my dad and i sat in woolworth in segregation and to try to segregate woolworth and got the hell beatthis woman to get out of that and brought herself up, i don't care if you are a democrat, republican, liberal, conservative, extraordinary achievement. having sat the counter, not an easy thing. >> andrea: you do agree. >> bob: i agree how difficult is it. >> dana: you disagree with some politics but that is a good point. a lot of people don't realize she had that history. one thing that i loved about her in the bush administration is she could see i was going to have to explain something difficult, the talk. she would pull me aside in the hallway and say here is what you need to know. she gave me such confidence. i think she has an ambiance about her that draws people in. did you find that last night? >> andrea: absolutely. we talk about the war on women that democrats launched against women. a woman like you or me say there is no war. we're sitting here. but you don't have to prove it if you listen to rice tell stories about that. there couldn't a war on women for her to be prominent

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. >> it used to be a woolworth's and is now part of the summer winds chain. people came to see what remains for themselves today. >> it has been here forever, the whole neighborhood goes to it. >> these are all my friends, we had a slow season, so this is pretty bad going into winter >> with half of their plants remain, the 02 knocked on the building and get a temporary stand built. >> we can just get back into the plant's business, we will be happy. selling christmas trees. >> early testing shows that only negligible amounts of contaminants were released into the air and water, firefighters believe this fire was accidental. >> ec investigators are searching for 29 i-pass that were stolen from the hall of science. the campus newspaper reports the missing gadgets cost more than $13,000. also missing is an android in tablet and headphones. police say they were able to track down stolen electronics on craig's list and other web sites. they recovered 39 campus computers stolen just last month. and police in pleasanton looking for an impersonator wanted for sexual

east to be woolworth's and is now part of the summer wind chain. with about half the plant's remaining the manager hopes to knock down the building and get a temporary check stand built. early foot results show only negligible amounts of contaminants were released. the cause is still under investigation but firefighters believe it was accidental. >> families in a san francisco neighborhood are back in their homes tonight after yesterday's water main break. joe vasquez has more on the aftermath. >> behind me we had been watching an interesting scene, a man back there with a blue car, this is not your normal scene of a car wash because as you can see, look at his front yard. a giant sinkhole 50 by 50 ft. and some 10 ft. deep. it is still a big mess but there is some better news today for the neighbors >> they can now return to their homes. there is power and water >> nearby homes were evacuated and so was a nearby school. now they are allowed to come back. >> my car got flooded and it has been draining overnight so i don't think it is probable. >> am

but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth's lunchunter, that she can be president of the united states if she wanted to be, and she becomes the secretary of state. >> reporter: the crowd was primed for ryan and the future he represents. >> so, here is our pledge. we will not duck the tough issues. we will lead. we will not spend the next four years blaming others. we will take responsibility. we will not try to replace our founding principles, we will reapply our founding principles. we can do this. together, we can do this. >> reporter: so, still buzzing here, a little bit, even long after the big night for paul ryan. >>> now, coming up just ahead, just in time for the buzz from the republican national convention, a big movie bashing president obama becomes a box office hit. you'll meet the man behind that movie, next. there's so many choices. the guests come in and they're like yeah i want to try this shrimp and i want to try this kind. they wait for this all year long. [ male announcer ] red lobster's endless shrimp is back, but o

but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth counter, she could be president of the united states if she wanted to be. and he becomes secretary of state! [cheering] >> america has a way of making the impossible in retrospect t. took leader help and it took courage and it took belief in our values. mitt romney and paul ryan have the integrity and the experience and the vision to lead us -- they know who we are. they know who we want to be. they know who we are in the world and what we offer. that's why -- that's why this is a moment and an election of consequence. because it just has to be the freest and most compassionate country on the face of the earth will continue to be the most powerful and a beacon for prosperity and liberty across the world. god bless you and god bless this extraordinary country, this exceptional country, the united states of america! [cheers and applause] >> please welcome governor suzanna martinez...:ier. >> thank you. and good evening. before i begin tonight, let's keep in our prayers, the families impacted by

