national park system. if the budget sequester goes through as planned for late this year, we will see an 8% to 10% cut that will close between 101 hundred 50 of our national parks -- 100 and 150 of our national parks. many will not have seasonal rangers. the rangers will be the endangered species. we need to make sure that congress hears that americans want the parts appropriately funded and not cut. host: our last call comes from maryland. rusty is our caller. go ahead. guest: week -- caller: we have the antietam battlefield maintain. the kids from the high school come and do maintenance on it for school credit. the thing about the ccw -- it is not a permit to do hunting or carry hunting rifles around, so if someone is doing that, they are committing a criminal act. the ccw is basically for a person to have a weapon on themselves to protect themselves, which is a small handgun, and to protect their family. i also think that if you took some of the areas which i just part property, you could take that prop

he bonded the nation together.hat four more years, he would do more good for bringing us all together as a country and the way we are perceived globally by other countries. >> thank you for your comments, terry. members of congress coming out on the capitol steps to remember 9/11. the house will be coming back again in about 12 minutes or so. we'll reduce some of the tweet -- we will read you some of the tweets from members of congress. jimmy on our republican line. guest: a couple of things i would like to say. what does politics have to do with 9/11. there are republicans and democrats and independents that have died in the twin towers and pennsylvania and washington. what role does politics play? >> are you referring to the way we dare separating our phone lines? >> i am concerned about the way our country is going. this should have anything to do with politics. concerned about the people that lost loved ones. i have a problem with the fact that it will take $60 million to keep the memorial up, with people of wo

entire nation -- a tired nation is a poor nation and the united states cannot afford to be either tired or tory. [applause] there may be those who wish to hear more, more promises to this group or that. more harsh rhetoric about the men in the kremlin -- about the men. but my promises are in the platform. that you have adopted. this will not be won by credit. we can have faith in the future only if we have faith in ourselves. the harsh facts of the matter are that we stand at this frontier at a turning point in history. we must prove all over again to a watching world as we stand on the most conspicuous stage whether this nation can -- a range of alternatives can compete with a single-minded advance of the communist system. can a nation organized at -- and government such as ours do it? that is the real question. have we the will, tammy carry through in an age where we will witness not only knew great tools in weapons of destruction but the inside of men's minds. that is the question of the new frontier. that is the choice hours -- our nation must make. a chase -- a choice not lodged be

the nationals. did not look nationals after that it was baseball time.real punches were thrown, but the cubs frustration poured out. both bullpens emptied in the fifth inning. and the coasdance started all over again. this time there was some bumping and grinding. the nationals did not want to get anybody suspended but it made the game longer. the nationals win again, 9-2. o's beat the yankees. the american league east is all tied at the top. have a great day. >> thanks so much. 5:27. the ravens and the family of the late art modell will have a silent tribute for him tomorrow. >> they will place his casket on the home field in baltimore from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. the lombardi trophy presented to him after the ravens super bowl victory in 2001 will be pleased by his casket. a card will be given to each person in attendance. fans are encouraged to wear the team's color, purple. died at age 87 on thursday. he brought the cleveland browns to baltimore in 1986 and remained majority owner until 2003. the news continues with "good morning washington at 5:3

kennedy, we have carried out national strength of any nation in any time in the history of the world. [applause] and our report tonight that we have spent $30 billion more on preparing this nation in the four years of the kennedy administration them would have been spent if we had followed the appropriations of the last year of the previous administration. our report tonight as president of the united states and commander in chief of the armed forces, on the strength of your country and i tell you that is greater than in the adversary. i assure you that it is greater than the combined might of all the nations in all wars and in all the history of this planet. our report hours a party -- our superiority is growing. weapons to not make peace. men and make peace. and peace comes not through strength alone but through wisdom and patience. and these qualities under the leadership of president kennedy brought a treaty banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere and 100 other nations in the world joined us. other agreements were reached and other steps were taken gary and a single guy was to les

the rise of nationalism as a response to these issues nationalism that's driven by competing territorial claims yes but is also driven by historical memory issues centering on war and colonialism this is why the issues are so fraught in both trying to argue i could jump in here and i said earlier if i could have brian a piece and i go to brian it sounds like china has a lot of problems with its neighbors if we just going to consider what mark just said go ahead. oh yes china has problems with its neighbors it also has problems with the united states which just went to japan and to announce the creation of a second missile defense shield that china interprets to be a threat to china as it should interpret it i think what we see here in this case with these islands is that the japanese government the federal government under pressure from right wing nationalists in tokyo and elsewhere has engaged in a provocation buying the iowans from japanese businessmen who don't own them and then trying to create a fait accompli for the chinese and obviously the chinese people with strong anti colonial

