>> shepard: i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report. it is the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. republicans and democrats squaring off over the choice of the s & vice president candid. house speaker john boehner said paul ryan is a great leader and will be a great partner to governor romney in his efforts to get our country back on track. harry reid taking aim at the congressman's budget plan and statement reads in part by picking representative paul ryan governor romney has doubled down on his commitment to gut social security and end medicare as we know it. we also heard today from some of those who analysts once considered frontrunners for the vp slot. awkward. doug is live in washington. >> first, governor chris