you talk to condoleezza rice and hillary clinton for this. i wonder whether or not the fact today are in two different parties challenges the way they beat. condoleezza rice was tutored by white men her entire life. her tutors have been white males. even the party she is in. hillary clinton is in a party that is much more diverse. her husband -- husband is built by the gross -- beloved by negroes. i wonder whether or not politically republican women and democratic women have to lead in different ways. >> certainly. both of those women had prayer groups while they were in leadership. if you think about condoleezza rice having an african a woman -- african-american per group, there were republicans. if there had to be that confidentiality. hillary clinton had the same problem. she ended up with some conservative women in her group. it was interesting that was something that cut across both areas, their spiritual support needed as women leaders. tavis: what was your take away from the women you spoke with in corporate america? i raise that becau

former president bill clinton and former secretary of state condoleezza rice speak in the south bay. ing about her chance of running for the vice presidency. >>> also the eye in the sky. why scientists boarded a blimp today in the wake of that meteor explosion over the sierra. >>> and i'm janelle wang. the blind chinese activist makes a plea from china to congress and his request to secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> and osama bin laden revealed, an inside look at what nte al qaeda leader was planning beernational headlines fo your international headlines xt. xt >>> so, is your landlord looking for more rent? apparently you are not alone. >> rent is on the rise, big-time. better job market means higher rent across the bay area. nbc's marianne favro joins us in san jose this evening with the new numbers. >> reporter: well, construction crews are working to build a new 444-unit apartment complex here in north san jose, and there certainly is a demand for new apartments. because of that demand, rents in the area are going way up. need to rent? with 97% of the apartments in the san j

the biggest guest besides mitt romney is follower secretary of state condoleezza rice. our cameras showed anne leaving the home of john chambers. anne focus on unemployment. >> reporter: anne romney told the story of a need to turn our economy around and encouraged us all to go and talk to our friends and family about mitt. >> reporter: the democrats just showed up to criticize mitt romney about his record as governor of massachusetts. >> his long error of gutting companies for personal gain, leaving american workers without an opportunity to succeed and standing up for the middle class. >> some of the houghing i- profile attendees including condoleezza rice, again. >>> prawment called mitt romney today to graft him for clunching the republican nom nation. the president wished romney and his family well. >> more e details on some of the people being mentioned as possible running mates. several are from key swing states. mark koa rubio is a contender, and so is former minnesota governor till pawlenty, and new jersey governor chris christie is also said to be in the runni

. >> reporter: the former secretaries of state, george schultz and condoleezza rice both told a crowd of romney supporters. supporters left the chateau caroline beaming about their candidate. >> i'm a democrat. and i love mitt romney. >> reporter: nicole richardson says she's supporting the gop candidate's economic plan. >> i think he has very good business sense. he is fiscally responsible. i'm not putting down our current president. >> reporter: donors say former secretary of state, condoleezza rice, did formally endorse romney. but they say there was no talk about adding her name to the ticket. >> i would love that. >> reporter: george schultz and former governor, pete wilson, were also on the list. along with silicon valley ceo, meg whitman. and they were met by a quiet group of supporters. the secretary of commerce says that romney has a history of bad business decisions. and he will hurt the economy. >> he will do anything for the next election. in contrast, president obama is a long-term player. >> reporter: tickets started at $2,500 and went as high as $50,000. one event volun

condoleezza rice. she could be a positive game changer for mitt romney and others feel she could be a liability. and whether to preserve the definition of traditional marriage. supporters say it's the only way to keep activist judges at bay. that and more at the top of the hour on america's news headquarters. >> the tampa bay buccaneers have signed a brand-new man to their roster, unlike any other nfl player -- ever. rutgers university player, eric legrand suffered a serious spinal cord injury in 2010, leaving him paralyzed and on a ventilator. his coach the rutgers is now the coach of the bucs. he calls the signing a small gesture to recognize eric's character. eric is here, live. it's a privilege to chat with you. i have to say, people who talk about you, say before your accident, after your accident,ure the same guy. you were already involved in charity work and very inspirational to those around you. so what drives you? >> you know, just the people putting a smile on somebody's face keeps me going

