apologies for the technical dig that hole is we're going to we're trying out a reconnect with senator ben cardin. from the d.n.c. senator cardin can you hear is that this great to be with you thank you craig good to have you with us thanks so much what do you expecting to hear tonight and throughout this convention. what think you're going to hear the difference of two visions for america i think in here thursday night president obama his record during this country around on creating jobs regulating wall street running future disasters like the small under previous administration and that's one big reason to invest in america this job growth education research infrastructure do we really want to go back to the old ozzy's of the bush years so i'd say you do see two different visions of america and we frankly i think president obama's would be very they're saying we want to continue as a nation we don't want to get back to you know i was here during the republican convention the name george w. bush was never mentioned or if it was i didn't hear it do you think that what mitt romney and paul ryan a

democratic senator ben cardin is running for a second term. he has a republican challenger, and now rob sobhani is a recent entry in that race as an independent. as chris gordon reports, over the last few weeks, sobhani has outspent both his opponents and now he's showing up in the polls. >> i'm rob sobhani -- >> you've probably seen his ads and wondered who is rob sobhani. the former university professor runs his own company, caspian energy consulting which works with businesses in the middle east and former soviet union. he has made enough money to pay for his own campaign as an independent candidate for the u.s. senate in maryland. >> i was blessed this year that i hit the jackpot. well, i could have chosen to buy a house, another one, but i chose to put it in this effort, because this is a noble effort. america's a great country. and people like myself owe our success to this country. >> reporter: u.s. senator ben cardin today sent out an e-mail to supporters, asking for their financial help. saying one of his opponents has already spent $

over the next few days joining me now is senator ben cardin from maryland senator cardin welcome to the program. senator cardin. walking to the program senator. senator can you harris. senator can you hear me. hello senator. hello senator. apparently not. ok now we're going to go to live coverage of the d.n.c. convention here is harry potter to the presidency. president obama's strength of character leads him to do the right thing even when it isn't the easy thing. some city should save detroit. but president obama made the tough and right call to save more than a million american jobs in an important night conic industry. some cities should move heaven and earth to get bin laden. but president obama made the tough and right call to bring the worst terrorists in the world to justice league. some even city couldn't take on the big banks that brought our economy to its knees. but president obama made the tough and right call so taxpayers will never again be on the hook for wall street's risky bets. some said he couldn't take on the insurance companies that were ripping us off. of presiden

it because time is running out. >> reporter: both challengers say senator cardin's re-e slick not a shoe-in. >> it's hard. ben card -- re-election is not a shoe-in. >> it's hard and a political disagreement but a substantial one. >> reporter: senator cardin is running for a second term. the issue that will drive individual to the polls in november is the gay marriage referendum. >>> still ahead, looks like we might be days away from seeing the highly anticipated iphone 5. what apple did today to start the buzz. art the buzz.  president clinton: this election to me is about which... candidate is more likely to return us to full employment. this is a clear choice. the republican plan is to cut more taxes on upper-income... people and go back to deregulation. that's what got us in trouble in the first place. president obama has a plan to rebuild america from... the ground up, investing in innovation, education... and job training. it only works if there is a strong middle class. that's what happened when i was president. we need to keep going with his plan. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve th

major obstacle to improving relations with the u-s.the letter is signed by 44 senatorssincluding ben cardin barbara mikuuski. cuba wants to exchange gross for five cuban ageets washington haa reejcted the - pwap. the state's highest court -pus alston's law license.the prince george's county democrat was found guilty in june of misdemeanor theft and misconduct for using $800 in state money to pay an employee in her law office. she's also accused of using ampaign money to pay for her edding exxenses, and will face those as the weether ggts cooler more stink bugs are showing up in maryland homes. hhoes. janice park is strraminn live in ellicott city to tell us whether homeowners homeooners expect hings to gettbetter or worse this year. teaching science to city elementaay schhol students ggt &pnational science foundation. stephanie rawlings- blake were on hand at arlington elementary school in northwest baltimore to announce a 7 point 4 million dollar grant between johns hopkinn university nd the city school syssem.the five yyar rant will help math and science teaahers team up with faculty from

. >> reporter: ben cardin of maryland was not available today. his campaign issued this statement to news4. it says, if there is a public interest in including all third-party and unaffiliated candidates in debates or candidate forums, senator cardin would consider such an invitation if it is consistent with the agreement with the bongino campaign. tonight at 6:00, how much money independent candidate rob sobhani has spent on tv advertising and how his opponents are responding. >> chris gordon, thanks, chris. >>> well, they're back. for the first time in nearly two years, d.c. police are using breathalyzers once again to combat drunk driving. they measure whether a driver has a blood alcohol level above the legal limit. that program was suspended in 2010 after calibration problems led to inaccurate readings. dozens of drunk driving convictions were tossed out. but the city says new equipment is now in place. >> well, i think it's an important tool. in making sure that people who are driving really are in a condition to be able to drive. we realiz

