i'm suzanne malveaux from the cnn grill where the democratic national convention gets under way tomorrow. already they are setting the stage for the democrats to try to convince voters to re-elect president obama. and we will be here throughout the convention to highlight the speeches and the events and take a closer look at what is at stake for the democrats. and focusing on the key issues, jobs and the economy, and we will preview the speeches leading up to president obama's acceptance speech on thursday night. first, we will also bring you some of the sights and sounds here from charlotte. carolina fest is going on right now. organizers say it is a chance to celebrate and honor american workers, and it is going to be lots of music and food and we will see all of that. per f performances including james taylor and janelle monet and others. if you have seen "the big la w lebowski" you know that jeff bridges is the dude. and he is promoting a couple of causes, but first the democrats are kicking off the convention with a qstion that is lingering from the republican convention last week a

. >>> i'm suzanne malveaux live from the site of the democratic national convention here in charlotte, north carolina. the stage is set for the democrats to try to urge voters to re-elect president obama. we will be here throughout the convention and bring you interviews inside and the highlights of the speeches and events. north carolina is one of a handful of swing states who could decide this election. president obama won here back in 2008 by about 14,000 votes. i want to get right to this. four years ago, it was a message of hope and change that helped president obama win the white house and four years later, democrats are dealing with the sluggish economy and the lingering effects and the great recession and all of these things, and what do they need to do in charlotte? we want to bring in ron brownstein, a politicalage cyst to talk about all of this. and you get to rnc and the dnc and four years ago -- >> yes, a real tour of america. >> this is an important question, because it does not even seem quite yet that they are clear on the message, right. we heard from the maryland gov

i'm suzanne malveaux. we're taking you around the world in 60 minutes. we're starting with new york. most of the world leaders gathering this week at the general assembly at the united nations that's happening right now. day two. you are seeing live pictures there. speaking later today, we're going see the prime ministers of britain as well as japan. also, the new president of gem yemen, leaders from the caribbean europe and africa. these two men have most of today's attention. of course, today's session. it is the president of egypt and the president of iran. mahmoud ahmadinejad. the general assembly did not attend when iran's president walked in. certainly not an unusual thing, walking out. essentially how the delegates quietly protest the speakers of the united nations, for whatever reason. here's president mahmoud ahmadinejad just moments ago. >> translator: policies of the world main sense of power are based on the principal of domination and the conquering of others. these centers only seek supremacy and are not in favor of peace and definitely not

malveaux. he has the party behind him, but can president obama make the case to the swing voters tonight? with the distinguished panelists, bill clinton laid out the case and it is up to the president to be persuaded that he deserves four more years. last night it was clinton who forcibly defended his record and nominated him for another term. >> i want to nominate a man who is cool on the outside. [ applause ] >> but who burns for america on the inside. [ applause [ applause ] >> in tampa, the republican argument against the president re-election was actually pretty simple, pretty snappy. it went something like this, we left him a total mess. he hadn't cleaned it up fast enough, so fire him and put us back in. president obama started with a much weaker economy than i did. listen to me now. no president, no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all of the damage that he found in just four years. [ applause ] now, but -- he has, he has laid the foundatio

i'm suzanne malveaux. we're taking you around the world in 60 minutes. we're starting with new york. most of the world leaders gathering this week at the general assembly at the united nations that's happening right now. day two. you are seeing live pictures there. speaking later today, we're going see the prime ministers of britain as well as japan. also, the new president of gem

. >>> and "cnn newsroom" with suzanne malveaux starts right now. >> democrats get ready to make their opening arguments in the case for re-electing president barack obama. i'm suzanne malveaux live from the site of the democratic national convention here in charlotte, north carolina. it was just a week ago we heard ann romney's speech on the personal side of her husband, well, tonight is michelle obama's turn. she's not going to have to work as hard to convince folks that president obama is likable. take a look at this recent poll. this is a "washington post" poll. 61% of registered voters say that the president seems more friendly and likable compared to 27% for romney. we're going to have more ahead, what we can expect from the first lady. >>> also coming up, the spotlight tonight on a rising star in the democratic party. we're talking about san antonio julian castro following in the footsteps of bill clinton and barack obama, hoping he'll appeal to the growing latino population. here's a look at the man and the mission that he's facing. >> it's been my pleasure to serve as mayor. >

