romania has really wanted to join up, but that will be of the cards. at the european commission says -- that could stop a standby loan, and then romania would be in real trouble. >> thank you. paul cunningham. alright. the 2012 summer olympics are just over two weeks away, but to turn our attention to past olympic games in a singlet to the event. >> it was an african american man who was the very first to complete the 200 meter sprint and under 20 seconds, but it was his famous salute that is remembered. >> the documentary and the man himself is in london for the first showing. >> he captured the world's attention. the ceremony from the 1968 olympics. it was like the end of their track and field careers. >> it is so ideal, the platform that was used. they believed the the olympic games were only used for competition and politics. >> the australian back the other athletes, and none of them were false -- asked again. >> it is an untold story. and it resonates today in 2012. in a moment of glory, they said it's not about us. is about others. >> the salute

. >> eu officials have sharply criticized romania's commitment to democracy. in a report released today, the commission accused the iranian prime minister of abusing the country's constitution and legal system. >> the eu will now extend its monitoring of romania. the country has been under scrutiny since it gained eu membership in 2007. >> romania's government has sparked international outrage for moving to impeach the president and restricting the powers of constitutional courts. the prime minister has agreed to make sacrifices and comply with the report. >> how committed is romania to eu guidelines, and is there a democracy deficit in europe's east? we asked our correspondent how far behind bucharest really is when it comes to fighting corruption and establishing the rule of law. >> according to the european commission, it is way behind. romania and bulgaria, which joined at the same time, never caught up with the requirements of membership, which is a criticism an embarrassment for the european commission. they allowed these countries, and we are concentrat

a referendum in romania currently underway or whether to impeach president try on a cesspool it's accused of exceeding his authority by lawmakers have already voted for him to step down but now the people have to back the move polls suggest support is shrinking but the referendum still might fail due to low turnout with more on the crisis from. our city. asking his voters not to go out and vote into this referendum and abstain so was not to make the fifty percent of the total electorate required to make this referendum basically more than nine million will have to vote in order for the results to be valid the challenger of school is the center left politician and current prime minister of romania victor ponta now he is also head to be a social liberals which makes up majority of the parliament and they have drawn large criticism especially from the us and the e.u. as well as many rights were asked to the process of this whole impeachment execution the speed with which it had happened germany especially concerned saying we will watch what proceeds from now from here on that now as far as e

. >>> romania's president has survived a vote that could have cost him his job. the opposition wants to impeach him. but not enough people turned out for a referendum to remove him from office. >> translator: the people have decided in all good faith to makehis referendum invalid. >> the opposition controlled parliament voted earlier this month to suspend him and hold a referendum on his mandate. central election bureau officials say turnout for sunday's ballot stood at about 46%. that's below the 50 sers needed to validate a referendum. reuters says exit polls suggest more than 80% of voters chose to remove the president. romania's financial situation has been worsening since 2008. as it has in the rest of europe. the government introduced austerity measures two years ago in return for loanes from the eu and international monetary fund. >>> south korea's largest opposition democratic united party has selected five candidates for its presidential primary scheduled in september. the party chose jane and haku as well as others. the party polled about 5,000 register

. >> in romania, the prime minister is demanding that the president resigned. just hours after the referendum on sunday to impeach him failed due to low turner -- turn out. the prime minister said he will not stand down. european commission has expressed concern about the country's respect for the rule of law. >> the u.s. presidential hopeful mitt romney is in poland on it the third and final leg of his weeklong trip overseas. romney met with the prime minister and later with the former solidarity leader in gdansk. romney's trip has been marred by a series of gaffes which have often the people in britain and in the palestinian territories. >> a power failure has affected nearly 400,000 million people in northern india appeared the 15- hour outage darkened homes and caused enormous traffic jams in the capital. back up generators could hospital and major businesses running. blackouts are common in india, and a huge demand for electricity in the hot summer weather is believed to be the cause this time. meanwhile, at least 32 people have been killed in a fire in an

you shot this in -- where, you shot this in -- >> romania. yeah.months." and i had never been. it was -- it's a great country. but it's a long time to be away from home. >>> jimmy: why in romania? >> and transylvania. i guess artistically, they thought, you know, nothing would like like eastern kentucky and west virginia than transylvania. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this is dracula. dracula is in it as well. >> vampire western. [ talking over each other ] >> jimmy: vampire western, yeah, exactly. i want to show everyone a clip of bill paxton in "hatfields and mccoys." look at the man at work. >> you killed my sons. >> your murderous sons. >> not guilty until proved innocent. men like you who deserved a fair trial. >> i pray you hang. i will supply the lumber for the gallows. and i will tie the knot on your rope and when your neck snaps i will rejoice as you are sent to boil in eternal damnation's hell fire. >> a merry christmas to you, too, sir. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: there you go. that's a good -- that's a good line you got there. very good

