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

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.

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

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 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

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

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 ript. >> we know that the vice president is pr

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 ide 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 the

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

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

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

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 cered arena here where i am right

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

we just got an answer from joe biden saying you bet we are. general motors alive and bin laden is dead. that's what the vice president just said. i'm woerndsing is there a downside for the republicans asking the question especially with we just heard the sound of president obama accusing them of living in the past. >> reporter: it's almost like a trick question for the democrats. on the one hand president obama doesn't want to argue that things are so great, but on the other hand he does want to point out that if he hasn't taken the steps he took on the stimulus and other things, things would have been worse. it's a very delicate argument. remember when he said the private sector is doing fine, he got hammered for days. they can't be too hot and they can't be too cold on how things are. they've yet to strike the right balance. one of the things they are doing is saying if you give me four more years i'm going to go back to the policies of bill clinton because things were pretty good under clinton. that's a very unusual strategy. he's not talki

remember last week, joe biden, the vice president, was supposed to be right there in tampa on the day of the republican convention starting. hurricane isaac rained that stuff out. >> right. all right. interesting planning for sure. all right. paul steinhauser, thank you very much. >>> the chief of staff for immigration and customs enforcement or i.c.e. is out of a job this morning. suzanne barr has resigned amid allegations that she helped create a culture of sexual discrimination against men. it follows a discrimination lawsuit filed by new york's i.c.e. chief against the department of homeland security. james hayes says he was passed over for promotions in favor of less qualified women. he contends barr "created a frat house-type atmosphere that is targeted to humiliate and intimidate male employees." >>> federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused a plane to explode in front of thousands of spectators in iowa killing the pilot. everything started out normally with three planes flying in formation yesterday at the quad city air show. then all of a sudden, one of the p

. >> some nasty stuff about joe biden and charlie. ben, i should tell the viewers i did not know she had a empty chair beside her. ben, what do you think? >> it's hard to top because it's a genius move to make romney seem like a stable solid leader is follow an 82-year-old man rambling to his imaginary friend. you can't top it. maybe they could have a hologram romney. like the real romney you can see right through it. >> maybe we can do that. we will see. at certain point, clint eastwood rambles. was a part of his routine or was he just forget is his lines? >> people -- people are wondering -- you don't. you don't have it? okay. i wondered about, you know, when -- when the -- what? >> so do you think one word answers from the chair washings that planned or not? ana? >> not planned and nobody tells dirty harry to shut up. >> ben? >> definitely not planned and real shame. real shame.

that is vice president joe biden and his wife, jill, on the second day through new hampshire. and republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan in florida, holding a town hall meeting in orlando, this morning, he held a rally in havana's neighborhood. meanwhile, president obama is in wisconsin this hour, a state he won handily four years ago, but it is also a state he has not visited since february. so why is he there now? let's bring in athena jones, she is there now. hello, is the president's show a sign of strength or a sign of concern? >> reporter: hi, don, well, you know that is a good question, the president has a "wisconsin problem" because he ignored the state for years. but he won it back by 14 points. but the spokesperson said they always knew the state would be closer than it was last time around. that could be something to do with the surge in republican activity here, activity among republicans, republican groups regarding the recall fight for governor scott walker, which he was able to survive. so they were able to see a sense of the republicans ground game, t

. >> some nasty stuff about joe biden and charlie. ben, i should tell the viewers i did not know she had a empty chair beside her. ben, what do you think? >> it's hard to top because it's a genius move to make romney seem like a stable solid leader is follow an 82-year-old man rambling to his imaginary friend. you can't top it. maybe they could have a hologram romney. like the real romney you can see right through it. >> maybe we can do that. we will see. at certain point, clint eastwood rambles. was a part of his routine or was he just forget is his lines? >> people -- people are wondering -- you don't. you don't have it? okay. i wondered about, you know, when -- when the -- what? >> so do you think one word answers from the chair washings that planned or not? ana? >> not planned and nobody tells dirty harry to shut up. >> ben? >> definitely not planned and real shame. real shame. could have planned something better. >> ben, and ana, nice talking to

randi, yesterday morning, barack obama, the president, and vice president joe biden, started in new hampshire and women to iowa. mitt romney did the opposite, started in iowa and ended with a rally in new hampshire. so, they're criss-crossing a lot. as you said earlier, maybe they'll meet on the same tarmac some time, randi. >> we'll see about that. paul steinhauser, thank you very much. and you can get an up-close and personal look at the two men vowk to hold the country's future in heir hands. find out what barack obama and mitt romney are really like tomorrow night beginning at 8:00 eastern time, when we profile the republican presidential nominee in "romney revealed: family, faith and the road to power." that's followed at 9:30 by "obama revealed: the man, the president," right here on cnn. >>> six people are dead in a suicide bomb attack in kabul, afghanistan. the bomb went off near the headquarters of the nato-led international security assistance force. afghan police say five people were wounded. some of the dead are children. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. >>>

