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i'm andrea mitchell live in new york. five days to go until the first debate both sides are playing the expectations game. what we know is this prime time event is a crucial matchup for two candidates shadow boxing for months. rachel maddow will be angering our debate coverage starting at 8:00 on msnbc, 8:00 eastern and she joins me now to set the stage in our daily fix today. great to have you here. >> thanks. good to be with you. >> with the excitement about the debate one of the things you've been pointing out is, neither side have been talking about afghanistan. >> yeah. >> really the president as well. certainly not mitt romney. we've got people stationed, men and women, stationed in afghanistan and they're not talking about the war. you did a great segment on that last night. >> at least a long segment. 68 -- >> for good reasons. >> 68,000 americans who are really incredibly talented, incredible resources for our country, people in the prime of their lives risking their lives every day right now and in 2004, in that

treaty room at the state department, so let's bring in nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell, and andrea, we've already seen a statement released from secretary clinton. what else are we expecting to hear? >> reporter: we're going to hear her not only express her profound sorrow but also speak to all of the diplomats. this is really a crushing blow to the foreign service, and chris stevens was personally close to the secretary and close to the president. this is someone who was only appointed by president obama, sworn in to office last may. he had had two prior tours of duty. he been in benghazi during the uprising. he had been on the ground in libya, but also as a career foreign service officer and ambassador in other parts of the middle east, he had been a -- a real leader of the foreign service. peace corps volunteer in morocco in the '80s, a graduate of berkeley, a real hero, and also sean smith, the foreign service officer. you're going to hear great sorrow and remorse. >> and are we going to hear from the secretary exactly what the state department and the

i'm andrea mitchell live in charlotte. obviously these crowds are here for the democratic national convention. the big headline greeting them today is at dnc begins, romney gains. a new poll today shows that romney is now up by four, outside the margin of error, in a state the president won barely four years ago. joining me now to talk about all of this and the democratic re-election strategy, nancy pelosi. welcome. you obviously have a cheering section here and a lot of happy democrats. the sun is shining and this is a very big day but let's talk about that poll that greeted them today, the headlines in the paper. it is a struggle in north carolina. this is a state after all that passed an amendment to its state constitution against gay rights so you have a conservative state, you have 9.6% unemployment in north carolina. what's the strategy? >> well, the president, obviously the presidential race is about the long run. in this case, we are coming right out of the republican convention where there's a little bump for romn

something the white houses strongly denying. >>> all right, andrea mitchell, thank you, we want to let you know about a special broadcast in the works for monday. brian will be here to bring you a series of reports we're calling "at the brink" including ann curry, and richard engel in syria, and more. a hard look at some of the most dangerous conflicts in the world, and here at home, special coverage will start sunday on nightly news. >>> and on the presidential campaign trail today, mitt romney acknowledges he is fighting an uphill battle in the battleground state of pennsylvania, but he maintains he can win there, as attention is already turning to the debates next week, which could be a game-changer. good evening, peter. >> reporter: savannah, good evening to you, this weekend both mitt romney and the president have light schedules planned. instead, they will be hunkering down in private, focusing on trying to refine their message ahead of next week's debate, that will be watched by the largest audience that either of them has seen all campaign. rallying supporters in pennsylvania t

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>>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports" bounce or no bounce? the president definitely got a post-convention lift, thanks to the owner of a florida pizza shop. what does the secret service have to say about that? and with both campaigns acknowledging that president obama is ahead, romney and ryan are still refusing to give any details about their tax plan. >> give me an example of a loophole you will close. >> i can tell you people at the high end, high income taxpayers will have fewer deductions and exemptions. those numbers will come down. >> right now say right now -- >> because we want to do this -- we want to this debate in the public. pe want to have this debate with congress. >> in chicago, teachers go on strike. hundreds of thousands of working families are caught with no place to send their kids. most of whom rely on schools for subsidized meals. >> this is totally unnecessary, it's avoidable and our kids do not deserve this. >> and can you hear me now? president obama struggles with an iphone at a florida phone bank. >> hold on, hold o

