so they took our licenses. they ran background checks. they basically said that, you know, why are you doing this? this man has an expectation of privacy. and we explained to them that we were just trying to see if he might want to talk to us, and they understood that. but at the time, they were taking our licenses and asking us about this, two officers were standing on either side of our car, hands on ep whats. the weapons were not drown, but their hands were on the weapons. they were very jumpy. we thought that was a bit unusual. but we later learned when i spoke to the head of the police union that the police are concerned about possible retaliation against this officer from white supremacist groups, other hate groups who might be angry that this officer took down wade michael page. >> some of the concerns that we have is that individuals who might be sympathetic to some of the things here, getting the information of the officers, and using that information for whatever purposes. now we understand that that can't be stopped forever.

and that information is going to come out. but it needs to come out when it's supposed to come out and by the proper authorities. so those are our concerns. the officer's safety and that of his family. >> reporter: that was of course oak creek police chief john edwards. he spoke to us about the threat afterwards. and john edwards when i specifically asked him, you know, do you have specific information about a specific threat to this officer, he said no. that has not come across my desk as of now. that was yesterday afternoon. but he said they are very concerned about that. and they are upset that that officer's name was published by at least one news organization in this area, carol. >> and since there have been no direct threats, some people might say, oh, it's a small town. they are overreacting. what do groups that track hate groups say about this, brian? >> reporter: they say that the police are very right to be concerned. i spoke with heidi birick from the southern poverty law center. and she said they are absolutely

right to be concerned. she said these groups have a history of targeting police. that they may be very angry that wade michael page was killed by a policeman. they have a history of targeting police. she said that some militia groups have come up with the idea of targeting cops recently. and she also pointed out that one of wade michael page's bands had an album cover with a picture depicting a skinhead in some kind of a fight or confrontation with a police vehicle. so it's just a very edgy and sensitive situation right now for the police. >> we can understand that. brian todd reporting live from wisconsin this morning. there are a number of other new developments we want to share with you this morning. police have arrested the ex-girlfriend the temple shooter. misty cook is her name. she faces a charge of felon in possession of a firearm. investigators say there's no indication she had any role in

the shooting rampage. police also say they have not found any message or writings left behind by the gunman. police say it's possible that the motive died with him. we the latest details on wade michael page's background and some red flags that seemingly date back years. david, tell us what a former boss had to say about him. >> reporter: this coming from his former employer at a harley davidson outlet in fayetteville, north carolina, from 2004 when wade page worked there as a parts coordinator. when he was there, he was fired, according to his ex-boss, because he had a problem with authority. he had a problem working with women. and then they had a big surprise when after they fired him they looked on his desk and found an application for the ku klux klan. listen. >> we escorted him to the car, you know, on his final day. and i guess there was some

paperwork that he thought he had left on his desk. and he did. it was an application for the kkk. and i got that application and destroyed it. >> reporter: now we know that wheth when he was in the army before that, he was also expressing to people who knew him well his feelings about white supremacy. so these feelings obviously also continuing into the workplace by leaving that application behind for the ku klux klan. we also heard yesterday from a researcher in nebraska who was doing research on extremist groups. this was about 10 years ago. he actually had some contact with page. and he said at that time page told him he started to sympathize with white supremacy at the time when he was in the military back in the '90s, carol. >> it's just odd that the ku klux klan would have an application. i wonder what kind of questions are on it. >> reporter: yeah. that was a new one on me.

i've covered incidents and talked to people in the kkk throughout my career. spanning back a couple of decades. this is the first time i've actually heard about an application. but different groups have different rules. and apparently this one he was interested in actually had a formal application process. >> very strange. david mattingly reporting live for us this morning. the fbi has a scheduled news conference later this morning. it's being described as an update on tthe temple shooting investigation. it's set to begin in two hours, 11:00 eastern. mitt romney makes iowa state fundraising history by raking in nearly $2 million in west des moines. 280 donors at the country club paid anywhere between $2,000 and $50,000. both romney and president obama are fighting for votes in iowa. romney is speaking there today, and president obama is making a three-day trip there next week.

jim acosta, cnn's national political correspondent, is in des moines following the romney campaign. and so new ads slamming president obama. morning, jim. >> reporter: that's right, carol. you mentioned that controversial ad that the romney campaign is running right now accusing president obama of weakening the work requirements in welfare reform. romney is getting a lot of mileage out of that ad right now. he is expected to talk about it here this morning in des moines. it's also the subject of the front page of "the des moines register." but keep in mind that ad is under attack by a certain president, and it's not the one in the oval office. mitt romney is out to pit one democratic president against another. accusing president obama of gutting one of bill clinton's signature achievements, welfare reform. the gop contender unleashed the attack on mr. obama's home turf of illinois. >> that president obama in just the last few days has tried to reverse that accomplishment by

taking the work requirement out of welfare. that is wrong. if i'm president, i'll put work back in welfare. >> reporter: the romney campaign is seizing on this memo issued by the department of health and human services last month that offers waivers to states in implementing the welfare program. romney's latest ad says that memo adds up to fewer welfare recipients meeting those requirements. in response, the white house pointed to the memo itself, which says hhs will only consider approving waivers relating to the work participation requirements that make changes intended to lead to more effective means of meeting the work goals. >> let me say that this advertisement is categorically false, and it is blatantly dishonest. >> and the obama campaign emailed out this letter signed by romney when he was governor of massachusetts, appealing to

congress for increased waiver authority in the program for the sake of moving recipients from welfare to work. obama aides also pointed out then governor romney even defended a state program that provided automobile insurance and aaa plans to welfare recipients who were donated cars. but for romney, the welfare attacks are all part of a campaign theme that president obama is encouraging government dependency. as romney told a fundraiser last month, your friends who like obama care, you remind them of this. if they want more stuff from the government, tell them to go vote for the other guy. it's an echo of a message that newt gingrich used during the primaries. >> president obama is the most effective food stamp president in american history. >> reporter: the president counters it's romney's economic plan that will hurt the middle class, accusing the gop contender of being a reverse robin hood. >> it's romney hood. he'd ask the middle class to pay more in taxes so that he could give another $250,000 tax cut to people making more than $3

