but thank you, michael brown. good having you again. now he's belting it out, the business owner taking on the president is mitt romney and pauline chiou take on the buckeye state this morning. exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with our award winning apps that allow you to transfer funds, pay bills or manage your finances anywhere, anytime. ed ahh, now that's a clean mouth. i wish i could keep it this way. [ dr. rahmany ] you see, even after a dental cleaning... plaque quickly starts to grow back. but new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste can help. it not only reduces plaque... it's also clinically proven... to help keep plaque from coming back. plus, it works in these other areas dentists check most. ♪ new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste. life opens up when you do. for extra plaque protection try new crest pro-health clinical rinse. >> neil: we're heading i

michael brown. former fema director.uld be remiss if we did not make the huge passing this weekend. the first man to walk on the mound -- moon remembered in pitchers and in a special way here and tampa. after this. seems they haven't been moving much lately. but things are starting to turn around because of business people like you. and regions is here to help. with the experience and service to keep things rolling. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. neil: his image first from the convention center early yesterday. is that who i think it is? it is. neil armstrong dominating the jumbo screen one of the most political place i am not sure how he would feel about that but to passing away at the age of 82. you don't have to believe me but look at him himself within four decades after setting foot on the moon not profiting, or even talking about the mission. except occasional moments they would twist his arm to commemorate. the

we have michael brown, former we have michael brown, former boss of fema.s man is about to be the millionth customer. would you mind if i go ahead of you? instead we had someone go ahead of him and wifty thousand dollars. congratulations you are our one millionth customer. people don't li to miss out on money that should have been theirs. that's why at ally we have the raise your rate 2-year cd. you can get a one-time rate increase if our two-year rate goes up. if your bank mes you miss out, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. >>neil: with isaac ready to slam the gulf of mexico, michael bound, says residents should be getting ready right now. you remind me, michael, if you wait, you are risky. are we getting too blase. >>guest: to complicate this situation this is a national special security event so the lead agency in charge behind the scenes is actually the united states secret service. you put them in charge of doing the overall msse planning, and with the hurricane coming, obviously, fema will be the lead with the coordination o

a lot of security officials like michael brown said that could work to a guy like yours advantage. you don't have to worry about the protestors that much. do you greeagree with that? >> i do. we have an obligation to folks who are protesting are aware of how dangerous the storms can be. on the other side of that equation, i am not sure people coming down to protest realize how hot it is in the middle of the day and the need for hydration. you sit in the middle of a intersection in tampa, on the pavement, you will not last but about three minutes it is hot. they may be more appreciative of tampa fire and rescue when they drop like flies because they didn't hydrate themselves. it is a black turtle neck and mask. >> neil: game over. >> we are bringing you out vertically or horizontally. >> neil: i understood what you say. mayor, thank you very much. i don't care what flag you are. that is smart. he got republicans to come to florida in hurricane city. game over and left to right, that guy is pretty good. we have been waiting for governor rick scott to give us an update on where things

michael brown written in and said empty chair is a she. somebody wrote in to ask whether indeed our special guest was the empty chair at the olympics. well we might reveal whether that is indeed the case later in the show. more exclusives coming out from empty chair later. lufthansa says strikes are affecting long haul flights after cancelling it's short to medium flights after union representing cabin crews said they were ready to start a series of strikes in a dispute over pay. despite the expected disruption the union which represents around two-thirds of lufthansa 19,000 cabin crusade it would not disclose the locations or timing of the action. lufthansa says it wants the ufo to return to negotiations. >>> barclays newly appointed ceo is making headlines by revising down his predecessors profitability targets to around 11%. he told "financial times" he'll unveil a full transformational plan for the bank in the first quarter of next year. >>> elsewhere the italian fashion designer has delivered a bullish outlook for remainder of 2012 af

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george bush's handling with michael brown and director of fema the at time.in many ways led to the final slide of his approval ratings. it dredges up lots of things. putting aside the obvious concern for victims and everything there, just politically, the split screen imagery of the gulf coast and here and if there is parties and rallies. it is just a further challenge to handle that they would rather not. >> it is a matter of tone. they can do it in their speeches but it is the other optics. plus he is currently planning a big indianapolis rally leading into this convention. there may be a suspension of politicking on all sides. >> the goal is you can rrev up squiemt excitement going into his speech but can it rival what is going on in the gulf coast. >> does it for this edition of andrea mitchell reports. tomorrow, governor rick snyder, for forum santorum aid alice stewart. . bill burton, david brodie, major garrett, susan page, mike kranish and jim vandehei also. >>> we are following breaking news, tropical storm isaac. in the next hour we will get the lat

