he called it a celebration of failure, the democratic national convention, 2012, in charlotte, north . i asked about the democratic national convention decision to remove "god," from the platform, and he teed off. >> having removed purposefully "god," from the platform, suggests a party which is increasingly out of touch with the mainstream of american people. this party is veering further and further away into an extreme wing that americans do not recognize. >>carl: i i asked if he thought it was war on religion? he said, no, part of the democrats being out of town. and he complained about 47 million americans on food stamps, 15 more since president obama took office. >>shepard: what did governor romney say about the president giving himself an "incomplete," grade on economic recovery? >>carl: like so many have said, when you get that in school usual hi you have to take the class again. that is what he said. then he went on to say he doesn't think the american people will do that and made the theme of the republican side of this part of the convention cycle: you are not better off th

are broadcasting from charlotte, north carolina, daily two hours of coverage from the democratic national convention inside and out. a the 2012 democratic master convention has entered its second day here in charlotte. former president bill clinton is scheduled to speak tonight. other speakers today include los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa, cecile richards who is the president of planned her head, and sandra fluke, the recent graduate of georgetown university law center who came under attack after inge speak -- after speaking out about insurance coverage for contraception. the convention opened on tuesday, exactly nine weeks before the general election. on opening night, democrats touted president, and his achievements on issues ranging from health care and women's rights to immigration and ending the war in iraq. about two dozen democratic congress women and candidates took the stage together to criticize the republicans on a number of issues including healthcare, equal pay, and domestic violence. illinois congressional candidate tammy duckworth, who lost her legs serving in iraq, criticized

. >> the first lady brings down the house with her speech on the first night of the democratic national convention. we have live team coverage this morning. jennifer franciotti has a look governor martin o'malley's speech. >> we will begin with hallie jackson. >> democrats came out of the gate with some fierce attacks against mitt romney. michelle obama day not mention mitt romney by name. she focused on her husband's story. take a listen. >> governor romney has undergone an extreme makeover. [laughter] and it ain't pretty. we are going to say no! >> we must work like never before and we must come together and stand together for the man we can trust to keep moving this great country forward. my husband, our president, barack obama. >> that was michelle obama wrapping up her speech. taking the stage and later tonight, elizabeth warren followed by president clinton. besides and dentists and showcasing a diversity in the party, there was a moment of a military veteran who talked about losing her legs fighting in iraq. we heard from some up and comers in the party. martin o'malley from maryland giving

way across this great land of ours again from charlotte, north carolina capitol of the democratic national conventionday two of the democratic national convention. what a great night last night. julian castro, giving the keynote speech and michelle obama giving the most powerful speech of the night. we'll hear from elizabeth warren and vice president joe biden here tonight. what a difference between here and charlotte, and the lackluster event in tampa last week. we'll have randi weingarten. but first the current tv update from lisa ferguson. >> hi bill. good morning, everyone. the dny continues tonight with a knew round of speakers. elizabeth warren will stand united with president obama in protecting the middle class and take this opportunity to sell herself to voters in massachusetts. of course warren up for the senate seat there against scott brown. and we'll hear from bill clinton, nancy pelosi sandra flock, and planned parenthood presidency seal richards. meanwhile this ad starts out looking like an obamaed a, but it is from the super pac. president obama says he will move us forward but where

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>>shepard: on "studio b" we are live from the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolinan antonio mayor will make history tonight, the first latino to deliver the key note speech at the democratic national convention. he is called a "rising star" in the party. the youngest mayor of any american city and will dedicate part of the address do his family's american success story which he says started with his grandmother who was an orphan and emigrated to the united states and taught herself how to speak the language. >>reporter: president obama 2004, an richards, the texas democrat, bam in 1998, gave a memorable address at the democratic national convention. castro did a walk through of the stage a short time ago trying to avoid getting caught up in the moment, recognizing that there will be nerves. he recognizes his example is an american dream story. he plans to talk about the clear choice facing the american people in the election. but he says he has to be true to himself. >> i'm not someone that they will arrange. it is a give-and-take situation of what i am willing to s

