but also biden can come out and punch a little harder than the president can. there's something about being presidental that means you don't want to necessarily engage in political fisticuffs with the minority leader of the house of representatives. but biden was more of a pier peer, he can come out and do the dueling sound bite thing as he did this week. the white house liked that this week. i think biden liked it this week. i think boehner liked his audition for speaker of the house. gwen: well, that's something to look forward to. thanks, eamon. the obama administration got another unwelcome late summer surprise this week when a judge blocked the awarding of federal grants for stem cell research. remember that? it's a decision the justice department says it will challenge. this is not a new debate but this is a new fight, pete. it feels like we've been here before. remind us about it. >> this was a sleeper case and it really stunned the research community because they did not see this coming. so what's at issue here are the type of stem cells that come from

joe biden always wanted tobe secretary of state. have the jobs switch. >> that would be a real game change? chris: when we come back, scoops and predictions. any vacation we want? with our chase ultimate rewards, we can go anywhere. how about snorkeling? how about camping? welcome to ultimate rewards. maybe skiing? the rewards program that lets you go anywhere... let's go there. anyt no black outs. no restrictions on airfare and hotels. ultimate rewards is available on chase credit, debit and business cards. chase what matters. chris: welcome back. john, tell me something i don't know. >> with all this talk about 2012, newt gingrich i think is going to run in 2012 on the republican side and i think people underestimate him alt their peril especially if the field is as small as it could be the he could win the nomar:. chris: erin? >> this week we found out mortgages were at almost a record low for 30-year mortgages. home sales still down. one economist said we're going to see new home construction double in the next two years. don't

joe biden always wanted tobe secretary of state. have the jobs switch. >> that would be a real game change? chris: when we come back, scoops and predictions. chris: welcome back. john, tell me something i don't know. >> with all this talk about 2012, newt gingrich i think is going to run in 2012 on the republican side and i think people underestimate him alt their peril especially if the field is as small as it could be the he could win the nomar:. chris: erin? >> this week we found out mortgages were at almost a record low for 30-year mortgages. home sales still down. one economist said we're going to see new home construction double in the next two years. don't know. but many are saying it's possible. if that happens this economy is going to be in a totally different place. >> here's one -- guns and bankruptcy. there are members ofesongr cs -- congress who want to protect guns if you file pernalso bankruptcy. you get to keep some household guns. the n.r.a. would like you to be able to keep gps. >> in september when congress comes

or joe biden his motorcade was in an accident but the interesting part is that this is the second time that he is his motorcade has been in an accident this time it was in new york a couple of the police officers got into a minor incident but it's happened before what is the deal why do we only hear about joe biden the motorcade getting back you know that song slow down the river too fast i think they have to heed that advice first all the guy saving the middle class that obama has to say middle class every single middle class well yeah unemployment goes down people these people almost person to find a job you know that they're going to hit by a matter when i'm you know there's a logic there officers that are getting hurt here but it's joe said faster faster faster he's got a lunch to go to are playing the first line motorcade i mean if you live in d.c. and you see them driving i see them driving by all the time they move there and they don't stop for anyone and so yeah there are there are rules and stop stop and it stars don't stop for them either maybe if maybe for obama but for bide

treats its veterans vice president biden spoke to veterans about the recent withdrawal in iraq but failed to mention any of the health and mental problems or homelessness that face that face when they return home are we forgetting about the ones that we should be caring for the most i'll speak with iraq veteran out of coke ash and have these groups have gone wild juggalos are devoted fans to the group insane clown posse but some think of these fans take their love for the music a bit too far we'll speak to one of them to get their take on the juggalo mentality and just two weeks ago we told you about conservative muslims now we're going introduce you to conservative jewish americans posing as the jewish american population typically is known for siding with liberals so we're going to look into why this community could now be turning on obama and then we're going to investigate the lottery system that charter schools use for children not everyone can get in these high demand schools but parents will do just about anything to ensure that their children do get the best education possible ful

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biden. she is on a brand-new, a little bit of a surprising project. acting debut for a cause that's dear to her. >>> and we're going to have food, as well. if you look that way. rocco dispirito is right over there. oh, i think this part of the crowd got left out over there. some low-calorie, high-taste food on the grill for us. not at all. all that coming up. >>> let's get back to times square and our juju chang. good morning, juju. >> good morning, robin. save a plate for me, okay? good morning, everyone. the most important monthly report on the economy is out this morning. and it's not encouraging. the government says 131,000 jobs were lost nationwide last month. there was some growth in the private sector. but it wasn't enough to offset the loss of more census jobs. the overall unemployment rate stayed the same, about 9.5%. >>> one of president obama's top economic advisers is resigning. the white house says christina romer wants to return to teaching. she's the second member of the presi

