iconic design, and in fact, i was one of the olympic torch runners in san francisco for the beijing olympics, as your call. i want to talk to john before he wrote his article about this to see the similarities of the torch, but it is a beautiful design. it also accomplishes at the very basic function of a higher level seismic safety and technological advancements. if i may say, as a great player to all of our federal partners, senators feinstein and boxer, leader pelosi and all of our partners and congressmen, we're working hard to make sure that we take our investments and make sure that we implement those programs for future generations. this is what being a mayor, we are grateful to be able to do. federal agencies, transportation, and if you look at how our money that we had, if you consider the department of transportation funding for the transit center for the central subway, the latest announcements about the high-speed rail commitments, we are doing the kinds of things with federal agencies that will spell out what our future needs. it will make generations of people appreciate not on

he cannot attend the beijing olympics without insulting our closest ally and what does that mean about his ability to conduct diplomacy in a difficult world? >> i am joined by mike allaen. and rachael who runs our white house coverage. if you're wondering why this race is tight cannot think about the speech and think about mitt romney's speech. both were good, and neither of them were great. both offered some persuasion but were not persuasive to the independent voters. in some ways, barack obama is probably lucky that america did not tune in to the entire night because joe biden's speech, john kerry's speech had more bite and had the crowd were fired up then the president and -- than the president himself. it was a fine defense. it was not remarkable. if you think about his prescription for the next four, there was some specificity but not too much. where it was strongest must be where it matters the least which was on foreign policy. it was a powerful, powerful speech. when he took mitt romney apart on foreign policy. we will never know why mitt romney did not talk about the truth in

mary: ivan lendl says that winning the olympics for andy -- he considers that to be a major. rafa nadal winning in beijingthe olympics at wimbledon. he thinks it's done andy a world of good. bill: as you said, it does take some of the pressure off. he can have fewer doubts about himself and where he belongs in the tennis universe. but he admitted that winning a grand slam would be different and a huge step for him. mary: that's what ivan lendl was hired for. bill: novak broken already five times. john: a nice bonus potential well-deserved for mr. lendl if he could help get the job done with murray, who's playing exceptionally well at the exceptionally well at the moment. >> out. bill: we're going to have a chase review. the ball called out. and the chase review confirms that. that. 15-15. >> out. john: murray's consistently able to dictate points from this side of the court. bill: you might be able to tell the conditions have improve add bit. the wind not gusting as hard as it was earlier, certainly at the start of the match. still a factor, though. still a factor, though. 30-30. >> out. john: caught a bi

. >> you might not be ready for diplomacy to beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our strongest ally. my opponent said that it was tragic to end the war in iraq and he won't tell us how he'll end the war in afghanistan. >> so, how will a president romney end the war in afghanistan? >> look, those kind of comments are said when you don't have a good record to run on, when you're offering nothing but four more years of the same. >> you don't think he has a good foreign policy to run on, including the killing of osama bin laden? >> i think that's great sesz. success. to your afghanistan question, we have said that we agreed the 2014 and where we're ended with afghanistan. but where we have taken issue is making sure that the generals on the ground get the resources throughout the entire fighting season, to keep our soldiers safe and offer counterinsurgency needs. so, we beg to differ with the president on parts of his afghanistan policy. but we support the 2014 deadline. >> finally, a question about the debates. you're about to have the biggest debate of your life. co

. >> thought you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you cannot visit the in olympics without insulting our closest allies. >> president obama with sharp words for mitt romney when it comes to foreign affairs. good morning washington at 5:00 a.m. starts right now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. we made it to friday, september 7. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. let's get started with adam caskey. >> 5:01. we do have patchy fog developing especially west and northwest of washington. anywhere that arraigned yesterday, you have a high likelihood of fog this morning. 65 in woodbrige along with waldorf. 70 in fairfax. silver spring, 68. 72 and reagan national. berdi uniform temperatures. 90 this afternoon. it's a coin to be warm and muggy. that will be short-lived. we have a big change is coming the pike this weekend. i will talk about that in the next couple minutes. now to angela. >> happy friday. 270 still looks very nice, especially southbound. 95 and the b-w parkway out of laurel both moving well. mov

