. >> reporter: augusta members traditionally include captains of industry including brian roberts, ceo of comcast, owner of nbc universal. augusta's decision to stop excluding half the population came 40 years after a woman first became ceo of a fortune 500 company. a club insider said rice and moore have been under consideration for a number of years but that the club was determined to admit women on its own terms and timetable. why choose these two women? >> gender aside, they fit the profile. they're very successful in their respective fields. they have a great passion for the game of golf. they're civic minded. >> the woman who led protests against augusta nine years ago today applauded the choice of rice and moore and said this victory is about a lot more than golf. >> this is a victory for working women. this is about access to power and access to the halls of power where decisions are made. >> reporter: rice and moore praised augusta for its traditions and history. this fall they'll don the iconic green jacket reserved for members and past champions. a dream once reserved only f

[applause] if brian roberts is in the room, thank you for writing that print. it is wonderful for getting us to where we are today. thank you very much. -- thank you for writing that grant. [applause] >> it is true, there are a lot of wonderful things about san francisco. there is all of us. there is all that marvelous food. and we have terrific leadership. it is important that we have good leadership in the departments, the mayor's office, and in our budget office. but, likewise, really important that we have great leadership in our board of supervisors. david chiu is the president of our board, and he knows the issue of technology, plus many other things, a very, very intimately. he probably knows more than any of us will ever -- are ever likely to know. we might wish to know it, but we probably will not because he comes from the technology world. he was the founder and chief operating officer of grassroots enterprise, and online communications company. he is also a member of the city's committee on information. and he is -- which sets policies within the cit

we should note our chairman brian roberts is also a member of augusta national along with other top businessorld names like warren buffett, bill gates, jeff welch and former ibm chief sam pom san know as well. >>> we have certainly been getting a lot of twitter responses to our segment earlier today about more baby boomers who are trading their retirement funds. shadow stocks says i make more in day trading than investing. >> christopher moulton says i have no problem trading my

i wish, you know, can we call brian roberts and maybe get a phoner. >> call him. >> and see what he's thinking about whether you -- >> the other thing -- >> let them in the door. >> there was a suggestion. we rent this dvr. >> rent six ever them. >> for all over the house. >> okay. the suggestion was that cable companies don't make a lot of money off those box which i was surprised by. i thought that had to be a profit center. >> it's what you're buying on the box. >> the argument would be if you don't have to sell the boxes ordeal with these boxes, and you don't have to maintain them if it's apple's problem maybe that's a benefit to the company. the distinction that was also noted in the "wall street journal" piece about the argument that apple wants the cable companies to have to service the boxes, which i'm sure unto itself -- >> maybe i'm wrong about whether it's that important for apple. >> imagine -- >> tv is a commoditized thing. look at the olympics. people like big tvs. >> whatever apple does would be trying to create a pricing system. apple has been about simple. so, i don't

reporter: in a club known for counting the titans of american business among its members, including brian robert, ceo of comcast, the parent company of nbcuniversal, these two will fit right in. former secretary of state condoleezza rice and south carolina financier darla moore, the first woman to land on the cover of "fortune" magazine which called her the toughest babe in business. >> jenlder aside, they fit the profile. they are very successful in their respective fields. they have a great passion for the game of golf. they are civic minded. >> reporter: augusta national may be business-minded. the issue of admitting women flared up this year after one at its big sponsors, ibm, made a woman its chief executive. the past four men to hold that title at ibm had been given club membership. even president obama had weighed in, saying he believed women should you can admitted. >> come to real thiz is the right thing to do. and this now they won't have to feet burden of guilt that must have been there. >> reporter: perhaps no more this fall, rice and moore will receive that iconic green jacket, rese

brian? >> i want to hit ferraris in a second. i heard you earlier today, robert. talked about that mercedes. we think it's probably the most beautiful ever built. you said found in a barn and some guy, david gooding called saying i think i have a nice car here? how did that car end up in a barn? >> reporter: yeah. well, you know, i think mandy would look great in that car. i'll see if we can bring it home for her. this car had a world trip. went to paris, went to switzerland. back to a garage in connecticut where it sat for 30 years while the owner was living in switzerland. she passed away in switzerland. it was hunted down and recovered eventually 30 years later by car buffs. now for sale. could be the most expensive car ever sold. but brian, you would look better in some of these racing ferraris behind me. sherman wolf lived outside of boston. passed an i way and left the world the incredible cars. these 1950s cars. ten ferraris to sell for more than a million dollars this weekend. >> wow. >> go and wipe the swelt off of your brow an put your feet up. it's been

