in a romney/ryan administration, we are going to champion small businesses and workers they employed and not stand in their way. [applause] we have got a plan that will reform the tax code, to get rid of special interest loopholes, and limit reductions so that we can lower everybody's tax rates. simple, fair, competitive. that is the tax code that families and small businesses deserve. that is how you get people back to work. that's tax code that we will deliver. we will also repeal obamacare and replace it with real reform. that is also going to give businesses the certainty they need to start hiring again. and in a romney/ryan administration, american workers and small businesses will start getting the respect they deserve. after all of their hard work, what they deserve is to hear the truth. yes, you built that business. [applause] there is another threat to our economic security, and that is our debt. it is hurting our economy right now. if we do not tackle it soon, it will tackle us. the president came into office and promised to cut it in half by the end of his term. instead, h

and that is what we will will have in a romney-ryan administration. >> we are happy to debate and therepropriate times to debate foreign policy approaches this president's record on foreign policy and contrast it to other approaches and other records. >> senior romney political aides says he is not backing down or toning down the president's foreign policy they make a point that he will be speaking to the clinton global initiative and talking about foreign policy there. discussions underway for major foreign policy speech that would take place for before or around next month's four debates. >> harris: carl cameron, good to see you. four schools took action today after receiving threats and one incident at the university of texas, austin. authorities said a man claiming to be with al qaeda claiming he had put bombs all over the campus. when this was breaking we learned the school ordered thousands of students to evacuate after the caller warned the bombs would explode in 90 minutes. that deadline passed without any trouble thankfully. the school later reopened. some 50,000 studentsen rol

when romney/ryan administration takes office we'll also take responsibility. [ cheers and applause ] up the wealth, our new president will get america creating wealth again. [ applause ] we're going to revive free enterprise in this country to get our economy growing faster and to get our people back to work. [ applause ] on the path that this president has set, by the time my kid are my age, the federal government will be far bigger and more powerful even than it is today. at that point this land of free men and women will have become something it was never intended to be. we were expected to meekly submit to this fate, but i got a different idea and i'm betting that most americans share it. i want my children to make their own choices to define happiness for themselves and to use the gifts that god gave them and live their lives in freedom. [ cheers and applause ] that's the american idea. [ applause ] you know, you say things like this, and our opponents will quickly accuse you of being anti-government. president obama frames the debate this way, because here again it's the only k

a romney-ryan administration will do good, not bad. because bad is the lesser of those options. that is a speech, you are a policy expert. ladies and gentlemen, aretha franklin will come out and knit for you. oh, come on. all right. no details, but perhaps you would like to expand on this week's theme, that any successful business is solely the result of individual achievement. >> and i hope you understand this too. if you are feeling left out or passed by, you have not failed. your leaders have failed you. >> jon: time out, chiseled chin mcnice face-ington. >> really good-looking. >> let me get this straight. so if your dry cleaning business section with a democrat in office, you built that, but if your dry cleaning business fails with a democrat in office, the government (bleep) you. so show me more hard truths. that sounds like it just is a convenient truth. you know, at this point in his speech i would settle for any truth. >> $760 billion funneled out of medicare by president obama. >> what? you mean the $716 billion in payments to provider exact same amount republicans als

while there, he vowed that a romney-ryan administration would be tough on fidel castro. >> look at where we are today. this is our public debt. this is the -- is not even the full total debt. this is the amount of treasury bills our treasury department has to sell on the open markets, 48% of our debt today is owned by foreign governments. by overseas. number one is china. >> jeb bush told the crowd that he thinks romney and ryan will carry florida into the election. >>> and mitt romney spending the day focusing on raising money for his campaign, but it is his personal finances that are getting most of the attention this weekend. yesterday, the republican presidential candidate released tax documents, including his 2011 tax return, showing he paid nearly 2 million in federal income taxes. because romney's income came largely from investments he is taxed at a lower rate, 14.1%. mitt romney may not think his presidential campaign needs a turnaround, but sarah palin sure thinks he does. she is the latest republican to voice her frustration with the romney campaign. the former vice presidenti

a romney/ryan administration will protect and strengthen medicare. >> if you were running a son of a generation zillionaire presidential nominee this year, you would have a convention about your party's up from the boot straps story? sing manile moms and immigrants working double jobs. if you were run the kill medicare guy as your vice presidential nominee, you too would have your convention about how much you love medicare and want to protect it. as paul krugman writes today, quote, the republican party is now firmly committed to replacing medicare with what we might call voucher care. they would give you a voucher that could be applied to the purchase of private insurance. if the voucher proved insufficient to buy decent coverage, that would be your problem. over time, the republican plan wouldn't just end medicare as we know it. it would kill the thing medicare is supposed to provide. universal access to essential care. that, i think, even eric cantor could remember. paul krugman joins us for the interview next, in just a moment. most of the pain i experience is neck pain that als

