that apparently is going at that charge from harry reed. you'll recall he made that last month that mitt romney paid no income taxes over a 10-year period. and, wolf, this document dump comes after a week long war of words over gaffes. at president obama's campaign stop of the day in virginia, there was only one number on his mind. 47%. >> i don't see a lot of victims in this crowd today. >> reporter: for democrats it's been the low hanging fruit of the week, the hidden video of mitt romney talking about the 47% of americans he said were dependent on government. but as the week has made it painfully clear to voters, two can play the gaffe game. take president obama at a candidate's forum in mimeny. >> i've learned some lessons over the last four years. and the most important lesson i've learned is you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. >> reporter: romney aides needily were on the attack. >> the president said he can't change washington from inside, he can only change it from outside. >> what a

harry reed says he's hopeful congress will reach some kind of agreement to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff with automatic across the board spending cuts next year along with the expiration of the bush era spending tax cuts. john boehner says he is, quote, not confident congress can reach an agreement before the elections. all of that moody's warns they may downgrade credit ratings. >>> it's finally here. today is the day apple ends all of the speculation and rumors floating around the much behind media event. those in the know expect them to debut its next generation iphone today. it will have a significant impact on the nation's economy. nbc's jay gray has more. >> reporter: faster, sleeker, more memory, better application. it can feed your dog, even change your baby's diaper. well, the last two are a bit of a stretch, but speculation about the new iphone and what it may be able to do has been building for months now. >> you know, that's what i'm curious to see, the laws of physics and design sort of dictate that a phone can really only be a phone. we're not going to get a magical f

. >>> senate democratic leader harry reed talked about president obama and who are the 47% romney callsictims. mitt romney could be one of those who paid no income tax. >> his father george -- 1962 interview where she says george was on government relief for the first few years of his life when his family moved back to the u.s. from mexico. >>> at the forum, romney said he is proud he created what some call romney care in massachusetts. >>> clint eastwood talked to ellen degeneres about gay marriage. he said his stance on marriage equality is quote, leave everybody alone. >>> the democratic and republican conventions got $35 million from the federal government. now the house voted to end the subsidies. they must resolve differences in the two bills to stop the funding. >>> a tweet of the day for international talk like a pirate day came from president obama. the photo showed the buccaneer in chief in deep discussion with a costumed pirate. you are encouraged to greet your friends with ahoy matey. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> now here is your "first look" at how wa

chicago mayor and former white house chief of staff, house minority leader nancy pell and i harry reede vice president and president will give their big speeches outdoors. . >> one prominent california political figure who won't go to charlotte is the former san francisco mayor. . >> the reason for going there at this time was hopefully to influence the voters of that practice state on behalf of obama. they know it was a pipe dream now. . >>> our coverage will continue through thursday. >> court official today announced cut that will close courtrooms and reduce services at a public meeting court officials warn that the state is cutting their budget by seven million dollars. today they made it official. the starting january 1st, six courtrooms will close including the juvenile court in richmond. child support court will be cut to four day ace week. courts for night cases and drug may be consolidated or eliminated. >> the national little league team is called up to the big league. the details on their dreams coming true. . >> and it's foggy. ten -- holiday weekend is here. when the warm

if this were my job and i were senator harry reed and i was presenting the chance to have a debate in capitol hill, i know know -- i can't understand why he doesn't understand. >> i think there is a fundamental difference about how to solve this. i think the democrats -- they instinctively believe that the way we get out of this crisis is to raise taxes. i think they are going to do a lame-duck session after the session and there is a lot of leverage because you have the defense cuts on the first of next year, they can use that to get tax increases. now, those of us who happen to believe that the problem isn't that we tax too little but that we spend too much. those ofinous that school believe we have to get spending under control. but a lot of it comes down to the fundamental difference of opinion about how to solve this problem. >> greta: thank you. >> thanks. >> greta: is president obama snubbing bemplg min netanyahu? or is his plate too full? and why would now be just about and why would now be just about the worst time for a strain in in america today we're running out of a vital

. >> that all came from the white house and harry reed. >> the whole reason we were at the debt ceilingugh was because for the first time in years the house republicans weren't going to just give a de facto vote on the debt ceiling. >> no. no. no. let's be honest. the whole reason we were at the debt ceiling, because washington spends too much money. the whole reason we were at a debt ceiling because we've had trillion dollar deficits year over year and no budget being passed. the american people are asking to balance the budget. when we sat down with the credit individuals and said if you went through the same way you've gone through past copying ingressing downgrade you. they put america on a different path. that's the difference. >> you don't think this was a washington made economic crisis because there didn't seem to be this crisis for the markets and for potential economic calamity without the political decision to make the debt decision a part of the political crisis. >> they spent more than they brought in. they don't pass a budget. washington has created this problem because th

