from cnn center, this is "cnn saturday morning." it is saturday, august 25th. good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye. trees are down, buildings damaged, heavy rain still pounding haiti. we'll take a look at the destruction just starting to be assessed from tropical storm isaac. with the high-stakes

republican convention two days away, mitt romney and his number two deliver a message of change and convict treeyvictory to is s in ohio. apple takes a big bite out of the competition thanks to a victorious billion-dollar court battle, but the big loser, samsu samsung, says not so fast, the battle isn't over yet. first now, we are getting new information on tropical storm isaac. the national hurricane center just released its latest findings. let's check in now with meteorologist bonnie schneider for details on this. bonnie, what do we know? >> well, randi, we have some brand-new information for you here on cnn. the tropical storm threat has actually increased in terms of where it is in florida. we are not only looking at hurricane warnings, but as you can see if you zoom in here, the tropical storm watch is extended northward into sebastian inlet, and it also extends further on the west coast all the way to tarpon springs, and that includes the city of tampa.

so, new advisories posted in terms of where the tropical storm warnings are, but we're also, of course, monitoring some changes with the track and changes where we have hurricane warnings. here's a look at the satellite perspective, and you can see right now the winds are still at 60 miles per hour, so that's what we're looking at in terms of intensity, but the forecast does call for intensity to grow with this system as we take a look at the track, and i want to highlight one big change. first off, we're anticipating hurricane-force winds. notice a category 1 hurricane by sunday night, so within 24 hours, and this will likely impact the florida keys. you will feel hurricane-force winds in the florida keys and likely in other parts of south florida. that's why this part of south florida here is under a hurricane warning right now. now, as i put this map into motion, watch what happens. a brand-new change in the track. look at this. we haven't seen this yet, number two. category 2 intensity, meaning winds by tuesday will be all the way up to 100 miles per hour. and remember, the track and the intensity is likely to fluctuate as we go through the next several days and we just saw

that fluctuation from early this morning to the advisory we just got in moments ago from the national hurricane center. as the storm shifts a little bit further to the east, it could come over some areas of warmer water in the gulf of mexico, and depending on how long it stays there, that's where we're likely to see intensification, and the latest track does show inten intensification on tuesday. notice the cone of uncertainty stretches. it does include tampa, but it also extends all the way towards the louisiana/mississippi border, and you can see areas into mississippi in that area of the cone of uncertainty. so, that's something that we're watching as well. and as we go into thursday, we're also looking at a tropical storm, possibly a category 1 hurricane well onshore, and that's likely to bring heavy rain to a good portion of the south. so, this is a large storm, randi, that is going to impact many people. just really quick, you can see the spaghetti models are more in uniform as we can see the storm moving into the gulf of mexico within the next two days. >> yeah, it certainly seems like it's going to make an impact in a whole lot of places. bonnie schneider, thank you. >> sure. and later in the show, we'll

go live to the national hurricane center in florida for much more on where isaac may be heading. punishing winds are lashing haiti as we speak, but it's the rain, actually, that remains the really big concern there. let's turn to gary tuchman live in the capital city of port-au-prince. gary, what are you seeing there at this hour? >> reporter: well, randi, right now we're inside a camp, a camp that was set up after the great earthquake of january 2010. there are thousands of people who live here. we were here all day yesterday talking about the threat from this tropical storm, and here's what we know. the rain is finally stopping, but this camp has some serious flooding. it's hard for you to see it from where i'm standing. it's farther back and it's too muddy for us to get back there with our vehicles to show it to you live, but there's flooding down there, there's streams. i just saw a wild pig swimming in one of the streams. many of the tents here, and there are hundreds and hundreds of tents, were destroyed from trees falling on them. but the most important thing, as of now, there appeared to be no casualties, no deaths, no injuries. but as we speak, the people who

run this camp are going through the area tent by tent to make sure that nobody was hurt. but as i said, many of the tents are down, people are now coming out of their tents, talking to each other. we talked about yesterday how almost no one had evacuated. 8,000 people live here. this camp is called mega four. i don't know if there's a one, two, or three, but this is a mega big camp, where they were living. they weren't evacuating. at 2:00 in the morning, it was very dark, no lights, each a nice night, but at the height of the storm, a bus came and filled up with women and children who were evacuated to a shelter. but most of the rest of the people stuck it out. it appears no one was hurt or killed, but many of the tents are now down and this camp is flooded and they are trying to clean up as we speak. a lot of nice people, glad to have us here, glad to be giving attention to the world about what they're going through. this is what they've been living like since january 12th, 2010, and last night was a very rough night. randi? >> and gary, you were there after the earthquake in 2010. i mean, what is the mood there

