it is florida state university. >> you walk on the stage and there are thousand s of kids and all you to do is say crikey the gators and they will love you forever. that's all you need to do. [applause] kathy, we're out of time. we're out of time. >> i will try do powwow justice. craig: i know you'll have a good time. >> called strike dwri gators. craig: it is a slang word. >> here's my genitals. craig: we're out of time. but i got you a shiny red apple. >> thank you! [laughter] [applause] craig: we'll be right back, everybody. [ berman ] one appetizer and two entrees for 20 bucks is a crazy deal! and the competition to make the menu is crazy fierce! you can taste the tension in the room. how did you get in here? [ berman ] new southwest flavors now part of applebee's 2 for $20. see you tomorrow. after a long day at work, there's nothing better than an evening with netflix and a cold drink. netflix is an incredible service that lets you watch as many tv episodes and movies as you want instantly. you watch on your tv through a game console or other devices connected to the internet. wo

syracuse, university of tennessee, university of south florida, ohio state university, brandeis, andon university. >> hoda and i will be hosting our show from one of those schools based on your vote so you have to vote. you have to go and vote for the school right now. >> right now. we're going to check in with brandeis university in waltham, massachusetts and then creighton in nebraska. >> hey, kids, why should we come to your school? >> we're so excited. "today" in the fourth hour. we love kathie lee and hoda. we have so much enthusiasm and spirit. >> we have sup a great sense of community and spirit. we love to rally, especially around a good cause and you and we really want you to come out here and become part of our community. >> you guys really turned it out i think. people up on the second tier, you know how to party and that's influencing us. >> judge looks like quite the party animal. >> yeah. wild and crazy judges. >> we can definitely show you a good time when you come here. >> you're showing us a lot of school spirit. >> thank you. >> thank you, kids. on to omaha and mike

syracuse, ohio state university, the university of tennessee, university of south florida tampa, brandeiston university. hoda and i will be dropping by one of those schools in october. you have to vote for your favorite. right now sarah is up at syracuse university home to some 15,000 orange undergrads. that's a lot of orange. >> and they might all be here right now because this crowd is a kathie lee and hoda fan fest. and you better invest in orange clothes fast. and these are actually two of the girls who were tweeting from gamma phi beta. tell me what this sign means. >> we love them every morning. it's just like a religion. and this is just the reason that we thought you should come to syracuse. you look great in orange. >> they did say it was hard to find the orange outfits, so you need more. tell us why they should come here. >> if you get here in the next week, you can beat the snow. but it's great weather. we love it. >> we recruited some people that may loan you their clothes for the wardrobe change. can you introduce yourselves? >> this is orange man. i'm the orange trooper. >>

syracuse university, ohio state university, university of tennessee, brandeis university, university of south florida, and creighton in nebraska. >> sara is down south. hey, sara. >> hi, guys. today i'm at the university of south florida in the sunshine state. although the sun did not show up, the party did! >> like a flash mob. >> oh, my gosh. >> woo! >> that looks like fun. >> oh, my gosh, let's listen. [ cheers ] >> that looks like fun. >> if you can get college kids up and around 10:00 a.m., you've >> that is awesome. >> it's nice to see a different color than orange. >> mixing it up. we need everybody to vote. klgandhoda.com. we'll check back in with sara in a bit. >> the campus with the most votes will be our home away from home on monday, october 1st. you can only vote one time from one computer, right? >> unless you're a computer guy and you know how to beat the system. >> we don't want anybody to cheat. >> maybe computer classes can figure out how to do it in a creative way. >> we saw this picture coming up. i got to tell you i thought it was courtney love from about 20 years ago. remember w

