united states edition. it's all of the really hilarious videos from around the united states.her. and you see them all in less than two minutes. most of them are fails. >> i've got one that's also a bit of a compilation. but a little bit more serious. this is a guy's sixth months in afghanistan. his tour there. all his go pro videos compiled into one clip. a lot of interesting stuff. and definitely gives cool perspective into what these guys are going through. head over to our website, rightthisminute.com and click -- best of rtm. >>> something jumps up, record it, put it on youtube. it may come bite you on the butt. like this guy here, somewhere in england. this guy is just acting a fool. he's being recorded so he's putting on a show. >> [ bleep ]! >> they're at a bus stop. and you see him jumping against the side of the bus stop. but it gets better. he decides he wants to get on top of this bus stop. >> for some reason -- once he's on top of this bus stop -- he decides he's going to pull down his pants. >> oh! >> oh my gosh, that made my day. >> imagine all the -- shards of

united states. good morning, i'm willie geist. this is another special edition of "way too early." we're inside the howell at the moon bar that we've renamed the elephant bar. we're glad you're here. first republican primary votes cast and counted in iowa on january the 3rd. now here we are on august the 30th, almost seven months later. tonight governor romney will become his party's nominee. last night his vice presidential choice, paul ryan, had his national coming out party poking holes in president obama's record and laying out the conservative case for a new direction. we'll get to that and look ahead to governor romney's big speech tonight with jim bandehi politico. tropical storm isaac no longer a hurricane. rains have caused floodings worse than they saw in katrina. president obama has declared a major disaster in louisiana and in neighboring mississippi opening the door to federal money to aid the recovery along the gulf. we want to start with meteorologist bill karins. he's up in new york with isaac's path. bill, this looks like it's set up shop over louisiana. >> yeah, s

what about your special edition of conversations of grapevines with neil barofsky it was the former special united states treasury department inspector general charged with overseeing the seven hundred billion dollars tarp bailout bill is also the author of the critically acclaimed book bailout and inside account of how washington abandons main street all rescuing wall street neil reed joins me now from our new york studios deal welcome back. my i don't pretend to be a scholar of the great depression but my recollection and please correct me if i have any of these details wrong or wrong is that at the time back in the in the early thirty's when the great depression happened most people had five year balloon mortgages that there was so much speculation going on in the twenty's people were just rolling these things over there was a huge land explosion that had gone on land values started in florida back in one hundred twenty six that bubble popped in twenty eight and that one of the one of the things that f.d.r. did was he said ok that's it we're just getting the banks out of this business i mean most of i

edition of "wealth and poverty." >> any right in the prologue to "wealth and poverty", the united states has witnessed a classic confrontation between the forces of entrepreneurial capitalism and those of established institutions, claiming a higher virtue expertise and political standing. one side subsists on profits of enterprise. the other on the tools and privileges that the white house has. >> that is exactly what we had heard when michael lewis wrote the book, the big sure, he was writing about all the gaggle of hedge funds and the bat against the big banks who are all supporting the subprime mortgage concoctions and things like that. and scams. it was all the most prestigious forces in the u.s. and the economy. the blindside, as i call it. people who were investing in these crazy concocted the mortgage securities, in which the value was totally unknown by the people who were investing in it. the people were shorting these. there were these hedge funds. and venture funds and private equity funds. all these are entrepreneurs who are not seeking special government savings. the goldman sachs of the world were all intimate

editing is right is she possibly. the world on one hand the united states talks about internet freedom and the importance of iranians being able to communicate freely access the internet discuss you know whatever they want to be cellphones and i other hand they are saying sions make it so that cellphones are basically illegal in iran u.s. sanctions against iran are increasingly being very very ineffective and outdated and certainly see no match for the young iranian generation and able to stay connected. or in just a moment will join the lovely natasha with the business for now the world update will start in egypt where violence has once again flared up where police clashed with armed men near a police station in northern sinai and security officers were fired on from a moving vehicle though at this point no injuries were reported it comes just a day off the airstrikes against militants in response to a border attack which claimed the lives of sixteen egyptian security officers the region is seen as fertile ground for is the most militants and some estimates putting the number at least two thousand. libya's transitional c

