and joining me now is chris wilson, a republican pollster. i'm accurate, here, chris, the immediate polls taken before, during and after the debate said biden won. are you buying that? >> no, i've seen a couple of different polls, i've seen the cnbc poll that shows that ryan won. i've seen the cnn poll that showed that ryan won. i see some mixed opinions on it. one thing we can probably all agree on and brings all americans together after watching last night's debate whether you support or oppose president obama, one thing we pray for is his health. joe biden doesn't have the temperament to be the president of the united states. stuart: i was watching it on the split screen. what shocked me all the way through the antics, and i use that word advisedly, antics, the smirking, mugging for the camera and contemptuous laughter. i couldn't concentrate on the issues for looking at joe biden and that's a fact. >> it really is the most memorable take away from the debate not the facts, and i think that biden had a strong command of the facts, as did pa

war room is karen finney, msnbc political analyst and former dnc communications director, and chris wilson pollster and strategist. thank you both for joining us. >> hey, melissa. >> karen, a day after the debate, president obama went back over some familiar ground. let's listen. >> when i got on to the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but it couldn't have been mitt romney, because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year, promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy. the fellow on stage last night said he didn't know anything about that. >> you know, karen, this is the day after the debate when he was criticized for not slugging back at mitt romney. are we going to hear more attacks on these about mitt romney's evolving positions? >> probably, we will. here's the problem that romney has from the beginning. his honest and trustworthiness, which is characteristic in polling, where president obama has consistently done very well. people trust him. also shares my values. with romney, people aren't quite sure. s

>>> chris wilson into right field, a base hit! seth smith coming around and the oakland a's will live another day! >> another incredible finish for a team that just won't quit. the a's come from behind to force game five in the playoffs. the giants staying alive as well. this morning fan fever hitting an all-time high. >>> in politics it's face-off time. final preparations for tonight's vice presidential debate. we'll let you know how the candidates are getting ready and what the voters are looking for. >>> it's a case that's unsolved for 24 years but today investigators are one step closer to finding mikayla garrett. >>> a live look outside at san francisco, the city by the way. getting closer to the weekend. it is thursday, october 11th. this is "today in the bay." >>> 10, 11, 12. >> very fancy. smart guy over there. it is 4:31. happy you're with us. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get to the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning. it was quite a rumbling showdown south yesterday. let

this week, tight end niles paul takes on linebacker chris wilson with our lindsay murphy providing theuestions. >> reporter: this is week seven of the four down showdown. these two are already going at. it the defense is winning 4-1 so niles paul, you got some work to do, buddy. >> they call me the comeback kid. >> who calls you that? >> everybody. >> you think the defense will win again? >> absolutely. >> what makes you think that? >> that's all we do. >> all they do is win. first down, name two of the five boroughs in new york. >> i'm talking like bronx. >> queens. >> all right. >> 1-0 offense. second down. the annual regular season meeting between the mets and yankees is known as the -- >> subway. >> subway rivalry. >> no. >> subway. >> oh, my goodness. i'm basically giving out answers here. third down, in 1937, to distinguish themselves from the baseball team also known as the new york giants, the football team became known as the? >> new york jets. >> it became the new york -- >> the baseball team or football team? >> am i going to have to give you guys another answer. >> you are

chris wilson of the research. joins us now. all right, chris, and if i say that governor romney is gaining momentum and at this point right now, 11 days to go, he's just broken out. i know you're a republican, but am i going too far? >> well, i'm republican and pollster and data analyst first and foremost. you're not going too far. three polls released, all have governor romney in the lead and at latest results and breaking for governor romney. i'm not sure anything president obama can do about that. you can sense that in the tone out of the the campaign. he hear them talking about firewall states and sure sign they're playing the defense rather than offense and when you see a candidate do like obama has hereof recent start to attack his opponent personally and using the words, and referring to president obama-- or governor romney incredulous about losing and momentum is headed in the other direction. stuart: i want to raise that issue, i think you're pointing out something that's valid here and that's likability. a personal opi

