back with me tonight is joe williams and the atlantic contributor, david paul kuhn. me start with you guys. thanks for sticking around. joe why can't house speaker john boehner get anything done? >> two wards tea party. boehner is not all that popular with him because he is seen as an insider, some guy willing to work with the white house and the grand bargain that he and obama talked about last year really did no favors with this crowd. they have a better relationship with eric cantor. and the obstruction agenda that the republican party at large has with the white house is really causing a lot of problems. that's one of the reasons why not much can get done on the republican side and a lot of the stuff they have trying to get done the democrats have to throw their bodies in front of to keep them out of the legislative agenda. >> jennifer: do you think nancy pelosi was a much more effective speaker than john boehner? >> i think so. she was very very good at controlling her caucus. she had a brooder spectrum than boehner in that there were conservative democrats she h

rolling stones national political correspondent, tim dig.genson and joe williams, thank you both for your time tonight. unfortunately -- unfortunately for mitt romney, not the way he wanted to end that trip, no doubt. certainly not his press secretary who's making more news than he ever wanted to. joe, let me begin with you. harry reid the tax returns where does this come from? this was a call a month ago. suddenly this is harry reid's welcome home gift from mitt romney diving right back into the tax issue. what motivates this. why now? what do you make of it? >> it is a big pie in the face for mitt romney. at the end of a trip where he's been stumbling on banana peels tripping over skates in his path. it is a whole trip that's been nothing but -- to come home to yet another one. this is probably the ultimate of unforced errors. harry reid very much is putting out the democratic message here. he's doing what i think is kind of interesting in borrowing a page from the republicans' handbook in that he's placing allegation there not substantiating it but saying hey, this is out there. i

we'll bring in joe williams from washington, d.c.y're just making it easy, aren't they. >> it's like t-ball. you know, it's just unbelievable. and i got to tell you i used to work for the richmond times dispatch. i know that newspaper. that is as far from a left-leaning publication you can get. the editorial pages are all very balanced, but the editorial page--no way. this is actually one of the most serious debunking charge i've seen in a long time. when they come out and take a baseball bat to your ad, that's really saying something. >> michael: joe, i think it's not just about the times dispatch, but what i talk about at the top here. the republicans cannot get any traction. generally speaking a campaign going into their own convention has a little bit of traction. have the wheels gone off before they get on the track? >> that's one way of looking at it. it's unbelievable. it's fact that the republicans are being unmasked, and they're doing the unmasking themselves by exposing what their co-agenda really is. the conversation ends

our producer brian landis, director brine lilly, associate directors eric mannedia and joe williams, broadcast associate paul marmaro. our technical producer is dave hill. we have been joined by really a cast of thousands tonight here in atlanta. kenny albert, daryl johnston, tony siragusa, curt menefee, mike pereira, heath evans, and tony gonzalez. as that pass from dominique davis was intended for james rodgers. >> daryl: he has had some nice throws on the last two attempts. some difficult areas to place that ball. that's as good as it gets. they've got to finish. >> kenny: and then the hit from robert sands at the end of the play. >> daryl: he's played well in his opportunity tonight. you can see why tony gonzalez was impressed with him during practice. as we were. >> kenny: fourth down and four. 58 seconds on the clock. as davis throws and extends the drive. it's a first down. rookie out of toledo. ohio native. 40 seconds remaining. falcons out of time outs. 's davis throws. and this time it could not be handled by stafford. >> daryl: he's giving everybody chances on the outside.