i'm andrea mitchell live in new york today. the crossroads of politics and foreign policy and our own education nation summit. at the un this morning, president obama issued a warning to i ran. >> many iranians wish to enjoy peace and prosperity alongside their neighbors. just as it ri stricts the rights of ittings own people the iranian government continues to prop up a dictator in damascus and support terrorist groups abroad. time and again it has failed to take the opportunity to demonstrate its nuclear program is peaceful. >> mitt romney also discussed foreign affairs today including iran, this morning at the clinton global initiative. >> today we face a world with unprecedented challenges and complexities. we should not forget and cannot forget that not far from here, a voice of unspeakable evil and hatred has spoken out, threatening israel, and the entire civilized world. we come together knowing the bitterness of hate is no match for the strength of love. >> joining me now for our daily fix, chris cizilla, msnbc contribu

i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. mitt romney talking about something barack obama supposedly said 14 years ago, hoping to change the subject, from what romney said to wealthy donors in boca raton last may as captured on the hidden camera. with 48 days until election day romney faces challenges. according to our new nbc news swaults journal poll with the president hitting 50% approval, a first for president obama dead even with governor romney when it comes to is better equipped to handle the economy, joining me for our daily fix, chris cizilla, and chuck todd, nbc news political director and host of "the daily rundown." and chief white house correspondent. and chief poll meister. let's go to the polls. >> yeah. >> to the numbers, guys. chuck, first to you, what is the most significant take away from our new readings? >> it's a fact that two things. one is independents and its wasn't just democrats that became more optimistic about the economy, but a good chunk of independents did too, whether it was on the indicators

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tonight chuck todd and andrea mitchell on what the president needs to do. >>> new evacuations in the gulf. the storm is gone but tonight the danger isn't over. >>> deadly summer in one of america's biggest cities. how residents are fighting to take back the streets. >>> they're going for gold once again tonight in london with kate middleton there cheering them on. >>> and in the doghouse. good dogs, bad behavior and pet owners around the world adding their canine criminals to the lineup. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news world head quarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. president obama is on the campaign trail tonight hitting states that are sure to be hotly contested and sharpening the attacks and talking points that are likely to frame this week's democratic convention in charlotte. that will include the charge that mitt romney and republicans are pushing failed economic policies of the past. as democrats prepare to take center stage they'll face the challenge of convincing undecided voters that the preside

>>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," raining on their parade. bad weather forces the democrats to scrap plans for an outdoor stadium finale tomorrow night. shutting out 65,000 ticket holders. but nothing can dampen the opening night fireworks. first lady michelle obama electrified the delegates, making the case for a second term. >> after so many struggles and triumphs and moments that have tested my husband in ways i never could have imagined, i have seen first-hand that being president doesn't change who you are. no, it reveals who you are. >> the president and first daughters watched from the white house as michelle obama talked about politics and family. >> at the end of the day, my most important title is still mom in chief. my daughters are still the heart of my heart and the center of my world. >> and the keynoter, san antonio mayor julian castro, with a personal story representing the future of the democratic party. >> my family's story isn't special. what's special is the america that makes our story possible. my mother fought hard for

i'm andrea mitchell live in new york. dueling messages in ohio where in a few moments both candidates will be delivering speeches, appearing only about 100 miles from each other but with sharply different messages. as president obama widens his ohio lead in the latest polls, joining me for our daily fix, chris cizilla, managing editor of post politics.com and "washington post" political reporter karen tu multi. chris, first talk about the polls. how significant is it the double-digit lead in some polls now, cbs/"new york times" poll, the trend first in "the washington post" and our wall street journal/nbc news polls as well, is ohio moving fairly steadily into the obama camp? >> i would say the answer to that at the moment is yes. the post on monday did move ohio from a tossup state to a lean obama state. not just because of our poll that showed him up eight points but because of the wealth of data we've had out there. i would say as a word of caution, i don't think anyone including the obama team thinks they are going to

