they shed blood in the war for the nation. they have a right to citizenship and that becomes a very important parallel in the civil rights movement in and the right to vote but fdr didn't ever, as far as i know, looking at an archivist. there is no evidence that he was interested in extending the suffrage, was he? >> i was just curious because fdr grew up in a relatively wealthy upbringing. >> i don't think it was relatively wealthy. >> the guy was rich. i always wanted to know though what really triggered -- a lot of people in his class started hating him. but downtrodden and the poor. what exactly trigger the idea because a lot of the other rich american dynasties at the time, certainly they have this humanitarian instinct so i was always just kind of curious what really brought them to the man, before he became the greatest world leader of all time really, how did he become also the man who went for like i said, the poor? >> there are two answers to that. i'm not a psychologist. i'm a political scientist. the one answer tha

the national the distinguished intelligence medal. on his last day of office, president obama awarded him the presidential medal of freedom. he is one of the most honorable and effective public servants i have known. we are deeply indebted to you for being here. i am told you are about to appear on all screens. admiral mullen has made a statement and we will have questions for both of you at the conclusion of yours. well -- >> powerful man. [laughter] >> now we see you, bob. do we have audio? can you hear me, secretary gates? ok, we are not getting volume. >> senator nunn, i hope you can hear me. a few technical problems out here on the western frontier. i will proceed. >> i think we are hearing you now if you will speak a little louder or if the volume can be turned up. >> am i ready to go? >> you have the cell phone where you can dial back. they have you on the screen. >> are they waiting for me to speak? thank you for this opportunity to address a topic of immense importance to the future of this country. thanks for the opportunity

for the 200 year tradition, and the argument i make is we need to come together as a nation on the national security basis and on a sense of our economic competitiveness to put together the agenda that is going to help the small and medium-sized and the factors make ends meet and continue to thrive in an environment where they are not getting the assistance of their government, and other competitors are getting extraordinary assistance from their government. let me end on the note i am the most optimistic about and i don't talk about this foley but coming from silicon valley, you see the existence of the technology companies and the technology advantage is still the case that river and facebook have emerged in the united states, and what they represent, and i think the technology future of the united states represents is the ability to not just export our products and technologies that export our ideals of the space dialogue and the free flow of information, and the ability of the technology companies which are still based in the united states to have a global impact i think bodes well not

park with the partnership of the national park service and park conservancy. [applause] leader pelosi is deeply committed to the beauty of the american dream. she is deeply committed to the beauty of the golden gate and our magnificent city. she is deeply committed to the beauty of america. to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the bridge and the 25th anniversary of congresswoman and democratic leader nancy pelosi, the national park service has probably made available its staff member martin stopped to sing one of her favorite songs. this song celebrates the beauty of america bridging us all, from sea to shining sea. [applause] ♪ 4 purple mountains majesty above the the rooted plain america america god grant his grace on thee and ccrown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea o, beautiful for patriot streams that sees beyond the years thine alabaster city sleeve undimmed by human america america god grant his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ [applause] >> martin, my goodness, that was absolutely beautiful

he speaks before the united nations. we're used to ahmadinejad's bluster. do you think he can really incite more ill will? >> oh, yes. he's quite capable of that. that's his forte. and, of course, he threatens to destroy israel on a regular basis. i'm not sure whether he'll do it again this time. but it's typical of him that he -- he in that piers morgan interview would turn it around and claim that it's israel that's threatening to destroy iran, which, of course, is hardly the case. it's the pot calling the kettle black. but i think what's important about ahmadinejad's performance this time around, because he comes here every year and gets the attention of the media, is that he's -- he's basically finished. he doesn't have any real power in iran anymore. there'll be a new president elected in a year or so. it's become very clear that the supreme leader has basically made a decision that he's out -- ahmadinejad has outlived his usefulness. so he really doesn't hold much sway. he's a lot of hot air these days but nothing

the goal of the week is to improve education for children across the nation. so forums today will focus on things that work well, dual language schools in new york, electronic curriculum classrooms in arizona, and educational games that get students learning. >> by saying, look at these local organizations and companies that have come to wrap around these kids, let's pressure all the foundations we know are out there and the companies we know are out there that are well-funded to walk into this space, spend some money. there's no better investment we can make. >> so why are educational alternatives so important? only about a third of the nation's eighth graders are proficient is science, reading, and math. we'll get teachers involved, students involved to help with the solutions. >> every player possible to make it happen. >> going to take a long time as well. >>> coming up on 6:21 on this monday morning, a chill in the air for a the lot of us heading outside today. veronica johnson is in for tom this morning. >>> if you're having trouble waking up this mornin

the national debt was $5 trillion. the national debt doubled. put in tax cut in midst of two unpaid for wars and increase the medicare drug program. he had doubled the debt of america. the bush tax cut continued to take revenue out of washington. >> bret: how specific should the president get about the way forward to deal with the big ticket items. >> what the president, i believe he feels the simpson simpson-bowles commission move in the right direction. bipartisan effort to put everything on the table. revenue, spending and entitlement. keep in mind we might have passed the simpson-bowles commission if paul ryan and the house republicans voted for it. they voted against it. paul ryan the candidate for vice president voted against the bipartisan efforts. the president could have good things and drove them across the finish line. >> if barack obama had embraced the simpson-bowles commission and said this is my plan you know would have happened. they would have said if you want to make it a one-term president and not give him an achievement. >> b