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we're hearing that condoleezza rice is expected to announce she endorses romney. donors who pay $50,000 are expected to ptake part if a special dinner. otherwise it's a quiet night here in hillsboro. jean ellie, nbc bay area news. >> we'll have more coverage for you tonight at 11:00. >>> chuck reid got out of the political squeeze play tonight. gay rights activists pushed him to sign a pledge on june 5th, the same day his con electroverse ial pension reform initiative goes before voters. two of his allies who helped set the agenda had the mayor meet with same sex activists after the election. reid has said he supports anti-discrimination laws and domestic partnerships but not same sex marriage. >>> the next time the earth shakes in san francisco, scientists will pay specific attention to a high rise. because the usgs just installed some high-tech instruments. >> reporter: it's hard to miss this building from just about any place in san francisco. 64 floors of cutting edge seismic engineering. >> we have to reinvent how we look at tall buildings, how we design them

condoleezza rice backed him up last night. she praised romney's leadership. olitical analysts say rice could be a possible running mate for romney because she bolsters his foreign poli sicy credentia >>> deer are becoming a major problem. they plan to fix it. park officials say number of deer has increased from four sightings in 1960 to more than 80 per square mile in the foursquare mile park. they're planning to reduce the deer population because of the damage the animals have done to plant growth. sharpshooters and birth control are two methods being discussed to deal with the population. >>> this morning people are cleaning up from the tropical storm beryl. there were remnants of that storm spawned a tornado that tore through a neighborhood near the north carolina coast. the strong winds flattened three homes and damaged at least 50 others. the storm dumped heavy rain and is now out in the atlantic ocean. >>> time for a look at "weather & traffic on the 1s." we have the beautiful sun behind us and a beautiful morning to start our day. we like it so far. >>

it might not be, but in any case, it was an assistant to condoleezza rice. >> the american he met with was bruce riedel. >> bruce riedel, sorry about that. thank you. and mr. riedel told my father, you know, there's only so far i can go with this paper because i'm leaving, i'm going back to the agency. he was an agency guy. and that he said, and do you know what's going on? my replacement they're basically sending over to the israeli embassy a list of names rather than fighting after the names get rejected because the israelis don't want someone like that in that position. and, you know, it's a conversational thing, and maybe mr. riedel after the fact wishes he hadn't said that or wishes jack hadn't published it. but i believe it. my father wasn't given to make aing things up. making things up. and, anyway, there's that story. >> vernon, did you have, did you have anything, vernon, you wanted to add to that? >> the person in question was elliot abrams, and abrams, i think, in a review of the bookg basically said that neverg happened, so we were left with jack's account and abrams' de

coming up next what you didn't know about this lady condoleezza rice.our next installment in our series "running with romney." >> with friends like these, who needs enemies. how charlie rangel is getting stiffed by his own party. let's check in with ryan kilmeade to see what's going on on fox and friends. >> we don't have anything planned. i was hoping you had an idea. >> which got it covered for you. >> we are going to try this. see how this goes, ladies. >> the woman who says she went to heaven and back and lived to tell the tale. i cannot wait to see how much everything is there. plus donald trump is on. has he ever met susan summers? we will find out. a 13-year-old boy who gave a history lesson of their own. a oo 51 minutes after the hour. see what stories are making headlines overseas. >> that is russia where at tyne put tin protests got out of hand. up to 70,000 protestors protesting vladimir putin's return to the presidency. hundreds arrested by riot police. they smuggled in a fake bomb hours before it opened. he did it to expose the gaping secur

last night in a big fund-raiser in holes in elk grove some of the notables of the event for condoleezza rice and george shultz tickets range from 2500 to $50,000 in their rummies you might expect to several thousand at present obama's and spends public money to help cylinder which eventually went bankrupt armey said he wants the money in the cellar company when the government puts a half a billion dollars into one of its choice they do understand that a free economy works and " irani is would hold one more event here in the bay area before heading down to sign california to try and raise more money by and fremont in max cps 5. the man charged with kidnapping and killing sierra lamar's scheduled to enter a plea today the 21 year-old antoine garcia torres has been held up they'll since his arrest last week and is believed to the missing morgan hill girl three dna evidence in continue searching for sierra disappeared march 16th san ramon police are investigating it attempted chillers store robbery that happened yesterday afternoon when mrs. believe one of the store owners fired a gun hitting on

