from receipt to the conventions. up next, marsha balckburn followed by grover norquist. >> our guest this week is got burntman marcia blackbusha 10t's 10thnt tennessee district. thank you. to get started, give us an outline of the rnc platform. >> from what we are hearing, jobs in the economy and government reform. we have a web site set up. we have had thousands of individuals on that website from individuals giving us their input it. item #1 is jobs and the economy. i think we all would have expected that. >> could you provide this detail on what the plan would be? i know the republican party has accused president obama very hard for unemployment. he is also receive criticism for not coming up with a concrete alternative. can you tell us what the economic platform with look- alike? >> i think what you're going to see is a basic awareness that we do not create the jobs. the private sector create those jobs. it is government's response ability to create the environment for jobs growth to take place. the best economic theory is to give jobs. we need to return our economy to shrink so that the private sector and the small businesses have the ability to create jobs. there are a couple of things t

what we want to do is put more emphasis on keeping it free. >> marsha blackburn joining us from tennessee. we are about a week out from the convention in tampa. we now return to our guest reporters. basic voice from the discussion? >> i think we will be talking about jobs and the economy. it is the issue people care most about. when asked about social issues, they're not in a social issues specific. we will probably not hear a lot of discussions on those issues. they are not winners for the republican party. they can be a big divisive. >> when congressman ryan can on the ticket, there were accusations [inaudible] will we be hearing more specifics on the issue? >> no. that is to be expected. too not think they're going come out with any bold ideas or initiatives on that. right now the mode is to play itself. >> a lot of people are asking for details of the press conference in south carolina when he is trying to make it clear and he did not. they're not going to give any specif

try to disassociate or softness from his background really interesting here thoughts thanks so much talk to joseph it's and thank you for joining us live from tennessee. well coming up short in the program decades after the vietnam war crews will finally begin decontaminating the country of agent orange the toxic chemical blamed for numerous birth defects affecting thousands of children. in the business palace and in small trouble for. bank stands around town is accused of dirty deals parliamentarians that headed back gold i mean they're part of a commercial banks all accounts london time and it's pretty self. the first the polish president has admitted the country's missile deal with the us was a political mistake and it should not be repeated consul of komorowski said that poland needs its own missile defense shield in a sign that the country is shifting its policy away from washington's influence correspondent in eastern europe alexia explains the problem and that country's previous administration signed this agreement with washington in two thousand and eight that poland would take part in the european a.m.d. project having american missiles amer

tennessee. she joins us from tampa, florida the site of the gop convention. so much congresswoman for your time. >> thank you tamron. >> how are you able to reconcile that your party's nominee, in fact the last two john mccain and george w. bush as well don't support the party platform on the ban of abortions, also in the case of incest and rape? >> well, basically what the platform does is to support life. and then it is silent on exceptions because that is the issue that goes back to the states. and the states will take action on that issue. and there are many republicans that are involved and are pro life individuals. i'm a pro life woman. i recognize the exceptions of rape, incest, and life of the mother. and so many republicans do. but the platform is a visionary document. it is there supporting the culture of life and then the issue recognizing federalism, send it back to the states and the states will make their decisions. >> so the platform is silent on the issue of abortions for people who are victims of rape or incest? >> it is silent on the excepti

it brings us to marsha blackburn, a republican from tennessee and serves as house deputy whip and niceo see. thanks for talking to us. your name has been brought up a bunch of times as well and the whole vp conversation, so were you one of the people who got the stand by warning? >> no, i am not. you know what? i think that we're going to have a wonderful vp choice and everybody is looking forward to know it. >> do you know who it is? >> no, i do not. i don't think anybody but mitt romney knows who that nominee is going to be. we know that mitt romney does his homework. he looks at all the details. he does his due diligence, and it is going to be a choice that is perfect for this campaign. >> portman or pawlenty is what we have money on here at the table. what do you think? >> i don't know. i don't know. there are strengths -- the good thing, soledad, is we have a very deep bench of republicans who are qualified, who can step forward, who would be ready to fill that role of president should they need to. the good thing is the american people are watching this campaign more closely than

