so obvious once we know it. >> steve: i usually got it after first three letters. >> have a great show and have fun down there in florida. >> stay out of his office. >> steve: stop going through my drawers when i am out of town. >> "fox and friends" starts right now. >> gretchen: good morning, everyone. it is august 30th. i am gretchen carlson and we are live this entire week down in tampa. last night it was all about paul ryan and his time to shine. >> ladies and gentlemen, these past four years we have suffered no shortage of words in the white house. what is missing is leadership in the white house. >> gretchen: during our show today you will hear his plan

to bring this country back from the brink. >> steve: and condoleezza rice putting the american drem. >> even if she can't have a hamburger she can be president of the united states and she is secretary of state. [applause] >> steve: she is talking about groying up in birmingham, alabama. former secretary of state making the impossible, possible. >> brian: shy was on the label. it is the talk of the night who is the mystery speaker? the cat is out of the bag, literally. "fox and friends". ♪

♪ yeah, yeah, yeah. >> gretchen: okay. >> brian: if it is true, it is you. the mystery is out >> chris: it could be. >> steve: good morning, live from tampa, next to the tampa bay forum it is "fox and friends" and we have three hours of big guests. liz cheney will be with us. >> gretchen: and karl rove will be here. and jeb bush will be speaking at the convention . >> brian: herman cain . now eric cantor and if anyone want to talk about what paul ryan would be. part of the young guns. and bill o'reilly. i never have met him in person. but i see his show.

>> steve: he will join us along with hulk hogan with a cage match. you will not see it on any other channel. we'll give you a recap. two words. paul ryan. >> brian: governor christie and ann romney. and paul ryan had to follow condoleezza rice who is tough to follow. >> gretchen: yes, i think if i had to analyze, they both did so well and talking about their personal stories which are amazing, but the direction in which the country needs to head in the future. paul ryan the younger of the two he made light of that in a good way and he talked about the plan he came up with as a young age. here is the congressman. >> my dad used to say to me, son, you have a choice.

you can be part of the problem, or you can be part of the solution. and the present administration has made its choices and mitt romney and i have made ours. before the math and momentum overwhelm us all, we are going to solve this nation's economic problems. [applause] the right that makes all of the difference now is the right to choose our own leaders, and you are entitled to the clearest possible choice. because the time for choosing is drawing near and so here is our pledge. we will not duck the tough issues, we will lead. we will not spend the next four years blaming others, we will take responsibility. we will not replace our founding principles, we will reapply our founding

principles . the work ahead will be hard. these times demd the best of us. but we can do this. gether, we can do this. we can get this country working again. we can get this economy growing again. we can make the safety net safe again. we can do this. whaver your political party let's come together for the sake of our country. joinn mitt romney and me let's give the effort everything we have. and see it all the way through and let's get this done . thank you and god bless you all. thank you. >> steve: he absolutely nailed it and did a great job with the speech. a couple of different points in the presentation and there is his family. he waved to his kid and they waved back to daddy.

five minute speech. they split the screen with his mother, betty. at one point when the congressman talked about his mother and after his father died how she went back to school and started a small business, the congressman teared up a bit. there you can see it there. wiped away a tear and took a sip and kept on going. >> gretchen: that was an amazing moment. and it is great to see the kids come out on stage and look at the family more. it is humanizing aspect and most people can relate to having a spouse, partner or kids or moms or dads. >> brian: that's what president obama did with his young family. and now you can see it have young vice-president nominee. half of the registered voters didn't know who paul ryan was. it is down to 17 percent and

down to three percent >> chris: he talked about mitt romney, because mitt romney is his partner and talked about how they don't have much time as leaders to get stuff done in this country and made fun with mitt romney. when you talk about music, mitt romney's music i generally here in hotel elevators. ryan said mine is acdc up to led zeppelin. this speech was written by the guy who helped sarah palin. >> gretchen: someone else who gave a great speech was the former secretary of state under george bush, condoleezza rice. she intertwined the personal story with policy. here's condi. >> when the world looks to america, they look to us because we are the most successful economic and political experiment in human

history. that is the true basis of american exceptionalism . you see, the efforts of america and what really unites us is not nationality or ethnicity or religion . it is an idea . what an idea it is. that you can come from humble circumstances and cudo great things and on a personal note. a little girl who grows up in birmingham, the segregated city of the south where her parents can't take her to a movie theater or a restaurant. but have her convinced if she can't have a hamburger at woolworth counter she can be president if he wants to be and become secretary of state. >> steve: it was an old time television. didn't use a teleprompter and

spoke off of notes and as you mention it was tough for paul ryan to follow her and a lot of people didn't know governor ryan governor susan martinez most republicans didn't know much about her. >> brian: condoleezza rice talked about foreign she talked about you can't lead from behind. it is impossible and america can't be second. it is not good for the world. >> gretchen: and that little snippet before she become secretary of state, she said become president of the united states . i wonder if that was a glimpse in the future of what condond rice hopes to do with her life maybe in eight years. >> steve: maybe. and suz an martinez was one of the featured speakers. if you didn't know much about

her, a lot of people know about her today. she gave a earth delivery and very comfortable in her own skin here is a mon tage of miss martinez. >> i was a democrat for many years and so were my parents. before i ran for district to lunchh. and i knew a party switch was exactly what they wanted. so, i told chuck. we'll be polite and enjoy a free lunch and then say goodbye. but we talked about issues. they never used the word republican or democrat or conservative or liberal. we talked about many issues like welfare. is it a way of life or hand up? talked about size of government. how much should it tax familis

and small businesses. and when we left that lunch, we got in the car and i looked over at chuck and i said i will be damn, we're republicans. in many ways mitt romney and i are very different. different starts in life and different paths to leadership and different cultures, but we have each shared in the promise of america and we share eye core belief that the promise of america must be kept for the next generation and (speaking spanish) it is success. >> gretchen: obviously reaching out to two groups of people in susana martinez. not only women. women have felt empowered by the convention and also

latinos. she encompass says both of those groups that americans would like to do. >> steve: we heard a comment of the reagan's quip. hispanics or republicans, they don't know it yet. >> brian: she won a democratic state as a republican governor of the state. we move ahead. the next guest watched paul ryan go from entern to nominee . he saw it before with ronald reagan. you need perspective you will not see anywhere else. >> steve: tonight's speaker reveal would. find out who is about to make mitt romney's day. >> you remember when barack obama said he couldn't turn things around inly years it would be a one-term proposition. it has been four years.

i say let's make him a proposition he can't refuse. let's vote him out. tonight senator marco rubio takes the stage. join fred and megan for a special election headquarters and greta has all of the political fall out with rob johnson and bob mcdonald. tonight. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios

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>> gretchen: congressman paul ryan is not afraid to share with the word his mentors. >> i learned a good deal about economics and about america from the author of the reagan tax reform great jack kemp. what gave jack the belief of free people and power of free enterprise and strong communities to overcome poverty yedespair. we need that same optimism

right now. >> brian: our next guest was a good friend of jack kemp and watched as paul ryan went from intern to nominee. fred, welcome. >> thank you. >> brian: you saw paul ryan hop up and deliver like he did? >> i have known him since he was an intern and he remines me of jack. he has a sunny disposition and ability to relate. he can talk to anybody in the economic strada and he has respect and empathy of people from all economic stratus . he will get away his point. when i watched the satellite, 1980 jack kemp helped ronald reagan correct the economic waste from jimmie carter. we reduced individual tax rate

and created job. 48 year old jack kemp did that. i think paul ryan will help mitt romney the same way. he will help mitt romney like ron ald. >> gretchen: paul ryan is to mohammed what jack kemp. even president obama likens himself to ronald reagan. in this case you see a direct parallel. >> remember the misery and high end inflation and joblessness under jimmie carter? that's what ronald reagan inherited. what did jack kemp bring? he brought the concept of reducing taxes and reliing on small businesses to create yobs and keep government small and give individuals decisions to make and create jobs. this is what mitt romney and

paul ryan will do now. >> brian: do you believe that governor mitt romney has the make up and willing to take advice. and will he allow the vice-president to have the right input. >> i don't think he would have picked pile rhine if he wanted a potted plant. he will figure out how to get the economy going again . here is a guy in mitt romney who has done it he has been successful and cap tellistic in gold standarped and fixed the olympicss and got elect in a blue state and governed successfully and reduced unemployment and created jobs. >> brian: if he gets that message out that's the best chance he has of winning. we'll see if he can do that in the next 10 weeks. >> steve: great to see you. >> brian: by the way, it is supposed to be a 40 minute

speech and it is the most important speech of his life. >> steve: coming up, you can curse now, you can smoke and shove someone in school. it is not a problem anymore. is this a good idea? >> brian: and youngest people on the convention floor and future of the gop . we'll take you behind the scenes, next. but that doesn't mean we should be penalized for it. that's why liberty mutual insurance policies come standard with accident forgiveness, if you qualify. learn more at libertymutual.com.

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"fox and friends". >> brian: we are back and setting up in a place. >> steve: we are on the terrace looking at things. we are not in palm beach. not this morning. that's the tampa bay times forum and where the rnc is held. >> brian: normally we on this part of the show. >> steve: number ofed had lines. >> brian: we are tired of reading the news. can we do something else. >> gretchen: i would love to find out who todd sterns was doing on fox news radio. and he has done fun things and behind the scenes look. yesterday he decided to find out what the rnc pages do in young people going all around the building behind us and getting things organized. here is todd. >> hi, gretchen. these kids are from all 50 states and even from the

territories. and these folks are working around the clock to make sure delegates have what they needed. we met one of thos individuals from the state of kansas. >>ip am elton and i am 18 years old from witchita, kansas. >> dalton is a conservative republican and looks like he stepped out of the pages of brooks brother catalog. >> i am wearing brown shoes and brown pants and elephant tie. >> you can't go wrong with elfont. >> and the uniform for every republican page. dalton is presenting kansas. >> we rally the page. the youth is excited about the mitt romney-ryan. they do the behind the scenes work and revving up the elders

and leading cheers minus the pom-poms. >> i didn't sign up for poms, poms and screaming out usa. that's what it is all about. >> come november he will mark a first. >> this is the first election i can vote. this is when i make my voice be heard in the ballot box. >> that voice is socially conservative. >> my favorite republican is sarah palin. she stands for all of the values. she is the reason i got involved in politics. she woke up the beast and now i am ready to go because was her. >> he will prove that conservatives are chill. >> i like to have fun and experience my teen years just like anybody else and trying to help the future of the country. >> don't be surprised if you see a teenager playing air gut tar with the kansas delegation.

