>> steve: have a great weekend. see you back in charlotte on monday. >> mr. chairman, and dell gates, i accept your nomination as president for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] gregg: with that governor mitt romney becomes the candidate for president of united states. to celebrate the end of the republican convention and the beginning of a final sprint for election. i'm gregg jarrett in for

bill hemmer in "america's newsroom". >> i'm heather childers in for martha maccallum heather: we just learned governor romney will head to new orleans to survey the damage. gregg: the governor used much of his speech last night to tell americans that he has a winning with strategy to get them back to work. >> now is the moment we can stand up and say, i'm an american. i make my destiny. we deserve better. my children deserve better. my family deserves better. my country deserves better. [cheers and applause] today the time has come to turn the pain. today the time has come for us to put the disappointments of the last four years behind us. to put aside the divisiveness and recriminations. to forget about what might have been and to look ahead to what can be. now is the time to restore the promise of america.

[cheers and applause] president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans. and heal the planet. my promise, is to help you and your family. [cheers and applause] gregg: steve brown is live in tampa. he joins us now. steve, both campaigns agree that this issue is about jobs and governor romney was pitching his plan last night. tell us about it. >> reporter:. yes. we have live pictures we can show you right now. these will be the planes, campaign planes that governor romney and representative ryan will use on the campaign trail. they are waiting the nominee

as he is being helicoptered to those planes right now. he will be off to new orleans. about the speech last night, yes, a lot of that speech or at least portions of that speech had to do with employment and specifically about jobs and about rebuilding a positive vision for america. have a listen. >> an america where every parent knows that their child will get an education that leads them to a good job and a bright horizon. unlike the president, i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: romney has been talking in recent weeks about this five-point plan originally when he started his campaign. he was talking about a 59-point plan but has boiled that down to five basic points. among them, trying to get closer to a balanced budget by cutting spending, making sure taxes are not raised on small business.

making sure there is job training for folks that need it. essentially the core of this campaign can be boiled down to jobs and the argument that one side might be better than the other in terms of producing the jobs that so many americans want. gregg. gregg: next up the democrats in charlotte. president obama's convention speech. what are they saying this morning. >> reporter: i know you're going to be shocked by this but the democrats did not think much of governor romney's speech last night. that is the way the tenor of the campaign goes in this day and age. we're hearing from jim messina, the campaign manager of the obama 2012 efforts. much like the entire republican convention mitt romney's speech offered many personal attacks and platitudes but no tangible ideas to move the country forward. the obama campaign slogans if you will, that is used quite often by the folks in rank-and-file including the president. the president will set a different kind of tone. he will count no doubt the

many things that were done in congress, particularly the first two years he was in office and count how they benefit americans today. again we'll hear a lot of talk probably next week about the middle class, and those middle class voters who seem to be at the very core of that undecided block that might decide this whole thing, gregg. gregg: indeeder this. steve brown live in tampa. steve, thank you. heather: governor romney was introduced last night by a rising star in the republican party. florida senator marco rubio in a rousing speech said this election is about more than just picking a side. take a listen. >> our problem with president obama isn't that he is a bad person. okay? by all accounts he too is a good husband and a good father and thanks to lots of practice, a good golfer. [laughter] our problem is not that he is a bad person. our problem, is that he is a bad president. [cheers and applause] doesn't matter how you feel about president obama

because this election is about your future, not about his. and -- [applause] and this election is not simply a choice between a democrat and a republican. it's a choice about what kind of country we want america to be. [cheers and applause] heather: rubio of course was considered a frontrunner for the vp slot before romney chose paul ryan. gregg: one prominent republican not in attendance at this year's convention is former president george w. bush. but his brother, former florida governor, jeb bush, he was on hand and owe used his speech to prays his brother's work as president while calling out president obama. >> i love my brother. [cheers and applause] he is a man of integrity, courage and honor, and during incredibly challenging times he kept us

safe. [cheers and applause] so, mr. president, mr. president, it is time to stop blaming your predecessor for your failed economic policies. [cheers and applause] gregg: the convention included a short tribute video to former president bush. heather: gregg, this was a big moment. clint eastwood of course, a hollywood icon, rockin' the rnc with a certainly unconventional speech you could say. eastwood calling 23 million people out of work, a quote, national disgrace. he said maybe, maybe it is time to make a change. >> we own this country. [applause] politicians are employees of ours. and, we don't have to be mental masochists and vote for somebody we don't really want in office. just because they seem to be

nice guys or maybe not so nice guys look at some of the recent ads going out there. i don't know. [applause] okay. you ought to make my day. [cheers and applause] all right. i'll start it, you finish it. go ahead -- >> make my day!. heather: you knew that was coming. well the 82-year-old eastwood, spoke without a teleprompter. after all he is clint eastwood. who needs that. at times he spoke to an empty chair, pretending to be lecturing president obama, drawing cheers and laughs when he told the invisible president that he would not shut up. what did you think, gregg? gregg: it was very, very clever. a little risky but, clever nonetheless. people are really weighing in on both sides today. heather: i'm not going to

critique dirty harry. gregg: from tampa to charlotte. fox news is heading to the democratic national convention. martha and bill will kick it off sunday morning a special edition of "america's newsroom", 10:00 a.m. eastern time. stay with fox news channel all next week for coverage of the democratic national convention beginning monday. heather: turning now to that soggy mess left behind in louisiana by what is now tropical depression isaac. roughly half the state without power this morning and rising floodwaters forcing entire neighborhoods to run to higher ground. >> of course i do. i don't know who wouldn't. our lives are at stake here. so of course we're going to worry. >> yes, i'm very scared. this morning it was high, high. then it had never been that high. >> it was coming up and i got about another two feet before it start coming in. i think it is about time for us to go. heather: take a look at this

map. shows exactly where the flood risks are, spanning from northern arkansas all the way to the mississippi and louisiana coast. jonathan serrie is live in new orleans. jonathan, how aree the levees holding up? lots of folks want to know that. >> reporter: yeah, very well here in new orleans, heather. in new orleans the army corps of engineers spent nearly $15 billion improving the left v. -- left v. system. some of the low-lying communities have been having problems outside the state line in mississippi. a controlled release of water from a damaged dam at the edge of a lake that was swollen by hurricane isaac's heavy rains. officials are optimistic they can do this without flooding communities downstream in louisiana but out of an abundance of caution state officials ordered the mandatory evacuation of residents along the river so no one gets hurt in case things go

terribly wrong. again mississippi and louisiana authorities are optimistic they can perform this operation without placing any homes or lives in deputy, heather. heather: jonathan, what about fatalities, what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: yeah, unfortunately the death toll has just been raised to four. there was an elderly couple discovered in a flooded home in plaquemines parish. this was the scene of a, a levee, not one of the army core of engineers levee but a small levee in a community. there was mandatory evacuation for that area but many residents decided to stay behind. the elderly couple among them. the other two fatalities involved with the storm were a truck driver who was, a tow truck driver hit by a falling tree and also a man who fell from a tree while trying to help friends peep for the storm. so right now the official death toll at four, heather. heather: let's hope it

doesn't rise. i know when the water went over top the levee at plaquemines parish it did so very, very quick. thank you, jonathan. >> reporter: certainly. gregg: we're just getting started this morning. a chilling new report from the united nations nuclear watchdog on the progress iran is making with its nuclear program. heather: governor mitt romney focusing on the number one issue on voters minds, jobs. how he plans to get americans working again. plus businessman and former presidential candidate herman cain reacts to governor romney's speech. >> the centerpiece of the president's entire re-election campaign is attacking success. is it any wonder someone who attacks success has led the worst economic recovery since the great depression? in america, we celebrate success. we don't apologize for success. [cheers and applause] [ music playing, indistinct conversations ]

