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Election -- 81 -- the race for the white house has already hit a staggering milestone. spending on campaign advertising has now crossed the half billion dollar mark. thats about the same amount that was spent on the entire 2008 general election which also broke records. this is according to analysis by the nbc news political unit. spending from outside groups like super pacs account for almost half that money. however, 86% of all the outside money goes to boosting the romney campaign. thank god,...

And liz sadoti. mr. sununu, i want to start with you -- >> i didnt see this in the notes, but -- >> i go back to the question that we talked about before in politics. you can have conversation about entitlements but when it gets switched to a political debate, its a loser. how does paul ryan and mitt romney avoid this this time? >> well, first it doesnt have to be a loser and it hasnt always been a loser. historically its been very sensitive. first person to talk about entitlements, i think in a...

it was eight days, nine days ago we were discussing paul ryan, the article in "the new yorker" called fuss budget. did you know then he was actually on the fast track to be a pick for the vp? >> no, we barely talked about it in my interview. the reason i wrote the piece, i wanted to think about what is romney going so do if he wins. if you want to understand what republicans will do if they gain the white house, paul ryan is the guy to understand. it was his policy agenda that you knew...

>> you were in the store to get a t-shirt -- >> no, i went in to do journalism, like, what does the left say? >> a good place to go. canada is estimating, though, this could be $45 billion a year to the united states and a half a million jobs over the next couple of decades. so this is big money for the u.s. as well. >> you know, the left says its 10,000 jobs or 20,000 jobs, which is really a misnomer. its a lot of money, a lot of oil, a lot of pumping stations, a lot of truckers. its going to b...

morning pressing the candidate. shark attack. cape cod on alert this morning. a man bitten on both legs just 75 feet from shore. onlookers say a large dorsal fin broke the surface just before. plus this. the drought is spreading across the midwest. there is no rain in the forecast, and it is hot. just how bad will the corn crop be? farmers wont know until they harvest the corn. but what is certain, food prices are rising for you. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. and good morning....

from bringing home the gold and plenty of chances today. for the women it starts with soccer and then hit the mats for gymnast gymnastics. for the guys, nothing but net and swish. then swimmer michael phelps already a world record holder, but today this is a race like no other. not just going for the gold, hes trying to make history. once again, zain verjee, no pressure for phelps, right? >> no, its just an easy, breezy thing. just a few hours back there in aquatics centre. a name youl...

>> we will remember you. we will honor you by celebrating life. >> the victims remember. >> maybe if i was there, she would still be here. >> im don lemon. one week ago in aurora, colorado, one man in one moment changed so many lives in an instant. the dramatic story of what happened in theater nine and the many questions about what was behind the shooting rampage that left 12 dead and 58 wounded. we are learning of warning signs from the suspected gunman that he was seeing a crist and...

life. tonight a story of what happened inside theater nine and many questions what was behind the shooting rampage that left 12 people dead and 58 others wounded. now we are learning of possible warning signs from the suspected gunman that he had been seeing a psychiatrist and had mailed her a package allegedly detailing her deadly plans but the package wasnt delivered in time. of course, we are going to also honor the heroes and the victims, the people we dont want you to forget. i ha...

inside theater nine and many questions what was behind the shooting rampage that left 12 people dead and 58 others wounded. now we are learning of possible warning signs from the suspected warning signs from the suspected gunman that he had been seeing a psychiatrist and had mailed her a package allegedly detailing her deadly plans but the package wasnt delivered in time. of course, we are going to also honor the heroes and the victims, the people we dont want you to forget. i had been...

was another car and then there was another police car and there was another police car. >> reporter: the effort to heal. >> we will remember you. we will honor you by celebrating life. >> reporter: the victims remember. >> maybe if i was there, she would still be here. >> reporter: hello, everyone. im don lemonment. . one week ago in aurora, colorado, one man in one moment changed the lives, so many lives, in an instant. tonight, the dramatic store of what happened inside theater 9. an...