[no audio] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> members of the house and senate, staff, plays and members of the community, thank you for joining us here today for marking the anniversary of september 11, 2001. i invited you interpret as a bit in the singing of our national anthem which will be led by army master sergeant antonio giuliani. ♪ a say, can you see ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hail ♪ that the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose bright stripes and bright stars ♪ ♪ through the perilous fight ♪ over the ramparts we watched ♪ were so gallantly streaming ♪ and the rockets red where ♪ the bombs bursting in air ♪ gave proof through the night ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ so, say, does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ over the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave [applause] >> let us pray. god of heaven and earth, we give you thanks for giving us another day. today, we commemorate a day begun in terror and ending in courage. we mourn those whose lives were snatch

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> today, our coverage continues with remarks from president obama at a campaign rally in milwaukee. it is one month before early voting begins in wisconsin. see that rally live today at 6:40 p.m. eastern here on c- span. right after that, first lady michelle obama delivers remarks at the congressional black caucus foundation awards dinner here in washington. 7:30 p.m. eastern also on c- span. >> i think there are a lot of anti-obama books out there and a fair amount of books defending the president. i wanted to write a book to describe an answer of the most important question. as a look at barack obama character. here is a guy who has very little executive experience. his entire life is at the committee table in the illinois state house or u.s. senate or in various meetings, but he is never the guy in the front of the room deciding or making the hard calls. said in may, he is in the most -- suddenly, he is president of the united states, leader of the free world. how does

get nationalism don't you i mean it's kind of logical. well when we talk about his resume and so you know the u.s. japanese alliance with a resurgent u.s. japanese alliance that's been in place for decades and certainly japan was militaristic in the early half of the last century but since then they've had they've been clearly pacifist in their nature the u.s. has actually been trying to get japan to do more for its own self-defense as well as to address issues of common international concern overseas. the u.s. military forces are in south korea given in response to the north korean invasion in one thousand nine hundred fifty there in japan both for the defense of japan and as part of the treaty to maintain peace and stability in asia and many of the bases in japan are also directed for a korean contingency. knew the asia pivot the obama as ration really isn't a pivot. not even a rebalancing as the obama administration claims because there's no change in forces well what we have is there are you. can see that they're bringing you know the

>> national stands, the wait is over. playoffs.is in the >> what a time to be a national stamp. qualified for the playoffs for the first time in years. brianne carter is live in e some folksrk, wher there.bably like a lot of people celebrating. president obama making a campaign stop in virginia today. this comes as controversy one person posted on clint eastwood's speech.e t us in the u.s. will to wait a few more hours for the release of the iphone 5. "good morning washington" at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. we have made it to friday. morning, washington. is september 21. i'm kendis gibson. i am pamela brown. let's get a check on the weather jeras.cqui looks like we are in store for a friday. >> you are looking at the best of thethe week in terms weather. it's going to be absolutely beautiful. be warmeres will today. high temperatures around 80. were hoping it would weekend,ugh the saturdayorms possible afternoon and saturday night. cooldown to end the weekend. skies but now, 60 n national, 53 at dulles, 52 in petersbu

that will change a little tomorrow. 59 degrees at reagan national. for national. that means the air is not overly humid. still pretty good. that will change as well tomorrow. you will notice an uptick in the humidity and in the temperature. that will give us a better chance of showers and thunderstorms especially tomorrow afternoon and evening. nothing but clear condition over washington. off to the west, you will notice a lot of clouds mainly through ohio and into canada and kentucky. that part of the cold front that will push our way. a secondary front will have more of a kick to it. that will catch up with the initial front tomorrow and will stir up our atmosphere and give us showers and thunderstorms probably late afternoon and early evening in the metro area on saturday. noticed this behind a cold front. fall-like air by sunday. there's a threat of gusty, damaging winds on saturday. through the '70s for the rest of today, in the '50s and '60s tonight. tomorrow, breezy and a little more humid. 85 degrees and sunny. the showers and storms will hold off for the

