all three of them being there, they benefited marco rubio marco rubio was able to present himself as the most conservative voice in florida. charlie crist, presented as someone as he was called in a newspaper article -- the most liberal republican governor in the united states. when charlie crist decided to run as an independent, all the independents were able to be split and rubio was able to espouse the race. in the income he ended up winning it by a lot. so all that i knew when i got started on the project. i did not know a man named pedro victor garcia. he is marco rubio's grandfather. a name i never heard before i started research on this project. there have been mentioned a discrepancy among the senators family coming after fidel castro. but i also wanted to know about garcia. and if you speech speeches that the senator had spoken about him -- i begin to study him and see what his life was like. one of the things you have to love about washington is that we have lots of little rules. great, tiny, little rules. i found out you're talking to a bunch of researchers that if you wer

bloggers who was clued about all things rubio praised him. marco rubio saves falling nancy reagan. that have been a couple of weeks before simon & schuster called me. it was on the evening news. sometimes political careers are a did with the serendipity of timing. being there when this icon have been to trip with the camera rolling is another example of the right place at the right time throughout his career. he ran for the senate when nobody thought he had a chance that he could run in the three person race because it splits the electorate. marco rubio became the conservative choice. everyone thought he was invincible. but he started to make inroads with the democrats african-american and from northern it -- northern florida was in the race. because he could present himself as the most conservative voice as he was called the most liberal republican governor in the united states. when he ran as an independent all moderates were split to. rubio, through espousing their growth captured the race. in the end he won by a lot. >> i did not know the demand named mr. garcia, marco rubio sa

about rubio being on the ticket went to overdrive. >> it should be marco rubio. the only vice presidential pick is hispanic and rubio. >> we can't win without florida. >> he could energize the country. >> from sitting commissioner to florida state house of representatives to youngest speaker of the florida house. to a long shot candidate backed by tea party. >> the debate should be about the future of america. >> to the american front runner one of the most watched senate races of 2010. >> the u.s. senator in the spotlight. now to something else. >> now you are on a short list whether you say or not to vice president. do you ever pinch yourself and say holy cow? how am i here? >> i pinch myself because of the understanding that i have been blessed with a rare opportunity that few americans get to serve the government and people at this level. it doesn't eskate me that less than half a decade ago my family lived in different circumstances. my dad was a bartender, my mom was a maid. it was unimaginable that anybody in the next generation would be able to attain. th

alli le brindaran mas ya que hablamos de elecciones...el senador republicano marco rubio estuvo en las vegas en lo que marca su primera visita de apoyo a la campaÑa del candidato presidencial mitt romney. alli sorpresivamente se distancio de las controversiales declaraciones y posturas de romney frente al candente tema migratorio, adriana arevalo sot rubio - 12:29:29 "estamos hablando de padres y madres que lo que estan haciendo es tratando de darle una mejor vida a sus hijos" asi respondio el senador por florida cuando le preguntamos sobre los controversiales comentarios en los que mitt romney, el candidato presidencial al que rubio vino a apoyar, habla sobre autodeportacion y sobre familias de inmigrantes que, segun sus propias palabras, vienen a vivir del gobierno... sot rubio - 12:30:47 (atras) "tenemos que tener leyes migratorias y esas leyes hay que respetarlas, tambien hay que tener compasion con esas personas que se encuentran sin documentos" las declaraciones del senador rubio no podrian ser mas distantes de las posturas adoptadas por romney...rubio quien asegura apoyar la in

you mentioned senator rubio, florida in that must win category. there is a a lit bit about them working together. >> they have. and i think this tour with announcement tomorrow, this bus tour, there has been a lot of speculation with picks coming after the bus tour or olympics? well, it's going to become during olympics. think it's boing to be a show of unity. there are contenders on the trail supporting whoever he picks and if it's romney, if it's ryan, well, everyone going to get behind ryan and there is go tok a big rally. in these swing states romney is right there but is losing in a lot of the battle ground states. he needs to move this needle and to have a better august than july. he had a rough overseas trip and he needs to do better and this is in order to set up victory. >> all of these running mates have been out campaigning for mitt romney not necessarily with them. and there is interesting to see. marco rubio had a public campaign, many have said that the campaign for the vice president job and rein has been understated and has not don

