show." >> ann romney: stop it. this is hard. you want to try it. get in the ring. this is hard.

ann romney is not a professional politician. michelle obama is not a professional politician, either, but she has become something of one in the last four years. she has spoken off of a teleprompter, for instance. ann romney had never done that before. they will be judged differently. i think she needs to sell her husband both in terms of the middle class, in terms of policies but i think she also needs to paint this portrait of him as a husband, as a father, as sort of an every day guy because realistically, that is what ann romney was doing about her own husband. i think that michelle obama as we said is widely accepted as a terrific surrogate, as somebody who has been out there, one of her husband's strongest. i think she needs to basically make an emotional appeal. i think it needs to be mostly about who the president is as a person. i think there is a sense of sort of americans don't feel a huge connection to him even though his favorables are very high so i think that's what she can do. >> jonathan, we know michelle obama

i think she was like ann romney. the wives of these politicians sometimes do she, look at it from the different light. she is his wife and the mother of his children. that personal touch, even though she's out more in the political arena because she's been first lady for four years than ann romney's been, i think it helps. any time can you get a spouse rather than a politician, it's like if my wife and peter's wife were here, they would probably do better. >> and there is no doubt about that. >> it's a battle of who had the humbler beginnings and who can understand what the american people are going through right now? >> the beginnings are obviously different. the struggles in both families. clearly the healthcare struggles that ann romney had played in. i think one of the things interesting about michelle obama is how open she was about her concerns about running for the presidency, what it would do to their family, about what it would do to barrack. would it change him? would it change her? i think one of the thing

effect of ann romney? i want to bring in margaret hoover who is also the author of "american individualism." i want you to talk about exceptionalism. give me the rundown and how you think michelle obama's speech went over last night and then we'll get to ann romney as well. >> look, first lady obama was a huge hit, and, you know, i'm a republican but i watched her and i was really moved. frankly, no feeling person couldn't watch her without being moved. she spoke passionately and compellingly about her love for her husband, her husband's lo for his children. he has dinner with his family almost every night in the west wing. it helps to live above your office, but she did a very good job. she also painted them as being very connected to the middle class. this is going to be one of the sticking points in the campaign. you're going to hear over and over from all the seizuurrogater president obama that they're trying to paint mitt romney and ann romney as out of touch with the middle class, and trying to remin

effect of ann romney? i want to bring in margaret hoover who is also the author of "american individualism." i want you to talk about exceptionalism. give me the rundown and how you think michelle obama's speech went over last night and then we'll get to ann romney as well. >> look, first lady obama was a huge hit, and, you know, i'm a republican but i watched her and i was really moved. frankly, no feeling person couldn't watch her without being moved. she spokpassionately and compellingly about her love for her husband, her husband's lo for his children. he has dinner with his family almost every night in the west wing. it helps to live above your office, but she did a very good job. she also painted them as being very connected to the middle class. this is going to be one of the sticking points in the campaign. you're going to hear over and over from all the seizuurrogater president obama that they're trying to paint mitt romney and ann romney as out of touch with the middle class, and trying to remind

romney. >> reporter: ann romney was back in her element. women for mitt rally was held at a riding stable. the horsewoman clearly appreciated the setting. >> i should tell you i feel right at home because i'm in a barn. >> from returning watching her horse in the olympics, ann romney hasn't had much time for riding. she's one of the fearest advocates for her husband, reaching out of to a critical voting bloc. the polls are tight. obama still holds a strong lead. during an interview ann romney repeated the case she made for her husband last week at the republican convention. >> i really hope that americans and virginians in particular have a really serious thought and say, you know he's very competent, he's a good person, he's done a lot of turnarounds, let's give him the keys to the car and see if he can't get the car running. >> behalf attacks i'm not surprised at all, but it's part of who mitt is, not to be able to talk about the piece he does -- he does these things, but guess what? he doesn't talk about these things. that's not who he i

