the inclusion of another business tigs end stephen ross, owner of the mmi dolphins and chairman and ceo here. we could talk business but i have a question about chad johnson, can i ask? >> sure. >> how involved, we saw it was done on tv, he was fired effectively on television. >> right. >> how involved do you get in these type of things? >> well, i mean, i don't get involved. the coach, you know, checks with me and confers but it's really his decision and he made that decision. i agreed with it, and it's done. >> is it a moral conversation, is that a business conversation? what kind of conversation is that? >> well, i mean with regard to that, i think a lot of that dealt with the integrity of how we feel what our team is about, what our brand is about and also what he was doing on the field. >> it wasn't just the off the field issue with his wife. >> no. the coach had said there were a number of reasons why, and i think he's looking overall what's going to help the team, what the impact is going to be on the team in the long run. >> let's talk football, twoable to tight ends here. you'r

historian stephen ross says romney has made several under the radar stops to california to stuff his. open secrets.org says he's collected more than $17 million and rubbing shoulders with the entertainment industry elite. >> he is coming to hollywood and there is conservative money. it's always been here. >> reporter: but quietly. in hollywood few celebrities seem willing to go public their republican beliefs and some that have say they have paid a price for it. >> i am a declared out of the closet republican in hollywood. >> reporter: kelsey gramer said he thinks it's possible he didn't get an emmy nomination because of his politics. >> you have five emmys. >> how long have you been a republican? >> just after the last one i became. >> reporter: still some hollywood conservatives won't hide their contempt for the president. >> obama is not a democrat. she a radical socialist. >> reporter: a scorching critique of the president. >> obama has a dream that the sins of colonialism be set right and america be downsized. >> reporter: usc professor notes. >> there are pockets of republican

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. >> and pitcher, stephen strasburg, so has the nats offensive leader. dave ross is up next with the sports edge live from nationals park. we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start here. >>> hello, everybody. i'm dave ross live at nationals park where your first place nats getting ready to have a home stand against the new york mets. weather permitting, set to go at 7:05. against johan santana. the news just gets better and better for the nats because guess who is back off the disabled list? yeah, your all-star shortstop. this is really good news for the nats because when ian went down, he was the best player on the team. danny moved from 2nd to short to fill in from his absence. 89 games, he was batting .286 with 17 home runs and 53 rbi's. he made a speedy recovery. a september return date was initially expected. >> had no discomfort and you know, he even pulled that scare tactic on me in san francisco that he was hurting. so i don't

ross debt wyler -- detweiler tonight. last night it was not pretty. stephen strasburg got the start for the fats. he had his worst out -- for the nats. he had his worst outing ever. gave up seven runs, only struck out three. he's up to 150 innings pitched. on the other side, the marlins starter looked great. pitched a complete game shutout. gave up just five hits, struck out six. the nats bats are still cold. they get crushed 9-0. atlanta beat san diego. now nats' lead is down to four games in the division. >>> baltimore orioles, game two of their series against the white sox. a double to center. baltimore has a one and a half game lead over tampa bay in the wild card race. >>> the redskins play their final preseason game tonight. it's a 7:00 p.m. kickoff against the buccaneers. the skins will be without chris cooley. he was cut yesterday so he could become a starter with another team. but cooley said the move won't be easy. >> it would be a tough decision for me to put on another jersey. it's something that i really -- i really never had to imagine and i gue

ross. >> lindsey, for the first time in a long time, a guy not named stephen strasburg was the talk. stephen did speak to the media an hour ago at his locker. he did not want to discuss the shutdown. but when asked if he is healthy, he's fine, rearing to go, can't wait for my next start. stephen will make two or three starts before he is shut down. last night, no shutting down, edwin jackson stole the show and i caught up with him moments ago. >> back 24 hours ago, when you go eight innings, what was that feeling like? >> it's good to come out and get a win regardless, you know, regardless of what i end up doing. regardless of my numbers. as long as we come out and get a win, that's what we need and that's the priority here. i was able to throw a good game. >> the focus is on the front end of the rotation. when you get the focus at other spots, it let everybody else know, don't forget about us. we have good arms back here, too. >> like i said, i mean, the tension can be on everybody else. everybody knows what we have. they know any given day, any one of us can go out and help the tea

