danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> the romney campaign has a new ad that targets changes that president obama made to welfare. the president also has a series of radio ads focusing on paul ryan's medicare proposals. >>> a man who police suspect was high on pcp, will likely face charges, once he recovers from being shot by officers. prince george's county police were called to barnaby laid in oxen hill -- lane in oxen hill last night. police say they tried to talk to the man, he became combative. officers shot the man with a taser but that did not work. >> the suspect then made a threat that he was going to kill the officer, and that is when the officer created this distance and discharged his  service weapon. >> authorities say the man's injuries are not life threatening. >>> summer break is over and it is back to the books for moo more than 12 -- more than 120,000 prince george's students. peggy fox reports. >> reporter: students heading back to class at greenbelt middle school seemed eager to see the brand new building. it was officially open in a ribbon cutting cerem

danielle nottingham back to you >>> meanwhile on the west coast the big chill continues, not for long changes coming our way, while the latest and don is it after a break. >>> four bus drivers caught off guard surprise inspections putting safety first in some drivers sent home historic post office is a dying breed >>> two or but strivers cut off guard for the purpose of keeping tourists say buses and drivers tested to make sure there were set to be on the road anne mackovic was there for the surprise inspection. >>> bus driver was stopped in his tracks by the chp officers were in and out in force making sure commercial bus drivers follow the laws >>> he had not properly filed a medical report with the dmv. >>> a try to convince the mike and drive >>> is bus one of dozens checked many brought to the new rail yard near fisherman's wharf so officers can't kick the tires blesses of all sides went through safety tests and exercise the c h p does as often as it can for good reason >>> you have large quantities of people >>> things most passengers don't think about >>> and i assume they are

danielle nottingham has details. >> in the battle ground state of virginia, republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan said the president's reforms will devastate medicare. >> do you think just dropping medicare patients to pay for obamacare is an achievement? neither do we. they said that the private sector is doing just fine. we need more government. this is president obama's imaginary recovery. >> reporter: a new poll from the associated press shows the race for the white house is tight as it's ever been. both candidates are in a statistical dead heat. >> your education is the single most important investment you can make in your future. >> reporter: the president is trying to use education to draw a clear contrast with the republican ticket. he's talking about making and keeping college affordable, with teachers and students in nevada. young voters helped to win the white house four years ago. >> when all of you walk into that voting booth in november, you're going to have a choice. and part of it is the choice of how we treat education in this country. >> reporter: the preside

danielle nottingham is in tampa right now where they are preparing for impact. danielle? >> reporter: bruce, governor rick scott has already declared a state of emergency in florida, but so far, it hasn't slowed down the republican national convention. security officials are sweeping the tampa convention center and tampa forum. if you can look behind me, they are patrolling the waterways surrounding the convention grounds. tropical storm isaac flooded parts of haiti, and its winds tore apart tents people have been living in since the deadly 2010 earthquake. this woman says most of the tents have been destroyed. "we have no place to go." officials say at least three people died when the storm blew across the southern peninsula saturday. isaac battered cuba with 60 mile-per-hour winds. waves crashed onto shore causing flooding in the eastern most cities. forecasters say isaac is making its way toward the florida keys and could become a category 2 hurricane early in the week. >> we're forecasting continued strengthening after it passes the southern most parts of florida near

organizers say the first concern is safety of delegates and guests danielle nottingham shows us what is it is to win in the caribbean >>> crews in tampa set up for the republican convention organizers say the threat of is it causes them to cancel official business for monday speeches and the nomination of mitt romney will be squeezed into a three day program beginning tuesday afternoon. delegates have started arriving in the city some say they want to get to work >>> i have my poncho ready to get the job done >>> tan ban not expected to take a direct hit from i said but what that did thousand visitors official said priority is to keep everyone safe. florida under a state of emergency as isaac moves toward the florida keys forecasters expect the storm to strengthen and come a category 2 hurricane and hit the panhandled early this week. >>> were focused on the storm surge and the wind and focused on the entire impact on the state >>> is it has left a path of destruction is flooded parts of haiti and for part dance people had been living in since the 2010 earthquake in dominican republi