, they are syracuse university, the ohio state university, the university of tennessee, where we are headed, brandeis university, the university of south florida and creighton university. all right, ms. sarah. >> what's the -- >> oh oh. >> hey, guys. >> somebody is actually in class. >> the university of tennessee in knoxville with smoky the live mascot and a few of my new friends! >> that was cute. ♪ . wow. look at that! orange seems to be a big color at these universities. ♪ >> okay. okay. ♪ home sweet home to me >> he is so cute. ♪ rocky top, rocky top tennessee ♪ >> okay. ♪ >> rocky top -- okay. ♪ good old rocky top, rocky top tennessee ♪ okay. ♪ rocky top, tennessee. every time we show a new school -- >> they think the other one was the best and you may see another one, and you think unbelievable. the folks at ut are turning it out. here is the key though, for us to do our show live from your university -- >> monday, october 1st -- >> you have got to get out there and vote, 'cause this rocks. so you have to go to klgandhoda.com and vote and you can only vote one per computer so stop cheating. 'cause there are people out there who are doin

states. i graduated from university of florida in 1973. some of my best experiences were there. te in 1994. my father thought i was nuts for taking the job, but i took a job at burger king. i became manager of a burger king in europe. >> he's coming from a very strong corporate sector, and he says he's now paying for his sins. he's trying to recover all the damage he did because he did work for a fast food chain and opened the whole european market for this fast food chain. >> we're talking about billions of hamburgers. there were no castles there, concentrated animal feeding facilities, that came later. everything was top class, first quality above anything. i'm not saying that is an excuse, i'm just saying that that's the way it was back then. we didn't give things much thought in terms of sustainability. i ended up going into clothing, i ended up going into construction during the course of my life. in the early '90s, i ended up going into the chemical business. i invested in a patent in hydrogen peroxide development. it was a hydrogen-based disinfectant. i activated hydrogen

university. three is florida state. number two is penn state. and number one is ohio state university. >> so you guys make sure you keep tweeting us and keep sending us videos until tomorrow. >> tomorrow is the last day. >> all righty. hoda and i love it when we argue in the hair and make-up room. it takes us four hours to get ready to do this show. we have a lot of time to argue about things. take a look at this. >> before we show it it's lee it up. 77-year-old grandmother was in her car. she got pulled over in texas for speeding. she was -- >> she is a criminal. >> she is going 66 in a 50. the officer asked her for her driver's license and insurance card. she told him she had a urinary tract infection. she had to go to the rest room. >> watch this dashcam video. he also had a little video camera on his shirt. so watch this. >> you're going 66 in through here. >> let's hurry up. i have to go to the bathroom. i have a bladder infection. >> let me see your driver's license and insurance. then i'll listen to you. >> i'll give it to you in a minute.

university. boaters in three battleground states ohio, pennsylvania, and florida, showed obama ahead between 9% and 12%. both candidates were campaigning in ohio today. president obama accused romney of saying his approach is not credible. he also said romney profited from companies that ship jobs to china. as for the republican challenger, we are joined by dirty jobs host in a rally outside cleveland. he was talking about jobs and manufacturing. president obama may have swag,. but he lacks the ability to fix the u.s. economy. a week from tonight, mitt romney and the president will square off in their first debate. still to come on abc 7 news tonight,, is talking again. -- madonna is talking again. >> live in herndon. >> heartbreak in a fairfax family community. a man murdered his wife and two teenage boys before taking his own life. a vigil for the slain family. live in herds and now with the vigil. this was not a memorial. it was to gather for people to come to gather and console each other. >> it was those moments we never forget. birthday parties. >> now it is like, it will never be the same. >

syracuse, ohio state university, university of tennessee, brandeis university and the university of south florida >> we're going to broadcast live from one of those schools in early october. but to get us there you have to vote for your favorite scho schoschool ath #klgandhodau.com. we took you to syracuse on sunday. right now sarah hughes is at the buckeye campus at ohio state. >> i didn't hear your birthday wish earlier. i appreciate it. we have got some crazy energy going on here. first up, i'm going to talk to you about why should they come to your school? >> it's obvious after what you've seen in the past hour or so. we have the best fans in the land and the best band in the land. they can spell out ohio on the football field and can probably spell out your name, too. it's obvious. time to come to buckeye nation and get that buckeye pride. >> kathie lee would go into the goal line. we'd have to go with hoda. >> we could do it. >> why do you think we should come to ohio state? the ohio state? >> the ohio state, ladies, we want to see you kick off those stilettos and throw on buckeye pride. we

