mr. boston, i promise. i read everything you put up. >> oh, my gosh, doesn't get better than that. that's the best question. give a really big round of applause, please, to the very talented dl. [applause] >> i would say i'm working 9 to 3. writers who say they write for seven or eight hours a day are exaggerating. you just can't. you sort of lose it after awhile. you lose it when you are working on a novel because the edges of your imagination start to blur after i would say best case about three hours. even when you write a non- fiction book, you know, you may put in three good hours of pounding away, and the rest of it is research, looking at e-mails, making another cup of coffee, that sort of thing. fiction usually begins with a theme for me. you know, identity, redemption, art, fame -- things like that. the whole process picks up a theme when i start to ground some of my thoughts in a character who will become the protagonist, and that character becomes sharper and sharper to me. i think all writing is affirmatively good. it's only because it leaves a piece of yourself behind.

mr. romney's boston brain trust.ll year long they have been mapping out the narrative on foreign policy, endless ll lly portraying the president as anti-israel. all they needed was a little third party cover and look what happened. unfortunately for poor mr. romney, it's only going to get worse as more people pick up on his oft repeated line and finally start calling it what it is. >> first of all, the term throwing israel under the bus is really a remarkable -- you know, it's an unbelievably cynical exploitive term that is also a lie. but that doesn't mean we should be penalized for it. that's why liberty mutual insurance policies come standard with accident forgiveness, if you qualify. learn more at libertymutual.com. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it.

turning tricks in places like apartment communities in boston. >> mr. strom engaged in flattery, fraud, force, coercion, physical assault to recruit and maintain young girls in his child prostitution ring. >> through tears in federal court in alexandria today, one of strom's victims testified she feels broken and worthless. calls him a monster and manipulator and she was brainwashed into believing having sex with men for was normal. one victim's mother says strom's evil nature put our entire family through hell on earth. they crushed the sangty of my family and this community. >> one of the victims described in the court papers about how she got into this because she was from a modest home. she didn't have a lot of money and she wanted to make extra money to have nicer clothes, nicer lipstick, nicer school tools. she was hoping to be more popular in high school. >> in front of the judge, strom broke down, he said i'm sorry for the things i've done. this is not the person i wanted to be. i deserve to be punished. >> you have individuals here who truly ar

forcing them into lives of prostitution turning tricks in places like apartment communities in boston. >> mr. strom engaged in flattery, fraud, force, coercion, physical and sexual assault to recruit and maintain young girls in his child prostitution ring. >> reporter: through tears in federal court in alexandria today one of strom's victims testified she feels broken and worthless, called strom a con artist, monster and manipulator and that she was brainwashed into believing having sex with men for money was normal. one victim's mother says strom's evil nature put our entire family through hell on earth. another's father said strom and his gang of thugs crushed the sanctity of my family and this community. >> one of the victims described in the court papers about how she got into this because she was from a modest home. she didn't have a lot of money and she wanted to make a little extra money to have nicer clothes, nicer lipstick, nicer school tools. she was hoping to be more popular in high school. >> reporter: in front of the judge strom broke down, through sobs said i'm sorry for the th

mr. romney spent the night in boston belmont, massachusetts where he has a home . last night in new hampshire for a big rally. several thousand people and come back team and turn around team . believe in america banners and slogans here in full force and a feisty crowd. and today he will go down to virginia beach and he will take in a nascar race in richmond. it is not the president's proposal for a choice of candidates. he argued that any time a incumbent is up for reelection it is a record of that. >> and we'll hear for the remainder of the week all going after the obama record and the president's inability to turn the economy around. when it comes to who has the best ideas. mitt romney has the edge. but likeability the president has the edge. mr. romney will pick apart those issues. he will be concentrating his campaign efforts. and upon romney isolated eight spectacular states. virginia is key and new hampshire is key and later today, tomorrow and he will go to nevada and on for a big speech that he will give on september 11th and stop in ohio along the way. al

she founded the faith in action program, a program that runs inner-city boston churches with at risk youth in the community. mrsromney is a strong believer that faith-based and community organizations can reach some of our community better than government. [applause] in 1988, mrs. romney was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. for those of you who know and romney best, the words that come to mind are kurds, inspiration and them as governor running often states, ann is a rock. the ms was so severe that, some days, she couldn't get out of bed. she was determined to conquer her illness. when mitt romney ran the olympics in 2002, she was given the honor of carrying the torch, but not alone in her five sons and her husband united behind and fanned the flames heitor. to overcome any obstacle and that is an inspiration to all of us. as the first lady of the united states, she will continue to raise awareness for ms and feel passionate of restoring a culture of hope for all those in need. she continues to inspire all of us. please welcome -- please help me in welcoming the next first lady of the united states, ann romne