i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington.oining us, chris elissa managing editor of post politics.com and chuck todd, chief white house correspondent, political director and host of "the daily run down" here on msnbc. chuck, to you and you chris, the foreign policy debate this week that we've seen mitt romney coming out while the state department is still trying to identify bodies, notify next of kin with a sharp attack, didn't have his facts right and a lot of criticism about that, but now also criticism from republicans of not laying out his foreign policy vision and criticism of the president. where did he follow up with the arab spring? how has he handled all this? a foreign policy debate in a campaign that's been all about the economy. >> by the way, we know what's striking about hearing mccain say this, he did it out of frustration, our producer was saying there were constant questions about this and he was basically saying look i've asked mitt romney, it was more of john mccain going, i've told mitt romney he ought to

i'm andrea mitchell live in washington.h 50 days to go team obama is monitoring an explosive situation across the arab world, while the romney campaign is coping with questions about its internal management today. and whether a team that the candidate is loyal to, can now help him unseat an incumbent president. joining me for our daily fix, chris alyssa, msnbc contributor and mark halperin, senior political analyst for "time" and msnbc. welcome both. chris, 50 days to go, we've got a very close race despite, you know, some advantage for president obama in battleground states. is this the time for the romney team to be doing sort of a postmortem almost as if they've already lost this race? >> i'll give you an uncharacteristically for me short answer, no. you don't want to be talking about process and that's what this is. who likes who, the rewriting of the convention speech, the whole story in politico, great story, that whole story was what the romney team had avoided to their credit for most of this campaign. they really h

andrea mitchell in our d.c. bureau tonight, what a tragedy for our state department and others. >>> as far as a u.s. military response tonight. our correspondent reports one u.s. navy destroyer has arrived off the coast of libya tonight. a second is expected tomorrow. 60 u.s. marines are being moved into libya to beef up security. the marines traditionally defend all larger u.s. embassies from around the world. with us, michael lighter, a former director of of the u.s. national countterrorism center. michael there is no accounting for what people take offense to, the rumor or reality of a film, if that is in deep what happened. somebody i spoke to said there was a different, more concerted organized effort. do you concur with that earlier analysis? >> i do, brian, although it is very hard to tell in just the hours and days after an attack like this. i think it is most likely the only correlation was that they occurred at the same time. the protests in egypt looked so different from the rather organized attack th

andrea mitchell, was so rifting it was time stopped.k you for being here. >> it's been a long day but it's such an interesting day because it was revealing. it was one of those moments where the character and the policy were both revealed. it was very transparent. >> let me ask you about the timing here, as far as i understand it, roughly this time last night, you were trying to get get confirmation. ags you know we were trying to get confirmation. the state department was telling inartfully trying to put out a statement, very routine to put out a statement like that to try to appeal to the more radical segments to tell them to be quiet and not protest. and that became the apology. and then when we really went back and checked over the last hours and all day and all morning, it turns out that that statement from cairo, was first issued six hours before the protest. so it was preemptive. it had nothing to do with responding to it. and certainly it would be very strange to put it at the feet of the president of the united states. this is

they're investigating all possibilities >>> andrea mitchell starting us off in washington, d.c., thank you. >>> and now a critical time for both candidates, appearing head to head, hours apart in a forum designed for a spanish-speaking television audience. they have given interesting answers, including defensive remarks from the president, and a dramatic tactical change from mitt romney. our report from chief correspondent chuck todd. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian, the closest thing we get to a debate until the two meet, they made back-to-back appearances at a forum that was designed to speak to a crucial voting block, hispanics. it didn't take long for the president to find himself on the defensive, starting with immigration reform. >> a promise a promise, you promised that. and with all due respect, you didn't keep that promise. >> i am happy to take responsibility for the fact we didn't get it done, but i didn't make a promise that i would get everything done, 100 president, when i was elected president. >> reporter: later, he first listed immigration as a failure,