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biden tells democrats they're safe. vice president biden predicted voters would reject a republican tea parties and democrats will maintain and obtain contract in november. >> on november third, the day after this coming election. there will be in washington d.c. a democratic majority in the house and the democratic majority in the senate. that will be the case. [applause] and we're not illegal, i'd book on it. >> comment now and call in. (202) 737-0001 for republicans. (202) 737-0002 for democrats. michael on the independent line. what do you think of the vice president's statement? >> i think democrats might get back many there. depending on what kind of tea party candidate is running. people want less government, less taxes but you have to know what they want to beat rid of they can't give a definite answer so you have to say how you are going to do it. >> so, there's an influence guy tea party this november and a significant one? >> i think so. depending on who they run against. if they run against somebody moderate

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here's how vice president biden responded to boehner's speech. watch. >> there are millions upon millions of americans who saw their savings, their paychecks shrink, lost their jobs, their homes. mr. boehner is nostalgic for those good old days. but the american people are not. they don't want to go back, they want to move forward. and so, folks, i am still waiting for what it is that they are for. >> larry: okay, ben, what do you make of boehner and summers? >> larry summers is one offer the smartest guys in the world, we're incredibly lucky to have him in public service. geithner should be pushing cookies in a foreign embassy. bp biden has put his hand on the problem, we don't know what to do, democrats don't no what to do, republicans don't know what to do, miss schultz doesn't know what to do, nobody knows what to do. >> larry: is that true? >> there is some truth to it. i have to give it to ben. it's refreshing to hear someone be that honest. we can be that honest because we're not running for office in november. at the same time, i do think

biden also plans to encourage iraqi leaders and political stalemate and norm a new government. president obama will deliver an address on the iraq war tonight. he set an august 30th deadline to lowering the number of troops in iraq to 50,000. >>> also this morning, president obama spoke about the economy and called for a so- called attack on the lingering recession. he delivered his comments from the rose garden saying congress needs to pass a bill that's been under debate for four months. it's an aid package that would provide tax cuts and tax incentives. the president says it would give business owners the hiring power they need. >> i ask senate republicans to stop the blockade. the people who sent us here expect us to get things done and improve this economy. >> he addressed the issue after meeting with his economic advisers. he wants congress to approve this quickly. >>> the federal government wants to change the stickers you get on those new cars you buy. the new requirement would include not only the gasoline mile age but also a rating for gasoline usage and they would ha

let's listen to house minority leader john painter and joe biden. >> president obama should ask for the resignations of the remaining members of his economic team starting with secretary tim geithner and larry summers, the head of the national economic council panel they took a $237 billion offering surplus inherited from the clinton administration and left us with a $1.30 trillion deficit in the process quadrupled the national debt all before we literally turned on the lights in the west wing. >> the vice president wants us to look back to the previous administration. what the voters heard this week is that on president obama's watch, sales of new homes plunged in july and sales of existing homes dropped more than 27% and that is a record. >> it is. i think john behner is now hoping there will be economic recovery in this country and that we will get unemployment down to 4% he hopes to get the manufacturing sector going. he wants to see economic recovery more than anything in the world. do you believe that? this is good news for republicans. they want to keep it just like it is through

out there campaigning for our candidates, and we feel like with president obama, with vice president biden, both of whom are very, very energetic for our candidates, president clinton, as many races and as much involvement as he wants to have, we're thrilled to have him, because it is so helpful to us. we've got a lot of folks that we can put out on the field, and we also think that we're doing a darned good job on the fund-raising side and on the field energy side on putting that field effort in place at the end of the day in midterm elections, an awful lot of your strength is your organization. we feel very strong in that. >> one other thing. that governor's race in florida, everyone's talking about scott and mccollum. do you give alex sink a good shot on the democratic side to win it? >> i absolutely do, larry. alex sink showed up ahead in polls of both scott or mccollum in the last two weeks. she had been steadily closing gaps and has moved ahead as these guys have been very negative on each other. one thing we've just heard from florida is that scott and mccollum campaigns had a unity

let's listen to house minority leader john painter and joe biden. >> president obama should ask for the resignations of the remaining members of his economic team starting with secretary tim geithner and larry summers, the head of the national economic council panel they took a $237 billion offering surplus inherited from the clinton administration and left us with a $1.30 trillion deficit in the process quadrupled the national debt all before we literally turned on the lights in the west wing. >> the vice president wants us to look back to the previous administration. what theoterhear this week is that on president obama's watch, sales of new homes plunged in july and sales of existing homes dropped more than 27% and that is a record. >> it is. i think john behner is now hoping there will be economic recovery in this country and that we will get unemployment down to 4% he hopes to get the manufacturing sector going. he wants to see economic recovery more than anything in the world. do you believe that? this is good news for republicans. they want to keep it just like it is through the

