according to a new "washington post" abc news poll, the race is tied 47-47. an a new reuters poll has obama up six, 49-43. we'll have new poll numbers from some key battleground states later in the program. we'll be right back. attention, well, everyone. you can now try snapshot from progressive free for 30 days. just plug this into your car, and your good driving can save you up to 30%. you could even try it without switching your insurance. why not give it a shot? carry on. now you can test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. >>> when it comes to dirty, angry money, there are few senators -- when it comes to sherrod brown. conservative groups have spent $10.5 million to date. that's more than four times the amount spent by outside liberal groups. the money is mainly coming from social welfare groups which do not have to disclose donors. one major player is crossroads gps. the group has spent $2.5 million on ads targeting brown. why has he become such a target? we'll ask hill. he joins us now. senator, why you? >> well, i think why

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and the new poll shows a dead heat. as the race ramps up in a couple races. the contest is dead-even. president obama and mitt romney are tied among registered voters nationally. but the poll shows troubling news for the president. 63% believe the country is heading in the wrong direction. after another slow month for job growth, president obama is renewing his look on taxes, vowing to extend tax cuts for the middle-class. and raising taxes for those that make more than $250,000 a year. >> folks like me, we don't need a tax cut. that will help pay down our deficit. >> reporter: the president is personally calling on his opponent to release his tax returns. saying it's important for him to be an open book. romney says he has nothing to hide. >> all the taxes are paid, as appropriate. all of them have been reported to the government. there's nothing hidden there. >> reporter: the new poll shows most americans continue to disapprove of president obama's handling of the economy. and more than half fault him on health care and immigration. still, 58% expect him to

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according to a new "washington post" abc news poll, the race is tied 47-47. new reuters poll has obama up six, 49-43. we'll have new poll numbers from some key battleground states later in the program. we'll be right back. [ birds chirping ] [ engine revving ] ♪ hey, hey, hey ♪ [ tires screech ] [ male announcer ] with fuel economy that's best in class and better acceleration than camry and accord, you'll wish you had the road to yourself. [ tires screech ] it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ >>> when it comes to dirty, angry money, there are few senators that had it thrown at them as consistently as sherrod brown. according to the huffington post, outside conservative groups gave more money to defeat senator brown than any other in the year. conservative groups have spent $10.5 million to date. that's more than four times the amount spent by outside liberal groups. the money is mainly coming from social welfare groups which do not have to disclose donors. one major player is crossroads gps. it was founded by karl rove. the

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tonight we're debuting our new nbc news poll. and there's been a change in the race for president. >>> inside syria as the violence escalates, a new threat over chemical weapons. >>> high and dry. the place where you can really see the effects of this drought. the once mighty mississippi, where it's getting tough to move cargo. >>> and the year of the woman. even before the torch is lit, these olympic games are making history. a year of firsts and they happen to be all about women. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. just yesterday we got our first look at the suspect, james holmes, the unsettling sight of the man accused of one of the worst gun massacres in u.s. history. we're learning more about how he lived, where he lived and how it was he purchased an arsenal. we also learned that gun sales are spiking in colorado in the aftermath of this shooting. far to the east in washington today. the house of representatives stood still for a time. a moment of silence for the victims

new poll numbers and new ad from president obama.g the choice in this election. and articulating his vision for the middle class. >> governor romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top. roll back regulations on big banks and he says if we do our economy will grow and everyone will benefit. you know what? we tried that top-down approach. it is what caused the mess in the first place. i believe the only way to create an economy built to last is to strengthen the middle class. asking the wealthy to pay a little more so we can pay down our debt in a balanced way. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. >> how do voters feel about this choice? the president has a six-point leafed over mitt romney nationwide. 49%-43%. and as advantage grows on the all-important question of who is looking out for the middle class. 49% of voters say the president does a better job on that compared to just 33% for romney. the new poll also suggests that romney has been hurt by all of the questio

new poll numbers show a slight advantage for the president but it's not all good news for the commander in chief. let's go to tory dunnan. what do you have for us? >> reporter: jamie, let's start with some of the national numbers from the poll. it's a new poll that shows president obama is leading romney 49% to 43%. he also has the edge when it comes to likability. 67% of voters say they like president obama personally. 47% say they like romney personally. it's in the all bad news for mitt romney f we look at the -- if we look at the economy. 43% romney have better ideas compared -- it doesn't matter what issue they're looking at. both have work to do. >> what's his message going to be tonight? >> jamie, he has a major lead when it comes to african-american voters. romney is at 5%. as he explained earlier today there's a lot at stake. >> african-american voter turnout is part of that category of voters that we continue to be swing voters, voters whose participation in the election is really going to have a big impact. >> reporter: he then goes on to mention states where african-american

