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interns, that clip, later in the show. first, let's get to the news, live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. we begin on the campaign trail in ohio, where republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan for the first time in his own stump speech, brought up the subject of medicare. the obama campaign from the moment ryan was announced has zeroed in on the ryan's budget plan to fix the entitlement program, speaking to a crowd last night in ohio, ryan said he's ready to take on the fight over entitlements. >> the president, i'm told, is talking about medicare today. we wan...

rock in new york city. we begin on the campaign trail in ohio, where republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan for the first time in his own stump speech, brought up the subject of medicare. the obama campaign from the moment ryan was announced has zeroed in on the ryan's budget plan to fix the entitlement program, speaking to a crowd last night in ohio, ryan said he's ready to take on the fight over entitlements. >> the president, i'm told, is talking about medicare today. we want this debate. we need this debate. and we will win this debate. what i don't think he'll be telli...

20 to 150 yards at eight to ten miles an hour. >> reporter: we saw a lot of people out on the beach yesterday, no one was allowed in the water. the life guards made sure no one got in with the concern about rip currents. >> george howell for us this morning, thank you. we'll continue to check in with you throughout the morning to get updates. let's go tote rob marciano tracking all of this from the weather center. >> good morning, soledad, we're looking at this thing holding together fairly well, 30-mile-an-hour winds, the radar is showing rainfall that is just about to get to george...

here's that line across our region. i speck it to make it through rest of the area overnight tonight. i'll continue to keep you updated right here. republicans voting in texas today are almost certain to give mitt romney the delegates he needs to wrap up the presidential nomination. but there is a distraction. steve handelsman on capitol hill with more on this. >> reporter: a distraction named donald trump. who is again questioning barack obama's birth place. prompting the white house today to say the american people are fed up but mitt romney so far is dodging the issue. >> on the...

these beaches had been closed for people to get into the water, and we talked to a life guard just the other day about the strong rip currents that they are concerned about. take a listen. so i see the white caps out there. is that safe for a person to get into the water? >> no. it is not. the thing is with closing water completely, you let somebody knee deep they want to get waist deep. you let them waist deep they want to go in. >> reporter: what is a rip current? >> it's a channel of water pulls out to sea, too much water close to the shore, rip current will pull you out to sea, i...