i am proud to second the nomination of mitt romney for the office of president of the united states of america. [applause] >> the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. >> a friend of mine who founded staples with mitt said that mitt romney makes everyone around him greater than they were. 1 of those folks that went on to help mitt romney at the olympics at a salt lake city, every day, you say to yourself, i owe it to admit to be better today than i was yesterday. if there is ever a time for americans to be inspired, that time is now. today, we come together as a party to nominate a man who will energize and inspired this great country of ours. the time has come for a new day in america. the moment is now, that man is mitt romney. it is my incredible honor to second the nomination of mitt romney. >> the states will be called in alphabetical order during the roll call. any delegation might pass when his name is called. during the roll call, the chair will announce the vote of each state. the secretary will announce the votes to which each state is entitled. i am pleased to i

mitt romney, the next president of the united states. [ applause ] >> 24 votes for mitt romney.r votes for ron paul. thank you! yes! [ applause ] >> that is scott romney, 71-year-old brother of mitt romney from michigan. michigan a key state this year. it's the home state for mitt romney. let's listen back in. >> minnesota, where we are proud of the state republican party, which runs a fair convention with integrity. >> cast 33 votes for ron paul. one vote, one vote for senator rick santorum. and six votes for governor romney. [ applause ] minnesota. six, romney. mississippi, 40 votes. >> madam secretary. on behalf of the great state of mississippi, and our distinguished governor bill ryan i am pleased to cast our 40 votes for governor mitt romney. [ applause ] >> mississippi. >> mississippi, 40. romney. missouri, 52 votes. >> madam secretary, missouri, ow me state, missouri tigers are proud to be an n s.e.c. country. home of the world champion st. louis cardinals, the only battleground state that voted republican in 2008. [ applause ] cast three votes for senator santorum, four

mitt romney got a standing ovation as he entered the convention hall for the big speech of his life. >> i am proud to introduce to you if the next president of the united states of america, mitt romney >> he wasted little time making it official. >> i accept nomination for president of united states >> he focused on his life including an emotional not to his parents >> my mom and dad were true partners, a life lesson that shaped me by everyday example. when my mom ran for the senate my dad was there every step of the way. >> then he went to work laying out why he believes he should win in november >> i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs >> and why he thinks the president should not win >> you know there's something wrong with the job he has done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him >> mitt romney work for six years to win his party's nomination and after several days of celebrating that achievement now the real work begins. delegates on the convention floor say they are excited to go to work for mitt romney and paul ryan. >> i am anxious to go back home and make this a reality >> while the delegates all cheered for m

united states. governor mitt romney. >> the formal state-by-state roll call nominating the romney-ryan ticket it was first priority of today's convention business. >> all of that is basically now officially complete. later this evening, chris christie likely to rock the house and ann romney's speech a pivotal moment as she talks about her spouse in hopes he is the next president. bret? >> bret: carl, quickly, governor walker, that was one of the loudest sustained applause you've heard in a long time. >> absolutely! no question about it. he is a rock star here. he has put wisconsin on the map. he helped paul ryan get introduced. bret? >> all right, carl. listen in to the music for one second. ♪ ♪ >> bret: a little bit of the flavor. everybody dancing and celebrating the official nomination comes thursday. the reason it was delayed is the weather. hurricane isaac now, just how slowly is hurricane isaac moving toward the louisiana coast? let's put hit the way. many of you could run faster. we have fox team coverage tonight. senior correspondent rick leventhal is in alabama. correspondent casey stegall

announce these votes for a man who happens to be my brother and whom i love, mitt romney, the next president of the united statesichigan, you saw scott romney, mitt romney's older brother making the announcement. we'll take a quick break. they're about to go over the top. i want on the other side to be there when they do. >> 24 votes for mitt romney, four votes for ron paul. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. in communities across the country. whether it's supporting a delaware nonprofit that's providing training and employment opportunities, investing in the revitalization of a neighborhood in the bronx, or providing the financing to help a beloved san diego bakery expand, what's important to communities across the country is important to us. and we're proud to work with all of those who are creating a stronger future for everyone. you want to make sure it goes up and stays up. [ chirp ] with android apps, you get bette