despite ann romney's claims that, you know, women, i love you! >> we're more complex than this, though. like there's so much more to what matters to women than just the talking points that we hear all the time. there's plenty of conservatism women who are concerned about the fact that 41% of single mothers live below the poverty line. and that they are five times as likely to be in that situation today. >> many of the women that you're talking about, though, are really going to be affected by women's health choices being, you know, compromised by no funding for planned parenthood. >> and i totally agree with you, but the economy still matters more to me. >> what part of the economy? >> the idea that women's reproductive rights are divorced from economic concerns -- >> economic issues. >> grabs more than others. >> economic issues like whether i'm getting a value meal at wendy's isn't an economic issue. there are far greater issues. >> how do you participate in the workplace? >> can i call you guys sisters? it's jobs and the workplace. that's what

a fire on ann romney's plane. it made an emergency landing in denver. no one hurt. >>> an armed man who took a hostage inside a downtown pittsburgh office building surrendered peacefully. he talked to negotiators during the standoff. the hostage not harmed. >>> space shuttle "endeavour" flew over southern california atop a modified boeing 747 jet. it will go on display at the california science center in l.a. >>> time for the shot. a close encounter with a cheetah in kenya. the big cat apparently want aid closer look at a jeep, and the tourists inside. okay, then. once up on the hood, they took her time checking it all out. hanging out for several minutes, even lying down at one point. she was just inches from the tourists sitting in the jeep. eventually, the driver started up the jeep, only then did the big cat decide, i'll jump off. anderson back with the "ridiculist." right after this. @p@p >>> tonight, a nationwide plea to return to sanity. we all know that people like to put stuff in their yards, garden gnomes, inflatable homer simpson dressed like

ann romney spoke with her husband by phone, letting him know everyone was safe. now, after about two hours, a new plane was brought in. and ann romney was once again off to california, where today, she will meet up with her husband. as for mitt romney, he will be back here in swing state, colorado, tomorrow night. dan? >> big battleground. >>> just before ann romney's air scare, her husband tried to put a nagging campaign issue to rest. releasing his tax returns from last year. it's "your voice, your vote." and with just 45 days until the presidential election, romney's tax returns are raising an interesting question. why did he pay more than he had to? david kerley is on the story in washington this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: the romney campaign had hoped to quiet all the critics with the release of this second year of taxes. the question is will it work? instead, the controversy has been re-ignited. is mr. romney actually making himself disqualified for president? mitt romney was in vegas when he revealed last year's taxes. income of $13.7 milli

romney's attitude is nothing new. it has always been ann to the rescue. in the romney household, she is often called the trusted advisor and the mitt stabilizer, but first and foremost, she is the great protector of all things romney. ron scott, who has known mitt romney since 1985 and wrote a book about him, says ann is no pushover. >> the last person on earth you would want to cross would be ann romney. if you go after one of her kids or after her husband, she's going to be there. >> reporter: on the campaign trail, long before mitt romney was officially nominated, his wife tried to humanize him, calling him her most disobedient child. she often shared secrets about his love of chocolate milk and his obsession with peanut butter. more recently at the republican national convention -- >> what a welcome! >> reporter: she hoped to help america embrace her husband. >> i know this good and decent man for what he is. he's warm and loving and patient. he has tried to live his life with a set of values centered on family, faith and love of one's fellow man. fro

>>neil: romney speaks out. but not that romney, this romney, ann romney. next. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4g lte network, and motorola, droid does. get $100 off select motorola 4g lte smartphones like the droid razr. >>neil: he is losing ground in the battleground but if mitt romney is sweating it, he is not showing it. he is not talking about it after, perhaps, criticizing the president over the middle east mess. he is being cautious but that does thought mean his wife is. ann romney let me and the world know if you are going to target the guy running for president, at least do the same for the guy who and president. that was just for starters, ann romney stirring the pop. >> always good to have you. how are you holding up? >>guest: well, it is fun. at this point it is very exciting, fatiguing, of course, but you get the energy from being w

