if you could give a specific question for tom brokaw. comic is very important in terms of the future of the united states. the marijuana question. and our drug question, and also tied in with the problems that we have with mexico. >> guest: these are big issue issues. and here's my answer. i've been going around the country saying to audiences, and individuals that come up to me with those kinds of questions, you have to reenlist as citizens. you have to step forward. election is a perfect time to do it. the arena and is a place that we should all have as part of our lives, and when an election year comes along with all the issues that are in play this year, fatty meat is going to require the desperate despite all of us to be highly educated to know what our interest are, to not just about the orthodoxy of others but to develop for ourselves what we think is in the best interests of our family, community, but also the comment best interest of this country. i think mexico as an issue is underplayed, frankly. we are in danger of having a f

of course, tom brokaw has to step in. but everything is even, watch. >> i disagree with chris on this. listen i think -- i think it was a demonstration of his sense of humor. i think in fairness that all during the republican debates and the rhymeries that there was a lot of stuff aimed at the president that was not refuted by leaders of the party. >> i refuted every single time, i bet you 20 times on t.v. >> i'm not talking about the birthing thing as much as as he's a muslim, a socialist johnson had to apologize for saying he doesn't know what it's like to be an american. i think it comes the other way as well. that's what makes the country fed up with politics. >> how does it come the other way? it doesn't, but he's a mainstream journalist. it doesn't matter the reality the facts they have to call it even. that's what bill mauer called out saying: >> that might sound harsh. i'm going to show you why he said that. he continues to say: >> now who's right, bill maher or tom brokaw? it's not even closemmaher is 100% right.

of course, tom brokaw has to step in. but everything is even, watch. >> i disagree with chris on this. listen, i think -- i think it was a demonstration of his sense of humor. i think in fairness that all during the republican debates and the rhymeries that there was a lot of stuff aimed at the president that was not refuted by leaders of the party. >> i refuted every single time, i bet you 20 times on t.v. >> i'm not talking about the birthing thing as much as as he's a muslim, a socialist johnson had to apologize for saying he doesn't know what it's like to be an american. i think it comes the other way as well. that's what makes the country fed up with politics. >> how does it come the other way? it doesn't, but he's a mainstream journalist. it doesn't matter the reality the facts they have to call it even. that's what bill mauer called out saying: >> that might sound harsh. i'm going to show you why he said that. he continues to say: >> now who's right, bill maher or tom brokaw? it's not even closemmaher is 100% right

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welcome to life on fios. ♪ >>> we're back with more of our press pass conversation with nbc's tom brokaw. which brings us to the president and just, the kind of political figure he is now, does he suit where the country is? >> i think he's learned a lot. he had a lot to learn. in four years. i was criticized for going on charlie rose four years ago, right before he took office and said there's a lot about him we still don't know. and charlie said is there a lot about this president we don't know yet? and i said, there is. what i meant is we really don't know what his china policies are. we don't know what he's going to do in russia or the middle east for that matter. the writer erupted saying they got him elected, but they didn't know who he was. the fact is that he came in on a wave. his timing was perfect four years ago. the country was ready for a change after eight years of wars and african-americans. harvard law grad. he pulled in independents. when he got there, the job, i think fair to say was probably not bigger than he thought it would be. but it was probably bigger than his cap

thank you. >> jimmy: the one and only, tom brokaw. boy, how are -- you scared us yesterday. >> well, i did have an episode where i was at my advanced age. got up early in the morning after having worked late the night before, did a little stretching. went in and it's -- you know, you get to a certain age, you take two baby aspirin in the morning. and it turned out -- >> jimmy: for your heart. >> and it turns out i took not just two baby aspirin -- i took one baby aspirin and an ambien by mistake. [ audience ohs ] [ laughter ] >> now, you're audience -- i know your audience. they know about their chemistry, what they take in the morning. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. absolutely, yeah. >> but when you get to be advanced age, you -- you do it a little differently, and i was fine for about 45 minutes. i mean, i was coherent. i was talking to people. and then, i remember somebody putting on a microphone, and the next thing i am looking into the eyes of an emt. [ light laughter ] i'm backstage, completely out. >> jimmy: you