and 45 votes for the next president of the united states, mitt romney. ers] >> missouri, 45, romney, montana , 26 votes. >> madame secretary, from big sky country, the treasure state with coal, oil and gas, fuel in america. we cast on 26 votes for mitt romney. [cheers] >> montana 26. romney. >> nebraska, 35 votes. >> madame secretary. i am proud to be from the cornhusker state. a red state. the state with the top-ranked college women's volleyball team in the nation. home to the best annual collegiate sporting events of the nation, omaha's college world series. a state that is the land of the city of sandhills, from where our next u.s. senator, deb fisher, a rancher and small-business person hails. and when she is elected, every federal office and every statewide office in nebraska will be held by a republican. [cheers] >> estate led by dead dave heineman who has balanced the state budget without raising taxes. the nebraska delegation proudly casts 33 votes for the next president of the united states, mitt romney. [cheers] >> nebraska, 33. romney, nevada,

. >> the next president of the united states, mitt romney. >> reporter: florida governor rick scott who endorsed romney after rick santorum dropped out. and the headliner, the woman who would be first lady, ann romney. >> i believe he is the only person that can turn around america. so let's let him do that. >> reporter: with the paul ryan vp pick and the todd akin controversy, a lot of the focus on the campaign trail has been about medicare and abortion. republicans are hoping they can reshift the emergency and talk about with they want to talk about, jobs and the economy. >> all right. reporting from washington, d.c. tonight. thanks. >>> coming up all new at 6:00, road closures start this weekend for the grand prix. downtown will be tough to navigate but we'll he is you how to naff date and get out of traffic. >>> caesars has won the bid to build the casino but one other company wants to start the whole process over from scratch. >> coming up on world news, it's been 25 summers since dire tip dancing changed a generation or more. jennifer gray is our person of the week. wççÑçÑ >>> sto

it has been a busy two days in the presidential race in the united states. mitt romney chose paul ryan as his running mate. today, he was busy stumping for votes in iowa. president obama also happened to be campaigning in the same state. the comparisons were clear. >> he is an numbers speak -- geek with a common touch. the would be vice-president went solo. >> president obama has given us four years of trillion dollar deficits. he is making matters worse than he is spending our children into a diminished future. we do not have to stand for that. >> at the mild mr. western personality -- democrats are convinced he is a liability. the obama campaign is warning paul ryan would take an ax to state funded care for the elderly. >> they would choose between food and going to a doctor. >> those kind of cuts are going to be incredibly painful to the working-class%. >> as for the president, he was there, too. three days in a swing state whose farms are reeling from a summer drought. the president says congress could ease this paint any called out in his new arrival by name. >> if

the republican candidate for vice president of the united states. mitt romney announced today wisconsin congressman paul ryan running along side him for the white house. the two are making their next official stop as ticket mates right now in virginia. we're live from manassas in just a minute. a few hours ago president obama landed in chicago to host a series of high dollar fundraisers. ticket price $40,000 to attend the president's fundraiser tomorrow at his hyde park home. the president's campaign took a quick jab at paul ryan today saying ryan supports tax cuts for the wealthy that will hurt the middle class. meanwhile, vice president joe biden called ryan today to congratulate him and welcome him to the race. for the second time in less than 24 hours u.s. troops in southern afghanistan are the target of a deadly attack. a man wearing civilian clothing opened fire on a base in the volatile helmand province friday killing three marines. just hours earlier in the same region three american soldiers were killed by a man in an afghan military uniform. >>> at le

chairman, delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> mitt romney's mainmessage -- president obama had his chance. now it is time for new leadership. >> you know there is something wrong with the job he has done when the best feeling you had with the day you voted for him. >> the republican nominee argued he can do better. >> in america, we celebrate success. we do not apologize for success. >> there was some humor. >> polycom i still like the play list on my ipod better than yours. >> romney also showed a more personal side. >> we were mormons, and growing up in michigan that may have seemed out of place, but i do not remember it that way. my friends cared more about what sports team we follow than the church went to. >> the focus was to show experience and competence over barack obama's likability. >> i wish barack obama had succeeded. i want america to succeed. >>now is the moment we can do something. with your help, we will do something. >> leon harris, reporting from tampa. a few protesters tried to interrupt me run the's speech. two women started sho

