mr. paul ryan. i want to congratulate, look, i want to congratulate congressman ryan. i know him. i welcome him to the race. he is an articulate spokesman for governor romney's vision. but it's a vision that i fundamentally disagree with. >> the other aspect to this in picking ryan is is that ryan's experience is all washington. now, romney tried to make the case that ryan was a guy that works in washington, but he's not of washington. >> his career ambitious was not to go to washington. that is not what he wanted to do. but he became concerned about what was happening in the country. >> well, will the voters buy it? romney most importantly, romney and republicans are arguing on his behalf, kind of distancing himself a little bit or trying to from ryan's budget. >> it is the romney ryan ticket and as president, president romney will be putting forward his own budget. >> i think mitt romney aprea apprecia appreciated the the work paul ryan has done. >> i have my budget plan that i've put out and that's the budget plan that we're going to run on. >> the next battle of course is the

mr. paul ryan. i want to congratulate him. i know him. i welcome him to the race. congressman ryan is a decent a family man. he is an art to you a spokesman for governor romney's vision. it is a vision i fundamentally disagree with. my opponent and congressman ryan and their allies in congress, and they believe that if we get red and more corporations and give more tax breaks to the wealthiest americans it will lead to jobs and prosperity. that is where they will take us if they win. this is not speculation. it is embodied in the budget. the centerpiece of his entire economics is a $5 trillion in tax cuts, a lot going to the wealthiest americans. last week we found out that the paper of this five trillion dollar tax cut, not only with we see them gut education science and research, gut things like rebuilding our roads and bridges, but it turns out that it would also raise taxes on middle-class families by an average of $2,000 each. not to reduce the deficit. not to create more jobs. independent economists have said there's nothing in the plan that would create jobs

mr. paul ryan. i want to congratulate -- no, no, no. >> reporter: the gop campaign will divide and conquer this week. the romney bus tour rolls into florida today without ryan. the wisconsin native heads to drought stricken iowa, the same state the president campaigns in today. obama will tour a farm in iowa and announce that the agriculture department is buying up pork, lamb, chicken and catfish to help support farmers suffering from a very hot and dry season. that's while romney headlines a morning rally in st. augustine before he heads to miami later this afternoon. we're live in washington. i'm claire leka. >>> thank you. syrian activists and rebels are trying to counter bashar al assad's increasingly strong air attacks. secretary of state hillary clinton discussed with turkey a number of options to aid the syrian opposition, including a no fly zone, however, no decisions were made. this as syrian jets attacked areas in and around aleppo, the country's largest city on sunday. meanwhile, two bomb

mr. paul ryan. i want to congratulate congressman ryan. i know him. he is an articulate spokesman for governor romney's vision but it's a vision that i fundamentally disagree with. >> reporter: earlier romney and ryan quoted voters. >> are we going to win north carolina? >> reporter: while history holds voters normally vote for the name atop the ballot. >> we owe you a choice, a choice of two futures. we can either stay on the current path that we are on or we can change this thing and get this country back on the right track. >> reporter: though a member of congress 14 years ryan was a virtual unknown until two years ago when republicans won back the house and he took over as chair as a powerful budget committee. ryan's so-called road map for america's future, a proposed federal budget appears destined to be a lightning rod evidenced by headlines. florida congressman. >> suggests we should end medicare as we know it. >> reporter: her counter part republican national committee chair fired back on meet the press. >> if any person in this debate has blo

mr. paul ryan. not the thing that has happened with him in the early stages of the primary battle. t. clearly the crowd welcomed him to the ticket. they are enthusiastic about the prospects of the house budget chairman bringing his brand of conservative to the romney agenda, marrying that in campaign that will out of the president and create a mandate. they believe by putting paul ryan on this ticket it will send a strong signal that this is a politician determined to make a differenceno

mr. paul ryan. i want to congratulate -- no, no, no. look. i want to congratulate congressman ryan. i know him. he's an articulate spokesman for governor romney's vision, but it's a vision that i fundamentally disagree with. >> reporter: earlier, romney and ryan courted voters in another fall battleground, north carolina. >> are we going to win north carolina? that's right we are. >> reporter: but while history holds that voters ultimately pull for the name atop the ballot, ryan's selection is romney's vice presidential pick is driving a clear wedge how republicans and democrats hope to change the country's direction. >> we owe you a choice. a choice of two futures. we can either stay on the current path that we are on or we can change this thing and get this country back on the right track. >> reporter: though a member of congress 14 years, ryan was a virtual unknown until two years ago when republicans won back the house in a wave of tea party support and he took over as chair as the powerful budget committee. >> the hearing will come to order. >> reporter: ryan's so-called road m