panda is disappearing is a mystery, with clues that stretch from tennessee to the himalayan mountains which is where abc's dan harris takes usto the wild." >> reporter: when the children press their noses up to the glass, captivated by these adorable exotic little red panda cubs, they are staring into the face of a mystery. why is this animal, which once roamed vast regions of the earth, now on the brink of extinction and could the answer save these creatures before they're gone forever? our search for clues took us to the other side of the world, to the small sliver of the planet where red pandas can still be found in the wild. these are the foothills of the himalayan mountains, in understood india. this city is best known for growing some of the world's finest tea. what's up, guys? what's going on? but even though this is the red panda's natural habitat, a zoo is still the best chance to see one face to face. >> it's very elusive animal. you don't see it in the wild. it's very rare. >> reporter: this is one of the most successful red panda breeding centers in the world. they teamed up a male and a female, hoping they'll ma

from connecticut, eliminating them, and move on. their next game is set for tomorrow. 5:00 at a time against today's winner, against texas vs. tennessee. >> tony tantillo shows ushe secret behind tuscan melons. >> they are tuscan style, different than a cantaloupe. it is supposed to be a seed that came from europe. and you're on to rome or italy? in the breakfast, there is always come up melons? >> their is always fruit. >> how can you take a good one? >> these have ribs, on the green side, where a cantaloupe the ribs are not as apparent, not as colored. heavy for their size, very important, that means they have a small cavity. when you get home store them in the refrigerator right away. not on the counter. it is just like a candle, the sugar content stops in that room to mature the become very right very fast and they get discolored. >> to the taste the same as a catalog? >> they are a little sweeter. here you go guys, enjoy it. >> i love mallon. >> aren't they incredible? >> you put some pressure to go on their. >> warrants, come in here. >> they're very delicious, and right now they are on sale. if you see them in the market, you have to enjoy them, add a li

used against the u.s. in the little league world series. japan destroyed the boys from tennessee. by the fifth inning, the kids from tokyo wrapped up a ten-run lead and that was it. game over. japan won in this one, 12-2. to take home the world series championship banner. >>> speaking of kids, 15-year-old lydia coe drained this putt on 18. she's the youngest winner in lp ga history and the first amateur to win a title. coe was born in south korea, she plans to stay an amateur and go to college. that's what we like to hear, lydia. good for youment. >>> we come back, another look at the top stories and protecting primates. a surprising look at what we can do to help save the disappearing orangutans have a world away. are a sizzling deal, starting at 6 bucks. try our new lunch-size chicken fajitas, sauteed onions and peppers topped with grilled chicken, served with soup or salad. chili's lunch break combos, starting at 6 bucks. sleep in my contacts. relax... air optix® night & day aqua contact lenses are approved for up to 30 days and nights of continuous wear, so it's okay to sleep

they lost yesterday to tennessee in spite of striking out a dozen players and hitting four homeruns. amy hollyfield joins us from petaluma they must be excited and nervous now. >> reporter: there are some nerves, also a lot of confidence. when i said to woman if they news today they will be out of tournament, she said they're not going to lose. they lose yesterday they had 350 fans here in petaluma watching them at the beautiful movie theater that will be an option again today they are showing the game on a couple of screens at the theater this morning we met some people busy getting errands out of the way so they will be ready to watch this afternoon. it is a do-or-die situation if they lose, they will be out of the tournament. >> my fingers are crossed so hopefully they win. >> oh, it is amazing everyone is thrilled. petaluma has shown huge support to these boys they are the dreamteam. >> we have a couple of neighbors who are star players it has been fun dan knee and austin. -- danny and austin. >> reporter: she says it was tough to watch the loss they care so much about these boys. yesterday was 9-6 against t

from memphis, tennessee now, benjamin erwin joins us.'s a civil attorney for chavis' mother and grandmother. thanks for being with us. we struggled to listen to a lot of it. did you find anything? >> i think the problem actually is something you said a minute ago, not really sure what was there, nothing different than what we had. it's a whole lot of nothing. a lot of quantity but no quality of information. what we really need to see is what happened during those crucial moments when chavis lost his life in the back of that car. how did he get in there? how did a gun get in there? where did the gun come from? how does someone search a kid twice and still -- they're saying the gun was with him. how does it still get in the back seat of that car? there's so many questions left to be answered. >> chavis' mother has clearly said there's no way her son committed suicide in the back of that car. critics have said there's no way you can do this with your hands behind your back. our randi kaye asked the police chief about it. here's how he answe