from other nations to our shores. it was a revolutionary development that captured the imagination of mankind. it created a basis for a unique role for america. that of a piener in shaping more decent and just relations among people and amongst societies. today, 200 years later, we must address ourselves to that role both in what we do at home and how we act abroad. amopping people everywhere who have become politically more alert, socially more congested and increasingly impatient with global inequity tease and who are now organized, as you know, into some 150 different nations. this calls for nothing less than a sustained architectural effort to shape an international framework of peace within which our own ideals gradually can become a global reality. our nation should always derive its character directly from the people and let this be the strength and the image to be presented to the world -- the character of the american people. [applause] >> to our friends and allies i say that what units is through our common

it depends on the laws of any nation. all nation' laws are not equal, they differ. in most countries, in one way or another, this is allowed under the laws. but fundamentally, i do agree certainly people must be allowed to express their own opinions freely. freedom is part of the essential rights of all nations. no one has the right to take that away. >> if that is the case, why has the daughter of the former president of iran, why has she been imprisoned for protesting against your regime? >> translator: in iran there is only one regime so perhaps they are protesting against that and in iran, the judicial branch is not under the power of the government, of the administration. they have their own laws and that's what they follow. and we have no interference in that. and the government has paved the way for the highest form of freedom for all people, and you see that comfortably people criticize, people sometimes trespass the border lines of proper protest and they insult one another. as a president, i'm in the middle of the people of iran without drawing any borders

nothing we can do as a nation will change lives and nations more effectively and permanently than sharing the insight that lies at the foundation of america's own economy. and that is that free people pursuing happiness in their own ways, build a strong and prosperous nation. i've laid out a new approach for a new era. >> governor ed rendell, two candidates both playing the role of statesman at the same time in the same city or relatively the same time in the same city. president obama, obviously, had the heavier lift, he is actually the president and the commander in chief and the events in the middle east has increased the load in terms of what he must demonstrate to the rest of the world. what did you make of his address to the u.n. general assembly? did he effectively make the case for america? did he effectively outline a die nat had mick that he would like to see and play between america and the middle east? >> i thought you saw both men at their best this morning. one, i thought president obama's speech did just that and i thought it was a good speech. it laid out what we believe i

>>shepard: the national debt, by a miracle today on day one of the democratic national convention theock hit $16,000. how did that happen? just the luck of the draw. if democrats neglect to mention that number count on republicans to remind them of it. and gerri willis will look at the impact, next, from new york. well be live from charlotte, north carolina, as we cover the proceeding. we are two-thirds of the way through and a third of the way to neil cavuto. hang on tight. [ mother ] you can't leave the table till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8... >>shepard: on the same day the democrats kickoff the convention here in charlotte, the treasury department reports that the debt will top $16 trillion. there is a debt clock. there it is. look at it move around. already the highest the country has seen. several factors add to the rising number. the wars, all the tax cuts, and the economic downturn, which, obviously, began in 2007. republicans made t

obviously there are other national security threats.why isn't education taken as seriously as it needs to be by our leaders? >> well, we want it in this task force which i chaired with joel klein, former chancellor of the new york city schools, we wanted to change the the constituency mix if you will for education reform to bring people like me -- i come out of education. i'm a former provost of stanford, but a lot hasn't really draesds this issue and so we had people like the former secretary of the army, we had special tests in international politics, we had ceos like craig barrerett who you'll see later,e wanted to understand the threat to our interests. it can be all too easy to say, i'll send my kid to a good school and what happens to that kid in east oakland or an costa doesn't matter. well actually it does matter, not only does it matter morally which we should be concerned about, but it does matter to our national security. by framing it in that way, it's not possible for someone to take care of our own kids and forget about th

to make connections and to integrate this great national park with this great national icon. so thank you very much. thank you, janet. [applause] >> think is so much and congratulations on all you have done in the presidio. that, too, is a great gift to san francisco and california. there is one partner who has been absolutely central to bridging assault, and that is the golden gate national parks conservancy. just over a year ago, -- think about this -- the bridge district, national park service, and conservancy formed a partnership to better serve the millions of visitors who come to this bridge every single year. 10 million people visit our bridge every year. we have made great progress in those 12 months, as signified by the anniversary gifts we are giving to the brick today. they are founded and built by the park conservancy. we express our gratitude to the conservancy, and to the board of trustees, and chaired by mr. mark buehl. please identify yourself. [applause] it is absolutely my honor to welcome to the podium the conservancy president and ceo, mr. greg moore. [app