states of florida and ohio yesterday. ryan went to the ohio state football game against his alma mater miami university of ohio. they told the crowds that president obama is to blame for those without jobs. romney likened it to football saying that if the team isn't winning, then it's time to get a new coach. >>> this morning president obama is back on the campaign trail building momentum for the democratic national convention. in charlotte, north carolina. the president is waking up in denver, colorado. today, he will campaign at the university of colorado boulder. the president will then head to toledo, ohio. yesterday, he campaigned in sioux city, iowa. he's on a tour through swing states before the convention which starts on tuesday. >>> meanwhile, protesters are preparing to march in charlotte today ahead of the dnc. organizers are calling it the march on wall street south. they are drawing attention to unemployment. the demonstration will focus on economic inequality, social injustice and other issues. it will kick off a week of protests and rallierallies. we'll report live from the convention starting to

syracuse university, ohio state university, university of tennessee, brandeis university, university of south floridasun did not show up, the party did! >> like a flash mob. >> oh, my gosh. >> woo! >> that looks like fun. >> if you can get college kids up and around 10:00 a.m., you've done something right. >> that is awesome. >> it's nice to see a different color than orange. >> mixing it up. we need everybody to vote. klg&hoda.com. we'll check back in with sara in a bit. >> that will be our home away from home monday october 1st. you can only vote one time from one computer, right? >> unless you're a computer guy and you know how to beat the system. >> we don't want anybody to cheat. >> maybe computer classes can figure out how to do it in a creative way. >> i thought this was courtney love from about 20 years ago. remember when she went through that grunge period? >> we'll show the photo and reveal who it is. >> okay. who do you think that is? >> i thought it was an old picture of courtney love. >> it's a current picture, a recent picture of lady gaga. yes, i know. >> the cameraman are going no. ye

florida an animal rescue team is trying to save five young pilot whales that beached themselves yesterday morning. 22 whales washed ashore in a southern state park. the surviving whales have been transported to florida atlantic university for testing and treatment. officials say they don't yet know why the pod became stranded. >>> back at home the celebration for petaluma's little league all-star team continues this afternoon with a beg parade through town. friday night the boys were honored at the coliseum. the petaluma national team made a name for themes throughout the world of the little league world series and ended up taking third overall, like third this the world. today's parade starts at 1:00 p.m., 4th and d streets in petaluma. the members will ride in pot rods and cars and wind up at the park for a free hot dog barbecue. lisa, they would like sunshine and warm temperatures. can you help them out? >> you know what, the north bay this morning very foggy out there. >> it was misting on the way in. it was very, very thick. >> kind of an isolated thing in the valleys of the north bay. not only the fog but we have cool, cool temperatures into the mid-40s. upper 40s near petaluma with the fog. but it will warm thro

florida, making his rounds in that swing state. ryan is there this afternoon for a town hall at the university of central florida. >>> while paul ryan is in florida, mitt romney is focusing on fund-raising, but it's his personal finances that are creating the buzz this weekend. yesterday, the republican presidential candidate released some of his tax documents including his full 2011 tax return. it shows he made $13.7 million last year. paid nearly $2 million in federal income taxes. because romney's income came largely from investments, he's taxed at a lower rate, 14.1%. we'll have more on the debate surrounding romney's taxes later on in the hour. >>> mitt romney may not think his presidential campaign needs a turnaround, but sarah palin sure thinks he does. she's the latest conservative to voice her frustration with the direction of the romney campaign. the former vice presidential nominee told the "weekly standard" quote, with so much at stake in this election, both mitt romney and paul ryan should go rogue and not hold back from telling the american people the true state of our economy and national security, end quote. she went

