charlotte north carolina and the democratic national convention. first of all michelle obama is the feet ushed speaker at tonight's opening ceremonies and this is a far different convention than we saw last week in tampa. you're going to see a lot more delegates, about 5500 of them, much more diversity among the delegates here. more latinos than ever before. more african-americans than ever before. and a convention that's much more focused on the issues. no mystery guest either. no mystery guest. no empty chairs. we'll cover it from one end to the other. first, let's take a brief time-out to get the latest latest from lisa ferguson out in los angeles. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. the democrats have a lot to live up to this week after their convention in 2008. and here are a few things to watch out for as the dnc kicks off today. first off this is the democrat's big chance to make their case to american voters and respond to republican's attacks last week. more than 2/3 of people say they are not happy with the direction of the country meaning president obama will have to

market. it is charlotte or richmond or tampa. presidential campaigns are not even really, listen, and they communicate in the entire state. you can take a look at the public and see where the intensity is with any state and see geographically not only are eight or 10 states going to get the attention, but there are media markets. it is fascinating. >> the other thing is to go to these media markets and a college campus and someplace where you can improve and boost turnout and enthusiasm. >> i wanted to ask you about the demographic makeup of the electorate in november. in 2008, we saw a very different the electorate than we have seen in presidential elections before. knowing what you know about the enthusiasm gap, can you really expect an electorate that looks like it in in 2008? if you could specifically address black turnout. >> the thing that is really driving the change in the composition of the electorate is demographic changes. that is the real story. half of america is on merit. an incredibly -- unmarried. an incredibly big turnout for latino voters. we are looking at any

convention here at charlotte. good morning, everybody. that is where we are. yesterday was a sunday. we move from tampa to charlotte live for the democratic national convention. great town. martha: it is a wonderful town. bill: good week so far. how are you doing. martha: we love charlotte. great to be here. good morning at home, everybody. i'm martha maccallum. as bill was saying congressman ryan will attend a rally in greenville, north carolina. that is a sign the democrats will not get all the headlines this week. the obama campaign aides were all over the sunday shows yesterday. they were asked one way or another are folks better off now than they were four years ago. they all danced around the key question. all accept maryland's governor who is a key speaker at the convention who said this. >> can you honestly say that people are better off today than they were four years ago? >> no. but that's not the question of this election. the question, without a doubt, we are not as well off as we were before george bush brought us the bush job losses, the bush recession, the bush defici

friends" home of the 2012 election starts right now from charlotte. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> steve: and the fighting 49ers live in charlotte, north carolina. what a festative day for the dnc. >> brian: gold dusters are here as you can see. 49er basketball band is here. >> gretchen: and the norm the 49er is here. >> brian: they are responsible but when is the first class in college. seven time tim 30. >> gretchen: no. mr. 2: >> brian: i took a seven : 30 class. >> gretchen: we have a jam-packed show for you today. and the band and dancers are going to be there. >> steve: something that happened to you in the conclusion of the rnc showing up to do the friday show and you talked about this? >> brian: a little bit of congestion and i had an opportunity to do the shoot and what is life like to use a jet pack. i had an opportunity. >> steve: or risk congestion? >> brian: and spend four hours. >> gretchen: is that you? >> brian: i spent four hours learning to fly and you will see what life is like above the planet earth. >> steve: was it everything you dreamed. >> brian: it is only 30 in the country. this

on these things, back and forth and back and forth. >> dave: bill and martha, next from charlotte, north carolina. >> good morning and welcome to charlotte, north carolina. home of the 2012 democratic national convention. >> martha: this week the democrats kick off their big bash, america's newsroom, live from charlotte, starts, right now. now. ♪ captioning by, closed captioning services, inc. >> 10:00 in charlotte and president obama and mitt romney chasing each other in key battleground states and governor romney holding rallies in cincinnati and florida, yesterday, where he wants to capitalize on the momentum after his party's convention in tampa. we have moved up the road, haven't we? good morning, everybody, welcome to charlotte, north carolina. this will be our home for the next week, i'm bill hemmer, how are you doing, martha. >> martha: good, we are getting settled in, i'm martha mccallum. good morning, everybody, governor romney speaking to big crowds and tapped the president as a failed coach of a struggling team. here's how he said that: >> the president's answer to t