million a year. >> reporter: now as for that romney welfare ad, the campaign is doubling down on it, putting out a new web video this morning once again attacking the president, accusing him of weakening that work requirement. but we should note late last night, former president clinton put out his own statement calling the ad misleading and not true, pointing out that there are republican governors who were requesting those waivers in the welfare program. carol, we should also note that politifact have rated the ad pants on fire, carol. >> does that really matter? you showed the headline in iowa this morning. does it really matter if it's untrue or not? it's out there. >> reporter: well, you know, it doesn't matter from a tactical standpoint for the romney campaign. that's right. the public is talking about it. the press is talking about it. we're talking about it right now and that's what they want. but keep in mind, carol this is what both sides are doing these

days. it almost seems as if you need a new rating system for some of these ads. perhaps we should combine politifacts with "the new york post" and do four biknock pi ks on fire. >> at least maybe some of the ads will be partially true if you're lucky. >> good point. >> jim acosta, we'll let you know. i know you're waiting for -- >> reporter: you bet. >> we're waiting for romney to speak. thank you, jim. mitt romney will speak in des moines, iowa, maybe in 10 minutes or so. when he begins speaking, of course, we'll bring that to you live. a security scare in russia this morning. the material girl is used to expressing herself. but it may have gotten her in big trouble in russia. madonna is in the middle of her world tour, and tomorrow's

concert in st. petersburg, russia, is getting additional security. it may have something to do with what she said last night onstage. "showbiz tonight" correspondent nischelle turner is live to explain it all. good morning. >> yeah. what she said last night and what she's been saying for the last couple of days. the u.s. state department is warning concert goers about threats of violence for tomorrow night's show in st. petersburg, and russian authorities are promising they'll have extra security just in case to prevent any sort of incident. now madonna did perform last night in moscow. and like always, you know, she's not scared to include political messages in her show. this time she is showing support for the group of women currently on trial for protesting against russian president vladimir putin. they are members of a rock band called pussy riot, and they demonstrated in a russian cathedral and now have been charged with hooliganism and are on trial facing up to seven years in prison. madonna spoke out about the

situation, and here's what she had to say. >> i'm against censorship. and, you know, my whole career, i have always promoted freedom of expression. freedom of speech. so obviously i think what's happening to them is unfair. and i hope that they do not have to serve seven years in jail. that would be a tragedy. through history, historically speaking, art always reflects what's going on socially. so for me, it's hard to separate the idea of being an artist and being political. >> now madonna's spokesperson says that all of the concerts will go on as planned. and, you know, she's not afraid to dive head first into controversy. and, carol, it looks like we're seeing this play out once again here. this time, though, madonna says it's all in the name of art and freedom of expression. >> nischelle turner, thank you so much reporting live for us from los angeles this morning. are you willing to pay more for a slice of pizza? well, papa john's hopes so.

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checking our top stories now, a rescue going on right now at the bottom of the earth. help is on the way to reach an expeditioner on antarctica. he had a medical emergency at a u.s. researcher near the south pole. an australian plane left new zealand and will head to antarctica when the weather improves. broadway will dim the lights tonight to honor award-winning legendary composer marvin hamlisch who died yesterday after a brief illness. he's best known for writing the music for "a chorus line." he was just 68 years old. the midwest drought is ruining crops and setting prices sky high. it has lawmakers calling for the epa to step in. all eyes on ernesto. it weakened to a tropical storm earlier in morning after making landfall as a hurricane on mexico's yucatan peninsula.

ernesto is forecast to move into the bay of campacie later today. and the head of papa john's warns of higher pizza prices if president obama's health care reform is not repealed. the governme he says they will have to raise prices as high as 14 cents per pizza. the owner of papa john's is a mitt romney supporter. ok. more about politics now. it is now officially the silly season. how do we know? in part because of the sheer number of nicknames out there. creative, yes, but not very nice. the latest, obamaloney. obamaloney was coined by former governor mitt romney to refute the president's use of romney hood. of course, the president is late to the game when it comes to clever uses of your opponent's name. conservatives have already come up with obama care, obamanation,

barack kardashian. and it's the subject of a new movie called "the campaign." >> that's my baby to kiss. >> all you have to do is make -- >> excuse me. >> whoa. >> oh, you don't take a swing at my hair. you little -- ♪ my country tis of thee ♪ sweet land of liberty >> i'm sorry. that's just so funny. oh, it's funny and sad at the same time. so let's talk about it. jason johnson is chief political correspondent for politic 365. he leans left. actually, you're independent, jason. i apologize for that.

ron bonjean is a republican strategist and as you might guess leans to the right. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> let's just talk about it. it is silly. are we officially in silly season, ron? >> absolutely. you know, the last three to four months of a campaign, eisly a presidential campaign, it's going to be a very, very tough. and they are basically -- obama and romney are basically split down the middle in terms of how tight this election is going to be. so therefore, it's going to get nastier and nastier likely. but the key here, the fundamental key here, is that the economy is doing so badly that americans care about that, while the politicians can talk about these other things and call each other names. the americans -- as long as they are connecting with the american people, that's what's going to really matter come election day. >> yeah. and to compound, you know, the silly name calling are these political ads that are coming out, jason, that are just -- i mean, they are not even written in shades of gray.

they are just flatout wrong. they are untrue. and that's coming from both sides. >> yeah, but they're going to lie because they want to get people's attention and say something ridiculous. and the name calling goes back to tim pawlenty. he had obomneycare. no one will pay attention until after labor day. >> maybe it's a good thing they aren't paying attention to right now. let's get back to the movie, though. it opens friday. one of the stars, zach galifianakis, says that billionaires the koch brothers are part of the focus. he calls them creepy and says that he disagrees with what he says are their attempts to use money to influence the political system. now this movie isn't the only hollywood production. kind of poking at the koch brothers. hbo's "the newsroom" is too.

