joe biden knows that story. he's lived it. our vice president joe biden. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the vice president of the united states, joe biden. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello, my fellow democrats! and my favorite democrat. jilly, i want you to know that beau and hunt and ashley and i, we're so incredibly proud of you. you know, we admire the way -- with every single solitary young person -- and they're not all young, walk into your classroom, you not only teach them, you give them confidence. you give me confidence. and the passion. the passion she brings to try to ease the burden on the families of our warriors. jilly, they know you understand them. and that makes a gigantic difference. and, folks, i tell you what, it was worth the trip. to hear my wife say what i've never heard her say before. she's always loved me. if that's the case, why in the heck did it take five times of asking you? and that's true. five times. i don't know what i would have done, kiddo, had you on that fifth time said no. i love

biden. >> well, look, i respect joe biden. but those of us who were in congress knew joe biden. we knew joe biden as a person who is a very nice guy, by the way. he is very likeable. but tends to be wrong on the major policy issues. he was wrong frankly on just about every major policy issue. he is even wrong when he disagrees with president obama. so, you know, those of us that knew him were always kind of shocked as to how he is portrayed as this great expert on foreign policy. don't get me wrong. he was the chairman of the committee, but he was always wrong on the policy. that does not take away, however, from the fact that joe biden is a very good debater and a very likeable individual. he is a wonderful guy. the kind of guy that you want to go and have a cup of coffee with. but not the kind of person you want dictating the policies of the united states. >> at least that's what republicans would say. we have to be fair here. i was just wondering something about mitt romney. he is not out campaigning. he's been holed up in

let's talk a little about joe biden. candy crowley is here. it's interesting, jessica yellin, our chief white house correspondent is hearing he's going to talk a little bit about some of the experience he's had with the president, what he's learned about the president over these past four years, he'll share some anecdotes and focus a little bit on the big decisions that the president's made. he's trying to tee-off, the president, obviously in a very strong way. this is an important speech for joe biden personally as well. >> it is. it sounds a little bit like michelle obama's speech when she tried to link policy and the person. so this is also a guy joe biden, the vice president who's been in on some of these decisions, he had a famous phrase which i guess we can't repeat on television to describe when health care passed. what's interesting about this through the prism of joe biden is this is a man who has not ruled out a 2016 run. so a lot will be looked at in this speech. this has been a man who's been quite loyal to president obama, done hi

and joe biden did a great job with both. now, he, president obama, president obama appointed several members of his cabinet, even though they supported hillary in the primary. heck, he even appointed hillary. now, wait a minute, i am -- i am very proud of her. i am proud of the job she and the national security team have done for america. i am grateful that they have worked together to make us saver and stronger to build the world with more partners and fewer enemies. i am grateful for the relationship of respect and partnership she and the president have enjoyed and the signal that sends to the rest of the world that democracy does not have to be a blood sport. it can be an honorable enterprise that advances the public interest. president obama's whole record on national security is a tribute to his strength, to his judgment and to his preference for inclusion and partnership over partisanship. we need more of it in washington, d.c. now, we all know that he also tried to work with congressional republicans on health care, d

joe biden was fired up. and i meant what i said at the convention, i could not have had a better vice president, but as importantly, i could not have asked for a better and more loyal friend than joe biden, because he is a wonderful, wonderful man. [ applause ] and last night i did my best to lay out the stakes in this election. you see, now that both sides have made their argument, there's a big choice the make. and i honestly believe that this is the biggest choice, the clearest choice of any time in our generation, because it is not just a choice between two candidates or two political parties, it is a choice between two different paths for america.

>> well, i'm studying, i'm reading joe biden's speeches, watching joe biden tape, and just studying on all the various issues. >> he's pretty good. >> he's good. but i've been in congress 14 years, and this is what we do, especially in the house. the senate, they don't debate as often and as frequently. that's all we do in the house, is we debate. i love debating. that's one of the things i like about this job. >> really looking forward to that debate. >> yeah. >> it's going to be exciting. all right, gloria. thanks very, very much. three presidential debates, one vice presidential debate. >> can't wait. >> all right. and meanwhile, vice president joe biden is counter attacking. he's lashing out at republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan about his remarks about closing of an auto plant, a gm auto plant, in wisconsin. >>> also, obama revealed. our own jessica yellin sits down with the president's closest advisers and friends. we're going to tell you what the chicago mayor, rahm emanuel, has to say about his former boss. >>> and how much trouble -- how much trouble could republica

