. good morning. i'm anthony mai son. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. here are a few stories we'll be looking at on "cbs this morning saturday." republican presidential candidate mitt romney has made his pick. conservative wisconsin representative paul ryan will be his running mate. a choice sure to reenergize the republican rite and prompt a sharp reaction from the president's team. another rogue attack kills three american service members. it's the second deadly strike on americans by a supposed afghan ally in 24 hours raising concerns about whether the afghan military is ready to take over when u.s. troops leave. stunning new landscapes of

mars reveal new clues about the red planet's past and scientists looking to the future say humans could walk on mars in our lifetime. and the photo that defines a moment in american history. many have claimed to be this kissing couple, celebrating the end of world war ii. this morning you'll meet them and 67 years later we take them back to times square for a walk down memory lane. all that and so much more on "cbs this morning saturday," all that and so much more on "cbs this morning saturday," august 11, 2012. captioning funded by cbs and we begin this morning with a breaking news that mitt romney has chosen a running mate. wisconsin congressman paul ryan. >> cbs news political director john dickerson is outside ryan's home in janesville, wisconsin, with the latest. good morning, john. there was a lot of talk that romney would wait until after the olympics to make an announcement.

so why now? >> reporter: well, that's right. good morning, anthony. cbs has confirmed that paul ryan is going to be mitt romney's vice presidential choice. the reason for doing it now earlier than the convention is to stretch out the period, to own the conversation, to really define the candidacy in a way that's longer than the traditional period. usually it's friday before the convention. this is an attempt to stretch it out, create a bang and control the storyline for mitt romney for two weeks and this is a crucial period. because the polls show consistently, if you take an average of them, that mitt romney has been slipping. this is a chance for romney to improve his relationship with voters and show them a whole new face for several weeks, he hopes anyway. >> one place john where romney has been slipping is in virginia where he will be making this announcement later this morning. a key battleground state where he's trailing now by four points. where might -- how might this play there? >> reporter: well, rebecca, this

will play in virginia also in wisconsin, though, of course. wisconsin is a battleground state as well. so ryan helps him in wisconsin. but in virginia where it helps him is really with republicans and republicans who have been rallying around mitt romney. but have been saying consistently that he needs to offer something other than just being not barack obama. what paul ryan has is a detailed plan about rearranging the relationship between government and the american people. and mitt romney has now embraced that. he has embraced the author of that vision and that game plan. so this will get republicans enthusiastic, but it will also speak to independent voters and say this man has a plan. mitt romney has a plan and here is his sort of co-partner in that plan and that's paul ryan. >> a lot of talk about tim pawlenty out of minnesota and mark rubio in florida. it seemed lately that a lot of conservatives were pushing for

ryan. did he ultimately bend to that, do you think? >> reporter: i think what we know about the times that ryan and romney have campaigned together is that they like each other and that's been important for those we've talked to inside the romney campaign this terms of personal chemistry but also in talking to others who know romney is a data guy and ryan is too. that is a kind of sync that they have together. also x though, the reason conservatives have been pushing ryan is again, this argument that mitt romney needs to sort of be loud and proud about his conservative ideas, and paul ryan is just emblem attic of that. he's walking proof that mitt romney believes in a certain set of ideas and he's not trying to coast on the idea that he's not barack obama. >> plus, john, ryan put numbers to paper. he has a budget. he's put it together. that's been one of the major criticisms of romney so far in this campaign. that he hasn't put his ideas out there in a very specific way. >> reporter: that has been a big

criticism of mitt romney. now this will test the theory that those conservatives who were pushing paul ryan have been putting out there. that test is, can you be hyper specific? paul ryan has been very specific and he was so specific that in 2010, particularly his plan for medicare, in which he has a -- what he calls a premium support plan. other people call it a voucher that will basically change the relationship with medicare. that is very politically radioactive. that will be something democrats go after. in 2010, house republicans were nervous about it. they sort of down played it. mitt romney has now embraced it. >> john dickerson in janesville, wisconsin. thank you, john. now, let's take a closer look at the politics and the timing of his choice of paul ryan. >> joining us is chief washington correspondent and the anchor of face the nation, bob schieffer. great to have you with us on a saturday morning, bob. >> good morning, rebecca. >> this is a pick that everyone seems to like. there's something in it for

republicans as well as for democrats. >> i think that's exactly what the reaction is going to be. i think conservatives are going to be delighted. they're going to say that mitt romney finally did something bold. this is what the wall street journal was urging, this is what the weekly standard, bill crystal, a strong voice of conservatism. both were saying this week this is the guy. but i tell you the other part, rebecca, i think democrats are going to be delighted as well. because paul ryan's budget, it's right there in black and white. the numbers are there. he wants to cut more than $5 trillion over the next ten years. but where he cuts is where democrats are going to try to make it an issue. he wants to cut spending from medicaid. he wants to cut spending for food stamps, for student loans. all of these social programs. he also wants to change medicare. he wants to have seen -- seniors

bioowe it's been really about silly stuff until now quite frankly in my view. now it's going to be about something, about what do we want and government spending.programs where do we want to make these cuts. back there early on, i remember in the republican campaign, newt gingrich actually said, well, he branded paul ryan's budget right wing social engineering. and he said, you know, that's no more welcome than left wing social engineering. we'll see where he comes down on it now. we're going to have a campaign now about something. not about who ran what ad and whether somebody is a liar or not. this is going to be -- this is going to make it a substantive campaign. >>eer going to have the announcement later this morning. we haven't had a vice press dental candidate out of the

house in literally decades. is this a wise move, do you think? >> i think john dickerson is absolutely right. the romney folks haven't had much good news lately. some of the polls have not been that great for them. they are now trying to control the situation. but i have to say, i mean, i began picking up signs and kind of looking at the tea leaves this week and i alerted all the folks at cbs news, we need to get ready for this thing. because it might come much sooner than later. i thought it might come later during the bus tour. but clearly, he wanted to get it out and you're right, anthony, this is an unusual way to do it. usually when government officials have some bad news to announce they always dump it late on a friday night. because that way it will get in the saturday newspapers which don't have the circulation that the monday through friday papers do, where a lot of times the

evening news programs are preempted on saturday by sports events. so you don't get much pickup there. here we have the olympics going on. but this is when they decided to do it. and i think another interesting part here is, you know, virginia governor bob mcdonnell was on the short list and here you're going to have this announcement made in his state. so we'll see how that plays with him. >> we'll see if he's on the u.s.s. wisconsin. we'll continue the conversation later with you. if you put news out on the week, it will be on the face the nation. i know this conversation will continue there. >> thanks, rebecca. we turn to afghanistan and the latest dead lay tack. three more military personnel have been killed in a repeat of a similar attack less than 24 hours earlier. let's get the latest on this