let's listen to that. >> the answer is yes, the koch brothers have numbers, and submitted briefs to the court including the cato institute which they funded. they submitted a brief calling for unfettered speech. >> their brief said that finance law is prohibiting unlimited contributions trumped the first amendment. after the court ruled in their favor, these groups spent a lot of money to oppose efforts to provide transparency. >> ron, i'd like to ask you about this. some conservatives say this is like hollywood's blatant effort to control the campaign. >> it certainly is. you definitely see a huge bent here in the way of what hollywood is doing is using these movies as weapons during the campaign. if you just look at koch industries, they employ 50,000 hard-working americans and are being attacked by movie directors, producers, actors who

donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to democrats in the hope of re-electing president obama. and that's their way of injecting themselves into the political process. so it does seem hypocritical to me that these actors -- and while i think, you know, that a lot of these movies are funny, that they are using it to try to motivate people to vote. >> well, jason, that's conservative -- conservatives say that's why we need stuff like fox news and rush limbaugh and conservative radio. >> this makes absolutely no sense. it's a movie. people don't go to movies and get directed how to vote. i saw "total recall" last weekend and then we had a mars landing. it doesn't make any difference one way or another. people will vote based on the economy and who they think will do a good job. not what some hollywood producer says on a show that few people watch. >> i could have this conversation forever. i love it. jason and ron, thank you so much. >> thank you. we are awaiting mitt romney. he is supposed to talk in about

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it is 30 minutes past the hour. as i said, we're awaiting mitt romney to take the podium in des moines, iowa. when he does that, we'll head there live. you're seeing the into duroduct are beginning so it will happen soon. other stories right now, fighting intensifies in egypt's north sinai. the recent attacks by masked gunmen on military checkpoints sparked the strike. no letup on the syrian regime's assault of aleppo either. more fighting reported. residents who are not able to get out are trying to hunker down in their homes or in shelters. twitter releases the name of a user accused of posting violent threats. the social media site initially refused to give up the information, but changed course after being served with a subpoena. police say the user posted a threat about an attack on a broadway theater where mike tyson is performing a one-man

show. jared loughner's life is spared, all because of one word. guilty. he changed his plea in an arizona courtroom on tuesday in exchange for prosecutors not seeking the death penalty. and many say loughner was not the same man he was, you know, from the first time he appeared in court. kim law has more from tucson. >> reporter: carol, it was a much calmer jared lee loughner who walked into the dressing room. when he first walked in, he did look out at the public. he looked at the media, his family, victims who were seated in the courtroom. and he had an unusual look on his face. he did walk with a bit of a slouch. but overall, a much quieter, much calmer jared lee loughner. he sat almost perfectly still as the judge went through the entire proceedings, and he did say very calmly 19 times in a row, for each of those counts, i plead guilty. now this is a plea deal. what it means is that loughner

now avoids the death penalty. in exchange, he gives up the right to seek an insanity defense. for the victims, it prevents a long trial for them to have to endure. this is over. former representative gabrielle giffords and her husband, mark kelly, released a statement saying this is the best possible solution for them and for their community. and we also heard thefrom other victims who say that this case should open up people's eyes to the problem of gun control and mental illness. >> it's truly sad that he didn't receive attention prior to this. my thinking is that we really have got to, you know, kind of be our brother's keeper here. and reach out when we see people struggling. >> reporter: loughner's doctor did testify in the hearing, and she said that while loughner's mental illness is certainly not the worst she's ever seen it is among the very worst she has ever treated.

carol? >> thank you. loughner is still on suicide watch. he'll be back on court november 15 for formal sentencing. tracking the past of the temple gunman and whether it was the u.s. military that first introduced him to the white power movement. we'll look at what the defense department has done about racial hatred infiltrating its ranks. and of course we're still awaiting mitt romney to be behind that podium in des moines, iowa. when the introductions are done, we'll take you there live. we'll be right back. because it matters. at hp we don't just believe in the power of technology. we believe in the power of people when technology works for you. to dream. to create. to work. if you're going to do something. make it matter.

again, this is des moines, iowa. mitt romney will soon be behind that podium in place of that man. when romney begins speaking, we'll take you live to iowa. also this morning, we're looking at the troubled past of the gunman who opened fire at a sikh temple. and when his racial hatred first took root. his former stepmother says it was apparently years ago when wade michael page served in the u.s. army.

it's worth noting that even the defense department was worried about a small subculture of white power activists infiltrating the ranks and looking for new recruits of their own. chris lawrence is our pentagon correspondence and has a closer look at that now. good morning, chris. >> good morning, carol. around 1995, right about the time that page got to ft. bragg, there was an incident where a black couple was killed outside the base. three u.s. soldiers who were assigned to ft. bragg were caught and convicted of the crime. they were found to be skinheads. and the army came under a lot of criticism because basically they were very open about it. one of the soldiers had basically a white power shrine in his living quarters. and so the army began a pretty big crackdown. kicked about two dozen soldiers out of the army looking for this. but they found a real subculture. and even though there was that crackdown, back in around 2005, 2006, when the military really

had trouble recruiting with the war in iraq going so strong, they loosened their standards. and they started issuing moral waivers. and really what the fbi found was that sort of increased the number of white supremacists in the military. there were several reports that found that there was, you know, everything from washing out in basic training to white supremacists who made it all the way into special operations forces, carol. >> it's just curious. why would -- i mean, these white supremacists are anti-government, right? so why would they join the military? >> it's a great question. but since this movement's inception, that has been something that has been encouraged because basically one of the philosophies in the white power movement is that eventually there will be some sort of race war, and what better way to be prepared than to get combat training paid for by the u.s. taxpayer. so a lot of white power

adherents have been encouraged to go into the military, receive training. and then when you have the wars going on in iraq and afghanistan, a lot of people who wanted to shoot and wanted to kill were given that opportunity to go into combat. >> that is one of the most cynical things i've ever heard. just truly bizarre. is the military doing anything today to make sure that these small groups aren't infiltrating the services anymore? >> well, i think what you will find, they are looking at it. i mean, there was a time when, you know, they would look at your tattoos to see, you know, if you had overtly racist tattoos or anything like that. but again, when these moral waivers were given, sometimes potential recruits could write a letter of explanation explaining, you know, why it was there. and a lot of times that would be enough to get them through. but i think what you'll see now because the military is downsizing and it's becoming a lot tougher to get some of these

slots, there's not the need for the amount of troops that we had in 2005/2006. so just as a by-product, so to speak, of a smaller military is you're going to get a choosier military, and that will weed out a lot of potential people trying to come in under a white power movement. >> chris lawrence reporting live from the pentagon this morning. the fbi has scheduled a news conference. you can see it here live. it's being described as an update on the temple shooting investigation. it's set to begin less than mind minutes from now. we'll carry that live for you. it's human nature to invent. it's human nature to try to make your life better. it's human nature to try to make the world around you a better place. and what stops people to actually do that and to execute on all of those ideas, it's really freaking hard. good ideas should find their ways onto shelves because they

