we know governor romney from our time here in massachusetts, his time here in massachusetts. we know him to be a very effective salesman and he was selling. the problem is what he was selling won't actually do what he says it will do. it will not grow opportunity from the middle out. >> tell me this, though. i remember when we spoke at the dnc convention, you said, you made a big speech, we talked about it afterwards, time for the party to show some backbone. by party, obviously including the president. last night he didn't seem to have any backbone whatsoever. what was the whole strategy of just staring down at his notes, not engaging, not competing, not really doing anything. i watched it, having been an admirer of the president for a long time, completely baffled by what i was watching. >> well, as you know, i'm a big admirer and great supporter of the president, not just personally but politically. i think his strategy of investing in education, in research, in energy independence, in infrastructure, is a winning strategy. i think that's the reason why we've added five mi

you obviously -- another governor of massachusetts. his old stomping ground. did you inherit his binder of women? >> well, let me tell you that we have had a lot more success in encouraging talent of all kinds and backgrounds into this administration than the record of governor romney. i will say i listened to governor romney sometimes talk about his experience governing here in massachusetts and how successful he says it was. remember that governor romney is trailing the president here in massachusetts by 20 or 30 points. we know him. we know what that record really is. we know what that performance really was. we know that we slipped from 35th in job creation to 47th while he was governor. we know that the level of debt hit record highs and we know that he came in making promises to reform state government and delivered on none of that. he made one profoundly important contribution, and that was the health care reform, which is very successful here and very popular. and when i listen to him talk about obama care, it sounds like the only element of obama care

he's not even contesting massachusetts. >> i hear you. the problem that you have in the obama camp is as you say, momentum has moved to mitt romney. there's a poll of swing states today showing a five-point lead for mitt romney. more worryingly, when you study the detail of it in gallup and "usa today" , you see there are two areas where he's really improved. one, in his likability that was a major issue for romney before, clearly since the debate people just found him more likeable. they can relate to him more. secondly, with women. the gap has closed completely now in a series of polls where barack obama was way ahead with women. so women for whatever reason are being put off by the president's campaigning right now. why is this? >> well, let me say this. mitt romney is very fond of saying that hope is not a strategy. but dishonesty is. that was his strategy during the debate and it's not going to prevail. you talked a lot about the swing states. the fact of the matter is, if the electoral college were to play out right now, the preside

as the governor of massachusetts, he did quite well. and you know, listen to what he says. i believe him. i believe he deserves a shot. >> well, whether people agree with you or not, i absolutely defend your right to be here, to vote for who you like. the idiots tweeting you are, to coin a phrase, clueless. >> oh, dear. >> stacey dash, been a pleasure to see you. >> thank you so much, piers. >> you keep battling your own corner. stacey dash has made up her mind. other female voters seem to be changing their minds. will they be the tipping point in this election? battleground america coming next. >>> after the debate i had a g . it's the only rinse that makes your teeth two shades whiter and two times stronger. ♪ listerine® whitening... power to your mouth. 100% new. 100% mmm... wow, that is mmm... it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. >> announcer: you never know when, but thieves can steal your identity and turn your life upside down. >> hi. >> hi. you know, i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card

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as the governor of massachusetts, he did quite well. and you know, listen to what he says. i believe him. i believe he deserves a shot. >> well, whether people agree with you or not, i absolutely defend your right to be here, to vote for who you like. the idiots tweeting you are, to coin a phrase, clueless. >> oh, dear. >> stacey dash, been a pleasure to see you. >> thank you so much, piers. >> you keep battling your own corner. stacey dash has made up her mind. other female voters seem to be changing their minds. will they be the tipping point in this election? battleground america coming next. [ female announcer ] the best things in life are the real things. nature valley trail mix bars are made with real ingredients you can see. like whole roasted nuts, chewy granola, and real fruit. nature valley trail mix bars. 100% natural. 100% delicious. 100% natural. capella university understands back from rough economic times. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see these problems do you take a step back

