i'm randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell.s for starting your day with us. >> here are stories we are watching. iran is the most significant threat to global peace and security. they cut off ties. canada's foreign affairs accused iran of engaging in racist rhetoric. iranian diplomats have been given four days to leave. >> 0i people killed and several hundred injured. the quakes are considered moderate. it forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. >>> in politics, president obama's approval rating hit a 15-month high. quite a post convention bump. 52% of americans approve of the president's job performance. it's up seven points from the convention. >>> 59 days on the campaign trail. both president obama and mitt romney are making their final pushes. president obama pushes off a bus tour in florida. today, stops in st. pete and kissimmee. romney is in virginia beach before heading to the nascar race in richmond this evening. >> the president is looking to capitalize on the convention momentum. >> reporter: the democr

kemp net blackwell, sir, good to see you, thank you for being with us. >> good to be here, kelly. >>elly: the mike dewine says he's going to appeal, what is the chances are having the judge's ruling overturned? >> i think it's probably 50-50, but regardless of what the courts decide, the bipartisan election officials in our 88 counties will be -- will be prepared. we've done this before. and i think what the legislature and the secretary of state were attempting to do is to sort of clear the deck, three days before the actual execution of the election because it's an enormously human enterprise, over 10,000 precincts, 50,000 volunteers and election workers, and millions of a vote-- and millions of voters, and what they wanted to do was to make sure that we could concentrate on getting it right on election day, in a bipartisan way. in the contracts basically say we keep things in place as they were, i'm sure they'll get the job done in a bipartisan way as they have done for years. and if in fact they uphold the change in the procedure, that will mean that people will have a uniform sy

accomplishments it is an extremely long list >>> president obama expected to focus on the economy vernon blackwellays he deserves more time to help unemployed americans >>> he needs to finish the work that he started >>> campaign advisers say president obama will bring a positive message to the audience and talk specifics about building a stronger middle- class. he was supposed to speak from bankamerica stadium he think thousands of volunteers who were supposed to be there he needs their help in this race. democrats held this week will give them an edge >>> this convention you will see tremendous enthusiasm and coming out that will continue throughout the fall. >>> dr. jill biden and first lady obama helping to build enthusiasm and introduce their husbands tonight. early this evening the crowd on its feet cheering and applauding watching as speech that president obama delivered four years ago they hope tonight a repeat of that kind of speech and energy. randall pinkston back to you. >>> cbs news as special live coverage of the democratic convention for scott pelley anchors from charlotte you can g

. >> joining us is ohio secretary of state, ken blackwell, now, secretary blackwell, governor romneying a big push in coal country, do you think it will work? >> yes, i do, because what the governor understands is that what we need is accelerated economic growth and that growth will be sustained by low consist energy and ohio is a reservoir of low cost energy, whether it's coal or the shale oil, and the reality is that families want to get back to work and self-sufficiency and low cost energy is the way to do it, and that's, that's what we have here in ohio. if it will be the work and exploited. look, i married into a coal mining family. my wife's father was a coal meaner and back in the early '80s, i was part of a group that owned two, three coal mines, so, i know, i know the business, i know what's there under the ground. and the future of economic growth in ohio will turn on how we use the natural resources there. >> but, secretary, here is the issue. ohio has, sips 1964 correctly picked the winning president, and so, we see news that ohio the median income there is at a 27 year l

. >> i'm victor blackwell, 8:00 on the east coast, 5 in the west. we're starting with new revelations on the attack in libya, the attack that killed ambassador chris stevenson and three other americans. >> they're now saying it was a distribute deliberate assault. suzanne kelly has more. >> this is really the fullest accounting yet that rarely ever ventures into the public domain to issue a statement what they knew. right now, the intelligence statement says this was a deliberate organized assault carried out by extremists affiliated with or sympathetic for al qaeda. that's from shawn turner, director of the public affairs for the national intelligence. i think why we're seeing this, too, two plus weeks after the attack, there's a growing concern within the intelligence community itself how the information is being used. there is a lot of frustration about this initial assessment, this was a protest, spontaneous attack that grew out of a protest of anti-muslim films we have seen broadcast in cairo. as more information came in that picture changed. t