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our olympics coverage begins with a story that transcends sports. serve members of the cameroon olympic team have disappeared. >> good morning, carol. athletes from around the world come here to compete in the olympics, they want to get a

medal and be in the olympic village with all the other athletes. but seven members of the cameroon olympic team have gone missing, carol. they vanished over the weekend and no one knows where they are. five boxers, a swimmer, and a soccer player. some reports said they had taken their personal effects from the village and something like $5,000 in personal bonuses as well as all the sporting equipment and left. now it's not clear whether they are seeking asylum. there's been one case of a su sudanese athlete who sought asylum in the uk, but no one knows the situation with the cameroonian athletes. scotland yard and police are investigating, but these guys have visas that are valid until november. but there really is a big question mark here. where are they? why aren't they competing? no one knows. >> why would they want to leave cameroon? >> well, there have been some suggestions according to one sports report that came out in cameroon that they were just unhappy with their lives there. the financial situations they

were in the, t, the way the tea officials were treating them, and they may have a better life in another country. it's not the first time something like this happens in an olympic games. people seeking asylum. it's happened before. but it's not clear if this has happened with cameroon here in london. >> let's talk about something a little happier. gymnastics. it wrapped up. go usa! >> yeah. go usa. actually, i want to focus here on aly raisman, the captain of the u.s. women's gymnastics team. she really finally got the headline that a lot of people are saying that she did deserve. she got the gold in the floor exercise. i watched. it was a really fabulous performance. and the other thing too, carol, she ended up getting the bronze on the balance beam. now that was a little bit controversial. because basically when you do individual events like that, you're kind of graded by the judges on execution and on difficulty. and what happened was that the u.s. coach said, wait a minute, you know, judges, you didn't

really include the difficulty part in aly's score. and so the u.s. contested it, and there was a big deal over it. and the bottom line was, that they factored something else in. the difficulty part of it. and aly got the bronze. >> good for her. zain verjee, thanks so much. as usual. some tourists get the picture of their lives when a huge ice chunk breaks away from a glacier. and then they got the scare of their lives when the ice triggered a giant wave. >> wow!

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48 minutes past the hour. checking our top stories, we are expecting more information and possibly clearer images today from nasa's curiosity rove, which as you know is right now on mars. here is a look at the first color images from the surface of mars. you can see a dusty tan desert and the rim of a crater. in money news, ebay tries out new delivery services with an app called ebay now. purchasers can get items delivered in as little as an hour. the move is seen as a shot across the bow at amazon.com. dodge is leaving nascar at the end of the decision. the decision following penske's

decision to swap dodge for ford in 2013. penske is the only company to run dodge now. and check out these pictures. this is ice breaking off a glacier north of greenland. the massive chunk of ice triggered a huge wave. listen to this thing. >> wow! wow! >> oh, i agree, sir. wow! it is amazing. the wave could have capsized the 18-foot boat. we're going to have to go back to des moines, iowa. presidential candidate, republican mitt romney is just about to take the podium to talk economy and most likely welfare,

too. ♪ i was born free >> he's got a full house. the crowd seems to love him. they're clapping. you hear the music mieplplaying. let's listen. >> thank you. what a warm a welcome. good to be back. des moines almost feels like a second home. you know that? we get here, stay downtown and have a bit to eat at chantreau if we're lucky and enjoy the fine food and the hospitality and the warmth of the community. out's great being here. we are cognizant of the fact across the country of the impact of the drought and are concerned about what this is doing in the agriculture community and in various industries and employers that rely on agriculture and are looking for ways to help the farmers and those that are going to be most affected by the drought. we are looking for more rain. there are other things on our

mind today as well. the tragedy in wisconsin where the sikh temple was invaded by a gunman who was motivated by hate -- racial hate, religious hate. it makes it even more tragic. tragic, too, to have a people that are known for their peaceability and loving nature to be so brutally attacked. our hearts go out to them and their community across the nation. this is a difficult time for a lot of americans. the american people are tired of being tired. this economy has been tough for a long time. normally when you have a recession, you put in place policies that cause a quick rebound after the recession is over. when ronald reagan was president for instance, unemployment got up to 10.6%. but then it came roaring back, the economy did. as many as a million jobs a month were created.

we got back to a level of employment that showed people that america's economy was strong, vibrant and that people could go back to work. this president's policies have not done that. president obama came in with a lot of promises. he said he could measure progress by a number of things. he said, one, you would know if we were having progress and success by whether people could find a job. he said if we let him borrow $787 billion he would keep unemployment below 8%. it is now 42 straight months with unemployment above 8%. that's not the full picture. that just includes those that are looking for work and sign up for unemployment. that's part of the pool, but there are also people who drop out and people who have part-time work that need full-time job. when you add those in, it's 15% of americans. then there are people who have work but the job is not the kind

of job they have had in the past and they're having a hard time making ends meet, particularly when expenses go up. because, you see the president said when he was running that he would reduce the cost of health insurance by $2,500 a family. instead, out's gone up by $2,500 a family. that's a $5,000 difference. this has hit middle income families. gasoline prices doubled. food prices are up. it's tough to be middle class in america today. and a lot of folks in the middle class have found themselves falling into poverty, having to go on food stamps. this is very different from the kind of record that occurred under ronald reagan and the president's policies have failed the american people in terms of getting people back to work with rising incomes. it is said the best predictor of future performance is what happened in the past. that's a measure of the president's policies in the past.