i will tell you, liz, this is the bigger story about the boston franchise and the group that runs it, run by mr. is the fact that that franchise, the fenway investment group has got some major money issues. there's no doubt about it. boston, underperforming team, big salaries, and on the other hand, that same group owns this liverpool soccer team which is essentially the mirror image of what's going on in boston, over in england, in the soccer league. which by the way, you know, english football as it's known is not an inexpensive venture. it is very expensive venture and they are spread pretty thin. we have been calling people up today trying to figure out who might be interested in the red sox. listen, it's a great franchise. they will get a lot of money. they would get probably -- the numbers i was hearing was 1.3 billion, i will get you they will get at least 2 billion. that means since john henry since buying the team a couple of years ago and going to two world series, this guy has been pretty good, would basically double his money or something along those lines. so we called around, who

boston. >> let's meet the newlyweds. >> right here, mr. morrow. >> good evening. >> good evening mrs.nedy. >> good evening. >> i understand you had a much publicized court ship. how did the two of you meet? >> at the house of a friend about two years ago. >> and you used to be a reporter, didn't you sm. >> yes, i did. >> and you first met the senator when you interviewed him. >> well, i interviewed him shortly after i met him. >> have you opened all your wedding gifts? >> well, i've opened quite a few of then and sent them all to washington. we just have a couple back here. >> aha. i her when you were in england and i thought you were -- you might remember this picture that was taken from my family were all over there in 1939 when my father was ambassador. >> i remember it very well. there he is in the center, isn't he? >> that's right. i have my eight brothers and sisters, almost the last time we were all taken together. brings back happy memories. >> senator, you have some rather anxious moments yourself during the war, didn't you? >> yes, i did. >> you were in pt boats, weren't you

mr. romney has been at the campaign headquarters in boston preparing. why is the president in nevada?> well, it's a battle ground state as you've noted earlier and i remember covering john kerry in 2004. a debate against the president, then president bush in arizona and did his debate prep in new mexico, a media attention in the battle ground state and he's trying to do that president obama in nevada and the foreclosure crisis and the unemployment rate double digits and the president knows economic challenges here and hoping he'll get a little play for his message and his plans and rally and it's going to start a few moments behind me with someone with early voting starting in nevada in a couple of weeks and they feel good in the obama camp. nevada even though it's hard hit, the polls show the race very close and they think mitt romney should be far ahead with the economic message and people are hurting here. they think it's a sign that romney is not breaking through and the president is doing pretty well in nevada. >> harris: you bring up a good point. this first debate focusing on d

boston. many viewers, mr. browncommonness cornbread and at cbs boston.com asking questions about abortion rights. i would like to expand on that issue in this way and yoko first-tier, ms. warren. the current supreme court is one of the oldest in the past century in terms of the average age of justices and it's entirely likely that whoever wins this election will be voting on the confirmation of hopeful nominees to the court. would you ever vote for a supreme court nominee who opposed the abortion rights guarantee of roe v. wade and which you ever apply to any other litmus test of a judicial nominee? 90 seconds, please. >> i would not and i don't regard it as a litmus test. the way i see this is roe v. wade has settled law. women should count on us. and i'm very concerned about how senator brown has already voted. when a lena kagan came up, she was approached by men who have been solicitor general of the united states, america's top lawyer. and when she was nominated to the united states supreme court, i was re

boston. they have known him that long. he began saying the president mr.bama and the administration had thrown netanyahu repeatedly under the bus saying the obama administration policy hasn't been forthright enough on behalf of the jewish state in the face of all of the challenges currently confronting it. mr. romney has been critical about obama. there will be more of that as well. >>> i am just getting word as the producer speaks in my ear we have just gotten word from the white house this is a matter of scheduling and a matter of scheduling only that they will not meet. that is now confirmed by the white house that they will not be meeting. let it all begin now but there will be those who say israel and iran is something as complicated as we have ever seen. there will be those who say what are you doing? >> there will be an attempt to write it off as little more than gesture politics. when it comes to israel it is a current with iran some of the potential enemies surrounding it. gesture politics what happens between them on u.s. soil when the prime mini

