. >> >>president obama: en mit romney are trying to ramp up visiting voters. >> mit romney did not waste time to take shots at president obama >> all comments slogan was hope and change. now i think he would like to take into hoping to change the subject. >> he said i cannot turn this economy around in three years i will be looking at a one-term proposition. >> polls show that unemployment is a top concern for voters. jobs led president obama is a weekly address. obama >> our businesses have created 4.3 billion jobs of the last few months. >> the president said that he is urging congress to pass a jobs bill. republicans say, is that congress had not decide the bill. they would rather wait till after the election of ever give >> they both agree that they need to focus on the american people and get them back to work. >>vicki: the president has also taken a strong stance on immigration >> tamara morning lows kobe in the mid to upper 50s in los 60's. a latino what the weather will be coming out. >> the radio had stage collapsed at an hour before the concert. they're not sure why this stage

. >> mark: a new wall street journal poll shows the president obama and mit romney remain locked in a mark: in this poll, president obama is stronger than irani in swing states and has a lot of support among young voters, african- americans and latinos, the poll indicates that the public has become which may work in favor of mit romney. the president's approval rating is standing at 47%. >> darya: coming up we will have more news, weather and traffic it looks like we're heading towards a warm-up. and as you can see from mount tancam there is no breeze. we have a little bit of fog along the coast in the water. other than that looks like a pretty clear morning. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] go from being on the road to being on vacation. hilton honors. the guest loyalty program with over thirty-eight hundred hotels worldwide. >> darya: now been downgraded, a tropical depression that is still doing a lot of damage, forecasters expect the storm to turn towards the east and then head north and pick up speed. pasco county has issued a mandatory evacuation order for some areas there. crews floate

>>mark: mit romney what would 80 percent of the form boat. -- prison about what unopposed. >>darya: the out on the net -- the alameda supervisors cannot agree on a replacement for the county supervisor. if they cannot decide 89 team from the governor will pick a successor. >>mark: present obama is back in the area today. he is attending to fund- raisers. texas is so is staked out outside one of the events. >>jackie: good morning mark. i am outside. present obama is due back in town. this'll be the second time in two weeks. here's a picture it anderson -- this is the picture in washington d.c.. he is expected to is touchdown at 11:45 a.m. this morning. he will head directly to the landmark hotel for a fund- raising event. after that he will go to julia morgan ballroom. about 275 deaths are expected -- about two and 75 gas will be expected to be there at $5,000 per plate. i have been here all morning long. security is tight and getting tighter by the moment. the police any canine units are around. the secret service is a round. it's the no park

a new poll is showing that voters think that mit romney is more out of touch with american that a bomb despite the voters giving the president's low marked as far as how he is handling the deficit. they showed romney as weak and style and substance. does the >> the dow jones is down nine points. investors are hoping that the feds will keep buying long-term bonds or at least until when the economy as start to splatter í that amount >> one of the greenest buildings in the area is expected to open today. it is opening on the corner of golden gate avenue at a paltry. it is a 13 story, $200 million project that includes solar panels and its own water and energy efficiency system pit >> >>mark: we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. here is the view from walnut creek where the traffic is bumper to bumper care. [ man ] get the 20 piece mcnuggets. what? that lovely girl, caught your eye? 20 piece mcnuggets are only $4.99. you offer to share them. that's pretty smart. [ male announcer ] 20 piece chicken mcnuggets now on mcdonald's new extra value menu. [ man ] it's big. res