>> suzanne malveaux reporting live from charlotte. 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. >>> wha

i'm suzanne malveaux. we're taking you around the world in 60 minutes. right now, star power and a humanitarian crisis. angelina jolie meets with syrian refugees in jordan as u.n. embassy. a country that has not had a real central government since 1990s, suddenly there is new hope. and a new president for somalia. but today we begin on a day we all promise never to forget. from pennsylvania to the pentagon to ground zero, the country marks the 11th anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks. at world trade center, a site in new york, family members read the names of 2,753 people who died there. four times today, that reading stopped. [ bell tolling ] >> the sound of the bell followed by the sound of i silence marks the moment the two planes hit the towers and the moment each tower fell. at the pentagon, president obama took part in a wreath laying ceremony. he said the wounds from 9/11 are still painful but the legacy of the unity and strength. >> as painful as this day is and always will be, it leaves us with a lesson, that no single event can

let's get started at capella.edu -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm suzanne malveaux live from the site of the democratic national convention and tonight, of course, president obama's big night as he takes the center stage to make the case that he should be re-elected for a second term. bill clinton fired up the crowd last night and a top democratic strategist says it is now up to president obama to tell the country what he is going to do in the next four years. we will look at the job facing the president and highlights from clinton's speech that brought the crowd to its feet over and over again. and former congresswoman gabrielle giffords likely to get a huge round of applause. we are told she will attend the convention and lead the pledge of allegiance. and he was part classroom teacher, and speech giver as he nominated the president and laid out why he thinks that americans should re-elect him. >> if you any that the president was right to open the doors of american opportunity to all of those young immigrants brought here when they were young so they can serve n the m

yes, i'm michael holmes sitting in for suzanne malveaux. about to take you around the world in 60 minutes, a sense of what's going on out there. a prison escape on the border. authorities blocking roads and offering rewards for the 132 mexican inmates who busted out. and a car boom explodes in afghanistan rage over an anti-islamic youtube clip continues in the arir arab worl. a presidential candidate caught on hidden camera, mitt romney what he characterized at off the kuf comments. the left leaning magazine mother jones released this camera video you see taken at a closed door meeting with big donors. this happened back in may in boca raton. romney accusing palestinians of having no interest whatsoever in reaching a peace deal with israel. let's have a listen to just this part of it. >> and i look at palestinians not wanting to see peace anyway, for political purposes, committed to the destruction and elimination of israel, and these thorny issues, and i say, there's just no way. all right. we have a potentially volatile situation but we s

. >>> i'm suzanne malveaux, this hour we're focusing on politician. in the swing state of virginia, we'll dive into the voter i.d. laws being debated in several states. why florida is back in the news for purging voter rolls. 40 days to go up till the presidential race. spotlight on virginia. both president obama, mitt romney campaigning there over the last hour, duelling campaign events. romney held a veterans for

thank you to you and newsroom international starts now with suzanne malveaux. >> okay. >>> welcome to "newsroom international." i'm suzanne malrow. we're teaing you around the world in 60 minutes. the grabbed the world's attention if he u.n. general assembly. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu standing with a simple drawing of a bomb by his side, a pen in his hand showing world leaders literally where red line should be drawn on iran. today netanyahu will have the attention of both presidential candidates. president obama will be making a phone call to the israeli leader today. so is the man who wants to take his job, mitt romney. no doubt both of the conversations netanyahu will be pressing his case on iran. specifically what the u.s. is & other allied countries need to do to stop iran from getting a nuclear bomb. so here's what he said before the general assembly. >> where should a red line be drawn? a red line should be drawn right he here. before -- before iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment mess to make a bomb. >> it reminds us of that old boris and bullw

