Micky Geller, 18, from Carp, Ontario, Canada, who was a freshman at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and on the school s national champion waterski team, died suddenly on May 6.
on this year s summer games. and no men allowed. saudi arabia s ambitious new plan to separate the sexes, a first of its kind city exclusively for women by women and of women. newsroom begins right now. good morning and thanks for joining us, everyone, i m deborah feyerick in for carol ko costello. the wisconsin congressman hits the campaign trail on his n. he is set to visit the iowa state fair today. meanwhile, mitt romney will continue on his bus tour. the gop candidate is in florida making two campaign stops today, the first in st. augustine, romney s first event will soon get under way. interestingly enough romney is joined this morning by florida senator marco rubio, a man who is on the short list in the veep stakes. jim acosta is joining us now from st. augustine and, jim, what s going on there? reporter: well, this romney event is getting started a little later than the romney campaign expected. they got in very late last night. well after midnight. it s been
it s an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice president of the united states, paul ryan! now a look at paul ryan. the man. jamesville, wisconsin, is where i was born and raised, and i never really left it. the lawmaker. i have focused on solving the problems that confront our country. and his impact on the race for the white house. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. in this special hour, we re taking a close look at the man mitt romney has asked to join him on the republican presidential ticket, paul ryan. fittingly, romney made the announcement in front of the battleship the uss wisconsin. ryan, chairman of the house budget committee, made a name for himself here in washington by battling deficits and fighting for cuts in government spending. listen to how mitt romney broke the news. it s an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice president o
around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you are in the situation room. per in this special hour, we are taking a close look at the man mitt romney asked to join him on the republican presidential ticket, congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. romney made the big announcement in front of the battleship, the uss wiscons. ryan was chairman of the house budget committee made a name for himself here in washington by battling deficits and fighting for cuts and spending. listen to highway mitt romney broke the news. it s an honor toannounce my running mate and the next vice president of the united states, paul ryan! his leadership his leadership begins with character and values. paul is a man of tremendous character shaped in large part in early life. paul s father died when he was in high school and forced him to grow up earlier than any young man should. with the help of his devoted mother, brothers and sister and a supportive community and as he did, he internalized the virtu