spent most of my time hearing from the california delegates about their hopes for a romney/ryan administration. >> i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> belva: mitt romney's acceptance speech on thursday reinforced his campaign goal. keeping the issue of jobs and economy front and center in the political debate. >> i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. >> belva: it's a message that appeals to the largest delegation at the convention. >> california, the state that gave america and the world, the inspirational relationship of ronald reagan and proudly cast all of our 172 votes. governor mitt romney. >> belva: we asked former governor pete wilson what romney would do if elected. >> i would say california needs to help itself. if you help the national economy, you will help 13% of the nation's people who live in california. >> belva: earlier this month, romney slammed california comparing it to failed european economies like greece and spain. party leaders echoed that tone during the delegation kickoff event monday morning. >> california is not competitive. califor

agenda and what a romney-ryan administration might look like. so, what might a second obama term bring, dan, what did we learn about the second term agenda? >> nothing, nothing whatsoever. >> paul: really? did he say more of the same only a little less? >> more of the same, okay, let's -- in the economic realm, more of the same would be another 800 billion dollar stimulus because the keynesian stimulus is the only economic idea they have under these circumstances. >> paul: hire more teachers. >> hire more teachers, spend more money. that would be very difficult to get through congress and i think on the other side of what he will not talk about is the second term of what will be an unprecedented exercise of executive authority in power. 's going to use the agencies to get, finish his agenda. 's going to use the environmental protection agency, the independence review board on medical care and the consumer protection agency to regulate financial industry. i think this president's done with congress. >> jason? >> and he's going to your point about

and that is what we will have in a romney/ryan administration. >> reporter: team obama called that an attempt to score political points. >> both factually wrong and poorly timed. now is a time when americans should be coming together. >> reporter: as many in the muslim world are coming together against americans. the white house insisted today there was no intelligence that could have prevented the death of the four americans in libya this week. live from washington, i'm steve handelsman, nbc bay area news. janelle, back to you. >> thank you, steve. >>> social media created here in the bay area at the center of these violent protests in the middle east. the white house even asking one local company to rethink its policy on posting video. youtube has been asked by the national security council to take another look at the anti-islamic film that sparked the protest and consider if it violateses their terms of use. within the last hour, youtube declined that request. we also reached out to facebook, which released this statement saying that it prohibits content that threatens or organizes

that means a romney/ryan administration one of credibility where we don't establish daylight between our allies, especially israel. when we say what we are going to do it is believed. that is the issue here. the ayatollahs by virtue of the conduct don't believe the president. >> chris: but your red line is not any different than the president. >> the problem is it is built upon a million of noncredible actions. i have been in congress for a number of years and we he have been fighting for tough crippling sanctions on iran. the administration resisted us. tim geithner tried to stop us from doin doing this until overwhelming support when the administration came onboard. when we send the signals overseas the ayatollahs don't think we are that serious. they are four years closer to a nuclear weapon. when you hesitate and don't speak with clarity and don't project your confidence in american values it projects weakness and equivocation. it shows we are weakening our resolve and weakening our military and when you project weakness bad things happen and look what is going on around the worl

and that is what we will have in a romney/ryan administration. >> all right. moral clarity and purpose. that, that is what keeps the peace. ryan's statement harkins back to mitt romney's three-point foreign policy plan he detailed on wednesday in response to the libyan assault. it was his third point after confidence and clarity that syncs up with what his running mate said. >> number three is resolve in our might. that in those rare circumstances, those rare circumstances where we decide it's essential for us to apply military might, that we do so with overwhelming force. >> it is hard to say what it means to run a resolve-based foreign policy against your enemies because the question is, what form does all that resolve take? for president obama, there has been a form of resolve, and you can see it right here. it's physical. it is an unmanned predator drone. regardless of whether he wins a second term, this will likely be president obama's single largest legacy in how the american government conducts war. an understanding of the centrality of the drone to amer

will the romney-ryan administration take a look at cutting off -- >> it's too early. rst of all, you don't have knee-jerk reactions, but you clearly assess these things. >> reporter: ryan's main love is assessing numbers. his bread and butter is the economy. his plan to restructure medicare and take serious steps to rein in spending has been a flash point during this race. liberals sea the cuts to federal programs as mean-spirited. ryan maintains it is morally right to be fiscal responsible. >> and the notion you can divorce these principles, these matters of faith between private life and public life, it doesn't jive with the thinking of a catholic. >> reporter: the catholic ryan is also insulted with the obama administration's decision to force catholics to violent their conscious, by forcing them to pay for abortions in the obama care. >> under the romney administration, this is wrong. we will not do this. >> reporter: this week the fed announced the third attempt to help stimulate the weak economy by pumping another $40 million in it. >> i think in the long run it