romania's president has evolved a referendum on his impeachment for the second time during his rule could have been the latest e.u. leaders swept from office by the economic crisis and austerity measures demanded by the international creditors but a low turnout invalidated the poll allowing him to remain in power. has been following the story in book arrest. initial exit polls have come out on the remain a referendum vote on whether or not to impeach its suspended president of tryon of a cesspool while the numbers show that it failed to reach the a fifty percent plus one vote a requirement in order to validate that vote now sunday is a referendum as at the end of the three weeks of political bickering really between the sets of rights of assessed and his rival to left her of the prime minister viktor on top of assessed to have the fused of proteas of us with us overstepping his powers as president denies any wrongdoing or that we have done anything on constitutional what's going to happen next is that the cesspool will be reinstated as president as soon as the final numbers of come out an

my moment came if you'll remember in romania or if you read in romania, ceausescu ordered his troops to fire on his citizens and they did. and then the general who carried out the order committed suicide because in order to perpetrate inhumanity that the communists perpetrated the people ho did it had to believe in instinct. they had to believe they weren't just killing people. they were doing it for a higher good. and when that general committed suicide that, told you they didn't have any religion anymore and that he couldn't live with himself for having done it. their ideas were gone and their movement collapsed. and that's on the commune just side. i'm not drawing any kind of an analogy in a sense but as yergin points out, successful political movements begin with ideas. they then become successful any, and people rush in and the ideas begin to get diluted and they become about other things, about power and jobs and success. when i was a young conservative, if you were graduating from the citadel, you did not join up with us because it was the road to success. it was the road to o

twenty past the hour moscow time the world update in just a sec for now though romania is president who survived a referendum on his impeachment for the second time during his rule try and screw could have been the latest e.u. leaders swept from office by the economic crisis and austerity measures demanded by international creditors but a low turnout invalidated the poll allowing him to stay in power following the story and book arrest as artie's tests are awesome. initial exit polls have come out on the remain a referendum vote on whether or not to impeach its suspended president of tryin of a cesspool while the numbers show that it had failed to reach the a fifty percent plus one vote a requirement in order to validate that vote now sunday's referendum is that and three weeks of political bickering really between the center right of assessed and his rival center left her and the prime minister on top of the cesspool has been accused of proteas of as well as overstepping his powers as president denies any wrongdoing or that he had done anything on constitutional what's going to happen

political confrontation and this battle between the center left and center right will continue in romania. he says rosalee reporting straight into the r.t. world up there we go some other international news in brief will start with west african leaders who are drafting a request to the u.n. security council for military intervention in mali the heads of neighboring states of expressed concern al qaeda linked militants managed to seize control of the country's north during a military coup in march an interim president has been sworn in but the government still hasn't succeeded in gaining control over the occupied territory. thousands have surrounded the parliament in tokyo demanding an end to the use of nuclear power the protesters are angered at a government u. turn which saw two reactors switched back on earlier this month your thought is had promised an end to atomic power following the meltdown at the fukushima plant last year of course caused by the earthquake and tsunami the government claims it had no choice to restart the plant says there was an energy shortfall. police in tajikist

. >>> and, finally, in romania, there is an unlikely competition brewing. a chicken has taken on the role of caretaker to a litter of kittens, even though the mother is still around. anytime the mom leaves, the chicken then steps in, even covering the kittens with her wing overnight. seemingly jealous, the hen will even peck at the adult cat. and the winner seems to be the kittens. they now have two good moms. can't lose then. >> that chicken is like the mother-in-law. >> wow. >> i'm just making a general statement. >> good save. >>> it's time for now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day on nbc. monsignor william lynn, convicted for his mishandling of abuse claims, faces up to seven years in prison for his role in the felony child endangerment. lynn was convicted of covering up allegations often by transferring priests to unsuspecting parishes. >> the mayor of scranton, pennsylvania, will find out whether he faces contempt charges for not following the judge's order to pay city workers their full salaries. city unions suc