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heather: fox news alert now. republican mitt romney set to visit hurricane damage in louisiana. chief political correspondent carl cameron broke the story for us and he jones us now from lakeland, florida, with the latest. carl? >> reporter: hi, heather. governor romney actually wanted to go there as early as wednesday but the storm obviously slowed down over new orleans and the storm kept on going and made it impossible. there was always the risk of being delayed and not return

to see paul ryan's big vice-presidential nomination acceptance speech. the campaign made it clear they wanted to do this. this was the first opportunity. last night was his big acceptance speech, mitt romney's. he will go to new orleans immediately after this lakeland, florida, departure rally from the convention. our cameraman will show you the new plane. they unveiled two now. believe in america. white and blue, mittromney.com. big massive sign in the background for all of that. the romney logo of course on the tail. there is separate plane, not in the camera shot, you can't see it, but it will become the vice-presidential nominee plane. the press charter and says believe in america and mit mittromney.com. he will two to new orleans and meet with louisiana governor bobby jindal and meet with other officials to talk about the hurricane recovery process. he turned convention as request for volunteerism and

ask for charitable donations to the american red cross. he will meet with some of the folks dealing with the aftermath of isaac and offer his consolation to them, try to console them through all of this. this is an opportunity for him to show his ability to emphasize thighs with those dealing with disaster. it was the kind of opportunity mitt romney was hoping to show the people in the convention over last few days. his personal side. his ability to connect with people, reveal his upbringing, his values, his principles and his life long commitment to volunteerism and charity something he went on about last night. talking about how that is value instilled in him through his parents, george romney, who found ad volunteerism nonprofit organization many, many decades ago and paul ryan will not be going with mr. romney to new orleans. he will go on and continue with a rally scheduled in richmond, virginia. it was supposed to be a dual rally with romney and paul ryan. he will solo while

mr. romney goes to new orleans and later today off to sips gnat at this, ohio. heather? heather: carl cameron live in lakeland, florida. thank you, carl. gregg: governor mitt romney coming out swinging in his speech at the republican national convention last night, specifically when it comes to jobs and the economy. governor romney saying president obama has failed to deliver what america needs. >> what america needs is jobs, lots of jobs. [applause] in the richest country in the history of the world this obama economy has crushed the middle class. family income has fallen by $4,000. but health insurance premiums are higher. food prices are higher. utility bills, are higher. and gasoline prices, they have doubled. today more americans wake up in poverty than ever before. nearly one out of six americans is living in poverty. look around you. these aren't strangers. these are our brothers and

sisters, our fellow americans. his policies have not helped create jobs. they have depressed them. and this i can tell you where president obama would take america. his plan to raise taxes on small business won't add jobs. it would eliminate them. [applause] gregg: for more on this let's bring in former gop presidential candidate herman cain. mr. cain, great to see you. thanks for being here. before we get to -- >> good morning, gregg. gregg: i want to ask you about something mitt romney said last night. he said, the centerpiece of president obama's re-election is attacking success. we celebrate success in america. we don't apologize for it. is that fair criticism of the president and do you think that will resonate with voters? >> it is fair criticism system of the president and it will resonate with voters because last night governor romney defined his vision

for america and his vision for america is the success, not failure. and i believe it will resonate, particularly because i've been listening to business people and individuals and they're tired of this rhetoric of division from the administration, and they are tired of this rhetoric of attacking success, and attacking business people in this country. gregg: mr. cain, like governor romney you also have had a very distinguished career in business. has governor romney offered enough big ideas about job creation? does he need something bigger than a five-point plan? maybe the equivalent of a 9-9-9? >> he does and i believe that he will over the next several weeks. the fact that in his speech last night, which was supposed to be a picture of his vision for america, he specifically talked about his energy plan which i absolutely am encouraged by. and the reason that he

picked energy in my opinion is because that is one of the biggest sectors of the economy that can create the greatest number of jobs quickly. yes he will come back later and be more specific about his tax proposals of how to boost small businesses because that was another emphasis. so yes, i believe we're going to see more specificity in the days to come. gregg: herman cain, former presidential candidate. wish we had a bit more time. thank you for stopping by to speak with us. good to see you. >> thank you, gregg. heather: welcoming up iran lashing out at a new report on its nuclear program by the u.n.'s watchdog. what has tehran so fired up? we'll take a look, coming up [ pilot ] now when you build an aircraft,

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heather: iran lashing out at a new report from the international atomic energy agency, iaea. for doubling centrifuges at its qom site burred underground. mike baker is covert operations and president of diligence llc, a global security firm. thank you for joining us. >> sure, thank you. heather: is this report by the iaea politically motivated and there is call for concerns that iran has in fact doubled the number of uranium centrifuges from 1064 in may to 2,000 now? >> that is not politically motivated that is from iranian official. you have to take it with a grain of salt.

usually nothing more than the party rhetoric. the clergy, the cleric, that is what counts in iran. what they say something you have to stand up and take note and you have to parse everything they say. and just recently ayatollah khomeni said they have added a thousand or so centrifuges to the sight we're talking about now. so that is actually correct. the iaea report that comes out every quarter is very disconcerting because they're not known as a heavy-handed organization, right? it is part of the u.n. so they're not inclined to be overly aggressive. they tend to water down what they're saying f they're talking about this, if they're say iranians still despite the sanctions ramping up, doubling down on their efforts to enrich uranium, you have to assume it is actually worse than what the iaea report is saying. heather: the report also said that iran has cleansed another site where the agency suspects that the country has conducted

explosive experiments. why would they do that? what is the relevancy? >> the part there, it is a military facility and the one that we were just discussing where they have been increasing the number of centrifuges, that is a underground site they have been building up. they're moving enrichment program to there. this military facility they report having cleaned up that is a knot in use anymore but the u.n. watchdogs want to look at the site to figure out what act civil -- activity took place there. the iranians have been busy completely sterilizing the location, tearing down buildings, scraping soil, doing everything they can, to insure that when the watchdogs are given a permission to go to the facility they won't have a clue what is taking place there. i think the important point here nothing is really happening. the sanctions have been put in place. yes, they are having an impact but it is slow and we had sanctions there for a

long period of time. the white house administration, in a decisive statement of the obvious, in response to this iaea report, said, well, you know the window to resolving this situation diplomaticly won't remain open indefinitely. heather: yeah, but prior to the report being released they said this. they said that there is still room for more sanctions and more negotiations. we'll see what happens now. >> yeah. heather: thank you so much, mike. we appreciate your insight. >> thank you. gregg: isaac is now a tropical depression making its way into the middle of the country but the damage being felt is across the gulf coast. entire neighborhoods underwater. janice dean is tracking the path of that storm. heather: plus governor romney reaching out to people who voted for president obama in 2008. just how much of an impact will his speech have on undecided voters? our political panel will break it all down. >> we weren't always successful at bain but no one ever is in the real world of business. that's what this president

doesn't seem to understand.