he is chris wilson, editor at "the daily" owned by our parent company, captain awesome incorporated. and in boston he is considered a straw, my sidekick bill schulz. and if hilarity was a cage fight, large, sweaty men would enter him in pairs. sherrod small. >> west philadelphia born and -- >> a block. the lede. that's the first story. >> is a shorter rim a win-win? the greatest woman's basketball coach of all time, whatever that means, has proposed lowering the hoop to give the sport a boost. it is a sport. she has won seven national championships and three coach of the year awards. that's three more than me. when he talks i glisten. in a recent interview coach g says, quote, what makes fans not want to watch basketball is that some players can't shoot and they mislay ups and that forces the game to slow down. how do we help improve that? lower the rim from 10 feet. you noted that college women's volleyball turned that sport into the jugger not it is today. a jugger not are two juggers tied up. i believe, jugger not. what about male athletes? let's check in with one now. >>] bleep >

chris wilson was our republican counterpart.able to get him up and on the air right now. bill: that whole phrase, on the run, we'll see if it comes back on the stump or not. jenna lee is standing by with hospitals. jenna: we'll be talking about that major terror bust in new york city. it rye minds us how close to home the war on terror really is. how many more possible plots are out there and where should we be looking? plus, the battle for the women's vote heating up the campaign trail. we know women are important voters. but have women issues ever decided an election? coming up on "happening now." bill: the retailers are getting ready for the holiday rush. did i really just say that? they are busy hiring more people to run cash registers, stock shelves and wrap gifts. there are plenty of seasonal jobs outside of the malls and many of them could turn into permanent jobs. claudia cowan is on that in san francisco. how many jobs are potentially out there. >> reporter: more than last year. retailers plan to fill about 700,000 posi

analyze the polling and to preview next week's presidential debate from dallas, republican pollster chris wilsonom new york, bernard wittman, also a democratic pollster. okay, gentlemen. this is going to be interesting. now we had the full biden on... on last night's debate. he is in your face and making facial gestures and laughing and sighing. and on tuesday, at hoff stra, the president will step forward. chris, let's start with you. given where the polls have shifted, obviously some momentum now for romney, do you believe that vice-presidential debate blunted that momentum, or is it a wash? >> it's really a wash. there is not a situation where you can -- that you can point to where a vice-presidential debate has changed anything. whether you believe ryan won, which a couple of polls, c-nbc and cbs show him winning, other polls believe biden won. i believe it's a wash. if you say that biden won, my bet is that bernard believes that -- even if you believe that, you take the most emphatic democratic win in 1988 -- didn't matter. it just doesn't matter when it gets down to it. >> bernard, let's m

wilson. 24, palm city, florida. purple heart. and artist. loved baseball, star wars. parents fran and lance. brother chris. sister jamie ella. widow hanna. , american hero. and a shoutout tonight to friends kimberly and sharon. thanks for being big show fans. back in 60 seconds. the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the new 2013 ram 1500. ♪ with the best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. ♪ guts. glory. ram. [ slap! slap! slap! ] [ music, laughter stop ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite foods fight you, fight back fast with tums smoothies. so fast and smooth, you'll forget you had heartburn. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums [ male announcer ] tums smoothies. are you one of them? drink dream water, the natural, fast acting sleep aid that helps you wake refreshed. visit drinkdreamwater.com. >>> tara had absolutely nothing to do with any criminal behavior. absolutely nothing. >> according to the arrest affidavit, the kids who vandalized the home were under tara moony's supervision. >> hi, wendy, what's your question? >> caller: hi. how you doing today? >> good. >> caller: good. i just want

wilson. 24, palm city, florida. purple heart. and artist. loved baseball, star wars. parents fran and lance. brother chris. sister jamie ella. widow hanna. ight to friends kimberly and sharon. thanks for being big show fans. back in 60 seconds. >>> tara had absolutely nothing to do with any criminal behavior. absolutely nothing. >> according to the arrest affidavit, the kids who vandalized the home were under tara moony's supervision. >> hi, wendy, what's your question? >> caller: hi. how you doing today? >> good. >> caller: good. i just want to say this is setting a bad example for our children. and to me it's another case of bullying. these things are just going way too far. the little things that used to be little pranks are now turning into outrageous things. and this woman has set a poor example for the children and the community. >> to seth meyers clinical psychologist. what about it? >> this situation is so upsetting to hear about, because yes it is bullying. we have a lot of data now about bullying and the effect it has. this poor girl who lived in this vandalized house. she has to go to school the next day and she will be the gir