. >>> time, now, for the weather across the nation. chicago could hit 90 degrees. begin wrapping up one of its hottest summers on record. heavy rain in 14 states from new england to virginia. a different storm system triggers downpours from florida to mississippi. severe storms around minneapolis, des moines, omaha and kansas city. hot and dry from the rockies to texas. >> triple-digits in dallas and phoenix. 80s from miami up to new york and across much of the midwest. >>> and when we come back, organic food is harder on your wallet. but is it really better for your health? >> interesting question there. >>> also, prince harry is showing the world another side, after his nude photo scandal. >>> and later, it's "live with kelly and --". after all the rumors, the real regis replacement takes a permanent seat today. >>> welcome back, everybody. some good news to pass on this morning. gas prices should be coming down. they were at their highest ever for a labor day weekend. the average is $3.83 a gallon this morning. the increase was fuel

run home run, the nationals on top. they held the lead because of a sparkling performance by gonzales. picked up his 19th win of the season. the nationals win, 5-1. monday night football came to baltimore. they welcomed cincinnati. a 34-yard touchdown. every year the ravens bring a talented defense. takes it all the way it the end zone. ravens win easily, 44-13. that's a look at sports. a good day. same. the it is 55 degrees. the news continues at 5:30. video of the final of the shooting last month at a sikh temple. >> a teenager falls back and do month at a sikh temple. >> a [ male announcer ]k and do on one corner, one pharmacist started it all: charles walgreen had a mission to help people be happy and healthy. from inventing the first chocolate malt... to creating a nonprofit pharmacy for our troops... to the first child safety caps. walgreens has been innovating for over a hundred years. and we're just getting started. with more and more ways to be well every day. here at the corner of happy and healthy. excuse us,

get a bounce of the national convention. today as the president in florida starting a bus tour. that is where governor romney had the republican national convention. this is key because of the electoral votes, but the real clear politics average how tight it is. it is basically 47.3% for the president. 46.7% for mitt romney. can't get much closer than that. the president is trying to sort of get those few undecided voters in his camp. there is a huge choice both on medicare and affects senior citizens but the economy. he was mocking mitt romney earlier for being obsessed. >> all he has to offer is the same prescription they've had for 30 years. tax cuts, tax cuts, got a few gut a few regulations, more tax cuts. tax cuts when times are good, tax cuts when times are bad. tax cuts to help you lose a few extra pounds. tax cuts to help your love life. >> so you can see the spent trying to make this a choice about the future, next four years, but the republicans continue to try to do, what about your record over the last four year

ahead of the secure -- and of the syrian national council is based in turkey. he does not want to wait until assad has been toppled before laying out his vision of a new series. >> we are wishing the new syria will be secular, democratic, and for every person, for every group. >> however lofty that vision, the german foreign minister knows, there are more pressing issues such as the humanitarian situation. the civil war in syria is spreading. 100,000 people fled the fighting in august. most to turkey, others to jordan. syria possible labor -- syria's neighbors say they are stretched to the limit and others the to help. >> i am not going to allow germany taking in some refugees, to help or provide with medical care. but the main focus has to be helping people in the region. >> that means helping syria and the refugees in camps like this one in jordan. germany has provided 22 million euros in aid. >> with bring in our political correspondent who has been following the berlin-syria conference. could you fill us in on the participants and to is backing them? >> whe

of the united nations. i'm a big supporter. i would like to give an example. the united nations charter and the provisions that could have stopped hitler and world war ii and if we had the united nations in the 1930's. when hitler and his troops marched back into the rhineland, the united nations security council could have applied economic sanctions which would have stopped sweden from selling iron ore to germany. it would have stopped romania from selling oil to hitler. without those, hitler never would have been able to re-arm and conduct his other war motions. i'm a huge believer that it literally could have stopped hitler if we had it back then and apply the provisions and the other members of united nations respected the sanctions of the united nations. host: mr. patrick. guest: thanks very much. there's no question the united nations has greater tools at its disposal than its predecessor, the league of nations, which was created in the aftermath of the first world war. that being said, the key in the

that's the key of the analysis, the national party. if the republican party wants to remain a national party, they need to figure out what their strategy is. they've figured it out. they have a national and local sttegy. they'll lose it if they keep going the way they are. >> it's interesting. kevin made an important point. at the republican national convention a major effort was made to do outreach. >> yes. >> i think there were people who were sincerely committed to doing it. the governor of new mexico made a stellar speech and yet, and yet as they're doing all this effort, anybody who's actually watching the convention knows when jan brewer, the militant on immigration issues, when show rose to announce the arizona delegation's votes she got the longest, loudest spontaneous applause from the convention. the problem is this. you can put people up who really are sincere but when it is so obvious that the base of the party passionately is uncomfortable with this change. >> yes. kevin, i want to hear from you right after we take a break

