so that's why i'm a little suspicious of that's why i filed a formal complaint with the federal election commission yeah have you had any answers about that again especially when it comes to fox news. well you know on you know my objection is with the executives at fox news rupert murdoch who is there already under investigation by parliament in england first i'm misdeeds over there and and i've asked the f.e.c. to investigate why i've been left out when i met the qualifications and then roger ailes who's president of the network and i've asked the f.e.c. to look into it they've indicated they've got my complaint it was an eighty two page complaint with all the backup evidence and everything so i'm hoping they'll make an expedited decision because that x. box news debate is coming up in tampa in just two weeks. so what exactly is in this complaint i mean are you alleging that they're discriminating against you because it's something homophobic or are you just saying that they're ignoring you they're not giving you the attention that you're due. well you know it's a catch twenty two you know for a f

. >> also, mitt romney's campaign released his net worth to the federal election commission saying it is somewhere between $85 million and $264 million. that is about the same amount the former governor was worth when he ran for governor four years ago. >>> there were dozens of arrests in philadelphia overnight as police enforced a stricter curfew for teenagers. the curfew expired minutes ago. this is a 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew in response to several incidents of mob violence in parts of the city. curfews in big cities are not anything new. sarah hoye has more. >> reporter: good morning, t.j. i believe law enforcement believes it did work out well. there were dozens of arrests overnight. police were out in force making their presence known. for this morning, it is a tangible difference. >> why it wasn't that much of a change? there was already a curfew in place and they moved it up by an hour and a half. why do they think that hour and a half is a big difference? >> reporter: they did move it up. you are right. the difference is a lot of the incidents, the flash-mob attacks, were

the campaign's legal center is asking the justice department and the federal election commission to investigatewere broken. >> it's slightly illegal to give money to a third party and have that third party pass the money on to a committee and claim that the money belongs to that third party. >> now, restore our future says it has fully complied with all federal election commission regulations and we also contacted bain capital which gave us this statement, quote, bain capital has many employees who actively participate in civic affairs and they individually support candidates from both parties. wolf? >> what else does the superpac say about all this? >> the groups like democracy 21 are saying if they can't tell where this money came from and they have no idea who is behind this $1 million worth of funding that they should give it back. so, i asked the superpac restore our future, do they have any plans to give it back, and they said not at this time, wolf. >> $1 million is a lot of money. thanks very much, good reporting. if you get any update, let us know. >>> let's go to jack cafferty and "th

fox's requirements for being in the debate, which are the candidate be registered with the federal elections commissionpresidential exploratory committee or presidential campaign. the candidate meets all u.s. constitutional requirements and has garnered at least an average of 1% in five national polls based on most recent polling leading up to the registration day. karger's campaign sites five polls, harris interactive poll, which saw the candidate tied with tim pawlenty at 2%, karger has also placed at 1% in three polls, one of them a fox news poll, and just under 1% in a fifth. and to reiterate, fox's own rules call for an average of 1% in five national polls, and the 2% showing in the most recent harris poll gets him there, but fox news knows that fred karger is openly gay and fox news is not about to let an openly gay presidential candidate in a republican debate. but fox news will allow this man in the debate, former fox news contributor rick santorum, who polls 50% lower than fred karger in the harris interactive poll. santorum, of course, is not openly gay, but he is deeply confused about human

the supreme court in that absolutely grotesque case, citizens united against the federal election commission, the supreme court dominated by republican appointees, corporations are people. their first amendment rights are wiping out the first amendment rights of average people, who can't keep up with the money the corporations are plowing into the system. mitt romney is a corporate -- i won't say stooge. that's not fair. that's not nice so say. but certainly, is someone who represents the big corporations against the interests of average, working people. there's no question about it, ed. the republicans, not only jim demint, but mitch mcconnell. over and over again, they said their number one objective is not to get the economy going. it's to get president obama out of office. and they're doing it. they want a bad economy because that helps get obama out of office in 2012. >> great to have you with us on "the ed show" tonight. thanks for joining us. remember to answer tonight's question there at the bottom of the screen. we want to know what you think. >>> john boehner took a break from the