restaurant, but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth's lunch counter she could be president of the united states if she wanted to be and she becomes the secretary of state. >> a lot of people took exception with some of the things she said. she sort of gave lip service to afghanistan and iraq, the two wars she obviously had a hand in helping initiate, but her personal story is compelling. there's no getting around that. what does condoleezza rice add to this race now? >> well, republicans certainly in this election and elections going forward have a huge problem. there's a poll that long ago where republicans got zero percent. >> nbc poll. >> you can't win elections certainly with that low number and with hispanics. so she helps bring diversity. not just racial diversity but also ideological diversity. she's much more liberal on social issues than most conservatives. she was very well received inside the hall. i think what republicans want, they want people to remember mia love, condoleezza rice, marco rubio, paul ryan. they like the idea

light this morning but obviously, significant damage was done and people who live around the area, woolworth nursery, it has been around since the '60s. >> >> nobody was hurt last night after the crash and a 7- eleven's. the driver said she could not see where she was going >> a water main break leave san francisco still in the dark and without fresh water. >> i spoke with a pg&e crewmember who told me that basically, the big crew will come in in just a few hours to take care of this. there is a lot of cleanup that you can see for yourself. there is still lot of work to be done after yesterday's water main break. we do have pictures of the area yesterday. the pipeline broke at around 1115 and water gushed for nearly three hours. we're learning it was a new pipe that was but in about eight months ago. because quite a mess and it took crews more than 12 hours to restore power and water to several homes. yesterday's incident caused quite a scare for neighbors. >> my grandmother is 87. just getting her out of the house was my concern. >> one nearby school already canceled classism until septembe

supermarket chain woolworth's tumbled. hsbc was a big drag on the hang seng. china's shanghai composite closed at its lowest level hurt by declines in resources and industrial stocks. we saw plenty of moments on big chinese place on the back of earns news. china unicom up sharply. it's a very different picture with bank of china. bank of china down more than 3.1% after earnings missed forecast. petro china shares down after closing a 6% slide in profit. meanwhile energy giant and coal company closed in the red ahead of their results announcement. markets expect a drop in its bottom line due to mining loss. >> now the u.s. may be eyeing a return to the gold standard. the ft suggesting the republican party will call for the creation of a commission to explore restoring the link between gold and the dollar. that's part of the platform the gop will adopt at next week's convention. the ft was told this is not an effort to replicate libertarian ron paul. what do you think? is at it good idea or is it even feasible. let us know if you want to join the conversation he

personal note -- but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth'slunch counter, she can be president of the united states that she wanted to be and she becomes the secretary of state. [ cheers and applause ] yes. yes, yes. yes. yes, america, america has a way of making the impossible seem inevitable in retrospect. but we know it was never inevitable. it took leadership and it took courage and it took belief in our values. mitt romney and paul ryan have the integrity and the experience and the vision to lead us. they know who we are. they know who we want to be. they know who we are in the world and what we offer. that is why, that is why this is a moment and an election of consequence. because it just has to be. that's the freest and most compassionate country on the face of the earth will continue to be the most powerful and the beacon for prosperity and liberty across the world. god bless you and god bless this extraordinary country. this exceptional country. the united states of america. >> condoleezza rice. it is unfortunate again that she was b

but have her convinced if she can't have a hamburger at woolworth counter she can be president if hets to be and become secretary of state. >> steve: it was an old time television. didn't use a teleprompter and spoke off of notes and as you mention it was tough for paul ryan to follow her and a lot of people didn't know governor ryan governor susan martinez most republicans didn't know much about her. >> brian: condoleezza rice talked about foreign she talked about you can't lead from behind. it is impossible and america can't be second. it is not good for the world. >> gretchen: and that little snippet before she become secretary of state, she said become president of the united states . i wonder if that was a glimpse in the future of what condond rice hopes to do with her life maybe in eight years. >> steve: maybe. and suz an martinez was one of the featured speakers. if you didn't know much about her, a lot of people know about her today. she gave a earth delivery and very comfortable in her own skin here is a mon tage of miss martinez. >> i was a democrat for many years and so we

