. >> that was paul mason. the former secretary general of the united nations says he has spent his life striving for peace across the world, pressing the flesh with world leaders, working with some of the club's most intractable conflicts. his work won him a nobel prize in 2001, but his attempts to solve the crisis in syria as united nations arab league envoy failed. when he left in august, he said the syrian people desperately need action, but there continues to be finger-pointing and name- calling in the security council. my colleague talked to him earlier this week about the future of syria and his career at the united nations. >> what are you most proud of in your 50-year career at the un? >> i think making it to the top without really expecting to get their because no staff member had ever made it to the top. the organization always look outside for a leader, but i was extremely pleased with the work we did to fight poverty around the world. >> david cameron address the general assembly. the blood of thes

from athens, paul mason has been examining the charge sheet against that pillar of the greek state. >> in a small greek theater, they are lost. among the actors inside, rising panic. the manager is speaking frankly to the athens chief of police. outside, supporters of the far right party throw bricks and punches. the performance of a play called "corpus christi" goes ahead symbolically to just 20 people. even days later, the director of the play is stunned by what happened. >> what happened that night, it was like a critical mass. many people, they have called my mother, they said to her that we are going to cut down your son and pieces and bring you a box. your son will be in that box. so it is not a performance anymore. it days, do we have a democracy in this country or do we have a dictatorship and nobody is telling us? if we have a dictatorship, then europe must do something. >> this is the man who led to shut down at the theater, the defacto commander of the attack squads. the policemen may come here to buy these? >> yes. >> the shop that he owns sells the paraphernalia of civil

mason university. mitt romney and paul ryan will hold a rally in florida. >> another man charge in connection with the south capitol street shootings is sentenced -- scheduled to be sentenced. 25 years in prison for his role of the did the shooting that killed 5 in se d.c. he is that the fight against five other men at the start with this -- in connection with the shootings. closing arguments are expected today in the assault trial of two police officers charged with beating an unarmed university of maryland student. a judge in the case was once married to an ex-pgc officer who was convicted of using excessive force in an unrelated case. the judge determined the trial could go on. she said she can be fair and impartial. >> howard county police are searching for a man who secretly videotaped two women in their condo at ellicott city. the women recently found the hearing -- hidden cameras. police found images of the suspect on the video that was taken as he was setting up the camera. police say it was first set up in june in one of the bedrooms. over the next few months, he re- entered the condo several

he appeared at george mason university in fairfax on friday. paul romney will be in virginia too. he'll be campaigning in bristol. >>> it won't be a candidate but a rock star campaigning in virginia today. ♪ bruce springsteen will perform at a rally for president obama this afternoon in charlottesville. the event is free. tickets are available through the obama campaign office in charlottesville. springsteen already had a concert scheduled for tonight at john paul jones arena on the uva campus. >>> religious leaders will hold a rally supporting maryland's dream act. visitors are set to rally at the southern seventh day adventist church. they're urging people to vote that would allow illegal immigrants to receive college in state tuition if their parents paid tax ds. >>> the district pulled in more than $178 million in traffic fines in the 2012 fiscal year, and more than half, $23 million, came from parking and moving violations handed out by actual officers. revenue is still on the rise from speed cameras, up to $85 million. >>> a man was forced to help his wife deliver their babe

paul williams. the man whose other songs include the academy award winning ever green is a bit of an ever green himself surviving even thriving after some years of obscurity. anthony masonto avoid paul williams. his music was all over the radio. ♪ just an old-fashioned love song ♪ ♪ playing on the radio ♪ hanging around >> reporter: he wrote huge hits for the carpenters ♪ rainy on mondays always get me down ♪ >> reporter: barbra streisand. ♪ love, soft as an easy chair >> reporter: even the muppets. ♪ some day we'll find it, a rainbow connection ♪ ♪ the lovers, the dreamers and me ♪ >> reporter: he sang his own songs, too ♪ when there's no getting over that... ♪ >> reporter: in what one critic called the kragy forlorn voice of a sad munchkin. at 5'2 ," he didn't really have the stature of a celebrity but he became one. it seems like you were everywhere >> yeah. i said yes to everything. i was just a little media whore. it was horrific >> reporter: he appeared on game shows >> i love a party. one of our favorite people, paul williams >> reporter: variety shows. and talk shows. johnny carson loved him. he was on the tonight show 50 times. >> paul pill yams. i love you too

