to a passionate pledge of allegiance from gabby giffords. >>> also this morning, the most important monthly jobs report yet, threatening to spoil the president's post-convention bump. >>> runaway car. a runaway car on a busy highway. a baby in the backseat. a deputy, in the right place at the right time. >>> and mtv's wild night. outrageous and funky fashions on display, as always, at the annual vmas. >>> good friday morning, everyone. we begin this friday with the first day of the rest of the campaign. >> home stretch. here we go. president obama, last night, wasting no time, today, i should say, hitting the campaign trail, after accepting the nomination last night in charlotte. laying out the progress that's been made, but the problems also still being faced. now, he and challenger, mitt romney, head into the final days. >> abc's brandi hitt covered both conventions. she joins us from charlotte this morning, live. hi, brandbrandi. >> reporter: hi, paula. good morning, rob, as well. the president told voters the journey of hope is not over just yet. the big question now is will voters cont

but coming out for gun safety laws is a way to prevent future gabby giffords. >> what about god and wrestle? > -- to jerusalem? >> all swell that ends well. how they were taken out, i don't understand. they still don't have an answer as to why the omission. at the end of the day, they put it back, but it was called to attention by their opponents. it was just klutzy. >> i thought was revealing. i watched it at live. everybody was stunned, because everybody expected that the restoration would go easily. it was obvious that the nos or at least as strong as the yeas, and the chairman, the mayor of l.a., was totally stunned. he had to call the vote three times. it was obvious that it cannot pass, and yet he declared it passed, and the reaction from the the crowd, who watched the vociferousness of the opposition to an inclusion of jerusalem, i think it will lead to an impression of the democrats having changed from the party that was sso strongly supportive of israel. >> was a bad moment for the democrats. it will be less remembered and then to clint eastwood moments -- and the clint eastwood mo

but, and supporting sensible gun safety laws is a way to prevent future gabby giffords. >> how about god and jerusalem and israel? it is back in the platform -- >> all's well that ends well. how they take it out, i don't understand. at the end of the day, they put it back, but it was just klutzy. >> no, i thought it was revealing. i watched it live. everybody was stunned, because everybody thought that the restoration would go easily. it was obvious that the nos were at least as strong as the yeas, and the chairman, the mayor of l.a., was totally stunned by what happened. he had to call the roll three times, and it was obvious that it had not passed, and yet he declared it passed. the reaction of the crowd, particularly those jewish and non-jewish who care about israel, seeing the vociferousness of the opposition, it will leave an impression of how the democratic party has changed from a party that used to be so strongly of israel. >> platforms have to come away with the mainstream of the party to pay off the extremists in the party so that there are no floor fights. the republicans

gabby giffords and mark kelly >>> welcome back, everyone. the labor problems at american airlines are making travelers think twice about booking flights on the airline. american has canceled hundreds of flights. and as many as half of its flights have been delayed. the airline says job action by its pilots are partly to blame. the bankrupt airline voided its pilots' contract recently and cut their pay, as well as benefits. >>> checks are in the mail for more than 1,200 investors swindled by bernie madoff. and $2.5 billion. this is the largest payout to victims. the checks range from 1,800 bucks to $500 million, with an average of $2 million. madoff pleaded guilty and is currently serving a 150-year sentence for the massive brawl. >>> the federal reserve says that total household wealth is now within 5% of its peak. that's thanks to a jump in the stock market, as well as rising home prices. although the increased wealth isn't evenly distributed. economists hope it will lead to increased spending as well as hiring. >>> today, president obama i

moment that threatened to steal the show from the president when former arizona congresswoman, gabby giffords, 20 months after she was shot in the head, led the audience in the pledge of allegiance. that clip in its entirety later. but we begin with president obama and closing argument. 20,000 supporters packing into the convention hall. the president accepted his party's nomination for a second term. after a warm krupp from vice president biden, he offered a defense to his policies, saying he now needs more time to build on the progress he's made. >> if you reject the notion that this nation's promise is reserved for the few, your voice must be heard in this election. if you reject the notion that our government is forever beholden to the highest bidder, you need to stand up in this election. if you believe in a country where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same rules, then i need you to vote this november. >> borrowing a quote from abraham lincoln, president obama acknowledges the challenges of his own presidency, declaring things have,

