please join me in welcoming the california high speed rail chairman dan richard. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, maria. that is very kind. i want to take a few moments. i wanted to acknowledge a couple of people here from the california high speed rail authority, first, my colleague, the former mayor of redwood city, a superb board member, a terrific guy, jim hartnett. [applause] and also we recently appointed a new ceo to the authority. will be his job to get the organization up and running to build this thing. that is jeff morales. [applause] as maria said, the only way we can building in california these days is in a partnership situation, and we have many of our partnership stakeholders with us today. jim from the california transportation commission is here and the california alliance for jobs. he is the guy tried to put these guys to work. randy from the mtc and his boss steve. they are the ones that put the deal together for us for caltrain electrification. the new head of bart has done a spectacular job. [applause] and from our friends in the central v

. >>> the state fish and game commission voted to remove president dan richards following a controversial mountain lion hunt. this photo with a mountain lion he killed in february sparked questions and outrage. hunting mountain lions is legal in idaho but is banned in california. >>> the asian law caucus in san francisco says it's fielding hundreds of calls for information about the obama administration's new deferred action policy. starting next week, thousands of young, undocumented immigrants will be able to apply for a temporary reprieve from deportation. new data shows about 65,000 people here in the bay area who came to the u.s. before they were 16 years old would qualify. >>> san jose's mayor says it is a lucky day in a city with the opening of a new casino. 300 jobs were added when garden city casino closed and the bigger casino matrix opened this morning. they say that doesn't account for the construction jobs. they believe it will contribute $3 million more in tax revenue than the garden city casino did. >> the total revenues generates more money than the others combined. >> the

dan richards was criticized by animal rights advocates for shooting a cougar while hunting in idaho, is legal there not in california he even posed with the dead animal in photos. his fellow commissioners are expected to vote to remove him as head of fish and game but allow him to reman a commission member. he says he will fight to keep his job. >>> new casino matrix set to open less than two hours from now. people are already inside playing cards as you see. the ceremonial opening takes place 8:00 this morning, officials want to take advantage of the date to promote a number considered lucky in some asian cultures. matrix held a private opening yesterday for family and friends. >>> if you buy gas at safeway you will no longer get a discount by using a club card. there was a 3% discount, the chain claim the policy change is not related to a judge's ruling that blocked the price reductions at within location that would be dixon where an independent owner accused safeway of illegal price cutting. state law bars retailers from selling below cost if they intend to harm competition. >>> m

dan richards was criticized for shooting a cougar last february while hunting in idaho.e, but not in california where he holds that post. he posed with the dead animal. rich arounds' fellow commissioners are expected to vote to remove him as head of fish and game but allow him to remain a commission member. richards said he will feet to keep his job. >>> next, business while you work for the freight industry as it boosts lumber shipments for home builders. bloomberg business report coming up. >>> battle overwhat customers need to know when they buy phones, heads to court. >>> why safeway will no longer give discount to club hey, there's barely a line at space mountain. you there ! i am looking for someone, hair black as night, skin white as snow ! yeah, yeah, i got that ! she is at the castle. dad ! honey ! but she's on the move. disney mobile magic, on verizon. you wouldn't happen to have an apple ? find characters, access wait times for the park you're in, and enjoy premium features when you download disney mobile magic, powered by verizon. i've never writtencereal, a

the photos of dan richards with a mountain line he shot were taken earlier this year in idaho. hunting mountain lions is banned in california but it is level in idaho. the state commission removed richards from the game commission in california. richards says he has done nothing wrong and says he will stay on the commission as a member until his term expires. >>> mitt romney was on the trail in iowa today but -- romney told supporters business people think america will quote, become like greece or like spain or italy or like california, then he said he was just kidding, sort of. governor jerry brown takes issue with the remark saying that while the state has the highest unemployment rate in the nation, it leads the nation in jobs created. >>> let's turn things over to jeff ranieri, our meteorologist and it's heating up out there, jeff. >> it is a sizzler today, we got close to 100 degrees, but mother nature couldn't quite firmly get us over that edge. at least in the east bay, we topped out firmly in livermore, 98 in gilmore. so you go out 30 miles here and the temperature sprea

a picture of dan richards with the big cat drew outrage and demands he be fired. mountain lions are protected in california but not in idaho. board members are expected to vote today to replace richards as president. if they remove him, he'll still remain a member of the commission. richards says he did nothing wrong, and he will not resign. >>> happening right now, firefighters have contained a very small fire at 1 world trade center in manhattan. that blaze was sparked by a welder's torch up on the 88th floor of the skyscraper being built on the site of the twin towers. there were earlier reports that this was a false alarm. now the fire department has clarified this saying it was, quote, equipment burning and not the building. >> 6:56. more signs the economy is recovering this morning. >> that's right. scott mcgrew. more pple are paying their mortgage on time. >> that's right, good news. the most is about three years. about 5.5% of americans are still 60s da 0 days or more beh payments but the number is on the way down partly because the economy is getting bette