>> steve: we had a chance to reach out to governor sarah palin and she said kids like dalton are the future of the party . by the way, dalton said the coolest person he met in tampa, steve doocy. >> gretchen: right. >> steve: dalton stopped by the workplace and a very nice boy. we'll find somebody who thinks you are cool. only a few more days, brian. >> brian: i am going to home. >> allyson: oh, brian. >> steve: very nice report. thank you very much. coming up next on the run down reforming our entitlement society. a big theme here last night in tamp a. >> food stamps and domestic welfare and none of us should have to settle for the best this administration offers. are people really fed up with the state of welfare? we have a special panel here

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rnc and whose face would belong. some suggestion that they would do a ronald reagan halogram and one republican who spoke to fox news it sounds like it is dirty harry. clint eastwood who recently endorsed mitt romney could be the speaker. >> gretchen: that would not be all that surprising, although it would be great because it would fire up and folks would be happy to see him there. you can see the video, he was at an event for mitt romney in idaho and formally endorsed him. >> brian: he was mayor of carmel from '86 and 88. it was a wamp until he got there. and he turned that town around. >> steve: it was butiful. >> brian: it was on a cliff. it is beautiful and greatest place to do. and that's where he is right now. it wouldn't take him long to

get here, he would have left already. yesterday he was still in carmel. i talked to a high ranking republican official . who told me, there is a surprise and the question is, did they hear there a surprise and scramble to get somebody or was it part of the grand plan. >> gretchen: we talked to priebus about it the chairman of the rnc. he didn't say there would be. >> steve: it started with donald trump. i will do something big and isaac messed everything up. and there speculation of tbd and tba thing. was it a approximate guest. it might be clint eastwood. >> allyson: you might have a surprise . talking about former governor tim pawlenty and his speech. he did not let the vice-president get off scott free just like jay leno did. listen to this.

>> the obama white house. one bad decision familiars another. it is hard to say exactly just what his worst mistake has been, there are so many to choose from. the stimulus, his energy policy, obama care, taxes joe biden. now i hear joe is particularly interested in tonight's proceeding and even thought about coming here to tampa and he's taking notes. because when paul rhine -- paul ryan rhine speaks, joe will get to hear what a real vice-president sounds like. >> steve: man. >> gretchen: that was one of the speakers last night obviouslyy. we told you about condoleezza rice and paul ryan himself. >> steve: we played in the end of the a block snippet of mike

huckabee. reviews were n everything feels confident that huckabee hit a homer last night it a solid speech and a podium thumper as well. >> brian: it is a big story. when mitt romney thought about running, two people he worried most was sarah palin and mike huckabee. >> steve: and we have him here on fox. now to an extreme weather alert. isaac may have weakened in a tropical torm again after hurricane 1 status, but problems are growing on the gulf coast johnathon is in new orleans with the aftermath. johnathon? >> good morning to you, we have seen rainn bands come on and off . and because the storm system was moving so slowly we expect isaac will move through and posing a flooding threat not only on the coast but inland. storm surge is causing flood negligent low-lying coastal.

this is video from plaquemines parish. this is protected by the federal army corp of engineers levee system. this was a local levee in plaquemines parish and protecting a maul community. there was so much water it started to overlap the top of the levee. many residents had chosen not to heed the mandatory evacuation. because if prevous storms they had not suffered flooding. rescuers managed to get all stranded residents out without serious injuries. gretchen, back to you. >> gretchen: thank you so much . now the rest of the headlines for thursday. he was thrownn in jail after tracking down osama bin laden. but the pakistani doctor's appeal hearing was set to resume. critics say he was targeted by pakistan authorities.

republican senator paul said he should be treated like a hero and not like a criminal. >> one hundred year ode driver who is in a cadillac jumps a curb. 11 people were injured nine of them children ur said to be in serious condition. >> he hit a lot of kids. >> i am sorry about that. i wouldn't do that near nothing on earth. no, i was trying to press the brake. >> the driver thus far has not been charged. >> allyson: swearing, lie smoking on campus is no longer ground for suspension . that is the new rules in new york city. school officials are easing up on disciplinary guidelines. so from now on. kids can leave school without permission and gamble on

campus without the threat of being suspended . parent conference and lunchtime will be used instead. it seems that democrats may need a license in grammer and spelling. the party hired a plane to try to insult. they meant to say mitt romney and paul ryan are against woman but it said woman. >> steve: the republican party had a message. if elected mitt romney and paul ryan would end america from being an entitlement state. >> democrats must admit ened and welfare must be reform would. >> ours is never a narrative of grievances and enment.

>> generating more jobs to make food stamps unnecessary. >> none of us should have to settle for the best this administration offers, a adventureless journey from one enment to the next and government planned life, a country where everything is free but us. >> steve: here to share what they think. the snits shows. to snitch. good morning. >> and shauna. good morning. >> and watch dog on wall street. you like our weather? >> steve: it is 80 degrees and 86 percent humidity. >> you feel like a cool breeze is rolling through your hair? >> steve: i am ready. what are yourr listeners talking about. >> one in sevenpeople in the

country are on food stamps and we are heading to a entitlement nation. >> fren million or so on food stamps and that is up 60 percent. it is like with this administration and obama administration entitlements are the default button. i want jobs and success to be the button. that's what mitt romney and ryan administration will do. >> steve: sounds like you are on the ticket. >> listeners are concerned about the corporate welfare and looks at the billions and angry about the bail out and tea party listeners don't take coinedlyy to that. and some listeners are worried about the misuse of idea of welfare state. it should mean that the country looks after the citizens. >> steve: are they worried more about corporate welfare and finding jobbs. >> that is the top priority and vilifying the poor is not.

>> steve: chris. 100 million people are on welfare. 43 percent welfare as a le over the past four years. we are a welfare state at this point and we need to pull back. corporate welfare. simplify the tax code and get rid of the tax code. and tax reform is a big issue. we have one-third of the countryy getting a government check. >> steve: i know you have not gone on the radio shows since paul ryan did his speech. what are you talking about briefly regarding. >> i thought ryan was fantastic and condoleezza rice was fantastic. that was from the heart and not from the prompter . ryan hit the message home and we have a lot of reaction. >> we will talk about the fact ryan shored up his best and now they are looking to see if mitt romney gives them reall

solutions. it is one thing to vilify the president and another to have a solutionn. >> going to be talking about great republicans that we have up here now. no more judge. and country club. we have a new breed to shake things up. >> steve: one more final question. what percentage bounce is mitt romney/ryan wound up with. >> the hurricane took a lot. >> steve: a number. >> three points. >> i am going 8. >> steve: he's going big. todd, shauna and chris, thank you very much. straightt aheadline, the president wants you to believe he's saving medicare. here's what paul rhine had to say about that last night. >> the greatest threat to medicare is obama care and we are going to stop it. >> steve: so who is telling the truthh. numbers don't lie . we have them next. bad news for meat lovers, your favorite steak is about to

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office released figures showing where obama care is cutting medicare. the president's campaign claimms they are saving the program. congressman paul ryan has other ideas. >> planners in washington don't have enough money. they needed more. they need said hundreds of billions more. cso they justt talk it all away from medicare. the greatest threat to medicare is obama care and we are going to stop it. >> brian: that is a good catch phrase and memorable and find out if it is realistic. we have a director here to share his thoughts. can paul ryan's plan or save. >> it is the future of medicare. the biggest thing that is lost in the debate. the president decided medicare can only grow at a half percent. paul ryan's plan. there is no disagreement

there. but paul ryan will let americans choose the providers and get the care it is the only way to save medicare. >> brian: if i am 55 and under it applies to me. 55 and older you don't have the option. if i want medicare i get it. if i get a vouchher, i can go shoping to met life or another company that wants my business. seniors cost more than the 20 years old. >> brian: paul rhine thoughts about that. if you sicker you get more phone if you are poorer you get more money. so i am poor and sick and i have more money. give me care they deserve and good to do with the money. right now in medicare, there is no rewarding quality. no matter what care we get we pay them f. they go back to excessive tests which we hear about we pay it. more you do to a senior more

money you get. terrible incentive and costs a lot and doesn't deliverr good care. >> brian: no one is happy with medicare . so how do we get doctors happy because they are working hard to keep seniors happy. >> reward them for what they love. doctors went in the business because they trained and care about people. that means pay them for good outcomes. pay them for what they want. >> brian: in rhine's plan he cuts out the 700 billion. i was begin this hand and how would you characterize paul ryan's plan. >> cuts versus reform. president . to cut. you pay doctors less and hospitals and medical devices less. they stop seeing patients. paul ryan has a reform it is built to survive the next generation. and that's the difference. >> brian: medicare advantage does it live under paul ryan. >> it is a step to paul ryan's

plan and using medicare dollars weisslyy. it is the bridge and thing we need. >> can we get this out. you live with this. i am not a great math guy. >> all of the budget nerds. paul ryan on the podium. >> brian: can you make the conversation podium friendly. >> can i, no. can paul ryan, yes. >> brian: thank you so much for coming and great to see you over here in tampa. former president bush's father and son making a special appearance not in person. gh still has a sense of humor. >> not going to do it and wouldn't be prudent. dana carvey. >> brian: more highlights next. >> she knows what to be in the convention spotlight. dick cheney joins us life .