among the people? i mean, now that this storm has hit them? >> reporter: well, i think it was so catastrophic what happened. 300,000 people died. that's 3% of the population of this nation perished in that earthquake. so, there was, frankly, some n nonchalance about the storms coming through. they have had storms that have caused flooding, caused death, but a lot of people in this camp where we've spent so much time say you know, we've ben through this before, we'll stay in our tents and stick it out. hopefully no one was killed. we've been hearing of a lot of damage, but no reports of death. so, what i'm saying is people here are used to adversity. pe know how to deal with it, doing the best they can right now. >> gary tuchman in port-au-prince, thank you. you can follow the latest on isaac on our website, cnn.com/impact. there you'll find photos, satellite images and information on how you can help storm victims recover from isaac.

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just two days before the republican national convention kicks off in florida, presumptive gop nominee mitt romney is courting voters in another battleground state today, ohio. and running mate paul ryan is at his side. cnn's political editor paul steinhauser joining us live from powell, ohio. paul, what point did they drive home today at this morning's rally? >> reporter: you know, randi, today was all about getting back on message, i guess you could say, after a week of distractions for the romney and ryan campaign. first, those controversial comments by missouri congressman akin on rape and abortion, and i guess the joke from mitt romney that brought back the birther issue. today was all about hammering president obama on the economy. mr. romney saying that the president's going to say some things at his convention in charlotte that voters shouldn't believe. take a listen to what mitt romney said. >> a couple of things he's going to do. people are going to stop and say, but how are you going to do something different than last

time? they've experienced the last four years. they know if they re-elect him, they'll get four more years of the same. it is not his words that people have to listen to, it is his action and his record. and if they look at that, they'll take him out of the office and put people into the office that will actually get america going again. >> reporter: and that's the whole idea, randi. listen, after all the distractions, they want to get back on message, talk about the economy and attack the president. we are two days from the start of the republican convention. one other thing, where are we? we're in powell, ohio. ohio, a crucial battleground state. president obama won it four years ago. mitt romney thinks he can take it this time around. randi? >> all right, so, you mentioned the birther issue, paul. it came up again yesterday after mitt romney referred to his birthplace. let's listen to that first. >> now, i love being home in this place where ann and i were raised, where both of us were born. ann was born at henry ford hospital. i was born at harper hospital. no one's ever asked to see my birth certificate. they know that this is the place that we were born and raised.

>> so, paul, romney was questioned about that later. what did he say? >> reporter: yeah, he sure was questioned about it because that was almost a jaw-dropping moment. we're all like, wait a minute, did the birther issue just come up? mitt romney says no, that was not the point of his comments. here's what he told cbs news last night. >> why did you say that? >> well, we're in michigan, and ann and i both born in detroit. and of course, a little humor always goes a long way. so it was great to be home, to be in a place where ann and i had grown up, and the crowd loved it and got a good laugh. >> but this was a swipe at the president, and i wonder why you took it. >> no, no, not a swipe. i said throughout the campaign and before, there is no question about where he was born. he was born in the u.s. this was fun about us and coming home, and humor -- you know, we've got to have a little humor in the campaign as well. >> you threw a little red meat at the conservative wing of the party. >> no, this was all about being home in michigan, the place we were born and raised.

>> reporter: as you can imagine, after all the attention yesterday, there was no mention from romney or paul ryan today about that one bit. but above the crowd here there was a protest claim with a sign saying america is better than birtherism. maybe they misspelled than to then. so a bit of a protest play. randi, it's been a half hour since the rally was over. the people are all gone, but we're still here with you. >> you're always there for us, paul. thank you very much. appreciate it. romney's big moment comes in just a few days when he accepts the gop presidential nomination at the republican convention in tampa, but tropical storm isaac, as we've been telling you, is threatening to put a damper on that event. cnn's brian todd is in tampa. brian, good morning. right now we're told the center of the storm is tracking just west of the city, but that could change. how are event organizers preparing, just in case? >> reporter: randi, they're saying that communication is key. you're going to have 50,000 people descending on tampa this