as elsewhere in europe, romania's financial situation has been worsening since 2008. the government introduced austerity measures two years ago in return for loans from the european union and the international monetary fund. earlier this month, the opposition controlled parliament voted to extend basescu and hold a referendum on his mandate. they're likely to continue trying to oust the president. >>> japan's defense minister is working overtime to sell an american military aircraft to people living around two u.s. bases in this country. morimoto wants to meet with the newly elected governor of okinawa prefecture about the deployment of the osprey tilt rotor transporter. some people in japan are worried about the airplane flying above its homes because it's had several accidents overseas. morimoto is yamaguchi's new governor. he opposes the deployment of ospreys in the u.s. air station in the prefecture unless the government addresses the safety concerns of residents. defense minister morimoto gave his thoughts on the matter a day after yamamoto's election. >> people

a couple of mountain bikers were out in romania enjoying the beautiful scenery.stopped when they came across a couple of horses. one cyclist got off his mount and decided to try to touch one of these other mounts. >> are these wild horses? >> they are not wild horses, they are doumesticateb. but watch what happens. >> that horse bit the dude hard. thankfully he only got gummed, he didn't get hurt. a little bruising and localized swelling. >> he probably thought that guy was going to try to ride him in those purple shorts and he's like no dude in purple shorts is going to get on my back. >> i agree. i think the horse is offended by the lycra. >> this is the mare. mama, baby. the horse's ears are pinned way back. the ears go flat, beware. >> beth does that too. >> my ears go down, watch out. >> so the guy has no clue. the horse reacted pretty quick. he's lucky he only got a bite and not a kick. >> you don't just go up to a strange horse like that that you don't know. >>> for the last 40 years a series of satellites have been photographing images of the earth. well,

. >> unfortunately we crashed in romania. for some reason i'd like to do it again because i have this urge to do it again. >> tell us about the vehicle you're in because we're seeing some strange stuff in this video. >> mine is one of the less strange cars. in fact we get lots of waves and lots of honks. >> when do you give up? >> we will not give up. we are going to reach mongolia. >> where are you right now? >> in crack ou, poland. for every moving mile i will donate a book to an underprivileged child in the u.s. >> when you watch this video, you're not going to be surprised that i call him rocket. that is a gopher. do you see where he's made his home? he has made his home at the cosmodrome. that's where the russians send up their space station stuff. >> oh, my gosh. he's right at the launch pad. >> a space agency official left this camera rolling on the ground. when he picked it up, he found this video and this is only meters from where the spacecraft take off from. >> i think this is probably a good home for this guy. he

they raided this house, rent bade group of thooefs from romania.t of a crackdown. >> we know the addresses they are using. we will come through the door and if you are going in, you will be arrested. >> reporter: with more and more olympic tourists arriving each day there are more and more tashts. that guy's wallet that backpack that purse. but you don't have to be here in london to be the victim. one method that might surprise you. he sprays the victim but what are bird droppings. she is so distracted, she hands him her purse. >> they are at various levels of sophistication how they can dig in and quickly find out the easiest prey. >> reporter: the best advice, whether in london for the games or on vacation, keep your eyes open, wallets close and your purses closed. >>> coming up, watch this, a tsunami of ice hurdling for a boat of tourists. what happened next when we come back. to the american people. .but washington isn't talkg [ female announcer ] when it comes to the future of medicare and social security, you've earned the right to know. ♪ ..

together you have assessed before to still maintaining positions as president and prime minister what romania nice now really is political stability especially for its european counterparts who are watching this very closely insisting that the country find a way to stabilize the situation and to exercise the marker see the rule of law is still be a checks and balances in all the institutions. will have the latest business news with marina very shortly but first let's have a quick look at some of the stories making headlines around the world and update this hour and first to colorado where the suspect in the massacre there has been formally charged with one of the bloodiest shootings in u.s. history james holmes is accused of killing twelve people and injuring fifty to the local premiere of the new movie if found guilty he could face the death penalty and whether his defense is expected to plead insanity if proven mentally ill his college psychiatrist could face charges for failing to prevent the tragedy before hand. nine people have been killed in poland after a train smashed into a minibus t

comprehending of italy in the second place india's gag on narrowing rounded off the podium when marking romania's first goal of the game. engulf the canadian open reached a thrilling climax on sunday american skier pier she eventually claiming the title seeing off the challenge of composites william a girth on robert greek us pearcey managing to finish a shot ahead of his countryman after his third consecutive score of sixty seven left him in seventeen on. sending a stroke back a little both the chance to win its first this attempt at par on the dean. well he to force a playoff. feel to sink a birdie attempt here meaning he to have to settle for joint second the davis belonging to las vegas native pearce. john there was a big. turnaround for me and i got a lot of things figured out and got a week off and got a rest and then i you know picked up right where i left off so i'm so excited about fred couples that showed he still got plenty of clark left in this golf club after winning this senior british open the fifty two year old demonstrating on the twelfth old just why he was renowned for a long c