they lost yesterday to tennessee in spite of striking out a dozen players and hitting four homeruns. amy hollyfield joins us from petaluma they must be excited and nervous now. >> reporter: there are some nerves, also a lot of confidence. when i said to woman if they news today they will be out of tournament, she said they're not going to lose. they lose yesterday they had 350 fans here in petaluma watching them at the beautiful movie theater that will be an option again today they are showing the game on a couple of screens at the theater this morning we met some people busy getting errands out of the way so they will be ready to watch this afternoon. it is a do-or-die situation if they lose, they will be out of the tournament. >> my fingers are crossed so hopefully they win. >> oh, it is amazing everyone is thrilled. petaluma has shown huge support to these boys they are the dreamteam. >> we have a couple of neighbors who are star players it has been fun dan knee and austin. -- danny and austin. >> reporter: she says it was tough to watch the loss they care so much about these boys. yesterday was 9-6 against t

tennessee in pennsylvania. a local theater provided the perfect place to watch the game. sergio joins us live from pet human half. >> one of the players' sisters says she is used to watching about 30 fans in the stands turn out for regular season games, and since this is the little league world series, obviously that audience has grope. almost 400 people packed into the two theaters here in jowbt petaluma, and then there's the national television audience. [cheering] >> reporter: inside tw packed theaters with local little league heroes ten feet tall this was a spectacular show to watch. >> it's amazing, it's electricca. i came down thursday. >> reporter: with each big play the crowd went wild and hometown power became later. who knows bradley smeght? >> known him since i was three. >> the petaluma players dominated the home run hits, bringing the crowd to their feet but in the end their tennessee opponents won. still issue this crowd never let up. >> your voice has a rasp to it. >> i've been screaming a lot today. i. >> reporter: one of the key players in today's matchup and his big sister was am

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joining us on the news line from the site of the gop convention we have tennessee republican congresswomanorm committee cochair marsha blackburn. as always, it's great to hear from uh you. tell me this is true. a gold commission on the party platform? you have no idea how happy this makes me. >> well, larry, what i can tell you is that at 2:00 on monday the platform will be in the seats. the members -- the delegation members for the convention. shortly after that it's going to be up on the internet for people to read. i can tell you this area's language in there deals with auditing the fed. people believe we need to do something about the fed. we need to do something about inflation. there was lots of discussion and a desire from many who were platform committee delegates to do what reagan did. look at what he did with the gold commission. and the reason for that is people have been warn out with what has happened with this economy over the last three years. the obama economy isn't working for many people. they want -- when you know things you are doing aren't working you start looking at

from pantene. hair so healthy it shines. >>> thanks for joining us on this wednesday morning emergency dispatcher can get all sorts of crazy phone calls. this particular call in tennesseeefinitely one of the craziest. take a listen. >> hey, you warrant to take me to the store? >> want take you to the store? >> huh >> what's going on here. >> just get me a beer, i'll tell you -- >> okay, sir. i can't take you to the store and get you a beer. >> yeah, you can't cover that? >> no, sir. you've got 911. >> so here's what happened. police say that the man called 911 several times during a 12-hour period. it says he was just trying to call a friend and dialed the wrong number. officers say he was intoxicated. he does say that he did have a little to drink and he was arrested, then later released. >>> well, it turns out advertisers right now are tracking your every move when you surf the internit and now you can see for yourself how they do it. details on a new way the government wants to give you control when you're surfing the web. >>> they promised to tone your legs and behind. however, the government did not agree. what you may get now, a check in the mail about this infor

two champions, two brothers from tennessee who know that the only finish line that counts is the one you cross together. our sister station espn e 60 and john elliott tell user: it's the stuff kids dream of. the freedom to run with abandon. the unbridled joy of a carefree life. but while 9-year-old conner goes out to play, 6-year-old cayden is all too often unable to join him. >> i think that had been on his mind more than we know as a parent. >> reporter: cayden long was diagnosed with cerebral palsy shortly after birth. doctors believed he would never walk or talk. >> people don't realize that when you're special needs and in a wheelchair, you won't be able to get out that much. we'll all try to give him the best life that he could ever have. >> reporter: and forged in that commitment, conner found a way for him and cayden not to become just brothers or playmates, but teammates. competing together in triathlons, conner pulling and pushing cayden through every lap, each willing the other, experiencing the thrills with each other. >> when i see him smiling and laughing, i know he is having a good time. >> reporter: for the first time, they had finished som

