. >> host: and also joining us is josh smith. he's with "the national journal." mr. smith recently wrote a long piece comparing and contrasting the technology agendas or potential technology agendas of the two candidates. mr. smith, thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. john, you mentioned that within the tech community and the broader community there's many verticals, they're all competing with each other. what are these companies looking for or looking at, i guess, in the agendas of both candidates right now as far as clues for what might come ahead? you know, obviously, telecom issues are not something that up pops up on the campaign trail. where are companies, you know, looking for clues as far as what the agendas will be? >> guest: well, i think ideally what they should be looking for is a common understanding of the rules of the road and the ability to enter the marketplace and compete with one another. i think part of the problem, and it's a real problem, when the regulator tries to manage competition, then there are incentives for market particip

. >> and also joining us, joshed smith, from "the national journal." he recently wrote a long piece comparing the technology agendas of the two candidates. thank you for joining us, mr. smith. >> in the tech community, there are many verticals. they are all competing with each other. what are these companies looking for in the agendas of both candidates right now as far as clues for what might, head? obviously telecom issues are not something that often pop up on the campaign trail. where are the companies looking for clues as to what the agendas will be? >> i think ideally what they should be looking for is a common understanding of the rules of the road and the ability to enter the marketplace and compete with one another. i think part of the problem, and it is a real problem, when the regulators try to manage competition, one of the incentives is to become rent seekers and try to manage the regulatory environment rather than looking to consumer demand business models and engaging that way. i think what they are looking for is this certainty in what

smith. it's todd akin in missouri. it's josh mandell in ohio. seven senate candidates in these high-profile states hold that same position. seven. here's how josh mandell of ohio reacted today when he was confronted with richard mourdock's feelings about god's will and rape victims. >> he said that, i think, even when life begins in the horrible situation of rape, that this is something that god intended. is that something that you would denounce or -- >> i think i would want to see his comments -- is there a video of it? >> it was in a debate last night. >> yeah, i think i would want to see the video or see the debate before commenting on that. >> but it's true that you do not have an exception when it comes to abortion? you're pro-life in all cases, even -- >> i think it's important to protect the life of the mother and, you know, i'm proud to be

. >> host: ed paisley, john kneuer, josh smith thank you for being on ""the communicators" this week. is the second presidential debate form live on c-span, c-span2, c-span radio and online at c-span.org. watch and engage. .. tea party supporters are united on economic issues but divided on social issues it's not about me. it's about you and i want to come back to something i've said before. if you want somebody that believes we were better off eight years ago than we are now and we ought to go back to the policies back than emphasizing the cuts for the wealthy. if you want somebody that will fight for you and will fight to have middle class tax cuts when i am your man, i want to be i doubt anybody here makes more than $330,000 a year. but if you do you are in the top 1 percent. >> i'm not going to asked. but if everyone here in this audience was dead on in the middle of a middle class and the tax cuts for every single one of you all added up would be less than the tax cut his plan would give to just one member of top wealthiest 1%. you judge for yourself whether or not that is fair.

seth smith keeps hopes alive with a double scoring josh reddick and josh donaldson. so the game tied at 3-3. coco crisp connects with a single to right. in comes smith and the a's win 4-3. >> there is no quitting. it is the way we go about our business. we will be expecting each other. >> orange gatorade. >> this is what it is about. oakland fans are awesome. we will keep battling like we have. we are not going to stop until they tell us we have to. >> reporter: a lot to celebrate when it comes to bay area baseball. the giants keep their season alive. still to come on nbc bay area news we will take you to cincinnati where the giants keep their season alive and a's fans will be happy to show back up at the coliseum. reporting live in oakland i'm kate longworth. >> tomorrow going to need a rain jacket so you don't get the g e gator aid on you. >> it is do or die. the giants and the a's go into tomorrow's game in need of a win or they are out. we will have live reports and from oakland, as well. >>> a's fans do not seem to mind getting wet tonight. rain fell on the oakla

. >> host: ed paisley, john kneuer and josh smith, thank you all for being on "the communicators" this week. >> guest: thank you. >> guest: thank you. >> watch and engage with c-span's road to the white house coverage as the presidential candidates meet this tuesday for a town hall-style debate. just ahead, a discussion on the economic effects of potential cuts to the military. after that, a debate between the candidates vying to succeed new hampshire governor john lynch. then, a firsthand look at the political unrest in egypt, syria and libya by a fellow with the new america foundation who recently travel today the middle east. traveled to the middle east. and later retired supreme court justice john paul stevens speaks to a conference about gun laws, gun violence and his dissents in the court's cases involving the second amendment. >> c-span brings a special perspective into what's happening in washington, particularly your coverage of the house and the senate. so if something is going on in the house and the senate -- andw something will go on in the next five years, maybe not this

