mind. we are going to be take ag little taste to see what is there for the first time that this scale in human history. but as the rover curiosity searches for life on mars, here is something to ponder, are we is something to ponder, are we earthlings the real aliens? captions by vitac www.vitac.com good morn, everyone. i m randi kaye, and it is 8:00 in new york, and 5:00 in los angeles. thanks for starting your morning with us. it is day two for the romney/ryan team, and they are taking the message on the road in a bid to inspire voters across several states. we are getting the exclusive details of how he made it on the ticket from the romney aide who led the search. the first swath was made with a broad group of people and then we narrowed it down and got more information and personal information from each of the potential candidates, and then mitt took these candidate dossiers and he thought about them. he read all of them word-for-word and we narrowed it down
promising results. it was back in march that leila valentine s husband first saw the signs. leila chalked it up to being tired. having too small kids will do that. but her husband james insisted something wasn t right. so he was, you know, asking me questions, and he goes, when s our kids birthday and i had no idea. and then he s like, no, something is wrong. so he s like no mother, you know, will forget their kids birthday. turns out james s instinct were spot on. leila s diagnosis. geoblass toe sis. ability to see, speak, move, remember, destroys the very essence of who we are. like me, dr. keith black is a neurosurgeon. he heads a department of neurosurgery at the medical center in los angeles sniet can grow within a matter of weeks. if from the time of diagnosis to death if one does not have any treatment, that time can be as short as, you know, as two to three months. even with the best standard of care, no one beats this. most patients die within 12 to 15 mo
i don t know anyone who doesn t respect his character and judgment. paul ryan was only 28 years old when he was first elected to the united states congress. he served seven terms, almost 14 years. at 42, he s the same age as the eldest of romney s five sons. ryan s catholic with a wife and three young children. i want you to meet my family. this is my wife, janna. our daughter, liza, and our sons, charlie and sam. i m surrounded by the people i love. i love you too. janesville, wisconsin, is where i was born and raised and i never really left it. it s our home now. for the last 14 years, i have proudly represented wisconsin in congress. there there i have focused on solving the problems that confront our country, turning ideas into action, and action into solutions. i am committed, in heart and mind, to putting that experience to work in a romney administration. my dad died when i was young. he was a good and decent man. there are a few things he would say that have j
remembered for some of the most spectacular performances in history. michael phelps is a remarkable 22 medals in all, 18 were gold. we talked about the victories, mistakes both professional and personal. he speaks from the heart and holds back very little. michael, welcome. you said if you are ever tired, you get a bit grouchy and you can be very short. how are you feeling? i feel all right. grouchy and tired? not yet. maybe a couple of questions. you can answer the questions all day. then it will give me less time. i feel like a tape recorder though. london is my hometown. what is extraordinary is every american athlete i have interviewed, when i asked them about their role model, 90% said you. you are like a god-like figure. with that comes responsibility. are you aware of that? what do you feel about that responsibility? sometimes i feel it, but i like to think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion and a goal and a dream and goes out and does
romneyryan.com already running this morning. and it says, here s a chance to meet your comeback team. links to romney/portman and romney/rubio don t go anywhere. they will make the announcement in norfolk, virginia, at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. that s where he s kicking off a bus tour. brian monroe is the editor of cnnpolitics.com. he s joining me from our washington bureau. good morning. sources telling cnn, the v.p. pick will be paul ryan. what do you think? what would ryan bring to the ticket? this is going to be an interesting day for the romney campaign. this selection for mitt romney will either be i guess apparent selection of paul ryan, will either be his boldest move of the campaign, or some will look at it as his biggest mistake. paul ryan is a powerful force on the house budget committee. and has been the leading voice in major budget reform over the past several years. but he s no rookie. he s been in congress for 13 years. was actually elected in 1998. and was