for congressman ron paul and 46 votes for a great job creator the next president of the united states, mitt romney. >> and just minutes after virginia's governor cast those delegates, the republican party officially nominated mitt romney as its candidate for president. the first full day of the republican national convention is just reconvened and one of the key speakers featured tonight is a woman who knows mitt romney the best. sandra endo with more on that. >> with festive hats, delegates pack the floor to nominate their republican ticket. presidential candidate, mitt romney, and running mate, paul ryan, arrived in tampa tuesday before the days activities. on this full day of programming, organizers are rallying the party's base. >> barack obama and his party may be satisfied with attacking the american dream. but republicans won't be satisfied until we rebuilt the american dream. >> key prime time speeches tuesday include popular gop governor, chris cristie, from new jersey. and the candidates wife, ann romney. >> i had a lot of input in this. i must say. and a lot of tweaking where i felt lik

we're taking it back, thank you so much, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> mitt romney's accepted the nomination last night in tampa, vowing to lead the country into better times. his speech followed a surprise appearance by clint eastwood. >> you thought the war in afghanistan was ok. >> he spoke to an empty chair, addressing an invisible president obama. the obama campaign answered with a twitter picture of the chair saying " this seat is taken ". >> his speech ran longer than expected and cut into prime-time coverage, now they car facing questions whether that actors appearance distracted. >> we appreciate his support but it is so hard to really get a sense of who this person is in such a short amount of time. >> with the convention behind him and only 67 days until the election, the mitt romney campaign shifts into high gear. after florida he headed to louisiana to for the damage from hurricane isaac. president obama is also on the road in texas meeting with troops at fort bliss. next week democrats open their convention in charlotte. the mitt romney campaign opened a

chairman and delegates, i nomination for of the united states. >> mitt romney's main message obama hadnce and it is time for new leadership. know there is something g with the job we have done -- he has done as president when best feeling you had was the him.ou voted for in america, we celebrate success. apologize for success. i still like the play list on my ipod better than yours. we were mormons and growing up that might have unusual or out of place. i do not remember it that way. my friends cared more about what followed theme what church we went to. >> the goal was to show experience and confidence. >> i wish president obama had because i want america to succeed. now is the moment we can do something. with your help, we will do something. >> with this big night finished him and the balloons popping cheers echoing in the room, candidates are hitting the road. stop is in the battleground virginia. will be in or fall to fight for the democrats. back to you. >> we hope to see you back home soon. for your great reporting. read much more about convention and all the news on the politics

the republican candidate for vice president of the united states. mitt romneyounced today wisconsin congressman paul ryan running along side him for the white house. the two are making their next official stop as ticket mates right now in virginia. we're live from manassas in just a minute. a few hours ago president obama landed in chicago to host a series of high dollar fundraisers. ticket price $40,000 to attend the president's fundraiser tomorrow at his hyde park home. the president's campaign took a quick jab at paul ryan today saying ryan supports tax cuts for the wealthy that will hurt the middle class. meanwhile, vice president joe biden called ryan today to congratulate him and welcome him to the race. for the second time in less than 24 hours u.s. troops in southern afghanistan are the target of a deadly attack. a man wearing civilian clothing opened fire on a base in the volatile helmand province friday killing three marines. just hours earlier in the same region three american soldiers were killed by a man in an afghan military uniform. >>> at least

we are proud to cast all 37 votes for the next president of the united states, mitt romney, and paul ryan. >> the maryland delegation and the rest of the republicans resume their national convention today to certify mitt romney's delegation -- nomination. the convention also nominated romney's running mate, rep paul ryan. >> before the convention closes on thursday night, republican power players are making the case as to why the former massachusetts -- massachusetts governor should be elected the next president. joining us live from tampa with our commitment 20 graaff coverage. >> i can tell you, not only was ann romney a big hit here, so was new jersey governor chris christie. known for his brash style and plain talk, new jersey governor chris christie made the case for the -- mitt romney. >> new jersey republican stand before you tonight. proud of my party, proud of my state, proud of my country. [applause] >> it was not the only endorsement. >> new jersey -- >> that was the state that put romney over the top to officially clinched the party nomination. cheers for mitt came from h