troubling new development from kitty logan in kabul. good morning, kitty. >> reporter: good morning. this is the second incident in 24 hours where afghans have targeted the military personnel working alongside them. we understand that this incident took place around 9:00 p.m. yesterday evening. we believe an afghan worker who was employed by u.s. forces and permitted to be there aimed fire and shot dead three u.s. military service personnel who were working on the base. this incident took place in helmand. that's not far from where a similar incident took place early wrier in the day. in this incident, three local police were killed by someone who invited them to a routine meeting which took place once awe week. both suspects have been detained. it is investigating these incidents. but, of course, this trend is of

great concern to them. a spokesman for the international security force here in afghanistan says that they're looking into the incident. but they are confident that relations between international troops and the afghan forces who are working alongside them do remain largely positive. >> let me clearly say that those incidents do not clearly do not reflect the overall situation here in afghanistan. we're almost 500,000 soldiers and policemen, are working together and side by side. >> reporter: i just spoken to general katz and he's assured me they're doing all they can to mitigate further incidents. but this is a very alarming trend for the international troops here. just already this week, we've seen two attacks within 24 hours. four in total this week. certainly, this is a great concern for the international forces in this country at this point in time. >> kitty logan in kabul this

morning. thanks, kitty. this is the final weekend much competition at the london olympics. the closing ceremony is tomorrow. team usa has opened up a big lead in the medal race going into today's events. the americans had won 94 medals, including 41 gold. the chinese have 81 with 37 gold. russia is in third place with 64 total and 15 gold followed by britain with 59 total, 29 gold and germany 42 total, 10 gold. lot of numbers for you right there. we want to get the latest from bigad shaban who is joining us live from london. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca and anthony. between today and tomorrow 47 more gold medals will be awarded. team usa is poised to take its fair share. as we enter the final stretch of the games. >> kobe bryant made three three-pointers in about the first four minutes of the

olympic semifinals in london. the u.s. men's basketball team outscored argentina by 26 points. america's win on the court sets up a rematch on sunday of the finals in beijing four years ago when the u.s. scored gold over spain. on the wrestling mat, new jersey native jordan burroughs kept true to his word. he promised to tweet a picture of himself holding a gold medal. he got a chance. from the user name all i see is gold he posted the photo writing i di it. in the 4x100 relay the women's team broke a 27-year world record by half a second. >> we did it. >> the man known as the blade runner didn't shatter any records or medal at the games, but he did make history. in the second event in london the 4x400 relay, oscar pistorius and his team finished last. but it marks a first for the games. with a double amputee racing in the olympics. and the track is sure to be joltd by the world's fastest

man. jamaica's usain doelt bolt and his team are expected to win the relay. rebecca and anthony, this would be bolt's third gold medal at at games. >> he is incredible. bigad shaban, thanks so much. we want to turn to the search for life on mars. nasa's rover curiosity has been sending back amazing images from the red planet. including its first self-portrait and a 360-degree color view of its landing site. >> joining us to help explain just a what we're seeing is penny boston an astro biologist at new mexico tech university who studied the martian surface. good morning. >> good morning. >> what's the most striking thing about the latest pictures that we're seeing? >> how very much it looks like the desert of new mexico. >> right. >> yeah. it's a beautiful landscape. i can think myself there. >> what does it tell you that mars looks so much like a desert here in the united states?

>> what it tells us is we ought to be able to read the history of mars gee logically like we do on earth. we look at land forms and drainages, we look at evidences of water in the past. and we piece together this history of earth. and we can do the same thing for mars. our sister planet. very important to us to understand how planets work. because we live on one. >> right. what specifically are scientists looking at in these pictures? >> we're looking at geochemistry which will come along later in the mission. first the way the planet is put together. the desert-like surface shows that there's been a great deal of wind action in this area, just like we have on deserts here. i wish i could just see down through the surface because my interests probably lay underneath where i think there may be some chance of life still being there. we can see that this is a

landscape that has been shaped by many of the same processes that shape our earth. >> this is something that you've been studying for years. you said you would love to see below the surface. is that the next step and how far are we from really knowing whether some life might or does exist on mars? >> it's pay difficult problem to search for life on a planet like mars because my own perspective on this is that any life still exists there is going to be in the sub surface. it's much more difficult to get into the sub surface than to the surface. but we can see evidence of that. of course, this wonderful little rover has landed in an impact crater. an asteroid or body has excavated layers for us. as she clunks around through her mission and looks more closely at the rim, for example, of this crater, she'll be able to see pre-excavated for her all of these layers. i say her because i relate to her. >> curiosity.

thank you so much. appreciate it. >> thank you very much. speaking of outer space, tonight's powerball jackpot is astronomical. people are lining up all over the country hoping they'll buy that magic ticket. matt jab low is in washington. good morning, matt. >> anthony, good morning from washington where the $64,000 question is who will win mitt romney's vice presidential sweepstakes but the $250 million question is will anybody win tonight's powerball drawing. from union square in new york city -- >> won the big money. >> to union station in the nation's capitol. the state of the union is good. at least as far as the sale of powerball tickets is concerned. the 42-state lottery is one of the two most popular lotteries in the country selling 80 million ticket a week and waying $10 had million for -- >> this isn't good for the

lottery. >> this week the stakes are higher. lottery officials say it's one of the top ten jackpots in powerball's 20-year history. >> the fantasy, the dream of winning hundreds much millions of dollars begins to attract players who don't normally play. >> though the chances of winning the top prize of more than $250 million are estimated to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 in 175 million. the long odds haven't stopped millions of americans from buying tickets. >> you have powerball. >> people like this woman of north carolina. >> somebody has to win, i guess? >> that's right. it might as well be mine. >> and mr. johnson of new york city. >> i've got a winner. >> the drawing will be held at 10:59 tonight eastern time. if nobody wins the top prize, next week's jackpot is expected to be somewhere north of $300 million. anthony? >> he doesn't have the winning ticket because i do. matt in washington.

