the democratic national convention, i'm nicole charlotte. latest details coming up. >> in the bay area, a chance of rain. >>> it's been six months sins sierra lamar has been missing and what new congresswomen want to do regarding this case mçó4+y?i >> a documentary about the deadly gas pine line explosion in san bruno happens tomorrow. interviews with victims and first responders. admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors. it's at 22 board way. >> president obama on was delayed a bit due to thunderstorms. the president will formally accept his nomination tomorrow tonight. former president bill clinton is set to address the delegates. there are new developments about where the president will make his speech. nicoles joins us from charlotte. >> siting thunders storms, the convention says the president will accept the speech at the time warner center. the last minute swap could be a logistic cal nightmare. >> he brought economy from the brinks of collapse to good jobs right here in the united states of america. >> ms. obama ask

knocks' nicole collins is live in charlotte with a -- fox's nicole collins is live in charlotte withiew for us. >> reporter: the campaign says they are trying to present, a quote, clear agenda. that is a swipe at republicans. they say they don't think republicans did that during their convention last week so we'll hear a lot on the economy. the argument coming from president obama. he was down in new orleans yesterday or near new orleans in louisiana checking out some of the hurricane damage after isaac passed through there and we heard some of what we anticipate he will say this week and what his surrogates and other speakers here at the dnc will say this week. but the democrat inparty wants to rebuild the economy from the middle class out and contrasting that with the republican approach that they call trickle down fairy dust economics which is essentially, in their words, cutting the rich people in this country a break and then expecting that to or the of trickle down to the middle and lower classes and help them. we'll hear that argument. you know, the democratic party released i

at the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina, nicole collins, fox news. >> we will coverage of the democratic national conventional week long, ktvu reporter ken pritches in charlotte reporting from there at 5, 6:00 and 10 tonight and we'll stream live coverage on ktvu.com starting at 12:30. with the democratic national convention getting under way in north carolina mit romney is preparing for his upcoming debates with president o woman ahe's spending three days at a hilltop retreat in the green mountains of vermont. romney is practicing with o haya o senator rob portman, who will play the role who will face off in the first debate october 3 in denver. >>> there is a new call to hold pg& e actable as we approach the second anniversary of the san bruno pipe lynn disaster. the mayor and about a dozen residents gather this morning near ground zero. eight people were killed and 50 hurt in the pipeline disaster on september 9, 2010. >> we really haven't been able to trust pg& e to do the right thing, and even today, they're still cutting corners. they are still not doing

let's go live fox's nicole collins in charlotte with the latest for us. >> good morning. the president made the argument that he rescued the economy from disaster and that the recovery would be compromised for a republican ends up in the white house. president obama making his case to voters that america is on the road to economic recovery but he needs more time to make it happen. >> it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. >> the president full of zingers slammed republican nominee's mitt romney's policy. >> field a cold come on? take two tax cuts, roll back some regulation and call us in the morning. >> one more thing our republican opponents are just dead wrong about. america is not in decline. america is not in decline. >> reporter: the president speaking in the soaring rhetoric the country is now accustomed to, asked voters to rally around a set of goals he wants to achieve in the second term. >> goals in manufacturing, energy, education, national security and the deficit. >> reporter: he crittize the republicans

. >> nicole collins, live for nuss charlotte, thank you. >>> twitter is reporting a record number of tweets from the two political conventions. during the 2008 convention, there was a total of 360,000 tweets. so far, twitter is close to 9 million tweets for the two combined. a lot more google searches and blogs about the convention, compared to 2008. >>> we'll have live coverage of the democratic national kong venetian finale tonight. ktvu reporter ken pritchett is in charlotte and will report at 5:00 and 10:00. ktvu.com is streaming the convention live when we are not on the air. download the mobile app to your phone or tablet. >>> lucille packard's medical hospital broke ground. state assemblyman jerry hill and hp's meg whitman were among those in attendance. the 5 4u7b thousand square stood hospital expansion doubles the existing hospital size. it also adds 150 know patient rooms and is equipped with advanced diagnostic and treatment equipment. the hospital says it's expanding in order to respond to a growing communities it need. >> this is one of the foremost children's hospitals

nicole collins is in charlotte and joins us live from the time warner cable center with a preview. good morning, nicole. >> reporter: good morning, tony. also from maryland, representative steny hoyer will speak today but the headliner the first lady was here yesterday for a dry run on the dnc stage. first lady michelle obama preparing for her second convention speech where, instead of trying to convince americans of her husband's character, like in 2008, she will probably be defending his record. the first lady slated to headline the dnc's opening night aims to energy graduates and turn out grassroots supporters in a state struggling with high unemployment. convention-goers spent monday taking in the music at carolina fest as president obama got a look at hurricane isaac damage in louisiana and campaigned in ohio. >> when governor romney had his chance to let you in on the secret sauce of job creation -- [ laughter ] >> -- he did not offer you a single new idea. >> reporter: vice-presidential nominee paul ryan also in north carolina monday a traditionally republican state president