thank you very much to brian quinn and robert wood johnson foundation technology and information. you will hear from robert wood johnson foundation technology and information in the moment. the other is that by policy partisan center. two senate majority leaders from each party, former senate majority leaders, is the only dc think tank that promotes bipartisanship and has health care is one of its main focus areas. we are very pleased to have monitoring this discussion, janet marchibroda, who cochairs the technology initiative. i would like to turn to her at this point. >> thank you. it is a great pleasure to be here today and to be talking about something that is very important to us. the health i.t. initiatives at the bipartisan policy center. as a threat to mention, we were established in 2007 by senate majority leaders and focus on a broad range of issues. one being health care. we are particularly interested in the discussion today because we are talking about how one could more effectively engage consumers and patients and their health and health care, using electronic tools

it started with an injury in the very first quarter, brian orakpo strained his left shoulder. later, qb robert griffin iii in just his second professional start tried to fake a handoff, he got sacked and fumbled the ball. with less than two minutes to play, skins down 17-3, but not for long. there's a 90 yard punt return. quarterback cousins had three touchdowns. the bears had a late 57-yard field goal. here's mike shanahan on his qbs. >> both are doing a really good job in adjusting and adapting to the offense. they seem to get better and better. and both robert and kirk have done an unbelievable job in their preparation and studying and all these games will help. >> shake it off, guys. the redskins play the colts next saturday at home at fedex field. >>> not a good night for the washington nationals either. the mets made it 2-0 and that's how it would stay. the nats play the mets one more time today. hopefully they can make a come back. >> i know. edwin jackson pitched great. it wasn't enough. >> well, there's always today. >> i know. >> look forward. be optimistic. >> i'm not looking forwar

robert and her husband ski, sk-- husky sky. i understand she's loves the theme song to "brian williams." >> she does. ♪ ♪ >> okay.t about this theme song? a different theme song? an nbc theme song. >> no. >> one more time. ♪ ♪ >> she's a big fan of the news. >> how did you discover -- no other theme music as far as we know, right? >> no. and a little bit of stage fright. she usually has a full-out how will. >> there's a lot going on here. >> i think brian is looking at a new co-anchor. could be a whole new future here. >> have i to say all very impressive acts. >> this is a tough one. >> they're so talented. you are so blessed to have these animals. i know we can't give them all awards, can we? >> i'll bring them all home to visit the girls. they'd love it. >> so i'm going to grab the trophy. >> i'm going to walk over. >> oh, they're all so wonderful. >> they're all winners in our book, right? >> they're all winners. but excuse me for walking in front but tada! they're all amazing. >> you're very sweet. ngratulations! >> she was going crazy. >> oh, good job, good job! >> good job, everyone. thank you again for yo

robert frank here to explain. >> thanks, brian. island of manhattan is 23 square miles of high priced luxury real estate and can be one of the toughest places for the wealthy to live. everyone from pop stars to athletes to billionaire c 0e eos tb shut out of. we start at the dakota. attracts a lot of super rich buyers but not all of them can get in. melanie griffith and antonio banderas were denied. singer cher rejected. a-rod, also struck out. 820 5th is exclusive. valuety no didn't make the cut. the co-op board rejected casino developer steve wynn. now, 435 east 52nd, the last address, so exclusive that the building management doesn't even want the property's name listed in advertisements. the river house. socialite and designer gloria vanderbilt was turned out and richard nixon. you're not guaranteed a spot in the top clubs of manhattan real estate. >> why? on what grounds? >> sometimes it's financial. a lot of buildings you need ten times the purchase price in cash afterwards so i don't know what richard nixon's finances were b

brian, from buffalo. coming up, the much anticipated debut of robert griffin 3. we'll showcase him and the other 89 players here to face the bills this evening. gary. >> and thanks, lindsay. weather looks good up there in buffalo. we had a thunderstorm, or, pardon me, a tornado warning in place. we still have thunderstorm warnings for the tornado warning has been cancelled. about four minutes ago. this is the storm up here near martinsburg and moving to the east at 10 miles an hour. can you see it there. had some rotation on it but it's not spending nearly as much as it is now. they have cancelled the tornado warning and that is good news. we'll talk about the chances for storms and more storms tomorrow coming up in your first forecast in just a few minutes. stay with us, the news will continue.  [ male announcer ] in 1996, president clinton and a bi-partisan congress helped end welfare as we know it, by requiring work for welfare. but on july 12th, president obama quietly announced a plan to gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements.