boston globe" bestseller. so once again, it is my great pleasure to welcome mr. trent work. james hornfischer. [applause] >> thank you very much. i appreciate everybody coming out. i think this is my fifth colby symposium. a truly unique in my opinion in terms of a publishing conference that focuses on the craft of military history facilitates the achievement of service men and women and hopefully will guide policymakers the experience of digesting our past, in this case the recent past as we discuss afghanistan. today we are going a little deeper. i've written three books about the navy in world war ii. he said the navy in world war ii and immediately turns the pacific because that's really where the action was if your naval officer or enlisted man in 1942. "neptune's inferno" takes on a six month long campaign that i think most will since the consensus emerge, the guadalcanal is truly the turning point in the 50. midway of course is crucial, the battle of midway fire two months before the race went ashore on guadalcanal. it was a push towards hawaii for japanese fleet carries her son, pilots

have been published in the nation, usa today and the "boston globe" and he is here to discuss the latest book, "buckley." please help me in welcoming mr. carl bogus. [applause] >> thank you very much. good evening. a pleasure to talk to you today about william f. buckley, and maybe most speakers don't begin by telling you their political affiliation, but i think that that's important and necessary. i happen to be a liberal, and i know i'm speaking about conservative icon and a figure that is beloved to millions of people, so i think it's important that i confess my apostasy first. i happen to admire bulkeley tremendously in many ways, but i also disagree with many of his or jews and that may come through. but i want to be up front with you about that. historians debate whether history is made by individuals or by structural forces. if george washington didn't happen to have lived or james madison or abraham lincoln, the united states exist and if it did, what they be the same country that we know it to be? what other people have come forth and fill their shoes and do what they did or would things be remarkably different. the question

mr. romney was doing debate prep at his headquarters in boston, a little bit of additional cramming.ot on the campaign trail talking to voters he'll be raising money or cramming for the debate which starts essentially three and a half weeks away from now. bill: what about money in the final sprint, carl, what are you picking up? >> reporter: for the first time in months president obama has raised more in the preceding month than mitt romney did. the president and the democrats have raised $114 million last month. mr. romney and the rnc raised about 111.5. it's so close it really doesn't matter in terms of cash. what really does matter is how much is on hand, the romney campaign says they have 168 million in the bank. telling lee the obama campaign won't say what they have in the bank but it's not expected to be as much. the romney campaign has been tpaourl a frugal the last few months am -pg up on ad campaigns. i think the romney campaign has more in the bank and may be able to close the difference in the polling. bill: results in ohio from swaeut, this was 2008. president obama won

mr. bear. the bear managed to later sneak away into nearby woods. >>> researchers set up in the waters off of massachusetts in search of a creature feared by many, the great white shark. our bostoniate visited their unique laboratory. >> reporter: sunrise guides up to the ocesearch, a 126-foot boat sitting in a stew of great white shark bait. sometimes floating, sometimes liquid, sometimes a paste. pretty down and dirty for an expedition with some lofty goals. >> this is the home of jaws. a 400 million-year-old secret. when we get a spot tag on that fish we'll solve that puzzle where do they breed, where do they feed, when do they arrive here, when do they depart, what are they doing? >> reporter: questions chris fisher has been asking all over the globe. using a sometimes controversial tactic of baiting, guiding and temporarily lifting sharks out of the water for research. state marine biologist shows us the satellite tag that tracks sharks for five years. by pulling the shark up on to this wooden platform researchers can get right up close and personal with the animal and find out things about it they just can't tell when it's in the water. >> we're able to take blood, look at

. >> steve: real fast before you go, don't you believe, and don't the folks in boston believe once the voters see mro move some polls? >> i think that is a unique opportunity where tens of millions of voters will get to see each of the candidates for the presidency side by side. size them umer up for themselves. not a have a 30 second ad tell them what they should sneak or see a snippet on the evening news. they'll get to see mitt romney engaged themselves. what it is he stands for and his record and leadership. >> steve: ed, always good to have you. thank you for joining us today from the dc bureau. >> thank you. >> steve: all right. straight ahead, lasagna, that looks delicious. it's under 350 calories. same for fettucini alfredo. they're delicious. first, let's check in with bill hem who are is hanging around earlier because he thought we had free food. >> we're still counting on that. when you're done, send some down the hall. >> steve: not a problem. >> good morning to you. there was breaking news again from overseas. protesters are back in the streets. we will show you where today. also questi