they ranked 150 golfers in washington and joe biden came in 29th with a 6.3 handicap. he's an excellent golfer. in in who says otherwise has shanked the truth off into the rough. >> that's the republican convention. of course the democrats have their this week in charlotte. tom foreman will back with us next weekend to check their facts. >>> in writing the book, he may have broken the law. next hour we'll talk about s.e.a.l. team six who has the bngz crying foul. i'm serious, we compare our direct rates side by side to find you a great deal, even if it's not with us. [ ding ] oh, that's helpful! well, our company does that, too. actually, we invented that. it's like a sauna in here. helping you save, even if it's not with us -- now, that's progressive! call or click today. no mas pantalones! 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.

vice president joe biden nominated and accepting. here are the highlights of night three. >> the current right wing tea party dominated republican not only has hasn't learned from mistakes of the past they're determined to repeat them. we will not let that happen. >> one side of the campaign we have a president who has made america lead like america again. and what is there on the other side? an extreme candidate lacking the judgment and vision so vital to the oval office. the most inexperienced foreign policy to run for president and vice president in decades. >> and barack obama is the kind of leader my he father brought wrote bchl he does what is hard. he does what is right. >> congressman ryan says he wants medicare to be around for his grandkids. well... if that is the case, he had better vote for barack obama. >> this man has courage in his soul, compassion in his heart and a spine of steel. and, because of all of the actions he took, because of the polls he made and determination of american workers and unparallelled bravery o

nobody is going to change their mind because of joe biden. they already accepted him once as vice president. paul ryan has the most to win and the most to lose. he's the new guy on the block and he doesn't have to win the debate, he just has to be acceptable in the debate. he has to be someone that people can say, okay, this is a man we can accept as president of the united states, if god forbid something happens and i think paul can easily do that. he could be the single smartest guy in the race in terms of knowledge of the intricacies of government. >> joe biden is pretty wankish, as well. that's going to be an excellent debate. >> joe can't lose the debate. joe has been through numerous debates. he's not going to lose. the real question is, can ryan stand toe to toe with him. if he comes out each or close to even, ryan will have won the debate. >> mr. mayor, always good to speak to you. i know you lost friends and colleagues and our condolences to you as reweb what happened then and will always remember. >> thank you. >>> up next, the 9/11

if joe biden-- >>> -- [overlapping dialogue] >> if joe biden had said-- >>> with a slight -- >> if joe biden had said what you are praising clint east woord for saying to that chair, you would be all over him. >> sean: can you imagine if any republican said as joe biden dhere, have you an african-american -- first time an african-american, he's articulate, he's clean... well spoken. >> he would be drummed out of public life. some of those words are actually code words, for african-american. but joe biden can say it. i know have you always wanted to interview the president. you should do the empty chair interview. a full hour of you and the empty chair. >> sean: my interview with reverend jeremiah wright. i did the one interview in the last election psyche welreverend jeremiah wright, the last interview he did. march of 2007. >> you are saying-- >>> you didn't even i. i have to go back -- >> you don't have it in the archives? >> sean: i look a little younger, but it was me. let's talk about, you know, i see marco rubio and -- a cast of rising mia love, who we just had on -- rising stars

if joe biden-- >>> -- [overlapping dialogue] >> if joe biden had said-- >>> with a slight -- >> if joe biden had said what you are praising clint east woord for saying to that chair, you would be all over him. >> sean: can you imagine if any republican said as joe biden dhere, have you an african-american -- first time an african-american, he's articulate, he's clean... well spoken. >> he would be drummed out of public life. some of those words are actually code words, for african-american. but joe biden can say it. i know have you always wanted to interview the president. you should do the empty chair interview. a full hour of you and the empty chair. >> sean: my interview with reverend jeremiah wright. i did the one interview in the last election psyche welreverend jeremiah wright, the last interview he did. march of 2007. >> you are saying-- >>> you didn't even i. i have to go back -- >> you don't have it in the archives? >> sean: i look a little younger, but it was me. let's talk about, you know, i see marco rubio and -- a cast of rising mia love, who we just had on -- rising stars