state of ohio, 53% to 43. in florida, another key swing state, mr. obama's lead is nine points, 53% to 44. and the president leads by 12 point in pennsylvania, 54 to 42. this quinnipiac university/cbs news/"new york times" polls has a margin of roar of three points so the leads are significant. our cbs news election analysis team is moving ohio from a toss-up to leaning toward mr. obama. with that, we estimate 255 electoral votes are solidly in the obama camp or leaning that way. for governor romney the number is 206 with 270 needed to win. the president would have to pick up just 15 in the remaining toss-up state that you see on this map in gray. if the president wins ohio, governor romney would have to nearly sweep those toss-up states in order to win the white house. so no surprise that we find both candidates in ohio today. our campaign 2012 team is on their trail and we're going to start tonight with nancy cordes. nancy. >> reporter: well, scott, it all comes down to women. the president won among women by eight points back in 2008. it's a big part reason he won here. but today's poll finds he has a far greater advantage with women now, leading governor romney among women

state university. >> the university of tennessee. brandeis university, the university of southern florida, tampa and -- >> creighton. >> and hoda and ike best. right now you sarah is down south at the big orange, the university of tennessee in knoxville. hey, sarah. >> i may have let them play with my wardrobe but i do have a couple of vols here to tell you why they want you to come here. first up, we have got laura. why do you think klg and hoda should come here to your team? >> you actually have to come see us at the university of tennessee, we love y'all down here and love to have you. pack your cowboy boots and visit us in knoxville and we are excited and see you october 1st. >> next we got jillian. jillian is the one that dressed -- okay. now, why -- >> cute. >> do you think they can -- thank you. do you think they can pull these off? >> oh, totally, anyone can, especially the two of you. if you have no other reason to come down here it is just to rock a pair of these. already got one for sarah and two pairs waiting for the two of you. so, come on down and pack your bags, ready to have you at rocky top. >> you pull those off. lo

state of ohio, 53% to 43. in florida, another key swing state, mr. obama's lead is nine points, 53% to 44. and the president leads by 12 point in pennsylvania, 54 to 42. this quinnipiac university/cbs news/"new york times" polls has a margin of roar of three points so the leads are significant. our cbs news election analysis team is moving ohio from a toss- up to leaning toward mr. obama. with that, we estimate 255 electoral votes are solidly in the obama camp or leaning that way. for governor romney the number is 206 with 270 needed to win. the president would have to pick up just 15 in the remaining toss-up state that you see on this map in gray. if the president wins ohio, governor romney would have to nearly sweep those toss-up states in order to win the white house. so no surprise that we find both candidates in ohio today. our campaign 2012 team is on their trail and we're going to start tonight with nancy cordes. nancy. >> reporter: well, scott, it all comes down to women. the president won among women by eight points back in 2008. it's a big part reason he won here. but today's poll finds he has a far greater advantage with women now, leading governor romney among women

state of florida today. speaking to a latino audience at the university of miami, the president took aim at miss rival's comments about the 47% who don't pay federal income taxes. the president answering a question about that video in which governor romney says, quote, i'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility. >> when you express an attitude that half the country considers itself victims, that somehow they want to be dependent on government, my thinking is maybe you haven't gotten around a lot because i travel around the country all the time and american people are the hardest working people. >> shep: univision hosted the forum. governor romney took the same stage last night on the same network and said his campaign is, quote, about the 100% in america. he's in florida again today trying to hammer home that message. >> the president i know cares with what's happening to the country and the people in the country u but he doesn't know how to fix it. i care about every person in america, i know what it takes to help those people and i will. >> shep: a new fox latino poll shows governor romn