joe williams, great to have you on your program. >> my pleasure. >> eliot: for now let's it's a pleasurewelcome to "viewpoint," a real and genuine political pro the host of the gavin newsome show, and he happens to be the california lieutenant governor. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me on. >> eliot: you've run campaigns a lot of them enormously successfully. i don't see coherence in the romney campaign. they're bouncing around like a ping ball issue to issue. no major theme. they seem to be off balance. >> i couldn't agree more. that's the reason for the ryan pick. they wanted to create polls across the country and in key swing states were not moving in their direction. the issue of tax returns were having an impact. and ironry of ironry we're going to open that issue up again. they started the attack, and i'll give them credit with the medicare with the counterattack i don't think it will serve them well, but you're right governor this is all over the map. i think cher' expecting they'll get it back on track at the convention in the next couple of weeks. >> eliot: on

our producer brian landis, director brine lilly, associate directors eric mannedia and joe williams, broadcast associate paul marmaro. our technical producer is dave hill. we have been joined by really a cast of thousands tonight here in atlanta. kenny albert, daryl johnston, tony siragusa, curt menefee, mike pereira, heath evans, and tony gonzalez. as that pass from dominique davis intended for james rodgers. >> daryl: he has had some nice throws on the last two attempts. some difficult areas to place that ball. that's as good as it gets. they've got to finish. >> kenny: and then the hit from robert sands at the end of the play. >> daryl: he's played well in his opportunity tonight. you can see why tony gonzalez was impressed with him during practice. as we were. >> kenny: fourth down and four. 58 seconds on the clock. as davis throws and extends the drive. it's a first down. rookie out of toledo. ohio native. 40 seconds remaining. falcons out of time outs. 's davis throws. and this time it could not be handled by stafford. >> daryl: he's giving everybody chances on the outside. he'

to talk more about this, i am pleased to bring into "the young turks" joe williams, political reporteron. joe, thanks for being on the show. it's unbelievable--it's like a gift every day. we have an a-block on this show and every day its talking about the lies that they're tell on the campaign trail. can this go on until november? >> they're planning on it. this has been part of republican strategy for some years where you repeat the same talking points whether they're true or not, and hope the public does not pay attention. two things happen. number one you get a headline out of it that is hard to refute. and that people who aren't paying close attention like you and i are paid to do, sort of floss over it. they see the headline, and they don't think much about it. the ownthe onous is on them. george bush did it, and it's a republican strategy, and i don't see it changing here on out. >> it used to be with democrats the headlines would be out there and they're repeating it, but now they're out there so fast. they're coming out right away and dispelling those lies. are you surprised by

i'm joins by joe williams. thank you for joining me. >> thank you.said let's put oil and gas in charge. >> that's it. he raised $10 million from big oil and then he puts out an energy plan that mention oil 154 times. and never mentions global warming even once. >> eliot: he is affirmatively acting in ways that would make it worse. am i right? there is virtual lie nothing in there to shift this away from fossil successfully and renewables. >> no, this is more drilling, more coal, and roll back regulations. he wants to roll back mercury and regulations against cancer-causing agents coming from power plants and clean energy. he wants to roll back wind tax credit. everything that could produce pollution and make people healthier he's against. if it's pro pollution and makes oil companies richer that's what he is for. >> eliot: but you have to give him credit for consistency. it is the thinking and logic from two century ago they're going back to the 1700s and there is a certain consistency in this. >> it is a new consistency. he's the etch-a-sketch guy.

our producer brian landis, director brine lilly, associate directors eric mannedia and joe williams, broadcast associate paul marmaro. our technical producer is dave hill. we have been joined by really a cast of thousands tonight here in atlanta. kenny albert, daryl johnston, tony siragusa, curt menefee, mike pereira, heath evans, and tony gonzalez. as that pass from dominique davis was intended for james rodgers. >> daryl: he has had some nice throws on the last two attempts. some difficult areas to place that ball. that's as good as it gets. they've got to finish. >> kenny: and then the hit from robert sands at the end of the play. >> daryl: he's played well in his opportunity tonight. you can see why tony gonzalez was impressed with him during practice. as we were. >> kenny: fourth down and four. 58 seconds on the clock. as davis throws and extends the drive. it's a first down. rookie out of toledo. ohio native. 40 seconds remaining. falcons out of time outs. 's davis throws. and this time it could not be handled by stafford. >> daryl: he's giving everybody chances on the outside.

