laura bischoff. guest: i just have to say in covering john kasich over the last six or eight years i have found him to be somebody who does what he wants to do and what he believes is the right , for ohio,his career for his policies. he is not one to just buckle under because it's time. he decided it was a good idea to expand medicaid in ohio and he went against his own, the butslature he kind of ran, he believed it was the right thing to do to help 400,000 low income ohioans to get medicaid. ves his owncarbs hi path. i don't think he's just going to endorse. macy is going to be disappointed. i don't see it happening. host: there has been reporting that donald trump's team approached john kasich's team with a most powerful vp offer. what has the kasich camp said to you? guest: that report is interesting. i have talked to some political scienctists yesterday. i think that was more of a feeler. would you like to be considered? an overture to make it on the shortlist. pickh would be a great vp for trump

also laura bischoff for this date news will give us a recap of yesterday's events and a look ahead to the close of the rnc and donald's acceptance speech. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal beginning live from the republican national convention at 7:00 eastern on thursday morning. thursday at the last day of the republican convention and we will be at the new york delegation breakfast with former new york mayor rudy giuliani in new york congressman peter king. watch live at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span two. you'll also have a conversation on the issues and the campaign with a panel of political sultans, live coverage at nine clock eastern on c-span three. former presidential candidate and texas senator ted cruz was at the convention when he spoke to delegates encouraging them to vote conscience but not endorsing donald trump for president. highlights of the third likes -- third that of the convention senatorg with said -- ted cruz. >> please welcome united states senator ted cruz of texas. [cheering] >> thank you. thank you and god bless each and every one of you. honored to

laura bischoff, staff writer with the dayton daily news at our table here in cleveland. was talking about the back story here and the risk that happened last night in the open with senator ted cruz's speech. there is also the risk with john kasich, should donald trump attempt to bring in the ohio delegation tonight when he gives his speech? >> the ohio delegation is solidly behind john kasich. ohio is a winner take all, so he got all 66 delegates. kasich. all in for john a lot of the get -- the delegates were telling us yesterday and this week that that donaldappy trump and his team continue to bash the governor. earlier this week, paul binford said the governor is not endorsing donald trump and it was embarrassing and a dumb mistake. ,he war of words continued saying "people make mistakes, even really stupid was but they can recover, kind of like opening the door to having the trump people make an overture at least two playing nice. i think john kasich has very little use for donald trump, he does not like his message or his method. the use that the ohio republican part