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i'm nicole collin in charlotte.test coming up.  i'm barack obama, and i approve this message.  mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> he wowed delegates and viewers at home with a powerful speech in 2008. now, president obama will have a chance to make a convincing case for four more years when he accepts his party's nomination thursday. >> the democratic national convention kick off today and the first lady is the headline speaker. knocks' nicole collins is live in charlotte with a -- fox's nicole collins is live in charlotte with a preview for us. >> reporter: the campaign says

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

fox's nicole collins has the latest. >> reporter: with clean-up from isaac underway mitt romney beats president obama to the punch visiting louisiana as the gulf coast remains on guard. isaac gone from louisiana, but its impact still lingers. >> we continue to see the impacts of the elevated water levels and we'll continue to see localized flooding challenges because we do have such high water levels in these rivers and bayous. >> reporter: some evacuees may be out of their homes a few more days. many homes and businesses are still without power raising concerns about extreme heat. >> the national weather service does advise the heat index will be above 100. they especially caution the elderly, those infirm without power that several days of exposure can cause health problems. >> reporter: the remnants of isaac now pounding arkansas and missouri as the weather system moves northwest. some areas in louisiana including new orleans major damage thanks to levees fortified following hurricane katrina. >> it was remarkable as a lifetime resident of louisiana to -- i get to the back end of a

. >> 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 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. >> national education, and the deficit. >> reporter: he criticized republicans for be

nicole collins has a preview for us. >> reporter: good morning. the first lady was here yesterday for a dry run on that stage behind me. first lady michelle obama preparing for her second convention speech where, instead of trying to convince meshes 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 energize democrats and turn out grassroots supporters in a state struggling with high unemployment. convention goers spent monday staking in the music at carolinafest 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, he did not offer you a single new idea. >> reporter: vice presidential nominee paul ryan also in north carolina monday. >> every president since the great depression who asked americans to send them into a second term could say that you are better off today than you were four years ago except for jimmy carter an

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 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

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

. >> 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

let's get the latest now from fox's 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 contra

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

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

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 around a set of goals he wants to achieve in a second term. >>

. >> 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

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reporter nicole collins joins us live from charlotte where the president officially accepted the democraticion. 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 dead wrong about, america is not in decline. america is not in decline. >> reporter: the pres