california is the highest in the nation at $4.15. joining us now is tom, the chief oil analyst at the oil price information service and an expert at analyzing gas prices. great to have you with us, tom. good morning. >> nice to be here. >> we were talking earlier in the summer about maybe seeing it at $3 a gallon. now it jumped 15 cents in the last week. a lot of people want to know why. why is the move on the way up so quick? whereas the move on the way down as far as prices is so slow. >> we'll test the way down. i think we'll test that in the last 100 days of the year. what we had was the summer of a lot of refining difficulties and a lot of glitches and then a chevron fire and then a hurricane that shut down a lot of precautionary production. wholesale prices really move in a day. they'll moved 15, 20, 25 cents in a day. i think the good news is this is the peaking process right now. this is the ninth inning and hopefully we've got a good closer in there. i think this is about as bad as it gets for the united states for the rest

the braves beat the nationals 3-1. gio gonzalez gave up only four hits and two runs in his quest for the 20th win of the season, but the nats offense couldn't help him out. the nats still lead the braves by 5 1/2 games. washington is back home tomorrow against the los angeles dodgers. got to get back. >> 25 now after 5:00. coming up this morning, exciting news at the national zoo after a new addition overnight at the panda exhibit. >>> breaking news at 5:30 this morning. panndemonium is back. a panda cub was born at the national zoo. >> you're looking live at the panda cam, where buried there somewhere is the new arrival. news 4's megan mcgrath is live with more. looks like mei xiang is protecting her cub, megan. >> reporter: absolutely. all indications are she's doing a great job. she blt the nest inside and is nestled with her newborn cub. one glimpse, one glimpse only. she's kind of keeping tabs on her little guy at this point. i'm joined by dr. suzanne murray. she's chief veterinarian here. talk about how this came

"this is america" is made possible by -- the national education association, the nation's largest advocate for children and public education. poongsan corporation, forging a higher global standard. the ctc foundation, afo communications, and the rotondaro family trust. this year, kazakhstan celebrates its 20th anniversary of independence. on this program, we will learn about what it was like before independence 20 years ago, and how oil and a visionary president made kazakhstan the success it is today and why diversifying its economy will be the key to kazakhstan's even brighter future. >> it was a while the economy, while business economy, and a great economy mainly. today, we have a lot of public companies. our businessmen are doing international joint ventures. if you take the society as a whole, are people became much more open-minded, a free, outspoken people, and we are much different from what we were before. >> has that been exciting to be a part of? >> i was 20 years old when kazakhstan became independent. our generation of businessmen, they were not that successful because they p

from the ground. >> and safety is a big concern about reagan national and all of the nation's airports. and that's why one viewer brought to our attention of this photo. now it looks innocent enough, but family flying a kite, but actually turns out that is illegal. and 9 wants to know why. kites aren't just illegal, they are also off limits at dangerfield island south of the airport. u.s. park police tell us it is just an abundance of caution with all the low flying planes and aviation safety issues. they want to make sure nothing distracts the pilot or gets sucked into an engine. >> as for the airport itself, changes are in the works. we learned of some plans to upgrade terminal a at reagan national. the short-term fixes include a new passenger screening check point and some expanded baggage carousels. >> after strong criticism for lavish travel spending and insider contracts. last month, the federal transportation secretary, the mayor of d.c., and governors of virginia and maryland question the board's practices and demanded changes. as peggy fox reports, the first big change did com

life blood of the nation. 89% of the g.d.p. is generated in our cities. if you took just the top three cities, we have an economy the size of france. if you took the top 10 cities, we'd be a $5 trillion economy. my metropolitan area has an economy larger than 42 state. that's also true for new york and chicago. >> ifill: and yet, mayors, one of the interesting thing when we were in tampa last week, one of the big applause lines was the idea that the federal government is running our lives, and mayors, many of them democrats, don't mind it, and that republicans do. >> i received-- we're going to jump all over this. i received a little bit of money from the federal government, butty fund my city, and i have invested my local tax dollars in infrastructure. we-- you don't turn a city over to someone who doesn't believe in government. we believe in the power of government to do things because we have to do things every day. cities have to function 24/7. we don't have time to worry about, you know, debate this theory or that theory.