joe bell? >> no, i did not. >> williams did not deny he was the driver. ead u insisted his passenger had to be someone else. joe joe bell was never to be seen again. >> it would be horrendous if another child dies, period. >> a week later, sammy davis, jr. and frank sinatra came to do a concert. the photographer up on stage? that's wayne's father with the black newspaper, atlanta world. >> how come you've got no tuxedo on there on the stage looking like that there. >> reporter: backstage was sammy davis, jr. in a photo that made the front page. that's a future major. as a young child, reed would help the volunteers searching at lan that's woods every saturday. >> we generally would walk through wooded areas, chaperon and we would walk for a period of time until about an hour before niekt fall. >> but, now, a new twist in the murders. patrick baltazar, the 20th victim, would be the last child to turn up in a wooded area. in a day or two later, an official would tell reporters sfieb fibers would be collected. fewer clues now for larry peterson. >> we're talk

joe flacco to laquan williams. he continues to play well. matt birk is back on the field yesterday as the starting center. bryant mckinnie, 386 at this time this year. i think he is ready for the kentucky derby. >> thank you, keith. 6:26. here is what is coming up. >> the trial is set today for the man accused of killing phylicia barnes. >> paul ryan makes his first solo campaign stop just miles away from president obama. where they will be making their stops. i'm hallie jackson. >> keeping a close eye on the area roads. we will let you know about any problem spots, coming up. >> ava marie celebrating restaurant week in baltimore county. county. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am lisa robinson. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> it will turn out to be a nice start to the work week today. dew points in the upper 50's and low 60's. that will make it feel comfortable. it will not feel so bad.

joe flacco to laquan williams. the team back in owings mills today. tyrod taylor launches 1 d.econd preseason game is friday night at home against the lions. tiger woods, 72, slips out of contention. rory mcilroy puts it away with the final birdie. at is his second major. i had a chance to talk with john harbaugh and comments on robert clark. they were high school teammates in michigan. they met before the game. it was pretty cool. >> thank you. >> the flags are down and the summer olympic games are on hold for the next four years. we will look at the memel moments from london -- we will look at the memorable moments from london. there is nothing easy about playing golf in a major turnaround. a cross wind turned 80 shot into it manhunt. you know what i'm talking about. >> things will be comfortable for the next couple of days. we have some rain in the next seven days. >> we are tracking several accidents. we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start he

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paulson makes his third reception, brought down by williams, a six yard pick up and a first down. >> joe: chris summers running with the ball, there are people coming from all over. you get these young guys running in the secondary. we saw robert griffin the third try to scramble with the ball away from his body. we saw different players get the ball away from their body, and you to protect the ball in the middle of the field. >> kevin: this goes off to tristan davis, and he hops his way up to the 39. cousins has collected on his last nine passes. >> joe: i like the way he throws the football. to me, alfred morris, watching him in practice, watching kirk cousins cork in practice are two guys i have seen grown and develop as this off season has gone on. >> kevin: sec down and two, two timeouts remaining for the skins. cousins, a nice catch on the sideline by robinson. oh has he had a game, a great second half, that is a first down, a ten-yard pick up, and a first and ten. >> joe: and the anticipation he has, he throws this before robinson comes out of his break. the ball is in the air lon

