hitting mitt romney on his tax returns. plus, echoes of 1994 have ted kennedy s tactics to defeat mitt romney have influenced mitt romney this time around? good morning, from new york, it s tuesday, august 21st, 2012. this is the daily rundown. i m chuck todd. this morning an issue where president obama and mitt romney are hesitant to go. their religion. they both gave interviews on the roles religion plays in their lives with the national cathedral magazine. we have the very first look at those interviews. but first, let s get to the first reads of the morning. the clock is ticking. there are less than nine hours to go to get congressman todd akin off the ballot in missouri, and the republican party is doing everything they can to force him out by 5:00 central time. what s most remarkable is the speed and force with which the entire weight of the party has fallen on akin s head. the party s leader rushed to distance himself in an interview with new hampshire s wmar.
whnchs i grow up. i want to be a paleontologist because i want to study reptiles and amphibians. i want to be an engineer and technology engineer and i m going to have to go to mit. ifill: margaret warner talks to diana nyad after she was plucked from the florida straits today, ending her fourth attempt to swim 103 miles from cuba to florida. three single things we were up against was an obstacle, a huge tropical depression storms. the jellyfish each night i was stung badly. no matter what. brown: and judy woodruff sits down with former congressman mickey edwards. his new book blasts both parties for a dysfunctional government and offers solutions for breaking the stranglehold. ifill: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healt
brown: from seattle, hari sreenivasan has the story of a year-round program that asks students as young as ten to commit to graduating from college. garance franke-ruta. jon ward. ted schadler. sylla. diana nyad. mickey edwards. brown: i m jeffrey brown. an epidemic of whooping cough and briz winning whnchs i grow up. i want to be a paleontologist because i want to study reptiles and amphibians. i want to be an engineer and technology engineer and i m going to have to go to mit. ifill: margaret warner talks to diana nyad after she was plucked from the florida straits today, ending her fourth attempt to swim 103 miles from cuba to florida. three single things we were up against was an obstacle, a huge tropical depression storms. the jellyfish each night i was stung badly. no matter what. brown: and judy woodruff sits down with former congressman mickey edwards. his new book blasts both parties for a dysfunctional government and offers solutions for breaking the str
ted schadler. sylla. diana nyad. mickey edwards. brown: i m jeffrey brown. an epidemic of whooping cough and briz winning whnchs i grow up. i want to be a paleontologist because i want to study reptiles and amphibians. i want to be an engineer and technology engineer and i m going to have to go to mit. ifill: margaret warner talks to diana nyad after she was plucked from the florida straits today, ending her fourth attempt to swim 103 miles from cuba to florida. three single things we were up against was an obstacle, a huge tropical depression storms. the jellyfish each night i was stung badly. no matter what. brown: and judy woodruff sits down with former congressman mickey edwards. his new book blasts both parties for a dysfunctional government and offers solutions for breaking the stranglehold. ifill: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects
plus, president obama makes a surprise appearance in the white house briefing room. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. up first, a major campaign flood which could have serious ripple effects for republicans. not only in their battle for congress, but also the white house. it s all because of shocking comments made by a key gop senate candidate, congressman todd akin. in an interviewac, akin used th term legitimate hap. he s in man chachester right no. the damage is very, very real. what s the late snes. todd akin said he is not getting out of the race for the u.s. senate in missouri despite the fact that the man at the top of the republican party, mitt romney has done everything today, but say he should drop out of the race for now. this is a major distraction for the republican ticket. what about in in the case of rape? should it be legal or not? well, you know, people always want to try to make that as one of those things. reporter: in an interview