i'm craig bosswell. channel. >> john: want to get rich. uncle sam will give you a break on one of these. politicians' promise gone wrong number six. >> we have to support and strengthen family based agriculture. >> john: supporting family based agriculture. america is sure doing that. in new jersey, they raise alpacas. >> the reason i got in i was looking for a tax shelter. >> john: so was this woman. there are so many tax benefits for livestock beegd and alpacas are easy to raise. have uncle sam help you buy your alpacas. >> have uncle sam but ends up paying for them, uncle sam. >> john: lots of people are getting in on it. >> i could never write it off. after purchasing the alcapas, it became a sacks writeoff. >> john: they asked members on a scale of one to ten, what motivated to you buy. more than half rated tax benefits. >> we got it to it for tax reasons. >> john: they sound like accountants. >> take a deduction. >> depreciated over five to seven years. >> john: they are also valued for fleece. but it doesn't explain in the growth. 2

>> and in politics, when you're not on the offense, you're on the defense. >> in washington, craig bosswell. >>> maryland lawmakers voted to expand gambling. and. >>> a consumer alert. a recall involving nearly 4 million popular baby seats. >>> and people say they couldn't call 911 when they needed help the most. tonight, fairfax county officials reveal what caused the communications breakdown during the summer's storms. >> and more summer storms this evening, too, and we have a severe thunderstorm watch out there for parts of the viewing area down to the south- southeast. and in the city, it's been pretty good. a little bit of sunshine, the temperatures are very, very comfortable. we'll talk about that first forecast coming up. and more news when fox 5 news at 5 continues. stay with us.  i'm barack obama and i approve this message seen this? mitt romney claiming the president would end welfare's work requirements? the new york times calls it 'blatantly false' the washington post says: "the obama administration is not removing the bill's work requirements at all." in fact,

in washington, craig bosswell, fox news. >>> a tropical storm is headed to the caribbean. and officially beginning tropical storm isaac a few minutes ago. the organizers say the odds the weather will impact tampa are very small and let's check in with the forecasters. gary mcgrady has more now. what are you talking about here? >> very small, brian. how about 2% chance that this could affect tampa in and around the time of the convention. look, it goes against everything i know as a forecaster, not even to acknowledge that. let's go to tropical tracker and see what is going on. now, tropical storm isaac, winds 40 miles an hour just became a tropical storm. this is the official track now and looks like it intensifies and moves up through the caribbean. maybe a minimal hurricane. pretty good hurricane by friday's forecast and up through cuba on sunday at 2:00, headed to the straits again. i think this forecast gets better wednesday-thursday when the national hurricane center flies the big learjet up over the storm. that is when the models get real, real good at this stuff, br

craig bosswell, fox news. >> and fox 5 will have complete coverage of next week's republican national convention. and we will have live coverage throughout the day and our political analyst will talk to us from the convention throughout the week. >> one thing they have to be concerned about is that weather, for sure. >>> republican delegates were worried the storm could slam into the gop convention in tampa on tuesday as matt motioned. isaac's past seems to have shifted and the convention could be in the clear for the most part and let's go to gary mcgrady for an update on tropical storm isaac right now. gary? >> reporter: thanks, laura. looked like this morning it was going make a run for hurricane strength. the winds have gone up a bit and i know you saw the satellite picture there in that big monitor and i want you to look to the left. you see how the cloud looked like fingers coming out? that is some upper level ventilation. this is trying to get stronger and jumping into hurricane stage and hispaniola to the north and haiti, a tropical region and is keeping the storm from getting

craig bosswell has the latest. >> reporter: president obama hit his republican rival on education cuts for a second day in nevada. >> the plan governor room -- romney put forward would cut america's investment in education by nearly 20%. >> reporter: the president rallied supports at a north las vegas high school after a round table discussion with teach every -- teachers, an area hit hard by the housing chris onis and recession. >> the actions we took the first two years of my administration helped save the jobs of 4,000 educators. >> reporter: they warned the economic policies of the economic-romney ticket. >> no, don't boo, vote! >> reporter: nevada is in the tossup category as election day nears as is iowa. >> that is an iowa welcome. i'm glad to hear it. >> reporter: mitt romney slammed the president's economic record. >> he said he would get people good jobs. instead, we have gone 42 straight months with unemployment over 8%. >> reporter: paul ryan re- enforced the message in roanoke, virginia. >> this is president obama's imagine airy recovery. and this is not mere. >> reporter:

craig bosswell has more with the latest. >> reporter: good evening. they just began, the roll call to place mitt romney into the nomination, though that is official thursday evening and they began the roll call with states of alabama now. interesting day on the first day. some of the delegations fuming over rumor changes and ron fall paul got the welcome when he entered the hall here. >> and this convention will come it it toorder. >> reporter: mitt romney and his wife ann arrived in tampa this morning as the first foul day of the republican national convention got underway. she's scheduled to deliver her much anticipated speech in prime time tonight. >> i had a lot of input in this, i must say, and where i felt like i was getting what i wanted to say. >> texas congressman ron paul's -- highlighting a split among republicans, albeit small. meanwhile, mr. romney is attending two fund raisers on his first day in tampa. his strategist saying that romney's acceptance speech on thursday night will be about why he wants to be president and what his presiden

