but matt ryan, coming of age, if you will, picks up a first down.anta improves to 2-0, to start the season. manning loses on "monday night football." >>> to baseball now. orioles, thinking postseason, trailing the yankees by one game in the american league east. top four. o's up 7-1. matt wieters goes yard. orioles cruise to the easy win. trail the yanks by just a half-game. they lead the wild card in the second spot by three games over the angels. >>> i'm doug kezirian. enjoy the rest of your day. >>> well, a group of daring tourists who wanted to get up close and personal with the african savanna got way more than they bargained for. >> a cheetah, jumped on to a jeep in kenya, coming face-to-face with several people. and decided to park itself there for 45 minutes. amazingly, everyone kept their cool. and even kept taking pictures. >> and the cheetah eventually jumped down. and there was a huge collective sigh of relief. >> quite remarkable. he wanted food, i think. >> something. >>> up next, "the pulse." and the popcorn that just jumps into your

i think flacco will forever be intertwined with matt ryan in atlanta and in the same draft class.hey have had success, each of them, but the question is do you go get the ring at the end? ryan's team is 3-0 right now after they go to san diego and dismantle the chargers today. from the 34 yard line. flacco throwing and it's going to be almost intercepted! as mccourty was there and all he can do because he knew he should have had a pick. >> cris: yeah. devin mccourty has a chance here to vacate, sort of a game changer. this one is going to be right in his hands. he had a huge rookie season with a lot of interceptions. not so much a season ago. he wishes he had that one back. that was pretty easy. >> al: ray rice out of rutgers, number one pick in 2010. flacco dancing and hit as he throws. and it's caught! by boldin. he waited. boldin got free and beats arrington on the play. and a big throw and catch here. 24 yards for a first down. >> cris: yeah. torrey smith opened up this whole half of the field and they locked him down with a double teal. watch this. over/under. they run the sa

matt ryan has the highest quarterback rating than anybody in the national football league. when you look at these two teams, i still think that the san diego chargers, i like what they did. robert meacham, eddie royal in the off-season. i like the way philip rivers has come out and play. i think san diego finds a way to go 3-0 and is a little bit under the radar season so far. dan: pittsburgh at oakland. you look at their defense and they've been impressive against a team. oakland is struggling offensively. polamalu is not going to be in the game. but carson palmer, when your back, mcfadden is your receiver, you know knost not a lot of big plays there. rashard mendenhall is going to be out but they're going to be able to run the ball. jonathan dwyer, very good young player. and isaac redmond, a lot of good young players. the pittsburgh steelers, my lock of the day. bill: i like it. james: right now, it is time to check in with our "nfl today" insider. that would be jason la canfora who is standing by in our newsroom. let's get rolling with it. following all the incidents in

then there's matt ryan. he was nearly perfect. two touchdowns, no picks. denver rallied late but ran out of time and the falcons won it 27-20. >>> he is an olympic gold medalist, an x games champ, and apparently, quite frankly, a party animal. shaun white was arrested in nashville after trashing a hotel room and pulling a fire alarm following a drunken rage. he also got this black eye from an altercation while trying to flee the scene. arguably the best snowboarder and skater in the world, white was charged with public intoxication and vandalism. >>> baseball, that sox fan has been waiting a long time to see this game. we'll pick it up in the fifth. detroit up one. the sacks full. a grounder to short. perfect double play ball or so it seemed. omar infante air mailed the toss to first. in came two and chicago grabbed the lead. white sox increase their lead in the central in three games with a 5-4 win. >>> in the a.l. east the orioles inched closer to the idol yankees. nate mcclothe hit a lead-off homer and the route was on. baltimore scored three in the fir

in the second quarter, matt ryan tosses two touchdown passes.alcons go off 2-0 with a 27-21 win. >>> to baseball, the detroit tigers trying to make up ground against the a.l. central leading white sox. in the fifth, the score tied at 4-4, alex rios goes hard into second base to break up the double play. omar infante's throw to first gets away. that brings the go-ahead run home. white sox extend the division lead to three games over detroit. baltimore continuing its playoff push. the orioles jump off against the mariners on a leadoff homer by nate mclouth. matt wieters with his 22nd homer of the year. baltimore goes on to a 10-4 win. the o's now behind a half game of the idle yankees in the a.l. east. olympic gold medal winning snowboarder shaun white has been arrested and charged with public intoxication and vandalism. the 26-year-old allegedly pulled a fire alarm at a nashville hotel sunday morning. a guest chased after white, who then fell and hit his head in his booking photo. white sporting a black eye. white also allegedly destroyed a phone