i'm randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell. >>> and we're starting this morning with those anti-american protests now in more than a dozen countries around the world. this video is from sydney, australia, where peaceful protest this morning turned violent. the confrontation between police and protesters happened in front of the u.s. consulate there. >>> also overnight in los angeles county, the man behind the film that sparked these protests were escorted from his home by police for questioning. >>> the protests in australia and the questioning the filmmaker come in the wake of violent clashes like yemen and sedan. police sent to three places. we are covering all ang ales of the story from in the middle east to here at home. and cnn intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly is in washington. in egypt, more than 140 protesters have been arrested as egyptian security forces crack down around the u.s. embassy, so, let's bring in ian lee for us this morning, he is in cairo. have the protests let up at all there in the capital? >> ea

ier deborah feyerick in for randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell.your day right here with us. we start with a surprising admission from the intelligence community. they are now saying the deadly attack on the consulate was a deliberate and organized assault. four americans were killed including ambassador chris stevens. it a violent end to a spontaneous protest over an anti-muslim film. but an investigation found c evidence to the contrary. >>> criticism from republicans over the initial response. now, one high-ranking republican wants u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice to step down. new york congressman peter king says rice is to be held account aable for her statements on the attack. here's what he told our wolf

. >> i'm victor blackwell. 8:00 on the east coast, 5:00 out west. thanks for starting your day with us. and we start with new images from overnight. the man believed to be behind the anti-islam film that sparked protest in the middle east was escorted from his home by police. this is nakoula basseley nakoula. as part of an earlier bank fraud conviction he was supposed to have limited access to the internet and of course the trailer to his film was found on youtube. >> and specially trained marines have been sent to beef up security in yemen, seer why and sudan. american allies and embassies have been targeted by protesters. those protests haven't only been in the middle east. this one took place in australia overnight. protesters there clashed with police near the u.s. consulate. we'll take you live to cairo in just a minute or so for more on the massive protests that have been going on there. >> the worst of these protests was in libya. four americans were killed. their bodies were returned to the u.s. friday. christopher stevens was the ax to liby

. >> i'm victor blackwell. 8:00 on the east coast, 5:00 out west. thanks for starting your day with us. let's get you up to speed on some of the stories we're working on this morning. >>> first mexican police have arrested a suspect in the killing of a u.s. border agent that blew the lid off the botched gun smuggling scheme known as fast and furious. he was taken into custody about 60 miles south of the arizona border. he's the second person arrested in the case. three other suspects are still at large. the pentagon wants answers about the bombshell tell-all "no easy day" recounts the killing of osama bin laden. the head of u.s. operations contacted members of the covert team to find out if the book's version of bin laden's death is accurate. in no easy day, the author writes bin laden had been shot already and was lying on the floor of his room when the s.e.a.l.s entered. he says they shot bin laden again and that's when they killed him. the pentagon says that's wrong. they said bin laden was standing when they entered and they shot him because he

victor blackwell, a freshman from cerritos, also a modern day product. we're going to have to one day go see him. >> charles: bruce, the coach there, has done an amazing job. he's another modern day guy right next to him, holmes, the center, who played guard at modern day and was right guard a couple of seasons ago and now holds down center spot. he and matt barkley have been teammates for a good number of years. >> gus: hand-off, t.j. morgan. erin andrews busy in the studio. let's join her once again for game break. >>> how about the freshmen anthony thomas? the ducks are up. gus, i know you're loving what oregon is wearing right now. those flashy, flashy unis. >> gus: a little loud for me but i'll take it. anthony thomas recently committed to usc but he took a last-minute trip to oregon and came back wearing a bunch of oregon paraphernalia and lane kiffin said, think we lost him. >> charles: and they did. >> gus: what a season as he starts his sophomore campaign. >> charles: how about that rose bowl. all of a sudden, whoosh, it was gone. he has that ga