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somebody who covered gabby giffords in congress to see her do that was remarkable. >> so sad in a way because she was struggling to get up there but what progress. >> >> i love the ending. for all, it was great. we'll check in with new york congressman steve israel to ask him that very question. first let's go to alina cho in new york with a look at the rest of the stories making news today. >> good morning, soledad, we're keeping a close eye in wall street. in less than 9 o minutes, the labor department will release its jobs report and there are signs that hiring may be picking up. economists surveyed by cnn money expect 120,000 jobs were added last month. cnn money.com's managing editor lex harris joins me with a preview. the question is, will it move the needle on unemployment? >> it almost certainly won't. as you said, the economists we spoke to are looking for 120,000 jobs. i've seen some estimates that are a little higher but to talk about a real recovery, you need to see 200,000 or more. 120,000 is not awful and continues this story of slow, steady gains. >> lex harris, thank y

tomorrow night we know in here in charlotte is former congress woman gabby gifford is here. and she's not here for cheap hotel rooms or meal reservations. heavy suspicion is that he's she's here physically in the city of charlotte. so of course there is an emotional high point for democrats in the fall. >> and there is everyone will be in a sense that republican as like if gabby giffords walk add cross that stage. >> if you see her come across and able to walk around, i mean, after what happened? it's inspiring to everybody. and convention organizers love surprises and there is romney trust people tried to keep the clint eastwood thing under wraps as long as they can. then sh they couldn't. then people started saying there is going to be a surprise, think arizona. >> greta: in the going to be governor jan brewer. all right. ab let's talk about virginia. there is a potential spoiler for republican arty on the virginia ballot. >> well, they're as good as a former congressman and trying to get in the way of a very, very, important race. and in virginia. and as you know, senate

that's why you saw former congresswoman gabby giffords unite this hall in tears and cheers as she recitehe pledge of allegiance. >> reporter: and that's why vice president joe biden went all out too. we can now proudly say what you've heard me say the last six months. osama bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the president did something else. he addressed directly the frustrated hopes and mixed feelings about his leadership out across the country. >> now, i won't pretend the path i'm offering is quick or easy. i never have. you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me to tell you the truth. [ applause ] and the truth is, it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. >> reporter: truth and struggle. ♪ >> reporter: a long way, perhaps, from the euphoria of hope and change. this was really the president's biggest challenge tonight, the biggest challenge in his campaign, to overcome the disappointments and the doubts among so many americans who voted for him in 2008. an

i think they're bringing out gabby giffords now to do the pledge.man debbie wasserman schultz to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> gabby giffords appearing there with debbie wasserman schultz, who is the chair of the democratic party, also one of gabby giffords' best friends. she was part of the way that the family, the giffords family, sort of kept in touch with the country in terms of that whole tragedy. i don't want you to put me on camera, because obviously i'm crying like the rest of the country right now. now go back and show the picture of the hall. thank you. appreciate it. i have to say, if you didn't think this room was an emotional room tonight, it's emotional on a lot of different levels, in part because of that reception you just saw for gabb

arizona's gabby giffords will lead the pledge of allegiance. expect countless jabs at the romney. >> they are not going to be this on the streets or on the ground. >> but republicans won't sit idly by. this is the war room at their rapid response center just blocks away from the arena. the gop faithful will watch every minute, strategize over plans and raced to react in their own studio. >> when you ask the president and he gives himself and incomplete. my children have a report card that says incomplete, i know they failed. >> back to the super bowl analogy -- consider a few of the names we will see onstage tonight -- scarlett john hansa and the -- scarlett johansson and the foo fighters. we will break it down in every action in highlights tonight from the democratic national convention. >> we will look for you tonight. even before the president makes that speech, republicans are firing back. after bill clinton's rousing speech by, virginia gov. bob macdonald says it can't just be about speeches. he says the nation is still $16 trillion in deb

