about i will governor terry branstad you know even though chuck just stood up to the governor as you saw and called out the lies fact is branstad went on national television all over the place and were. lentulus lee repeated the same lie over and over and over and over again take a look we were a form of welfare in the one nine hundred ninety s. now the obama administration is straight on do the work requirement and now the president of the state says by executive order in july weekend that which was very effective one of the fact of the matter is the president did it he didn't have to take this action to weaken the strong work requirement that was passed back ok multiple sources have come out saying president obama and his administration have done nothing to undo the work requirement of the welfare law even though in my opinion he should because as i said the work requirement is a failure and more people are living in poverty than ever before today it didn't work but conservatives like branstad are continuing their attacks over this issue and we've said it over and over again on the

on the phone we have governor terry branstad. over nine weeks with below-average rainfall.ing worse? >> yes. the crop report has 2/3 as four or very poor due to the extreme heat. but we are way below normal with rain. it is too late for the cornyn everyday the soybeans are hurt. >> talk about the soybean crop on average it is 50 bushels now we're down a 20 bushels is that getting worse? now we see a record of pricing. >> both hit record highs with the price but if we would get some time the rain it would help. we have had some rain. the prospect for the beans is not as bad as corn. but it is skating late. cheryl: what about cost to the state? what type of damage financially? >> >> today 90% of farmers have crop insurance. they will not have the profits as they would have with a decent yield but but there will be protected. and a manufacturing company yesterday that makes corn planters say orders are up. despite the loss, farmers are optimist. and they are very resilient. we're optimistic about the future to 7a want to get your comment from the governor romney yesterday with

but this is america. [ speaking in spanish ] >> i'm joined now by iowa governor terry branstad. governor. good morning. >> good morning. great to be with you. >> martinez and paul both got elected with help from the tea party, marco rubio is speaking tonight. is this the new face of the republican party, and is it more conservative? >> well, i'll tell you, we've got a lot of talented new people. especially in the governorships, and these governors have been reducing spending in their states and focusing on jobs, reducing the tax and regulatory burden and we're seeing states govern pd by republicans are growing and compare that to illinois where obama's friends are in control and they're raising taxes and driving business and jobs out. they have -- they actually have the highest debt per capita in the nation in illinois and they also have the most unfunded liability in their public pension system, and so it's really a choice of leadership. and are you willing to make the tough decisions and cut spending like chris christie's done in new jersey, like governor, republican governors

senator charles grassily and governor terri branstad. >> he said let's get rid of them. he said that new sources of energy, like wind, are imaginary. his running mate calls them a fad. >> then the president took a swipe at the legendary story about romney once transporting his family dog on top of his car. by noting the republican recently mocked the wind industry. >> that's what he said about wind power. you can't drive a car with a windmill on it. i don't know if he tried that, i know he has had other things on his car. >> romney campfired back the president is trying to distract from the economy, adding in a statement, quote, after complaining about making a big election about small things, president obama continues to embarrass himself and diminish his office with his unpresidential behavior. in waterloo, iowa, ed henry, fox news. >>> drug abuse is the biggest drug problem in the united states. according to the country's drug czar. prescription drug abuse has become an epidemic. 49 states monitor the use of prescription drugs, but missouri is the one holdout. tomorro

but republicans in the state governor terry branstad -- iowa has 15% senior population. had to talk down some protesters about medicare. so seniors going to be interesting to see how it plays out. the romney campaign is on offense. >> one of the testing grounds for senior voters. thanks so much. >>> women voters in iowa and around the nation will play a major role in determining the outcome. mitt romney has a lot of ground to cover if he wants to cut into president obama's lead into the women vote. a new poll gave the president a 15-point edge. could romney's selection of paul ryan help him win over more women voters? we're joined by karen floyd and by nera tandon. thank you both for joining us today. paul ryan has brought some energy certainly and some enthusiasm to the romney campaign that we saw over the weekend. does this help with women voters? >> you know, i found it to be a very surprising choice in that regard. because, you know, it's true. mitt romney does have significant ground to catch up on with women voters. poll after poll has shone him to have a doesn't-d

in fact, the republican governor of iowa, terry branstad, criticized romney, for not supporting the windcredit. i think that's what we're going to hear the president focus on today when he takes the podium in just about an hour. >> kristen, the president is spending a lot of time, investing a lot in the state of iowa. is that unusual? >> reporter: it is. he's spending three days here in iowa. it's a swing state that carries six electoral votes and candidates say it's notable that he's spending so much time here when there's three months until election day. it shows that a race is deadlocked here. e iowa holds great significance here for president obama. it launched his campaign back in 2008. he's hoping to hold on to tl by targeting independents. they say they should add seniors to that list. they make up about 14% of iowa's population and may be back in play now in a very big way, in part because of the ryan pick. as you know, polls show that ryan's medicare plan is not incredibly popular with seniors right now. >> nbc's kristen welker with president obama in iowa. >> meanwhile, take a