that's where haven't joe biden and president obama will give their renomination addresses. a little noisy here. we have buses going by. >> that's the way it goes. right when you start talking, all the activity has to begin. >> exactly. >> meantime we hear that vice-presidential pick on the republican side paul ryan is going to be in north carolina next week. will his arrival coincide with the convention? to f. if so, why? >> the romney campaign announced that paul ryan will be in greenville, north carolina, a couple hours from here. he'll there be for a rally. the convention starts the next day here. vice president joe biden was supposed to be in tampa, florida, last monday when the republican convention started. of course, hurricane isaac rained out all those details, all those plans. north carolina, like florida, fred, a very important battleground state. we'll see the candidates here a lot. >> yeah. and north carolina big state. a lot of people can be in north carolina. all right. thanks so much. >>> so republican presidential nominee mitt romney is campaigning at what h

apparently, a u-haul truck containing equipment for an event featuring joe biden tomorrow in detroit, this u-haul truck was stolen. that's coming from the u.s. secret service. i'm going to read just a quote from a spokesman -- "a u-haul that we were utilizing was stolen at the weston hotel overnight." that's from ed donovan with the secret service. they are not saying what was actually inside the truck, so we're unclear about that, but the secret service representative is saying this shouldn't interfere with biden's event tomorrow in downtown detroit. >> that's an unusual development. we don't hear that very much. let's talk, shannon, about what expectations barack obama needs to meet at the democratic convention. >> reporter: yeah, in a lot of ways, his charge is different from mitt romney's last week in tampa. mitt romney had to introduce himself to a lot of people who don't know him, but the president obviously is well known, as you mentioned right off the top. his case, his charge is to make the case for re-election. you can expect for a lot of the speakers to come out and talk ab

. >> nasty stuff about joe biden and charlie crist. equal time. i honestly did not know she had a chair next to her. just so you know, what do you think the numbers are? >> of course that's hard to top because it's a genius move the way to make romney seem like a stable centered leader is to have him follow an 82-year-old man rambling to his imaginary friend. maybe they can have a hologram romney. just like the real one, you can see right through it. >> we have done it before and we will do it again. at certain points as we know, clint eastwood rambled. was he forgetting his lines? let's play a clip of that. >> people were wondering, you don't -- okay. >> i wondered about -- you know, when the -- what? definitely not planned.

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also vice president joe biden wrapped up a two-day swing through florida, including a stop in ft. myers. president obama and mitt romney keeping a low profile today. they are prepping for wednesday's first presidential debate. we have learned that senator john kerry is going to play the role of mitt romney in the president's practice sessions. ohio senator rob portman is portraying the president in mitt romney's debate preps. >>> general motors is recalling more than 40,000 cars. it is concerned about fuel pump modules that could crack and cause a fire. the recall affects the 2007 to 2009 chevrolet cobalt and pontiac g5. gm will replace the fuel part for free. >>> yes, it is over officially. regular nfl refs will be back on the field tomorrow. the refs union formally ratify add new contract today. the nfl agreed to a deal with the union earlier this week which allowed those refs to return on thursday to a standing "o." critics said the performance of the replacement refs hurt the integrity of the game. >>> and winds ripping through the japanese island of okinawa is all from typhoo

right now the president, vice president, joe biden, and their wives are back on the trail together expected to arrive in new hampshire shortly. dan lothian is joining us now live on location on the telephone. i said 93. beg your pardon. 96,000 jobs, dan. i assume the president had to be armed for this today and had to have a response ready. >> reporter: he will have a response. in fact i'm told by two senior officials in fact the president will be responding to those jobs numbers and what we expect is perhaps what we have heard when other disappointing numbers have come out in the past and that is that they'll point to some of the positives that have -- they've seen over the last few months. they'll talk about the private sector gains. you saw that in that statement put out by alan kruger the chairman of the council of economic advisers talking about 4.6 million private sector jobs that have been gained. you'll also hear that there's still a lot of pain in the economy that people are still struggling. the president will no doubt tout that what his administration has done is essentially poin

and vice president joe biden is in another key swing state, wrapping up a two-day swing through florida, including this stop in fort meyers. he said that he and president obama inherited the financial mess we see, including the plan that the republican plan favors the wealthy. >>> and senator john kerry is playing the role of mitt romney in the president's practice session. and ohio senator rob portman is portraying the president in mitt romney's debate. more on the preview of wednesday's big event. >> as running mate paul ryan makes the rounds on the campaign trail here in new hampshire, and ohio, guess what? his boss is hunkering down, getting ready for the first showdown between him and president obama. romney is spending a lot of time this week to prepare for the debate. the same thing for the president. he is off the campaign trail, today, tomorrow, off to nevada. but basically he is spending a lot of this week, we believe, behind closed doors getting ready. meanwhile, both are trying to lower the bar for the candidates. even the candidates themselves are doingñr it. take a listen

president obama will be in denver and madison, wisconsin, and joe biden will be in iowa. obviously, a lot going on in the final -- and the final preparations for the debate and just right after. >> yeah, and, you know, you talk about the zingers which is so interesting. clearly, each candidate wants to at least make his mark and obviously say something memorable for all the voters there. romney running with paul ryan, he was on the sunday talk shows today. we haven't heard much out of vice president biden lately. we know you've been traveling with him. when he's on the record he says a lot of interesting things. i guess he says a lot of things when he's off the record with you guys. >> a lot of things we won't talk about right now. as you just said, i have been traveling extensively with the vice president, but publicly he's out with these new attack lines against his republican opponent basically saying one of the most memorable of late is the romney plan will basically increase the tacks on social security benefits for seniors. the romney campaign obviously saying that'

