, the room as also been accessorized

Before Paul and I got into the building we were talking with Maggie and Ryan from U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy's office, who said that Murphy, who is greating Obama at the airport, is there without any staff, as staff aren't allowed. As a result, Murphy's staff are all hanging around in the press area. What does Scott Murphy get for being cut off from his staff for a bit? He gets to fly out on Air Force One with Obama this afternoon. Staff aren't invited to that either.

Lisa Scerbo, of Organizing for America, talked to Betsy outside the event, saying that although this event is focusing on community college education and economic development, she is a big supporter of Obama's healthcare initiaitves. Betsy was assigned, by our colleagues at the Troy Record, to look for protestors, but hasn't found any so far.

Also, I'm sitting with Cloe Anello, a 13 year-old reporter with the Scholastic News, who took the day off of school in Newburgh to cover Obama.