i'm danielle nottingham in washington. i'll have the story coming up. >>> education and healthcare, the two big talkers. daniel yell takes us on the campaign trail. >> president obama used this campaign rally in columbus, ohio, to shift his attack on his republican rivals. >> putting a college education within reach for working families, just doesn't seem to be a big priority for my opponent. >> he warned ohio voters that vice presidential candidate, paul ryan's budget would slash billions of dollars from the education department and cut grants for college students. their medicare plan is better than president obama's. >> campaigning at a steel company outside pittsburgh, ryan went after the president's healthcare reform law. >> a $3600 cut in benefits for current seniors. nearly one out of six hospitals and nursing homes are going to go out of business or stop taking medicare patients. >> ryan spent the rest of the day campaigning in pennsylvania. while romney raised campaign cash in texas. danielle nottingham, cbs news,

danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> first responders in anne arundel county had a very busy night. they fought an early morning blaze after two boats caught fire at the south river marina. no one was injured. investigators are trying to determine exactly how that fire got started. >>> wednesday evening nine people, including maryland state delegate don dwyer and five children were injured when two boats collided on the river. wiments say that one of the boats was towing a -- witnesses say that one of the boats was towing a child in a tube when the two boats crashed. many rushed out to help pull victims to safety. >> they both pitched up and debris, you know, flew out of the boat. i got a neighbor who had a boat and we went out and immediately aided and got the people on our boat and brought them on shore so paramedics could tend to them. >> none of the injuries are life threatening. >>> still to come when 9news now continues, hundreds of homes are in jeopardy as crews try to contain a massive wildfire out west. we'll have details. but first, some are outraged over a move by

danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> the democratic group priorities u.s. action stands by its controversial ad. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley is requesting federal disaster relief for 13 counties deeply affected by drought and extreme heat. "the baltimore sun" reports that prince george's county and anne arundel county are among the farming communities on the list. the governor reports that 76% of maryland is under abnormally dry conditions. because of the dry conditions, the state's department of agriculture is offering free testing of grains per toxins. >>> marylandmaryland convenes for a second special session. the first session addressed the budget crisis. now the session is debating gambling. governor o'malley supports a bill to expand gambling. the proposal would legalize table games in addition to slot machines. plus, lawmakers will also consider adding a sixth casino at national harbor. >> we can create jobs. we can maximize the dollars that come from this. gaming has been approved by every single jurisdiction by the voters a few years ago

at the white house, danielle nottingham, cbs 5. >> new details on the massacre at the sikh temple, thebi says that the gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot. police had earlier said an officer fired the fatal shot. investigators are still looking into a motive behind the shootings that killed six worshipers at the temple near milwaukee. investigators are interviewing dozens of people that have known him as a work to determine a possible motive. local temples plan to hold a vigil tonight to honor the victims of the mass shooting. two of them will start at 7:00 tonight, one in fremont and one in hayward. and at 8:00 tonight a vigil will be held in east san jose at the sikh temples . >> lawyers for jaycee lee dugard says that the government is tampering with their federal case. they alleged department of justice attorneys convinced someone not to testify on her behalf. jaycee lee dugard is suing the department of justice saying that u.s. parole officials are partly to blame for adoption and 80 years of captivity at the hands of a convicted rapist who was paroled. >> caltrans in for a

danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: a man in an afghan uniform shot and killed three u.s. troops in southern afghanistan. the american troops were training afghan police to takeover security of their country. it was the third so-called green on blue attack in recent days. in which afghan soldiers or taliban militants in december guise target nato forces. >> i cannot give you the specific -- details for this investigation since it's still ongoing. we take them very seriously. they are very tragic. but they do not reflect the overall situation here in afghanistan. >> reporter: there have been 24 similar attacks this year. claiming the lives of at least 30 coalition members. the latest attack came a day after a suicide bomb killed four americans. the taliban claimed responsibility. president obama is monitoring the situation in afghanistan from washington today. tonight, he's hosting a dinner celebrating the islamic holy month of ramadan. the afghan attacks on nato troops are leading to mistrust between forces that have been fighting side by side for more than ten years. the

danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >> president obama is planning to be in virginia next week during the republican convention. he is scheduled to be in charlottesville on wednesday. >>> not enough campaign commercials on television for you? well, there's a new one out. >> i worked with both parties to cut virginia's budget by $5 billion. >> that in case you have been asleep for the past two years is tim kaine, who has been running for the senate seat. and kaine released his first television ad today. now kaine and allen are in a heat. meanwhile, president obama leads some polls by as much as 5 points in iniavirg why the big difference? that's what andrea roane asked mr. kaine this morning. >> i haven't been on tv yet until today. as you can see on the presidential side, there has been vigorous advertising on both sides. the other side in the senate race started running negative ads funded by out of state super packs and they run them off and on for nine months. >> we know. tim kaine never mentions george allen in his ad. the allen camp calls kaine's commercial an extreme make

at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> stay with wjz for complete coverage of campaign 2012. we will continue to bring you the latest on the candidates and the issues on air and online at wjz.com. >>> in the fill find -- philippines a dozen people are left stranded. over 20 inches of rain fell yesterday. the flooding is easing now an the downpour should gave way to sunnier weather. >>> ernesto is now a tropical storm. it weakened this morning while making its way over mexico's yuktan pence la. ernesto is likely to become a hurricane again when it moves towards the gulf of mexico. hundreds of fisherman have already fled and thousands of tourists have left the resorts. there's no reports of any damage as of yet. >>> here we've just got gray skies today. it's cloudy and humid in our area. we've got complete first warning weather coverage for you with marty bass in the out back and bernadette woods in the weather center. good afternoon, bernadette. >> good afternoon. we're going to start out with ernesto. it is now a tropical storm. it made land fall last night

at the white house, danielle nottingham, cbs 5. >> in the meantime missouri republican senate candidate taught a can is apologizing for comments that he made about rape and pregnancy. in his comments he said that women's bodies are able to shut down and prevent pregnancies in " a legitimate rate situation ". he is refusing to heed calls to abandon his bid for the senate. in the meantime president obama spoke a few hours ago condemning that comment. >> rape is rape. and the idea that we should be qualifying and slicing what types of raped we're talking about, does not make sense to the american people. >> mitt romney has agreed with the president saying that the comments are " insulting, inexcusable, and frankly wrong ". well, their backs are against the wall but they still have a shot. the team from petaluma fighting to stay in little league world series. and she was the first female african-american secretary of state, now condoleezza rice can add another first to her list, what it has to do with golf? >> i'm lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center, the sunshine is breaking out in

daniel nottingham reports both candidates are on the campaign trail today. >> 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 romne

danielle nottingham, cbs news, tampa, florida. >> and bruce leshan is live in tampa. we'll get to him in a few minutes to ask him questions about how it's working out down there. right now, we'll go to you. go ahead. >> well, derek, democrats in the senate say the dome of the u.s. capital building has, listen to this, 1300 cracks in it and it needs to be fixed, fast. those repairs won't be cheap. new york senator has a figure in mind, $61 million. he and fellow democrats want that added to an upcoming spending bill. >>> the pentagon now says it has punished members of the military whose conduct made headlines nationwide. or worldwide, i should say. soldiers who burned copies of the koran at a base in afghanistan and marines who injury urinated on the corpses of taliban soldiers. not giving any specifics, but there are no criminal charges. >>> now, two women in spat sill vain yay spotsylvania county are facing charges. arrested after a two-year-old was found wandering with no clothes near their house. once the officer took that little girl home, she found seven other c

live in tampa, florida, danielle nottingham, now back to you, bruce. >> danielle, thanks a lot. >>> wheres the latest track? let's go to anny hong in the weather center with the latest. >> isaac is still fairly disorganized. looking at the satellite picture of tropical storm isaac, you can see still really having a hard time organizing, just north of cuba, expected to strengthen tomorrow as it approaches the open waters. and you can see the forecast models, a little more confluence, could maybe impact the gulf coast overt next few days and potentially strengthen into a category 2 hurricane. right now, still a tropical storm, but as it approaches florida, key west tomorrow, could become a category 1 hurricane as late as tomorrow night, early monday morning, then become a category 2 hurricane by monday afternoon. so we are still watching isaac. in our area, looking at scattered showers. you can see around the coast, delmarva, they are getting hammered, getting hammered all day. places east of us, warrenton, getting showers right now. we'll talk more about the unsettled weather in our area a