weekend, 50,000 who are not here normally. and officials are telling us that they've got to get the word out to those people, number one, how to behave in a tropical storm or a hurricane condition, and number two, what to do if an evacuation is needed. they're leaving brochures in their hotel rooms, pamphlets, things like that. they're having officials talk to these people as they check in, just to get the word out. number one, you know, if a tropical storm is near this area, even if it's far west, they can get the remnants of it here in tampa, and that can cause serious problems. just about eight weeks ago, june 26th, tropical storm debby just pelted this area, flooded bayshore drive, which is a main drag near the edge of tampa bay, but it's also just a few blocks from where the convention is going to be held. the pictures from that. you can see just how serious the flooding can get just when a tropical storm hits. now, again, we could just get remnants of tropical storm isaac or hurricane isaac, no matter what it is, by the time it hits here, but even remnants of a storm like that, randi, very serious. it can cause a lot of storm surge and a lot of flooding. they're telling people, don't go

near it, even if you're curious about it, if you're from out of town and haven't seen a hurricane -- or you're seeing a hurricane for the first time, still, don't go out out of curiosity just to watch it. stay inside. stay where there's shelter. don't go near the edge of the water. also, they're going to be getting the word out as to where the evacuation routes are, where the buses are, where you can get on to get out of the center of town, if they need to. they need to get them out of the center of town. that's going to be the key if they need to evacuate, but randi, right now they're telling us they don't anticipate having to evacuate the convention site. >> and there are other worries as well, brian. law enforcement agencies concerned about the possibility of extremists staging violent protests there. is there a security plan for that? >> reporter: there sure is. you know, we got our hands on an fbi and homeland security intelligence bulletin that voiced concern among officials that anarchist groups would converge on tampa. the mayor told me just a couple of days ago he knows that they're here already, and his police and his kind of local law

enforcement intelligence have been scouting them out and following them, monitoring them. they're concerned that they may target bridges in this area for disruption or shutdown. that came out in that bulletin. they're also concerned that, you know, some of these areas that they may just try to start a confrontation with police. so, that is something that they're watching out for. they're monitoring those groups. this did happen at the republican convention in 2008. anarchists cause d a stir in th streets of st. paul. so that's something they're watching closely. >> all kinds of storms heading their way. brian todd, thank you. and don't forget this programming note, cnn's live coverage of the republican national convention starts monday night at 7:00 p.m. eastern time here on cnn. a disgruntled employee opens fire in new york city. brand-new surveillance video reveals exactly what happened. also, new information on the wounded. annie who dreamed she could fly. like others who braved the sky before her,

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19 minutes past the hour now. new information on the shooting at the empire state building. let's get straight to jason carroll. he's in new york for us this

morning. jason, new york police commissioner ray kelly spoke to reporters, including you this morning. what did he say? >> well, this new information, as you say, definitely coming to us from new york's police commissioner, raymond kelly. he says that all nine of those innocent bystanders who were hit and injured during yesterday's shooting, he confirmed were, in fact, wounded by police gunfire. police surveillance video captures the shooting in front of the empire state building. 58-year-old jeffrey johnson suddenly appears to pull a gun when confronted by two police officers. police fire. johnson goes down. [ shots ] >> reporter: amateur video shows a different angle. johnson is still moving after being shot. he dies a short time later. nine bystanders are hurt during the shooting, including robert asika, a tour guide. >> when i turned around, i see the guy reach in his suit and he pulled out a gun. then i guess he shot at the police officer and the police officer shot him, and one of

them shot me in the arm and i fell. >> reporter: none of the bystanders' injuries were life-threatening. police fired 16 rounds but were quick to explain why so many innocent people had been hurt. >> there were flower pots and other objects around, so when the officers did fire, their bullets fragmented, and in essence, that's what caused the wounds of the bystanders. >> reporter: police say the shooting happened moments after johnson shot and killed a former co-worker, 41-year-old steven ercolino. johnson was a women's accessories designer at hazan imports. he was laid off a year ago but had a long-standing grudge with ercolino over sales of his designs. witnesses say johnson used his .45-caliber pistol to shoot ercolino in the head, then kept firing at him. >> we hear, pow, pow. so, we think it's, you know, construction site, so metal, wood falling. it was really loud. then we heard four more shots, like pow, pow, pow, we sores

