joining us now from charlotte is doug luzader. hard time previewing that because no one knows what the former president could say. >> it is all guesswork right now which should make it something to watch tonight. we will see. there's a lot of talk around here about former president bill clinton who is going to take over this arena tonight. that stage belongs to the first lady. there is no question about her popularity. michelle obama walked on the stage last night she was very well received as you might image. they were painting a picture of the president in personal if not political terms. >> you have seen first hand being president doesn't change who you are. it reveals who you are. >> as the president and first daughters looked on from the white house michelle obama delivered her call for a second

. >> doug luzader is live with these details. >> maybe the third time is a charm here. the defense thinks this action is going to do two things spur economic growth and lower unemployment. the fed starts buying up mortgage bonds and a lot of them to the tune of 40 billion a month. that means they are printing money. what that will do will make it easier for potential home buyers to more money which should lead to higher value which could lead to more spending which could lead to more jobs. that could help president obama as he tries to make the best case he can in a weak economy. >> we saved the american economy in the brink of going under. manufacturing is starting to come back here in the united states. but we have so much more work to do. there are still people out there hurting. >> the election is less than two months away. moit room knmitt romney stakingh on economic expertise says the fed's decision speaks volumes about the president. >> what the president is saying is wrong the economy is making progress. bernanke saying no it is not. i have to print more money.

doug luzader is live with more details. good morning, doug. >> good morning.for the president and mitt romney campaign schedules are filling up. as usual we talk about the same states being in the cross hairs florida and ohio especially. this is something you don't see every day the president hoisted in the air by a burl ly and som what enthusiastic pizza shop owner. he tried to get up and personal with as many voters as possible in the sunshine state. >> it was like two plus one equals 5. they couldn't answer questions about how they pay for for $5 trillion in in tax cuts and 2 trillion in defense spending without raising taxes on the middle class. >> there is something the president agrees with. thinks he got a small but noticeable bounce in the polls. gallup tracking poll puts him 5 point ahead of romney. 9 next event the debate. he continues to hit the president on the economy. especially after the ground of lackluster jobs numbers that came out on friday. he makes headlines yesterday saying there are aspects of the president's healthcare plan that he may

. >> doug luzader is live in washington with what the candidates are doing today. >>> it lasted justa day long enough to mark the solemn occasion. the new memorial has slowly taken shape at ground zero. this will take place today. noel elected leaders will speak in new york. the focus will be on the family members of those who parish. >> back in washington meantime president obama and first lady will begin today at the white house with a moment of silence just before 9:00 a.m. eastern north tower of the world trade center. they will hold the pentagon before visiting the walter reed medical center in bethesda. mitt romney will be in las vegas to speak with the national guard association. the two are in a virtual tie now. both campaigns have pulled their negative ads it is only for a day. politics will be secondary today but the focus on the truce will be affected by both romney and obama campaigns. back to you in new york. >> doug luzader reporting live for us. >>> the top five stories making news for you at this hour. the parents of a seal team 6 member blasting the obama administrat

in charlotte, doug luzader, fox news. >>> thanks, doug. and fox 5 will broadcast president obama's acceptance speech tonight beginning 10:00. then stay tuned for fox 5 ns dnc and reaction. we'll also stream the president's speech on myfoxdc.com. >>> meanwhile, it looks like mrs. obama has bragging rights over mitt romney's wife ann. the nielsen company says 4 million more people watched the first lady's convention speech than watched mrs. romney. >>> the social media presence at both the democratic and republican conventions is soaring compared to previous years. in 2008, twitter reported a total of 360,000 tweets. this year, twitter is almost at 9 million tweets for the two party conventions and is expected to pass 10 million by the time the democrats wrap up their convention tonight. >>> checking some of the morning's other top stories for you now, a 12-year-old boy from port washington has entered an alford plea to involuntary manslaughter in the beating case of a 2-year-old girl, a foster child living with his family. in return, prosec

doug luzader is live on capitol hill with more on this morning's event. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. we are still waiting for confirmation on this. this is being reported just by reuters at this point and so far, we have not gotten a comment from either the white house or from the state department. but if this is true, it represents a serious escalation in what is taking place in these protests we've seen break out both in egypt and in libya. reuters reporting that the u.s. ambassador to libya has been killed as well as three other staffers from the embassy there. all over the protests that broke out over a video that was produced by u.s. citizens that depict the prophet mohammed in very unflattering terms. that sparked protest both in cairo and in benghazi, libya. there is a serious situation. there is concern that the protests may spread to other countries. this is very much an ongoing situation. >> and just a little bit of background too on ambassador christopher stevens. we are looking at his picture right now. he had actually not b

fox news correspondent doug luzader joins us from capitol hill with the latest.hat condemnation coming about a half hour ago from the white house. >> reporter: and confirmation that this happened. we are hearing from the u.s. state department. christopher stevens was a veteran for instance service guy. he hadn't been the u.s. ambassador libya all that wrong but served in the region for a long time and had been a key figure in u.s. assistance to the libyans with the downfall of libyan dictator moammar qaddafi so a tragic event any way you look at it. there's obviously going to be a full investigation here as to what happened in this situation. but had there is a real fear at the state department and at the white house that there may be more violence yet to come and not just contained within these two countries, within libya and egypt. in fact, the president has ordered all u.s. embassies around the globe to ramp up security in case there are any additional reprisals. >> doug, with that confirmation from the white house, the confirmation is that ambassador stevens

