the man you saw was republican governor bob mcdonnell of virginia. bob mcdonnell, i think it's safe to say, did not want the role this week, his role at the republican convention to be chairman of the platform committee. bob mcdonnell wanted his role at the convention to be vice presidential nominee. but he had a few things going against him in that pursuit. one problem that he had was his master's thesis which he wrote as an adult at the pat robertson university. this thesis surfaced during his run for governor and was problematic for him at the time because in his thesis he argued among other things that public policy at every level should be used to pungt cohabitators, homosexuals and fornicators. that was going to be a problem for bob mcdonnell running in the century that is usually labeled 21. once in office, governor bob mcdonnell made himself into governor ultrasound. he backed the republicans in the state who wanted the state government to force women to have medically unnecessary ultrasounds against their will. his support for that was right

the man you saw was republican governor bob mcdonnell of virginia. bob mcdonnell, i think it's safe to say, did not want the role this week, his role at the republican convention to be chairman of the platform committee. bob mcdonnell wanted his role at the convention to be vice presidential nominee. but he had a few things going against him in that pursuit. one problem that he had was his master's thesis which he wrote as an adult at the pat robertson university. this thesis surfaced during his run for governor and was problematic for him at the time because in his thesis he argued among other things that public policy at every level should be used to punish cohabitators, homosexuals and fornicators. that was going to be a problem for bob mcdonnell running in the century that is usually labeled 21. once in office, governor bob mcdonnell made himself into governor ultrasound. he backed the republicans in the state who wanted the state government to force women to have medically unnecessary ultrasounds against their will. his support for that was righ

bob mcdonnell is the one who decides. joining us now is frank rich, writer at large for new york magazine and former columnist for the "new york times." it is great it see you. thank you for being here. >> great to be here, rachel. >> it's all in bob mcdonnell's hands. >> as long as he's not waving a wand toward anyone's private parts. >> you have to excise all magic wand references when talking about bob mcdonnell. which is a crime defense story telling. >> it is indeed. >> the romney/ryan campaign spent the day trying to run, not walk away from todd akip's views and paul ryan's policy positions where he has been a cosponsor of a lot of this really radical anti-abortion legislature. do they keep running from it and pretend it wasn't his record or do they turn and start to defend his report? >> i think they're going to have to defend his record because they can't eradicate it, and what about the presidential candidate's record? i mean, after all, romney has called for defunding planned parenthood, defunding title 10, whic

bob mcdonnell is the one who decides. joining us now is frank rich, writer at lark for new york magazine. mr. rich, great to see you. >> great to be here, rachel. >> it's all in bob mcdonnell's hands. >> as long as he's not waskivin wand. >> you have to excise all magic wand references when talking about bob mcdonnell. the romney/ryan campaign spent the day trying to run, not walk, away from todd akin's views and paul ryan's policy positions where he has been a cosponsor of a lot of this really radical antiabortion ledge slafer. do they keep running from it and prepd it wasn't his record or do they turn and start to defend his report? >> i think they're going to have to defend his record because they can't eradicate it, and what about the presidential candidate's record? after all, romney has called for defunding planned parenthood, defunding title 10, which is not only gives contraception access to american women but cancer screening, even abstinence education. we also have to say that mitt romney belongs to a church whe

because bob mcdonnell blew his chances when he became governor ultrasound, right? forcing medically unnecessary ultra sounds on virginia women and forcing them to pay for it. yes, bob mcdonnell blew it, and so mitt romney instead went with the budget want guy, with none of that baggage. except paul ryan is not just the budget want guy. budget want guy.. in addition to his sponsoring the ban on all abortions and the most popular forms of birth control and most invitro fertilization in the country, he has also supported a federal version of bob mcdonnell's virginia forced ultrasound bill. he sponsored a federal bill to force women seeking an abortion to undergo a medical procedure regardless of whether or not they want it, regardless of whether or not their doctor thinks it's the right decision, but just because the government says you have to. the latest nbc/wall street journal poll has mitt romney losing women to president obama by 15 points. so i guess now is as good a time as any to welcome congressman ultrasound to the republican ticket. >>> the crucial swing st

