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

we have the buildings in downtown des moines. at the hall. a gold medal, yes. >> we have got all of that displayed in downtown des moines. >> oh, really? >> yes. he was a wrestler for the university. >> i knew that. >> thanks for coming to iowa. >> my pleasure. >> you said yesterday that the president -- >> i want to enjoy this fair right now. >> have you ever seen this? >> no, i have not. i usually lose to a 17-year-old woman who is wearing a tiara. i'm going to keep myself in shape, that is for sure. that is your -- that is interesting. that is great. yes. i am looking forward to it. oh, yes. good to see you. ok. we will get to that later. right now, i just want to enjoy it. >> nice to meet you. >> what is your name, ma'am? enjoy the fair. hi. you are enjoying the fair? how are you doing? nice to meet you. nice to meet you. they make those. what is your name? angry bird. good to see you. watch the baby, everybody. hey, how are you doing? hey, what is your name? hey, buddy. what is your name? >> mckenna. >> where are you from? >

from des moines to dc they would ride in solidarity with the poorest among us. >> network's mission from its beginning is about economic justice issues. we were founded 40 years ago by 47 catholic sisters to be the voice for and with those at the margins of society all over the country. and the thing that is utmost in our mind at network is the devastation that is being economically through the budget fight, and what will happen to programs that are so effective, that really help people and so, it seemed like a great convergence to have this notoriety used for the sake of our mission. we know that the house-passed ryan budget will devastate our nation. and most people don't know what's going on. and that's why we decided to take to the road in our rather glorious bus. >> the primary message of their mission was to sound an alarm about the federal budget recently passed by the republican majority in the house. a budget titled "the path to prosperity," by its author, republican congressman, and now vice presidential candidate, paul ryan. >> what we're doing is trying to let people know tha

cnn's jim accosta is covering team romney in des moines this morning. hey there.t was the message to voters in iowa this morning? >> reporter: the message to voters in iowa is the same message he's been putting out the past 24 hours. it's a controversial one that president obama, in his words, has weakened the worker requirements in the welfare program. it all started, this controversy, with an ad the campaign debuted yesterday that accused the president of weakening work requirements in welfare noting that it was president bill clinton who signed that into law back in the mid 1990s. though the ad itself has been ruled pants on fire by politicifact it's gotten a nose on fire. welfare change rule sparks tiff. so the romney campaign is getting people talking about it on the campaign trail. earlier this morning in des moines, mitt romney doubled down on this accusation against the president. here's what he had to say. >> as a result of working together with welfare the number of people on welfare was cut in half. poverty was reduced five straight years. the level of

>> des moines. >> weather is awesome. we are running for an awesome here. people around. sorry to bother you. hope you have a good day. >> thank you. >> i am going to make a prediction, paul. >> we are like america's team. hi, how are you? [inaudible] >> hey, how are you doing? what is your name? >> hayden. >> is that after hayden frye? >> it could be. >> you can get a velcro strap there. that helped us a lot. >> they work well. my kids always spit it to the ground, so we tie them to the shirt. >> that is cool. >> take care. >> we will play stump the running mate later. our job is to strengthen medicare. that is what we do. with president obama, there is rating and ultimately rationing medicare. >> how do you like it? >> i am just starting to get used to it. it is very different. >> thanks for coming out to the fair today. >> thank you for coming to iowa. >> what is your name? >> paul. >> i have a company called competitive edge. we do a lot of promotional things all over the country. >> where do the shirts come from? >> he is also our landlord. >> in his f

as he said i'm a high school science teacher from des moines, iowa. and a new today to speak about the increased resources and support for school reform that we've experienced in des moines was specifically at north. i taught there for the past 10 years, and the success that we've had to do the grant we received from the department of education is what i will talk about today. so two years ago north was designated as a persistently low achieving school because we were the lowest performing high school in iowa especially by matt and science discourse. we have 25% are students who qualified for english language learners services, and 80% of her students qualify for free or reduced lunch. our persistently low achieving level did allow us to apply and we received $3 million school improvement grant. that begin with the 2010-20 let's go you. in the fall of 2010, a new era kind of begin. while we were do more lives by being labeled as persistently lower achieving and we knew it was an opportunity for us to reinvigorate a school that sometimes had felt it'd