mr. paul ryan. >> reporter: the gop campaign will divide and conquer this week. the romney bus tour rolls into florida today without ryan. the wisconsin native heads to drought-strickened eye ooi wa, the same state the president campaigns in today. obama will tour a farm in iowa and announce the agriculture department is buying up pork, lamb, chicken and catfish to help support farmers suffering from a very hot and dry season. while romney will head a morning rally in st. augustine, he'll head to miami later this afternoon. we're live in washington, i'm claire leka. mara, back to you. >> though word slipped out early, the romney campaign pulled off quite a feat, keeping this election's biggest political secrete under wraps for more than a week. peter alexander has details on how they did it. >> reporter: to ensure the announcement made a dramatic splash, the romney campaign went to extraordinary lengths to avoid any leaks. the four-month vp vetting process involved only a handful of top aides, supervised by both myers. myers explained the painstaking process, seve

the president using strong words to welcome paul ryan to the race. >> my opponent chose his running mate, the ideological leaders of the republican in congress, mr. paul ryan. >> boo! >> no, no, no. i want to congratulate congress ryan. i know him, i welcome him to the race. congressman ryan is a decent man, he is a family man, he's an articulate spokesman for governor romney's vision. but it's a vision i fundamentally disagree with. >> joining me, msnbc "time" magazine analyst mark halperin. >> we have a presidential system here, not a parliamentary system. i need to walk you through some of this. >> thank you very much. the front page of the "wall street journal" says ryan pick jolts race. for how long will it jolt the race? >> it's jolted the race in a lot of ways, and i think it's a more exciting and game-changing pick than some thought he would make. most vice presidential nominees after the convention disappear into the woodwork. i suspect that's what will happen. i think for the next couple weeks, he will be a big part of the focus of the race. >> good and bad. three reasons this is a great choice by mitt romney. >> it adds a jolt of ener

mr. paul ryan. i want to congratulate congressman ryan. i know him. i welcome him to the race.gressman ryan is a decent man. he is a family man. he is an articulate spokesperson for governor romney's vision but it is a vision that i fundamentally disagree with. [cheers and applause] my opponent and congressman ryan and their allies in congress they all believe that if we just get rid of more regulations on big corporations and we get more tax breaks to the wealthiest americans it will lead to jobs and prosperity for everybody else. that is what they are proposing. that is where they will take us if they win. this is not speculation. it is on their website. it is embodied on the budget -- in the budget that the house republicans voted for repeatedly. the centerpiece of governor romney's economic plan is a new $5 trillion tax cut, a lot of it going to the wealthiest americans. this on top of the bush tax cuts. last week, we found that to pay for this $5 trillion tax cut, not only would we see them cut education investments, gut investments in science and research gut investments

mr. paul ryan. d i want to congratulate -- no, no, no. >> reporter: the gop campaign will divide and conquer this week, the romney bus tour rolls into florida today without ryan. the wisconsin native heads to drought stricken iowa, the same state the president campaigns in today. obama will tour a farm in iowa and announce that the agriculture department is buying up pork, lamb, chicken and catfish to help support farmers suffering from a very hot and dry season. while romney will headline a morning rally in st. augustine before heading to orlando at lunch time, then miami later in the afternoon. claire lakea, nbc news, washington. >> absolutely. it is 4:47. a look at our weather arriving. right on time. >> checking those details. there is a fire burning. not sure if the you know about this but to our north and we do have viewers up in the clear lake region. thanks for waking up with us. let's get to it. high fire danger persists just about all week long. 53 in san francisco, we're at 67 degrees this