thank yoyouu to and newsroom international starts now with suzanne malveaux. >> okay. >>> welcome to "newsroom international." i'm suzanne malrow. we're teaing you around the woin 60 minus. the grabbed the world's atntion if hu.n. general assembly. benjamin netanyahu standing wh a le draw aby h side, a pen in his han showing leliteaders lly whed line should be

i'm suzanne malveaux. here's what's going on right now. the government of iraq wants its own vice president dead. well, now he is on the run. and in syria they called them barrel bombs. they are filled with nails, gasoline, and tnt. one just fell on a kindergartener. also, we begin in europe where a little while ago a girl just woke up after witnessing the unspeakable. it is a murder mystery that stretches from france to britain. a family was found dead in a car in the french alps. the body 6 a cyclist was also discovered meesh. all the victims were shot in the head. twice. but two little girls survived. one was beaten and shot. the other one hid under her dead mother's legs for hours. we are joined from england outside the family's home, and antika, this has a lot of people talking. i mean, it's unbelievable when you think about what took place, what happened with this family. do investigators have any idea of a motive? >> not at this point, and that's the big question. what was the motive? why did this happen? this is why british police

. >>> i'm suzanne malveaux. this hour of cnn newsroom, mitt romney's campaign says the president likely will win the debate next week, and he tells us why. >>

i'm suzanne malveaux. here's what's going on right now. of course, the troubles in the arab world hitting home after an angry mob kills the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans. >> today many americans are asking, indeed, i asked myself. how could this happen in a country in a country we helped liberate in a city we helped save from destruction? this reflects just how complicated and at times how confounding the world can be, but we must be clear-eyed even in our grief. this was an attack by a small and savage group. not the people or government of libya. >> tensions are also strained right now with one of america's closest allies. anti-american fury is now spreading. we're following all the angle from around the globe. ian lee is on the ground in cairo, eswript, and sarah is in jerusalem. so two u.s. missions in two different countries attacked on the same day. we're talking about the 11th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. we want to take a closer look at the security information with someone who is actually experie

i'm suzanne malveaux. here's what's going on. protests erupting across the arab world. anti-american anger is spreading. since the attack the u.s. consulate in libya and the anniversary of 9/11, we are now seeing protests spreading across the region. there are several flash points right now. i want to get right to it. we begin with some breaking news, however. we are learning now that president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton will be atteing what is being called the transfer of remains ceremony. it is marking the return of the remains to the united states of those that were killed in benghazi, libya. president clinton will be delivering brief remarks. we're told that the first lady will be at that ceremony. this is supposed to happen about 2:15 this afternoon at andrew's air force base. let's go to tunisia. no north africa protesters have breached the u.s. embassy, the capital in tunisia. our journalist is joining us from tunisia, and i understand we lost that connection. we're going to get back to him and go on to another story, and many of the protests. w

i'm suzanne malveaux. here's what's going on right now. >> violence still erupting in the arab world right now. it is spilling over into lebanon. want to get right to it. just moments ago we saw the leader of hezbollah come out in the streets of beirut and demand more demonstrations against americans. in a rare appearance sheikh hasan nazralla pushed for more protests saying freedom of speech will not protect america from insults against mohammed. his speech comes just dadz, as you know, after violence erupted outside american embassies aron the world after an aebt islam film went viral. put this into perspective. put this into context for us. you have the head of hezbollah now saying get out there, more protests, more violence. is this something that he said before? why now? why -- >> well, it's interesting why now because it's coming only a few days after some of the protests we saw in other parts of the world that led to the tragic death of the u.s. ambassador to libya. for instance. he even made a publ