third quarter, matt ryan rolls out to rod i white. 27-7 after the second point.he 100 passing touchdown of ryan's career. broncos made a late push. tried to come back but the falcons hang on to win 27-21 on a bad night for that guy, peyton manning. >>> orioles facing the mariners trying to gain on the yankees in the a.l. east. first batter of the game. nate mcclouse deep over the wall. that gives the orioles the early lead. they're already up big in the fourth when there's a two-run opposite field shot. made it 9-1. the orioles roll all oversee at. 10-4. now just a half game back of the yankees for the division lead. the o's play in seattle tonight. the yankees begin a series in the bronx with the jays. >>> tigers and white sox still battling. white sox down. chopper to short. should be a double play ball. oh, no. the flow is wild. the go ahead run scores. white sox win 5-4. extend the division lead over the tigers to three games. >>> i'm not sure how your weekend went. but if you made it to monday morning without getting arrested at the hospital, it's fair to sa

matt ryan and the chargers love going to san chan. 6-0 all time in san francisco. tt threw 3 td passes including this one to tony gonzalez. 27-3 is your final. 49er's next opponent is the jets. but beat the finances in miami 23-20. >>> the cardinals forced three more on them. take the fumbles. from fresno state, sanders takes it back 93 yards for the touchdown. cardinals lead the nfc west at 3 and 0. best start in 8 years. eagles fall to 2 and 1. cardinals join houston as the only 3-0 nfl teams. dallas wins 10-6. >>> i hope elvis has kansas city running back on his fantasy league team. today in new orleans, charles ran for 233 yards. 91 yard touchdown longest does the allowed by the saints. 27-24 in overtime. now, there's two win less nfl teams. cleveland and the bounty gates. less than 24 hours after his brother was killed in a motorcycle accident, tori smith made 6 catches for 127 yards and scored two touchdowns against the patriots. this is the second one. draws ravens within 2 points. just imagine the emotional strength he showed today. >>> win this for the rave

matt ryan to future hall-of- famer tony gonzalez. undefeated atlanta wins 27-3.so kansas city needs overtime, but the chiefs win their first game and keep the bounty-gate saints winless. >> cardinals join the houston and atlanta as the only 3-0 team. also dallas wins its home depot opener. chicago beats the rams, cincinnati's andy dalton outperforms robert griffin iii and bengals win. jacksonville comes back to beat the colts, buffalo snaps it's 8- game losing streak and baltimore hosts new england, it's 3-0 with the patriots leading. >>> the oakland a's have a single -digit magic number, 8. the a's hold off the yankees in new york. cliff pennington was the offensive hero. he hits the pitch and sends it out, 2-run homer for pennington. pennington provides the game-winning rbi single. josh donaldson scores. they head to texas to play four game with the rangers. >>> giant fans came to watch a baseball game that met very little in the bigger scheme of things after clinching the national league west division yesterday. the energy just wasn't there, the meaning wasn't

. >> matt ryan says they've gotten very on the ropes.inistration is more than just where the ball is spotted. it's ruining the momentum of the game. it's affecting the outcome. >> the game took nearly 3 1/2 hours. the falcons ended upbeating the broncos 27-21. >> can you imagine the referees sitting at home going, gentleman, guys, keep doing what you're doing, someone will call us back. >> hello roger goodell. >> that's right. >>> apple stock is getting a lift because of record setting sales for the iphone 5. pre orders for the new phone hit 2 million in the first 24 hours, doubling the previous record set by the iphone 4s. on monday apple's stock hit $700 a share for the first time. >> gold medal snow border shaun white faces charges of public intoxication and vandalism, accused of pulling a fire alarm at a nashville hotel at 2:00 in the morning, forcing all the guests to evacuate. police say white destroyed a hotel phone. they say the 2006 and 2010 olympic champion appeared to be drunk and tried to leave the scene before the officers a