bush and michael brown under hurricane katrina.en and women of fema to director craig fugate, job well-done! brought to you by granger with over 900,000 products to help you get your job done, call granger, click on granger.com or stop by one of their branches. granger. saluting the people who get things done indeed. well, a lot of attention last night to of course mitt romney accepting the nomination. to marco rubio introducing him to clint eastwood who kind of stole the show, not in a good way. but still a lot of attention to paul ryan and all the -- hmm -- let's just call them what they are, outright lies in his speech on wednesday night. the organization that's been most on top of this, reporting all of truth as opposed to what we heard from the podium is media matters. media matters for america. research director jeremy holden in studio with us this morning. hey, jeremy. good to see you. >> hi, bill. thanks for having me. >> bill: so the ryan people of the campaign, hey you know, there's a lot of faces here. you just weren't t

and the pittable performance of george bush's fema under michael brown.d cut fema, cut the budget for fema. he had moved it from being a cabinet agency which it was under bill clinton down into the bowels of the then the commerce department i believe. because we didn't have a department of homeland security yet. and fema wasn't on the job. they didn't have the resources to be on the job. there it is. we remember that. it was -- it just brought disgrace to the bush administration. never really recovered from it. and that's what people are going to be -- it is the ghost the ghost of katrina and george w. bush now floating over this republican convention. but the third reason it is bad news is because over the last two years what have the republicans done? they have cut cut cut cut disaster relief spending, the very kind of relief that alabama and mississippi and louisiana and those states and those communities and the cities down there in the coastal plains need right now. it won't be available because of paul ryan and john boehner and eric canter and the r

brown earlier. >> god gave zuckerberg, elison, michael dell. >> you're exceptional, you know? >> thanks. >> do you and your peers -- or am i -- >> at brown, everyone is exceptional. i think everyone i went to school with at brown were just incredible human beings. the 2 1/2 years i spent there was among the best of my life. and i think the only thing that is different is different people have different tolerances and starti i am starting to find it starting a company. but it's not an issue for me. >> dillon, we have less than a minute left. the press was tracking you as early as high school. are you on the court you expected to be on? >> that's a good question. i'm not sure. in high school, i don't think i was -- in high school, it was all about going to a good school and learning as much as possible. in many ways, it still is. i view this as a learning experience. as i continue to work on this company, i think i'll learn a lot. >> dillon field, good luck. >> dillonfield.com to find us onlielg. >> thank you. we'll have you many, many times. we'll be back. >>> silicone valley en

by four hundred meter relay the americans were the hot favorites but the team of chris brown demetrius pinda michael materia and ramon miller edges them by point three three of a second to win in two minutes fifty six point seven two seconds trinidad and tobago change the brits. and in the meantime russia are targeting medals in the men's and women's events of the modern pentathlon which is celebrating one hundred years at the olympics and robert but i'm young but the sydney champion dimitris about russia's chances of a repeat performance in the. with a more than contestant advance at the london twelve summer olympics getting underway on saturday we're joined by the two thousand olympic champion russia's meter is what go ski three things were done first of all do you think the sport has changed dramatically over the last twelve years and become more competitive with death was becoming tougher to bit simply tougher to bit. the last twelve years of the double change so much and two. major issues changes during can last last years the first was the eevee united. running and shooting right now calling c

gold was it's back to the states but the favorites managed to lose the last stage of chris brown demetrius and michael my feet and remember that from the. time of two minutes to six point seven two seconds you say finished second to glance over to inductance about the go to the. now the modern pentathlon celebrates one hundred years at the olympics with russia eyeing medals both in the men's and women's competitions artie's roberts father now caught up with the president of the european pen toughen federation and the two thousand a limp a gold committee so of course. with more than contests and events at the london twelve summer olympics getting underway on saturday we're joined by the two thousand olympic champion russia's meter is what go ski three things with him first of all do you think the sport has changed dramatically over the last twelve years and become more competitive with death is becoming tougher to bit simply tougher to bit. the last twelve years of the double change so much and two. major issues was change of doing can last last years the first was the u.v. united. running and shooting

expected for you to state that favorites managed to lose out the last stage team of chris brown which is pinned michael my future and roman miller from that winning time of two minutes fifty six point seven two seconds to say finish second to claim silver into bargo completed. now the modern pentathlon celebrates one hundred years at the olympics with russia eyeing medals both in men's and women's competitions parties are over to other now and caught up with the president of the european pentathlon federation and the two thousand olympic gold winner maybe so. with a more than contestant advance at the london twelve summer olympics getting underway on saturday we're joined by the two thousand olympic champion rushes me to go ski three things with him first of all do you think the sport has changed dramatically over the last twelve years and become more competitive with death was becoming tougher to bit simply tougher to bit. the last twelve years of the title change so much and. two. major issues was change of doing can last last years the first was the eevee united. running and shooting in right now ca

