lenore romney ended up getting killed in that senate race. you take away lessons from victories and from defeat. >> from both parents. george thrives on candor. >> there's a growing aimlessness and flabbiness in our american society. >> lenore more cautious. their son looked for a path somewhere in between. but george romney steered his son away from politics and toward business first and two graduate degrees, in both business and law, at harvard. >> by now, george romney had seen what it took to succeed and what kind of skills you needed and what kind of credentials you needed. and so he was encouraging his son to go beyond where he had been. >> so in 1972, mitt, ann and their two baby boys moved to massachusetts. but their move from utah would not be easy. >> it was destroyed by fire in august of 1984. and the fire department indicated that it was most likely set. they categorized it as of suspicious origin. ♪ patty cake patty cake baker's man ♪ chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how

mitt was the last and fourth child for george and lenore romney. born march 12, 1947, some recall him as the favorite. george wrote to the family in september 1956. mitt is growing like a weed, as full of ideas and energy as ever. tom mccaffrey grew up with romney. >> mitt as a child was extremely energetic. the kind of kid that could never sit down. his mind was going 100 miles an hour. >> george was much the same way. you know, he's just got that energy. >> phillip maxwell lived down the street from the romneys in a wealthy detroit suburb. >> george would go out on the golf course. he had fluorescent golf balls, and he would hit the ball and he would run after the ball jogging, hit he ball again. and that was his exercise. >> young mitt not only had his father's energy -- >> there seems to be a special bond between george and mitt. >> -- michael kranish and scott helman co-wrote the book "the real romney." >> mitt absolutely idolized his father in a way you can see drawn out in the way he's run his life. following the same footsteps of the career

lenore romney ended up getting killed in that senate race.know, you take away lessons from victories and from defeat. >> from both parents. george thrives on candor. >> there's a growing aimlessness and flabbiness in our american society. >> lenore more cautious. their son looked for a path somewhere in between. but george romney steered his son away from politics and toward business first and two graduate degrees, in both business and law, at harvard. >> by now, george romney had seen what it took to succeed and what kind of skills you needed and what kind of credentials you needed. and so he was encouraging his son to go beyond where he had been. >> so in 1972, mitt, ann and their two baby boys moved to massachusetts. but their move from utah would not be easy. >> it was destroyed by fire in august of 1984. and the fire department indicated that it was most likely set. they categorized it as of suspicious origin. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to be the best. and at this special time of year, they shine e

lenore romney ended up getting killed in that senate race.ou know, you take away lessons from victories and from defeat. >> from both parents. george thrives on candor. >> there's a growing aimlessness and flabbiness in our american society. >> lenore more cautious. their son looked for a path somewhere in between. but george romney steered his son away from politics and toward business first and two graduate degrees, in both business and law, at harvard. >> by now, george romney had seen what it took to succeed and what kind of skills you needed and what kind of credentials you needed. and so he was encouraging his son to go beyond where he had been. >> so in 1972, mitt, ann and their two baby boys moved to massachusetts. but their move from utah would not be easy. >> it was destroyed by fire in august of 1984. and the fire department indicated that it was most likely set. they categorized it as of suspicious origin. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be

. >> for george, lenore, to their son mitt, they the romney family has chosen to give back in public service and that is the legacy and honor that we applaud tonight. >> he gave us the outline of an agenda. >> reducing our deficit, reforming our tax code, fixing our immigration system, freeing ourselves from foreign oil. we've got more work to do. >> and once again the entire speech was crafted to reflect the national motto of out of many, one. >> we are greater than the sum of our individual ambitious and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. we are and forever will be the united states of america. >> so steady and familiar was the president's acceptance that if malia weren't two feet taller

romney, and i congratulated him and paul ryan on a hard fought campaign. fiercely but it's only because we love this and we care so strongly about its future. from george to lenoreitt the romney family has chosen to give back through american service, and that's the we honor and applaud tonight. in the also look forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. i want to thank my friend and partner of the last four years, america's happy warrior, the best vice president anybody could ever hope for, joe biden. [ cheering ] >> and i wouldn't be the man i am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago. let me say this publicly, michelle, i have never loved you more. i have never been prouder to watch the rest of america fall in love with you, too, as our nation's first lad [ cheering ] sasha and maleia before our very eyes you're going upyoung women, just like your mom. proud of you guys. but i w say that for now one dog is probably enough. to the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics. [ cheering ] the best. the best ever. some of you were new this time around,