. >>> vice president joe biden is spending this labor day campaigning in detroit. a u-haul truckloaded with equipment for a vp event was stolen this weekend right outside a detroit hotel. biden speaks at a labor day rally after marching in a parade. he had scheduled to speak in charlotte. that is scheduled for thursday. >>> from wall street to north carolina. occupy protesters take to the streets ahead of the democratic national convention. we'll tell you why coming up. [ female announcer ] want to spend less and retire with more? then don't get nickle and dimed by high cost investments and annoying account fees. at e-trade, our free easy-to-use online tools and experienced retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan. and with our no annual fee iras and a wide range of low cost investments, you can execute the plan you want at a low cost. so meet with us, or go to etrade.com for a great retirement plan with low cost investments. ♪ [ male announcer ] how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hon

that's where vice president joe biden and the president will give their renomination addresses. some themes here, the middle class. they will be touting they are the party that represents the middle class, touting the accomplishments of his first term in office. that's what you do at a convention, get your message out. >> them certainly try hard to do so. paul sign houteinhauser, thank much. appreciate that. >>> coverage starts tuesday 7:00 p.m. eastern. be sure to tune into cnn. >>> here is what's coming up this hour. >> what's your message to isaac? >> come take a visit. >> while isaac brought destruction here, farmers say it could bring salvation here. but is it too late to save our food? >> we are the party that says america can be america for everyone, and that is what this platform is about. >> all week the spotlight was on the republicans. now it's the democrats' turn. all morning we're putting the democratic platform in focus. >>> in writing a book, he may have broken the law. why one navy s.e.a.l. who took down bin laden may face federal charges. ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male

also vice president joe biden wrapped up a two-day swing through florida, including a stop in ft. myers. president obama and mitt romney keeping a low profile today. they are prepping for wednesday's first presidential debate. we have learned that senator john kerry is going to play the role of mitt romney in the president's practice sessions. ohio senator rob portman is portraying the president in mitt romney's debate preps. >>> general motors is recalling more than 40,000 cars. it is concerned about fuel pump modules that could crack and cause a fire. the recall affects the 2007 to 2009 chevrolet cobalt and pontiac g5. gm will replace the fuel part for free. >>> yes, it is over officially. regular nfl refs will be back on the field tomorrow. the refs union formally ratify a new contract today. the nfl agreed to a deal with the union earlier this week which allowed those refs to return on thursday to a standing "o." critics said the performance of the replacement refs hurt the integrity of the game. >>> and winds ripping through the japanese island of okinawa is all from typhoon

. >> some nasty stuff about joe biden and charlie. ben, i should tell the viewers i did not know she had a empty chair beside her. ben, what do you think? >> it's hard to top because it's a genius move to make romney seem like a stable solid leader is follow an 82-year-old man rambling to his imaginary friend. you can't top it. maybe they could have a hologram romney. like the real romney you can see right through it. >> maybe we can do that. we will see. at certain poirks, clint eastwood rambles. was a part of his routine or was he just forget is his lines? >> people -- people are wondering -- you don't. you don't have it? okay. i wondered about, you know, when -- when the -- what? >> so do you think one word answers from the chair washings that planned or not? ana? >> not planned and nobody tells dirty harry to shut up. >>

. >> some nasty stuff about joe biden and charlie. ben, i should tell the viewers i did not know she had a empty chair beside her. ben, what do you think? >> it's hard to top because it's a genius move to make romney seem like a stable solid leader is follow an 82-year-old man rambling to his imaginary friend. you can't top it. maybe they could have a hologram romney. like the real romney you can see right through it. >> maybe we can do that. we will see. at certain poirks, clint eastwood rambles. was a part of his routine or was he just forget is his lines? >> people -- people are wondering -- you don't. you don't have it? okay. i wondered about, you know, when -- when the -- what? >> so do you think one word answers from the chair washings that planned or not? ana? >> not planned and nobody tells dirty harry to shut up. >> ben? >> definitely not planned and real s.

apparently a u-haul truck containing equipment for an event featuring joe biden tomorrow in detroit, this u-haul truck was stolen. that's coming from the u.s. secret service. i'm going to read just a quote from a spokesman. quote, a u-haul that we were utilizing was stolen at the weston hotel overnight. that's from ed donovan with the secret service. they are not saying what was actually in the truck, so we're unclear about that. but the secret service representative is saying that this should not interfere with biden's event tomorrow in downtown detroit. gary. >> that's an unusual development. we don't hear that kind of story too much. let's talk about, shannon, about what expectations barack obama needs to meet at the democratic convention. >> reporter: yeah, in a lot of ways his charge is different from mitt romney's last week in tampa. mitt romney had to introduce himself to a lot of people who don't know him, but the president obviously is well known, as you mentioned right off top. his case is his charge -- his case to make the case for re-election. we can expect the speakers t