. >> mitt romney is putting long time adviser beth meyers in charge.are filing a campaign and joins us live in washington. peter, it's on the cover of the "washington post." how to get a vp nod. say you don't want the job. how is it looking for the vp? >> the speculation begins across the board. beth meyers said as much about mitt romney as the choice for vice president. she is a campaign manager and a confidant for years and someone who we assume will protect the romney legacy. she understands what he wants and worked closely with him in the past. she will be very careful about this process. she always has been careful when she speaks to the reporters not to leak details. it will be a private process. the names have have been thrown around. paul ryan and kelly from new hampshire. rob portman from the state of ohio as well. they are overshadowing the candidate like mitt romney. chris cristy is overshadowing them or marco rubio as well. >> romney raised eyebrows about going back to the departments that they heard outside the fund-raiser. how is the camp

. >>> long time confident, beth meyers, who served as romney's chief of staff when he was massachusetts governor he has yet to officially wrap up the gop. just ahead, an emotional day in court for the man accused in the bomb and shooting massacre in norway. >>> a rocking new endorsement from the red hot chilly peppers a man performed a free concert for those who worked on president obama's campaign, other famous rockers, foo fighters and mick jagger  >>> the united nations is promising more sanctions against north korea, after last week's failed rocket launch. this will financial and travel restrictions on north korean officialbusinesses no idea who will be punished. the u.s. and allies believe they were trying to test a long range missile which could be used a nuclear weapon. >>> the trial in norway finally beginning he admits to the bomb and sheeting massacre but pleaded not guilty to criminal charges he was acting in self- defense. >> after entering the courtroom with handcuffs on, he gives a salute and sits down the right wing fanatic rejecting authority of the court as it see

. >> romney tapped his long-serving and trusted advisor beth meyers to lead his vice president searchserved as romney's chief of staff when he was governor of massachusetts and campaign manager for romney's 2008 bid for the republican nomination. serious discussion of potential running mate began only this weekend after romney got peppered with questions all over the country last week. >> i don't have a list yet. so i can't say someone is on or off my list. >> inside romney's nondescript campaign headquarters frenzied growth is underway. romney money machine is shifted to raise the g.o.p. primary donation to election cash. president obama already has tens of millions in the bank. romney is just getting started. lining up megadonors, fundraisers and preparing for moment for years. overall, romney staff is being quadrupleed from 100 to 400 nationwide in the next 19 weeks before the republican national convention in tampa if late august. romney will campaign in charlotte, north carolina, wednesday to heck the president at a rally directly across the street from the democrats national con

. >> reporter: romney has tapped his long serving and trusted advisor beth meyers to lead his vice presidentialsearch effort. serious discussion of potential running mates began only this weekend after romney got peppered with questions all over country last week. >> i don't have a list yet but so i can't say someone is on or off my list. >> reporter: inside romney's headquarters, he has been lining up megadonors and preparing for this moment for years. overall, romney's staff is being quadrupled in the next 19 week before the republican national convention in tampa in late august. romney will come pain in charlotte, north carolina wednesday on heckle the president at a rally across the street from the democrats national convention site in september. in 2008, mr. obama won north carolina, a traditionally gop red state. carl cameron, fox news. >> on friday, romney is due to address the republican committee meeting. >>> does your body often have aches and pains. up next the healing power of yoga. >> everything from a twisted ankle to a hangover, even a broken heart. they say yoga can do something

for new york, what he do if he won, demand a recount and i think i would demand reconsideration, beth meyero is harder than winning the nomination. >> obama can say to mitt romney, release your taxes and mitt romney can say no, we can vote for him one way or the other. if mitt romney says to his vp picks, i want to see ten years of your taxes, you're going to have to give them to him. >> joe tripe explains, bill clinton and george w. bush probably would not have been picked as vp a he is, based on things from their past that would have come up. >> harris: peter, thank you. now to an important presidential election happening outside this country in france. french president sarkozy in a fight for his political life after losing a-- he'll face holland, or holland as they say in france in a run-up election, and the issue concerning voter the most is the economy. one of the top tourists destinations and largest economies is france, feeling down about its debt, stagnant paychecks and the future. become voters blaming car so sarkozy. >> and just because want him to be president again, why i voted

