. >> i like the pixie cut.he weather. >> for today, strong forms firing up from the upper midwest all the way down into lower illinois and indiana. we're expecting plenty of heat out west from texas into the southwest, beautiful in the pacific northwest. looking ahead toward tomorrow, risk of strong storms in the mid plains, sunny and warm northeast in new england, sizzling texas into the gulf coast. southwest looking pretty warm. >> good morning. beaut it will be another soupy day. a few rain showers this morning . >>> are you feeling something tingly, something electric? that's because, that's right, that's because it's time for the nfl kickoff special on nbc. tamron is all tingly right now. metlife stadium partly cloudy skies and warm as they come in to take on the giants. temperature up to 70 to the low 80s. get your tingle on boys and girls, it's nbc nfl kickoff night in america. >> i don't know what to say to that. >> i think that's been obvious for a while. >> thank god the cowboys are playing. that expl

. >> today the thrill and pixy dust of barack obama's presidency is gone. americans feel no hope, democrats are dispirited enthusiasm is clearly on the republican side. >> stephen: yes. [laughter] yes. we have all the enthusiasm. [laughter] mitt romney's our candidate, and there's no changing that now. [laughter] folks, this convention is about more than the presidency. it's about motivating democrats to hold on to the senate and try to take back the house. to do that, they're gonna need strong congressional candidates, which brings me to the 67th in stallment of my 434-part series better know a district. tonight, new york's ninth, the fighting ninth. [crowd cheering] used to be the fiegh fighting 1. this is the scene for the babilitiesbattleof long island e cry why didn't we attack during rush hour. this district in brooklyn is owned by process peck park zoo where you and your kids with see receiveriver otters and contacte and even the rare sunny-d bottle full of cab-driver urine. professional basketball has now ku78 to the district with the rechristened b

. >> today the thrill and pixy dust of barack obama's presidency is gone. americans feel no hope, democrats are dispirited enthusiasm is clearly on the republican side. >> stephen: yes. [laughter] yes. we have all the enthusiasm. [laughter] mitt romney's our candidate, and there's no changing that now. [laughter] folks, this convention is about more than the presidency. it's about motivating democrats to hold on to the senate and try to take back the house. to do that, they're gonna need strong congressional candidates, which brings me to the 67th in stallment of my 434-part series better know a district. tonight, new york's ninth, the fighting ninth. [crowd cheering] used to be the fiegh fighting 1. this is the scene for the babilitiesbattleof long island e cry why didn't we attack during rush hour. this district in brooklyn is owned by process peck park zoo where you and your kids with see receiveriver otters and contacte and even the rare sunny-d bottle full of cab-driver urine. professional basketball has now ku78 to the district with the rechristened b

golden earring, the theme from mission impossible, and probably my favorite, where is my mind, by the pixiesso who gets to pick the songs because actually, i'm totally tangentially aware of that and i recognize, i didn't study that. i really don't know. it sounds like a great talk to somebody. i'm not going to get into that spent i know you're the authority spent i would probably say at jpl, it's within their team. >> we can tell they are a pretty wild bunch. by velasquez and i know you are an expert in, and that is your own trajectory income into the planetary science and enjoying it and letting, i see you're still enthusiastic about it. what is in the high points in the low points for you in the world of science? and what keeps you enthusiastic about its? >> my whole time that nasa, which is now almost 15 years, is the high point of my career. i'm a computer scientist, but really with the psychological and philosophical bent. and an interest in taking photographs. and i like being outdoors. i've been able to do it all with nasa. and i never anticipated that. and i certainly remember the la