y mi f mitt romney un orador sorpresa. >> asÍ es sabemos que marco rubio jugarÁ un papel importante es presentar a mitt romney y se habla de que quizÁs estÉ una spref estrella de ci ce ine y un polÍtico y tiene muchos seguidores. >> gracias por ese reportaje y ahora estÁan g anga angi que fo de nosotros ¿quÉ tal?. >> hoy es la noche mÁs importante para mitt romney y tambiÉn para los hispanos en estados unidos para calentar los motores unos 6 mil espectadores vieron una pelÍcula corta que van a ver ustedes en pantalla en unos segundos, una mribl pelÍcu pantalla que hablarÁ sobre el voto de los hispanos y lo que les espera con mitt romney en la casa blanca y el minuto mÁs alto cuando el hijo de mitt romney hablÓ en espaÑol. >> mi padre mitt romney es un hombre de familia es un gran esposo, padre y abuelo, el sabe como unir a nuestro paÍs y valora una naciÓn de inmigrantes, unidos en el desea de un siefdeseo americano. >> ahÍ vemos a su mamÁ emocionada mirando a su hijo y aquÍ la emociÓn estÁ desbordando, hay una anticipaciÓn para el el discurso de marco rubio y e

the name of your book is "the rise of marco rubio." so my question is actually, we are going to exactly what alicia suggested, which is whether or not this is not really a moment about mitt romney but a moment about marquise rubio that might actually look a bit like another young senator we saw at another convention. that is up next. (cat purring) mornings are a special time for the two of you... and now you can make them even more special... with new fancy feast mornings. mornings are delicious protein rich entrées... with garden veggies and egg. each one perfectly designed... to start her day with a little love. new fancy feast mornings gourmet cat food. the best ingredient is love. i wish i could keep it this way. [ dr. rahmany ] you see, even after a dental cleaning... plaque quickly starts to grow back. but new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste can help. it not only reduces plaque... it's also clinically proven... to help keep plaque from coming back. plus, it works in these other areas dentists check most. ♪

instead those two events clint eastwood and marco rubio talking about marco rubio muttled myth mitt's message. >> i think rubio was pretty effective. >> i do too. >> really? >> i thought he was very good too. >> perfectly fine. >> the base of the party and compelling agrument and extremely well delivered. >> and addressing mika, just a terrible problem for him, the immigration bashing mitt romney did is coming back to haunt him. i had breakfast with a number who is a soldier and said we're going to close the gap some, thinks that gap is there, does not think that romney has any chance to getting anywhere close on the latino vote to what his brother god. >> okay. they felt they had to do that? >> i think -- but i think rubio was effective. it was interesting. it was well -- >> he could have truncated the family story which we've heard before, as i said, he could have truncated that -- if you listen to the beginning of the speech, it was about mitt romney. i mean he -- >> put it this way -- >> lavishly praised mitt romney. >> i wanted to know more about mitt romney. i was on a roll, lis

but rubio's not involved in that. he had about 100,000 of charges that people raised questions about. he reimbursed american express for $16,000. the irs sniffed around a little bit, but didn't open an investigation -- >> greta: let -- >> the ethics commission cleared him. but the problem is that the fear of that could inhibit them from doing hathey should do, which is to pick rubio. >> greta: all right. let me go through the list. let me go back to the sarah palin thing, which i looked up recently. and four years ago, senator mccain was 6 points behind, i put it on gretawire. as soon as he picked sarah palin, he bumped up 6 and didn't go down until the financial crisis hit and he said he suspended his campaign. that was a coincidence. most people think she helped the campaign. she didn't hurt it. with rubio, many think he's great for the cuban vote, but the hispanic vote is a different demographic and he might not be as helpful. condoleezza rice may be very helpful with women. but governor rom no said he would not ta

