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randi? >> jim acosta for us this morning. thank you. he'll be back with the romney campaign in jacksonville, florida. romney holds a rally in ohio later this morning. we'll bring that to you live in our 10:00 hour. paul ryan also in ohio but on the opposite side of the state of his running mate. >>> the democrats before the convention, there's the platform. a rising star of the democratic party. we'll hear from him. why not make lunch more than just lunch? with two times the points on dining in restaurants, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy. check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. >>> welcome back. back to politics now and the republican convention ended with a bang and a lot of balloons. mitt romney wrapped up with criticism for president obama. now, it is the democrats turn. their convention kicks off next week. we ar

randi. >> jessica, thank you. we have much more ahead on the florida focus in the 7:00 hour eastern time. we'll check the democrats plan to catch the state. at 8:15, the republican response and the issues they see to taking back the state. at 10:00 a.m. eastern, which voters will decide how the state swings. plus, president obama will be live from st. petersburg. >>> an airline deems a teenage boy with down syndrome to be a security risk? was it fair or a violation of his civil rightings? at purina one, we believe small things can make a big difference. like how a little oil from here can be such a big thing in an old friend's life. we discovered that by blending enhanced botanical oils into our food, we can help brighten an old dog's mind so he's up to his old tricks. it's just one way purina one is making the world a better place... one pet at a time. discover vibrant maturity and more at purinaone.com. perform, compete and grow. and people are driving this change. that's the power of human resources. the societ

. ♪ i'm dreaming of a white president just like the ones we always had ♪ >> bill: has singer randy newman lost his mind? two white guys, gutfeld and mcgirk will have some thoughts. caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. are american voters in a fog? that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. a new fox news poll contains surprising data from the key swing states of florida, ohio and virginia. voter there's apparently believe the economic policies of barack obama have helped more than hurt the economy. that is simply stunning. unemployment remains above 8%. wages down big. national debt $16 trillion. and the annual deficit is now well over $1 trillion a year. and likely voters think president obama's economic policies are helping? again, inexplicable. i had a conversation with laura ingram where i had speculation why this might be happening which i don't like to do. millions of us addicted to texting, entertainment websites, gaming, blocking out the world whenever we want to. it is now

. >> that would be enough, except also we have randy jackson. that would be lots, except we also have big ang. >> oh, my god. look at her on the cover. just look real quick. hi, look what's happening here. >> bigger is better. i met her downstairs, she's funny. >> i went to shake hands, not good for big ang. >> what happened? >> bear hug. >> did they come at ya, both of them? >> she tells a funny story, she says she's got killer boobs, but literally. apparently she was upstate, out one night, a bat flew right into her breasts and fell over dead. >> boom and dead at the catskills. >> that's what i call a formidable woman. >> we have a big announcement to make, don't we? >> big, very big. we are so cutting edge. >> it's called the twiker launch. you see that thing on the bottom of your screen right there? that is going to start a twitter feed of people writing in as they are watching our show. as you guys are watching it, you can clickety clak and we'll screen you in case there's porn, and then put it up on the screen. >> we may show yours up on t

-cio now with us is randi weingarten president of the american federation of teachers talk about that movie that i was just telling you about funded by cranky billionaires and you know there's apparently randi a lot of money to be made in education what's going on in your field. so what's going on is they're not holy alliance between lots of cash strapped mare's and right wing governors and other elected officials who know that parents want a great education for their kids and who know that education and the economy are linked together but they don't want to spend the investment or go to the public for the investment so they demonize and scapegoat the teachers who are the only who are the ones trying to make a difference in the lives of kids it's a first recession or getting out of recession i've ever seen where instead of teachers being lionized they become vilified and so then in addition to that you have these outside folks who basically say we can't make it for cheaper we can do it cheaper just let us do it for profit so we don't have enough money in the system to help all kids ge

i'm randi kaye. if you wonder who this is, it is victor blackwell. he's with me to co-anchor the morning hours. >> i have to say i'm disappointed. >> all right? we just started. >> i expected where i run in and there's confetti, you run across the studio and jump in my arms. >> we tried that -- >> confetti wasn't in the budget? >> yeah. let's get you caught up on the stories we are following. in denver, a stand off between police and two armed robbers is over. schools were put on lockdown and residents evacuated in the six hour ordeal during which one of the suspected updated his facebook pace. friends asked him to surrender to police. shots were fired but no one was injured. >>> two young children are safe and his father in custody following a coast guard rescue. he's accused of abducting the kids and stealing a boat at a marina. the mother suggested a boat might be involved. they described the moments leading up to the rescue. >> we wanted to provide him with water and a radio so that we could have