thanks, matt. members of the sikh temple near milwaukee attacked by a white supremacist will leave a single bullet hole in a doorjamb in memory of the six people who were killed. on friday, thousands of people attended a memorial service for the victims in an oak creek, wisconsin, high school gym. president obama yesterday called the attack an assault on religious freedom in this country. >> federal safety investigators are trying to determine why two planes collided on the tarmac at dulles international airport outside washington. the wing of a lufthansa airbus clipped the wing of a turbo prop taxiing on friday. there were no injuries. in texas, an outbreak of west nile virus in dallas county has gotten so bad, they plan to use aircraft to spread the insecticide. ground spraying is under way and a public health emergency has been declared. nearly 90 people in dallas county have been infected. nine have died and west nile is

spread by mosquitoes. there is no vaccine to fight the virus. there's good news in morning about neil armstrong. the first man to walk on the moon. his wife says the 82-year-old former astronaut is recovering well from heart surgery. he's able to get out of bed, sit in the chair and walk the corridors of the hospital. armstrong commanded apollo 11's historic flight to the moon in july 1969. >> glad to hear that. maybe he'll get the curiosity news as well. >> yeah. great news. about 20 minute after the hour. here is lonnie quinn with the first check of the weather. >> good morning everybody. here's your surface analysis. you can tell, we got a couple areas with wet weather. one around the northern plains. the other one, a big old cold front up and down the eastern seaboard. if you take a look at it on the satellite and radar picture, you can clearly see your spin. and the associated cold front with it. not as strong as yesterday. for places like new york city to macon, georgia. we're talking about the

possibility of storms kicking in. localized flooding as well. some of the storms could be severe. shouldn't be as strong as yesterday. toughest weather in the canadian maritime. we also wachnt to look at the tropics. tropical depression moving -- st. lucia, st. vincent's barbados, you'll see squirrely weather come through. this could become tropical storm gordon but a minimal tropical storm. gone tomorrow morning. that's a look at the international and national picture. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >> all right. make it a great saturday everybody. rebecca, anthony, over to you guys. lon, thanks so much. new efforts to help the bloodshed in syria. >> the u.s. imposing new

sanctions and secretary of state clinton is holding talks in turkey. you're watching "cbs this morning saturday."

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clinton is in istanbul, turkey this morning. one day after the u.s. imposed new sanctions on turkey's neighbor syria. clinton is meeting with turkish leaders on the worsening situation in syria. >> they're also discussing what comes next, if syrian dictator bashar al assad is ousted from power. holly williams is in istanbul this morning for us. holly, what comes of these talks? >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. good morning, anthony. if syria descends into chaos, turkey is a key u.s. ally. it's increasingly powerful in the middle east and it's going to play app important role in syria's future. secretary clinton's visit to istanbul is aimed at making sure the u.s. and turkey are on the same page when it comes to syria's future. >> holly, is there any evidence that the sanctions are actually having any effect on assad and his ability to control the

country? >> reporter: i think the new sanctions that were announced yesterday against syria and hezbollah are fairly symbolic. that's because hezbollah is already listed as a terrorist organization. u.s. citizens can't do business with it. there have been u.s. sanctions against syria already for decades. >> the syrian rebels have a vowed to strike back, holly. what's the situation on ground in aleppo where we've been hearing they're losing some ground? >> reporter: well, the fiercest fighting is in aleppo. it's syria's biggest city. both sides consider it crucial. you're right the rebels have lost ground. they're trying to win it back. we've heard reports that journalist are a target in this war earlier this week. a state television was bombed some places i go really aggravate my allergies.

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this photo may bring you to tears. it's about the love and trust and the bond between a dog and his owner. shep, the dog, is 19 years old and suffers from terrible arthritis so bad he can't sleep. so his owner, john unger takes him out every night into lake superior. the water which is warm this time of year takes the weight off of shep's joints and as you can see, he falls fast asleep in john's arms. the photo has gone viral with 300,000 hits. >> i wonder how warm that lake superior water is. i used to swim in it as a kid. it's warmer. i think it becomes relative. >> i wish someone would do that to me. >> save it for the commercial break, anthony. >> sorry. >> we love you. we love having you here and we

love having you here. welcome back to "cbs this morning saturday". i'm rebecca jarvis. >> that is a great story. i'm anthony mason. the vatican is expected to announce as early as monday whether a butler who worked in the pope's household will stand trial for theft and leaking documents that have embarrassed the church. charlie d'agata is in the london bureau with more. good morning, charlie. >> good morning, anthony. it certainly looks like the butler did it. but the vatican seems determined to make sure the source of the worst breach in modern history remains a mystery. palo, the man in the front seat of the pope mobile was arrested two month ago as the sole suspect accused of leaking certain documents to the italian press. dubbed vat-leaks they included private correspondence from pope benedict himself. they revealed corruption and power struggles at the highest levels of the catholic church.

as pope benedict's personal butler for six years, he was privy to the innermost workings and hushed conversations behind the secret walls of vatican city. when the leaks broke and gabriellea was quickly identified as the source, the pope felt shocked and saddened by the betrayal of someone so close. he's written to the pope begging for forgiveness saying he was pained by his mistakes. after a two-month probe, it's now up to prosecutors to determine whether to take the case to a full trial later this year. that kind of trial would likely attract worldwide attention if it goes ahead. the kind of attention an already embattled vatican church can do without. now, if convicted of what amounts to treason, he could face time in prison. of course, there is one man who can make all of this go away. pope benedict himself can choose to pardon him. as pardons go, it doesn't get

much higher than that. >> no, indeed. charlie d'agata in london. thanks. joining us from denver is john allen, senior vatican correspondent for the national catholic reporter. he's the author of the rise of benedict xvi. good morning, john. >> good morning, anthony, good morning, rebecca. >> john, what do you expect from the vatican on monday? do you think we'll see an indictment? >> i think david captured the news -- it's universally expected that the magistrate handling this preliminary investigation is going to find that there is sufficient evidence to go to trial among other reasons because the defense lawyer asking for the accused, an italian attorney has essentially already said that his client did it. but that he acted out of love for the pope. in that context, i think everyone expects the case going to go forward. >> usually a winning argument in trial, i'm being facetious there. what do you think this will be actually tried and is it going to be a vatican trial? is it going to be a standard

trial with a jury? >> well, at the beginning there was some discussion as to whether the criminal investigation and trial will be handled by the vatican itself or handed over to italy. the decision was made that it would be handled by the vatican's own criminal tribunal. it's a three-judge panel that will hear the case. if convicted, and he has been charged under vatican law with the crime of aggravated theft, if this were to reach conclusion and if he were found guilty, he could be sentenced up to six years in prison and i think most people expect, since the vatican actually doesn't have a jail, that he would serve that term in an italian prison. >> john, it seems like this scandal has shaken up the vatican even more than the child sex abuse scandal did. >> well, it's tough to compare, make these apples and oranges comparisons among scandals. but it is true. in terms of the court of popular opinion, the child sex abuse

scandals have been an enormous blow to the public standing and moral authority of the catholic church. whereas, this is one of those odd scandals where the damage is almost more internal than it is external. externally it's hard for people to keep up with the details of the leaks. but internally what this has done is created a crisis of confidence inside the system. after all, if you can't trust the pope's butler to keep his secrets, who can you trust sf. >> i can imagine, there are a lot of people running scared at the vatican right now as a result. as charlie d'agata just reported, essentially the pope can make this go away with a pardon. what are the chances in your view that that actually happens. >> i think everyone expects that at some stage there will be a pardon. pope john paul ii for gave the guy who tried to kill him in 1981. most people think it's reasonable to expect that benedict might forgive someone who stole some papers off his desk. but from the signals from the papal household are that the pope wants the judicial process

to go forward. he wants to get to the bottom of what actually happened here before he short circuits the process by issuing a pardon. >> john allen, thanks very much. john. now here's lonnie with another check of the weather. >> good morning, anthony i and rebecca. good morning at home. here's what i have on the satellite and radar. your eye immediately goes to the area where there's moving green on the map, which is where the rain is. big old cold front on the eastern seaboard. possibly severe storms. from maine to florida. then we look at the northern plains. let's zoom in tight if we can. i want to talk about this. does not look that impressive. but the most impressive thing about the low pressure system is the rain it's going to bring. you need some rain. you'll get it from bismarck, to billings to scots bluffs. 1 to 2 inches of rain. it moves to the southeast and now it's into the air wra where you really need the rain, from kansas city to des moines to little rock. some areas have declared moderate drought conditions. you pick up 1 to 2 inches.

