here is the point. leaders are supposed to fix problems. we have a $99.4 trillion unfunded liability. our government is making promises to americans that it has no way of accounting for them. and so you re saying, yeah we re stabilizing it but we re not fixing it in the long run we re going to keep lying to people and keep all these empty promises going. megyn: some hollywood types are starting to react to the ryan-romney ticket. russell similar ons saying the two will, quote destroy our people. later in the show we ll talk about what he means by that, and what other notable folks are saying about congressman paul ryan entering this race. new developments today in the congressional investigation into the botched ft and furious gun running operation. the house oversight committee is planning to file a contempt of congress lawsuit against the attorney general eric holder. the committee expected to ask a
i m suzanne malveaux and this hour in cnn newsroom, we are focusing on paul ryan, mitt romney s choice for vice president. i want to get right to it. paul ryan campaigns today as the number two man on the republican ticket and the man with the plan to remake medicare and medicaid and other programs. critics say it is a plan that will make things worse for the poor and the middle-class. we will also tell you about ryan s personal story and his personal experience. we will examine key parts of the budget plan and the proposed changes to medicare and medicaid. president obama comes out swinging against mitt romney running mate, and the obama campaign calling paul ryan s budget proposal radical. the president says it is the wrong vision for the country, and in iowa a couple of minutes ago, he blasts romney team s economic plan. what is holding us back right now is washington politics. you ve got folks on the other side who think that compromise is a dirty word. and whose main
to early start. thank you for being with us. i m john berman. 5:00 in the east and counting down to the big jobs report that has huge political and economic implications. what we can expect and the health hazard that forced the first family of one state to move out of the governor s mansion. it is flat on the gross. something truly fantastic. we are talking about the olympics and that s her. the flying squirrel who is now the golden girl. 16-year-old gabby douglas cemented her legacy as the first straight american and the first african-american to win the women s all-around gymnastics gold medal. started with a vault and ended with the dazzling floor routine and completed a rise to olympic champion. amanda, you must be able to hear our enthusiasm. that was electric last night. it was, john. good morning. the greenwich arena turned into club gaby with the fantastic techno floor routine. the flying squirrel flamed the most coveted gold medal there is and it has been qui
grilled, in particular, a conference we have learned is taking place today in nashville. we tried to speak with the deputy administrator, who wasn t here. she wouldn t talk to us in the halls and she is leaving now. greta: there are new questions in the fast & furious scandal. the department of justice inspector eligible is getting ready to release his report on the botched gun-running operation. but tonight, some are wonders figure he might have a conflict of interest. three years before he became the inspector general, he wrote a job recommendation letter for lanny brewer to help him get the job as attorney general. breuer has come up in the investigation. so was the investigation independent in the justice department officials and the possible roles in or does he have a conflict of interest? tray gowdy met with the
grilled, in particular, a conference we have learned is taking place today in nashville. we tried to speak with the deputy administrator, who wasn t here. she wouldn t talk to us in the halls and she is leaving now. greta: there are new questions in the fast & furious scandal. the department of justice inspector eligible is getting ready to release his report on the botched gun-running operation. but tonight, some are wonders figure he might have a conflict of interest. three years before he became the inspector general, he wrote a job recommendation letter for lanny brewer to help him get the job as attorney general. breuer has come up in the investigation. so was the investigation independent in the justice department officials and the possible roles in or does he have a conflict of interest? tray gowdy met with the