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big changes in the gop race. one contender loses his campaign staff. a surprise decision by the frontrunner. and an e-mail data dump for a noncandidate. >>> out of control. dozens of homes go up in flames as fire crews struggle with that arizona wildfire. but they say it's now 5% contained. >>> and a crime caught on tape. a good samaritan gets shot trying to stop a robbery. >>> this is the cbs morning news for friday, june 10th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. thanks >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. >>> newt gingrich insists he'll continue his run for the republican presidential nomination but he will need a new campaign staff. joel brown joins us from washington. joel, what happened and how does this affect the gop race? >> well, betty, it certainly clouds the future of the gingrich 2012 campaign and there's already talk of these former gingrich staffers saddling up with new gop contenders. newt gingrich is scrambling to get his presidential bid back on track. thursday, his entire team of senior staffers

and it was such a tragedy -- >> all right, we're listening to congressman ron paul, vying for the gop nomination to become president of the united states. he is one of a number of gop hopefuls who are addressing the republican leadership conference going on right now in new orleans. the three-day event kicked off yesterday. we've seen newt gingrich already speak, herman cain and other candidates. also rick santorum will be there. also michele bachmann. we're expecting her in just about an hour. we're going to dip into that. she's gained a lot of steam since the cnn debate earlier this week. a lot of people gave her high marks for her performance there. when she steps to the podium, we will take her live as well. >>> meanwhile, the violence escalating in syria, more people literally running for their lives. and today, many of them who have run for their lives got a visit from angelina jolie. she is at the border, and cnn's

. >> friday's disappointing jobs report has energized the party and gop members are blasting presidentbama and his policies. >> reporter: republicans hope they have found president obama's achilles heel, a sputtering economy, already fueling a gop fire for 2012. >> president obama tried to explain to the public the other day that this is just a bump in the road. but you try telling that bump in the road analogy to those families out there trying to keep their homes. >> reporter: only five # 4000 jobs were created last month and unemployment rose to 9.1%. economists fear a double dip recession. but the president's advisors say he inherited the problem. >> we were losing 780,000 jobs a month when the president comes into office. fast forward to now we've added 1 million jobs over the last six months. >> and democratic lawmakers are pointing fingers at the republican house majority. >> they set the agenda. we have said every day that they're there, another day goes by and there isn't a jobs agenda or a jobs bill that has come to the floor. >> a weak economy helped the gop win the house l

disappointing job numbers are quickly becoming the gop's new campaign battle cry. >>> as the gop campaign for the white house rolls on republicans may have found their strongest weapon to defeat the president. friday's disappointing jobs report has energizedded the party which is blasting president obama and his policies. here is the report from new york. >> reporter: republicans found they found president obama's achilles heel. a sputtering economy. fueling the fire for 2012. >> president obama tried to explain to the public the other day this is just a bump in the road but you try telling that bump in the road an to families trying to keep their homes. >> reporter: unemployment rose to 9.1%. economists now fear double dip recession. but the president's advisor senior say he inherited the problem. >> we were losing $780,000 a job when the president comes into office. fast forward to now. we have added 1 million jobs over the last six months. >> reporter: democratic lawmakers are pointing their figures at the republican house majority. >> they set the agenda. we said every day they are th

we are live in new hampshire where we are preparing for the big gop depate. in the meantime, this is a big story. it keeps getting worse for anthony weiner. while he is off getting professional help, more photos of him have cropped up. tmz showed these and they are the tamest of them. pressure is mounting, his own party. let's bring in cnn's jays jai s jason carol. jason, this is not good. >> it isn't. out here, don, there was a protest out here a little earlier. copies of those pictures and you know, i've seen them all. copies of those very explicit pictures were reproduced and handed out on the street during protest. some of the congressman's detractors who say it is time for him to step down are usinges this pictures as more ammunition, basically saying that even though some of people who supported him in the past are saying there is no way he can be an effective leader given all of these photos that just seem to keep coming out day after day after day. don? >> we talked about this one, and this one could have been incredibly harmful, and criminal if it wa