: according to this poll, president obama is stronger than mit romney in swing states. he has a lot more support among young voters, african-americans and latinos. >> mark: the president is leading mit romney 47 to 44 percent among registered voters. the president's approval rating is standing at 47%. >> darya: orinda is investigating its first murder in a decade a 52 year-old woman was found dead in her home and police suspect her 50--her 62 year- old boyfriend or husband is the one that killed her they're thinking that because they got a call from 911 from a 90 year-old neighbor to neighbor was not making much sense, they say in the background they could hear a second man's voice in the room and they now believe that that man that was in ruins policemen telling a neighbor that he had killed his girlfriend. another neighbor said that the couple fought constantly and he thought that they were married. >> these fights that they get into it sound like one of them would be killed. to tell you the truth, i thought that she killed him because the sound like she was the antag

the present also travel to florida for other fund-raising events. >> mit romney was in virginia today attacking it up, health care bill. he should have been focusing on the economy. >> f. obama care is not deemed constitutional is the firstfirst year of his term wil spent on not at helping the american people. i'm quite is not above the care on day one. >>pam: the decision on and on the care is expected on thursday. romney campaign does not issue a detailed plan. let them out as take a look at the golden gate bridge. it is slyke is on the right side of them at looking at the james lick it is quite slow pared and southbound 101 is also slow. >>pam: that this report. a missing men has been sam the police began looking for this man. his son, their son contacted her after seen the media report. a >> great idea. so we'll switch to u-verse tv and internet... that's just what we need... i got accepted into juilliard. [ dad ] that's great! can we talk about wireless plans? now we can video-chat. and faster internet... [ female announcer ] with at&t u-verse, you can build a personalized bundle

half of the american say will not matter much whether barak obama or mit romney win.y are pessimistic about the president's influence over jobs. >> the results are as following. one of the biggest events this week was the pride parade in san francisco. maureen kelly was there to taken all this action. >> market street was a wash and the color pink feathers and rainbow flags. many people jumping for joy said there was a lot to celebrate this year. this celebration marks the first year since the repeal of don't ask don't tell. >> warriors on the front line of the fight for same- sex marriage are pleased with the progress made so far and with the advancement mean for the future. >> we were so hopeful there will have full equality soon the president of the united states is now united with freedom for all. it is all about our humanity, there are hundreds and thousands of people all around the world who are saying yes to love in yes to the quality. >> those carrying l g b t for president obama say that this makes today's get out to vote push an easy job. >> all the pundits

for cable talk show hosts who sit around all day trying to figure out what obama said and what mit romney should have said. god bless both of them because we wouldn't have a show right now if it wasn't for mitt or obama. >> why can't the president say i misspoke misspoke. >> i don't think he mis spoke. >> this isn't what a gaffe which i find to be laughable. this is what barack obama believes. he doesn't understand the economy. he doesn't understand the private sector. he wants the government to stimulate it. it hasn't worked. big debt. it just goes on and on. >> charlie sheen tiger woods, mel gibson experienced epic falls from gauging when their ominous undercarriages were exposed. barack obama exposed his under karen with those two quarts "doing fine". >> he said the private sect is doing fine. is he really that out of touch? >> while speaking from the hot tub of his luxury yacht. mitt romney in touch with the common man. >> i think we can exceptional again. i expect ifnet mitt romney becomes president. >> the romney campaign released a two and a half minute internet admy greeting suppo

>>darya: mit romney make comments.ose if you want to have a larger government separating you and your doctor with more datasets and higher debt passed on to the coming generations which causes you to lose the insurance the like. or do you want to return to a time when american has they're all in the choice in health care him this is the time for it the american people to choose been if we have to do if you want to get rid of a bombing care than the 1/2 to replace obama. ibm and and >>darya: romney has something similar and and is held state. >>mark: parts will be in effect in stages. already young adults up to the age of 26 can be on their parents' insurance care. and they cannot decide the nine children with health care problems. and the lifetime payouts are eliminated. in 2014 that the mandate of having health insurance is supposed to take affect and in the second will with the supreme court's ruling this morning. >>darya: let's get some reaction from bay area residents about this. runoff -- kron 4 will tran is in th

mit romney is finishing up his five day rally.d is again he will become president. if he wins in michigan he will become president can obama's at the summit in mexico. they're talking further with his counterparts about the ongoing euro debt crisis it. they are ready to there is other countries that are ready to support economic growth. >> and art expert is trying to spray, and paint a picasso. police still trying to catch this guy witnesses as saying that he isn't up the claims to be an upcoming mexican artists and wanted to honor picasso. we'll be right back as kron 4 morning news continues print. traffic is moving pretty smoothly on the james like. -- james look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 1