manning's counterpart, matt ryan, helped the falcons convert turnovers into points.or two scores including his 100th career td pass. falcons took a 20-0 lead and held on to beat the broncos 27-21. >>> to baseball now. baltimore's nate mclouth gets the game against seattle off to a bang with a lead-off home run. wow! the rest of the orioles joined the slugfest with adam jones scoring four times, and three homers in two games. the o's win. >>> and toronto blue jays' shortstop yunel escobar with meet with reporters this afternoon to talk about a homophobic slur. the message written in spanish was depicted in eye black he wore in saturday's game against boston. at this point, we don't know the reason behind the offensive remark, but the blue jays' organization is distancing itself from it and, of course, we'll bring you escobar's remarks when he makes them later this afternoon. that's a look at sports this morning. >>> the next hour of "cnn newsroom" begins right now. >>> stories we're watching right now in the newsroom, mitt romney's on the defensive this morning. he's

let's go back outside to savannah, matt and ryan. >> natalie, thank you.>> rotate. >> just shouting about how much they wished they had been here to do the gan familiar-style. >> so excited to see you do that, and were you not here that day. very disappointed, matt. >> i had a cramp. >> we can make up for this. >> we could do that. >> it's wet, the encore. >> a check of the weather with mr. roker. >> a surprise, psy, come on out. by the way, we have some friends here from oswego, new york, fans of pink. you brought me a sub. >> roker special. >> many a night were spent at the oswego sub many a evening w at the sub shop. thank you so much. i will just a sec. hold on. we have the risk of strong storms from charlotte all the way to albany, parts of new england. tornadoes possible. look for airport delays in new england and boston. more wet weather from the southeast. a warm front, then the cold front brings the stronger weather coming in. it's the eastern third of the country that's going to be affected by this thing. we are looking for the storms. out west,

let's go back outside to savannah, matt and ryan. >> natalie, thank you.>> rotate. >> just shouting about how much they wished they had been here to do the gan familiar-style. >> so excited to see you do that, and were you not here that day. very disappointed, matt. >> i had a cramp. >> we can make up for this. >> we could do that. >> it's wet, the encore. >> a check of the weather with mr. roker. >> a surprise, psy, come on out. by the way, we have some friends here from oswego, new york, fans of pink. you brought me a sub. >> roker special. >> many a night were spent at the oswego sub shop. hold on, let's show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned. we do have the risk of strong storms from charlotte all the way to albany, parts of new england. tornadoes possible. look for airport delays from charlotte all the way into new england and boston. we rex pecting to see more wet weather making its way up from the southeast. first a warm front and then the cold front brings the stronger weather coming in. as you can see during the day, it's rea

. >>> paul ryan campaigns today in ohio and iowa, and this morning with matt lauer on "today" he answered critics who say he twisted the facts in his convention speech in tampa. >> what they're trying to suggest is that i said that barack obama was responsible for our plant shut down. that is not what i was saying. read the speech. what i was saying is the president ought to be held to account for his broken promises. after our plant was shut down, he said he would lead an effort to retool plants like the janesville plant to get people back to work. >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in charlotte for the democratic national convention. if you hear pounding behind me, that's because they're working on the podium, getting ready for the big day, the big night. joining me, obama 2012 senior campaign advisor and former white house press secretary, robert gibbs. robert -- >> i thought that pounding was only in my head. i'm so glad you said that. >> you should not be partying all night. the party really begins here today, tonight, and michelle obama, what is the big test for michelle obama? we kn