joe biden knows that story. he's lived it. our vice-president, joe biden. [cheering] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the vice-president of the united states... joe biden! [cheering] [cheering] >> legalo, my fellow democrats! [cheering] and my favorite democrat... i want you to know that beau and hun and ashley and i are so proud of you, kate. you know... we admire the way with every single solitary young person -- and they are not all young, walk into your classroom, you not only teach them, you give them confidence. you give me confidence. and the passion, the passion she brings to trying to ease the burden on the families of our warriors, they know you understand them. and that makes a gigantic difference. [cheers and applause] >> and folks... i tell you what, it was worth the trip. to hear my wife say what i have never heard her say before. she's always loved me... [laughter] if that's the case, why in the heck did it take five times of asking you -- and that's true! five times. i don't know what i would have done, kiddo, huon that fifth time sai

you've got barack obama, joe biden, charily christ. strap yourself in. it's going to be a heck of a ride. i will mention god, i will mention guns, i will mention debt. and i will say the nicest things about mitt romney that is said about mitt romney in this entire convention. >> have you written it yet? >> the exception that proves the rule. >> guys, it's been awesome. thank you all very much. we're going back right now to wolf blitzer. >> guys, pete, thank very much. please thank the entire panel. good work. this is the final night of the democratic national convention. and it was supposed to take place outside at the huge bank of america stadium. but instead it's indoors. and thousands of people won't get to watch the convention in person. you can see the best parts of course live right here on cnn. coming up within a matter of moments james taylor performing. all that coming up. ♪ mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs g of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cas

joe biden's spoech was good. they may get more of a bounce. >> we're talking two or three polling points, and it evaporates the next week. you're saying democrats put on a better show. >> right. >> there's no obligation for them to see one side or another put out the political show. a lot of people saying, you're reporter, you're more sympathetic than democrats. >> they're so close now. by the time the republican one ended, democrats were saying what awful -- how awful mitt romney was. so in the eyes of the pth when you hear that, it will kill the bounce. then the jobs number came out. the timing of these things and the fact that nthey're in late august with storms, there are things that complicate any kind of bounds from these thing. also, i mean, i don't think they changed any minds. >> that's my first to know. trying to shrink the core of voters. i think you have to talk about the most republican event was talking about the empty chair. they loved it. >> i think it's something. i think the media are in a tough

joe biden went farewell. here is the president now. this is his take on the jobs number. >> today we learned that after losing around 800,000 jobs a month when i took officer, business one again added jobs for the 30th month in a row, a total of more than 4.6 million jobs, but that's not good enough. we know it's not good enough. we need to create more jobs faster. we need to fill the hole left by the recession faster. we need to come out of this crisis stronger than when we went in. there's a lot more that we can do. when congress gets back to town next week, you need to send them a message go ahead and give middle class families and small businesses the confidence of knowing that their taxes, your taxes, will not go up next year. everybody agrees we shouldn't raise taxes on the middle class, let's get that done. let's get it done now. >> the president used the new jobs number to prod congress along. the first move could come from the federal reserve. they meet next week. more on that from the stock exchange here at the bottom of the

that motion, joe biden's son, beau. he is also delaware's state attorney general. we also should mention joining our team this morning, david frum and ron brownstein. nice to have you guys. let's talk about your nomination. your dad seemed so moved. and i thought his speech where he talked about, you know, jilly, as he likes to call her, light of my life and love of my life and life of my love. it was really a wonderful speech. what was different the second time around than the first time in the nomination? it seemed more emotional this time around, surprisingly. >> the whole convention seemed more emotional to me. there was a great energy obviously in 2008. it was a whirlwind for our family. my dad had just gotten a call. my mom rebuilt our family. everybody up here has gone through something. and we went through something in 1972. my mom came along -- i have two moms now. she came along in 1977 and rebuilt our family. and helped my dad rebuild our family. that's why you saw my dad talking about my mom who was so incre

if joe biden-- >>> -- [overlapping dialogue] >> if joe biden had said-- >>> with a slight -- >> if joe biden had said what you are praising clint east woord for saying to that chair, you would be all over him. >> sean: can you imagine if any republican said as joe biden dhere, have you an african-american -- first time an african-a articulate, he's clean... well spoken. >> he would be drummed out of public life. some of those words are actually code words, for african-american. but joe biden can say it. i know have you always wanted to interview the president. you should do the empty chair interview. a full hour of you and the empty chair. >> sean: my interview with reverend jeremiah wright. i did the one interview in the last election psyche welreverend jeremiah wright, the last interview he did. march of 2007. >> you are saying-- >>> you didn't even i. i have to go back -- >> you don't have it in the archives? >> sean: i look a little younger, but it was me. let's talk about, you know, i see marco rubio and -- a cast of rising mia love, who we just had on -- rising stars in the (-- r