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president's reporters say, which republican candidate poses the biggest threat especially since the gopield is still changing. just today, the "associated press" reported that former utah governor john huntsman will run one day after minnesota representative michele bachmann declared her own candidacy. >> i want to announce tonight, president obama is a one term president. >> i'm choosing to run because of the former federal tax lawyer and also as a creator of a successful company in my home state, i see that we have a need now for job creation like no other time. >> reporter: bachmann started the tea party caucus in congress. but she says her decision to run is completely independent of whether another tea party favorite, sarah palin, decides jump into the race. and today the republican house speaker praised bachmann's performance and said she has as good a shot as any of the candidates at winning the gop nomination. >>> so you have heard their positions on healthcare and the economy. >> how about the real important stuff? watch. >> coke or pepsi? >> cok. >> elvis or johnny cash? >> th

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so far, gop lawmakers have refused to go along. >> with the kind of credit rating our state has, with the kind of debt that is building we've got to bite the bull lee. act as adults, rice above our own little comfort zones whether from the left or the right or the middle. and get working for california. >> brown said he is working toward compromises on pension reform and other gop priorities. if lawmakers don't pass a budget by wednesday they won't get paid until it does pass. >>> president obama took his economic message on the road, rolling out programs that he says will create jobs. the president visited a plant in durham, north carolina, that make energy efficient light bulbs. president obama announced a public-private venture to train 10,000 new edging graduates every year. another program would improve energy efficiency in u.s. office buildings with the savings going to hire more workers. the president is trying to show he is focused on the economy as some indicators point to a sluggish recovery. >>> and first lady michelle obama is in california tonight. she met with hollywood

the race for the gop presidential nomination is off to a very polite start. last night in new hampshire, seven republican hopefuls, including newly declared candidate michele bachmann, avoided taking shots at each other. instead focusing on the man they all want to beat in 2012. >> president obama is a one-term president. >> the obama administration is an anti-jobs, anti-business, anti-american energy, destructive force that -- >> reporter: the contenders blasted everything from the president's health care overhaul -- >> this is another example of him breaking his promise. >> reporter: -- to his handling of the economy. >> this president has failed. and he's failed at a time when the american people counted on him to create jobs and get the economy going. >> reporter: with his own job on the line, president obama is traveling to battleground states, trying to convince voters he is getting the economy back on track. >> i will not be satisfied till everyone who wants a good job that offers some security, has a good job that offers security. >> reporter: in nort

not quite on the gop menu but not quite off.on research poll shows republicans do want alternatives. two-thirds of gop voters would like to see giuliani jump into the race. a slightly smaller, though not too shabby majority, wants palin to run as well. another recent poll found nearly 40% of republicans are happy with their choices. >> if the election were tomorrow, it would probably be mitt romney. but that's -- that's only because of the lack of choice. >> reporter: back at tammy's diner, even the prospect of some new choices like palin don't sound too appetizing. >> are you going to get elected president and leave halfway through? give me a break. >> reporter: a sign that when it comes to the gop field these days, not every republican is a satisfied customer. while the field has its critics, it may also have a front-runner. mitt romney is leading according to to a slew of new polls. the only question is whether romney can fight off any new flavors of the month that are added to the gop menu. jim acosta, cnn, washington. >>> n

we are getting ready for a big gop debate.erday. now it's in the '50s. unbelievable. now this. >> i knew that i was going to see a comedian that does push the envelope and was expecting to hear all sorts of different, probably inappropriate, humor, but i didn't expect to hear an attack on the gay community. >> all right. that man's name is kevin rodgers. he was there when tracy morgan joked about stabbing his son if he were gay. it happened at a nashville performance on june 3. the nbc star of "30 rock" said he's sorry, but his apparent homophobic humor is drawing a line between those who support him and those who don't. now to cnn entertainment reporter shannon cook. good to see you. >> hey, don. >> some want tracy jordan fired from nbc. do you think that's a possibility? >> no. i don't think so. >> tracy morgan, i should say. >> yeah, tracy morgan. if you look at the statement the nbc chairman released yesterday, he basically said tracy was given a very stern warning that this kind of behavior would not be tolerated, looking