way, it will make a special flyover of tucson, arizona---- a tribute to former congresswoman gabby giffords.. wounded in a horrific shooting almost two years ago.gifford's husband mark kelly commanded endeavour's final mission into space.on friday, endeavour will embark on a aarial tour of northern california.it's final journey is along 12 l-a-x to the california science center, where it will become an exhibit.the city of los angeles agreed to raise power lines and cut down 400 trees to clear the ay for the shuttle's parade roote.to gett local support, the science center agreed to plant up to cut down.back in houston, a spectator was asked if he was disappointed the shuttle's two-day visit was shortened to one.well you know we'll take what weecan. los anggles is crying about the trees, but i pell ya whht they can keep the trees and we can keep the shuttle how's that?i'mmed payne reporting. nasa ended its 30-year shuttlee program in july 2011. endeavour... along wiih shuttles discovery, enterprise and atlantis... are all bbcoming museum pieces.during its career... endeavour... which rolled f

former congressman gabby giffords is go about to take the stage now to recite the pledge of allegianceentlemen, please welcome former congresswoman gabrielle giffords, accompanied by congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, to lead us in the pledge of allegiance. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ]

and tomorrow we'll expect to see gabby giffords here in the house. you can expect a huge round of applause for her as well. that's it for now. >> i think you could miss school for that. >> reporter: oh, yeah. they'll let them out. they have a good excuse. >> they do, indeed. and they'll have a bit of a history lesson while they're at it. >>> the secret service is investigating whether some of mitt romney's tax returns were stolen. his accounting firm received an anonymous letter. the letter asked for $1 million to prevent the disclosure of data from the returns. the accounting firm says there is no evidence that any returns were stolen. >>> a lap dance art? that's the question at the center of a legal fight in new york. >>> a former olympian accused of fondling a local teen. the shocking allegations. heavy load in america. but mitt romney plan, a middle class to $2,000 more a year in taxes. multi-millionaires like himself hits the middle class harder... bigger break. forward for america? this message. so the 9:15 meeting looks like it's going to star

gabby giffords is everywhere.he was at the democratic c convention leading the pledge of allegian allegiance. >>> let's go to veronica johnson. where are you? >> right here. get it together, aaron. that's what happens. those girls are great. that's what happens when you win, when you try hard. all right. this morning, we're talking about the fact that we've got a little less humidity out there. a little cooler, too. i want to show you the temperatures and the dew point temperature indication of how much moisture is in the air. right now the numbers throughout the area, the temperatures are anywhere from the mid 60s to low 70s. that dew point temperature in the mid to upper 60s across the area. so instead of being very humid this morning, like it's been the last couple of morning, we're just slightly humid. touch of humidity today and more heat for today. we'll be going up to a high today of 91 degrees. noontime, 87. the other story, some isolated showers west for today but watch what happens on saturday. we start

detour over mark kelley's home city to honor a request the former astronaut made for his wife, gabby giffordsted her to see the shuttle one last time. what a great reaction there. officials approved the last-minute request as a way of saying thanks for the couple's commitment to the space agency. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, loca, late breaking, this is 11 news at 5:00. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> a few clouds hanging around. not quite as cool as the last couple of days. 52 in park and. it will be another nice day. a little bit warmer with temperatures between 75 and 80. we have a little bit of rain to talk about for the forecast this weekend. >> the time is 4:57. >> another case of west via -- west nile virus in the area. >> a change and methods and a ton for the presidential campaign. that story is coming up. >> we are taking a look at the >> we are taking a look at the excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducing, the square sunnyd bottle. [

arizona's gabby giffords led the pledge and amped up the energy for the president. he wanted to fire up democrats but barack obama aimed his speech at undecided voters. >> i'm asking you to rally around a set of goals for your country, goes in manufacturing, education, national security, and the deficit. real achievable plans that will lead to new jobs, more opportunity, and rebuild this economy on a stronger foundation. that's what we can do in the next four years, and that is why i am running for a second term as president of the united states. >> as joe biden likes to break, bin laden is dead and detroit is alive. >> i've met workers in detroit and toledo who feared they'd never build another american car, and today they can't build them fast enough because we reinvented a dying auto industry that's back on top of the world. >> looking forward, the president favors keeping education and green energy programs, keeping medicare like it is, and he wants the rich to pay more for that. >> i never said this journey would be easy, and i won't promise that now. yes our p