powerful women and her dream job was running the national football league but many people believe condoleezza ricebe a great person running with romney. bret baier takes a look what she brings to the table. >> condi rice. >> bret: she is figure associated with the last republican administration of george w. bush but given the department of her experience, could romney choose her as her vice president. >> she is very interesting and very filled in foreign policy. a lot of people like her. she is not seen as a political figure which is a plus. but she has never been a candidate which is. >> but the skills good government ally but can make a difference in the campaign. i think she is interesting, but i would be surprised if she gets the pick. it's not impossible. >> how many ways can i say it, not me. >> when asked, she said no repeatedly, different times and different ways. >> i'm really happy doing what i do. no, no. >> in fact said she wouldn't want any political position. >> you should never go home twice. i'm a specialist in international relations. that is my vocation. it's my advocation. i lov

the classroom is filled with pictures of leaders from condoleezza rice, the first female african-americansecretary of state and the first african-american astronaut, female leaders to inspire and show that leadership is about overcoming adversity. >> i think this program has helped to empower me and helped me feel more confident and independent. >> reporter: some students have already put what they've learned to the test. >> more recently, probably about two weeks ago i went to the outdoor school, and i helped them make the decision to make sure they followed the rules. so it has taught others too, so that's important. >> reporter: young ladies can walk away with the confidence to compete in the global economy. sherrie johnson. >> the mission is to help develop student leaders with strong exark who actually make a difference. it's a coindependent school serving kindergarten through 12th grade. >>> a little sunshine popping up. 82 degrees right now. it's a few degrees above average for the last days of may. compared to the weekend we'll take. that take a look at some of the weather changin

people like condoleezza rice on stage. but the focus is clear, how to get the economy in growth mode and how to put more people to work. the new ceo of pg&e said job creation would result. >> there is modernizing electric transmission could create 150,000 to 200,000 jobs every year over two decades. there is another study suggests it could support an average of over 100,000 job autos the ceo says it will take a partnership to make that happen. another check came from dupont's ceo seeing a long term need but is troubled by low number of students who pursue the science and math. >> 14% we need that to be 25% or 30% and there is the fact that 40% wander away from that major. >> there is a business group that tries to identify pressing needs and issues that support vie tilt. >> we've cut the towards and probably going to cut them more. there is some bigger cuts coming in next few weeks so cut asking we need to supplement it with revenue. >> president clinton's rorkz -- remarks are the most anticipated. at california theater da

that is from former secretary of state condoleezza rice. as for the rest of the guest list, their endorsements came in the form of the hefty check. >> earlier at arrival they will be met by obama supporters before the valet parking attendants. it was a tame protest organized by the bay area democratic party officials. they criticize the supporters saying they care only about short-term profit without regard for consequences. singling out meg whitman who announced 27,000 layoffs at hp. >> one of the biggest hosts for this a week ago laid off 27,000 workers. i want to know who is advising romney to show up with someone who laid off 27,000 workers. it is almost like they are celebrating job loss. >> san francisco republican says fund raising will be different this time around. >> they were able to raise small contributions from donors who were interest contributing for the first time. $25, $50 contributions. those people still don't have jobs three and four years later. big money is the only game in town. >> tonight's guests pay $2500 just to

that is from former secretary of state condoleezza rice. as for the rest of the guest list, their endorsements came in the form of the hefty check. >> earlier at arrival they will be met by obama supporters before the valet parking attendants. it was a tame protest organized by the bay area democratic party officials. they criticize the supporters saying they care only about short-term profit without regard for consequences. singling out meg whitman who announced 27,000 layoffs at hp. >> one of the biggest hosts for this a week ago laid off 27,000 workers. i want to know who is advising romney to show up with someone who laid off 27,000 workers. it is almost like they are celebrating job loss. >> san francisco republican says fund raising will be different this time around. >> they were able to raise small contributions from donors who were interest contributing for the first time. $25, $50 contributions. those people still don't have jobs three and four years later. big money is the only game in town. >> tonight's guests pay $2500 just to