>> brian, thanks. >> with just four months to go until the november elections new poll numbers find president obama has expanded his lead over his republican rival mitt romney. if the election were held today a new reuters ipsos poll would show obama at 49% and romney 43%. the president's improved standing appears to be fueled by americans slightly more optimistic view of the future. the poll found the number of americans who thing the country is on the wrong track dropped 5 points last month to 58%. that's down from 63% in june. >>> the most destructionive wildfire ever in colorado has been 100% contained. the 29-square-mile waldo canyon fire near colorado springs was completely encircled yesterday. two people were killed by the fire. over a three-week period over 350 homes were destroyed, however, two new colorado wildfires were reported yesterday. >>> president obama is expected to make health insurance available for seasonable firefighters doing the work of battling western wooirlds. about 18,000 should be able to buy into the federal health insurance plan this month it. follow as electro

a new marquette poll 51 to 43. similar story in pennsylvania where the president leads 47 to 40 in a new automated we ask america poll. we'll be right back. >>> following eight months of investigations that encompassed 340 interviews and 3.5 million documents, former fbi director louis freeh today revealed a devastating look to the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. according to the report, the late football coach joe paterno and other top university officials including then-president graham spanier, vice president gary shultz, and athletic director tim curley chose to protect penn state over the welfare of the victims beginning in 1998. here was judge freeh this morning in announcing his findings. >> our most saddening and sobering finding is the total disregard for the safety and welfare of sandusky's child victims by the most senior leaders at penn state. the most powerful men at penn state failed to take any steps for 14 years to protect the children who sandusky victimized. >> spanier, shultz, paterno, and curle

plus, we've got new poll numbers out from key swing states that he's going to win in november. happened when the mayor of one city wanted to raise taxes an the city council said no. the mayor busted employees -- how he defends that one. finally, dozens of members of congress are doing just that. handing out embarrassing moments from their wikipedia pages, but wikipedia is pushing back. we begin with the oba-- media group, michael steele was chairman of the republican party. both are msnbc political analysts. gentlemen, want to show you something that vicpresident biden, he spoke to one of the largest latino political organizations today. what he had to say. take a look.

brand-new poll numbers out this morn ing. nt obama leading mitt romney 49% to 43%. that's a three percentage point increase from just last month. >>> shock over a fake facebook fan page for the accused aurora shooter. someone set this up pretending to be james holmes. one posted photo has been edited to show him holding a joker playing card. hundreds have clicked "like" so far. >>> jury selection is complete in the murder trial of former illinois police officer drew peterson. attorneys will present their opening statements on tuesday. peterson is charged in the 2004 bathtub drowning of his third wife, kathleen savio. his fourth wife, stacy peterson, vanished you recall in 2007. peterson is considered the prime suspect in her disappearance, but he has not been charged and her body has never been found. >>> take the clothes, leave the baby. surveillance video from a walmart parking lot in ocala, florida, showing a 19-year-old woman on the run after she allegedly was caught shoplifting. police say she ditched her baby in a shoppi

a new marquette poll 51 to 43. lar story in pennsylvania where the president leads 47 to 40 in a new automated we ask america poll. we'll be right back. let's do this i am from baltimore south carolina... bloomington, california... austin, texas... we are all here to represent the country we love this is for everyone back home it's go time. across america, we're all committed to team usa. [ female announcer ] letting her home be turned into a training facility? ♪ this olympian's mom has been doing it for years. she's got bounty. in this lab demo, one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. bounty has trap and lock technology to soak up big spills and lock them in. let the spills begin. p&g. proud sponsor of the olympic games. >>> following eight months of investigations that encompassed 340 interviews and 3.5 million documents, former fbi director louis freeh today revealed a devastating look to the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. according to the report, the

new poll numbers show president obama expand pd his lead over his republican rival mitt romney. if the election were held today a new reuters ipsos poll shows president obama leads mitt romney among registered voters 49% to 43%. the president has a slim one-point lead over his opponent in the same poll back in june. >>> the president's improved standing appears to be fueled by americans slightly more optimistic view of the future. the poll found the number of americans who think the country is on the wrong track dropped five points last month to 58%. that is down from 63% in june. >>> last night on the rachel maddow show, james carville talked to rachel about why the issue of student loans is so important to democrats in the upcoming election. >> when you talk about what the middle class or how do you regrow the middle class, how do you bring it back, education is at the forefront. they understand that. i grew up you know, that was the ticket to prosperity. if you got an education, you knew that was going to pay for itself. that was the best investment that you could make. now --