and we care so strongly about its future, from george to lenore to their son mitt, the romney familysen to give back to america through public service. that's a legacy we honor and applaud tonight. [applause] in the weeks ahead, i look forward to sit do you think with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. i want to thank my friend and partner of the last four years, america's happy warrior, the best vice president anybody could ever hope for, joe biden. \[applause] and i wouldn't be the man i am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago. [applause] let me say this publicly, michelle, i have never loved you more. [applause] i have never been prouder to watch the rest of america fall in love with you too, as our \[applause] sasha and malia, before our very eyes, you're growing up to become two strong, smart, beautiful young women, just like your mom. \[applause] and i'm so proud of you guys. but i will say that for now one dog is probably enough. [laughter] to the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of poli

one of the things i loved about what he said about romney was he drew it in as a whole family, talked about george and lenore >> classy. >> it was. it forced that crowd to applaud mitt romney. that's part of the process. you have to knit everybody back together. we're going to stay on process and specifically on the process of how we got here, in other words, through voting. how do we keep voter suppression and jerry man derg on the agenda even after the win. ♪ >>> as we look ahead to the beginning of a continuing administration for president barack obama, we have a reminder of why a president's legacy looms so much larger than a four or eight-year term. yesterday the supreme court announced that the voting rights act and specifically section 5 of the act is in its cross hairs. section 5 required mostly southern states with the history of disenfranchised voters to get federal preclearance before they can make any changes in their voting laws. that's anything from redrawing congressional districts to moving polling locations. this year's election section 5 was the shield that the justice department used to de

from george to lenore to their son mitt, the romney family has chose on the give back through publict's a legacy that we honor and applaud tonight. in the weeks ahead i also look forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. i want to thank my friend and partner the last four years, america's happy warrior, the president vice president anybody could ever hope for, joe biden. i wouldn't be the man i am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago. let me say this publicly, michelle, i have never loved you more. i have never been prouder to watch the rest of america fall in love with you too as our nation's first lady. sasha and malia you're growing up to become two smart, beautiful young women just like your mom. i'm so proud of you guys. i will say that for now one dog is probably enough. to the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics [ cheers and applause ] the best. the best ever. some of you were new this time around and some of you have been at my side since the very beginnin

from george to lenore to their son mitt, the romney family has chosen to give back to america through public service and that is the legacy that we honor and applaud tonight. in the weeks ahead i also look forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. i want to thank my friend and partner of the last four years, america's happy warrior the best vice president anybody could ever hope for, joe biden. and i wouldn't be the man i am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago. let me say this publicly, michelle i have never loved you more, i have never been prouder to watch the rest of america fall in love with you too as our nation's first lady. sasha and malia, before our very eyes you're growing up to become two strong smart beautiful young women. just like your mom. and i'm so proud of you guys but i will say that for now one dog is probably enough. to the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics. the best. the best ever. some of you were new this time around and some of you have

from george to lenore to their son minutes. the romneyfamily has chosen to give back to america public- service. that is their legacy that we honor and we applaud tonight. >> i just wish that the campaign could be like this. it is always in the victory in the concession speech that you hear everybody coming together. >> i am looking right now is on the i just turn on the tv to be honest. everybody has their feelings back and forth. look at the stock market this morning that as i lot of people feel. >> if the stock market is not doing right well. >> you know what i mean it is like that is the deal. the one thing i will say that positive if i had once beach to listen to before i die give me obama. >> he is a good speaker you know i think the way you win and the way you those both of those speeches are important it says a lot about you. it is like in sports when the team which won to be humble in the win and when you lose you want to look good. you do not want to be sour grades. >> positively. that cannot take away two years of the way they

romneys. his father, george, the governor of michigan, had an unsuccessful run for president himself. his mother, lenore governor romney do next? ann romney on "the view" saying, we will not do this again. that's probably his closest adviser. she does help make those decisions, george. >> his political career is over. but paul ryan's continues. >>> we begin with the other big story today. that storm bearing down on parts of the northeast, still struggling to recover from the devastation of hurricane sandy. airlines have already canceled hundreds of flights, both in and out of new york and other cities, as many are now waiving fees for travelers who changed their plans. la guardia, flooded by sandy last week. today's storm could flood it again. and sam will have an update on the storm's track in a few moments. >>> police in fresno, california, are trying to determine the motive for a deadly workplace shooting. they say lawrence jones was in the middle of his shift when he pulled out a handgun and fatally shot two of his co-workers at close range before wounding two others and then taking his own life. >>

