once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. just for you, we all stayed up a little too late last night. and every night for the last two weeks. and just for you, we'll spend the next half-hour explaining why. explaining bill clinton's role in the democratic party. >> if you want a winner take all, you're on your own society, you should support the republican ticket. but if you want a country of shared opportunities and shared responsibility, we're all in this together society, you should vote for barack obama and joe biden. gwen: deconstructing how the parties' rising stars are being used to attack the republican ticket. >> we know that in four free market economy, some will prosper more than others. what we don't accept is the idea that some folks won't even get a chance and the thing is, mitt romney and the republican party are perfectly comfortable with that america. gwen: and ultimately assessing the democratic nominee. who came to charlotte to sell himself as well as to take a piece out of his republican opponent. >> they

once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening.t's hard to know where to begin in a week shamed by secret videotapes, frantic recalibration and taxes. one thing we know for sure, the charges and counter charges are just beginning and neither candidate shows any sign of backing down. the president told interviewers at a univision town hall that washington can't be fixed from the inside. mitt romney saw an opening. >> the president today threw in the white flag of surrender again. he said he can't change washington from the inside. he can only exchange it from outside. well, we're going to give him that chance in november. he's going outside! [cheers] i can change washington. i will change washington. we'll get the job done from the inside. >> for some reason my opponent got really excited. he rewrote his speech real quick. he stood up at a rally and proudly declared i'll get the job done from the inside. what kind of inside job is he talking about? gwen: get ready for a rough six weeks and just this week the debate raged from israel

gwen: the g.o.p. turns its eye towards the white house and democrats prepare to descend on charlotte. the president hones his counterattack. >> in just over two months, you will make a choice about which path we take. it will be a smart choice. gwen: as candidates for president prepare for the final stretch. joining me tonight in charlotte, john harwood of cnbc and "the new york times," karen tumulty of washington, d.c., jeff sell eny of "the new york times" and alexis simmon dinger of real clear politics. >> this is a special election 2012 edition of "washington week" with gwen ifill. produced in negotiation with national journal. corporate funding for "washington week" in charlotte, north carolina, is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875 we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment management, from real estate to retirement solutions, we've developed new ideas

louis, moderator, gwen ifill. gwen: hello, st. louis.lo welcome. thank you for coming out and thanks for joining us here at the university of missouri. the presidential race is shifting before our eyes and it's all about the numbers. mitt romney is working to regain ground. barack obama is pouring millions of dollars into ads to steal the deal. voters are heading to the polls in two dozen states and both sides are bracing for the unexpected, especially when it comes to the economy. and that's with less than six weeks left. if the election were held today, what would we expect, jeff? >> if the election would be held today and it is, it is a question that governor romney's campaign dismissed saying it is not being held today. i was in iowa yesterday, thousands of people have voted in almost at the end of this month, 30 states will have voted. if the election was today, president obama has command. in battleground states from nevada, up to new hampshire and down to florida in nine battle ground states, the president is in command of this race and that

moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. this was a week of politics, uprising, action and reaction. and today sadness as bodies of four americans returned home after being killed in beng hasy -- benghazi, lickia. >> there has bain difficult week for the state department and for our country. we've seen the heavy assault on our post in benghazi that took the lives of those brave men. we've seen rage and violence directed at american embassies over an awful internet video that we had nothing to do with. it is hard for the american people to make sense of that because it is senseless. the people of egypt, libya, yemen, and tunisia did not trade the tyranny of a dictator for the tyranny of a mob. gwen: but the protests have spread as this google map shows. throughout the middle east and beyond. you can look and see -- it's pakistan, in london, it's everywhere all over the region and beyond. what happened in benghazi was tragic, but is this something that had been building for some time, david? or was this just the spark? >> gwen

gwen: you do? his speech got some criticism for being selective in its facts, is what -- >> that's a whole other interesting dynamic of where we are in this race and that is do facts matter? watch at the white house or with the obama campaign the frustration that they feel because as the president, there's a feeling that we can have our campaign surrogates tell you some whoppers but the president is somewhat more wedded to something related to the facts. and they're concerned that the direction that the campaign has gone in both ways, directions has been what shall we say, whopper laden, right? and maybe it doesn't matter or we're seeing so many voters made up their minds. they already believe that they know how they're going to vote, that maybe that is what is feeding this idea of keep stoking those fires. gwen: now we have to talk about clint eastwood. why? because if we didn't, we would be the only people on television not talking about clint eastwood tonight. what was that about, jeff? >> some