. >> the republicans will say the same thing about harry reed.se? >> right. >> virtually none of them. it's run the flag up. let's throw something at solynd solyndra, let's throw something at -- >> is harry reed bipartisan? >> he has been. he can point to the transportation bill and the ag bill, the farm bill, two classic examples. strong bipartisan vote, the house can't pass it. boehner, it's the old majority of the majority type of thing. >> you don't believe though, senator, that this is just one party's fault, do you? >> no. both of them. there is a sentiment still in the senate among some of us, 45, 46 of us who are getting together after simpson bowles, i think we are moving in the right direction towards some sort of interim effort after the election and then a serious effort in the first six months or so of the next year so we don't go into a debt ceiling mess again. >> we've rightly praised you for doing the right thing on the simpson bowles even though there were a lot of items that were objectionable to you. >> there sure were. >> tom

you're voting for mitch mcconnell or harry reed.he geographical first african-american senator. the fact is we can talk about these things regionally. bottom line is, that is still a political reality. if mitt romney continues over the next few weeks to be as toxic as he is and scott brown does not make that separation, i cannot see how he can win this race. >> mitt romney, i should say, toxic -- >> there's also a certain precedent here too in that a while back we had a really great senate race up here between john kerry and bill welch. probably the classic senate race of the last 10 or 20 years. the thing that tipped it at the very end besides bill welch decided he didn't want to be a candidate was that john kerry managed to hang the national republican party around bill well's neck just enough to get a margin of victory. that can repeat itself or it can't, but that's what happened last time we had one of these. actually, this should be a much better campaign than it has been. >> charlie pierce, "esquire" magazine, great to have yo

if you stand up, and the other side respects this, i had several conversations with senator harry reedis, but he has respect and admiration that you can come fight for things you believe in and ultimately there will be a compromise. i'm willing to compromise and part of getting this vote will mean that i have to compromise and allow something i don't want to happen will happen, but there will be a give and take and i think i have a very good chance right now, better than 90% chance i think that i will have. >>> let me ask you about mitt romney's comments back in may about the 47% that don't pay federal income tax are victims, if you will. do you agree with mitt romney on this issue? a few other of your republicans, colleagues including scott browne of massachusetts have run away from him as quickly as they can on this issue. >> i think some people look at this superficially, but it's really about vision. president obama thinks you can grow the economy by growing government workers. governor romney knows those people are in the wagon. they're not bad people, but they are something that

the show as we have congressman elijah cummings, ron reagan, nancy keenan, plus melissa harris-perry and joy ann reed wagner is coming up next. she says everything she's big enough to say on cable tv. hey, alex. >>> i don't say everything, thomas. >> oh, come on, now. commercial breaks. >> yes. that's true. coming up, get carter. team romney jumps in the way-back machine, recalling the 1980 race with the attack line "are you better off than you were four years ago" but is the killer rabbit critique fair? we will sort through the facts with former white house economic advisor, jared bernstein. >>> plus, ladies night at the democratic national convention. we preview the first lady's speech and examine her broader message and we take a look at one of the president's signature achievements, dodd-frank, and discuss who's still too big to fail. all that when "now" starts in a mere 180 seconds. [ female announcer ] how do you define your moment? the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips. the delightful discovery, the mid-sweetening realization that you have the house all to yourse

reed and leslie marshall. all right. we're talking about religion, and how harry reid has brought it up in this case.e asking an important case. i'll throw it back to you. >> i think my point is that this is clearly part of a systemic strategy by the obama campaign to try to remind evangelical voters who they overperformed with four years ago that mitt romney is a mormon. i don't think it's an accident that they play the religion card. i think it shows, by the way, a fundamental misunderstanding of evangelical voters. >> sean: romney has been accused pretty much of murder. he wasn't even at bain capital at the time this woman got sick. it was seven years after he left before she died. he was gone. the president makes a million dollars from bil bill maher, uss sandra fluke. i want to know what do you say to the guy you're going to vote for -- >> i find hypocrisy when you're attacking someone's christianity. how many people said he was a muslim, questioning his religion? >> sean: you didn't answer my question. is this president running a smear campaign? >> i think both are. >> sean: give me an equivale

harry conic, jr. is 45. rapper loud crouse is 55. t.p. henson is 42. baltimore ravens safety ed reed turns 34 today and happy birthday to dr. samatani, monika's better half. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. 5:45 this tuesday morning. a gorgeous day on tap minus the wind. >> it's going to be fantastic, i think even better than yesterday. so i take that to heart. although this morning if you're going to be out early, grab a sweat shirt or jacket we. have readings in the mid-40s. it's feeling great as long as you don't suffer from allergies. it's fantastic out there and it's going to be a near perfect day here. a little taste of fall. it's good. a good taste of fall actually. here's a look at our bus stop forecast. we'll start with the allergy update. thank you, ragweed season. weeds and grass are in the high category. mold moderate. it is cool to chilly depending on where you are. some areas near the bay and in town are closer to 60. we have lots of areas in the 40s which are in the 40s this morning. sunrise not until 6:46. we have a ways to go. day planner, we'll see plen

harry reid were aimed at changes winning their support. president obama called was put on speaker phone and told them their efforts would save the economy. pelosi and reedut they launched into a lengthyer speech. he hit the mute button and democrats went back to their work leaving the president speaking into the ozone which pelosi denies. >> usually i don't have anybody in the room. >> there were two white house officials in the room as well. rahm emanuel and peter orzog one of them eventually talked. they passed without a single republican vote. he was surprised the book says at quote how badly the whutd house played a winning hand. he thought he had unified and energized the losers. >>> not only had mr. obama missed the opportunity to work with republican he squandered an opportunity to go across the aisle. >> a young man dreamed of becoming a surgical technicians used to walk 15 miles to class. that was until a hit and run driver hit him. he spent days in the hospital recovering and now he won't have to walk to class any more. you know why? a complete stranger just gave him a car. an old 1990 cadillac. a big car from a woman with a big heart. >> the

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