. >> randy russell is no stranger to usp. he first came in at the age of 15 and did 17 years on a robbery charge. >> randy, it's not good to see you. okay? >> now, randy is back on a parole violation, leaving behind a wife and four children. >> one time i thought i was going to come back, i asked my wife, i said, should i run? she goes, well i'm not going to make that call. but she goes, but you can't take me with you. if i'm not with my wife and kids, freedom is not freedom anyway. >> grab that and come with me. >> andrew dykman is in for statutory rape. unlike randy, coming to prison for andrew is a new and frightening experience. >> i'm pretty nervous. and i'm scared. i wasn't expecting to be here. it's a scary place. i heard stories about what goes on at night here. i heard stories about people getting killed. you name it. >> dykman. >> in order to properly classify the inmates, they will spend several weeks on the cell block as their behavior is observed. because they must be considered a security threat until classified

. >>> plus, you know this guy, randy jackson. he's fought leave 2:00 judge's table on "american idol" after all. all the details coming up. >> and get ready for another night of cool temperatures. gary is back with your forecast. [ female announcer ] you want family dinner to be special. dad, we want pizza. you guys said tacos. [ female announcer ] it doesn't always work out that way. you know what? we're spending too much money on eating out anyway. honey, come look at this. [ female announcer ] my money map from wells fargo is a free online tool that helps you track your spending. so instead of having to deal with a tight budget, you could have a tighter family. ♪ wells fargo. together we'll go far. >>> the nats are doing something in september they have not done since arriving in d.c. back in 2005. they're playing meaningful baseball games. and last night, guess what, they moved closer to clinching the division title. fox 5's dave ross is here with more on the red-hot nats. >> these are fun times in the dmv. we all know at r

welcome back, i'm randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell. here are some of the stories we are working on this morning. president obama kicks off a two day bus tour in florida.

welcome back, i'm randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell. here are some of the stories we are working on this morning. president obama kicks off a two day bus tour in florida. he's riding post convention wave with approval rating of a 15-month

randi? >> there's also been some talk about a rift between the democrats and the unions because of the convention being held in charlotte. what can you tell us it that? >> reporter: well, the location is the key here. remember, north carolina is a right to work state. when the obama campaign and democrats announced this is where the convention would be, unions, i think it's fair to say, were not so enthusiastic about that. we've seen and will see less union participation in this convention. and probably less union money. a lot less union money going toward the convention. is there a rift between the unions and obama campaign? they tell me no. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: they say there is no rift whatsoever. >> all right. we know the president will be in colorado today as we said. where is he headed tomorrow? >> reporter: well, that's right, iowa yesterday, tomorrow he's going to be in ohio, another important battle grinnground st. he will go to louisiana to tour the damage from hurricane isaa

my client randy travis was having a life crisis. he lives his life with passion. anybody that risks sitting down on his naked yam bag while getting into a hot trans am in august is not afraid of what life has in store. travis's nugget pouch was like silly putty stuck to the sunday funnies. instead of a picture of dick tracy he was going to have a painful looking picture of a fire bird. that's awesome. travis took the road less traveled. unfortunately, that road was a highway. not many people travel there. randy travis challenged himself to walk into a convenience store butt naked to purchase smokes without money or a place to hold a lighter. randy didn't have a lighter but as naked as he was he could have flicked his bic. he didn't get the cigarettes. success sofpb buried on the other side of rejection. what travis wanted wasn't cigarettes but the opportunity to sing again and have thousands holding up their lighters. after our meeting he got that chance. he will sing in the bandit reboot. the bandit is back and this time it's successful. success is to te massive

>> reporter: good morning, randi. since we last talked about an hour ago, we've moved inside. we're in one of the big hangars here, behind me where mitt romney will be speaking later. a world war ii fighter plane right alongside there. and yeah, listen, this area, this part of virginia is a big swing part of virginia. this is the virginia

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i'm randi kaye. 7:00 on the east coast, 4:00 a.m. on the west. we begin with the one story that impacts all of us. food prices up by 10% according to a new report from the world bank. the cost of corn and soybeans spiked by 25%. now, at an all time high. the drought here in the u.s., partially to blame. the gulf coast grapples with loss and damage from isaac. right now, it's moving through the midwest. with it rain and relief for a part of the country in the middle of the worst drought in decades. we are talking several inches of rain from isaac. farmers are desperate for it. it may be too late. it may not be enough. here is susan candiotti with a reality now in the fields. >> reporter: with corn stalks crunching under his feet, richard goes to harvest. thanks to the summer's drought, the field corn is fried to a crisp. in blistering 90 degree heat, not much else to do but climb into the combine and mow down the stalks. >> you put a lot of money and time and effort into it. then you see no return. it's a hard thing to do. >> reporter: hard for ev

