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cheering this decision as a bold move by romney that will help energize the base and show voters that romney is really serious about economic change. the two men will appear together for the first time as running mates in norfolk, virginia with the "uss wisconsin." the old battleship as a backdrop. then they will begin a bus tour that will take them toward the republican national convention in tampa. that begins in about three weeks. we'll bring you mitt romney's announcement live. we're standing by for that from norfolk, virginia. let's bring in our own jim acosta on the scene in no...

hard core fiscal conservative it could dramatically reshape the race. we'll tell you how and find out why some are calling romney's choice a big gamble. first now the actual moment when mitt romney revealed his vice presidential pick. it happened two hours ago in norfolk, virginia, the starting point of a four-day, four-state bus tour for the new ryan/romney team. the presumptive republican nominee announced his choice on the uss wisconsin a retired battleship that's now a museum. he called ryan a man of character and values. >> paul's upbringing is obvious in how he's conducted hi...

Supported the idea of traditional marriage and then within hours of that, mayors of chicago, boston and washington, d.c. started saying that chick-fil-a is not welcome in their towns. listen to this. >> i think tree dom of speech only apply when is it's saying what you want to hear. if other people have beliefs i don't believe it, i'm not gog condemn you. >> there is a culture war going on. people aren't really respecting each other and difference of opinion. >> that's what folks are saying at chick-fil-a yesterday n. response to the protest, governor mike huckabee declared august 1 chick-fil-...

The mayors from boston and chicago came out and said chick-fil-a was not welcome in their town because it didn't reflect their city's values. here is what was said at a national press conference. >> it many the same thing that happened when i was marching fear civil rights when they didn't want a black to come into their restaurant. they didn't want us staying in their hotels. now they are saying because we take a position they don't want us in their cities. well, we won't take it. >> reporter: these demonstrations in support of chick-fil-a started modestly when former arkansas governor mike h...

she's 77 years old and she said time has come. she was okay with it. >> reporter: she's had quite a long time of being the most decorated olympian ever, hasn't she? upsteps michael phelps and it was widely expected to happen. it had been disappointing to this point but he is now the most successful olympian ever after picking up the silver and gold in the relay. the big question here, does that mean he's the greatest olympian ever because he has the most medals, is he the greatest or should that be measured in terms of long he havety or impact on the sport and legacy he leaves. there...