this is very curious sort of message to be rolling out on the day that mit romney wants to have an upversation about barackbam's performance in the white house, you know, obama wants to make this a choice election to say, hey, you may not love what i am being able to accomplish but look on the other side. they are showing just kind of crazy stuff that the tea party and business roundtable want. >> i think in fact john boehner did barack obama a huge favor to pick up on your point. the white house highlights those bills actually are exhibit "a" for what the presidents was arguing, john boehner is precisely what got us into this pickle in the first place it is old wine in bad old bottles. there is simply nothing new there. you have to believe it was too much regulation that created the problem in the first place. what a lot ten at universe do you have to be in to believe that. >>? >> i think this is a tremendous favor because the president is in a perch here the economy is faltering his health bill is under assault. he is going to have a difficult time making the argument things are get

mit romney raised more than $76 million last month for his presidential campaign and the republican party. democratic national convention organizers have announced that the change in their schedule. they are relocating a kickoff event. the dnc says that the labor day there will be held in downtown charlotte instead of on the main convention site at the charlotte motor speedway. organizers say it was to logistically challenging to have both the festival and the events in the same location. in january announced that this will be sure today is. --be shortened to 3 days. >> mark: critics of president obama says that this provision opens up the door for racial profiling. >> we have been doing this for the last four years, i support this plan. we have had crime suppression and my office has done over 51,000 of these on the streets and in the jails. this is nothing that we have not been doing good is good to send a message that we are doing the right thing. >> mark: arizona governor signed the anti illegal immigration bill into law and several other states followed their--with their own loss. >>

the president is leading mit romney 66%.survey he has game latino support announcing that he is blocking the deportation of more than 100,000 undocumented latinos were brought to the united states as children. in another poll last week more than an hour 10 latinos approved of the president's actions. we will be back with more in a couple of minutes and to get you going on this monday morning we have some live shot of throughout the base of the you can see what is happening outside your door. as you can see, you have some clouds and some sunshine. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan do a lot of sending... and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. [ bob ] i got the tickets. [ male announcer ] and with citibank popmoney, it's even easier to keep sending...and receiving. let me get you back. no, it's on me. i insist. no way. yes way. well let me chip in. [ male announcer ] send money from one bank account to a

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ysabel: mit romney has at ohio headquarters that is up and running in columbus in spec population haseen swarming that the ohio person might be the running mate. >> is up to them. >> note -- no president has ever won the can is is -- can debt see without winning as a. but in >>marty: indiana's governor wrapped up to this state's gop can dent convention by writing his motorcycle up on the stage. this is an event where republicans nominate candidates and adopt a platform. democrats will be holding their convention next week at fort wayne in the in the. ysabel: 50 be handed out water guns at the saturdays picnic in the capital. he tell the kids to try reporters. it was not long before they turned the guns water guns on him. >>marty: they know that we had just seen some great politicians fading badly. someone we do not know is painting the curves read and the san francisco neighborhood. here is kron 4 stanley roberts. have people behaving badly. >>stanley: if you recently received a parking ticket for stopping iran some, you might just be due a refund. someone had their way with red paint

the >> and at the same >> romney has made into a tie position in get mit romney has been identified high position. the economy is getting better but majority disapprove of how obama is handling this. >> and stanford law and then the police chief that was criticized the handling of the trayvon martin case has been fired. former chief bill lee came under fire when they failed to arrest george zimmerman parent. he had submitted his resignation in april and they chose not to accept it. >>mark: initiative backed by jerry brown to raise the state's sales tax both qualify for the november ballot. will be pitched as waste help california's struggling schools. >>justine: there is a nickel and other plant we lost a angeles and san diego and it it is a boy to be shut down. they say that it is or to be shut down due to excess of where it -- excessive wear. they're going to do a study on the implications of the shutdown and that it application of energy in the area. >>mark: if you have any for the july plans tend to into kron 4 this year pit. we will have our annual july 4th live celebration right he