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this is a very troubling development. >> again, that was mitt romney before the democratic national convention the rules to bring the word jerusalem national capital of israel back into the platform lank wage. mr. romney none the less says it's time for president obama to unquiskably state his stance for it not getting it back in the platform. >> governor romney was supposed to be doing debate prep and then he decided rain on the democrats' parade a little bit. >> they have been doing this effort and try to counter program democratic national convention for republicans down there and across the country offering up alternative views. mr. romney couldn't resist the opportunity with the debt clock hitting $16 trillion yesterday. with the president giving himself an incomplete grade for its his first four years in office. i asked mr. romney about that he was clearly chomping at the bit to react to that sort of thing. listen. >> well, you know, incomplete usually means that you have got to go back and take the course again. i don't think the american people want to see this president get another fo

reporter: michellefirst lady michelle obama will speak tuesday night, the first night of the democratic national conventionrepublicans are not getting the post convention bouts in the polls they hoped for. few are suggesting the republican national convention made them more likely to vote for mitt romney. mitt romney took the day off but republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan was in north carolina, bashing away at the latest campaign theme, asking voters if they are better off now than four years ago. >> asked americans to send them into a second term could say you are better off today than four years ago except for jimmy carter and president obama. >> reporter: he was in detroit telling voters to stick with president obama. >> you want to know whether we are better off? osama bin laden is dead and general motesers alive. -- motors is alive. >>> the democratic national convention kicks off tuesday night. former president bill clinton gives the address wednesday and leaders are trying to undercut that fact by arguing bill clinton will remind fans he is not president obama. the president was in ohi

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the curtain comes down on the democratic national convention today. president obama delivers his acceptance speech tonight in the finale. the president was officiallily nominated for a second term last night after been impassioned speech by bill clinton. president obama is the man to rebuild the economy, not mitt romney. vice president joe biden also speaks tonight. late last night biden toured the convention site. susan mcginnis is in charlotte where it's going down. susan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. last night president linton did what he does best, breaking down complex topics like medicare and wall street regulation into sim p terms and he ended up giving the speech of the night. president obama made a surprise appearance on stage with president clinton at the democratic convention wednesday. president obama listened backstage while bill clinton nominated him for a second term. >> i want to nominate a man who is cool on the outside but who burns for america on the inside. >> and the crowd went wild when president clin

but first, we head to charlotte, north carolina, where our brooke anderson is at the democratic national conventionre on her day with the first lady. >> hi, kevin. i'm right in the thick of it. at the time warner cable arena. the headquarters of the democratic national convention, where it's all about first lady michelle obama tonight.

>>shepard: continuing coverage of the democratic national convention is here going tomorrow in democratic national convention. a new poll out fines that voters are less interested than the speeches and more focused on lending about the party platforms. democrats ratify the delegates approved last month. they tackled hot button issues including abortion and immigration and for the first time, the platform endorseed same-sex marriage. those issue could go a long way in swaying some voters. james is outside the arena here in charlotte. james? >>reporter: afternoon. as the democrats prepare to renominate the nominee, they believe their party platform resembles the views of the nation. they cite as evidence the fact that one plank calls for an increase in the federal minimum wage which has remained at $7.25 an hour since july of 2009. the platform endorsed same-sex marriage which is gaining greater acceptance among americans. on abortion, the aides sought to underscore the contrast between the democratic plank which is strongly pro choice with that of the republicans, which is strongly pro lif

lou: the democratic convention is underway. just as the national debt today hit $16 trillion. is that timing or what? are the democrats will bring a convention, or should it be an intervention? that it's nice "chalk talk." the jobs picture is still bleak. the question i know for many is how to make money. gold, bonds, stock, real estate, or what? is it time to just hang on? senior adviser bob dole joins us next. [ male announcer ] let's say you need to take care of legal matters. wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier, less-expensive option than using a traditional lawyer? well, legalzoom came up with a better way. we took the best of the old and combined it with modern technology. together you get quality services on your terms, with total customer support. legalzoom documents have been accepted in all 50 states, and they're backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. it's law that just makes sense. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. would you mind if to be i go ahead of you?omer. instead we had someone go ahe

more 4g lte coverage than all other networks combined. >>> democratic national convention is going all last week's republican national convention. i heard they're going to have clint eastwood call out a couch. and when asked what it's like dealing with ruthless blood suckers, the bed bugs were like, it's okay, we'll deal with it. >> tonight jimmy welcomes actress ellen barkin and debbie lovato. time now for entertainment news. you have heard about lorenzo? he's now better known as snooki's baby. he has made his national magazine cover debut. it's on the lates cover of "people" magazine. the 24-year-old mom tells people when she got pregnant, everything changed saying "the partying is long gone, i'm a new person." >> milely cyrus continues to push the grown up envelope. a photographer friend posted tasteful pictures of her nude inside a bath tub. >> and finally good news for those of you that can't decide whether to watch taylor use to. >> just in case mtv is playing good sen sense, you can now watch. stay tuned "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> after so many strug