mr. paul ryan. i want to congratulate -- [ boos ] no, no, no, no. >> both republican candidates will be splitting up today. romney is bound for ohio and florida, while ryan visits iowa. president obama will also be campaigning in iowa where he's said to announce a drought relief plan. the department of agriculture intends to buy up to 170 million pounds of pork, lamb, chicken, and catfish to help support farmers. he's also asking congress to pass a short-term relief farm bill to help ranchers and farmers. right now the u.s. is in the midst of the worst drought in more than 50 years. >>> marla, after more than a year and a half a grueling recovery, former congresswoman gabrielle giffords has returned home. sunday was moving day for her and husband, mark kelly, a retired astronaut. giffords and 12 others were wounded in a 2011 shooting in front of a tucson supermarket that killed six people. giffords and kelly have been living in houston for more than a year while she was undergoing intense rehab. just

mr. paul ryan library at a librarthe reagan at simi valley, california. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. first off, a shshut out to my colleague. pretty nice neighborhood you have here. -- shout out to my colleague. pretty nice neighbor did you have here. please say thank you to mrs. reagan for allowing me to speak. this is my second time here. i have to say, there is a spirit that pervades the reagan library. you cannot help but feel uplifted being here. it is a spirit of optimism. it is a sense that things will turn out all right if we make that effort. in the good times and bad, ronald reagan embodied optimism. this is very true that i do not have to tell you his favorite joke. i only have to repeat the punch line, "there must be a pony in here somewhere." [laughter] [applause] his optimism together with his brilliant mind, determined will, and nancy's love and support, they were the keys to ronald reagan epos greatness as an american leader. his temperament was his nature. his optimism only grew the more he talked to people from all walks of life. president reag

mr. ryan on the ticket. mr. romney, his campaign, and his surrogates cannot seem to decide if mr. romney is for paul's kill medicare plan or if they're against it. a spokesperson for mr. romney told us mr. romney is on the same page as paul ryan in terms of reducing the budget, but the spokesperson told us that mr. romney will be proposing his own changes regarding medicare. >> with regards to medicare, i would lay out the plan that, well, actually i did a couple months ago that said, again, for higher income recipients, lower benefit. a premium support program which allows people to buy either current standard medicare or a private plan, and this is the proposal which congressman paul ryan has adopted. it's a proposal which i believe is absolutely right on. >> you said during a debate earlier this year paul ryan's latest medicare proposal is absolutely right on. i'm curious, is there anything about it that you disagree with? >> the items we agree on, i think outweight any differences there may be. >> are there specific policies in your budget that you disagree? >> there may be. we'll take a look at

mr. paul ryan. i want to congratulate -- [boos] i welcome congressman ryan to the race.e is a decent and family man. he is an articulate spokesperson for governor romney. it is a vision i disagree with. host: that word "ideologue" is out there this weekend. guest: there is a war is being waged over defining paul ryan. it is for the democrats to define him in a way that works to their advantage. you heard this yesterday on the sunday shows that paul ryan was an extremist and an ideologue. host: here is paul ryan himself in wisconsin from yesterday. [video clip] >> a country with four years of a trillion-dollar deficits, economic stagnation. the worst economic recovery in 70 years. the largest deficit and the biggest government since world war ii. nearly one in six americans are in poverty today. you know what? we are not going to take that. we are going to turn that around. [cheers and applause] the good news is we can do this. we can turn this around. we can get this economy turned around and we can get people back to work. host: some say the crowd was estimated at 10,00

mr. paul ryan. no, no, no. want to congratulate congressman ryan.te spokesman for governor romney's vision. but it is a vision i fundamentally disagree with. >> earlier, romney and ryan courted voters in north carolina. >> are we going to win north carolina? that is right, we are. >> of history holds that voters poll for the name atop the ballot, ryan's selection is driving a wedge between house republicans and democrats hope to change the countries direction. >> we owe you a choice, choice of two futures. we can stay on the current path we are on or we can change this thing and get this country back on the right track. >> a member of congress 14 years, ryan was an unknown until two years ago when republicans won back the house and a wave of tea party support. >> the hearing will come to order. >> his road map for america's future, a proposed federal budget featuring cuts appears destined to be a lightning rod. evidenced by this morning's headlines. debbie wasserman schultz. >> paul ryan embraces extremism, suggests we should end medicare, shred the