and that is what we will have in a romney/ryan administration. >> reporter: team obama called that an attempt to score political points. >> both factually wrong, and poorly timed. now is the time when americans should be coming together. >> reporter: as many in the muslim world are coming together against america. the white house insisted today there was no intelligence that could have prevented the american deaths in libya. i'm steve handelsman news4. >> a big blow for abortion rights supporters in virginia today. the commonwealth's board of health approved strict building regulations. critics say that should shut down many abortion clinics. virginia currently has 20 clinics. the new legislation would force them to meet the guidelines of hospitals. opponents say that will put the clinics out of business. what one local women's clinic has to say on news4 at 4:00. >>> now to a developing story. more than 60,000 people were evacuated today because of threats at three college campuses. it happened at the university of texas at austin at north dakota state, and val pa reeso university. ke

and that is what we will have in a romney/ryan administration. >> all right. moral clarity and purpose. that, that is what keeps the peace. ryan's statement harkins back to mitt romney's three-point foreign policy plan he detailed on wednesday in response to the libyan assault. it was his third point after confidence and clarity that syncs up with what his running mate said. >> number three is resolve in our might. that in those rare circumstances, those rare circumstances where we decide it's essential for us to apply military might, that we do so with overwhelming force. >> it is hard to say what it means to run a resolve-based foreign policy against your enemies because the question is, what form does all that resolve take? for president obama, there has been a form of resolve, and you can see it right here. it's physical. it is an unmanned predator drone. regardless of whether he wins a second term, this will likely be president obama's single largest legacy in how the american government conducts war. an understanding of the centrality of the drone to amer

cheryl: so what would a tax plan under a romney/ryan administration look like? rich edson breaks it down for us. rich? >> reporter: well, cheryl, democrats call it a giveaway to the rich at the expense of the middle class. republicans say they're wrong, and this morning governor romney defended his tax plan. >> by the way, don't be expecting a huge cut in taxes because i'm also going to lower deductions and exemptions. by bringing rates down, we'll be able to let small businesses keep more of their money to hire more people. >> in the end the details are really up to congress. romney's proposed cutting every tax rate by 20%. to insure the treasury department takes in about the same amount of money under a new system, romney is proposing cure curbing and eliminating tax deductions. the problem? the campaign refuses to say which deductions and how much they will cut. campaign firms say that is up to congress. as more the most popular and expensive deductions congress may consider curbing cost of health care plans, interest on home mortgages, retirement plans, dedu

agenda and what a romney-ryan administration might look like. so, what might a second obama term bring, dan, what did we learn about the second term agenda? >> nothing, nothing whatsoever. >> paul: really? did he say more of the same only a little less? >> more of the same, okay, let's -- in the economic realm, more of the same would be another 800 billion dollar stimulus because the keynesian stimulus is the only economic idea they have under these circumstances. >> paul: hire more teachers. >> hire more teachers, spend more money. that would be very difficult to get through congress and i think on the other side of what he will not talk about is the second term of what will be an unprecedented exercise of executive authority in power. 's going to use the agencies to get, finish his agenda. 's going to use the environmental protection agency, the independence review board on medical care and the consumer protection agency to regulate financial industry. i think this president's done with congress. >> jason? >> and he's going to your point about

that is what we will have in a romney ryan administration. >> team obama called it it an attempt to score political points. >> factually wrong and poorly timed. now is the time when americans should be coming together. >> as many in the muslim world are coming together against america. >> that was janelle wang reporting. prot test will remain on you tube despite a request from the white house. the national security council asked you tube to take another look at the anti-islamic film at strt of the controversy and consider whether it violates their terms of use. yesterday afternoon the giant declined the request. you tube determined that the video does not violate policies. mountain view's google owns you tube. >>> hardly a restful night for a homeowner who awoke to a car smashing into the house. these are pictures from the fire department and the crash happened at the home near mayberry before 2:30 this morning. one person was taken to the hospital and as you can see the home was badly damaged. >> per also new this morning, san francisco police are trying to find the person who shot and k

that is what you will have in a romney-ryan administration.applause] in the all-important election of 2012, values voters are also economic voters. this election will hold the incumbent accountable for his economic failures and affirm the pro-growth agenda of mitt romney. it is true, that president obama, he had a lot of problems not of his own making but he also came in with one party rule, and the chance to do everything of his own choosing. the obama economic agenda failed not because it was stopped but because it was passed. [applause] that's a key distinction. and here's what we got. prolonged joblessness across the country. 23 million americans struggling to find work. family income in decline. 15% of americans living in poverty. the record is so uniformly bad that maybe you have noticed something. president obama himself almost never even uses the word record. that is except when he is trying to trade on the record of bill clinton. in his convention speech the president never said that simple word, record. he didn't say the other word,

