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Its what you do. martha: new reports that congressman paul ryan is open to the idea running for house speaker. mitt romney weighing in on the chances of the man who was on his presidential ticket in 2012. >> there havent been a lot of people who have gone from speak tore white house. so i would hate to lose him as a potential contender for white house. but hes a man of such talent, integrity and character webs a resource for the country. martha: sources saying he will not haggle with the conserv...

Paul ryan will do. he spent the week in janesville, wisconsin, with his family, laying low, avoiding the spotlight and taking a lot of phone calls from members, people who are urging him to seek the speakership. wednesday is a day in which hell have the first time to really sit down behind closed doors and meet with republicans who, as they weigh what to do about their further and their leadership vacuum. a lot of people are weighing in on what this may mean for paul ryans future, including mitt...

And sweet soul who speaks hi mind. and i think people are very drawn to somebody who is so willing to express his views as he is. >> this week you said that youd like to see your former running mate, congressman paul ryan of wisconsin, to one day be president. does that ambition that you have for him make you think that speaker of the house would not be a good job for him to take? >> well, you know, its really a tough decision for him, and im sure a personal decision. from my own standpoint, i s...

Lot of people that have gone on from speaker to the white house. so id hate to lose him as a potential contender down the road for the white house. hes a man of such talent, integrity and character that hes a real resource for the country. so whether its now for the speakership or whether instead we see him hold on and become potentially a candidate for president. i dont know. thats his decision. im just glad to know him and know that we have him in our quiver. >> sounds like youre coming out in...

Bush should stop trying to defend his brother and focus on his own shortcomings and how to fix them. also, rubio is hitting him hard." and this tweet, "jeb, why did your brother attack and destabilize the middle east by attacking iraq when there were no weapons of mass destruction? bad info?" what would you advise jeb bush right now about, you know, him going on social media or maybe even other candidates going on social media to make their points or engage in arguments? >> well, i think when yo...

May be showing signs of improvement, at least that is what sister-in-law kim kardashian tweeted. so happy keneled andwe could mae today. a 44-year-old man is in the hospital after a shark bit him while ago swimming off the hawaiian shore and sustained serious injuries to his lower leg. the person he was swimming with was unharmed. two good samaritans helped bring the victims to shore. another incident, a shark bit a swimmer on the foot. and another incident, one had to fight off a shark and lo...

We need him in two spots at once. there havent been a lot of people that have gone on from speaker to the white house. i would hate to lose him for a potential contender for the white house. hes a man of such talent, into the ground -- integrity. its his decision but im just glad to know him and glad to know we have him in our quiver. >> it sounds like youre coming out in favor of cloning paul ryan whatever the ethics that are. im not quite sure. >> i wish we could. i mean, you know, i think the...

I dont think she did that well. >> outsider ben carson shatters records with $20 million raised for his campaign the last three months. carson, of course, the political novice and outsider. and donald trump managing to hold on to his lead among rivals. you feel strongly no matter who gop rivals support, the message is clear to the establishment, a presidential contender can stand by his or her conservative principles and win lots of support without compromising values. can you talk about the imp...

Republicans, for biden to get in. right now, republicans are primed for a victory. you have hillary clinton being insulated by the democrat party. you had bernie sanders come to her defense in the debate, regarding the e-mail scandal. barack obama did so this week. you have the democrat national committee, only agreeing to six debates. this is more of a coronation than a nomination. and for republicans, thats a great thing. because when they face hillary clinton, theyll be bringing up all of the...

Whole thing about susan rice. this thing has sprawled very early on what word was used, who was briefed to say what on the sunday morning shows just a few days after the attack and so forth. once you get into that realm, it becomes clintons sort of sweet spot. its completely polarized and people will believe shes telling the truth or shes not without any reference to actual facts. and i think thats what well see play out in the hearing next week. >> zeke, lets talk about new polls, the new cnn r...