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office gossip gets a bad rap but some experts believe it could be beneficial to your career. >> joining us to explain how to use gossip without becoming a destructive force is michael polla pollack. a coaching and consulting firm. >> what's the difference between office politics and gossip? >> office politics is about getting ahead in your job, about power plays, about career advancement and gossip is broader than that. >> gossip can be useful. >> very. it's a part of it. an important part of it. >> not to gossip, don't talk about other people behind their back. sell me on this idea how it can work? >> everybody says no, i don't gossip. everybody gossips. we all do. >> we're social animals, we need to know what's going on around us. when you work in an office, it's a group of people, oftentimes, you're working together, the alpha dogs, the people who know

what's going on. you could sit alone in your cubicle and never talk to anybody. but then you would probably get left behind. would you not advance your career. you would probably not get funding for your project or the support you need. i think that gossip, benign gossip, somebody said to me, delicious not malicious. >> so many things are so delicious. >> the delicious things are often malicious, i'm afraid. that is a very fine line. you're saying ultimately, in the right perspective it's beneficial? >> i think it can be beneficial. i think it's about learning who you can trust and trickle it out gently. maybe a trivial thing. you see do they respond to you. do they have the same sense of humor. can you bond with them? do they give you something back? it's a two-way thing. >> with getting something back, what are you looking for specifically? >> it's interesting. i think if it's the gossip, the nonoffice politics stuff, you're looking for a relationship. you're looking for a bond, for

understanding. who around you can you trust? who around you is an ally? who can be a friend? and i think that's a very important piece to start with, especially most people in offices, they bring people in a hive and they're supporting each other in some way. they're working together in some way. let's be honest, it's like the world. who can you trust? who is on your side? who can you bring to your side? who do you share common interests with? >> what if you become part of the gossip and you don't particularly like being part of the gossip? >> then you have to address it and figure out what it is. i guess there's three components to it. who you're telling, does the content of what you're telling and the effect it's likely to have. to some extent, as a gossip, you need to use your spidey sense to know when you're doing right and not doing evil. if it's about you, try and nip it in the bud. or i think, you have to -- i talked to somebody yesterday, an attorney at a big law firm.

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you walk in. >> first thing you look at is the windows, look to see if there's flesh flowers outside, stickers on the doors. if it's a rated restaurant. is the sticker from ten years ago or from this year. from ten years ago, you know, turn around and go back in the cab and go home. >> get cheese like lucy got. >> you walk in, the first thing you do is smell the restaurant. you walk in, if it smells fresh, it probably is fresh. >> does it smell like lysol. >> or dirt ir carpets. if it smells dirty carpets, hightail it out of there. >> let's talk about the table itself. what's the first thing you look for? >> the glasses. are they upside down. if they're upside down, that's maybe it's on a dirty table and i put my mouth on it and the forks an the knives, maybe they put the hand on the fork and knife. i always wipe it down. the menus, a lot of restaurants use dirty ration to clean the menus. if you don't see solution and towels -- >> the information you have in your mind must make you a great

person to go to a restaurant with. >> i'm pretty easy. i'm pretty easy when i sit down in a restaurant. as long as they look clean and paying attention, i'm pretty easy. if it goes bad quick, i can get a little excited. >> restrooms, i walk into restrooms and immediately, if it's not clean, i don't feel like the kitchen is going to be clean. >> when you walk into a restroom, it's disgusting and smells and filthy, the kitchen is the same. if you walk into a restroom, it seems clean but a few things on the floor, that's just the dirty guest before you and they didn't have time to get in there. most restrooms are cleaned on 15-minute cycles. >> that's more than i expected. >> that number surprises me. >> we've heard a lot of stories about filth i kitchens. how bad does it get? >> the a's and the b's and the cs have helped. you see a lot less dirty

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huge cut in the wing. it was on a boeing 737. a spokesman says there was nothing to worry about but admits the note was inappropriate. >> i wouldn't be on that plane. dime sells for pretty penny. ain't that the truth? this dime is incredibly rare from 1873 and was minted during a one-day run of dimes in carson city, nevada. it sold for $1.6 million. >> good investment. baker creates python cake. talk about realistic. you better eat that cake before it eats you. it really does look real. it was made by a baker in england for her daughter's sixth birthday. it took three days to build. the baker says she has a phobia of snakes but apparently not snake cakes. yeah. how would you like that on your living room table? >> that's not my idea of a birthday cake i don't think. coming up, more on mitt romney's choice of paul ryan as his vice presidential nominee. we'll talk to bob schieffer, jan crawford. it's all ahead on "cbs this morning saturday."

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welcome to "cbs this morning saturday." i'm anthony mason. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. we want to get you to our top story. the big news in the presidential campaign. republican presidential candidate mitt romney has chosen congressman paul ryan of wisconsin to be his vice presidential running mate. romney is making it official and kicking off the run-up to november. this morning in norfolk, virginia and cbs news political correspondent jan crawford is there. she joins us now. good morning to you, jan. >> reporter: well, good morning, rebecca. we've just learned that governor romney made this decision ten days ago on wednesday, august 1st. he called paul ryan that day so

that they could get together. he didn't tell the congressman on that day that he was the pick. but they got together and then as the days proceeded, he made his picks known to the others and the runners-up last night. now, they will be here coming here shortly. this is of course, the u.s.s wisconsin where paul ryan is from. that was a clue to some people that perhaps ryan would be the pick. this is something that caught everyone off guard. no one thought this pick would be announced today on a saturday in virginia with the olympics still going on. the closing ceremonies not until tomorrow night. this was a big surprise. that adds to the wow factor. the enthusiasm that you're seeing. this is a pick that will energize the conservative base and the presidential race. there are a lot of conservatives who are urging romney to go bold with this pick. we've seen his poll numbers dip. they believe this could reach this race with this bold, conservative pick. he really had a owe swing for