. >>> in iraq, joe biden arrived in baghdad today. on wednesday he'll take part in a military ceremony marking the end of u.s. combat operations more than seven years after the war began. biden is also trying to convince iraqi leaders to form a new government. >>> and in china, another monster traffic jam formed north of beijing. it was 18 miles long. and some of the drivers were actually stranded for the entire day. this comes just four days after a 60-mile traffic jam was cleared. chinese officials did that by sending motorists on a detour. a 180-mile long detour. >>> organizers of an association launched a probusiness effort tonight. therichmond business -- leaders said they formed the group in reaction to what they call efforts by some who live in the area to restrict or drive away businesses. >> facing considerable opposition from neighborhood groups, neighbors, etc. that don't see the full picture that don't understand that a healthy community center is what's most valuable for a neighborhood and a community. >> the enrichment a

as president biden spoke with president obama on the recovery act. as a former governor, i know how deeply involved the vice president was in working with governors and mayors on the recovery act. he stood with president obama on health care. he stood with the president and democrats for the financial reform told wall street accountable so that american taxpayers will never again be left holding the bag for failed wall street gambles. in short, he has been a powerful force behind everything this administration have accomplic shed. he has been fighting for democrats his whole life. he has been a champion for the democratic party in delaware and all over this country. even at this early stage, vice- president biden must rank as one of the most important influential, and effective vice- president in our nation's history. al smith turned to this wonderful nickname, the happy warrior, somebody battling with a smile in his face and optimism in his heart. that was later applied to fdr, hubert humphrey. it is a great phrase and a democratic tradition. we are

vice president biden will speak. stevens died last week in a plane crash. he was 86 years old. >>> senator john kerry visits pakistan today for a firsthand look alt flood relief efforts there. he's likely, though, to see very little improvement, as flooding in that country continues. thousands of villages are still under water. >>> president obama visits ohio, where he will speak about the economy before campaigning for ohio's democratic governor. after ohio, it is on to florida, where mr. obama will raise money for democrats. >>> and brett favre could announce that he will play a 20th nfl season today. favre was seen at the training camp of the minnesota vikings yesterday. he's already under contract with the team, which, of course, he led to the nfc title game last season. >>> coming up later on "good morning america," our dr. richard besser undergoes the one test millions of americans avoid. a colonoscopy. and takes us through the 15-minute procedure that could mean the difference between life and death. >>> for some of you, your local news is coming up

chris: but this week, biden's fellow democrats showed their increased resistance. a vote on war funding showed a growing split. and two influential senators, both democrats, jim webb and russ feingold, said it's time for the senate to advise on any future war policy in afghanistan. dan, this is getting political. and it's dividing the country. we're looking at the division cut between those for and against this war. where's the president going on this? >> he'll make a decision after he reassesses around the first of the year. and then when -- the self-imposed deadline approaches next spring. but the key here is general petraeus. whatever general petraeus recommends, insofar as the president can politically do it, he's going to do it. the president is fachede -- faced with the situation, afghanistan is going badly. the u.s. military, counterinsurgency, new strategy, has not yet proven itself. and the american public is -- support for the war is shrinking. that's the backdrop against which he has to make these decisions. chris: the two big stories that jumped out at

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biden arrived there today to mark the end of u.s. combat operations in iraq. he will pre-sooidz side over military change of command ceremony on wednesday. president obama spent part of his day visiting with wounded soldiers at walter reed army medical center in washington. in his speech tomorrow the president will focus on thanking troops and laying out america scaled back role in iraq. this got president bush in a lot of trouble. >> first and foremost you won't hear the words coming from us. >>reporter: we bring you the president oval office address live tomorrow evening starting at 5:00 p.m. rate hear on abc 7. >> marin county man is suing the sheriff's department for tazing him repeatedly in his own living room after he called 911 for help. mac farland a cancer survivor with heart condition who is still traumatized by what happened. vick lae has the story you sea only on 7. >>reporter: june 29 last year. just before midnight. 64-year-old peter mcfar land and wife pearl were returning from a charity fundraiser. he injured himself as he stumbled and fell dow