restaurant, but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth's lunch counter, she can be president of the united states if she wanted to be and she becomes the secretary of state. >> reporter: listen to that the crowd just loved her. that speech of course left people wondering if she's possibly eyeing a presidential run in 2016. rice says she has no further political aspirations. some of the other heavy hitters to take the stage, the last republican nominee for president senator john mccain and one time vp hopeful tim pawlenty. >> mitt romney knows what our problems are and he has the tools and the experience and the energy and the right policies to fix them. >> people tell me that they still have faith in america. what they want to know is whether we still have faith in ourselves. i trust that mitt romney has that faith and i trust him to lead us. >> reporter: coming up tonight, the moment we've all been waiting for. mitt romney's big speech. he will be closing out this republican national convention. he is set to take the stage right around 10:

restaurant, but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth'sunch counter she could be president of the united states and she becomes the secretary of state. [ cheers and applause ] >> by the way, ever the college professor, if you will, rice has been the only speaker so far to go without a teleprompter. republican rising star and the country's first latina governor, new mexico's susanna martinez reached out to latinas. she described the lunch with her husband and republican officials that caused her to leave the democratic party when mounting a bid for district attorney. >> i was a democrat for years. so were my parents. when we left that lunch we got in the car and i looked over at chuck and said, i'll be damned, we're republicans! [ applause ] >> in the end though mitt romney himself has to make the final sale with voters if tonight's speech is to be successful he has to meet four objectives. one, he has to better introduce himself to the american public. he'll highlight parts of his biography. former olympians will speak. lieutenant governor

he started working here in 1980 when it bore the woolworth name. firefighters are confident the blaze was accidental, though they haven't determined the exact cause, fire officials trace the origin to an area around the electrical panel. they determined the 10,000 square feet building was a total loss and stopped fighting with water so the fire could eat the chemicals in inside. >> insecticides and pesticides are toxic to the environment, that's what they do, they kill pests so our goal was to keep it out of the river. >> reporter: hazmat crews tested and cleared the ground water levels. but for neighbors like chris monaghan who's been shopping here for decades, the worry isn't the water, but the people who work here. >> we don't need anymore unemployment, especially with a good group like here. >> we value our employees a lot and we will be back, we value our employees a lot and they will be taken care of. >>> the officer involved in the deadly shooting of a teenager in south san francisco back in june will not face criminal charges. today the san

restaurant but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth'sunch counter, that she can be the. of the united states if she wanted to be and she becomes the secretary of state. >> you can see the crowd just loved her. >> reporter: that speech left people wondering if she's eyeing a presidential run in 2016 but rice has said she has no further political aspirations. some of the other g.o.p. heavy hitters to take the stage last night, the last republican nominee for president, senator john mccain and one time vp hopeful tim pawlenty. >> mitt romney knows what our problems are and he has the tools and the experience and the energy and the right policies to fix them. >> people tell me that they still have faith in america. what they want to know is whether we still have faith in ourselves. i trust that mitt romney has that faith and i trust him to lead us. >> reporter: coming up tonight is mitt romney's big speech, the biggest speech of his political career. he will be closing this republican convention and he's set to take the stage right around 10

but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth's counter, she can be the president of the united states if she wanted to be, and she becomes the secretary of state. >> now to paul ryan, and it was love at first word on the floor. forget the fact checkers, the pundits, and oh, yes, even the democratings. to bring it back to baseball, we get to john sterling and his classic home run call. >> it is done, he has done it! >> with all of their attack ads, the president is just throwing away money. and he is pretty experienced at that. what did taxpayers get out of the obama stimulus? more debt. that money was not just spent and wasted. it was borrowed, spent and wasted. >> i'll have much more on that speech later, no matter, that was yesterday. this is today, and mitt romney will take his turn at the plate. there are two outs, and the bases loaded. we start with sj cup on the convention floor, just how dreamy was paul ryan? >> he was pretty dreamy. no. it was like ravel's bolero, adding moments with a crescendo, it was pretty good. >> i'll say th