health insurance premiums going up, unemployment high, wage growth. do you know what's happened to the median income in america over the last three and a half years? it dropped by $4,000 a family. think how tough this is on the american people. another promise the president made. he cut the deficit in half. [ laughter ] >> yeah. how's that worked out? instead of cutting it in half, he actually doubled it and more. the first president in history to have a deficit above a trillion dollars. now $4 trillion deficits in a row. he's on track in four years to put together almost as much debt held by the public as all the prior presidents combined. now and then i speak to groups like here at central campus which include a number of students. i say a bit tongue in cheek, i don't know how any of you could vote for a democrat.

i don't mean you can't vote for people in opposition parties and it's good to have two parties but we have a president and a few people around him who are makinging it hard for the coming generation. i hope young people understand that this president's policies which build trillion dollar deficits a year are putting in place debt obligations you will have to pay as young people. my generation will be long gone. you'll be paying the interest and the principal throughout your lives for burdens that paid for us. not for the ones that paid for you, but for us. i think it's not just bad economics. i think it's immoral for us to continue to spend money that's getting passed on to you. good debts. overwhelming you. [ applause ] >> all right. you're hearing mitt romney. he's speaking live in des moines, iowa, to a receptive crowd slamming president obama's economic policies. president obama will be in colorado later today. he'll probably be slamming mr.

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just ahead in the newsroom, rescue mission in antarctica. an advanced medical team racing there after a medical emergency at a u.s. station. and madonna. the u.s. state department is now involved. two wealthy republican backers not happy with hollywood. the koch brothers being mocked in a new political comedy called "the campaign." and a 9 neerld in detroit finds doing a small part to help the city's financial problems. "newsroom" starts now.

good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm carol costello. we begin in oak creek, wisconsin. the site of the weekend massacre at the sikh temple. for the third straight night the community has bonded in grief and the vigils are growing larger. the police department son edge. the fear white supremacists may retaliate for the death of the temple gunman. brian todd is in oak creek. tell us what happened. >> reporter: yesterday we got the name of the police officer who took down the shooter on sunday. we went to the police officer's home to try to get an interview. i knocked on his door. he politely declined an interview citing the investigation. after i walked back to the car we had taken no footage of anything, we got in the car getting ready to leave and we were surrounded and confronted by five police vehicles with

lights flashing. they got out, took our i.d. asked what we were doing there. we explained to them. they had two officers on either side of the vehicle with hands on weapons. after e ththey did our backgrou check they said he had an expectation of prooif sichlt later on we realized after talking to police officials in oak creek and wisconsin that the police are concerned about possible retaliation from white supremacist groups, other extremist groups against this officer who took down wade michael page on sunday. we spoke to the director of the intelligence project and she explained the police are right to be concerned. >> law enforcement in general are targets of these groups. in fact, wade page's band had a record cover that shows an altercation between a skinhead and a police car.

it is not unusual for them to be concerned about this. they have been the targets of extremist groups. a couple of militias wanted to kill cops specifically. >> reporter: so obviously a very tight and heightened krp here in oak creek for the safety of the police officer who took down the shooter on sunday. law enforcement officers here are very upset actually that the officer's name was published by one news organization in this area. they say that never should have happened. >> it makes you worry about the police officer who was shot by the suspect. he remains in the hospital this morning. are they getting threats there, too? >> no word that they are getting threats to that officer specifically, carol. when i asked the police chief yesterday about any specific information indicating a threat to the officer who shot the shooter on sunday, he said there was no specific information coming across his desk on a specific threat to that officer.

as for the officer injured in the hospital, no specific information on a threat to him. but there are police at that hospital. they are obviously visiting him. they are keeping a close eye on him and the chief went and visited him and has been there every day. there is a presence of police. i think they are very likely increasing security around him as well. >> brian todd reporting live from wisconsin this morning. there are a number of other new developments we want to share this morning. police arrested the ex-girlfriend of the temple shooter. misty cook faces a charge of felon in possession of a firearm. there is no indication she had a role in the shooting. police say they have not found any message or writings left behind by the gunman. police chief says it's possible, quote, the motive died with him. the fbi has scheduled a news conference for later this morning. catch it here live. it is described as an update on the temple shooting investigation, set to begin in less than an hour.

a new campaign ad paid for by a pro obama super pac tells a heart wrenching story about a woman who dies of cancer and pla blames it partly on mitt romney but it doesn't tell the whole story. it was fact checked. here's the report. >> reporter: joe worked at gst steel in missouri for almost 30 year. he was laid off after bane capital acquired the plant, eventually closing it down. he's now featured in a new ad by priorities usa action. >> when mitt romney and balain closed the plant i lost my health care. a short time after that my wife became ill. i took her to the jackson county hospital and admitted her for pneumonia. they found the cancer and it was

stage four. >> reporter: it's a heart-breaking story but the ad doesn't tell all of it. in 1999 mitt romney leaves bain for the olympics stopping day to day running of the company. in 2001 joe soptic loses his job when bain closes the plant. his wife still has insurance from her employer. a year later romney leaves bain. a year later, soptic's wife leaves her job because of injury which is when she became uninsured. a few years later in 2006 she goes to the hospital, is diagnosed with cancer and dies just days later. soptic, an obama supporter who appeared in another campaign blames romney for the loss of his job and insurance. >> that's the way that i feel. mitt romney is a very rich man.

it's obvious if you watch him on television that he's completely out of touch with the average family, middle income people. i don't think he has any concept as to how when you close a big company like that how it affects families, the community, you know. it affects everyone. >> reporter: the romney campaign is blasting the ad. a spokeswoman saying president obama's allies continue to use discredited and dishonest attacks in an effort to conceal the administration's deplorable economic record. the obama campaign and the white house are keeping their distance from the debate. white house press secretary jay carney said he's yet to see the ad. >> i have not seen this. how could i possibly assess it? >> will you assess it later? >> if you ask me tomorrow, sure. >> reporter: i followed up with jay carney after the briefing.