. >>> live from the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina, i'm suzanne malveaux and we are bringing this to you live. the democrats getting the mojo back after a high-powered start. more big names coming out tonight to bolster the president's cause and beat back the romney campaign. the romney campaign. i want to get right to it. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we are here with dana bash, and political insiders and we will hear from them in a few moments and tonight, democrats will hear from former president bill clinton and last night it was the first lady's turn and she talked about the personal side of president obama and the values that guide him. >> he believes that when you have worked hard and done well and walked through that doorway of opportunity, you do not slam it shut behind you. no, you reach back and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed. so when people ask me whether being in the white house has changed my husband, i can honestly say that when it comes to his character and his convictions and his heart, barack oba

i'm suzanne malveaux. here's what's going on right now around the world. >> you are lisping to war planes pounding neighborhoods across syria. this is youtube video from syrian homes. in aleppo to the knott activist saz three children were among the eight who were killed. people are digging through rubble right now looking for those buried under those destroyed buildings. >>take a look at this. this is a sign thats support israel, defeat jihad. this sign is in new york. the controversial ad is going to appear in ten new york subway station this is week. first jihad referring to as savage. the court ruling forced the transit authority to actually put those up. a spokesman for the council on american islamic relations says the advertisement is designed to offend. take a look at this. in india -- nine people died in this stampede and religious compound in the eastern part of the country. tens of thousands have gathered for a celebration marking the birth of a reveered hindu leader. well, police -- a deputy po

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suzanne malveaux is at the dnc and joins us with a closer look. suzanne, this is a plum assignment, right? >> it's a lot of work, too. it's a plum assignment and a lot of work. we're looking at a lot of things to kick off the dnc. first of all, people are watching the weather, clouds, possible thunderstorms, back and forth. first two days are going to be inside but the last day is going to be an outside arena. so they're going to figure out whether or not they have to move it from the stadium. the second thing is, of course, what you mentioned before. michelle obama. she is going to be addressing the crowd, a lot of anticipation around what she's going to say. we expect that it is going to be very personal, very much about the president and their family and what it's been like for the last four years inside the white house. and third, of course, what you mentioned. and that is, of course, the keynote speaker this evening, who essentially could make history. a lot of comparisons to barack obama of eight years ago when he was the keynote speaker. th

>>> i'm suzanne malveaux. this hour in the cnn newsroom, anti-american protesters are scaling u.s. embassy walls and burning cars in several cities. the protests are happening from cairo to sanaa, yemen, to tel aviv, to tehran. the anti-american violence started in egypt. it is not letting up. there are angry crowds protesting for a third straight day over the film that insults islam. demonstrators threw rocks, molotov cocktails, pushed through barbed wire fencing outside the u.s. embassy in cairo. police responded by firing tear gas. officials say 224 people were injured in today's protests alone. egyptian blogger and journalist mona eltahawy has been witnessing this and joins us by phone from cairo. mona, i know you were in tahrir square over the last 24 hours. what is the feeling, what is the mood there? >> reporter: i was there in the early hours of today, at about 2:00 a.m. i was not there today and there was -- yesterday there was a street that was closed to block access to the u.s. embassy, which is why the clashes were taking place not right at the premise as they were -- a

. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm suzanne malveaux. we are focusing on the anniversary of at eseptember 11h attacks and teachers on strike in chicago and a record number of illegal immigrants deported from the u.s. want to get right to it. ♪ ♪ bagpipes and bells rang out at ground zero today to mark the 11th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. at world trade center site the names of the people who died were echoed through the air and family members remembered those lost. one father talked about the message he hopes people will take away from this day. >> the message should be really that we survived the terrorist attack. the great country of america can never be beaten. we seem to value life more than the terrorists do and for terrorists to attack our country when people go to work, whether it's mother, father, brother, sister, whatever, they expect those people to come home at the end of the day. on that particular day, they never came home, which is sad to say. but really as a country we want our country to go forward and