the next president of the united states, mitt romney! >> alabama. 50, romney. >> well, that's of course the beginning of the roll call. it's going to take 1144 votes to win the nomination, to lock it up. as we get near the conclusion you're going to see it on msnbc. let's talk about this dishonest ad. you're the reporter with "the washington post." we've worked so long together. your paper has done a fact-check on this where it claims, of course, that this welfare work requirement, which was put into law under president clinton, is not being exercised or enforced by president obama, created a loophole so people could skip work. according to your paper that's a dishonest statement. >> it is dishonest. if you look at the memo released in july it's absolutely not true. even newt gingrich has come out to say, well, we're not really sure if it's not true either, this ad that they have out. but again, we know what's going on. they're playing in some ways identity politics. paul ryan is playing into this too when he says that he's a catholic de

. >> who will be the next vice president of the united states? >> mitt romneyl ryan to build a ticket. good evening, everyone. >> our top story tonight, reaction is pouring in from both republicans and democrats about romney's choice but the two men are wasting no time hitting the campaign trail. >> it happened in norfolk, virginia, at the start of a four day four-state bus tour. republican presidential candidate mitt romney announced his pick for vice president running mate but it didn't go off without a hitch. joining me by welcoming the next president of the united states. but it didn't go off without a hitch. >> joining me is -- paul ryan will be the next vice president of the united states. >> virginia governor bob mcdonald who was once considered a possible running mate was on hand to introduce him. also in attendance ryan's family, who listened to the candidate's words. >> america is on the wrong track but mitt romney and i will take the right steps in the right time to get us back on the right track. >> we can turn this thing around. >> president obama'

romney campaign now blooefgs that this is a whole news race. >> the next president of the united states! >> the next president of the united states -- >> the next president of the united states -- mitt romney. >> reporter: with a running mate, a burst of energy. >> november 6th, we take our country back. >> campaigning across virginia, romney touted his big ideas. >> we're going to talk about issues and a vision for america and not drag down in the dirt like you're seeing from the obama campaign. >> the message this is team with serious ideas for serious times. >> we won't duck the tough issues. we will lead. >> reporter: not just ideas. like almost all of vp candidates ryan took right to the role of attack dog. >> under president obama, unemployment has gone up. household incomes have gone down and for the first time in our nation's history or country's credit was downgrade zbld how did ryan get to virginia without anyone knowing that she was going to be romney's pick in. >> ryan snuck out the back door and escaped notice by going through a wooded ravine through his house. ryan talked to reporters about that last night. on romney's campaign plan. >> i know those woods like the back

mitt romney got a standing ovation as he entered the convention hall for the biggest speech of his life. >> i am proud to introduce to you the next president of the united states of america, mitt romney. >>nd romney wasted little time making his nomination official. >> i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> he focused on his life, including an emotional nod to his parents. >> my mom and dad were true partners. a life lesson that shaped me by everyday example. when my mom ran for the senate, my dad was there for her every step of the way. >> he laid out why he should win in november. >> i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. >> and why he thinks president obama should not win. >> you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. >> mitt romney worked for six years to win his party's nomination and after several days of celebrating that achievement, now the real work begins. >> there's a lot of people out there who are grassroots people, and they are a little disappointed to be honest. they're very, very disappointed and i think mitt romney in t

other half of the mitt romney team is going to be the great congressman from the state of wisconsin, paul ryan. [cheers and applause] he is the great intellectual voice in the united states house of representatives for our conservative team and will be a great teammate for mitt romney. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the center of the universe, the next president of the united states, mitt romney, and the next vice president, congressman paul ryan. [cheers and applause] ♪ [kid rock - "i was born free" plays] ♪ >> hey, gang! hey, guys! oh, yeah. hey, look at that. >> awesome. >> hey, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> wow. wow. >> we got abraham lincoln over there. >> it feels good to be here in the center of the universe. thank you for your hospitality. i have got some good news and i have got some bad news. why don't we get rid of the bad news first? president obama is the president of the united states, and the good news is on november 6, he will not be any longer. [cheers and applause] 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 futures. president obama w