>> this is a great country, ladies and gentlemen and deserves great leadership. let us go forth from this hall in confidence and courage committed to restoring decency and honor to our republic. let us go forth knowing that our cause is just and elect george bush, the 43rd president of the united states. >> gretchen: last night it was paul ryan's turn to accept the vice-president nominee.

and his wife cheered and joining me now is the daughter of former vice-president dick cheney. liz cheney. we can see the snippet of your father. >> that is great. >> gretchen: that is your father. tell us what it is like to be part of the vice-presidential family sitting there. >> it is a whirl wind and saw the banners bush-cheney and you are in the spotlight and you also have a whole new life. suddenlyy you have secret service protection and living inside of a bubble. and so you learn things. i learned that the first day we were in philadelphia, i tried to order pancakes for room service and hour and half no pancakes and the secret service said there is no elevator service. you need to alert us if you are planning to order

pancakes. >> gretchen: wasn't your daughter who did a funny noise in the nomination? >> my daughter elizabeth who is now 15 barked in a large part of the invocation one evening and my sister and i were trying not to laugh while elizabeth was barking and all of the press was taking pictures of the three year old and my mother watched the whole thing and angry and all she could see was me and mary laugh negligent prayer. >> gretchen: i hope yourr 15 year old is pleased. talk about foreign policy. that is your expertis among other things . last night condoleezza rice had thoughtthat during her speech. >> dictators in iran and syria butchered their people and threatened regional security .

russia and china prevent a response. and everybody asks: where does america stand? where does america stand? you see when friends or foes alike don't know the answer to that question clearly, the world is likely to be a more dangerous and chaotic place. >> gretchen: what condi was talking about where does america stand? she seems to be unsure. >> i think she was exactlyy right. we are in a situation where our allies don't think they can depend and our enemies don't fear. when the world is unsure, the world is less safe. president obama came in office determined to take america down a notch. he went to the un and said you can't have a world order where one nation stands above all others. and when most of us americans

look at what is happening in the world and look at america weakened and it is more dangerous. president obama's intention was to bring america down. >> gretchen: when you look at polls, americans are not gemed up about foreign policy. what can congressman paul ryan do to change that? >> he touched on it last night . recentlyy talk would about the importance of american strength and the fact that american strengthh has to be based on a strong american economy here at home. a leaderless world no way any other nation can lead the way america can. and when the u.s. seems to be heading to the exit and not saying we will stand with israel and make sure the iranianns don't have nuclear.

secretary rice said you can't lead from behind which is what the president is trying to do. >> gretchen: you can relate. >> thank you, gretchen. >> allyson: steve, brian where are you? >> we are on the veranda. >> brian: early morning veranda. >> steve: what does the democratic mind think and republican mind. we will ask them. we want to hear from joe and how paul ryan did. their opinions coming up straight ahead. >> brian: four years later president obama is still blaming former president bush. up next we'll get jeb bush's reaction. >> steve: and elevator music not that bad. he likes the elevator.

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he. >> gretchen: a very good morning to you. it's thursday, august 30, 2012. i'm gretchen carlson live from tampa. thank you for spending part of your day with us today. mitt romney makes it official. it will happen tonight. he's going to accept his party's nomination. last night was congressman paul ryan's time to shine. >> after all that work and and in a bad economy, it sure doesn't help to hear from their president that government gets the credit. what they deserve to hear is the truth, yes! you did build that! [ cheers and applause ] >> gretchen: but it wasn't all serious. turns out paul ryan has a funny bone? and he's poking fun at mitt romney. >> brian: good thing mitt romney wasn't listening. condoleeza rice put in the american dream in perspective by sharing her own. >> even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth lunch

counter, she could be president of the us husband she wanted to be and she becomes the secretary of state. [ cheers and applause ] >> brian: the former secretary of state on making the possible possible. steve? >> steve: and brian, former presidents bush and bush, father and son, making a special appearance at the rnc last night and george herbert walker bush still got that sense of humor. >> i'm going to do it. wouldn't be dana carvy. >> steve: love that. more from this video in moments. "fox & friends," hour two for a thursday live from tampa starting right now, folks. ♪ take those old records off the

shelf ♪ ♪ i kind of listen to them by myself ♪ ♪ . >> brian: bob seeger, one of the few '70s rock bands not here. >> steve: but he is on paul ryan's ipod. >> brian: right. i heard. >> steve: hi, everybody. i made it almost to 7:00 o'clock with my coat on. but because it'sology tropical in -- it's a little tropical, i took it off. >> brian: i have my body sealed with right guard. >> gretchen: what was that creature? >> steve: it was a b 52. a large canned ham size bug. >> gretchen: okay. i hope our next guest can survive all the incomplement weather out here. we've got karl rove, joe trippi, former senator jeb bush and herman cain. >> steve: eric cantor will be dropping by. john mccain, bill o'reilly, and for a little excitement, hulk hogan. >> brian: right. we have been here since june 1.

this is the final day of the convention. we will be back tomorrow morning. paul ryan rallying republicans at the rnc with passion and plea to voters about fixing our nation's problems. he vowed that he and governor mitt romney will not let americans down. steve brown was there. he had cable. he was able to see it inside. steve? big night. >> it was a big night, probably the biggest of paul ryan's political career arguably, if people were wondering if paul ryan would take to his new role as attack dog in chief as the presidential nomination he seemed to take to it pretty well. ryan spending most of his address essentially chastising the obama administration. have a listen. >> it all started off with sterling speech, greek columns, the thrill of something new. now all that's left is a presidency adrift, surviving on

slogans that already seem tired, grasping at a moment that has already passed, like a ship trying to sail on yesterday's wind. >> the other headlines speech last night at the convention was condoleeza rice, the former secretary of state under the george w. bush administration. she urged the nation to consider america as a strength and that includes when it comes to fiscal matters. >> the world knows that when a nation loses control of its finances, it eventually loses control of its destiny. that is not the america that has inspired people to follow lead. [ cheers and applause ] >> of course, all of this last night's speech, all of the activities really are just one long drum roll to tonight's acceptance speech by mitt romney, arguably the most

important in his political career, especially when you consider that some folks are just starting to tune into the campaign now. this could be a first impression that he could make with those folks. back to you. >> steve: all right. thank you very much. in the "wall street journal" this morning, i saw a site regarding paul ryan's speech, they say ryan hit a 450-foot shot into the upper deck gives mitt romney the lead and now mitt romney has to hold it. >> gretchen: it's interesting because some of the pundits say the most important thing for mitt romney tonight is just not to make any mistakes because mistakes are memorable. that's an interesting perspective. some believe that he really has to humanize himself. some others say oh, enough with that. let him just be who he is. >> brian: yeah. he's got 40 minutes and twice as long as the average speech. he does have some history of doing good in big spots. remember in michigan how good he did. i thought this is the one thing i would add. normally they say if you're senator john mccain or al gore, go out and give a good speech.

but believe it or not, even though he ran in 2008, they believe this is the last shot he has to fill in the blanks and correct the misconceptions because there has been $120 million worth of negative ads against him examine -- and this is the last time he'll have tens of millions watching. >> steve: tonight a lot of people will see him for the first time. if he's smart and he's got a smart team, he'll probable lea put zingers in there. there were a number of zingers from the podium here at the rnc last night. here is a little group of them. >> four long years, barak obama's been running from the nation's problems. he hasn't been working to earn reelection. he's been working to earn a spot on the pga store. >> at the other party's convention, you'll hear another chant. their chant will be, four more years. four more years. folks, we can not afford four more years. >> we're a full generation

apart, governor romney and i. in some ways we're different. there are the songs in his ipod which i've heard on the campaign bus and i've heard it on many hotel elevators. [ laughter ] he actually urged me to play some of these songs at campaign rallies. i said, look, i hope it's not a deal breaker, mitt, but my play list starts with ac/dc and ends with zeppelin. [ laughter ] >> gretchen: they heard that about paul ryan. when he works out so diligently, that he likes to listen to hard rock. i happen to love ac/dc as well. it's interesting how he's pointing out, i hope taas not a deal breaker with mitt romney. i hope it's a good thing in the sense they come from two generations. they appeal to more people. >> steve: in defense of elevator music, this week i heard justin bieber's "baby, baby."

so covers the gamut. >> brian: sung by the mormon tabernacle choir. >> gretchen: did the bushes decide toment to convention? we have jeb bush who will be a guest. but what about the other two mr. bushes who became presidents of the united states? well, they made appearances last night in a slightly different way. >> integrity, honesty were never a scandal around his presidency. i think we forget the importance of that. they'll remember him for being a good honest president who got a lot of things done. i think the thing i take pride in is the integrity. >> history will remember him as a great president. not only was he well prepared for the job, but when the unexpected took place, he handled it with vision, clear

strategy and calm nerves. >> steve: that's right part of the rnc video that aired at 7:50 eastern time and over in the hall, i understand everybody looking up, everybody remembering back to the administrations of 41 and 43. >> brian: you know what would have made that better? bill clinton. if you ever hear bill clinton talk about bush 41 and 43. >> steve: they're like brothers. >> brian: they've done speeches together. he will go up -- and goes, let me tell but george bush and what he did and what he was facing. >> steve: all part of that special club of presidents. >> gretchen: speak of brothers, jeb bush, the brother to george w. bush, he talked about what it meant to him that his brother was not being included in the rnc. did it matter? >> my brother understands politics pretty well. the president has spent a lot of time and energy around this notion that i can't do anything about it. it's all bush's fault. we're in year four of a

presidency. think back into american history. think of a president that is blaming his predecessor in the fourth year. so why encourage the bad behavior? i think my brother is smart to stay away. >> steve: yeah. i believe the rnc did go ahead and extend an invitation to president george w bush, but thought about it and he declined the invitation. but looking a little more at that video they ran on the big screen here, george herbert walker bush remembered the days when dana carvey used to make fun of him about once a week on "saturday night live." >> i'm going to do it. wouldn't be prudent. dana carvey. >> gretchen: remember that? that made both of them more famous. dana carvey. >> brian: remember they did the whole thing with mike dukakis

and i i don't know who was playing mike dukakis and he goes, how am i lose to go this guy. >> steve: when george herbert walker bush was somewhere and they did a side by side thing and it was very funny. and i think dana carvey wound up spending the night in the white house. there is one of the performances he did in the east room around christmas time. >> brian: i also remember that chevy chase came for president ford. >> steve: let's listen to dana carvey, maybe not. >> gretchen: we do have jeb bush coming up. he'll be joining us 20 minutes from now. 7:30 a.m. eastern time. don't miss that. coming up on "fox & friends," they thought they were winning a grand prize, but got something even better. >> daddy! >> gretchen: guess what?

that wasn't the only surprise for this family. we'll tell you when we come back. >> brian: then was paul ryan's speech enough to win over the american people? we're going to get reaction from karl rove and then get two reactions. we'll see if those two ever will get tired of that game. >> in business, if you don't move rapidly, what happens? you're out of business, you're finished. we want a president who operates at business speed. not government speed. [ cheers and applause ]

>> steve: republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan last night spelling out his dissatisfaction with the last four years of this administration and president obama. but what were his best moments? let's talk to fox news

contributors, karl rove and joe trippi. it looks like you were dancing around a may pole over there. what was that? >> it's not credible to have your compatriot kilmeade, criticize us for not being serious. >> steve: you are so right on so many different levels. i saw one blogger, conservative blogger, said paul ryan nailed it last night. would you agree with that? >> i thought it was a great speech. i thought on a whole bunch of different levels it worked. the three big things it needed to do, criticizing obama, laying out his own vision of what america is about, and beginning to flesh out the romney-ryan plan. i thought hit it. >> steve: did you have a favorite sound bite? >> i thought one of the best moments and the crowd responded to it was when ryan talked about the nature of the american dream. about the arc of his own life. he started as dishwasher and this was the land of opportunity where you could become the vice president.