mr. paul ryan. i want to congratulate him. i know him. i welcome him to the race.ongressman ryan is a decent, a family man. he is an art to you a spokesman for governor romney's vision. it is a vision i fundamentally disagree with. my opponent and congressman ryan and their allies in congress, and they believe that if we get red and more corporations and give more tax breaks to the wealthiest to jobss it will leavd and prosperity. that is where they will take us if they win. this is not speculation. it is embodied in the budget. the centerpiece of his entire economics is a $5 trillion in tax cuts, a lot going to the wealthiest americans. last week we found out that the paper of this five trillion dollar tax cut, not only with we education, science and research, gut things like rebuilding our roads and bridges, but it turns out that it would also raise taxes on middle-class families by an average of $2,000 each. not to reduce the deficit. not to create more jobs. independent economists have said there's nothing in the plan that would create jobs right now. this woul

mr. paul ryan. i want to congratulate him. i know him. i welcome him to the race. congressman ryan is a decent, a family man. he is an art to you a spokesman for governor romney's vision. it is a vision i fundamentally disagree with. my opponent and congressman ryan and their allies in congress, and they believe that if we get red and more corporations and give more tax breaks to the wealthiest americans it will lead to jobs and prosperity. that is where they will take us if they win. this is not speculation. it is embodied in the budget. the centerpiece of his entire economics is a $5 trillion in tax cuts, a lot going to the wealthiest americans. last week we found out that the paper of this five trillion dollar tax cut, not only with we see them gut education, science and research, gut things like rebuilding our roads and bridges, but it turns out that it would also raise taxes on middle-class families by an average of $2,000 each. not to reduce the deficit. not to create more jobs. independent economists have said there's nothing in the plan that would create job

paul ryan a bit. take a listen to this. >> yesterday morning my opponent chose his running mate, the ideological leader of the republicans in congress, mr. paul ryan. i want to congratulate -- no, no, no. i want to congratulate congressman ryan. i know him. i welcome him to the race. congressman ryan is a decent man. he's a family man. he is an articulate spokesman for governor romney's vision. but it's a vision that i fundamentally disagree with. >> john, it seems to me like the president cannot wait to start talking about paul ryan's vision. .question of medicare. seniors are a very, very, very important constituency. the democrats lost in the 2010 midterm elections and they're dying to get them back. they see this as a huge opening. >> it's fascinating, we stopped by the organizing for america, the obama campaign's office here. they expect to be beat here in the suburbs. one of the volunteers said we need more information on paul ryan's record so i can rebut people when i meet them who say i'm so proud for the state of wisconsin. his campaign staff had a new script. they were saying you might like paul ryan or think this is good for

mr. paul ryan. not the thing that has happened with him in the early stages of the primary battle. paul ryan has an effect. clearly the crowd welcomed him to the ticket. they are enthusiastic about the prospects of the house budget chairman bringing his brand of conservative to the romney agenda, marrying that in campaign that will out of the president and create a mandate. they believe by putting paul ryan on this ticket it will send a strong signal that this is a politician determined to make a difference, not just stir up partisan day to day name calling but people need more than gridlock. republicans hope they will appeal to the moderates and to prepared to make the tough choices to balance the budget, to slow the growth of government. shrink the size of government in american people's lives. there will immediately and we've begun to say some tough blow back from democrats. attacking paul ryan saying that they are extreme cloth and they will undue medicare and reform social security security out of existence. it's been referred by democrats and independents alike -- republicans

mr. paul ryan. and i want to congratulate -- no, no, no, no. being loo, i want to congratulate congressman ryan. i know him. i welcome him. congressman ryan is a decent man. he is a family man. he's an articulate spokesman for governor 0 romney's vision. but it's a vision that i fundamentally disagree with. >> well, vice president biden is also on the campaign trail. he'll be in north carolina. >>> and a dust storm rose through phoenix covering the city in a blanket of gray. we will show you some remarkable time lapse video of that storm. ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with advanced haldex all-wheel drive. [ engine revving ] it's bringing the future forward. it's bringing the future welcome to hotels.com. summer road trip, huh? as the hotel experts, finding you the perfect place is all we do. this summer, save up to 30%, plus get up to $100 on us. welcome to hotels.com. >>> and you are looking at a live pictu