he said, he may look at the ad, but, quote, my assessment will be i have no assessment. this is a common occurrence. a super pac doing the dirty work while the candidate and in this case the white house try to keep their hands clean. cnn, the white house. >> the material girl, madonna, is used to expressing herself, but it may have gotten her in trouble in russia. madonna is in the middle of her world tour. tomorrow's concert in russia is getting additional security. it may have to do with what madonna said last night on stage. showbiz correspondent nichelle turner is here to explain. >> good morning. she has never been shy about stepping right into controversy. it looks like she's doing it again. her latest political stand has authorities on edge about the safety of her next concert. the u.s. state department is warning americans in russia about threats of physical

violence for tomorrow's show in st. petersburg and russian authorities say there will be extra security. madonna performed in moscow and she had a political message to send out from the stage. this time she's showing support for the group of women on trial for protesting against russian president vladimir putin. they are members of the rock band pussy riot and demonstrated in a russian cathedral. they have been charged with hooliganism and are on trial facinging up to seven years in prison. madonna told the crowd they did something brave with their action and i'm praying for their freedom. according to reports she asked the crowd if they were with her while thousands of fans cheered her on. madonna says this is all in the name of art and freedom of expression. her rep tells cnn these concerts will go on as scheduled. >> just a question for you. the russian government is

providing security at the concert. so the threats against madonna and her fans are not coming from the government, but from some people within russia? >> yeah. that's what out seems like. it seems like there are people that aren't happy at all about what this group was protesting and the fact that they did it in a church. they don't like that at all. i think that out's more so from people that are upset with what she's standing up for rather than the government being upset at her concert. >> because the punk band disrespected vladimir putin. madonna isn't the only performer to voice support for the punk band? >> definitely not. lots of big names have been packing the group. sting, peter gabriel, the beastie boyes and the red hot chili peppers have all been speaking out in support of the group. anthony cadis from the beastie

boys wore a concert t-shirt for them. sting said he wants the russian authorities to have a sense of proportion and the incident and let the women go back to their lives and their children. a lot of people feel what they did was disrespectful and they disrespected the president. it may be a situation where people may not agree with how they did it but said there is something to be said about freedom of art and expression. >> we americans probably see it from a different perspective. >> absolutely. >> i can't see many people not being in support of the punk band. thank you so much. >> sure. we have seen it before. politicians loosening up. this time it's hillary clinton. take a look at her on the dance floor. we'll show you more after a break. ou, dear ♪ ♪ anything 'cause you mean everything to me ♪

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today. we'll keep you posted. to politics now. welfare reform. a deciding issue in the 2012 campaign or an attempt to drive a wedge between voters and possibly key leaders of the democratic party. that is the discussion around this new ad from mitt romney. >> president obama quietly announced a plan to gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements. under obama's plan you wouldn't have to work or train for a job. they just sentd you your check. welfare to work goes back to plain old welfare. >> mitt romney continuing to hit the president on an issue during a stop in illinois and iowa. saying the obama administration has changed how americans view work. >> i agree that those who are seriously disabled or unable to work need the help of the rest of us.

but those who can work ought to have the opportunity for a good job and if they are getting state assistance they ought to have the requirement for a good job. we will restore a culture of good hard work. >> joining from dallas is kay bailey hutchenson from the romney team. thanks for being here, senator. >> thank you, carol. out >> with high unemployment and other issues why would the rom i any team release this type of ad now? >> because it is a major change in the work requirement that's been such a good reform. in fact, out's one of the best reforms that's worked. 5 million people were on the welfare roles in 1994. in 2010 it was 2 million. it's really put people to work, given them pride in themselves. there are so many good stories

about welfare reform that families now with working people have more income and their children grow up not in poverty but seeing a work ethic. to have guidelines that are now coming out to soften that, carol, is a very bad thing. >> well, senator, the only problem with this ad, and i'm sure many people agree with what you say but we fact checked that ad and it's just not true. two republican governors asked for the waivers and they don't remove the requirement that welfare recipients find work. >> it lessens the requirement and allows self-help-type programs to be substituted for either job training or the work requirement. and the work requirement is 20 to 30 hours. so it's not a full-time work requirement. but it is a modest work requirement. carol, that's the foundation of the bill.

>> well, democrats say they even have a letter signed by mitt romney when he was governor of massachusetts. he appealed to congress for the sake of moving recipients from welfare to work because the requirements coming down from the government made it difficult for states to help people find jobs. as you might expect in these tough economic times it's hard for everyone to find work. >> well, what is important is that the work requirement be in place. even if it is, in many states they have a state requirement that they can do things for the state that the state can't afford to do right now. why wouldn't an innovative state say, gosh, we have all these things that need to be done, but our coffers are strapped. so we will take people who are willing to work and they are taking welfare and we'll put them to work and give them the opportunity to be disciplined and go to work every day and

learn maybe a new trade or a new job. >> even mitt romney when he was governor of massachusetts wanted these types of waivers because he found it difficult to really help people on welfare. he wanted his state of massachusetts to figure out how to do that best. >> well, i think we are talking about the obama record here. and the federal requirements. and i don't think mitt romney meant to have self-help programs be substituted for work training and really making the effort to give people the opportunity to earn more and get a job training skill. i think we are talking about an obama overreach. there was no warning that he was going to try to change the rules. it would never have gotten through congress, what he's trying to do. whether it's republican governors asking for waivers, i don't think any of them are looking at putting reading and

self-help exercise classes in place of work training that will give people an opportunity to be a part of a productive society. >> in fairness at the time, and going back to when romney was governor of massachusetts he dfed a state program that provided automobile insurance and aaa programs to welfare recipients because they had donated cars and they needed to drive to work. some of the regulations from the federal government prevented them from doing that. so i think maybe these republican governors who asked this of the white house wanted those types of help programs. >> i would agree with that. that's why there are capabilities for people to get good child care when they are on welfare and in a work program. that's something we all support. we would support making it easier to get to work. but i think the welfare reform is one of the most successful that we have had in this

country. and i really applaud mitt romney for standing up and saying, we don't want to in any way lessen the work requirement because it's had a good impact on the standards of families and children who now don't live in poverty. >> even if that's not really true? >> well, i think it is true. i think the guidelines that came out from the department of health and human services basically said we want to make it easier to solicit waivers.