the fences. not like sarah palin was in 2008. ryan is considered one of the smartest guys in congress. he's someone with a plan he's got that budget plan. he's not a waffle error going to flipflop. he's got a clear vision and message. finally, i think what's most important to think about is how this really changes the tone of this campaign. romney is really emphasizing that this is a referendum on barack obama and he has failed. what we're going to see is this is a referendum on the direction of the country. as paul ryan says over add over, it's a choice between two futur futures, the future of barack obama which he says is big government, more social welfare and the future of paul ryan. mitt romney, which is focused on trusting the individual and building up small businesses and opportunities. you're going to hear a lot more about that. the choice between two futures. they represent a different choice. this will be a race with a lot

of substance in it and big issues. not so much some of the trivial >> this is a cbs news special report. republican presidential candidate mitt romney is about to make for his choice of wisconsin congressman paul ryan as his running mate for the november election. the announcement is taking place at the naught cuss museum in norfolk, virginia, and cbs news political correspondent jan crawford is there. good morning, jan. >> reporter: good morning, anthony. this is an event that no one here yesterday would have expected. romney is kicking off a four-state bus tour here in virginia, but no one expected him to upvail his vice presidential pick. the campaign has confirmed it will be paul ryan. we've got prepared remarks he will be delivering later on this morning. but this is a pick that is a

bold, spies pick. this is mitt romney really swinging for the fences here. but it was not a wild swing because paul ryan is someone who conservatives love. many in the conservative base had expect-- hoped mitt romney would select paul ryan, had encouraged him to do so. this is someone who will energize the conservative base and really energize this presidential race. it will completely change the tone of this campaign. paul ryan talks openly about a choice between two countries, and right now, we're waiting for them to come out to begin speaking, and this crowd will certainly be enthuse afghanistan, anthony. >> this is also somebody, jan, who has put pen to paper as the chair of the house budget committee. paul ryan is somebody who put a budget together, one of the criticisms in this race has been that romney hasn't put anything out there yet, that he hasn't put a concrete plan into place. how does this now change the dynamic? >> reporter: well, this campaign is going to be embracing that ryan budget and that ryan medicare plan. they, obviously, are going to be

facing questions about it during the campaign. but what you're going to see now is that this is a ticket. this is not a ticket that's waffling or flip-flopping. this is a ticket with a clear plan and a clear vision for the direction of this country. you're going to hear a lot about the choices america now faces. in fact, in paul ryan's speech, some of the excerpts we've been given this morning, he's talking about two choices. what do you want your country to look like? what do you want the people of this country to be like? that's the way they're going to frame this race. as they say, america is at a crossroads and the future of the country depends on this. big government, social welfare, the obama administration, as they say it, versus individual opportunities that come with a more conservative approach. >> we're also joined by bob schieffer. bob, what do you think the obama campaign is going to make of this choice? >> it's rare that something

happens that delight both sides. i have been doing reporting this morning, democrats are as delighted about this as republicans are. they will paint paul ripe not as a reformer but an ideolog. here are a couple of numbers you will be hearing a lot-- 6,000 and 250,000. democrats are going to say that if paul ryan's plan on medicare, which basically turns it into a voucher program, goes into law, it will cost seniors, on average, $6,000 more for medicare. 250,000 is another term that they're going to emphasize, another number. they will say if ryan plan goes into effect, it will mean a $2 federal government,000 cut for the wealthiest americans, a cut in their taxes. i'm just telling you what the democrats are going to say. and this is what they're going to do. they could not be happier about this. this race is suddenly, as jan

said, is suddenly going to be about something. this is not going to be about the calling each other liars and all that kind of thing. now you're going to have two separate visions put out for the country, and what's ahead, and i think democrats are ready to join this debate because the battle has now been joined, and here we go. >> bob, we've been talking about this morning, and you've been talking about this, the substance that this puts on the table for the debate. what might it do for the likable factor, where we know in recent weeks, romney has been trailing. >> reporter: well, this may well be-- i mean, we began to pick up little signs reading the tea leaves that this announcement was going to come sooner rather than later, and we began to put our troops in place, expectings this announcement could come this weekend or certainly next week. is it going it make people like romney more? i don't know about that, but

i'll tell you this, members of congress like paul ryan, even those who totally and vehemently disagree with his policies think that he is a very nice guy. and so, i think he does bring a certain likeability. he's 42 years old. he spent most of his life in elective politics. this is not somebody who comes from the private sector, like mitt romney, who was elected to congress i guess when he was about 28. but he is well liked on capitol hill. so i think on that side of it, i think it's a definite plus for this team, rebecca. >> jan, you talked about how this announcement was sort of a surprise, the timing of it. i mean, can you talk about why now and why right there where you are? >> reporter: well, you know, one thing that did give us a little clue is behind us is the uss "wisconsin." of course, that's where paul ryan is from, maybe, but nobody thought this would happen in virginia as romney is kicking

off this four-state bus tour through the key swing states-- virginia, north carolina, florida, and finishing up in ohio. we have been told paul ryan will be with romney at least on part of that bus tour. but many people think, and the campaign believes, some of these poll numbers that romney was seeing recently, he really started to slip in the polls. his unfavorability ratings went up, that they needed to change the subject. and this is a dramatic way of changing the subject. it's something that they really want to talk about. governor boc bob mcdonald is coming out now. >> we want to go to john dickerson now, who is outside of paul ryan's home in janesville, wisconsin. john, you're in one of the key swing states. it happens to be the state paul ryan comes from, virginia, where this announcement is being made, another one of those key swing states. and i point you've been making, john, is that a lot of people have made up their minds in this election. how does a decision like this

play in those swing states with the independents? >> reporter: well, let's start here in wisconsin. wisconsin is a state the obama team always counted in their category. but recently they've been considering it more of a pure battleground state. now there's a little debate about whether that is the case, whether it was moving back into the obama category. ryan puts it in play. he is through and through wisconsin. he will make this a competitive state. and also in this region, in the midwest, ther republicans beliee paul ryan has an ability to talk to middle-class voters. you're going to hear a lot of-- and we've already behind hearing quite a lot of talk about whose plans are better for the middle class. and paul ryan has a kind of connectist with the middle class. in some similar way that joe biden was picked by the obama campaign to have that connectist. we have two men at the top of the ticket that are not regular folks. well, ryan is a little bit more that way. so that's a way in which wisconsin might be more in play

because of this pick. in virginia, ryan has those attributes. he might be able to help with those middle class voters, but in every state-- and virginia is a key one-- it's about energizing the base. the republicans have mostly been talking about mitt romney as kind of the alternative to barack obama. they were enthusiastic of kicking-- about kicking barack obama out of office. well, paul ryan gives republicans a chance to really be excited about mitt romney. and so this means that republicans are going to be very enthusiastic, and those independents you asked about, the argument here is romney has a plan, that it's been bad under obama, and this is a path forward. so you can't beat something with nothing, and what paul ryan gives mitt romney is something to talk about. >> at the podium right now is virginia's governor bob mcdonald. let's give a listen to what he has to say. >> our great lieutenant govern governor, our christmas eve jobs creation officer, bill bowling. ( applause ) he's done a great job creating

jobs in virginia, but, boy, we've got some head winds in washington. won't it be easier creating jobs in virginia if we've got a president mitt romney? ( cheering ) >> well, i'm delighted to be here with my wife, the first lady, and my sons and daughters. how about jamean mcdonald singing the national anthem? she do okay? ( applause ) well,im so delighted to have our next president here today. you know, his opponent has been here a little bit. seems like every time he comes here, he makes a little news. he was here-- well, he was here last week, and he said-- and i want you to help me with this-- he was here last week, and he said, "if i don't win virginia, i won't be president again." i want you to help him keep that promise. ( cheers and applause ).