>> did you offer similar comments about ann romney's speech? >> it was a different speech. >> did and she talked about her husband, feeling? no, let's not do that -- >> are you saying -- >> when it comes to the obamas, for goodness' sake, they do nothing right. i will accept that from youou charles street they do nothing right. maybe they should just die. >> break it up, roger. >> sasha and malia are marvelous human beings. seriously, i thought was a fine speech, but ann romney did a good job, too. these are speeches by spouses talking about white they love their husbands and one that matters, but i think michelle obama brought it to any level by saying that the presidency does not change who you are, it reveals who you are. that was her point. look at how the president has acted the last four years. look at how mitt romney behavior as a candidate -- behave as a candidate is telling us about his past, his tax returns? >> if she did not say that. >> but the implication might be there. >> don't accept the sexist assumption that i am required to h

>> did you offer similar comments about ann romney's speech? >> it was a different speech. >> did and she talked about her husband, feeling? no, let's not do that -- >> are you saying -- >> when it comes to the obamas, for goodness' sake, they do nothing right. i will accept that from you, charles street they do nothing right. maybe they should just die. >> break it up, roger. >> sasha and malia are marvelous human beings. seriously, i thought was a fine speech, but ann romney did a good job, too. these are speeches by spouses talking about white they love their husbands and one that matters, but i think michelle obama brought it to any level by saying that the presidency does not change who you are, it reveals who you are. that was her point. look at how the president has acted the last four years. look at how mitt romney behavior as a candidate -- behave as a candidate is telling us about his past, his tax returns? >> if she did not say that. >> but the implication might be there. >> don't accept the sexist assumption that i am required to ha

here to elaborate on those comments, ann romney. >> hello, seth. thank you for having me. >> well, thank you for coming, ann. so, based on the interview, is it safe for us to say that the rigors of the campaign are starting to wear on you? >> seth, i have loved this campaign. we've had the pleasure to meet so many wonderful people across this great nation. but yes, at the same time, there are parts that are hard. there are many sacrifices to the schedule. it's fall and we're missing apple picking season. we love apple season. it's like mormon mardi gras. i once drank so much cider, i woke up in my bed the next morning wearing my pajamas. >> >> you said americans need to realize how lucky they are to have mitt. are you worried this will give fodder to those who see you as an elitist? >> that's -- now, i understand that mitt and i have a blessed life. but, are we more elitist than barack and michelle obama? they are friends with jay-z and beyonce. [ laughter ] did i miss something? is hanging out with jay-z and beyonce a thing regular people do now?

i think when it comes to the women's vote, the romney campaign is absolute smart to send ann romney on her out campaigning, she really is their secret weapon, as is paul ryan. i'm glad to see they're going to start doing that. >> does she look indignant saying things like, stop it. it looks like someone that's -- politics ain't bean bag, mitt romney reminded us back in primary, about the primary season. >> i mean, i remember that quote. i think with ann romney the one thing i would say, yes, campaigning is the most difficult thing i've bun in my entire life on my father's campaign. it i wasn't obviously my father's wife, but you can't go around saying this is difficult, this is hard. >> totally different story. >> i know. go ahead. >> for her, i think it is, i would pull back a little bit on saying, this is difficult. this is hard. everyone knows it's difficult becoming president. i think both of them should concentrate on the positive things they're going to bring as a first lady and president and the negative things that president obama has been doing. >> all right. as we look, thoug

romney's attitude is nothing new. it has always been ann to the rescue. in the romney household, she is often called the trusted advisor and the mitt stabilizer, but first and foremost, she is the great protector of all things romney. ron scott, who has known mitt romney since 1985 and wrote a book about him, says ann is no pushover. >> the last person on earth you would want to cross would be ann romney. if you go after one of her kids or after her husband, she's going to be there. >> reporter: on the campaign trail, long before mitt romney was officially nominated, his wife tried to humanize him, calling him her most disobedient child. she often shared secrets about his love of chocolate milk and his obsession with peanut butter. more recently at the republican national convention -- >> wt a welcome! >> reporter: she hoped to help america embrace her husband. >> i know this good and decent man for what he is. he's warm and loving and patient. he has tried to live his life with a set of values centered on family, faith and love of one's fellow man. from