mr. romney is also doing a reception tonight at the home of the guy who founded reebok. both of those events are tonight in the bostonrea and all tolled those two vents should put $7.5 million more in the pockets of the romney campaign. it means when i'm trying to stop thinking about politics by watching the patriots game on sunday, the freaking patriots ownership is forcing me to think about mitt romney while i'm trying to watch their stupid game without aaron hernandez, which is really annoying. these fund-raisers means mitt romney is spending another night that is not a swing state. there's no question he's going to lose his home state by something like 10, 20, maybe even 30 point. but unlike other states, when mr. romney is in massachusetts, it's not a swing state but massachusetts does have a really contested senate race. republican senator scott brown is trying desperately, very desperately, to fend off a challenge from democratic candidate elizabeth warren. i use the word desperate on purpose. after releasing one ad attacking elizabeth warren on the basis of race, after his staffers were caught childishly mock

mr. romney is also doing a reception tonight at the home of the guy who founded reebok. both of those events are tonight in the bostona and all tolled those two vents should put $7.5 million more in the pockets of the romney campaign. it means when i'm trying to stop thinking about politics by watching the patriots game on sunday, the freaking patriots ownership is forcing me to think about mitt romney while i'm trying to watch their stupid game without aaron hernandez, which is really annoying. these fund-raisers means mitt romney is spending another night that is not a swing state. there's no question he's going to lose his home state by something like 10, 20, maybe even 30 point. but unlike other states, when mr. romney is in massachusetts, it's not a swing state but massachusetts does have a really contested senate race. republican senator scott brown is trying desperately, very desperately, to fend off a challenge from democratic candidate elizabeth warren. i use the word desperate on purpose. after releasing one ad attacking elizabeth warren on the basis of race, after his staffers were caught childishly mockin

and in boston, contributor of "newsweek" and "the daily beast," mr. mark mckinnon. mark?> we've got the purple pen going this morning. and the black scarf. >> looking good. >> what is that? >> he always wears one. it's just a matter of what color it's going to be. >> mark, you're a bold, brave man. >> it's a cross between a bolo and a tie. it's what the gauchos wear, donny. >> it makes sense. >> it's the next big thing. >> boy, we have a lot to talk about this morning. andrea, we want to get to you in a moment. we have so much to work through. begin with two big stories developing overseas. one in egypt, another in libya, both involving violent protests against the united states. at the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya's second largest city, at least one american staff member was killed after gunmen stormed the compound and burned it down. we've got some amateur video here into nbc news from the scene. if you listen, you can hear gunshots going off in the background. witnesses say the attackers were armed with automatic rifles, rpgs. libyan forces stationed there said to

mr. romney is also doing a reception tonight at the home of the guy who founded reebok. both of those events are tonight in the bostonrea and all tolled those two events should put $7.5 million more in the pocket s it means when i'm trying to stop of the romney campaign. thinking about politics by watching the patriots game on sunday, the freaking patriots ownership is forcing me to think about mitt romney while i'm trying to watch their stupid game without aaron hernandez, which is really annoying. but r5rd regardless, these boston fund raisers tonight, meaning mitt romney is spending another night in a state that is not at all a swing state. there's no question he's going to lose his home state by something like 10, 20, maybe even 30 point. but unlike california or utah or texas where mr. romney also spends a lot of time raising pony from really rich people who live in states that don't have any contested races this year, when mr. romney is in massachusetts, it's not a swing state but massachusetts does have a really contested senate race. republican senator scott brown is trying desperately, very desperately, to f

that's something that's giving boston some real headaches now. >> i want to ask you about mrs.don't elect a spouse, however, she's been out on the campaign trail and has gotten some rave reviews. what kind of impact is she having for her husband. >> both have a tremendous impact. they can talk most directly to each other. they can say things that their husbands can not necessarily say for themselves. by the same token they can reflect frustration that's going on within campaigns. you saw that with ann romney this week telling conservative critics to, quote, stop it and this is hard and why don't you try getting into the ring. it reflects some of the humanity on the campaign and all some of the frustration the romney is going through. >> even the president is running but he still has to be the president. so, what effect is that having? >> well, we saw that over the course of the last week. we've seen some of the president's approval numbers on foreign policy are tightening up after more turmoil in the middle east. these are on going difficulty force the president as you look at