>>megyn: welcome back to the time-warner cable arena in charlotte, north carolina. this is usually a basketball facility. would plays here? the charlotte bobcats. if you want to watch a sports fan, you should not be watching me but you should stay tuned for shepard smith who has made it to charlotte. he is ready to continue programming with you. welcome back. >>shepard: there is no hurricane. have you had a nice time? >>megyn: no one is here. >>shepard: good to see you. the democrats are not the only ones campaigning here this week. we will have details on the speech from the vice presidential nominee, paul ryan, in his key battleground state. with a day until the democratic national convention kicks off, we are learning more about the platform on issues from economy, to abortion, to immigration rights. and across the state of louisiana and the gulf coast, hundreds of thousands are reportedly without power after the complete drenching from the hurricane. we are live in new orleans. it is all coming up, unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b" this afternoon. firs

situation room." happening now, the road to charlotte. president obama hits the campaign trail, working the crowds and working his way toward the site of this democratic national convention. he begins wheree says it all started, more than four years ago. that would be in iowa, and the republican running mate, the gop running mate keeps up -- running mates keep up their attack on president obama's economic policies, but mitt romney admits his own party let people down when it comes to the deficit. and as visitors start moving into charlotte, some people are forced to move out. we're taking a closer look at a little-known downside to the democratic convention. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, reporting live from charlotte, the site of the democratic national convention and you're in "the situation room." >>> and we're here in charlotte where the democrats are already gathering for their party's national convention. it starts on tuesday, but this is now becoming the campaign's command center, as democrats work to take back moment from

start with a fox news alert on day one in charlotte for the democratic national convention. it kicks off on a day that shows voters are not happy. new polling from the hill.com shows a majority of voters believe president obama does not deserve another term. 54% on that polling there. welcome as our coverage continues. hope you had a great labor day weekend. time to get back to work right? martha: time to get back to work. bill: i'm bill hemmer live in "america's newsroom" live at the democratic national convention in charlotte. martha: we'll be in this place all week. i'm martha maccallum. good morning. great to see you. this poll reflect as message, republicans, no surprise here, are pushing hard this morning. watch. >> the president can say a lot of things and he will but he can't tell you you're better off. simply put the jimmy carter years look like the good ol' days compared to where we are right now. [applause] martha: that line getting a big response from the crowd there. the vice-presidential nominee made a stop in north carolina yesterday. then heads to the key swing state

. drop by if you're in the neighborhood. bill: and it is nine here in charlotte. day two of the dnc rolling on. appealing for a second term. the woman who knows president obama best makes her case in prime time. good morning, everybody. welcome back in charlotte. i'm bill hemmer live in "america's newsroom" for the dnc. how are you feeling? martha: i'm feeling great. day 12, whatever it is. we're good. i'm martha maccallum. good morning to you. good morning everybody at home. first lady michelle obama headlines the democratic national convention last night. it was a big night for her. she stood in front of a crowd of faithfuls and basically said that the president needs another four years to finish the job. >> i see the concern in his eyes and i hear the determination in his voice as he tells me, you won't believe what these folks are going through, michelle. it's not right. we've got to keep working to fix this. we have so much more to do. [cheers and applause] [shouting]. bill: so already now we have reaction from the romney team saying in part, quote on the first night of preside

stretch. joining me tonight in charlotte, john harwood of cnbc and "the new york times," karen tumulty of washington, d.c., jeff sell eny of "the new york times" and alexis simmon dinger of real clear politics. >> this is a special election 2012 edition of "washington week" with gwen ifill. produced in negotiation with national journal. corporate funding for "washington week" in charlotte, north carolina, is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875 we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to investment management, from real estate to retirement solutions, we've developed new ideas for the financial challenges ahead. this rock has never stood still. and that's one thing that will never change. prudential. >> wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk suffolk, one line, infinite possibility. >> additional corporate funding is provided by -- boeing, and american queen boat steam company. proud to support "washington week" on pbs. additiona