mr. paul ryan. i want to congratulate congressman ryan. i know him. i welcome him to the race.sman ryan is a decent man. he is a family man. he is an articulate spokesman for governor romney's vision. but it's a vision that i fundamentally disagree with. my opponent and cngressman ryan and their allies in congress, they all believe that if we just get rid of more regulations on big corporations and we give more tax breaks to the wealthiest americans it will lead to jobs and prosperity to everybody else. that is what they are proposing. that is where they will take us if they win. this is not speculation. it's on their websites and embodied in the budget that the house republicans voted for repeatedly. the center piece of governor romney's entire economic plan is a new $5 trillion tax cut, a lot of it going to the wealthiest americans on top of the bush tax cuts. last week we found out that to pay for this $5 trillion tax cut not only would we see them gut education investments, gut investments in science and research, gut investments in things like rebuilding our roads and our

paul ryan a bit. >> yesterday morning, my opponent chose his running mate, the idea logical leader, mr. paul ryan. i want to congratulate -- no, no. i want to congratulate congressman ryan. i know him. i welcome him to the race. congressman ryan is a, is a decent man, a family man. he is an articulate spokesman for governor romney's vision. but it's a vision that i fundamentally disagree with. >> seems to me like the president cannot wait to start talk i talking about paul ryan's vision. the question of medicare, quloun, seniors are very, very important constituency. the democrats lost in the 2010 midterm elections and they're dying to get him back and they see this as a huge opening. >> it's fascinating, gloria. we stopped by the organizing for america. the obama campaign's office here in waukesha. again, they expected to be here in the suburbs. one of the volunteers was asking the manager, we need more information on paul ryan's record so that i can rebut and they're already doing that. we just heard from the president there. his campaign staff today had a new script. they're calling voters and i

mr. paul ryan. i want to congratulate -- no, no, no. >> reporter: the gop campaign will divide and conquer this week. the romney bus tour rolls into florida today without ryan. the wisconsin native heads to drought-stricken iowa, the same state the president campaigns in in today. obama will tour a farm in iowa and announce that the agriculture department is buy up pork, lamb, chicken and catfish to help support farmers suffering from a very hot and dry season. nbc news, washington. >> romney's vp pick was a surprise to almost everyone, and that's just how his campaign wanted it. aides went to pretty extreme measures to keep the choice under wraps. romney wanted to offer ryan the job in person, but that proved to be quick tricky. instead of flying him to boston, which would have been suspicious, romney flew the wisconsin congressman to hartford, connecticut. ryan was wearing a baseball hat, sunglasses and jeans when a rented suv driven by a campaign aide's teenage son drove him to boston. >>> don't e

mr. paul ryan -- boo >> no. no. no. i welcome him to the race. congressman ryan is a decent man. he is a family man. he is an articulate spokesman for governor's romney's vision, but it's a vision i fundamental ly disagree with. my opponent and congressman ryan and their allies in congress, they all believe that if we just get rid of more regulations on big corporations, and we give more tax breaks to the wealthiest americans, it will lead to jobs and prosperity for everybody else. that's what they're proposing. that's where they'll take us if they win. and this isn't speculation, it's on their web sites and embodied in the budget that the house republicans voted for repeatedly. the centerpiece of governor romney's entire economic plan is a new $5 trillion tax cut going to the wealthiest americans on top of the bush tax cuts. last week we found out to pay for this $5 trillion tax cut, not only would we see them gut education investments, gut investments in science and research, gut investments in things like rebuilding our roads and bridges, but it turns out that governors -- gov

mr. paul ryan -- boo >> no. no. no. i welcome him to the race. congressman ryan is a decent man. he is a family man. he is an articulate spokesman for governor's romney's vision, but it's a vision i fundamental ly disagree with. my opponent and congressman ryan and their allies in congress they all believe that if we just get rid of more regulations on big corporations, and we give more tax breaks to the wealthiest americans, it will lead to jobs and prosperity for everybody else. that's what they're proposing. that's where they'll take us if they win. and this isn't speculation, it's on their web sites and embodied in the budget that the house republicans voted for repeatedly. the centerpiece of governor romney's entire economic plan is a new $5 trillion tax cut going to the wealthiest americans on top of the bush tax cuts. last week we found out to pay for this $5 trillion tax cut, not only would we see them gut education investments, gut investments in science and research, gut investments in things like rebuilding our roads and bridges, but it turns out that governors -- gove

