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[ laughter ] >> that he would bring down unemployment below 6%. >> this guy, i mean -- >> he said but by the end of his first term, he would cut the deficit in half. [ laughter ] >> vice president can take some solace in this, hes getting support from the actress who plays the role of vice president on the hbo show, "veep" julia louis-dreyfuss tweeting, go, biden, go. the one thing hes got going for him is a bigger flag pin. hes been pastor to presidents for more than six decades, what role will...

There were 3.5 million tweets during that 1 1/2 hours. thats the time from the men shook their hands as well as to the time that the clock ran out. to put that in perspective, 10.3 million tweets were counted during last weeks presidential debate, almost three times. the number twos dont yield as much social capital as the top dogs. among the more popular tweets, that photo of president obama watching the veep face-off on air force one and photo of governor romney watching his counterpart duel w...

>> abcs jonathan karl shows us some of the funniest moments from debates past. >> reporter: ah, the vice presidency. two v.p.s ended up on mt. rushmore, and more than a dozen eventually became president. lets be candid. the office of vice president has usually been the rodney dangerfield of american politics. >> no respect. >> reporter: look at the tv show "veep." julia louis-dreyfus playing a v.p. with almost nothing to do. its not a new phenomenon, the very first veep, dramatized on "john adam...

About justice how agretsive vice president joe biden will be. has president obama spoken to the veep and offered any sage words of advice? >> well, you heard it right there in the interview, i think the vice presidents goal will be the same as the presidents was last week to lay out the economic choice for the middle class in this election. but what he will do is try to correct the brazen attempt that the romney/ryan ticket to rewrite and hide their position. you saw "the new york times" reporte...

>> youre going to win? >> yes. >> dont expect joe biden to make the same mistake. the campaign says the veep will come out forcefully against the romney/ryan record and address the quote dishonesties pedalled last week. offering advice for number two the president said -- >> tomorrow night? >> well, i -- you know, i think joe needs to be joe. >> for what its worth, the president is probably hoping that joe isnt the same joe who occasionally suffers from bouts of acute honesty on a variety of top...

Getting an assessment of what was going on with the war on terror, and all the problems with people who had lost their lives in the skirmishes the day before. for every president, republican or democrat, its a sobering job. its a job -- >> and thats what she was speaking to there. >> thats what shes speaking to there. i hope you wouldnt try to apply anything else. >> but that was something we came across, and we were like, yeah, we wanted to get you to elaborate on that. thank you for doing that...

>> reporter: it was a three-peat for "modern family." >> this is an embarrassment of riches. honors for lead acting went to jon cryer for ""two and a half men"." >> something has clearly gone terribly wrong. >> reporter: and julia louis dreyfus for "veep." >> i dont see anything funny about me being vice president of the united states. >> reporter: julian moore earned best actress in a miniseries or movie for "game change." >> i feel so validated because sarah palin gave me a big thumbs down. >>...

>> well, t.j., jim parsons was a shoo-in to win for the third consecutive year. but jon cryer came out of nowhere and stole the limelight away from him. it was weird because he wasnt even expecting it. when he was doing his acceptance speech, he was all nervous, kind of brought back memories of "ducky" when he was proposing to andy and telling her how much of a better boyfriend he was. so he really has comedic chops. i think jon cryer deserved it for if nothing else managing to contain hurricane...

Ever known ♪ >> how do you know its been a bad week for the republican presidential nominee? thats when willard mitt romney wants to change the subject to his tax returns. yes, you heard me right. thats how bad things have become for mr. romney. the meeting went something like this. someone on the campaign suggested bringing out a whiteboard on an airplane tarmac. that got shot down. theyve already done the veep rollout. too late, i guess, to do that again. a foreign trip? i dont think thats s...

Tour. well, with his support for outsourcing it is going to have to be a foreign trip. >> reporter: and earlier, a powerfully poignant moment, former congresswoman, gabrielle giffords at center stage leading the emotional crowd in the pledge of allegiance. >> liberty and justice for all. chee cheers. >> reporter: today the president, vice president, and their wives will all hit the campaign trail together. just as the august jobs numbers come out. and rob, paula, that is a very critical report. ...