. >>> former congresswoman gabby giffords is expected to participate in tonight's program. she was wounded in that tucson shooting last year. >>> the republican party is reacting to last night's speech by former president bill clinton. virginia governor bob mcdonnell says it was a good speech and president obama inherited a debt problem, but he told mike hydeck that the problem is not handling the situation well. >> after the speech tonight by president obama which no doubt will be good, we'll wake up tomorrow morning and get the new jobs report that's going to show for 43 months in a row, mike, that unemployment is over 8%. >> the president will take the stage tonight to accept his party's nomination. by the way, you can follow the convention by going to our website wusa9.com. you can learn about the protests that are going on outside the convention hall. also, you can find out which virginia lawmaker says the president can easily win the commonwealth again this year. it's all on our website wusa9.com. >>> in philadelphia bomb detecting dogs swept through u.s. airways flig

. >> former congresswoman gabby giffords made an i motional a-- made an emotional appearance. giffords was critically wounded last near in an assassination attempt. >>> san francisco's district attorney says there is not enough evidence to file criminal charges in a money laundering case. the property management firm was accused of laundering $4500 in contributions to mayor ed lee's election campaign. a donor showed the san francisco chronicle an e-mail from an arch way manager that told workers to hawk $500 donations and said they world be reimbursed. >>> we have new information this morning surrounding the problems with the oakland police radio system. during the past year, radios have failed on several occasions with one of the most notable blackouts happening during president obama's visit in july. according to a letter from at & t an independent company was hired to test the 16 cell sites in question and found their towers did not cause any interference. only one tower was not operating within fcc guidelines. that tower in hayward which at & t says is too far away to caus

final home, nasa made a detour over mark kelly's home city, to honor a request made by his wife, gabby giffords. he wanted her to see the shuttle one last time. there they are in awe of it. officials approved the request as a way of thanking the couple for their commitment to the space agency. great story there. >>> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> well, chefs in china better watch their back. they have some steep competition there. a college cafeteria has employed a robot chef to more efficiently whip up a popular chinese dish. the machine can make noodles three times as fast as a human can and costs half as much as a real chef's salary. the robot even comes outfitted with a chef's uniform and sunglasses. so he looks extra cool. >>> well, in canada, blowing bubbles was taken to a whole new level. busting a guinness world record, a bubble artist created this soap bubble large enough to hold 181 people. the group had to, of course, stand very still, and using a special contraption to make a giant bubble, it only lasted just eno

as former congresswoman gabby giffords delivered the pledge of allegiance. >> liberty and justice for all. >> reporter: at the end of the night, the president hit home his same message from 2008. >> if you share that faith with me, if you share that hope with me, i ask you tonight for your vote. >> reporter: with the party now over the campaign continues. both the obamas and bidens are heading to new hampshire ahead of the august jobs report and unemployment rate is expected to remain unchanged. brandy hitt abc news charlotte. >>> if you haven't done so start pulling out the purple because it's purple friday. >> it is. coming up, a live report where to catch the purple caravan as ballmore gets ready to cheer on the ravens. >> and you are not only going to see purple today but a lot of orange, too. the magic the orioles have brought back to charm city.>> reporter: that's the 895, 95 split. construction and latest coming up. we will take you to boston. hey, let's take a look. beautiful shot this friday morning. we are back with more good morning maryland coming up. >>> 4:44. thanks for