vice president joe biden is there. we're expecting him to speak at the top of this 10:00 hour, an hour from now. >>> first at new york's ground ze zero, a sign of healing. an overnight breakthrough that now clears the way for a museum on the site. we'll have more on that in a minute. poppy harlow is at ground zero. >> it is a beautiful, clear, crisp morning here. really reminiscent about 9/11 itself, a day just like that day. we spent the morning talking to family members. bob hughes, here with his wife, remembering their 30-year-old son, chris hughes, who was killed. he was a trader on the 89th floor of the south tower. his mother, for the first time today, carolyn, in a few minutes, will get to read some of those names in the ceremony. very big day for them, for all the families. they open this morning with everyone singing "the star spangled banner." there was a bell that chimed and bagpipes and they began reading the names, as they do every year. 4.5 million visitors have come down to the memorial that opened this

what are the similarities between ted olson and joe biden? >> they are are about the same age and ted olson is one really good debater. i hope joe biden shows more than ted olson because he is one of the best litigators in america. he has studied joe biden's tapes and records and style and ted as you know is one of the best litigators in america and pretty good at adapting to that. >> chris: have you got lines already prepared? attack lines? >> i'm not the a line guy. you know me well. i don't try to be anybody other than who i am. i believe in what i believe and i do what i do and i really believe in the policies we are providing that we are pursuing. and at the end of the day i'm just going to go in there and be me. >> chris: i know you were hoping that joe biden makes one of his occasional gaffes. >> he doesn't do that in debaits. the gaffes he is kind of ledgentary for this. that is not in these situations. he is a disciplined person when speaks in these kind of situations and doesn't produce gaffes in these moments. those are when is off

beau biden, the son of vice president joe biden, he'll be live here at 8:00 a.m. eastern. he loves his dad. let's see what he thinks about his speech last night. back to zoraida. >> we have breaking news into the cnn newsroom. prince harry is now in afghanistan for his second tour of duty. the news confirmed by the ministry of defense. he'll serve for four months an apache pilot. this comes four and a half years after his last tour. prince harry is headed to afghanistan for his second tour of duty. this comes of course just weeks after naked pictures surfaced of him in las vegas. timing very interesting there. 11 minutes past the hour. bermuda is bracing for hurricane leslie. the category one storm could pass the island this sunday. it is bringing dangerous swells and current to coastal areas of the island. here in the united states, parts of the east coast are already feeling some of the storm's effects as well. let's head over to alexandra steele. what can you tell us? >> the u.s. impacts will be two-fold. we're going to see dangerous and deadly rip current and strong wa

and joe biden, the familiar trump sky, bin laden dead, general motors alive. the auto industry, they're hammering this now, john. they're going after that crowd so they can hit michigan, ohio, the workers, the car people. >> look, it's an overstatement to say you had a three-day convention and it was about two states. but the president understands the map. if he can keep michigan, and win ohio, which is a toss-up right now, it's almost impossible for governor romney to win when you do the piece by piece 270 electoral map. so what is the criticisms of the president, that he's not fighting for the economy, admitting his failings. one of the knocks on him is he's arrogant and distant. so many of the speeches referenced bin laden. i e-mailed an obama campaign official saying i thought this was about the economy. >> you're in charge of all this. is that a strategy? not just the economy, hammer home some of the other positives. barack obama did say the car industry, and he also did kill bin laden. that is a massive tick in the box if you're running for re-election.

[cheering] >> and joe biden... joe biden did a great job with both! [cheering] >> president obama -- appointed several members of his cabinet, even though they supported hillary in the primary. heck... he even appointed hillary! [cheering] >> i am very proud of her. i am proud of the job she and the national security team have done for americans -- [cheering] >> i am grateful that they have worked together to make it safer and stronger to build a world with more partnerships and fewer enemies. i am grateful for the relationship of respect and partnership she and the president have enjoy and the signal that sens to the rest of the world that democracy does not have to be a blood sport, it can be an honorable enterprise that advances the public interest. [cheering] besides the national security team, i am very grateful to the men and women who served our count in uniform through these perilous times and i am especially grateful to michelle obam -- and to joe biden for supporting those military families while their loved ones were overseas. and...: for s