and next, i sit down one on one with ann romney. what she plans to do if she becomes our next first lady. >> hi, yes, filling in for topper on this friday night. declaring tomorrow a severe weather alert day because of the potential for strong storms. your wakeup weather, not too bad starting off the day. temperatures in the 70s by 9:00. only a chance for isolated showers. i'll break down the >>> the wife of gop presidential hopeful, mitt romney, has just begun attending her first convention rallies and today in loudoun county, she talked with me about her message and her personal battle with ms. >> i should tell you i feel right at home because i'm in a barn. >> ann romney was greeted with wild applause and cheers in leesburg today. many of these women are horse lovers like she is and she spoke about how riding offered her a source of healing from ms. >> i went from being very, very sick, very weak, to turning to something that gave me enormous joy and enormous confidence. >> in our interview, mrs. romney copes with multiple sclero

trying to win. >> ann romney: stop it. >> stephanie: no. >> ann romney: stop it. >> stephanie: no. you can't make me [ screeching ] [ laughter ] >> stephanie: milly in california. you are on the "stephanie miller show." >> caller: good morning. i was at a training for obama for america, and the young man who was doing the training was a high school student from drake. he was 16 years old, started campaigning for obama in 2004 at age 12. >> wow. >> stephanie: wow. >> my point is when you say 13 year olds shouldn't listen to your show, i don't care how they get involved. >> stephanie: all right. we were a little on the fence about the 13 -- >> stephanie: but that is kind of your sweet spot. think potty humor -- [ farting sounds ] >> stephanie: yeah, actually they are a little too mature for me. hump days with hal sparks tomorrow. and hotel beacon, you can call if you need a room, and get tickets. i would like to thank chris lavoie -- eh -- >> hey! whore! >> stephanie: jim ward jacki and the gang over at current. we'll see you tomorrow on the "stephanie miller show." ♪

ann romney even tweeted saying everyone's okay. good for her. >>> let's go to this with howardfeinman now. i want to read to you a classic example of friday afternoon news dump. mitt romney releasing his tax returns for last year. he paid an effective rate of 14.1%, below the rate we know that people pay of payroll taxes. the campaign also released a summary of his taxes for the past 20 years -- a summary. they say romney paid an average of 20.2%, and they say he never paid less than 13.6%. republican stratojist alec castellanos had a strong response telling "the "politico,"" at first i thought this was an april fool's joke, i can't believe that david axelrod will say i'm glad mitt put this behind him. this will drag his taxes into the debate. i can't imagine why nay would do this." i know they said they would release the current years or last year's return, they did that showing he pays less than the average guy. he says is one of the victim class who only pays payroll taxes. he pays less, it turns out. why would they tease us wit

and next, i sit down one on one with ann romney. what she plans to do if she becomes our next first lady. >> hi, yes, filling in for topper on this friday night. declaring tomorrow a severe weather alert day because of the potential for strong storms. your wakeup weather, not too bad starting off the day. temperatures in the 70s by 9:00. only a chance for isolated showers. i'll break down the forecast when 9news returns after the break. >>> the wife of gop presidential hopeful, mitt romney, has just begun attending her first convention rallies and today in loudoun county, she talked with me about her message and her personal battle with ms. >> i should tell you i feel right at home because i'm in a barn. >> ann romney was greeted with wild applause and cheers in leesburg today. many of these women are horse lovers like she is and she spoke about how riding offered her a source of healing from ms. >> i went from being very, very sick, very weak, to turning to something that gave me enormous joy and enormous confidence. >> in our inte

last night stephen colbert looked at mitt romney's reaction to the incident. >> on saturday, ann romney's plane had to make an emergency landing after an electrical fire broke out on board. i'm happy to hear she's fine. mitt used in this close call to present a bold idea. >> when you have a fire in an aircraft, there's no place to go exactly. there's no -- and you can't find any oxygen to get in because the windows don't open. i don't know why they don't do that. but it's a real problem. >> it is a real problem. for one thin, it explains why burger king doesn't have a fly-through window. >> i would eat there about if they can it. still ahead, why are you awake? your cabin pressure tweets, texts and e-mails are next. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4g lte network, and motorola, droid does. get $100 off select motorola 4g lte smartphones like the droid razr. hey america, eve