vice president joe biden is in baghdad he's overseeing the official august thirty first end of american combat missions in iraq operation iraqi freedom is now over and all combat troops have left the country washington says this means the end of a seven year long war that killed over four thousand u.s. troops however around fifty thousand american service personnel will stay to train unsupportive rocky forces and they will be able to take part in combat but only if the iraqis are sincere but analysts say the dad doesn't control the country which remains splish plagued by insurgent violence last week dozens of the russians died you know wave of terror attacks british m.p. one critic of the war paul flynn says operation iraqi freedom has barely lived up to its name and it's costing us dearly. its borders a government that's corrupt to the iraqis and so very fragile freedom because there's still huge divisions between the sunni's the shiites helped on by al qaeda but if it's a freedom it's a board at a huge cost to cost seven hundred fifty billion dollars for the americans it's a loss for

i don't know, what joe biden was doing today was continuing an argument he's had with david petraeus for over a year now. biden, during the last policy review, if you remember, was totally opposed to nation building-- >> rose: and opposed to the surge, it was said. >> right. biden was actually in favor-- and his position has gained some strength in the white house because the kind of counter-terrorism, you know, the special ops sort of stuff, the dronz, you know, the black ops team, that's the one part of this effort of ours in afghanistan that's actually working. you know, we're rolling up every night, we're rolling up midlevel taliban leaders in, you know, throughout the southern part of afghanistan. that's not enough to win this because, you know, you need an afghan partner who will provide the sort of government services that don't exist now, like the justice that aisha would be able to find comfort in, if a real system of justice existed. >> rose: thank you very much. rick, congratulations to you. when people ask where are weekly news magazines, this is a powerful statement as t

vice president joe biden is in baghdad overseeing it with all american combat troops having already left the country washington says this means the end of the seven year long war that killed over four thousand u.s. troops however around fifty thousand will remain in iraq to provide training and support for local security forces u.s. troops will no longer be allowed to go on combat missions unless requested and accompanied by iraqi forces but many analysts say baghdad doesn't control the country which remains split and plagued by insurgent violence last week alone doesn't involve iraqi citizens died in no wave of terror attacks john walker lindh from the institute for democracy and cooperation says the war in iraq is far from over. there's no real withdrawal at all on the contrary fifty thousand troops are going to remain in iraq so what we're dealing with here is a political package it's an administrative change the troops who are already in iraq will stay there the name of the mission changes but they will still be combat troops they will still be engaged in combat operations after all

vice president joe biden is in baghdad overseeing it with all american combat troops having already left the country washington says this means the end of the seven year long war that killed over four thousand u.s. troops however about fifty thousand will remain in iraq to provide training and support for local security forces u.s. troops will no longer be allowed to go on combat missions unless requested and accompanied by iraq. but many analysts say baghdad does not have control of the country which remains split and plagued by insurgent violence last week alone dozens of iraqi citizens died you know wave of terror attacks don't last learned from the institute for democracy and cooperation says the war in iraq is far from over. there's no real withdrawal at all on the country fifty thousand troops are going to remain in iraq so what we're dealing with here is a political package it's an administrative change the troops who are already in iraq will stay there the name of the mission changes but they will still be combat troops they will still be engaged in combat operations after all an

biden will preside over a ceremony in iraqi soil in just hours. the president has put the country on its highest level of alert for possible attacks. 50,000 support troops will remain in the country to train and asst securd y forces and until the full withdrawal at the end of the next year. the president plans to address the nation about iraq in a primetime speech tomorrow night at 5:00. we'll carry it live here on nbc bay area. >>> i think it's just unsafe. number is safe because there are no policemen anywhere. not even at the police station. >> no police, no government. no one to maintain law and order. think it's science fiction? it's real. and it's happening in vallejo. >>> youtube takes on netflix, and that could mean big bucks or savings for you. . >>> good evening. temperatures dropping right now to 50s and 60s. but the trend this week will be heating up. 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, 68 degrees in the south bay. we'll tell you about the potential for aew records across the bay area. stay tuned. or >>> popular fruit popsicles are being linked to a

