good afternoon. it m john roberts in for bret baier in washington. the big story today, damage control from the white house over the super-pac ad blaming mitt romney for the death of a steelworker s wife. tonight on special report we show you how jay carney fielded questions about the ad and any possible administration involvement. the white house still refuses to condemn that spot. mitt romney is preparing to continue a bus tour tomorrow in virginia. speculation continues over whom he will pick as the vice presidential running mate. we will also look at fox pol polls. the series running with romney concludes with tim pawlenty. third time in a week, afghan turned on coalition forces. earlier today, three american troops were killed by afghan trainee. it s friday. that means the lightning round with our panel. special report from washington starts at 6:00 eastern.
jay carney stresses he only got involved in the welfare controversy because it s a policy issue. they believe that the ad distorts the president s record. they released state fire department republicans praising the president on the welfare issue. bret? bret: ed henry live on the north lawn. thank you. as carl mentioned we are days away arguably from the biggest decision mitt romney will make as the republican candidate. who he will choose for running mate. head of that decision, we thought we d bring back the series running with romney and reintroduce you to people we believe are romney s top four choices on his short, short list. with the caveat that only governor romney knows for sure and he could choose someone outside of the four. we begin with one of the republican party young guns whose names seems to be on everyone s lips right now. i think the most likely pick is paul ryan. paul ryan makes sense. romney really likes ryan. there is a good chance he is
world. in have aed can city. a fun fact, have aed can city smallest country from the world, heather. i admit. very nice. special series running with romney. bret baier is taking a closer look at republicans to mitt romney s running mate. she is a figure completely associated with the last republican administration of george w. bush. given her depth of experience could mitt romney choose condoleezza rice as his vice presidential nominee. she is very charismatic. a lot of people like her. she is not seen as a political figure which is a plus. she is never been a candidate which is a minor. ideally you want a forward looking choice and they are a mix of someone making a difference in that campaign in an effective way.
one, two, three, four you say flip it over and replay we ll make everything okay walk together the right way do, do, do, do . john: tonight we continue our series running with romney. a military man who once held a world record married a former redskins cheerleader and now holds the governor s job in virginia. here is brett barrett. at a fund-raiser in virginia beach mitt romney took the unusual step of outlining a vice presidential short list. people said romney only mentioned three names.
that it reveals the truth they ve been waging on the energy producers. there is no indication regulatory crucifixions will stop. bret: thank you. still ahead, the first in our series running with romne romney. tonight, marco rubio. up next, blind chinese activist escapes custody and puts the u.s. in an interesting spot. t s in your en? wer surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy. new v8 v-fusion plus energy. could ve had a v8.