>> let's get with scott wren, hank smith and fusion analytics josh brown. josh, i'll throw it to you first. good to see you again. so, everything's on the line here with earnings, right? >> i don't know if everything's on the line, but to a large extent, whether or not this rally continues into year end is going to be pred predicated on not only the earnings they report this quarter but what they say about q4 because estimates have not come down to the degree this quarter's estimate have. the go forward guidance for management will be key here. >> hank, do you think people are expecting too much out of corporations this earning season? >> oh, no. i think actually the expectations will probably be exceeded, even though i think we'll have negative earnings growth. the fact is, you've had enough preannouncements by industrial heavyweights like caterpillar, federal express, u.p.s., norfolk southern that the expectation is already for negatilecative earn. if we can beat expectations, that will be good for the market. >> scott, how do you see it here? everything'

seth smith doubled to deep right center in bottom of the ninth. josh redick and josh donaldson score to tie the game at three and co-cco crisp knocked it in. fans yelling game five and that's what they'll get tonight. >> we've heard we're not smart enough to know we're supposed to lose a game. we never have given up all of the way to the last out. that showed tonight. just got to keep doing what we've been doing all year. >> there's no quit. it's the way it should be. >> reporter: i tell you what, it will be a huge game at oakland coliseum and it will rock for game five between the a's and tigers. parker, the rookie, will start for the oakland a's. the green and gold will try to beat justin verlander, arguably the best pitcher in the game and reigning american league most valuable player and cy young winner. complete highlights tonight on nbc bay area and pre and post game show on comcast sports california. i know you guys work in the morning, you better set that alarm clock and watch every inning of this game and in fact, i want to see both of you do

it's richard mourdock, rickberg in north dakota and baumgartner and hookstra and tom smith and todd akin and josh man very well in ohio. several republican candidates hold that same position. >> today on the campaign trail the president is brings up the issue of all of these men making decisions for women. you heard the list from rachel maddow. will this mourdock situation perhaps turn into a national problem and, thus, affect mitt romney? >> i honestly don't think so. i think that it was a sort of -- it happened at air very difficult moment for mitt romney because his ads had just begun airing in indiana, the ads where he endorses mourdock. i think that people who are really voting on the choice issue one way or the other have already made up their minds and that, you know, these are not, i think, the undecided voters. i also think that mourdock's comments, while a lot of people found them offensive, were not that different from the way a lot of right-to-life supporters rationalize not having this exception for rape and incest. >> it's interesting you see it that way. joe was on this morning, ri

seth smith doubles to deep right center. josh reddick comes home. then coco crisp, they needed him to be the hero and once again he comes up big. a single to right, and it is a walk-off fashion victory for the oakland a's. they win 4-3. there will be a game five and game five is tonight at 6:37 is the first pitch. once again it's going to be the rookie pitcher, 23-year-old jared parker on the hill taking on justin verlander. he is the reigning american league mvp and cy young winner. they say never say never with this oakland a's team and, boy, are they a good team. but you guys are going to have to do me a favor and find that "rocky" music immediately. i need to stay warm out here. >> we've got you, man. i've done this show for a year now and this is the first time i've had that done so beautifully, so thanks so much. we'll see you a little later on. that's great stuff. >> thank you, henry. >>> you know, the a's telling fans to get to the park earlier. bob redell is at the oakland coliseum as well with the details for us. you got your mitt? >> repo

josh mandel in ohio. so would michael baumgartner, so would tom smith in pennsylvania, and so would everyone's favorite rape the gentleman from missouri. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> todd akin the republican senate candidate in missouri. like the republican vice presidential nominee this year, they all have the same position on what they want the government to force rape victims to do against their will. which raises the question of what counts as being too creepy about rape now. what counts as an unacceptable level of creepiness when it comes to rape ideas from republican politicians? and that unanswered question set up a big new question mark. for thursday night's debate between paul ryan and joe biden. how would paul ryan hold to that position on stage. as mr. ryan and mr. romney try to make themselves over. would this be their turn to the center? no. >> in the past he has argued that there's rape in forceable rape. he's argued that in the case of rape or incest, it would be a crime to engage in having an abortion. i just fundamentally di