savannah guthrie, tom brokaw here with us in the studio. earlier tonight you were saying life can be measured in terms of the finite number of moments and we're on the heels of one tonight. >> yeah. in a political campaign like this there are only a handful of really big moments. this is one of them. it's an opportunity. four long years of tough economy. there's a time when voters kind of tune out the president. he'll have their attention tonight. advisers are thrilled that president clinton gave that speech last night. they say he made a defense of the first four years that the president couldn't have given himself, but tonight is a night for something that only the president can do and that is to say, where will he lead the country? advisers know he's got to put some meat on the bones. he's got to lay out some kind of agenda and make a compelling case for what is the unfinished business of the obama presidency. >> and tom brokaw, because so much of life comes back to baseball, have the team members on the democrats given their starting pi

tom brokaw is taken to the hospital during a television appearance. why and how he is doing tonight. >> the sentencing in a daily jet ski accident. why the family is beyond frustrated with the outcome. >> we may not want to change the atmosphere at all but there are some changes coming our way for the weekend. we will detail those coming up. we will detail those coming up. >> the student shot one week ago has been upgraded to a better condition. >> that such a strong kid. strong-willed, strong minded, strong-bodied. we tend to overlook some of that. >> his son has made tremendous progress. he and his family realized that danny will have to do with more medical challenges. >> there is going to be happy kid again. it could have been worse. >> a lot worse. he talks rinsing his son for the first time after the shooting. >> to walk into that room, at shop, and to see -- at shock trauma, a breath is all i needed. >> we will talk about it, go over it. it will be a while for her to be comfortable, no doubt. we talked a lot about danny. >> some good may come o

tom brokaw was all hopped on dolls. he took half an ambien. but out of abundance of caution -- i was like did it affect his articulation -- >> he started what they thought was stroking out on the air. >> stephanie: he apparently accidentally took an ambien -- i'm sorry, tom, you wanted to say what -- >> i swallowed -- and the giant butterfly kicked my gluteus maximum, and i apologize if i was even less comprehensive than usual. >> stephanie: lennesta would have been funnier because it has an l in it. >> he just needed to sparkle. >> stephanie: sparkle, brokaw sparkle. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: where do i? when do i? >> they dropped him right out of hollywood. >> hollywood does not go for booze or taupe. >> stephanie: sarah palin made a comment. >> how does he even know my name, aren't these guys supposed to be the big guys and not worry little people like me. i did made a comment on the alaska, and i had known what i was dealing with in dealing with international issues that could help secure the nation, so it's funny he would take a little p

>> the story with tom brokaw put attention on this and i'm glad. the point -- and we made it in the previous segment. do you need these pills? what about your sleep hygiene? what else mighty be doing wrong? are you sleeping in a dark room, having caffeine, wine, alcohol before you go to sleep? what disciplines are you using to get yourself to sleep, on a regular basis? these drugs are supposed to be used on a short-term basis, but, a lot of people end up duusing them chronically, ambien, sunesta and a lot of studies show they don't extend sleep a half-hour longer than you thought and it takes about the same amount of time to fall asleep, whether you took these pills or not. now, they work for some people, jamie, they work for some people... but we are talking 60 million prescriptions written for these last year and they are sedative hypnotics and you can walk in your sleep... >> reporter: you can drive the car. >> and someone was cooking and don't know how they got to the stove. this is exactly why... >> jamie: why is that allowed and why is a drug

up next, the latest on tom brokaw. >>> nbc news anchor tom brokaw is out of the hospital after an early-morning scare. brokaw is in north carolina for the democratic national convention. he was taping an episode of msnbc's "morning joe" when he reportedly felt light-headed. brokaw went to the hospital as a precaution. he said tonight it was the result of taking a half dose of ambien the night before and even joked about it but also reminded people to be careful when taking the sleeping aid. he says he is now feeling just fine. >> and he's in rare form tonight at the dnc. >>> when we return, that tailgate party for the football season coming up is going to cost you a lot more. stay with us. >>> serious question here. are you costing your employer money by playing fantasy football? a new study shows yes, employers lose billions of dollars each football season in lost productivity. more than 22 million people spend one hour a week managing or tweaking their fantasy football rosters while at work. plenty of them here at nbc in our newsroom. >>> and then there's this. those snacks you enjoy while wa