, ann romney's with them. >> indeed. crystal, we have a been listening to a lot from mrs. romney since the last week. we've heard a lot of things she said. let's take a quick listen. >> and i'm hearing from so many women that may not have considered voting for a republican before, that said it's time for the grownup to come, the man that's going to have -- that's going to take this very seriously. >> a remarkable statement. she's getting into the weeds there of the political fight, but a grownup? >> it's a very dangerous place to be, because people like ann romney, they love michele obama, but part of the reason that people like public figures like ann and michele, is that they stay out of politics. they're not seen as partisan or polarizing figures. when you make comments like that insinuating the president is a child and we need to bring a grownup into the room that's a very dangerous place for ann romney to go. and frankly, it's something that michele obama i think will be very weary of tonight as well. i think she'll

a fire breaks out in ann romney's jet. smoke fills the cabin. >> we have an electrical issue here. and we're going to declare an emergency. >> new details on the frantic moments leading up to that emergency landing. >>> into the cage. a tiger mauls a visitor at one of the country's most popular zoos. but why did this man leap over two fences to get in there? >>> faked reality? it's the new hit reality show about amish people going bad. but are the stars really amish? new questions this morning. and how the show plans to answer the charges. >>> and the ultimate quest for love. young man putting his entire life on hold, traveling over to ireland in search of his one true love. a woman he only met once. and he doesn't even know her name. can we help him find her? >>> we love the story about the quest for love. but here's the thing. the woman he is looking for, red hair and freckles, in ireland. not the easiest thing to find. >> i don't want to overgeneralize. but a woman would have picked up on more details, right? she had a mole. green eyes. something to help. >> claiborne, you notic

that's coming up, as well. >>> first, that scare in the air for ann romney. her campaign plane was forced to make an energy landing in colorado, after smoke filled the cabin at 44,000 feet. abc's clayton sandell has the latest from denver. clayton? >> reporter: good morning to you, bianna. it was an unexpected stop here in denver and emergency landing, made by quick-thinking pilots, as the plane carrying ann romney was filling with smoke. trouble at 40,000 feet. >> we've had an electrical issue here. and we're going to declare an emergency. >> reporter: just after 2:00 p.m. friday, a malfunction on the plane carrying ann romney and her team, on their way from a campaign stop in omaha, nebraska, to santa monica, california. >> we have smoke in the cabin. we're going to see the severity right now. >> reporter: the pilots made a turn for denver international airport, about ten miles away. the crew telling everyone to buckle their seat belts. >> very scary for all of us. when you are in a cabin and you see smoke coming out of the back of a plane, that is somethin

ann romney says stop it to you. is that harsh, or is she right on the money here? not to you personally, but to obviously all the republicans out there? she was very strong. stop it. you could tell she raised boys for sure. >> that's true. that's a good point. all of us on the republican side that really want to see mitt romney in the white house, our message to the campaign frankly and my message is, the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. we have to focus on jobs and the economy. i care much less about mitt romney's tax returns over the last 20 years than president obama's record over the last three and a half americans. we have 1 in 6 americans living in poverty right now. 40 million americans receive food stamps right now. we have 43 straight months of unemployment of over 8%. obama's record is one of disappointment at the best and failure at worst. we have to focus on being able to turn around the economy. there's one person running for president right now who has a record of working on both sides of aisle to get things done and move the proce

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romney's attitude is nothing new. it has always been ann to the rescue. in the romney household, she is often called the trusted advisor and the mitt stabilizer, but first and foremost, she is the great protector of all things romney. ron scott, who has known mitt romney since 1985 and wrote a book about him, says ann is no pushover. >> the last person on earth you would want to cross would be ann romney. if you go after one of her kids or afters going to be the. >> reporter: on th campaign trail, long before mitt romney was officially nominated, his wife tried to humanize him, calling him her most dibedient child. e often shared secretsut and his obsession with peanut butter. more recently at the republican national convention -- >> what a welcome! >> reporter: she hoped to help america embrace her husband. >> i know this good and decent man for what he is he's warm and loving and patient. he has tried to live his life with a set of values centered on family, faith and love of one's fellow man. from the time we were first married, i've seen him spend cou