from george to lenore to their son mitt, the romney family has chosen to give back to america throughplaud tonight. [applause] in the weeks ahead, i also look forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. [applause] i want to thank my friend and partner of the last four years, america's happy warrior -- [applause] the best vice president anybody could ever hope for -- joe biden. [applause] and i wouldn't be the man i am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago. [applause] let me say this publicly -- michelle, i have never loved you more. i have never been prouder to watch the rest of america fall in love with you, too, as our nation's first lady. [applause] sasha and malia, before our very eyes, you're growing up to become two strong, smart, beautiful young women, just like your mom. [applause] and i'm so proud of you guys. but i will say that for now, one dog is probably enough. [laughter] to the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics -- [applause] the best. the best ever. [

from george to lenore to their son mitt, the romney family has chose tone give back to americans through public service. that is their legacy that we honor and applaud tonight. [cheering] >> word also that governor romney spoke by phone with the president to congratulate him on the victory. then the former g.o.p. challenger graciously accepted defeat before a crowd of his own supporters, that were gathered outside his campaign headquarters in boston. >> i have just called president obama to congratulate him on his victory, his supporters and his campaign also deserve congratulations. i wish all of them well. but particularly the president, the first lady and their daughters. this is a time of great challenges for america. and i pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation. >> paul ryan will return to washington, not as the next vice-president. but he did win re-election to the congressional seat he has held since 1998. >> the g.o.p. will remain in control of the house of representatives, the democrats failing to gets close to the 218 seats needed for a majority. the h

and we care so strongly about its future, from george to lenore to their son mitt, the romney familyas chosen to give back to america through public service. that's a legacy we honor and applaud tonight. in the weeks ahead, i look forward to sit do you think with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. i want to thank my friend and partner of the last four years, america's happy warrior, the best vice president anybody could ever hope for, joe biden. [applause] and i wouldn't be the man i am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago. let me say this publicly, michelle, i have never loved you more. i have never been prouder to watch the rest of america fall in love with you too, as our nation's first lady. [applause] sasha and malia, before our very eyes, you're growing up to become two strong, smart, beautiful young women, just like your mom. [applause] and i'm so proud of you guys. but i will say that for now one dog is probably enough. to the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics -- [cheers and

. >> mitt romney's own road to this presidential nomination begins in 1947. that's when he was born to george and his wife lenorelenore had signed a contract with mgm but gave up her fledgling movie career to be a full-time mom to four children. before his political career, george was a success it will businessman. he turned around american motors in the 1950s by launching a small fuel efficient car called the rambler. the rambler still brings a smile to mitt's face whenever he runs into it on the campaign trail. .mitt comes of age during the wonder years of the '50s, time of elvis and eisenhower. >> mitt romney's childhood was not typical. he grew up in one of the wealthiest communities in the country, bloomfield hills, michigan, he grew up as a son of privilege, a family of great prominence and significant wealth and a lot was expected of him. >> and as the '50s meld into the '60s, mitt gets his first taste of politics, campaigning with his dad during his first successful run for governor of michigan in 1962. >> i actually went on the minivan that went from county fair to county fair, set up booths and would s

from george to lenore to their son mitt, the romney family has chosen to give back to america through honor and applaud tonight. [cheering] >> and the weeks ahead, i also look forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. i want to thank my friend and partner of the last four years, america's happy warrior, the best vice-president anybody could ever hope for, joe biden! [cheering] >> i wouldn't be the man i am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago... [cheering] let me say this publicly, michelle, i have never loved you more. i have never been prouder to watch the rest of america fall in love with you, too, as our nation's first lady. sasha and malia, before our very eyes, you're growing up to become two strong, smart, beautiful young women, just like your mom. and i am so proud of you guys. but i will say that for now, one dog's probably enough. to the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics... [cheering] the best! the best ever! some of you were new this time around and so