>> steve: kilmeade is now in the tape room. we've got that sound bite. let's play it. >> i was waiting tables, washing dishes or mowing lawns for money. i never thought of myself as stuck in some station in life. i was on my own path, my own journey, an american journey where i could think for myself, decide for myself, define happiness for myself. that's what we do in this country! that's the american dream! [ cheers and applause ] that's freedom and i'll take it any day over the supervision and san antonio phony of the central planners. >> steve: that really got the crowd going. let's talk here, counterpart, mr. democrat. what was your favorite moment, if you had one, if paul ryan? >> that would have been what karl picked out. i think he needed to get it down to working class, a guy who came up washing dishes. i think it was an excellent point for him to make. the bad one was the gm plant

closing that he talked about where he knew all these friends who lost their jobs. two reasons, that plant was shut down prior to president obama becoming president, number one. two, it failed to mention obama is criticized by ryan for bailing out gm. it would have been a lot more plants shut down across this country if he had his way. >> steve: okay. we've got the sound bites. we're going to play it first for people who missed it last night. here is what joe is talking about. >> la lot of guys i went to high school with worked at that gm plant. right there at that plant, candidate obama set, i believe that if our government is there to support you, this plant will be here for another 100 years. that's what he said in 2008. well, as it turned out, that plant didn't last another year. it is locked up and empty to this day.

>> steve: karl? >> in all fairness, there are 60,000 fewer people work at gm in the united states today than when president obama took office. there are 120,000-plus gm employees elsewhere around the world that make more cars in places like china, japan, korea and europe than in the united states. and president obama left us with a different impression that we were going to rebuild the car company in america. >> the thing i don't get about the romney-ryan is -- there were plants shut down. you don't need to do this. you could pick something that's really true. i mean, and so i'm not going to argue with the facts about how many jobs have been lost. but i'm just saying sometimes they've been too cute and particularly on a speech like this where -- i don't think the speech should have been so much about -- >> money that was invested in gm, the government admits we won't get nearly 25 billion of it back.

we gave control of chrysler, which is now a profitable company, to the italians. the profits of chrysler are subsidizing -- >> steve: we were going so well and now it degraded. all right. i thought it was interesting that at one point, paul ryan actually went rogue and attacked -- >> vicious assault on his running mate. >> listen! >> we're a full generation apart, governor romney and i. in some ways we're different. there are the songs in his ipod, which i've heard on the campaign bus and i've heard it on many hotel elevators. [ laughter ] he actually urged me to play some of these songs at campaign rallies. i said look, i hope it's not a deal breaker, mitt, but my play list starts with ac/dc and ends with zeppelin. >> steve: joe, you got to admit,

joe trippi, that's hilarious. >> i loved that. america wants an elevator music listening president. >> steve: what do you have? >> werewolf. >> steve: we're going to continue the conversation with these two. stick around for this. paul ryan owned the night yesterday. what does mitt romney have to say tonight to win over voters? get ready. and president obama continues to blame president george w. bush for the current state of the economy. so what does jeb bush, son of 41, brother of 43, think? we'll talk to him when he joins us live in a couple of minutes. stay with us. all! but it's not the same game! [ wife ] wow, he's really gonna get us a good deal. it's better! no it's not! the pitcher comes up and he's out! [ dealer ] he can bunt! whatever. but we're good with 0% apr for 60 months?

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>> steve: extreme weather alert. tropical storm isaac dumping more rain on louisiana as it slowly moves on a path toward arkansas at this hour. officials warning people this morning to get out ahead of rising flood waters 'cause they're coming. accused "dark knight rises" shooter james holmes due back in court. a judge considering whether to release a notebook holmes reportedly used to plan his attack and then mailed it to the psychiatrist he was seeing just days before the massacre at his university. holmes' lawyers say the notebook is protected under doctor-patient privilege. prosecutors say it proves he's a cold blooded and methodical killer. meanwhile, last night belonged to paul ryan. but tonight it's all about mitt romney. so what should he say in his big speech? we're back with karl rove and joe trippi. the thing about the networks this time, they're only running one hour worth of republicans a night. one hour next week of democrats. so time is precious.

joe what, does mitt romney need to say in his big speech? >> this is his chance to define himself, to project who he is and what he's about in a positive way. i really think if he spends any time working over obama, it's mistake for him. plenty other people, ryan and others did an effective job. he needs to really project what he wants to do and fill in some of the blanks for people because he hasn't been able to do that. not through a lot of his own fault. >> steve: if he was going to work over obama, wouldn't we have seen governor chris christie do that a couple of nights ago? >> chris christie did work him over a little bit. the question is, do you do it like paul ryan did it last night with the sort of sharp, precise pointed, polite but none the less pointed comments? i suspect we'll see some of that tonight in a way of contrasting. it will be more rather than a direct assault, it will be this is what they've done. this is what i'll do. i think joe is right. we need to see more of the man, what's he about?

what makes him tick? what are the values in his heart? we need to see more about what it is he wants to do. we've gotten to the point in the campaign where it's more important, increasingly more important about what they say about themselves and what they say about their opponent. not to say we stop saying something about the other guy, but it's important for them to say what it is they will do. >> steve: joe, i thought it was effective when paul ryan was talking about his mother and here on fox we split the screen where we saw him talking about his mother examine after his father died, she went back to school, learned a new business, started a new business and at one point, he paused and wiped away a little tear. that was a real connection for a lot of people to paul ryan of >> i think most america would find that hard to see. they can't picture romney having that same human response that ryan had. that's not a hit on him, but i'm saying if he could and it was

genuine, i think it would be an amazing homerun for him. these candidates have different strengths and weaknesses in the way they relate to people. he does have to reveal something to us and i think he has to reveal some of that. i think -- that's what's holding a lot of undecideds back from him. they just don't feel comfortable yet with him as a person. if he accomplishes that what ryan did last night, i think that -- >> steve: if he can do that, you'll vote for him? >> no. >> he's not an undecided. let's be clear, i love all this talk about, well, he hasn't been able to relate. >> steve: that's from the left. >> that's from the left. >> steve: a lot of people already relate to him. >> that's why it's 47-46 race. he's running against very visible, well-known incumbent. we're where more people will hear about him tonight. this is the beginning of the process of developing that bond with the undecided and persuadable voters who are up

for grabs. >> steve: joe and karl, thanks. >> gretchen: i want to congratulate you with the women who came by and said you looked sporty. >> steve: the fact i'm wearing a pink florida shirt and tie. >> that's what you say. >> steve: that's why i said it. thank you very much. straight ahead on a thursday, wal-mart shoppers, you may be getting a huge break at the gas pump and it's all thanks to the discount store. plus, both parties fighting for latino votes. will republicans be able to win their support? we'll talk to form governor of the state i'm sitting in, jeb bush. he's coming up next. issues. >> mr. president, you say the rich must pay their fair share. but when you seek to punish the rich, the jobs that are lost are those of the poor and the middle class.

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i think the thing i take pride in is integrity. >> history will remember him as a great president. not only was he well prepared for the job, but when the unexpected took place, he handled it with vision, clear strategy, and calm nerves. >> gretchen: that is an unusual thing, to see father and son who have both served as president of the united states. those were snippets shown to the people last night at the convention hall. >> brian: joining us the man who used to run this state and used to have a lot of clout. we said, go to another location. governor jeb bush, thank you for joining us this morning. >> it's great to be with you and welcome to tampa. >> steve: thank you very much. you're the smart one. you're inside where it's air conditioned and we're out here along the bay where there is a little humidity this morning. but it is -- >> you see the platform behind me, it's being rebuilt. it may be for the mystery guest.

>> steve: who is that? >> gretchen: who might that be? clint eastwood? >> i hope it is. he would make my day. >> gretchen: how did you feel about seeing the videos of your father and your brother? they're not there in person, but it was effective to see them on video last night. >> i thought it was great. and very seldom do you have two former presidents that happen to be father and son. this happened twice in our history. to have them talk about their experience and then to validate the belief that is common in this mal and across the country that mitt romney will be a great leader because he's a person of courage and integrity. there are issues in campaigns and people believe in things, but who you are and how your compass points is also important. my dad and my brother's compass always pointed north and i think mitt romney's does as well. >> brian: i just thought it's been amazing, this convention, like the last one, there is not

a republican defending the bush administration, the eight years. there is no one saying, let's look at this logically and talk about the economic collapse. have you ever been tempted to say, let's get this straight, it wasn't one guy's fault? >> i do that all the time. that's kinds of my role in life now is to do that. i'll mention that tonight. but look, we've got to look at going forward. the president's been in office now for four years. this is his fourth year. he can't keep always going back to the past and saying, woe is me. i was dealt a bad hand. yeah, the hand was tough, but he's had four years and his policies haven't worked. i think the campaign ought to be about what we're going to do now. people don't want to go back to the past and relive and relitigate why it was. what they want to hear is, what's the future going to look like for me examine my family? >> gretchen: one of the things that is happening right now is that the republicans are really trying to go after the female vote and the hispanic vote.