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because bob mcdonnell blew his chances when he became governor ultrasound, right? forcing medically unnecessary ultra sounds on virginia women and forcing them to pay for it. yes, bob mcdonnell blew it, and so mitt romney instead went with the budget want guy, with none of that baggage. except paul ryan is not just the budget want guy. in addition to his sponsoring the ban on all abortions and the most popular forms of birth control and most invitro fertilization in the country, he has also supported a federal version of bob mcdonnell's virginia forced ultrasound bill. he sponsored a federal bill to force women seeking an abortion to undergo a medical procedure regardless of whether or not they want it, regardless of whether or not their doctor thinks it's the right decision, but just because the government says you have to. the latest nbc/wall street journal poll has mitt romney losing women to president obama by 15 points. so i guess now is as good a time as any to welcome congressman ultrasound to the republican ticket. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long

we'll ask two convention chairs, republicanovernor bob mcdonnell and democrat mayor los angeles antonio viellaraigosavi >>> and we remember one a hero. >> that's someone small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >>> hello again. roundtable is standing by with their reflections on neil armstrong, the humble man who leapt into the history books when he stepped on the moon back in 1969. hundreds of millions watched. we all remember where we were. >>> but we begin now with the latest on tropical storm isaac and the gop convention. the storm is expected to become a hurricane later today. the trek varies right now. it could land from the florida panhandle to new orleans. it could pass 200 miles west of tampa. republican officials are taking no chances. they have postponed the first night. let's go to jon karl. jon, when they made this announcement last night, they can get everything done in three days. >> it won't be easier. the speeches will be shorter. george, they said that hey had absolutely no choice. we could see winds 75 miles an hour here. torrential rain. possible flooding. som

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so -- will bob mcdonnell be mitt romney's running mate? >> both candidates, i'll be the next vice president. that tells from you a candidate's standpoint how good they think virginia is. >>> good evening. a live look at london. more gold for the u.s. also close calls, even history made. phil rogers is joining us from london with more. >> reporter: good evening. day eight here in london. the olympic debut of a barrier-breaking athlete and a god medal for a tennis superstar. serena williams added gold to her already stellar resume saturday as she became only the second woman after steffi graf to win a so-called golden slam, an olympic singles title along with all four major tennis crowns. >> continues from the u.s. >> reporter: america's bryan brothers also took gold in the men's double competition. and at the olympic stadium -- history was made today as south africa's oscar pistorius mown as the blade runner became the first amputee to compete in track and field in the olympic games. >> all the guidance from my team paid off and let me perf

and that gave virginia governor bob mcdonnell's national profile a national profile that scuttled any chances he had of being picked as mitt romney's vice president. a washington post column back in february talking about how he fell off the short list for vice president because of the ultrasound fight he got himself into in virginia. assuming that the republican presidential candidate is mitt romney, it would be much harder for him now to tap governor bob mcdonnell as a running mate. they would have to devote time to defending the ultrasound bill. the ultrasound controversy was probably very unhelpful to the calculus that romney will make at the convention. bob mcdonnell in virginia made the mistake of becoming nationally famous for his stance on his state's ultrasound bill. that made him politically untouchable and toxic on the national stage. do you want to know who co-sponsored the national version of the bob mcdonnell forced ultrasound bill? congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. republicans tried this forced ultrasound thing in a lot of states. the only reason it didn't end up goin

the same republican strategist who helped bob mcdonnell win the asian vote and the election is now helping mitt romney. and as peggy fox reports, those undecided voters could be the key to a romney victory in november. >> there he is. right there. >> pat is a die hard republican. we found her shopping in falls church where many vietnamese business owners are backing mitt romney. >> i have been divorced. >> here at the barbershop, you'll find pictures by a visit from governor bob mcdonnell, part of a strategy to win the asian vote. >> there he was in the barbershop. >> he helped mcdonnell win the election in northern virginia. he is hoping asian voters will be the key to a mitt romney victory. >> with that foundation built by governor mcdonnell, governor romney has already initiated, taken the step to engage the community. his team has been holding biweekly meetings. >> here's a picture of romney and mcdonnell at a meeting in sterling a few weeks ago. inbetween them is dr. nunen, a human rights activist who voted for obama four years ago, now he plans to vote for romney. >> i am very impres

governor bob mcdonnell of virginia. good luck on your speech. >> thanks. >> the latest on tropical storm sigh sack throwing a monkey wrench into plans to show case mitt romney perhaps. plus the esteemed republican strategist steve schmidt talks about paul ryan, mitt romney's message and can the gop get the job done? he's next on kudlow. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this great land of ours has to offer like demolition derbies.

. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell is one of the party leaders invited to speak at the republican national convention later this month. other speaking include senator ayotte, senator rob portman, governor bobby jindal, and florida congressman connie mac. gop officials announced the lineup today, but did not give details about the dates or times of the speeches. >>> meanwhile, mitt romney moved medicare to the forefront at a stop? south carolina, he took out a whiteboard and said the president's plan would lead to bankruptcy while he plan would remain solvent. romney says medicare would not change for people over the age of 55, but younger americans will have a voucher option for private coverage. >>> we're going to get a lot of support from people who understand that medicare should be protected for current seniors, as well as for the next generation. >> seniors on average will see costs rise by $6400 per year. not the right policy. >> romney also disclosed more about his taxes. he says he's paid at least 13% annually for the past ten years. the wow quickly called on him to releas

bob mcdonnell blew it and romney went with the republican budget want guy, with none of that baggage. except paul ryan is not just the budget want guy. in addition to his sponsoring the ban on all abortions and the most popular forms of birth control and most in vitro fertilization in the country, he has also supported a federal version of bob mcdonnell's virginia forced ultrasound bill. he sponsored a federal bill to force women seeking an abortion to undergo a medical procedure regardless of whether or not they want it, regardless of whether or not their doctor thinks it's the right decision, but just because the government says you have to. the latest nbc/wall street journal poll has mitt romney losing women to president obama by 15 points. so i guess now is as good a time as any to welcome congressman ultra sound to the republican ticket. [ male announcer ] this is rudy. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when...

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we'll ask two convention chairs, republican governor bob mcdonnell and democratic mayor antonio villaraigosa. >>> and powerhouse roundtable. >>> and we remember an american icon. >> that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >>> hello again. the roundtable is standing by with their reflections on neil armstrong, the humble man who leapt into the history books when he stepped on the moon back in 1969. hundreds of millions watched. we all remember where we were. >>> but we begin now with the latest on tropical storm isaac and the republican convention. the storm is expected to become a hurricane later today. the trek varies right now. it could land anywhere from the florida panhandle to new orleans. it should pass 200 miles west of tampa. republican officials are taking no chances. they have postponed the first night of convention activities and for more on that, let's go to jon karl. jon, when they made this announcement last night, the officials said that they can get everything done in three days. >> it won't be easier. the speeches will be shorter. george, they said that th

he will be introduced by virginia governor bob mcdonnell's daughter. several one thichl vp con end thors will address the crowd, rob portman and tim pawlenty. and then congressman paul ryan will close out the night. and with romney now officially nominated by convention delegates the goal is to get the american people to know him better. last night his wife ann aimed to do just that. she spoke almost exclusively to women, the former governor is struggling to win over. >> it's the moms who have always had to work a little harder to make everything right. it's the moms of this nation, single married, widowed, who really hold this country together. >> he gave her big hug and kiss and while ann romney worked to humanize her husband, governor chris christie tried to show a tougher side. he went after the president and talked about why mitt romney would do a better job. >> it doesn't matter how we got here. there's enough blame to go around. what matters is what we do now. when there are people in the room who care more about doing the job they were lie dete

. >> mrplease welcome, virginia governor, bob mcdonald. >> governor bob mcdonnell in the spotlight. more states would have an economic record like virginia if mitt romney was elected president. the republican governor boasted about the commonwealth, low unemployment rate and budget surpluses and said president romney would deliver prosperity to more americans. >> some one who has created jobs in the private sector who understands the economy and who has actually balanced a budget. heck for that matter, someb sbo who picked a budget. mcdonnell has been given high profile duties by the campaign. platform committee chairman and head lean speaker. from the front row seats, delegates revel in the attention. >> virginia is a battleground state. we want to be here to turn things around and turn the white house back red. >> when they leave the convention later this week, delegates say the pressure will be on them to deliver virginia for mitt romney and they say they are ready. >> we are going to work hard as we can this year and make sure that, we carry the state for, for mitt. >> now, not

tom brokaw, roy blunt, bob mcdonnell from team obama, stephanie cutter and a great round table. michael steele, susan law, steven page. let's get down to the first reads of the morning. tonight, paul ryan will accept the vice presidential nomination in the biggest speech of his political career to date. the big night follows a program last night that was like a peanut butter and egg sandwich. two great tastes that maybe don't taste great together. two prime time speeches accomplished what they set out to do. but in making the soft sell and the hard sell on the same night, did the romney campaign try to do too much? often called her husband's greatest campaign asset, ann romney had one objective. how voters know her husband better. >> no one will work harder, no one will care more. and no one will move heaven and earth like mitt romney to make this country a better place to live. >> and ann romney tried to combat the notion she and her husband have lived a life of privilege. >> i read somewhere that mitt and i have a storybook marriage. well, let me tell you something. in the sto

. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell's daughter will speak tonight. jeanine mcdonnell will introduce john mccain. she served in iraq as an army platoon leader. a fellow veteran who was wounded in combat will join her on stage. >>> a programming note here, tonight "nbc nightly news" will air at 6:30. that's half an hour earlier than normal so we can bring you the redskins preseason game against tampa bay bucs at 7:00. and the coverage of the republican national convention. congressman paul ryan's speech which will air immediately following the game. >>> the time is 5:06. president obama will make a campaign stop in charlottesville, virginia, today. he's beens visiting college town as part of his campaign tour. he will not be speaking on the university of virginia campus. school officials did not want to cancel classes. >>> new this morning police are investigating a double shooting along ponds street in northeast washington. the shooting happened around 2:00. two machine were shot. one in the arm and one in the leg. both were taken to the hospital and

mcdonnell praised paul ryan for his ideas to fix medicare. medicare.34-47"paul ryan has been honest about what it's going to take. medicaid is in trouble. medicare is going to go broke in 12 years. and it takes some real changes in the spending habits of the united states of america to get ouu country back on trrck." track."135-158i think what we've seen telegraphed here on this hyper-scrutiny of vice president biden's remarks is the intention of the romney campaign to do everything in their power to rough up the president, to go after him with a uge money advantage and to attack his character and if necessary, to do it on grounds of an impasse fraught with racial tensions and racial resentment." resentment." stay up to date on the camapaign trail by going to our website and clicking on the vote 20-122liik. nats of movie moviewhen it comes to best-selling books... having a bow and arrow mmy be more effectiie than having a wand. that's according to amazon... which says "the hunger games" trilogy has surpassed the harry potter books as the more

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he is the governor of virginia, bob mcdonnell. thanks for being with us >> thanks, judy woodruff: tell us for people who are watching who don't understand what the platform committee is. this is an active, many of them very conservative members of the republican party. is this a document meant to reflect their views or a document meant to appeal to the broad american population? >> i would hope it's both. there are two representatives from each of the 50 states. and then two from each of the six territories. we ghettoing and in a couple of days we try to put one document of 50 pages together on a wide range of issues that reflect sort of the heart and soul of the grass roots people of the republican party. we got 30,000 comments before we got down here. we talked to countless people. we had input from tea party and rand paul and rick santorum. everybody that wantedded to have a stake in what our party believes in and crafted a base document. then in a couple of days of committee meetings refined that and came out with the final do

do you want to know who co-sponsored the national version of the bob mcdonnell forced ultrasound bill? congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. republicans tried this forced ultrasound thing in a lot of states. the only reason it didn't end up going through in pennsylvania, for example, was because governor tom corbett of pennsylvania got caught on tape explaining in that way he has that there isn't an avertyour eyes provision in that state's version of the bill. >> making them watch, and speaking to that, does that go too far in your mind? >> i don't know how you can make anybody watch, okay, because you just have to close your eyes. >> you just have to close your eyes. governor tom corbett explaining that is part of the reason that pennsylvania, i think, did not get the forced ultrasound bill. paul ryan's bill for a national forced ultrasound law, it has the exact same avertyo your eye clause. it has the ability to turn eyes away. that's who the republicans picked for their vice presidential nominee. i think they did it because they thought people would not notice these things about his

. >> also ahead, virginia governor bob mcdonnell weighs in on the chick-fil-a debate as customers are urged to show their support for the chain today. >> also ahead, some major changes tech effect that will impact health coverage for -- take effect that will impact health coverage for millions of women. >>> live look outside. wednesday, august 1st, 2012. the first day of august and the middle of the week as we get things rolling here on fox 5 morning news. good morning to you. i'm wisdom martin jack kemp a sarah simmons. >> thank you for watching. >> we are following breaking news for you out of herndon, vicious. police are investigating a deadly hit and run. police say a woman's body was discovered in a parking lot on center street just after midnight. a short distance away, they found an unoccupied black toyota which and to have hit several parked cars. police are now trying to figure out if the two incidents are linked. sherry ly is live on the scene for us coming up in just a moment. >>> let's check in with tucker and get the latest on our weather. >> good morning. warm and humid

bob mcdonnell says there is taxes,tite for new state way tos on the only money for high repair. >> worries increase about west now virus. on the have an update spread of the virus. the nationals got a day off today. a very famous and fears are addressed the media one last time today. i'm barack obama and i approve this message now mitt romney's attacking the president on medicare? the nonpartisan a-a-r-p says obamacare "cracks down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse and strengthens guaranteed benefits." d the ryan plan? a-a-r-p says it would undermine medicare and could lead to higher costs r seniors... and experts say ryan's voucher plan could raise future retirees costs more than six thousand dollars. get the facts. >> you are watching abc 7 news 6, on your side. >> the nationwide death toll the west now virus is climbing at an alarming rate. the center of the crisis to be texas. we have the latest developments. the area assault to kill mosquitoes carrying the west virus continues itexas. pilots are back at it in parts of dallas county. >> a higher level of virus in area. >> no state ha