. >> condoleezza rice. without question. >> but she said she's not interested, right?erested. but to me, if there's an ideal candidate, she appeals to the old school republican base. she has a ton of credibility there. and she also i think has been so firm in what she believes that she'll appeal to some of the old school conservatives that romney is going to have a very difficult time exciting -- getting excited about his campaign. >> last week, vice president biden talked about the policy of walking softly and carrying a big stick. he then punctuated his address by saying and trust me, president obama has a big stick. there was like an audible groan in the audience and people for the next two days in the is news cycle have been talking about how just mortifying that was. >> an audible groan and there was an also that's what she said. >> right. >> it has been a great time having you on. but i'm going to go now before i get in any more trouble. >> yes. >> thank you so much for being here. >>> stay right there. we'll be back with more "our world with black enterprise." >

that is from former secretary of state condoleezza rice.the guest list, their endorsements came in the form of the hefty check. >> earlier at arrival they will be met by obama supporters before the valet parking attendants. it was a tame protest organized by the bay area democratic party officials. they criticize the supporters saying they care only about short-term profit without regard for consequences. singling outan who whitman who announced 27,000 27,000 layoffst hp. >> one of the biggest hosts for this a week ago laid off 27,000 workers. i want to know who is advising romney to show up with someone who laid off 27,000 workers. it is almost like they are celebrating job loss. >> san francisco republican says fund raising will be different this time around. >> they were able to raise small contributions from donors who were interest contributing for the first time. $25, $50 contributions. those people still don't have jobs three and four years later. big money is the only game in town. >> tonight's guests pay $2500 just to stand in with

former president bill clinton and former secretary of state condoleezza rice are appearing at the annual bay area council's outlet conference in downtown san jose. they will join larry brown and ceos of some companies. it's helping to keep the spirit of innovation alive. >>> christina loren is here. rain and then an almost perfect weekend? >> yeah, something to talk about. we've got a good-looking day out there. south of the golden gate bridge for now, i want to start here, san jose, beautiful, beautiful day. temperatures running mild. overcast conditions. not too bright out there. but ntoverall, really comfortab. let's show you the radar. those showers are coming in. right now, some pretty active weather all throughout marin county. starting to see mill valley getting heavier downpours. and san francisco, just about 56 minutes away now from the richmond district, you're ready for some moderate rainfall. heading throughout the day, we're not expecting much of anything. those showers will slowly but surely make their way into the east bay and south bay as we progress through the evening h

it was chaired by secretary condoleezza rice and former chancellor of the new york city public school system joel klein. it was a very bipartisan and very mixed group. but for higher educator, what really was to me the heart of the recommendation was the call for a national readiness audit. which would help us understand the very things your statement and your questions and this committee have been asking about for a long time. how prepared is the nation and at what levels are we teaching all of our citizens to have proficiency in another language? now, it's easy for us in higher ed and international education to forget just how many of our citizens aren't connected to the world and don't get the chance to study it. 70% of americans today don't have a passport. and that's about the same percentage of americans with a college education that can't find indonesia on a map, can't find iran on a map, and believe that south sudan, the newest country in the world is either in southeast asia or in south america. most americans who do study abroad go to a relatively few number of countries, ma