like, okay, that's gunshots. and we look and see a guy in a gray suit walkingway. >> reporter: johnson's neighbors say he lived alone in this apartment building on new york's upper east side with his cat. one recently died. >> i'm in shock! i can't believe it. he was the nicest guy. i think he snapped or something, i don't know. >> and randi, the investigation is still under way. detectives have been out at the empire state building this morning still interviewing witnesses. there have been a lot of questions about whether or not this shooting was justified given so many innocent people were hurt, but you have to look at what happened after, given that police so quickly released that surveillance tape, showing the police response. that probably gives you a sense of where police stand on this issue. randi? >> yeah, certainly some frightening moments there and had to act quickly, of course. jason carroll, thank you. we'll talk with the former police investigator to get his take on how officers reacted and whether or not he thinks they followed procedure. ♪

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innocent bystanders were injured in that cross fire, and police now say all nine people hurt on the street were hit by police gunfire. earlier, i asked retired police investigator and security director lou palumbo if that could have been avoided. >> in this type of scenario, you don't really have any option but to engage them. i think the difficult part right now that the public is dealing with is this notion of collateral damage. we have been traditionally lucky in new york in particular with not having too many issues involving collateral damage. this one, as we now know, a number of people might have been injured as a result of some of the errant shots that were fired by the law enforcement agency, the new york city police. you know, a few weeks ago, we had an incident where there was an individual, homeless man with a knife that was fired at 46 times. in the interview i did with anderson cooper, one of the things i pointed out to him was, every time you discharge your

weapon in the course of your duty, you have to account for where those bullets are going. so, you know, they absolutely were procedurally sound. they had no choice but to engage him, and unfortunately, we had collateral damage. >> is lethal force, is that the only way? i mean, how do you make that decision in such a chaotic moment? >> well, really, what we're talking about is spontaneity, and that's what they were han d handed. you know, they came into a situation spontaneously, they had to assess what they had, they realized immediately that he was armed with a deadly weapon and that their life was in imminent danger and so were the lives of other people in their proximity, and that's the justification for the use of deadly physical force per the penal law in the state of new york. so, they were clearly within their right to use deadly physical force as per the law being written. >> what about a taser in a situation like that? >> taser, you know, honestly, there's an expression, and i don't mean to be cute about this, but they say never bring a knife to a gun fight. a taser is not an appropriate means of response to someone who's armed with a .45-caliber

semiautomatic pistol. a taser is used for someone who might be emotionally disturbed or an individual who is rowdy but unarmed. this individual had a .45-caliber pistol. he could have gone through reflex reaction if you tasered him, still discharging the weapon. so, the taser sounds like it might have been a remedy, but in reality, it wasn't. and the reality of the situation is, the new york city police department does not arm the police officers with tasers, only the supervisors. so, you would have had to have had a supervisor on scene at the moment they engage this active shooter, which they did not have. this happened very, very quickly. these police officers responded, i'm going to say as close to textbook as you possibly could. and considering all of the denominators of that morning, the fact that no one else was killed, we're just lucky. the rest of it, you know, we're going to sort out through the courts, probably, because i'm sure there will be litigations as a result of these injuries sustained as a result of collateral damage. >> could they have just shot once to take him down and maybe

not opened fire as they did? >> you know, randi, that's another interesting discussion. you know, people will come out and say why didn't you shoot him in the leg? why didn't you shoot him in the arm? to be very candid with you, with the amount of stress and tension that falls upon you, and in this instance spontaneously, you're lucky you hit him at all. as we're finding out, they fired approximately 16 shots. seven of them struck him, which is actually a fairly high ratio, because the hit ratio at one time was one strike for every 15 rounds fired. people have to realize, these young men and women, they have children, families, mothers and fathers, and they're trying to go home. so, there's an immense amount of pressure on you as you're involved in these situations, and the spontaneity of the situation -- you know, they performed -- i have to tell you, i mean, i've been around this community, i've been a law enforcement agent, i've been in this community 39 years. these two young men, these two people reacted as perfectly, in my opinion, as they possibly could have.