i'm tamron hall the "news nation" is following memorial events around this country as this nation commemorates11. we have live pictures at the pentagon where secretary of defense leon panetta will speak to staffers there moments from now. this morning the national september 11th memorial in new york city, families of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks gathered to remember their loved ones. for the annual reading of names of all of those lost this day. president obama will be visiting walter reed medical center later this hour. an event is not open to the press. earlier this morning the president and first lady laid a wreath at the memorial garden at pentagon. the president had a personal message for family members of the 184 people who died there. >> no matter how many years pass, no matter how many times we come together on this

. >> an emotional night for the die-hard national fans. back to the playoffs for the t time since 1943. exciting. good morning, everybody. happy friday. is september 21. i am pamela brown. >> i am kendis gibson. now to meteorologist jacqui jeras. >> its corn to be the best day outside and enjoy the outdoors. will be a little 80 this afternoon. changes for the weekend. showers and a thunderstorm is expected on saturday. some could be severe. then another big cooldown in the forecast. temperatures right now, 61 in d.c., 56 at dulles. mostly sunny and 65 at 9:00, 72 noon, 79 at 5:00. let's check on traffic. in falmouth, representative and up construction. across the 14th street bridge. construction still in place in .he district pennsylvania avenue over the been shut downs because of the a paving project. last place295, your inbound 11ths street bridge. in the tysons area on the beltway, construction schedule be there until 5:00. the beltway in maryland looks good. back to you. >> thank you. nationals fans, the wait is .ver we are in the play

[applause] [applause] >> during the national book festival next week and on the national mall, lots of ways to contact some of our call-in authors. you can call in, you can e-mail, you can tweet and you can send a -- go to booktv.org for the full schedule of collins and author presentations. >> hear the best-selling nonfiction books according to "the new york times." >> lets let's look at what the emancipation proclamation said. the proclamation enslaves people in those states or part of the state still in rebellion on january 1, 1863. it does not free everybody. just the states or parts of the state still in rebellion so there are several parishes and louisiana where slavery still exists because the union army did not have control of that area. there are parts of virginia where the union army has a foothold. slavery still exists in those areas. mary stuckey talks about her book "defining america" the presidency and national identity [applause] >> now i have to try to be engaging. i think the most important thing to understand about the presidency and its context is that we always have

and republicans have been opposed to the league of nations in the united nations because it's a surrender of sovereignty we sign a series of treaties and agreements when we join the united nations that basically say we can't unilaterally declare war on somebody. in less were attacked you know where there are certain there are now wools for war so we gave up some of our sovereignty why are these conservatives or republicans not equally freaked out about giving up our economic sovereignty that that's something that seems like it's going to affect as a hell of a lot more then someday we need may need to fight a war i sure wish i had an answer for that i think this is one of those rare issues that is clearly as should be as aggravating to the right as it is to the left i do think this is even more aggravating to them if they're all freaked out about american sovereignty yeah this is a thinly disguised globalized power grab by the world's wealthiest elite and there's you know it's hard to look at it any other way you know this this would agreement would essentially establish a parallel system

go national.. >>> when it comes to the iran's president question, there's no such thing as an easy answer, especially regarding the holocaust. do you believe the holocaust happened? because many jews believe that you do not think it happened, and they have a view of you because of that. >> translator: the historic event that you spoke of i have two questions. i had two questions for quite some time, never received an answer to either one. everywhere they allow a certain amount of research of looking into historical events. whenever there are obstacles placed on this path, then a question mark or two will arise. >> what are the questions you have about the holocaust? >> translator: why in europe has it been forbidden for anyone to conduct any research about this event? why are researchers imprisoned? >> there's been extensive research into the hol lowell kaust. it is indisputable that more than 6 million jews were annihilated by adolf hitler and the nazis. the question is, do you dispute that 6 mil