. >> una reforma como el senador rubio estÁ hablando, no es suficiente para muchos e de nuestros amigos que estÁn aquÍ. pero es un paso primero que yo creo que es, no solo importante, pero necesario para ir mÁs fuertes para ir en el futuro. >> en inglÉs ni castellano muchas gracias. >> y entendieron perfectamente, muchÍsimas gracias por estar con nosotros. >> con eso nuestra primera pausa en directo desde tampa, al volver continuaremos hablando del tema des la perspectiva republicana y demÓcrata, desde del tema des la perspectiva republicana y demÓcrata, desde tampa en (gohan choking) (♪). >> continuando con enfoque desde tampa en la florida, no es coincidencia cuando presento a lory montenegro nuestra corresponsal de washington dc, no es coincidencia que los republicanos hayan decidido tener su convenciÓn republicana en tampa, en la florida ¿verdad?. >> asÍ es josÉ, buenas tardes. >> buenas tardes. >> un gusto estar contigo, gracias por invitarme, sÍ la florida es un estado sumamente clave para ambos candidatos, pero para la campaÑa de mitt romney, consideran que es un e

. >> una reforma como el senador rubio estÁ hablando, no es suficiente para muchos e de nuestros amigos que estÁn aquÍ. pero es un paso primero que yo creo que es, no solo importante, pero necesario para ir mÁs fuertes para ir en el futuro. >> en inglÉs ni castellano muchas gracias. >> y entendieron perfectamente, muchÍsimas gracias por estar con nosotros. >> con eso nuestra primera pausa en directo desde tampa, al volver continuaremos hablando del tema des la perspectiva republicana y demÓcrata, desde republicana y demÓcrata, desde tampa en (gohan choking) (♪). >> continuando con enfoque desde tampa en la florida, no es coincidencia cuando presento a lory montenegro nuestra corresponsal de washington dc, no es coincidencia que los republicanos hayan decidido tener su convenciÓn republicana en tampa, en la florida ¿verdad?. >> asÍ es josÉ, buenas tardes. >> buenas tardes. >> un gusto estar contigo, gracias por invitarme, sÍ la florida es un estado sumamente clave para ambos candidatos, pero para la campaÑa de mitt romney, consideran que es un estado que necesita ganar, pe

also, marco rubio hits back at l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa who launched race-base attack against the republican party. stay tuned. ♪ ♪ >>> on a personal note, a little girl grows up in birmingham. the segregated city of the south where her parents can't take her to a movie theater, or to a restaurant. but they have her absolutely convinced that even if she can't have a hamburger at the woolworth lunch counter she could be president of the united states if she wanted to be and she becomes the secretary of state. [ applause ] >> dana: that was condoleezza rice last night at the rnc convention. i want to go to eric after this, listen to one other thing and tell me what was it like in the hall. i watched on tv. i want to hear what it's like in the hall. she is one of the favorite daughters of the republican party. listen to what else she had to say. >> we can only grow that there is no choice, because one of two things will happen if we don't leave. either no one will lead and there will be chaos. or someone will fi

marco rubio or chris christy. >> rubio because it was so personal and emotional. paul ryan the night before because he laid out the idealogical but the one who surprised me was condoleezza rice. no one said a word. everyone rushed to listen to what she had to say and they were mesmerized. >> steve: rnc a grade for the past week. >> i am only going to give tampa a cminus. too hot. >> steve: or listen to you. we are in florida. >> and the security here i don't know if you saw it. it was ridimulous. >> steve: it was secure. >> it was a pain in the. >> steve: listen to him. frank a pleasure. thank you for getting up early. >> steve: next up on the run down. closest business partners coming to his defense. >> a proven leader with passion and compassion. i have seen mitt romney be that leader. he is the right man at the right time to be the next president of the united states. >> steve: that guy one of mitt romney's closest advisors and friends giving a personal perspective on the campaign. she knows him better than anybody. ann romney just heard it was hot. ca a now wh

de tener un discurso por figuras claves, entre ellos por mitt romney y paul ryan, también por marco rubio escucharlos a nivel nacional. >>> importante, porque aún en un estado crucial como la florida, hay votantes que no conocen a su candidato. >>> no sé, no lo conozco, politamente no lo conozco. >>> ese es uno de los desafíos, el otro convencern a los hispanos. >>> inmigración es algo importante, eso lo sabemos todos, pero en verdad, en noviembre las personas van a ir a votar, y lo más importantes es el trabajo >>> qué harán los republicanos para conseguir el voto hispano, el gobernador mitt romney tiene varias sorpresas para convencer a los hispanos que merecen su voto, no solo en la florida, sino en toda la nación. >>> muchas gracias, luis por el reportaje las encuestas dicen que las elecciones en noviembre serán muy cerradas, la última encuesta de ap muestra al presidente barack obama con 47% mientras que mitt romney con 46% por qué mitt romney y no el presidente barack obama. >>> porque creo que desde el punto de vista de la economía que creo que si la economía va bien,

