. >> reporter: the movie also stars hue grant and is based on david mitchell's best selling novel. justin timberlake is trying to buy the memphis grizzlies. the nba has yet to approve the deal. >>> taylor swift has a new song out on itunes. swift wrote the song in honor of a three-year-old cancer victim after reading a blog written by the boy's mother. >> swift performed the song for the first time on friday's stand up to cancer telethon. >>> new on dvd tomorrow, snow white and the huntsman. and that is your eye on entertainment. teresa garcia, cbs news, los angeles. >> i liked that movie. >>> good morning and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike haiduk.

virginia charged with raping and beating a 73-year-old woman in new york central park. 42-year-old david mitchell spirit at reporters as he was led into -- spit at reporters as he was led into court today. mitchell is currently homeless. he has an extensive criminal record in both virginia and west virginia. >>> day four of the chicago teachers strike and many students are ready to go back to school. in fact, some varsity athletes are worried they'll lose playoff and championship opportunities and maybe even miss out on scholarships if they can't take to the field. the chicago teachers union has not been able to strike a deal with city officials, at least not yet. >>> still ahead art for everyone, a new mural is unveiled at one of the city's most popular landmarks. we'll take you there. >> i think everybody will like the weekend. there could be some areas of fog tomorrow morning. th should burn off quickly and we'll let you know if we'll get any showers out of that forecast. >> check out the rundown. we're back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. when we switched to fios, we got better tv, bett

police said the man is identified as david albert mitchell. they took him into custody. >>> at least four people were killed and eight others injured after a vehicle slamed into a bus stop here in las vegas. it happened early this morning. the car was speeding when this barreled into the bus stop. it was traveling so fast that it flew into the air before crashing. the unidentified driver apparently drunk. his blood will be tested to determine if he was drunk and if he will face charges. >>> negotiations continue between the teachers union and school officials. the main concern is the percentage of student performance used to evaluate teachers. teachers say it's unfair since there are many factors they can't control. until a deal is reached, some schools are being kept open on a limited bay circumstance mainly to provide meals. >> antiu.s. demonstration are spreading in the middle east a day after the american ambassador to libya was killed. >> reporter: first egypt, then libya, now yemen. protesters tried stearming -- storming the embassy whil

the man seen in the surveillance footage david albert mitchell attacked a 73- year-old woman who was bird watching in the park. the attack happened wednesday just before noon time. >> it's shocking. i can't imagine there wasn't anyone here. they just didn't notice, i guess. i don't know. it's appal. >> sexual violence is simp -- appalling. >> sexual violence is simply unacceptable and we are going to make sure we are all empowered to keep ourself and our city safe. >> turns out it does not stop with this safe. investigators say mitchell is a person of interest in a 2002 killing of a woman in west virginia, but there was never enough information or probable cause to make an arrest in that case. >>> here's the video that will have you talking all night, caught on camera in california turned an apple store into a drive-thru. the surveillance footage shows the suspects getting in the car, crashing through the front of the store in temecula in southern california. you can see the guys jump out and grab everything they can right off the floor, ipads, iphones, put just as the robbers get --

thompson was the manager of the theater and i have lived with bernie mitchell and then jim mitchell. and david talbot came and asked if he could follow wes and i was actually going out -- [inaudible] >> i just want to make that clear. >> i used to go on polk street and pass out condoms to the prostitutes. when the fab five were arrested, they would take a mint in the poke holes in all the condoms. it is very rare that we share that. tanks for shedding light on that. i [inaudible] >> can you talk a little bit about the trajectory -- [inaudible] >> what is your name? [inaudible] >> of course. just briefly, i think it all comes to a head. i mean, the cops were sort of the lead bastion of old san francisco and seem parochial schools together at an all boys network. and there was a lot of great police work they did, particularly in some of the cases i read about, the deeper case towards a democrat to the city was on the verge of racial civil war by the time the case was cracked. but yeah, there's a lot ff pd has to answer. so while the tension starts to boil over jury in may moscone's tenure when h