lou: the democratic convention is underway. just as the national debt today hit $16 trillion. hat timing or what? are the democrats will bring a convention, or should it be an intervention? that it's nice "chalk talk." the jobs picture is still bleak. the question i know for many is how to make money. gold, bonds, stock, real estate, or what? is it time to just hang on? senior advi lou: some people have noticed that the markets have been on a steady decline over the past year. pretty well the broader economy is catching up. senior adviser bob doll joins us to give us considerable insight and perspective. on wall street, markets closing today. rallying from early losses and mixed economic reports. the dow jones down 55 points today. the nasdaq is up eight points. the s&p 500 down as well. all of that after coming off session lows. construction spending down 1% in july. the lowest reading in the year. new home construction moving higher. home prices jumped nearly 4% according to core logic. the biggest year-over-year increase in six years. manufacturing contracted for the third s

fox reports live from the democrat national convention in charlotte. ive james cliburn is taking to the stage and just beginning. he's the number three democrat in the house. he was supposed to speak on tuesday, but they rescheduled tonight. he's the only south carolinaian scheduled to speak during this three-day convention. representative james cliburn, streaming live at foxnews.com. >> president obama has led candle after candle bringing our country out from the darkness of recession. only to see republicans douse the flames and amuse themselves, cursing the darkness. the romney-ryan republicans, however yes i do. i want you to keep this. it'd be weird. take care. you too. [ sighs ] so how did it go? he's upset. [ male announcer ] spend less time at gas stations. with best in class fuel economy. it's our most innovative altima ever. ♪ nothing complicated about a pair of 10 inch hose clamp pliers. you know what's complicated? shipping. shipping's complicated. not really. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service shipping's easy. if it

the former president took center stage on the second day of the democratic national convention. >> the threat of storms forced the organizers to move tonight's speech by president obama indoors. >> reporter: former president bill commit headline the second night of democratic national convention as he officially nominates president obama for a second term. >> i want barack obama to be the next president of the united states. and i proudly nominate him to be the standard bearer of the democratic party. >> reporter: former president clinton explaining why he should be re-elected. >> he is still committed to constructive cooperation. look at his record. he appointed republican secretaries of defense, the army and transportation. he appointed a vice president who ran against him in 2008. >> reporter: ahead of his prime time address, several key speakers taking the stage. >> mitt romney is the guy who said corporations are people. no, governor romney, corporations are not people. >> we are people of hope, mr. president. hope on! >> reporter: president obama's acceptance speech was originall

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let's go to john berman live in charlotte for the democratic national convention. all the way down here. you were also talking about the middle class and the middle class is such a key part of the democratic party platform. ? just a moment, we'll talk to a key member of the party platform committee represent tiative bara lee. we're live from the cnn grill at the democratic national convention. stay with us. cake donettes rolling hot dogs bag of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback at gas stations through september. it pays to discover. >>> day one of the democratic national convention. first lady michelle obama set to take the prime time spotlight. >> it's number one with the bullet, your chance to get the book that the pentagon probably does not want you to read. welcome back to qu"early start, i'm zoraida sambolin in new york. >> i'm john berman live at the cnn grill here in charlotte where tonight the democratic national convention kicks off with a speech from first lady michelle obama and juli

michelle obama takes the stage. >> announcer: you're watching abc news live coverage of the democratic national conventionouncer: abc news live coverage of the democratic national convention. once again, diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >>> and hello once again. and welcome back, we're in charlotte, north carolina, of course, and we are awaiting first lady michelle obama. what it is to be first lady these days. we're told she's traveled 79,000 miles in this campaign cycle alone. we're talking not only about campaign events and live events, in addition to raising her children back at the white house watching. >> advocacy for veterans and military families. she's going to hit that hard tonight. also something brought into the hall by the woman introducing michelle don't, elaine brye. >> elaine brye of winona, ohio, you should know, she's the mother of five, and four of her children are currently serving in different armed force units out there. >> she's an air force veteran herself. >> and the fifth is planning to go in and serve as well. they are showing a video right now in the hall. a video that t