. >> woodruff: newshour regulars ruth marcus and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> brown: andthe thrilling olympic games wind down in london, we check in with christine brennan of "usa today." >> woodruff: that's all ahead, on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the cra

. >> michael: the professor tricia rows, from brown rose from brown university. interesting. in a little bit of ative with the romney campaign. [ ♪ music ♪ ] [ protesting ] >> michael: so there were protests all over the world today, and it's nice to see that pussy rite in many different languages has pussy rite. it's a band that got two years for hooliganism. it's ironic because i think what he did in chechnya may be hooliganism. what they did in dancing singing and protest may not be hooliganism. they got two years for that, and it's what happens when music meets politics. man is it happening here in america as well. now there is a rage against mitt romney because paul ryan we learned in a "new york times" profile, the running mate of mitt romney, his favorite band is rage against the machine. which is really nice, and it's interesting, too because paul ryan is a big fan of free markets and family has interest in oil leases, and the songs that rage against the machine sings about are against free market and oil. they're so supportive of the occupy movement, it'

. >> woodruff: newshour regulars ruth marcus and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> brown: and as the thrilling olympic games wind down in london, we check in with christine brennan of "usa today." >> woodruff: that's all ahead, on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the government confirmed today that corn, soybeans, and other crops are among the hardest-hit casualties of the worst drought the country has faced in decades. the u.s. agriculture department today predicted the lowest average corn yield in 15 years. the u.s.d.a. now projects 10.8 billion bushels of corn to be produced. that is down 17% from its forecast just last month of 13 billion bushels. it's a result of severe lack of rainfall-- conditions that have spread across even more of the u.s. breadbasket. nearly a quarter of the country is exp

brown on the convention floor. >> ifill: as well as pollster andy kohut and historians michael beschloss and richard norton smith. >> woodruff: and with us in the skybox again tonight for insight and analysis are newshour regulars mark shields and david brooks. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: as the republican national convention draws to a close, the centerpiece of tonight's agenda is the appearance by the candidate himself. the delegates, the campaign officials and mitt romney spent the day getting ready. jeffrey brown begins our coverage. >> brown: at the "tampa bay times" forum this morning, a different kind of racket as carpenters set up a new podium, designed to offer a mor

thank you to my guests, sam seder, maya wiley, judith browne-dianis and michael grunwald from "time,"g us. we'll be back next weekend, saturday, sunday, 8:00 eastern. our guests, joan walsh from salon.com. a new book called what's the matter with white people, why we long for a golden age that never was, and an incredible must read new essay about race in the obama area, and coming up next, melissa harris-perry. paul ryan was supposed to bring big ideas into focus, how did the dominant story of the week become mitt romney's taxes again. that's melissa harris-perry up next. we'll see you next week on "up." 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. ♪ [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] introducing zzzquil sleep-aid.

brown is in rehab again. edward lawrence has today's eye on entertainment. >> reporter: michael j. fox is planning to be on tv next year. sony pictures television is reportedly developing a sitcom for fox. the actor spent more than a decade focusing on his foundation which raises money to fight parkinson's disease. singer bobby brown has checked himself into rehab. his publicist says it's part of when its plea agreement from a drunk driving arrest last month. brown and chris drake are facing a lawsuit connected to their brawl. they're being sued for $16 million saying they instigated a melee. the singers do not face any criminal charges. >>> if you've got what it takes, come on down. "the price is right" is looking for a male model to help show off prizes. viewers will choose a winner in october. the lucky model get as week- long stint on "the price is right." >>> the breakfast of champions is honoring olympians. wheaties boxes feature michael phelps and misty treannor. >>> the 3-d stop motion animated film is about a little boy who uses his pair norma powers to save his town. that

michael paige. despite an earlier report, sources say no other suspects are in custody. >> brian: steve brown live int have one specifically, of wade michael paige, a picture is starting to form based on information that we collected on him. you mentioned he's 40 years old. he is has u.s. army veteran. not active duty. a veteran. a veteran who once served at least some of his service time at fort bragg. we are told that he also had white supremacist tattoos and most recently lived in south milwaukee, which is a suburb of the city of milwaukee. recently in terms of the police investigation in the last several hours have been tracing wade's movements. >> trying to find out what the motive may have been. that's where we're going back 24, 48 hours seeing what he may have been involved in, some of the things he may be doing to rye examine determine what his motive may have been for this shooting. >> in regard to his current residence, that duplex where police have been spending over -- spent time overnight searching his apartment, neighbors, who were asked to leave their homes, have been allowed to move b

