. >> this was the biggest roundup of corruption in new jersey state history. that is saying something. >> narrator: graft is nothing new in the garden state. >> there literally have been more than a hundred, perhaps approaching 200, arrests in just the last few years out in new jersey, where politicians and municipal officials have been caught taking bribes. and almost all of them have been convicted. >> narrator: at 6:00 a.m., the go-ahead is broadcast from fbi central command in newark. >> newark c.p. to all teams -- execute, execute, execute. >> narrator: and like a well-choreographed dance, arrest teams start knocking on doors. acting u.s. attorney ralph marra, a 25-year veteran prosecutor, waits anxiously for news from the field. >> we're waiting to hear reports on how they did. did they make the arrests? were there any problems? what did they find in evidence? >> this is n-g team 3. subject is in custody. >> narrator: in all, the teams arrest 44 people. and one-by-one, they parade past a swelling sea of reporters into the fbi's newark headquarters for pr

the republican national convention is kicking off slated to speak as mitt romney's wife ann and new jersey governor chris christie story are perceived as out shot this video with their camera phone inside the r. and c. the roll call to officially nominate mitt romney as the g.o.p. candidate for president got underway during tonight's speech is there not expected to mention what's been happening with the political process of actually nominating their candidate mitt romney but we do want to tell you more about it are the white house correspondent christine freeze out is in tampa for more on the story. of the thousands of ron paul supporters who attended his weekend rally a few of them are here on business political business mike wallace is here as a delegate from the state of maine and has spent the last week involved in a bitter fight quietly unfolding in the shadows there is a lack of. integrity with voting that way they aren't seen as handlers i mean delegation the republican national committee's rules committee and credentials committee has gotten involved as well and succeeded in disman

where the republican national convention is underway slated to speak is mitt romney's wife ann and a jersey governor chris christie. just a short time ago artie's christine shot this video with her camera phone inside the r. and c. along with some cheering you have to listen closely for some booing over how the delegations are being seated most notably in maine during tonight's speeches they're not expected to mention what's happening what's been happening with the political process of actually nominating their candidate mitt romney but we do want to tell you more about it are two white house correspondent christine for as i was in tampa for more on this story christine tell us more about what you're seeing and hearing over there. i tell you well as i don't know if i've ever seen anything like it and to be totally honest i'm not sure of the r n c was expecting what happened to happen what you had here was the chairman of the republican national committee rense priebus call a vote to adopt new national party rules when that was asked he asked for simply eyes or nose and from where i was sitt

where the republican national convention is kicking off slated to speak as mitt romney's wife ann and jersey governor chris christie but there's a group that feels the establishment g.o.p. is blatantly trying to silence them we're talking about the ron paul delegates more specifically the delegates from the state of maine are the correspondent christine is in tampa for more on this story christine sounds like there's a lot of action going on around you how's it going over there. yet the convention center or the tampa bay times forum rather has turned it to go down to party john i don't know if you can see behind me the texas delegation. waving there how boy has in the air a lot of excitement here and speech after speech this afternoon we've heard rising stars in the republican community we've heard lawmakers each echoing a call for coming together to back mitt romney and paul ryan but that may not be the case in just a little while when roll call a schedule to formally formally nominate mitt romney and we still have a whole lot of unhappy delegates we're talking about not just the delegates

a new jersey republican stands before you tonight. proud of my party, proud of my state and proud of my country. [applause] now i am the son of an irish father and sicilian mother. my dad who i'm blessed to have here with me tonight is gregarious, out going and loveable. my mom, who i lost eight years ago was the enforcer. now she made sure we all knew who set the rules. tells you this way, in the automobile of life, dad was just a passenger. mom was the driver. now, they both lived hard lives. dad grew up in poverty. and after returning from army service he worked at the breyers ice cream bill in the '50s. he put himself through rutgers university at night to become the first in his family to earn a college degree. [ applause ] and our first family picture was on his graduation day with my mom beaming next to him six months pregnant with me. now, mom also came from nothing. she was raised by a single mother who took three different buses every day to get to work. and mom spent the time that she was supposed to be a kid actually raisi