that the last of the original american idol judges randy jackson son his way out or perhaps headed for a new role on the show, and everyone's still buzzing this morning over clint eastwood's convention appearance. it's inspired a new term called eastwooding. we'll show you how that's become a hit online. all that and more when we see you a little bit later on today. angie and erica, i'm sure you've heard your share of jokes. back to you. >> i was going to say. speaking of eastwood, saw a nice video you just hosted, jenna, of your slightly absentee co-host. >> yeah. the first time in nine years. look at this. lester holt decided to oversleep this morning. so -- fortunately, he made it in on time but a little weary eyed. >> it had to happen. >> had to happen, absolutely, at least once. >> we were going to vacate your chair. a little eastwooding of our own. thanks, jenna. >> enjoy. >>> today a brand new exhibit opened at the zoo called american trails.

>> randy. randy jackson. big fan of randy jackson. nicest guy. i interviewed him. became a huge fan. anyway, back on "american idol." signed a big deal allegedly. signed a deal to return to "american idol." he would be the only original judge. i think it is good to have continuity and glad he is back. they said fox spokesman didn't have any doubt that he would be back. he's also mariah carey's co-manager. jackson plays an important role in getting her on the show. now that both deals are done, fox expects to unveil the four-person judging panel this week, and finalize the contracts for keith urban and nicki minaj, glad the dog is back? >> can i be honest? i don't watch "american idol." >> i watch it. i have a daughter. one of the few things we look to sit down and watch as a fam. >> i am watching "little einsteins." >> "little einsteins." >> my kids aren't -- >>> the thing about this director. >> nick casivitus has a new project. pretty controversial. what he said about his movie may be more controversial than that. in an interview with the wrap,

randy and victor? >> jim acosta, thank you. we'll have much more on romney's taxes and on that controversial recording of a private fund-raiser. that's later in the show. the u.s. has temporary closed some diplomatic missions. protesters continue to show their outrage. in bangladesh protesters burned a box called coffin of obama. >> pakistan's prime minister seemingly giving his approval, calling it a national holiday to run the film. as people take to the streets in over 20 countries, not all of the protests have been violent or anti-american. in libya ten days after a consulate attack that left four americans, including ambassador chris stevens dead, hundreds of citizens showed their support for the u.s. by taking over the headquarters of a radical islamist group tied to that attack. arwa damon has more now from benghazi. >> reporter: the revolution began in benghazi and now it's starting once again in benghazi to evict these extremist militias. he was just telling us is that the people inside, they believe must have heard th

randy wolf got the win. welcome to the club. >> in september in a playoff hunt, that is what makes baseball so much fun. i knew my role was going to be different here. i told them i would be ready for anything and do what i can help out. >> let's check the standings in the east. the orioles move within two games of the yankees. in the wild card, a winning streak for the a's. they are winning today. birds head to toronto for three with the jays. it is the second year for the grand prix in town. they put on a good show this afternoon. the rain held off enough to get it off without problems. some guys had a problem. lap nine. hunter ray timed the flag. wrigley. -- timed the flag perfectly. conley lost the track. he moves within 17 points for the lead. he is in the finale in two weeks. the ravens have time off. but the front office is busy. he started 12 games for the patriots in 2011. jones ended his holdout in jacksonville. for fantasy players, the draft of jones, congrats to you. he should be active. stay wit

we'll have randi weingarten. but first the current tv update from lisa ferguson. >> hi bill. good morning, everyone. the dny continues tonight with a knew round of speakers. elizabeth warren will stand united with president obama in protecting the middle class and take this opportunity to sell herself to voters in massachusetts. of course warren up for the senate seat there against scott brown. and we'll hear from bill clinton, nancy pelosi sandra flock, and planned parenthood presidency seal richards. meanwhile this ad starts out looking like an obamaed a, but it is from the super pac. president obama says he will move us forward but where has he taken us so far? 23 million of us without full-time work. >> cross roads is spending $6.6 million onned a right now, attacking the forward slogan and asking if we are better off now than we were four years ago. of course, democrats saying yes, we are. pointing to new jobs although not as many as we would like and pointing to the bumper sticker, bin laden is dead and the auto industry is alive. most buzz worthy tweets, posts and pont

i'm randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell. >>> and we're starting this morning with those anti-american protests now in more than a dozen countries around the world. this video is from sydney, australia, where peaceful protest this morning turned violent. the confrontation between police and protesters happened in front of the u.s. consulate there. >>> also overnight in los angeles county, the man behind the film that sparked these protests were escorted from his home by police for questioning. >>> the protests in australia and the questioning the filmmaker come in the wake of violent clashes like yemen and sedan. police sent to three places. we are covering all ang ales of the story from in the middle east to here at home. and cnn intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly is in washington. in egypt, more than 140 protesters have been arrested as egyptian security forces crack down around the u.s. embassy, so, let's bring in ian lee for us this morning, he is in cairo. have the protests let up at all there in the capital? >> ea