the obama campaign is out with a new ad that we put up in a second that said mit romney is the enemy of working men and women. take a look at the clip. >> it is time for us to cut back on government and help the american people. ♪ >> chris: governor, is there a danger of a back lash? >> guest: you know that ad could be read cynically as playing for the core constitients of the president and that is government itself and people who profit from it. i conclude over the years. it is systematic of a blind spot he has. he doesn't understand where wealth and jobs come from. it comes from a successful private sector. we have the biggest government and the weakest recovery on record. i think honestly, the president this week if i read correctly and to my amazement that the private sector is doing just fine. it is government that needs more money. well, government doesn't create wealth or income. it shuffles it around and charges a price and cost for the service or disservice. >> chris: let me interrupt. the president said one way to boost the recovery is congress to pass the jobs act. he aske

many >>pam: a medgar rummy old and -- mit romney in many other republicans say that he overstepped his bounds. let teen and approves all of the country were celebrating. >> the work permit will only be for two years. >> the president's cause resembles a another policy that would allow them to become citizens. >>pam: these people hope to the courage the president to sign an executive order. the students were still working in the campaign headquarters is set today. students are concerned that the president's policy announcement today did not there right now. >> a large portion of our community does not qualify. now ought to some other and is now held. fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of this we alarm fire. of this happened yesterday morning dan as sets the scene of this fire. we had a stated investigators still have not been able to get inside. >>dan: this was a four story building now is a one story building him it is still structurally unstable. until it is shored up investigators cannot get inside. >> there of alcohol tobacco fire arms and explosives visited this s

he wasn't willing to fill out certain questions about his financial background, like mit romney. >> romney is not going to make a risky choice. it's not in his nature. he is not going to pick somebody who hasn't been around awhile. rubio has not been on the scene. >> do you think his question, the fact that he is not -- that he is hispanic in some sort even though he is cuban. i am not sure what the definition is of latino cuban, hispanic is cuban. what is it? but he is not, you know, one of romney's group if you get my drift. ? >> liable i like i said, he has been called the crown prince of the tea party. that would be the first check that that's not a guy you want. but they are going to do, i guess, whatever the code fronters tell him to do. mitt romney doesn't make a question until his backers tell him what to say. if they want mark rubio, i guess we will go with mark rubio or who is that guy that nominated himself sort of in a cheneyesque way? bob? he looks like a game show host as well. he has -- i am so sorry. the name we want out of my head. >> bob something? >> bob. >> no. >> bob b

. >> coming up next, details about presidential candidate mit romney's weekend-long retreat to boost fundraising. also the fight against school closers in oakland. parents and students hit the streets to keep those schools open. >> in egypt tensions are rising while people wait to see who their new president will be. let's look at a picture downtown cairo. the crowd has been growing all morning. security forces are taking to the streets ahead of the announcement. the long-awaited election results that are being announced three days later than planned. uncertainty has been driving tens of thousands of people back to the square. when we looked at this picture maybe an hour ago there were far fewer people. all signs are point to go a victory by the candidate of the muslim brotherhood. but there is an increasing speculation that the last prime minister backed by the ruling military council could be instead declared the winner. >>> this morning republican presidential candidate mitt romney is at a private retreat in utah where much of the talk is about campaign money. romney is hosting a

who needs them, says mit romney. >> that's what wisconsin is all about. fire them all. to your calls. we talked to noland treadway about netroots nation about the great big gatherering in providence rhode island. i was out in chicago. couldn't bea up in providence dense so we september our fob, our friend of bill, carl fritsche up to represent us. he joins us on our news line this morning. good morning, karl. >> you know karl from full strategies. you see him filling in for tom harken harken. what was the mood up there among all of the lefties in providence? >> a determined mood. alternates of folks there are extremely involved online. >> yes. >> with the netroots and more committed than ever to, you know, reelecting the president and getting change in washington. they were not disillusioned with the results in wisconsin. they were, you know, doubling down. they realized that if they walk away, it's only going to get worse. >> you mentioned president obama. are they, you know, rallying behind president obama, ready to support obama the way they did in 2008? are they on