so jersey shore? >> i've en to jersey shore quite a bit. didn't really have a l of snookis and pauley dr.s there they were younger at the time. >> wendy: so how does it feel to be a sex symbol? [ cheers a appuse ] >> i guess it's interesting to say that i'm a sex symbol. i don't tellyself that. >> wendy: like when you pulle up to the studio, the women we all outside here in the studio -- now, how old ar you? 22? >> yeah. >> wendy: 22 yea old, you've got great ir that "detailed" mazine cover was very good. >> thank you, you also have great hair. >> wendy: thank you. >> three things in common. >> wendy: mine's a wi but is yours? >> i'm not allowed to say. >> wendy: is yours mageable? are you able to do it yourself? yeah. for events and things have peop help me out. i've had quite a fe stages of hair. as we've seen. yeah. >> wendyso how is the dating scene? you know, traing you, which have been for years. i know that you've dated a lot ofamous women. are you single now? >> i'm single. [ cheers and applause ] there goes those cougars again. >>

more to breaking news out of new jersey. a police source now says at least three people are dead after a shootout inside the pack mark supermarket in old bridge, new jersey. 25-miles outside of new york. the gunman walked in the store at 1:00 a.m. pacific time and opened fire. there are rumors that the gunman was wearing body armor and took hostage. he apparently killed several workers before killing himself. survivors say he was a former employee and an ex-marine. we'll have more on the story coming up in the 5:00 hour. >>> investigators say dna evidence confirms the man killed by police during a standoff in san francisco in may fatally beat his own mother in the park. police found 41-year-old dennis hughes barricaded inside his exgirlfriend's apartment. he began lighting fires and shooting in wall when officers tried to arrest him. a police sniper eventually killed hughes. he killed his mother three days earlier. >>> we have details emerging about the aurora theater shooting suspect. during court yesterday it was revealed

and also the latest in newark jersey. >> >>this just in to the kron 4 news room old bridge new jersey. at this shopping center. there has been several shooting deaths. we're also learning more of a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of a high school. someone with what it sounded like a disguised voice called a bomb threat. after two hours, no explosives were found. latin women are getting targeted in the fruitvalle district on insults. the latest victim spoke to us. she describes how she was a victim. >> heat hit me like that and through the to the ground. and he put his hand right here and said " money ". (voice of transaltore) >> when i came back i did not have any clothes on. >> the special victims unit is reporting this. the women against rape center is that the reluctance to report the crime because of fears of deportation. >> we are learning more of james holmes. he tried to call a psychiatrist nine minutes before the attack. he was in court yesterday but has not entered a plea. several people have been injured and there have been four deaths associated. >> three people are

a new jersey republican!elivering the keynote address to our national convention from a state -- from a state with 700,000 more democrats than republicans. a new jersey republican stands before you tonight, proud of my party, proud of my state, and proud of my country! now i'm the son of an irish father and a si sicilian mother. my dad, who i'm blessed to have with me tonight, is gregarious, outgoing and lovable. my mom, who i lost eight years ago was the enforcer. she made sure we all knew who set the rules. tell it to you this way, in the automobile of life, dadas just a passenger. mom was the driver. now they both lived hard lives. dad grew in poverty. after returning from army service he worked at the bryer's ice cream plant in the 1950s. now with that job and the gi bill he put himself through rutgers university at night to become the first in his family to earn a college degree. [applause] and our first family picture, our first family picture was on his graduation day with my mom beaming next to him si

the keynote, that doesn't appear to be limited to new jersey, something new jersey and other states>> we're going to taxes. he has not cut income taxes but he has vetoed efforts to increase taxes, but he has put a cap on property taxes, which melissa, is one of the number one issues. >> yes. he pushed through a 2% cap on local property tax levies. there are exemptions, pension benefits and health contributions are one of the exemptions. on average, taxes went up 2.4%. he did help level that off. i think it was $183 more for the average taxpayer. >> what does he have to do tonight to secure his future. he's one of the rising stars in the republican party and a lot of people feel four years from now he might actually be the nominee. >> he can certainly give a roll licking speech and people expect that. that he might not want to be an overly aggressive attack dog because he is still governor of new jersey, which is a more moderate in fact democratic leaning state. he'll have to balance a lot of different things. but he's relishing the opportunity. >> i'm sure he is. we'll all be watchi