. >> reporter: i'm danielle nottingham at the white house. coming up president obama defends his record on medicare and his campaign ads. >>> mitt romney took paul ryan up to new hampshire today. the presumptive republican presidential ticket was on the attack trying to sway those undecided voters in the battleground state. >> that prompted president obama to enter up the daily white house briefing to defend his record. danielle nottingham has the latest on the presidential race. >> reporter: mitt romney and running mate paul ryan slammed president obama on medicare in front of thousands of supporters at a new hampshire town hall. >> medicare should not be a piggy bank for obamacare. it should be a guaranteed promise that our seniors can count on. >> reporter: the republican team is accusing the president of taking $716 billion from medicare to pay for its healthcare reform law. president obama took the podium at the daily white house briefing to defend his record. >> everybody who looked at this says what governor romney is saying is absolut

it danielle nottingham without tropical storm isaac rained on today's plans. >> lives, the convention floor is empty right now but republicans plan to rev things up tomorrow after canceling all official business today. the new jersey gov. chris christie will give the keynote speech and mitt romney will also address delegates and they say that they are ready to get their message out to the country. >> the first day of the 2012 republican national convention officially lasted 32 seconds. >> the 2012 republican national convention, stands in recess, subject to recall of the chair. >> fears that severe weather would cause problems forced the planners to scrap monday schedule. several hundred delegates attended the opening session, notably absent were most delegations from gulf states in the path of isaac. >> it will overshadow it, and in his should because it is dangerous. >> the opening gavel started the national debt clock. mitt romney will officially receive the nomination tuesday evening, he will be the choice of the party but not of every republican year. mike wallace from main suppo

danielle nottingham is here with how the candidates are trying to turn their jabs into knockout punches. >> president obama stopped for a bowl of chili at a diner in pueblo colorado. where he is trying to sway middle-class voters. at a campaign event, the president went after mitt romney and his tax plan. >> i have tried to sell us this trickle-down tax cut three dust before. it did not work, it did not order them and it will not work now. >> colorado is a key swing state in recent polls show that the middle class is split. the attacks on television are also keeping up, the mitt romney campaign is lashing out at the latest advertisement from a pro obama super pak calling it " despicable ". the commercial links mitt romney to a woman's death. a former steelworker says that his wife died of cancer after bain capital shut down his company and he lost his health insurance. independent fact checking shows that the advertisement is inaccurate. mitt romney is in new york raising more cash for his campaign. on wednesday he criticized the president for his plans to change welfare. >> we must res

danielle nottingham has more now from tampa. >> reporter: with balloons and cheers, republicans celebrated the man they want in the white house. >> i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> reporter: mitt romney worked to make the case that president obama has failed. >> you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. >> reporter: romney blamed president obama for the slow economic recovery. >> i wish president obama had succeeded because i want america to succeed, but his promises gave way to disappointments and division. this isn't something we have to accept. now is the moment when we can do something. >> reporter: romney argued he has the experience to turn the economy around. >> doesn't take a special government commission to tell us what america needs. what america needs is jobs. lots of jobs. >> reporter: romney's speech was designed to let the american people know more about him. he spoke openly about his family and faith. >> we were mormons and growing up in michigan, th

. >> reporter: i'm danielle nottingham in tampa, florida. coming up will tropical storm isaac scramble plans for the republican national convention? >>> isaac still strengthening in the caribbean and tonight some forecasters are predicting that storm could dump up to 12 inches of rain on haiti and the dominican republic. >> that could cause life threatening flash floods and mudslides. >> for about 400,000 people still living at camps following the 2010 earthquake in haiti, the results could be catastrophic. >> topper is tracking isaac in the weather center. where is it going now, top? >> bad news, but as expected headed toward the southern coast of haiti. we talked about this yesterday, the winds not the huge problem with this storm. maximum winds are now 65 miles per hour, but the big news will be the rainfall, 10 to 20 inches possible across southern sections of haiti. let me show you the satellite picture and radar combined. right now it's located about 100 miles south, southeast of port-au-prince, movement west at 14. it's a pretty massi

