hey mike thanks so much for joining me so let's talk about this scranton pennsylvania situation that we've got going on first it kind of seems like the banks are choosing profit people over profits and that's not at all in tune with the rest of the banks it will be a situation where it's when in order to meet its payroll needed some money. and you know a lot of banks don't want to step forward because it wasn't that profitable i mean the media bank is charging six percent interest rate and they are getting a three percent origination fee so they're still making some money off of it a profit but not a very big profit and you know i think that's reasonable and i you know know whether banks want to step up to the to the plate and i think is the key case for you know there's so many trillions of dollars of workers pension money invested in different investment banks in terms of bringing that money back and house because you can do things like this help out cities and stress that needed with the g.p. you know jamie diamonds and those kind of people are going to step in and i know that the

scranton getting up there and saying you know what?i work with barack obama every day up close and personal. i see him in his good moments and his bad. let me tell you, he has got what it takes to be a great president for another four years. and to kirsten's point, that's what every speech each night was designed to do. michelle obama validated that barack obama is a good guy and came up just like they -- everybody else, low working class, middle class family. bill clinton the guy who said he can put the economy back on track like i did. biden tells everybody every catholic irish from a place like scranton that is he a good guy. >> laura: the problem with all of, this of course, is we have facts and figures that don't kind of mesh with he is a great leader aside from killing bin laden, all of those descriptors don't really change the economic report that i bet the president saw before he went up and spoke last night. so, again, the razzle dazzle personal narrative is wonderful to dehold but i said in talking points memo but the reality

still one from scranton heading toward bethel.re all thunderstorm warnings with these long lines. so through today into tonight, that's when we'll see the severe weather. boston, new york, washington, poised for severe weather. tomorrow clear, almost a little taste of fall behind the front tomorrow. >> okay, fall is almost here officially, isn't it. thanks so much. susan candiotti is actually in the queens area and she'll bring us a view, as well. >>> get us close with amazing wildlife. that's just one of the things that you can do at our great national parks. i'll tell you about a lot of other things to see and enjoy, as well. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only company that could. cisco. to meet the needs of my growing business. but how am i going to fund it? and i have to

scranton pd show up. you see an officer there, immediately with his hand on his taser.ase jesus because he doesn't respond to their commands. >> does it hurt more when you're naked? >> hurt your pride more. >> yeah. >> the woman didn't want to press charges. all he got was three months to one year in county prison for disorderly conduct. >> what about indecent exposure. >> he was high on love. >> i love this woman. >>> april and chuck. >> the sixth "fast and furious" film is in production in the canary islands in spain. >> thank god. i've been waiting for that one. >> you're an adrenaline junkie, so you know the stunts in the movie are pretty awesome. we found this video with behind the scenes action of one of their stunts. you see one of their really cool cars driving down the road. up ahead is a bridge. all of a sudden, debris on the cars everywhere. >> that's planned. >> that's obviously planned, yes. >> but the cool thing is we get to see this whole stunt in action while they are filming it. >> the most interesting thing to me is they are going really slow. this is

a hit-and-miss storm around scranton and williamsport. other rains aund iowa especially. we have changes coming for the weekend and changes that so many of us are going to love. we've had high humidity for most of the summer but especially over the last couple of weeks. for the southeast, mid-atlantic and chicago we're waiting for the first cost to fall and it's on its way. it's in the middle of the country. it will move all the way to the east coast by the time we get to saturday. there's going to be clouds and showers through the great lakes with this and heavy rains through missouri and eventually into illinois. but as we go through the weekend and as the storm pulls away the cool air will move in behind it along with high pressure and it's going to be a beautiful weekend in many areas and so many people will enjoy a new air mass because the one we've had recently is so humid. this is what's on the way. 68 in minneapolis and a beautiful 74 in montana. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. we'll have a chance for

flash flooding could slow down traffic around scranton and albany, new york. >> airport delays all on east coast. atlanta, charlotte, washington, philly, new york and boston. >>> breaking news from france, where a court has just ruled in favor of prince william and wife, kate, in their bid to stop further publishing of topless photos. the couple is wrapping up a nine-day asia/pacific tour. bob woodruff is there. >> reporter: the duke and duchess of cambridge spent their last full day in the solomon islands. enjoying a war canoe ride to a private island resort. billed as something of a second honeymoon. surely it doesn't feel like that now. thousands of miles away, outside paris, lawyers for the royal family were in court, pressing to stop the publication of the topless photos of kate. and seeking fines against "closer," the french tabloid that the first to feature them. >> whatever amount of damages that the french court will award, it will be a fraction of the publicity the magazine would have gained. >> reporter: when the tour began, the smiles came easily and often. and even after