we have the buildings in downtown des moines.the thing we did at the hall. a gold medal, yes. >> we have got all of that displayed in downtown des moines. >> of, really? >> yes. he was a wrestler for the university. >> thanks for coming to iowa. >> my pleasure. >> you said yesterday that the president -- >> i want to enjoy this affair right now -- to enjoy this fair right now. >> have you ever seen this. >> no, i have not. i usually lose to a 17-year-old woman who is wearing a tiara. i'm going to keep myself in shape, that is for sure. that is your -- that is interesting. that is great. yes. i am looking forward to it. oh, yes. good to see you. ok. we will get to that later. right now, i just want to enjoy it. >> nice to meet you. >> what is your name, ma'am? enjoy the fair. hi. you are enjoying the fair? how are you doing? nice to meet you. nice to meet you. they make those. what is your name? angry bird. good to see you. watch the baby, everybody. hey, how are you doing? hey, what is your name? hey, buddy. what is your name? >>

des moines, iowa. six electoral votes, but because the swing state voters sided with president obama in 2008. polling shows the president is slightly ahead in the hawkeye state. but could the vp pick we set that race? karl rove says it could be right around the corner. >> he is being very serious and closing his approach to this. it could come a little bit later this week, as early possibly as friday. bill: karl rove is at the event but mitt romney is at. what makes him say it could be friday? >> well, i think he is probably right when he says that his gut tells him it will be a bit later. friday would be obvious in the sense that mr. and mrs. romney will be together. she gets back from the olympics today and they will have a chance to meet in boston. and then the bus tour takes them around the country for the following week. there is a certain aspect doing it on that day. it is a friday afternoon, kind the kind of audience they expect. a lot of people watching. bill: indeed, they do. it is a big momen

the congressman will be campaigning on his own in des moines, iowa. before taking the stage to thank supporters. >>> gabby giffords is back home after 19 months after being shot from a political event. they moved back to tucson yesterday, they say permanently. she had been spending her time in houston in rehab. her husband, mark kelly, tweet,ing, gabby has been waiting for this day for a long time. >>> the police responded appropriatery when they fatally shot a knife wielding man near times square. it happened in broad daylight over the weekend. 51-year-old darius kennedy threatened officers with an 11-inch knife and repeatedly resisted attempts to arrest him. >>> stocks are set to fall today. what's driving the slowdown on wall street and what it means for you, coming up next. i'm one of six children that my mother raised by herself, and so college was a dream when i was a kid. i didn't know how i was gonna to do it, but i knew i was gonna get that opportunity one day, and that's what happened with university of phoenix. nothing can stop me now. i fe

jennifer jacobs is joining us on the phone from the des moines register. this headline from the new york post -- is it a battle of ideas in iowa? is it a distinct difference among iowa voters? guest: i think so. and the welfare issue ilya them. home with they definitely want to keep the welfare to work programs in place, but the obama campaign says we have not done anything to get rid of those. iowans are hearing different messages from different campaigns and sometimes very opposite messages, so it's hard for them to sort out exactly what's going on. i do think this will be a very policy-driven campaign and now want. host: we are asking our viewers what question they would ask the candidates if they were moderating one of the presidential debates this fall? you have been around the candidates and the president and vice-president joe biden. what the candidates want to know? guest: i think they want to know which tax breaks they would get rid of or which tax breaks they would add. they would want more specifics on tax plans. that's probably one of the bigge

. >> reporter: it was after chow's gym in des moines, iowa, that olympic gymnast shawn johnson sprangis door. >> it was very hard for me to say no in front of the little girl who has the strong desire, wanting to be, you know, in the olympic games. so i said, okay, i'll give you a shot. >> reporter: with her mother's reluctant blessing, she packed her bags. >> to let her come and move all the way to iowa, hardest decision of my life. >> reporter: in des moines, she was welcomed by a host family, misty and travis harton and their four daughters. >> i just remember, like, i kept crying and crying. finally i decided that this is my decision and if i was going to move out here then i had to start kind of acting a little bit more mature. >> the hartons quickly became a second family to gabby, and with coach chow's instructions, she continued to move up in the gymnastics ranks. in march she turned up the pressure and surprised everyone at the american cup. the world began to take notice. you were an alternate so your scores weren't eligible for a title. but you actually ended up having the

more from the president and first to james rosen live in des moines. hi, james. >> good afternoon. shortly after congressman ryan was announced his chief press officer would be the speaker for john baner. that as he began using the line today that house speaker made famous over the last few years namely where are the jobs, mr. president? more than 3,000 people turned out to see the governor's new running mate. despite heckling, he made good use of the expertise informing them of how canada dropped the top corporate tax rate. but he served up iowa red meat when he noticed they were campaigning in the western part of the state today. >> my guess is the reason president obama isn't making it here from the bluffs is he only knows left turns. >> the latest abc news washington post poll shows since congressman ryan was named to the ticket favorable i'm preghtses of him -- impressions some shot up 15 points, with most of the surming from those who were und. views were remained split with a third undecided. among the all important independence, ryan gained a whooping 20 points in favor bui

