the huffington post web site published this interview. fox news called senator reid s office and the majority leader said these things but that they can t confirm the story itself is true senator reid said his source of information is someone who called his office saying he had invested with bain capital but according to the reporting of the huffington post neither the senator nor his aides would identify that alleged investor. of the romney campaign has previously denied reports that the governor hasn t paid any taxes. democratic party is set to make history at this year s convention. keynote event opening night on september the 4th. he is the mayor of first hispanic keynote speaker at a democratic convention. the first hispanic to give a keynote address at a republic convention was a former u.s. treasury secretary catherine ortega that was back in 1984. immigration is expected to be a major issue, no matter who wins the white house in november. a brand new report is out that shows
ticket is. i don t think we re there yet, but we re seeing a rollout, similar to senator barack obama, where he came out and stepped on to the national stage tentatively at times, but was careful to cultivate the right kind of resume that would allow him to run for national office. that s where we ll see marco rubio, at some point, maybe sooner or later. his credentials, very charismatic politician. first hispanic named on a national ticket if named. if he were able to carry his home state of florida, the big swing state, worth the nomination right there. former speaker of the house of florida, although he does need to be reminded the presidential term is only four years, not eight. well, of course, if he s running with the president, he ll serve two terms. he fills in a lot of boxes for the republican party. the latino population in this country is the fastest-growing segment. they ve got to erode the democrats advantage in that segment of the electorate.
incumbent, blanche lincoln in arkansas. we ll keep an eye on all of them. we ll see you again in the next hour as well with mark preston, political unit director. thanks so much. all right. the red carpet. it s time to go there soon. the stars that glitter and the movies that they hope will actually hit the box office. all part of the cannes film festival. we ll take you there. first, the third full week of may began today. here s some of what happened this week in history. five years ago in 2005, antonio villaraigosa was elected mayor of los angeles, becoming the city s first hispanic mayor in more than a century. ten years ago in 2000, former ku klux klans men were arrested for the 1963 birmingham church bombing that killed four black girls ages 11 to 14.