ross sorkin. our guest is stephen roach, former executive chairman of morgan stanley asia. but you're not tenured. is that it? are you any good? >> well, we'll see. >> when would you be able to coast? is that down the road? >> he comes from wall street. they're never going to give him tenure. >> who knows, joe. i'll be in my third year of teaching at yale. they've asked me to come back. we'll see how it goes this year. >> are you looking for a tenured position? >> no, no. i'm just looking to make a contribution, teach young people. >> and you are, here. >> i'm trying. >> you're teaching me. >> i had andrew up there last year. he gave a fantastic talk to one of my classes. >> you're an ivy league guy through and through. and i've heard, they say easier to get into, actually need to work once you get there. they don't just present you with as like some of these places. equity futures up about 41 points. >> policy makers are wrapping up a two-day meeting. they say the central bank is ready to act against a weakening economy but it will stop short of aggressive measures. covera

stephen: that's it for the >> feel the burn! tonight's targets include, john stamos, the paparazzi, a two-headed girl, russell peters and me, gilbert gottfried. here he is, an unregistered sex offender, jeff ross>> thank you, gilbert. don't go too far. [applause] welcome to "the burn." how are you guys doing? [cheers & applause] yes! "the burn." this is a show kanye called the perfect bitch. [laughter] as usual, i'd like to start out with birthday shout-outs. the fastest man alive, usain bolt turns 26.173 years old today. [laughter] [applause] he's a great man. shows us what all jamaicans could do if they weren't so lazy. [laughter] like most jamaicans, he only works 10 seconds a day. [laughter] you can call him the fastest man on the planet. obviously you haven't had sex with me. happy birthday, usain bolt. now we can all go back to talking about the olympics for another four years. my next birthday shout-out goes to one of the most beloved figures, mr. hillary clinton. [laughter] bubba turns 66 this week. he made a wish, blew out the candles. when he opened his eyes, hillary was still breathing. [laughter] he's at an age now when he has to get up three to four times in the middle of the flig

ross who is live at nationals park. hey dave. >> you know, everybody wants to know about stephen strasburg, when are they going to shut him down?ight now, best record in all of baseball, 73-45. amazing. even better news, ian desmond, he is back tonight, activated off the disabled list. he has been on the dl since july 22. he led the team in home runs. the guy who currently leads the team in home runs is adam laroche. the sweet swinging first baseman. i caught up with adam moments before batting practice. >> 8-2 in a west coast swing, good to be home? >> great to be home. even better coming off a road trip like that. you know, to go into this last, really over a month. we just haven't had many offdays. we had a ton of baseball. had some minor injuries here and there. to come off that swing, start back up at home and try to finish this thing out. >> you have ian coming off a dl today. you have jason who has been red hot. what we see is the whole team runs through your live shot, adam laroche. i think this is planned. >> very well. i think he was the guy. >> bad timing on my part. >> pretty good. >> thank you, though. >> so you gu

ross and jen kessy set up an all-american final on beach volleyball tonight. and uk diver jack laugher hushed the crowd with the angry mishap on the springboard. and then stepheneck dropped out of competition after this painful back slap. hmm. occasionally, yes, there are moments rest of us can relate to. a bit of international intrigue today. the head of the cameroon's olympic committee said seven of his athletes have gone missing from the olympic village. raising fears that they may try to seek asylum here in britain. not political but economic. even in a recession, maybe the grass is greener. george, coming from west africa. >> all kinds of things going on at the olympics, bill. thank you. >>> and other olympic note, ann roomny's horse rafalca failed to advance. the end of that olympic dream may clear the way for another dream that takes shape. for the man or woman who will be mitt romney's running mate. now that rafalca's bid is in the rear view mirror, it's "your voice your vote." >> reporter: what does a dancing horse have to do with mitt romney's announcement of a running mate? more than you think. this is ann romney's horse rafalca which just today com

ross and jen kessy set up the final. and jack loughner hushed the home crowd with his angie mishap on the springboard. straight zeros also given to german stephenropped out after this painful back slap. bill weir, abc news, london. >> oh, that looked like it hurt. >> it did. big events, track and field, men's 400-meter hurdles and women's 200-meter. both are finals. >> other medal events. women's beach volleyball, the two american teams will face off for the gold. i like america's chances in that one. they'll be good. >> yes. >> still to come, china is ahead in the medal count. and now we may know why. >> check out how early olympic training begins in china, an eye opener, that's coming up next on "world news now." ♪ ♪ oh darling don't you ever grow up ♪ ♪ don't you ever grow up >>> okay, let's face it. we might be feeling a little co competitive with the chinese. >> a touch. they're beating the usa in medal count and gold medals. a pretty good reason for that. abc's gloria rivera, reports now from beijing. >> reporter: china's national sports policy is called the gold medal strategy, a multibillion dollar program. scouts tap children as young