54 in duluth this morning. 52 fargo, des moines in the low to mid-50s as well. >> one of my favoritekends in chicago, the air and water show this weekend. i want to show you a picture. this is from this week. kind of like a foreshadow. it kind of looks like a bird, right? >> like a drone. >> and a scary sky in southwest michigan. a shelf cloud. that's what we call that. facebook.com/gingerzeetv. i get a lot of pictures from chicago and michigan because that's where i have worked before. now i work for everybody. let's send them in from all over the nation. please, help me out. >> it's maizing to see the low numbers in the midwest. waking up to the 50s after haul that heat. >> fargo and des moines, refreshing places to be. >>> now to a dramatic story of courage in the face of crisis. two sisters trapped inside a fiery car wreck on an interstate and the strangers who come to their rescue. ron has the story. >> the situation was horrific. it seemed hopeless. one witness said the women's car engine was engulfed in flames and he could hear their screams as the flames got closer and closer

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this morning, mitt romney will hold a campaign event in a des moines, iowa.he will deliver a speech in the economy. >> we will learn more about how the candidates stand in three keep states. an official from poland and sewell of a news conference. they will assess results of a swing state poll conducted in colorado virginia, and wisconsin. >> the u.s. is offering more relief to those suffering from the drought. >> freddie mac says the housing market is recovering it we will get to linda bell with bloomberg in new york. >> good morning. we will talk about the story. first, let's talk about greece. they are back in focus. their credit rating because again by standard and pour on concern they will need more help from european leaders. the troubled nation may need as much as $8.7 billion in loans this year. speaking of which, for a first time since beginning of last year, freddie mac's esther does not need to ask for government help. -- says they do not need to ask for government help. along with mortgage giant fannie mae, freddie mac has taken nearly $190 billio

. >>> "the des moines register" reports that hank williams jr. got loud cheers saying, we've got a muslim president who hates farming, hates the military, hates the u.s. and we hate him. okay. appearing on fox and friends last year, williams jr. likened the president to, get this, hitler. >>> and finally, in an interview tonight on "entertainment tonight," president obama calls george clooney a, quote, wonderful guy. the president jokes that staffers come to his office with urgent memos when clooney is around. his wife, michelle, thinks there's a conspiracy because every time clooney's in washington, she's out traveling. i got you, michelle. i got you. that's your morning dish of "scramble politics." >>> now, here's your "first look" at how wall street will take off the day. the dow gained 25 points yesterday. the s&p 500 was up, too. the nasdaq rose 14. looking at overseas trading. the nikkei added 8 points. but in hong kong, the hang seng lost 11. >>> we'll see if the markets continue to go higher. the rebounding housing market will be one item

my name is rick green, the editor and vice president of the "des moines register."e want to thank you for being here and appreciate your patience. we know it is hot and warm but it is worth the wait. [applause] [cheers] >> this has been a political soapbox. this is a chance to bring forward great candidates from different levels to interact with you, the voters. the great tradition is that we have great civil discourse and we are respectful to our guests. pleasureuce the great governo of introducing the great governor of iowa, terry branstad. >> it is my honor to introduce a man who will be a great vice- president for the country. [cheers] the voice of fiscal responsibility and a great congressman from our neighboring state, paul ryan. [applause] >> i appreciate it. >> hey. [applause] >> are there any packer fans here? [cheers] all right, cool. hey, everybody, how are you doing? [cheers] thank you so much. what a beautiful day to be at the state fair. do you have wristband day here? wristband day, you can ride all the rides with one wristband all day. from a wiscons