but, you know, a couple of months ago, he came to roanoke, virginia, and he said something i still can't believe-- i'm still looking at that transcript to see if it was right-- he said, if you are successful in a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. ( booing ) well, ladies and gentlemen, i think that shows why we need a new president because that statement tells you everything you need to know. this is a president who does not understand the american free enterprise system and the great american dream. and we need a change. ( cheers and applause ) now, let's suppose that you are interviewing for a job or you're interviewing getting rehired or your contract is extended-- that's what the president is asking us to do-- you have your resume and you're trying to tell the 8.2 million people of virginia that you want to get rehired. let's look at the resume of the president. he says how about jobs? we've had an 8% unemployment rate now for 42 months, and

we've got the lowest number of entrepreneurs starting new businesses in over 30 years. not so good, mr. president. when it comes to-- when it comes to energy, his record of making it harder for our great coal industry to have new permits, making it harder for people in the great new natural gas to do fracking, making it harder to build new nuclear power plant, refusing to allow virginians to use their god given natural resources to drill for oil and natural gas. >> this is virginia governor bob mcdonald who is doing the introductions here. we're waiting for governor romney to appear with paul ryan and make the announcement for the vice presidential pick. it's interesting to note that it's governor mcdonald who is making the announcements because he was widely considered to be one of the top contenders on romney's short list. we learned he got the phone call

last night at 7:00 p.m. and was told he was not the choice. but he is-- he does have the honor today of introducing the republican candidate and his vice presidential nominee. >> only two words come to mind-- you're fired. ( cheers and applause ). but thank god we've got a great choice this election, and this election is about really one thing, and that is which candidate's got the vision and the ideas to get the greatest country on earth out of debt and back to work. you know, on the one hand, we've got this obama vision of more entitlements and more guarantees and more taxes, and more government is the way to prosperity, and, mr. president, with all due respect, that's failed america now for the last three and a half years. but then we've got the g.o.p., the great opportunity party, and its vision, and its candidate. ( cheers and applause ).

we've got that incredible reagan-romney enthusiastic vision that recognizes the american dream, that if you work hard and you dream big and you pursue opportunity and use your god-given talents, you can still be anything you want to be in this great land of freedom, america. ( cheers and applause ). 100 years ago, poor farm boy from mayo county, ireland, left on a ship, landed in boston, massachusetts. that was my grandfather. he worked as a laborer in a glue factory and as a tanner. he never thought 100 years later that his grandson would end up with the same job as patrick henry and thomas jefferson being governor of virginia. ( applause ) but that's the united states of america, the land of dreams and opportunity.

so being an average middle class kid from fairfax county, i'm incredibly thrilled to be governor of virginia, and that's the heart and soul of this for mitt romney to put opportunities in place and expand and hope and opportunity for our middle class families in america. governor rom flee put forth a visionary five-point plan to be able to get people back to work, promoting entrepreneurship and small business because you did build it, and if you do, you provide jobs and opportunity for other people. ( cheers and applause ) to get our great country out of debt by balancing a budget within the next-- within the next eight years. and he's going to have somebody to help him do that. to be able to get people trained in the skills and the workforce and math and science and the other disciplines that are necessary to create the workforce of the future. to be able to have a sustainable energy future. this president's got no plan. governor romney's got an all of

the above, comprehensive plan to use all of our red, white, and blue god-given natural resources. >> just moments ago the shot of the new candidates for president and his vice presidential pick, mitt romney and paul ryan. there you see them walking near the uss "wisconsin," towards the podium, for the big official announcement in norfolk, virginia. >> heart and character and vision and passion. the scriptures say for lack of vision the people perish, but just the opposite is true. with vision, the people prosper. one of the loneliest places anywhere you can find is the inside of that oval office. when cabinet members leave and the advisers are gone, the president of the united states gotta have faith and know what they believe and make the right decisions for the people of the united states. that's what-- ( applause ) that's what you get with mitt romney. he's a man of faith, a man of

principle, a man who has been successful as governor, successful in the private sector, successful running the olympics. he's a great family man, five kids, 18 grandkids. he's been incredibly generous to people all over the country and all over the world. he's got an amazing passion and vision for the country. he's got a deep and abiding love for america, what it stands for, and the great american dream. so, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney! ( cheers and applause ) ♪ ♪

>> thank you! wow, what a welcome. thank you so much, virginia! ( cheers and applause ) thank you so much. what a great governor you have. what a terrific man and a terrific leader. way to go! >> mitt! mitt! mitt! mitt! mitt! mitt! >> thank you so very much. it is-- it's great to be back in virginia and here in norfolk. your city's beauty is matched

only by its proud heritage as a defender of freedom. thank you, virginia. thank you, norfolk. ( cheers and applause ) today w we take another step forward in helping restore the promise of america. as we move forward in this campaign and on to help lead the nation to better days, it's an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice president of the united states, paul ryan. ( cheers and applause ). his leadership-- his leadership begins with character and values. paul is a man of tremendous character, shaped in large part by his early life. paul's father died when he was in high school. that forced him to grow up earlier than any young man should. but paul did with the help of

his devoted mother, his brothers and sister, and a supportive community. and as he did, he internalized the virtues and hardworking ethic of the midwest. paul ryan works in washington, but his beliefs remain firmly rooted in janesville, wisconsin. ( cheers and applause ). he's a person of great steadiness whose integrity is unquestioned and whose word is good. paul's upbringing is obvious in how he's conducted himself throughout his life, including his leadership in washington, in a city that's far too often characterized by pettiness and personal attacks, paul ryan is a shining exception. he doesn't demonize his opponents. he understands that honorable people can have honest differences, and he appeals to the better angels of our nature. a lot of people in the other party who might disagree with