. >> "this is america" is made possible by the national education association, the nation's largest advocate for children and public education. poongsan corporation, forging a higher global standard. the ctc foundation afo communications. >> during our recent visit to cassocks down -- has expand -- recent visit, we discover the city of contrasts. the old capital of almaty is home to culture and education while the new capital is home to the government's. in almaty, we visited a huge old world market. they call it the green bazaar, selling all kinds of goods. our translator explains. >> we are in the central market of almaty. there are a lot of ethnic groups represented here. many of them filled traditional gaps. for example, the green bazaar. they have different sweets and dried berries. >> we discovered a different kind of shopping experience in astana. the largest tent in the world designed to replicate a traditional yurt. it even has its very own indoor beach. it is similar to american malls, but this one has its own perch. kazakhstan is a huge country and business activity is very divers

indoor nation, for all the -- entire nation, for all the country but particularly, for the family members gathered here today. >> reporter: the ceremony, which happened earlier today in new york, politicians were not invited to speak. >> well, he's not a crawnd but he has been making the rounds. what was bill clinton up to today? >> reporter: well, right now he's hitting the campaign trail for president obama. that ease happening in miami. clinton could be a key as set. take a look at this brand-new pew research poll and 29% said clinton was the highlight. only 16% said president obama was. at the republican national convention it was clint eastwood who made the highlight and three points behind him mitt romney. >> thank you for that report. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> what a frightening ordeal. a known gang member carjacked powell's wife suv as the nan nip and 1-year-old son were sitting inside. we have more on how the suspect was tracked down. >> reporter: high di powell's iphone can tell her the whereabouts of her car. >> we feel lucky. >> reporter: it snapped this picture of the scene

up near the bay waters, near 60. reagan national, 61. the chilly 40s. panhandle of west virginia, chilly and into the mountains. by 6:00 a.m., still a chill in the air, only around 50. sunrise by 6:02. tonight sunny, mild, nice, rapid warmup. we ought to be low to mid-70s by noontime. and upper 70s to near 80 as clouds increase south and west. going mostly cloudy by late afternoon, going back down to the mid-70s by then. i'm back with a hometown forecast in ten minutes. danella is here now with the morning traffic. good morning. >> good morning, tom. >>> checking the roadways, if you're traveling in virginia, construction continues again today. right now it's a race on the inner loop as you make your way just past i-66. only one lane will get you by the work zone there. outer loop, usual work zone here just past montgomery boulevard, that left rain is blocked. as you make your way on the outer loop towards university boulevard at new hampshire avenue, nice and clear as far as volume. not hard to get by the work zone and checking the beltway in prince ge

that the nationals are in. in fact none. they're in first place in their division. they are almost certainly going to make the play-offs. even when they get there, they're going to be a strong contender. the nationals have decided that strasburg, you know, the 24-year-old o can throw up to almost 100 miles an hour, is too valuable an asset to push too far so soon after elbow surgery. tommy johns surgery where they had to do a reconstruction of the ulner collateral ligment. >> suarez: so. the nationals have been doing a lot of internal studies among other pitchers who have had similar surgery and looking at their track records based on the number of innings they've throne after the surgery. one is his teammate who had had it a year previously pitched 116 innings last year and enjoyed a terrific season this year. they've been trying to mix together as much data as they can and trying to make an informed decision for the betterment of the pitchers' future and the team's future for the next several years rather tha

. >> national stance, the wait is over. your team is in the playoffs. >> music to the ears. the nationals cleanse the wild- card spot in the playoffs with last night's victory over the dodgers. the players say their goal is to win the east. they are savoring this moment. >> seeing people here for years the fans, 100 games a year, now for them to have a team and for the city to have a baseball team through it before it's pretty special. >> it is a baby step. >> they did admit to a subdued champagne toast after the victory, but they took it in stride. the fans were ecstatic. >> i waited 34 years for this. i have a dog named hondo after frank howard. this is better than sex, better than anything. >> ticket went on sale at 10:00 this morning and cause a jam on the national website with fans being shuffled into a waiting room. the weight was about 35 minutes. tickets to the division series or almost completely gone, so you better act fast. the fairfax county school bus driver suspended after a deadly accident. some students from falls church high school were on the bus thursday a

final speech of the democratic national convention. now, the president has a few more stops to make on the road to charlotte. he's going to be campaigning in ohio today. then he heads to louisiana to survey the damage from hurricane isaac. yesterday in colorado, we heard a theme the president plans to keep hammering from now until november. >> on thursday night, i'm going to offer you what i believe is a better path forward, a path that will grow this economy and create more jobs and strengthen the middle class. the typical middle class family is paying a total of about $3,600 less in taxes now than when i came into office. i kept my promise. i kept that promise. >> vice president biden will be campaigning in detroit today. he'll be appearing at a labor day rally. at a stop in pennsylvania yesterday, mr. biden came wn hard on mitt romney, accusing him of favoring confrontation over cooperation when it comes to dealing with iran and syria. >> he said it was a mistake to end the war in iraq and bring all of our warriors home. he said it