he'll address the united nations. but make another cpaign appearance on "the view" like this one in may. instead of meeting one on one with world leaders. no meetings scheduled with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who's angered democrats by publicly demanding a tougher obama stance on iran. on "60 minutes," the president seemed to dismiss netanyahu as noise. >> any pressure that i feel is simply to do what's right for the american people. and i am going to block out any noise that's out there. >> reporter: the white house claimed what the president meant was -- >> his objective is to take every step possible to enhance israel's security. >> reporter: mr. obama had downplayed anti-american rioting. >> i was pretty certain and continue to be pretty certain that there are going to be bumps in the road. >> reporter: but after benghazi, the u.s. ambassador to libya asass natd, three more americans murdered, with egypt run by islamists, syria out of control, mitt romney campaigning in colorado blamed barack obama.

we honor the men and women of the national guard f.75 years wherever your countrymen have encounted threat and danger, you have willingly have gone. wherever the cause of freedom has called, you have answered. assist the threats to liberty have emanated from distant lands, you've served far from home and family. the nation has asked much more from you, but you never faltered and wavered from that mission, from that moto, always ready, always there. i saw the guard in louisiana after it was hit by hurricane isaac. for many people of the gulf who had just finished repairing their homes and getting life back to normal after katrina, the damage from isaac felt like too much to bear. as i toured the flooded streets, i was not surprised to find the guard keeping order, distributing water and supplies and caring for many of those evacuated and rescued. time and again it has been the guardsman's hand that lifted a child from rising water, that rescues a family from a hurricane's fury and fed and clothed a fellow american whose home has been lo

we can have a national -- if we have a national voter ideologue, fine, but we don't. and right now, the states have the right to do this. going back to rev. sharpton is common, the last time i looked, the supreme court is the law of the land. so when texas and these other states have been denied or take their cases to the supreme court, they will look at in been in -- look at indiana. it was a majority of six-3 and they will say it is precedent. and indiana has free voter i.d.. >> they decided in the indiana case that it was constitutional for them to establish id. they did not say that all of those states could subsequently -- >> let me finish. because you misrepresent -- >> no, no, no. you misrepresented -- >> they will look at the indiana case as president. 30 states have voter i.d. laws on the books before barack obama became president. >> timeout. here's what i will do. everybody, hold on. i am calling a new time out. i submit -- i suspect that reverend sharpton and crystalline not going to agree by the time we leave here. -- and crystal are not going to agree by

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> tomorrow on "washington journal", which will talk with third party candidates. first, green party that it jill stein. she will talk about her platform and the challenges of running as a third party candidate. that is followed by former virginia rep and constitution party candidate virgil good. e. and then we will look at the history and role of third parties, from the liberty partyin 1841 to ross perot's party in the early 1990's. "washington journal" with your calls, tweet, and e-mails live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> it is the first thing in our article here is, getting medicare costs under control is the number one priority. and it is the most untouchable thing. but that is going to cause more trouble than any other problem we have got fiscally and the united states. getting medicare costs under control as the number one thing. >> it you say we also surcharge smokers. and the obese for their medicare coverage. >> right. >> where did that idea come from? >> it

with national reports. >> we have awards. >> yes, we have, one of the reports that talked about the corporate espionage, the prior panel was talking about, inc. it came out with a very important come into report, naming and identifying states that were most concerned with in terms of the corporate espionage. i see an improvement in the transparency in terms of you, benchmarks, letting the public know what are the major concerns. 10 years ago the government's new the concerns and there was no discussion of it publicly. so i might be more optimistic of it, about it. i think there's also new for discussion of what we term as cybersecurity. i think sean mentioned it and i put it in the same category. shawn henry discussed it in the first about the idea is this falls under the umbrella of national security. so what you're talking about the private sector, the concerns are more of a technological fix two things our state to state responsibility in cyber, cybersecurity doesn't out to come under a national security

it inspires our nation.t inspires our military to ensure that such an attack will never happen again. it inspires us to never forget those who perished, to defend our homeland, to defend our ideals, to send a resounding message to our enemies that no one attacks the united states of america and gets away with it. for today we also recall that out of the shock and sadness of 9/11 came a new sense of unity and resolve, that this would not happen again. it inspired a fierce determination to fight back and protect our way of life, in trying to attack our strengths, the terrorist unleashed our greatest strength. the spirit and the will of americans to fight for their country. millions of americans responded, a whole new and great generation stepped forward to serve in uniform, to fight in this war on terrorism. they bled on distant battlefields. they relentlessly pursued those who would do us harm. they put their lives on the line to give all of us a safer and better future and to bring those behind these attacks