nicole live for us in charlotte, north carolina. ks so much, nicole. >> reporter: you bet. >> on the republican side now, mitt romney is laying low for the next few days preparing for his fall debates. his running mate will stump through the tar heel state trying to counter program the dnc. >> thanks. new this morning, two americans hurt after a deadly attack against a u.s. vehicle in pakistan. this happened overnight as government transport left the u.s. consulate. officials say a car packed with explosives rammed the vehicle. the firey explosion killed two pakistanis and left more than 20 people hurt. no one has claimed responsibility. the osama bin laden tell all hits stores tomorrow. the new york times reports that the author may have had an axe to fwriend. bad blood with his former unit. >> all right. enjoy the break while it lasts. tomorrow it is back to the grind. >> we're going to tell you why they call tomorrow terrible traffic tuesday and how you can try to avoid the worst of it. >> try is the word there. dave ross is in th

nicole is live in charlotte this morning with a preview. >> reporter: good morning. democrats hoping to recreate at this convention the same level of enthusiasm the obama campaign generated back in 2008. >> some 6,000 delegates and tens and thousands of others converging on charlotte, north carolina for the democratic national convention. along with president obama's supporters are critics as antiobama demonstrators gather. >> frustrated and rejected by the political system. >> they are not what they seem and people have to understand that. >> the president's team laying out the case for a second term and framing presidential nominee mitt romney's approach as a return to the policies of the past. >> mitt romney is going to offer trickled down fairy dust. it didn't work then and not work now. >> president obama continuing the theme while speaking to students sunday giving this critique of last week's national convention. >> despite all the challenge we face, what they offered over those three days was an agenda that was better suited for the last century. it was a rer

fox's nicole collin is live in charlotte with a preview of what is to come. good morning, nicole. >> reporter: good morning. it is departments it is a turn to make their case to the american -- it is democrats' turn to make their case to the american people. david a el rod called the republican convention a terrible failure and said that, unlike republicans, democrats will present a clear agenda. some 6,000 delegates and tens of thousands of others cop verging on charlotte, north carolina for the democratic national convention. but along with president obama's supporters are his critics as anti-obama demonstrators gather. >> these democrats are not what they seem and people have to understand that. and that is the message i'm bringing. >> reporter: the president's team laying out the case for a second term and framing gop presidential nominee mitt romney's approach to the economy as a return to republican policies of the past. >> what mitt romney is going to offer america is top down, trail trickle down fairy dust. it didn't work then. it is not going to work

lets he get more now from fox's nicole collins live in charlotte this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning w just two months until election day, president obama last night trying to win over those undecided voters and also trying to revive that same enthusiasm that powered his first presidential run. president obama making his case to voters that america is on the road to economic recovery but he needs more time to make it happen. >> it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. >> reporter: the president, full of zingers, slammed republican nominee mitt romney's policies. >> feel a cold coming on? take two tax cuts, roll back some regulation and call us in the morning. the morning. . >> reporter: vice president joe biden also renominated thursday. >> one more thing. our republican opponents are just dead wrong about this. america is not in decline. america is not in decline. >> reporter: the president speaking in the soaring rt rick the country is now accustomed to asked voters to rally around a set o

democratic convention wrapped up in charlotte, north carolina last night with president obama's rousing speech. >> he of course accepted his renomination for president. nicole collins is live in charlotte with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. with two months until the election day, president obama used last night to try to win over undecided voters and also to try and revive the excitement that powered his first presidential run. president obama making his case to voters that america is on the road to economic recovery, but he needs more time to make it happen. >> it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. >> reporter: the president, full of zingers, slammed mitt romney's policies. >> feel a cold coming on? take two tax cuts, roll back regulations and call us in the morning. >> reporter: vice president justice department also renominated thursday. >> one more thing, our republican opponents are just dead wrong about, america is not in decline. america is not in decline. >> reporter: the president speaking in the rhetoric the country is now acustommed to, asked them to rally around goals

nicole collin is live in charlotte, north carolina with a preview for us. >> reporter: good morning. the aim campaign says democrats plan to -- the obama campaign says democrats plan to build on how to move the economy from the middle class out. tens of thousands converging on charlotte, north carolina for the democratic national convention. along with president obama's supporter are his critics as anti-obama demonstrators gather in the city. >> people feel really rejected. >> these democrats are not what they seem and people have to understand that. that is the message i'm bringing. >> reporter: the president's team laying out the case identify second term and framing mitt romney's approach to the economy as a return to republican policies of the past. >> what mitt romney is going to offer america is top down trickle down fairy dust. it didn't work then. it is not going to work now. >> reporter: president obama continuing the theme while speaking to students at the university of colorado sundays. giving this critique of last week's republican national convention. >> despite all the

