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i'm fredericka whitfield in i'm fredericka whitfield in atlanta. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com from virginia they go on to virginia and then on to ohio. many of the states won by president obama back in 2008, now romney and ryan together are hoping to change all of that. we're going to bring you up-to-date on all that's being said there in ashland, virginia, and we're also going to bring you that big announcement that took place earlier today with mitt romney introducing paul ryan as a man with unbounded optimism in america's future. >> 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 that might disagree with paul ryan. i don't know of anyone who doesn't respect his character and judgment. >> we are on an unsustaina

i'm fredericka whitfield. tracking tropical storm isaac as it heads toward florida and the gulf coast now. high winds and rain have already downed trees and power lines in haiti. at least two deaths are reported there now. isaac brushed past cuba last hour bringing a little more than just a little bit of rain to the island nation and it's now moving into warmer water and that's where things get uncertain for the u.s. gulf coast. how strong will isaac get? and when will it hit potentially? florida is under a state of emergency right now as isaac approaches. this is orlando that you're about to see. the city has set up places where people can peck up sandbags. more than 100,000 bags are available should the area be hit by isaac. let's bring in jim feldman in key west, florida. so, jim, there have been evacuation orders imposed there in the keys? >> reporter: they're encouraging visit o people who troaveled hee to the keys to leave and they've added flights to try to get people out today, but once the last flight

i'm fredericka whitfield. sad news to pass on to you, the passing of a legend. 82-year-old neil armstrong has died. his family members say he died from complications due from cardiovascular procedures. the family releasing a statement saying they are heartbroken. this is the man that you all know as the first man who walked on the moon back in 1969. and the first to utter the words, "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." here now is john zarella. >> reporter: neil armstrong was born at his grandparents' farm in ohio in 1930 when air travel was still in its infancy and space travel was the stuff of science fiction. but armstrong says he had the same dream over and over again. he was hovering above the ground and holding his breath. armstrong took his first airplane ride when a ford tri-motor, a plane called the twin goose, came to a local airfield. as a teenager he began taking flying lessons, even before getting his driver's license. armstrong earned a degree in aeronautical engineering. he flew

we had the dallas mayor on earlier last hour with fredericka whitfield, he disputed that.right now, we just don't know. >> you wonder how effective is it going to be? to start spraying and spraying before you know, what's the point? >> sure, but they think it's the best bet right now to help the residents right there. >> okay. let's talk about what happens when someone contracts the west nile virus, what are the possible outcomes? >> this is the scariest part about it. sometimes there's no symptoms at all. there's an incubation period for about two weeks where people don't have it. we talked to the mother of one 14-year-old who doesn't really fit the mold of someone who would contract this virus. usually toddlers, elderly, people with pre-existing health conditions. this 14-year-old jordan connor had none of that. her symptoms were vague. she told her mom she had a headache the one day, next day she had a fever, that night she ends up in the emergency room. in fact, one of the concerns that ebony connor had, the mother of the 14-year-old was that the vague symptoms weren't

i'm fredericka whitfield, the men on the presidential campaign trail are putting the spotlight on medicare. president obama's mitt romney's new vice presidential pick paul ryan are stumping today. the president is making two stops, two campaign stops in new hampshire this afternoon. he's in wyndham right now where he is hitting hard against ryan's budget plan that would turn medicare into a voucher system. >> the latest thing they've been trying is to talk about medicare. now, you'd think they'd avoid talking about medicare given the fact that both of them have proposed to voucherize the medicare system. i guess they figure the best defense is to try to go on offense. so, new hampshire, here's what you need to know. since i've been in office, i have strengthened medicare. i've med reforms that have extended the life of the program that have saved millions of seniors hundreds of dollars on their prescription drugs. the only changes to your benefits that i've made on medicare has been medicare now covers new preventive services like cancer screenings and wellness visits for free. governor ro

. >>> well, fredericka whitfield is usually sitting right here right now, but she's at the olympics withlf is an olympian. while they're in london, fredericka and her dad aren't just watching the games, they're also soak up some of the local culture. >> taking in all of these olympic events is rather exhausting. we've been to the very exciting men's gymnastics and we've taken in the party scene of beach volleyball and so my brother lonnie, my dad, 1948 gold medalist malwhitfield right here. we decided we need a little break and we kick up our heels a little bit. what do you say? it's tea time and it's 4:00. >> hey there, kate! how are you? good to see you. kate maxwell, jetsetter.com. finally we see each other in person and we had to come to london to have tea. >> hello, i'm kate. happy to meet you. mr. whitfield, mr. whitfield, pleasure to meet you. let me tell you about the history of tea and you think about it being a quint essential english thing that wasn't introduced to the country until the 17th century when charles ii married a portuguese woman. it's a portuguese things and they

i'm fredericka whitfield. a look at our top stories right now, we're keeping a close watch on now tropical storm isaac. we have correspondents across the region from haiti, to cuba to the gulf coast of the u.s. isaac already thrashed haiti earlier today. high wind and rain slammed haiti's tent cities where about 300,000 people still live following that 2010 earthquake. isaac now turning the force of its wind and rain on cuba and that's where cnn's patrick upman is. he's live from havana. so give us an idea of what that city of havana is experiencing right now, patrick? >> reporter: you know, it's been on and off all day, fredericka. right now the rain's gone away for the meantime and people are in cuba, in august, as you can believe, just enjoying the breeze. it's a brutally hot month and all of a sudden it's gotten a lot cooler and you're seeing people coming out and sort of enjoying the windy, breezy day. that battering blow that isaac delivered to haiti is really more of a glancing blow here. officials are

i'm fredericka whitfield in atlanta. we want to take you to ashland, virginia, why?umptive republican presidential candidate mitt romney there announces his choice as a running mate paul ryan, now the two are appearing there. let's listen in to paul ryan. >> hey, randolph, macon, thanks for your hospitality. i've got some good news and i've got some bad news. why don't we get rid of the bad news first, okay? president obama is the president of the united states and the good news is that on november 6th he won't be any longer. [ cheering and applause ] and here's why we have come to a very crucial moment in our nation's history. we are at that proverbial fork in the road. we have a choice of two futur ahead of us. we know that. president obama, with his party firmly in control the first two years got almost everything passed into law that he wanted, and now we're living under those policies. now we're witnessing a nation in debt, further in doubt, deeper in despair. now we're see a country where after the recession this so-called recovery is the worst we've seen in 70

. >>> "cnn newsroom" continues right now with fredericka whitfield. >> a brutal shooting in south africagunning down striking miners to tell you about. who instigated the violence? we'll take you there live. >>> first here at home. jonesboro, arkansas police have released more video of a handcuffed man. it sounds physically impossible but jonesboro police say this man shot himself in the head with his wrists cuffed behind his back and he was in the backseat of a patrol unit when that happened. earlier this week police made public this reenactment video showing the act can be done. what the video has not done. take a look. >> if you fall for this. you'll fall for anything. >> it's not silenced the doubters who said carter didn't kill himself. >> i saw the newsreel last night. i don't think that it is possible. >> we have tried it on numerous of us. we have tried it. it cannot be done. >> now police have released dash cam video from the two police united involved in the incident back in july, the 29th of july. they have given out dubs of police interviews with eyewitnesss. george howell ha