host: john cole is an editorial cartoonist and writer with cassette in the scranton times tribune.ore is a cartoonist. they are here this weekend for their convention. throughout the interview, throughout the conversation, we are going to be showing examples of john's work, but we want to let viewers and listeners know that if they want to get involved in this discussion, the number is on the screen. as we are letting the phones heat up, we want to show an workede of mark fiore's as an animator. this one shows governor romney and representative ryan. >> the cool streets of liberal ville. an unsuspecting romney is in trouble. he knows it is time to call for -- >> deficit hawkman. mild-mannered by day, paul ryan becomes a hero by night, with his bold, brave, republican arian -- republicanarianism, cutting taxes for rich people. more than money. more than george w. bishop. the deficit will be toast in -- in -- 30 years or so. -- more than george w. bush. guest: our first call comes from east canton, conn. -- east hampton, connecticut. caller: i would like to ask these cartoonists if t

. >>> check out this in the minor league, scranton. the red sox. bananas. with the bases loaded. he tracks the shot to the wall. makes the case, flips into the bull pen robbing the yankees of a grand slam. that is awesome. let's get a look at the top movies at the weekend box office. >>> the fright flick "the possession" scared up a number one spot opening in second place bootlegging drama "lawless" "the expendables 2" fell to number three after two weekends as the top draw at the theater paragraph actor russell crowe back on dry land. crow and a friend had to be rescued by the coast guard after losing their way kayaking off long island, new york. he tweeted, his thanks to the coast guard for guiding him to safety. >>> randy jackson is reportedly leaving the judge's table at "american idol" after 11 seasons. tmz says jackson, the only remaining original judge on that show will transition into a mentor role when the show returns. so far only one judge has been confirmed for season 12, grammy win are mariah carey, penned her deal after steven tyler and jennifer lopez left. >>> powe

it's what you learn growing up in scan ton, pennsylvania and dell -- scranton, pennsylvania and delaware>> it was a neat place that is completely normal. four kids, three bedrooms mom and dad and of the 16 years i lived in that house, there was a relative at least 14 of those years living with us full-time. my parents never doubted for a second i could be president or vice-president. there is this notion that nobody is better than you. you are no better than anyone else but nobody is better than you. and in this country you can be anything you want to be. >> and i think that sense of optimism is what he feels for america. >> his parents tote him the truths that make the country special. basic beliefs that defined what it's meant to be middle class for generations. >> middle class wasn't a number. it wasn't your net worth. it was more value set. the idea that everyone in this country who works at it, can do well, who can own a home not rent it. be able to live in a safe neighborhood. send their kid to school. help take care of their parents. maybe save enough that they can take care of th

is he from scranton. >> do you think he can get out of the no spin zone gaffe-free?o you think so? >> i will make more gaffes than he would. we may have to send you out there again because he said he was going to try. >> i'm ready to go. >> we will hold him to that. jesse watters, everybody when we come right back. bernie gold b rg on the koppel/o'reilly shootout. adam carolla on howard stern show interviewing black americans about president obama. very controversial what stern did. the factor will return in a ems is color fading, but wen >> bill: thanks for staying with us. i'm bill o'reilly. in the weekdays with bernie segment tonight, there was an interesting reaction to my interview with ted koppel last week on the factor and his chat with me on nbc news. some thought that mr. koppel came in with a preconceived point of view. >> i don't think anyone is going to be confused as to the ideological belief of most of the people who appear on fox. >> bill: i think that's grossly unfair to the hard news others. okay? if you look at our bureau system and the people we ha

farther west, scranton, pennsylvania, tornado warning headed bethel. that's expired. but still, all the big cities. walling, t washington, the worst to your west. all of this is moving east. philadelphia, baltimore, washington. and the biggest threat with this, tornadoes certainly possible, but the biggest threat, these very strong wind gusts and also some isolate hail damage. severe for today into tonight, but then again it is done. and look at this, boston from the steamy 80s and 90s to the 60s. new york city, 08 degr80 degree. >> it will feel good, but first you got get through today. >> absolutely. >> thanks so much. >>> the presidential race is intensifying with both president obama and mitt romney going after voter there is bottle ground states. romney spoke about an hour ago in virginia beach. we have more on that. and president obama has two speeches of his own in florida today. one this morning and n. st. petersburg and another in kiss kissimm kissimmee. jessica, obama has a slight leaded in florida right now.kis kissimmee. jessica, obama has a slight leaded

jason over the wall to rob l the grand slam but went for scranton.he game 6-2 but still that was fantastic. >> that looks like something that should happen on bruce lee night. >> that's good one. >> can't make that happen in pajamas. >> thank you. thank you. it's a pg&e and belt. >> fitness and ka root rate. >> i'm still there. i'm dan ashley for all of us here, thanks for watching see you thanks for watching see you again in an hour over on dennis: we need to get some to get some leverage here. charlie: well, okay. just pull it. yeah, i'm trying to pull it, dude. dee: well, pull harder, dennis. if i pull harder, it's going to dig into his leg. don't yell at me, i just need to jam the shears farther down there-- well, then jam them in there! jam them in! pull harder, and i will! dude, you should get a doctor to do this. oh, look at me! the millionaire who goes to see doctors.