what are the similarities between ted olson and joe biden? >> they are are about the same age and ted olson is one really good debater. i hope joe biden shows more than ted olson because he is one of the best litigators in america. he has studied joe biden's tapes and records and style and ted as you know is one of the best litigators in america and pretty good at adapting to that. >> chris: have you got lines already prepared? attack lines? >> i'm not the a line guy. you know me well. i don't try to be anybody other than who i am. i believe in what i believe and i do what i do and i really believe in the policies we are. and at the end of the day i'm just going to go in there and be me. >> chris: i know you were hoping that joe biden makes one of his occasional gaffes. >> he doesn't do that in debaits. the gaffes he is kind of ledgentary for this. that is not in these situations. he is a disciplined person when speaks in these kind of situations and doesn't produce gaffes in these moments. those are when is off the cuff out given speech. >>

and joe biden did a great job with both! [ applause ] >> now, president obama appointed several members of his cabinet even though they supported hillary in the primary. heck, he even appointed hillary. [ applause ] >> now, wait a minute. i am very proud of her. i am proud of the job she and the national security team have done for americans. i am grateful that they have worked together to make it safer and stronger to build a world with more partners and fewer enemies. i am grateful for the relationship of respect and partnerships she and the president have enjoyed and the signal that sends to the rest of the world that democracy does not have to be a blood sport, it can be an honorable enterprise that advances the public interest. [ applause ] >> president obama's whole record on national security is a tribute to his strength, to his judgment and to his preference for inclusion and partnership over partisanship. we need more of it in washington, d.c. [ applause ] >> we all know he tried to work with congressional republica

you know, joe biden's thing is he is average joe from scranton. i think in that way, he was very successful, very persuasive tonight. >> brit. e >> in you know, he spoke with a certain conviction. it's always difficult to assess while watching in the hall, even though we can see tv screens, how it's playing on television of but it did see seem to me, the times that roused the audience, he seemed to be shouting and angry. anger is something you have to deal with very carefully on television. if you come through as -- as he seemed he may have, as an angry, angry politician, i am sure that goes down well and makes the case effectively. that would be my thought. >> let me ask you -- >> go ahead. >> we heard from senator kerry and vice-president biden the tribute to the troops, specifically. >> that was an opening left wide by the fact that mitt romney did not mention that in his speech. there were plenty said about it in tampa generally. but that was an opening that they took advantage of and it was politically shrewd to do so. >> what do you make of

biden, but joe biden is responding. listen to what joe biden said today. >> for the previous eight years, all the policies that congressman ryan voted for and, and governor romney said he supported, all those policies in a mere eight years, they doubled the national debt. they doubled the national debt from what they inherited in 2001. >> all right, he's right on that, because the debt was about $5 trillion when president bush took office, more than $10 trillion when he left office. and i think he's referring to the two tax cuts that weren't paid for, the prescription drug benefits that weren't paid for, two wars, iraq and afghanistan, that weren't paid for, that caused so much, at least, 80 or 90% of that debt. >> well, you know, i actually don't think that the wars caused us to add that much debt, but a lot of stuff did. but here's a fact as well. yes, president bush left off with a doubled national debt. here's another fact the democrats don't like. president obama had added more to the national debt than all other p

even in the democratic circles, joe biden is seen as a one-man gaffe machine. so his first job is to get into and out of the convention without any major verbal stumbles. >> reporter: but the six-time senator can also be an effective weapon for the party, when he trains his sights on the opposition and fires. >> they call their plan new. they call it bold. and they call it gutsy. but the neighborhood that i come from, there is nothing gutsy about giving another millionaire a tax break. >> reporter: figuring out when to put up or shut up is never easy to do. geraldine ferraro had to remind people of her ticket, but still of her history-making moment. >> the promise of the country is that the rules are fair. >> reporter: gore also took the vision group and led a macarena dance to shake off the wooden personality. >> millions of people are losing faith in the very idea of democracy, but you cannot kill hope that easily. not in america. not here. >> and for biden the best advice may be just to stick with what is in the script. >> we know that the vice president is