i know you believe that the republicans have to give at least -- get at least 50% of the hispanic vote to win this election. you've been quoted in recent days as saying that the gap with hispanic voters, republicans need to stop acting stupid. what do you mean? >> well, the hispanic voters, a lot of them, share our values. they believe in strong families. they believe in national security issues. they believe in education for their children. they want a chance economically. it's a powerful combination there that we can offer an alternative to the democratic party. but the tone of our message is not a welcoming one. my issue is not this election. i think mitt romney is going to be the next president. my issue is for the conservative governance, the conservative philosophy to govern over the long haul, we have to recognize our country is changing demographickiccally and we need to change our tone, not necessarily our message. if we do that, we'll be the governing philosophy of this

country will be center right as far as the eye can see. that's a worthy objective, i think. >> steve: right. the "wall street journal" did a poll within the last ten days, governor, and they talked to latino voters. who do you like? 63% currently supporting the current president about a little less than 30% supporting governor mitt romney. what can mitt romney say tonight to americans and latinos in particular to wind up getting their vote? >> i think he can say help is on the way; that we tried it one way. it hasn't worked. now let's go back to the traditional approach of creating through limited government more opportunity for people and focus on sustained, high growth as a means by which we lift people's spirits because jobs will be available. that means reindustrializing the country. that means an energy policy that is based on our own innovations and resources. that means a total review of all

of these mind boggling rules and compliance costs that make it hard for jobs to be created. that means repealing obamacare and moving to a market-oriented healthcare access insurance plan. it means tax reform. it means entitlement reforms. these are messages that resonate with hispanic voters just as much as they resonate with everybody else. >> brian: governor, i would love to say you told me you were going to mention about your brother's past administrations. what's going to be your additional message that you can give us an idea of what you'll say? >> i'm going to talk about education. my brother was a really focused on that as president. but my -- that's the principle message. i'm going to start off with just a recognition. my brother is a person of courage and integrity and honor and we need people like that in public life. i love him dearly. i'm biased about this. i just feel compelled to do this because almost every day i hear the current incumbent push down

the past to make himself look better. when i was growing up, we were spanked when that happened. >> gretchen: oh, my gosh, that's an interesting way to leave it. >> steve: former government of the great state of florida. >> my mother was pretty tough. >> gretchen: i heard that examine i like that. >> steve: the people of florida put on a great convention. they should be very, very proud. >> it's great. the city of tampa, tampa bay and the state have done a great job. >> steve: indeed. did you a great job. thanks for getting up early with us. >> you bet. >> steve: it's now 22 minutes before the top of the hour. we've got an extreme weather alert. widespread flooding, power outages and evacuations as tropical storm now -- it's been downgraded from a hurricane -- isaac's heavy rains pelt the gulf states. the tropical storm is not expected to move out of that area until tomorrow. jonathan serrie live in new orleans with more. john? >> good morning to you. the hurricane force winds have certainly died down.

but isaac still causing problems in terms of flooding. i have video to show from placquemine's parish where water is overtopping one of the levees. this is not one of the army corps of engineer levees protecting new orleans. they have been holding up very nicely during this storm system. this is a local levee that just wasn't high enough to hold back the back waters that were flooding. some residents flooding there. they were being rescued. the rain that continues to fall over louisiana, mississippi, and this entire region could cause more problems. what happens is the rain rolls off into small tributaries and streams causing flooding. so on the other side of lake pontchartrain, outside of new orleans, they're calling for more evacuations. communities such as slidell calling for more evacuations along these waterways because there is still a threat of

flooding and they're probably going to be dealing with this problem going into the weekend. so even though isaac is no longer a hurricane and slowly moving through and out of this area, still causing problems throughout the state of louisiana. back to you. >> steve: all right. jonathan on the banks of the mighty mississippi, thank you. >> gretchen: let's catch up with some of the other headlines. he help the u.s. track down osama bin laden. but then found himself behind bars. today an appeals hearing for pakinstani doctor scheduled to resume. he was convicted of having ties to militants. critics say he was targeted by tack standee authorities. republican senator rand paul was among those who say he should be treated like a hero for locating bin laden at his compound and not like a criminal. a florida appeals court grants george zimmerman's request for a new judge. the court ruling that the current judge's remarks put zimmerman in reasonable fear of not getting a fair trial. his attorney wanted the judge removed after he made comments that his client was, quote,

manipulating the system. zimmerman pleaded not guilty to second degree murder in the shooting death of trayvon martin. a brother and two sisters thought they were the grand prize winners of a bouncy castle at their school. but it turns out it was a whole lot better and bigger. >> daddy! >> gretchen: yeah, daddy. lieutenant colonel herb rose surprised his three young children after being gone for eight months in qatar. his family couldn't be happier to have him back. >> i'm so excited for my kids. it's been a long time. >> gretchen: guess what? it wasn't the only surprise. the school is sending lieutenant rose and his family to a colorado rockies game. fantastic. >> steve: very, very nice. nicely done. good thing the kids didn't want a pony. >> brian: i'm sure they're overt disappointment. men, listen up, one chocolate

bar a week could come with major health benefits for you. >> steve: we have a lot more show to go. we'll be joined by the co-chair for the romney for women campaign and former presidential candidate herman cain. there they are walking toward our set live from tampa. >> brian: and the women for romney campaign. >> steve: yeah.

>> steve: got quick headlines. live from tampa, guys, listen up. eating one chocolate bar a week can actually help reduce your risk of having a stroke. researchers in sweden studied more than 37,000 guys for ten years and found those guys who ate the most dark chocolate lowered their risk by 17%. i'll eat to that. wal-mart offering a gas discounts for card holders.

the promotion starts tomorrow and ends in december. shoppers who use a money card or credit card will save 15 cents per gallon, while shoppers who use a wal-mart gift card will save a dime a gallon. all right. gretch, up to you. >> gretchen: excitement here in tampa is mounting. each speech showing more vigor than the next. for example, former secretary of state condoleeza rice delivering this powerful message. >> and on a personal note, a little girl grows up in jim crowe birmingham, the segregated city of the south where her parents can't take her to a movie theater or to a restaurant, but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth lunch counter, she can be president of the united states if she wanted to be and she becomes the secretary of state. [ cheers and applause ] >> gretchen: amazing personal story there from condoleeza rice making 2012 her eighth national convention now. the ceo and new york delegate at

large, georgette moss backer joins us now. we listened to condy rice, it's hard not to be inspired, man or woman, quite frankly. >> it was extremely powerful. i think what was interesting is the number of women who have taken that stage in the last two days and last night alone, you had susanna martinez, paul ryan telling the story about his mother. and they call us the party who has a war against women? it's insulting. when you see the republican female governors and what they've done to transform their state, it's been compelling the last couple of days to see the women on and off that stage. >> gretchen: you've been to many conventions as i just mentioned. you still look fantastic, by the way. >> thank you. >> gretchen: you say you've never in all of those past experiences had so much feeling of woman power. what is the difference this time around? >> because, first of all, we have a lot more women in those

leadership positions. as i said, we have four female republican governors. a very important state. and you see the role that the wives have taken. that speech was a prime time speech that ann romney gave. saw how paul ryan talked about his mother, how she overcame her grief of being widowed. went back to school, started her own business. that's what changed. we have really showcased. women have stepped up and we are in those roles now. >> gretchen: showing almost every kind of a role that a woman can have. there is a lot of them. let's take a look at the poll because it looks like there is still some work to do. maybe there will be a surge after this convention for republicans. but right now among single women, president obama still doing very, very well. 57% of them say they're going to vote for him. only 32% will vote for romney. overall, 50% of women go for

obama. 42% for mitt romney. as co-chair for women for romney, what do you need to do now in the last 68 days? >> i think what we need to do is more of what we're doing. as we put those women out there, we are showing that women are not -- i personally find it insult to go suggest i'm a one issue voter. i do think that as young women who are look for jobs, who have to make that -- in order to survive, they need that paycheck on the 1ist and 15th of every month. that realization is going to move them in our direction because we are clearly the party that will fix that for them. believe me, man, woman, doesn't matter. in order to survive, you need a paycheck. >> gretchen: it all comes down to the economy, no matter your

gender. every election about the pocketbook. love to hear your thoughts. thanks so much for being here. >> thanks. >> gretchen: coming up next on this camera. the cain train rolling through. how can mitt romney and paul ryan change things? herman cain is on deck to answer that question. of course he has on a yellow tie. first on this day in history in 1986, "higher love "by steve winwood. i bet you can sing that one, herman. >> i can't sing that. >> gretchen: come on! [ female announcer ] so you think your kids are getting enough vegetables? yeah, maybe not. v8 v-fusion juice gives them a full serving of vegetables plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fruit. v8. what's your number?

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>> brian: last night speeches at

the republican national convention across the street focusing around a single theme, quote, we can change it. >> so you have one candidate who understands the success comes from working hard, competing, and taking risks, and you have another candidate who believes that success comes from government. which one would you choose it invest your life savings? in business, if you don't move rapidly, what happens? you're finished. >> after all that work and in a bad economy, it sure doesn't help to hear from their president that government gets the credit. what they deserve to hear is the truth! yes, you did build that! [ cheers and applause ] >> brian: so are republicans on the right track? are they on the right track to get voters? looks like both candidates are in a tie. joining us now is best selling author and ceo of cain solution,

herman cain. >> good morning. >> brian: very honest by nature. you knew what republican high school to do, we're two days in. the final day is tonight. do you believe the republicans are on the right track? >> absolutely yes. it starts with being realistic, which that's what representative ryan did last night examine knocked it out of the park. every speaker last night in prime time, susanna martinez, they were realistic. they connected with governor christie. he was realistic. we got to face these problems. that's the right track they should be on and i believe governor romney will continue that. >> brian: he'll speak for 40 minutes. susanna martinez, another hispanic leader emerged. the first lady of puerto rico introduced ann romney the night before. we know about ted cruz over in texas. >> exactly. governor martinez, she brought out a very critical point in her speech in the way she delivered it when she told that story

about having dinner with some republicans and when you strip away the labels and you talk about issues and solutions, she realized they were republicans. and that's what people need to do. strip away the labels and i believe that governor romney is going to talk about -- he's going to define his message because his message can't be properly defined through sound bites, and he's going to define his vision examine his leadership -- examine his leadership. i believe he'll do a great job. >> brian: here is the magic word we've been hearing about with him. he has to connect. tonight he has to connect. i saw someone who worked with mccain examine president bush. he said this is his last chance to connect with a huge audience all at once. how do you do that? you have not had that problem personally. >> i believe that being given 40 minutes uninterrupted without questions and all of the other stuff, he will connect because i have seen him connect in town hall meetings. i have seen him connect in settings where he is dealing with people. so i believe that he's not going

to have any problem with that. >> brian: interesting story came out today. he was offered a job after he lost the nomination to john mccain to join tiger funds, which is a hedge fund, which would have paid a minimum $30 million a year. he turned it down and essentially started lining things up for 2012. tell me about the guy you ran against and why would anyone turn down a $30 million a year job? >> because with governor romney, it's not about the money. it's not about the money. and the reason he turned it down is because his call to serve his country is greater than making another $30 million a year. and that's part of his character that a lot of people don't see because he's an humble man. i saw it on the campaign trail. let me tell you one other bad rap that the governor gets, this likeability stuff. on the campaign trail when i was competing against governor romney, he was one of the most likeable people! >> brian: in the green room? >> in the green room, standing

in line ready to go out. at one point there were nine of us, okay? eight of us got along. and he was one of the most likeable people, but you can't project likeability in sound bites alone. he will basically show his likeability and his connectability tonight in his speech. >> brian: we'll see what kind of bounce he gets because the president is around the attorney take it away. >> exactly. they're going to have a very difficult time because they won't be able to talk about their record. they're only going to talk about emotions. >> brian: herman, there is a word that we should toss to gretchen and stevement why don't you do it. i'm a little tired. >> sitting out here in this humidity, i can understand why he's being worn out. >> brian: i'm exhausted! >> so the word i'm supposed to toss is what? >> brian: say, hey, steve and gretch, take it away. >> steve and gretch, and brian, you all need to have -- were. >> steve: i'm fine, mr. nine