is he from scranton. >> do you think he can get out of the no spin zone gaffe-free?? >> i will make more gaffes than he would. we may have to send you out there again because he said he was going to try. >> i'm ready to go. >> we will hold him to that. jesse watters, everybody when we come right back. bernie gold b rg on the koppel/o'reilly shootout. adam carolla on howard stern show interviewing black americans about president obama. very controversial what stern did. the factor will return in a [♪...] >> announcer: with nothing but his computer, an identity thief is able to use your information to open a bank account in order to make your money his money. [whoosh, clang] you need lifelock, the only identity theft protection company that now monitors bank accounts for takeover fraud. lifelock: relentlessly protecting your identity. call 1-800-lifelock or go to lifelock.com today. [ male announcer ] every day, thousands of people are choosing advil®. here one story. i'm sean. i switched to adv® 10 months ago. biking can be really tough on the lower back and your uppe

remember scranton took pay cuts down to minimum wage.this just the tip of the iceberg from public workers to entitle manies are people going to have fits because they will not be getting as much from governments going broke? with us now, steve, senior fellow at manhattan institute. he says math is math and we cannot pay. but richard brodsky thinks unions have a legitimate beef. steve, you don't think what's happening in chicago is going to stay in chicago? >> well, i think it's going -- it's already spreading to a couple of other states that are in really bad shape. california is a good example. we've seen it in rhode island, we've seen it in pennsylvania. it's not by any means universal. some states are stabilizing at this point. stabilizing at a mediocre level of revenues but getting things under control. illinois and chicago in general have not been very good about addressing the problems, just kicking the can down the road. we see this really in the budget situation out there. >> and who is responsible for this mess? chicago? is it t

is he from scranton. >> do you think he can get out of the no spin zone gaffe-free? i will make more gaffes than he would. we may have to send you out there again because he said he was going to try. >> i'm ready to go. >> we will hold him to that. jesse watters, everybody when we come right back. bernie gold b rg on the koppel/o'reilly shootout. adam carolla on howard stern show interviewing black americans about president obama. very controversial what stern did. the factor will return in a moment. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. like in a special ops mission? you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep, yoargeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps

he talks about being joe from scranton, pennsylvania.s a very slap people on the back kind of guy, a very friendly relaxed guy and somebody who has ability to connect with people. he referred to the president by his first name barack. some people don't do that, but that's his style, very warm and able to connect with a lot of people in a lot of different ways. >> what can we expect from this video about to set up the appearance of the president tonight, mike? >> undoubtedly it will be somewhat biographical talking about his family and the four years we've been through with him as president, some of the challenges he's faced and essentially trying to move the page forward to try to close the transaction on another four years. this convention has laid out with a variety of themes. tuesday night was about the first lady trying to reconnect the american people with her husband, the president. last night was former president bill clinton trying to address any dissatisfaction or frustration the american people may be feeling in terms of saying

kathleen cain from scranton was for hillary clinton.n came in for kathleen cain and made a big difference, and she not would the primary. >> he stayed neutral, and they punished him. come on. >> but that's bill. that's bill. is there any doubt that bill wants hillary to run in 2016? absolutely not. absolutely not. but hillary is her own person, and she's got to decide whether she wants to do it. i believe in the end -- and i'd love to hear joan about this -- that the chance to finally break that glass ceiling will be just too attractive for her. >> i agree. >> let me ask you about this. is it better for her -- i have my own strong view -- that obama wins and is president during what looks to be an economic upturn coming, or to be out of office and have her rushed into a decision? if he leaves office, there's a rush to get her nominated whereas, if he stays in office, she can think about it. >> it's better for her in every way if he wins. there's no doubt about that. >> i agree. >> on the "nbc nightly news," bill clinton commented on the