edition of "this week." >>> the next vice president of the united states -- paul ryan! >> romney goes bold. >> together, we'll unite america and get this done. >> delighting conservatives. >> if you have small business, you did build that! >> and democrats. they have been targeting ryan and his budget plan for months >> it's a trojan horse. >> the big question -- will this high-risk gamble be high reward for romney? elevate the debate and raise the stakes for this race? >>> is this young congressman from wisconsin ready for the national stage? we'll ask our headliners. tim pawlenty who was vying for the vp job. and for the obama campaign, adviser david axelrod and our powerhouse roundtable. full debate and analysis of romney's choice begins now. >>> hello, again, mitt romney's surprise pick of paul ryan to be his vp shook up the summer saturday. how much? how long will it last? we'll examine mitt romney's most consequential campaign decision. but we begin on how the decision has made and how it's playing on the trial with our jon karl. jon, thanks for joining us this mo

united states. >> good evening, i'm chris matthews here in tampa for a special edition of "hardball" and tonight mittdelivered the most important speech of his career and in some ways a remarkable moment. a one time self-professed moderate governor of massachusetts and developing the precursor of the health care plan, tonight accepted the nomination of a party that's moved sharply to the right. it was the culmination of five years of campaigning for president. his challenge was to connect to people and to pitch himself as acceptable alternative to president obama. >> president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans. [ laughter ] and to heal the planet. [ laughter ] my promise is to help you and your family. [ cheers and applause ] >> the speech had positive tributes to his mother, to our free enterprise system and his family generally. but there were other darker moments as well. we'll get into all of it with "the huffington post". and eugene robinson. i went to the speech, i watched it, i sat here and i liked the resounding nature of it. i like good oratory. it had some good moments.

edition of "power lunch." key new numbers on state of housing in the united states. did we just turn a corner? >>> also today, a real bellwether on the american consumer. how americans feel about the economy right now. >>> an you think facebook has had a rough ride so far? well, the next mouse is about to drop. that's all coming up this hour. >>> but first, let's go to sue herrera live in chicago. >> hi, ty. good to see you. i'm down here at the cme group in chicago and take a look behind me. this is where they trade livestock, lean hogs and live cattle. that's right behind us and the reason that we're here is because the market started telling the story of the drought well before the news media did. and that's why we're focusing on the drought and its implications here in chicago today. as a matter of fact, this is the huge story as we all know. take a look at this map. it was just released from the usda and it really shows how severe the drought of 2012 has become. coming up, we'll take you through the heartland to show you exactly how hard hit different industries and agricultural sectors h

united states international standing. it calls for the return of a strong america by achieving peace through strength. >>> that's all for now. on this edition"news line" i am yuko aotani in tokyo. thank you for watching.

around future creative individuals musicians film editing is right is the fully key part of apple's kind tell the world they've on one hand the united states talks about internet freedom and the importance of iranians being able to communicate freely access the internet discuss you know whatever they want to be cell phones and i other hand are saying sions make it so that cellphones are basically illegal in iran the very u.s. sanctions against iran are increasingly being prevented in effect if and outdated and certainly see no match for the young iranian generation and able to stay connected. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world libya's transitional council has handed power to the country's general congress the first elected legislature since last year's uprising the two hundred seat assembly dominated by moderate islamists anus to form a new government within thirty days however the authorities are facing daunting challenges as powerful militias in different provinces continue to fight for political influence. clashes broke out of the chilean capital after thousands of students took to the streets demanding ra

editions of such bills. on the stock market this wednesday, some turnaround happened in afternoon trading thanks to positive growth data from the united states, but the overall move on the trading floor remained hesitant. also because the economics resurgence into -- the economic resurgence to to -- institutes. >> across the atlantic, the dow jones is currently going up also just a tad -- 13,118, the number there. the euro trading for $1.2527. >> in a rare television interview, the syrian president has brushed off a proposal to set up safe zones along his country's borders for refugees. >> he says government troops are making progress in their fight against what he calls terrorists. it has been a year-and-a-half since demonstrations interrupted -- erupted against assad's rule. >> the united nations says at least 18,000 people have been killed so far. >> assad's message was clear -- he is in control and he is not going anywhere. he appeared on a tv station in a defiant mood, dismissing suggestions by turkey the safe zones for refugees should be set up inside syria. >> i think talk of a buffer zone is not realistic, even for countries that are