gregg: welcome back. one of the most electrifying speeches at the republican national convention coming from rising star, senator marco rubio. the florida lawmaker highlighting his family's path, ememigrating to the united states from cuba. rubio says his parents journey shows what makes america great. >> a few years ago while making a speech i noticed the bartender behind the portable bar in the back of the room. i remember my father worked many years as a banquet bartender. he was grateful for the work he had. that was not the life he wanted for us. he stood in the bar in the back of the room all those years so one day i could stand behind the podium in the front of a room. [cheers and applause]

that journey from behind that bar to behind this podium goes owes sense of the american miracle. that we're exceptional not because we have morph rich people here. we're special because dreams that are impossible anywhere else, they come true here. [applause] but, rubio also asked the crowd to pray for freedom and liberty for cuba. it was quite a speech. it was interesting to watch. he made some very, very valid points but his delivery, and the reception he got from the audience was really tremendous. heather: yeah. the audience was very fired up all night long. a lot of moments where they had tears in their eyes from various speakers. successful, successful night. gregg: indeed it was. there were a lot of good speakers. heather: republican presidential nominee mitt romney making a direct appeal to americans and that supported president obama in the last election and asking

them how many days they have woken up since the election day in 2008 and felt something really special was happening in america? listen. >> misdemeanor of you felt that way on election day four years ago, hope and change had a powerful appeal but tonight i would ask a simple question. if you felt that excitement when you voted for barack obama, shouldn't you feel that way now that he is president obama? [applause] you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he has done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. the president hasn't dispointed you because he wanted to. the president has disappointed america because he hasn't led america in the right direction. he took office without the basic qualification that most americans have, and one that was essential to the task at hand. he had almost no experience working in a business.

heather: he served as spokesperson for former florida governor jeb bush. and margie o'mara, democratic pollster and president of momentum analysis. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> good morning. heather: basic question, justin i will start with you. last night, was it a success for governor romney. >> absolutely. i think it was a great success. i was there in the convention hall and the folks in the hall were fired up. but even more importantly than the coalition of republicans coming together and leaving that convention excited for mitt romney, was that appeal that we just watched to swing voters and in swing states like florida, like iowa, like new mexico, like colorado, like nevada, hike ohio, and virginia, telling voters that voted for barack obama it is okay now to move on and to vote for somebody else who can get the job done. so that direct appeal i think had a big impact with the independent, undecided

voters in swing states. heather: margie, what do you think, in terms of targeting those voters who perhaps chose president obama in 2008, do you think he did a successful job of changing their minds this time around? >> well, certainly the speech touched on some points that swing voters want to hear and that's necessary but it may not be sufficient. ultimately a swing speech is not going to change the fact that mitt romney doesn't have a lot of positions that appeal to swing voters. a lot of paul ryan's positions are very much far to the right and the lo of comments and ads that come from romney's own campaign are very, very far to the right when you have advisors saying obama needs to learn to be an american or he doirmt share anglosaxon values or let's cut food for hungry children or, a lot of really extreme policies that is not where swing voters are. you're looking at all the war against women stuff, todd akins of the world that mitt romney has hard time distancing themselves from,

and a lot of those things don't appeal to swing voters. heather: one. issues at hand is medicare. let's take a listen to what governor romney had to say on that point and i want your reaction to it. >> $716 billion cut to medicare to finance obamacare will both hurt today's seniors and depress innovation and jobs in medicine. [booing] his trillion dollar deficits, they slow our economy, restrain employment and cause wages to stall. to the majority of americans who now believe that the future will with not be better than the past, i can guaranty you this, if barack obama is reelected, you will be right. [applause] heather: there is something very clear, when you look at paul ryan's speech, governor romney's speech, republicans not backing down from the medicare issue, in fact embracing it, justin? >> look, this is believe it

or not medicare is a winning issue for republicans. i say that from south florida where we have a number senior citizens and elder voters who pay attention to this issue. those elder voters in 2010, they gave 60 seats so republicans in the house. and they gave seven seats to the democrats -- republicans in the u.s. senate. older voters, the romney campaign, paul ryan speech they're going on the offense and democrats are playing defense on this issue. my advice to democrats is throw out the old mediscare playbook. it will not work anymore. heather: margie, what is your advice back to republicans? >> polls show out people favor the president, give him advantage on who would handle medicare and people oppose, polls show people oppose ryan's plan for medicare. the savings, that, that mitt romney and paul ryan have been talking about, one doesn't do anything to current benefits for medicare, beneficiaries and two it is in ryan's own plan,

that double-talk, political politician doublespeak is what turns voters off to the whole process. heather: let's take a look at this poll. this was latest poll, two polls came out over the weekend showed mixed results for president barack obama. reached an important mark in both polls. you san see they were released sunday night. his approval rating hit 50% in both of them. listen to what governor romney has to say finally about the future and how americans feel -- we don't have any sound on that but he did say, governor romney, last night that the majority of americans now believe that the future will not be better than the past. and moving forward, as we leave this convention and go into the dnc, how do you think the dnc will handle that, margie. >> i think we're going to talk about, you will see democrats talk about who has got a vision for really helping the middle class. you know, we have the policies to back that up, while, you have a lot of policies on the right that are really about gutting the

safety net and gutting support for education, schools, food, forred middle class. that is one of the real defending shuns to make and who really is in touch and share the values of the middle class? that is something obama has had a double-digit lead over romney on now for a long time. heather: justin, 10 seconds. your response. >> higher taxes, bigger government, and more regulation is not going to help the middle class and more debt will not help the middle class. it will devastate the middle class. heather: that debt clock, was definitely telling at the convention all week. thank you both for joining us. we appreciate it. moving forward to the dnc next week in charlotte. gregg: a fox news alert. we are just now getting word that a tsunami warning has been issued across a large part of asia. it is a magnitude 7.9 undersea earthquake that apparently struck off the coast of the philippines that triggered the tsunami warning. folks nearby have been told to get up to higher ground.

among other nations in the warning zone, indonesia, taiwan, japan and guam. so we'll continue to keep an eye on that. well the remnants of the storm known as isaac leaving very serious flooding in its wake. it could be several days before floodwaters subside in parts of louisiana. at least five death are now being blamed on that storm. meteorologist janice dean in the fox weather center with more. hi, janice. >> gregg, yes the totals are quite incredible. close to two feet of rain in louisiana and in and around the new orleans region. in parts of mississippi, 17 inches. vero beach, florida, one of the untold stories, this storm brought incredible amounts of rain across into as well as alabama. look at the storm where it is right now. first of all i want to show you what the forecast is for new orleans. we have half a million people without power. so no air-conditioning.

we'll see temperatures close to 90 degrees. very humid and that is going to continue for the weekend and into early next week. plus a chance of thunderstorms and maybe some downpours. of course they don't need to see anymore flooding in this area. this is what is left of isaac, bringing rain up towards the plain states. eventually the midwest. this is a good news situation but the bad news is it will come way too fast. so we'll see flash flood watches and warnings. we also could see the risks for tornados throughout the day today. back to you gregg and heather. gregg: janice dean. thanks very much. heather: congressman fuel ryan now officially the vp nominee but who registers better with voters, congressman ryan or vice president joe biden? brand new "fox news" polling just ahead. gregg: plus the tea party playing a crucial role in the gop. did mitt romney do enough to win them over. >> to the majority of the americans who now believe the future will not be better than the past.