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today's action comes six month after dan richards shot a mountain lion in idaho.here's that very controversial photo. it was legal, but animal rights groups were furious about it. fish and game commission sets the rules for fishing and hunting endangered species here in california. >>> a 14-year-old boy from the sacramento area is accused of molesting children at a day-care center owned by his relatives. the colored pencil day-care was shut down by social service yesterday. the 14-year-old boy is now in juvenile hall and faces charges of lewd acts with a minor. two alleged victims have come forward. the father of one of them is speaking out. >> my daughter's been going there over a year. nobody knew up until yesterday that this was going on. >> the boy is related to the day-care owner. investigators reportedly say she was made aware of the allegations but took no action. there is concern there are more victims. >>> safety concerns on the new eastern span of the bay bridge will be addressed at a state summit hearing next we go. alex savage is live to tell about the

presidents in history have been inaugurated at age 42 or younger and only two, 40-year-old richard nixon and 41-year-old danave been elected since 1950. >>> enough of the real news, let's huddle up around the water cooler and watch stephen colbert celebrate the selection of paul ryan. >> join me in welcoming the next vice president of the united states, paul ryan. >> oh! oh! whew! what a relief. because for nine months now, i thought i was going to have to vote for mitt romney. i got to tell you i was worried. you got me. you got me. >> but i can tell you this, he's going to be the next vice president of the united states. >> i mean, romney ryan 2012. this wasn't great news for everyone. specifically vice presidential hopefuls like tim paw lenti and rob portman, it is tough news to break to a potential running mate. but mitt's a leader, so he had his son do it. >> tag romney. mitt romney's oldest son was the person to give the news to both rob portman and tim paw lenti that they were not the pick. >> they should be honored. chris christie got a call from rafalka. i believe we have a recording. >> hello, did

dan quayle was. two years older than richard nixon was. he is young. he ought to talk to young people.he pew foundation said that 25% of young people between 18 and 34 have moved back in with their parents. unemployment in july among 18 to 29 years old was 12.4%. that's above nevada. the worst of the 50 states. this is a cohort that obama carried by 24 points last time. if romney/ryan makes the case that they're suffering -- >> i'm not sure the young people will flip. no question, that congresswoman, young people are staying home. >> we always have the challenge of getting that cohort actually out to vote and the president did a good job of that in 2008 that's part of the plan this time to make sure that young people do vote. lot at stake for the young people in the election. it's true, a lot has moved back in with their parents. and they're also under college loan debt. the excessive interest rates that they were paying to continue to receive pell grants to go to college. lot at stake for young people in this election. >> you young people, all five of them, you don't have one of these

richard nixon was 39 when he ran with eisenhower in 52 and dan quayle was 41.ve a trivia question you think we should have on the job e-mail us. we'll be right back. humans -- sometimes life trips us up. and sometimes, we trip ourselves up, but that's okay. at liberty mutual insurance we can "untrip" you as you go through your life with personalized policies and discounts when you need them most. just call... and speak with a licensed representative about saving on your policy when you get married, move into a new house... [crash!] or add a car to your policy. don't forget to ask about saving up to 10% when you combine your auto and home insurance with liberty mutual. security, coverage, and savings. all the things humans need to make our beautifully imperfect world a little less imperfect. call... and lock in your rate for 12 months. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> i, as the wife of the guy they are returning against, i tend not to watch it, but i think it's important for everyone to watch these conventions. >> michelle obama

richard lowry of the "national review," fox news, and "time" magazine. dan balz of the "washington post," and our own norah o'donnell and john dickerson. get to the high ground, and we'll talk some politics because this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs >> schieffer: and good morning again. we are here on the floor of the republican convention in tampa, but just to see what may be headed our way, we want to start by going to dave bernard of our miami station wfor, for the very latest on this storm track. david, what do you know? >> good morning, bob. tropical storm isaac is moving across south florida this morning. the worst the storm has to offer, moving through miami and also the florida keys as we speak. the latest position on the storm, about 135 miles east-southeast of key west and winds of 65 miles per hour. look at the future track. this is projected to become a hurricane later tonight just west of the tampa area late tonight and during the day tomorrow. the worst weather in tampa will be late tonight and on monday. but there's growing

richard megley and roger martinez. if you can line up on this side, by the television, we will keep the door open for fire access. >> my name is dan bergerac. i live and work on castro street. this item was brought to the general membership less than two hours ago, sort of an 11th hour need to vote on it. for me, the building does not fit into the neighborhood. it looks like it is from pleasanton or emeryville. i feel it distracts from the neighborhood and does not add anything to it, and i would urge you to vote against it. >> i am richard mcgarry, the head of the emergence of upper market and castro. there are about 240 currently- paid members for 2012 in the organization. we did meet and hear a presentation from the project sponsors this morning. it was not possible to do it earlier because of the summer meeting calendar schedule. the developer desired to have as much information as they could. i want to confirm that the membership this morning did vote in favor of supporting the project. because of the late hour, that information is not in your packet. i did give ms. avery copies, and also mr. crawford has copies as well as th