. >> joining me now, democratic senator ben cardin of maryland. start with that question about the debt because it's what republicans were talking about yesterday as you all were getting geared up in charlotte. their answer is what the democrats represent is more debt, runaway spending, that's only going to hurt our children and our grandchildren and shoulder them with a burden they can't possibly sustain. what do you say to that? >> remember, it was a democrat he can party that gave the first balanced budget in a lifetime. it was then the policies of president bush that brought on huge deficits. when barack obama took the oath of office, we were in huge deficits for as long as we could see. president obama has changed the course of this country. he's now creating jobs where when he became president we were losing jobs. he's putting our economy back on the right track. change takes time. we're moving in the right direction. we don't want to go back to failed policy that's brought on huge debts. i think democratic party is moving the country in the

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joining us now is senator ben cardin, a democrat from maryland and member of the small business committee. senator, great to see you. >> j.j., a pleasure to be with you. thank you. >> so from your perspective, how are small business owner doing? >> well, small business owners, small business is the economic engine of our nation. that's where job growth will see the most, we'll see innovation. it's been a tough time for all. but i think that the tools that we put in place, the help that we provide through the small business administration, the credit opportunity that's are available to small businesses, the tax cuts that have been implemented to help small businesses, the regulatory reforms that we've passed, i think it's having its impact. we're now seeing be somes doing better. you see the economy doing better, we're creating more jobs. i think we're moving in the right direction to help small businesses in america. >> what do you think are maybe the two key things that you guys are focused on right now to try and help small businesses? >> first of all, we're -- the tax code, we've provi

. >> senator ben cardin of maryland. bill clinton tonight. >> we have talked about the relationship between the former president and the current one. it was described as a bit i see. that is to say the least. it has changed for the better of the party. these men may not be sharing the stage on the same night but they are sharing the spotlight. the president is primed for his big night but not just yet. there is another headliner in town whose speech might still a bit of the president's thunder. >> president clinton for sure. >> speaking of thunder, more proof the parties will fight over anything. even the weather. democrats are moving president obama's bixby to endorse to avoid possible severe weather thursday. republicans insist it was because there were not enough, supporters to fill all 73,000 seats. >> i think that the 65,000 people who would be disappointed that they will not able to see the president tomorrow night will disagree with those numbers. >> he is moving into more comfortable, smaller confine spread the n

. >> we have to get people turned out, get ben cardin reelected, pick up some congressional seats, and i think this convention is doing exactly that. >> eyes the race for governor in 2014, but he says that can wait until after 2012. >> you know, working very hard, love the state of maryland, go terps. >> reporter: after two nights of powerful speeches, delegates say the president himself needs to close the deal with voters, looking forward and rebutting criticism of him. >> i think people are still very excited about barack obama, especially when you look at the alternative. >> he's. >> reporter: both barrels smoking, frank smith says. the preliminary rounds are over here, we're now ready for the main event. >> reporter: and the president speaks about 10:30. >> but john lewis is doing a spectacular job here. >> with his history, how could he not? you know i like to eat. coming up in the next half hour. i like to especially anywhere in this country and anywhere in the world, eat what the 4r08s eat. you know what that means in north carolina. we'll tell you about that in a few minutes. >

, ben cardin.ur 127 for president barack obama. >> thank you, maryland. casting 124 boats for obama. -- votes for obama. massachusetts, you have 136 votes. >> madam secretary, i am boston city councilor iyana presley. the great commonwealth of massachusetts, under the leadership of gov. patrick is first in the nation. >> first in the nation in education. first in clean energy, and the first -- birthplace of the united states of america. >> former home to the late, great senator ted kennedy, the land of the senate. -- lion of the senate. >> home of the bruins. proud to cast 128 votes for president barack obama. [cheers and applause] . >> thank you, massachusetts. casting 128 votes for barack obama. michigan, where our auto industry is back. you have 203 votes. >> madam secretary, i am state theesentative rochita, first muslim american woman elected to the state legislature. the home of the u.s. auto industry, arrested by president barack obama. michigan, whose economy has been powered by generations

ben threw two scores in the game and darrelle revis not playing in that game. cardinals and patriots, sloppy performance. young had a chance. stephen gostkowski from 42 yards out. he doesn't even hit the net! cardinals shock the patriots! ravens/eagles. ravens up by three in the fourth. joe flacco. jacoby jones, offensive interference. they only got a field goal. michael vick, there is your game winner. eagles now 2-0. saints and the panthers. cam newton held to four yards rushing last week. he had 71 today. 40 on this run. panthers win it. saints drop to 0-2. get all of the sports news and highlights in 20 minutes every morning on the nbc sports network at 6:00 eastern. it's called "the lights." turn out the lights on the saints, tony? >> i think maybe so. what we're seeing is how much they miss sean payton. we last last year with the colts when peyton manning went out. sean payton did so much for that team. they are not sharp now and they miss their coach. >> a week ago when you said the patriots were the best team in the afc. do you remember that? >> i remember that.