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reagan's relations with the club, we learned he actually has seen ascii art when he was living in des moines and had gone to a truman fundraiser in kansas city when you were so a democrat. and let them be taken under the wing of eight when he was beginning his political career as a republican. another struck by how his relationship answer coming up the driveway here and we saw over and over again all the presidents, which is a reminder that every person who served as commander-in-chief sees himself as part of a bigger club. i just want to advance the picture here. this is a picture on the cover of time two or three weeks ago, never published before and so we were thrilled to put on the cover because it takes you into the modern club that really began a long time before george w. bush, barack obama and bill clinton were there to pick up the torch and in fact it begins in, what year would you say? >> well, it begins when a president is in need of some serious help. and that it was but it would take to bring together such an unlikely partnership as harry truman and herbert hoover. two men witho

. >>> a scene in des moines, iowa today as a large crowd came out to honor olympic athletes including gymnast gabby douglas who won two gold medals and hurdler lolo jones who came home without a medal in her event. she called today's event a light in a dark time for her. about 5,000 people attended the event. >>> the little league world series is going on this weekend. among the teams hoping to go all the way is one from indiana that has overcome tragedy on its way to the field of dreams. their story tonight from nbc's michelle franzen. >> reporter: at the little league world series the pride of new castle, indiana, took to the field in their first game last night. cheering them on, family and fans. some who have driven more than 500 miles to see them play. the excitement surrounding the 11 and 12-year-olds started in their hometown where residents have been struggling since the recession. the team wanted to honor their former coach who died of cancer last year. his son caden hit a homerun in the game that sent the team to the world series. >> this was his dream. so all these boys he'

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showers from des moines to chicago. monsoon storms in the southwest.rching heat in the plains and in the rockies. >> triple digits in phoenix, dallas and boise. 90s from salt lake city to kansas city. 80s on the east coast and midwest. >>> when we come back this morning, passenger power. airlines are forced to scrap their latest fare hikes. >>> when it comes to soda in school, kids are getting a lesson in change. >>> and are you ready for some football with a female referee? a historymaking moment for the nfl. >>> welcome back. u.s. markets are riding a tide of optimism after last week's employment numbers. there's also been encouraging news from europe. and that pushed the dow to a three-month high yesterday. the dow gained 21 points. the nasdaq was up 22. >>> well, the lull in the cost of gassing up is over. gasoline prices are heading back up. 14 cents a gallon in the past week. national average is now at $3.65. and that is the biggest one-week jump in more than three years. the midwest was hit the hardest with an increase of nearly twice as much. t

we're covered with thunderstorms this morning and heavy downpours from des moines to ames, cedar rapids, the quad cities are next, sweeping towards chicago as we go throughout the morning rush so could have some delays possibly at the airports and on the roads. other concerns, thunderstorms starting to fire up good through central and now southern portions of wisconsin. we eventually around madison and milwaukee during the rush hour, you'll deal with a little bit of rain. sliding back to the eastern seaboard, most of the wet weather is gone from the storms yesterday. just a little bit left over here on i-95 from portland, maine, heading down through manchester and boston, it looks like you're just about done. i would expect the rest of your day to be dry there. the cold front, this is the one that feels like fall behind it. it is in the 50s in some spots here of montana, through the dakotas, we're at 58 in fargo right now. it's going to be a beautiful fall-like day. in areas that have been so hot. we're going to be 81 today in kansas city. in the 70s through nebraska. much of iowa will

reporter: mitt romney took aim at president obama's economic track record at a campaign stop in des moines, iowa. >> the president's policies have simply failed the american people in terms of getting people back to work with rising incomes. >> reporter: a new quinnipiac university, cbs news, and "new york times" poll found voters in wisconsin, virginia and colorado are more apartment to say the -- apt to say the president's economic policies will hurt them financially. the poll also shows a tight race in all three swing states. in wisconsin the president holds a 6-point lead. he is also out front in virginia with a 4-point advantage. in both states, women are giving president obama the edge, but in colorado likely voters who think romney can better manage the economy gave him a 5-point lead. the president left for colorado this morning to try and cut into that lead. he's expected to target female voters and push his economic plan in a two-day tour of the state. the white house is on the defensive about a romney campaign ad attacking the president's welfare policies. >> they just send you

hail and gusty winds around the twin cities, omaha and des moines. scattered showers along the gulf coast. thunderstorms from boston to the carolinas. >> mostly 80s frr the east coast and midwest. 90s for the rockies and dallas and miami. 70s from billings to fargo. >>> when we come back on "america this morning" relief at the repair shop. >>> and consumers are doing more spending. business news is next. >>> and hang on tight for this one, everybody. a harrowing crash during a race at pike's peak. stick around. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. go to our website below to get u-verse high speed internet for just 14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's all the speed you need all at a great price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of what you enjoy online. and with at&t, our wireless gateway