>>trace: john edwards campaign plan to appeal a federal elections commission ruling that the former presidential hopeful must pay back more than $2 million to the government. officials announced today john edwards has 90 days to pay up or file for a formal review. they say during the 2008 election the campaign misstated how much cash it had on hand and overstated it's expenses but a campaign spokesman calls the issue "a simple accounting error," on the part of the feds and say john edwards did not break any laws and he is facing federal charges he accepted illegal campaign contributions to cover up his extramarital affair and child. >> while the judge in the casey anthony trial says he needs more time to decide whether she will have to report to orlando for probation, judge perry, the same judge who presided over the murder trial, calling the situation "a mess." during a hearing this morning. this started when a different judge ordered anthony to check in with the court to begin serving a year-long probation on check fraud charges. but her tones have argued that forcing anthony to come out of hi

the federal election commission says edward's campaign understated the cash on hand and overstated its expenses. edwards is also facing federal charges he accepted illegal campaign contributions to hide an extramarital affair. the resignation of oregon congressman david wu is now official. he said he would quit because of the sex scandal after the debt issue was resolve and he submitted his resignation wednesday night. the house clerk read his letter during today's session. >>> will the man who campaigned on the platform the rent is too damn high changed his tune. you'll definitely want to stick around for the grapevin grapevine. after the break, first guns to criminals. now word of another government operation involving the bad guys and cocaine. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more amecans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sit

be calls tomorrow from some campaign finance reform groups for a justice department and federal election commissionestigation into this. look, it is a federal crime to give money in the name of another. that's called a straw donation. the justice department has made vigorous prosecutions of this over the years. this is sort of can be a form of this. if w spann had no other purpose but was only set up for -- to funnel money to restore our future, the pac, then it is arguably a straw donation. somebody is trying to conceal their identity by using this arguably sham company to make this donation. >> michael isikoff, nbc news national investigative correspondent. michael, i love the way you think. i love this work. and the way you do it on this. thank you for following this trailing and thanks for joining us. >> thanks, rachel. >> the big recall election in wisconsin is tuesday. i have big news about that. ed schultz is going to be doing his show in madison starting on monday. tonight, all the latest in the big money fight over governor scott walker's union-busting play in wisconsin. that's coming up o

that's the ruling from the federal election commission.saying edwards' 2008 presidential campaign under reported its cash on hand, overstated its expenses, and did not itemize some payments. edwards now has 60 days to ask the fec to review the decision. is he also facing criminal charges of accepting illegal political donations. prosecutors say he used the money to cover up his affair with rielle hunter and their love child. edwards eventually confessed to cheating on his wife elizabeth. she died last year of cancer. he admits he has done wrong but insists he did not break the law. the united states army will soon trim its war tours for most units from a year to nine months. the army reporting the change will go into effect starting next year and will not effect any combat troops headed to iraq or afghanistan before that. we're told the goal is to give soldiers more time to spend with their families. the army also planning to cut more than 8700 civilian jobs over the next year and, of course, the move coming as the iraq war winds down and

of the candidates filed personal financial disclose you are statements perfect with the federal election commission. mitt romney is the wealthiest with a net worth of between 190 and $250 million and batch man is worth up to $2.1 million and president obama reported $2.2 million to $7.5 million. >>> and what you drink can lower your risk to dementia. >>> and what is happening to cats and dogs that drew these protestors to san francisco today. >>> and it's true, being a couch potato isn't good for your health but tonight we're looking at just how bad it is. >>> animal rights activists protested outside of south korean consulates an embassies. they are protesting the black market dog and cat meat trade, saying that $2 million are electrocuted, strangled or beaten to death every year for food. >> those are pictures of the protestors gathered in san francisco today. the group in defense of animals presented 15,000 signed petitions asking the government to strengthen the existing laws to stopping the slaughter of cats and dogs for consumption. >>> social media company may have to get rid of neighbors be

the state is moving forward after a federal elections commission denied a request from the wireless industryo do it at the federal level. if california proposal is approved, it could be enforced for next year state and local election. >>> 6:16. time to check in with mike for a look at the forecast. >> it is gray. look out at another tower cam. you can see that it is a cloudy start. once you get above it -- >> that is where we should be. >> looks like something out of a movie. it looks pretty bright. say that this morning. interesting color. very, very stylistic this morning. thank you, guys for getting that. that is what awaits us. guess what will keep us cooler than average in the sea breeze is still here. it will still stop the summer warm in the track. we will get in a cooler than average forecast. 50s around most areas. the low 60s in south bay. monterey bay and inland, temperatures in the low to mid-50s. until you get to salinas. warmer at 58 degrees. all right. this is a new month. yeah. welcome to august 1. the weather pattern is still locked in the foggy, cloudy and cool nights follo