. >> julian epstein is a democratic strategist and jimmy williams, former staffer with senator joe bidenn to promising big increases in spending, romney continues to say the u.s. should do more to intervene with iran and help the syrian rebels. so, what do you think he would actually do if elected? >> well, i think you'd have to put your tooth on the ground. by doing so, you would a, put us in a third war. the war in afghanistan, the war on terror since we're now pulling out of iraq and now, syria. so that would be three different wars that we would be in. that's a problem because i think the american people at this point with without a doubt, whether they're democrats, republicans, independents or don't give a damn, they're tired of war. we have been at war longer in afghanistan than any war in the history of our nation. going into the middle east, another country is a big huge problem. i expected john mccain to talk about that last night. that's not news to us. he talks about it from the guys of the armed service committee in the building behind me. but for mitt romney to do something

this was match point and williams cruises to a 6-1, 6-1 victory and also winning the defending men's champ joeaw very much and -- djokovic and it was brought to you by river run caw casino. >> everybody calls her the favorite to win this, but the computer has her seeded fourth. >> you think she will win? >> i don't see anybody challenging her. >> thanks. >>> "nightline" is coming up next. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. thanks for joining us. abc news continues tomorrow morning starting at 4:30. >> and we are always available to you at abc7news.com and facebook and twitter at abc7 news bay area. >> we will be back tomorrow evening. in the meantime, we hope you have a great evening. for larry beil, rick quan, sandhya patel, thank you for watching. appreciate your time.

this was match point and williams cruises to a 6-1, 6-1 victory and also winning the defending men's champ joe to you by river run caw casino. >> everybody calls her the favorite to win this, but the computer has her seeded fourth. >> you think she will win? >> i don't see anybody challenging her. >> thanks. >>> "nightline" is coming up next. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. thanks for joining us. abc news continues tomorrow morning starting at 4:30. >> and we are always available to you at abc7news.com and facebook and twitter at abc7 news bay area. >> we will be back tomorrow evening. in the meantime, we hope you have a great evening. for larry beil, rick quan, sandhya patel, thank you for watching. appreciate your time. ñcñ?xús1@

we would be fighting for resources and separate all right joe thank you so much for coming on the show really appreciate it that was jody williams longtime peace activist civil liberties advocate and nineteen ninety seven noble peace prize winner. also had an r. t. hold on to your wallet and it looks like credit card companies are robbing people blind using illegal means to collect on debts own coming up our financial guru will tell you how. what drives the world the fear mongering. used by politicians who makes decisions to break through that sort of the being made who can you trust no one who is in view with the global machinery see where we had a state controlled capitalism it's called sasha's when nobody dares to ask we do our t. question more. r t is the state run english speaking russian channel it's kind of like al-jazeera. russia today has an extremely confrontational stance when it comes to us. yes folks like credit card companies are returning to court to collect their debts but there is a problem there lawsuits depend on documents that are incomplete or inaccurate among other problems one judge who often presides over

bobbie williams sat out practice yesterday with a swollen left ankle. john reed returned to practice. joe flacco coming off a 77-yard performance against the falcons. a good practice on sunday for number 5. the same for haloti naughty, the anchor of the defensive line. his job will be to get his heated up to speed with a loss of corey redding. >> we have lost some good football players. good football players have come men. we have to continue to develop them and put them up there and make sure they play like ravens. >> working with guys like art jones and terrence cody up front. the orioles sent red sox opened a series at camden yards. the birds are one game back of the rays at six games back of the yankees. manny machado wins the american league co-player of the year along. he is 20 years old. he hit three home runs this weekend. he got a memorable curtain call. a double, a triple. is that all? nothing else you could do? how about that for a debut? murray was honored last weekend. >> he is off to a great start. thank you. >> 76 degrees on tv hill. the after effect of the july storm are s

.3rd and 5 for the ravens...joe flacco hooks up with anquan boldin for 20 yards...add 15 for a roughing the passer...1st down ravens... .next play...flacco hits laquan williamsideline for 12 yards...check out the toe-tapping by the 2nd year receiver...good for another 1st down.....ime for the kicking battle...first up billy cundiff...from 33 yards out...right down broadway... ravens take a 3-0 lead....2nd quarter...it's the rookie's turn...justin tucker out off texas...50-yard attempt... perfect...with plenty of room to spare...he was making 65 yarders during pregame... ravens on top 6-0....ensuing lions possession..it's matthew stafford airing it out for his favorite target...calvin johnson burns cary williams and sean considine for 57 yards....later in the drive... megatron embarrasses jimmy smith...unable to find the ball... it's on the back shoulder.easy t-d for johnson...5 catches for 111 yards and a score...lions up 7-6....later in the quarter... more secondary concerns... &pstafford finds a wide open titus young...breaks a few tackles...into he endzone for six...detroit in front 14-6.... less than a minute left in the half...lions kicking off to deont