fin saloon in charlotte. we keep finding ourselves in bars at 5:30 in the morning. story of my life. good morning, i'm willie geist. four years ago we were in denver where then-senator obama filled a football stadium with an address of hope and change. this time he'll have a three and a half-year record to defend. 15 electoral votes in the state of north carolina where he won by 14,000 votes in 2008. the last democratic presidential candidate to win this state before barack obama, jimmy carter in 1976. >>> looking ahead to november, a new poll shows the president will have a tough fight here in north carolina if he wants to win again. among likely voters, mitt romney right now leads the race, it's tight, 47-43. good reason now, you can see democrats chose this state to put on their biggest show. one of the first orders of business this afternoon will be to adopt a party platform. which democrats unveiled last night. it echoed president obama's call for higher taxes on wealthier americans, while backing same-sex marriage and abortion rights. the platform says the economy is growing a

. >> thousands of people going to charlotte for the convention. if you want time away from the politics we best spots to visit in the charlotte area. oo >> good morning. it is 21 minutes after the hour. he is reportedly voting for mitt romney in november. that is according to a new article in the new york magazine. his reasons? sources say president obama is defeat it had will help hillary clinton's presidential prospects in 2016. >>> stanford research is going for 200 studies to figure this one out. organic produce more nutritions will be answer the answer they found. no organic food was equal to conventional produce for vitamins and mineral content. >> the democratic national convention bringing 35 thousand people to the convention. here with tips what to do our travel expert and senior editor of travelocity courtney scott. how are you? >> good. nice to see you. >> as folks are going down for the convention they are getting tired of politics they want to take a break this is home to the world's largest man-made white water rafting adventure. >> it is. only 30 minutes outside

>>> on our broadcast tonight from charlotte, as president obama arrives here for this convention, the weather forces a big change of plans. but tonight's main attraction, former president bill clinton. the speech he says has kept him up at night. tonight we'll talk with him exclusively about the stakes, the speech, and the president. >> i'm actually more enthusiastic abo him than i was four years ago when i said i thought he was ready to be president. >>> also the first lady on making it work as a mom in the white house. >>> and a major breakthrough being reported from the world of health and science that could change the way we view our health for all time. change the way we view our health for all time. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television r by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. as night two of the democratic convention is now under way, and this has now become the second convention this season to be heavily affected by weather. as you recall, the republicans lost an entire night to that passing hurricane. and now, based on the threat

gwen: hello and welcome to charlotte, north carolina, the site of next week's democratic national convention. we're here to tell you all you need to know tonight on "washington week." >> the next president of the united states of america, mitt romney. gwen: it's official. the republicans have a ticket. >> now is the moment when we can stand up and say, i'm an american. i make my destiny. we deserve better. my children deserve better. my family deserves better. my country deserves better. >> mitt romney and i know the difference between protecting a program and raiding it. ladies and gentlemen, our nation needs this debate. we want this debate. we will win this debate. [applause] gwen: after a hurricane-shadowed week of soft biography -- >> this man will not fail. this man will not let us down. this man will lift up america. gwen: and tough talk. >> they believe the american people need to be coddled by the government. they believe the american people are content to live the lie with them. they're wrong. gwen: the g.o.p. turns its eye towards the white house and democrats prepare t

los angeles convention, boston, denver, and now charlotte, and it felt like it went very smoothly, and it did because there is a lot of security. you need to give yourself extra time did i almost got late for the early show on cbs. it was hard getting in. i am hoping it will go as smoothly as possible, but we will see. in an event that big, with that many moving parts, there is always something that will not go as planned. >> there are a lot of people -- the folks we will see and hear -- connect the dots for us, but casual viewers can take away from the three nights. >> i think it and will see themselves, a cross-section of america. i'm not just saying democrats -- i think americans feel good about that. i think they will see a party -- >> help us interpret what we will be seeing, connect the dots. >> i learned something yesterday i did not know. they ask you, what suit are you wearing, because they what to blend you in right, and i thought they were joking -- >> what suit? >> this is a black one. i have a blue one. when you have to travel like this, you bring two suits and maybe