you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our ally. >> who would have thought it would be the republicans playing defense now on the issue of national security? roger simon and p.j. crowley, a former secretary of state and retired air force colonel. years ago, i wrote a piece, the mommy and daddy party. the democratic party is good on health issues and education and republican ss b about law and order and defense and keeping a gun under the bed. tough daddy and regular mommy. but today, the democrats have done a little border crossing. they are the guys that got bin laden and braggi inging about i. >> i thought they did a clever job especially on the last day of their convention in rebranding the democratic party as the party of patriotism and of strength. as we just saw, the republican party is a party of naivety, one that doesn't know how to deal with foreign policy. but what's more as biden said, they're doom criers. they don't trust america. they sell america short. >> why are they running two guys with no military backing, b

you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. if you can't afford to start a business or go to college, take my opponent's advice and borrow money from your parents. >> speech lacked the soaring rhett are rick of his two more speeches in 2008. in 2008, the president used the the word promise 32 times. instead, the president used his workman like speech to frame the contest as a choice. those words, choice or choose, they were used more than 20 times. >> now, you have a choice. so now you have a choice. and now, you have a choice. now, we have a choice. this is the choice we now face. the choice you face won't just be between two candidates or two parties. it will be a choice between two different paths for america. a choice between two fund m fundamentally different visions for the future. >> very much of the speech, it felt like the president was working, ticking through things he knew he had to accomplish. it wasn't until the end of the speech that you could see the president truly enjoying himself. the president

you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you cannot visit the olympics without insulting closest ally. have a surplus tried tax cut, deficit to i tried another feel a cold coming on take to tax cuts and call us in the morning >>> he managed to end with the notion that has become his signature one of old saying we have made strides in four years and hope the best is yet to come. >>> a new tower rises above new york al qaeda on the path to defeat and osama bin laden's dead. i stand here tonight, i have never been more hopeful about america, not because i think i have all the answers, not because i'm not even about our challenges i'm hopeful because of you, >>> let's talk about last night 25 million people watched president clinton addressed the delegates more viewers than the nfl kickoff game went noticeable absence the oakland's wife hillary not there to see your to see him in person she watched the speech by computers. the secretary of state typically do not attend political conventions because of the non- partisan nature of foreign policy. democrats took a lot of shots a

. >> the president: you might not be ready for diplomacy with bayning -- with beijing if you can visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. >> reporter: he finished his speech telling americans they are the hope and change. >> the president: we draw strength from our victories and we learn from our mistakes, but we keep our eye on that distant horizon knowing providence is with us and we are surely blessed to be citizens of the greatest nation on earth! [ cheering and applause ] >> he really gave us a lot of hope, we the people who have brought us this far. >> he was the president of the united states speaking with the passion from his heart. >> barack was emotional and inspirational. talking to the heart of the american people. >> i thought he nailed it. i thought he was inspiring. this crowd is going wild and they are all going to be voting in november. >> reporter: reporting from charlotte, mark matthews, abc7 news. >> after the president, it was former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords who received the biggest applause cheers and tears as she led delegates in the pledge of al

. >> you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. >> reporter: vice president joe biden also laid out plenty of attacks, while defending the president. >> this man has courage in his soul, compassion in his heart, and a spine of steel. osama bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. >> reporter: the night was full of celebrities, performances, and tears, as former congresswoman gabby giffords delivered the pledge of allegiance. >> liberty and justice for all. >> reporter: at the end of the night, the president hit home his same message from 2008. >> if you share that faith with me, if you share that hope with me, i ask you, tonight, for your vote. >> reporter: you can see the party is now over. but the campaign continues. both the obamas and bidens are going to be traveling to new hampshire this afternoon to campaign. and it comes on the same day as we expect a big, new jobs report from the month of august. the unemployment rate is expected to remain unchanged. rob and paula? >> brandi, is the president expecti