. >> not yet, suzanne malveaux. not yet. i'm still waiting for my flying card. we shall see. thank you so much. i'll take it from here. good to see you here at the top of the hour on "cnn newsroom." we begin, 43 days out from the november 6th election, let's talk politics right now in a battleground state is mitt romney, speaking in pueblo, colorado. right now, to give you some background, we'll listen in, he's ticking off the five things he says he can do to reignite the economy. here he is. >> -- get jobs, but also manufacturing will come back here because there will be lower costs and plentiful. and, by the way, it will be less expensive for the american homeowner because electricity will be less expensive and gasoline will be less expensive if we're creating more oil right here. so that's number one. energy. number two, trade. trade is good for us. we sell a lot of stuff around the world. i want to open up new markets for trade. i want to make sure that as we do so, the trade works for us, though, so when we put together agreements, they're not agreements that favor the o

i'm poppy harlow filling in for suzanne malveaux. we're focusing on mitt romney's comment that almost half of americans are dependent on the government and believe they are, quote, victims. plus, i'll talk to the head of the chicago teachers union on the seventh day of that strike. let's get right to it. >>> the romney campaign does damage control in response to some secretly recorded comments. romney is attending a fund-raising luncheon in salt lake city this hour but it's what he said back if may that is causing big problems, big headaches, for his campaign. romney's heard telling wealthy donors 47% of americans will support the president, president obama, no matter what. this video posted on the liberal leaning website mother jones. >> there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. all right, there are 47% who are with him, who are depend enupon government who believe that ey are victims who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe they are entitled to health care, to f

. >>> i'm suzanne malveaux. this hour in the cmn newsroom demonstrators launch a new round of protests around the world over an anti-islam film. striking teachers in chicago are going head-to-head with the mayor. pointing it right to it. fights between striking chicago teachers and the city is now taking a new twist. just the last couple of hours the city said it is going to go to court to get an injunction to end this strike now in the second week. mayor rahm emanuel is calling the strooit strike illegal. 147 so-called children first centers, they are expected to open today. those are the places to help out parents that are trying to juggle their jobs child care and everything else. it's all happening between the tentative agreement that is taking place between the two sides. describe for us where we are because we thought this morning it looked like this had been settled. now the teachers are saying they need more time essentially to look over the offer. >> they are saying that what they want to do is go out t

i'm suzanne malveaux live from the site of the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina. just a week ago we heard ann romney's speech on the personal side of her husband. tonight it is michelle obama's time and her turn. she's not going to have to work as hard to convince people that president obama is likable. check it out. in a recent "washington post" poll, 61% of registered voters said the president seems more friendly and likable compared to 27% for romney. so what does michelle obama need to say tonight to get democrats revved up, convince voters that her husband should get another four years? office? we're going to talk about it, bring in our republican consultant, cnn contributor, alex, and cow c-founder of rebu the dream. good to see you guys both. in person. i love this. cnn grill. likability. you know, alex, you're always talking about i don't have to have a beer with a guy, you know, the economy's really important. but people do want to be able to feel like the person in office gets it, they trust him, they know him well. did he do -- did ann romney do a good

i'm suzanne malveaux live from the site of the democratic national convention, and one of the big items today is the change of venue for president obama's speech. the details are in, and we will get to that in a moment. ahead the big is speaker tonight, and we are talking about former president bill clinton. what is he expected to say, and is the obama team worried? we will take a look at that, and i will look at the big speech from last night as well. first lady michelle obama getting the democrats fired up making the case for people to elect her husband to another four-year term. she ths that the issues facing the country are personal and she was personal in the speech last nig night, and michelle obama talked about how the president's decisions are focused on values and the family. take a listen. >> thank you. oh, my goodness. thank you so much. [ crowd chanting four more years ] >> with your help. with your help. let me start, because i want to start by thanking elaine. elaine, thank you. >>> i want to bring in the white house correspondent, brianna keilar and i must say that when y