but i just want to say, marco rubio is a total political superstar. >> we could see a ryan/rubio presidential race. >> i don't know, but that introduction to mitt romney was fantastic. that's as good as anything i have ever seen. and i've seen a few of them. >> i think romney is a little fortunate that his introduction was rubio and not clint eastwood. >> that's all right. poor clint eastwood. he meant well. he's hollywood. marco rubio, however, is the future of the united states. >> you can see romney heading towards this revamped podium which has been lowered to put him closer to the crowd than the podium earlier in the week. it's also going to accommodate that very large family that will be up on the stage with him after he delivers that speech. >> by the way, i've never seen mitt romney wear a red tie before. ever. first one i've seen. >> he does baby blue a lot. >> baby blue, all kinds of blue shades. you can see he's a happy man. he's got a good smile on his face. he's enjoying the moment. he's really enjoying the moment which suggests to me he's very confident about his speech. >> and

the speeches of rubio and paul ryan and christie will be huge. paul ryan obviously is the vp nominee. he is likely possibly going to be the nominee down the road. the next person in line gets to be the candidate, but marco rubio watch his speech. it's so important for them to close the gap among hispanics. rubio has the potential to deliver a really stunning speech. he needs to do it. because republicans are concerned about the big lead that obama has on hispanics. >> and if you put up marco rubio young and bright future and extolling the republican party that could be huge? >> yes, and a lot of people have said that at some point or another he will be the republican nominee. this will be the biggest speech of his life. he is a little younger than paul ryan. he didn't get the vch but his future is bright. >> jon: what about somebody like chris christie, nobody thinks the governor will deliver the state in the republican column? >> that's right. but he is attracted -- some are not on his positions on labor issues or gun control but christie is a r

el senador marco rubio nos dice cuÁl es el mensaje que quiere enviar su partido. educaciÓn en guerra, para unos. un pecado para de los, necesario, una batalla religiosa mantiene a los niÑos lejos de las aulas, en una comunidad mexicana. ¿por quÉ no aprendo? lo que dice un estudio, sobre el consumo de marihuana y el nivel de inteligente. >>> la ediciÓn martes del noticiero telemundo, comienza ya >>> noticiero telemundo, con josÉ dÍaz-balart, desde tampa florida. >>> hola que tal, les salud de la sede de la convenciÓn nacional republicana, que hoy Íi abriÓ sus puertas de lleno con una votaciÓn de los delegados que le da al ex gobernador de massachusetts, mitoment romney ser el candidato oficial de su partido junto a su compaÑero de fÓrmula. el congresista paul ryan. una de las metas de la convenciÓn serÁ para el electorado una opciÓn para solucionar los problemas econÓmicos y otros del paÍs. pero mientras esto sucede aquÍ en tampa. los estados del adolfo de mÉxico enfrentan los efectos de isaac, que es huracÁn categorÍa 1 y amenaza a los estado

what happened to marco rubio? as soon as it was clear that mitt romney was going to get the presidential nomination, the whole beltway all but concluded that marco rubio was going to be mr. romney's vice presidential pick. now marco rubio isn't even on the short list? i mean, if they're trying to make an impact, i suppose it could be they're leaking short lists that don't include mr. rubio so as to fake everybody out that they're not going to fake him so there will be extra impact from the surprise of the fact they did pick him. i suppose that's possible, or maybe they're not really going to pick him. maybe mr. rubio does have a lot of personal financial issues that would put that much more of a spotlight on the fact that mitt romney will not release his tax returns. so that could be it. it could also be that when mr. rubio was being thought of as a vice presidential prospect, he kept saying things like this on tv. >> you're a strong supporter of mitt romney's. we heard the republican nominee speak just a short ti