daniellelynn nottingham with more on the day that ended fast due to the tropical storm >> today's session only lasted a few moments, an official called in the convention, fired up a clock and then close down the day's business. even though they're losing a day republican leaders say they're not worried about getting out the party's message. >> in session and called to order. >> there was a symbolic convention opening and a very swift adjournment. >> republican national convention stands in recess >> tropical storm is it came close enough to cancel the cancellation of today's activities. even though there were no big speeches the republicans launched a debt clock to show how much will be borrowed >> i think it is important to look at it climbed every day >> while the storm is no longer a big threat to tampa there are concerns about holding the usually brought this convention as the storm bears down >> would want to be celebrating when there are people worried about being evacuated from their homes >> mitt romney said he hopes those in the storm's path are scared major destruction. he is st

but also look at what we have in nottingham right now. 64 and that dew point at 62. you remember when the dew point and temperature are close that means that air is getting saturated we do have a little bit of fog across the area this morning. 60 right now and that dew point is coming in at 59 and last step of the morning where that temperature is coming in at 60 degrees and dew point at 59. as we look at maryland's most powerful radar we're nice and dry we'll stay that way as we go through the afternoon. i'm not going out a chance of isolated storm. dry conditions will prevail as we go throughout the day. 85 degrees is what i'm going with and that's exactly what we should be for this time of the year. time saver traffic with mike. >> good morning everybody. again, not much to really speak of. a few construction delays out. we'll take you the maps and show you a few areas that we're watching it's down around the haor tunnel starting to see some delays. another issue this morning. we do have closures just be aware of this this morning. out towards the west, it's all a

danielle nottingham, cbs news, tampa, florida. >> the democrats have their national convention next week in charlotte and the president will accept his party's nomination roughly a week from today. >>> a prince george's county firefighter is being called a hero after he saved the life of a woman who was trapped in an apartment fire in temple hills. the fire started late last night in an apartment complex on huntly square drive. three people were inside when firefighters got there. two of them got out quickly but there was a woman who was trapped. she was helped by a firefighter who stayed with her, shared his oxygen until they could both be rescued. >> he found her in a position where she couldn't get out. he came in with a bottle on. he literally sat with her in the apartment sharing his air mask waiting for someone to come rescue them because there was no way he was going to get her through the fire on her way out. so he got to the point where he was getting low on air and they were able to come in and get both of them pulled out. >> firefighters, five of them, were injured. they are e

danielle nottingham has more now from tampa. >> reporter: with balloons and cheers, republicans celebrated man they want in the white house. >> i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> reporter: mitt romney worked to make the case that president obama has failed. >> you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. >> reporter: romney blamed president obama for the slow economic recovery. >> i wish president obama had succeeded because i want america to succeed, but his promises gave away to disappointments and division. this isn't something we have to accept. now is the moment when we can do something. >> reporter: romney argued he has the experience to turn the economy around. >> doesn't take a special  government commission to tell us what america needs. what america needs is jobs, lots of jobs. >> reporter: romney's speech was designed to let the american people know more about him. he spoke openly about his family. >> we were mormons and growing up in michigan, that might h

we'll start on the warm side. 68 in westminster, 69 in hanover, upper 60s into nottingham as well thisd morning northeast, you're at 66. 67 in galena and 69 in goldsboro, close to 70. the satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot this morning. we do have lots of clear skies. that's going to mean plenty of sunshine as we go into the afternoon. but as we slide further to the south, we're still talking about tropical depression isaac as of now, still bringing plenty of rain across arkansas, but also louisiana is trying to dry out, but they are dealing with a heavy line of showers and thunderstorms rumbling through that area. but for the most part today will be a dry day for them. now, we look at future trend and this shows you what's going to be happening as we go through time. those remnants of isaac will be moving into our area. but for today we'll stay dry and hot, 94 degrees. by tonight degrees, mostly clear, above normal and 90 by tomorrow, still hot. we do have that sun/cloud mix. and here's a check of the seven- day forecast for you as isaac will be around possibly as we he

