Wonky Debate News Today

At the end of the day -- and by the way, and by the way, by the way, the health care industry will be appetizing tonight on this program. >> shannon: debate moderators frequently become part of the highlight reel. lets break it down. fox news media analyst, hoechst of "media buzz," howard kurtz. >> that might have been the dramatic high point. it was a substantive, wonky debate. they didnt force time limits which kept the trains on track but may also have limited any unscripted or viral moments....

>> reporter: romneys comments about the 47% have taken a toll on his campaign. even before that leaked video polls showed americans think he favors the wealthy over the middle-class. he clearly wanted to try and change that perception. >> the people who are having a hard time right now are middle-income americans. under the presidents policies, middle-income americans have been buried. theyre just being crushed. i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle-income families. >> reporte...

President obamas most ardent supporters admit he turned in a lackluster debate performance last night. >> and now well see if mitt romney can capitalize on his strong showing. abcs karen travers live in denver where the debates took place. >> reporter: good morning. there were missed opportunities for president obama and mitt romney. wonky debate, in-depth policy talk. mitt romney came out very aggressive, very prepared, and put president obama on defense for most of the 90 minutes. president ob...

>> here is abcs senior washington editor rick klein. rick, thank you for joining us. what is your overwhelmingly biggest observation from the debate last night? >> this was mitt romneys night, no question about it. he was sharp, specific, sustained, a plan of attack and went after barack obama every way he could. holding him accountable for the obama record. we havent seen that too much in this campaign. there have been so many personal attacks, so many back and forths. he was able to say look t...

Going back and looking whether or not he really does, what is mitt romneys record on big bird. >> moving on to something a little more substantive than "sesame street." i mean, youre not going to find a lot of people out there who thought the president won last night. he really by all accounts. both side of the aisle, a lackluster kind of dry, flat, performance. is that what you are hearing as well? >> rob, the people that think the president won were the ones that were die-hards in his corner o...

Interesting. >> clinging on to that big old yellow bird. then a frightening medical scare in several states. how do so many hospital patients come down with a brain disease and what caused this unusual illness? also this morning, who punked ashton kutcher? the hoax that had police swarming the actors home. and why nobody is laughing. later this half hour, we have featured extreme eats, all week, i cant button my jacket. today serving up an early morning sweet treat from new yorkers who hav...

This morning on "world news now" -- rating the debate. the presidential candidates get down to policy nitty-gritty in their first face-off. >> the early reviews say mitt romney turned in a strong performance in denver last night. it is thursday, october 4th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good thursday morning, everybody. im paula faris. >> and im rob nelson, welcome, everybody. a lot of people are saying it looks like a brand new race this morning. well have complete d...

The romney campaign had over a dozen people in there, they walked in before the debate had even ended, ready to start talking victory. the presidents team didnt arrive for 10 to 15 minutes and only just a handful of them in there. that kind of says it all. the one side wanted to come in there and start gloating. the other side scrambling to figure what to say. theyre trying to say this is all about mitt romney being a little irritated. many people are saying it was the president being a little b...

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"doctor no" was released. >> what are you doing, girl? >> followed by 21 other movies featuring 007. during the time six men have played bond himself. forgot how hot he was. >> the franchise has done pretty well. you might say it had nearly $5 billion in ticket sales. the 23rd bond film "sky fall" hits theaters later this month. who is your favorite -- whoa, distracted. who is your favorite bond of all? im still a sean connery fan. >> daniel craig. i love daniel craig. he surprised me. i wasnt e...