>>> and for some more numbers, campaigned two on university poll says president obama was wide lead over mitt romney in the swing states of ohio, florida, and pennsylvania. in this case the president leads romney in ohio by ten points, leads in florida by nine points and in pennsylvania by 12 points. president before the united niegss today said the u.s./european union have entrusted themselves. the hall was not full as speech. the u.s. made demonstration voiced part of the speech. spokesman for the yieted nation un ambassador said it was unfortunate it was given the platform on yon kippur the holiest day in jud yichl. >>> magnitude 2.4 hit the area just after 3:30 p.m. the communities. no damage or injuries were report and had no warning was issued. >>> iconic crooner andy williams is being remembered tonight as an artist with an unforgettable melody. >>> andy williams died last night at his hone in branson, missouri after a year-long battle with bladder cancer. he was 84 known for many songs including moon river and it's most wonderful time of the year. president ronald reagan once called andy williams a national treasure. >>> in gre

states. in polls done in august by quinnipiac university, cbs news, and the "new york times," the president's lead with female voters was 14 points in virginia, one in ohio, and 12 points in floridal of these states, the president is running social issue ads aimed at women stressing the romney-ryan positions on abortion and contraception. >> mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. >> reporter: but romney has strong appeal among married women voters like mary mireles. with them romney has a four- point lead in the polls. >> i love you women! ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: that's why ann romney stressed so many pocketbook concerns in last week's convention speech. >> the good jobs, the chance at college, that home you want to buy just get harder. >> when mr. romney argues he will be the better job creator, that resonates with you? >> yes, it does. he knows how to run a company. he has been a c.e.o. he has run the winter olympics. he knows how to get the job done, how to hire people, how to create jobs and how to create wealth. >> reporter: but emily blout's support for the president is also based on the pocketbook. the financial relief she feels wi

college campuses and states like north carolina and virginia and florida, places where president obama is not going because he is having bigger rallies at places like ohio state university first rallies there this summer, but while people are paying attention to the food fight going on between mitt romney and president obama, michelle obama is out there getting local press where it matters in many of the media markets in the swing states and getting positive press coverage for the president. they are yuzusing her very effectively. >> and i have asked this question to most, and they either don't answer the question or they lie. but, this idea that four years from now, if he is successful, jennifer rubin, could we see michelle obama pull a hillary clinton, do you think that perhaps she becomes the next first lady to toss her hat in the ring? >> i don't think so. i think that she has developed a he healthy antipathy for the press and the political process to the same degree that ann has perhaps. she is a good asset for him, but it is interesting how she is being used. she is essentially being used to pump up the base, those who showed up in droves the youth, and the campai

university. three is florida state. number two is penn state. and number one is ohio state university.rs to get ready to do this show. we have a lot of time to argue about things. take a look at this. >> let's tee it up. 77-year-old grandmother was in her car. she got pulled over in texas for speeding. she was -- >> she is a criminal. >> she is going 66 in a 50. the officer asked her for her dreefr's license and insurance card. she told him she had a urinary tract infection. she had to go to the rest room. >> wash this dash cam video. watch this. >> you're going 60. >> let's hurry up. i have to go to the bathroom. i have a bladder infection. >> let me see your driver's license and insurance. then i'll listen to you. >> i'll give it to you in a minute. >> you give it to me now or i'll take you to jail. >> go ahead. >> get out of the vehicle, get out of the vehicle. come on. get out of the vehicle. >> you are hurting me. em's going to report you hurting me. >> okay. step out of the vehicle. >> step out of the vehicle. >> i will not. >> get out of the vehicle, lady. >> oh! >> get out of t