but even former president bill clinton who orchestrated this welfare to work program back when he was president said it's just simply not true. this ad is not true. >> with all due respect, president clinton vetoed the welfare reform bill twice before he signed it. and i was glad that he signed it. that was a good thing for him to compromise and go forward. it's been a huge success. i think it was a hard-fought battle. i was there when it happened. i thought it was an excellent program to go forward and to lessen that now is wrong. we have food stamps. we're taking care of people who are out of jobs with unemployment compensation. but the welfare program is something that is meant to bring people forward in society and give them a chance to take job training and work and raise their kids seeing them with a discipline to go to work. it's worked. softening that is wrong. that's what the obama administration did with this health and human services guidelines for really lessening

the welfare to work part of that bill. >> well, again, cnn fact checked that and we found it to be untrue. but senator, we're glad you joined us. we appreciate it. >> thank you, carol. okay. a much lighter moment in politics. you know, we just found this video so funny. our apologies to hillary clinton. this is what she was doing during part of her trip to africa. ♪ >> the secretary of state is in south africa meeting with leaders as part of the tour of the continent. she danced at a dinner hosted by her south african counterpart. reminds me of this. ♪ so, see, democrats can't dance.

remember then senator barack obama appeared on the ellen show during his campaign for president? he was trying to prove he had the moves after his wife came on the show and panned his dancing. maybe that's not as memorable as this. ♪ >> see, republicans can't dance either. president bush getting his dance on, even beat the drum a bit. this is in the rose garden when bush was president in 2007. staying on politics, let's talk about the political ads. they are negative and wrong but they often work. have you stopped listening? that's our talk pack question. i by... sorry, my liege. honestly. our sales have increased by 20%. what is this mystical device i see before me? it's an ultrabook. he signed the purchase order.

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now is your chance to talk back on one of the stories of the day. the question for you, have you stopped listening to political ads? inaccurate political ads are the calling cards of campaign 2012. they are negative and wrong, but they often work. a pro-obama super pac released a new ad which blamed mitt romney for a woman's death from cancer.

>> when mitt romney and bain closed the plant i lost my health care and my family lost their health care. and a short time after that, my wife became ill. i took her to the jackson county hospital and admitted her for pneumonia. that's when they found the cancer. it was stage four. there was nothing they could do for her. >> a heartbreaking story, but the ad is wrong. his wife passed away five years after the plant closed. for some of that time she had insurance through her own employer. mitt romney also has a new ad out claiming president obama is trying to roll back the welfare reform law signed by president clinton. >> president obama quietly announced a plan to gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements. under obama's plan you wouldn't have to work and wouldn't have to train for a job. they just send you your welfare check. >> bill clinton called the ad disappointing and untrue.

political advertising is considered free speech. out's up to those running the ads to police themselves. good luck with that. still, cnn and outfits shoot them down. out's a full time job due to the sheer number of ads. we are not talking about words taken out of context. as joe klein said of the romney ads, how stupid do you think they are? add that obama super pac ad to the list. the talk back question. have you stopped listening to political ads? facebook.com/carolcnn. your comments later this hour. two big republican money men take on hollywood. the new comedy "the campaign "features two characters based on the koch brothers. one actor is defending the mocking.

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the latest political smack down is taking place in hollywood where the upcoming movie "the campaign" is making headlines. here's a clip. >> noooo! >> i can't see that clip enough. the stars are will farrell and zach galifinakis. he says the film is taking on people like the koch brothers and tries to show how ridiculous campaigns have become. he called the koch brothers, in his words, creepy, saying he

disagrees with everything they stand for. most americans have no idea who they are. we know they are rich. what else can you tell us about them. >> this is a case where maybe reel al ti is more interesting than fiction. the koch brothers have been around some time. they have used their money to fund conservative organizations like libertarian organizations and the cato institute. they have been bank rolling a group called americans for prosperity, an advocacy group that backs candidates and causes. they were major players in helping the republicans win back control of the house. in this presidential election cycle they have been putting out a lot of ads criticizing president obama. yesterday i reported they will go up with a new campaign, $25 million worth. these gentlemen are major players in the campaign. they are dealing with senate balts, backing republican senate candidates.

we saw them at a fund-raiser for mitt romney. they are major players. a lot of democrats villify them and say what they are trying to do is buy elections for republicans. >> paul, as for the attacks by galifinakis the koch brothers issued a statement saying, it's lau laughable to take political kbie dance or moral instruction from a guy who makes obscene gestures with a monkey in bangkok. that's a reference to "hangover 2." some conservatives say voters take cues from hollywood, from movies. >> especially at this time. i guess you would call this the silly season in politics. before the conventions and before anybody is tuning in. this may influence some people. what's interesting here is the power of people like the koch brothers, sheldon adelson, froster fries who financed a lot

of rick santorum's super pac. we are seeing campaign finance laws over the past couple of years allowing super pacs and industrialists to become major players to a degree in the ad wars for the campaigns. unless the laws change, you know, these people have, in a way, outsized influence because of their money which buys ad time. i have to say one thing though. the movie is put out there by warner brothers which in all fairness we need to say is part of the time warner family, as is cnn. >> that's fair to say. i'll still go see the movie and laugh. it looks funny. >> nice pronouncer on zach's last name. >> i have been practicing. you have to sate fast three times. >> there it is. >> president obama is on his way to colorado for a two-day campaign swing. he's expected to focus on the economy. new polls showing a tight race in colorado and a couple of

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though. >> oh. but did you get excited after your dad brought it up? >> yes. >> and what about it excited you? >> well, just to sell things. i was happy that we could make money. >> definitely. you are quite the little businessman. so when did you inform city officials, like the city council and the mayor that you wanted to donate the profits from your popcorn, lemonade stand thing to the city of detroit? >> well, i think it was on the phone. yes, it was on the phone. >> and what did they say when you said, i'm going to turn my profits over to you? what did they say to you? >> well, the mayor said that he wanted me to have my money raised for my college fund, but

then i had to use it for the city. so i won't have to, like, turn my back on the city. >> so you really want to help out. what do you love about the city of detroit? >> nice resources. >> very nice. i understand part of your 3,000 dollars is going to clean up a park. do you play in that park? >> yes. it's only for sitting, walking and just exercising. >> excellent. we like to hear when young people exercise in parks. we like that. your popcorn stand became pretty famous and attracted big people. who came to buy your popcorn? >> well, let's see. my little brother did. my friends. they bought something. >> i hear some football players

from the university of michigan came. >> no, basketball players came. so some university of michigan basketball players came. it was embarrassing though. >> why? >> really. because i'm a spartan fan! >> that doesn't matter. you're a businessman. money is green. money is the same from everyone as you have probably learned. >> thank you so much for being here and helping the city of detroit. i know you're a fellow tigers fan. go tigers. >> yeah. thanks. >> bye, joshua. what a cute boy. we'll be back after the break. r. you get quality services on your terms, with total customer support, backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself.