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directions on the north versus south side, so we know where the center is, right about here, eastern tip of cuba, and it has been struggling a little bit with its organization of thunderstorms because of the nearby terrain of haiti and eastern cuba, but generally headed off to the northwest over the next couple of days, and that brings it in our general direction down here in south florida, including the florida keys, and then headed into the eastern gulf of mexico or along the west coast of florida. >> so you said it might hit there in the next couple days. how strong do you think isaac will be when it reaches florida? >> sure, well, it is going to gradually strengthen. we don't think it will rapidly strengthen, at least not today because it's not really well organized and tangled up with land a little bit, but we forecast gradual strengthening to a hurricane by the time it gets to the florida keys, within the next day and a half. but the conditions will start to go downhill in south florida and the florida keys tonight or early tomorrow morning, so today is the day of preparation. and because we're forecasting hurricane, that's why there's a

hurricane warning in effect for the florida keys and portions of southwest florida. that does not mean we are 100% guaranteeing it will be a hurricane by the time it gets to the keys, but chances are high enough that that's what we need to prepare for, and it's not just a windstorm. we could see some storm surge flooding on the southwest coast of florida and some in the florida keys as well from the ocean. >> dr. knabb, appreciate the update. thank you very much. >> thank you. an embarrassing incident for mexico. the u.s. is demanding answers after mexican federal police shot at two americans. tweet it be surprised be productive. make a sale make some lunch make it movie night. play a game or an old favorite. do it all more beautifully, with the retina display, on ipad.

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in mexico, a bizarre shooting leads to some tough questions for mexican officials. police chased a u.s. embassy

vehicle and then opened fire, injuring two americans. nick valencia is here to talk more about that. all right, so, what's going on? why did they open fire? >> there's a lot of questions we want answered. mexican side and the u.s. side are trying to answer those questions now. we called the federal police a short time ago and spoke with the spokesman who was told not to comment on this, that the investigation is being handled by the white house in mexico. so, right now, what we know is that this u.s. embassy vehicle left mexico city and was traveling about 50 miles south of mexico city when at some point it was intercepted by the federal police, they showed their weapons. it's unclear if anything was exchanged, if they identified themselves as mexican police, but this is when the vehicle went back on to the highway and was pursued by the federal police. they opened fire, injuring two americans and a mexican navy captain. >> so, did the u.s. vehicle do anything wrong here? i mean, should they have stopped? >> there's precedence set already. the narco blockades set up in the rural areas, narco-infested parts of new mexi.

north mexico, where this happened is controlled by a cartel, so the u.s. vehicle had precedent to be suspicious that something like this, especially if they didn't identify themselves as federal police, which we don't know, there is precedence set for them to be suspicious and to try to maneuver out of the way of the federal police. >> and this has happened before. >> yes, this has happened before. there was an incident in 2010 where a diplomatic vehicle was fired on by a criminal organization. three people died in that incident. so, it's just a scary and another black eye for the federal police. >> so, did the u.s. vehicle get helped somehow? >> the u.s. vehicle did get help. actually, as i mentioned, the mexican navy captain radioed into that military installation they were on their way to this u.s. embassy vehicle was on their way to a mexican training facility. if it wasn't for the captain radioing in for help, who knows what would have happened and developed. >> wow, that's amazing. and the u.s. state department not saying much, probably? >> we spoke to them yesterday and they're couching this as an incident of a mistaken identity.

they're still investigating, though, a joint investigation between the u.s. and mexico. but right now, there's just a lot of questions. how could this happen when this car, this toyota suv, was clearly marked with diplomatic plates. you know, why did this happen? that's what we're expecting to find the answers to, hopefully this weekend. >> all right, nick, thanks for working on that for us. appreciate it. >> thank you. superstar cyclist lance armstrong is facing a lifetime ban, but could he also lose seven tour de france titles? we'll have the details for you. you can call them anytime you feel like saving money. it don't matter, day or night. use your computer, your smartphone, your tablet, whatever. the point is, you have options. oh, how convenient. hey. crab cakes, what are you looking at? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.