. >> and i'm victor blackwell. thanks for starting your day with us, and we begin this hour with new details on that consulate attack in libya. it left four americans, including the u.s. ambassador to america, chris stevens, dead. sources tell us the consulate was doused with diesel fuel killing ambassador stevens, and i.t. specialist sean smith with toxic smoke. learning about how two other men, former navy s.e.a.l.s tyron woods and glen doherty were killed. they were part of security in an annex when they contributed. fran townsend explains. >> reporter: they get a phone call that their colleagues at the consulate are taking fire and they need help. they leave the security of the annex and run into the direction of the fire fight. they are round up all the staff includes americans, foreign services, and it included regrettably at that time the body of sean smith. can't find the ambassador. they must evacuate and they take all these other people to a much smaller annex and secure them and they figure they are not

. >> and i'm victor blackwell. thanks for starting your day with us, and we begin this hour with new details on that consulate attack in libya. it left four americans, including the u.s. ambassador to america, chris stevens, dead. sources tell us the consulate was doused with diesel fuel killing ambassador stevens, and i.t. specialist sean smith with toxic smoke. learning about how two other men, former navy s.e.a.l.s tyron woods and glen doherty were killed. they were part of security in an annex when they contributed. fran townsend explains. >> reporter: they get a phone call that their colleagues at the consulate are taking fire and they need help. they leave the security of the annex and run into the direction of the fire fight. they are round up all the staff includes americans, foreign services, and it included regrettably at that time the body of sean smith. can't find the ambassador. they must evacuate and they take all these other people to a much smaller annex and secure them and they figure they are not

. >> i'm victor blackwell. here are five stories we're watching this morning. number one, in benghazi, libya, hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrator stormed the headquarters of a radical islamist group linked to the embassy attacked that killed four americas, shouting "no to militias." and at least four were killed and more than 70 injured in benghazi. mitt romney has released his latest federal tax return from 2011. he paid nearly $2 million taxes on $14 million, a 14.1% rate. >> and while you were sleeping, the senate approved a plan to fund the government for another six months. the government was set to run out of money by the end of the month. now all members of congress are off so can go home to campaign. >> and a disturbing story from here in suburban atlanta. paul and sheila comber kept their son mitch confined and malnourished for four years and then on his 18th birthday shipped him to los angeles with a list of homeless shelters. authorities found him there and mitch is now back in georgia in safe surroundings and his parents are in custody. >> number

. >> i'm victor blackwell. here are five stories we're watching this morning. number one, in benghazi, libya, hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrator stormed the headquarters of a radical islamist group linked to the embassy attacked that killed four americas, shouting "no to militias." and at least four were killed and more than 70 injured in benghazi. mitt romney has released his latest federal tax return from 2011. he paid nearly $2 million taxes on $14 million, a 14.1% rate. >> and while you were sleeping, the senate approved a plan to fund the government for another six months. the government was set to run out of money by the end of the month. now all members of congress are off so can go home to campaign. >> and a disturbing story from here in suburban atlanta. paul and sheila comber kept their son mitch confined and malnourished for four years and then on his 18th birthday shipped him to los angeles with a list of homeless shelters. authorities found him there and mitch is now back in georgia in safe surroundings and his parents are in custody. >> number

. >> i'm victor blackwell. it's saturday, september 15th, good to have you with us. >>> the man behind the anti-muslim film that sparked protests in the middle east was escorted from his home. that is him bundled in a coat. he left voluntarily, but didn't speak to reporters as he left his house. this all happened just a few hours ago. he was supposed to have only limited access to the internet, of course, the trailer for his movie was found on youtube. we'll let you know as soon as we get more on this development. >>> we have seen anti-american protests in more than a dozen countries so far. this morning we saw protests pop up in sydney, australia. turned violent with protesters clashing with police near the consulate. especially trained u.s. marines were sent to help beef up security. in benghazi, four americans were killed in the first few hours of the protests there. their bodies were returned to the u.s. on friday. cnn's senior international correspondent arwa damon visited the ruins of the destroyed consul

. >> i'm victor blackwell. five stories we're watching this morning. number one, the u.s.ned iran to stop providing arms to syrian president al assad. hillary clinton asked syria's neighboring countries to refuse using the air space to transport those weapons. the u.s. announced a $15 million in nonlethal support for syrian opposition forces. >>> staying in iran, the country's news agency was fooled by the folks at the onion. took credit for a story claims a gallup poll found that rural white americans prefers ahmadinejad over president obama. they removed the story once they realized the onion was not a legitimate news organization.

