side. >> the views expressed were offensive. rape is rape. and the idea that we should be parsing, qualifying, slicing what types of rape we are talking abut doesn't make sense to the american people. and certainly doesn't make sense to me. >> reporter: the romney campaign saying, the romney/ryan administration would not oppose abortion in cases of rape. romney calling it insulting, inexcusable and wrong. >> he should consider what's in the best interests of the things he believes most deeply. what will help the country at this critical time. >> reporter: and in a sign of just how big an opportunity the president saw, he appeared in the briefing room before the press corps for the first time since june. in boston here at the romney campaign, they were hoping to have pivoted back to jobs and economy now. david muir, abc news. mitt romney weighed in on a controversy involving members of his party, the late night swim in israel. he called it reprehensible that members of a republican congressional group went