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record on the economy and job creation but the president will have his defenders at the democratic national conventions week. among them -- austin ligin, ceo and co-founder of carmax. i asked him earlier why he's supporting the president even though he sanity registered democrat. >> what the president did really in the first six months he was in office, first the auto restructuring program, which really in a very short period of time took two of the biggest industrial companies in the united states and saved them. if you go back to that time, we tend to forget that when president obama took the baton he inherited a structural deficit from mr. bush, he inherited an economy that was in almost complete collapse, and he inherited an auto industry that was literally on the verge of going into the deep abyss with 2 of the 3 big companies literally running out of cash. and in about 90 to 120 days he sent a team in, they essentially assessed the management, concluded that they were incompetent, fired the management of both companies, fired the boards, brought in new people, took them through a structured bank

republican candidate for california governor meg wittman says she's been too busy to watch the democratic national conventionaught up with wittman today at the children's hospital. wittman went to the republican national convention in tampa, florida, last week. today we asked her if she thought republican presidential candidate mitt romney got a boost from that convention. >> it's really hard to know, because i think you have to look at what happened after the republican national convention, what happens after, you know, the democratic national convention. and then frankly, there's 60- some odd days so it will be a race to the finish and a lot can happen. >> wittman lost to jerry brown in the 2010 california governor's race. >>> san francisco is looking for hundreds of people to work on election day. they plan to hire more than 2500 people to staff the polling sites on november 6. applicants must be at least 18 years old, a u.s. citizen and registered to vote in california. those who are hired must also complete a training course before the election. pay for the one-day assignment is between $125 and $170. >

the stage is set and where waiting for the democratic national convention to begin. you can see the setup over my shoulder. one of the most popular women in the white house will be hitting that podium later tonight. the first day of the democratic national convention will spotlight first lady michelle obama. >> i will admit i'm a little biased because i think our president is awesome. >> the obama campaign has long referred to mrs. obama as the closer. \ she ran through her convention speech on monday and must convince america tonight's dinner husband is taking the country in the right direction. he is -- it is a similar opening night to last week's republican convention when ann romney pointed her husband as a likable guy. >> i can tell you mitt romney was noncandidates success -- was not handed success. >> the president will be in the midst of his role to charlotte campaign tour, touting his efforts to bring back the economy. >> i stood with american workers, i stood with american manufacturing, i believe in you. >> other speakers tonight will do the same, including

day one of the democratic national convention. and here just, just a little while ago, michelle obama brought down the house. they had the signs "we love michelle." this one is prepackprepackaged, question about it. but the emotion response spontaneous, as michelle obama told the nation why she believes her husband deserves another four years in the white house. when she speaks of their love and dreams. no question about, michelle obama is the president's advocate. she's the president's not so secret weapon. >> serving as your first lady is an honor and privilege. >> reporter: when she stepped in the spotlight tonight, michelle obama is taking into prime time a role she's groomed and honed into in the four years in the white house. first, advocate. >> so in the end for barack, these issues aren't political, they're personal, because barack knows what it means when a family struggles. >> reporter: she was a star here, the delegates clearly adore her. a star on a mission. with her husband in the fight of his political life. their fu

so this movie "won't back down" was screened at the republican national convention last week and then just screened again at the democratic national convention this week, which is why michelle rhee joins us live. good to see you. >> nice to see you, as well. >> first question. i understand the reception you had at the rnc was huge and raucous when the movie was screened. how about the reception at the dnc? >> it was equally positive. we a packed house last night here in charlotte. people were very excited about the movie. i think it showed and illustrated a lot of the frustrations that parents are having today with the public schools. but it's also very hopeful movie and it sends the message that you can do something about the quality of education that your kids are getting. so i think people left excited. >> i'm surprised you say it was equally as raucous, i wasn't sure what was going to happen. of course democrats want education reform as do republicans, but democrats are very protective of their unions and you are very critical of teachers' unions and your teacher reform or education reform is a little akin to almost u

and live in studio weighing in on the democratic national convention. i'll see you at 7:00. >> sounds like a packed show. still to come in this half hour, shake, rattle, and roll. an earthquake hits as cameras are rolling. topper. >> some kind of humid outside. we are tracking one thunderstorm in southern fauquier county. we show you doppler radar. this is moving off to the north and east. stay tuned. >>> and up next, an american astronaut sets a record in space. >>> success and a record during today's space walk outside the international space station. first, astronauts were able to finish the job with a stubborn bolt that has been plaguing the project since last week. during the effort, americans broke the record for the most space walking hours by a woman. >>> japan's airways says it aborted the takeoff of a new boeing 787 dream liner after a leaking high drollic pump forced them to return to the terminal. white smoke spewed from the aircraft. none of the people on board were hurt. that aircraft has been taken out of service for inspection. >>> a cal