.3rd and 5 for the ravens...joe flacco hooks up with anquan boldin for 20 yards...add 15 for a roughing the passer... 1st down ravens....next play... flacco hits laquan williamsong the sideline for 12 yards...cceck out the toe- ttpping by thh 2nd year receiver...good for another 1st down....time for the picking battle...first up billy cundiff...from 33 yards out...right down broadway... ravens take a 3-0 lead....2nd quarter...it's the rookie's turn...justin tucker out of texas...50-yard attempt... perfect...with plenty of room to spare...he was making 65 yarders during pregame... ravens on top 6-0....ensuing lions possession..it's matthew stafford airing it out for his favorite target...calvin johnson burns cary williams and sean considine for 57 yards....later in the drive... megatron embarrasses jimmy smith...unable to find the ball...easy t-ddfor joonson... 5 catches for 111 yards and a score...lions up 7-6....later in the quarter...more secondary concerns...stafford finds a wide open titus young...breaks a few tackles... into the endzoneefor six... detroit in front 14-6....less than a minute left in the half...lions kicking off takes it 6 yards deep...he'

william kip ward. and president obama defending joe biden after his controversial back in chains comment, with so much at stake this election year is the vice president and asset or a liability to the president's campaign? a fair & balanced debate coming up. in 2008, i voted for president obama with no reluctance. he presented himself as something different. i had hoped that the new president would bring new jobs. not major layoffs, not people going through major foreclosures on their homes. he did get his healthcare through, but at what cost? he said he was going to cut the deficit in his first term. i've seen zero interest in reducing spending. he inherited a bad situation, but he made it worse. i think he's a great person. i don't feel he is the right leader for our country, though. i still believe in hope and change, i just don't think obama's the way to go for that. the president has not earned re -election, in 2012, in my book. i've seen his now definition of hope and change. it's not the hope and change i want, and it's not the hope and change i thought i was going to get. i don't feel that i h

straight sets western region williams thrashed russia venus vulnerable six one six love nagisa throw the last two top seed victoria azarenka however not as as much. will be as long as joe will be on the second run victory of the military on the beach the longest teles mansion in the history of the french one six three three six twenty five twenty three after three hours and fifty six minutes. while russian cyclists. claim bronze in the women's time trial defending champion christine armstrong of the united states took gold ahead of germany's you did aunts. while in a synchronized diving russian media at the heart of the new guinea because that song one silver in the three meta dies behind the chinese pair with the usa taking from towns in cycling great britain's bradley wiggins took gold in the men's time trial to set a british record of seven and a bit medals the thirty two year old followed up last week's tour de france victory by beating germany's world champion tony martin into silver with british teammate chris froome taking its. third as we heard russia are expected to dominate in all seven weight categories in the wrestling while trying to improve on their beiji

williams. our grecian urn, andrea tantaros. and the top lady bug is dana perino. it's 3:00 a.m. in joe biden's fort made of blankets. this show is packed tighter than paul ryan's abs. so let's do this, america. ♪ >> greg: so, obama re-election aid stephanie cutter asked if "entertainment tonight" or "peeks" magazine are more important to her boss than the national press. her reply? >> i don't think they are more important but i think they are equally important. that is where a lot of americans get their news. >> greg: despite this, and sensing a sad, national press, the president decided to pay them a visit. i bet jay told them you guys have been missing me. >> jay tells me you guys have been missing me. i thought i'd come by and just say hello. thank you, everybody. >> thank you. >> come back! >> greg: well, that was fast. the reason obama prefers to tinseltown rags to national press is simple. if hollywood is the propaganda arm of the democratic party, the press is the propaganda arm for the propaganda arm. another vehicle to make a political disaster tastier to a dismayed public. since entertainment hacks must ki