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heather: welcome back. three people are dead following a predawn shooting at a supermarket in new jersey. police say that the shooter was among those killed. happened inside the pathmark grocery store in old bridge. investigators believe the suspect was a current employee. the store was preparing to open at the time of the incident. no word yet on a possible motive for the shooting. gregg: governor mitt romney spent much of the primary season trying to convince some tea party republicans and social conservatives that he was the man who can defeat president obama. last night governor romney had this to say on everything from spending cuts to personal liberty. >> and does america we want succumb to resentment and

division among americans? >> no!. >> the america we all know has been a story of the many becoming one uniting to preserve liberty. uniting to build the greatest economy in the world. uniting to save the world from unspeakable darkness. gregg: utah senator mike lee joins us live. and, senator, thanks for taking a few moments to be with us. what about that? did the speech, those words in particular and other words, did they excite the tea partiers? >> you know i think they excite and resonate with those of us who believe in constitutionally limited government. we want to see somebody who is willing to say the government is not the solution to all of our problems. that is what we heard from governor romney last night. we don't need more taxes. we don't need more government programs. we need to unlock the unlimited human potential of the american people and allow them to do what they do best. gregg: when he was governor of mass massachusetts he was known as a centrist.

is he conservative enough? >> he goof earned as a conservative. he governed as much as a conserve as he could with 85% of the ledge late ture in control of the democratic party. it is important at this point in our country's history, that he continue to fight for conservative prince mills and -- principles as he can. he needs to make it clear that government is not the solution, the government is the problem. gregg: today's "wall street journal" seemed critical that governor romney presented few policy details. yes, he talked about cutting spending. he talked about the lowering the marginal rates and less regulation and changes to medicare. but the journal said today, quote, he glossed over those important subjects. fair criticism? >> well, look this is not a typical, of a convention speech. in fact it would be atypical if a presidential candidate at his party's convention

outlined a very specific, detailed policy blueprint. this is a big overview that is normally presented at a convention. he did that and he did it exceptionally well. gregg: you know, you probably had a chance to look at the assessment by the tax policy center. in fact i've got a copy of it here. they claim that romney's tax plan would add 3 trillion to the deficit over 10 years and that it would favor tax reductions for the top 20% but tax increases for the bottom 20%. i don't think that they can fully evaluate, as i hold this and i read through it, i don't think they can fully evaluate the plan because there are so unknowns. but what's your assessment? >> well, first of all, they're not taking into account the dynamic scoring element of tax reductions. that is, that when you make adjustments to the tax code,

very often you stimulate economic activity. that is exactly what would happen here under governor romney's plan and that would actually generate more revenue, not less. in any event i think their assumptions are flawed and they're based on an agenda that wants to promote tax increases. and that's not what we need. that is not what we need for job creators. that will kill jobs, rather than create them. gregg: their are a joint venture of the urban institute and the brookings institution. want to point that out. let me move to another subject. you share a common faith from governor romney and i want to play a sound bite from the other night and i will get your reaction on the other side. >> we were, we were moral months and growing up in michigan, that might have seemed unusual or out of place but i really don't remember it that way. my friends cared more about what sports teams we followed than what church we went to. gregg: what did you think of that? >> that is consistent with my experience growing up. i spent some of my growing

up years in utah. others outside the state of utah and by and large my friends then a as now don't care where i go to church. it is much more important that, especially in the political context, what we believe, what we share in common, rather than what separates us, what diffentiates us. gregg: senator mike lee of utah, thank you for being with us today. >> thank you. heather: well with the current economic slump forcing states to make serious cuts across the board. many of those cuts to vital services like police officers and firemen. so why are dozens of states paying out millions in taxpayer dollars to hollywood movie studios, gregg? gregg: and a brand new snapshot of where the candidates stand in crucial swing states. [shouting] >> usa!.

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gregg: governor mitt romney introduced himself to the american people last night and some of his strongest words came in support of his wife. take a listen. >> i knew that her job as a mom was harder than mine and

i knew without question that her job as a mine was a lot more important than mine. [cheers and applause] and as america saw tuesday night, ann would have succeeded at anything she wanted to do. [cheers and applause] gregg: governor romney spoke about how he and ann met in high school and the challenges they faced starting out as newlyweds w we also heard a lot more about the romney family. it is a big one was you can see there. mitt and ann have five children as well was a whole batch of grandkids. and there is the romney plane in lakeland, florida. they will be heading to new orleans. the governor is very concerned about the conditions there in the aftermath of what is now tropical storm isaac. but certainly lots of flooding in various areas.

he is going to head over there himself to take a look. heather: well, when hollywood producers are choosing where to shoot big budget projects many states, they offer generous tax breaks to make their locations more appealing. but in this economy with cities and states laying off workers and cutting off vital services should taxpayer dollars be going to billion dollar studios? william la jeunesse joins us from los angeles with more on this. william? >> reporter: wll, heather, it is not uncommon to poach or lure a company from one state to another using tax incentives but in most cases you land the business, the plant and payroll. not true for a two or 3-month move very shoot. critics call it welfare for movie producers supporters say the economics eventually pay off. while "the avengers" are a product of hollywood that's

not where the movie was filmed. >> action. >> reporter: "the avengers", 310 to yuma, all major releases made not in tinseltown, but new mexico. >> we have great weather, great locations. now a great crew base and a great structure. >> reporter: and 50 million in taxpayer giveaways to billion dollar studios that arguably don't need it. 43 states offer big tags breaks to lure hollywood from hollywood. >> one of the reasons we attracted this business here because very few if any businesses spend as much money as quickly across as broad a range of the economy as does film. >> reporter: yet many oppose the subsidy. >> there is study after study that has shown this is bad economic policy. the return to the taxpayers, the return to the public treasury, is literally pennies on the dollar. >> reporter: nationwide studies say states take in as little as 15 cents for every dollar they spend. >> any industry that you have to pay money to bring

to your community won't stay there. >> i know what's coming. >> reporter: when stars like arnold schwarzenegger come to towns like this in new mexico, businesses say they win, even if the state doesn't. >> we're taking a tax that and, we're giving them a little portion of it back for coming and doing business with us. >> reporter: collectively nationwide we're talking more than a billion dollars. north carolina said it spent 20 million to land "the hunger games" and that generated 60 million they say for their economy. other states, iowa, arizona, new jersey, kansas or eliminated or dramatically cut back the subsidy because they say it doesn't make economic sense. back to you. heather: william la jeunesse, live for us in l.a. thank you. gregg: governor mitt romney and congressman paul ryan about to take part in a convention farewell rally in lakeland, florida, before governor romney heads to new orleans to survey the damage from hurricane isaac. he will also be meeting with