workers' rights on labor day protesters take to the streets of the charlotte north carolina just ahead of the opening of the d.n.c. so why is the pro labor party holding their national convention in a state that's not friendly to unions are tea asks more. and democrats and as democrats gather for their convention our team is in charlotte to cover the event will look at some of the president obama's promises from four years ago and find out if he has come so close to come close to fulfilling them. it's tuesday september fourth four pm in washington d.c. i'm mega lopez and you're watching our t.v. . well topping the news this hour it's one of the most highly anticipated book releases in the us a firsthand account of the raid on osama bin laden's compound with a detailed explanation of the events leading up to those tense moments in the book named no easy day the firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden was published today by penguin books and is already a bestseller on amazon it was coauthored by two men the well known journalist kevin mauer and a former navy seal who us

ramos y marÍa elena salinas, desechar lot charlotte. >> ¿quÉ tal? muy buenas noches, desde charlotte, carolina del norte, es dÍa del trabajo y estÁn trabajando horas extras para contrarrestar la leve ventaja que obtuvo el candidato republicano mitt romney despuÉs de su convenciÓn en tampa, ventaja que logrÓ ante los votantes hispanos, el presidente obama enfrenta 3 grandes retos con los hispanos, desempleÓ y otros. como nos dice la corresponsal tendrÁ que lidiar con la pregunta del momento. ¿estÁ usted mejor ahora de lo que estaba hace 4 aÑos? >> adelante blanca. >> ¿quÉ tal? muy buenas noches, aquÍ en el foro de la convenciÓn demÓcrata especÍficamente se estÁ lidiando con luces, sonidos, discursos sobre todo para los ensayos para que todo marche bien en el dÍa de inauguraciÓn, pero hoy dÍa que ha sido celebrado como el dÍa del trabajo y aquÍ en charlotte ha sido aprovechado para salir a las calles para darle la bienvenida a los 10.000 voluntarios. >> en el dÍa del trabajo se cerraron las calles de charlotte para dar paso a un festival popular en los alrededore

charlotte carolina del norte, comenzamos >>> este es su noticiero univisión edición nocturna con ilia calderón y enrique acevedo ♪. y desde charlotte, maría elena salinas ♪. >>> qué tal, ilia tiene la noche libre, a unas horas que inicie la convención nacional demócrata en charlotte , carolina del norte, el presidente barack obama viajó a louisiana, donde se reunió con trabajadores de emergencia y ofreció ayuda para la reparación de la región tenemos los detalles. >>> el presidente barack obama llegó a louisiana para ver los daños causados por isaac y para mostrarle a los residentes que tiene la situación de recuperación bajo control. >>> estamos aquí para ayudar, dijo el presidente a su llegada, visitó el distrito bautista de saint young, una de las zonas más azotadas >>> quiero agradecer a fema y a las autoridades estatales y locales, porque en el pasado no vimos esta clase de coordinac . >> esto en clara referencia a las críticas que se le hicieron en el pasado al ex presidente george bush, después que el huracán katrina golpeara esa región hace 7 año

>> on your screen is a picture of downtown charlotte, coming into view just shortly will be the time warner cable arena where the democratic national convention will kick off tomorrow, three days of the convention, and of course, gavel to gavel coverage on c-span and c-span.org. and it's also labor day, 2012, the president will be in toledo, ohio, for a uaw picnic. live coverage today on c-span at 12:30 p.m. eastern time of that campaign rally. we, the washington examiner yesterday had this article. obama to try to make case for sticking with him. don't expect president obama to try to reinvent himself this week at the democratic national convention. instead, he and a slew of his defenders will seek to convince voters to stick with the president they know, rather than gamble on someone they don't. a challenging task, tpeufpb that most americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction. that's from the washington examiner this morning, and that's what we're asking you this morning. president obama, 2008 voters, are you sticking with him? yes or no? two hundred two is the