today's snapshot, joe biden in a diner. now for some, this is just another example of the loveable lug. that is mr. heartbeat away. i see it as a metaphor for the state of our country. here you have jocular joe, representing the happy-go-lucky administration. it's what me worry on cealis. job numbers are irrelevant when you have rhetoric and scarlet johanson by his side. the lady in his lap? that is the media. as long as they avoid direct eye contact they can sit there all day. charlie mccarthy to edgar burgen. you wonder where joe's hand is at. what about these guys? that is the american people and their worried faces say it all. the country is in crisis and you're doing this in front of everyone. have you lost your marbles? maybe there is an explanation. remember clint eastwood said about obama, the seat is vacant. biden is saying so what? empty chair has its privileges or he's discovered a new jobs plan. furniture. or maybe biden was practicing playing santa claus. you know the fairy tale guy that brings you free stuff w

before the president speaks, we'll hear from vice president joe biden. sources say he'll give an inside look in how the president made some of the toughest decisions he's faced. we know his vp has a bit a tendency to go off script. but the analysts say they expect him to stick to the teleprompter on a night as big as this one. we're hearing gabby giffords is here in charlotte. her staffers say she'll lead the crowd in the pledge of allegiance later tonight. the main event of this night and this week, for that matter, is president obama's acceptance speech. now we're getting a preview of what he plans to say. according to his campaign, he'll call this election the clearest choice of any time in a generation. he'll also say they tell us, i won't pretend, the path i'm offering is quicker easier. i never have. you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me, he will say, to tell you the truth, and the truth is it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. his republican rival, mitt romn

i love joe biden. i do love him. he's a good guy and provided us a heck of amount of material for this show this year and i'm sure he will be self-deprecating and deliver great lines hopefully like this one from earlier in the year. >> timeless advice from teddy roosevelt. speak softly and carry a big stick. end of quote. i promise you the president has a big stick. >> dana: i laugh about that every day. >> greg: i don't get it. could you explain it to me? >> dana: no. you have to figure it out on your own. >> andrea: that might be the most effective line to reach out to single women. >> dana: one of my favorite days in politics. >> bob: anyway. >> dana: i am looking forward to it. it will be good. >> bob: i think he will essentially be introducing the president. joe when he is on script, i would suspect he will be kept on script, but somebody said cal thomas my partner, column said that biden is the clint eastwood of the democratic national convention. i don't think it is going to be like that. it stays on point. ma

so even among democratic circles, joe biden is seen as this one man gaffe machine. his first job is to get into and out of the convention without any major verbal stumbles. >> reporter: but the six time senator can also be an effective weapon for the party, when he trains his sites on the opposition and fires. >> they call their plan new, they call it bold and they call it gutsy. but the neighborhood i come from, there's nothing gutsy about giving a millionaire another tax break. >> reporter: figuring out when to shut up or put up is never easy when you're the number two. geraldine ferraro had to focus on her ticket but still remind people of the history making moment. >> the promise of our country is that the rules are fair. >> reporter: gore also took the vision route and led a macarena dance to shake off his wooden personality. >> billions of people are losing faith in the very idea of democracy, but you can't kill hope that easily, not in america, not here. >> reporter: for biden, the best advice may be just to stick with what's in the script. >> we know that th

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joe biden. he, too, will be on the marquee for tonight. and watching it tonight is cnn's dana bash. dana, you just don't sleep. i see you working until 2:00 in the morning and up again at 5:00 a.m. for the morning shows. so many people say these speeches mean everything. some people say they mean nothing. others say, it's just all about the undecided voters on the other side of the tv lens. >> reporter: you know what, i honestly think the answer is somewhere in the middle of all that. when you talk about undecided voters, the problem both parties have is that pool is very, very, very small which is why i think in both conventions, you're seeing a real -- you have seen a real attempt to galvanize in base. but in terms of what bill clinton did was both. he talked a lot about the idea that you can work across party lines. he talked about his work with republicans in congress when he was president. he talked about his work with former republican presidents since he has left. that is no question a way to appeal to independent voters who are fed up with both parties and don't think politi

and joe biden did a great job with both! [ applause ] >> now, president obama appointed several members of his cabinet even though they supported hillary in the primary. heck, he even appointed hillary. [ applause ] >> now, wait a minute. i am very proud of her. i am proud of the job she and the national security team have done for americans. i am grateful that they have worked together to make it safer and stronger to build a world with more partners and fewer enemi enemies. i am grateful for the relationship of respect and partnerships she and the president have enjoyed and the signal that sends to the rest of the world that democracy does not have to be a blood sport, it can be an honorable enterprise that advances the public interest. [ applause ] >> now -- but besides the national security team, i am very grateful to the men and women who served our country in uniform through these perilous times. and i am especially grateful to michelle obama and joe biden to support their loved ones while they were overseas. and for s

joe biden. how about meryl streep? honestly, she can play anyone. plus, she swears like a sailor. not just a big deal if you're playing joe biden, but. >> this is a [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the problem with politics, though, is no matter how good meryl or alec or ben might be, there is no real way to replace