david letterman. he was quizzed by british history but just when he seemed to be winning, he blew it. our political editor has more. >> there were no questions about andrew mitchell or bork -- boris johnson, instead when dave wright cameron -- david cameron. on the late show he found themselves interrogated of british history and culture and revealed 1 heard two gaps in knowledge. >> the you mind if i ask you a lot of dumb american questions? >> pfeifer away. >> he was able to explain the differences between the nations of the u.k., the size of population and the extent of the british empire and the date and place where the magna carter was signed. but much to his embarrassment, he was not able to say what magma carter meant -- magna carvin mending was. >> the literal translation? >> again, you are testing a. >> it would be good if you knew this. >> i think it is good for the american public to be able to see him. >> i did not really have a view of them before this but i sort of like him. i am going to look him up on wikipedia. >> 3 million -- when david cameron returns on next week, he will be hoping he will not be asked to complete a citizenship test. >> a 17-y

david gregory. this is "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] your mouth is cleanest after a dentisten check-ups, it goes through a lot. ♪ tartar builds and that feeling fades. with new listerine® ultraclean™, you can keep it dentist clean. it's the only mouthwash with proven tartar control and new everfresh™ technology for a powerful dentist clean feeling up to 3x longer. ahhhhhhhh. [ male announcer ] keep your mouth dentist clean with new listerine® ultraclean™. power to your mouth™. >>> topping headlines on "andrea mitchell reports" -- new census data released today offers a glimmer of hope for the economic recovery. experts point to a modest number of new jobs, and to signs that young adults are finally moving out of their parents' homes. however, the data also reports more americans now use food stamps and home ownership dropped for a fifth straight year. >>> american airlines canceled 300 flights to cope with the high number of maintenance request and pilot sick days. this comes after the airline imposed new paying work rules of pilo pilots. american is giving crews more leeway

andrea mitchell, joan walsh, and david corn. >>> politico described the dysfunction of romney's campaigntself when staffers blame one another for romney losing ground. is it too late for romney to change course and deal with this problem we just showed you? plus, if you can't impress the voters, you suppress them, right? we're going to show you how hard republicans have made it for democrats to vote in my home state of pennsylvania. >>> and live from new york, it's saturday night. "snl" has a mock anti-bain commercial. >> i got hired part time at an orange julius until bain acquired that and shut it down. not the whole company, you understand, just that one store. >> this is "hardball," a place for politics. >>> i've got some fresh poll numbers in the presidential race. let's check the "hardball" scoreboard nationwide. a new university poll of likely voters shows a three-point edge for president obama. nationwide, 48% to 45%. in virginia, president obama leads mitt romney by 5% among likely voters. a good sign. that's essentially the same margin the president had in that poll a month ago

andrea mitchell, joan walsh, and david corn. >>> politico described the dysfunction of romney's campaigntself when staffers blame one another for romney losing ground. is it too late for romney to change course and deal with this problem we just showed you? plus, if you can't impress the voters, you suppress them, right? we're going to show you how hard republicans have made it for democrats to vote in my home state of pennsylvania. >>> and live from new york, it's saturday night. "snl" has a mock anti-bain commercial. >> i got hired part time at an orange julius until bain acquired that and shut it down. not the whole company, you understand, just that one store. >> this is hardball, a place for politics. ial. dad, we want pizza. you guys said tacos. [ female announcer ] it doesn't always work out that way. you know what? we're spending too much money on eating out anyway. honey, come look at this. [ female announcer ] my money map from wells fargo is a free online tool that helps you track your spending. so instead of having to deal with a tight budget, you could have a tighter family.