game tomorrow against tennessee 12:30 here on ab 7 -- abc7 we will rebroadcast the game on comcast as well as kgo. >>> wayne freedman will bring us live coverage of the game from pennsylvania. >>> 4:36 on this friday morning. >> it is friday! mike tell us more about the forecast, i'm so excited! >>> doppler quiet. picking up a little fog quarter mile visibility in santa rosa. good morning. fog not nearly as thick or low clouds as it was yesterday looking for a little more sunshine today, temperatures that are going to be close to yesterday, you can see all this dry air above the marine layer, jet stream well north now, little area of high pressure taking over for today, temperatures running through 7:00 now until 7:00 in the 50s except for santa rosa, 47°, clouds by 10:00 out of inland valleys by noon out of the bay even sun this afternoon along the coast. 50s along the coast san francisco san rafael 70s elsewhere 4:00 60s and 70s around the bay, 70s 80s inland temperatures cool into 60s and 70s by the time we get to 7:00. the weekend temperatures below average now the coolest two days in the forecast are saturday, sunday you could throw monday in going to be

us guesses what you think her other career should be. she already knows. here are some of your popular guesses. rebecca from tennessee>> tammy from louisiana, kathie lee could have been quite successful as a sommelier. >> i missed my calling. >> and someone thinks you should be a motivational singer. kerry says interior designer. >> i would love that. >> lisa says i think kathie lee would have been a pastor or a hairstylist. >> how about a pastor with a great hairstyle? >> anyway, one of you is right in that group. we'll reveal which. >> later. we want you to stay tuned. did you know the average person changes careers six to seven times in their lifetime? ff ka rears. wow. that's a lot. >> how many times have you changed it? >> does it start when i was scooping ice cream at scoops. >> i don't think that's a career. >> i haven't changed careers. >> oh, yes you have. you went from being an award-winning journalist to being you now. say bye-bye to the edward r. murrows. bye-bye, you pulitzer. never to be taken seriously again. >> what happened? >> it's gone. >> it does happen. what about you? >> yeah. i had so many. i w

tennessee floods a couple of years ago, we were looking at houses lost. a lot of people were being displaced. our great partners from hud got in there immediately with us. another. they never had to go into fema housing. they did not have to move from place to place or program to program. we are able to move them into what would be their permanent homes. moving forward by that and focusing on what needs to be done as we're looking at a housing and challenges as we move forward. next we have infrastructure systems. i am not sure if anyone was able to join us from the corps of engineers. great. it is great to see you. çwe know the corps of engineers goes around the world building things and looking at roads systems, utility systems. it is not just the corps of engineers. it is looking at things we need to reconstruct. how will we do that? how do you wanted to come back? natural and cultural resources, the department of interior is the lead on that. we need to be cognizant of the great history we have, the environment, and everything else as we move forward. we're going to have the four breakout sessions. we will go into this later about how we will integ

tennessee in saturday's championship game. >> number two, in a few minutes vector control will use aerial spraying to stop more salt marsh mosquito eggs froming, millions have been tacking palo alto residents in the past few weeks. 400 acres to the east of highway 101 unless winds pose a problem. >> number three, chick-fil-a opened in san jose less than a half hour ago 100 people clam camped out overnight to claim free meals. >> number four the america's cup races resume 2:00 this afternoon through sunday. a large crowd filled the waterfront along the marina green and in the bleachers. >> number five, isaac expected to make landfall today on the caribbean island of hispaniola as a category 1 with winds up to 75 miles an hour. forcasters predict isaac will move to cuba, then florida. officials are keeping an eye on making back-up plans for next week's republican national convention. >>> time for a final check on weather. >>> good morning welcome to thursday, another grey start i with less moisture in the air than yesterday. you can see on live doppler, we are following flight arrive -- arrival delays of 65 minutes into sfo. coast a little m

us in that warm, moist flow. and that will continue all weekend long. quite a bit of activity across the tennessee valley, fromentucky into portions of kansas. and these folks need the rain. they've had just the most ridiculously hot and dry summer. there's also a front to the west. that front is going to move off to the east. may bring us a chance of a widely scattered shower tomorrow. sort of like today. but a better chance on sunday of more widely -- let's say more general thunderstorms on sunday as the front comes through. right now, clouds and some sunshine around the area. bulk of the activity to our south. so we're not too concerned about more activity tonight. it will tend to die out. but a hot or very warm and humid weekend, all weekend long. sunday night, that front would get closer to the area. and that will help to kick up more thunderstorm activity. ernesto continues to head up quickly toward the west. 21 miles an hour. that is very fast for a tropical system. and it's not really having a chance to ramp up very much. all of the models south of jamaica, by let's say monday and tuesday. and on wedne