the family members here today know that the entire nation, the entire nation joins you in mourning theoss of your loved ones. we are honored by your presence and just as your loved once are heroes forever, so are all of you. today we also recognize and remember other heroes, those first-responders who rushed to the scene behind me into the fire and chaos to save lives and helped in any way possible. we owe all of you a very special debt. we appreciate all you did to provide aid and comfort to those who needed it so badly. our thoughts also turn to the survivors. on that bright, sunny tuesday morning, you reported to work with no idea about the tragedy that lay ahead. suddenly this building was rocked by an explosion. after the impact many of you risked your lives to help others. many can remember the smell of the rubble and jet fuel. and some of you knew the victims as office mates and friends and knew their familis. lick 60 years before a nation at peace suddenly found itself at war. for all of you and for every american, this memorial is a permanent place for prayer, and for remembra

i represent a conscious nation which is dedicated to the cause of freedom, peace and compassion, a nation that has experienced the agony and bitter times at the aggression and opposed wars and profoundly -- profound values. i am now here for the eighth time, in the eighth year of my service. in this assembly of sisters and brothers from across the world, to show to the world that my northern nation has a global vision and welcomes any effort intended to provide and promote peace, stability and tranquilite realized through harmony, cooperation and joint management of the world. i am here to voice the divine and humanitarian message of learned men and women of my country to u.n. to you and to the whole world. a message that iran's great orator and poet presented to humanity in his eternal poetry. human beings are members of the hole in creations of one essence and soul. if one is inflicted with pain, other members -- i have talked in the past seven years about the current challenges, solutions and prospects for the future world. today i want to raise and discuss such issues from a different

nations peacekeepers stood by and let it happen. we had companies. this is part of the problem. very much involved establishing safe areas, i had my commanders do a study of what would be required vote to make that area safe. they suggested to. take advantage. they could but attack the people. second, it would require that 4,600 troops. the member states were having none of that. they change the mandate, and there was no statement in it. 7,600. and when you do that you're -- they did not have the resources to do it properly. and the peacekeepers, and this was several areas agree. so the peacekeepers who were there, when the serbian army really the could us stand up. defend themselves much less the local population. >> host: a mockery of weather is a safe haven. >> guest: i went to five this is the other point i was doing to make. because if you say you're bringing in people to protect you and assure your safety and have a safe haven, the sense is finally. the un troops are here. nothing would happen. and the expectation, realistic a

[applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> i watch c-span because i feel it is important to be knowledgeable about what is going on in the world and i feel that c-span gives the most information on what is going on in a certain suspect -- subject, while lots of television is not do that. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979. drop by your cable television provider. >> it is offensive to have people take on the position of public trust, then abuse it. to do it in such a way that they thumb their noses at individuals. this sounds like a stretch, but you can tell that to me. they turn to their supporters. wrong, out to get me. they're doing it because i am black or because they do not care about you. the use those arguments and the supporters believe them. >> tonight, corruption in the district of columbia government. now, i look at the foreign policy differences between president obama and that romney with officials from the clinton and obama administration, including madeleine albright

i think the nation became more compassionate on that day, the nation became more united on that day, the nation became more determined on that day. >> ( jet roars overhead ) >> it all happened here... the point of impact. on september 11, 2001, a direct attack on american soil signaled the birth of an entirely new world. what followed was a surge in patriotism not seen since pearl harbor, with flags on every street corner and signs posted almost everywhere that proclaimed, "god bless america." enormous benefit concerts took place on both coasts, and america was left with a new kind of 21st century hero: the first responder. for a time, our deeply divided country was one again. >> bush: after 9/11, after we resolved that we would defend ourselves, came this great wave of patriotism, where there's a great sense of pride about what we stood for. i'll never forget going to new york and seeing that-- on the one hand, compassion for their fellow citizens, and for the families that were suffering; on the other hand, this great sense of resolve and determination to stand strong in the face o