did waves obama's to the stage of the democratic national convention. not the president but his wife to me the appeal to american voters to re- elect has been. political reporter crazily with what was set on the first day of the convention. the first lady praise for has been in tonight's speech to says he is " a man we can trust to revive the nation's weak economy as president. daniel lang and others beachball that while the democratic base. did waves democrats cheered as first lady michelle obama's took the stage at the party's national convention in charlotte. she said the white house hasn't changed her husband's character or convictions. i love that we can trust brought to do what he says he's going to do even when it's hard it is best when it's hard. she praised her husband's health care reform law. >>> he didn't care whether it was the easy thing to do politically that's not hit and how he was raised. he care that it was the right thing to do. >>> brought her speech the first lady work demands voters that her husband understands the struggles of th

the national park services planned a ceremony at the world war ii memorial on the national mall. the u.s. marine corps brass quintet will perform. >>> all right, coming up the labor day tradition changing for the first time in decades. >>> plus, linen, appliances, cars, just when is the best time to get the best deals? liz crenshaw has the answers next. >>> what are your fun plans this labor day weekend? i hope the rain didn't stop them too much. we're on twitter and facebook throughout the morning. just search news4 today and just search news4 today and we're he's made his choice. but what choices will women be left with? just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> bargain shopper, you can get some gre

the forecast, after the break. >> the nationals are trying to wrap up the play of spot. president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: he keeps saying it... mitt romney: this president cannot tell us that you're... better off todayhan when he took office. anncr: wl... herere's where we were in 2008. tv anncr: the worst financncial collapse... since the great depression... tv anncr: american workers were laid off in numbers not seen... in over three decades. anncr: and here's where we are today... thirty monthof private sector jojob growth. creating 4.6 million new jobs. we're not there yet. but the real question is: whose plan is better for you? the president's plan asks millionaires... to pay a little more... to help invest in a strong middle class. clean energy. and cut the deficit. mitt romney's plan? a new 250,000 dollar tax break for... multi-millionaires. roll back regulations on the banks that cratered the economy. and raise taxes on the middle class. president clinton: they want to go back to the same old... policies that got us in troubl

as of heard, we are in the 20th year in serving the nation. and the national recovery month is in its 23rd year. this month acknowledges and celebrates recovery from addiction and mental illness, of advances int science -- through evidence based practices and thousands upon thousands of united voices of recovery across the country. recovery has captured an audience and is rallying in nations. about this time two years ago leaders and the liberal health field, consisting of people in recovery from mental health and substance abuse, met -- in on these efforts and in consultation with many stakeholders, samhsa has come up with a working definition and set of principles for recovery. i invite you to go on for .samhsa.gov.ww defining it has been a true process. now we are working with persons and recovery for mental illness and substance abuse to articulate the differences. as well as the commonalities of these respective prophecies. we agree on the guiding principles to recovery through terms and concepts such as hope pacs, a person driven, a holi

the free sir yn army says it seized an air defense headquarters in the eastern part of the nation. rebels laid siege for 11 days before attacking. officers say the move was tactical to prevent airstrikes. >>> an apology from the company that makes the thalidomide. it caused thousands of birth defects in the 1950s and 60s. the maker said he rejects the tragic side effects and admits his company has been silent in the 50 years since it was pulled off the market. the head of the survivor's group says an apology after all these years is not enough. >> into the air. floats it to the back of the end zone. caught. >> penn state football. first game of the new season today. first game sense the death of long time head coach joe paterno and they lost to ohio university. not ohio state. but ohio university. the once dominant penn state program was punished heavily by ncaa sanctions following jerry san dus can i's sex abuse conviction. >>> one. world's great song writers passed away. hall david's song include "rain drops keep falling on my head" and "what the world needs now is love." 90-year

orange the national color of the netherland. pin ak associak associated to c blossoms in culture and tradition. the mayor will visit it the northeastern city of sendai friday. they will deliverable bulbed of the tulip to the children there. >> i think that in the netherlands, a lot of people felt a lot of sorrow for the people of sendai. and this tulip can be an expression of that. >> the netherlands had close economic and cultural ties with japan for 400 years. the only european country that traded. dutch people were active in raising fund for the victims of last year's disaster. now, people in the uk are dealing with extensive flooding, caused by torrential rain. and an update on that and more in the world weather forecast. >> hi there, a strong low-pressure system has dumped very heavy rain in the british isles. caused enor muss d ed d ed d d damage. some areas received the amount of rainfall in 24 hours wednesday. hundreds of people are staying in temporary accommodation after flooding in undated homes and caused traffic cha

two in the nfl the players and refs, the naacp and now the national hockey league as well. in each of these disputes, ownership has been represented by the same law firm and the same negotiating team. this is about lockout as a strategy and tactic for labor management negotiations. what used to be the third rail of collective bargaining has now become the de facto move by owners and professional sports using the same centurians to push through that kind of an agenda. it's the worst kind of arrogance and it's really biting them in the behind in this particular case. that's the only reason why it's happening. it is about ideology, it is such little money. >> eliot: this may be worse. at least when we have the owners players battling each other. you have two reasonably successful pools of individuals. players in the nfl. they get paid well. yet here you're dealing with the refs. the refs are sort of the smallest party in the middle and the two big -- they're using them as a fulcrum. they're being squeezed. so are there any equities, any issues to cut against the equities of th

