giffords launched a political action committee. they will support democratic candidates dedicated to compromise and bipartisanship. >>> "moneywatch" time on a friday. market rally on action by europe's bank to ease the eurozone crisis. where is the fastest highway in the country. ashley morrison noise. >> yeah, the one i take into work. >>> investors around the world seemed to like what they heard from the president of the central bank. mario draghi announced plans to buy bonds. it's expected to draw down borrowing rates. >>> asian markets soared. the nikkei added more than 2%. its biggest one-day percentage gain in five months. while hong kong's hang seng rose 3%. >>> the bond buying program sparked a banner day. the dow jones added 244 points to close at its highest point since 2007 before the great recession began. the nasdaq was up 66 points. >>> amazon's trying to get a jump on the holiday shopping season. on thursday, the company unveiled four new kindle fire tablet computers. they feature bigger screens and they start at $29

. >> of course, this flight was in honor of gabrielle giffords, the congresswoman.er husband, mark kelly,mmandeds last flight. the space shuttle is on its way to l.a. to be kind of mothballed in the science center museum there. 134 of the videos people are able to capture as this thing flew 1,500 feet off the surface of the earth is spectacular. >> sweet they did it for gabrielle giffords, also a reminder that a space shuttle can take a piggyback ride off a 747. >> if you william there, you know you'll never, ever see this again. fortunately for internet technology we can see it from 500 different angles from 500 different places. >> and watch it over and over and over gn. >> cool thing is, mark kelly, the husband of gabrielle giffords, he called to request this flight. the folks in houston weren't as excited about this. they're a little ticked, because their big space center, space city, didn't get any of the five space shuttles. kind of snubbed. space shuttles are plantedote they got at replica. so houston's got a problem. >>> some orcas make quite a splash. >> th

-- the appearance of debbie giffords giving the pledge of allegiance. how many of the democrats who spoke at night mentioned gun control? the democrats don't want to talk about it. they want to cheer for gabby and have driven one of lucretias, and she is both of those things. -- how brave and wonderful she is, and she is both of those things. 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

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

we're hearing gabby giffords is here in charlotte. her staffers say she'll lead the crowd in the pledge of allegiance later tonight. the main event of this night and this week, for that matter, is president obama's acceptance speech. now we're getting a preview of what he plans to say. according to his campaign, he'll call this election the clearest choice of any time in a generation. he'll also say they tell us, i won't pretend, the path i'm offering is quicker easier. i never have. you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me, he will say, to tell you the truth, and the truth is it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. his republican rival, mitt romney, says he does not plan to watch the. but he said what he would like the president to say. >> the president needs to report tonight on his promises rather than reset a whole series of new promise that he won't be able to keep. >> shep: of course, the president was supposed to give this speech at bank of am

giffords -- the pledge of allegiance. wounded from a shooting spree in tucson and resigned from congress to focus on her recovery. stay with us. in a few minutes fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin will join us live from charlotte. >>> we are following developing news involving the dematha high school football team. the washington post reports online five players are no longer on the team after allegedly hiring prostitutes from a call service early saturday morning after the stags won their first team of the season against the team from hillside, north carolina. the post reports two players have withdrawn from demartha. two may face expulsion and a fifth faces disciplinary hearing. >>> an elderly woman from suitland is credited with saving her life and helping police arrested man who beat and robbed her. investigators say what she did to fend off the attack was the key to cracking this case. fox 5's audrey barnes has the story. >> reporter: an elderly woman who hives in this suitland apartment complex was -- lives in thi

. >> frank gifford, don't be upset.show. wearing pants. >> there are certain people who shall remain nameless, who will not be happy. >> we wanted to wear jeans today because we're doing a jeans segment. these are not your mother's jeans. >> the sexiest. >> these jeans are like leggings. >> they're like velvet leggings. yeah. >> uri dick euless >> oh, good, you shaved. >> and i love these. >> these are cute, too, aren't they. >> let's see. cute, cute, i love these. >> this is wines-day wednesday and you're not supposed to take any kind of wine into sporting events, we have this! look at my new purse. >> that's a beautiful bag. where did you get it? >> i got it at volari. >> oh, and what's so unique about it? >> it's wine and has a nozzle here. >> stop it. you are not going to get people in trouble. >> you know this is going to be a disaster. i'm scared. how do you do it? >> i don't know. >> ah! >> oh! >> this is the best thing ever! >> i'm afraid. >> hold it up and squeeze this. push the top, i think. >> oh. or maybe pu