gray did get good marks in the poll for trying to bring new business to the city and 55% say they believe d.c.'s economy is good or excellent and that is an improvement from last year. all the other things that came out of the poll, most of the people polled believe the on going investigation into the mayor's campaign, and the investigation into the dealings of former council members, they believe they have been conducted fairly. but residents are very much evenly split on whether they think corruption in d.c. is worse than in any other large city. back to you. >> interesting. thank you. >>> checking some of our other top stories this morning, the montgomery county council wants to find out more about how pepco responded to last month's severe storms. they are meeting today to discuss the company's performance during the aftermath of the storm that left more than 100,000 customers without power. the meeting will be held at the county office building and it is open to the public. meantime, pepco says they are looking into whether they can bury power lines to prevent future outages. >>> a f

. >>> a new poll shows support for mayor gray is waning. >> delia goncalves joins us live now from the wilson building where the mayor's office is. she has more as we look ahead this morning. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike, jessica. certainly this is not a scientific poll but the results are indeed very telling. it appears that after these long running scandals surrounding kwame brown, it appears district residents are fed up and they want this controversy to be over quickly. but the mayor supporters who rallied outside the wilson building yesterday say things may not be as they appear. mayor gray admits that it was not the campaign he intended to run, but he hasn't really offered any further detail. genie harris who pled guilty to funneling $653,000 in that illegal shadow campaign now says she told the mayor about it back in january. and according to "the washington post" poll, 54% of voters think the mayor should step down but 37% believe he should remain in office. >> i worked the campaign. i didn't get a dime. >> i've been troubled by the rush to judgment and

romney says the president insulted business leaders and doesn't understand job creation. >>> and a new poll out this morning shows mitt romney virtually tied with president obama in the race for president. 47% of the district voters sided with the gop candidate in a new cbs news poll. president obama is about 46%. the survey has a three-point margin of error. >>> d.c. public schools will not have to add here to all standards of the no child left behind law. the obama administration granted the district a waiver from key revisions of the controversial law. all d.c. students no long very to be proficient in math and reading by 2014. instead, the school system hopes to have 73% of the students proficient in reading and 74% proficient in math by 2017. the obama administration has now granted no child left behind waivers to 33 states, including maryland and virginia. and we could know as early as tomorrow what a bill to expand maryland gambling could include. state lawmakers want to see what's being prosoz proposed. the governor has been meeting with legislative leaders as he decides to call a s

washington state for two more fund-raisers at private residences. >> thank you. >>> seems like a new poll every day on the presidential candidate psz but the latest one is about the race itself. the knights of columbus survey shows 78% of voters are frustrated with the whole election cycle and three quarters said this has more negative campaigning than the last few and many believe the negative campaign really hurts the political process. >> i'm jamie costello. coming up all new tonight at 6:00, it's been a year since their loss. still no answers. a local family is trying to find who killed three of their loved ones. >>> the summertime is a good time to lounge by the pool but a tough time for asthma. what are the triggers. those stories coming up at 6:00. i'll see you then. >>> with many americans struggling with day-to-day finances, many are having difficulty planning their financial futures. karin caifa some tips that any house can use to plan for emergencies, retirements and more. >> reporter: the sluggish u.s. economy has not made it easy for many households to think about their finan

a new fox poll shows the race is a virtual tie.resident obama has a four- point lead if the election were to be held today. both candidates have 52% favorable ratings but the president's unfavorable rate is six points higher. >>> we are getting new ininsight into how voters in the swing state of virginia feel about the presidential race. a poll just out this morning shows the deadlock in virginia between president obama and mitt romney, both des getting 44% support. romney erased leads that the president had in polls last month and back in march. today's poll shows republican george alhelp has a slim lead over democrat tim kaine, 46 to 44%. so. >>> coming up next, catwoman is back and gotham city is in trouble again. >> the dark knight rises hits theaters tonight but kevin mccarthy got a sneak review of this much anticipated release just a few hours ago. he will be here with his review when we continue. this should be big. we'll be right back. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] every woman

a new poll out this morning shows his bid for reelection couldn't get any tighter. >> reporter: as the presidential race heats up in a dozen crucial battleground states a poll this morning shows the contest is dead even. president obama and mitt romney are tied among registered voters nationally. the poll shows troubling news for the president, 63% believe the country is heading in the wrong direction. after another slow month for job growth president obama is renutting his focus on taxes pushing to extend tax cut force the middle class and raise taxes for those making more than $250,000 a year. as democrats try to build suspicion about romney's investments the president is calling on him to release his tax returns saying it is important for him to be an open book. romney says he has nothing to hide. >> all the taxes are paid as appropriate, all reported to the government, nothing hidden. >> reporter: the new poll shows most americans continue to disapprove of president obama's handling of the economy. more than half the country faults him on health care and immigration. still, 58% exp