mit romney made a part surprise visit after the vacate building. >> taking a live look outside outside on our mt. tam cam. it is a hazy picture. we see mostly clear skies to the west of the bay area. it upper 80s in places like antioch in pleasanton. it is much cooler through the north bay. this is thanks to the fog resaw in the area through the afternoon hours. ever night we're expecting a fall for coastlines. there may be a drizzle along the coastline. samarra be sunny and breezy a lot like to day. it will be even cooler. this weekend is going to be tremendously warmer. >>catherine: today is the last day of practice for tiger woods. they're all its seven cisco's of a big club pit let's go to vern glenn. >>vern: the u.s. open starts to lori -- tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m.. mickelson and itself spoke. here is the no. 1 hole. tiger woods in his group t off its 730. speaking of autographs, check this out. as far as informational bridge at the action. >> approximately to modern 50,000 people be out. -- 225,000 people the out. walk to the 18th green and had to the top. you can see people

>>mark: mit romney is starting a five day bus tour today. ill start his tour in new hampshire. but to run the end of the president campaigned in ohio yesterday. here is a picture of president obama inversely michele bob walk the at the airport at washington -- any more. bibber their last night for a fund-raising dinner where people pay $40,000 each. they had performances by mariah carey. we will be back it a to 40 3:00 a.m.. it is going to be roasting in the east bay tomorrow. we'll touch base with stores and find out how traffic is telling. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got eve

. >> now apparently all of this was not enough for mitt romney. mitmney after president obama was caught on open mic talking to medledev how could you do this? in fact apparently president obama misunderstands the sirius necessary of russia. here is what mitt romney says. >> in terms of a geopolitical fol, a nation on the security council and is, of course, a massive nuclear power, russia is the geopolitical foe, and there -- the idea that our president is planning on doing something with them that he is not willing to tell the american people before the election is something i find very very alarming. >> now, as i told you russia, our top geopolitical foe? i am not sure i would go in that direction. but you knew what? not to be out done his top foreign policy advisor john bolton goes further. in a new article he wrote about syria says syria is where i wish we would invaded syria right after we invaded iraq. that would have been perfect because iraq was going so well at the time. he says now, it might be too late. so he has a different idea. what shou

the most part is because of the lack of interest because of bomb already has his nomination and mit romneyominations pretty much wrapped up. let's contrast that with the 2008 election. of the 13 million people turned up. a% of registered voters. 80 percent of registered voters. the leiter not very long out here. the lines are not very long out here. if he won a final reformation began is a kron4.com. if you would like to know where your polling place is the information is there. and you also find a sample of what would be about. >>justine: we received a letter from this serial killer who is in our jail. he killed for california when men and dump them in the areas. that is what he was accused rep. >>will: even though he is in jail he is working on a public relations campaign. he thinks that people should know that he is innocent and he should be able to walk free. he uses a letter had enspells it out in to have letters. this letter he calls it the truce stories. prosecutors have claimed the fund is ex-wife's the in kenny has. all that proves is that somebody that his ex so wife's pantyhose.

we're falling president obama and mit romney this morning pit the president is downplaying expectationsf the summit. will see what happened there. mitt romney as on the campaign trail today. he will visit this date of wisconsin today once scott walker has survived the recall vote. romney is in the middle of a five day bus tour through six different states. >>justine: there has spent a winter and the president till election of egypt. morsei our cloud is not soft and fluffy. our cloud is made of bedrock. concrete. and steel. our cloud is the smartest brains combating the latest security threats. it spans oceans, stretches continents. and is scalable as far as the mind can see. our cloud is the cloud other clouds look up to. welcome to the uppernet. >> a two euro girl a to a year old girl died by drowning in the lagoon outside the family's apartment. >> i cannot imagine what this family is went through. parents are telling us that that the little girl that died was a twin. >>james: the federal authorities investigated severely damaged tubes that were likely to rupture under certain conditi