. >>> still ahead at 11:00, tom brokaw was rushed to the hospital this morning attending the democratic national convention. we will have an update on his condition. >> reporter: i'm here live in san jose where the budget forces a program that is causing some to close its doors. that's coming up. >>> a cool new gadget from amazon and a scary robot from the government. take a look at that coming up. >>> a program that keeps kids in school is about to see its final days. the tabs program targets kids and gets them back in class but budget cuts and staffing levels are forcing the program to close its doors. we have the story only on the nbc11 news this morning. >> reporter: the police officers in the tabs unit take the kids back to their school to their classrooms and finding out getting information from these kids is difficult, they bring hem here to the tabs center behind me. but this program will be gone next week. it gets in his unmarked patrol car everyone morning. sergeant jason pierce is looking for kids who might be skipping class. >> on a typical school day, we have four officers

tom brokaw opens up to cnn. ♪ i can do anything today ♪ i can go anywhere ♪ i can go anywhere today ♪ la la la la la la la [ male announcer ] dow solutions help millions of people by helping to make gluten free bread that doesn't taste gluten free. together, the elements of science and the human element can solve anything. solutionism. the new optimism. >>> he came into your home every weeknight for more than 20 years and even though tom brokaw no longer anchors nbc news, he's still involved in the program. brokaw sat down in cnn's red chair to talk about peter jennings about what president obama did he didn't like. >> i do have the advantage of being able to access the system, read the scripts, see the rundown and from time to time, i'll say, have you thought about including or giving a little more emphasis to. not very often. they're always kind of generous and they must hang up the phone, well, the old guy was at it again. everybody, be kind to him and we'll see how this works out. i'm still in my own mind, at least a working journalist. i was the first one to make a decision to st

tom brokaw. good news for him. former president bill clinton making a big last night about who is to blame for the nation's enormous debt. fact check on that speech. president obama has comb under sharp criticism for his comments on small business in america. he addresses the controversy. reaction from former indiana senator, democrat, evan bayh all ahead next hour. live in charlotte. day 3. >> somebody invested in roads and bridges. if you have a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. mhines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's puttg more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy his year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real thin... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ bill: it is 10:00 in the morning. good morning

thanks, suzanne. >>> we have an update on tom brokaw. we told you he was rushed to the hospital in charlotte after an appearance on "morning joe." he just tweet this had out. he said, all is well, early a.m., i mistakenly took a half dose of ambien and made less sense than usual, made a better comeback than the giants. you knew something was up during his appearance on "morning joe". >> their glass is not exactly clear in terms of where you walk and where you sit next. so the former secretary of the treasury -- stepped confidently into the party room and deeply into the pool. >> which proves he no longer walks on water? >> it's a lot more exciting than the republican convention. but the best part of the story is -- >> you could see clearly there was something wrong. of course, the folks over at msnbc made tom brokaw go to the hospital. he's okay, though. it was the aftereffects of ambien. those can last pretty long for some people. we're glad tom brokaw is a-okay this morning. >>> what does joe biden need to say tonight to help his party