. >> donors say former secretary of state condoleezza rice has endorsed romney. but there was no talk of adding her name to the ticket as v.p. >>> one name being floated for romney's running mate, hp ceo meg whitman. she hosted the fundraiser last night. the two worked together at bain capital and are long-time friends. some suspect a romney/whitman ticket might do well with female voters. other names, florida senator marco rubio, ohio senator rob portman, former minnesota governor tim pawlenty, and new jersey governor chris christie. >>> san jose mayor chuck reed says he won't make a decision on a city resolution to support gay marriage until after that june 5th election. pushing the mayor to join other big-city mayors around the country in supporting same-sex marriage. now, he says he's not asking mayor reed to go against his personal beliefs but wants reed to do what's right from a legal standpoint. mayor reed questioning the timing. >> i think the timing of this and the connection to the presidential campaigns and local campaigns is unfortunate. >> you cannot

it changed her life because condoleezza rice said as a leader you can go around the world speaking englishmost everyone now, but that's not good enough. you really have to learn languages and cultures to understand and make the world connect better. susan rice, who is also in the book, said it's not good enough when the chinese team can understand everything we're saying at the u.n. and our team can't understand them. so darcy's passionate aboutes a realized that could make her a world leader. >> what is something they all have in common that surprised you? >> they're all themselves. it's not a cookie cutter of what makes a good leader. they have different person personalities and passions and they've used that to make them a great leader. it's important to understand you don't have become something you continue want to be to lead at the top. you get there and you make it your own. you put yourself into it. that's an important message so that the women growing up will want those top jobs. >> what is darcy's next move? she's a junior now? >> she founded a model u.n. club at a virtual school

year and it's rather strange when you when you you know remember condoleezza rice who stated the cold war was finally over when nine eleven have after nine eleven happened and you know bush they work with the russians very well you know when the when we went into afghanistan so it is coming back to some kind of a very cold war. you know atmosphere is a very strange strange phenomenon in my view. and i know if i go to you you wrote in the american conservative an article entitled the prudence philosophy and you said the russian leaders paradoxical strong state liberal conservative is and what is that it by the way i love the article and that's why we have you on the program how would you describe that to my viewers. thank you very much well there's a long historical tradition in russia which sees a strong states not as being in accord to liberal reform but as essential to it and up without the state that the result will probably be anarchy whereas we might say benign autocracy can initiate political reforms and social reforms and economic reforms to move the country forward so. putin i

the oral histories confirm the work done by my former colleague, professor selico and condoleezza rice that bush was far ahead of advisers that the time was come to push for reunion i have indication of germany and nato. general scowcroft in his oral history is absolutely terribly honest, wonderfully candid about how he had to be convinced that reunifying germany and putting it in nato was a good thing as an objective and a good thing for the united states to seek. america's german ally helmet cole wanted this and was moving to his own drummer. margaret thatcher counseled caution. of course, gorbachev didn't want it. so what the president decided was to run the table. we'll get back to that in a moment. that's what philly means about a revolutionary set of objectives. to seek a reunified germany in nato was to run the international table. with regard to lithuania, president bush was ready to take the hit for what was called a second munich, to give gorbachev the breathing room to manage his lithuanian crisis, so the big prize of getting a united germany remained viable and in play. dur

some of the notables in the attendance, a condoleezza rice and george shultz. ranging from 2500 to $50,000. romney took several days at president obama. romney said " that's what happens when the government puts hundreds of millions of dollars into eight enterprise. he makes their harder for solar technology. " it >>> romney is here in the bay area tried to pick up a little more cash before heading to the seven california. >>> to american tourists were kidnapped earlier this morning. the men in their '30's were traveling in between resort towns of the red sea. it is the latest in a series of local kidnappings. meanwhile, secretary state hillary clinton says international support will be needed if united states takes part. >>> the suspect in this sierra lamar kidnapping is expected to enter a plea today. antolin garcia torres was arrested after dna collected clinton to the missing in morgan hill grow. an attempted robbery suspect is said. it happened yesterday afternoon at the golden treasure. the owner shot a gun he later died at a hospital. please say the othe

earlier they heard from condoleezza rice. she did say she's not interested in being anyone's vice presidential running mate. but ceos of pacific gas and electric spoke about job creation and the need to get more students to major in science, technology, engineering and math and president clinton brought a wider perspective. >> california will come roaring back but will happen faster if we work together instead of cleeming at each other, cooperation works in real i've we're never going to get level of reform until we pull together. >> president clinton said he spent time chatting off stage with governor jerry brown he's aware of the state's tough budget issues but state is facing but message is what the former president thinks will get california back on track. mr. clinton knew this is a silicon valley crowd and made sure he was clear he supported the type of economy that exists here. the jobs being created and venture capitol backing it. >> and more still to come tonight just ahead say so long to the stick. what developers ha