he was the nation's poet laureate at the time of the attacks. one year later, he wrote a poem titled "the names." he read it before a special joint session of congress held in new york in 2002, and again for us last year on the tenth anniversary. tonight, we offer an encore of that reading. . >> the names. for the victims of september 11 and their survivors. yesterday i lay awake in the palm of the night, a fine rain unhelped by any breeze. when i saw the silver glaze on the windows, i started with a, with ackerman as it happened and then baxter and davis and eberling, names falling into place as droplets fell through the dark. names printed on the ceiling of the night. names slipping around a watery bend, 26 willows on the banks of a stream. in the morning i walked out barefoot among thousands of flowers, heavy with dew like the eyes of tears and each had a name. fiori inscribed on a yellow pet al then gonzales and han, ishikawa and jenkins. names written in the air and stitched into the cloth of the day. and a name under a photograph taped to

the panda house at the national zoo is closed. zoo officials are giving mei xiang some breathing room after the loss of her cub. >> this put a little damper on your trip? >> i was kind of sad. i really wanted to see the pandas. >> reporter: it was a disappointment for many visitors. the joy of the birth turned to heart break after the loss. this school group is visiting from minnesota. >> the trip has been planned for two years. that was just the highlight. now it's kind of the saddest part of the trip so far. >> reporter: national zoo officials say they believe the giant panda cub that diedfter just six days of life was a female and they're getting closer to figuring out why the tiny bear died sunday morning. >> we found free fluid in the abdomen. that's an unusual finding. the liver, by palpation, by touching, felt a little bit hard in places. and it also appeared abnormal. >> reporter: in fact, the zoo's lead veterinarian said the liver appeared to be most abnormal. they're waiting for the results of further testing to determin

you then signed up for the national guard and not just signed up for the national guard after you had been doing some training, volunteered to deploy to iraq. went to iraq, came back, did another deployment, that one was in kuwait and have continued your political career. you're still a member of the national guard if i'm not mistaken. >> yes. >> my understanding is that experience changed your politics quite a bit. you were a conservative i believe, conservative on social issues certainly, when you were 21, and your deployment changed your politics. i want you to talk about that and then talk a bit more broadly about what you saw from democrats in this convention. >> absolutely. you know, my deployments both to iraq and kuwait absolutely were life-changing in so many ways. specifically with regards to social issues and kind of my politics in general, seeing firsthand the extreme, really the extreme negative effects of what can happen in societies where the government tries to be a so-called moral arbiter for its people and drawing that link from extremeness in the middle east to some

i serve as president of the national school board association and sit on the national pta board, as well. and i want to know a little more in detail how you view local school boards and parental involvement in the process of educational reform. >> well, we have great organizations that represent the teachers. we have great organizations that represent the parents. but i'd like to see them have more clout. i'd like to see parents very much involved in evaluating the success of schools. if we had a more transparent system for evaluating the success of a school a through f, i think schools ought to have report cards the way they do in florida. and if we had that, then if parents saw their school get a c or d or worse, those parents are going to be outraged. and they'll want to gather together, become part of pta organizations and talk about taking back the school. we can't say and you have choice to go somewhere else. that's a good thing to have that choice, but wes also have to fix the school itself and parents are oftentimes going to be the impetus, the energy behind real change which mus

it is sweeping the nation. in one california town some lifeguards posted their dance video on youtube and got fired. >> everybody else is copying their dance moves. even the shipmen at the naval academy are doing this. >> what happened? >> this reminds me of the call me maybe craze. this led to 14 people getting fired and sparked a big debate in a city east of los angeles. >> the beat is infectious. size big hit has america shaking its collective caboose. the u.s. naval academy and "good morning america." when the life guards posted their own version on youtube they got fired. >> what to do it for fun and to commemorate our summer. we never thought it would have blown up to something like this. >> this was a clear and authorized use of city resources, said one official including city issued uniforms. the debate gets its way to city hall last night. 250 people packed the place as the allies guards pleaded their case -- lifeguards pleaded their case. >> the punishment does not fit the crime. >> [inaudible] >> eve

about an hour before the sunrise. 59 at national. light northerly winds and the humidity while 72%, it feels real good outside with high pressure dominating our weather right now. high pressure is near west virginia on the east side of the high we've got the cool northerly winds. the temperatures today only about 70 in boston. on the back side of the high, pushing mid-90s across nebraska, up toward minneapolis there where they're going to be 95 this afternoon. then the front and 70s behind it. that front is going to probably get here sometime saturday night, sunday with a chance for a few showers and storms. until then high pressure dominates and we're going to stay high and dry and beautiful around here. the future cast even shows there's just no significant weather headed our way for several days to come. so our forecast, you're going to love it. today 78 degrees, a great day. tonight we're going to be back near 50 again in the outer suburbs to near 60 closer to town. we could have a few spots again in the upper 40s. tomorrow a lit