nicole collin is live in charlotte with the highlight from the first day. >> reporter: the first lady was very well received on a night that featured many women, latinos and young people. >> being president doesn't change who you are. no, it reveals who you are. >> reporter: selling her husband's vision. >> for barack, success isn't about how much money you make. it is about the difference you make in people's lives. >> reporter: philadelphia michelle obama lovingly praised president obama and characterized him as the man the country can trust to revive the economy. >> he reminds me that we are playing a long game here and that change is hard. >> reporter: she never mentioned republican nominee mitt romney, instead leaving that to the politicians. >> mitt romney quite simply doesn't get it. >> reporter: making history with the first latino deliver a keynote address at a democratic convection, san antonio mayor julian castro defended the president's economic record asking vote fors more time. >> we've seen 4.5 million new jobs. he knows better than anyone that there is more hard work t

. >> fox's nicole collins is live in charlotte. >> reporter: protect and to relish his time to staget. he spoke for about 50 minutes. that is about 30 minutes more than he was given. >> from political enemies to political collaborators, president obama and former president bill clinton sharing a amendment on stage after the 42nd president put his charm on display using his reputation to make the case for obama. >> president obama start wimbledon much weaker economy than i did. list started with a much weaker economy than i dsm listen to me now. no president, not me, not any of any my fred seesors, no one could have fully repaired all of the damage he found in just four years. -- listen to me now. no president, not me, not any of my fred seesors, no one could have fully repaired all of the damage he found in just four years. -- not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all of the damage he found in just four years. >> republican economic policy quadrupled the national debt before i took office in the 12 years before i took office. and doubled the debt in the eight y

. >> fox's nicole collin is live in charlotte with a look at last night's kickoff. >> good morning toas an exciting night for democrats here. first lady was the headliner. she was very well received on the first day of the convention that featured women, latinos and young people. >> being president doesn't change who you are. no, it reveals who you are. >> reporter: selling her husband's vision. >> he reminds me that we are playing a long game here and that change is hard. >> reporter: she never mentioned republican nominee mitt romney, instead, leaving that to the politician. >> mitt romney, quite simply, doesn't get it. >> making history with the first latino to to deliver a keynote address at a democratic convention. san antonio mayor julian castro defended the pre's economic record asking voters for more time. >> we've seen 4.5 million new jobs. he knows better than nip that there is more hard work to do but we're making progress. >> reporter: the night full of big name democrats and rising stars in the party and actor kal penn. >> my favorite job was having a boss who gave the or

nicole collins. she is live in charlotte with a report. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. president obama will officially accept his party's nomination from that stage later on tonight but last night, president clinton was up there and he used it to tell the american people that president obama has laid a soiled foundation for economic recovery but he just needs more time. from political enemies to political collaborators. president obama and former president bill clinton sharing a moment on stage after the 42nd president put his charm on dislay using his reputation as an economic heavy weight to make the case for president obama. >> president obama start wade much weaker economy than i did. listen to me now. no president, no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage that he found in just four years. >> reporter: clinton, claiming the country is on the verge of a '90ss style job boom if voters give president obama four more years. >> if you will renew the president's contract, you will feel t. >> reporter: clinton tried

i'm nicole collins at the democratic national convention in charlotte.details are straight ahead. henson, big day -- we're gonna fly to jersey, then mexico, china and france. you're going to travel through so many time zones, you're going to have jet lag for months. now sink your teeth into that big n' toasted if you're ready to soar. good. exits are here, here, and here. a big day calls for the big n' toasted breakfast sandwich, with fried eggs, cherrywood smoked bacon, and cheese, stacked high on texas toast. grab yours at dunkin' donuts. it's a breakfast favorite. start your big day with a big n' toasted breakfast sandwich from dunkin'. >>> 8:1. making headlines in the day ahead at 8:12, the second day of jury deliberations in the drew peterson murder trial. the 12-member panel got the case against the former illinois police officer yesterday but recessed with no clear sign that they were close to a verdict. >>> also today, religious law takes center stage in the case against army major nadal hasan. he of course is the man accused of a shooting rampag

nicole collins is live in charlotte with all of the details. nicole, tell us about that? >> reporter: left night, first lady michelle obama was well- received here and added a personal touch that the obama campaign wanted her to. she defended some of her husband's policies like his health care law and he didn't put it off for another president to deal with and he took it and ran with it and got it done and had some personal fors to tell about the time when they dated, when the president came up from nothing essentially and built himself up. tried to pitch him as that type of man and she was well- received here and we look forward to president bill clinton who will formally nominate president obama tonight for his next four years. allison. >> and we have lifted a couple of sound bites to bring home her message and what she was speaking about to add on to what you said. i guess number one on the hit- list is the economy and let's listen to the first lady right now. >> when it comes to rebuilding the economy, he's thinking about folks like my dad and his grandmother. he's th