. >> i like the pixie cut.inois and indiana. we're expecting plenty of heat out west from texas into the southwest, beautiful in the pacific northwest. looking ahead toward tomorrow, risk of strong storms in the mid plains, sunny and warm northeast in new england, sizzling texas into the gulf coast. southwest looking pretty warm. we expect >>> 9:31 now. look at all this shower activity in is the south bay this morning. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. you can see we do have some isolated cells and thunderstorms embedded within these showers. and reports of pea-sized hails, gusty winds, and frequent lightning in the south bay. that will likely be the case as we head throughout the day today. we'll see the isolated cells stream onshore and it will be warm enough for more thunderstorm development this afternoon. we are on storm watch at nbc bay area all day long. >>> are you feeling something tingly, something electric? that's because, that's right, that's because it's time for the nfl kickoff spec

. >> explain your line this morning about pixie dust that has gone away. >> it's an expression.e brand of hope, the brand of barack obama sold this country and all of the pixie dust that goes along with that is all wiped away because people know what they're getting. they got a president that is in love with giving speeches, he is in love with this drive to campaign, but he has to be in love with governing. you've got to be in love with sausage making in getting the job done for the american people. that is tough to do. he hasn't been able to do it. >> do conventions still matter? will they be different for years from now? >> i think they really do matter. i think the funding mechanisms might be different. my impression is you are still going to have three or four day conventions that's going to be the same kind of thing but i think the problem parties have and i think my counterpart would agree with me is the law doesn't allow national parties to raise softballers for conventions. -- soft dollars for conventions. i don't think you should use taxpayer dollars, but that means you

. >> explain your mind about the pixie dust that has gone away. >> it is just an expression.he pixie dust that goes along with that is wiped away. people know what they are kidding. they have a president that is in love with giving speeches. he is in love with this drive to campaign. you have to be in love with governing, sausage making, getting the job done for the american people. that is tough. he has not been able to do it. >> to convention still matter? will they be different four years from now? >> they matter. it may be the funding mechanisms may be different four years from now. you will have a three-or four- day convention that will be the same, but the problems party have -- parties have is that the large -- as does not allow national parties to raise soft dollars for conventions. you should not use taxpayer money to do this. the legislature has to on coffee hands of these national parties so the national parties bear the responsibility of raising the money. you can put these things on and a more of the ship -- efficient, effective matter. >> thank you for stopping

. >> was it pixie dust he was going to use?hat some might consider the mundane detail, he has talked about exactly a path to getting there, including supporting our community colge system. are recognizing that the american worker does not necessarily have the skills we need to compete. so he has a plan. he understands the system. it's not just a talking point. >> kamala harris, thank you. maryland governor and john harwood will be here to discuss jobs numbers for the economy, the impact and election. keep it rig here on morniht her joe." i don't spend money on gasoline. i don't have to use gas. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. drive around town all the time doing errands and never ever have to fill up gas in the city. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. the last time i went to the gas station must have been about three months ago. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. ♪ then don

the president gave grandiose promises layered with pixie dust and everything else. worse off than four years ago. she made the case the country is better off. you're making the case the country isn't better off. let's go through the numbers. >> sure. >> when president obama took office, 700,000 people ab month were losing their job. sometimes 800,000 people a month. the country was on the verge of a great depression. you remember what was going on in october of 2008. the economy wasn't in good shape. >> it was in terrible shape. but everything today is worse. we can't give barack obama a pass and say the economy wasn't in good shape and therefore it's an excuse to make everything worse. when he won in 2008, barack obama ran against and on the economy. he said the economy is no good. he said he would fix the economy. he would get people back to work. he campaigned against george bush and the economy. he won. either his answer now is i didn't appreciate how bad it was and i didn't understand what i was doing and/or i failed. it could be oo combination of both. >> obje