boston today. travel.uld be a real issue charlotte, we can expect some what loads out there. mr. to push in now.vier rain to the west. may become severe later afternoon. with d >> elizabeth vargas. if you could kindly get in line. >> i'm going. i'm going. >>> this is our excuse, basically, to be competitive and allow lara to get her energy out. but the countdown is on to our "gma" party at the emmys. we're getting in the spirit with another edition of "name that tv tune." the 2012 primetime emmy awards airs sunday on abc. and we thought it would be fun to hear some of the theme songs of the emmy-nominated shows, past and present. george took home the trophy. >> i've still got it. >> really? >> let's see if he can do it again. here's how this works. we'll play ten seconds of a television show theme song. the first person to buzz, you don't have to wait for it all to go. >> oh, i know. >> watch lara raise her hand and buzz at the same time. you get the point. our first category is 2012 nominees. all of these come from shows that have been nominated in the 2012 nominees. lara, amy, elizabeth, georg

boston university, steve. i had nothing. i had to write gag lines to pay the rent. i believe that was vice president's favorite show, "uncle ted." he's from strain ton. and mr.reland. >> from new zealand. >> easy on the far left propaganda, simon. $190 billion was put into private enterprise to stimulate the economy. from south carolina. >> the villages, florida. >> he already has street grid. he's very successful. and morton, pennsylvania. from nevada. >> f f

boston for us, keeping an eye on everything. carl? >> reporter: (inaudible) >> we will get carl established and check right bab with him. >> reporter: hi there, jamie. >> jamie: good. >> reporter: mrromney has two events in virginia, he left the event in virginia beach. it's an important battle ground state. in recent weeks-- (inaudibl (inaudible). (inaudible). >> . >> jamie: all right. carl has a great report and we're going to get to him in a couple of minutes. a little bit of satellite issues, you can hear the wind as well. anyway shall as carl mentioned, governor romney is expected to address the military aviation museum in virginia beach and we'll bring you that as it gets underway and the highlights of the campaign trail. >> kelly: the debates are just five weeks away and the g.o.p. nominee paul ryan, well, he's getting in the first full day of prep work this weekend. ryan will convene with aides tomorrow in oregon during his west coast campaign swing and told that ryan will work through topic, answers and counter points he'll need when he goes head to head with current vice-president joe biden. and the wisconsin lawmaker reportedly spent part of last weekend watching a 2008

boston university, steve. i had nothing. i had to write gag lines to pay the rent. i believe that was vice president's favorite show, "uncle ted." he's from strain ton. and mr.new zealand. >> easy on the far left propaganda, simon. $190 billion was put into private enterprise to stimulate the economy. from south carolina. >> the villages, florida. >> he already has street grid. he's very successful. and morton, pennsylvania. from nevada. >> from kansas city, missouri. from louisiana. >> congratulations. that's very nice. from california. >> i did read "kennedy" and along with the new book the audio will be out on october 2nd. >> we will ship it out to you next week, elizabeth. and i hope you will like being a premium member. when you sign up and renew, go a free copy of "killing lincoln" or "killing kennedy." not going to be around much longer so check it out. and people are in football pools. they throw in money and try to pick the winners. it's all over the place. but i want to start some patriot pools. here's the deal. i get a few friends together, you throw in ten bucks and the first one who gets his or her name printed in a newspaper wins the pal. you a

mr. ryan is sharpening his attacks against the president and romney campaign. they face the president's growing lead in the polls in both states. nbc's ron mott is live on the phone from boston. ron, what's the latest there? >> hey, alex, good morning to you. we're in boston, just getting ready to board the buses and head up to derry, new hampshire, for that first rally that you mentioned. paul ryan is going to be speaking in new hampshire, and then we are off to ohio. a little bit later for a banquet in columbus later this afternoon. he's sharpening his attack against the president. the president seems to develop bigger and bigger leads in those big battlegrounds, ohio, virginia, florida, as the attacks from the romney campaign are getting just a little bit sharper and what paul ryan is going out and doing now, the past week or so, he's brought out the power point. the numbers guy, a budget guy, he's showing voters who come to these rallies exactly, and in raw numbers, the deficit problem the country has and he said that mitt romney is the better candidate to try to reverse the trend that the united nations government has been on in the past four years. so we'll have to see