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live in new hampshire where cnn is getting ready for tomorrow night's gop debate.'s top stories. for that we turn to richelle carey at cnn world headquarters. >> hello, don. been holding it down for you. top stories right now. more explicit and embarrassing photos of congressman anti-any weiner keep surfacing. tmz posted these pictures since they were taken in the house member's gym. wooener is off seeking professional help after the democratic leadership called for his resignation on saturday. however, delaware police closed their investigation into the twitter contact with a 17-year-old girl without finding any wrongdoing. gabrielle giffords will leave a houston rehab hospital by the end of the month to begin outpatient therapy. new photos of the arizona congresswoman were posted today on their facebook page and taken about a month ago. some of these before and after pictures. giffords was critically wounded in a january shooting at a tucson shopping center that killed six people. people in two evacuated arizona towns are being allowed to go home. fire crews beli

gop ready to debate. new polls showing a front-runner has emerged.ng to tear him down. >>> trying to control the damage from anthony weiner's sexting scandal. photos taken by the congressman himself in the house gym on this american morning. >>> good morning to you. it's monday, june 13th. i'm kiran chetry. christine romans is live in new hampshire, up bright and early ahead of the debate this morning. good morning, christine. >> reporter: you're right. we're here in the first primary state. it's introduction day for voter. this is not decision day. brand new polls back that up. one poll shows mitt romney going into tonight with the early lead. tonight you'll hear from mitt romney along with former speaker of the house, newt gingrich, congresswoman mish bachmann and former ceo of godfather's pizza. he did really well in south carolina in a debate last week -- last month rather but the underdogs already on the offense here. it's jessica yellin with us right now. sharpening his attack on mitt romney. this is the target that is on his back. >> tim pawle

gop presidential contenders faced off last night.ate of the presidential race. they went easy on the front-runner mitt romney choosing not to pick a fight amongst each other but all focusing their attention on the man they hope to beat in 2012. >> clearly, president obama has failed in leadership. >> he has failed. >> he has a big failing grade on his report card. >> any of the people on this stage would be a better president. >> earlier on "american morning," obama campaign spokesman robert gibbs was here to fire back a bit on the criticism. listen to what he said. >> i think you saw last night, that republicans wanted to spend more time trying to bash the president than talking about their own records. you know, if you're mitt romney and you've ranked 47th out of 50 in state job creation when you were governor or tim pawlenty left minnesota with 6.2 billion dollar deficit, no wonder you'd want to talk about somebody else. >> gibbs suggested that republican voters aren't satisfied with anyone right now. and that the field is still u

the gop presidential candidate not only got her john wayne's mixed up, of a employ and a serial killer, but said that the revolutionary war began in new hampshire. here is how she explained it this morning on cnn. >> well, of course, they were just mis-speaking. that happens. i wish i could be perfect but i can't. one thing people know about me is that i'm a substantive, serious person, and i have a very strong background. >> all eyes on iowa today. months before the state's caucuses kick off, the 2012 presidential contest, president obama and sarah palin also there. cnn's political producer shannon travis is joining us. let's talk about palin and her movie premiere first. >> yeah. yesterday michele bachmann and today, sarah palin. are they kind of competing with each other is anyone's guess. as you mentioned, sarah palin

. >>> what do you want to hear from the gop debate? facebook.com/carolcnn, and i'll read some of your comments later on this hour. >>> cnn will host the new hampshire presidential debate happening tonight, all at 8:00 p.m. eastern only here on cnn. >>> here's a rundown on some of the stories we are following. more pressure now on congressman weiner to resign after a new set of revealing pictures. >>> then an expedition to the north arabian sea for a california diving group. they are determined to find the body of bin laden. >>> plus reevaluating california's prop 8 ruling. the sexual orientation of the judge who declared it unconstitutional is now an issue. >>> and radiant first pictures of a post-surgery gabby giffords. we wish her very well. >>> and finally republicans with serious presidential ambitions. they're taking a stage tonight in manchester, new hampshire. ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ your home and auto policies and save. it's quick and e

you may not know the name john huntsman but he's been on the gop presidential radar for a few years now. that's until president obama tapped him for an ambassadorship, and now huntsman is back and running against his old boss. john huntsman's resume could be his biggest hurdle as he jumps into the race for president. after serving as utah's governor, the sometimes moderate republican accepted a job from president obama. serving as his ambassador to china for nearly two years. a fact that could hurt huntsman with the gop base. >> i think it's going to be very tough for john huntsman to actually define who he is. and if he tries to go too far to the right and beat up on barack obama, you know, is he going to look disloyal, and will voters believe it? >> reporter: huntsman was raised mormon like mitt romney, the perceived front-runner among republicans. in a new gallup poll, one in five americans said they would not vote for a norman for president. when asked about the polls, romney said the election will come down to the economy. >> my guess is people are going to make their decision as t