. >> i'm victor blackwell. here are some of the stories we are working on this morning.dent obama kicks off a two day bus tour in florida.

. >> i'm victor blackwell. five stoese're watching this morning. number one, the u.s. has warned iran to stop providing arms to syrian president al assad. hillary clinton asked syria's neighboring countries to refuse using the air space to transport those weapons. the u.s. announced a $15 million in nonlethal support for syrian opposition forces. >>> staying in iran, the country's news agency was fooled by the folks at the onion. took credit for a story claims a gallup poll found that rural white americans prefers ahmadinejad over president obama. they removed the story once they realized the onion was not a legitimate news organization. >>> our third story, president obama is now a net job creator. that's according to new data from the labor department. about 4.3 million jobs were lost in the president's first years, but revised figures show about 4.4 million jobs have been recovered since then, including 125,000 jobs since early 2010. >>> in money news, bank of america will pay more than $2.4 billion to settle a class action lawsuit over its acquisition of merrill ly

. >> i'm victor blackwell, 8:00 on the east coast, 5 in the west.tarting with new revelations on the attack in libya, the attack that killed ambassador chris stevenson and three other americans. >> he

. >> i'm victor blackwell. thanks for starting your morning with us. >>> here are five important stories we're watching this morning. the man behind the anti-muslim film that sparked protest in the middle east was escorted from his home overnight. he left voluntary but didn't speak to reporters as he left his house. he was apparently questioned for a few hours before leaving on his own. that film has sparked protests in more than a dozen countries, some of them turning violent. western diplomats have warned leaders in those countries to ensure protection for their staff. secretary of state hillary clinton warned that the u.s. would take action to protect its diplomatic facilities. >>> a circuit judge has tossed out major portions of wisconsin's collective bargaining law. limits the rights of public unions. the law violates the state and u.s. constitution, but this legal battle is probably long from over after the ruling governor walker suggested the state would appeal that decision. >>> sometimes all traders ne

. >> i'm victor blackwell. thanks for starting your day right here with us. we start with a surprising admission from the intelligence community. they are now saying the deadly attack on the consulate was a deliberate and organized assault. four americans were killed including ambassador chris stevens. it a violent end to a spontaneous protest over an anti-muslim film. but an investigation found c evidence to the contrary. >>> criticism from republicans over the initial response. now, one high-ranking republican wants u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice to step down. new york congressman peter king says rice is to be held account aable for her statements on the attack. here's what he told our wolf blitzer. >> i believe this was such a failure of foreign policy message and leadership. such a misstatement of the facts as known at the time and for her to go on all those showers and be misinforming the american people and our allies and countries around the world, to me, somebody has to pay the price first. we have so much things to go wrong and ever

. >> i'm victor blackwell. here are some of the stories we are working on this morning.dent obama kicks off a two day bus tour in florida. he's riding post convention wave with approval rating of a 15-month

. >> i'm victor blackwell. it is 7:00 in the east, 4:00 out west. it's the first day of fall. in libya pro-democracy demonstrators have stormed the headquarters of a radical islamist group linked to an attack that left four dead. >> that group has denied any involvement but some benghazi citizens apparently want that compound turned over to government troops. eight people, including some members of that radical group have been arrested in connection with the consulate attack. >> now to politics and presidential taxes -- no, we're not talking about the candidates' tax plans or mitt romney's comments on the 47% of americans who pay no federal income taxes. instead we're specifically talking about how much mitt romney paid himself. his campaign released his 2011 f tax return and romney paid almost $2 million in taxes off an income of almost $14 million, a 14.1% rate. so why the low rate? the majority of romney's income came from investments. in fact, all but about half a million of it. here's what the obama campaign had to say afterwards. "mitt romney took advantage of complex lo