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gregg: th the biggest speech of mitt romney's career topping off and electric week in florida. supporters say goodbye to the official g.o.p. nominee this hour with this live farewell rally in florida. the festivities for mitt romney and paul ryan come hours after all the balloons came down on the convention floor where he promised to put people back to work and restore every father and mother's confidence than their future's are brighter even the past. brand-new hour of "america's newsroom." i'm gregg jarrett.

heather: i'm heather. he will leave and view the damage from hurricane isaac, that trip after a riveting acceptance speech that brought the crowd to its feet. here are a few highlights for those who missed it. >> the america we all know has been the story of becoming one. uniting to preserve liberty, uniting to build the greatest economy in the world. uniting to save the world from unspeakable darkness. everywhere i go in america there are monuments who list those who have given their lives for america. there is no mention of their race, their party affiliation or what they did for a living. [cheers and applause] >> if i'm elected president of these united states i will work with all my energy and soul to restore that america, to left our eyes to a better future. that future is our destiny.

that future is out there, it is waiting for us. our children deserve it, our nation depends on it. the peace and tproed ofpl the world require it, and if wour help we will tkhreuf it. le deliver it. let us begin that future tonight. thank you very much. may god bless you, may god bless the american people, and may god bless the united states of america. heather: carl cameron is live. you know that campaign better than those, how do you think they did. >> reporter: the romney campaign said they did what they wanted to do. mr. romney was able to talk about his family, his values, his upbringing and how it's affected the man he is today. he talked about his business career, what he would do as president and he criticized what president obama has done as president. that was what they intended to do and i think it came off pretty well. they are punk waiting today the message of his empathy and help people in need by changing their

schedule as you said and from here in lakeland, florida, where there is rally about to happen you'll see the new romney campaign plane, with his name and believe in america blaze opboned across the side. he'll fly is to new orleans to fake a look at the storm damage from isaac. the governor himself has wanted to go for several days, the storm was in the way, the convention was a bit of a conflict in terms of timing. mr. romney will go there today. paul ryan will continue onto an event scheduled in virginia later but mr. romney will go to virginia where he'll mead with governor jindal. he'll spend with time with first responders to thank them for their efforts in the aftermath, on going aftermath. he'll visit louisian lafetite,

louisiana. the health hazards numerous, he will get a taste for that offer the ability to raise the nation and sympathies and relief to new orleans. there were regular graphics put up on the screen and various different documents strolling in the convention hall urging people to donate to the red cross to help out people from isaac. this will be the opportunity to show what type of leader mitt romney would be in national disaster of this nation. he'll actually get to the storm site before president obama will who has been gearing up for his own convention coming up next week. so, it's a big, bold move by mr. romney, trying to show that he's ready for the job and ready to address situations and crises around the country and even the world already. heather. heather: what has been the reaction to his speech last night?

>> reporter: well, the reaction obviously in tampa was spectacular. the romney campaign, if they thought there was a problem they are not likely to tell us about it. frankly, what romney did last night is something he had been working on for weeks. one aide told me that he had gone through 17 edits, 17 different drafts trying to hone it. there was a lot of todo about how they got the stage closer to the people in the audience. clearly the delegates as they were leaving last night were thrilled by it. there is a present amount of buzz for marco rubio's speech. there were even some that were cautious saying rubio might have stolen the show about some of his speech but they were reluctant to say so, it was a nod to the home state senator insofar as florida was the host of the convention. heather: carl cameron reporting live for us from lakeland,

florida, thank you very much. gregg: last night may have been one of the biggest moments in mitt romney's life, and mitt romney says he could not have done a better job. here she is on fox & friends. >> i just gave him a great big hug and told him it was fantastic. i thought it was fantastic. i was so thrilled because of his -- the tone that he had, it was a serious tone, it talked a lot about where he was, where he was coming from, what kind of a guy he is. i was much more nervous last night for mitt than i ever was for myself. gregg: she haded she was grateful that americans are getting to see a side of her husband that she knows so well. heather: more praise coming mitt romney's way from a former bitter rival you can say there the g.o.p. nomination newt gingrich, saying he believes romney has laid out a remarkable plan to help strengthen

america's middle class. gingrich making his point by linking romney's policies to one of america's most iconic presidents. >> reagan's belief in small business owners and entrepreneurs is a remarkable contrast with obama's class warfare rhetoric, massive deficits, and a passion for taxing those who create jobs. the romney plan for a stronger middle class has deep roots in ronald reagan's approach. [cheers and applause] heather: gingrich continued that com comparison saying each of us must do our part to make sure that american remains close in the tradition of president reagan, a land of freedom, hope and opportunity. gregg: democrats gathering for their own convention next week and getting new details about the democratic national convention being held in charlotte, north carolina. scheduled from september 4th to the 6th. we are told that first lady

michelle obama is kicking off the first day, and there is a long list of party heavy weights expected to speak, including the mayor of san antonio, texas who will be the keynote speaker. skipping the event is secretary of state hill hill her attorney saying she is on an asian tour right now. there is something you don't see all the time arriving in cook islands, tpwraoeted by dancers in straw skirts, looks like fun. this will be the first time that mrs. clinton has missed a democratic convention since 1968. fox news will be at the national convention kicking off coverage bright and early sunday morning a special edition of "america's newsroom." i guess it's not that bright and early. 10:00am eastern time. it depends on your point of view. keep it right here all next week for coverage that begins on monday. president obama on the road visiting a texas military base

today, he's marking two years to the day since he formally declared the end of the west combat mission in iraq. molly henneberg is live at the white house with more. molly, the white house says this is a policy event, not a campaign event. >> reporter: right, there is always the specter of the campaign hanging in the background of any event from now until the election. the president left the white house just a little while ago, he's headed to el paso texas, to fort bliss army post. he was there two years ago, he announced the combat mission operation iraqi freedom was over. that with us a 2008 campaign kept. the white house says the president will meet with service members and their families and that part of the purpose of the trip will be quote, under scoring his commitment as commander and chief to responsibly ending those wars while strengthening the health of our force.

a reconvenient gallop poll suggests the president has work to do among veterans a key voting block there. the gallop poll shows that the president is trailing governor romney 38% to 35% in support from veterans. gregg: we didn't really hear a lot about foreign policy last night but it's still a key issue in the campaign, right? >> reporter: right, both sides like to jab each other over it governor romney saying the president is allowing iran to develop its nuclear arsenal while the president is saying that the governor isn't focused enough on winding down the war in afghanistan. >> he doesn't have a plan to bring home the 33,000 troops who will be coming home from afghanistan next month. [cheers and applause] >> he likes to talk tough but he doesn't have a lot of details when it comes to these critical

issues. >> america is less secure today because he has failed to slow iran's nuclear threat, in his first tv interview as president he said we should talk to iran. we are still talking, and iran's centrifuges are still spinning. >> reporter: there is a big campaign weekend ahead. the president will be in ohio, colorado and iowa. governor romney in virginia, iowa and florida. gregg: thanks very much. heather: turning now to that massive storm known as isaac, now a tropical depression marching inland. in its quake severe flood, widespread power outages. storms splintered by tornadoes, hundreds rescued and at least 4 people killed. the levees held back isaac's main storm surge, but rounding areas are reminding many of hurricane katrina, floodwaters reaching the rooftops. in mississippi more than 100 people were rescued from just one town.