the president of the united states has to have faith and know what they believe and make the right decision for the people of the united states. that is what you get with mitt romney. he is a man of faith, a man of principle, a man who was been successful as governor, successful in the private sector, successful run in the olympics. he's a great family man. five kids, 18 grandkids. he has been incredibly generous to people all over the country and all of the world. he has an amazing passion and vision for the country. he has a deep and abiding love for america. and what it stands for and the great american dream. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> thank you. what a welcome. thank you so much, virginia. hey, guys. what a great governor you have. what a terrific man and a terrific leader. way to go. [crowd chants "mitt!"] thank you said very much. it is great to be back in virginia. your city's duty is matched only by its proud heritage as a defender of freedom. thank you, va. thank you, norfolk. today we take another step forward in helping restore the promise of america. as we move

you know as far as political options looking at the ones that we have for president of the united states mitt romney and obama i know wall street has thrown more of its money behind mitt romney this time around last time they overwhelmingly supported obama in the previous election but i don't really care about that when i look at their policies they look at exactly the same when it comes to the big banks dodd frank don't give me that that that's a bomb going after the banks it looks like business as usual for the big banks to me it's the small guys that get crushed so is there any kind of option for the american public in dealing with what you say is the most dangerous thing facing them these too big to fail banks. no no absolutely not i mean they both they both understand as i was saying before they both understand that if they go sort of after the banks you know the banks will just sort of let things crater and not you know protect the system and make it look good and then and then they're in trouble so whatever's president is sort of beholden to the banking system that's the big problem we have l

. >>> the next president of the united states -- >> next president of the united states, mitt romney. >> reporter: with a running mate, a burst of energy. >> november 6th, we take our country back! >> reporter: romney touted his pick's blue collar roots and his big ideas. ♪ ♪ >> we're gonna talk about issues and a vision for america and not drag in the dirt like you are seeing from the obama campaign. [ cheering [ >> reporter: the message this is a team with serious -- serious ideas for serious times. >> we won't duck the tough issues, we will lead. >> reporter: not just ideas, like almost all vp candidates ryan took to the role of attack dog. >> unpresident obama, unemployment has gone up. household incomes have gone down and the first time in our nation's history our credit was downgraded. [ booing ] >> reporter: how did ryan get to virginia without anyone knowing he would be romney's pick? while reporters staked out his house friday in wisconsin, ryan snuck out the backdoor and escaped notice by going through a wooded ravine behind his house. ryan talked to reporters about that las

might be too dangerous for governor romney to everembrace. >> the next president of the united states, mitt romneyp democrats jumping on the perceived vulnerability would talk about ryan's budget that passed the republican house with a specific campaign strategy in plan. >> the romney-ryan plan. >> governor romney has not shied away from ryan, his budgeted or vehicles of the future. >> this person has led a clear path for our party and our nation. >> he embraced your budget. is that a full embrace? >> i never expect people to embrace every little decimal point, but clearly he has embraced the kinds of reforms we're talking about that are necessary to save and shrink medicare, to prevent our debt crisis from occurring, to reform the tax code to get jobs back in the economy and stop all the corporate welfare. what the president is doing, he is saying i want to take more hard money from americans and bring it to washington. that doesn't grow the economy. that grows cronyism. we reject that. for the first time we know all the economic forecasters we're going to give our kids an interior future. we hav

ladies and gentlemen, the next president of the united states, mitt romney. >> thank you. thank you. thank you so much. manassas, you are very kind to welcome us like this. this is a terrific welcome and a pretty clear indication that come november 6th virginia is going to vote for romney/ryan. we're going to take back the white house. now today was a good day for me. i got to tell you. it was also a good day for america. we've taken the next step to restoring america's promise with paul ryan as our nominee for vice president. this is a man who i think you know pretty well. if you said one word about paul ryan it would probably be leader. this is a man who learned leadership young because leadership is a function of character and courage. as a young man, a high schooler, his dad died and he was forced to grow up quickly. he and his family came together and instilled in him were the kind of hard working ethics that are associated with the midwest of america. he carries those things in his heart. he worked in washington over the past 14 years but you know what? in his heart