says it got the file by hacking into the laptop of and fbi agent connected to the national cyberforensics and training alliance. that is a nonprofit group of experts that share information on cyberthreats. antisec says the whole file is actually 12 million apple identification numbers and names. the group claims the fbi is ewing it for a tracking people project. if linked with other information such as a name or address, the numbers could be used as a way to get to other more sensitive data but just knowing the i. d. number doesn't enable the fbi to track or eavesdrop on people. the fbi is disputing the claim. they said it was totally false. however, they say the bureau never asked for and never possessed this information. but it does bring up the question, if they didn't get it from the fbi, they did get it from somewhere. several organizations have been able to get this information and track it back to real people. apple itself at this point has not commented on the hack. >> scary stuff there this morning. >>> an election day victory rally turns deadly. details of what unfolded in canad

. >> the nationals in the middle of the pennant race. the cubs are 34 games below 500 and are struggling to. the nationals were beating them last night. when it was evident the nationals would spank them, frustration took over. two on, one out. goodbye, baseball. the nationals. did not look nationals after that it was baseball time. no real punches were thrown, but the cubs frustration poured out. both bullpens emptied in the fifth inning. and the coasdance started all over again. this time there was some bumping and grinding. the nationals did not want to get anybody suspended but it made the game longer. the nationals win again, 9-2. o's beat the yankees. the american league east is all tied at the top. have a great day. >> thanks so much. 5:27. the ravens and the family of the late art modell will have a silent tribute for him tomorrow. >> they will place his casket on the home field in baltimore from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. the lombardi trophy presented to him after the ravens super bowl victory in 2001 will be pleased by his cask

, is tonight's keynote speaker, the same roll that put president obama in the national spotlight eight years ago. >> the most challenging part is not at the speech itself, it is the enormity of the crowd and the arena. >> the focus tonight will be on first lady michelle obama. >> she will tell the story of what he has done for this country. >> vice president biden arrived today, the president arrives on wednesday. also today, the party platform, which includes support for same- sex marriage, abortion r ights, and experts for the middle-class. >> coming up, a hotel obliterated and its trade and an actor's life cut tragically short period and carrie engel from valley view farms is here to answer your plant questions. emailed plantquestio tallied officials up the damage after a hotel when up and find an organ over the weekend. it cost $5.6 million in damage c. you can see that the flames were shooting through the roof. it was unoccupied and being used for storage. fire officials have not ruled out arson as a cause. the cleanup continues in the gulf coast states following hurricane isaac.

a somber day at the national zoo. this emotional visitor came with bamboo and a separate card. >> why the 6- day-old cub has died. was>> the liver by touching, felt a little hard in places. >> the father has spent time outdoors. the panda exhibit remains closed to the public. margie and her daughter traveled from pittsburgh to stop at the zoo. >> everyone is sad about it. we were looking forward to coming back in the year or so to see how it grew. >> it was mei xiang's distress calls that alerted zookeeper's that something was wrong with the newborn. she has been showing signs of mourning. >> she has been seen cradling an object. we think it was her natural instinct. >> i wondered if they felt sorrow. >> an official cause of death will not be known for about a week. mei xiang is slowly returning to normal today, eating benbamboo. zoo officials did not discuss trying again in the future. >> thanks so much. six people in montgomery county taken to the hospital after a three-vehicle accident involving a school bus this m

countdown to the start of the national democratic convention. our full coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern tonight with the fabulous wolf blitzer and anderson cooper shepherding all of our work, and going right through until past midnight with piers morgan, as well. so you're not going to miss anything, especially that big, big speech by michelle obama and the keynote address by julian castro. make sure you tune in for all of that. in the mean time, michelle rhee is a name that has become synonymous with controversial education reform. rhee was the former chancellor for public schools in the nation's capital. and in her role ruffled feathers when she closed down schools and clashed with teachers' unions. while her stance on education is more in line with the republican platform, she so happens to be a registered democrat. she was fully thrust into the national spotlight when this contentious documentary, "waiting for superman" was released. and she is back again. this time with a fictional big-screen movie called "won't back down." >> da -- [ l

as you look at the national polls, you see that i am hire. >> the national polls. show a polls. neither candidate has been able to sustain significant lead. that's not how presidential won.ion is it all comes down to the electoral college with each state assigned a number of votes. became infamous race between04 gore. bush and al a handful of states where the candidates are focusing most resources. s getting the bulk of resources at. >> it's time for new economic attitude. correct to many americans are struggling to find jobs. >> the romney campaign has spent than $20 million there. president obama is in the lead some critical battleground states. it shows a much tighter race polling.ternal >> they will have to fight like crazy in ohio. ohio is now leaning toward obama, which puts the president within 15 electoral votes that election.o win the >> mitt romney would need to win all of the remaining seven win.up states to >> 7 is on your side with a use ag for people who seat warmers in their cars. studies have linked excessive of them to a skin condition skin condition. a red rash