. >> republican governor, terry branstad say they are fouled up. >> president obama had a tremendoushey feel betrayed. he hasn't done what they visit an obama campaign office and you see the competition up close. >> can i count on you to vote by mail? >> have you been out hustled here? >> i think we have an organizational edge in the state. we have done a good job of registering new voters. i think we are building that back up. i don't think we are going to be outhustled on election day or the next 85 days. >> mitt romney's middle class tax increase. he pays less. you pay more. >> the tv ad war is bruising, $6 million in the past month. the obama campaign outspent the romney campaign almost 2-1. add in party a superpac spending and the pro-romney forces had the edge. >> 4 million fewer jobs than president obama predicted. >> iowa is a greatest of the ryan factor. the president's team says his policy views will trump his midwest roots. >> he may hail from wisconsin but he is very much a product of the right wing washington think tanks and that vision is not a good vision for this coun

. >> republican governor terry branstad said the gop base is fired up and predicts the president willa good chunk of his 2008 iowa coalition. >> obama had a tremendous following here four years ago. but people feel betrayed. they feel like he ran -- something that's going to bring people together, he was going reach across the aisle. he hasn't done that. >> reporter: four years ago democrats had a significant voter registration advantage. now, republicans have erased that edge. visit a obama campaign office like this one in davenport, and you see the competition up close. >> can i vote on you to vote by mail? >> have you been outhustled here? >> i think we still have an organizational edge in the state. we found a good job of registering new voters. so i think we're building that back up. i don't think we'll be outhustled on election day. i don't think we'll be outhustled in the next 85 days. >> mitt romney's middle-class tax increase. he pays less, you pay more. >> the tv ad war is bruising. $6 million in just the past month. the obama campaign outspent the romney campaign almost 2-1

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i introduce the great governor of iowa, terry grandstatt. -- branstad. >> it is my honor to introduceor the country. [applause] the voice of fiscal responsibility and a great congressman from our neighboring state, paul ryan. [applause] >> hey. i appreciate it. [applause] >> are there any packer fans here? all right, cool. hey, everybody, how are you doing? what a beautiful day to be at the state fair. do you have wristband day here? wristband day, you can ride all the rides with one wristband all day. from a wisconsinite to an iowan, have wristband day. your kids will love it. i heard president obama is starting his bus tour today. to i heard he wasn't going come to the iowa state fair. it'snk it's -- i think become so -- you know, it's funny. it is funny because iowans and wisconsinites love to be respectful of one another and listen to one another, but these ladies must not be from iowa or wisconsin. and so -- oh. they are starting to hear. like i said, you must not be from iowa. so, hey, all right. my guess is, my guess is the reason president obama isn't making it here is because

pleasureuce the great governo of introducing the great governor of iowa, terry branstad. >> it is myonor to introduce a man who will be a great vice- president for the country. [cheers] the voice of fiscal responsibility and a great congressman from our neighboring state, paul ryan. [applause] >> i appreciate it. >> hey. [applause] >> are there any packer fans here? [cheers] all right, cool. hey, everybody, how are you doing? [cheers] thank you so much. what a beautiful day to be at the state fair. do you have wristband day here? wristband day, you can ride all the rides with one wristband all day. from a wisconsinite to an iowan, have a wrist band. -- day. your kids will love it. i heard president obama is starting his bus tour today. and i heard he wasn't going to come to the iowa state fair. i think it's -- i think it's ecome so -- you know, it's funny. it is funny because iowans and wisconsinites love to be respectful of one another and listen to one another, but these ladies must not be from iowa or wisconsin. [cheers] and so -- oh. they are starting to hear. like i said, you mu

terry branstad. [cheers and applause] >> nice to see you. >> thanks for your hospitality. are happy to have you and plan to work for you from now to november. >> you know, my mother-in-law is from clinton, iowa. he was like my wife's third or fourth cousin. second was norman's cousin or something like that. that is great. >> and then they will come back to the iowa capital. we have the buildings in downtown des moines. every year, we do this. >> the thing we did at the hall. a gold medal, yes. >> we have got all of that displayed in downtown des moines. >> of, really? >> yes. he was a wrestler for the university. >> thanks for coming to iowa. >> my pleasure. >> you said yesterday that the president -- >> i want to enjoy this affair right now -- to enjoy this fair right now. >> have you ever seen this. >> no, i have not. i usually lose to a 17-year-old woman who is wearing a tiara. i'm going to keep myself in shape, that is for sure. that is your -- that is interesting. that is great. yes. i am looking forward to it. oh, yes. good to see you. ok. we will get to that later.

terry bran stad has been driven out of the building by black mold. his wife complained she wasn't feeling with and air tests confirmed the problem. the branstadstaying at their personal residents. >>> the teachernater, arnold schwarzenegger is becoming a ucs professor. and becoming the head of a think tank. >> it doesn't work. wasn't there a movie he was a kindergarten teacher. >> "kindergarten cop". >> one of the greatest schwarzenegger movies. >> was it really? >> wasn't one of his best. thanks, christine. appreciate it. our team, ryan lizza, you should have heard my picks pore the music this morning. >> it is viewer appreciation friday which means we don't get to weigh in with our picks, he's also a washington correspondent for "the new yorker" and abby huntsman. and let's talk about gabby douglas, hugely talented, sleeping with her gold medal now. won the individual all-around and helped the team win the gold overall. first time, in 16 years made history, powered through her eventless almost flor -- flawless, that's my long island coming out. >> take the girl out of smithtown. >> but can't lose the accent completely. you can see what she w