we wanted to show you this brief moment again this is gabby giffords.sign from congress in january to focus on her recovery. we are back with more stephanie after the break. say with us. ♪ everything. >>as barack obama seeks a second term, with campaigns trading attacks and pundits predicting we go back to see the people and events that shaped the life of the unlikely man who would become president. >>barack was having to work out the fact that people react to him based on his racial makeup. i felt he identified with other outsiders and that was a good story. when a carpet is clean and fresh, it's irresistible. experience this in your home with resolve deep clean powder. its moist powder penetrates deep, removing three times more dirt than vacuuming alone while also neutralizing odors at their source. it's a clean you can see smell, and really enjoy. resolve deep clean powder. don't just vacuum clean, resolve clean. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's the "stephanie miller show"! ♪ i'm walking on sunshine, woe ho ♪ ♪ i'm walking

moment of the night really came when we saw arizona's gabby giffords come on to the stage.ittle difficulty, she gave the pledge of allegiance tonight. of theism was a big part site. e aboutsident spok terror, andwar and this night was about admitting n a very difficult few years, one that the president correct.ill >> know this, america. our problems can be solved our be met.es can the path we offer may be harder, but it leads to a better place. i am asking you to choose that future. to rally.g you that is what we can do in the next four years. am running for a term as president of united states. tonight probably really came when the president ahead and talk about describing it as silly and saying, if you are say "i hearing him ," he is,f this message too. we have two months left. it will be a furious race to the finish line. the president is hitting three states in the next couple of days. mitt romney will be in virginia, talked a lot about. we are finally now at that point race laid outhe before us. seen the final degree, theo some debates they had, and then, -- november 6

liberty and justice for all. [ cheering ] >> reporter: today has already had its emotional moments, gabby giffords leading the pledge of allegiance. and the democrats have figured out how to build excitement. they've had this place rocking for hours with top flight entertainment. they have marc antony singing the national anthem, the food fighters, mary j. blige, and for the boomers, james taylor. >> andrea mitchell setting the table. from entertainment to politics here tonight, andrea, thanks. >>> earlier here in our booth today the first lady came by for an interview. we talked about, among other things, bill clinton's speech last night, and that lasting image onstage of the two presidents hugging it out, notable because of the interesting way president clinton described their relationship to me just yesterday afternoon and the first lady addressed it with us here today. has it been a complicated relationship or an easy relationship? >> it's been an easy relationship. in fact, the relationship that barack has developed with all the former presidents has been one of cooperation because i think on

> shuttle "endeavour" makes a flyover in the skies above tucson in a salute to mark kelly and gabby giffordss a chance of showers in the upper midwest. the day will start chilly in new england and upstate new york. showers possible from miami to savannah. >>> finally this morning, a small scrap that could shed a lot of light back to biblical times. >> it's a bit of writing. but what it seems to imply could go a long way toward telling us more about jesus than we ever knew. dan harris has the details. >> reporter: it's a tiny, faded fragment with just eight lines of ancient script on one side and six lines on the other. >> the most exciting line in the whole fragment is the sentence, jesus said to them, do his disciples, that is, jesus said to them, my wife. >> reporter: my wife. words never before seen in any christian scripture. this scrap of papyrus was given by an anonymous collector to karen king, a professor at harvard divinity school. she brought it to experts in new york city. >> like an i and a c, with just a little bit o a line over them. this is a shortened form of the name jesus.

, once inside this arena, the evening got off to an emotional start when former congresswoman gabby giffordsas escorted to the main stage by democratic party chair debbie wasserman schultz and then led this convention in the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> trust me when i tell you there was not a dry eye in the house after that moment. and by way of introducing my friends here in the booth with us, as you see gabby giffords and her astronaut husband watching on, you know, savannah guthrie is here, david gregory, chuck todd. savannah, as a fellow arizonan, something who knows something of the recovery process for this member of congress, you and i were there in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. the word herculean keeps coming up. >> when you see her walk out there, it was a labored walk but there she is. when you think about what she went through, being shot point blank in the head, it's amazing. from what my impress