he was very much in favor of pro choice, governor of massachusetts, now he is in favor of pro life. but he always as a pro lifer said we need to revert to roe v wade, people say he says what suits him, depending on whether he is appealing to the hard right of the party, or as he is now, according to bill clinton, mr. moderate mitt, that we haven't seen it for a few months. >> well, first of all, i couldn't hear it very well, i assume it is referring to the des moines register. but are there piles of legislation sitting in congress that he is going to point to? the des moines register editorial board? the fact is, he is and has always been committed to being a pro-life president. he is committed to the fact that he will not fund planned parenthood to fund abortions. and committed to not sending foreign aid to countries to fund abortion. he is a pro life president, he is proud of it. and i just think -- i just think many are taking it, referring to one sound bite, piles of legislation, sitting in congress. and it is much ado about nothing, this election is about the economy, the presi

massachusetts also under a state of emergency. severe wind is the big concern there. 354,000 people are without power right now. there was criticism after last year's hurricane irene. remember that? but the governor said utility and power companies will be working together to be more efficient. you see this video of that boathouse that succumbed to the winds and water of sandy. schools in boston were closed. and all public transportation was suspended today. >>> and the streets are flooded, and in a lot of places the water is still rising. >> yeah. new jersey, for instance. only one of the areas that is still getting pounded. new reports, new details, all straight ahead as we take you through the night. early morning hours. ♪... ♪... choose the perfect hotel >>> these are pictures out of ocean city. ocean city, maryland or new jersey? all right. ocean city, new jersey here. you can see the storm surge that's moved in anywhere between five feet and twelve feet in some parts along the jersey-new york coast. that's where we saw r

the guy we remember from massachusetts. which siis it? >> there is a difference. and i think what he is trying to say, i'm pro life but that is not a peas of legislation. >> he had it in his mind earlier this year. he was appealing to them to make the nominee. there is a real chance of winning and suddenly we are seeing a much less threatening to a moderate electorate. and i think the president is right when he says he is trying to cloud this issue. and i think that is a dangerous thing. i think the american people had to step up and say i don't want this type of a leader. i don't want someone who says one thing one day and another thing another day. he doesn't seem to have flip-flopped. he is saying one thing one day and another thing another day. flip-flopping is you do change your mind. there is no indication that he has changed his mind about anything. >> when he was governor of massachusetts he was pro-choice and now he is pro life. >> this latest issue of changing of what one says is not the same as changing one's mind. and you had -- on tonight saying he ti

just as he meant it when he said, when he was governor of massachusetts, he wanted to outlaw assault rifles or he wanted to be pro-choice with abortion. the man has a record of constantly flipflopping on issues, doesn't he? >> he does. and for the last five years, as he campaigned for president in 2008 and through the interim and in the course of this campaign, he's had every position on virtually every issue and now he's pretty much debating himself. he's been talking about an economic plan for more than a year that includes basically cutting taxes by $5 trillion over the next ten years and he showed up at the debate the other night and said he didn't have a plan to cut taxes, let alone by $5 trillion. you know, 47% is just the most recent example. i agree with you, piers, when you look at that video and people have all seen it with their own eyes, he clearly believed that and he doubled down the next day, he said my words were inelegant but he didn't distance himself from the sentiment. now he realized how damaging that is to his campaign and so he's distancing himself all the way.

>> gloria allred outside a massachusetts court today. the second day in a row we have an unsurprising october surprise. the testimony in a 20-year-old divorce case, tom stenberg and his wife, maureen stenberg. gloria, it must have been a disappointing day for you, not able to get this story out there properly. >> well, we were very happy that we were able to get governor romney's testimony under oath, the transcripts out to the press and to the media, and that i think is important because i think the public has a right to know and that was accomplished. however, we think that looking at those transcripts out of context, because maureen, because of the gag order that is still in place, cannot speak about those transcripts, is unfortunate and as we indicated in court today, we are going to be going into court on our own motion to seek to modify the confidentiality order to obtain the right for maureen to comment on mitt romney's testimony and his interactions with her and his statements, and his impact on her life. that's what she would li