. >> and so, too, thinks robert teter 66. briant do anything my parents haven't done. go to college. never come home again. >> that's better than what my dad said. he said, i'll see you in six weeks. i wasn't the best student. >> i'll see you in the national championshi championship. >> lots of luck. thank you so much. apple, the biggest company ever. talk about a sign. when the first investor goes public and shares all of his shares. coming up next, we have the best. ♪ ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] zyrtec®. love the air. join zyrtec® rewards. save up to $7 on zyrtec® products. >>> this is kevin yoder. and now he's apologized to his constituents for swimming nude in the sea of galilee.

brian, that's power rundown time. >>> john carny of cnbc.com and robert frank is back with us after eight and a half months the roversafely on mars. but gentlemen, we are running huge deficits, big debt. is this money well spent? should we be spending this kind of cash on mars? >> there are very few times to celebrate a collective achievement like the mars rover and the moon landing funded in a tough time in the '70s. this is the time for government to take risks and celebrate the success. >> john, i think you disagree. >> i don't buy it. it's a tremendous waste of money. over the years invested billions and billions in the space program. the returns from the space return are very, very little. to me, this is captured by a small group of scientists and well-connected companies, defense contractors mostly -- >> oh, you're gong to hear about this, john. you're going to hear about this. >> i used to be a big that that supporter as a kid. growing up means giving up the dreams. we shouldn't be doing wit the people's tax money. >> all right. new numbers show that team romney has raised more money than team obama in the la

robert frank joining us with the detailless of that. >> thanks, brian. call it the fear and loathing of the 1% a. new survey shows -- this is a survey of american express and harrison publishing group says the group is going up for the affluent and most among the super earners. they're savings rate is now 34% of their income. that's triple the rate of 2007. saving's a good thing, right? not so much with this group. most of their savings is going in to cash accounts, also known as under the mattress. less of it's being invested in companies or jobs, les of it's going in to stocks. 1% holds more than half the stocks in the u.s. most say the market today is more of a risk than an opportunity. if we look at the 1%, they also say we're currently in a recession and this recession will last more than a year and the world's going to end tomorrow. no, they didn't say that. one respondent did say, quote, i'm not spending which is bad for the economy but i like having a wide mote around me. their protection may be our barrier to recovery. >> mayan 1% said the world

robert griffin the third plays a hero and his "skin >> last night's redskins game, brian mary whether big game with injuries. the mri came back negative and his agent says he will be ready for the opener. in the same game, quarterback emerged as an incredible year was quite the stat line. the only catch was it was now robert griffin the third. but he was sacked three times fumbled on that one. looking little overwhelmed over the course of 26 plays. he got behind the receiver and that could be the reason he only polled 49 packing yards. there was no relief in sight until the second half, but the performance he hoped for after the debut in buffalo wasn't quite there. >> i think a lot of good came out of this game. not only when we were playing but we've been we were sitting on the sidelines. those are the things you figure out to the course of the game. >> he's very poor waste and cool calm, and it collective. he never seems to lose his composure and that's the side of a good quarterback. >> but how about the third string quarterback -- he grew up in illinois and had three touchdowns. h

brian terry's family certainly wishes he would have. i spoke recently with his cousin, robert hire. >> this is about right and wrong. operation fast and furious, everybody concurs, was a flawed operation. in concept and execution. it was wrong. it was a huge public safety concern, and it remains a huge public safety concern. and just as josephine said, our worst fear is to open up the paper or to read a news story where another border patrol agent has been killed or injured with an operation fast and furious weapon. >> in addition to brian terry, two fast and furious guns were found at a crime scene in mexico where a law enforcement official's brother was killed. the report alleges the atf's phoenix office sought to hush up the fast and furious connection. it quotes e-mails. quote, my thought, agent english writes, is not to release any information. the following month when terry was killed, voth e-mailed back, ugh, things will likely get ugly. it most certainly has. attorney general holder has refused to turn over documents. the house cited him for contempt. william newell de