it comes to the lasting images from this convention, it is this moment, former congresswoman gabby giffords shot through the head just last year and now walking without a cane on stage to recite the pledge of allegiance. >> liberty and justice for all. >> dan inna we're joined by mar cardona. you were in the hall last night. first of all, let me just ask, how did it go over will? >> i think it worked beautifully in the hall. i mean, obviously these are the faithful. but the reaction that you saw from them was they were reacting to a president who they knew wasn't going to be able to i think rise to the moment of 2008 and i don't think everybody was expecting him to do that. so what i call it was a proceed either tick pragmatism because it gave the faithful what they needed to hear. you could see it in the teary eyes and all of the reactions. he actually spoke to each of the members of the democratic coalition, he talked about immigrants, he talked about women, he talked about gays, he talked about labor p. i mean, everybody was included. >> it wasn't the 2004 speech in boston. this is proba

gabby gifford who survived an assassination aattempt led the crowd in the pledge of allegiance. it was a celebrated moment. a lot of people hoping and praying for gabby as she continues to struggle in her recovery. everybody was uplifted by that. tom sherwood, all of this day and for the last four days, has been up close and very personal from all the delegations from all the local jurisdictions. that's skiekind of a look at wh lies ahead. >> i think we can do it pretty quickly. virginia, one of the toss-up states that would decide this election for president. virginia got the great seats right down below us. they were bells at the ball, to use a southern phrase. maryland, it's so blue that no one thinks about its going to the republicans. the attorney general of maryland said they're going to send marylanders out to virginia, to delaware, to pennsylvania and other places to help the democratic ticket in the entire region. not just in maryland. maryland is full of all of the ballot initiatives, immigration, same-sex marriage and there's a third one, casinos, the big deal on casin

arizona's gabby giffords led the pledge and amped up the energy. for the president.e wanted to fire up democrats. but barack obama aimed his speech at undecided voters. >> i'm asking you to rally around a set of goals for your country. goals in manufacturing, energy, education, national security and the deficit. real achievable plans that will lead to new jobs, more opportunities, and rebuild this economy on a stronger foundation. that's what we can do in the next four years. and that is why i am running for a second term as president of the united states. >> reporter: as joe biden likes to brag, bin laden is dead and detroit is alive. >> i met workers in detroit and toledo who feared they'd never build another american car. and today, they can't build them fast enough because we reinvented a dying auto industry that's back on top of the world. >> reporter: looking forward, the president favors keeping education and green energy programs. keeping medicare like it is. and he wants the rich to pay more for that. >> i never said this journey would be easy. and i won't p

kelly, "endeavour's" last commander, asked that the shuttle could fly over tucson, so his wife, gabby giffords, could see it. so, around noon, "endeavour" and its last commander can share one last moment. nice story there. nice, little way to go out. >>> well, the weather should be perfect to see that flyover. in fact, most of the west will have a pleasant day with sunny skies. the california coast wakes up to fog. and there could be rain from miami to savannah. showers are a possibility in fargo and green bay. >> the day will start off chilly in upstate new york and new england. boston will be 64, instead of the usual 70. dallas and denver, about ten degrees warmer than usual. seattle will be in the mid-70s. anchorage is the cool spot at 56 degrees. phoenix, the hot spot at 103. >> i think i like the 103. >> 103's all right. 56 isn't so bad. a sweater. it's kind of cool. light jacket. i can deal with that. >> i can. >>> when we come back, call it the case of the kernels. the $7 million popcorn verdict. >>> and then, chick-fil-a is sticking with poultry but dropping the politics. >>> and later

and a note from charlotte tonight, we'll be watching for former congresswoman gabby giffords, due do lead the pledge of allegiance. one year and seven months ago a gunman's bullet changed her life. i had a chance to say hello to her tonight. she looks great, tells me she's looking forward to tonight. so are we, when we walks out on that stage. >> a reminder, george and i will be here tracking it all, starting at 10:00 p.m. earn and we sure hope you will be joining us. >>> now we move on to the big news affecting american families. george mentioned it. not only families, but their retirement funds. if you checked your 401(k) today, you saw the dow on a rocket ride not seen since the recession began. soaring to a four-year high. >> reporter: today's stampied had two main triggers. first a major concrete plan by officials in europe to rescue countries there that are drowning in debt. a crisis that has threatened to drag america's economy down with it. second, new numbers showing american businesses adds more than 200,000 jobs last month. the last time the dow was this high, the recessio