wilson. 24, palm city, florida. purple heart. meritorious mast. an artist. loved baseball, star wars. parents fran and lance, brother, chris, sister, jamie ella. n wilson, american hero. and a shout-out tonight to friends kimberly and sharon. thanks for being big show fans. back in 60 seconds. in america today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ clinically proven unisom helps you fall asleep faster and stay asleep so you wake rested. unisom. fall asleep faster. sleep longer. >>> tara had absolutely nothing to do with any criminal behavior. absolutely nothing. >> according to the arrest affidavit, the kids who vandalized the home were under tara moony's supervision. toilet papered each other's houses. but i

wilson international center. good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> let's start with the broad strokes. we have all been told this is an economy election but the foreign policy discussions have really been bubbling given when's going on in the middle east and africa. another way that governor romney sets a presidential tone, what should we expect today? >> well, i suspect that candidate will talk in broad strokes. he's already indicated that he wants to challenge the president on what happened in lib why and whether there was enough security. he's made clear he's using tough language against rush why and china and he is talked about the economic problems in europe, as well. the problem for mitt romney is that in many cases it's not just what happened during his trip to europe and the middle east. it's really the reaction and some of the gaffes he's made on foreign policy. in referring to spain, for example, as overspending as the source of the problem when in fact it was the property bubble. germany and scandinavian countries spend more than the spanish have. we misunderstood that probl

chris stirewalt, host of "power play." i wanted to get back to january of 2009 when president obama in a common about immigration. joe wilson, shouted out, you lie on the floor of the house. watch this. >> there there are those that claim that our reform efforts would ensure illegal immigrants. this, too, is very false. the reform -- the reforms i am proposing would not apply to those who are here legally. megyn: the president and his supporters back then were outraged that joe wilson chose to resort to name-calling and calling him a liar. because they disagreed with what he was saying about his policies. the leader came out and said we have to get to the point where we can have a conversation about big and important issues that matter to the american people without vitriol or name-calling. without the assumption of the worst and other people's motives. what happened to that? >> well, the election happened to that and the president finds himself where he did not want to be right now, which is a six month long attack on mitt romney's character. basically it said that the president and his team, spending a lot of tens of mill

chris christie in virginia on behalf of mitt romney. later, a new mexico senate debate between martin heinrich and republican heather wilson. >> i have annedhis question many, many times. it starts with the fact that from the day i was born until the day my mother died, she told me about who i am, who we are, who my brothers are, who my family is. and i have never used the information about our native american heritage to get any advantage. not to apply to college, not to apply to law school, and not to get hired for any jobs. >> part of this race is also integrity and character and trustworthyness and there's a test you take. i believe she failed that test. if you look back and see, in one is questioning what our parents told her when she was younger but when she was asked by the "boston herald"," why is she -- harvard touting her as a woman of color, a nate every american. after five weeks of misleading papers, she said, i self-reported. she never answered why she in fact did that. >> all this month and leading up to election day, follow the key house, senate and governors' races on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org/campaign2012. >> i

chris christie has a campaign rally on behalf of mitt romney. you can see that on c-span. it starts at 4:45 p.m. eastern. now back to the -- and now back to the woodrow wilson center here in washington for discussion on the future of afghan women and girls. >> the director of the program at the wilson center. i'd like to welcome you all to today's meeting on how to protect women and girls when america leaves afghanistan, focusing on education. as i was coming down the stairs with our speaker, she said the problem is not only protecting girls, but it's also protecting girls and boys, how to make sure that they will have access to education. this meeting is called, sponsored by the centers asia program and global womens leadership initiative, a new program at the center run why my dear friend and new college. -- colleague. she's the president of the chair of the new initiative. and you will be hearing a lot from her because she's a very active person, and organized meetings all the time. we i should have a meeting, a joint meeting a week ago with afghani women. so i would like to use this opportunity to welcome her back to the center. and also, i would like t