state of anxiety... and wait a minute, and the defense department and nasa and they all put money in there together and the university of central florida has 63,000 students, they feed them in. why are they doing that? because when they work together, they are so much more powerful than when they sit around and fight all the time. what is the result, 100 new computer simulation companies. that is what is working in america today. look, this economics is not ideology. it's hard work. and it's seeing what the competition is doing. analyzing the alternative. >> jon: results oriented, merit its oriented. >> and keeping score, that is what america needs, we need to gent the show on the road here and stop all this kind of mindless and fighting. (cheers and applause) >> jon: ladies and gentlemen, president bill clinton, we'll be right back. captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> jon: that's our show, everybody, by the way, anything that was edited out of the president clinton interview that we couldn't fit on the show, we have put on the web, if it will fit. join us, leer it is your m

florida international university in miami and discuss the economy. mr. clinton will campaign tomorrow in orlando. >>> mitt romney campaigned in the critical battleground state of ohio yesterday. no republican has won the white house without winning ohio. romney lashed out at president obama's economic policies. >> forward is his campaign's slogan. i think forewarned is a better term. we know what would happen if he were re-elected. we'd see more years of high unemployment. we'd see more years of massive deaf sitz. >> ohio has 18 electoral votes. both polls show mr. obama with a narrow lead there. >>> coming up on a tuesday morning, an update on chicago's teachers strike. plus the wildfire season drags on in the west. major wildfires are forcing hundreds to evacuate. this is the morning news. my doctor said...latisse® is the only fda approved prescription treatment...for inadequate or not enough lashes. now with latisse®...my lashes are longer...darker, with more than double the fullness in 16 weeks. if you are using or have used, prescription products for eye pressure problems, use latisse® under close doctor care. latisse® use may cause increased brown pig

states of florida and ohio yesterday. ryan went to the ohio state football game against his alma mater, miami university of ohio. they told the crowds that president obama is to blame for those without jobs. romney likened it to football saying if the team is not winning, then it's time to get a new coach. >>> so ryan is facing just a little bit of controversy and it has nothing to do with his policies or even voting record, but with his workout history. ryan told a radio host last month that he once ran a 2:50 marathon. an extraordinarily fast pace for a marathon. but okay, runners world magazine did a little bit of digging. they discovered ryan had only run -- only one run -- only one run official marathon in 1990 and finished it in a little over four hours. ryan responded to the claims saying he accidentally said two hours when he meant to say three. >>> well, this morning president obama is back on the campaign trail building momentum for the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina. the president is waking up in denver this morning. he'll speak at the university of colorado, boulder. the

states, three key battleground states, ohio, florida and pennsylvania looking very secure for president obama right now. brand-new poll this morning from quinnipiac university/cbs and "the new york times." in the critical swing state of ohio, the president has a ten-point lead over mitt romney among likely voters. 53% to 43%. in florida, the president leads romney by nine points. 53% to 44%. and it gets even worse for romney in pennsylvania. he's trailing the president there by 12 points, john, 54-42. >> those are big numbers. the buckeye state now the undisputed focus of the campaign for barack obama and mitt romney. mitt romney making four stops in ohio this week. columbus, cleveland and toledo today. the president will also be in ohio today. making stops in two college towns, kent, and bowling green. ohio has 18 electoral votes, the seventh highest number in the nation, and we love this statistic. no republican has ever won the white house without winning ohio. that is why it's so important. >> mitt romney's wife ann making an appearance on "the tonight show." she was asked about the falout from romney's comments, that 47% of voters won't choose him beca

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states. and i promised him that i wouldn't call him back this time. >> what if it didn't happen that way? what if somehow the vice president won florida and the white house? that alternate universen which al gore becomes president is explored in a new ebook called 43 with an asterisk written by jeff greenfield and columnist for yahoo! joins. he joins me now. you and i trade what-ifs all the time. you turned this into an e-book. what was your motivation? >> i did a book last year when three what-ifs, what if, what about al gore winning florida. i used the same technique. i did a lot of reporting, talked to people what it would have been like and had to come up with a tiny twist of fate that put gore in the white house. it could not have been a recount because all of the mechanics were on the side of bush. >> the twist of fate was what? >> very simple -- eelian gonzalez' mother doesn't drown. she survives the shipwreck. she takes custody of the boy with no particular controversy. >> a lot of people feel like eelieel i i ilian. >> that issue cost gore some 50,000 votes in florida. bill snider makes the same argument. that's how i get him in. >> that would have meant vice president