ann romney's plane making an emergency landing. smoke filling the cabin. >> with have an electrical issue here. >> firefighters racing on board. we hear what happened from mrs. romney's team on the plane. >>> the phone frenzy. those lines for the iphone all over this country. tonight, the surprising snag. and we ask bianna golodryga, what if you bought stock with that first iphone. what would it be worth now? >>> a developing story. a tiger attack at a famous american zoo. workers rescuing a man. how did he get inside? >>> and, closeup. new developments in the hunt for that photographer that captured those fphotos of kate, as we reveal something else tonight. look at this picture, you can't see anyone. put on those telephoto lenses, and suddenly, you're right there with them. >>> good evening. diane is off this friday night with her family. and we do begin here with breaking news tonight. an air scare for ann romney, the wife of the republican presidential candidate. her plane making an emergency landing. this was the scene at denv

do you think that's necessary coming from ann romney? >> what we're going to see, things are going to get tougher as we get closer to november. i think what we'll see tonight with the first lady is she will paint a nice picture of her husband. there's no dis-pe pedisputing t he's a good husband, father, good person, he's just a bad president. the first lady has done a tremendous job as first lady and shining a light on childhood obesity and issues like that are extremely important. i think what we'll see tonight is another nice layer of the president as a person but stay away from the policy. >> charles, how does the president, how does he get beyond what the republicans are now capitalizing off of this message from ryan saying, he's no better off than jimmy carter, we don't need to hire him again because we were in a bad economic situation then and we're in a bad economic situation now. >> this idea he made it worse is ridiculous, like, so there was nothing that could have been worse than what we were facing. and we are -- and the econo

ann romney introducing herself, mitt romney. at times almost a girlish sense in ann romney's speech she talked about dating in the teens and everything. this was a different speech to say barack is still barack, still that same guy you knew in 2008 and loved. rick is right. it didn't mention romney but it didn't actually hit a few of the points. i think one of the things is that she talked about growing up she said we didn't begrudge anyone success. we admired it. and believed everyone should have access to it. that is a direct response to the message of the republican party. >> i thought it was a very good speech but i thought delivery was terrific. she knocked the ball out of the park with presentation. in romney -- ann romney i think gave a good speech and was a little nervous. and i think michelle obama has had training and it showed. and i think that it was a moment that probably reminded a lot of core democratic voters of the excitement and the romance they had in 2008. and it's was sort of a reintroduction here is the guy

and how her speech could compare with that of ann romney at the rnc. but first from fox's tuesday night live from charlotte, the democratic national convention is now officially underway. and how is this for timing? today the national debt clock topped $16 trillion for the first time in u.s. history. we'll have more on that a little later with gather are you willis. we'll three hours away from the headliners, including the first lady, michelle obama. she checked out the stage yesterday. president obama says he can not compete with the first lady, calling her the star of the obama family. >> i'm going to be at home and i'm going to be watching her with our girls and i am going to try not to let them see their daddy cry. because when michelle starts talking i start getting all misty. >> shep: tonight's other big speech, the keynote address from none other than julian castro, the mayor of san antonio, texas. he is but 37 years old and the first latino keynote speaker at any democratic national convention. of course, it was the 2004 keynote that introduced

that really, really bothered ann romney. and that is when the first lady said that they don't measure success with money. they don't think of that money is the equivalent of success. whenever you hear the romneys using the word success, what they mean is money. that is all they mean by success. and so what you heard from mrs. obama last night was a very different take on how to define success in this country. >> it was also a series of surgical strikes on the romney/ryan ticket because we learned she says about honesty and integrity. that the truth matters, said the first lady. that was an -- against the lies that have been told by paul ryan. we learned about gratitude and humility. so many people had hand in our success. and a clinical strike on the misquoting of the president when he said that we all rely upon infrastructure in this nation. she literally cut them to pieces and no one knew she was holding a knife. >> well, that was the great thing about the way the speech was written, martin. you could written exactly the s