>> what works well is the mini pant, pixie pant, men's bowery. >> i like the price point on ludlow. >> that really works well for us. we are a designer company. we're a design company and we're not a six times cost company and what works well is ludlow suits and woman's collection, italian fabrics, japanese fakbrics made in italy shoes. >> you are excited and exciting. now, that is something the four walls of public companies where the analysts get on and they nitpick about your gross margins. those are over. are you now free to do things you could never do before? >> we were always free. the the only thing different is we had to explain ourselves every day of the week, all the time. it was aggravating, but it's life, by the way, you deal with it. but if you're running a public or private company, the objectives are the same. run it for the long-term. unfortunately, that's not the way the world works. >> but you can afford to miss mow. no one cares. >> we care. we care as much. it's the same. you're a little more free not to deal quarterly or monthly. >> conference calls that are anoi

metal stools and get your caffeine fix with this coffee collection that includes this compact espresso pixie coffee syrups by sweet bird and more. plus, you'll get a year's worth of coffee beanery coffee. this deal is worth $2,600. >> wayne: okay. so one more jonathan you get 80 bucks. one more car, you get the car. wayne or tiffany, you get nothing. or you could leave with that sure thing right now. do you like coffee? >> no. ( laughter ) but regardless, you know, go big or go home, right? >> wayne: yes. >> go for it. >> wayne: you're going to go for it. okay. so stand right there for me. go big or go home. ( ominous music playing ) ( laughter ) you got 80 bucks. but you know that's better than nothing. that is better than nothing. that is better-- i do not have $80 on me. but when i get paid, you get paid, you know what i'm saying. yeah. the car was right here. number four. you didn't leave empty-handed. jonathan? >> jonathan: i will need some change. >> wayne: jonathan will give him $100. you know what, keep the $100, my friend. >> jonathan: whoa! >> wayne: that is how we do it here on "l

. >>> bulldogs are known for being stubborn and this one named pixy is no different.coughty table -- coffee table. she pushes and pushes but seems stuck for good. finally victory and a big wet smooch for the camera. >>> that's "inside edition." thank you for watching. we w >>> "the view" versus mitt romney today. firing off on his leaked video criticizing them, what the ladies are now saying about the presidential nominee. i'm kevin frazier. >>> "the insider" is on. >>> here's what the governor said about us. >> "the view" is high risk because of the five women on it. >> if you can't handle four sharp-tongued women, how are you going to handle the country? >> how romney just addressed the new "view" controversy, as joy opens up to us today. >> he has to come to the show and deal with us. >> why whoopi was absent after the leaked video targeted her. is the republican nominee on damage control now? >> he will come on "the view" in october. >>> after lindsay lohan's arrest for alleged hit and run, inside the parallels to amanda bynes. >> how these child stars are linked.

going to look at hair products of the year including the help for the pixie cut and long, lovely the firing up from the upper midwest all the way down into lower illinois and indiana. we're expecting plenty of heat out west from texas into the southwest, beautiful in the pacific northwest and looking ahead towards tomorrow, risk of strong storms in the plains and sunny and warm in the northeast and new england and sizzling texas into the gulf coast and southwest looking pretty warm and we expect to see beautiful weather, again, in the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> right here we have cloud cover, just a tad bit of sunshine. warm, humid start for us, again. 80 degrees your temperature. storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson here and highs going up into the 80s and the radar is now quiet from the early morning showers we'll see it fill back in this afternoon. after the lunch hour today, afternoon time more showers and even some storms coming through early today. so, the rain, most of which will be

>> pixies. they're seedless. they're called pixies. >> we have the advantage with the pixie that the avocado industry had 30 years ago. not everybody's tried one. >> thank you. >> and everybody who does will take one. >> and the pixie movement is sprouting supporters left and right. martha stewart has become a fan, and "sunset" magazine even named the pixie best in the west. all of which is no surprise to chef andy arndt at the nearby ojai valley inn and spa, who's been using the fruit since he moved to the area. >> it's definitely a treat. i've never been at a place where i can have this abundance of vegetables and produce daily, and it keeps me creative and keeps me, uh, changing the menus and keep everyone interested and keep the guests excited about what we do. >> and besides chef andy's salads and sauces, the inn has found yet another use for the versatile pixie, as a special spa scrub. which was an idea that definitely rubbed one hard-working farmer the right way. >> well, i thought it was pretty funny. i'd