convention here in charlotte, north carolina, where we have major changes going on. organizers today announced they are changing the location of the big speech because the weather is bad. it has been bad for days. they talking about lightning tomorrow. rather than speaking in the open air to 70,000 people at bank of america stadium, the president will address the nation from here, inside the time-warner cable arena. unlike the stadium down the road, this has a roof but it holds 40,000 fewer people. safety is the primary concern. a staffer said, the last thing we want is a stadium full of people with lightning breaking out. and now, james has a preview of the former president clinton's speech. but, first, ed, what do we hair about moving the speech? i bet it cost a lot of money. >>reporter: a lot of reworking of plans. the president just arrived air force one and we told by the aides he is pleased with what first lady michelle obama did last night. they are very disappointed in the campaign and in the white house, that they have to move the venue from the outdoor stadium, holding 65,0

>> steve: good morning, i am not only in north carolina. i am in charlotte, north carolina . >> that is slow on the update, steve. sounds like you have a great show, no rest for the weary. from tampa to charlotte. have a great show. "fox and friends" starts right now. >> thank you. >> gretchen: good morning, everyone. hello, everyone. we are live in charlotte, north carolina home of the dup - on democrat national convention. i am gretchen carlson thanks for sharing your time today. a top democrat admitting that things are not going so well >> can you honestly say people are better off today than four years ago. >> no, but that is not the question. >> gretchen: the answers get more interesting when the obama top aides weigh in. >> steve: one of the delegates booted by police for bizarre behavior. we'll do some 'explaining. >> brian: one driver went in the stand. what was it like seeing that coming your way? "fox and friends", right now. ♪ "fox and friends". ♪ >> steve: live from the nascar hall of fame in the heart of charlotte, north carolina it is "fox and friends" liv

09/05/12 09/05/12 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] >> from charlotte, north carolina, this is "democracy now!" breaking with convention -- war, peace, and the presidency. we are broadcasting from the democratic nafta convention. >> if a young preacher could lift us to the mountaintop with his courageous dream and proud american can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love, then surely, surely, we can give everyone in this country a fair chance at that great american dream. michelle obama on the opening of the democratic national convention. we will air excerpts of her speech as well as fair pay advocate lilly ledbetter and san antonio mayor julian castro. then no paper, no fear. 10 undocumented activists are arrested for blocking a street just outside the time warner cable arena. >> fighting for our rights, our rights to work, our rights to be with our families. >> that it is party time. at&t, duke energy and time warner, coca-cola and bank of america. we will look at the corporate sponsorship parties here in charlotte with the sunlight foundat

in charlotte, delegates in town for this week's democratic national convention. good morning, and welcome to "early start," everyone. i'm john berman live at the cnn grill in charlotte for the democratic convention. we will have more from here in just a few minutes. >> we're looking forward to that, john. i'm zoraida sambolin back here in new york. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. >>> we have breaking news in pakistan, where a suicide bomber riding in a car filled with explosives hit a u.s. consulate vehicle. it happened in the pashawar, about 100 miles from islamabad. they say two american staffers and two pakistani employees inside the vehicle were injured and are receiving medical treatment, but a pakistani information minister showed reporters the passport of an american he believed to be dead. we are following all of these developments and we'll bring you any updates as soon as they come in. john? >>> meanwhile, here in charlotte, democrats have carolina on their minds. the democratic faithful gathering here for their convention, which kicks off for the labor day celebration downt

>>> the road to charlotte. president obama stops in key battleground states before this week's democratic national convention while republicans continue to attack his first four years in office. >> the president needs to explain why he didn't do what he said he was going to do. >>> after isaac, days after the storm passes over louisiana, hundreds of thousands are without power and neighborhoods remain underwater. >>> and monster mishap, a 4 by 4 truck veers off track injuring spectators at a race. captioning funded by cbs this is the krshs cbs morning news for monday, september 3, 2012. >>> good morning. i'm terrell brown. now it's the democrats' turn. the party is gathering in charlotte, north carolina for hits national convention which opens tomorrow. president obama won't join until later in the week. on sunday, he held a campaign rally at the university of colorado in boulder. then he traveled to toledo, ohio. he'll hold a labor day meeting with union workers there. as the convention begins, the president's supporters are fending off attacks that the first four years were a