mr. popular in 20210.wn who run won he ran an advertisement talking about the boston celtics and does not even mention running for u.s. senate. host: what has the reaction been n to the mitt romney and the 47%? guest: it is a tie rupiahs to walk. he wants to distance himself from the republican line, but acknowledge he remains a republican. host: going back to virginia right now. it says the top 10 richest counties in the united states, six of them in the washington, d.c. suburbs. virginia's economy doing better with the federal government in the northern area of the northern area and the military in the southern part. guest: northern virginia is really well off. that is really being reflected in the tv ad campaign and of the campaign both candidates are running. tim kaine has two advertisements he has run this week. president obama is that to under $50,000 and below. he says he thinks that should be $500,000. the reason most people think is because there are a lot of people making $250,000-$500,000 in virginia. it depends on which candidate is talking. in virginia both candidates talk ab

mr. kennedy? >> we've agreed by the standards with which this should be conducted. i'm satisfied. >> thank you very much. >> i am delighted to be here in the north end of boston, where my grandfather was born, and he said that he receives such a wonderful reception, that it seemed like the cobblestones of the north end rose up to welcome him home. >> in the battle of family names in the massachusetts primary election, 35-year-old george cab pot cabot lodge and mrs. lodge arrive at the polls. he wins nomination to the senate seat once held by his father and grandfather. a hotly contended case is edward kennedy the president's 30-year-old brother. president and mrs. kennedy arrived from their brief holiday from newport, rhode island, to vote for edward kennedy, who was an easy winner. this is a test of magic to the kennedy name. a magic that will be tested again come november. >> i will introduce myself, i am teddy kennedy's brother, and i'm glad to be here tonight. ask me. [ male announcer ] if you think even the best bed can only lie there... ask me what it's like when my tempur-pedic moves. [ male announcer ] ...talk to someone who owns an adjustable version of the

mr. speaker. today i rise to bring attention to the town of waterberry, vermont. an article in the boston globe identifying that as the best beer town in new england. in this small town, beer pilgrims from across the country flock to appreciate and enjoy the finest beer in america. it's the quality of the beer that's brewed that's really revered and let me just tell you about a few. it's the home to the alchemist camry which makes a heady topper. it's really, really good. the beer advocates it -- the beer advocate, the bible of the beer community, rates it as the third best in the world. the beer is sold in cans but it sells out early so get there early. it's not hard to see why it's so popular. when it's the third best in the world. but there's others there, waterbury's home to a number of restaurants, the prohibition pig, the black-backed pub to name a few with great beer lists. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. welch: vermont is coming back from hurricane irene and waterbury is one beer at a time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balan

boston, good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. call the -- all the calls have been great. a couple of thoughts, although mr.an roekel kind of burst my bubble there, but i actually do believe that subject matter, expertise, and a true passion and accomplishment, demonstrated accomplishment in an area of study, be it liberal arts or math or science, is actually the paramount to have an inspired teacher, especially in the struggling school districts where children are coming hungry, coming out of dysfunctional homes, parentless homes, homes where drugs and alcohol defines the family's possibilities and just their whole life situation. i just think that education pet gogy, if -- pedagogy if that's the word are great and learning techniques are great but if you want to get children, especially those in struggling school districts, get people that just are phenomenal in their subject area and also give them permission to use primary sources instead of dumb down, boreing -- boring, poorly written textbooks and the other thing i want to say is pay them more. i agree you get what you pay for in this world. i'm carin

the '04 convention in boston, the keynote speaker was an illinois state senator named barack obama, then just 42 years old. mrtes, united states classic an the rest is history. alex? >> thanks, rachel. tonight, julian castro will become the first latino to deliver the prime time keynote address. at just 37 years old, it is an understatement to say he's a rising star in the party. he's been called a democratic answer to marco rubio, while some have likened his personal story to that of president obama. >> we believe the real emergency is getting more students across the graduation stage. we believe that veterans who risk their lives for us shouldn't have to come home and fight for their own livelihoods here. we believe that a woman's right to privacy is an individual liberty, not a political wedge issue. >> despite his youth, castro already has more than a decade of political experience under his belt. he was first elected to the san antonio city counsel sill at age 26. he will be introduced by his twin, joaquin, who is running for a congressional seat. the twins were raised by their mother and grandmother, wh