a new jersey republican.elivering the key note address to our national convention. from a state with 700,000 more democrats than republicans. a new jersey republican. stands before you tonight, proud of my party, proud of my state and proud of my country. now, i am the son of an irish father and a cecilian mother. my dad who i'm blessed to have here tonight is gregarious, outgoing and lovable. my mom who i lost eight years ago was the enforcer. now, she made sure we all knew who set the rules. tell it to you this way. in the able of life, dad was just a passenger. mom was the driver. now, they both lived hard lives. dad grew up in poverty. and after returning from army service, he worked at the briar's ice cream plant in the 1950s. now with that job and the gi bill he put himself through rutgers university at night to become the first in his family to earn a college degree. and our first family picture, our first family picture was on his graduation day with my mom beaming next to him six months pregnant with

south jersey's only free beach. most of south jersey, you have to pay, or you have to live there. in the mid-1970's the idea of breaking casino gaming was approved by state referendum. who would think they would have this happening. you look at the horizon, and wallenda, ten or 12 stories up. the subject of springsteen's song, this walk is from the atlantic club casino hotel to the resort casino. if he makes it. he is close. jonathan, is he halfway across? >>jonathan: not quite halfway. he is getting close to the halfway point. it is extraordinary. he is in front of our position here. it is extraordinary to look at him. the only part of his body that is moving or his legs. his spine is completely straight. his arms are holding the beam. his head is not moving. just keeping the balance. it is what gymnasts say when they do the balance beam which we have not seen live on television during the olympics but we are seeing this like. it is extraordinary to watch. if we can just bring our camera around and show you the people holding the ropes. one is holding or keeping the rope taut but

he wants to talk about the success he's had in new jersey. remember, george, this is somebody conservatives basically begged to run for president. a hero for those on the right. for liberals, moderates, independents in the state of new jersey. he's about to come out. listen to this reaction. they love this guy. ♪ >> thank you. thank you. thank you all very much. thank you. well, this stage and this moment are very improbable for me. a new jersey republican. delivering the keynote address to our national convention. from a state -- from a state with 700,000 more democrats than republicans. a new jersey republican. stands before you tonight, proud of my party. proud of my state. and proud of my country. now, i am the son of an irish father and a sicilian mother. my dad, who i'm blessed to have here with me tonight, is gregarious, outgoing and lova e lovable. my mom i lost years ago was the enforcer. now, she made sure we all knew who set the rules. i'll tell it to you this way, in the automobile of life, dad was just a passenger. mom was the dr

the people of new jersey stepped up.shared in the sacrifice and they rewarded politics who led instead of politicians who pandered. we shouldn't be surprised, we've never been a country to shy away from the truth. our history shows that we stand up when it counts and it's this quality that has defined america's character and our significance in the world. now, i know this simple truth and i am not afraid to say it. our ideas are are right for america and their ideas have failed america. let me be clear with the american people tonight. here's what we believe as republicans and what they believe as democrats. we believe in telling hard working families the truth about our country's fiscal realities. telling them what they know. the math of federal spending does not add up. with $5 trillion in debt added over the last four years, we have no other option but to cut federal spending and fundamentally reduce the size of this government. want to know what they believe? they believe that the american people don't want to hear t

new jersey has been slow in passing that. with us is state senator joe sweeney who has been accused of delaying the new law. i'm glad you came in here. i want you to set the record straight if we have been unfair to you. the fact of the matter is that 2005 florida passed jessica's law because of jessica lunsford that poor 10-year-old little girl. it's now 12. 7 years 43 states have jessica's law but you guys don't. >> i wasn't the leader when the bill was introduced back in 2005. but i was in front of the curve in 2004 because i actually proposed a bill to put g.p.s. tracking systems on sexual predators to prevent what happened to that poor young lady down in florida. i believe in this. i'm a sponsor of the bill. and as the senate president i'm going to get it passed. >> bill: all right. we're happy that you are going to get it passed but you can -- i used to live in new jersey and i love this state. but i don't know why it takes seven years to protect the kids. in the meantime, this is just a partial rap sheet of poor childr