. >>> the race for the white house couldn't get tighten as mits romney and president obama try to recover-new, a fresh cnn poll of polls showing the two candidates locked in an absolute dead heat. we are always talking statistical ties, paul sterovid plenty of ammo for the watwo campaigns. >> both men kind of stepped in it so to speak. a tough week politically, you remember what he said friday morning, talk about the private sector and said things are fine. and obviously mitt romney didn't take long to react, slamming the president over the comments. check out this campaign video from over the weekend. >> the private sector is doing fine. where we're seeing weaknesses in our economy have to do with state and local government. >> we've seen layoffs, cut backs. >> all said and done making $200 a month. >> i've been looking for a job for two years, haven't found any. >> i guess what the romney campaign, using the president's comments and followed by real americans struggling, trying to make the point it's anything but fine. i bet the romney campaign uses that video in a paid tv ad. it's part

>>mark: or the 2012 and is the polls show that mit romney is moving into any even raised a when the president three at 10 of the adult surveys believe that that country is on the right track. >>justine: you need to it include watching as i kron 4 here i kron july 4, 2004 celebration where we show fireworks from all or around area. and and where the only station that brings you local fireworks live. it begins at 9:00 p.m. on july 4th. >>mark: welcome back to the kron 4 morning is. let's go to the hot spot on the bay bridge. there was a injury accident on the upper deck of the bay bridge. and managed to block the release of traffic. and has only been out of the way for a seven-eight minute spin all lanes and not open. it is taking a long time for it it to open up all the way along the bridge. it is backed up all the way between the metering lights and the toll plaza. the back up reaches all the way to the toll plaza. until the metering lights start to open some things up, and it will not be moving traffic to the toll plaza. they expected to be silent like this were an least another 30 minutes.

romney to tell us some more details. >> a question for you regarding something that mit romt romney said yesterday. who know is myself and beth myers and beth myers is not talking. he says those are the only two who know whether someone is being vetted. but vetting processes usually require you to provide all sorts of financial documents and accounting documents and tax documents that cannot be reviewed one single campaign manage manager but have to be handled by a team, by an outside law firm. so even when romney said, it's just me and beth myers. we are the only ones who know whether somebody is being vetted. that seemed a little bit disingenuous. >> i can't see romney and beth buyers getting together and putting on a pot of coffee and is he let's get to tim pawlenty tonight. there has to be some other people. he said ann romney his wife doesn't know. the minute, they send out the documents to these candidates or possible con denieders, you have topics of people who are going to know. all of their staff all of the candidates, all of their arrives. so if the circle is small now it's going to get v

. >> sean: prior to the bomb shell announcement i sat down with mit and ann romney to talk about the erroneous media reports and much more. we spoke with romney from the frankenmuth mill in michigan. appreciate you taking time to be with us today. governor, 140 days to go to election day. defining decision is comeing up pretty soon and that is who will be your running mate. what are you going to be looking for in the person that you choose to run with you? >> by far the most important factor is whether this is a person who could lead the country if that were necessary. fortunately there are a number of good men and women in my party that would meet that te t test. that is the most important element. would the american people and i see this person as someone who could lead in that kind of eventuality. >> sean: what did you make of the news report that said marco rubio was not being vetted but governor tim pawlenty was being vetted? >> i get a kick out of some of the speculation that goes on. i'm not goining to comment on e process. i can tell you this, only beth meyers and i know who