new polls show that ugly campaign ads are turning off voters. ne bashing mitt romney's time heading up the olympics go over? we'll take a look. >>> and time to heal the families who are trying to honor the lost in aurora, colorado, as the dark knight himself makes a surprise visit to the hospital. >>> and reversing a history of corruption. the feds laying out major reforms for the new orleans police department. will they work? >>> a packed show ahead. congressman randy forbes of virginia is our guest coming up next. >>> also, ronal search as will join us. chris cillizza and jennette mckurdy. we'll talk about healthy eating it's wednesday, july 25, and "starting point" begins right now. that's beyonce. what song is that? >> love something. >> "love on top." i'll just read it off the screen. that print is too small for my eyes. >> i just know it's beyonce. >> our team this morning, roland martin. nice to have you back. >> what? >> will you stop doing that? come on, man. >> ok. hello. >> thank you. >> what up? hello. >> margaret hoover. >> it doesn'

oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain >> a brand new poll from nbc news and the wall street journal says going negative is going well for the president. his lead jumps nationally to six points. eight points in the swing states, and there is new evidence that the bain attacks are working. >> i had no role whatsoever in the management of bain capital after february of 1999. >> howard fineman will break down all of the numbers. >> voter id, which is going to allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. >> protests erupt in pennsylvania where activists are fighting a modern day poll tax, and the state now admits there's no voter fraud. >> and mike huckabee squares off over equal rights with the muppets. the big panel weighs in on chick-fil-a and the fight for gay civil rights. >> what do you think? >> it's 105 days until the presidential election. and the political silly season is in full swing. as if gets even worse, you may have noticed something more than ever before. the republican party has changed over the last several decades, and particularly the

. >>> new poll numbers from some key states and races. let's check the "hardball" score board. we start in pennsylvania where a new ppp poll gives president obama a six-point lead over romney. 49-43. too close for comfort, i say. in michigan, a state where the polls have been close lately, the president has a new 14-point lead over romney in a new ppp poll. 53-39. keep in mind ppp is an automated poll that tends to favor democrats. turning to the massachusetts senate race. a new poll gives warren a two-point lead over scott brown. that's not enough. we'll be right back. l get you. for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take c

we start in pennsylvania where a new ppp poll gives president obama a six-point lead over romney. 49-. the president now has a 14-point lead over romney in a new ppp poll. 53-39. keep in mind ppp is an automated poll that tends to favor democrats. turning to the massachusetts senate raid. a new poll gives warren a two-point lead over scott brown. that's not enough. we'll be right back. has helped fund economic and environmental recovery. long-term, bp's made a five hundred million dollar commitment to support scientists studying the environment. and the gulf is open for business - the beaches are beautiful, the seafood is delicious. last year, many areas even reported record tourism seasons. the progress continues... but that doesn't mean our job is done. we're still committed to seeing this through. this is new york state. we built the first railway, the first trade route to the west, the greatest empires. then, some said, we lost our edge. well today, there's a new new york state. one that's working to attract businesses and create jobs. a place where innovation meets determination.

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york times"/cbs news polls.bama's approval rating dropped from 48% to 44% since april. also, the president's unfavorable rating at 48% with a favorable rating of 36%. jennifer reuben with "the washington post" and a cnbc contributor and karen finney, former dnc communications director and msnbc political contributor and raju nabu is a panelist. let's talk about the poll numbers. one to jump out at me, handling of the economy. president obama, now, approve 39%, disapprove 55%. and in april, it was 44-45. we see there's a crisis in consumer confidence. jobless claims above 375,000. karen finney -- >> you were going to do that. >> there is a -- there is a big wave coming. >> yeah. >> it is the economy. >> yeah. >> how do you get out from underneath this? >> it's obvious. this is baseline narrative of now and november. we have a number of jobs reports. that's not going away. i think the fundamental question both campaigns are trying to make the campaign about is who do you trust on the economy? again, the president

a new york times/cbs news poll finds the presidential race a virtual tie with mitt romney supported by of those surveyed. president obama was at 46%. 20% of the voters say they may change their mind by november. >>> senator john mccain defended huma abedin, a top aide state department official, after allegations by congresswoman michele bachmann that she is connected to the muslim brotherhood. mccain said bachmann's attacks have, quote, no logic, no basis, and no merit, and they need to stop now. meanwhile in an interview with "people" magazine, abedin says she's proud to be married to former congressman anthony weiner despite the sexting scandal that led to his resignation. she said her husband did a really stupid thing but added they have a, quote, normal family. >>> yokamon hearn was executed yesterday in texas for the 1998 abduction and fatal shooting of a stockbroker. it was the state's first execution using only one lethal drug instead of three due to shortages. >> and in china, a taxi driver hung on to the hood of a car of a drunk driver who had collided with his taxi cab. the d