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it was a reminder of the power of the jewish/american vote where vice president joe biden defended his relationship with israel. >> i just want to say, i just want to say one thing. i just want to tell you how proud i am, how proud i am to stand shoulder to shoulder with a guy who has done more for israel's physical security than any president of the eight i've served in. >> reporter: switching gears senior citizens and romney's plan to lower taxes will force the nation's elderly to pick up the tab. >> their plan on social security, the one they have now, would raise taxes on your social security. >> reporter: romney, who has accused the president of misleading the president on subject of taxes repeated his pledge on the issue. less than one week with his debate with the president, romney is trying to expand the election map, boldly predicting twice during his visit to pennsylvania that he could win here. >> you know what, i have a little secret here. that is the obama campaign thinks that pennsylvania is in their pocket. they don't need to worry about it. and you're right and they're

when joe biden goes too far, y'all back in chains? that is joe being joe. we know he is a little unstable. let's be honest. you can't control him. this is joe biden's job, that is dispense propaganda. >> heather: ford makes a good point. this is a question i have. do we not expect more from the vice president? is it a case he has done this so much that we lowered our expectations for vice president. we kind of expect him to make these comments? >> that is absolutely right. >> there are few things. first of all, i think the joe biden is the same joe biden that the president picked as his running mate in 2008. you can't say the same thing about mitt romney. mitt romney is in his sixth or seventh rebooted and joe biden is somebody who loves american people. mitt romney in that case and other times seems contentious of the very people he wants to represent. >> you can spin it any way you want it. >> i have some data, and polls, we collect polls all over the country and outlets and joe biden currently the average, he is more favorable than unfavorable and so is

president obama and joe biden will do the same. >> how are the preps going right now in charlotte? are people already starting to arrive? >> yeah. we've seen some people filing in. by and large most of them journalists and members of the media setting up, preparing for the week. there are some delegates, some guests that have been filing in as well, security preparations obviously are about to start. we know that they'll be erecting the perimeter around the entire border around the event zone tomorrow afternoon, gary. so there's a lot of final touches being put under way. people filing in definitely. >> mother nature as we know made quite an impact on the gop convention. shannon, i know you're not a weather man but i know you're watching it very carefully. how is it looking for the democrats next week? >> it's looking potentially a little murky. you can probably see behind me gray skies. it just finished raining like awful thunderstorms not too long ago, gary. those are potential problems for the thursday event. now the first few days will be in a covered arena here where i am righ

the reason is joe biden and barack obama are not in this aren a. they will not show up until thursday and they will show up and only be in the football stadium. here in the arena why where they will do business with michele obama and wednesday with bill clinton. not nearly the same level of security that we are going to see thursday on the football stadium. >> will mitt romney be the bump in the polls and will it be a 6-8 point bump? >> there is one tracking poll out today and inicates a 5 point bump. he went in the convention two points behind obama . how's about three points ahead. that is only one tracking poll. i don't think anybody will get the bounce they used to. back starting in recently as 2004, you would have an outparty and the party that didn't have the incumbent president in july and it was a full month until the incumbent party held theirs and it was time for people to listen to thes and momentum to build up. with the republicans they held it and ended it thursday night and they are already here in charlotte already and it starts tues

, delaware's own joe biden, our vice president a relentless focus on middle class, high quality jobs. expanding access to health care. making our financial system more fair and transparent. fighting for the very things that have made the american middle class so strong in the past. that is message that resonates with folks looking for work. folks who are looking for better work and looking to hang on to jobs they have. we have had 29 straight months of job growth. bill: some of those workers say the keystone pipeline was a greatp example how you create good union jobs. i have 10 seconds left. give you last word. >> in my home state of delaware we came together to reopen a oil refinery to restore hundreds of union jobs. in general the platform of the democratic party is strongly embraced about organized labor because it is about fighting for our middle class. bill: senator, thank you throughout the week. chris cans, thank you, sir. martha? martha: there is a lot of buzz about this. the relationship between president obama and the clintons has as you been a very complex one. word a form