josh donaldson lines one off the wall. reddick makes his way to third. tying run now on second. next batter. seth smithnes this one to right center. reddick and donaldson score. it is a tie game. the a's, with a major league-leading 14 walkoff wins this season. and guess what? you can add another. coco crisp, coming through. smith comes around for the victory. the a's score three in the ninth. the magic continues. they force a game five, coming your way tonight. >>> how about the reds and the giants? mike leake on the mound. top of the second. tied at 1-1. gregor blanco, with the two-run shot, puts the giants on top. they're trying to stay alive. tim lincecum with the lead. 5-2, giants. he gets dioner navarro. top seven. giants up 6-3. pablo sandoval, crushes this one. that's another two-run shot. and three homers and three rbis. lincecum dealing in the eighth. todd frazier goes down. and he gets chris ivy. six ks in this one. giants tie the series at 2-2. that's a look at some of the action last night. hope you have a great morning. >>> also, an exciting end to last night's orioles/yankees game. with

josh brown wrote two things. he says greg smith readies why i left quiz knows for 2017 release. and then he writes greg smith, and then this year item while at gold man, i learned we weren't running ing ning a doll hospita bird sanctuary. i misread the breochure. anderson did a good job asking if you had paid more -- he asked him for a million dollars. >> do you know anderson cooper? are you on a first name basis? >> i've been on his show a p couple times over the years. >> on the mole? >> no, back on 360. >> wasn't he the guy on the mole? >> that's where he got his start. >> amazing race or something? >> i think it was the mole. >> you you weren't on the mole. >> i was never on -- do you think i -- >> no, you said one of his shows, i didn't know which show you were talking about. i think he got his start on the mole but he doesn't want anyone to know that anyway. where are we going? >> let's check the markets. we've been watching this morning the futures have been stronger. in fact this is coming after a big loss on friday. right now the dow futures up by about -- modest gains,

josh shapiro, the senate race could also affect turnout. senator casey is ahead. would you admit this race is a lot closer? guest: tom smith has spent nearly $20 million of its personal fortune spreading around his anti party message. anytime you invest $20 million in advertising, it will affect a race. what have seen in the latest polls, the race is stabilizing in the senator is strong, someone who enjoys support not just in the philadelphia suburbs but areas across the commonwealth where democrats do not often do that well. he is a unique political individual, an outstanding public servant. he will win this race and so will president obama. one or the other may run a point or two ahead, but which will be ahead of the other? i have to take exception with something chairman gleason said. if the race is as close as he says it is common no poll has shown it as close as he says, then you would see mitt romney here. as john mccain was four years ago spending the money that they spent. this is a close race in the sense that all states will be close and this will be a very divided electorate, but pennsylvania remains firmly in t

smith completing the comeback for the win. >> just not winning up. playing to the final out. the guys did a fantastic job. >> reporter: crisp got a post- game treat. joshck pied his teammate during the the post-game interview washing him off with gatorade. again that game will be here at the coliseum tonight. it will be at 6:30 so you can expect a packed parking lot, packed coliseum and excitement. live in oakland, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >>> sandoval high and deep. will it stay fair? that is way, way out of here. >> and the giants also had to win yesterday to stay alive and they did in a big way. they pounded the reds in cincinnati 8-3. that series like the as even at two games apiece. game time this morning is 10:00. we hear a lot of san francisco bars are opening up early. so if you sneak into the city or if you want to play a little hooky at work i think a lot of tvs will be on today. >>> a new set of polls show mitt romney making gains on president obama in two swing states. the cbs news-"new york times" poll shows romney leading 48- 47% in colorado. it was the president who led by those same numbers last month. in virginia the president leads 51-46

josh shapiro, the senate race could also affect turnout. senator casey is ahead. would you admit this race is a lot closer? guest: tom smith has spent nearly $20 million of its personal fortune spreading around his anti party message. anytime you invest $20 million in advertising, it will affect a race. what have seen in the latest polls, the race is stabilizing in the senator is strong, someone who enjoys support not just in the philadelphia suburbs but areas across the commonwealth where democrats do not often do that well. he is a unique political individual, an outstanding public servant. he will win this race and so will president obama. one or the other may run a point or two ahead, but which will be ahead of the other? i have to take exception with something chairman gleason said. if the race is as close as he says it is common no poll has shown it as close as he says, then you would see mitt romney here. as john mccain was four years ago spending the money that they spent. this is a close race in the sense that all states will be close and this will be a very divided electorate, but pennsylvania remains firmly in t