. >> reporter: from des moines to new york, georgia to florida, olympic fever is epidemic. >> they asky are you going to be in the olympics? my answer is always, i hope. >> reporter: the year of the woman is having a big impact on little girls in all kinds of sports. when alex morgan used her head to score a last-second epic goal for u.s. women's soccer last night, it created the kind of excitement usually reserved for superbowls and world series and it wasn't even the finals. >> oh, my god. i'm still in shock. >> reporter: and as 15-year-old katie ledecky was bringing her gold home to maryland last night little girls in oklahoma were joining the swim club. interest in archery was already growing thanks to some hit movies. now there aren't enough licensed instructors to keep up with demand. >> it's awesome. i remember i was one of them before, too. and i love seeing little girls in archery. >> reporter: athletes like miranda leek and jen sur who ended a russian winning streak in the pole vault in sports that rarely get attention are sending a message that transcends medals. >> strong i

a slick commute in the midwest, around minneapolis, chicago and des moines. highways in the south, from the carolinas to the gulf coast. monsoon showers dampen roads in the four corners of the southwest. >> and it should be a great day for flying out there. weather-related airport delays are only expected in the city of minneapolis. >>> returning to the news, now. and a breaking story from the bottom of the world. a rescue team is racing, racing to antarctica, where an american explorer is suffering from an medical emergency. >> the australian rescuers are heading to the u.s. mcmurdo research station in antarctica. officials are not giving anymore details about the emergency, expect they say they plan to evacuate the american expeditioner as soon as weather allows. it's winter there. and flights are usually only allowed in less severe weather. we'll bring you the latest later today on "good morning america." >>> and in louisiana this morning, reports that the body of a missing college student has apparently been found. mickey shunick was last seen riding away

hail and gusty winds around the twin cities, omaha and des moines. scattered showers along the gulf coast. thunderstorms from boston to the carolinas. >> mostly 80s frr the east coast and midwest. 90s for the rockies and dallas and miami. 70s from billings to fargo. >>> when we come back on "america this morning" relief at the repair shop. >>> and consumers are doing more spending. business news is next. >>> and hang on tight for this one, everybody. a harrowing crash during a race at pike's peak. stick >>> welcome back. a huge settlement has been reached in the banking world. new york regulators went after standard chartered bank of britain, which has agreed to pay $340 million. the settlement claims it laundered money for iran and lied to investigators. >>> retail sales last month posted their strongest gains in five months. up 0.8% after three-straight monthly declines. spending was up in every major category, including auto, clothing and furniture. >>> and with folks spending more on their homes, home depot posted stronger numbers in the second q

any moment now we're expecting paul ryan to address the iowa state fair in des moines. first solo campaign event since the congressman of wisconsin became mitt romney's running mate. president obama spoke in iowa earlier today. so we'll be taking ryan's speech live when it does happen but in the meantime, sully's interrupting the vacation in wisconsin to join us from green bay and let's start with eamon javers traveling with ryan. great to see you there, eamon. this is a battleground state and hard campaigning going on. how much does the ryan-romney ticket move the needle? >> reporter: well, clearly, it's injected a jolt of energy in to the campaign. you can tell already by the feel here at the iowa state fairgrounds and we can paul ryan's -- just looking at the campaign coming in. he's just arrived here at the fairgrounds. walking in towards us. setting up back here and a sense of jolt of energy that this has given the campaign, we've got a crowd of thousands of people that's been filling in steadily back here. some of the folks tells us they want to hear what paul rya

we'll bring you the remarks live in des moines. obama was here in des moines earlier today. both campaigns paying a lot of attention to that state and its three electoral votes. first we'll go to chris stirewalt. welcome, chris stirewalt. >> good to be here with you live. here is my question. i was on vacation last week. i watched the announcement saturday. i logged on to real clear politics.com. every editorial. obama's worst nightmare. obama should be praising jesus for this nomination. depending on who you ask it's the best other worst thing that could happen. what say you? >> it's complicated. the job of a vice presidential nominee is to rally the base of the party. that's paul ryan's job between now and the end of the republican national convention. and guess what, he came out strong and they are liking it. you saw the crowds they had in wisconsin. you see what this basically means for the republican faithful is mitt romney is promising he will be a reagan child conservative. he's going to embrace a guy who is reaganomics. all