. >> you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insoughting our closeist allies. >> reporter: joe biden laid out attacks while defending the president. >> this man has courage that's so compassionate in his heart and a spine of steel. osama bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. >> reporter: the night was full of celebrities performances and tears. as former congresswoman gabby giffords delivered the pledge of allegiance. >> liberty and justice for all. >> reporter: at the end of the night, the president hit home his same message from 2008. >> if you share that faith with me, if you share that hope with me, i ask you tonight for your vote. >> reporter: with the party now over the campaign continues. both the obamas and bidens are heading to new hampshire ahead of the august jobs report and unemployment rate is expected to remain unchanged. brandy hitt abc news charlotte. >>> if you haven't done so start pulling out the purple because it's purple friday. >> it is. coming up, a live report where to catch the purple caravan as ballmore ge

you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting ourwho would have thought it was the republicans playing defense now on the thought of national security. you know, years ago when it was okay to talk like this, i wrote a piece of the mommy and daddy party. how the democratic party is good on health issues and education and taking care of parents and republicans is all about law and order and defense. keeping a gun under the bed. tough daddy and regular good mommy. but today the democrats have done a crossover. >> they've done a clever job especially on the third last day of their convention in rebranding the democratic party of the party of patriotism and the party of strength. and as we just saw, the republican party is a party of nai naivete, a party that doesn't know how to deal with foreign policy. they're doom criers. they don't trust america. they sell america short. >> why are they running two guys not only with no military background but no interest in foreign policy. neither of those candidates has any curiosity or interest in

. >> you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. my opponent said that it was tragic to end the war in iraq, and he won't tell us how he will end the war in afghanistan. well, i have and i will. >> president obama took credit for safing millions of americans jobs in his first term and promised to keep focusing on the middle class in his second term. >>> this morning many areal aing gabrielle giffords' appearance at the convention emotional. she led delegates in the pledge of allegiance. >> one nation under god, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. >> giffords was helped on stage by her friend congressman debbie wasserman schultz. after that she cheered her name, a mass shooting in tucson left her with a severe brain injury. she resign fred congress earlier this year to focus on her recovery. >>> coming up on 4:37 now. fresh off bill clinton's enthusiastic endorsement of president obama, a new tv, a d from the romney campaign is using clinton's words against the president. >> he's a good soldier helping the par

you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. >> president obama said the trip was more like a blooper reel for mitt romney. before the president, we heard from his running mate, joe biden. he gave a speech highlighting the rescue of the auto industry, among other things. the vice president issuing a warning to the republican ticket when talking about the direction of this country. >> one more thing our republican opponents are just dead wrong about -- america is not in decline. america is not in decline! i've got news for governor romney and congressman ryan. gentlemen, never, ever, it never makes sense, it's never been a good bet to bet against the american people. never! my fellow americans, america is coming back, and we're not going back! and we have no intention of downsizing the american dream. >> joining me now, national affairs editor for "new york magazine," msnbc political analyst john heilemann, co-author with mark halperin in "game change" with the sequel to come in 2012. first impressions. last night,

you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. my opponent, my opponent said that it was tragic to end the war in iraq. and he won't tell us how he'll end the war in afghanistan. well, i have and i will. and while my opponent would spend more money some military hardware that our joint chiefs don't even want, i will use the money we're no longer spending on war to pay down our debt and put more people back to work, rebuilding roads and bridges and schools and runways, because after two wars, that have cost us thousands of lives and over a trillion dollars, it's time to do some nation building right here at home. you can choose a future where we reduce our deficit without sticking it to the middle class. independent experts say that my plan would cut our deficit by $4 trillion. and last summer i worked with republicans in congress to cut a billion in spending because those of us who believe government should be a force for good should workarder than anyone to reform it so it's leaner and more efficient and more respon