mitchell. barry pederson has sent us a postcard from guam. david edelstein has movie picks for this labor day weekend and more. but first the headlines for this sunday morning, the second of september, 2012. hundreds of thousands remain without power in louisiana. in the after math of hurricane isaac. thousands still can't return to their homes because of flooding. insurance claims from the hurricane could top a billion dollars. the silver lining is that the storm has brought some relief from drought in sections of the mississippi and ohio river valleys. after campaigning in ohio and florida yesterday, mitt romney is taking a break for the rest of the weekend. his campaign says he'll begin preparing for the upcoming presidential debates. president obama is on a three-day campaign tour of swing states starting in iowa. it will end on tuesday when the president arrives at the democratic convention in charlotte. the pentagon says the u.s. military has stopped training afghanistan's militias. that move follows recent attacks against coalition troops by

englishman in america, richard wolffe, and the new york sometimes david leanhart find us at facebook.com/now with alex. andrea mitchelln, alex. >> coming up iran's president speaks of a new worer and slams yom kippur. ambassador nicolas burns joins me next. dour doourg our hour, mitt romney and president obama campaigning 100 miles in ohio. just as new pollumbers show this is a battleground with the president pulling ah wh iore for football fans this sunday? maybe breaking news. "andrea mitchell reports" coming up next. >> i'm meteorologist bill karins with your business trave forecast. dayre ndany areas and airport delays possible with these pockets of heavy rain and thunderstorms. continue fromansas city to st. louis, evansville, louisiana. late today have a chance of showers arriving in new york city, philadelphia and ingt, d. kifogute he middle of the country. now, that's what i call a test drive. silverado! the most dependable, longest lasting, full-size picks on the road. sha th [ engine revs ] i'll take it. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. now during chevy truck month, get 0% apr financing for 60month

david ignatius, thank you as well. andrea mitchellon "andrea mitchell reports." bobby gauche, we'll be looking for your cover story, "time" magazine, "the agents of outrage." >> this is a great article. we thank you so much for coming. you know, he talks about -- i mean, in here, it sounds familiar about the outrage machine. people who push matters into anger overdrive, their goals not just outrage and anger but violence. they're enabled by the media. >> yeah. >>> coming up, we'll talk to senator john mccain for his take on those overseas attacks. >>> and next, mayor michael bloomberg joins us here on the set. you're watching "morning joe," brewed by starbucks. [ ow ner ] i need to expand to meet the needs of my growing business. but how am i going to fund it? and i have to find a way to manage my cash flow better. [ female announcer ] our wells fargo bankers are here to listen, offer guidance and provide you with options tailored to your business. we've loaned more money to small businesses than any other bank for ten years running.

mitchell, nbc news, washington. >> thank you very much. >> let's bring in the moderator of "meet the press" david gregory who has made his way from tampa back home to washington tonight. clint eastwood aside where does last night leave us now? >> it's critical talking to the romney campaign. they know how important the gender gap is and the appeal to women in the governor's speech, mitt romney's speech was such a central focus they felt that he revealed more of himself, did himself some good in terms of making that personal connection. i spoke to a high level republican lobbyist coming back from tampa and he said four years ago there was a sense that mccain just couldn't win. this time there is a sense that the party's warming up to romney and that he is staying close enough to be in the game and actually win this thing. on the democratic side speaking to team obama advisers today the president's team thinking there is an area of vulnerability. expect the president to be much more specific, to offer some tangible ways forward particularly on the economy when he addresses his delegates to the convention next week. the

mitchell reports." at a breakfast meeting new yorker editor david remick asked mahmoud ahmadinejad about rushdy who spent experience. from >> translator: if he was in the united states, you shouldn't broadcast it for his own safety. >> in addition to that threatening comment about salmon rushdie, ahmadinejad addresses the united nations assembly on wednesday said israel should be eliminated. the white house said those comments are disgusting. what political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours is next on "andrea mitchell reports." i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. and get the inside knowledge. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to