mr. paul ryan. welcome. >> thank you, sir. >> chris, i want to start with you.three examples of what could be an acceptance speech. looking ahead, optimism, biography, partisanship. what will be the pieces of the recipe tonight? >> it's interesting. i think that the the least piece of that mix will be partisanship would be my guess. solely because mitt romney is not a red meat conservative. it's remarkable that he got to this point in the race. it will be relatively heavy on biography and uh think one thing interesting about that is this is not someone in mitt romney who has ever been comfortable talking about himself. you know, the idea that mitt romney could do the "i still remember a place called hope" it is harder to imagine that. but i think he has to find a way to tell the story. his wife did it well. turned over the sawhorse as a desk, eating tuna fish. can he humanize himself in the way he's struggle to so far? >> outit's interesting to see a that time bill clinton needed a good speech and it worked. these things can turn things around and help a lot. >>

america's mayor rudy giuliani will talk about whether veep paul ryan is a game changer for mitt romney or not. the power of capitalist ideas from mratch it. it's going to work.

mr. paul ryan. i want to congratulate -- look, i want to congratulate congressman ryan.ought them into the race -- i want to welcome him to the race. he's a decent man, a family man, inarticulate spokesman for governor romney's vision. but it is a vision i fundamentally disagree with. >> that was president obama at a chicago fund raiser. our guest is matt rothschild, editor of "the progressive", and john nichols, author of, "uprising: how wisconsin renewed the politics of protest, from madison to wall street." he wrote a biography of another vice-presidential candidate to become vice-president, cheney. it's called "dick." with the president is saying he is the chief ideologists of the republican party? >> i think that is correct. i do not know why obama needed to second the nomination of paul ryan. maybe things it is a big plus for his campaign. obama has been praising run for the last couple of years during budget negotiations, praising him for his seriousness on his proposals on medicare and social security and budget reform, even though he did not agree with them did

mr. paul ryan.nt to congratulate -- no, no, no. >> the republican candidates will split up and romney will head to florida and romney heads to iowa where president barack obama will be campaigning as well. the last republican vice presidential candidate will not attend this year's gop convention. sarah palin says she wanted to give opportunities to other voices to speak at the convention. she also supports romney's choice for vice president. >> the death toll continues to rise after a series of powerful earthquakes in iran. the government this says at least 300 people are dead. several thousands are injured. a pair of quakes rocked northeast of the country on saturday. at least 20 villages were destroyed. iranian state tv says rescuers have stopped their search for survivors. in egypt, thousands taking to the streets in cairo, they came out sunday to support the country's president after he reclaimed power from the military. president morsi forcing the retirements of the defense minister and other t

mr. paul ryan. you've already done your workout today. right? >> that's right. >> senator johnson, start with you. i want to talk about the midwest here in a minute but also this issue of does mitt romney represent where today's republican party is? you were thought of as a tea party victor in 2010. did you think mitt romney was tea party or is it just he's head of the party? >> i decided to endorse mr right before the wisconsin primary because i had a chance to meet with him and i had no doubt on major issues -- debt and deficit, repealing obama care, governor romney is totally knowledgeable about those issues and 100% dedicated to repealing obama care and getting our debt and deficit under control. the beauty about picking paul ryan is not only is he knowledgeable, can help craft legislation and get it passed, certainly confirms what i already knew, governor romney is serious about making this a mandate election and tackling the debt and defense dit issues. he's absolutely on the same page with everybody across the spectrum in the republican p

mr. romney and mr. ryan over the weekend, they then right away put paul ryan out on his own. and you can tell that he's new at this. understandably uncomfortable with people shouting stuff at him, and with the dynamics of a crowd like that. paul ryan is not used to this. paul ryan is used to traveling in republican circles where he's treated more like this. >> congressman, we want to thank you so much for coming in today. we also want to note that it's your birthday. >> that's right. >> and your 42nd birthday, and we have -- >> you have to be kidding me. oh, my god. where did you get this? >> we actually -- i was up all night. >> you were. >> you want to cut into that sucker? >> i don't eat sweets. >> it's the federal dollar. >> i see that. >> get it? paul ryan is the guy who wants to cut up the federal dollar. paul ryan is not much use to people thinking he's anything other than awesome. even when his party was at the lowest point possible, right after the 2008 presidential election, when the republicans just got shellacked, paul ryan was still treated as a king in republica