>>> on our broadcast tonight from charlotte the stage is set for president obama's acceptance speech. one night after the last democrat in the white house lit up the gathering. also tonight our conversation today with first lady michelle obama on her husband, the opposition, and the constant struggle to keep things normal for two daughters at home. >> you have to balance trying to keep their lives normal with allowing them to experience history. >>> also tonight an air scare. a plane turned around in mid air, a passenger handcuffed, and then we learn the real story. air, a passenger handcuffed, and then we learn the real story. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. with the fall election now 60 days away from the democrats here in charlotte it all comes down to tonight. after a long wind up and one brief cameo appearance on stage last night, tonight they get to hear from president barack obama who will make his case for re-election. this entire event is something of an audible. we were supposed to be outdoors in the football

as democrats take their turn and the help charlotte gets to pay for security at democratic national convention. we began with developing news in vallejo police say two officers fired upon to man inside a car early this morning one of the men killed in that car elissa herrington has more on the deceiving item that set off the shooting. >>> one of the men had a pellet gun that police missed it for handgun they shot and killed a 23 year-old man making this the seventh officer involved shooting of the year. the fifth deadly one. >>> i was sleeping and gunshots woke me up >>> more than 30 gunshots fired by to vallejo police officer's bullet holes riddled this ford thunderbird >>> it was here that a scary my kids never experienced this >>> it happened at 430 a.m. when police spotted a parked car with two people inside officers flashed the spotlight is >>> the driver of the vehicle exited the car both officers noticed he had a handgun from his waistband >>> what they thought was a handgun police say the suspects but around and went behind his car >>> they started shooting and again at one

zoraida sambolin in new york. >> and i'm john berman in charlotte, north carolina live at the cnn grill. the convention gavels to order in the afternoon. then the party will spend the next three days trying to sell the message that we are, in fact, better off now than we were four years ago. they have had trouble with that one so far. they suggest they would have a better plan for the future. tonight's main attraction, first lady michelle obama and castro. cnn's dana bash joins me now. dana, you have inside information for the obama contain and what the goals are for these three days. >> first of all, they say they want to chrrystallize the visio. when you look at the economy between barack obama and mitt romney. and they're also going to talk about building a middleclass from the middle out, not from the top down. a very different vision. >> we have heard that phrase a lot. >> i think the word we're going to hear over and over again is middle, middle, middle. middle class. they're going to focus heavily on the middleclass. the other thing they're going to talk about is something

. see you tonight on the tv box. the news begins anew, live from charlotte, on day one, of the democratic national convention. today the youngest mayor of a major american city is set to speak here. plus, first lady will take the stage. that will be awesome. there will be a preview. but, first from fox at 3:00 the president making a final campaign stop before he heads to charlotte, north carolina, to accept the democratic nomination. speaking in the battleground state of virginia, the president offered a bit of preview of the prime time speech this thursday night. >> on thursday night i will offer what i believe is a better path forward. a path that will create good jobs and strengthen our middle class and grow our economy. >>shepard: the president has blamed the predecessor for getting the economy in the mess that it is and when a school come reporter asked him to grade the performance he gave himself an incomplete. >> what grade to you give yourself? i would say "incomplete." historically after the big financial crises where a lot of people are dealing with debt or a collapse

finale here in charlotte, north carolina. but we start off as always, let's find out the latest, today's current news update, lisa ferguson out in los angeles. hey, lisa, good morning. >> hi, bill. good morning everyone. bill is still there. most convention goers are packing up and heading home this morning after a rousing and emotional final night at the dnc in charlotte. president obama's speech has a convention hall at full capacity. officials had to turn away hundreds of people. nearly four hours before the president took the podium. it was not exactly the soaring rhetoric we're used to coming from mr. obama but it was effective nonetheless. >> we can give more tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas or we can start rewarding companies that open new plants and train new workers and create new jobs here in the united states of america. >> mr. obama laid out specific goals and proposals for his second term in office. touching on the economy education, medicare, veterans and making a powerful case that we are better off today than we were four years ago. the address