well get me started on that and i'll say joe biden was right that our mission should be stopping al qaeda not having a broad sweeping military that's really not our mission in afghanistan and i think the american people are more and more going to create a situation where what joe biden said initially becomes the real mission in afghanistan stopping the terrorists that tried to kill us in nine eleven in both new york towers and in the pentagon and in pennsylvania but nonetheless we do seem to see that our mission is helping afghanistan create a stable government so that it will not be a home and a haven for terrorists that seems to be the mission and it seems to be a mission that's going to take anywhere from ten to twenty years if we do it the way that we're doing it it's a real mistake the way that we are doing it and especially if we don't stop the drugs which fund to which are the terrorists which are the people that tried to kill us and are still out to create havoc all over the world so part of our mission and you are so right in the four presidents of afghanistan pakistan russia and

vice president joe biden is in baghdad overseeing it with all the american combat troops having already left the country washington says this means the end of the seven year long war that killed over four thousand u.s. troops however about fifty thousand will remain in iraq to provide training and support for local security forces u.s. troops will no longer be allowed to go on combat missions unless requested and accompanied by iraqi forces but many analysts say baghdad doesn't control the country which remains split and plagued by insurgent violence last week alone dozens of iraqi citizens died in a wave of terror attacks john walker lindh from the institute for democracy and cooperation says the war in iraq is far from over. there's no real withdrawal at all on the contrary fifty thousand troops are going to remain in iraq so what we're dealing with here is a political package it's an administrative change the troops who are already in iraq will stay there the name of the mission changes but they will still be combat troops they will still be engaged in combat operations after all an

yeah, biden's handicap is 16 and obama's handicap is biden. [ laughter ] president obama also went to the white sox/nationals game this weekend and actually sang "take me out to the ball game." yeah. [ scattered applause ] however, critics were quit to point out that while his singing sounded good, it seemed like he really didn't say anything. [ laughter ] [ scattered applause ] and while obama was playing golf, bp ceo tony hayward actually spent his weekend as a ritzy yacht race, where he watched -- [ audience boos ] >> jimmy: yeah. he's not here. he's not here. [ laughter ] but, yeah, he watched his 52-foot yacht compete. isn't that crazy? if that's not bad enough, he was watching is it from his 100-foot yacht. [ laughter ] apparently, tony hayward's yacht is called "the s.s. middle finger." [ laughter ] it makes more sense now. [ cheers and applause ] some people. a yacht race. some big political news today. it's rumored that president obama's chief of staff rahm emanuel will leave the white house at the end of the year. he says the work is important to him, but he wants to spend m

michelle and joe biden have pledged a national commitment to support military families. we pledged to support to caregivers who put their lives on hold for a loved ones recovered. we are finding a post-9/11 t i bill which is helping 300,000 veterans and their family members pursue their dream of a college education. for veterans trying to find work in a tough economy, which devoted new resources to job training and placement. i directed the federal government to hire more veterans, including disabled veterans. i encourage every business in i encourage every business in america to follow

. >> vice president biden, talking about the deadline for what they're now calling the transition, the summer of 2011, he said on the program a week or two ago there will be a drawdown of forces. >> it could be as few as a couple thousand troops. it could be more. but there will be a transition. >> does that square with what you think? >> i hope it is more than that. i know it's not going to be turn out the lights and let's all go home on one day. but i do think the american people expect it to be somewhere between that and a few thousand troops. >> let's go to something closer to home at the moment. the ethics conundrum with representative rangel. how does your affection square with what's going on right now? and what you said that this is going to be the most ethical congress. you're going to drain the swamp of any kind of wrongdoing, corruption, et cetera? >> i said we'll drain the swamp when we came in. we did. we passed the most sweeping ethics reform in the history of the congress. any respect and affection for people makes us sad about the course of events. but we have to uphold

on wednesday, we'll have a newsmaker interview with vice president biden in iraq. i'm judy woodruff. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you for the president's oval office address at 8:00 p.m. eastern time, plus online, and again here tomorrow evening. for now, thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

if you wanted to replace somebody you wouldn't start with joe biden. >> there's the nonstarter in the white house. james, last word. ten seconds. >> i just think that's the 88th thing on the agenda. >> okay, james carville, matthew dowd, thanks very much. elizabeth? >> all right, george, thanks so much. we know more now this morning about the arrest of that suspected serial killer who's accused of attacking as many as 18 people. he was apprehended at the airport in atlanta as he tried to board an airplane bound for israel. he had been on the run for months and jeremy hubbard is in flint, michigan, with more on this arrest. good morning to you, jeremy. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. overnight we learned the suspect in the serial slashings refused extradition back here to flint where there are five murder victims and a string of survivors. we also now know he was no stranger to police, even in recent weeks as they were investigating these attacks. as police in atlanta drive away with the suspected serial slasher, we learned officers had elias abuelazam in their grips at least twi