charlotte north carolina international airport. the obamas then boarded air force one where they will head to new hampshire and later iowa. reporter nicole joins us live from charlotte where the president officially accepted the democratic nomination. good morning nicole. >> reporter: good morning tori and he may have to answer for weak job numbers. he said last night he is mindful of his own failures and there's weak numbers out. the unemployment rate dropped this morning but it's not good news. it's because about 368,000 people stopped looking for work last month. so republicans on the campaign trail are pouncing. president obama making his case to voters that america is on the road to economic recovery but he needs more time to make it happen. >> it will take more than a few years for to us solve challenges that have built up over decades. >> reporter: the president full of zingers slammed republican nominee mitt romney's policies. >> feel the cold come on? take two tax cuts rollback regulation and call us in the morning. >> reporter: vice president joe biden also renominated thursday. >> one more thing. our republican opponents are d

nicole lamb-hale, another big fund-raiser. in 2008, fund-raiser steve spinner also raised $150,000. when we found spinner being honored among the big donors this year again in charlotteent out a side exit. >> you cannot be following people. >> reporter: a democratic party official blocked our camera crews and followed. yet another fund-raiser here this week, chicago stockbroker, raj fernando was named to the advisory board but resigned shortly after abc news asked about his qualifications to be on the board. it was not something fernando wanted to talk about this week. >> this is abc news -- >> reporter: we were told to leave the hotel or face arrest. >> you'll be arrested. >> reporter: i'll be arrested for asking questions of this man? the democrats like to say they're different than republicans, more open about the money, but in fact, like the republican, democrats continue to keep secret the names of biggest donors to outside advocacy groups, the head of those of super funds tells me he does just as karl rove does. >> thanks so much, brian. >>> and coming up, silent heart attacks. millions of us have had them, did not know it how to tell if you're one of them and

charlotte last night. >> president obama told the delegates in the hall and the nation watching at home that the nation has a fundamental choice in november. nicole collins is live with the top story. >> reporter: good morning. in the last few minutes new job numbers have come out that are not good for president obama. they show only 96,000 jobs were added last month, and that could stop any momentum coming out of the democratic national convention. president obama making his case to voters that america is on the road to economic recovery, but he needs more time to make it happen. >> it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. >> reporter: the president slammed republican nominee mitt romney's policies. >> feel a cold coming on? take two tax cuts, roll back regulations and call us in the morning. >> reporter: vice president joe biden also renominated thursday. >> one more thing our republican opponents are just dead wrong about. america is not in decline. america is not in decline. >> reporter: the president speaking in the soaring rhetoric the country is now acustommed to, asked voters to rally

nicole. -- the mayor of los angeles antonia larosa. the former president is up against the first game of the nfl season. the cowboys versus the giants. peter barnes is an charlottening that it is bearing clinton by having him speak against the season opener for the nfl? >> they are definitely concerned about it. the people in the media are not particularly concerned about it. stuart: he is on the schedule for 10:30 p.m. that should be right about the third quarter of the game. thank you so much, peter. president obama will not be giving his speech tomorrow night outdoors at bank of america stadium. that may be a good thing because of who did and did not build that stadium. the man whose company did know that his next. >> you did not build that. the meals made that happen ♪ stuart: it is a very modest day for stock markets. weak economic news is continuing raising concerns about friday's jobs report. that will be a politically crucial testament. the national debt hit $16 trillion. there it is in front of you. one other very important number we want to show you about, -- number of americans on food stamps. that is an all-time high. it is costing taxpayers $71 bill

nicole killion is in washington with this morning's commitment 2012 report. ♪ >> president obama and his entire team hit the trail in new hampshire fresh from charlotte. >> we convention. >> but any hope of a post convention bounce seemed to be blunted by the latest jobs report. >> we know it's not good enough. we need to create new job, faster. >> while the unemployment rate did drop, job growth stayed sluggish with only 96,000 jobs created last month. arriving in iowa, mitt romney took aim at his rival. >> what is he gonna do to get this economy going? all he said last night wu the same as what he said four years ago. >> romney promoted his economic fix, touting a plan to create 12 million jobs. >> so, for me, holding down taxes on small business is essential and regulations have to encourage small business. make it easier to grow. >> the president argued it's the wrong prescription. >> tax cuts, tax cuts, cuts and regulations, oh, and more tax cuts. >> with both conventions now over, there are only 60 days left until the election. >> you guy, we're gonna win this thing. >> we will win! >> and two more critical jobs reports. >> the extent that it's headin