rise rise -- condoleezza rice had a similar message. >> education is transformative and literally changes lives. that is why people work so hard to become educated. >> alan: rice, the former provost at stanford, is a good example. she has several degrees, including a ph.d from the university of denver, and today she added an honorary degree from smu. >> ama: the california gold rush is coming to live again in the sierra nevada mountains. a new mine is opening near sutter creek, the same place that launched the california gold rush in 1848. this week sutter gold celebrated the first phase of the measure. it's still a gamble and no one knows what is underneath 90% of the land. >> this mine is something that has been waiting to happen for a long time, and you're going to see loot re 0 resources come out of here. >> ama: one estimate it took 30 years of planning just to get to this stage. it should take another five years to see if the mine has a commercial future. >> alan: leigh is here. cooling rough out there. >> leigh: certainly is. take a look from our high definition cam, you can see th

condoleezza rice expected to endorse mitt romney here tonight. ronald reagan's secretary of state is on the guest list. meg whitman one time-republican candidate for governor, now, the head of hewlett-packard is a campaign co-chair as is pete wilson. >> the house where event is being thrown by itself was built in 1913. there are 95 rooms, and largest enclosed atrium in the united states. there was a documentary on the house this, is a bit of the production. >> some people say there is a curse on this house. it's said there has been murder in this house. outrageous claims about the building. >> there was a murder in the house in 1986. a security guard tacked two young girls, killing one of them n 1990s charles bartlet johnson and his wife, ann bought the house and put $30 million into rono vacations. it's a palace but not the place for a mitt romney fund-raiser says the head of the republican party in san francisco. >> it's a question would i have picked that venue? probably not. >> because? >> because there is that marie antoinette association. >

>> bret: sources close to former secretary of state condoleezza rice tell fox news tonight she will endorset romney during a fundraiser in california this evening. rice is one of a handful of people running as a possible runningmate. tonight we get more on romney from romney. my colleague spoke with the presumptive republican nominee and his wife about the public perception of the candidate. >> i asked a lot of people what they'd ask you. what would you say to the governor if you had a chance. >> most said they did not know enough about you. does it surprise you? >> no, i don't think so at this early stage. begunning a general election. not a lot of people on the candidate myself. people will get to know me better. they would know more about me than they would like to by the time we're finished. a lot of people who talk to me about the process, think you are a tough guy to crack. is there truth to that? >> it depends who is asking. >> i don't know if that is the case. as people get to know me, some will like me and some won't. nature of most folks. >> what do you think of that? >> he is pri

mitt romney scoring another condoleezza rice. this happened at a fundraiser. rice has been mentioned as a possible running mate. she is a professor at stanford university and a partner at a consulting firm with other members of george bush. >> bush will be at the white house for the unveiling of their official portrait. president obama and first lady michelle obama will be there as well. those my friends are your 5@5:00 headlines. >> may be a little awkward for them. >> everything should be a okay. >> planned parenthood is now launching an attack on mitt romney as a brand new poll shows presidential nominee makeling serious gains with female voters. peter doocy is live in washington with more. >>> good morning, heather. not only did planned parenthood endorse president obama yesterday they are packed action funned launched a ad campaign trying to paint romney as rom for women. they are going to add in florida, iowa and virginia all swing states as well as washington, d.c. the president of the pact cecil richards says there's no greater champion for women's hea

