there is someone here -- there's one person anyhow who supports -- amy supports ron emmanuel. [♪ themerning, everybody. it's wednesday september 12th. great to see you today. this is the "full court press" on current tv, where we start off the day by getting you know the news of the day, and give you a chance to sound off at 866-55-press. we're covering everything today from tragedy in libya, where our american ambassador was killed in protests there, to breastfeeding here in washington, d.c. in front of a university classroom to bill clinton back on the campaign trail, and day two of the teacher's strike in chicago. karen lewis, president of the teachers, she is right, and he is wrong. we'll get into that and a whole lot of other issues, but first we have our latest from lisa ferguson as always standing by in los angeles. hey, good morning, lisa. >> hey bill good morning, everyone. we are down to less than 60 days between now and the november election. with the conventions behind us president obama does have the lead in several of the polls, but with a race that is close, the winner w

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mayor ron emmanuel joining us. the speech by meier monicaromijn manual very well received. the president it's my honor to speak to you about the president i serve. he may not be the headliner but he is certainly chicagos the president's former chief of staff onstage prime-time pushing hard for four more years rising above all of the voices in washington president obama listen to the voices that mattered to him most the voices of the autoworkers in the community that depended on them just like the voices of the steelworkers and the communities on the south side of chicago where he worked earlier in his career illinois delegates on the floor of the time warner cable arena tonight trying to get in and there are others and iraqi war dead tami duckworth. mr. romney had a chance to show his support for the brave men and women he is seeking to command but he chose to criticize president barack obama instead of even odder and the word afghanistan. she spoke to us earlier about what goes into a night like tonight. they assign you a speech writer who comes to and i spent a lot of tim

. >> ron emmanuel has made a point of pride in trying to change many things in the school and that has added pressure and mistrust. >> chicago has enacted an emergency contingency plan. they will provide breakfast and lunch, but other than that parents are pretty much on their own. >> how dare you guys stop school in session. how dare you do that to our children. what are you thinking about? not about them. >> the mayor called a strike of choice and said it was totally avoidable. >> one point of contention is the idea of teachers being evaluated based on student test scores. if the students do poorly, the teacher can be fired. in 2009, the public school system in b.c. implement a similar plan called impact. since then, the teachers' union says about 400 teachers have been fired. >> new details have been announced for the public memorial service for neil armstrong. fellow astronauts michael collins and eugene stern and will be speaking. it will be thursday at the national cathedral northwest. musicians will be on hand to honor the first man to walk on the moon. >> that brings back some

. >>> ron emmanuel is requesting that teachers return to classes.ans 350,000 public school students will be out of class for at least a few more days. >>> this thursday mark it is one year anniversary of the repeal of the don't ask don't tell policy on gays in the military. this was how some san francisco service members celebrated that day one year ago. military leaders say the transition this year has gone remarkably well. they say they haven't seen recruitment or retention dip following the repeal and they say there has not been a significant increase in the harassment of gay and lesbian troops. >>> researchers say cancer is knew the number one cause of death among latinos here in the u.s. for the nation as a hole, heart disease is the top killer. american cancer society researchers released the new study today. they say they believe that the age of the latino population may explain why more latinos are dying from cancer as opposed to heart disease. the average age of a latino in the united states is 27 years old and heart disease is predominant

is ron emmanuel at fault?> because this is a strike of choice, and a strike that is unnecessary. >> how dare you do that to our children. what are you thinking about? >> cenk: that's a really interesting issue here, because it's a battle about teachers and teachers unions that affect so much, plus a fascinating account of how bin laden was killed. >> you were part of the team that killed osama bin laden and the first thing you do when you get back to the united states is go to taco bell? >> two tacos and a bean burrito. >> cenk: that's the fun part. but who actually killed bin laden? all of a sudden it's not that clear. you know what time it is, right. go time! ♪ >> cenk: mitt romney took a tiny lead, and it wasn't much of a bump at all. at the democratic convention there was not a bump. 49-44. all of a sudden opening up a five-point lead for president obama. the swing states are the most important. we'll get polling on that soon as well, but it looks like there was definitely a bounce in the polls for preside

. >>> ron emmanuel is requesting that teachers return to classes.ans 350,000 public school students will be out of class for at least a few more days. >>> this thursday mark it is one year anniversary of the repeal of the don't ask don't tell policy on gays in the military. this was how some san francisco service members celebrated that day one year ago. military leaders say the transition this year has gone remarkably well. they say they haven't seen recruitment or retention dip following the repeal and they say there has not been a significant increase in the harassment of gay and lesbian troops. >>> researchers say cancer is knew the number one cause of death among latinos here in the u.s. for the nation as a hole, heart disease is the top killer. american cancer society researchers released the new study today. they say they believe that the age of the latino population may explain why more latinos are dying from cancer as opposed to heart disease. the average age of a latino in the united states is 27 years old and heart disease is predominant

[cheers and applause] ♪ >> please welcome chicago mayor ron emmanuel -- ranm emanuel. ♪ [applause] >>rom president obama's hometown of chicago -- [cheers] it is my honor to speak to you about the president i served. i want to tell you what i saw up close. while serving a president in a time of crisis, about the values he leans on and the voices he listens to. when president obama enter the white house, the economy was in a freefall. the auto industry was on its back. the banks were frozen up. more than 4 million americans have already lost their jobs. and americans -- and america's bravest, our men and women in uniform, were fighting in what would soon be the longest war in our history. you remember the uncertainty. and the fear that seized our country. on the first day, i said, mr. president, which crisis do you want to tackle first? he looked me in the eye with that look reserved just for his chief of staff -- [laughter] "rahm, we were sent here to tackle all of them, not choose between them." [applause] there was no blueprint for how to manual for preventing in global financial mel