ann romney is letting her husband take the issues on that. what impact will it have in november? here is cnn white house concerned. >> reporter: at this convention, democrats are embracing same-sex marriage in a state that passed a referendum banning same-sex marriage. the first openly gay person spoke tuesday. >> we must continue bringing america together. >> reporter: just take a look at the entertainment lineup. delta ray wrote the anthem opposing the same-sex marriage anthem that passed here. it was one day later president obama changed his stance on the issue. >> i concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> reporter: four years ago when he was running for president, he held a different view. >> define marriage. >> i believe marriage is the union between a man and a woman. >> reporter: the president's change of heart energized young voters and his base. >> it absolutely makes me respect and support him ten times more. it's an issue for the bedroom, not for our courts. >> reporter: six out

ann romney no doubt was reaching out to the women of america. reaching out to the moms. she made that point very clear. michelle obama will be doing a similar thing. and her favor ability ratings, that's why she's on the cover of "time" magazine, why she's speaking tonight. she's the most popular democrat in the country. and what speak can do is she can humanize the president, right? she can get away from the politics. he's the son of a single mother, a father to malia and sasha, how much she's seen firsthand. so she'll be trying to reach out to the women of america, but also trying to humanize him as a man, a husband, a father, a friend, a son. have one thing ann romney has done is be critical of the current president as well as be political about certain statements. and we did build it. the most lady most likely not going to go down that. >> it will be interesting to see. most likely probably not. we're seeing her out on the stump and she can be forceful and she's gotten quite good if you you watch her. most likely because i think probably the political analysts think

ann romney's plane making an emergency landing. smoke filling the cabin. >> we have an electrical issue here and we're going to declare an emergency. >> firefighters racing on board when the plane lands. we hear what happened from mrs. romney's team on the plane. >>> the phone frenzy. those incredible lines for the iphone all over this country. tonight, the surprising snag. and we ask bianna golodryga, what if you bought stock with that first iphone? what would it be worth now? >>> a developing story. a tiger attack at a famous american zoo. workers rescuing a man from the tiger exhibit. how did he get inside? >>> and closeup. new developments in the hunt for that photographer who captured those photos of kate, as we reveal something else tonight. look at this picture. you can't see anyone. put on one of those telephoto lenses, and suddenly, you're right there with them. >>> good evening. diane is off this friday night with her family. and we do begin here with breaking news tonight. an air scare for ann romney, the wife of the rep

>> did you offer similar comments about ann romney's speech? >> it was a different speech by different woman. >> did she not also talk about her husband, feelings -- but no, let's not taldo that. when it comes to the obamas, for goodness sakes, they do nothing right. i will go ahead and accept that from you, charles. maybe to make you happy, they should just die -- >> break it up, roger. >> sasha and malia are fine human beings treat seriously, i thought she delivered a fine speech and ann romney did a good job, too. these are speeches by spouses talking about why they love their husbands. but i thought michelle obama brought it to a new level when she said that the presidency doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are. look at how the president has acted the last four years. look at how mitt romney has behaved as a candidate. is he telling us about his past, about his tax returns, those swiss bank accounts? >> she did not say that. >> no, but the implication might have been there. >> i don't accept the sexes assumption that i'm require

seriously, i think that michelle obama did a fine speech, ann romney did, too. but i thought michelle obama brought ito a new level when she said that the presidency does not change who you are it reveals who you are. th was her point. look at how the president h acted the last four years. look at how mitt romney has behaved as a candidate. is he telling us about his past? is he telling us aut h tax returns? is he telling us about the swiss bank accounts? >> she did not say that. >> no, but t implicati might have been there. >> i don't aept the sexist assumption that i'm m required to have the same reactiono any woman any spouse giving a speech. second, i think the ann romney speech was less effective than the michelle obama speech. she had a rifff about how much she loves wom. i thought was unnecessary and sounded forced. the part in which she spoke about her r husband w effecve but warmin him up is harder than warming up obama. >> but cynical? >> oh, yes.. of course it was cynical. that fridge in your kitchen may have crossed this bridge. your new car probably