joe wilford song goes up against one seeded martin climbs on of stuart vakeel around two in the women's draw so fourteenth signal regular length of beat in straight sets olympic champion serena williamsater plays maria jose martinez sanchez of spain for second seed out restaurants got poland and there is another spaniard in color suarez not far right. now cyclist lance armstrong maintains he's still a seven time tour de france winner the american was stripped of all the titles he's won since one thousand nine hundred eight after saying he would no longer challenge the u.s. anti-doping agencies drug charges against him however he says that is not an admittance of guilt my name is lance armstrong. cancer survivor i've been asked to come up here and talk about my story of survivor ship i'm a father of five and yes i won the tour de france seven times now to boxing where canady golovkin a set to put his unbeaten record on the line this weekend the w.p.a. and i.b.o. middleweight champion faces poland's greg goss prox are in new york on saturday but for a fight was can just press a possible super fight with russian to me is not currently on the agenda. presently dimitri put all doesn't rea

they include henry cabot lodge, william miller, edmund muskie, sergeant shriver, bob dole, walter mondale, geraldine ferraro, lloyd bentsen, dan quayle, jack kemp, joehn edwards, and who can forget, sarah palin. even if paul ryan is re-elected to his house seat in november, he will be forced to give up his budget committee chairmanship under the house republican term limits rules for chairman. he will also, of course, be blamed within the party for helping to sink the republican ticket with his radical plan for repealing and replacing medicare. and, so, he will sit in the house of representatives with all of the power of a junior member, plotting his run for president in 2016, or he might reasonably find the power of a junior member so dispiriting, after having had the power of a chairman, that he resigns from the house to plot his run for the presidency from the comfort of the only private sector job he has known working in the ryan family business, a business that has made him rich, the same way paris hilton got rich, through inheritance. some of the same pundits who were foolish enough to think that sarah palin was a front-runner for president th

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williams and andrea tantaros. >> good morning. >> gretchen: juan, joe biden said he had a few gaffes this week alone, but the big was going to chain people back up. y'all are going to be chained back up. are you going to also go on the record and denounce those comments? >> i don't see what there is to denounce. i didn't pick up the racial context. i mean, he was talking in language that's been used by speaker boehner, paul ryan and others saying that republicans want to unshackle wall street and what the vice president said, again, speaking to an audience down in southern virginia that has a substantial, not majority number of black people in it, was if these regulations are taken away, wall street will run amuck and put you back in chains. >> gretchen: i understand the insinuation, but when you're speak to go an african-american audience and talk being chain, doesn't that have racial undertones? >> not to me. but i think the republican party is the mostly white party right now, mostly male party, i think they're very much aware if anybody on the republican side had said something like that, oh, everybody would

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joe flacco finds boldin for the touchdown. third quarter play fake for flacco, finds the big man. 20-3 baltimore. five minutes later same spot. finds williams in the end zone. 27-3 ravens. all in all pretty darn good for baltimore. they crush the jags 48-17. that is a quick look at sports this morning, i'm kristen berset, have a great friday. >>> in addition to preparing for tomorrow's game one well- known redskin is also blowing out candles today. >> after more than a decade of fighting against doping allegations cyclist lance armstrong is about to lose the coveted tour de france titles. it's 5:24. here's monika. >> and anyone happening to go to on the inbound side of route 50 things look great here at sandy point across the bay bridge you will be fine and through annapolis to the beltway as well. all lanes are open. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:28. you're warming 9news now. >>> good morning and welcome back to 9news now. on this friday morning, i'm andrea roane. >> why is that guy in a garage ration robe with sneakers in that commercial? >> that was a wardrobe malfunction. >> anyway, i'm mike hydeck, happy friday. been do