. >> sean: prior to the bomb shell announcement i sat down with mit and ann romney to talk about the erroneous media reports and much more. we spoke with romney from the frankenmuth mill in michigan. appreciate you taking time to be with us today. governor, 140 days to go to election day. defining decision is comeing up pretty soon and that is who will be your running mate. what are you going to be looking for in the person that you choose to run with you? >> by far the most important factor is whether this is a person who could lead the country if that were necessary. fortunately there are a number of good men and women in my party that would meet that te t test. that is the most important element. would the american people and i see this person as someone who could lead in that kind of eventuality. >> sean: what did you make of the news report that said marco rubio was not being vetted but governor tim pawlenty was being vetted? >> i get a kick out of some of the speculation that goes on. i'm not goining to comment on e process. i can tell you this, only beth meyers and i know who

romney. we will talk to them in a min the. david axelrod said i strongly con democrat heck ling long mit's route.'s unsurprising he would say that. of course he is not going to say we encourage it t plus he got heckled himself. watch. >> i think some of my -- i get tweets from some of these folks. so i feel close to them. [heck ling. [ you can shout down speakers but it's hard to etch-a-sketch. >> you can't handle the truth, my friend. >> that's the problem. if you can handle the truth, quiet down. >> that's annoying. that was up in boston. now, on fox news radio's kilmead and friends, they are going to ask him, mitt romney are you going to stop the heck ling? i think this is a surprising answer. watch. >> is there any ways you can urge your supporters to stop yelling at each other? >> well, that would be a nice thing. i actually do believe. i know america has a long history of heck ling and of free speech, but it would be very nice if we could reach that kind of a conclusion. i'm not sure that's possible but that would be a nice setting to reach. >> do you urge your people to stop doing it to th

mitting to toppling the regime in syria. we have to do it in a responsible way that protects our own interest. as donna said, the house intelligence committee, disagrees with governor romney arming the opposition. if you arm the opposition then you are responsible for wherever those arms end up. >>> we'll take a quick break. michael bloomberg and john edwards avoids jail, what's next. >> i don't think god's through with me, i really believe that he thinks there's still some good things that i can do. opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business, it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $6.4 billion in new credit to small businesses across the country last year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible. ♪ >>> thank you so much for inviting our rowdy fans to my hanging. >> when the british burn the white house dolly madison famously saved this portrait of the first george w. now, michelle, if anything happens -- there's your man. and i'm also pleased, mr. president, that when you're w

mit rom anything else a vampire. at's over the top. we shouldn't be doing that. we should be -- have respect for people who run for office and mitt romney is not a vampire. we might not approve of the methods used when he led bain bulb i did say and in fact, i got into a big argument with chris matthews i thought that bain was fair game. mitt romney has said that bain his experience with bain is one of the main reasons he should be elected president. it's fair game to look at how bain operated. did it create net jobs, or did it cost jobs? did they make the right decision from a moral values standpoint as well? so i think that is fair game. but the ad was over the top. having said that, jennifer i think if you are a message, and i believe i am a veriective messenger for president obama. if you are a messenger, you don't want to lose your credibility. you don't want to say everything is good about our guy and everything is bad about the other guy. he is the devil. when people hear you say that they tune you out. when romney himself, and when he had gilmore the former rnc chief were asked to grade president obama on scenario or eight diffe

romney's bus tour. i am sure it's a work of stag staggering genius--or not. we will be right back. en >> as we just mentioned, starting this friday, mit gang are setting out on a 5-day, 6-state bus tour. this means two things: one, a whole lot of chances for mitt to awkwardly appeal to small-town folk. two, he is he is going to need a much bigger car elevator. brett ehrlich has the full report. shhh. >> mitt romney is launching a bus tour this friday. this is a landmark event for the candidate because until last week, mitt romney had never seen a bus. one stamp asked: 0, haven't you heard of a grayhound? to which romney responded, oh, yeah, we used to breed them for racing when we got tired of playing dress up with our horses. when romney was eventually shown a picture of a bus his first response was: would you, is that car pregnant followed by, man, just think of how many dogs you could fit on top of that thing. a baffled romney was able to wrap his head around the concept when they started scrimming them as limousines for poor people. the idea behind romney riding is a bus. in the bus will lack many of the creature comforts romney h