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
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
budget committee. democrat iic congressman chris n holl hollen. and then re-opening the search with david axelrod and ed gillespie on why his candidate gambled on a wonk who is wanting to overhaul medicare. and then risk/reward with jessica yellen. i m candy crowley, and this is state of the union. no surprise, president obama s campaign and other democrats are wasting no time attacking the new romney/ryan presidential ticket. descriptions we ve heard thrown around so far, wrong, harsh and extreme. joining me now, former new hampshire governor and romney campaign adviser john sununu. welcome, governor, and good morning to you. nice to be on, candy. happy sunday. so let me ask you, this is certainly comes as a surprise to the romney campaign. they certainly knew ahead of time how this would taken. how do they move against what clearly is going to be an attempt to say, this is a man who wants to fundamentally change medicare and social security and going back to his rec
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
looking ahead to the debate and election day. the so-called green on blue attacks in afghanistan may be escalating. an afghan believed to be a police officer opened fire and killed three u.s. marines in the helmand province on friday. it was the second attack on nato troops in less than 24 hours. friday, three american soldiers were killed by a man in an afghan military uniform. rescue teams are combing through the rubble, searching for signs of life after two earthquakes jolted northwest iran. at least 180 people were killed and more than 1300 injured when the quakes shook the province. four villages were reportedly leveled. 60 others severely damaged. [ speaking foreign language ] clinton says the u.s. will develop a contingency plan with turkey for syria as rebels fight a bloody war. turkish officials said they are frustrated by what they see as a lack of u.s. support. the opposition says 80 people were killed in syria today. louisiana officials are trying to find ou