a referendum in romania is currently underway on whether to impeach incumbent president try and. was accused of exceeding as authorities meddling in government affairs he has already been suspended by the country's lawmakers but now the move has to be baked by more than one half of the country's population also just a process who enjoys the support of only a third of romanians but experts say the referendum a stove likely to fail due to low turnout and a political crisis has put brussels on high alert with e.u. leaders voicing deep concern on the matter as. police in tajikistan have reportedly uncovered a potential terrorist plot to blow up a dam in the country's border region with afghanistan it comes to light during a major operation to hunt down a former warlord accused of killing a senior security official the crackdown of so far claimed the lives of at least seventeen soldiers and thirty militants all of your stance border crossings with afghanistan have been sealed to prevent militants from crossing into the country. where israel's on increased alert over a possible spillov

romania lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to impeach president try on the process of prime minister and ruling coalition accuse him of breaching the constitution and overstepping his or thora he fell out of favor with the public after passing several rounds of austerity cuts he was close to being impeached back in two thousand and seven but survived a public vote he faces the next referendum on his removal in three weeks time. now a social media website wants to send so your posts it's aimed at blocking what it believes are racist and offensive updates but will it compromise the public's freedom of speech for the rest of it is in new york to find out the opinions of people that. twitter is instituting a new policy of blocking posts it deems racist is it ok for social media websites to pick and choose what can and can't be said this week let's talk about that. right but some people still do. but that's the world we live in so should it be out there for people to see or should twitter take it down twitter should take it down so we're free over here in new york where we live free but doesn

accusations against him and his urged his supporters to boycott the referendum the vote comes as romania is finalizing an i.m.f. backing bailout of the e.u. as expressed concerns over efforts to oust the elected president our very own. keeping all of us updated on the developments of twitter you can follow her twitter feed at the address you see on your screen. now police are investigating whether illegal medical research is behind a gruesome discovery in a forest in central russia hundreds of human fetuses were found dumped in barrels possibly taken from a local medical university by a former employee but some doctors even believe the material could be the product of cloning should warn you you may find some of the images in sean thomas' report disturbing. a picturesque meadow in russia's urals at first seemingly serene but an unfortunate encounter for one outdoorsman reveals a scene far more disturbing i discovered the girls while i was out there fishing and i went to get some wood for the camp fire which i found the barrels and i thought i would take them home but when i looked inside

is at the bank of the west classic in california williams breezing through her semifinal against romania's her on a stiff six one six to the match lasting just sixty minutes and it sets up a final with fellow american coco vang of windy who beat you nina whitmire williams in great form considering seven days ago she was on the other side of the world. it's been weird this week it's kind of been a whirlwind i don't really remember much but i just know that i'm still here now when the fire is as we. well know elsewhere top so yeah get it out of it has made his first play call final on the a.t.p. tour brazilian thomas baluchi in three sets in the saints' cup in germany and that sets up sunday's final with arjun time fun monaco want to get some problems and win over spain's call mayor garcia lopez monaco took the first step but then dropped the second and squandered a five one of the in the before coming back to win that seven five for the match. meanwhile is aiming to be the first current to win the croatian open for over twenty years see through to the final there after beating defending cha

accusations against him and has urged his supporters to boycott the referendum the vote comes as romania is finalizing an i.m.f. back to bail out while the e.u. has expressed concerns over efforts to out's the elected president parties to us are silly is keeping you updated on all the developments via twitter you can follow her twitter feed at the address you see on your screen. that is the rage and conflict in syria has been preoccupying world leaders and international media but in one country it's become an attraction for sightseers in israel thousands have been flocking to the border for what they're calling a must see event parties paula slayer has been to see how the pain and heartache of syrians has become little more than a photo opportunity for others. up close and personal you don't get a ringside seats in this this is the israeli syrian border and it's now also the latest israeli tryst attraction feels good to be able to get close to it a little bit and besides seeing only the items on television i was actually thrilled to come here today to syria to realize that with only a fe