. >> that's tom brokaw on diversity in america and its effect on politics and the conventions, both the rnc and dnc. last night it became clear both parties are pushing what our first read team describes as different versions of the american dream. first read says points out republicans are selling the american dream that focused on business and entrepreneurship while democrats, their version of the american dream focuses on giving the next generation a better xans. where do they meet or perhaps are they even the same? joining me reporter aaron carmone as well as ari melber. i like seeing you both together. the two different versions of the american dream as first read pointed out. don't both parties when you boil it down have the same american dream, or is it different? >> i think it is different particularly on follow through. i was impressed in tampa there were a lot of bright young stars on the republican sthij headline immigrant histories but you don't have a party there that supports a path to citizenship or the d.r.e.a.m. act. they talked about middle class tax cuts but you only

tom brokaw rushed to hospital, what his health care is being blamed on a specific sleeping medication. >> amazon held a press conference chillon of a new tablet and if they lower the price of their entry level devices pam of the new flexion tablet has of features we have not seen. that is coming up in my tech report. " >>pam: >> ortega was named as an active participant in the assault that happened during and after a homecoming dance back in october october of 2009 the other five men are due in court october 5th. police say as many as 20 witnesses to the rate however no one called 911 for more than two hours. >> a jury has convicted a former illinois police officer of ordering his wife. this is peterson just minutes after the guilty verdict. he now faces a maximum 60 year prison time. he was convicted in 2004 2004 a the death of his wife's body was found in their bats have. the depth was initially ruled an accident of the case was reopened after his fourth wife vanished. he is suspected of killing her as well but has not been charged in her disappearance. >> a scare for passengers on

nbc's tom brokaw. "new york times" columnist tom friedman. presidential historian doris kearns goodwin. and the former ceo of hewlett-packard, now working to get more republicans elected to the senate this fall, carly fiorina. >>> if it's sunday morning the democrats staged their convention in charlotte, starting on tuesday. but the president is on the campaign trail this weekend, and he fired up his attack lines against the republicans, calling the gop convention nothing more than a tv rerun, joking that you might as well have watched on quote black and white tv. >> when governor romney had his chance to let you in on his secret trust, he didn't offer you a single new idea. it was just the same old policies that have been sticking it to the middle class for years. >> let's turn now to the man who served as the president's chief of staff until october of 2010, he's now, of course, the mayor of chicago, and he joins me live from the windy city this morning before he heads to charlotte on tuesday. mayor rahm emanuel. mayor, welcome back. >> tha

nbc's tom brokaw. "new york times" columnist tom friedman. presidential historian doris kearns goodwin. and the former ceo of hewlett-packard, now working to get more republicans elected to the senate this fall, carly fiorina. >> good sunday morning. democrats staged their convention in charlotte, starting on tuesday. but the president is on the campaign trail this weekend, and he fired up his attack lines against the republicans, calling the gop convention nothing more than a tv rerun, joking that you might as well have watched on quote black and white tv. >> when governor romney had his chance to let you in on his secret trust, he didn't offer you a single new idea. it was just the same old policies that have been sticking it to the middle class for years. >> let's turn now to the man who served as the president's chief of staff until october of 2010, he's now, of course, the mayor of chicago, and he joins me live from the windy city this morning before he heads to charlotte on tuesday. mayor rahm emanuel. mayor, welcome back. >> thank you,

nbc's tom brokaw. "new york times" columnist tom friedman. presidential historian doris kearns goodwin. and the former ceo of hewlett-packard, now working to get more republicans elected to the senate this fall, carly fiorina. >>> if it's sunday morning the democrats staged their convention in charlotte, starting on tuesday. but the president is on the campaign trail this weekend, and he fired up his attack lines against the republicans, calling the gop convention nothing more than a tv rerun, joking that you might as well have watched on quote black and white tv. >> when governor romney had his chance to let you in on his secret trust, he didn't offer you a single new idea. it was just the same old policies that have beensticking it to the middle class for years. >> let's turn now to the man who served as the president's chief of staff until october of 2010, he's now, of course, the mayor of chicago, and he joins me live from the windy city this morning before he heads to charlotte on tuesday. mayor rahm emanuel. mayor, welcome back. >> than