restaurant, but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth'ssident of the united states if she wanted to be, and she becomes the secretary of state. >> former secretary of state condoleezza rice in what many describe as the best speech of the night. tonight it is mitt romney's make or break moment when he takes center stage following some heavy political hitters. former house speaker and presidential candidate newt gingrich and his wife calista will speak. florida center marco rubio and former florida governor jeb bush and mitt romney's son craig. also a music's performance by taylor hicks and this mystery guest, speculative tongues wagging all over tampa. nbc news senior political ud ter mark murray joins me to talk more about this. to the mystery guest in a second. first, mitt romney's speech, newt gingrich knows how to throw red meat out at the base. mccain did that last night, but what is newt gingrich expected to focus on? his wife calista is a weapon. >> that focus will probably be on red meat. he's been conducting new university symposiu

restaurant, but they have her absolutely convinced that even if 14e can't have a hamburger at the woolworth'states if she wanted and she becomes the secretary of state. >> you couldn't vote. things have changed. >> look, it was a terrific speech and secretary rice and i do have very parallel backgrounds. born in the same years, similar families. of course, she was a friend of one of the young girls killed in the church bombing, the infamous church bombing in birmingham. that is where he differ in that. no, you couldn't be president of the united states then. it took a lot of people fighting. a lot of people fought and died to get us to the point where you could conceivably be president of the united states or you could become secretary of state. but at that point, that was not realistic. and we just should appreciate and remember the -- we should remember our history. it happened. >> i think that's right. but let me talk politics. sam, you cover politics. who will win a battle in america if there's a battle between those who have seen nostalgia as a political mandate? it's better way back the

restaurant, but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth'sld be president of the united states if she wanted to be and she becomes the secretary of state. >> she had said she didn't want to be vice president, although there were many reports she was on the short list. is she someone who could be on a romney administrations in a romney administration if there is one? >> absolutely. she's a real trent and what courage she's got and what an intelligent woman. she tells it like it is. she's the kind of leadership we need. i think she'd be a great part of a romney administration, especially in the foreign policy area where she hall so much knowledge and expertise. i thought she did an outstanding job, and she just is an example of a lot of the talented people that romney will put in his administration. >> governor terry branstad, thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> two tweets today. ann romney told "entertainment tonight" is her favorite show. thrilled ann romney says modfamiliar is her favorite show. we'll op-of-offer herp the role of oh fish yant

he said this business started at woolworth's in the '60s, so the store's history makes this reality so tough. >> there's a lot of heart and soul, sweat that has gone through that building. a lot of store managers and a locality of things. a lot of memories. >> reporter: mr. gloria does plan to rebuild and re-open this location, which is one seven summer winds nurseries throughout the bay area. in the meantime his 20 employees here are out of work. we're live in san jose, marla tayes, "today in the bay." >>> police in the east bay hope a new sketch will help them track down a man impersonating a police officer. take a look at the sketch. we don't have the sketch. police say earlier this month a man resembles the one in this sketch dressed up as a police officer and pulled over a motorist. he handcuffed that victim and sexually assaulted her and took off. if you happen to see this individual or anybody resembling him with information, contact the police department. >>> it is 6:33. engineers are checking for structural damage this morning after a truck plowed into the side of a 7-eleven.

restaurant, but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she canan' have a hamburger at the woolworth counter she can become president of the united states if she wants to be, and she becomes secretary of state. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] yes, america has a way of mo tag the possible seem inevitable in retrospect, but we know it was not inevitible. it took belief in the system. mit romney and paul ryan can lead us. it just has to be that the freest and most compassionate country on the face of the earth will continue to be the most powerful and the beacon of proretrerity and lib -- liberty across the world. god bless you, and god bless this extraordinary country, this exceptional country, the united states of america! [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you. thank you very much. it is an honor, as always, my fellow r edoulicans, tous.oin you at our national convention and add my voice to yours as we nominate the next president of the united states, my friend, governor mitt romney. [cheers and applause] i had hopes once of addressing you once u