all right it's time for our tweet of the day vice president joe biden's plane was involved in a minor incident in new york this comes after his motorcade as we've told you is already been involved in several car accidents so what would joe biden tweet about this latest incident maybe we thought he'd say damn maybe hillary really is after the v.p. job in two thousand and twelve looks like i need to watch my back that's hard to do today we'll have another one for you tomorrow and that's it for tonight's show thanks for tuning in make sure you come back tomorrow night we'll have seen smith in the studio to give us his two cents on the week's funniest stories and we'll look at an example from a mass baptism of camp pendleton that the hottest websites are now using as proof the u.s. fighting a religious war in the meantime don't forget to become a fan of the loan issue on facebook and follow us on twitter and if you missed any of tonight's show or any other nights if you always catch it all at youtube dot com slash the alona show where we post the interviews as well as the show in its enti

a couple weeks ago, i work for joe biden. the police officers were doing a heck of a job. you cannot control the mindset of people curator -- the mindset of people. it is the mindset of people. you cannot control that. only god can do that. it is as small business. it is disappointing, but it gives people jobs. i want to thank you for inviting me to speak tonight, and please, do the right thing. >> thank you a very much. isabel. >> commissioners, thank you for giving me an opportunity to speak on behalf of the community. i work with san francisco car nevada. -- carnivale. i just want to speak to that in that capacity. they have been a wonderful supporter of community the events. she has given us an opportunity to have many fund raisers for community projects for kids to study music. i can anticipate her position as an employer. it is an opportunity to continue and to thrive. as people are pushed out, they find that more or more become wider. -- whiter. it has become all home for people who enjoy music and has given us an opportunity to educate on the wonderful diversity of

contrario a muchas encuestas john biden dijo que demócratas mantendrá la mayoría luego des elecciones de noviembre apostaría por eso si no fuera ilegal y que los demasiado contratas harán buen papel. >>> el presidente de comité nacional republicano vista puerto rico los delgados republicanos puertorriqueños contribuyeron a su elección, cid ma ma ma mary habló con él el voto hispano en noviembre contribuye a que los republicanos obtengan mayoría en el congreso es lo que espera el resta importancia a los señalamiento de de los líderes de demócratas que dijo que no podía in tender como un hispano podría votar por republicanos cómo usted conquistaría al comentario. >>> sus comentarios reflejan un po gre juicio y falta de comprensión de la diversidad sdrerd en términos político del país. >>> respondió a las críticas aunque aceptó que su estimado es inusual. >>> uno es crea ola cuando dice la verdad y es lo que he hecho como presidente, combho alguien que viene de la base nunca he sido político de carrera. >>> ganar el senado será difícil porque los republicanos han

vice president biden has been fighting for democrats this entire life. he has been a champion for the democratic party in his home state of delaware. even at this early stage, he must rank as one of the most important influential and effective vice presidents in our nation's history. and nearly democrat in the early part of the 20 century, the governor of new york earned the name, the happy warrior. that was applied later to fdr, cuba humphrey. this is a great phase in a democratic tradition. we are proud to welcome a wonderful vice-president, vice president biden. host [inaudible] [applause] >> thank you. thank-you. thank you for that gracious introduction. one of my mentors when i got to the senate', one of the people who is probably the major influences to get me into gear was hubert humphrey. i always called him boss. tim be compared to him is way above my capacity. to be compared to franklin roosevelt, that is not in the realm of possibility. i want to thank all of you. thank you for all of your hard work. because of your hard work and the party inf

tavis: your message sounds in direct contradiction to what vice-president biden had his say. he is much less concerned about the democrats losing control in your. >> i was at his speech. he thinks democrats will hold the house and senate. as said if it was not illegal, i would put the book on it. you expect the vice-president to say something like that when he is delivering a pep rally. he was urging democrats to be a little more confident, don't be so pessimistic. he was firing up the troops. parker -- party leaders are worried about the house. they believe the senate could be at risk if everything goes right for republicans. the vice president was giving a red meat to his democratic house -- democratic crowd. tavis: it appeared john mccain was in serious trouble in arizona. he looked to be on the verge of being thrown out, leaving very unceremoniously. it appears now that john mccain may pull off this race in arizona, which would make him the favorite. >> here it looks like senator mccain is winning over the former congressman. it is a surprise. i was in arizona when sarah