>>> coming up, the role of religion at the democratic national convention. plus, a novelist who's also a catholic deacon on how faith is reflected in his work. >> major funding for "religion and ethics newsweekly" is provided by the lily endowment, an indianapolis-based private family foundation dedicated to religion, community development, and edution. additioal fundinglso provided by mutual of america, designing customized, individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. the jane hensen foundation. and the corporation for public broadcasting. >> welcome. i'm bob abernathy. it's good to have you with us. for today's start of our 16th year on the air. president obama accepted his party's nomination for re-election at the democratic national convention in charlotte is week lat week our managing editor kim lauten reported on religion at the republican national convention. today, the democrats and religion's sometimes controversial role at their gathering. >> in accepting the democratic nomination, president obama sounded sev

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of the obesity epidemic in america is obviously a threat to national health but is it a threat to national security this week a report was released by an advocate advocacy group called mission readiness that suggests this is the case the report was titled still too fat to fight and connected the nation's obesity rate with military effectiveness saying increased obesity could. poses a challenge to national security as fewer and fewer people are eligible to keep up with the physical demands of the service so that could suggest that america's waistline as it expands so too will the waistlines of our soldiers you're looking at how this evolution could be playing out for the future soldier far from boasting let it build a looks like that transition is happening for those already in the service that a permanent offense apparently spends about one billion dollars a year on medical care for weight related health problems for more on this catherine man ward a managing editor for reason joins us now katherine welcome. so could obesity really pose a threat to national security as this report suggests

the nation also learn you have a twin brother. they said that the democrats love julien castro so much, they have an extra one. [laughter] mr. cruz, where did you learn about yourself and what did you learn about the state of politics in this country? >> at the convention, i was just glad that i did not fall off stage. when i came out, the plan had been there would be a two- minute video. as happens at these conventions, they were running a bit late. they said okay, we will cancel the video. you had right on down and instead of just a clean stage, you had a podium and the teleprompter going down and there was literally a 15-foot tent going down behind me. >> were you surprised at the convention about anything you her saw? you have been pretty clear about your own views. but what did you hear? >> i thought the convention was fantastic. but the there was an energy on the ground. in terms of what i have learned and experienced in the last year-and-a-half, it truly has been -- the biggest thing in terms of our primary is that it was r

was that these nations will put something in there about being an islamic nation. that is something that we would have a basis to object to. where we think it is something they have missed the boat on, we should not be the least bit reluctant in the spirit of friendship and telling them that you might want to rethink this. >> i tend to agree with colin powell. it is something that you try not to use, and more the conversation under the table, and be a vice and intelligence of what may happen. and we have to be very careful. and for me, as a european, we want to bolster a constitution. -- and for me, as a european, we cannot give the impression that we are trying to impose on their constitution. it is a very tricky situation. that balance is very delicate, and it is not a simple thing to do. but i think there is no other way. >> we started the courier to help galvanize this idea of a more coherent u.s. and european response to what was happening in north africa and the middle east and we're trying to do it at a time when europe is correct by a crisis when many of th

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the 46th quadrennial national convention of the democratic national party will now come to order.the next three days we will hold the most open and accessible political convention in history. thank you. dior's from across the country and world can watch the entire convention, gavel-to-gavel, on the website and through our global application. the entire program is also being streamed simultaneous in spanish. [cheers and applause] we will clearly demonstrate why we need to key barack obama and joe biden in the white house. this convention is more than reelecting the president obama. it is about helping the economy from the middle class out. this success will be based on the gauging the. of all the people who want to put their shoulders to the whale to the willeacregion and change our country for the better. we are so proud we have the largest number of delegates ever assembled at a democratic national convention. as i look out from this podium, ee the strength and unity of our party. the democratic party is the oldest continuing party in the world. your participation is a testament

the democratic national convention beginning inauspiciously is the same day the national debt reaches $16 trillion. when mr. obama was asked to grade his performance, he gave himself and incomplete. we take that appear tonight. also at the convention, pursley michele obama tonight with a full on speech about her ambitions for another four years. can the democrats make an effective case for four more years in white the white house? the author of the best-selling book, aaron klein joins us. he is the author of "fool me twice." glad blakeman joining us as well. nancy pelosi stands idly by. all of that here tonight and more. one of the most important questions facing voters this year is has the president delivered on his promises to the american people. president obama himself refusing to give his performance on the economy a letter grade. as the national debt today hits $16 trillion. the president, settling instead for incomplete. the third time in as many years that he is offered that assessment. and a serious change in tone from four years ago when senator obama told voters that he kne