. >> i'm running for president of the united states. >> mitt romney has been campaigning for president every day for well over a year. in the rough and tumble grind on the trail sometimes the message gets lost. but next week as republicans gather for the convention in tampa, romney has the spotlight all to himself. >> convention is an opportunity when americans are just starting to really tune into the campaign. for mitt romney to reintroduce himself to the public and highlight his background and vision for the future of the country. >> that vision boils down to the main message. president obama has failed to fix the economy. romney has the blueprint to get the job done. political conventions are highly choreographed affairs. it's a chance to highlight his position. ultimately, it's all about the candidate. >> mostly it's an opportunity to flesh out who the nominee is. >> reporter: at the top of the list. candidate's wife ann who has a prime too time speaking spot. >> her job is going to tell the stories about what he is like at home. humanize him. >> a role she is uniquely qualified t

united states. that is what you get in mitt romney. he is a man of faith, a man of principle, a man who has been successful as governor, successful in the private sector, successful running the whole. mix he is a great family man, five kids, 18 grandkids, he has been incredibly generous to people around the country and around the world. he has an amazing passion and vision for the country. he has a deep and abiding love for america and what it stands for and the great american dream. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney [applause] . >> not unexpected as governor mitt romney wycombe -- makes his way to the podium. many in the crowd including the senators -- including veterans are there on the military base or welcoming him as he makes the announcement everyone has been waiting for. who will be his running mate? fox news confirms that wisconsin congressman paul ryan who spent 14 years and the legislature will join governor mitt romney as he continues to campaign on the road to

romney in april in wisconsin, ryan's home state. >> the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> romney will introduce ryan as his running mate in virginia this morning. at age 42, ryan is a self-described republican young gun, a staunch fiscal conservative, charismatic and energetic. as chair of the house budget committee, ryan proposed a tax and spending plan that would consult cut so deeply that even some republicans didn't buy it. a plan to turn medicare into a private voucher program that analysts say would raise what we pay for health care as it cuts government costs. and the ryan plan would lower the tax rate on the wealthy from 35 to 25%. >> you need real fiscal reforms, real spending cuts and real spending controls going forward so we can deal with the debt in the future. >> reporter: romney is dealing with slipping polls as he picks a running mate, looking for ways to excite a skeptical gop conservative base. former minnesota governor tim pawlenty was told he's not the choice. >> this doesn't affect my attitude towards wanting him to be president. i'm going to continue to work really hard to help hi

mitt romney's nomination. >> i have been work for him since 2006. and i'm excited to have the next president of the united states be mitt romney. >> reporter: it's critical for romney to reconnect with voters. his son tag romney says it will be a chance for him to reconnect. >> he has a vision for america to get us working again. he is a great guy. a great father and grandfather and a good husband. >> reporter: g.o.p. officials have no plans to condense the schedule but they are keeping a close and wary eye on isaac. >> we have a convention here in tampa and we're going to do the work of the convention but at the same time we're very much aware of and thinking about and praying for everybody that might be effected by this storm when it makes landfall. >> the lieutenant governor you heard there and the virginia delegation excited to here what bob mcdonald has to say. but one governor was scratched from the speaking list. >> that is bobby jindal of louisiana who is dealing with the storm coming his way. but there will be speakers who will acknowledge the fact that the people of louisiana in their prayers. chris ch

chairman and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >>> mitt romney energizes the republican convention with an acceptance speech that was both political and also personal. good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. mitt romney completed the speech by saying that now is the time to restore america. we go to tampa florida where ken pritchett watched the romney speech from inside the convention hall. >> reporter: governor romney delivered an almost 40 minute speech. mr.romney had this crowd cheering many times on their feet from beginning to ends. it was through the audience that governor romney entered a convention hall, a two minute stroll through to the podium. >> mr. chairman and delegates i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> reporter: it was a speech much about him, his family life, his wise as a successful businessman and his opponent. >> you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. >> reporter: mr. romney tried

chairman and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >>> mitt romney energizes the republican convention with an acceptance speech that was both political and also personal. good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. mitt romney completed the speech by saying that now is the time to restore america. we go to tampa florida where ken pritchett watched the romney speech from inside the convention hall. >> reporter: governor romney delivered an almost 40 minute speech. mr.romney had this crowd cheering many times on their feet from beginning to ends. it was through the audience that governor romney entered a convention hall, a two minute stroll through to the podium. >> mr. chairman and delegates i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> reporter: it was a speech much about him, his family life, his wise as a successful businessman and his opponent. >> you know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. >> reporter: mr. romney tried