next hour president obama will talk to students at george mason university at fairfax, virginia. mitt romney and paulay. and early voting encouraged in wisconsin beginning on monday and chris christie in richmond, virginia. let's bring in joe and david. good to see you, gentlemen. >> good to be with you. admiral, the campaigns will be in florida, in ohio this weekend as well. how important are these decisions and how are they made? >> was that for david? >> admiral. >> great, sorry. i think they're extremely important. you're going to a small battleground state in new hampshire because these votes are critical in a laser close election. what i think is going on here is it is those less enthusiastic democratic voters and undecided voters. what they have seen is they ran four years ago extremely well as an outside reformer to make change happen and when expectations are not met having had so personalized his leadership, he's being held as responsible for promises not kept. they look at mr. romney. i don't trust you as a person because you have great business sense. you alone can fix the economy. they s

at camp .avid he paid his second visit to mason university where e coined a new term for romney's memory lapses. cooper has the latest. >> mitt romney and paul ryan are rally they saya will draw 10,000 supporters. president obama was in northern showing -- it was here where polo unveiled latest attack line. at hisis forgetting positions are. "romnesia."s called is the good news. obamacare covers pre-existing conditions. campaign officials point to new number showing their a lead inwith virginia. e point lead in florida. >> we have to cut spending. we have had four budget deficits r four years. that is a problem. >> both candidates appeared at the dinner where romney leveled this one minor. >> with everyone in a white what you have to wonder thinking, so little time, much to redistribute. >> on the daily show with jon stewrat, he was asked about his debate appearance. >> i am which debate was which? >> the interview turned serious about libya. >> it is not optimal when killed.s get to fix it.g all of it. >> of both candidates got new endorsements from major newspapers. there was a split decision. the orlando sentinel said it is endorsing mitt

mason university. >> indeed he is and mitt romney and paul ryan were in west central virginia last night before a crowd of 10,000 in fishersville. romney drummed home his theme about the economy. >> what you didn't hear last night from the president is why it is the next four years are going to possibly be better than the last four years. >> whoever it was that was on stage last night, doesn't want to be held accountable for what the real mitt romney's been saying for the last year. >> now the president told supporters in wisconsin he didn't recognize the candidate he was debating wednesday night because so many positions have changed. there could be another momentum shift in a couple of hours when the september jobs report is released. >>> this next story might gross you out a little bit and maybe push the bowl of cheerios away. students in some university of maryland dorm halls are dealing with an infestation of bedbugs, 9news now reporter kristin fisher is live in college park with more on this really gross story. good morning kristin. >> reporter: yeah, it's nasty jessica. but the good news is that

the president delivers a speech at george mason university in virginia while romney rallies with running mate paul ryan in florida. on monday the two will face off for their third and final debate focusing on foreign policy. >>> the boy scouts of america have released thousands of pages from the organization's so-called perversion files. the documents date from 1959 to 1985 and show how time after time local officials covered up allegations of child sexual abuse, protecting scout masters from accusations and molestation. today the boy scouts are required to report accusations of abuse and volunteers are given background checks. convicted child sex abuser jerry sandusky is seeking a new trial, filing documents thursday attacking the evidence presented against him and how quickly his case proceeded from arrest to trial. sandusky is currently behind bars awaiting transfer to state prison where he'll begin serving a 30 to 60-year sentence. >>> the fda has confirmed that a fungus behind the nationwide meningitis outbreak has been found in unopened viles of steroid medication. made in august by the new

mason kept the focus on women. a lot of young women there, and also cecile richards introduced him. paulyan and the republican party has taken issues related to women that can only be described as extreme. i mean extreme. we'll run through the list including a gop platform that criminalizes abortion. now we've got a new entry following his debate last night. the illustrious, i mean that totally sarcastically, u.s. congressman, joe walsh, said allowing an exception for abortion when the mother's life is at risk is not medically or scientifically necessary. >> this is an issue that opponents of life throw out there to make us look unreasonable. there's no such exception as life of the mother, and as far as health of the mother, same thing. with advances in science and technology, there is -- health of the mother has been -- has become a tool for abortions any time under any reason. >> and this quote, unbelievable the way these guys are talking, scientific theory to todd akin's theory to back it up that women don't get pregnant from a legitimate rape. in other words, if they don't want to g

mason university in fairfax. romney will be in florida tonight attending a rally with running mate paul ryan. >>> now to local politics and a blow to the campaigns of two d.c. council members hoping for re-election. in an editorial today, the "washington post" says neither michael brown nor vincent orange deserve another term as at-large counsel kill members. the post endorsed ins david grasso and leon swain, jr. >>> a sad day for the prince george's county police department as they mourn the loss of another fallen officer. >> officer kevin bowden was killed yesterday when his patrol car collided with an suv and slammed into a utility pole. fox 5's sherry ly is live at police headquarters with the latest on the investigation. sherry? >> reporter: well, wisdom, police say that officer kevin bowden was off duty when this accident happened. witnesses say the collision may have been caused by an suv that was swerving to avoid a tour bus when this collision happened. bowden got off work at 1:00 yesterday afternoon. and within hours, he was dead. his cruise are was headed northbound on branch avenue when he collided with th