mitchell on the floor of the former home of the charlotte hornets. andrea, thanks. i mentioned our fleet of white house correspondents current and former. savannah guthrie and david gregory are here. welcome to you both. savannah, the role the first lady appears in. >> this was someone who was kind of thrust into public life and unenthused about this public role. she's warmed up to it. around 2010, you would hear some grumbling sometimes about her not getting out there and campaigning more. i had an adviser tell me today, she gave us more time than we thought we'd get on the campaign trail. she's embracing this real. she knows her daughters are growing up inside the white house. she's comfortable they're having as normal an upbringing as they can. she's delivering an emphatic defense of her husband. >> the keynote tonight, there are democrats who will tell you they would like to, and expect to over the course of a few years turn texas from red to purple to blue? >> right. the mayor of san antonio is a rising star. everybody i talked to in the obama team saying just that, he's young, definitely part of the future, the party. and yet he is hispanic. identity politi

david gregory's got his own gangnan style. >> side to side right after this. ♪ >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington.oining us, chris elissa managing editor of post politics.com and chuck todd, chief white house correspondent, political director and host of "the daily run down" here on msnbc. chuck, to you and you chris, the foreign policy debate this week that we've seen mitt romney coming out while the state department is still trying to identify bodies, notify next of kin with a sharp attack, didn't have his facts right and a lot of criticism about that, but now also criticism from republicans of not laying out his foreign policy vision and criticism of the president. where did he follow up with the arab spring? how has he handled all this? a foreign policy debate in a campaign that's been all about the economy. >> by the way, we know what's striking about hearing mccain say this, he did it out of frustration, our producer was saying there were constant questions about this and he was basically saying look i've asked mitt romney, it was more of john mccain going, i've told mitt romney he ought to

campaign of 2008, if it were just david axelrod, if he didn't have admakers jim margolis and the speechwriter jon favreau and others helping him. >> so andrea mitchella different approach that we're hearing about that we're going to be seeing in the coming week, but same people on the campaign? and if so, given other campaigns you have covered, do they ever make big replacements at this stage of the game? and are you surprised you're not seeing any here, especially on the foreign policy side? >> they make big replacements. we certainly saw that in the reagan campaign in 1980 when there was a wholesale housecleaning after the new hampshire primary, but that was after the new hampshire primary, way, way earlier. >> right. >> not at this stage. and i think it's way too late -- the bottom line, mike allen and all the rest of you is, mitt romney is in charge of all of this. he is mr. fix-it. so we can talk about whether or not the structure, you know, makes sense, but he's in charge. and one question i would have is, when he makes this speech this week and talks about how he would govern, is he going to talk about the change in foreign policy or how he w

mitchells live there. it was not just the headquarters of was there to be burgled. >> now, david mariness -- thomas mallon,rday we spent some time here at the national book festival. do they feature in watergate to the novel? >> in a minor way they come and go. julie nixon was a very valiant defender for father. david eisenhower was a good father lot throughout the scandal. julie nixon wrote a very good could -- a good book about her mother, of the least known of the first lady's that we had in modern times. never heard from again after the nixons left the white house, never did interviews, never wrote her own memoirs. and mrs. nixon was somebody i tried to bring to life in the book. >> you have written several historical fiction books, nonfiction, novels. how do you approach historical fiction? >> i always tell people who are contemplating writing it if they have not before, don't leave too much about the time you're writing about but from it. if you want to know how people thought, how they spoke, the way their minds worked, read what actually came out of the time. in other words, eliminate the middleman

mitchell as a panelist when i took over temporarily. she wrote one of the best profiles i have seen over michele obama. this is a slow rising tide. davidory didn't get the job just because he was a white male. he is someone who had been a white house correspondent for nbc. he had the skills that were necessary to be a good broadcaster and a good interviewer. the time will come when those jobs will be again available, and there will be a much wider range of people who will be eligible for them. one of them could very well be an african-american. it may be an asian american. i'm not sure. it may be a hispanic american. we are seeing more presents of people with different ethnic backgrounds than just white, anglo and protestant. bryant gumbel succeeded me on "the today show" as the african-american host of "the today show", for example. >> host: for scrotal organ, please go ahead with your question or comment. >> caller: i come from a different journalist background than you, but i feel equally crucial to americans and how they should know what is going on in their world. i was a reporter and an editor at a small, medium-sized weeklies in