mitt romney and congressman paul ryan to be the next president and vice- president of the united statesheers and applause] i know mitt romney. he will tell us the hard truths we need to year to put this back on a path to growth and create good paying private sector jobs again in america. mitt romney will tell us the hard truths we need to year to end the torrent of debt that is compromising our future and their earning our economy. mitt romney will tell us the hard truth to end the debacle of putting the hands of the critical care system in the hands of the bureaucrats and putting the bureaucrats between an american citizen and her doctor. [cheers and applause] we ended an era of absentee leadership without purpose or principal in new jersey. i am here to tell you tonight. it is time to end this era of absentee leadership in the oval office and send real leaders to the white house. america needs mitt romney and paul ryan and we need them right now. [cheers and applause] we have to tell each other the truth, right? listen, there is doubt and fear for our future in every corner of our cou

his name is mitt romney and he will be the next president of the united states of america. [applause] my dad died when i was young. he was a good and decent man. there are few things that he would say that have stuck with me. he was a, "son, you're either part of the problem are part of the solution." regrettably, president obama has become part of the problem and mitt romney is the solution. >> paul ryan was born in janesville, wisconsin, where he still lives with his wife and three children. he is a practicing catholic. as chair of the house budget committee, ryan was the architect of a controversial budget plan to cut spending by over $5 trillion over the next 10 years. democrats have argued that his planned medicare and medicare reform -- medicaid reform would essentially dismantle key components of the social safety net. speaking in north carolina on sunday, romney contrasted his team's economic policy from that of the present administration. >> there are some that are fearful that if we stay on the track we're on, we will end up like greece and we will have, like euro

mitt romney and his running mate. >> the next vice president of the united states! >> reporter: mitt romney was about to take the stage with his running mate. it all started with the controversial comment made by a little-known republican congressman running for senate in missouri. but his comment would suddenly light a national fuse over the women's right to choose. the romney team reacting. that congressman was reiterating in cases of rape going further saying women's bodies have a way of working, a way to stop pregnancy during rape. >> it seems to me first of all what i understand from doctors, that's really rare. if it's a lechts rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> reporter: the reason it's ricocheted all the way to the white house is because that congressman has often seen eye to eye with mitt romney's running mate. on a bill on abortion, one bill that would offer exception of abortion in races of rape. the president sensing an open, trying to reach women voters saying no matter what that congressman in missouri is trying to s

. >> i'm running for president of the united states. >> mitt romney has been campaigning for presidenter a year. almost five years if you count his last run. with the rough and tumble daily grind on the trail, sometimes a candidate's message gets lost. but as republicans gather for the convention in tampa, romney has the spotlight all to himself. >> the convention is an opportunity when americans are just starting to really tune in to the campaign. for mitt romney to sort of reintroduce himself to the public and really highlight his background and his vision for the future of the country. >> that vision boils down to the main message that romney tried to hammer home, president obama has failed to fix the economy, but romney has the tools and the blueprint to get the job done. political conventions are highly choreographed affairs, scripted down to the minute. the list of speakers gives the party a chance to highlight their up-and-coming stars like keynote speaker new jersey governor chris christie and florida senator marco rubio. but ultimately it's all about the candidate. >> mostly i

the united states. >> mitt romney has been campaigning for president everybody day for well over a yearyears if you count his last run n the rough and tumble daily grind on the trail, sometimes a candidates message gets lost. but as republicans gather for the convention in tampa, romney has the spotlight all to himself. >> the convention is an opportunity when americans are just starting to really tune in to the campaign. for mitt romney to sort of reintroduce himself to the public and really highlight his background and his vision for the future of the country. >> that vision boils down to the main message that romney tried to hammer home. president obama has failed to fix the economy. but romney has the tools and the blueprint to get the job done. political conventions are highly choreographed affairs, scripted down to the minute. the list of speakers gives the party a chance to highlight their up-and-coming stars like chris christie and florida senator marco rubio. but ultimately it's all about the candidate. >> mostly it's an opportunity to flesh out who the nominee is. >> at the to