brown proceeded to answer for 15 minutes what he did which he had already covered. one of jim baker's lawyers who was sitting behind me leaned over and said in my year a perfect michael dukakis and sir. and it was. and we shredded bp in that. for that and other reasons brown had to retire early. in some respects their refinery safety record improved. obviously there drilling safety record didn't improve. so they had a second major accident with fatalities. there refutation affects the entire industry but it is bp that had these problems and i don't know if there any better today in the long run than they were when we started. that is a long answer on that one. the 9/11 commission was an inquiry into the past i believe the day in which we started, we all implicitly and some explicit the reach the conclusion that if we couldn't write a history unanimously we were wasting our time and taxpayers' money. from the very beginning sir any general represented the president very badly. after he set no two three times to request we go to press and washington post and new york times and editorials and they give us what we wanted from beginning to end. he wasn't going to let as i

brown instead of white. and tax loopholes allow them to be sold at a fraction of the price. >>> michael bush today, when they convene that special gambling session, they better be ready to talk about internet gambling as well. and tonight, derek says we should have all seen this coming. >> yeah, we should have, but let me run it down for those who didn't. the state of delaware got hooked on the cash from legal gaming years ago. they took in $250 million in 2011. but their revenues are plummeting lately. why? maryland and pennsylvania had jumped on the gravy train with their casinos. now, i can only imagine sometime back officials in delaware were about like prince georges executive, baker, for example, excited, at the thought of millions of dollars painlessly flowing into local wallets of gamblers. but like gambling itself, that money is addictive. delaware is just desperate enough to up the anti, to internet gambling. think about it. remember when maryland was going to have a few slot machines at the racetrack and now we're looking at table games and yup, even internet gambling? all of this to keep up with

michael phelps also got a call. >> as terrell brown reports, the athletes are getting an unwelcome message tax man. terrell, good morning. >> good morning to you. who knew that olympians get a cash prize along with their medals and they may not know it, but uncle sam takes a cut. they are the golden moments of the olympics. >> number 19. whoo! >> american athletes holding their medals waving their flags and flashing those smiles. they even got a shoutout from the president. >> i also want to make sure we give it up for all our outstanding u.s. of a athletes who are competing london right now. [ applause ] >> winners also get a little known cash prize awarded by the. usoc. $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze. every olympian taking home a medal will take an iou to the irs. they're taxed on the value of the medal and the cash at a rate that can be as high as 35%. at an olympic alumni party, former gold medal winners say uncle sam isn't playing fair. >> you got every athlete who is going to fight along with them. because it's ridiculous. >> there could be big bills for

brown: great story there in gymnastics. annow to swimming with the story line up to today had been well, a somewhat more mortal michael phelps but there he was today at the finish line. >> yes, i think michael phelps had said enough is enough. and he decided he was going to do something about it and he won one of his signature events. the 200 individual medley beating ryan lochte who since winning the 400 im on the first night of swimming, jeff, ryan has kind of gone downhill a little bit. and where phelps has had an uneven olympics as well. lochte had a tough day and about a half hour at the swimming pool he was trying to win two gold medals, instead a bronze and silver, 2900 backstroke, one of his bread and butter events. he finished a disappointing third, was caught at the end by an american tyler clairey and half hour later so not a lot of time to breathe and rest. and kind of gear back up. michael phelps took him on in the pool and beat him. and i think for phelps, we saw the competitive spirit there. this is a guy who has got the most medals in history, and everyone is saying the greatest ever, but he hadn't won an ind

else where chris brown and drake are being sued for $16 million over a bottle-throwing brawl at a club in june. >>> more than a decade after he left to fight parkinson disease, michael j. fox is reportedly plans a return to tv. there's a comedy in the works. >> and finally lady gaga is fighting back at the animal rights group peta. in a statement she snapped she doesn't support violent abusive campaigns and referring to kim kardashian's flour bombing this year. she said save your bread for children who are hungry and kim kardashian is fabulous. >>> and this comes from kare in minnesota. a teenager has beaten cyber bullies at their own game. this is fantastic. kevin is a high school senior who was tired of reading anonymous online slurs about his classmates so he quietly started a single page praising them on their compliments. it's such a hit that the idea has now split to neighboring schools. his football coach was so impressed he named him team captain. hopefully a lot of other kids will follow suit. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late breaking, this is 11 news at 5:00 a.m. [ca