>> we thought the worst of the storm was over, but at some point last night, as you are aware, the storm turned and we started getting a lot of rains, and the floodwater started coming back on us. >> this morning it was that high. we had never been that high. we knew we had to go. heather: our hearts go out to all those folks. it will be days before the water recedes and hundreds ofee evacuees can return to see what is left with their homes. phil keating is live for us in pw boloxi, mississippi. >> reporter: this is the river after 48 hours of straight relentless rains. not only did that flood so many roadways making them impassible in this entire region. rivers which would typically allow awful the drainage to head out to the gulf of mexico has nowhere to go, and they are

swollen, flooding right now. about 30 hoursess are inside and the only way in or out right now is if you either have a vehicle that is very hall, above the water line, or a canoe or a ka kayak. for this doctor he has developed an unusual commute to work. >> it is odd and it's my commute to work. every once in a while we have to do it. >> reporter: how bad is it in there? >> we're eyesed to it. we live on a river. sometimes you have to paddle out, but it's worth it. >> reporter: all of the rivers in southern mississippi right now above flood stage. here are three of them. the boloxi river 7 feet above, and the wolf river 7 feet above flood stage. you can see one resident, his

mom lives in there. he is taking the both in there to help bring her out. heather: hopefully residents have ways to get in and out. is there a risk of all the rivers rerising from more rain from isaac falls up north? >> reporter: we spoke to the emergency operation center out here and they say absolutely there is. further up north more rain possible. here locally another 2 to 4 inches possible today and that's going to add to the swollen rivers as they head on out there. the good news is the storm surge is now gone, all of those crashing waves over two days are back allowing the rivers to drain out. gradually these river ways will certainly go ahead and drain on out leaving residents today and maybe into the weekend to at least worry about water moc mock a sons. gregg: federal court striking down a texas law requiring voters to show picture id at the polls. how they plan to fight back.

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florida. congressman ryan asking that everybody there keep their thoughts and prayers in mind for the folks in the philippines hit with a tsunami warning, because of an earthquake that is offshore. some other countries are in the path of the potential tsunami. so we'll keep a watch on that. this is the end of the florida visit for now, and then on -- governor romney will go on to new orleans where he will take a look at some of the storm damage from tropical storm isaac, he'll also meet with governor bobby jindal. heather: well, governor mitt romney reintroducing him to the country last night delivering what many are saying was a deeply personal nomination speech with a pledge to fix the economy, listen. >> i'm running for president to help create a better future, a future where everyone who wants a job can find a job, where no senior feels -- fears for the security of their retirement.

an america where every parent knows that their child will get an education that leads them to a good job and a bright horizon. unlike the president i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. [cheers and applause] heather: jonah goldberg editor at large for the national review and a fox news contributor joins us now. thank you for joining us. >> hey, thanks for having me. heather: jonah you say that governor romney's speech last night was i believe you said technically perfect. but what about personally? there's been a lot said about likability, different polls taken, did governor romney do anything to benefit himself in that area with his speech last night? >> oh, i think so, look, you know, for someone like me, my last name is goldberg, i'm kind of an old testament guy, i like my conserv conservatism with a lot more smythe and rat. i was not the target audience,

neither were the delegates in there. he was going after the people he needs to per swaeut to vote for him come november. it's independents, single women. i think he was very effective, if they were listening. it will be interesting to see if they were paying attention. the red meat wasn't on the menu, it was more like poached chicken. and he was talking about -- what he's trying to do is he's trying to frame the election so that whenever obama starts screaming about racism, or abortion or tax returns that puts him in trouble because romney is doing is promising to fix the me and deliver jobs. heather: what do you think was the best moment if you had to pick one from the convention over call? >> the most surprising moment was how great conde rice was. she doesn't have the kind of following that was expecting a lot from her and i think she really knocked it out of the

park. i thought rubio did a fantastic job. i think artur davis did a terrific job, a harbinger for the republican start tee about how the democratic party doesn't have a stranglehold on the black vote and black politicians as they once did. >> we have a clip from marco rubio's speech. >> we live in a troubled time but the story of the people that came before us reminds us that america has always been about good beginnings, and mitt romney is running for president because he knows if we are willing to do for our children what our parents did for us life in america can be better than it has ever been. [cheers and applause] heather: jonah a resounding theme last night and every night was american exceptionalism. my favorite moment came from mitt romney himself when he

said, you know, to do the really big stuff you need to be an americanment how will that play out as we go into the dnc next week. >> i'm very much on the side of american exceptionalism. i like hearing that shuf and the chants of usa. that rhetoric is also the rhetoric of optimism. and historically the last 50 years the more optimistic candidate tends to win. there are very few exception toss this. maybe richard nixon was one of the only exceptions to this. optimism is what people want, ha what americans want and a big theme of the entire convention is these are the guys that have the can do spirit. the democrats won't talk about their record, all they are doing is throwing attacks and accusations and i think that is a good contrast for the republicans kwrao we will see if they change that plan next week. thank you very much. we appreciate it. gregg: we are keeping an eye on the romney-ryan farewell rally

in lakeland, florida. it is streaming live on foxnews.com if you want to check it out. we'll be right back. >> if you turn 65 you've got to move to florida.

gregg: a battle is brewing in the state of texas and it could end up in the u.s. supreme court after a law requiring voters to

show photo i.d. at the polls was unanimously struck down by a three-judge panel. this panel, federal court, said that the state of texas failed to prove the law would not harm low-income and minority voters. but the attorney general of the state, greg abbott says that ruling borders on hypocrisy and believes hispanic ruling is a guaranteed win. >> today's ruling is deeply disappointing for voting in the state of texas. in texas just like in every other state people should be required to show a photo i.d. when they go cast their vote. here this three-judge panel in washington d.c. says texas, unlike other states is not entitled to have a voter i.d. in effect for this election. this is contrary to already existing supreme court precedent. four years ago the united states supreme court said voter i.d. laws were perfectly constitutional. if it's allowed in other states

it should be allowed in the state of texas also. gregg: joining us is a senior fellow at the heritage foundation. thanks for being with us. when he talks about supreme court precedent, he's talking about the indiana case. that case went all the way to the supreme court and they validated that. my question to you is, is this texas law almost identical to the indiana law? because the ag in texas says it is, but as i read the ruling by this federal panel they say, no, it's the most stringent in the nation, the texas one. >> well, it's not identical but it is very similar. look, the court made a major mistake. the major mistake they made is they are using poverty as epoxy for race, and they are saying, well this will affect poor voters, therefore it's discriminatory under the voting rights act. sorry, the voting rights acts prohibits racial discrimination, and you can't use poverty as a

proximate see for race when you're looking at that statute. gregg: well, help me out here, the judges noted that this its strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor, and then they noticed that texas minorities are more likely to live in poverty as opposed to other states. so is there a disproportionate affect in texas that you would not otherwise see in states like indiana? >> no, that's not true at all. i mean, look, georgia, for example, which has a photo i.d. law that was found to be perfectly okay, under the voting rights acts by federal courts, 25% of the population is african-american in that state, they are also very poor individuals there. look, the supreme court and other courts have said the costs associated with getting a free i.d. are not a burden, and even reasonable burden on voters. again this court's ruling goes against what other federal courts have said about that