we're looking at nottingham this morning, 67 degrees. 62 in pilesville right now and also looking at 70 into westminster. and we have chesapeake beach at 73 degrees. we head over towards the eastern show, federalsburg 71. 70 in goldsboro and galena coming in right around 68 degrees right now. as we go through the hour by hour, as we go into the lunchtime hour, 90 degrees already. it's going to be a hot day on tap. dress accordingly. let's send this over to lauren cook. she has a check of those roads. there you go, lauren. >>reporter: thank you, lynette. great weather for the grand prix race. but if you are heading to downtown baltimore this morning, that race has shut down many roads. so you will want to expect delays, avoid it if at all possible. 395 is shut down, so traffic is being diverted onto mlk, and this race is going to affect light street, pratt street, conway street is also closed and for a complete list of all of the closures, just go to abc2news.com. and, again, use public transportation if you can. you're taking a live look right now at 95 at 395. fortunately everything

. >> we picked up a crash in nottingham.und 70. vehicle fire there. closures related to the grand prix. if you take 395 from 95 in the southbound direction, light street between lombard and key highway is closed as well. northbound at pratt street, that is closed. pratt street remains closed between penn all the way down to calvert street. we will give you a look outside of the major roadways. switching to a live view of 395 and 95, traffic is just crawling. it is just backing up further and further. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> 69 degrees. sun is out this morning. there is a patch or two of fog. 90 to 95 is not high. west -- is the high. west winds at 6 to 12 miles per hour. rain chances -- only a 30% chance for a shower on sunday. rain >>> it is 8:00 on friday morning, the 31st of august, 2012. we're heading into the labor day weekend, the unofficial end to summer. we're about to get the party started with jason mraz, great signs on the plaza. there's a sign contest going on. >> that's right. >> all right. sg

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then call him the sheriff of nottingham or nothing ham, based on the economy.hat i think necessarily but how you fight it. >> it is. the democrats have been using this reverse robin hood line for decades. check out the history of that phrase on cnbc.com. liked it. >>> michelle told us businesses aren't sees the promises promised. are they worth it from a monetary standpoint for the olympics? >> i call these opposite games. while london may lose money, you see the empty seats. nbc for all the complaints of empty seats and marquee events when i'm in bed, they're working. >> and record ad sales. >> the londoners are gone. part of the problem. the hotel occupancy rates are 80 to 85%. there are people there for sure. maybe we should have the queen's jubilee every august. that worked. >>> when we come back, we'll update you on the market. it's like, ah, it's part of me. it's me again. now that i'm retiring they all have plans for me. i'm excited. this is new york state. we built the first railway, the first trade route to the west, the greatest empires. then, some sa

donna in nottingham, maryland, is a democrat. hi donna. caller: hi. all i have to say is i think this will affect the unemployment rates, which are already pretty bad. and the big argument used to be, well, they took all the jobs that no one else wanted. do you know what i'm saying? >> guest: we're listening. caller: they would take the jobs that no one else wanted in the country, and so it didn't really affect the normal unemployment rates, because they weren't really jobs that were, you know, counted in that respect. and the unemployment rates are already being, you know, brought up by newt, in the election, and won't that affect the election negatively for president obama, whom i love? guest: that was donna in nottingham, maryland, this is from "the new york times" this morning. few voters are truly up for grabs, research shows, about one third of americans describe themselves as independent voters, creating a widespread impression that a large group of americans will provide the decisive swing votes in this year's election but that impression is m

i don't think you have to be the sheriff of nottingham to figure out exactly what is going on here. that's why in that sense, mitt romney would be doing everybody a favor by making it official and having paul ryan on the ticket. he doesn't need to do that. by doing that, he's -- tied himself more closely than he already has to those policies and i think that would give the sort of choice that both sides are talking about but i think bill kristol in asking for that is exactly right. that would clarify things for everybody and let people make that choice. >> joan walsh and dana mill bank, thank you both for your time tonight. >> thanks. >> ahead, nra is raising funds on gun violence with a fantasyland brick that president obama is taking your guns away. plus, remember practice? who can forget the hanging chad. what's going on here in florida right now is worse than before. because it is planned. and this round goes to sarah palin. dick cheney blinks after calling the palin pick a mistake. is she about to make life harder for mitt romney? and spike lee joins us live to talk politics, m