. >> that's the former congresswoman gabrielle giffords leading the pledge of allegiance brings thousands watching her to tears. lots to talk about today, final day in charlotte. beau biden, the son of vice president joe biden will be our guest and steve israel will join us. illinois governor patt quinn is our guest and judy chu will join us and mitt romney's foreign policy adviser is our guest. "starting point" begins right now. hey, everybody, welcome. our team, dana bash joins us in the midnight diner. we've been given one plate of french toast among the four of us. >> that is serious french toast. >> it is giant but still one plate. >> we could feed a village off that plate. >> ana navarro is joining us and ryan lizza down at the end. a washington correspondent for "the new yorker." the stage now set for the final push to election day. president obama accepting his party's nomination with a speech that some people say was great. others say it wasn't a home run. but a big hit with delegates in the convention hall. the president says unlike mitt romney his leadership has been tested and

nasa reported it was to honor the former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords, a long-term advocate of the space program and wife of the former astronaut, mark kelly, the last person to command "endeavour" and congresswoman gabrielle giffords stepped down from her job this year as she continues to recover after a gunshot to the head. a live look coming now from edwards air force base in southern california, where is the final home of the california science center in los angeles. trace? >>trace: we are watching this with you. it is very cool. it looks like the shuttle is still pretty high. what was supposed to happen, the shuttle on the 747 was supposed to land at edwards air force base at either 12:30 west coast time or 12:40. they were seeing how much fuel they had on board the 747. many times they have done this they want to make sure the fuel is precise because they do not want to land if it is too heavy. to they had enough fuel they would do an extra ten minute fly by in places in southern california like the desert area. the reason the places are important is because a lot of t

astronaut, husband of gabby giffords. it was a big deal. she hasn't been around this kind of atmosphere for a long time. a lot of her friends are here. there's so much energy in this room. really excited to do it. quite of a -- a bit a long walk. i couldn't see her directly. i was backstage. but she had a great big smile on her face when she came back. >> you could hear the cheers, right? the chants of gabby, gabby. so how did she get ready for it? you talk about the long walk. you were saying she's been working tireless, day in, day out, with therapy, with walking. >> she really didn't have to get ready for this all that much. we talked a little bit today about where are you going to come in, where are you going to stop, those things. we ran through it once. she's really -- a lot energy so she's really excited about it. >> she was pumped to do it. >> yeah, it was a lot of fun. >> you and gabby this week announced gabby pac. and a lot people here pacs, they think -- i know it's a three-letter acronym but it's a four-lette

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

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

"roll call" reporting in gabrielle giffords will lead the pledge of allegiance. the former congresswoman is in charlotte for the dnc. she resigned from congress in january to focus on her recovery from a gunshot wound she suffered last year. >>> president obama will speak tonight from the time warner cable arena, not the much larger football stadium organizers had hoped for. the obama campaign called an audible yesterday because of the weather. it's been raining in charlotte all week and there is a chance for thunderstorms tonight. republicans say the event was moved because of a lack of enthusiasm. democrats say that's nonsense. they say 65,000 people lined up to get tickets. 19,000 others were wait-listed. >> i was really looking forward to this. i got my tickets. i was so excited. i waited four hours in line for it, for it to just be denied? >> it's the weather. what are we suppose ede to do, control the weather? democrats are powerful, come on. >> there will also be no traditional balloon drop at the end of the president's speech because of the last-minute ch

. >> it was so fun to see her here former congress woman gabby giffords leading the pleej here.terwards we caught up with her husband, captain mark kelly. mark it's wonderful to have your wife back here. was it fun? >> a lot of fun for her. she was very excited to be out there. >> when she heard she was coming here how did she respond? >> they've been talking about this for a while but she's been excited about doing it. but the plan didn't come together. she's been excited. >> we've been concerned and wondering how her health is. >> she's doing really well, continues to work hard at it. almost a full time job for her. you can see she's doing great. >> she's picked up on the crowd's enthusiasm. >> there is a lot of energy that that room. she has a lot of friends here. a lot of friends in congress, a lot of republicans are friends. so it's been great for her to be here. >> can you give us any idea sort of what your plans are? and is this just too soon to make plans? >> gabby and i started political action committee recently couple days ago going to focus on getting moderates elect

