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Figure in this country and they also say she is a marvlously effective speaker. it was a brilliant performance. when i read the speech beforehand i thought, okay, but as i watched her perform it and even reading from the teleprompter she owned it and it was no longer words she was speaking but coming from her heart. so very effective. they said she would be a character witness for her husband and you know, i think she made as good a case as one can make, that as you say, he has tried hard but ch...

First lady michelle obama. >> well, today, after so many struggles and triumphs and moms that have tested my husband in ways i never could have imagined, i have seen firsthand, that being president doesnt change who you are. no. it reveals who you are. you see, i have gotten to see up close and personal what being president really looks like. ive seen how issue thats come across the presidents desk are always hard ones. you know problems where no amount of data or numbers will get you to the r...

His own people. am bass done john bolton on whats at stake here. plus a dramatic crash landing after a plane loses one of its tires just after takeoff. well show you how this one ends. >> the national convention of the democratic party will now come to order!. >> who is mitt romney? the american people know barack obama. >> barack obama will never ignore our troops. he will fight for them. >> when detroit was in trouble, president obama saved the auto industry and saved a million jobs. >> for ...

>> for us democrats, obamacare is a badge of honor. >> that was the change we believed in. that was the change we fought for. that was the change president obama delivered. >> that is why he is my choice on november 6th. >> that is what change looks like. >> here is what well see say to mitt romney in november. were going to say no!. >> being president doesnt change who you are. no, it reveals who you are. >> we need proven leadership, proven judgement and proven values. america needs four more ...

Nature is our lead story today. not only about the earthquake, but the weather in north carolina. jon: raining out the convention. jenna: i am generally. welcome to a brand-new hour of "hapening now." a severe weather forecast is forcing the dnc to move the presidents acceptance speech indoors. in the meantime, an elder statesman of the democratic party is taking center stage tonight. how do you think he would feel about being described as an elder statesman? jon: he was in his 40s when he took ...

Doesnt change who you are. it reveals who you are. he knows the american dream because hes lived it. ive got to say listening closely one of the thing thats struck me is all about government. and what she talked at the beginning about the people who showed the best of the american spirit she talked about teachers and first responders and military, all very admirable professions but all government. when she talked about ways to build the middle class, waits all about the auto bailout and student ...

But everybody recognizes these changes from quad drin yall convention to convention. this is a change, i dont think the average democratic delegate or average democratic voter would agree with. i think came from the administration. i think it is a big mistake on their part. but again it shows, it is a piece of evidence for a really important point. israel is alone in facing its regional challenges in the obama administration. jenna: ambassador bolton, always nice to see you, sir. >> thank you. j...

Which should make it something to watch tonight. we will see. theres a lot of talk around here about former president bill clinton who is going to take over this arena tonight. that stage belongs to the first lady. there is no question about her popularity. michelle obama walked on the stage last night she was very well received as you might image. they were painting a picture of the president in personal if not political terms. >> you have seen first hand being president doesnt change who you a...

>> exactly. >> howard, thank you. one thing that we have not aired tonight which we have not talked about is the speech that brought the house down, the reaction to this was a little bit over the top even. ohio governor ted strickland minced no words about mitt romney. well have some clips coming up. it was the opposite speech to michelle obama but brought the house down in a partisan way. weve got that ahead. and we have ezra klein. this is msnbcs live coverage of the democratic convention. sta...

Result. >> just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and moving forward with patience and wisdom, and courage and grace. he reminds me that we are playing a long game here. and that change is hard. and change is slow and it never happens all at once but eventually we get there. we always do. jon: more of michelle obamas speech at the democratic convention. the first lady making the case that her husband needs four more years to bring the kind of change needed for america. lets talk to ...