. >>> randy moss the start sunday against green bay. it'll be randy mos, it will be michael crabtree, mario manningham, newly acquired from the giants, and kyle williams listed as the backup. going to get a chance from the outset to see how much he has left >>> big story of the u.s. tennis open, andy roddick announcing his retirement at tournament's end. a 4:00 west coast start against dell potro. serena's been so dominant , it's hard to lose your mind as a fan. but when roddick is playing, right now is 6-six. they resume tomorrow. >>> preparing for chad dawson. this'll be the biggest fight of his career. after a number of years on showtime, he'll be working on hbo. so andre ward is the man watching the giants game now. right now, the giants have a couple runners on board. they are trailing in the -- what is that? >> the 11th. >> the 11th inning. you guys let me know what happens. i'm turning over to 193 to see weather climates. [ laughter ] thanks for coming out. thanks for watching. love, peace, and hair grease. [applause] hey, liz. m

-cio now with us is randi weingarten president of the american federation of teachers talk about that movie that i was just telling you about funded by cranky billionaires and you know there's apparently ready a lot of money to be made in education what's going on in your field. so what's going on is they're not holy alliance between lots of cash strapped mares and right wing governors and other elected officials who know that parents want a great education for their kids and who know that education and the economy are linked together but they don't want to spend the investment or go to the public for the investment so they demonize and scapegoat the teachers who are the only who are the ones trying to make a difference in the lives of kids it's a first recession or getting out of recession i've ever seen where instead of teachers being lionized they become vilified and so then in addition to that you have these outside folks who basically say we can't make it for cheaper we can do it cheaper just let us do it for profit so we don't have enough money in the system to help all kids get

i will echo some of the things that randy mentioned. you'll see a subtle disagreement on a few points. what was at stake was in the challenge to the individual purchase mandates the guarantees of individual liberties which ensure political accountabilities. the government was defending the combination of the commerce clause which would have destroyed the sovereignty system, which justice kennedy called the most distinctive feature of american constitutionalism. with this in mind, the decision has excellent features and some bad ones. the court has articulated the limits in the commerce clause holding that neither of the powers can form the basis of a general police power to be exercised by the federal government. we made this argument long before obamacare was enacted. i could probably count a couple of folks on the fingers of my hand having it embraces and embraced by the five justice majority of the court. equally impressive is the fact that the court has made clear putting the real meat in the teaching and all cases that congress can

. >> and, of course, randy is still there and mariah carey. >> do you think they will be good judges? >> too many judges. >> maybe they should judge one of them off. >> i like it, i like it. >> we talked about this last week. it's almost as if the judges have become more important than the contestants. >> yeah. >> the shows used to be about the singers, go figure. >> and it used to be where people would come to resurrect their career. enmaple ridge minaj is at the top of her game and mariah carey still sells millions so there's some allure there for the big stars now when it used to be like randy jackson, we didn't know randy jackson when he started this show. >> you're adding a country star, urban, and minaj, a rap star, and whenever you merge country and rap you get crap so i'm concerned that that might not play well. four judges though, menage atrois and randy jackson. >> let's give niki some go-go juice. >> i like where you're headed. >> you brought some drunk passport photos. >> i don't bring them, i've seen them. >> have you seen them? >> i don't know. >> i'm not showing it. won

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off did randy moss grabbed the starting lineup? sports is coming next. [ female announcer ] you want family dinner to be special. dad, we want pizza. you guys said tacos. [ female announcer ] it doesn't always work out that way. you know what? we're spending too much money on eating out anyway. honey, come look at this. [ female announcer ] my money map from wells fargo is a free online tool that helps you track your spending. so instead of having to deal with a tight budget, you could have a tighter family. ♪ wells fargo. together we'll go far. >>pam: the anniversary of the standard of gas line explosion is quickly approaching. this sunday marked two years since the pipeline exploded. eight people were killed and countless more were injured. they gathered today to remind pdt that what happened will never be forgotten. >> i have sent three pieces of legislation to the governor, the first is to require that the pc act of safety recommendations from the national transportation safety board, the second legislation requires them to d

