john harrison is in annapolis with the latest. >> convening the --. >> reporter: they meet for the third time this year. first the regular session, now a second special session. this time handle expanded gambling and a judge's ruling on pit bulls saying the breed is dangerous. >> something we will talk act. >> reporter: like a commercial there is more. a senator has introduced ten more bills to help regulations and cut taxes for maryland. >> we need to make sure we create an environment where taxes, tolls and fees didn't go up so those people will spend money. >> like herding cats. . >> reporter: the president of the senate is a driving force behind the gambling expansion. they have much to gain if lawmakers approve another cast no. miller acknowledges that gambling may not be the best way to race money but says it's necessary. >> it's not a good source of money for government. there is no question but the same time we have needs and this income moving to sister states we he fled to keep that money here. >> reporter: some republicans in the house and senate are going to resist the bill.

that's more than john lennon, george harrison, jimmy hendricks, and marilyn monroe combined. we're back in a moment with tonight's "making a difference" report. last night we showed you the rescue. tonight the remarkable conclusion of the story. >>> time now for tonight's "making a difference" report continuing last night's story on the efforts to save african elephants illegally hunted to feed a growing ivory trade in asia. nbc's chelsea clinton continues her reporting on those making a difference rescuing some young and innocent orphans. >> reporter: these toddlers are just like kids everywhere. they're curious about the world around them, they love fooling around in the bath, rough housing with a buddy, and fall asleep before the lights go out. but above all else, these elephant babies crave a mother's nurturing. like 900-pound belmani left motherless by ivory poachers. he and 21 other young elephants have been given a temporary home by conservationist daphne sheldrick. >> raising an elephant you have to replace the family with a human family. >> reporter: 30 years ago she

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. >> john harrison, coauthor of a book with mark halperin, has a piece over the last 16 elections almostidate that faces this same critique. more often than not, they lose. john kerry, al gore, mondale, but there's some win. >> dole. >> carter was able to win. bush sr. faced many of these same critiques from the media. and the truth is that in the modern era where there is so much scrutiny, the things that romney brings to the table, the self-discipline, this ability to sort of say the same thing every day, there is value in that. it's one of the reasons it got to this point where he got the nomination for the republican party. the question is tonight, there's interesting numbers out from gallup, want to share, on -- they did their character ratings. going into the speech obama has a 23-point advantage on likability, 16-point advantage on cares about the need of people that like you, 12 points above honesty. he needs to narrow those things down. the karl rove, haley barbour argument, you don't have to be super popular and likable but can have an incumbent with that kind of advantage on l

made so famous, 43 years ago this week f you need a little refresher, here it is, john lennon, ringo starr, george harrison. the photographer got the shot and the rest is music history. a lot of people come here every day, hundred ifs not thousands. and it's not just us but there's a live camera. we're going to wave to it. a live 24/7 web camera broadcast around the world. and there's a bit of beatles trivia for you. the last time they had a live concert was at candlestick park in august of 1966. sir paul maccartney was part of the opening ceremony. good chance we'll see him at the closing ceremony on sunday. george michael, adele, coldplay and the spice girls are also in the show. a world record for team usa, the women's 4 x 100 relay race and there's a bay area connection. this is jeneba. she didn't race in the finals but she is part of the team so she does get a gold medal. congratulations to her. that's going to do it from here. saturday in london, we'll see you tomorrow during the closing ceremony. i'm raj mathai. back to you. >>here's a lot to celebrate as the 2012 london olympics come to a close. if