paul ryan. i don't know of anyone who doesn't respect his character and judgment. ( cheers and applause ). paul is in public life for all the right reasons-- not to advance his personal ambition but to advance the ideals of freedom and justice and to increase opportunity and prosperity to people of every class and faith, every age, and ethnic background, a faithful catholic, paul believes in the worth and dignity of every human life. ( cheers and applause ). with energy and vision, paul ryan has become an intellectual leader of the republican party. he understands the fiscal challenges facing america-- our

exploding deficits and crushing debt-- and the fiscal catastrophe that awaits us if we don't change course. he combipartisans a profound sense of responsibility for what we owe the next generation with an unbounded optimism in america's future, and understanding of all the wonderful things the american people can do. paul also combines firm principles with a practical concern for getting things done. he's never been content to simply curse the darkness. he'd rather light candles. and throughout his legislative career, he's shown the ability to work with members of both parties to find common ground on some of the hardest issues confronting the american people. so paul and i are beginning on a journey that will take us to every corner of america. we're offering a positive governing agenda that will lead to economic growth, to widespread and shared prosperity, and that will improve the lives of our fellow

citizens. ( cheers and applause ). our plan to strengthen the middle class will get america back to work and get our country back on track. ( cheers and applause ). we off solutions that are bold, specific, and achievable. we offer our commitment to help create 12 million new jobs and to bring better takehome pay to middle class families. ( applause ) to strengthen the middle class, we'll provide our workers and our children with the skills to succeed. we'll cut the deficit, have trade that works for america, and champion small business, and finally, we'll unleash our energy resources to achieve

north american energy independence. ( cheers and applause ). we will help care for those who can't care for themselves, and we will return work to welfare. ( cheers and applause ) as poverty has risen to historic and tragic levels, with nearly one out of six americans now having fallen into poverty, we will act to bring these families into the middle class, unlike the current president who's cut mode care funding by $700 billion. we will work to protect medicare and social security, and keep america for future generations. ( cheers and applause ). and under the current president,

health care's only become more expensive. we're going to reform health care so that more americans have access to affordable health care and we'll get that started by repealing and replacing obamacare. ( cheers and applause ). at a time when the president's campaign is taking american politics to new lows, we're going to do something very differently. we're going to talk about aspirations and american ideals, about bringing people together to serve, to solve the urgent problems facing our nation. and when that message wins in america, it will be a victory for every american. today's a good day for america, and there are better days ahead. join me-- ( cheers and applause )

join me in welcoming the next president of the united states, paul ryan! ( cheers and applause ) ♪ ♪

>> wow. ( cheers and applause ) and right in front of the uss "wisconsin," huh! man! ( cheers and applause ) >> every now and then i'm known to make a mistake. ( laughter ) i did not make a mistake with this guy. but i can tell you this, he's

going to be the next vice president of the united states. >> governor romney, anne, thank you. ( cheers and applause ) i am deeply honored and excited to join you as your running mate. ( cheers and applause ). i want to tell you about mitt romney. mitt romney is a leader with the skills, the background, and the character that our country needs at this crucial time in its history. ( cheers and applause )

following four years of failed leadership, the hopes of our country, which have inspired the world, are growing dim. they need someone to revive them. governor romney is the man for this moment. ( cheers and applause ) and he and i share one commitment-- we will restore the greatness of this country. ( cheers and applause ). i want you to meet my family. my wife, jana. my daughter, liza. and our sons, charlie and sam. ( cheers and applause ) i'm surrounded by the people i

love. i love you, too. and i've been asked by governor romney to serve the country that i love. ( cheers and applause ). 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. ( cheers and applause )

this is a crucial moment in the life of our nation. and it is absolutely vital that we select the right man to lead america back to prosperity and greatness. ( cheers and applause ) that man, that man is standing right next to me. his name is mitt romney, and he will be the next president of the united states of america. ( cheers and applause ) my dad died when i was young. he was a good and decent man. there are a few things he would say that have just always stuck with me. he'd say, "son, you're either part of the problem or part of the solution." well, regrettably, president obama has become part of the problem, and mitt romney is the solution. ( cheers and applause )

the other thing my dad would always say is that every generation of americans leaves their children better off. that's the american legacy. sadly, for the first time in our history, we are on a path which will undo that legacy. that is why we need new leadership to become part of the solution, new leadership to restore prosperity, economic growth, and jobs. ( cheers and applause ) it is our duty to save the american dream for our children and theirs. ( cheers and applause ) i believe-- i believe there is no person in america who is

better prepared because of his experience, because of the principles he holds, and because of his achievements and excellence in so many different arenas, to lead america at this point in our history. ( cheers and applause ) let me say a word about the man mitt romney is about to replace. no one-- no one disputes that president obama inherited a difficult situation, and in his first two years, with his party in complete control of washington, he passed nearly every item on his agenda, but that didn't make things better. in fact, we find ourselves in a nation facing debts, doubts, and despair. this is the worst economic

recovery in 70 years. unemployment has been above 8% for more than three years. the longest run since the great depression. families are hurting. we have the largest deficits and the biggest federal government since world war ii. nearly one out of six americans are in poverty, the worst rate in a generation. mommoms and dads are strugglingo make ends meet. household incomes have dropped more than $4,000 over the past four years. ( booing ) whatever the explanation, whatever the excuses, this is a record of failure. ( cheers and applause ) president obama and too many like him in washington have refused to make difficult

decision because they're more worried about their next election than they are about the next generation. ( cheers and applause ) we might have been able to get away with that before, but not now. we're in a different and dangerous moment. we're running out of time. and we can't afford four more years of this. politicians from both parties have made empty promises which will soon become broken promises with painful consequences if we fail to act now. ( applause ) i represent a part of america that includes inner cities, rural areas, suburbs, and factory towns. over the years, i have seen and heard from a lot of families,

from a lot of those who are running small businesses, and from people who are in need. but what i've heard lately, that's what troubles me the most. there's something different in their voice, this their words. what i hear from them are diminished dreams, lower expectations, uncertain futures. i hear some people say that this is just the new normal. >> no! >> higher unemployment, declining incomes, and crushing debt is not a new normal. ( cheers and applause ) it is the result of misguided policies. and next january, our economy will begin a comeback with the romney plan for a stronger middle class that will lead to more jobs and more take home pay for working americans.