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motorola 4g lte smartphones like the droid razr. >> gretchen: good morning, everyone. it's thursday, august 30, 2012. i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for spending time with us today because we're live from tampa. tonight mitt romney accepts his party's nomination. but last night it was all about paul ryan and his time to shine. >> you would think that any president, whatever his party, would make job creation and nothing else his first order of economic business. but this president didn't do that. >> gretchen: more from paul ryan moments away. >> steve: and condoleeza rice putting the american dream into perspective by sharing her own story growing up in birmingham.

>> even if she can't have a hamburger at the wool worth lunch counter, she could be president of the united states if she wanted to be and she becomes the secretary of state! [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: the former secretary of state on making the impossible possible. >> brian: it's the talk of the town. who is tonight's mystery speaker? the mystery might be solved. here on "fox & friends" because we are the home of the 2012 election. >> gretchen: all right! ♪ >> gretchen: you know when you've waited for something for so long and you finally get it? that's how i feel about

listening to brian say e election. we're only 68 days to the election. we have a short time for you to make it better. >> brian: mark this day, if we can tape this show because in three weeks, you'll want to strangle me when i say it. >> gretchen: no, i won't. >> steve: we are live here, the rnc in full swing. tonight it's mitt romney. last night, the night belonged to paul ryan. he hit it out of the ballpark, many say he did a great job talking not only about his record, but his vision. he and mitt romney trying to remind the country we don't have much time. if you missed it, it was electric examine here is a montage of congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. >> my dad used to say to me, son, you have a choice. you can be part of the problem or you can be part of the solution. the present administration has made its choices.

and mitt romney and i have made ours. before the math and the momentum overwhelm us all, we are going to solve this nation's economic problems. [ cheers and applause ] the right that makes all the difference now is the right to choose our own leaders and you are entitled to the clearest possible choice because the time for choosing is drawing near. so here is our pledge: we will not duck the tough issues. we will lead. we will not spend the next four years blaming others. we will take responsibility. we will not try to replace our founding principles. we will reapply our founding principles! [ cheers and applause ] the work ahead will be hard. these times demand the best of all of us! all of us so we can do this. we can do this.

together we can do this! we can get this country working again! we can get this economy growing again! we can make the safety net safe again! we can coo this, whatever your political party, let's come together for the sake of our country. join mitt romney and me! let's give this effort everything we have! let's see this thing all the way through! let's get this done! >> brian: he's been on the stump and he says he's been thinking about the speech almost since the day he was named and walked off that ship, the uss wisconsin. i thought he was really good and as exceptional as he was, i thought the bar was set high. people said the youth and he's the next generation. >> steve: there is his mom and at one point he was talking about how betty, after his dad died, went back to school and started her life again, started a small business and at one point in the presentation, you could see paul ryan on one side of the screen and his mom on the

other side and he looked up at her, ann talked -- and talked about her and then a little emotional. he wiped away a tear. >> gretchen: i think one of the most memorable lines will be nothing about policy at all. it will be about what he has on his ipad because it really showed when he said mitt romney's ipad music is a little bit more for a different generation than his, i think it shows that they might cover a swath of people more so than just an older generation. he says he listens from everything from ac/dc to zeppelin and not necessarily the music that's on the campaign bus with mitt romney. so they appeal to a lot of different people. >> steve: plus he's a young guy, 42. at one point he was talking about how many college kids out of college now are sitting in their parents' basement looking up at that faded obama poster thinking, when is it going to happen for me? given the amount of applause by the delegates, i'd say some delegates have adult children living at their homes right now.

>> brian: one thing the president gets high marks at, and it's a mystery to me, and that is foreign policy. 54% of the country say everything is going fine of the condoleeza rice, why i'm not sure, voted for john mccain. she was kind of on the side line. she has felt compelled nome with her book, but the speech to come forward and say, it's not up to you, president obama and company, to lead. america has to lead. here she is last night. >> when the world listens to -- looks to america, they look to us because we are the most successful economic and political experiment in human history. that is the true basis of american exceptionalism. you see, the essence of america, what really unites us, is not nationality or ethnicity or religion. it is an idea and what an idea it is, that you can come from humble circumstances and you can do great things.

and on a personal note, a little girl grows up in jim crowe birmingham, the segregated city of the south where her parents can't take her to a movie theater or to a restaurant, but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolreporter lunch counter, she can be president of the united states if she wanted to be examine she becomes the secretary of state! [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: what's interesting about her is the fact that during the george w bush days when she was secretary of state, she was apolitical. wasn't really political. but she went after the current president and his state of affairs when it comes to foreign policy in a big way last night. she is now political in so many ways. she didn't use the teleprompter. just talking right off the notes, right on the podium. >> gretchen: it's also a personal story, though. that tugs at the heart strings of men and women who maybe have had a few pitfalls in their life and they still press ahead and they still make the most out of

their abilities and talents. i think so many people can relate to that on a personal level. but who is going to be the mystery speaker tonight? will there be one at all? it's starting to curdle on monday that maybe there could be somebody coming on thursday night. and now we think that we might know who it is. >> brian: fox news has learned -- this is not a live shot of the mystery guest -- >> a little bit of his resume. fox news has learned that this could be the mystery guest. let's listen and try to imagine. >> we want to guarantee, buy a toaster. a kind of certainty comes once in a lifetime. >> you're a legend in your own mind. >> everybody has a right to be a sucker once. >> it's what people know about themselves inside that makes them afraid. i'm just a country boy. get yourself one question, die feel lucky? do you, punk? go ahead, make my day.

tick, tick, tick. got to be 100 degrees, that's why i don't blow you away. >> steve: the guy from the spaghetti westerns, dirty harry himself, clint eastwood. fox news was told that he is the surprise guest. it wouldn't be that far field. he has been political in the past. he was mayor of caramel, california. examine this is a -- and this is a little known fact. in 1988 when george herbert walker bush was trail to go michael dukakis, according to james baker, who was secretary of state, that man right there, clint eastwood, was considered for vice president of the united states by george herbert walker bush. >> gretchen: i'm going to say that another secret pick might be tim tebow. going to go out on a limb. >> steve: now you're guessing? >> gretchen: yeah, i'm guessing. nobody knows. >> brian: if it was tuesday,

because every nfl player is off on tuesday, i think you would have a shot. >> gretchen: really? >> brian: but it's thursday -- >> gretchen: there is nothing wrong with going out on a limb. tropical storm isaac is dumping more and more rain on louisiana as it moves slowly on a path towards arkansas. let's head to jonathan serrie live in new orleans this morning. hi, jonathan. >> good morning again. the rain continues to cause flooding problems as the slow moving storm system continues to unleash huge amounts of rain, even though the winds are dying down. communities such as slidell on the other side of lake pontchartrain from new orleans is reporting some flooding in its old town neighborhood. the problem is they have these pumping stations, but the surrounding bayous are filling up with water so rapidly that the pumping stations currently can't remove the water as rapidly as it's rising. then as you go closer to the coast and communities such as placquemine parish, you have the issue with the storm surge

pushing the water, even some of the back waters against the levees. not army corps of engineer levee, but much smaller. in one community, the water actually overtopping the levee. officials having to go in and evacuating residents. a manns tri evacuation area who decided to hunker down in their homes thinking they would be safe in the category 1 storm. not the case. here in the city of new orleans, the army corps of engineers levees have held up nicely. however, power is out for much of the community. so authorities calling for a dust to dawn curfew. so far police say there have been very few problems with looting. back to you guys. >> steve: all right. jonathan, thank you very much. right now isaac is a rain event and a flooding ehave not and people in its path, plan accordingly. 11 minutes after the top of the hour live from tampa. >> gretchen: huge hour ahead for

you. how did paul ryan do last night? we'll ask his close friend and colleague, house majority leader eric cantor. he's standing by and look who else is next to him. yeah, senator john mccain. good morning, gentlemen. >> steve: let's see if john mccain takes his coat off. it's a little warm this morning. >> brian: let's listen in to their conversation without following them. >> mitt romney and i are very different. different starts in life, different paths to leadership, different cultures. but we've each shared in the promise of america. we share a core belief that the promise of america must be kept for the next generation. (speaking spanish) [ cheers and applause ]

>> gretchen: congressman paul ryan invigorated republicans last night when he accepted the republican nomination for vice president, bringing a new type of energy to the romney campaign. house majority leader eric cantor, a close friend of ryan, is my guest this morning. good to see you. >> good morning. >> gretchen: you were sitting up in what's been deemed the young gun box, right? you were sitting with speaker of the house boehner and some of the other young guns listening to paul ryan. >> we were so energized and couldn't be happier for paul. it's a great moment to see our good friend, our colleague reach this point where really he's going to make an impact, already has in a big way in the national debate examine will become the next vice president. really excited. >> gretchen: he's gone toe to toe with president obama already over the budget and over other things. you say that you believe president obama is someone who doesn't take kindly to people who differ with him philosophically. you found that out and paul ryan found that out.