. >> gretchen: so his response, that's robert gibbs, with the obama campaign straight ahead. >> brians from hollywood. while you were sleeping, the man behind movementy "top gun," found dead. >> steve: a family owned company set to be recognized for their greatness, but their recognition got pulled because theyn?ñ speaking of tampa, two weeks from now, donald trump, who is over on our bulletin board now, he's going to be one of our guests. and also coming up, lolo jones, the hurdler, dropping by to talk about how things went in london. >> brian: calling out the "new york times," herman cain will be with us and telling us about the economic plans, the medicare plans of both candidates and how he feels about ryan and romney. >> gretchen: dana perino, chris van hollen and miss america 2012 talk being her mentoring program she's involved with. >> brian: chris van hollen and paul ryan constantly spar not guilty a fiend leeway -- sparring in the house. >> steve: brian was wondering why his cuffs appears too long. your arms are just too short. >> brian: my arms are too short. i got everyone

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brian. >> putting in some hours this week. >>> all right. meantime, two battling russian billionaires, a big loser. robertow with the story. >> this is one of the largest private lawsuits ever. and it pits two billionaires. now, if we look at this, it features tales of murder, private jetts, yachts, all kinds of intrigue. now, at issue is a $6.5 billion claim of roman and abramovich owns the chelsea soccer team and the largest yacht in the world. the "eclipse" and eclipses all others. he said he was pressured to sell the stake in the oil company. the judge today ruled for abramovich and called them dishonest. he said he was shocked by the ruling and hasn't decided to appeal. what matters here is about the secret lives of the russian super rich and how they made their money. in the trial, abramovich said he paid millions for protection and a political godfather and paid for the palaces in france and jewelry for his girlfriend. also admitted that the aluminum industry someone would get murdered every three days. now, to me, the big loser here is russian business and the brutal capitalism behind many of toda

. >> brian: answer to the aflac trivia question. robert deniro. the winner is daniel jones.rom her injuries. the other jet skier was australian tourist as well, now facing criminal charges. listen. >> i pray every day. i pray everything will be okay. >> brian: so is this a tragic accident or is this a tragic crime? joining us now is the host of "justice," judge jeanine pirro. this is a tough one, isn't it? >> it is a tough one because people assume that if you're on vacation and you're having fun that how could you possibly be guilty of homicide if you're just in the water and you're jet skiing? here is the reality, it is a violation of the law. in hawaii for you to associate or engage in conduct where the risk is so great that you can cause the death of another human being. was he wreckless? did he know that this could possibly cause death? that doesn't matter. what matters is that he was on a jet ski. he was standing. he was speeding. wasn't looking. he hits the back of another jet ski. her head goes forward, the 16-year-old, then back and she dies the next day. so it's no

. >> brian: even the michael jackson family doesn't consider themselves royalty. >> steve: robert denirot of as greg fokker's father-in-law. not from the godfather. >> brian: the myth of the blond dumb woman has given way to the dumb male. every new series that comes out make men seem like detached -- >> gretchen: get over it. get over it. >> brian: i don't watch "everyone loves raymond." >> steve: that's off the air. >> brian: it's the same thing. the guy gets everything wrong and the woman screams at him all the show. am i right? >> gretchen: why are those popular? >> brian: mr. braidy was respected by florence henderson. >> gretchen: that was the '60s. by the way,. >> brian: that was the '70s. shirley jones never had a husband. >> gretchen: you had a bone to pick with mrs. henderson when she was here to begin with. you said alice should have done all the work. >> steve: that's true. >> brian: right. she did not do enough. i felt she could a done a lot more. i thought alice had a lot. plus she had the butcher. >> steve: what do you think the young people, just starting college need to

robert griffin the third speak s with the media. among the things he said it is okay if i don't get hit all preseason long. more on him coming up in sports. brian >> if you have a story, give us a call (202)895-3000. the first time i saw fios, itit was absolutely amazing. for years and years we had to put up with cable. once we got fios, it was like somebody like took our computer, shook all the junk out of it. [ male announcer ] don't settle for the same old cable technology. now you can move up to verizon fios with no annual contract required for just $99.99 a month for a year, you'll get a fios triple play and our whole home solution -- including a high speed wireless router, plus a new multi room dvr and hd set top box free for 6 months. with fios the internet was five jabillion times faster. fios gives me way more for my money. [ male announcer ] switch to fios for just $99.99 a month for one year with no annual contract and get our whole home solution. hurry, upgrade to fios. no annual contract means now there's no reason to wait. cable, hasta la vista! [ male announcer ] call 1.866.569.fios. that's 1.866.569.3467. contact the verizon cen