you might not be ready for diplomacy in beijing, if you cannot visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. [ applause ] >> it made my husband laugh so loud that he woke me up. one of the more memorable moments of the night. now, the conventions are over and we are two months away from the general elections. two months. 60 to 61 days. crazy. >> 17,000 commercials. thank you. . >>> ann romney will campaign for her husband in leesburg, virginia and she wants to spread the message of fiscal conservatism to women. >> i think women need to think about when they vote, because women think -- um, about the future for their children as well. the thing that we're concerned about and a lot of americans are concerned about right now is the debt that we're incurring during our generation, someone is going to have to pay those off and unfortunately, that burden is going to fall on our children. so, that's where a lot of women coming our way have started to figure this out. >> now, anita will go one-on- one with ms. romney tonight. >>> they're asked to be men of action, men of faith, but fiv

you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. my opponent, my opponent said that it was tragic to end the war in iraq. and he won't tell us how he'll end the war in afghanistan. well, i have and i will. and while my opponent would spend more money some military hardware that our joint chiefs don't even want, i will use the money we're no longer spending on war to pay down our debt and put more people back to work, rebuilding roads and bridges and schools and runways, because after two wars, that have cost us thousands of lives and over a trillion dollars, it's time to do some nation building right here at home. you can choose a future where we reduce our deficit without sticking it to the middle class. independent experts say that my plan would cut our deficit by $4 trillion. and last summer i worked with republicans in congress to cut a billion in spending because those of us who believe government could be a force for good should work harder than anyone to reform it so it's leaner and more efficient and more respo

olympics. >> you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closest ally. >> reporter: the gop nominee punched back. >> i'm very pleased that my olympic experience allows me to talk about the olympics in a straight talk manner. and i think it would be appropriate if the president would talk to china in the straight talk manner. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. >> reporter: as soon as the president's speech was finished, the romney campaign announced an aggressive ad blitz aimed at eight battleground states all captured by president obama four years ago. >> i should tell you i feel right at home because i'm in a barn. >> reporter: ann romney was in one of those targeted states, virginia. urging voters to turn the reigns on the economy over to her husband. >> so let's talk some horse sense. barack obama said four years ago, if i can't turn this economy around after three and a half years, i'm looking at a one-term presidency. [ cheers and applause ] well, it's our turn to turn the economy around. and i know mitt can do

you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting ourlosest ally. >> republicans later accuse him of leaving out any specific plans but the president, also, spoke last night with inside information shortly before the speech it is believed he was briefed on the unemployment numbers coming out later this morning and that may have helped him calibrate the message on the economy. i will not pretend the path i'm offering is quick or easy. i never is. you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me to tell you the truth. the truth is, it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. >> the vice president, joe biden, backed up the imagine after accepting his nomination, promising that better days are ahead. >> the cause of change is not fully accomplished but we are on our way. so i say to you tonight, with absolute confidence, america's best days are ahead. yes, we are on our way. >> the romney campaign had a quick response to the president's speech last night. here is what

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members of the olympic committee underscored the emergence when they named beijing host of the summer games. two years later, china passed japan to be the world's second largest economy. a chinese fishing collided with japanese patrol vessels in thes en kaku islands. the collision parked widespread protests and angered many japanese. a recent survey suggests animosities are running high. the poll put anti-chinese sentiment at 84%, a record high. 65% of chinese respondents expressed negative views of japan. >> those figures suggest they will be challenged to mend relations, but an expert said it may not be as difficult size it appears. >> japan and chiba have been close are than before. we have thousands of years of relationships, but now is the best in a sense that economic exchange and people to people exchange and the level of these things higher than ever. don't just focus on the negative aspects of things. there is great resilience in the relationship. >> internal changes in china helped inflame tensions. >> china is rising and there has been an increase in the budgets of the law