. >> 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

and to the republic for which you stand, one nation. >> giffords was critically wonned by a gunman in tuscan inian 2011. her recovery has captured the heart of the nation. she left congress in january of this year to continue her recovery. >>> this morning we are waiting for the government's august employment report which could show stronger than expected gains in hiring. early forecasts predict the unemployment rate will remain unchanged at 8.2%. a tracking firm reports 200,000 jobs created last month with hiring in the private sector. yesterday the government report the number of americans applying for unemployment fell by 12,000. we'll bring the numbers as soon as we get them. >>> we've got another set of numbers ready to go now. >> yeah, lisa argen is in to employ all her weather tools and give you a look at forecast. >>> good morning. we are starting out with live doppler 7 hd, quiet we've had activity the past couple of days, today most of that activity confined to the sierra nevada, southern sierra, fog has pulled from the coast if you are headed into the city from marin, a few

giffords of course was critically wounded by gunman in tucson in january of 2011.he left congress a year later. >> in san jose tonight democrat call their viewing party call their viewing party charlotte part 2 >> dozens pack the partyg nation. representative was there to share the moment with her constituent. >> it's about knowing that as americans we have the strength to meet our challenges and that we are america is back. he says it from the heart and we believe in him because of everything that he has accomplished. >> south bay democrat say they are also pleased the president didn't shy away from the issue of immigration. >>çó somber day of remembrance for fallen chp officer. 37-year-old young strom quietly wounded on interstate 6 80 tuesday. he was taech taken off life support yesterday but even in death he is helping others. amma is live at job muir medical center in walnut creek with the story. >>reporter: officer's body is still here at the hospital which has lowered the flag to half staff because he was an organ donor and the process is ongoing. now tonigh

, -- congresswoman gabrielle giffords after he piloted the space shuttle. now in sacramento, early tomorrow morning, then it will do a low fly over and then it will take a path down to silicone valley and the flight marks the final space shuttle program. >>> this shows fewer people support the governor's plan to increase sales taxes by a quarter percent. our field pole shows 51% would vote yes on proposition 30. 36% said no. that is up 8% compared to july. >> that is not comfortably ahead, it's still ahead. there has been no pole that shows, it is below 50. >> a broader measure would raise taxes for nearly everyone on a sliding scale and a poll on that would say yes, 44% say no and 18% are still undecided. >>> more charges may be filed against the accused gunman in the aurora shooting massacre. they want to add to the 142 charges james holmes is already facing. he is expected to take the stand to determine if prosecutors will have access to his notebook that allegedly details plan for the attack. he is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 58 more durin

. >>> an emotional moment last night as former congressman gabrielle giffords led democrats in saying the pledge pledge of allegiance. tax a listen. >> 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. ic >> giffords was critically wounded last year during a shooting spree in tucson. >>> police are investigating a shooting that involves an eight- year veteran on the force. this happened yesterday evening on county road. police say the officer opened fire to prevent the escape of a man arrested for allegedly stating a motorcycle. the suspect was shot in the back and taken to a local hospital for treatment. the officer is on administrative leave. >>> the west nile virus is plaguing the nation and now the district is reporting its first death from the disease. now, health officials say a second person has been hospitalized. these are the first two cases reported in d.c. this year but maryland has seen 21 cases including one confirmed dead. last night, crews in baltim

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

giffords of course was critically wounded by gunman in tucson in january of 2011.ar later. >> in san jose tonight democrat call their viewing party call their viewing party charlotte part 2 >> dozens pack the partyg nation. representative was there to share the moment with her constituent. >> it's about knowing that as americans we have the strength to meet our challenges and that we are america is back. he says it from the heart and we believe in him because of everything that he has accomplished. >> south bay democrat say they are also pleased the president didn't shy away from the issue of immigration. >>çó somber day of remembrance for fallen chp officer. 37-year-old young strom quietly wounded on interstate 6 80tuesdn off life support yesterday but even in death he is helping others. amma is live at job muircenter medical center in wat creek with the story. >>reporter: officer's body is still here at the hospital which has lowered the flag to half staff because he was an organ donor and the process is ongoing. now tonight there's a new push to try to create a

and over tucson, arizona and to honor of copper of giffords. the bay area of gabrielle-- giffords over tucson, arizona. and eventually making its way to the california science center where it will make its final resting spot. >> we are watching wall street. rob black is with us and we're watching the dow jones is off by 47 points. the futures have also been off all morning long. we are not that impressed. what should we expect this morning? >> the first and foremost it has been a bad week. and we have had a great year. some things are starting to get priced in the country of china with manufacturing data not that great. bed, bath & beyond. a horrible number. nobody is even shipping coal or goods. the economy stinks. that is where right now. >> globally, all around europe has austerity measures. not creating jobs. against the numbers from the are not.. come. when you shift things you could only ship cool. you cannot ship coal through trucks. you cannot ship large manufacturing items by a truck. train numbers are saying that it is slowing down. b