. >> lieutenant williams is a 17-year veteran of the florida department of corrections and has spent the past seven years at santa rosa. now, his 19-year-old son, joepared to follow in his footsteps. >> growing up, i've seen my dad working every day. every kid wants to be look their father, i guess. and i guess it just sort of fell into place for me. >> he, along with several other young men and women, is currently in training to be a correctional officer through the escambia firearms training center located adjacent to santa rosa. >> if you can use a can of bug spray to kill a wasp or roach, then you can use pepper spray to spray a person. >> pepper spray is the only weapon most correctional officers carry when on duty. >> just a little bit. get it on the forehead, get it in the eyes. that's all you have to do. >> but when it is used to break up a disturbance, the officers themselves are often exposed to its effects. yet, they must continue to gain the upper hand. today's drill will test their ability to do so. >> we are going to be doing a direct exposure on all of the people in the class to pepper spray, and they have some tasks they have to per

joe biden. >> they probably get so used to saying president. because they like to introduce themselves as the next president. >>> now that the republican ticket is set, paul ryan is the gop vice president nominee. >> brian williamsakes a look at this and other nominees throughout history. >> reporter: starting with the unam biggous battle ship backdrop, very little goes unplanned at these events. including romney's appearance and ryan, jacket, no tie. by the way the last team to use a boat backdrop was bush/quayle back in '88. team romney did a brilliant job faking out the media although media reporters staking out ryan's wisconsin home were convinced that he was holed up outside until he showed up in virginia. there will be inevitable professional sniping in the world of political advance teams where crowds are supposed to fill in any gaps and everyone is expected to be enthusiastic and not otherwise occupied. the whole idea of a big vp rollout is still new in the modern era. vice president candidates used to be decided by the party. fdr barely knew harry truman before they ran together. speaking of fdr, his early vice president gardner was the last house member to named vp. if elected ryan wouldn't be the youn

william sonoma on the wall. it is surging today. after topping street estimates the upscale cookware and home goods retail is raising the full-year forecast and, joe that for the second time this year. >> yeah. share gains at pottery barn doing well also. strong margins. short interest has been rising over the last couple of weeks. when you look at the analyst, 27 of them, only 10 have a buy on this stock. 42 1/2 is the average price target. you continue on the hold it long using 40 as your reference point to get out. >>> ebay's paypal to expand the mobile payment service. weiss? >> this really holds up their business dramatically. 7 million user pos terribly in the u.s. internationals is where they will go next, maybe other credit card companies. it's brilliant move. although i still don't think ebay gets rid of paypal. >>> hale care reit, 1450 per share. premium over tuesday's close. over to our elder states man now, doc? >> ah, thank you, scott. here's one we all wish we had. turning over about 66 million shares today versus 400 on an average day, deal's are done. i went out and looked at other assisted livings like esc and others, scott. i wou

williams. i just got the two of you. i'm lucky. that means you have a lot to say here. chip, let me start off with a moment that happened on "morning joe." michael steele talking about marco rubio, chris christie and how he at least interpreted their speeches in regard to romney's chances of winning. let me play it. >> people aren't concentrated on 2012. they're looking to 2016. there's an inherent assumption that romney's going to lose and that's not what you want to walk away from this convention with, people talking about marco rubio in 2016 or chris christie in 2016. you want to talk about mitt romney in 2012. >> that was michael steele this morning. so are people talking about mitt romney 2012 or should we throw in clint eastwood's name in there as well? >> that would certainly be fun. we missed you in tampa, tamron. that's not what i was hearing in tampa. there was a lot of excitement, especially the last couple of days of the convention. the speeches really did build up to a big moment last night which i thought mitt romney did a lot better than i thought he was going to do and impressed a lot of people in that speech. going int