restaurant, but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth's lunch counter, she could be president of the united states if she wanted to be, and she becomes the secretary of state. >> ifill: tom cotton, an "x" year old veteran making a run for congress from arkansas, was in the crowd. >> condi rice was great. she really emphasized the need for american leadership in the world, to restore a sense of respect among our allies and fear among our enemies. but also the appeal that she had growing up in the jim crow south, growing up to be secretary of state and possibly president. she's a great testament to the republican party and what it can mean for individuals. >> brown: top billing for the night went to the party's nominee for vice president, paul ryan. >> ladies and gentlemen, these past four years we have suffered no shortage of words in the white house. what is missing is leadership in the white house. ( cheers and applause ) >> brown: ryan closed with a call that tried to reach beyond the convention hall. >> together we can do this. we can g

but they have her absolutely convinced even if she can't have a hamburger at woolworth's counter she can be president of the united states if she wanted to be and she becomes the secretary of state. >> secretary rice joins us. nice to see you. >> nice to see you, greta. >> greta: the crowd loves when you talked about how things have changed from the jim crow days. we have a lot of improvement to do but it's tremendous success of your career. >> well, thanks it's an american story. that is what i said out to say. america is exceptional not because of our power though sit important to the world but because of who we are. we're a country where people come from humble circumstances ask do great thing as tributed to the united states. >> greta: i didn't know your parents. i hear you talk about them tonight or other times they never said you couldn't. and so boy, you just started with different odds than the rest of use my parents didn't believe there are victims but believed if you worked hard. saying you have to be dwis twice as good. waits a matter not of debate but a statement about th

but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth's lunchnter, she can become the president of the united states if she wants to be and she becomes the secretary of state. [cheers and applause] megyn: what a moment with secretary rice right now. we are back with our panel. ed rollins former campaign manager for michele bachmann and joe trippi, former howard dean campaign manager. megyn: a producer had her teenaged daughter here with her. she said watch this, listen to that. it's something all mothers and fathers want their children to believe, that this is a place where anything is possible. her story is inspirational and she was speaking as a woman and as a black american. there is a question about whether that had a higher meaning in the context of this political dog fight we have been watching, ed. >> it certainly should have. we saw it back to back. we saw ann romney give this extraordinary speech of how she was a mother, five children, a great wife, how much she loved her husband, how they moved forward in life and built a better life f

. >> they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth's lunchounter, she could be president of the united states if she wanted to be and she becomes the secretary of state. >> reporter: condoleezza rice back on the political stage. but it was paul ryan teeing up mitt romney. there were a lot of attacks, a lot of promises in that speech he gave. the obama team taking aim with the battle lines drawn. you see over my shoulder, they're getting the stage ready for mitt romney tonight, who will make his case to the nation. and george, you and i will be here a little later. back to you. >>> let's talk to the former florida governor. jeb bush joins us here. good to see you, governor. >> good morning, george. >> paul ryan electrified the crowd last night. but it's a gamble, especially here in florida, to put medicare front and center, isn't it? >> i thought it was an inspired choice. it immediately allowed the republicans to be on offense. now, the conversation is about the $700 billion-plus, over ten years in cuts that's been used to finance the -- >> l

in the most segregated large city in the south, whose parents could not get you a hamburger at woolworthsbe anything you wanted to be, including president of the united states, and specifically, secretary of state. you said president of the united states. i know you had no political ambitions, but that was a noticeable comment. >> i think my father thought president of the united states. i think he would have been happy with secretary of state. i am a foreign policy person, and to have a chance to serve the nation's chief deputy, at a time when the nation was at peril, was enough. obviously i'll do what i can to help this ticket. but my life is in palo alto, and my future is with students in stanford and on issues i care about, like education reform. >> and do you feel that there has been a very troubling question of race, and of prejudice in this campaign, by the birther movement, and those who espouse it? >> the birther movement is an extreme, and there are extremes on both sides of the spectrum. i think the great majority of people here in america believe we are one in america. we are