thanks so much, gwen. >>> that does it for us this

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, it's the first of three days when the democrats make their case for a second term for president obama and vice president biden. >> woodruff: we'll take you to the floor to hear speakers and delegates. >> ifill: and step outside the arena to talk with massachusetts senate candidate elizabeth warren. >> woodruff: winning the youth vote was critical four years ago. ray suarez examines the effort this time around. >> ifill: half the delegates here are women. we'll look at the democrats' efforts to maintain their gender edge. >> woodruff: and gwen and i will be joined again tonight for insight and analysis from newshour regulars mark shields and david brooks. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> they can be enlightening or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate t

back to you. >> thanks, gwen. looks good. >>> new this morning, four american soldiers have been killed by at least one afghan police officer overnight. yesterday, two british troops were also killed in the scwawld green & blue attacks. in all, eight nato troops have died in those insider attacks in the past three days. they come as muslims around the world are protesting against the film made in the u.s. that mocks the prophet mohammed. this morning, there are new warnings from al-qaeda. as fox's rick leventhal reports, the terror network is calling for attacks on americans. >> reporter: al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula, calling for more attacks on u.s. embassies overseas n an internet message, they say their ultimate goal is to banish u.s. consulates from muslim countries. the violence began on the anniversary of 9/11, at the u.s. embassy in egypt, eventually spreading to the consulate in behazi, libya, where the american ambassador and three others were killed. now, one year after the downfall of colonel moamm

i mean, how do you manage all these different gwen stefani? >> a funny question. i don't.ggle, you know, like i feel like you have to prioritize what's important >> reporter: stefani, who is married to gavin rossdale, lead singer of the band bush, says the hardest job of all is being a mother. >> like today i'm a total failure mom day because i am, i haven't seen them yet this morning. i woke up before they woke up, got here. he's like, "i just really wish you were here." i'm just going to get through the next couple of hours. we're going to be together all night. that's what i'm thinking in my mind >> reporter: you're posing for pictures you're thinking of that >> of course i am. that's what we do. you're always thinking about them. for the rest of your life. it's crazy. >> reporter: this past week stefani and the band were getting ready for their new tour. they may all have children now, but no doubt is still a family of its own. [ female announcer ] style is long lasting when hair is nourished that's why new dove style + care frizz free cream serum nourishes and conditi

>> warner: gwen, he was very different. the last time i saw him up close like that was actually 2006 in tehran. he was facing similar pressure which was a u.n. deadline to freeze uranium enrichment or face sanctions. he sood in front of more than 100 reporters for an hour-and-a-half or two. he was combative. he was feisty. he seemed to enjoy jousting with all of us and with the iranian reporters. he smiled a lot. just cocky. today he went an hour-and-a-half nearly but he sat hunched in front of a microphone and seemed very subdued. and barely made icon tact. rarely smiled. even though his words, i would say, were defiept, you heard them on the tape we just ran, he really... they it's important to remember he is a lame duck president. his influence appears to have been greatly diminished since seven years ago. >> ifill: one of the big questions which comes up in a recurring fashion here in washington and around the world is about iran's nuclear program. lately benjamin netanyahu has been laying down, drawing another line in

this morning, we are asking tony and gwen.olleen writes, when there is a miamior snowstorm or hurricane, et cetera, do the weather men and women covering the weather stay at the station? do you have a room with you can sleep or shower during this time sups you don't go home for a couple of days -- during this time since you don't go home for a couple of days. the images that came up in my head. >> pretty good visual. >> it depends on the convenient. when this times like the big blizzards we had a couple of years ago, when it is all hands on deck and you are working 48, 72 hours straight, the shifts get elongated. he kind of work in 12-hour shifts and we book a hotel near the station where we stay. it depends on the circumstances what the accommodations are like. gwen, i believe we have a picture of your accommodations during one of the recent storms. >> i think that we do. because i get a little bit of special treatment. it is well deserved obviously. take a look at this. >> this is it. >> this is my special -- i mean it is am

>> exactly. >> what's happening, gwen? >> not a whole lot this morning. yesterday, we had the rain that moved in that we were showing you. today, quite a different story. we'll put it all together for changes on the weekend forecast. a hot day ahead. we are headed to a 90-degree day and it will be a day where we've got a lot more sunshine than we had yesterday. but the humidity is sticking around. you kind of, what you like and what you don't like, we'll stick with that humidity unfortunately. we've got an up settled saturday ahead for us but the good news is there is plenty of sunshine coming in the forecast so we at least have a little bit of everything to kind of deal with. here is our fox 5 accu-weather satellite-radar shot. you can see not a lot happening here. we have a few clouds out to the west where there is a little bit of fog right now. warrenton is seeing some fog as well. other than that, not much going on here at all. and things are looking pretty good as we shape into the day for the forecast. 84degrees as was our high yesterday at national