what happened to marco rubio? as soon as it was clear that mitt romney was going to get the presidential nomination, the whole beltway all but concluded that marco rubio was going to be mr. romney's vice presidential pick. now marco rubio isn't even on the short list? i mean, if they're trying to make an impact, i suppose it could be they're leaking short lists that don't include mr. rubio so as to fake everybody out that they're not going to fake him so there will be extra impact from the surprise of the fact they did pick him. i suppose that's possible, or maybe they're not really going to pick him. maybe mr. rubio does have a lot of personal financial issues that would put that much more of a spotlight on the fact that mitt romney will not release his tax returns. so that could be it. it could also be that when mr. rubio was being thought of as a vice presidential prosspblth, he kept saying things like this on tv. >> you're a strong supporter of mitt romney's. we heard the republican nominee speak just a short

rubio is more charismatic, certainly. >> if you pick rubio the conversation then becomes about rubio, about why rubio is more talented and better speaker and about the issue of immigration, latino vote, not where the romney campaign wants to be right now. >> i liked the governor's, i liked kasich, scott walker came overwhelm. he's been beaten up a lot in the big fight over recalls. they're talk meat and potatoes, talking about real stuff and real lives in politics. you know what i mean? not b.s., if you will. >> i thought nikki haley was fantastic, as well. i wasn't always the biggest fan of hers and she came across. >> i finally clicked on me why she's gotten elected and been so popular. thank you meghan mccain and michael scherer. that's it for our coverage. the whole convention is over. i'll be back tomorrow for "hardball" until then, good night from tampa. we know a place where tossing and turning have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or

embargo, era sola noticia del dÍa, pero vamos a escuchar durante actividad de hoy quÉ dijeron marco rubio y romney con el gobierno de, barack obama fueron bastantes fuertes >>> tenemos una dramÁtica decisiÓn que tomar, la mÁs importante que amÉrica es la que queremos queremos o vamos por el presidente del camino obama para hacern hacernos parecer como europa >>> este paÍs es la esperanza para todo el mundo, desafortunadamente la polÍtica de este presidente nos estÁ quitando. >>> cÓmo? >>> bueno el dÍa como les dije transcurriÓ con muchÍsima actividad, hubo visitas a lo que le llaman a las estaciones de radios que mÁs escuchan los cubanos americanos, dando explicaciones, marco rubio se les preguntÓ ¿quÉ pensaban cÓmo se sentÍan los cubanos que a pesar que su nombre se habÍa manejado como la posible formula de romney no habÍa ocurrido? muchas personas con quienes conversamos incluso congresistas nos de mejoren q dijeron que se ha tomado bien porque marco rubio tendrÁ un papel preponderantes, pero esto se trata de ganar y escoger a quienes desde otro nen el gobierno de ba

>> well, i think that marco rubio hit a home run last night. he had a great speech. it was from the heart. he connected not only with the people inside that arena but with americans all around the country. and it wasn't just so partisan as much as it was sharing a vision for what could be for america by sharing his own story. i think it's very, very moving. he's a star, a rising star in the party. >> winners and losers quickly? >> oh, my other winners? >> yeah. >> yes, my -- i'm sorry, chris. enjoying the warm tampa sun. my other winners marco rubio, of course, chris christie, condoleezza rice. >> chris christie? >> chris christie i thought gave a really good speech and certainly set himself up as somebody to be considered on the national stage. i thought his speech was very, very good. condoleezza rice gave a great speech. >> kiki, home run for marco rubio and apparently chris christie? are they on your list? >> marco rubio, maybe, but chris christie, no, i don't think anybody would be surprised that joe and i can't even agree on this. chris christie showed himself

marco rubio. they want a bold choice. they think it's marco rubio or paul ryan, do you agree? >> well, paul is one of my best buddies. i went to law school with marco rubio. think the other two guys are great as well. i think we're going to have an exciting august, a great convention, unfortunately, we got a president that doesn't seem to connect the dots. we got the birthday of the credit downgrade today. and we've got a democratic party the that thinks we're moving in the right direction. i think the american people see things differently. we're going to give people a bold choice. i don't think people want another four years of this misery. and we're going to give them the anecdote and that's mitt romney. >>> coming up our powerhouse round table weighs in all of the week's politics. >> it's halftime, america. and the second half is about to begin. >>> chick-fil-a appreciation day. victory of free speech or discrimination >> i believe in free speech. let's show an appreciation not just for chickens. they really gave their lives in mass numbers. >>> and later, the latest from