. >>> also ahead, rumors that "american idol" judge randy jackson is on his way out or perhaps taking on a new role. big changes for the show that's already seen some big changes this season. >>> but we want to begin with presidential politics. nbc's kristen welker is in urbandale, iowa, where president obama is holding a campaign event later today. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, lester. well, it is going to be a busy holiday weekend for president obama. he will be campaigning in key battleground states, starting with right here in iowa. this is a state that holds special meaning to him and helped propel him to the white house back in 2008. his next stop is colorado. then on monday, he is going to step away from the campaign trail temporarily to visit louisiana to meet with the folks there who were impacted by hurricane isaac. of course, his visit comes on the heels of mitt romney, who visited on friday. now, both campaigns were asked if it was a problem that romney was going to louisiana before president obama. both campaigns said that there was no problem i

randi? >> jim, thank you very much. >>> a lot of people are talking about clint eastwood's empty chair moment. he's talking about it, too. find out how he says he came up with the idea, backstage. >>> romney is not talking at least about gay marriage. find out what happened when a reporter tried to ask her about that hot button issue. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ >>> people are talking about obama's speech. it must have been pretty good. today, clint eastwood said he's voting for the chair. >> that was bill maher with the most memorable moment ever. i'm talking about the night when clint eastwood stole the spotlight talking to an empty chair that

coming up in just a few minutes, someone at the center of the national debate on these issues, randi weingarten joins us. she is the president of the american federation of teachers. >> look at other top stories. in america, remembering the 2,977 lives lost on september eleven thth, 2001. eleven years ago today. so at ground zero this morning, family members of the victims will participate in the traditional reading of the names. that ceremony will begin at 8:39. that is eastern time, and it will be marked by six moments of silence. two at the precise times those planes hit the twin towers. two at the times each tower then fell. and two to mark the exact moments of the attacks of flight 393 and the pentagon. >> the president and first lady will observe a moment of silence at the white house before arriving at the pentagon at 9:20 eastern. there will be a wreath-laying ceremony to honor the 184 lives lost there. and vice president biden will speak at a ceremony at the flight 93 memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania. that at 10:00 a.m. eastern. defense secretary leon panetta toured the

i'm randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell. here are five stories we're watching this morning. number one, in benghazi, libya, hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrator stormed the headquarters of a radical islamist group linked to the embassy attacked that killed four americas, shouting "no to militias." and at least four were killed and more than 70 injured in benghazi. mitt romney has released his latest federal tax return from 2011. he paid nearly $2 million taxes on $14 million, a 14.1% rate. >> and while you were sleeping, the senate approved a plan to fund the government for another six months. the government was set to run out of money by the end of the month. now all members of congress are off so can go home to campaign. >> and a disturbing story from here in suburban atlanta. paul and sheila comber kept their son mitch confined and malnourished for four years and then on his 18th birthday shipped him to los angeles with a list of homeless shelters. authorities found him there and mitch is now back in georgia in safe surroundings and his parents are in custody. >> number

i'm randi kaye. >> i'm victor blackwell. here are five stories we're watching this morning. number one, in benghazi, libya, hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrator stormed the headquarters of a radical islamist group linked to the embassy attacked that killed four americas, shouting "no to militias." and at least four were killed and more than 70 injured in benghazi. mitt romney has released his latest federal tax return from 2011. he paid nearly $2 million taxes on $14 million, a 14.1% rate. >> and while you were sleeping, the senate approved a plan to fund the government for another six months. the government was set to run out of money by the end of the month. now all members of congress are off so can go home to campaign. >> and a disturbing story from here in suburban atlanta. paul and sheila comber kept their son mitch confined and malnourished for four years and then on his 18th birthday shipped him to los angeles with a list of homeless shelters. authorities found him there and mitch is now back in georgia in safe surroundings and his parents are in custody. >> number

i'm randi kaye. it is half past the hour. >>> today we could see more flooding as a result of isaac. look at this river in louisiana's st. tammany parish. it is so swollen it could overflow its banks and even cause a canal lock to fail. that could floods of neighborhoods. up to 2,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. we have more about this, so what's the challenge, tom? >> the amount of rainfall, as we know, is just incredible. it takes a while for all the water to get down the area streams and tributaries. the pearl river is an area that we've seen a large amount actually. what they're doing here -- and we'll show you besides the video the google earth image. they are evacuating, as you mentioned, randi, thousands. now this is right along highway 41. highway 41 is built up almost like a levee itself. if you get in close, you see the shaded area here in red. those -- all of the residents, those are the areas that are communities that are evacuating. this is mainly east of highway 41. they do bel