that's what he sells here in new jersey.ing the truth and his speech is full of misstatements. he talks about respect. important part of leadership is respect. so then his way of working through respect is to say you ought to take a bat out on our senate majority leader and he calls democrats skunks and he says about teachers that they're only interested in their own salaries. that certainly is not show for example respect for anybody. >> stephanie: teachers never have the kids' interest at heart. that would be crazy. he's been like sort of the poster boy for demonizing teachers. i mean obviously this has happened with a bunch of republican governors. i don't know how this -- we just had lisa bloom on yesterday who wrote the book on education. when do we start rooting for less teachers? for public layoffs? >> well, i think it is part of the republican philosophy we ought to privatize public education. we ought to turn it over to corporate interests who have a profit motive. but it is certainly something that hasn't worked he

mitt romney. >> new jersey republican stand before you tonight. proud of my party, proud of my state, proud of my country. [applause] >> it was not the only endorsement. >> new jersey -- >> that was the state that put romney over the top to officially clinched the party nomination. cheers for mitt came from his wife, anne, who spoke of his commitment. >> nobody will work harder, nobody will care for more, and nobody will move heaven and earth like mitt romney to make this country a better place to work. >> and other star of the night was rick santorum. >> a vote for mitt romney and paul ryan will put our country back in the hands of leaders. >> the evening was not without drama. supporters of ron paul booed party leaders to support their -- to reject the delegate rules. this marked the first full day of the convention, which was delayed monday due to isaac. >> i would like to offer our thoughts and prayers for the safety of those in the pathway of the hurricane. >> mrs. romney also expressed empathy for those coping with the storm, she hopes and p

you have the man wearing the detroit lions jersey and the woman wearing the ravens jersey, looks like they get along fine. they are holding hands there. we found our own square off, ahead of tonight's preseason game. we have don armstrong, wearing the detroit lions jersey, we have earnie nick, wearing the ravens jersey. earnie, since it's the home game, we are in baltimore and not detroit. we will start with you. tell us, what are the ravens going to do tonight? how are they going to win? >> ravens are going to win, we are not going to lose any preseason games, one last week, we are going to win tonight. also we had flacco calling his own plays. i'm going to be behind him, hooping and hollering and make sure he calls the right plays against detroit. >> reporter: what do you think about that? think the lions defensive line is going to take over. they are too strong and going after joe flacco and can't stop the mega tron. >> i don't believe a word he said about detroit. detroit i don't know whether they won the first preseason game or not. >> reporter: we are going in to the game withou

the mother of all jerseys is this babe ruth one, the earliest jersey known to exist, recently purchased $4.4 million. people are spending $100 million on the painting. this is just as important as a painting to me. >> babe ruth is equal to picasso for me. >> only at this show is a new way to trade cards. >> you go on the floor and buy boxs of the sports cards, bring them to us, open them up, we take the wrappers, we keep the good stuff and give you the special redemption set. >> reporter: tom is introducing a new digital interactive card that will store stats and footage of retired players. >> this one is made up of a pretty good looking guy named tom matty. we can put an hour of content. >> reporter: athletes will be signing autographs and allowing families to bond in a unique way. >> as the nationals come up, he can come here and remember the same thing i'm doing. >> it means a lot to my dad and me to have the autographs layer. >> the place to be if you love sports. >> reporter: i'm lamont williams, abc2 news. >> the show runs through sunday. athletes will be there signing autographs.

quite young energetic to say the least, populist governor of new jersey.ryan, very young and impressive reformer from wisconsin. different from either the southerners who we have seen a lot of in 20 years. app is different from the older figures that we've seen a lot of. >> ten seconds. surprise tonight? >> i think santorum is going to be the surprise. i was thinking don't forget santorum in the mix of people battling for the heart of the party future. >> charles? >> christie is going to be hilarious. that will surprise people. >> i don't think so. he is entertaining. >> people who haven't seen himb. >> be ready. panel, thank you as always. that is it for panel. stay tuned for some final thoughts tonight. everyone has goals. take the steps to reach yours, with us with real advice, for real goals. the us bank wealth management advisor can help you. every step of the way. from big steps, to little steps. since 1863 we've helped guide our clients, so they can take the steps to help grow, preserve, and pass along their wealth. so their footsteps can help the n