particular issue. gregg: the cost is free for the voter i.d. but you've got to have a birth certificate, a lot of poor people don't have birth certificates. they have to pay 22 bucks for a birth certificate in texas as opposed to 9 bucks in indiana. so there is a difference there, i'm not sure how i would characterize that. texas is is unique in a different way, it's huge, and people who live in rural areas might have a harder access to getting their hands-on some of the things they need. >> yeah, but that applies to many different things. i mean, for example, if someone is poor and they are going to apply for public assistance, for welfare, you know, the exact same kind of issue is present there, and yet i don't see that anyone is raising some kind of constitutional issue about that. gregg: voting is a right, so there is a distinction, isn't there? >> well, there is, but the courts have previously said that

this is not an unreasonable burden for voters who -- look if they want to vote they've got to get registered, and transport themselves to the polls. there are a lot of other things you have to do if you want to vote. gregg: if texas is so deeply concerned as they say they are about voter fraud, why did the court point out that their presents of evidence on voter fraud was pretty flimsy? >> i disagree with that. for example, one of the things texas shows is that in the may primaries they had over 200 people show up at the polls to vote that the records later showed were dead. that is a pret prett pretty good evidence that you should have voter i.d. at the polls. gregg: i would note parenthetically, states who passed voter i.d. laws, voter participation is up which would seem to defeat the argument of those who oppose voter i.d. good to see you and thank you

for being here. >> thank you. heather: still to come a direct appeal to women voters. governor romney saying that he's the man who can improve life for american women and their familiesment did he say enough, though? our panel debates. gregg: remembering the first man to walk on the moon. we are live in ohio where family, friends and admirers are holding a service for the late astronaut and american hero, neil armstrong. [ male announcer ] drive a car filled with as much advanced technology as the world around it. with the available lexus enform app suite, you can use opentable to make restaurant reservations. during the golden opportunity sales event, get great values on some of our newest models. this is the pursuit of perfection. and i'm here to tell homeowners

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cinco de mayo mom and dad r-r married for 64 years. and if you wonder what their

secret was, you could have asked the local florist. [laughter] >> every day dad gave mom a rose which he pit on her bedside table. that's how she found out what happened on the day my father died. she went looking for him, because that morning there was no rose. my mom and dad were true partners, a life lesson that shaped me by every day example. when my mom ran for the senate my dad was there for her every step of the way. i can still see her saying in her beautiful voice, why should women have any less say than men about the great decisions facing our nation? [cheers and applause] gregg: was it enough to boost his chances with women voters. jemu greene former president of the women's media center. and mary katherine ham of the

daily caller. thanks for being here. it was very emotional talking about his mother, and he talked about his wife and her job as a mother of five boys was more important than his job earning money. and he also has a very strong track record in terms of hiring women. is all of this appealing to women voters? >> you're right, gregg, his personal storytelling was touching, it was compelling, i think he raised the bar for many husbands out there with the rose bit, including whoever my future husband is, and the only problem i had, though, was the little bit of detail bee got about his gubernatorial records was when he talked about the women he h had hired. i wish there were more details about what those records were and what his plans were.

the devil is in the details. unfortunately we didn't get enough details. he did humanize himself. >> marry catherine there were a parade of speak e *ers, condoleezzaa rice, nikki haley, it goes on and on and you think mitt romney would do well, and that the g.o.p. party would do ver well with women voters. take look at this poll. president obama 48% among women voters. mitt romney 42%. why doesn't romney do better with women? >> i think what he did last night was try to humanize himself. what the republican party is looking for to close the gender gap, everybody knows you have to close it a little bit to get a presidential win is for a passport to be heard by women voters. i think that was what the line up of very dynamic, very good women speakers, many of them take being the national stage for the first time and being quite impressive, that's what that was about to say, look

we've here in this party too, we've been where you are, we understand your economic concerns and we want to talk to you about where we can go on that. as far as mitt romney's hiring it was interesting to hear from jane edm u.n. ds who spoke last night in the earlier hours, she was an african-american woman and a selfdescribed democrat who worked with mitt romney in massachusetts. i thought that was a very authentic presentation from somebody who politically not necessarily aligned with the governor but had assurances that he felt this way about women. gregg: let me segue slightly because men and women both are deeply concerned about the business environment right now, the joblessness and of course the extra burdens that are placed on business owners, not just taxes, and obviously payroll taxes, and so forth for medical expenses, but the regulations that they don't fully understand yet imposed by congress. here is a sound byte from

governor romney, take a listen. >> we will champion small businesses, america's engine of job growth, that means reducing taxes on business not raising them, it means simplifying and modernizing the regulations that hurt small business the most, and it means that we must reign in the skyrocketing cost of healthcare by repealing and replacing obamacare. [cheers and applause] gregg: jemu what about that? is that the sort of thing that impresses men and women alike, especially given the current jobless environment? >> women in particular, gregg, aren't going to be excited about repealing obamacare when finally for the first time being a woman doesn't mean that you're going to pay higher premiums, that you're not going to have a lifetime cap on your health insurance and then be kicked out of it. these are things that they really understand, because they make those healthcare decisions within the household.

now i think he missed the boat completely in one way he could have reached women, because women, we understand truth telling. and when he said that he had wished the president had been successful back in 2008, and dismissed the fact that paul ryan was actually meeting with his colleagues and trying to come up with a plan in which to make him actually fail, if governor romney had looked at the american people and said, and challenged the republicans and said, to anyone in this party who did not want that, that is not the america we believe in. i think they would have really responded to that. heather gregg: marry catherine last word. >> when he said i wanted barack obama to succeed because i want america to succeed. the crowd cheered, an entire room of republicans got excited about that. the point of the convention was we are going to recognize that women are not just a mono lit particular voting block, some

have other concerns other than healthcare. and they see obamacare as a freight engine coming toward my family and we are scared about the changes it is going to make in our life. many have businesses and are concerned about taxes. he's speaking to those folks and on a different level. gregg: thank you both for being here. >> thanks, gregg. heather: we are awaiting the start of a service to remember and honor the first man to walk on the moon, iconic astronaut neil armstrong who died last week at the age of 82. mike tobin is live outside for us at the private service in indian hills, ohio. mike. >> reporter: here just outside of cincinnati some family, fellow astronauts and a few close friends have gathered for that private memorial to neil armstrong, as you kno the first man to walk on the moon, a man whose contribution was so great, the way mitt romney put it last night his boot print made a

permanent impression on our souls and our psyche. >> the american flag is still on the moon and i don't doubt that arm r-ps soul i's soul is with us. when america needs someone to do the really big stuff you need an american. >> reporter: to name a few, buzz aldrin, john glenn, gene lovell and gene cernin the last man to walk on the moon that is here. they are turning to the charitable work spearheaded by neil armstrong when he was alive. it brought the intensely private man back into the public eye in 2010, to prevent budget cuts to nass a heather. heather: this is all occurring when there is a blue moon.