robert andino scored as nick markakis clears the bases. his second home run last night. 4-0 orioles. chris tillman allowed just one hit and struck out five. brianz pitched the final two innings. adam jones gets number 25 last night. poor thurmont number 100. 6-0, the orioles when -- adam jones hit number 100. yankees last night. swisher. suk 2-1, yankees win. the orioles stay tied for the first wild-card spot with oakland. the ravens will play the rams to mar nigh. morrow night. billy cundiff signed with the redskins yesterday. the redskins. the skins cut their kiccker make way for billy cundiff. they will play each other. >> a job is a job. >> i'm heading to ireland tonight with the navy football pteam/ >> have a good time. >> i will be back for the show tomorrow morning. >> hurricane isaac is causing problems for new orleans this morning. >> the next police commissioner for baltimore city will join us this morning. >> isaac avoided tampa, allowing the convention to go on. >> we will cover everything in the weather section in just a few minutes. >> a new accident on the west side. how that will impact your morning rush, coming up. >> it may no

roberts down live. thank you very much. >> brian: he did not have to bring his lunch. he could take break inside.>> ainsley: a guy so mad about his arrest, he thought it was a good idea to take his tractor and run right over some police cruisers. we'll tell you how that worked out for him. >> steve: as we just told you. >> brian: the latest unemployment numbers are out a little more than an hour from now. >> steve: how could this affect the presidential race going forward? our political panel will weigh in. >> brian: they're a combined weight of 197 pounds. >> ryan lochte says the best way to pick up a woman is to wink at her. now, this was in an article entitled "things that only work for ryan lochte." i've tried winking many times. i get pepper sprayed ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios to drive a car filled with as much advanced technology as the world around it. with the available lexus enform app suite, you can use open

brian: she's supposed to be here. let me check the grid. do we see her? oh, i see her. she's talking to fox's own john roberts. how are you doing? ouse. >> brian: you'll be up all night. can we borrow dana for a while. >> gretchen: i was checking. >> rick: i was checking your computer if you like black licorice or hate it. >> brian: i know. everyone prepares differently. for me, i like to look at miscellaneous things. what have you prepared emotionally for the segment? >> emotionally? >> brian: what's resonating with you? >> i'm excited for the speakers. i want to talk about some of those. >> all right. i like the news yesterday that president obama says he's going to compromise in a second term. >> brian: i'll pick that up later. sorry. keith knocked that over. dana perino finally found her way in -- that is my seat. >> why do you have a pillow? >> gretchen: i got sandbags under me. >> we need a pillow here. that was fun. are we live? >> brian: yeah. as far as we know, a million five watched this. >> steve: as you were walking over and brian knocked over the sign, you were talking about the a.p. interview where the president of

brian. >>> the 15-year-old accused of opening fire inside a baltimore county high school yesterday is being charged as an adult. police say robert gladden, jr., walked into the cafeteria of perry hall high, fired a shotgun at random. his last facebook update, first day of school, last day of my life. his father says he was bullied. he is charged with attempted first-degree murder and first- degree assault. >>> the redskins roster cuts continued today and i think today's cut, or one of them cut more than others, especially for fans. >> it's like deja vu. you and i stood right here. we were talking about the kicking dual. what a surprise, graham is going to get it for the third year in a row and he's gone. so we thought that was the shock of the day. no, the biggest shock of the day came a couple hours later when the dismissal of chris cooley. this has fans talking. cooley was the longest tenured redskin until today. the eight-year vet leaves as the all-time leader in receptions with 428. also found the end zone 33 times. he has been banged up in 2009 and 2011, he missed 20 games. he was called captain chaos. but he proclaimed rea

it started with an injury in the very first quarter, brian orakpo reached out the a tackle and strained his left shoulder. later, qb robert griffin iii in his second professional start tried to fake a handoff, but he got sacked and fumbled the ball. and brandon banks makes a 91 yard punt return. backup quarterback kirk cousins connected for three touchdowns. the skins led 31-30 with two minutes left in play, but the bears had a late 57 yard field goal. that was it. here's coach mike shanahan on his qbs. >> both these guys have been doing a good job of adjusting and adapting to the offense. each day is a new experience for them. but they seem to get better and better. and both robert and kirk have done an unbelievable job in their preparation, in their studying and all the games will help. >> by the way this is a very close -- >> the redskins will play the colts next saturday at home. not a good night for the nationals either the team was looking for win number eight in a row. the mets made it 2-0 in the seventh inning and that's how it would stay. the nats play the mets one more time today. >>> this morning, republican mi