martha: can you tell i'm from new jersey? i like hanging around the new jersey delegation. he's also known for one liners. >> i think we'll enjoy the next few days down here in florida. weather will come and go. they brought me down here specifically as i'm sure you know, brought me down here on sunday to make sure if there are any idiots on the beach to tell them to get the hell off the beach. [applause] some lines are so good they never go away. martha: that was always a winner. he's referring to last year when he told people to get off the beach as hurricane irene was threatening his state. what can we expect to hear from the sometimes unpredictable chris christie. liz cheney is here. to be chosen for the keynote speech is a big privilege in this environment. chris christie was someone looked at for vice president. governor romney made no mistake about making that clear. what do you hope he brings to the table tonight? >> what he has done in new jersey will be a basis for what we'll hear tonight. this is somebody who actually walks the walk. i think you will hear governo

. >> mtv canceling the jersey shore.ll find out what's next for the group. >>> coming up, great ideas to cut your budget but not make it look cheap when you're having your wedding. >> let's go to tamron hall in for natalie at the news desk. good morning, tamron. >> hey there. thursday was supposed to be mitt romney's big night in the spotlight. this morning some were saying he was overshadowed by actor and filmmaker clint eastwood, the so-called mystery speaker at the gop convention left officials guessing until the very end. >> i'm reminded he starred in the good, the bad, and the ugly. i'm sure people will find parts of all three to talk about. >> by the time clint eastwood left the podium he had the republican party faithful on their feet. >> when somebody does not do their job, we've got to let them go. >> when this seemingly pro bailout ad at the super bowl, many doubted eastwood's conservative loyalties. but thursday night in tampa he left no doubt where he stood or who he was supposedly talking to in that empty ch

jersey?a woman says where does your child go to school and he goes don't ask me where my child it's none of your business that doesn't go well. >> when they rudely asks where does your child go to school and how dare you and that has played nationally across -- we have played that sound bite not just in new jersey, and people love it. >> poor gal. >> just fine, thank you. >> we live, david gregory, in -- and we complain about it every day, the most poll tested, stripped down, focused grouped, cold -- >> people are scared of their own shadow. >> unfeeling, timid, political world ever. a guy like chris christie would put a jolt in there, i think, and people would be absolutely blown away by the fact that yeah, he's overweight, yeah, when he gets upset he actually tells you, i'm upset. >> and when something is stupid he tells you -- >> calls you stupid. >> what you said is incredibly stupid. >> right. >> i don't know. that may be a good anecdote to the garbage we have to deal with right now. >>

jersey maternity ward. she is a mama. >> it is a new world. snooki is officially a mama. >> may god help this world. >> little lorenzo is with us. >>> first, tropal sac getti strby t and nf familia >> isaac is whi 65-mile-anu from key west this morning. the path has shifted furth west with land wou anniver te to the day -- >> of katr hurricane warnings issued from the florida panhand central coastlf st f ees have been declared. schools canceled already. everyone is taking all the precautions early here as they should. we'll get the latest on isaac's should. we'll get the latest on isaac's fikarev good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morn paula. good morning, rob. it's been raining here the last couple of hours, wind are picking up. tampa will expect the bulk of isaac's wrath not going to be that bad for the next couple days. tens of thousands of people along the gulf coast are being ordered to evacuate as four states brace for isaac's arrival. as isaac barrels its way into the gulf of mexico, south florid

not that the new jersey comeback has arrived, not that the new jersey comeback has peaked. >> reporter: better, bolder, brasher governance, a dish republican keynoters like to serve hot. >> americans know that bill clinton's promises have the life span of a big mac on air force one. >> reporter: and democrats like to dish back. >> there is not a black america and a white america, a latino america, an asian america, there's the united states of america. >> reporter: but while the democrats never miss a keynote speech, the republicans had anyone in two of the last three conventions. >> they have to try to avoid the risk of someone saying something they're not supposed to say or could be risky to say. >> reporter: chris christie is different. he's popular because he's combative. he controls his story line. >> did i stay on topic? are you stupid? on topic. on topic. next question. >> reporter: 16 former keynoters have run for president. christie says he's happy as new jersey's governor, bristoliat suggestions his new jersey comeback story didn't make for a good keynote speech after the une