. >> reporter: romney tapped his long serving trusted advisor beth meyers to lead his vice presidentl search effort. meyers served as chief of staff when romney was governor of massachusetts. serious discussion of potential running mates began this weekend after romney got peppered with questions all over the country last week. >> i don't have a list yet, but i can't say someone is on or off my list. >> reporter: inside romney's nondescript boston campaign headquarters frenzied growth is underway. romney's money machine is being shifted from gop primary elections to general election cash. while president obama already has tens of millions in the bank, romney is just getting started, though he's been preparing for this moment literally for years. overall romney's staff is being quadrupled from 100 to 400 nationwide in the next 19 weeks before the republican national convention in tampa late august. romney will campaign in charlotte and north carolina wednesday to heckle a president at a rally directly across the street from the democrats national 2012 convention site in september. in

romney announce that had beth meyers will be leading the search for a vp candidate.'re a washington insider. what does that choice tell us? >> gee, i suppose, let's see. she is a woman. what does that tell us? look i think regardless of what sign that tells us, i think he will ultimately go with a safe choice. a business-like decision. maybe this means that they're not going to select a woman as a potential vp nominee because they have a woman running the process. who knows? maybe that's part of the ghost of sarah palin. >> she could choose herself like dick cheney did. >> okay. thank you both so much for joining us this afternoon. >> next. have you done your taxes? mitt romney needs more time. [ male announcer ] if you want a luxury car with a standard power moon roof, standard keyless access, and standard leather-trimmed seats, then your choice is obvious. the lexus es. it's complete luxury in a class full of compromises. see your lexus dealer. it's complete luxury in a class full of compromises. i have two products in front of you. we are going to start with produ

romney has chosen long-time adviser beth meyers to manage the search for a vice president. meyers served as romney's chief of staff when he was governor of massachusetts. she has worked with him for ten years and she as senior adviser on his presidential campaign. her duties have included overseeing romney's preparation for the republican primary debates. >>> the so-called buffet rule is expected to fail a key procedural vote in the senate later today. the rule is named after billionaire investor warren buffet and would require americans who earn more than $1 million a year to pay income tax of at least 30%. president obama is urging the senate to pass it. the latest gallup poll shows 60% of americans favor the rule while 37% are opposed to it. republicans say the rule is an effort to distract voters from the overall economy. >>> it's a day of celebration here in d.c. as the district marks emancipation day. a parade was held on pennsylvania avenue today to mark 150 years since president lincoln officially ended slavery in the district. the signing of the d.c. emancipation a

romney has tapped his long serving and trusted advisor beth meyers to lead his vice presidential search effort. on friday, romney is expected to address republican state party chairs at an rnc meeting in arizona. >>> we will be watching the skies over d.c. later this morning as the shuttle discovery makes its way to its new home at the udvar hazy center. >>> fox 5 morning news back in a moment. . >>> a beltwayoff loss for the caps at home. they fell to the bruins 4-3. boston scored the winning goal with less than two minutes in the game. the caps now trail the best of seven series two games to one. game four is thursday back at the verizon center. a win for the nats. they beat the astros 6-3. stephen strasbourg pitched sick innings for the second win of the season. the nats are now # -- 8-3. >>> temperature rose into the upper 80s for the boston marathon. as many as 135 people had to be taken to hospitals. one man had a heart attack, in account fa. men appears and women's winners are both from kenya. there he is. their lowest times since 1985 for the winner. the wheelchair race oner fro