. >>> in other news of the world, from romania, the president has survived a referendum on his impeachmentthey estimated turn out was under 46% below the 50% required to make the result valid. the president was accused of exceeding his authority when he announced asterity measures. >>> in hong kong people took to the streets to protest a new curriculum that they say are an attempt to brainwash students. it celebrates china's communist state as a unique political system. the controversial is the latest a back lash -- controversy is the latest back lash. >>> memorial for a surfer killed in a shark attack. he was surfing this month when he was attacked by a shark. he is the fifth to be killed by a shark in australia in less than a year. >>> russian space engineers worked out the software bugs that was keeping a a ship from docking with the space station. the system didn't work and it took several dize fix the -- days to fix the problem. they will send it on its way back to earth. >>> still to come, a recap of today's stories. >> a teen is battling lieu leukemia. how a stranger may save her li

. >>> in romania the -- has voted to bring down the prime minister.m will be held to determine if he can return to office. >>> in mexico a partial vote recount reaffirms the election of enrique pena nieto. he won the presidency with a margin of 7%. votes were recounted after allegations of fraud from another candidate. lopez abrador says he is still not satisfied and will file a formal challenge in electoral courts next week. >>> the next ethics hearings are expected to raise questions about the testimony of san francisco mayor ed lee. mirkarimi's attorneys told ktvu they want to challenge lee's testimony when he said he would offer mirkarimi a deal if he resigned. all of this and another incident is raising questions of perjury. >> if the evidence surfaces after we have sworn testimony to indicate that perjury has taken place then we will certainly evaluate whether that will be appropriate to prosecute. >> reporter: the defense will also call a building commissioner about what lee said about discussing the case with members of the board. the ethics c

. >>> in romania the -- has voted to bring down the prime minister.rendum will be held to determine if he can return to office. >>> in mexico a partial vote recount reaffirms the election of enrique pena nieto. he won the presidency with a margin of 7%. votes were recounted after allegations of fraud from another candidate. lopez abrador says he is still not satisfied and will file a formal challenge in electoral courts next week. >>> the next ethics hearings are expected to raise questions about the testimony of san francisco mayor ed lee. mirkarimi's attorneys told ktvu they want to challenge lee's testimony when he said he would offer mirkarimi a deal if he resigned. all of this and another incident is raising questions of perjury. >> if the evidence surfaces after we have sworn testimony to indicate that perjury has taken place then we will certainly evaluate whether that will be appropriate to prosecute. >> reporter: the defense will also call a building commissioner about what lee said about discussing the case with members of the board. the eth

. >>> a strange sight in southern romania is getting a whole lot of attention.hicken has adopted four kittens, even though their biological mother is still around. when the cat leaves her kittens even for a short time, the when jumps in and takes over. she takes care of them. she even covers them with her wings at night. the when and the cat mothers aren't really getting along right now we're told, but the woman who owns them says they are still both good mothers. there's the saving grace. they're awfully cute. >> the kitty cat looks a little when-pecked, literally. >> literally is right. >> so we've got some clouds around and a few showers, but nothing big. >> this cloud deck that came in late morning, early afternoon actually helped us out. a lot of people don't care much for the strong thunderstorms and that cloud deck really helped us around the washington area. as you look over downtown washington, literally breaks of sunshine coming through. if you look on the left side of the monument, it's cloudy. if you look on the right side of the monument, on top --

i was born in romania, came here penniless and i'm now in the 1% and i'm proud of it. the 1% is a very fluid 1%. >> you are absolutely right. >> i hear people talk about middle-class. america is not about class or cast. it's about income level, but you can try at any level based upon your own drive and determination. think about the guy, that cardboard plastic thing you put on your wind sheeltd to shield off the sun. he came up with a simple idea. it became something that people picked up on. >> does he represent the american dream? >> yes. >> does he represent america? >> yes. >> how many in this room would vote for him. there are a lot of obama people in here. >> when we come back here, he will explain what is going with the obama administration. we'll have eight republican freshmen answering your questions and congressman rob andrews. stay tuned. >>> on this independence day i have a simple question for our panel. are america's best days ahead of us or are they behind us? who would say ahead? who says behind? i'm curious. >> the numbers have been trending towards go