. >> i'm victor blackwell. it is 7:00 in the east, 4:00 out west. it's the first day of fall. in libya pro-democracy demonstrators have stormed the headquarters of a radical islamist group linked to an attack that left four dead. >> that group has denied any involvement but some benghazi citizens apparently want that compound turned over to government troops. eight people, including some members of that radical group have been arrested in connection with the consulate attack. >> now to politics and presidential taxes -- no, we're not talking about the candidates' tax plans or mitt romney's comments on the 47% of americans who pay no federal income taxes. instead we're specifically talking about how much mitt romney paid himself. his campaign released his 2011 f tax return and romney paid almost $2 million in taxes off an income of almost $14 million, a 14.1% rate. so why the low rate? the majority of romney's income came from investments. in fact, all but about half a million of it. here's what the obama campaign had to say afterwards. "mitt romney took advantage of complex lo

. >>> mejor vamos a darle los buenos días y happy friday a nuestra cristina blackwell. >>> buenos díashoy, vamos a ver las condiciones para su ciudad, en la gran manzana, nueva york, tenemos un día bastante fresco, gracias a un frente frío que causa que bajen las temperaturas a 70, no camine a su trabajo sin paraguas, para chicago, ustedes sí van a tener un día más frío, con 68 baja a 50 para el sábado suben las temperaturas a 76, mínima de 51, el domingo también aprovechen, porque tienen un fin de semana espectacular, en miami, tenemos bastante lluvia para el fin de semana, sábado y domingo también se pronostica lo mismo, para el domingo 86, bajan a 77 ,así que a tener el paraguas bajo la mano, para dallas, baja el termómetro, no está como en días anteriores, y ahora para la nnoche,bajan significativamente el tiempo, así que para mí esto es bastante fresco, así que tengan cuidado, también para dallas hay el pronóstico de lluvias, porque ustedes no tienen lluvias en los últimos 9 días, qué bueno, para los Ángeles tenemos un día verdaderamente espectacular, tenemos la máxima de 77, baja

victor blackwell, a freshman from cerritos, also a modern day product. we're going to have to one day go see him. >> charles: bruce, the coach there, has done an amazing job. he's another modern day guy right next to him, holmes, the center, who played guard at modern day and was right guard a couple of seasons ago and now holds down center spot. he and matt barkley have been teammates for a good number of years. >> gus: hand-off, t.j. morgan. erin andrews busy in the studio. let's join her once again for game break. >>> how about the freshmen anthony thomas? the ducks are up. gus, i know you're loving what oregon is wearing right now. those flashy, flashy unis. >> gus: a little loud for me but i'll take it. anthony thomas recently committed to usc but he took a last-minute trip to oregon and came back wearing a bunch of oregon paraphernalia and lane kiffin said, think we lost him. >> charles: and they did. >> gus: what a season as he starts his sophomore campaign. >> charles: how about that rose bowl. all of a sudden, whoosh, it was gone. he has that ga

. >> i'm victor blackwell.r starting your morning with us. >>> we're just 38 days from election day. candidates are focusing on debatings and swing states. one of those states is new hampshire where we finds paul. where do things stand now in new hampshire because it is critical. >> reporter: it is a very important state. everybody knows new hampshire is the first election primary but a battleground state up for grabs. while mitt romney is getting ready, his wing man, paul ryan is behind me. later today, he goes out to ohio so a full day on the trail for ryan. he will be busy. not only is ryan having this rally, a state party convention on the side. democrats are campaigning. guess who will be here wednesday, bill clinton, the former president stumping for barack obama. you ask what the polls look like. this is from american research group. you can see the president with a five point advantage within that survey psychology error. another poll had a slightly larger advantage for the president. it's competitive h