do i look like tom brokaw? here's what i won't miss-- you half theling me when i'm trying to have fun. >> jon: all right, go have fun. i'm sorry about that. my apologies. aasif mandri, aasif mandri, what will you miss, assif. >> jon, i'm going to miss what i call the charlotte magic. >> jon: the charlotte magic. what is the charlotte magic? >> so many fit, beautiful, seemingly healthy people eat the world's most appalling diet. ( laughter ) ( applause ) this-- this morning, jon, for breakfast, i had a pulled pork egg and tobacco pure ito. or as it's known here, the number three on the healthy choice menu. these people should be dead, jon. ( laughter ) ( applause ). >> jon: thank you, assif, that's very much appreciated. take care of yourself. we're going to go on finally, al madrigal. >> i will miss nothing, jon, because my duplicate is staying here in charlotte. you have a duplicate. i went off and ran a perfect facsimile of myself. jon, meet pal madrigal. come here, pal. don't be shy. he's a nice man. >> jon:

they could tell brokaw was on ambien because he started talking like tom brokaw. [ as brokaw ] "take me to the hospital. i'm still having -- very tired. hey, jimmy fallon." brokaw's on the show tomorrow night. he's my man. he's on the show tomorrow night. >> steve: what a man. >> jimmy: hey, today is national read a book day! [ cheers and applause ] or as americans call it, nah. [ laughter ] and finally, a woman in illinois recently returned an overdue library book that her mother checked out in 1934. yes, the book is so old, back then it was still called "fifty shades of blonde." [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yeah! we've got a great show tonight. she is great on the show, "homeland." people can not wait for the second season to start. claire danes is here tonight! [ cheers and applause ] we love it when she comes by. plus, this guy's the best at what he does. from "survivor," jeff probst is stopping by! [ cheers and applause ] and we have stand-up from a very, very funny comedian. calise hawkins will be her

tom brokaw has been recently taken to the hospital. he is currently being evaluated after feeling lightheaded. >> off camile grammar will be receiving at least $30 million. from the recent divorce from kelsey grammar. >> halloween, it is over one month away but you would not know that away. and through scaleses harvesting giant pupumpkins. over 1,200 t they take 100 gal. per day. if it is still growing! with 15-18 lbs. per day. the largest will be entered into the competition at the end of the month. we will see what that happens with that giant pumpkin. >> the c h p this morning their loss. the latest. as we are watching wall street the dow jones industrial average. with details and football season sportster gary radnich and also the baseball latest. >> our top stories. it that we're following, friends, family are and morni--- the loss of chp officer kenyon youngstrom who died wednesday evening from wounds h

and as such, i want to give a quick shoutout to my man tom brokaw, who had a little health scare yesterday and had to be rushed to the hospital. it was a false alarm. its to go out he accidentally took ambien right before his appearance on "morning joe." i don't know what tom thought he was taking. sh, when i go on scarborough, i do ecstasy. ( cheering ) ( applause ) i'm not a morning person. i'm really not-- i'm not a morning person. and sometimes coffee doesn't cut it. everybody who is anybody had to be there in charlotte last night for night three of the obamaathon. when the dear leader came out to finally give his big speech. i took some notes as i watched it last night, and my general reaction was-- i'm kind of parsing this together-- this is the most inspiring unimpressive speech i've ever seen. ( laughter ) the same old vision for a new america appealing to our collective dignity. why am i suddenly crying? kids, wake up. daddy wants to hug you, snooze-fest. ( cheers and applause ). a fair amount of it is tear stained. it's hard to read, unfortunately. what disappointed me most was r

tom brokaw has been taken to hospital after filling light headed. just about 15 minutes ago he sent out a tweet saying that all is well. he mistakenly took ambien... it sounds like he took a bit too much medicine but he is getting better. >> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. taking a look at the cambridge. bay bridge >> welcome back some of the top stories on the internet. gabby douglas will be writing about the road to the olympics that is expected to be published in 2012. and also a new top earner has burne $110 million. with this money from the headphones. from dr. drea. and also, kelly pickler has shaved her head in support of her friend that is suffering from breast cancer. and you can visit our facebook fan page. we will be right back. is a bit better. however not clear, everywhere. >> that is correct for is some cloud coverage. we did see the light rain over san jose. it is actually moving towards livermore. however, we are going to see cloud conditions in london and a bit cooler on the coast. cloudy conditions--inla