robert writes you deserve the same answer romney gave brian williams when the anchor isn't that correctlyng white guy. you told me you weren't available. go to the cafferty file on look for our post on "the situation room" facebook page. >> clever writers. going to go there. >>> new information about the day the gunman purchased the weapon allegedly used in the singh shooting. and police arrest a man with fake ids, uniforms, a flight suit. is it fantasy gone wild or something more serious. this is actually starting to feel real now. [ ross ] this is the perfect place to test the ats's advanced aerodynamics. [ derek ] we've got crosswinds, tailwinds, headwinds. aerodynamics is all about keeping the car planted on the road. you are going to get hit by stuff, so don't freak out. [ screaming with excitement ] and move out now. ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new cadillac ats. ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new cadillac ats. we believe small things can make a big difference.e, like how a little oil from here can be such a big thing in an old friend's life. we discovered that by blending enhanced bo

robert griffin the third, including defense everyone relied last year on defense having you know, they are ahead of the offence last night it showed. >> big holes there. >> exactly. >> now injuries, brianpahoe is that a big one. >> yes, we are hoping he comes back he needs to get his game together this year as well and develop more on the line but again being hurt is a big thing he would be a big loss. >> yeah, who do you think i know this is sort of an out there question who do you think will be robert griffin's go to guy? there is always that combination that just clicks. >> looks to be pierre garcon early i am hoping every quarterback uses his tight end i hope that goes further into the season early does appear to be pierre garcon. >> okay so, and where do you think okay so we -- tell me what we have coming up in preseason. >> well, making the team for a lot of guys, robert griffin the third he has his spot the last spot we are looking at, anthony armstrong. paul did not have a great game, tight end missed one of his first passes thrown to him i thought would he put out there just to be cut but he can go used div.ly as a wide receiver or tight end again, they had three tight -- dive

robert in florida, biggest risk? a liberally biased media. brianeir true positions. you want to read more, go to the blog, cnn.com/cafferty file or through our post on the situation room's facebook page. wolf in. >> jack, thanks very, very much. >>> and happening now, a troubling new forecast for isaac. it's gaining strength and expected to slam into the gulf coast seven years to the day after katrina. and while the storm bypassed tampa, its impact is certainly being felt as the abbreviated republican national convention gets down to the business of nominating mitt romney for president of the united states. plus, safeguarding the convention. software that identifies crime before it happens. of i'm wolf blitzer in tampa. you're in "the situation room." >>> states of emergency have been declared more than 5,000 national guard troops activated. millions of americans are bracing for a cruel coincidence, a hurricane slamming into the gulf coast exactly seven years after katrina. tropical storm isaac is now just short of full hurricane strength. it is fo

brian: the splash is in tribute to dara. >> dara: i like that. >> steve: actually maybe it's for john roberts. is going to be a long run between now and november. chris is taking well deserved time off. >> steve: you've been observing politics for a very long time. have you ever seen an ad like the one that has come out from the super pac on the obama side that essentially side mitt romney killed my wife? >> i've seen an awful lot of nasty ads. if you want to go back to 1994, the days of the ad against goldwater, the willie horton ad back in 1988, but i've not seen one that compress has time line to the degree that it gives you an impression that actually was not part of reality. this ad, i think, is something that goes above and beyond anything that many people who have been involved in the political scene for a long time have ever witnessed. >> steve: sure. >> dara: you know, should obama condemn it? >> you know, i think that's up to the campaign. it's pretty clear at this point, again, that they took this time line, all out of context and jumbled it together in an ad in which joe soptic see

robert said. >> here are the two governors. gary herbert, republican governor of utah. brian sandoval, republican governor of nevada.ederal government in the obama administration, let us have a waiver so in utah and nevada we can more effectively deal with welfare. >> and they both came out and said they were against what the obama administration's done. >> why would they ask for that waiver to begin with if they later change their mind? >> they weren't asking for that kind of waiver. notice, section 407 it is illegal under the law to waive section 407. obama used a totally different part of the bill to fudge what i think is probably an illegal action. the congress made it illegal to waive this because our experience with states, particularly liberal states, was that they would redefine work to mean virtually anything. >> all right. you were at the white house when welfare reform was signed into law, is that right? >> right. >> you remember who the president of the united states was that would be bill clinton. i was the white house correspondent for cnn. you disagreed with him a lot but on this issue you came to agr