>> no question about it. there are some basic differences that we have with this president about the sort of philosophical direction we need to be taking. it comes down to the statement you can hear the president make about individual small businessmen and women not building their businesses. that's just fundamental to what we believe in america that of course it is the individual and the freedom that this country allows men and women to earn the success. that's what we're premised upon. as you've seen, the president has adhered to a much, much more government focus, washington centered vision of people's future and whether they're going to succeed or not. that's really the difference. paul's put forward a plan that is fundamentally based upon individual choice in terms of how we're going to go and reform these entitlement programs and some the president absolutely doesn't want to hear and won't even discuss. >> gretchen: according to the president, it was all about communication. he said if i just had

communicated better to the american people, they would have understood my programs better. here is paul ryan on that last night. >> president obama was asked not long ago to reflect on any mistakes he might have made. he said, well, i haven't communicated enough. [ laughter ] he said his job is to, quote, tell a story to the american people, as if that's the whole problem here? he needs to talk more and we need to be better listeners? [ laughter ] >> gretchen: your response to that? >> that's exactly theoint! the president has failed to be able to sort of find common ground with people who differ with him. again, i think that's the contrast between this president and our next president, mitt romney. mitt romney has been a republican governor and probably the most democratic state of massachusetts, been able to reach across the aisle, bring people together, agree that,

listen, reasonable people can disagree, but we can find a way to get a result for the american people. >> gretchen: so much about the election is how you look into the future and what you see for your kids and which path you want to take. i know one of your other favorite lines was when paul ryan talked about the kids who have the obama posters living still in their parents' home. >> right. it is about hope examine about the fact that we are aoperational people and we shouldn't be accepting the anemic economy we have and we shouldn't accept that the president has to redistribute people's wealth just because one is successful, another one has disadvantaged. we don't believe that. the young people coming out of college today, i've got a graduate, just graduated college. he and his friends, they want an optimistic future. they want to believe in america. it's a country of big dreams. somehow president obama has just failed to embrace that and has not given our next generation this hope for the future.

>> gretchen: i can't believe you have a kid who is graduating from college. you look way too young for that. congressman cantor, great to see you. thanks for stopping by. >> a pleasure. >> gretchen: you normally see him in prime time. but today bill o'reilly got an early wake-up call. oh, my gosh, i wond who are did that one. he joins us live this hour. plus, he knows exactly what's going through mitt romney's mind right now. that's because he was in the exact same spot four years ago, former presidential nominee candidate, senator john mccain, live with us next. want to try to crack it? yeah, that's the way to do it! now we need a little bit more... a little bit more vanilla? this is great! [ male announcer ] at humana, we believe there's never been a better time to share your passions because the results...

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>> brian: quick headlines. "dark knight rises" shooter due

back in court. a judge considering whether to release a neat book he used to plan his attack and mailed to his school psychiatrist just days before the massacre. holmes' lawyers say the notebook is protected under the doctor-patient privilege. prosecutors say it proves he's a cold blooded and methodical killer. i'll go with the latter. two nato troops killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan overnight. it's believed the troops were australian. nato says there were no reports of enemy activity in the area at the time. >> steve: hour next guest took center stage at the rnc once again, but this time in a different role. it was a strong message for the president and his policies. >> we have led when necessary with the armed might of freedom's defenders and always we have led from the front. never from behind! we can't afford to have the security of our nation and those who bravely defend it endangered because the government leaks the

secrets of their heroic operations to the media! [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: joining us now is former presidential candidate and arizona senator john mccain. senator, i'm glad you brought up the leaks 'cause that is driving so many people nuts. >> it's just unconscionable. the head of our special operations command says it puts people's lives in danger. the doctor is in prison for 33 years, the one who cooperated with us in bin laden. now turn out that a lot of the leaks that were immediate after bin laden where they tried to take all credit rather than give credit to the people who did it, which is generally how heros act, but even some of that information was even false. but what happens here is your allies become -- when it was leaked about the iranian nuclear virus our allies said whoa. >> steve: we're giving away all the secrets.

>> yeah. they are not going to cooperate with us. but most importantly, it does put lives in danger. by the way, i see bill o'reilly is coming? >> steve: yeah. >> i'd like to congratulate you. this may be an historic first to get him up this early. >> gretchen: he does it on ovation. aside from the leaks that have so many people infuriated on both sides of the fence, are you at all disheartened that recent polls show only 15% of americans are thinking about national security and the war on terror and such as we move toward this election? >> i worry a lot about it. but a lot has to do with presidential leadership. for example, whether you agree or not agree with my position, don't you think the president of the united states should speak up about 20,000 people who have been massacred by al assad, that women have been gang raped, that children have been killed before their parents' eyes? when is the last time you heard the president of the united states condemn that? the only thing he's done recently is assure the assad and syrians that he won't intervene

unless they use chemical weapons. that's the message, the latest message that's been sent. >> brian: we know by sitting on the side lines with egypt in particular, we got muslim brotherhood which looks to be flat out disaster. >> it's also, brian, an indication of u.s. influence that the president of egypt, who is a graduate of the university of southern california, which may account for a lot of this extremeism. my wife is a graduate -- is chosen to go to china and to iran. so that's an indication also of the influence, or lack of influence the united states has. >> brian: so you had the foreign policy. no one doubted you when you were running four years ago. when people look at mitt romney, why should they feel as though he can handle it? >> because he has all the right instincts about the role of america in the world. this president does not believe in american exceptionalism. mitt romney time after time, has affirmed as right hand reagan

did, affirmed america's role in the world. we must lead. that doesn't mean we if into every fight. it doesn't mean we send troops everywhere. but it does mean that america leads, not, quote, from behind. >> steve: four years ago you were on the stage at the rnc. you were the nominee of the republican party. you took the high road in the campaign, i might add. hindsight is always 20/20. do you wish you would have gone after the president a little more? for instance, the way he's going after mitt romney. >> no, i don't think that would have been appropriate and -- >> steve: why? >> i thought that what the american people wanted to hear about was the future of the country. i also like to say, i'll take all responsibility for our failures. but i would like to remind you, the day stock market fell 700 points, we were up then. but the president, a man of

great charisma, he motivated people, you got to give him credit for running a good campaign then. but that was on hope examine change. >> steve: right. >> now it's all on -- >> brian: the report card. >> i wouldn't be proud of that kind of campaign. that wouldn't be something i could look back on and say i'm proud. >> gretchen: that's about getting elected, many would say. >> oh, yeah, it's just -- i mean, it's the worst campaign that i have ever seen. we have discussed it before. how you allow your closest advisors to make a commercial that accuses mitt romney of being responsible for the tragic death of a man's wife, which is false. i don't know how you go any lower than that. >> gretchen: thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us today. you were in the same position four years ago today. you mentioned bill o'reilly earlier. he's right over your back. >> brian: he's eyeing you. look at him. >> gretchen: oh, oh are you the one who called him examine woke him up early this morning? >> i woke him up. i know he'll have to have a nap

this afternoon. [ laughter ] >> steve: bill o'reilly never sleeps. senator, thank you very much for joining us live. >> thanks. >> steve: bill, come on over here. you're next. >> thank you. >> steve: also coming up, breaking news on the economy. brand-new jobless numbers out any second, plus bill o'reilly. senator, thank you

>> gretchen: fox business alert. the labor department releasing brand-new weekly jobless numbers. 374,000 first-time unemployment claims filed last week. that's up a tick from 372,000 the week before and more than expected. the expectation was 370,000. we're joined by bill o'reilly who is now going to become an economist for us and give us his point of view on the weekly unemployment numbers. >> here is my point of view, i don't care about the unemployment numbers. none of that sounds harsh. but it's the same every month. we're not doing well. i think in the four years from now, the republican convention should be held on the equator. [ laughter ] this heat here, i was up what, 6? i walk out, 6:00 o'clock. 98 degrees. >> steve: here is a cooling towel with a fox news logo on it. it's cool and moist. >> made in taiwan.

that is why the unemployment numbers are no good. is this a little moist out here? is it a little moist? >> gretchen: we first had the threat of a hurricane and now we should just be grateful that we have beautiful sunshine. >> grateful. >> brian: if you want to make it in this business, you got to tough up. >> i do. >> brian: if i can offer you that. this is a bill o'reilly statement. 374 shows there will be no bailout for president obama. these are the marks you'll have to fight for. >> they don't really matter. that's the point i was getting across because the economy is stuck. all right? it's just bad. no matter what they say, that's why we are. so you're either going to vote on, well, we need new guys to try to get it started, or we're going to have more hope that the present guy is going to turn around. that's it! >> gretchen: one of the new guys was on the stage last night. congressman paul ryan, a young guy, wants to be vice president, and he took on president obama and the economy. >> it began with a financial

crisis. it ends with a job crisis. it began with a housing crisis they alone didn't cause. it ends with a housing crisis they didn't correct! it began with a perfect triple a credit rating for the united states. it ends with a downgraded america. it all started off with speeches, greek column, the thrill of something new. now all that is left is a presidency adrift, surviving on slogans that already seem tired, grasping at a moment that has already passed. like a ship trying to sail on yesterday's wind. >> gretchen: what do you think about that? i know at one point you were critical of congressman paul ryan with regard to his budget. >> no. i think -- i've never really been critical. i think he's a smart guy.

