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And then the bus tour takes them arou following week. there is a certain aspect doing it on that day. it is a friday afternoon, kind the kind of audience they expect. a lot of people watching. bill: indeed, they do. it is a big moment. the consensus is a short list with fr or five names on it. take rob portman. a senator from ohio. was he hope governor romney wins the hawkeye state on the ticket? >> that is part of the considerations. he is one of the study candidates with a well respected resume. he is in colorado with five campaign stops on behalf of mitt romney were the president is campaig...

It was report add various right of other would get speaking engagements and it will not disqualify them. he said don't think for a second we would not be dealer enough to come up with ways to throw people off the scent. so, a variety people would have been given speaking engagements, including rick santorum, his formal rival, still on the list of consideration for running mate but in the case of rick santorum he does not think heel be picked. it leaves four names out there: portman, pawlenty, paul ryan, and marco rubio are considered the four likeliest. speculation, be crazed for the next few ...

Minute governor romney will give a speech about manufacturing jobs. how does is the decision on vp? >> reporter: it's very close. a number of people on the long list for romney's vice presidental pick have now been given speaking engagements at the republican national convention. jeb bush, condoleezzaa rice, rick santorum will all have speaking engagements. insofar as they might have been on the long list they are no longer considered to be on the short list. the list is rob portman. no president has ever won the presidency without winning the buckeye street. he is high on the list. tim pawlen...

>> the white house says they will strengthen welfare. romney says he will put work back in welfare. quite a debate there. talk with you later. in the middle of all of this campaigning mitt romney taking time to sit down with karl cameron for illuminating interview. >> the question we all want answered, who will be his vice president? >> we find out jeb bush and condoleezza rice and rick santorum have been given speaking engagements. >> it would be silly not to provide capacity to slthrow peoe off the fact that someone is speaking the convention doesn't mean they would find their speaking s...