mason university, derrick ward, news 4. >>> mitt romney is visiting coal country with a stop at a machine company. romney and paul ryan were both in fisherville, outside charlottesville where they received the endorsement of the national rifle association. >>> as we told you, today the september jobs report is out. the unemployment rate fell to 7.8% last month. it's the first time it's dropped below 8% in four years. employers added 114,000 jobs last month. we'll have more on what it means in a live report from cnbc coming up later in the show. >> turning to the weather, look at that sky. it's all blue. at least as far as i can see. i don't see any clouds out there. >> team 4 meteorologist, tom kierein, they say nothing in life is perfect. is this close? >> just about. better than looking at it is getting out and looking at it. i'll be out there in another half hour. you will love it. if you haven't been out yet and you step outside, low humidity thanks to an area of high pressure from the northeast coast to the carolinas to washington and back toward the midwest. there is a front triggering rain. indiana into no

in the g aallup poll, pew poll, mason dixon poll, women are pro life with the exceptions paul ryan named, and he is absolutely right. the democratic party went from keep it safe, legal and rare to any time, any way, with taxpayer funds and joe biden did tell china he wasn't going to judge them and was sympathetic with their one-child policy. we could have this debate all day. i have to tell you, i would say that joe biden's serious demeanor at the end, his tone of voice, had he done that throughout the debate, i don't think there would have been a question that he would have won the debate, had he done that. i realize what the democratic party's mascot is, to rally his base the entire way didn't do a good job. >> we'll talk style in just a minute here. if you could, keep it brief. i have a lot of things i want to talk to you about. let's talk about the candidates trying to connect with personal experience. they tried to connect with voters through their policies. take a listen. >> i understand what it's like when i was a little younger than the congressman, my wife was in an accident. ki

mason university in virginia. romney has a rally in florida with running mate paul ryan.idates zinged each other with good-natured jokes at a charity dinner in new york. >>> the boy scouts of america is apologizing to victims and their families for its handling of sexual abuse allegations against scout masters and others. the organization released nearly 15,000 pages of its so-called perversion files under court order thursday. the documents show that for decades local scout leaders and even government officials protected alleged sexual predators to protect the boy scouts' reputation. >>> a texas state judge said thursday that a group of cheerleaders can continue to display banners featuring bible verses at football games for the rest of this season. he suggested that a school district's ban on the practice appears to violate the students' free speech rights. a lawsuit challenging the banners is set to go to trial next june. >>> a remarkable progress report on malala yousafzai, the pakistani teen shot by the taliban. officials at the british hospital where she is being tr

mitt romney and paul ryan will take the stage in fishersville, virginia, in a little over an hour. president obama is campaigning in wisconsin tonight on his way to george mason university tomorrow. >>> more bad news for hockey fans. as expected, the nhl canceled its first wave of regular season games today. amid the owners lockout of nhl players. the first two weeks of games are officially off with no sign of a deal in sight. let's fast forward to the weather. >> looking great right now. tomorrow will be one of the best days that we have seen, and still felt in a long time. that combination will be great for getting outside. look at that. the pretty blue sky. we've still got clouds in areas like new carrollton. a lot of sunshine in oakton, fran cone yeah and poolsville. 75 to 80 degrees. fredericksburg through the morning, your forecast. we'll have breezy conditions, we'll drop to 75 by 11:00 p.m. fredericksburg, your temperature tomorrow morning, 72 degrees. we'll look at the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >>> a news4 exclusive tonight, a major change is coming to the staffing of d.c. fire and emergency services. news4 has learned the number of e

mason university in fairfax today. he's accusing mitt romney of changing his mind on key issues to attract women voters. the president called it romneshia. mitt romney and paul ryan will campaign together tonight in florida. >>> a 61-year-old driver now faces charges for causing the crash yesterday in clinton that killed a prince george's county police officer. she crossed several lanes of traffic then collided with the officer kevin bowden's cruiser. police say the officer was not wearing a seat belt. >>> news4 cameras were right in the middle of the action during a police chase today. police say it started when a maryland state trooper spotted a stolen car on 495. the 22-year-old suspect was arrested after a crash in southeast washington. he's now facing several charges. >>> now let's fast forward to the weather. >> we're looking at strong storms with heavy rain and small hail. small hail has been reported in through montgomery county, around the rockville area, and through silver spring along georgia avenue into the district, downtown seeing heavy rain. we're going to continue to see that heavy rain over the next, say, half hour to an hour most likely. do