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

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,

. >> there was a remarkable momenh the pledge of allegiance led by gabriel gifford the former arizona congresswoman who is crerecovering from an assassinan attempt since january of 2011. she has been in rehabilitation learning to walk again and to speak. >> i pledge allegiance to theflf america. and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, liberty and just fisjusticefor all. >> gabriel gifford formercongre. >> unemployment may still behigt is better off now than it was four years ago. that is the stock market. the dow sored 244 points today to close at 13,292. it has not been that high since december of'07. anthony mason is in new tonight. anthony, what's going on? >> reporter: scott, the catalyst was a move by the european central bank that raised hopes that the european debt crisis may finally be stabilizing. that's been weighing on the market for months. the e.c.b. today announced a sweeping plan to buy up debt to prop up the euro and protect spain and italy from financial collapse. od ne was also good news here at home. oe number of americans filing

gabby giffords and mark kelly with a last glimpse of "endeavour." anncr: a good job. it's the key to a good life. but it isn't always easy to find one... a vote for question seven is a vote for maryland jobs. two thousand construction jobs to build a new resort casino. four thousand permanent jobs, paying... on average fifty five thousand a year. six thousand jobs from increased tourism... and table games like blackjack and poker. add it up: it's twelve thousand new maryland jobs. but to build it you have to vote for it. vote for question seven. and get maryland back to work. >>> 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. th

[cheers and applause] >> there was not a dry eye in the house after gabrielle giffords lead the pledge of allegiance. the democratic national convention is our big story. >> the night belonged to to president barack obama lead at the case to voters for a second term in office. sally kidd is in charlotte with tonight's commitment 2012 report. >> an electrifying night for democrats as the president accepts his party oppose the nomination. president obama told the crowd of fired up democrats the job is not done. >> that is why am -- i am running for a second term as president of the united states. it will be a a choice between two different paths. a choice between two fundamentally different visions for the future. >> he said the path he is offering will not be quick or easy. >> it will take more than a few years to solve challenges that have built over decades. >> vice president joe biden teared up. >> the most fascinating thing i found last week was when governor romney said that as president, he would take a job store. it will have to be a foreign trip. >> a parade of high-profile spea

frank gifford is the best tipper in the world. go ahead. >> but what if frank gifford had the worst waiter in the world on that day? >> he still would. i wouldn't. i don't think you should condone bad behavior. >> then it may be in your log when you walk in as the bad tipper. so they may put you at a crummy table in the back by the kitchen. >> i as a consumer may never go back to that restaurant. ultimately, the customer has to be right. >> yeah, yeah. >> there's a way to serve your customers. i like knowing there are certain places we go that they know the table you like. i've been writing for the past year. i haven't told you this. a little musical. it's like a 90-minute revue called "table at neary's" about all the people who go to neary's pub where frank and i were first married and the story of the different people who go to the same table every day and have the same thing. it's such a slice of humanity. >> that's cute. when do you have time? what are you doing? >> i don't right now. john mcdaniel has been writing the music f

giffords of course was critically wounded by gunman in tucson in january of 2011.ft congress a year later. >> in san jose tonight democrat call their viewing party call their viewing party charlotte part 2 >> dozens pack the partyg nation. representative was there to share the moment with her constituent. >> it's about knowing that as americans we have the strength to meet our challenges and that we are america is back. he says it from the heart and we believe in him because of everything that he has accomplished. >> south bay democrat say they are also pleased the president didn't shy away from the issue of immigration. >>çó somber day of remembrance for fallen chp officer. 37-year-old young strom quietly wounded on interstate 6 80 tuesday. he was taech taken off life support yesterday but even in death he is helping others. amma is live at job muir medical center in walnut creek with the story. >>reporter: officer's body is still here at the hospital which has lowered the flag to half staff because he was an organ donor and the process is ongoing. now tonight the

. >>> this morning many areal aing gabrielle giffords' appearance at the convention emotional. she led delegates in the pledge of allegiance. >> one nation under god, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. >> giffords was helped on stage by her friend congressman debbie wasserman schultz. after that she cheered her name, a mass shooting in tucson left her with a severe brain injury. she resign fred congress earlier this year to focus on her recovery. >>> coming up on 4:37 now. fresh off bill clinton's enthusiastic endorsement of president obama, a new tv, a d from the romney campaign is using clinton's words against the president. >> he's a good soldier helping the party's president but what did bill clinton say about barack obama in 2008. >> give me a break. this whole thing is the biggest fairytale i've ever seen. >> the clip comes from a hillary clinton campaign rally in new hampshire in 2008. the ad will start airing in eight battleground states including virginia today. this is romney's first ad after a 12-day hiatus. >>> mitt romney's wife ann will be in loudoun county

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