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matt. >> chuck todd, thank you very much. paul ryan is the vice presidential candidate on the republican ticket. congressman ryan, it's nice to have you on the show. good morning. >> good to be with you, matt. >> thank you very much. your speech last wednesday night at the convention is still getting a lot of attention. there are some people saying you played a little fast and loose with the truth on certain key elements. i'm not just talking about democratic analysts but independent fact checkers. would you concede while many of the things you said were effective, some were not completely accurate? >> no, not in the least actually. what they are trying to suggest is that i said barack obama was responsible for the plan shut down in janesville. that's not what i was saying. read the speech. what i was saying is the president ought to be held to account for prone promises. after the plant was shut down he said he would lead efforts to restart the plant. it's still idle. lots of people i grew up with that lost their jobs there still don'

the last stages three seed andy murray the british canadiens we lost to ryan each in straight sets to set up a showdown with matt in chile aeration easily beating martin there to reach the quarter finals himself so the big names progressing in the men's draw but there was an upset in the women's two you see they can get advance crashing out it's easier berta vinci she beat the pole six one six four pace fellow italian and you need her back in the quarter finals however you can depend on three williams at the moment she looks unstoppable and be checked and appear i'll have a cover with that the last of the single game in fact the american is only dropped twelve games in her four matches at flushing meadows this year although she begs to differ about the fall. out is it on the grass started out strong in the tournament today getting more comfortable with the court comfortable with the condition. getting back to more of my game which is good you know i like to you know i like to play better during second week so hopefully i can do that. facing williams in the quarter finals will be former world number one and the s

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matt kemp eventually homered in the ninth inning. davy johnson was fuming after the game about a blown call in the fourth quarter. ryanan tagged the runner heading from second base to third before the runner who had been on third could score. the umpire, though, said the runner had touched home before zimmerman's tag. >> in my mind, he was already out. he obviously blew the call. it wasn't reviewable. and they all discussed it and evidently nobody was paying attention. but kemp wasn't running. >> the nationals' first place lead is now five games. i think we all pretty much agree here -- >> looks like he was tagged out to me. >>> time for weather and traffic. chilly start. i actually wore my jacket to work today. rar gorgeous day for baseball. but now it's football weather. or hockey weather. it is down into the 40s. much of region -- there's the live view from our nbc 4 camera. jupiter is up. that's the bright spot on the southern sky. venus rising shortly. right now it's 56 at reagan national. that's the coolest it's been since way last may four months ago, and the dew point is at 49. humidity is in the upper 70s but

matt cain, madison bum garner and tim lincecum are locks. zito or ryan pitch in the fourth game with the other coming out of the bullpen. >>> the emmys have been handed out and the so "modern family" dominated again at the 64th annual emmy awards. >> this is an embarrassment of riches. >> riches is right for "modern family." it would be best tv comedy sear reese, best actress and best supporting actor awards. the director brought home an outstanding directing award as well. in the drama category, showtime's new series "homeland" won plenty. >> i think a little startled by this. >> startled but nice. in addition to outstanding drama and outstanding writing for a drama series, the show swept the best actor categories with damien lewis and claire danes taking home an emmy. >>> silicon valley's two most powerful women, ceos are in focus this week. scott mcgrew, both of them with big-time tasks ahead. >> absolutely. if anyone can turn around hp and yahoo! it's whitman and mayer. it's been one year sips meg whitman took over at ceo of hewlett-packard. one of w

, the think that's striking about matt's interview is, these were all straight ahead predictable questions. that's how easy it is to rip away the framing that paul ryang for his speech. you know, as long as he was delivering that speech in the sealed environment of the republican world last week, those lines were very, very effective. but they're not -- this week not able to survive press scrutiny in areas where you think they'd have a practiced response ready to go. >> lawrence, it felt as though they were speaking from the lan net uranous. they were making this stuff up and as you say the moment anybody asks a single reasonable question, well, they just run for the hills. >> well, they're not the first political candidates to make things up. >> of course not. >> but they definitely have made up more than most. i mean most candidacies tend to play with the truth around the edges. these -- this ticket is playing with the truth at the core, at the very basics of what they're talking about, and martin, i have to applaud you for going after the afghanistan issue. i sitting here just now learned what mitt romney actually said in that speech last week abo