except those people at the very top are hanging around with the sheriff of nottingham and prince john and bad guys. i remember all these characters. >> i got to say, you know, romney campaign goes from bad to worse. in the spring and through most of the primaries, his position on taxing and spending were pretty responsible. then he comes up with this utterly ridiculous tax plan and that the tax policy center accurately represents what we are talking about here is how to pay for it. and if we pay for it the way romney claims he's going to pay for it by eliminating loopholes, then obviously if everything is paid for, the middle class is going to have to pay more. and it is -- an absolute lie what the romney campaign has been putting out about this program and there are no details other than the cuts and it is a completely irresponsible program and the amazing thing to me about the romney campaign at this point is that every single day that they seem to step in something else. today was welfare reform. >> yeah. let's take a look at this. here is how the president pinned that romney hood

guess what, it got easier for some parents in nottingham, england. >> one of the popular mobile games has popped off the screen into a park. england's first angry birds themed play ground opened. my nephew would die. it features a jungle gym, a slide and of course angry birds. there's also a spot to buy angry bird merchandise. the first angry birds park opened in finland in april and the company has plans for more all over the world. >> what would be cool, let me get into a sling shot and go fly floog the air. >> the big kids. >> exactly. >> still t come on "today in the bay," it's a holiday weekend but it's going to cost you more to get away. how gas prices are influencing your travel. >> plus, a mystery. still uninvolved after three months. how police are changing their approach to try and identify a woman found dead in a trash can. >> here is what it looks like outside your window if you are waking up in san francisco. plenty of overcast skies. the fog is in the city by the bay. >> reporter: two years after a massive arson fire a south bay elementary school gets a new building. we'

. >> i don't think you have to be the sheriff of nottingham to figure out exactly what's going on herehood in reverse. it's romney hood. >> damned right. >> robin hood was stealing from the government. >> romney hood. >> robin hood was a tea party activist. >> and guess what, it does not work. >> romney hood! >> it's romney hood. >> if i were to coin a term, it would be obamaloney. >> stiff, awkward, fill in the blank mitt romney. >>> good evening. i'm alex wagner, in for lawrence o'donnell. there are 91 days to go until the presidential election, and there is a telltale sign when a republican knows he's running a losing campaign. ronald reagan's losing campaign for the gop nomination in 1976. "there's a woman in chicago.

. >> i don't think you have to be the sheriff of nottingham to figure out exactly what's going on here. >> it's like robin hood in reverse. it's romney hood. >> damned right. >> robin hood was stealing from the government. >> romney hood. >> robin hood was a tea party activist. >> and guess what, it does not work. >> romney hood! >> it's romney hood. >> if i were to coin a term, it would be obamaloney. >> stiff, awkward, fill in the blank mitt romney. >>> good evening. i'm alex wagner, in for lawrence o'donnell. there are 91 days to go until the presidential election, and there is a telltale sign when a republican knows he's running a losing campaign. ronald reagan's losing campaign for the gop nomination in 1976. "there's a woman in chicago. she has 80 names, 30 addresses, 12 social security cards. she's got medicaid, getting food stamps, and she's collecting welfare under each of her names." bob dole's losing presidential campaign in 1996. >> i will vow to end welfare as we know it. i will insist on a swift passage and i will sign it. >> newt gingrich's losing presidential primary ca

the british marched up from nottingham and soundly defeated the americans.he militia troop, and they were poorly led and poorly equipped. in fact, when they turned and ran, some people later called it the bladensburg races. of course, there have been horse races here as well. however, when the british then marched on baltimore three weeks later, the people in baltimore were determined that they were not going to be defeated. they stood their ground. the british tried to bombard fort mchenry, but finally gave up and sailed away. also at fort mchenry there was a man named francis scott key and he was watching from a ship, and he wrote a poem which was set to music which we call the star spangled banner. we like to say without the battle of bladensburg we wouldn't have our national anthem. >> reporter: let's walk and talk a little bit, because we are in the house. samantha, can you tell us about the mansion here and who lives here and the importance of it? >> absolutely. this house is owned by rosa lee speir calvert. her family fled the french revolution and sh