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight: we get the latest on the deadly assault, believed to have been planned in advance and sparked by an anti-muslim internet video. >> woodruff: plus, we examine the move by governor romney to criticize the president's handling of the libya tinderbox. was it justified or not? we hear from both sides. >> ifill: then, jeffrey brown

. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we get reaction to the president's speech from margaret warner in new york. >> woodruff: and we assess the administration's foreign policy as mitt romney criticizes the president for the way he's handled overseas crises. >> ifill: then, paul solman looks at why applying for jobs online may just not work. >> woodruff: what's behind the >> i check the email and the job sites hourly. from 7:00 in the morning until midnight. >> woodruff: what's behind the drop in s.a.t. scores? ray suarez looks at the surge in the number of students taking the test, and what it tells us about learning. >> ifill: plus, we talk with journalist bob merry. his new book explores how voters, pollsters, and historians judge presidents. >> you can't be a leader of destiny, as i describe it, and change the critical landscape simply because you got elected president and willed to do it. the country has to need that or want that. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major fun

make it a good one, gwen. >> i'm going to see what i can do. i found out with wisdom and sarah, everybody has a different taste for what they like. maybe we can serve up something for all our viewers. there was a little bit of fog this morning, but other than that, things aren't too bad. looking at a day that's going to be a little bit warmer than yesterday and with a lot more sunshine. we are starting out this hour with 72 degrees annapolis. 72 at d.c. 66 at fredericksburg and 66 at dulles and 66 at manassas. midday, 84 degrees. not quite as humid today as it was yesterday. but we're looking at a daytime high that will take us into the upper 80s and the low 90s. we do have some changes coming, however, as we move through into the weekend. that's when we're going to see a little bit of a change. wet saturday on tap, but it's not a weekend washout. let's check in with julie wright. >> 395 where we're starting off with the crew in skyfox. traveling northbound on i-95. we find delays from the prince william parkway, traffic is backing up in newing

gwen?>> mother nature may not be into the holiday weekend as much as everyone else is, because she is giving up the chance of showers and storms throughout portions of the day. i'll have the details on what you can expect, right after the break. stay with us. [ mom ] dear chex cereal, i've never writttten a fan letter before, but you've done the impossible. you made gluten free cereals in a whole bunch of yummy flavors. cinnamon chex and honey nut chex are two of our favorites. when my husband found the chocolate one, we were in cereal heaven. the only problem is, with so many great flavors, you're making it very hard to choose. your fans, the mcgregor family. 'cause we love chex. ♪ [ male announcer ] and now try new gluten free apple cinnamon chex. . >>> some of the top stories we're following this morning, police in laurel, maryland are on the hunt for a gunman who shot a gas station clerk in maryland. officers say the man walked into the exxon in sandy spring around 8:00 last night and d

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. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, it's the first of three days when the democrats make their case for a second term for president obama and vice president biden. >> woodruff: we'll take you to the floor to hear speakers and delegates. >> ifill: and step outside the arena to talk with massachusetts senate candidate elizabeth warren. >> woodruff: winning the youth vote was critical four years ago. ray suarez examines the effort this time around. >> ifill: half the delegates here are women. we'll look at the democrats' efforts to maintain their gender edge. >> woodruff: and gwen and i will be joined again tonight for insight and analysis from newshour regulars mark shields and david brooks. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> they can be enlightening or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate t

gwen, certainly a nice morning for a jog too. >> definitely. i think the days ahead will be just compatible for anything you want to do outside. we'll have a look at the all important accu-weather fox 5 seven-day forecast. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news at 4:44. a live look outside at the washington monument on a pretty cool monday morning. now, sunday's weather made for a perfect day for the seventh annual nation's triathlon. 5,000 people including active duty service members and first responders participated in the event benefiting the leukemia and lymphoma society. participants swam just under i mile into the potomac and biked. >> what a nice day for it too. >> when you have to be running, runners like 50-degree weather t wasn't quite that but still, nice. >> i'm glad it didn't happened the day of the storms. that was not a great day for anybody to be outside doing anything. we've got a really nice run of beautiful weather for you as we begin our morning this morning. let's get right to it. we recap a little of what happened on the w