victor blackwell, a freshman from cerritos, also a modern day product. we're going to have to one day go see him. >> charles: bruce, the coach there, has done an amazing job. he's another modern day guy right next to him, holmes, the center, who played guard at modern day and was right guard a couple of seasons ago and now holds down center spot. he and matt barkley have been teammates for a good number of years. >> gus: hand-off, t.j. morgan. erin andrews busy in the studio. let'oin her once again for game break. >>> how about the freshmen anthony thomas? the ducks are up. gus, i know you're loving what oregon is wearing right now. those flashy, flashy unis. >> gus: a little loud for me but i'll take it. anthony thomas recently committed to usc but he took a last-minute trip to oregon and came back wearing a bunch of oregon paraphernalia and lane kiffin said, think we lost him. >> charles: and they did. >> gus: what a season as he starts his sophomore campaign. >> charles: how about that rose bowl. all of a sudden, whoosh, it was gone. he has that game-

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. >> i'm victor blackwell. >> a drone attacked fired two missiles at a vehicle being used by local pakistanlibyan ran militia leaders out of the building. the republican representative expressed anger over what he sees as the president's role in the middle east turmoil. >> thank you president barack hussein obama. this will be quite a legacy for you. what i do know is he has helped jump start a new empire and left our friend and ally israel so vulnerable in this sea of radicalism that he has helped bring to the surface. >> from the well of the u.s. house of representatives to the campaign trail, we've been hearing a lot about the relationship between the u.s. and israel. we wanted to take a closer look at where that relationship stands and what the candidates are saying about it. wolf blitzer goes in depth. >> one country was singled out by both candidates in their convention speeches. >> president obama has thrown allies like israel under the bus. >> our commitment to israel's security must not waiver. >> president obama came to office determined to make middle east peace a central tenet o

. >> i'm victor blackwell. thank you for starting your day with us. chemical weapons in syria.oaded by an opposition group suggest rebels know where they are. cnn cannot independently confirm this video or the claims but syrian activists say it shows military installations in tunnels. we will go to more about this in just a moment. our mohammed jamjoon is in syria. >>> making a decision for themselves and their daughters. it's airing next week. it's inspired by his award winning book co-authored with his wife, cheryl. meg ryan, gabrielle union went to different corners of the globe to meet with women who are overcoming abuse and oppression. he explains why this project is so important. >> we're going to be going on a journey. some of the places in the world where the oppression of women and girls is truly at its most extreme. we'll be traveling to six different countries and we invited six american actresses to join us. we're going to meet with some people they're building a better cambodia, vietnam and working on issues like sex trafficking, violence against women and also sol

. >> matthew blackwell is visiting from south africa with his family and says that it picked the perfect time to come. >> it was very cool, i have never seen anything like that. >> then it came around a second time close to the bay waters. cameras rapidly snapped away, the breathtaking moment as it flew across the golden gate bridge, causing a pause in the crowd. >> i was waiting for a couple of hours, my legs were tired but as it flew by, i forgot about everything, it was awesome. >> attracted hundreds of people all paying tribute to a retired piece of history. some of the day off and others admitted to calling in sick. whatever the case, all agreed it was worth it. >> i think no workplace worth working for what might you taking a couple of hours to go see this. >> one woman told me that you do not need to be a space and to see is to enjoy this and east of what we saw here, she was right, it was a day for everyone to appreciate. >> and the flyover was something that people will no doubt be talking about for a long time, and we will be talking about it in much more detail coming up at 6:

ken blackwell, the former republican secretary of state was on cnn today and he said it was just like '04. mm andryered up kerry in the recored. and he didn't say romney will never recover, but the implication was, romney's in a heap of trble. >> chris redfern, who is the chairman of the democratic party in ohio also with us tonight. chris. a very untenable position that governor kasich is being placed in, to go t antalk abouthe economy when it's all sitive r woers, mro's had nothing to do about it. what do you make of that? >> well, it's really important to realize that the downturn in the unemployment rates in ohio began long before john kasich took office. a close look at the record, we wi reflect that the auto rescue ce long before john kasich had chatoe tus rn and the commitment that the president made to middle income earners in places like toledo, a location that mitt romney stopped today and didn't even mention jeep -- >> so you're on a roll. the democrats in ohiare on a ll. erconfident right now? it's almost like you're running up the score. >> well, we're going to try to get