i think that's what he has to do, he has to keep pointing out that look, this isn't a game. this is the downgrade is real, the debt is real. $16 trillion. that's what the republicans have to run on. they can't get involved with the other stuff. it's really interesting because next week in charlotte, who are we going to see prime time? sandra flock? sandra flak? are you kidding me? this is what they're putting up against $16 trillion debt, a woman who wants us to pay for her birth control? >> steve: people need reproductive rights. >> it's really interesting the contrast and the democrats obviously feel they're going to get away with it! they feel this is the winning hand. look, i have to watch all of them. i'm not rooting for anybody. but i'm just amazed. so if ryan keeps doing that, i think romney's got a really goo. now, romney tonight, what does he do? he's got to sell himself, you know. it's like chris christie was

actually selling himself. not romney the other night. you got to watch christie, you know what? i'm going to do that. let ryan be the numbers guy and then romney has to say look, i'm not a bad guy. i'm not a greed head. i'm really interested you, and then try to sell that nonresponsive should he come out and be happy -- >> brian: how do you sell yourself, knowing his personality? we know modesty has gotten in the way. >> you don't have to be immodest to tell people you're not a thug. right? if somebody is going to accuse you, and which the democrats are, being short of a criminal, all right, you can be indignant. >> steve: they're accusing him of being a criminal. >> of everything. and we've all heard it. so if i'm the governor, i get out there examine i'm indignant. say listen, this is not who i am. this is my record. this is what i've done in my life. and these people are going to lie about me. let them. but i want you to know this is who i am. that's not conceited. that's not immodest. that's setting the record

straight. >> steve: one thing about paul ryan, i thought he gave great political speech last night and we learned a lot about him. it was emotional. you saw his mom up in the stands. he wiped away a tear at one point. the other thing is what he has brought to the ticket is the dialogue changed. it's not just all about negative ads and i want to see mitt romney taxes. now we're talking about big stuff. suddenly america is talking about, okay. maybe medicare is going bankrupt and who is going to save it? >> look, those issues have to be paramount. i think i thought ryan was a good choice. >> brian: they think their number one draft pick. >> good choice. >> brian: condoleeza rice, for me, was the money speaker. i thought she was awesome. here is an example. i want to get your take. >> dictators in iran and syria butcher their people and threaten regional security. russia and china prevent a response and everyone asks, where does america stand? [ cheers and applause ] where does america stand? you see, when friends or foes

alike don't know the answer to that question, unambiguously and clearly, the world is likely to be a more dangerous and chaotic place. >> gretchen: it's interesting because a lot of the focus in this cycle has not been about foreign policy. but should it be? >> no. no. this country is really in serious economic trouble. >> steve: yeah. >> until we right that, the foreign policy's got to take a back seat. >> steve: before you go, you got to tell everybody about your new book "lincoln's last days." i know it's the number one book out in the entire planet right now for kids who are going back to school. >> we wrote this for kilmeade basically. >> brian: thank you. i got stuck on page 9. >> the adult book, too much for brian. we made the print bigger, lots of pictures. >> brian: right. appreciate that n it's called "lincoln's last days." what's gratifying is teachers all over the country are ordering a book for their kids. fourth grade to 9th, in that

range. because it's fun. you got to reignite children's interest in their country and the best way to do this is the best president ever, abraham lincoln. it got off number one, knopf fiction juvenile in the country and we're very pleased. >> steve: kilmeade loves it. >> brian: although i don't like the way it ends. >> that's the -- the blush was so good -- dlurb was so good. >> brian: it never made the cover, why didn't you keep that? >> it's on reserve! >> steve: pour the paperback. >> gretchen: what was the real blub? >> i am the anti-bill o'reilly. and i don't like to read. >> gretchen: i thought it would say even though he mocks me, i still like him. >> steve: bill o'reilly got a great endorsement from joe trippi. he said it kills me. but i read it examine it's awesome. >> he likes "killing lincoln." october 2, "killing kennedy ." if you haven't read "killing

lincoln," do it because it sets up so many parallels. >> steve: i'm hearing from the control booth four years from now, we're not going to be on the equator. we'll be on the surface of the sun. >> you guys are doing a great job. very rarely sweat. carlson never -- flowing. >> gretchen: until i get on the treadmill. thanks. we got to do headlines. >> brian: what are the chances of us hanging out? we might have free time later. >> gretchen: oh, my gosh. you work on that relationship. i'm gog update people -- i'm going to talk about the tropical depression now 'cause it's still called isaac. it's expected to become a tropical depression by the end of the day. it will continue to dump heavy rain that moves over louisiana and heads to arkansas. for many who live near the gulf coast, isaac has brought strong winds, storm surges and rain. it's estimated more than 22 inches of rain fell in some parts of louisiana.

in placquemine parish, rescuers risked dangerous conditions to save dozens of people stranded on their roofs after the hurricane pushed water over a levee there. >> we had to break through the creeling and come through the attic and they took us out of the attic into the boat. it's very bad down there. very bad. it never, ever happened to us. >> gretchen: right now at least 700,000 people in four states without electricity. isaac also being blamed for one death in mississippi. he was thrown in jail after he helped the united states track down osama bin laden. today the appeals hearing for pakinstani doctor is scheduled to' assume. he was convicted of having ties to militants. but critics say he was targeted by pakinstani authorities. republican senator rand paul, among those who say that he should be treated like a hero for locating bin laden at his compound and not like a

criminal. a love story unfolding right on the republican national convention stage? >> i love you. >> i love you. i want to spend my life with you. please marry me. [ applause ] will you marry me? >> yes. >> gretchen: nothing like making a private moment public. the two are convention staffers. they've been dating for three years. it turns out he rigged the monitor to spell out will you marry me? she said yes. no word yet on a wedding date. fantastic. hope they have a great life together. >> steve: coming up on our thursday telecast live from tampa, suspending suspensions. ever shoved somebody in school? not a problem. really good idea? we'll talk about that shortly. >> gretchen: the rnc, hulk hogan is here.

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places. >> yes, sir. >> steve: hulk hogan is actually a native of the tampa area. good morning to you. >> i'm a local. i lived here my whole life, 59 years. went to school, college, and i still live here. >> steve: you sure do. >> brian: here we are. it's beautiful, growing, everybody knows that. i'm amazed. it's the first time i've been back since 1972. >> this is huge. it's exciting what's going on with romney and ryan of the the whole town is buzzing. everybody is on the edge of their seats because the things that have been said about small businesses, america getting a chance to reinvent itself, kind of like i have, and just a fresh start. actions speak louder than words. we're ready for some action. so this is exciting stuff. >> steve: in particular, when the president said -- i'm curious about your reaction a couple of weeks ago in roanoke, virginia where he said, if you got a small business, you didn't build that. you got a beef shop. first time you've done a brick and mortar store of sorts. how do you feel about it when the president says something like that? >> i had a tough one with that one. that goes against everything i

feel, know and love about this country because i've never done a small business and now i'm having to reinvent mioses. you can't wrestle until you're 95. so i'm hoping hogan's beef shop. the company i work with now, they started out as a small company with a handful of people. they've been around ten years now. we're in 120 different countries. that's what america is all about. after hearing ryan, tonight i'm going to work. i'm actually going on live on spike tv from 8 to 10 and as soon as i get out of the ring, i'm turning the tv on because i want to hear romney. >> brian: it's a big opportunity. >> he's got a chance to win everybody over. >> brian: you used to be a president obama supporter? >> yes, i was. like i said, actions speak louder than words. and i've seen no action. >> steve: four years ago it was about hope and change. that was hopeful thing because people felt something -- we're adrift. well, a lot of people now say we did drift the wrong direction.

>> and we can't take four more years of that. and at the end of the day, we need -- america needs a second chance. that's what this is all about. this country is ready, there is no reason we should be living with this economy. something has to change. this is the time for everybody to make sure this happens. >> brian: what's interesting is you came in, you wrote the book. your wife lent through turmoil. you got the divorce and selling the house. you never blamed anybody. you never asked for a bailout. >> no, you have to be accountable. you have to look at yourself in the mirror. >> steve: you're never going to make it in politics! >> this is a great time for america. tonight is very, very important. at thend of the day, it is about small businesses. >> steve: since you did build it, how about a plug, tell us where hogan's beef hop is. >> are you ready for this? >> i'm hulk hogan, the greatest of all time, i live right here, clearwater, tampa area. if you want to seat dolphin's tale, next door, the greatest beef shop.

it's opening next week. so what you going to do when hogan impact wrestling at hogan's beef shop -- >> steve: waiting for that speech. that's how you sell it. >> ryan won me over! >> brian: would you in the same voice toss it over to gretchen. >> gretchen, let me tell you something! we're coming your way! get ready, three, two, one! >> gretchen: all right! come on over. why are you way over there? >> you guys are making me crazy out here. >> gretchen: good luck on your new mission. former secretary of state condoleeza rice offering a some real talk on america's standing in the world. >> where does america stand? you see, when friends or foes alike don't know the answer to that question, unambiguously and clearly, the world is likely to be a more dangerous and chaotic place. >> gretchen: so are we really our own worst enemy? a former army ranger here to weigh in next.

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>> brian: foreign policy was another hot button issue. think about it, republicans super stars when when it comes to foreign policy, senator john mccain and cannedy rice talking about american exceptionalism. listen. >> always we have led from the front. never from behind! >> that is the question of the hour, where does america stand? you see, when friends or foes alike don't know the answer to that question, unambiguously and clearly, the world is likely to be a more dangerous and chaotic place. >> brian: joining memo is a man i'm sure that those speeches resonated with who agrees with both of them. he's the author of the book, the life he lived in the field, army captain sean. >> how is it going? >> brian: we're talk being foreign policy. you speak about defending our

defenders because you feel you have to stick up for the guys still fighting the wars and the guys that did fight these wars. did you hear what you wanted from senator mccain and the former secretary of state? >> absolutely did. senator mccain examine condoleeza rice are people that i greatly admire. let me put it to you simply, america stands on the brink of a bleak future. our enemies don't respect us. without our strength and the reful to use it, rogue nations like iran and north korea do not have a deterrent. our rivals are making power plays they haven't made in five years. they're seeing our weakness as an opportunity to exploit. and our allies are losing heart. they look to america for leadership, for bold, decisive leadership and find nothing. >> brian: yet complain when they take the lead. you understand the frustration of the american people? >> yeah. i mean, i think america is a noble nation and we have a moral responsibility to be involved in the preservation of human life all around the world. that's what it means to be a benevolent super power. in the most destructive tsunami

that hit southeast asia, 250,000 people were killed. who did those stricken people call to? china, russia? north korea? no. they called for the u.s. marines and we saved lives. >> brian: now budget cuts. we might have 100 to $120,000 of vets jobless because they're going to get axed because of sequester and other pentagon budget cut. >> absolutely. this president might be overseeing the largest reduction in force since the cold war. hundreds of thousands. probably hundreds of thousands of devoted patriots will receive their pink slips in the months to come. my question is, what commander in chief has ever made a nation weaker during a time of war? i think i'd like to have that question answered. >> brian: you found out special forces soldier lost his life in the field and the letter they got from the president? >> yeah. i spend most of my time now fundraising for fallen soldiers to raise money for their memorial funds and i found out this morning that the letter a friend of mine had received from the president, the navy seal that was killed in extortion 17

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