a new poll in virginia shows president obama is tied with mitt romney at 44%. four months ago, the president led 50-42%. >> and if you look at the poll, it's extremely divided between republicans and democrats. >> reporter: professar ann kadinean is the director of the virginia tech school of public and international affairs. she said independence will decide virginia. >> and i think that is probably a heavy concentration in northern virginia. again, in a statewide perspective, you can't ignore the entire state. >> speaking in another battleground state, florida. the president sought to reconnect with people who voted for him in 2008. >> and the people i met in that first campaign and every campaign since, they had all kinds of different stories and backgrounds. >> reporter: while mitt romney was off the campaign trail on thursday, his wife ann did make news telling abc her husband would not release anymore tax returns. >> we have given you all you people need to know and understand about our financial situation and how we live our life. >> reporter: while virgi

polls are fascinating. >> they really are, john. you showed the overall horse race there from cbs "new york times" and fox news out with a poll last nightnot changed much since april when we started the general election campaign but when you dig deeper, that's when it is interesting. the economy, take a look at this from the cbs "new york times" poll, the top issue for all americans when it comes to the vote for president, who would do a better job, this poll indicates mitt romney and most other surveys also indicate the romney has an edge on that question. what about the bain question? you were talking about bain capital and the attacks, the frontal assault from the obama campaign against mitt romney of the private equity firm he founded. take a look at this. is that attack working on americans? 6 in 10 according to this poll said, no, mitt romney's time at bain capital makes no difference to their vote. that's the number that the romney campaign likes. look below, the number that the obama campaign likes. they say among people who say it makes a difference say less likely to vote for romney than vote for him. it is interesting when yo

. >>> a new poll is out this morning showing mitt romney virtually surv with president obama= y 47% ofegistered voters sided with the gop candidate in a new cbs news poll. president obama got 46%. the survey has a margin of error by three points. >>> the cure for egg allergies could be eggs themselves. doctors were able to reverse food allergies in teens by giving them small doses of the problem food. the idea is to train their immune systems to accept the foods. doctors used s vyp to this.hp%py closesupervisiontod had kí/[áreaction dis a 4 children will have >>> we are looking at 77 degrees outside our studios at this hour. >> a lot cooler this morning. we have a very different picture today than we did last night, right, tom? >> yes, yesterday afternoon we had dramatic video. look at this. this was put together by content producer scott issen. you can see the showers and lightning strikes we had as the showers came through. look at that. you can see how localized it is. that shower was mainly half a mile wide. to the left and right of it, there was no rain. but you can see the heavy

how do you see the 52-42 in the fox news poll favoring a tax increase on the wealthy? >> it's consistent polls taken over the last really -- >> what do you think drives them? is it class envy? what is it? >> no. i think people hear that and say, well, i guess if the money is going to be used to pay down the debt. >> but it's not going to be used for that. >> but i think a lot of people believe that. >> why would they? >> why would they? because i think people are somewhat naively hopeful that that's what government will do. government wants to raise taxes, they don't want to raise taxes to just give it all to a bunch of people to be more dependent on food stamps or give it to green energy companies. they want to do it so america will get better. >> you say that the 52% who want to raise taxes on the wealthy are misinformed? >> also i think they also don't understand or don't know that increasing taxes as the president would like to do as the study showed this week, will kill about 710,000 jobs, will decrease our output, will decrease our investment income, capital expen

in michigan, a new poll from michigan gives mitt romney a one-point lead over president obama. the polls have been very close and this has to worry the obama campaign. in missouri. rounded by nine in a new poll out there. 49-40. missouri has been trending red. finally, in new jersey, a new monmouth poll puts them in single digits. obama 50, romney up to 42. maybe a bit too close for comfort in a state that hasn't gone for a republican since 1988. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." three months to go before the election. pennsylvania's strict new photo i.d. law may be having the effect the republicans wanted it to have, intended it to have keeping likely democrats from voting. a new report commissioned by the aclu, one of the plaintiffs in the case against the strict photo i.d. law shows there are 1 million registered voters in pennsylvania. that is, people who have voted and expect to vote in this election who think they have the right to vote. the right i.d. to cast a ballot but actually don't have the right i.d. the report also shows that one in three registe