i know this because this was the challenge in new jersey.n i came into office, i could continue on the same path of wealth and jobs and people leaving our state. or i could do the job the people elected me to do, to do the big things. there were those who said it could not be done, that the problems were too big, too politically charged and two broken to fix. but we were on a path we could no longer afford to follow. they said that it was impossible. they told me that it was impossible to cut taxes where taxes were raised 18 times before became governor, that it was impossible to balance the budget at the same time with $11 billion in deficit. but three years later, we have three balanced budgets in a row with lower taxes. we did it. [cheers and applause] they said it was impossible to touch the third rail of politics, to take on the public- sector unions and to reform a pension and health benefits system that was headed to bankruptcy. but with bipartisan leadership, we saved taxpayers 130 two billion dollars over 30 years and saved retirees

new jersey had an option back in 1992 when they put this in place.sey at the time was in the interested. chris christie needs the money new. this will bring it. there are only sports books in nevada and the rest of them have lottery weirdness. but you cannot bet on the outcome. >>guest: what it looks like new jersey is looking for a necessity are you source of cash. this will bring it. las vegas, they are as close to $11 billion a year bet on exported. the state can make a lot of money off of that tourism helps. obviously, are are they going to legalize sports gambling in new jersey? i don't. >>shepard: the leagues say and i quote, "this will harm amateur sports and professional sports by fostering suspicious that" but you can bet on games inquire, and you can do it through illegal betting. >>guest: offshore, people on the neighborhood block that will take the a there is always a way to bet on game with the government not keeping their watch will eye. also, i don't think the players making $20 million a year will be swayed by a wise guy that has a co

there's a new cast member on the jersey shore. snooki giving birth overnight. and we have all of the details. >> ron wanted us to lead with this story. >> it's big news. >> coming up in the next half-hour. >>> also coming up, they call this the unicorn of the sea. a mystical creature that lives in the arctic, we'll take you there coming up. keep it here on "good morning america" on this sunday morning. we'll be back. ♪ [ male announcer ] aggressive styling. a more fuel-efficient turbocharged engine. and a completely redesigned interior. the 2012 c-class with over 2,000 refinements. it's amazing...inside and out. ♪ join mercedes-benz usa on facebook for the best summer sweepstakes. it's guaranteed they'll go through a lot. that's why you get guaranteed savings for back to school at staples. now get sharpie 2-packs for just 50 cents at staples. ♪ is really my mother. they keep asking me if the dirty guy is really my son. huh -- what do you tell 'um? holy smokes, these viva towels really are tough, even when wet! [ mike ] for the record, that's my real father, cle

a new jersey girl.ou know, i am, i am i'm a proud new jersey girl, and he said he didn't want to be president, he didn't want to be vice president, he loves his job as the governor of new jersey, and we'll see, you know what the political future holds for him. bill: we will. it was a big night for him. the president's own words coming back to haunt him last night inside the forum here in tampa. republicans get a lot of mileage out of a theme called "we built it." >> as his partner on this amazing journey i can tell you mitt romney was not handed success, he built it. [cheers and applause] martha: welcome back to tampa, everybody. it was the middle of the summer i would say that president obama uttered four words in virginia that became a rallying cry for the g.o.p. when he said "you didn't build that." those words were not lost on -p the speakers here last night. >> if a guy walked into a president bush and heard that story and he said, well, if you can get a business, you didn't build that. well you kn

and so was new jersey's governor chris christie.hey get through to voters, particularly, that female vote which is plaguing mitt romney at the moment. >> he is behind the polls and the president, when it comes to women. republicans are ken lenly. a very direct, not subtle, appeal to women last night. speeches last night. finally get started after distractions of isaac. >>> this half-hour, anger in aurora, relatives who lost loved ones in the colorado movie theater massacre express their outrage over a fund-raising campaign. the money they were promised and in actuality they're actually getting. >> the story surprised me. when i read about it. doesn't seem right. taking no chances with a dangerous relic dating become to world war ii. the evacuations and precautions taken with a 500-pound explosive. >>> all right. get to that in a second. first of, of course, the story of the day and week, hurricane isaac is on a wet, windy, and dangerous track after roaring ashore southeast of new orleans. >> made landfall as a category 1 storm with