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today. and lance armstrong has said they don't have jurisdiction over him. they don't even have the right to hear this case and that their findings will not be recognized on a worldwide level. that's essentially his position. and of course, the agency, which is a federal agency, a quasi federal agency, differs very strongly. >> armstrong, of course, has consistently denied allegations of illegal doping, we should point out, but has decided to stop battling the u.s. anti-doping agency after losing his legal bid to stop the probe, saying he just didn't thinks it was fair setting to make the case, calling the process "one-sided." does this imply guilt? >> it does in the sense that if you -- i mean, if you thought you were going to go into court and win, why wouldn't you go into court and win? now, he went to a texas judge, judge sparks, a federal judge, with a very competent lawyer representing him, and they tried to convince the federal judge to dismiss the case, saying the u.s. anti-doping agency has no

jurisdiction here, and the judge was highly critical of armstrong's complaint, saying it was nothing but a glorified press release. but in fairness, he also, the judge, was highly critical of the u.s. anti-doping agency, saying what are they doing investigating allegations that are 14 years old in some cases? the statute of limitations only goes back eight years. but in the end, the judge said you know something, armstrong agreed to be governed by an arbitration procedure of this organization, and he has an obligation to go through the arbitration. and armstrong has responded to that by walking away, saying you know something, i'm not going to submit my evidence. this is a kangaroo court that made up their mind, i'm just walking away from it. >> yeah. >> so, does it imply guilt? a lot of people would say yes, it does. others would just say he's had enough. so, it depends where you stand on lance rm strong. >> he has said, though, that he's taken something like 500 or 600 tests and all of them were clean. so, from a legal standpoint, i mean, doesn't that mean

something? >> well, he has made that claim. however, the u.s. anti-doping agency says that they examined as part of their investigation a number of blood samples taken from him in recent years which they describe as -- and watch the wording here -- they say not inconsistent with doping. they don't say that they actually found chemicals that were indicative that something was in his bloodstream, but that the results were consistent with the use of doping drugs. now, this would have to do with how many red cells are present in the blood. so, they would disagree with his conclusion that he tested negative on all of these occasions, and they also say they have testimony from fellow riders who say that he did dope himself. but armstrong says, you know what, these are secret witnesses, they were given immunity for their testimony, and it's an unfair procedure, you can't trust it, and that's what he and his lawyers say. >> what about his legacy?

what happens to that? >> well, i think his legacy will be seriously damaged by this. and you know, if you look at, for instance, what happened to barry bonds in baseball and mark mcgwire. you know, all of these athletes who have faced serious claims of the use of illegal, banned drugs have really sustained extreme damage to their long-term reputations. so you know, unless he fights and wins in court, i think his reputation has really, really been hurt. i mean, look at roger clemens as an example. >> yeah. >> as a different. a lot of people said he was crazy to fight the case against him. it was a very, very strong case against him. and you know something, he fought, and in the end, he was exonerated. so, i think he saved a little bit of his legacy, but it's going to be hard for lance armstrong to save his, given what's going on. >> the world anti-doping agency and international cycling union will review the usada's findings with the option to appeal. a candidate and his wife

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one party's embarrassing moment can become the other party's opportunity to highlight it. both republican and democratic national conventions are ready to kick off back to back. so, today, we are walking down memory lane for some of the more memorable convention moments. comedian dean obidala joining us now. dean, good morning to you. >> good morning, randi. >> let's start with this awkward pose. richard nixon may take the gold for 1972 at the republican national convention. remind us of up. >> that was a time when sammy davis had said, you know, i'm happy you're president, i want you to be the president in the future as well, when he was president. i think those are awkward moments that define a president in their off-the-cuff remark and how they respond gives you insight into how the president really is because they're so guarded. we only see a calculated image of them. richard nixon trying to be cool with sammy davis jr. is painful,

you can imagine. >> trying being the key word. >> very painful. >> we know there are so many speeches, the short ones, long ones, the bad ones, the great ones and the really, really long ones. remember how the audience cheered after bill clinton's long speech at his party's convention in convention in 1988? let's watch this. >> don't you ever forget it. michael dukakis will never, never, never forget it. in closing -- [ cheer and applause ] >> that is so great. remember? as soon as he said this closing, you could hart crowd erupt. >> that was a bronx cheer. as a comedian, if i go for my last joke and the audience is cheering, i would know it has not gone well. bill clinton is a good speaker. he is. that speech went an hour. it was supposed to go for 20 minutes. it droned and droned on. barack obama gave a speech, 16

minutes and is viewed as one of the best key notes of the modern day. shorter is better in these speeches. >> let's talk about the lip lock that lasted too long, al gore's kiss with tipper in 2000. what do you make of that? >> that went too long. that is like a bill clinton speech. this was painful. he's grabbing her. reminds me of the cartoon, the peppy grabbing a female cat. too long displays of public affection are like too long speeches. they become awkward and uncomfortable to watch. it was like -- it's like watching parents kiss. and no one really likes to see that. >> yeah, they this the long one, then back in for another little one. all right. then there, of course, the moments when the jokes fail to make people laugh. remember the bush twins? how can we forget that? right? here's a reminder. >> she thinks sex in the it is ji something married people do but never talk about.