just a kid from scranton, p.a., trying to make it in the tough, tough world.t's the message he'll resonate on the president's policies toward the folks not born with a silver spoon in their mouth. it will be interesting to see how he does that tonight, how fiery the rhetoric can be. it has been fiery in the past. most interestingly enough, with joe biden, the most important thing he can do for president obama is not have a gap tonight and also reiterate the message he's fighting for those who are not of means, who are not of extreme wealth. that's what his position here is for, president obama. it's something he's quite good at and enjoys to do. >> steve, you had some thoughts on joe biden. what have you got there? >> i think there's a fascinating subtext to his speech tonight because there's sort of a tradition, a more moderate tradition with re-election conventions. part of it is their vice president gets a chance to make the point, hey, i'm in line for the next election. there's going to be an open nomination. we didn't see that with dick cheney on the repu

is the only one who understands how to talk in a natural way that comes from where he comes from, scrantonpennsylvania, son of a working class family. he comes across in a very real way. it's not just i think with the white working class voters, it's also with older voters. he connects in a really profound way with catholic voters of all ages, jewish voters. he's got an incredible tie with that community. there are a bunch of places that barack obama has trouble or at least is not as strong, where joe biden fits really complementary with him and he's going to be in a lot of places where the president really needs to win. he's going to be in pennsylvania, in ohio, in florida for a lot in the next two months. i think the bits and pieces of that speech you saw last night are going to be the joe biden stump speech. i think it will work real well. >> the surrogates, the attack dogs are getting dispatched. president clinton will be on the trail, too. we were talking before this segment began about the broad levels of enthusiasm. i thought what was most remarkable about the convention is this is

. >> ron reagan, sir, i grew up in pennsylvania with people like, you know, tom ridge and bill scrantonnd hugh scott. they wouldn't be talking like this. the republican party has been replaced by the tea party and they talk tea party like this. these bums, you know. we pay taxes. they're all bums and too stupid to get an i.d. card, too lazy. this is the way guys talk at bars around 11:30 after five or six, and they're not the guys who should be running the country. your thoughts. >> but in their view these people are too lazy to vote, too lazy to govern. they have no place in our democratic system and i want to remind you this is not an entirely new republican idea. they've ratcheted up their vote suppression efforts for this election cycle. way back in the 1980s, i believe it was, paul weyrich, one of the architects of modern conservatism speaking before an audience much like mitt romney's audience back in may, rich, white republicans, said very succinctly that an expanded voter base is not in republicans' best interests. they need fewer people going to the polls, and that's what they'

these rallies in a lot of these battleground states and all over ohio and western pennsylvania, scranton, you find people, including obama supporters, articulating that very point, which is why they push why the republican found it fortuitous to push the anti-union stuff in wisconsin. a lot of this -- >> immigration. >> viewed as being very much in terms of base energizing. i think the problem with mitt romney he's still trapped in the mind space of the republican primary. he has not been successful in terms of toggling, he hasn't shored up the base and he is singing to an audience not going to get him -- >> that's right. that's the irony of all of this. he can't really even apologize for these comments because that's seen as capitulating to the left when in reality there are a lot of people in the republican party that hear the comments are like finally you're saying it, calling it like it is, we understand you had to do it in a closed door fund-raiser but that's what's going on in the country and they don't see themselves, people on the base, they don't think of themselves as those moo

you know, joe biden's thing is he is average joe from scranton. think in that way, he was very successful, very persuasive tonight. >> brit. e >> in you know, he spoke with a certain conviction. it's always difficult to assess while watching in the hall, even though we can see tv screens, how it's playing on television of but it did see seem to me, the times that roused the audience, he seemed to be shouting and angry. anger is something you have to deal with very carefully on television. if you come through as -- as he seemed he may have, as an angry, angry politician, i am sure that goes down well and makes the case effectively. that would be my thought. >> let me ask you -- >> go ahead. >> we heard from senator kerry and vice-president biden the tribute to the troops, specifically. >> that was an opening left wide by the fact that mitt romney did not mention that in his speech. there were plenty said about it in tampa generally. but that was an opening that they took advantage of and it was politically shrewd to do so. >> what do you make of th

scranton, pennsylvania. a supporter of the president. c-span3 i love the way you have all the speakers. you do not have talking heads butting in. i thought clinton was families -- was fabulous. the republicans wish they had somebody like bill clinton and they have nobody like bill clinton. i thought the convention both days, michelle obama was fabulous yesterday. today was even better. i cannot wait for tomorrow. i have one question -- for republicans. considering that mitt romney is sitting on a quarter of a billion dollars and a $20 million a year doing nothing and supposedly has not worked for bain in 11 years, why hasn't he started factories are companies or hired people instead of hiding his money overseas? how come he has used the wealth? just a question. as long as the wealthy are the job creators, how come i cannot see them creating any jobs? thank you very much. >> thank you for your call from scranton, pennsylvania. on twitter, -- if you are here with us watching, we have this place almost all to ourselves. we are told that the