>> reporter: it means you get a blue moon twice in the same month and that fits that the salute that the armstrong family is asking the public and people all over the world to make, that you look up at the moon, think about neil armstrong and give him a little wink, just like that, doesn't cost a dime. heather: love it and definitely fitting. thank you such, mike,. gregg: significant movement in 11 polls in swing states worth half of the electric tor the electorial college votes. >> when somebody does not do the job we've got to let them go. >> this is the most critical election of our lifetime. >> he ways the right man at the right time, just like the olympics needed mitt's leadership ten years ago, america desperately needs mitt romney's leadership today. we are glad that this money will

soon be president of the united states. >> i wish barack obama had successed, i want america to succeed. i accept your tomorrow nation tore president of the united states. let's begin that future for america tonight. thank you very much. >> this is by far and away the biggest audience he's had. >> the biggest speech of his life. >> this is why they came to tampa. >> americans just like us are getting to know mitt romney a whole lot better. okay, team! after age 40, we can start losing muscle --

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heather: he reportedly left the store and returned with at least two guns. one of those guns was an ak-47. the two people were killed, they were his coworkers, the shooter reportedly then turned the gun on himself. gregg: new polls showing governor mitt romney gaining on president obama in the critical swing states. these new results are from 11 key states won by president obama in 2008. they are thought to be up for grabs in 2012 and they show president obama and governor romney in a tie 45-45%. scott rasmussen is president of rasmussen reports.com and an independent pollster. scott i don't want to throw a pop quiz on you here beings tell us a few of the swing states you're talking about. >> they range from three pure possible ups, ohio, virginia and

florida, to some states that are thought to be a little safer for president obama, states like mitch gone and pennsylvania, and in between you've got north carolina, colorado, wisconsin, new hampshire. these are the type of states, they were all won by president obama four years ago, in fact he won them by a composite total of seven points. if these states end up tied, the collective total of all eleven states are tied mitt romney will be the president in january. gregg: i want to go to the next set of polls, and this shows the president's total approval and total disapproval. he's underwater. >> yeah he's at 49% approval. again that is not startling, but these are democratic-leaning states, a little bit of a concern. the white house would probably also point out, though, that we release these tracking results every day. we are in the middle of a mall bounce for mitt romney and the

republicans, it's hurting president obama a little bit. they'll get their chance to even things out next week. gregg: what about the intensity with which people approve or disapprove? you've got a poll on that. >> in the swing states 26% strongly approve. 46% strongly disapprove. these numbers are the same sort of numbers we've been seeing for the president for the last couple of years. his supporters are not as enthusiastic as they were four years ago. those who are opposed to him are much more intense about it. the president really needs to pull i think the political equivalent of an inside straight. he needs to find a way to get everybody who is not very upset with him out to the polls to vote for him. gregg: obviously intensity with which you feel one way or another may be reflected in whether you decide, i'm going to skip the election, or boy i really want to go out and make my ballot count. >> gregg, on that point, one of the best ways to tell who is going to show up and vote is to ask people how closely they are

following the campaign. in the swing states and across the country republicans and republican-leaning constituencies have about a ten point edge in terms of their interest in the campaign over democrats and democratic leaning constituencies. gregg: that is significant. right track wrong track national trend. talk to us about these numbers. >> when you say trend i'm not sure that is the right word. when president obama took office only about 15 or so percent of americans thought we were heading on the right track as the bush administration came to an end. it went all the way up to 40% early in the obama administration. for the last six months or so it's been hovering around the 30% mark. right now a couple points below that. this is not a good indicator for an incumbent. the best thing he's got going for him is people aren't convinced that the other side can do any better. gregg: a real quick one because i'm out of time. who gets the bigger bounce, the incumbent or the challenger.

>> the conventional wisdom is the challenger has more potential up side but it all depends on who takes advantage of the opportunity. gregg: obviously i'm speaking about the conventions. scott mass must and, thank you very much. the latest polls from rasmussen reports. heather: coming up on "happening now" let's check in with them to see what is on tap for them today. hello jon. jon: i'll see you in eleven minutes. mitt romney is officially the republican nominee for president of these united states. we will analyze the speech and get reaction as governor romney heads to new orleans to view the storm there. we'll also play for you some of what you might have missed from the convention and ask our fox news watch panel if the mainstream media is being fair to mr. romney and the republican national convention. that's all coming up, "happening now." heather: thank you very much. well 15 years ago today the world mourned the loss of a royal figure, princess diana

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heather: millions around the world regular the late princess diana. it seems hard to believe but it was actually 15 years ago when the princess of wails was killed iwales was killed in a car crash in paris. she would have been 50 years oefpltd joining u50 years old. joining us now is her former butler. thank you for joining us. >> it's good to be with you heather. heather: can you recount where you were when the princess died. >> i was atkinsin at at kinsington. i was waiting for her to come home. the flowers were in the vase, and i was waiting for her to come home and she never came home. heather: i didn't realize it was 15 years ago that all this happened. how have things changed over the years in terms of how she is

remembered. >> it's been incredible. we all remember where we were when we heard that news 15 years ago. things have changed dramatically with the royal family. the princess' passing changed the royal family forever. it shook them up and brought them into this century and the last 15 years you've seen the younger members of the royal family come forward to take the princess' legacy further. her legacy of course is william and harry, without a doubt. they will continue their mother's work as much as they can. heather: no special ceremony is planned for tomorrow for her passing. does that surprise you, and do you think that there should be? >> well, you know, it doesn't surprise me in britain that we are not celebrating the life of a truly inspirational and unique human being. here we are talking about her in america where she was dearly loved. she was loved in britain as well. there are special tributes all around the country, outside

kensington palace, outside her home, people will be laying flowers but no official commemoration of her passing no. heather: do you have any word on what prince harry and william will do? >> i've known them since they were born and knowing them they will try to get together today and remember their mother in private in a very personal way. heather: and i have to touch on this. speaking of spreupbz william and harry, harry's got even in a little bit of trouble lately. >> yes, he has. he's a young boy, boys get into trouble. you know, he's inherited his mother's happy, fun jovial side, but he's made a mistake, and he's apologized to the queen, his grandmother and his father the prince of wales, and i think we should draw a line under it and move on. he's just a young boy who made a mistake. heather: tell me this from an

insider perspective, what was the phone call like that he got the next day? do you think that the queen herself called him up and said, what were you thinking? >> no, i don't think the queen did, actually, i think his father did. i think his father would have been the one that came down on him. and as soon as he got become to britain he would have to go to see his father and explain himself. and promise that he would never get into trouble again. incidentally i'd like to know where his policeman was on that particular occasion, he has 24-hour protection, who is supposed to keep him out of trouble. heather: well we'll see, yes, security concerns definitely there. thank you so much for joining us, we appreciate it as we remember 15 years ago princess diana's death in paris. thank you. >> thank you. gregg: what do you bet harry gave his detail the slip that particular event. heather: hopefully they were not in that room as well. gregg: the reviews are coming in on governor mitt romney's speech accepting the republican party's nomination for president of the

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>> finally a strange twist to a fascinating discovery in scotland . a sailor pulling a 98-year-old bottle from the water. inside was a message left by scientists. the nearly century-old message set as new world record. the previous record was set by the exact same fishing ships. the sailors say it is like winning the lottery twice. but there is no prize. why? because the promised six