craig bosswell has the latest from the campaign trail. joe visitors got more than a customer at the iowa coffee shop. >> how are you? >> reporter: president obama stopped in on the way to speak to supporters in oscaloosa, the second day of a three-day bus tour across the hawkeye state where the president is calling out his republican rival. >> we have a lot of differences between me and governor romney. >> reporter: after hitting him on the economy and taxes, the president slammed them on energy, specifically wind energy. >> he said that new sources of energy like wind are imaginary. his running mate calls them a fad. >> reporter: mitt romney is racking up the miles on his bus stop, too, making stops in ohio where he criticized president obama's policy. >> i see how he's waging war on coal. >> reporter: he said the obama administration's coal business cost jobs and increased energy prices. >> his vice president said coal is more dangerous than terrorists. can you imagine that? this reporter: it's the final d of his bus tour is. -- tour. h

craig bosswell is in tampa with the latest. craig. >> laura, good evening to you. millions of people expected to tune in, the biggest life of mitt romney's life is hours away as he headlines the finalinate of the republican national convention. it's the moment mitt romney is seeking for years, finally, accepting his party's nomination for president. republicans want to showcase him as a businessman, olympic saviour and religious family man. a long line of speakers will tell his story before he takes the stage, including his former business associates, past olympic athletes and members of the mormon church. he's expected to discuss his faith in more direct terms than usual. vice presidential nominee paul ryan touched on the issue in his speech last night. >> our faiths come together in the same moral creed. we believe that in every life, there is goodness. for every person there is hope. >> reporter: and while democrats continue to question the facts on wednesday night's speeches, the top republican fogs -- figures contop attack president obama. >> this is frighteni

craig bosswell is live with the latest. craig? >> reporter: shawn, good evening to you.he sikh temple remains closed. they continue their search for clues as to why this was the site of senseless violence. >> and this is going to be hurtful for a long time. >> reporter: outside of the temple, there is a small and moving memorial to the victims. six posts indescribed with the names of those killed. members of the temple and most in the small community are struggling to find something. anything encouraging and positive. >> what i have observed is the focus is on educating the public on who we are. the idea that that happens, they won't occur. >> reporter: the numerous reports of the shooters' ties to white supremacists and hate groups has many believing the temple was targeted because of the appearance of the members. since 9/11, they have been the target of prejudice because they wear tush owns -- tush signs and long boards but say that is a gail -- daily reminder of the values they uphold. >> when i wear my turbine, i'm reminded i'm supposed to be loving, compassionate,

same time, the weather permitting and that is the week after the gop gathering in washington, craig bosswell, fox news. >>> and how about this? and make the man take birth control. why we could be closer to a pill for men. >>> and people across four states, why their tattoos are to blame. >>> a young woman suffering from a flesh-eating disease reaches another medical milestone. >> and one of the most colorful redskins in recent memory coming home to announce his retirement.  . >>> a male birth control pill might be closer to development than ever before. alex villareal find out if men will be willing to take it. >> reporter: scientists have been trying to develop an ora male contraceptive since the birth control pill hit the market for women 50 years ago. now, researchers have a prototype. >> there is a couple of times that some girls told me they were on the pill and they were not the next morning. i think it's a great idea. >> i think it's great. i think it would be awesome. >> makes more sense to have the gun without bullets. than to have a bullet proof vest, you know?

craig bosswell is live in tampa, florida, tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, will. while we talk, you will probably hear the band behind us. they put the final touches on this and the reshuffled national convention is underway and immediately adjourned. >> it's my privilege to proclaim the 2012 republican national convention in session and called to order. >> reporter: monday's opening seg was largely symbolic after republicans cancelled the first day of activities because of tropical storm isaac. isaac is expected to make landfall as a hurricane somewhere between louisiana and miss sippy n. today's opening event, republicans introduced a four-day debt clock. >> at the end of the convention on thursday, when chairman boehner gavels the convention closed, it will stop, the clock and we'll see how much accumulated the last four days. >> i like my speech and our sons are at tampa, they staid terrific there and -- >> reporter: vice presidential candidate paul ryan will deliver his speech on wednesday night before hea

craig bosswell has the latest. >> reporter: we're under two hours before getting things underway here. the band behind us and warming up. you can hear that. a day after the republicans officially nominated mitt romney, they're reaching out to three key voting blocks. mitt romney makes a day trip to -- as speakers at the gop convention in tampa talk defense and foreign affairs. >> you defended our country and now we have to figure what we want to live on. >> my administration will not cut more than a trillion dollars. >> reporter: marco rubio, a top hispanic voice in the party is spoking about immigration. the platform takes a tough stance and adds a guest worker program and that begins by recognizing a million people a year jim great to the united states permanently. >> reporter: mrs. romney is attending a fund raiser called women for romney. >> and we're the ones not going to leave a deg lease -- legacy of debt for them from our wrecklessness. >> reporter: paul ryan delivers his speech point in people time and this morning his wife met with women voters. >> our family, our children,

in washington, craig bosswell, fox news. >>> meantime, a big upset in the republican race for senatein texas. ted cruz beat the state's lieutenant governor david dewhurst in yesterday's runoff election. despite the support from governor rick perry and other conservative leaders. and cruz goes on to face paul sadler. they were vying for the seat of retiring republican senator a bailey hutchison. >>> first, the lavish las vegas conference and now a house panel is investigating more spending sprees by the gsa. the agency spent more than 800,000 tax dollars on a vegas gathering in 2010. the lawmakers are questioning, or asking questions of about as many as 77 conferences, including a $260,000 one-day conference in arlington, virginia, where the gsa spent $20,000 just on drumsticks for the attendees. >> there are serious allegations of excessive spending and activities of dubious merits. >> we have cancelled 37 previously scheduled conferences those are a few of the many reforms the acting administrator has taken. >> the gsa is currently holding a conference in the opryland center in nash