beth meyers will not pull a dick cheney.u haven't heard, was just named by mitt romney to lead his search for a running mate. most of you have never heard of beth myers. and that's the point. governor romney wants a serious low-key process. and myers is as serious and low key as they come. plus, she is as trusted as they come in romney land. someone who has earned governor romney's trust back to her days as his chief of staff at the massachusetts state house. so now that the official process is getting started, we're going to do it here and you should do at home, pay attention to our unofficial list. senator rob portman of ohio leads the safe and solid list. he is popular back home in the state republicans must carry to win the white house. florida's marco rubio, you might say he leads the young and untested category. very popular with the party base, but just 15 months into his senate career. the sarah palin experiment of 2008 makes untested even more of a hurdle this cycle. governor romney says nice things about palin, but

he says his long-time advisor beth meyers will lead the search.staff when he was governor of massachusetts. mitt romney says he he plans to choose a v.p. nominee before the republic convention in august but is he not telling us who is on any kind of list. analysts say the top contenders would include the florida senator marco rubio. ohio senator rob portman, bob mcdonnell. new jersey governor chris christie and former minnesota governor tim pawlenty. ann tells abc this past weekend is the first time they talked serious buy about possible running mates. diane sawyer of abc news asked the romneys what message they would send to the president and first lady? >> start packing. [ laughter ] >> that's what i would like to say. obviously we have a very different view. the president, i'm sure, wants another four years. but the first years didn't go so well. >> shepard: ann romney says, that's mitt romney's wife, says she would tell the obamas it's our turn now. house republicans just got a major financial boost from newt gingrich's billionaire donor. shel

beth meyers, the woman in charge of is it meticulous, conscientious and detail-oriented.three or four months, governor romney will have absurded a lo absorbed a lf information about the prospects and he will look at those who will be the best partner to him in the oval office? whose judgment, talent, communication skills who augment his ability to govern. and who would the country have confidence him if something terrible happened to president romney? >> and specifically, reaching out to somebody that might help you wane state, geographical choice. hispanics, republicans are in trouble with hispanics. they can also be good partners. >> it should be who helps me govern. politics should be secondary. there are possibilities to bring to the fray. but first, who helps me govern? >> chris: we have to leave it there. we'll play this parlor for what? between now and august? you figure out the math. we'll see you next week. don't forget to check out panel plus where the group picks up with the discussion on the website, foxnewssunday.com. we'll post the video before noon eastern

he's appointed his long time aide beth meyers to pursue that. that's months out. you'll hear, though, governor romney try to pivot aggressively to the general election, keeping his sights on president obama and calling for the rest of the candidates notably newt gingrich and ron paul, to get out of the race, to make this all but official nomination status that much more official. this is five states voting tonight. this is romney's back yard. this is the northeast. always states he's expected to do very well in. newt gingrich is trying to make a last stand effort in delaware. we'll see how that goes. ron paul has been running ads in rhode island. big speech tonight. >> thank you, john. we'll all be watching. she donated a kidney for her boss and her boss gave her the boot. a workplace drama you're not going to believe. active naturals wheat formulas restore strength for up to 90% less breakage in three washes. for strong, healthy hair with life, new aveeno nourish+ strengthen. >>> government star witness back on the stand now in the trial of john edwards. he's acc

longtime adviser beth meyers is heading up the selection process.nor romney says it is still too early to start talking specific names but does have a deadline in mind for making his decision. nonetheless, he did not share that date. >>> jury selection continues in the trial of john edwards. the judge already dismissing 47 potential jurors, many because they admitted they could not be objective during the trial. edwards has pleaded not guilty to misusing campaign money to pay off his pregnant mistress to hide her. >>> and summer-like heat forcing some changes at the boston marathon where our own jason roco is running right now. race organizers offering participants the chance to skip the race and instead run next year. more than 4,000 runners took the offer, but not jay. go, jay, run! >>> senior campaign adviser to president obama are not supposed to script commercials for his opponent, but that is what a lot of political watchers think happened when david axlerod appeared on fox news sunday yesterday. listen. >> the choice is between an economy tha