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you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting ourlosest ally. my opponent said that it was tragic to end the war in iraq and he won't tell us how he'll end the war in afghanistan. well, i have and i will. and while my opponent would spend more money on military hardware than our joint chiefs don't even want, i will use the money we're no longer spending on war to pay down our debt and put more people back to work rebuilding roads and bridges and schools and runways because after two wars that have cost us thousands of lives and over a trillion dollars, it's time to do some nation building right here at home! you can choose a future where we reduce our deficit without sticking it to the middle class. independent experts say my plan would cut our deficit by $4 trillion and last summer, i worked with republicans in congress to cut a billion dollars in spending because those of us who believe government can be a force for good should work harder than anyone to reform it so that it's leaner and more efficient and more responsive to the am

[applause] you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you cannot visit the olympics withoutting our closest ally. [cheers and applause] my opponent said it was tragic to end the war in iraq. he will not tell us how he will end the war in afghanistan. i have, and i will. [applause] while my opponent will spend more money on military hardware and that our joint chiefs do not even want, i will use the money we are no longer spending on were to pay down debt and put more people back to work, rebuilding roads, bridges, and schools. and runways becauseit is time to do some nation building right here at home. [cheers and applause] you can choose a future where we reduce our deficit, without sticking it to the middle class. independent experts say my plan would cut the deficit by $4 trillion. last summer i worked with republicans in congress to cut $1 billion of in spending. those of us to believe government can be a force for good should work harder than anybody to reform it so it is leaner, more efficient, and more responsive to the american people. [applause] i want to reform the

president president you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympicsinsulting our closest ally. >> reporter: vice president biden also laid out plenty of attacks while defending the president. >> this man has courage in his soul, compassion in his heart and a spine of steel. bin laden is dead and general motors alive! >> reporter: the night was filled with celebrities, performances and tears as former congresswoman gabby give fords delivered the pledge of allegiance. -- at the end of the night, the president hit home his same message from 2008. >> the president: if you share that faith with me, if you share that hope with me, i ask you tonight for your vote. >> reporter: the august jobs report was just released minutes ago and it is disappointing only 96,000 new jobs added, lower than expected on the flip side the unemployment rate dropped to 8.1% experts say only because fewer people are looking for work. brandi hitt, abc7 news. >>> our time is 5:38. >> it is time to check in with meteorologist lisa argen in for mike with a nice clear morning and but

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beijing. you can't, this is the olympics without insooting our closest ally. my opponent said that it was tragic to end the war in iraq. he won't tell us how he will end the war in afghanistan. i have and i will. now, it's off and running again today back on the campaign trail. both the president and the vice president head to new hampshire this morning. by the way, that's one of the states where mitt romney is rolling out a slew of brand new ads. we are live in charlotte. i'm tracie potts, back to you. >> thank you. >>> speaking of brand new ads, enthusiastic endorsement at the convention. a new tv ad from the romney campaign using clinton's words against the president. >> he's a good soldier helping his party's president. what did bill clinton say about barack obama in 2008? >> give me a break. this whole thing is a biggest fairytale i've ever seen. >> a clip comes from a hillary clinton campaign rally in new hampshire in 2008. the ad will start airing in eight battleground statsds, including virginia today. this is romney's first ad after a 12-day hiatus. >

you might not be ready for diplomacy with beijing if you can't visit the olympics without insulting our closeest ali. ask osama bin laden if he's better of now than he was four years ago. >> will those lines matter to voters? >> think they will. we are now ending the war in afghanistan, the war in iraq is over, our troops are home. but the point that obama and biden both made is that a lot of men and women came home from those wars, wounded in body, wounded in spirit. we have a moral obligation to make sure that they get the benefits and the health care that they are entitled to and it really was pretty amazing that mr. romney forgot to talk about those wars and the men and women who sacrificed in fighting those wars. >> senator bernie sanders, thank you so much for being with us. let me go back to major and ann. ann, when did the democrats become the party of foreign affairs, when did they become the tough guys because that's what it sound like if you compare the democratic and republican conventions. >> an interesting evolution over the last couple of years. president obama has worked

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