that is what we will have in a romney-ryan administration. >> romney is escalating the economic attack opposes the fed's new qe3 stimulus attempt to jump-start growth a third time by what romney says amounts to a short-term sugar high by printing more money. more proof of how bad the obama economy has gotten. >> there will not be a second term. we can't afford him for a second term. >> linking foreign policy to domestic job losses, romney accused the president of being soft on china unfair trade and labor practices and costing ohio hundreds of thousands of jobs. >> this cannot go on. i'll call china a currency manipulator and stop them in their tracks from killing american jobs. >> senior romney foreign policy and political aides say he is not backing away from, nor toning down his criticism of president obama's foreign policy. in fact, they say before the end of the month he will address the clinton global initiative and have further foreign policy remarks to make there. and there is discussion of another foreign policy speech that would take just before or during next month's big deb

and that is what we will have in a romney/ryan administration. >> reporter: team obama called that an attempt to score political points. >> both factually wrong, and poorly timed. now is the time when americans should be coming together. >> reporter: as many in the muslim world are coming together against america. >>> breaking news now that might be related to the movie, muslim protests in afghanistan. there's a report just coming out now of the death of two u.s. marines after a fire fight at a nato base in southern afghanistan. apparently with the taliban. the same base, coincidentally, where britain's prince harry is posted. he's not reported hurt or involved in this. not clear whether the taliban attacked this nato base in connection with the movie protests. the white house, meanwhile, insisted earlier today there was no intelligence that could have predicted or prevented the deaths of those four americans in libya earlier this week. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> the news is still developing on those bomb threats that caused three college campuses to be evacuated today. police s

that is what keeps the peace, and that is what we will have a in a romney-ryan administration. >> team obama called that an attempt to score political points. >> both factually wrong and poorly timed. now is a time when americans should be coming together. >> as many in the muslim world are coming together against americans. >> the white house insisted today there was no intelligence that could have prevented the american deaths in libya. >> our coverage continues online at wbaltv.com and our smartphone app. also, the actress in the film set to have sparked the attack speaking out. you can click on national news. >> closer to home tonight, securities on the forefront of baltimore county school employees after two major gun incidents since the school year began. they met today to review the security measures now in place. our education reporter is live at school headquarters with more on the meeting. >> the superintendent will be first to tell you these have been trying times for the school system. all the more reason, he says, for people to become more aware of their surroundings. >> t

becoming crises, and that is what keeps the peace, and that is what we will have in a romney/ryan administration important election of 2012 values voters are also economic voters. this election will hold the incumbent accountable for the economic failures and affirm the pro growth agenda of mitt romney. it is true that president obama, and he had a lot of problems not of his own making, but he also came in with one party-rule, and the chance to do everything of his own choosing. the obama economic agenda failed not because it was stopped, but because it was passed. that's a key distinction. here's what we got. prolonged joblessness across the country. 23 million americans struggling to find work. family income in decline. 15% of americans living in poverty. the record is so uniformly bad that maybe you have noticed something, president obama, himself, almost never even uses the word record. that is except when he is trying to trade on the record of bill clinton. in his convention speech, the president never said that simple word, record. he didn't say the other word stimulus either. because he w

with wisconsin congressman paul ryan as his choice for vice president, what might a romney/ryan administration look like? >> my belief is restoring economic freedom and making sure that we also get to a balanced budget at some point and then champion small business. >> he will come across as the candidate of the few, by the few, and for the few. >> he's the most qualified man to run for president in my memory. everything he's done he's been successful. >> there's the left-hand turn onto sunset boulevard. >> yep. >> the year, 1994. in the news, the o.j. simpson case, the continuing brutal attacks by the serbs in sarajevo and an earthquake shakes southern california near northridge. meanwhile, in massachusetts, a little known businessman, willard mitt romney, announces his candidacy for the united states senate as a republican. it's his first run for political office. and his foe? one of the biggest icons of american politics, senator ted kennedy. >> some of us wondered, why would you want to take on ted kennedy in massachusetts as your first political task? and he was very committed, very engag

and that is what we will have in a romney ryan administration. >> holman: romney and ryan also accused the president of dismissing israel's concerns about iran's nuclear program. ryan said it amounts to "indifference bordering on contempt." negotiators in the week-old teachers strike in chicago now say they've achieved a framework for a deal. the school district and the teachers union will spend the weekend working out details, and the union will vote on sunday. that means me 350,0 students could return to school monday. neither side would specify what they've worked out on the contentious issues of pay and teacher evaluations. in afghanistan, a bus and truck collided today, killing at least 51 people. it happened in the east, in ghazni province, on a highway linking the capital, kabul, with kandahar. a local official said the cause of the collision was under investigation, but he did not rule out that it was triggered by an attack. the russian parliament today expelled a lawmaker who had turned against president vladimir putin. it was a new signal that a crackdown on dissent is intens