. >> tonight here at the fundraiser is secretary of state condoleezza rice. she is expected to endorse mitt romney for president. romney's biggest supporter, his wife, raised money in network pal organize alto. >> reporter: luxury cars lead you up to the pal organize alto home of john lane, president of cisco. they joined mitt romney's wife and dozens of women for a luncheon. >> we are mothers and we care about our country. she really spoke tour hearts as well as our mind. >> reporter: attendees got a sneak preview of the general election. she is all about the economy. she really talked about how her husband wants to bring this country back to where it should be, a leader in the world, how important it is for us to have jobs. >> she said that women's issues were employment. they were the same as men now. >> reporter: political analysts say the democratic party often has the advantage when it comes to female voters, but this year, the economy may trump social b5b8vs. there is this historic gender gap advantage that the democrats have, but wrim traditionally po

those expected to attend, former secretary of state george shults, and former secretary of state condoleezza rice and a list of big wigs from silicon valley. chair of the g.o.p. in san francisco says mitt romney will have no trouble raising the necessary cash, but she would have picked someplace else to hold the fund-raiser. >> it's a question of would i have picked that venue? probably not. >> because? >> there is that marie antoinette association with the word chateau. >> well, let them eat cake is probably what they're going to be doing tonight. we heard there may be protestors showing up. they're expected to arrive around 5:30, we'll have more on that coming up tonight at 6:00. reporting from hillsborough, mark matthews abc 7 news. >> thank you, mark. the romney campaign saying oops today after an embarrassing typo. the campaign released a new iphone app called we'll admit, allowing to take your picture and turn it into a romney campaign poster. one slogan supposed to say a better america but america reads amercia. a spokesperson says the campaign submitted a corrected app. >> a web site aims

could condoleezza rice be the first vice president? special report starts at 6:00 eastern. ♪ 6. ♪ ♪ >> bob: talking about eric's injury baseball and okay. >> we'll tell you why. [ laughter ] >> we were talking about spirit airlines, that wonderful generous nice operation that turned down a vet who was a vietnam vet and he is dying. he didn't get a free airline particulars which most other airlines do. the ceo came to the defense of his airline. i find it amazing and they have a lot of groups going to south america and you probably know what that means. and we have an interview with ben on a bush interview with him. go ahead. [ laughter ] >> the media is somewhat irresponsibly reported this situation. if you buy the insurance for $10 it covers a wide range of unexpected events that could happen to you. what he asked him to do was to give him the benefit of that insurance whether he didn't purchase the insurance. had we done, that i think it would have been cheating all the people who bought the insurance. i think that is fundamentally unfair. >> bob: ben, you need some help

we're told former secretary of state, condoleezza rice formally endorsed him tonight. we're not privy to how much money was raced, but the valet parking was only for donors who contributed $10,000 or more, and we've learned 100 cars were valet parked. so do the math. the gop is calling it the most successful romney event in california yet. live in hillsbrorugh, lloyd lacuesta. >> more details on romney's visit. ann romney attended a luncheon for republican women today. it was held at palo alto today. some of the invited women told us ann romney talked about the economy, jobs, women's issues, and how her husband could turn the country around. >>> a new iphone campaign app. is called i'm with mitt and calls on supporters to post photos of themselves. some enterprising americans are trying to cash in by selling misspelled t-shirts on the like. >>> president obama called mitt romney today to congratulate him on clinching the nomination. the white house says he told romney he looks forward to a debate about the nation's future. romney's camp said the call was quote brief an

the next feature will be condoleezza rice. >> they are off, not the candidates this time. talking about the horses. it is that time of year again for the kentucky derby. to get the inside scoop on the fashion, the racing, the food we are joined by anna kooiman. anna, i couldn't wait to see what hat you were wearing. gorgeous. perfect. >> when in rome, right? or when in louisville in this case. it is going to be a weekend heather. it will be a weekend of high fashion and fancy food and of course good old fashioned horse racing. today is kentucky oak day leading up to the kentucky dance. it is the fastest greatest two minutes. there's a lot of hubbub leading up to it. it is 10 furlongs with 100 mile total distance there. it is a race of 3 thoroughbred horses. for the first time in the 138 year history the kentucky derby has all 20 spots filled and is allowing one alternate. if you are of the betting kind many of you are and want to know who has the best odds union rags, voting meister and g gemologist are the top three. animal kingdom finished with a time of 2 minutes 2 seco