ryan bolter one of two highlights from the orioles. jay going dope to left to get out of here. what a night. bottom five, mattetting his power served. did he get enough? off the wall. that is still good enough for hardy. with a two-run double. o's beat them. they are tied by the yankees. coming up, the head coach giving his prize rookie quarterback some serious options. we'll explain after the break. . in a few years, the number of devices in your home will double and what we are doing online takes internet speed, not every network can handle it, verizon fios is 100% fiber optic so it's faster and can handle it. and now there's revolutionary fios quantum speed, more than twice as fast as anything this country has ever seen. to get your family up to speed with fios quantum -- call the verizon center for customers with disabilities go to verizon.com/fiosquantum. at 800.974.6006 tty/v. >>> welcome back. the buzz around d.c. impressed would be an under statement. he also displayed some serious versatility. the redskins not only unveiled their rookie quarterback against the saints, but the option. they kept it und

matt, were you surprised by how hard the ticket seems to be going after the youth vote? this is a group of voters who typically do vote democrat. but we had that line from congressman ryan the other night talking directly to those recent college grads saying it's time to stop looking at that fading obama poster in your bedroom in your mom and dad's house and start to start making a move to get on with your life. is that going work? is there any way for the republicans to convince young voters to go with them? >> i think without question, it's going to. at the end of the day when the president runs for reelection, it comes down to ronald reagan's old saying, are you better off than you were four years ago? recent college graduates right thousand are not better off than they were four years ago. most middle class families are not better off than they were four years ago. despite a couple of nice things that president obama has done along the way, most americans believe that this economy is not working and they want a change. it bears out in the polls across the spectrum. of course, to your first question, romney has to add obama voters to win this race. and i think he's d

ryan in memphis, who was moved by how many others donated, too. >> broke their heart to see her treated that way. >> reporter: matt in salt lake city, who has twois own. >> in the process of trying to teach your children the right things to do, you need to lead by example. >> reporter: there was kelly, the mother from sacramento. >> it was just the feeling that i wanted to do something from her. >> reporter: and colleen, who had a simple wish. >> and that i hope that you go on a wonderful trip around the world. if you are only going to go one place, i say, go to ireland. >> a pitch for ireland there. karen says she's going to donate some of the money to an ant anti-bullying foundation. "gma" in the morning, diane right back here tomorrow night. good night. i'm so glad you called. thank you. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my debit card is. what? i know. don't worry, we have cancelled your old card. great. thank you. in addition to us monitoring your accounts for unusual activy, you could also set up free account alerts. okay. [ female announcer ] at wells fargo we're working around the clock to help protect your money and finan

ryan in memphis, who was moved by how many others donated, too. >> broke their heart to see her treated that way. >> reporter: matt in salt lake city, who has twos own. >> in the process of trying to teach your children the right things to do, the good things to do, you need to lead by example. >> reporter: there was kelly, the mother from sacramento. >> it was just the feeling that i wanted to do something from for her. >> reporter: and colleen, who had a simple wish. >> and i hope that you go on a wonderful, long trip around the world. if you are only going to go one place, i say, go to ireland. >> no word about ireland, but karen does plan a cruise and she plans to donate some of that money to an anti-bullying foundation. "gma" in the morning, diane right back here tomorrow. good night. >> ama: chars walls and frightened passengers after an explosion an b.a.r.t. station. >> alan: evacuation after a hazardous materials spill in the bay area. >> alan: couldn't -- abc-7 news at 6:00 starts now. pressure insure >> doesn't seem to be any apparent criminal intent. >> ama: no crime but a big scare for b.a.r.t. passengers after an explosion at the c

anything to reach out to house republicans, including paul ryan who talks about simpson-bowles but also rejected at the same time pointed out by matt lauer during an interview this week on the today show in which congressman rhine could not give an adequate teens that i feel. >> when you have the chief republican mouthpiece is openly saying we want him to fail, when you reflect on mitch mcconnell's comments about the chief objective is to make sure that barack obama isn't re-elected, i think their record is very, very clear. the answer to your question is, bill clinton is uniquely qualified tonight to address fiscal stability. this is a guy who over the years has earned mudities from the right, from conservatives. we associate him with budget surpluses and so he can provide a historic reference for what happened in the '90s and whether he believes barack obama is on than same path. it has the potential of being a very powerful moment. and so too does elizabeth warren's 12-minute statement tonight. i'm anxious to see if she's going to defend we did build that or you didn't build that or however it's being referenced. >> chip, michae