>> oh, nation-- (cheers and applause) >> nation, what can i say, nation, i got to tell you, listen. folks, you, you had me at stephen, stephen. folks, tonight is the final night of the democratic national strokefest. the highlight-- the highlight tonight of course is president obama's big speech where he will accept his party's nomination for a second term. now i have not seen the speech, but i can tell you is a failure. (laughter) not because of what he said, but where he said it. jim? >> organizers have also decided that tomorrow's acceptance speech by president obama will have to move inside, scrapping plans to hold it in a huge football stadium. >> his speech is now being moved here to this smaller arena indoors. the campaign says the possibility of storms and lightning forcing the move. >> they moved it inside because they couldn't fill the stadium, period. >> period. >> it wasn't the weather. they knew what the weather was going to be months ago. >> stephen: exactly. (laughter) >> stephen: they knew what the weather was going to be months ago. i mean anybody can go on to weath

as you look at the national polls, you see that i am hire. >> the national polls. show a polls.ther candidate has been able to sustain significant lead. that's not how presidential won.ion is it all comes down to the electoral college with each state assigned a number of votes. became infamous race between04 gore. bush and al a handful of states where the candidates are focusing most resources. s getting the bulk of resources at. >> it's time for new economic attitude. correct to many americans are struggling to find jobs. >> the romney campaign has spent than $20 million there. president obama is in the lead some critical battleground states. it shows a much tighter race polling.ternal >> they will have to fight like crazy in ohio. ohio is now leaning toward obama, which puts the president within 15 electoral votes that election.o win the >> mitt romney would need to win all of the remaining seven win.up states to >> 7 is on your side with a use ag for people who seat warmers in their cars. studies have linked excessive of them to a skin condition skin condition. a red rash can

it's a choice between a nation that slashes funding for our schools and cuts pell grants or a nationvests more in education. and it's a choice between a politician who rewards companies that ship american jobs overseas, or a leader who brings jobs back home. this is the choice before us. and, to me, to my generation, and for all the generations to come, our choice is clear. our choice is a man who's always chosen us, a man who already is our president, barack obama. in the end, the american dream -- the american dream is not a sprint or even a marathon. but a relay. our families don't always cross the finish line in the span of one generation, but each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor. my grandmother never owned a house. she cleaned other people's houses so she could afford to rent her own. but she saw her daughter become the first in her family to graduate from college. and my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, i could hold this microphone. and while she may be proud of me tonight, i got to tell you, mom, i'm even more proud of yo

to slash forty billion euros out of their deficit by next year as we've seen other nations that have taken the poison pill of austerity particularly greece these new spending cuts will only make the situation worse that the situation in spain is already so bad that the catalonia region of spain called for an early election at the end of november which could be a vote for independence from spain altogether is the region runs into its own financial problems so where is all this leading to here for some answers david marty activist member of the international organization for the participatory society in madrid chapter and co-author of the book fanfare for the future occupy strategy david welcome and thanks for joining us from madrid thanks for staying up late to talk with us throughout thank you for having me much appreciate it we've seen pretty violent protests in the streets of spain over the last few days how unstable is the country what reaction is there to and is it all a reaction to this new budget. if you try to. see violence is an instability minus would just only took place be

, not just iran, a lot of arab nations, a lot of muslim nations that are very critical of what they says the double standard when they say what comes to nuclear weapons and israel. how does prime minister benjamin netanyahu answer this? how does he rationalize and justify his global position when it comes to nukes? >> well, look, one of the things that they said is they have this policy of opacity where they say they cannot confirm or deny whether or not they have them, but the big thing they say here is the level of threats that you hear from iran compared to what you hear from israel, they'll say we never threatened to annihilate anyone. we never threatened to wipe anyone off the face of the earth. we don't use that language and threaten people with nuclear action. if, indeed, we do have nuclear weapons, we don't threaten to use them. the other side of the argument obviously, ashleigh, coming from a small group of people, a disarmament group that believes there should be lesser amount of weapons, warn that there is a double standard. that's a threat to the neighbors to iran and israel