marco rubio do you believe without marco rubio romney cannot win florida? >>guest: now but rubio would make it easier to win florida and you cannot win as a republican without winning florida. >>stuart: paul ryan. do you remember when he proposed the plan he was demagogued to death for entitlement reform the famous commercial where with granny being thrown off the cliff by a paul ryan look alike, he will be demagogued to death again if he is picked. >>guest: romney is being democrat galvestoned to death and he will be anyway, endorsing the ryan plans and all the republicans in the house of representatives and senate voted if it. i refer to go on the offensive and have romney say we are damn right. what is the case of ryan. he he is an intellectual leader. >>stuart: chris christie, blunt, abrasive. too much? >>guest: successful governor, outside washington pick, middle american guy, a good complement of romney. >>stuart: always a pleasure, bill, thank you. >> president obama ordering the white house flag at half staff to honor the victims of that sikh temple

we want to play a little bit of marco rubio. mike halperin mentioned his speech, and another guy who could be the future of this party. >> a few years ago during a speech, i noticed the bartender behind the portable bar in the back of the bar room. i remembered my father who worked for many years as a banquet bartender, he was grateful for the work he had. but that was not the life he wanted for us. you see, he stood behind the bar in the back of the room all of those years, so one day i could stand behind the podium in the front of a room. >> can't get mark reseconded -- we'll be live next week in charlotte, north carolina, as the scene moves there for the democratic national convention, of course you can see us, join us, black fin saloon is where we'll be on east trade street, we'll begin at 5:30 in the morning, and we'll see you there. >>> and it took a presidential nominating speech to push isaac down in importance a little bit. the storm that dumped records amount of rain in louisiana when it made landfall as a category 1 h

ser presidente. >>> a paul ryan le critican también esa parte de experiencia. >>> qué pasó con marco rubio >>> es muy joven, muy carismático, pero tiene algunas cosas, año y medio como senador a nivel nacional y toma mucho tiempo para saber cómo funciona el gobierno federal, que ese es uno de los problemas del presidente barack obama y número 2 en la florida donde marco era líder de la cámara del partido republicano, hay un juicio del ex director del partido, donde van a salis muchos trapos sucios que pueden manchar la buena imagen de marco rubio y ninguna campaña quiere eso, y en cuanto a paul ryan, tiene más de 10 años de estar en el congreso, casi 14 años, y eso es muchísima experiencia. >>> mañana, precisamente jorge ramos tiene una edición especial de al punto donde analiza la situación de paul ryan como candidato a la vicepresidencia por el partido republicano. >>> a propósito de las organizaciones que luchan por intereses de hispanos en estados unidos, unieron esfuerzo para que más latinos se unan a votar, la meta de esa nueva jornada es registrar 650 mil nuevos vota

you'll look for marco rubio to do that. but i think they know they have to connect with voters more and specifically hispanic voters. i mean, not only is marco rubio a good spokesman, a rising star for the party but he also happens to be hispanic. and in the state of florida that is critically important if mitt romney is going to win this state. barack obama won 67% of the hispanic vote in the last election. if they get that same amount there's no way mitt romney can win florida. end of story. mitt romney has to do a better job at courting hispanic voters. >> schieffer: thanks. you'll both be back a little later in our broadcast. we'll be back in a minute with our panel of top republicans and then, as i say, john and norah will be back later with some other analysis. we'll see you in a minute. the 2012 c-class with over 2,000 refinements. it's amazing...inside and out. ♪ join mercedes-benz usa on facebook for the best summer sweepstakes. but proven technologiesa allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner en

that being marco rubio. he will talk about american exceptionalism meaning a special system that america has. he will say that it allows you if you have a good idea and work hard that you can build a business. this will sound familiar because we've heard that theme through the last couple of days. he will talk about how mitt romney is the guy who believes in american exceptionalism that he is the one, he's the one who can, in fact, bring the dream alive again. we're now hearing that the motorcade bringing mitt romney to this forum is on its way. earlier of course mitt romney was looking over the final parts of his speech as we have talked about. it's quite a huge speech for him. marco rubio, one of those rising stars, one of those folks that they wanted to put out here. because they do see, and we've seen every day, and talked to john mccain about it, in fact, the passing of the torch to kind of a younger generation of republicans and one of them includes marco rubio who, as you know, wolf, had been talked a