us. we'll be right back. >>> it is game day for the pediment nationals a little league world series. to take on the south east champions from tennessee. do you watch party in parliament. and a portion of the ticket sales will help the team's family's troubled back to pennsylvania to support the players. >>> these kids are 12 years old. and they're dealing with is the pressure that they're breaking up this morning. the chance to couple the team members on the phone last weekend. it is a real. they're going creasing the debt incurred sang and name and stuff. we wish them the best. >>> the transfer coming from behind to beat the padres. and the eighties data wind over the cleveland indians. >>> the help of a foreigner running backs. the teams with this preseason game. with more in sports. >>> good morning. three starters and not even make the trip to houston for the forty-niners. and after last night, he may want to consider the whole team porat until regular-season. and the first quarter he takes the handoff and nearly picks up a first down but he gets hit in the knee and remain down for several minutes. he did not tear is a seal. but

us all a lesson about getting along and "making a difference" for each other. that part of the story is underway. we get our report tonight from gabe gutierrez in new orleans. >> you staying? >> reporter: on tennesseeeet in the lower ninth ward, robert green is on patrol. >> your momma here? across the street, the garretts have left. the andrews have left. clayton and them are staying. >> reporter: he walks this street because he learned a hard lesson seven years ago. >> it's really important to know who's here, because one of the things during katrina is, you didn't know who and where people were. >> reporter: when the levees failed, his home washed away. he lost his mother, his 3-year-old granddaughter and many of his neighbors. never again, he said. >> it's about knowing who's here, so if something bad happens, you know what you have to stop. >> reporter: across the street -- >> you all be safe. >> reporter: she evacuated. nola checks in with her neighbor. >> you never know who you're going to need in this world. >> reporter: and in st. bernard parish, a new shipment of generators wasn't the only thing that brought people together. >> our customers become like family. your neighbors become like

from ace smith who knows his stuff. coming up, nashville tennessee is just one of many cities facing some tough choices these days. the city mayor is going to tell uss navigating these choppy waters. plus governor romney rolled out his energy plan today and in this case brevity is the sole you're watching "the war room"." we're just getting started and we'll be right back. join in, tweet us, and you could be a part of our on-air and online coverage. >>now that is politically direct. you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate! geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> jennifer: you're back inside "the war room." i'm jennifer granholm. so we came across this very interesting statistic today from governing magazine, a very important publication. it says that 27 u.s. municipalities have filed for bankruptcy in the past year and a half. and according to the folks a

us now from princeton, new jersey, a graduate of a for-profit college. are you with us? one last time. we will move on to allen, an independent scholar in tennessee.caller: -- an independent caller in tennessee. caller: i have two daughters in their 30's who are both recruiters. they have recruited for these for-profit colleges that are nothing more than a rip. it is a professional, well- funded rip-off. host: why do you say that? caller: because both my daughters are highly-paid, highly-skilled sales people. i do not know if they were just good salespeople, but they are recruited from one to the other. i do not want to name the people. host: so you do not think your daughters are doing a service by recruiting? caller: i do not think they are doing an honest service. because the stories that i hear from the inside are abysmal. if you look at the lawsuits that are filed against these colleges, it is staggering. the congressman knows. he might sit there and smile and say it does not happen, but, i tell you what. look at some of the lawsuits that have been filed. any number of those that are sitting on tom harkin's list and you will find they have an

us a lot of information. tennessee is moving forward with theirs. rhode island may be. a number of states from over the country. secretary of state offices are collecting that information. some are putting it out there more aggressively than others. there is a lot of information and it is all showing that the claims made by the critics of these laws are not valid. >> let me make one legal point that needs to be made. if you tune out everything we say today, please remember this little nugget. the supreme court has addressed the issue of photo id. they did it as recently as four years ago in 2008. the guy who wrote the opinion was john paul stevens, who is one of the great liberal icons to serve on the u.s. supreme court in the last 30-some years. a liberal justice wrote an opinion upholding voter i.d. laws in indiana and he made the point that, because of the state's legitimate interest in combating voter fraud and the state's legitimate interest in verifying people as it does in many aspects of life -- verification is not a strange thing in our civil life. justice stevens recognized that beca