mason university. mitt romney heads to daytona beach, florida, tonight for a rally with his running mate paul ryan. >>o 49ers scored the game's only touchdown in a 13-6 win at home over the seattle seahawks. but the victory, the niners gamed sole possession of first place in the nfc west. >>> and election could be decided down on the farm. coming up we're going to head to dairy country and what may be the biggest swing state there is, statistically speaking, in the entire country. >> i predict it. one. two. three. my credit card rewards are easy to remember. with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card, i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. [ both ] 2% back on groceries. [ all ] 3% on gas! no hoops to jump through. i earn more cash back on the things i buy most. [ woman in pet store ] it's as easy as... [ all ] one! -two. -[ all ] three! [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards credit card. apply online or at a bank of america near you. ♪ playing a lone hand ♪ my life begins today ♪ ♪ fly by night away from here ♪ ♪ change my life again ♪ ♪ fly by night, goodbye my dear ♪ ♪ my ship i

drove out from washington -- at george mason university as the romney campaign attacks him on a lack of agenda for his second term. listen to what congressman paul> president obama has not even made his case for a second term. you've seen all these debates, he's not even telling americans what he's going to do to make things better. all he's offering is four more years like the last four years, more of the same. >> reporter: and when it comes to the economic argument, it appeared governor romney got a little bit of help yesterday from president clinton who said this about the economy at a question that was asked at the dedebate on tuesday. >> governor romney's argument is we're not fixed, so fire him and put me in. it is true we're not fixed. when president obama looked into the eyes of that man who said in the debate i had so much hope four years ago, and i don't now, i thought he was going to cry. because he knows that it's not fixed. >> reporter: now, clinton went on to say the big question is whose plan do you trust? he prefers president obama's plan, but it didn't take but for a few minutes for the republican national committee using bill c

paul ryan. mitt romney will stay in virginia tomorrow. the president has a campaign appearance in virginia tomorrow. the president at 10:45 eastern at george masoning out at 8:30 tomorrow morning. those events will be live on c- span tomorrow. by in fishersville, virginia, here on c-span, waiting to hear from mitt romney and paul ryan. ♪ a big crowd gathered in fishersville, virginia to hear from mitt romney and paul ryan. we are running about an hour and a half behind or so. later, we will show you the president's comments from earlier from denver. he will also find those in our video library. after the mitt romney event, we will take your phone calls and reaction. also, with this evening, an event with arnold schwarzenegger, who has opened a new thing take on global policy at the university of california. he had a discussion on partisanship in politics. here is what he had to say about the issue of partisanship in washington. >> you have to have the guts to do it. every police officer that i have met. they do not know they can see their family again. that is correct. >> what you are talking about here is that people are afraid to cross the par

paul sadler looking to replace senator kay bailey hutchison. tonight, looking at the debating styles of president obama and mitt romney speaking with a presidential of journalism from northwestern and the it george mason debate director. we will look at past debates. also, this evening journalists and political communications scholars will be talking about the upcoming debates. it aims to help citizens watch and understand the three presidential debates this month. that is coming up tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern. the last debate will have a theme of foreign policy. the carnegie endowment for international peace recently hosted a panel on the president's role in leading foreign policy talking about american influence, the changing international order, and more. among the panelists is a thomas friedman. this is about an hour and half. >> good evening. my name is david rothkopf and i will be the moderator for this carnegie endowment discussion about how the next american president should engage the world. this is a debate format it discussion. we have a terrific group here. on my right, we have john ikenberry from princeton. next to him as thomas friedman from "the new york times." then just a matter is

mason university. this is a richmond, virginia. new jersey governor chris christie is said to speak out and speak for governor romney. governor romney and paulyan are in florida this evening. they have eight rally set for daytona beach. you can see our twitter. you can follow us. you could also use the hash tag #cspan2012. california's unemployment numbers were not included. if you are on twitter and want to send us a tweet, go to #cspan2012. obama is heading to camp david for the weekend. on monday, it is the final presidential debate when both candidates will return and focus on foreign policy. it is another 90 minute debate. our coverage on monday will get started at 7:00 p.m. eastern. the debate itself will be at 9:00 p.m. we will follow the debate with your reaction to the final presidential debate. >> the governor just got here. he is meeting with employees inside and he will be speaking to you in about two minutes. [cheers and applause] >> not sure if you heard all about, but an announcement was made. the governor is inside meeting with employees at the ball office products company. the person said the governor will speak in about two