doug luzader is live with more. hey, doug. >> good morning, guys.hour we are seeing people scurrying around the floor getting things ready for this thing to start. charlotte is full of democrats open whoing to ma-- hoping to m 2012 a repeat of 2008. we have been watching some of the final preparations take place from what is essentially a big three-day pep rally. this will culminate thursday when president owe bau ma'am -a arrives in the swing state. there was a stop in iowa. >> we will win iowa again. we will win this election. we will finish what we started. >> the romney ryan ticket meantime hitting some swing states of their own over the weekend. big college football week in jacksonville, florida and a enjoying appearances and mitt romney was talking unemployment. >> if there is a coach whose record is 0-23 million you get rid of him and you get someone new. >> finally if you remember during the republican convention vice president joe biden was supposed to arrive in florida to crash the party and they had to call that tripast minute because of

doug luzader is live in washington with the latest on this video. >> mitt romney doesn't apologize bute tried to explain when he meant when he told donors nearly half of the country has become dependent on the government and probably won't support them. he called a press conference after the liberal magazine mother jones posted on the web site a video of romney at a private fundraiser reportedly back in may. in it he speaks of president obama's supporters saying quote there are 47 percent who are with him who are dependent on government who believes the government has a responsibility to care for them. last night romney said his remarks may not have been elegant but he largely stuck by his word. >> there is a different approach of the two different campaigns. as i point out i recognize that along those that pay no tax approximately 47 percent of americans i am not likely to be highly successful with the message of lowering taxes that's not attractive to those who don't pay income taxes as it is to those who do. likewise those who are reliant on government are not as ail tracted to my m

. >> doug, luzader, thank you. >> and before you leave the house this morning, get your first weatherg toup stormy weather. >> we are seeing showers in the u.s.. west coast fairly dry and will remain that way across the central plains and ohio river valley and northeast and midatlantic we are seeing showers and thunderstorms. don't think we will see a severe weather outbreak but we could see the potential for rain and heavy thunderstorms in portions of texas and oklahoma and colorado and kansas. look at your attaches. we have a bound rye and cooler dryer air north . boundary warm and humid sultry air and feels like summer time in dallas. and 79 in kansas 73 and 81 in los angeles. if you are traveling today. not to bad in the airports. light showers possible for boston and new york. but looking good for memphis and dallas. you could see a thunderstorm later on today. and light travel in portland. hit or miss showers in the northeast and midatlantic. call ahead. always a good bet. >> good advice. >> does it foal like your household is not bringing home the bacon like it used to. how muc

doug luzader is live for us. >> this is a big deal. u.s.nce sources tell fox there is not only a likely al qaeda tie but detainees at guantanamo pay may have been behind the attack. the u.s. consulate in libya in ruins and four americans dead including chris stevens. one man in particular may be behind the attack. he was released from custody from guantanamo bay back in 2007. he was supposed to be in libyan custody but that did not last long. john bolton says there was an intelligence breakdown. >> i think people need to know what happened. there was a massive failure. you can't have four dead americans and not attribute it to failure. that comes from the statements about the attacks have been changing. at first what happened in libya was seen as a spontaneous up rising anger over the anti muslim movie trailer released by a u.s. film america. that was a tough sell considering so many of the demonstrators came bearing heavy weapons. a top administration counter-terrorism official seemed to be telling a different story. >> whether you would s

doug luzader is live in washington with the details. >> one thing we can expect is a provocative speechdent it is a challenge for the white house. what would ahmadinejad say today in the u.n. in new york? in a run up of the speech he called the united states a bully and the time of empires has come to an end. his speech comes a day after president obama spoke to the same audience trying to up the pressure over iran's nuclear program. >>> america wants to resolve this issue and we believe there is still time and space to do so. that time is not unlimited that's why the united states will do what they must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> no clear lines in the sand over the march for nuclear weapon just as iran unveiled the new drone that would in theory reach u.s. military bases. israeli leaders are pressing for a plan of action. the president also spoke about the states of the muslim world and violence releft an entire region in turmoil. >> let us remember muslims suffered the most at the hands of extremism. on the same day our civilians were killed in benghazi a turk

fox's doug luzader has the details from capitol hill this morning. >> reporter: this action goes a lot further than many expected. the markets seem to like what happened. dow shot up over 200 points. juiced after the always somber ben bernanke made his announcement. >> we're about trying to get jobs going. we're trying to create more employment. >> reporter: fed will be printing more money by gobbling up $40 billion a month in bonds. >> to the extent home prices begin to rise, consumers will feel wealthier, will feel more disposed to spend. >> reporter: that cycle, higher home prices leading to more consumer spending, leading to higher company profits, leading to more hiring, should lower unemployment the fed thinks. but there are risks. if home prices rise, first time buyers could be shut out of the market. and all that additional cash floating around the economy could create another difficult to solve problem, inflation. >> it seems to me this is a departure from what the fed has been doing. it's an attempt by the fed to do something more aggressive to get the economy moving. >> repo

fox's doug luzader is live on capitol hill with more on the attack. >> reporter: we are hearing from the white house this morning that the president was told that ambassador stevens was unaccounted for last night. and then he learned this morning that he had been killed. the big concern right now for the administration, where does this all stop? into the darkness the violence raged on. protestors targeting the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, and apparently u.s. citizens, as well. killed in the rampage, the u.s. ambassador to libya, christopher stevens, as well as at least three other americans. stevens had been a key figure helping libyans overthrow moammar qaddafi all of this over a video produced by a u.s. citizen and uploaded on youtube that depicts mohammed as among other things a womanizer. >> don't make our people angry because they will kill! they will fight! they will do such a situation. >> reporter: it mirrors the scene in egypt where protestors stormed the u.s. embassy in cairo. the embassy's first response was to condemn the video which brought a stinging rebuke from a