. >>> a rather strange site in southern romania.her when has no little chickens so she's adopted little kittens. the problem is the kitten's mother is still in the picture, very much so. every time the mother cat leaves her kittens even for a little while, the when jumps in and stakes over. when the mamma cat comes back, the when starts to peck at her. the woman who own it is animals says the when even covers the kittens with her wings at night. she refuses to take sides. she say it is cat and the chicken are both good mothers. so choose. >>> we're just four days away from the start of the 2012 olympics. today the host country announced a special tribute for its athletes to win. the royal mail will issue next day stamps for each british athlete who takes home the gold. pretty impressive considering some will compete as late as 11:00 at night. a team of six printers will go to work and have the gold medal stamps out by noon the next day. >>> the athletes competing in beach volleyball are trying to figure out what to wear. one austral

i was born in romania, i came here penniless. i am now in the 1% and very proud of it. the 1% is a very fluid 1%. >> absolutely right. i hear people talk about class. middle-class, america is not about class or caste. it's about income level but the thing you can change those levels based upon your drive and determination. think about the guy that cardboard plastic thing that you put on your windshield to shield yourself from the sun. he came up with an idea and became something people picked up on. >> does he represent the american dream? >> yes. >> does he represent america? >> yes. >> how many in the room would vote for him? there is a lot of obama people in here. [ applause ] >> when we come back, chairman darrell is salve will explain what is going on. we'll have eight recipe freshmen and congressman rob andrews so stay tuned. s. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! [ jack ] yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] half a day's worth of fiber. fiber one. ♪ wer surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announc

romania won the bronze. michael phelps earned his record-breaking 19th olympic medal today and he has more medals than any other olympian. phelps scored a silver in the 200-meter butterfly and a gold in the 2 by 400 free style relay. the wins have helped the u.s. stay at the top in the overall medal count. tied with china with a medal of 23 total. the u.s. has 9 gold, eight silver and six bronze. japan is in third place with 13 medals. >>> training camp means a handful of hopefuls. players hoping to return to form after suffering from injuries last season. one of the last year's highest profile e dicks is determined to carry the load of running back. lindsay murphy is live with more on this story. lindsay? >> reporter: tim hightower found a home with the redskins last season. his season is cut short after he tore his acl on october 23rd and since then, he has been rehabbing and hopes he would be able to participate fully in camp and this is my one-on-one we tim hightower. >> given the limiting as and the fac

>> reporter: they raided this house rented by a gang of suspected thieves from romania, part of a crackdownckets. >> we know the people, the addresses they're using. we know the vehicles they're using. we'll come through the building. >> reporter: with more and more olympic tourists arriving each day, there are more and more targets. that guy's wallet, that guy's backpack, that woman's purse. but you don't have to be here in london to be the potential victim of a pickpocket. this expert showed abc news one method that might surprise you. the would-be pickpocket sprays the victim with bird droppings, she is distracted she hands him her purse. >> it is intriguing how they analyze people. they do. they're very good. they are at various levels of sophistication how they can dig in and quickly find out the easiest prey. >> reporter: the best advice whether in london for the games or just heading off on vacation, keep your eyes open, wallet close, and your purse closed. jeffrey kaufmann, abc news, london. >> see that's why -- if i am in a crowd, i keep it in the front pocket. that's why. >> you c

i was born in romania, came here penniless, and i'm now in the 1% and very proud of it. >> yes. >> the 1% is a very fluid 1%. >> you're absolutely right. you know, i hear people talk about class, you know, middle class. america is not about class or cash. america is about income levels. the thing is you can transfer those levels based on your own drive and determination. think about the guy, that cardboard plastic thing that you put on your windshield to shield off the sun. he just came up with a simple idea. entrepreneurialship, individual industrialism, and it became on something people picked up. >> does he represent the american dream. >> yes. >> does he represent america? >> yes. >> how many people would vote for him? a lot of obama people here. congressman west, congratulations. >> thank you. >> when we come back, chairman darrell issa is going to explain what's going on with the obama administration. eight republican freshman will come back and answer year questions. stay tuned. there it is ! there it is ! where ? where ? it's getti away ! where is it ? it's gone. we'll find it.

richard, mitt romney is going to israel and then he's going to romania after that. and you want to talk about president obama, what he had to say to the vfw yesterday. let's take a listen to that sound bite, what president obama had to say about the veterans of foreign wars. >> well, when you're commander in chief, you owe the troops a plan. you owe the country a plan. and that includes recognizing not just when the begin wars, but also how to end them. >> reporter: so the president is also talking about defense cuts, which is what the republicans are talking about right now. but the democrats are also talking about saving defense cuts. so, richard, mitt romney is coming here today to talk about a lot of things. he's going to talk about the veterans of foreign wars. he's also going to talk about how the republicans plan to talk about defense can cuuts, spendi what they plan to do about defense. so we'll have to see what he has to say about that a little later on. back to you. >> and we'll be listening. ron mott, thank you. well, you know -- and i'll bring back our p