( cheers and applause ). america, america's-- the wrong track. but mitt romney and i will take the right steps, in the right time to get us back on the right track. ( applause ) i believe that my record of getting things done in congress will be very helpful complements to governor romney's executive and private sector success outside of washington. ( applause ) i've worked closely with republicans, as well as democrats, to advance an agenda of economic growth, fiscal discipline, and job creation. i'm proud to stand with a man who understands what it takes to foster job creation in our economy, someone who knows from

experience that if you have a small business, you did build that. ( cheers and applause ) right. at bain capital, he launched new businesses, and he turned around fail ones, companies like staples, bright horizons, sports authority, just to name a few. mitt romney created jobs, and he showed he knows how a free mow works. at the olympics, he took a failing enterprise and made it the pride of our entire nation. ( applause ) as governor of massachusetts, he worked with democrats and republicans to balance budget without increasing taxes, lower

unemployment, increase income, and improve people's lives. ( applause ) in all these things, mitt romney has shown himself to be a man of achievement, excellence, and integrity. ( applause ) jan and i tell liza, charlie, and sam that america is a place where if you work hard and play by the rules, you can get ahead. ( cheers and applause ) we-- we look at one another's success with pride, not resentment. because we know-- ( cheers and applause ) we know that as more americans

work hard, take risks, succeed, more people will prosper. our communities will benefit, and individual lives will be uplifted and improved. ( applause ) america, america is more than just a place, though. america is an idea. >.( applause ) it's the only country founded on an idea. our rights come from nature and god, not from government. ( cheers and applause ) that's right. that's who we are. that's how we built this country. that's who we are.

>> u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! >> that's what made us great. that's our founding. we promise equal opportunity, not equal outcomes. ( cheers and applause ) and this idea was founded on the principles of liberty, freedom, free enterprise, self-determination, and government by consent of the governed. ( cheers and applause ). this idea, this idea is under assault. so we have a critical decision to make as a nation. we are on an unsustainable path

that is robbing america of our freedom and security. it doesn't have to be this way. the commitment mitt romney and i make to you is this: we won't duck the tough issues. we will lead. ( cheers and applause ) we won't blame others. we will take responsibility. ( cheers and applause ). and we won't replace our founding principles. we will reapply them. that's what we will do. ( cheers and applause ). we will honor you, our fellow

citizens, by giving you the right and opportunity to make the choice. ( cheers and applause ). what kind of country do we want to have? what kind of people do we want to be? >> free! >> we can turn this thing around. ( cheers and applause ). we can. we can turn this thing around. real solutions can be delivered. but it will take leadership and the courage to tell you the truth. ( cheers and applause ). mitt romney is this kind of

leader. i'm excited for what lies ahead. i'm thrilled to be a part of america's comeback team. and together, we will unite america and get this done! ( cheers and applause ) thank you. thank you very much. thank you. ♪ i was born free i was born free ♪ >> republican candidate mitt romney unveiling his vice presidential pick, his running mate, paul ryan. he's a 42-year-old congressman from southern wisconsin. he was elected when he was 28 years old, so he's spent 14 years in the house now rising to the house budget committee chairman. i want to bring in our chief washington correspondent, bob schieffer, here. bob, this looks a lot like a dress rehearsal for what we're going to see at the republican convention just 16 days from now in tampa.

>> reporter: yes, i thought it was two really excellent speeches presenting their point of view and the vision that these two men have for america. this is a a campaign now that is going to present contrasting visions. the obama campaign has one vision, mitt romney and paul ryan have another. but for all the fine speeches today, i have to say, you know, the sound bite that's going to go viral here is the one where mitt romney introduced ryan as the next president of the united states. and, you know, i would just say don't worry, governor romney. you know, don't forget, john robertes, the chief justice, bungled the presidential oath when he swore in president obama and they got past that. so this will pass. but i would say basically quite a successful event here this morning. >> bob, as we've been talking this morning, paul ryan has put out a budget. he has a very specific guideline, an outline of where

he sees the future of this country. it was something that some critics had said mitt romney had yet to do. medicare is a fundamental piece of that. it was a rallying point in the 2010 midterms. how might that play in this election? >> reporter: well, his plan for medicare, which basically turns it into a voucher program-- at least that's the way the democrats would tell it-- according to democrats, it would cost seniors another $6,000 a year. you're going to hear a whole lot about that. it is the ryan budget plan that is the reason that democrats are as delighted about ryan's selection as conservative republicans are. they think that some of the ways that he plans to get the budget back into balance will not play well because he calls for big cuts in things like, you know, veterans' benefits and education, all that sort of thing. democrats think that this really makes it a campaign now of

competing visions and, you know, frankly they're ready to take them on, on this. >> we want to go to jan crawford, who is in virginia there at this event. jan, i want to point out, first, the navy has actually contacted us. they want to make sure it's known as the uss "wisconsin," which was behind paul ryan, is a retired battleship that serves as a museum, and the navy has no connection to the campaign. but i suspect, jan, this is a very popular choice with the base of the republican party. >> reporter: well, many conservatives are encouraging romney to go bold and pick paul ryan because they believe that he has a vision for this country, that he is that problem solver. you heard it in his speech. he's talking about america being in a critical place, and that is it is not a sustainable path that the country is on. this ticket is going to run as a ticket that will solve problems. it will restore america, as paul ryan said today, to a path of

greatness, to fix these problems for generations to come. that budget has that medicare reform, and social security, cutting $5.3 trillion of the deficit over the next 10 years. they believe that is a message that americans want to hear. they hear people, their polling shows most americans believe the american dream is slipping out of their grasp. so that's what they're hearing today. and they're absolutely right-- these are going to be big themes at the convention, but also in this campaign. and like bob said, with that up iflub that romney made, people are pointing out president obama made the exact same flub four years ago when he introduced joe biden, and corrected himself and said vice president. >> we want to go now to john dickerson, who is outside of paul ryan's janesville, wisconsin, home. of course, paul ryan, 42 years old, just accepting the nominee as v.p. to mitt romney.

and, john, this is sort of a hometown hero. he is a wonder kind. he is known around wisconsin and now around the country. >> reporter: well, that's absolutely right. and it puts a state in play, a battleground state, wisconsin which was always oat contested list of states, but now really it goes into play. but also what will be interesting and what you're hearing from some republicans is that paul ryan allows mitt romney to kind of reach in and talk to middle class families in a way that he couldn't before. you've heard a lot of talk about how ryan's father died when he was young, that story of adversity at a young age connects with people in their daily lives. and so there's an opportunity here for mitt romney to push his message and stut a storyline in front of middle class voters and that's the key he's looking for. one thing i'm hearing from responses from other republicans, conservatives are

happy as can be, but there are some moderate republicans-- there are some still left-- and they say basically their worry is this is going too turn into a debate about the specifics of paul ryan's plan. democrats kn w how to talk about medicare in a way that can frighten voters and they worry that will be a problem in the battleground states. >> john dickerson, thanks. once again, paul ryan, 42-year-old congressman from wisconsin, is mitt romney's pick to be a vice presidential running mate. this has been a cbs news special report. i'm anthony mason. >> and i'm rebecca jarvis. stay tuned for full coverage of the day's events on the cbs evening news, and tomorrow morning on "face the nation"" with bob schieffer. o. it's called passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. so does aarp, serving americans 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an aarp dicare supplement insurance plan,

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