afl, cio memo trunk can a says this year we will not be making major monetary to the the convention. won t be buying sky boxes or hosting events. union leaders did spend millions to stage their own so-called shadow convention in philadelphia this weekend. the event was apparently organized in response to the democratic party s announcement that the dnc convention would be held in september in charlotte where there are zero unionized hotels. also big labor reportedly isn t very happy the president scheduled to accept his party s nomination bank of america stadium built by nonunion labor. this weekend s event the tone sound less than solidly partisan. this election isn t about whether a candidate has a d or r after his or her name. this isn t about building one political party or hurting another. it s about our vision for the future. union leaders say don t read too much into this situation involving charlotte
millions of dollars to help elect president obama back in 2008 may not be so genius with their generous this time around it appears. a rally in philadelphia demanding more support for workers rights. unions have long been backers. this year some top union leaders cried foul after the party chose to stage its convention in charlotte, north carolina. that state ranked dead last in the percentage of union members in its population according to feds. now some of those union officials say that while their votes may not change they are less likely to open up their wallets. shannon bream in d.c. tonight. shannon? shep, as the two parties gear up for the conventions, they are hoping will sway undecided voters, big labor isn t lining up to bank roll the democrats gathering in charlotte, north carolina. public records show the unions contributed $8.5 million to the 2008 democratic convention in denver. many are scaling way back or taking a pass entirely this time around. in a july memo to memb
could we be next? i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. today we re coming to you live from cnn s jerusalem, israel. he left there live earlier today. he s now in poland with the president-elect. we re going to have a live report in the next hour from pole land. we begin this hour with my one-on-one interview with the republican presidential candidate. governor romney, thanks so much for joining us, in jerusalem. what a beautiful city. i m sure you ve been moved by what you ve seen so far. it s a holy city, a city of a great and courageous people. my wife and i first came here in 1995 and have been here four times now. we re moved and inspired by what we see here. do you consider jerusalem to be the capital? yes, of course. jew res l would you move the embassy to jerusalem? it s long been the policy of have the nation s embassy in the capital. if i were president, i would want to take it in consultation with the leadership of the government, which exis
asked. here is the answer. it worked for ted kennedy in 1994 when mitt romney was ahead of senator kennedy in that election. the democrats used a bain capital effect with effect. and they are betting the same attack that worked 14 years ago with work now and it s the first of what will undoubtedly be many tough personal attacks on governor romney. megyn: here we go, guy, doug, thank you both. one more item from the campaign trail. north carolina democrats facing an open revolt ahead of the party s national convention which is scheduled to take place in september in charlotte. the state party chair david parker formally resigned this past saturday, but then was voted back in by party leaders. he has been struggling with a story that he allegedly sexually
harassed a former communications staffer. now there is a settlement and this comes at the same time democrats are complaining about holding their convention in charlotte after a vote last week to ban gain marriage in that state. to ban gay marriage in that state. some speculated that the president s ament could figure night the culture wars. pat buchanan is the former candidate who made that claim. he joins us in just a bit. big brother with robotic eyes in the skies. an unmanned aerial drone is a fixture in the war on terror.