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it is where we begin our coverage tonight with nbc's andrea mitchell. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: to the mournfulf "nearer my god to thee," the caskets came home, four public servants, arriving to the embrace of family and the secretary of state, brought together in grief. >> today, we bring home four americans who gave their lives for our country, and our values. >> reporter: four americans, the president said, who knew the danger and accepted it. they didn't simply embrace the american ideal, they lived it. >> glenn dougherty never shied from adventure, he believed in his life he could make a difference, by the calling as a navy seal. tyrone woods spent two decades as a navy seal, multiple tours in iraq and afghanistan. >> he had the arms of a healer and warrior. earning the distinction as a certified medic. >> reporter: sean smith, serving in the air force and then the foreign service. >> he knew the perils of this calling. >> reporter: they loved service and enjoyed adventure, none more than the one-time peace corp volunteer who became the ambassador to a war-torn nation. chris steven's siste

it is where we begin our coverage tonight with nbc's andrea mitchell in washington, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, the romney campaign fought back furiously today, trying to change the subject from mitt romney's comments caught on tape, to a then state senator, barack obama in atlanta today, mitt romney tore into the president, accusing him of wanting to redistribute the wealth, based on a tape he heard years past. >> he said yes, he believes in redistribution, i don't, i believe the way to help others have higher income, is not to take from some, give to others, but to create wealth for everybody. >> reporter: romney is talking comments then state senator obama made four years ago about making government more efficient >> i think the trick is to make government systems that pool resources, and hence facilitate some redistribution, because i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level to make sure everybody has a shot. >> reporter: he referred to his comments in 2008. >> my idea is if it is good for folks from the bottom up, it is good for everybody. if

and also in washington, andrea mitchell. andrea, i'll start right there with you.tevens. >> as bam door chris teachs, educated in berkeley, a peace corps volunteer. only sworn in in may. the president has issued a statement. hillary clinton has issued a statement about her profound sorrow. and also a foreign service officer sean smith who has joined the foreign service ten years ago, an experienced career diplomat. the president has spoken with great sadness and con determined the violence and this is a tragedy for everyone concerned. >> in a statement hillary clinton just released said i had the privilege of swearing in chris for his post in libya only a few months ago. he spoke eloquently about his passion for service and the libyan people. chris risked his own life to lend the libyan people a helping hand to build the foundation of a new free nation. lawrence o'donnell, there is a sad irony here. >> yeah, and it shows you the great areas of meaningless. everyone is looking forward to the debates now. you couldn't possibly have framed this as a debate question tw

you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" live from charlotte. qu? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> the republican argument against the president's re-election was actually pretty simple. pretty snappy. it went something like this. we left him a total mess. he hadn't cleaned it up fast enough so far, put us back in. >> bill clinton went on offense against the republicans for president obama. and swrojoining me now, chris cillizza, msnbc contributor, managing editor of postpolitics.com. eugene robinson, msnbc political analyst, and michael steele, msnbc analyst and former republican chairman. welcome, all. how do you like our perch here? >> i know. >> it's cool. >> without a safety net. >> it's high up. >> don't look over. >> we're in a little different place today. >> some of us aren't wild about heights but that's okay.

>> andrea mitchell down near the podium for us tonight. andrea, thanks. by the way, if it sounds a little louder here at the convention, there's no glass behind us as there was in tampa, so we're wearing these. i plomsed more white house correspondents, i have two more here in the booth. former white house correspondent savannah guthrie and david gregory. they've both moved on to other day jobs since. let's talk about the first lady and the role this puts her in. >> this was someone who was kind of thrust into public life and not enthused about this public role. i talked to an aide today, who said, she's comfortable with the fact that her kids are okay. they're being raised up in as normal a situation as they can be. that's allowed her to expand her horizons. you used to hear white house aids grumble she didn't get out on the campaign trail as much as they'd like. i had one tell me today, she gave us more dates on the campaign trail than we expected or hoped for. and they also say, it goes without saying, she appeals to women, certainly, minority voters.

. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," undersiege. u.s. outposts from yemen to cairo surrounded by angry protesters as outrage spread over an anti-muslim video. >> let's me state very clearly, and i hope it is obvious, that the united states government had absolutely nothing to do with this video. we absolutely reject its content and message. >> egypt's new president finally denounces the violence. but has yet to prove himself to president obama as the president explained to jose diaz-balart. >> i don't think that we would consider them an ally but we don't consider them an enemy. they're a new government trying to find its way. they were democratly elected. >> what about mitt romney? >> there's a broader lesson to be learned here, and you know, governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later, and as president, one of the things i've learned is you can't do that. >> after backlash from some even in his own party, romney in virginia today did not repeat his criticism of the president's handling of the crisis. >> right

andrea mitchell in the d.c. b y bureau, after covering the story for us all day, thank you. the >>> and on the battle ground common wealth of virginia, mitt romney backed away from his direct attacks against obama and egypt, and delivered a more subtle image. >> the world needs leadership, i intend to be the leadership that provides the leadership that keeps us admired throughout the world. >> and as we turn here into politics, as we mentioned at the very top of the broadcast, we have new post-political convention polling numbers we are debuting here on nightly news tonight. they show some interesting movement in the battle ground states. our political director, chuck todd, with us and numbers from d.c. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, well, evidence, let's start in the state of virginia, where mitt romney was today. there, the president, 49.5, a 5% lead, in ohio, on the way to 270 electoral votes, the president actually hits 50%, a 7-point lead. 17-point lead. and down to the state of florida, this is the biggest surprise happening in the last complain of weeks, som

andrea mitchell, we'll see you at 1:00 on "andrea mitchell reports."looking for your cover story, "time" magazine, "the agents of outrage." >> this is a great article. we thank you so much for coming. you know, he talks about -- i mean, in here, it sounds familiar about the outrage machine. people who push matters into anger overdrive, their goals not just outrage and anger but violence. they're enabled by the media. >> yeah. >>> coming up, we'll talk to senator john mccain for his take on those overseas attacks. >>> and next, mayor michael bloomberg joins us here on the set. you're watching "morning joe," brewed by starbucks. [ ow ner ] i need to expand to meet the needs of my growing business. but how am i going to fund it? and i have to find a way to manage my cash flow better. [ female announcer ] our wells fargo bankers are here to listen, offer guidance and provide you with options tailored to your business. we've loaned more money to small businesses than any other bank for ten years running. so come talk to us to see how we can help. wells farg

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andrea mitchell starts off our coverage just off the convention floor tonight. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the president will be speaking to a much smaller audience in this hall tonight and he won't have the large stage of the outdoor stadium, but his aides say what's important is the message and how it's received by the millions watching on primetime tv. the main event. tonight president obama officially accepts his party's nomination after getting a big lift from bill clinton last night. >> i want to nominate a man who's cool on the outside. [ cheering ] but who burns for america on the inside. i want a man who had the good sense to marry michelle obama. >> reporter: many democrats say in 48 minutes clinton did a better job of explaining obama's record than the president has. >> no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage that he found in just four years. >> clinton delivered detailed rebuttal to republican attacks on welfare and medicaid, ad libbing about paul ryan for attacking

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i'm andrea mitchell live in new york. our new nbc news battleground map has a key shift in a crucial state. iowa has moved from toss up to lean obama president. the current electoral math means president obama would have to carry only florida from the remaining battleground states and hold on to where he is ahead to win. joining me for our daily fix, "usa today" washington bureau chief susan page and nbc senior political editor mark murray. first to you on the new battleground states, let's take a look at the map and the significance of what the president has accomplished in iowa and where he has to focus his attention. >> andrea, this actually of about three or four months ago iowa seen by the obama campaign as one of their problematic states. you've seen president obama campaign furiously, visiting the state seven times, holding 15 events there and our new nbc news/washington journal /maris poll an advantage over mitt romney, 50% to 42%. that in addition to other polling that we have actually been privy to, some of the