united states, paul ryan. >> good morning. welcome to the sunday edition of "washington journal." we're going to be talking about the romney-ryan ticket for 2012. we want to get your thoughts on the announcement made by governor romney yesterday in virginia. the numbers are on your screen. you can also reach out to us on social media. @cspanwj. facebook.com/cspan. and email -- journal@c-span.org. it is the lead story in the major newspapers across north america. here is "the oshkosh north western." >> the leader telegram in wisconsin -- "the leader- telelgram. "the baltimore sun." a strong voice for fiscal restraint. have other hand lens to look at as well from "the new york times," "the washington post." getting your comments and thoughts about the choice and the announcement made yesterday morning that representative paul ryan from wisconsin would be his running mate. our first call is coming from sioux falls, s.d., on our line for democrats. tom, your honor "washington journal." what did you think about governor romney's choice of paul ryan? asler: i'm tickled to death a democr

edition of "access hollywood". soccer team came here with one goal in mind. that goal was gold. >> goal. wonderfully drafted by the united statesedemption for the united states. they have come back to win the gold medal. ♪ . >> audience really wants to know is how you celebrated lags night. please give us details. >> okay. my lips are still asleep. [

her latest book is morning haiku and she has edited 44 african-american writers on the election of barack obama, 44th president of the united states. [applause] next we have professor cornell west. [applause] with cornell as we all know is another national and international icon and in national treasure in his own right. he is a professor of civil rights activists philosopher, human rights activist who and really one of the boldest public intellectuals that we have in the united states today. he speaks truth to power even when when he speaks is unpopular he has the structure to be critical and against the grain even when it's hurt him and is standing in the black community. so cornell's latest book is the rich and the rest of us and we are proud and happy to have him here today. [applause] next we have fred harris, who is professor of political science at columbia university where he directs the institute for research and african-american studies. [applause] professor harris's latest book is the price of the ticket, barack obama and the rise and decline of black politics and professor harris is one of the leading scholars of afric

united states senate and how frustrated he was. did not get into the bush cabinet as well. vanity fair has a new article in this man for -- this month's edition on how polarized things are. >> would sir elite appear to be that way. we have one other thing in a bipartisan way in the state and you came together again recently to redistrict our congressional boundary. and so we do not have things making 200 miles through the state. republicans have gerrymandered ohio and the democrats have gerrymandered illinois and republicans gerrymandered north carolina. we have a 221 system two people from each party and some serving opposite parties and a fifth person to break the tie. >> we do not have a tiebreaker. that is the genius of system. [talking over each other] >> in the 1916s and having done this -- that we have the best single system in the united states and a largely it is because there is no tiebreaker. we are one of only two or three states that has an even number of members drawing the lines. whether it is or tiebreaker the two parties don't talk to those and the plan includes to the tiebreaker is and decides which way to go. in our case we

united states. you're saying for women and team usa. thank you so much, rob, appreciate your time today. great stuff over there at nbc sports. that wraps up our special early editiontt". i'm richard liu. i'll see you 20:0 eastern. up next, free style wristling that is. >>> good morning, everyone, it's the noon hour in london, and also the final day of the games of the xxx olympiad. hi, and welcome inside nbc's head quarters in new york. here on nsnbc, we have another diverse line up for you. from wrestling to mountain biking. it's the 21st different sport we have shown, and the range of emotions have been equally broad. if the opening stone fold us anything, we knew there would be fireworks. did we think it could come from a pair of gold fingers in shooting? the olympic arsenal featured modern day robinhoods. and an american golden child surrendering to someone else's sword. we saw china once again soar to dramatic heights and run the tables with craft and speed. but on grass, it was argentina winning their first men's tennis medal. and in the process, taking down a giant. aquatic athletes wowed us with their stamina and high speed hurls. ralfalca danced in greeni

edition. first, one, 100th of a second, that's how much time separated the united states mason adrien from australiaee style. this is the first time the u.s. has won this event since 1988. next, 13, that's how many gold medals the u.s. has won so far. the latest one by the woman's rowing team. they took home the gold. finally, 33 feet. that's how high the mayor of london was left hanging. he got stuck on a zip line. a ground crew valley pulled him the rest of of the way down. >> brian: i believe that's mitt romney's revenge. >> steve: meanwhile, this famous scene, remember this? turned her into a hollywood superstar. iconic actress bo derek played the perfect 10 in the movie that came out in 1979. now bo has taken on a new role, politics. so who does she think will be the perfect presidential pick? >> dara: joining us live from los angeles, actress bo derek. hey, good morning. >> good morning. >> steve: who do you like? >> i like you guys, all three. i'm waiting. in politics right now at my age, it's all about me. so it's been how they vote on stopping horse slaughter, or a wonderful project in the

united states. they will make the final assessment of the osprey safety. >>> here is the three day world weather forecast. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo, thanks for watching.