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resolve clean. >> jennifer: welcome back to current tv as we cover the democratic national convention just began -- the convention has just begun a segment on industry and in fact, we are -- we've heard from business owner the guy who was the head of carmax, austin lygon. then we just saw a video called built to last about the auto industry where they showed that great headline or not so great headline from "the new york times" where mitt romney wrote let detroit go bankrupt. in this series, we're going to also hear from bob king who is the president of the uaw. and we'll also be hearing from throw employees from bain capital or at least from companies that were controlled by bain capital who ended up losing their jobs. so it should be an interesting segment. we don't know how much we'll be able to get before we take the next break but i think this particular segment is really what this campaign at least the offense that the obama people playing on mitt romney is all about. it is all about the middle class. it is all about jobs and it is all about his role at bain. >> eliot: i wish th

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. >>> just hours from now, the curtain will go up at the democratic national convention. president obama is looking for the bounce that seemed to elude republican nominee right mitt romney. tonight, democrats will kick off with a rising star in the party, san antonio mayor julian castro, who will deliver the keynote address just as obama did eight years ago. also speaking tonight, first lady michelle obama. her job, reach out to women voters of both parties. cnn's edlavendera has a closer look. but, first, dana bash, what are the main priorities that democrats will be pushing tonight? >> reporter: well, democratic officials say the main priority is to remind people that this just isn't just about whether or not they should fire or hire again president obama. it's that it's going to be a choice. and this is really if you talk to any strategist of any party kind of the way you run an incumbent's re-election campaign. that it is a choice between the president and mitt romney. so they'll try to what they say is crystallize that choice between the two men. and they're also goin

the weight of big names due to speak at the democratic national convention. behind closed doors, there are legions of mega donors whose names you will not hear. they have raised millions for president obama, and for some that's been a gateway to perks, favors and even important jobs. here's abc's chief investigative reporter brian ross on the money trail again tonight. >> reporter: just like the republicans, the democrats in charlotte are treating their big money people like political royalty. >> there are the convention delegates and then there's the elite. >> reporter: this confidential contain document lays out the perks for the superdonors. the top package for those who raise more than $1 million. with access to places most delegates will never see, including this invitation-only concert last night by pop singer john legend. ♪ >> it's the top rung players and basically, most of the delegates to the convention and most of the american people are left out of this loop. >> reporter: in addition to the perks at the biggest obama fund-raisers. the money trail

what did you take from the democratic national convention? rnor patrick led the rallying cry. >> my message is this. it's time for democrats to grow a back bone and stand up for what we believe. >> and stand up they did. like bulldogs. speaker after speaker attacked republicans even at times spicing things up with some colorful lingo. >> when congressman ryan looked into that tv camera and attacked president obama's medicare savings as, quote, the biggest, coldest power play, i didn't know whether to laugh or cry. you got to get one thing. it takes some brass to attack a guy for what you did. >> yeah. there was what conservatives called the howard dean moment from former michigan governor jennifer granholm. >> all across america autos are back. manufacturing is rebounding. why? you know what i'm saying! >> usa! [ chanting ] or maybe you could call it the democrats' clint eastwood moment. i'll leave that up to you. the real question is whether voters took away anything new from the president. >> i'm asking you to rally around a set of goals for

this is the final night of the democratic national convention. was supposed to take place outside at the huge bank of america stadium. but instead it's indoors. and thousands of people won't get to watch the convention in person. you can see the best parts of course live right here on cnn. coming up within a matter of moments james taylor performing. all that coming up. ♪ mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs g of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback at gas stations through september. it pays to discover. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. we're live here in charlotte as we wait for the democrats to gavel in this third and final night of the national convention. tonight, president obama and vice president biden make their pitch for a second term. but it's not just politics tonight. we've also got musical star power. coming up in a few minutes, james taylor, he will perform live. and marc anthony, he will sing the national anthem. you'll see

hours away from the opening of the 2012 democratic national convention in charlotte. ousands of democratic leaders and lawmakers and supporters have descended upon the queen city to take part in the festivities and renominate president obama. democrats will not be the only party in town. some republicans are sending the rising stars to charlotte to do a little, i don't know, counter programming. john roberts is live here in charlotte for us. hey, john. >> hey, shep. it's called bracketing. surround and try to dilute your parties' message with aggressive counter campaign. republicans have put up a war room in the nascar headquarters blasting out tweets and videos. today's message was are you better off than you were four years ago. one of people involved jason chief of chafettes a party can no longer afford lay low during the opponent's connection. usually you could wait a day or two and put out a late. between tweets, facebook and 24 hours news cycle you better be there on the scene to provide a perspective. >> as part of the messaging today the romney campaign and rnc