DES MOINES—John Edwards should be in a good mood heading into a weekend of campaigning. He's got his family with him.

Asked the other day what was the most difficult thing about campaigning for president, Edwards said it was being separated from his family, Rob Christensen reports.

On Thursday, Edwards was joined on the campaign trail by his wife Elizabeth, his two children, Emma Claire, and Jack 7 and his parents Wallace and Bobbi. Elizabeth, who has largely been absent from the campaign trail in recent weeks, introduced Edwards in Indianola.

Edwards stumps today in Manchester and Elkader.

In an effort to cut into Hillary Clinton's strong support among women voters,  the Edwards campaign will hold a teleconfernce this morning featuring Kate Michelman, a past president of NARAL and a senior Edwards campaign advisor as well as a number of women elected officials.