gerald ford signed into law the federal election campaign act of 1974, which changed the rules for getting and spending of campaign money and created the federal election commission," da-da- da... "'the unpleasant truth is that big money has come to play an unseemly role in our political process,' ford said. 'this bill will help to right that wrong.' and then you go on in this memo to say "it didn't do anything like that." >> well, because the lobbyists and the members of cgress figured out how to get around it. i mean, it was that law that created the political action committees. and now the political action committees basically serve as funnels between the lobbying community and the political community. and i think that is the cynical argument against any kind of campaign finance reform, that they will somehow... as long as we live in a political culture where politicians have to spend big money on television advertising and the money is in the trade associations and the corporate groups and so forth, that you're going to find out how to get it from one place to the other. >> and that was my point earlier. we can't expect the laws that benefit the members of co

he has gotten permission from the federal election commission to allow viacom to spend money through his show to create these ads. he has run a bunch of these on comedy central and in iowa. it is a fascinating look into how much new ground we are breaking after the citizens united case and just a much money is flowing into politics. host: mitt romney said that corporations are people. that brings inhis aspect. guest: the supreme court has said that mitt romney is right. whether he should have said it and if it is smart politically, that is another question entirely. we're already seeing advertisements featuring that because it seemed like a goofy thing to stay -- say that the island state fair with so many cameras around. today, corporations are able to give to independent expenditure groups run advertisements. in some states, corporations are able to give directly to candidates. that is the next frontier of litigation, whether or not those corporations can give to individual candidates on the federal level. we will s ts conversation continued as corporations are given more of the ri

federal election commission report claiming the campaign improperly received federal funds, a committee campaign disputes the assessment but -- it is that assessment separate from other legal troubles that edwards is facing. in june, john edwards pleaded not guilty to breaking campaign finance law, that was concerning the cover up of his extra marital affair. you may remember she's the campaign photographer with whom he fathered a little girl, there they are. >> joining us financial leaders from the world's biggest economies, working to try to contain the fall out after standard and poor's downgraded the u.s. credit rating. this morning, chris wallace talked with david bears from standard and mr.'s asked him which political party is most responsible. >> chris, in this country, both congress and administration are jointly response i will for the conduct of fiscal policy. and this is really not about either political party. >> do you need to see a mix, does any compromise have to have both entitlement reform to be credible? >> well, we think credibility would mean that it would -- any agr

he has gotten permission from the federal election commission to allow viacom to spend money throughw to create these ads. he has run a bunch of these on comedy central and in iowa. it is a fascinating look into how much new ground we are breaking after the citizens united case and just a much money is flowing into politics. host: mitt romney said that corporations are people. that brings in this aspect. guest: the supreme court has said that mitt romney is right. whether he should have said it and if it is smart politically, that is another question entirely. we're already seeing advertisements featuring that because it seemed like a goofy thing to stay -- say that the island state fair with so many cameras around. today, corporations are able to give to independent expenditure groups run advertisements. in some states, corporations are able to give directly to candidates. that is the next frontier of litigation, whether or not those corporations can give to individual candidates on the federal level. we will see this conversation continued as corporations are given more of the righ

plans that says if elected they'll send a federal con constitutional amendment defining marriage between a man and woman. defend the defense of marriage in fact court and appoint a commission to investigate any defense. michele bachmann, mitt romney and rick santorum have signed on to this. joining me is john and rick. gentlemen, good morning, your organization is about to kick off a bus tour in iowa to promote family values. in the pledge that you have these three gop hopefuls sign, it didn't say anything about divorce which is a big factor in something that is an enemy of marriage. the general figure for the divorce rate is between 40 and 50%. why didn't you have anything in this pledge to prevent divorce? >> well, divorce is a big problem in this country, maggie gelman has done a lot of work focusing on the need to strengthsen our families. same-sex marriage is a big issue. there is a concerted effort to use the courts to overturn the will of the people. whenever the people of this country in any state have voted on this issue, they voted to protect marriage. it's an important issue on the federal level. we're very excited that not only three, now a fourth candidate has