to the national level. and i see tremendous evidence that the upper echelon leadership is willing to say, "we want to respect confidentiality, we want to respect career progression, we want you to seek." and the chairmen of the joint chiefs of staff said, "it's a sign of a strong person if you seek help." but that had to get through every single layer of the military, every single layer. that is absolutely correct. one thing is for you to listen to it in a room full of the top brass and then another thing is for the rank and file to be able to feel that comfort level. and how do we get to that comfort level? what can be done at different levels of the military to really begin to make entryway into this whole stigma issue? i think it is the issue that we've sort of touched on directly, and that is just discourse about mental and emotional well-being, ivette. i think that the military has not been used to that. the more we can do that in a natural, normal, developmental way, the civilian community does that s

team in the nation. that would behe currently pitches for a minor-league team in the houston area. the seven-time award winner said he did not think he could make an impact at the major-league level. a wrestling commentator collapsed at the announcers table and was taken from the rena to the hospital. the situation is serious seriouslbut lawler is breathing on his own. >> attributed art modell during the baltimore ravens season opener last night in baltimore -- a tribute. his funeral will be held at the baltimore hebrew congregation followed by a private internment. the team that he once owned were down. the ravens won. >> of georgia graduate student who was her limbs due to a flesh eating bacteria is peaking out. aimee copeland will share her story of survival and she will talk to a paper today. walking for the first time. she suffered a deep cut during a supply an accident. that exclusive interview at 4:00 on abc 7. -- she will talk to katie couric. >> a teenage girl attacked by a man with a tas anncr:

to the nation. in the new profile of the president in vanity fair he writes, quote, when they give you the tour, they show you the extra large doors to accommodate the president's coffin. they tell you about the boxes of m&m candies, the medical room prepared for every emergency and a bag that says cyanide antidote kit. so that the president doesn't need to land to address the nation. today there were ceremonies marking the anniversary at the pentagon and at ground zero in new york city and in pennsylvania where vice president biden gave an emotional speech to family members who had had a loved one die there. >> my hope for you all is that as every year passes the depth of your pain recedes and you find comfort as i have. genuine comfort in recalling his smile, her laugh, their touch. my guess, and obviously it's only a guess, no two losses are the same, but my guess is you're living this moment that yates only wrote about when he wrote, pray i will and sing i must, but yet i weep. pray i will, sing

"this is america" is made possible by -- the national education association, the nation's largest advocate for children and public education. poongsan corporation, forging a higher global standard. the ctc foundation, afo communications, and the to trust.yfaar later, i will talk with kazakhstan's foreign minister. right now, a visit with the u.s. ambassador to kazakhstan, kenneth fairfax. >> what should americans know about kazakhstan? >> i think the short answer is a lot more than they currently do. >> thank you. >> it is the ninth largest country on earth. it is a country that has a rather extraordinary relations with the united states, and yet most people really know either nothing or worse than nothing -- what they have seen in a movie, which is the opposite of reality, of course. there is a lot to learn. >> what are the mutual interests of the two countries, the united states and kazakhstan? >> we have many. you can look at it as an edgy, food security. lots of overlapping interests. but what would come to most people first is non- proliferation and world security. kazakhstan, after t

led the democratic national convention in the pledge of allegiance. giffords was severely wounded in an attack last year. >>> the fbi is investigating a nasty hoax, a woman and her new boyfriend allegedly pulled on her ex. a u.s. airways flight to dallas returned to philadelphia thursday. officials had gotten a call that christopher shell had explosives on board. he was on his way home to celebrate his 29th birthday. instead he was taken off the plane at gunpoint. cbs news learned his ex's new boyfriend may have placed the call. shell didn't help by posting on facebook that a friend escorted him through security. >> the only thing i did do is walk through with him and guide him around and help him carry things and tell him what the regulations were. >> but shell ended up spending his birthday in jail. he was arrested when he arrived in dallas on outstanding warrants. all kinds of drama. >>> last night's pittsburgh/cincinnati football game in ohio, a member of the band did a lip-synching. cameras caught a trumpet player tumbling down the stadium steps.

from the national perspective, we get the biggest advance in the field with the launch of the national action alliance of suicide prevention. this body was called for in 2001. it was launched by secretary kathleen sibelius and then secretary gates. part of this alliance, we have multiple groups and organizations trying to address the issue of suicide separately. this brought us all together. several hundred people have been called in this huge effort to revive the 2001 strategy. we get broad input through virtual meetings at listening sessions and online opportunities and engaged others. we want to make sure that this national suicide prevention strategy alliance will with our overall national prevention strategy. that was released last year and called for in the affordable care act. for the next 5-10 years, this strategy would be our nation's strategy. this revised suicide prevention strategy captures the progress we have made, the knowledge we have acquired, the promise that is within our grasp that suicide is preventable. activity in the field of suicide prevention has grown dramati