dan rogers with the mountain lyon he shot in idaho which infuriated conservationists. hunting mountain lyons is banned in california bullet in idaho and other states. fish and game removed richards from the presidency this morning at its meeting in southern california. richards says he'll stay on the commission until his term expires and maintains he's done nothing wrong. >> a showdown in london tonight. beach volleyball has created a lot of buzz at the games in london and tonight the women's competition will wrap up with what promises to be a spirited finale. phil rogers joins us live from london with more. hi, phil, how are you? >> reporter: we're doing good. as you watch this match tonight keep two things in mind. no matter who wins history will be made and the united states is guaranteed to win a gold medal. it will be a nice at the beach tonight for the united states. the scene of an all american show unfor beach volleyball gold. two-time defending champs kerri walsh jennings and misty may trainer against olympic rookies. >> we've been on the podium once this year and we haven't been on the podium with them at all so a nice experience to hear the national anthem. >> reporte

selection since world war ii after richard nixon and dan quail. other people have saying that, you know, this would be great for the republic party to try to at that point -- tap into that younger vote which is something that the obama camp has been good at for the last three or four years. >> he he is definitely not too young. he is the same age al gore was when he was chosen. is he a year older than house of representatives. maybe you can is that's not enough experience. he has become recognized as the expert in the federal government is financed both parties everybody on capitol hill, i think, recognizes paul ryan as the guy who knows his stuff on this more than anybody else. >> seems to be excitement that's coming at 9:00 it? >> is trending, my friend. congressman ryan has not been afraid to take on the president. in person. and publicly at blare house and others on a whole range of issues. is he he going to bring an excitement and a directness to the romney campaign that they need at this point in terms of having direct talks with the america

richard jordan, news 4. >> well, it's clear that katie ledecky's friends and family are excited. we'll hear from the star swimmer herself. dan hellie spoke with ledecky after her qualifying race in london. we'll have that coming up in sports. >>> right now president obama is about to make a campaign stop in virginia. he'll rally at loudon county high school in about an hour. in the meantime, mitt romney is campaigning tonight in colorado. >>> scientists have discovered a new strain of the swine flu. they call it h3n2. 41 cases have been confirmed, but health officials believe there have been many more. scientists do not believe this will turn into a crisis like the swine flu epidemic of 2009. the centers for disease control is making preparations so that it can make a new vaccine in a few months. if it becomes necessary. >>> police are trying to figure out if a body found in prince georges county could be connected to the case of a missing d.c. woman. someone found a woman's body wrapped in a bag floating in swan creek in ft. washington. pat collins spoke with the possible victim's family tonight. >> what do you think happen

dan hellie spoke with ladecky today after that qualifying race. it's about 90 minutes from now on news 4 at 6:00. >> thanks, richard. >>> she's a star early on. one of the big stories coming out of the games today. >> in day six of action, u.s. athletes added with the potential of more to come during prime time tonight. to keep us on top of all of the action, nbc bill rogers live in london once again. hey, bill. >> good evening. gold medals in high-profile sports get all the headlines. but tonight a lower profile event is casting a golden glow. great britain awoke to see the tower bridge bathed in olympic gold celebrating the nation's first gold medals of the games yesterday. but early today, the american gold rush continued. >> america versus great britain -- >> reporter: at excel arena, more olympic gold as kayla harrison won the first ever american gold medal in judo. brought to tears as she heard her national anthem. >> i pictured it every night for the last four years and feels real. >> at the same hall, vladimir putin who has written a book on judo cheered his nation and the gold medal performance. ann romney was cheering her horse in e

dan quayle. to be fair, even today, conventions can create stars like ann richards, the keynote speaker at the democraticonvention in 1988. she was the texas treasurer, and this delicious snarky comment netted her the governor's office. >> poor george. he can't help it. he was born with a silver foot in his mouth. >> it was a great line. but this year, the keynote speakers are chris christie for the gop. already a rising star. and actually he is already a star. and for the democrats, julian castro, the mayor of san antonio, a not so subtle plea for the hispanic vote. of course, conventions can rally the base. drill, baby, drill was born in 2008. >> drill, baby, drill! drill, baby, drill! drill, baby, drill! >> but is all of that enough to justify all the time and money to put on two massive cheerleading sessions? the director of center for politics at the university of virginia has written about this in "the new york daily news." welcome, larry. >> well, good morning, carol. how are you? >> i'm good. i know you think conventions are getting to be a waste of time. so tell us why. >> well, i have to confes