matt rhoades gave to politico talking about which president mitt romney may try to emulate his politicos mike allen relaying the story when asked rhodes what romney might do with the budget entitlement reform plans ryan had outlined had already outlined roads eyes lit up he gave me a name james polk rhodes and the rest of the members of romney's inner circle think a romney presidency would look much like the white house and year of the eleventh president president james polk. it seems like an odd answer but if it's right in with the prophecy james polk was the man against whom mormon prophet and founder joseph smith ran for president back in eight hundred forty four and at that time the constitution was hanging by a thread the tensions between the north and south were going to getting so that the civil war was lit later in that same generation in joseph smith thought that he would fulfill his own white horse prophecy by becoming president and saving the union in the constitution so could it be that romney's faceted fascination with james polk might have something to do with his picking up where joseph smith failed in one thousand nine hundred four perhaps others certainly believe this is the case gle

matt. next year "homeland" is going to be the show to beat. >> kristen dahlgren on the emmys this morning. kristen, thanks very much. still ahead, more on the emmys, including ryan seacrest with the glitz and glamour on display on the red carpet. but, first, this is "today" on nbc. . >>> just ahead, a couple's moving love story told in 22 pictures online. we'll meet them. >> after your local news. i'm jessica and this is my emergen-c. keeping up with the kids is tough, so i drink emergen-c. with vitamin c for immune support and b vitamins for natural energy, i'm ready for whatever they get into. get your free sample at myemergenc.com. stay healthy and feel the good. something this delicious could only come from nature. now from the maker of splenda sweeteners, discover nectresse. the only 100% natural, no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. the rich, sweet taste of sugar. nothing artificial. ♪ it's all that sweet ever needs to be. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ ja

matt. next year "homeland" is going to be the show to beat. >> kristen dahlgren on the emmys this morning. kristen, thanks very much. still ahead, more on the emmys, including ryan seacrest with the glitz and glamour on display on the red carpet. but, first, this is "today" on nbc. . >>> just ahead, a couple's moving love story told in 22 pictures online. we'll meet them. >> after your local news. i'm jessica and this is my emergen-c. keeping up with the kids is tough, so i drink emergen-c. with vitamin c for immune support and b vitamins for natural energy, i'm ready for whatever they get into. get your free sample at myemergenc.com. stay healthy and feel the good. something this delicious could only come from nature. now from the maker of splenda sweeteners, discover nectresse. the only 100% natural, no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. the rich, sweet taste of sugar. nothing artificial. ♪ it's all that sweet ever needs to be. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ ja

and i think paul ryan is someone who listens to those voices and i think it's great he's talking to them and governor romney's doing the same thing. >> mattputy assistant to president bush, thank you so much for coming on the show today, sir. >> thanks for having me, craig. >> still to come, whose ghost hangs over 1600 pennsylvania avenue, so much so that this year's candidates are still running against him, and arguably, from him. >>> first, though, "the new york times'" numbers guru. how much mitt romney needs to make up in the polls to catch up with president obama in the time that he has left. that's after the break. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics. are you ready ? share everything by turning your smartphone into a mobile hotspot for up to 8 wifi-enabled devices at no extra charge. like the new droid razr m by motorola only $99.99. you know it can be hard to lbreathe, and how that feels.e, copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that doe

matt said something that's very important. a campaign about big issues would help romney if they would just stuck to it. start with it. stick to it. i thought that picking ryanng to do, because there hadn't been a campaign since the 1980 that they didn't say the republicans were against medicare. let's talk to the people about medicare. they'll understand. >> i think their biggest mistake the romney camp have made, they have gone small ball. if they raised it up and let has a debate about the flospy of government, here's our philosophy, here's his philosophy, this is the difference. you make the choice. >> what you're seeing is a reflection of the candidate and that's the problem. >> you both raised two questions that i want to get to, you talked to small ball and the weekly standard this week came out with a flyer that the romney campaign is sending out in northern virginia that i want to put up on the screen right now, a flyer about how the romney campaign is going to do a better job of making sure people who had lyme disease. >> very surprising to me. not surprising in the context of the fact that this campaign has trouble sticking to a singular narrative