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shannon: john fund, great to see you. thank you sir. in 2008 then candidate obama, famously said if you don't have a record to run on then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from. a new analysis suggesting the obama campaign may be the one leading in what is often called the politics of personal destruction. we'll debate that fair & balanced coming up. clint eastwood is speaking out with his public convention speech and the discussions he had before he took the stage. the details from a brazen bank robbery in l.a. sound amazingly similar to a recent action movie. did that film serve as the inspiration for this real heuf life crime? we have information from police on that coming up. >> the suspects gave her a device, forced her to wear a device which she believed to be an explosive device, and gave her instructions to relieve cash from the bank and then in turn pass it out to the suspects who ar were waiting outside. okay, team! after age 40, we can start losing muscle -- 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fi

that john hickey is a federal official and was saying this and people may have felt threatened by him is a reason why we think that ultimately this should go straight to the justice department. >> shannonnior f.a.a. official john hickey allegedly told employees if republicans win the elections the agency would face budget cuts and this a could cost people jobs. the f.a.a. said the agency will cooperate with any investigation or review into the matter. >>> both sides got a bump from the conventions so where are do things stand now 58 days until the election? we will break down the latest numbers, next. at purina one, we believe small things can make a big difference. like how a little oil from here can be such a big thing in an old friend's life. we discovered that by blending enhanced botanical oils into our food, we can help brighten an old dog's mind so he's up to his old tricks. it's just one way purina one is making the world a better place... one pet at a time. discover vibrant maturity and more at purinaone.com. >> shannon: it is the bottom of the hour. time for top stories. president obama says that governor mitt romney and running mate paul ryan get a failing great for their ex

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shannon. >>> protesters are already in charlotte getting a jump on this week's convention. [ chanting ] >> the protest was called march on wall street south. cnn's joe johns spent time talking to protesters. >> reporter: here in charlotte in the run-up on the democratic national convention, wall street south has been off to hype but came off without a hitch, only two arrests and no reported violence. >> hey, hey, ho, ho, wall street has got to go! >> reporter: 10,000 people were predicted for the march. only a few hundred showed up, but they were loud. >> our children get sicker, yet pockets get bigger! >> reporter: about what you would expect for a march against the bank that makes charlotte one of the leading financial centers. honestly it was the police who led the way, but not far behind pushing a bicycle was an organizer from occupy wall street in new york, who had come over from tampa, where he had been protesting at the republican national convention. he said he'd lost some people after the event in florida. >> we ultimately ended up kind of down a couple of buses, and some other people found their own transportation. now, as for numbers here, they

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. >> shannon: today, some of the supreme court justices attended the 60th annual red mass, held at the cathedral of st. mathew, the apostnel washington. you can see chief justice johnof nine justices that was there. steven briar and antonin scalia and clarence thomas and anthony kennedy. this morning's homily called for the spirit of god to place his blessing on the new year. speaking of the supreme court, a gallup poll shows americans are split in confidence in the judicial branch. when asked, 53% said they have a fair amount of trust. 27% said not very much. only 14% gave their full trust. when it comes to how well the supreme court is doing its job, 49% approve and 40% disapprove. it is likely the last time high-profile cases like health care weighed heavily on the public's view of the court. that ruling on the president's law castigated the nation. the new term could have another round of blockbuster cases, from gay marriage to race-based college entrance policies. we have a current partner of and one of our favorite court watchers, thank you so much for coming in today. >> thanks, shannon. >> shannon: let's start with day 1, tomorrow, involving shell oil compa