. >> we begin tonight with the governor of massachusetts. governor how are you? >> i'm great how are you? >> somebody tweeted me, it said whether you are a supporter or not of president obama, what he doesn't hear of people saying he has done a brilliant job, that is why he should be re-elected. >> how do you react to that? >> i told you the story about when the president came to visit me. i want him to take the advice in terms of the bragging. this president added 5.5 million jobs in the last few months. who has extended health care to every single american after 90 years of trying and brought bin laden to justice. the record is long and extraordinary but when you consider that he has been up against extraordinary political and economic head winds. >> newt gingrich said there were five words that would break barack obama. >> well, leave it to newt gingrich to be so wrong. this is a president who sees everybody. who sees both the folks who have emerged and those who are struggling and understands that we have work to do to finish the job. he actually cares about

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. >> they have just introduced the former governor of massachusetts, the republican presidential nominee. there, you see him. he is now shaking hands with the mc, alfred e. smith, iv. mitt romney is going to speak. let's see what he has to say. let's see how funny this republican nominee can be. >> thank you, thank you. thank you so much. >> your eminence, cardinal dolan, mr. president, governor cuomo, al and ann smith, senator schumer. thank you for are invitation. thank you for your extraordinary warm welcome. ann and i appreciate your friendship very, very much, thank you. >>> now, al, you are right, a campaign can require a lot of wardrobe changes. blue jeans in the morning perhaps, suit for a lunch fund-raiser, sport coat for dinner but it is nice to finally relax and to wear what ann and i wear around the house. [ >> i'm glad to be able to join in this venerable tradition. of course, i'm pleased that the president is here. we were chatting pleasantly this ink as if tuesday night never happened. i credit that, of course, to the cardinal. it has taken new york's highest spiritual aut

i think that mitt romney has done a great job as governor of massachusetts and he's a very talented guy and very good in what he does, so, look, we got to look at both of those characters, both of those candidates, and really listen to them very carefully and not do a personality test here or who is the most likeable, which usually always happens. but i mean, what is the substance behind all that. >> take another short break. i want to come back and talk to you about movies. how you went from a tiny little place in austria to this bodybuilder to the biggest movie star on the planet. i want to know the secrets. >>> arnold schwarzenegger's new book is called "total recall." it's an extraordinary story. however it's ended up this year, if you go back before all the scandal broke, really, one of the most extraordinary career paths i have ever read. you're a guy who came from nothing, you were born in a small austrian town, in a tiny house. no plumbing, toilet, shower or phone. yet you begin to get on this journey that brings you to america. you become the number one bodybuilder in the world

i think that mitt romney has done a great job as governor of massachusetts and he's a very talented guy and very good in what he does. so, look, we've got to look at both of those characters, both of those candidates, and really listen to them very carefully and not do a personality test or who is the most likeable, which usually always happens. but, i mean, what is the substance behind all that? >> let's take a short break. we'll come back and talk about movies. how you went from a tiny place in austria to a famous bodybuilder to a famous hollywood star. you've been busy for a dead man. after you jumped ship in bangkok, i thought i'd lost you. >>> surfing is my life now. but who's going to .... >>> tell the world that priceline has even faster, easier ways to save you money. . . on hotels, flights & cars? you still have it. >>> i'll always have it. so this is it? >>> we'll see where the waves take me. sayonara, brah! >>> arnold schwarzenegger's new book is called "total recall." extraordinary story. you know, however it's ended up this year, if you go back before all the scandal broke,

i think that mitt romney has done a great job as governor of massachusetts and he's a very talented guy and very good in what he does and so, look, we got to look at both of those characters, both of those candidates and really listen to them very carefully and not do a personality test here or who is the most likable, which usually always happens but, i mean, what is the substance behind all that? >> let's take another short break and talk to you about movies. how you went from a tiny little place in austria to this stupendous body builder to the biggest movie star on the planet. >> thankou. >> because i want to know the secret. best things in life are the real things. nature valley trail mix bars are made with real ingredients you can see. like whole roasted nuts, chewy granola, and real fruit. nature valley trail mix bars. 100% natural. 100% delicious. >>> arnold schwarzenegger's new book is called "total recall." it's an extraordinary story. however it's ended up this year, if you go back before all this scandal broke, really one of the most extraordinary career paths i've ever read