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Together in large numbers, and syria because that is the worst conflict but egypt is the heart of the arab word. jonathans point was outstanding when he underscored two things about the protests that are very interesting and push in different directions. you summarized it well saying the glass is half full/half empty. they are occurring in so many places that it feels like all the sole media and so forth that led to the arab revolution are coming back to haunt us and work against us. these are o...

>> shep: i appreciate your efforts. i wonder if that will end up translating? >> you know, i think thats the kind of things we hear. i dont think that the question is to whether he gave it in an arena or stadium is going to make any difference. we were all talking about the eastwood convention a week ago. now its a footnote. >> shep: do you bring up mitt romney if youre barak obama tonight or do you leave that to joe biden and bill clinton? >> no, no, no, i think you want to make the choice. fro...

Crist that hes given over the years. one of them said i dont agree with the guy, meaning president obama, on hardly anything he does, i mean what they are doing with healthcare right now is unbelievable. that is a quote from 2010. and then i think charlie crist is a conservative and always has been. i believe in less tax he, less spending, less government, more freedom, im a reagan republican. that one goes back some years farther. this is the guy who is speaking to the democratic national conve...

It approaches the gulf. live reports on the latest path of the storm and how severe it might get. plus, how the storm is affecting plans for the republican national convention. will it steal the headlines from mitt romney for much of the week? the economy, womens vote, medicare and mitt vote, and mitt romneys critical convention speech. were going to discuss all that with debbie wasserman schultz and kay bailey hutchison. back to you. >> i appreciate it. this isaac thing has be me worked up. so ...

Taking a test, or just reading another book. it was just -- you know, she really made an effort. >> and i hear its about something more than just testing. about something broader, bigger than teachers bring. on a programming note. september 23rd, nbc news, and platform msnbc, will launch the third annual education nation week. we have a lot no say. national summit held at the new york public library. more information online at educationnation.com. my footnote in a moment. first, time of a previe...

a u.s. navy destroyer is damaged heading into the persian gulf. not from combat, but essentially a traffic accident in the strait of hormuz. the "uss porter" collided with a japanese-owned oil tanker. police shot and killed a man near new yorks times square. the man allegedly threatened officers saturday with a knife. its unclear whether the suspect injured any pedestrians. police pepper sprayed t man six times, and he still refused to drop the knife, and it was a big knife. the man ...

Reactionary instead of visionary. what we need to do is get back to the vision that the better days of america are ahead of us. which the american people dont believe today. they believe were worse off than we were four years ago. and were headed in the wrong direction. >> all right. brad, thank you so much for your insight this morning. >> thank you so much. >> a footnote on this story, guys. the vp pick was supposed to be rolled out via mitt romneys v.p. app. it just now confirmed it. hoping t...

gloria borger is with us, cnns chief political analyst. >> both john king and have i been talking to sources as well as peter hanby. none of our sources are steering us away from paul ryan. some of us are steering us towards paul ryan. in fact a few of them are. i think what this shows us, a paul ryan pick is a calculation that mitt romney is going to a different generation, and that he intends to make the fiscal future of the country and the budget issue a real centerpiece of the camp...

glor ya, tell us what your sources are saying? >> both john king and i have been talking to sources as well as peter hamby. none of our sources are steering us away from paul ryan. some of them are steering us towards paul ryan. in fact, a few of them are. and i think this shows us a calculation that mitt romney is tending to make the fiscal future of the country and the budget issue a real center piece of the campaign. i think whats interesting to me, you were talking to john a few mi...

unite and uplift america. it was a patriotic setting to be sure for what many consider to be a bold announcement in front of the old battleship, the uss wisconsin. named after ryans home state. but it began with a glitch of sorts. mitt romney mistakenly introducing ryan as the next president of the united states. he later corrected whhimself an he joked about it. listen to this. >> join me in welcoming the next president of the united states, paul ryan. every now and then, im known to ...