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police in new york may be closing in on the person who tweeted violent threats against a broadway theater. twitter has backed down on the refusal and released the identity of one user connected to threatening postings. police say they can't take it lightly after the massacre at a colorado move view theater. in money news starbucks makes a $25 million deal with square incorporated which makes mobile payment apps for smart phones will process debit and credit purchases at starbucks. starting this fall people can use the pay with square mobile app to buy lattes and cappuccinos. a rescue mission to antarctica. an expeditioner believed to be an american is at the station and needs more medical attention than what's available there. the patient is in stable condition. a rescue flight could take place before the end of the week. tropical storm storm ernesto is moving aacross the the

yucatan peninsula after making landfall as a hurricane. it is forecast to move into the bay later today and could regain hurricane strength. he is the fastest man in the world, but can he score on a goal? usain bolt is getting a tryout with manchester united. mom: ready to go to work? ♪ ♪ ♪

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team usa cannot lose its gold medal game in women's beachle volleyball. it is impossible. that's because the finals pit two u.s. teams in the event. one going for their third straight goal. the other pair reaching the finals in a big upset. how did this happen? >> reporter: well, first of all, carol, congratulations in advance. you got the gold and you're going to get the sul server as well. prince harry will be there.

he could not bear to miss out on the women's beach volleyball final. >> because they're in bikinis? >> reporter: basically, yeah. that would be my informed analysis. missy trainer and kerry jennings have two gold medals already in previous olympics. this will be their last time together. ak aly what was interesting is they have been in relationship therapy and counseling just because they weren't having good on-beach dynamics going on. they have been in therapy for this. they will be against jen kessy and april ross. those two are fed up with being called the other team. so they have something to prove here later in the day. we hear all four of the athletes are hanging out together, having dinner together but also secretly trying to strategize what is the other side's vulnerabilities and where can they get them? if anyone knows, those on the

same team can figure it out. >> is this sort of what happened with badmin ton when the chinese team didn't play -- not chinese, i'm sorry. i can't remember the specifics. >> reporter: it was -- yeah, it was the badminton team. south korea, china and industry n indonesia. they were playing badly to get a weaker team. but a few years ago brazil ended up playing brazil. that's the only other time it happened. good news for the u.s. you can only win two medals today. >> heck yeah. i'm loving it. let's talk about usain bolt. h's won the 100 meter, favored in the 200 meter and now he says, i'm going for a soccer career. >> he's over it now. he's going to run his favorite event, the 200 meter final. he ran in the heats and won

kfblly. that was the semifinal actually. the final is tomorrow. he wants to play for manchester united soccer. he says, i'll be the fastest runner, but i also have the skills to prove it. then other players tweeted, well, if youle really want to play soccer we'll talk to the boss, alex ferguson. who knows? that may be his next move after the lightning bolt. >> i don't doubt it. thank you. negative political ads. they're often wrong, inaccurate. but, hey, they often work. have you stopped listening to them already? your responses to our talk back question next. [ "the odd couple" theme playing ]

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i'm asked all the time, is cardio better than strength training? they're both good. benefit of strength training, lifting weights. a lot of people don't know you improve elasticity in muscles and, guess what, you add bone density as well. a benefit for cardio. not only do you get your heart rate up, you flush water out of your system, your body, water retention. you also get good energy. it's probably one of the number one ways to burn fat. so make sure you add cardio in your workout. best results. we asked you to talk back on one of the stories of the day. the question -- have you stopped listening to political ads? sandy, if our kids did that, basic lies, they would be punished, the name calling. we do not tolerate that either. i guess they can do all the stuff we teach kids not to do.

it's okay for politicians. from charles, absolutely this is the worst presidential campaign in history. from the race for the gop nomination to romney versus obama. each side should focus on fixing the economy. from teri, yes, i have stopped listening. i used to think i voted based on content of character. does anybody have that anymore? r fr . from marco, i stopped believing the hype and i base my vote on the facts which takes time to tease out from the rest of the noise. from fran, the greatest invention ever, the mute button. keep the conversation going ott facebook.com. thanks for your responses and thank you for joining me. "newsroom "continues now. >> thank you, carol. i'm kate bolduan. it's 11:00 on the east coast. 8:00 out west. a lot going on including the fbi is due to weigh in any second now on the sikh temple rampage and the after math in wisconsin.

through the tears of grief-stricken families, the world learns more about the victims. >> she was a great mom. she lived for us. she worked for us. >> plus a breathtaking landing on mars captured by a camera that was out of nasa's price range. more on that to come. there is no good place for a medical emergency but antarctica is especially bad. a medevac mission at the bottom of the world. first as investigators dig into wade michael page's past, page's ex-girlfriend misty cook was taken in on a weapons charge. cook's arrest was part of a joint investigation between police and fbi. we should learn more details about cook's arrest and really

the investigation into page at this news conference. you are looking at live pictures right there from the room. this news conference will begin any moment now. we'll bring you that live. first straight to david mattingly who's on the ground covering the developments. what more are you learning about misty cook? >> well, the fbi tells cnn that when they went to search her apartment she agreed to let them in to search their apartment. as they were doing that they found a firearm. as a convicted felon she's not allowed to have one. the fbi speaking to ted rowland saying this is not part of their investigation into wade page. but they are saying that they were accompanied by south milwaukee police and the local police made the arrest on the firearms charge. the arrest and the