harrison. as the newbie i'm playing john lennon, sasquatch or honest abe. >> four score and seven years ago. >>y biggest fear is traffic. we've got to do this in really short intervals. we don't want to alienate london. >> the other wild card, london weather. mother nato appears to ure appe conspiring against us. luckily she turns out to be a fan, too. >> hello, how are you? >> nice to see you. >> the plan is simple. >> we're not trying to walk. we're freezing. >> stand in the right position and be the beatles. >> all right. got it ringo. >> got it, johnny. >> i'm ringo. >> okay, guys, come on. here we go. >> abbey road. everybody look forward. >> got it. >> that's the wrong leg. this leggos back. >> you're right. i screwed up. >> let me do a test shot. ready? al straight ahead with the face. >> let's move forward with the ladder. one second. >> making friends all over london. >> the london city council agreed to let us stop traffic for two minutes at a time, though the mild mannered brits -- >> they are playing our song. >> are sounding more and more like new york cabbies. >> stoned by londone

harrison coun county, mississippi. thank you very much. we'll head over to tampa where john berman is standing by. >> today is paul ryan day officially here in tampa. the which is wednesday congressman will address the republican convention tonight in prime time as he accepts the nomination to be mitt romney's running mate. now, last night really just a few hours ago the gop got their party started with ann romney. she talked about the compassionate mitt romney and why america can and must trust him to fix the nation's problems. >> you may not agree with mitt's positions on issues or his politics. by the way, massachusetts is only 13% republican, so it's not like it's a shock to me. but let me say this to every american who is thinking about who should be our next president. no one will work harder. no one will care more. and in one will move heaven and earth like mitt romney to make this country a better place to live. >> ann romney followed by new jersey governor chris christie who used part of his speech to make the case against president obama. this was the keynote addre

john? >> i'm looking forward to hear how the democratic party sells obama's accomplishments. i feel they have been lax in that right now. and then booking harrison i think they would be better with betty white. she would be funny on purpose. >> cenk: i think they could go with morgan free man. >> and then give morgan freeman. >> cenk: that's a good question. >> i am interested if wall street occupy will show up in charlotte. they're going to say what kind of president are they going to have. in tampa there was a buzzfeed party with penguins and mermaids. >> cenk: real mermaids? >> yes. >> cenk: and you mentioned john kerry. you think a mistake? >> john kerry is oh supposed to introduce and talk about national security. i think he's the flip flopper the one guy you don't want tory mind american public about what it means to be republican. >> cenk: he's not that bad. the flip side 2006 convention was a disaster. i don't want to remind people of that. but i do want to remind people right here on current, next week we're covering

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john denver graduated within the last one is really hard. really hard but i have given you a clue. i have already said his last name. it's benjamin harrison who matriculated at miami university of ohio and whose quarterback of course is ben rothensberger of that team from pittsburgh that shall not otherwise be name. that is a little presidential trivia for you and i also give a little nixon story when i come back. you will hear me talk about the practice of law. when the library was being built and sandy knows this as well as i do, the real director of the nixon library was richard nixon and he designed it and he oversaw it and every detail was of interest to him. probably the thing he was least interested in was the room which isn't even here anymore, the domestic policy room, which has been redone. the kind of slapped it together at the last minute and one of those exhibits was about the endangered species act. president nixon as you may or may not know signed into law the clean water act, the clean air act and the national environments of policy act and the endangered species act. i've been for 22 years an environmental lawyer practici

which john denver graduated both starting quarterbacks in the super bowl but then the last one is really hard. really hard. i have given you a clue. i have already said his last name. benjamin harrison who matriculated at miami university of ohio and whose quarterback is ben roethlisberger air. the team from pittsburgh that show not otherwise be named. a little presidential trivia for you and i give a little nixon story when we come back and talk a little about the practice of law. when library was being built and sandino's this as well as i do. the real director of the library was richard nixon that he designed and oversaw its in every detail was of interest to him. probably the thing he was least interested in was a rumor that isn't even here anymore. the domestic policy room which can be redone but we slated together at the last minute and one of those exhibits was about the endangered species act. president nixon, greatest environmental president in history. signed into law the clean air act and national environmental policy act and in danger of the act and i have been for 20 years an environmental lawyer practicing in -- the environmental species act and clean water act and eve