>> this is some of -- they're not laughing at us. it was fayneful right, dean? >> you know, dying is hard. i mean dying is easy, comedy is hard is the adage. it's true. and i'll be honest, i told many jokes to audiences where they don't laugh. it's painful for you at times. you have to get a thick erskine. they were doing a joke about their grandmother and saying "sex in the city." we don't hear grandmother and sex in the same sentence at any time. they did have a few good jokes. but if you're not a professional comedian and someone says you want to tell jokes in front of 25 million people, you probably say no. >> right. grandma was not laughing. neither was anybody else. >> no. it was uncomfortable and awkward. you almost want to watch tipper and al kiss after. that. >> oh, no. >> don't forget this programming note. cnn's live coverage of the republican national convention starts monday night at 7:00 p.m. eastern time.

don't miss it. and cnn newsroom starts at the top of the hour. what do you have for us? >> i'm sure there won't be zero in awkward moments. i think it's worth visiting that. >> isn't that fun? >> that is in the playbook of you don't want to have a moment like. this keep it going. >> what do you have coming up? >> a lot. we're going to continue to watch isaac as it leaves haiti. maybe avoiding cuba altogether. but, of course, targeting parts of florida. we're going to keep a watch on all the trouble that isaac may be brewing. and then our legal guys will be along us with. you know, everyone loves the sleekness of their phones, whether it's the iphone or maybe the samsung galaxy. you know that feature you just wipe your finger to turn the page all that good stuff? well, apple wins in a federal court that is their patent. and that samsung shouldn't be able to use that feature among other things. our legal guys are going to be along with us to let us know what happens if you have, say, a samsung phone on order and

hoping to get it in the mail or waiting for that phone call that it's ready? what's going to happen next? and then johnma mann is a b cyclist. you've been talking about lance armstrong this morning. well, you know, what is the latest on this ban? what does it mean? we know he is -- he hasn't been cycling because he's been banned from that. but what about as a try athlete? now banned from that as well? what does this mean for the livestrong foundation? >> yeah. >> the brand. >> exactly. then if do you work out more, a lot of times people feel like i'm trying to lose weight. that means i'm going to eat less. d deseree nathanson says, no, you work out, you eat more. that will help you modify your body, tighten up all that good stuff. great tips for her. >> tightening up. like the sound of that, fred. thank you very much. >> all right. >> check back with you in a bit. >> what romney's viewers reveal

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>> reporter: two years into romney's term as governor of massachusetts, he sets his sights on something bigger, something that would mean a legacy. health care. >> he had not had a major achievement he could point to as some big political success in a future campaign. he needed something to say i had done this and it was a big deal. >> reporter: romney decided to push for health care to cover everyone in the state. but that meant mandating most residents to buy health insurance. >> the governor felt that it would be wrong for the economy and wrong for our business sector to impose a mandate on employers, to require them to provide insurance to their employees. but he felt it very important that people take responsibility for their own health care. >> reporter: it was romney's big moment. but now a liability. republicans bitterly oppose any kind of mandate.

>> i think the politics of it had been so complicated that it's ironic that the biggest thing he achieved as governor is something he almost never talks about. >> reporter: no less complicated the politics of abortion. while romney was personally opposed to abortion, he ran for governor supporting abortion rights. but once in office and presented with stem cell legislation that would in romney's view have the potential of destroying embryos, he changed his mind. >> thank you. i realized that what sounded good in a campaign when i actually became the governor and was going to be the person who would sign a piece of legislation which could take human life, i simply couldn't do that. >> reporter: democrats say it was about ambition. >> he wanted to run for president of the united states. he understood that within the republican nominating process somebody who is pro-choice or pro guy rights or anything in terms of