. >> reporter: romney advisor, beth meyers is leading the search for a vp pick being selected, as numberharder than winning, the nomination. here is why. >> obama right now, can say to mitt romney, release your taxes. mitt romney can say no. we all can vote for him one way or the other. if mitt romney says to his vp picks, i want to see 10 years of your taxes, you are going to have to give them to him. >> reporter: joe explained, clinton and bush probably would not have been picked as vps based on things from their past that would have come up in a vet in washington peter doocey fox news. >>> all right 7:42 a.m., tucker barnes back with more on today's forecast. >>> still raining, i just checked the radar in fact we can look at it together. light showers across the area, with us on and off throughout the day not going to rain every minute but showers scattered throughout the day here we are north and west of the city, still raining some spots, mixing with a little bit of the white stuff out west, out towards winchester and charles town reports of snow mixing n so, we will not see anythin

president obama 47% to 45% it is a statistical tie, romney tapped his long servingst trusted advisor beth meyersch efforts. >>> today's vote on the two your budget is binding in virginia, democrats are complaining about transportation funding it is expected to pass in the republican controlled house of delegates. >>> final winner of the record mega millions jackpot has come forward big news in the tiny town of red bud tomorrow the winner will get a check for $219 million later this morning, the town is holden event at the village hall i believe this is illinois here. the other two tickets have already been claimed, anonhousely, one in maryland -- anonymously, one in maryland one in kansas but in illinois you have to come forward. >> we will see who it is. >> probably from the town of red bud. >> reou and i are matching i don't know why we didn't plan this, but dark suits purple ties, purple shirts. >> nice looking. >> looks good with you between us. >> i do like the combo of red and purple unconventional. >> but it works. >> yeah, i think so. >> all right tucker. >> warm conditions just another

potential vice presidential prospects for john mccain, romney, and one of his closest advisers, beth meyershe very beginning of a delicate and potentially risky selection process. mitt romney can afford to take his time on the running mate thing. the republican convention isn't until late summer. >> i don't have a list for you. i can tell you that we have an embarrassment of riches. there are a number of extraordinarily strong leaders. >> reporter: in the latest cnn/orc poll, we took a look at the early favorites. the biggest surprise on cnn's list of potential running mates is a blast from the past. former secretary of state condoleezza rice came in first. when respondents were asked who would you like to see mitt romney choose and rice has something in common with a bunch of other potential vice presidential candidates. she's already said she's not up for it. >> i'm not interested. >> in being vice president. >> in being vice president. >> 26% of republicans and independents favored condoleezza rice for romney's running mate, followed by former pennsylvania senator rick santorum at 21%, e

we'll know before the convention but wouldn't say when, he's got one of his people looking it, beth meyersg the search. do you have a top five you want on the ticket? >> i know mitt romney will make the right decision. he's going to be the standing bearer of our party. he'll have a message and have a running mate consistent with that. it's my desire to want to see and emboldened and strengthened majority in the house and to reflect, really, a growing republican party that is an inclusive party and one that is really open to all comers, and that i want to rally behind a pro growth small business message. >> just remembered what i wanted to ask you. like on in trade and i don't know, in trade with obama is still at 60%, for the house it was much higher for republicans keeping the house. that's come down quite a bit. are you on a daily basis in tune with how all those races are going, the key races. do you think you'll keep the house republican? >> yeah. i'm confident and we're working hard to make sure we take nothing for granted. because, you know, we picked up 65 new seats last cycle. and

the presumptive presidential candidate said monday he has put long time advice or beth meyers in chargestigator has been sent to columbia to question witnesses about the secret service scandal. eleven agents stripped of their clearance accused of inappropriate behavior with prostitutes in columbia. they were not part of the president's personal detail but had hard copies of his schedule. five members of the u.s. military have also been em play indicated. >>> president obama is unveiling a plan to increase federal supervision of oil markets. it would crack down on illegal market manipulation by speculators, which some democrats blamed for higher gas prices. >>> the space shuttle discovery took to the sky once more with a little help from a modified jumbo back. nasa's shuttle will begin the retirement at the smithsonian. >>> another reason this morning to get enough shut eye. a story from boston's brigham and women's hospital, people who sleep fewer than five hours a night have an increased risk of developing type ii diabetes. >>> new developments this morning after kate middleton's siste