syracuse, ohio state university, university of tennessee, brandeis university and the university of south florida'd have to go with hoda. >> we could do it. >> why should we come to the ohio state? >> the ohio state, ladies we want to see you kick off those stilettos and throw on buckeye pride. we will deck you out in scarlet and gray. hoda we'll give you a good hair today, because we know the true way it to your heart. >> check out the sign over here. what's your name? >> alex. >> alex has clearly seen the show before. what inspired you to make this sign? >> we know you have love wine, and we have bar here open all day to get whatever you want. >> we're going to prison. we're going to -- >> do you study a lot? >> we want to point out that the drinking age is 21. no one can drink with us until they're 21. >> all right, kids. you guys are adorabldorable. we'll check back with you. >>> a penny for her thoughts. the great penny marshall will talk to you about life, love and laughter. >>> and organizing your garage to fit your car inside. how about that? >>> my favorite look, leather. >> hoda loves h

point presentation over the weekend in florida and has now been using charts on the trail since to hammer the president on the national debt at kent state university last night, the president decided to mock him for it. >> if they go around as they have in ohio with some board behind them with numbers and saying how it's a moral obligation to reduce the deficit, just ask them, well, explain how the numbers work. >> then the president turned his own gaffe into a hit on romney. >> i want to see us export more jobs. export more products. excuse me. i was -- i was channeling my opponent there for a second. >> this morning the big news is from the obama campaign. they are out with a two-minute television ad that to many will look like a campaign closure spot if you will and the campaign believes frankly that for many voters it is the closing days before voting. voters in 30 states are already eligible to vote. this ad is the last thing the campaign wants the people to see before the debates. this ad airs in colorado, florida, iowa, nevada, new hampshire and virginia. not north carolina or wisconsin. take a look. >> during the last weeks of this campaig

state university. he previously served in a number of academic roles, president of the lsu system, president of the university of florida, and provost of johns hopkins university. he is the author of dozens of books and articles. he served on many committees to advance the reform of collegiate structures in athletics and the n.c.a.a.. we also have taylor branch. he is the pulitzer prize-winning journalist. he has a three-volume chronicle of the life of martin luther king jr. called "america in the king years." he is also more recently -- if we can get that up there on the screen -- is called "the cartel," which dispels corruption within the n.c.a.a. and what might be done to remedy it. we will just go briefly over the basic ground rules for tonight. they should not be that complex. i should tell you, i am not really a speaker tonight. i am just an official. [laughter] a timekeeper to enforce the rule. let's go through some of that. the opening statements will be eight minutes each. if anybody goes over, we will enforce those quite seriously. the responses will be five minutes each. if anyone says anything a little on to

in ohio a key state, university of cincinnati poll shows president obama leading pretty well here, 51%, 46%. most importantly, above 50% for the president. in florida, however, new tampa bay times/miami herald poll has obama was one, 48%, 47%. a new ppp poll has the president up by four. in colorado a new ppp poll has obama up by six. that's powerful, 51%, 45% in colorado. a four-point lead in north carolina. 49%, 45%. that's the poll that tends to lean republican. it's leaning democrat in this case. we'll be right back. >>> do you really think this will be going better if you'd nominated someone else? who? rick santorum? are you thinking you missed the boat with newt gingrich? if you think i'm unrelatable, check out callista gingrich. she looks like a character from "mars attacks." at least my hair moves. seth, look at this. >> that's very nice. >> it's better than nice. it's freaking awesome. >> okay. >> you guys wish ron paul was still running? guess what, he probably is because he's a lunatic who doesn't understand how voting works. >> wouldn't it be great if this was ann romney? welcome back to "hardball." that was the new "snl" cast member, k