and gop field taking center stage in new hampshire. >> i want to announce tonight, president obama is a one-term president. >> this president has failed. and he failed at a time when the american people counted on him to create jobs and get the economy going. >> this president is a declinist. he views america as one of equals around the world. >> as the candidates keep the focus on the president, who will emerge as obama's biggest challenge? >>> and the final act in the weiner scandal. >> so, today i'm aing my resignation from congress. >> how do democrats now refocus their agenda? this morning our political roundtable weighs in. the mayor of los angeles and president-elect of the u.s. conference of mayors, antonio villaraigosa, editorial page editor for wall street joernl, paul gigot, historian doris kearns goodwin, chief white house correspondent and political director for nbc news, chuck todd, and nbc's chief foreign correspondent, richard engel. >>> good morning. a bipartisan golf game captured the eyes of washington as president of the united states and speaker of the house john

he went into last night as the gop front-runner and with no missteps he solidified that position. you also have to look at michelle bachmann as winner as well. she made some news declaring her candidacy on national television and perhaps stole some headlines this morning. and if you want to look at someone who maybe needed to show a little better was tim pawlenty. has been trying to establish himself as an alternative to mitt romney. he had a chance to really make a distinction last night on the healthcare question and chose to walk away from it, guys. >> i think she kind of surprised everybody by throwing her hat in the ring saying she had filed the paperwork. you know, you usually kind of find another stage to do that on but there she goes. what do you think? >> >> reporter: yeah. no surprise that she is running. she has been hinting at that for months but i think she showed good political instinct by announcing on the stage last night. i think the real surprise with michelle bachmann how well she performed, how polished and the first big test on the big national stage. >> joel,

the gop has been pointing fingers at the obama administration, saying what the job reports have been,port on unemployment very disappointing, but david axelrod came out and said today, where is the gop's jobs agenda? and nancy pelosi said their agenda is to blame. >> they set the agenda. we have said every day that they're there, another day goes by and there isn't a jobs agenda or jobs bill that's come to the floor. >> all these republicans out there this weekend yammering will be -- >> i think from what we're seeing from former speaker pelosi and david axelrod, they're holding boehner's feet to the fire. usually he would send a tweet, mr. president, where are the jobs? the republicans ran on platform saying, you know, we're going to be about putting the american people back to work. they've been in session since january, so far there's been no jobs plan. i think that is the number one issue that the american people say they care about and what the unemployment numbers that came out that's been reinforced, i think the democrats are going to try to use this to their political advantag

this is an amazing development, i would say, for gop politics for a monday morning. a few weeks ago, it's pretty safe to say that a lot of republicans in the gop establishment did not take michele bachman as seriously as they take her now. she is a force to be reckoned with. at least in iowa, there is a poll that came out. to show you what we're talking about, mitt romney is the front-runner at this point, raising the most amount of money, was the front rran in 20. but michele bachman, who also happens to be a native of waterl waterloo. the reason she's doing so well could be a hawkeye trifecta, if you will. she is certainly one of the leaders of the tea party movement. she started the tea party caucus up in the house of representatives, a social conservative adored by christian conservatives in this state. and then she also, of course, is a native of this state. that's going to do well for her here. in iowa, they like to meet you, as they say, three or four times before they settle on a candidate. after the sunday talk shows yesterday, she was doing the rounds yeste

gop presidential hopeful newt gingerich says he is still in the race for the white house, despite yesterday's unprecedented mass exodus of several key members of his campaign staff. brian moore joins us from washington with more on that as well as the latest details on the road to 2012. good morning. >> good morning. newt gingerich's campaign manager and several other top aides have jumped the bandwagon gingerich says he's very much still in the campaign. that is the eve of a big debate that will be attended by non other by mitt romney. that's a clear sign that he wants to side step the social issues and focus on the economy. sarah palin is about to have to face 24,000 pages of e-mails that are being released by the state of alaska. this is in response to media request made during the 2008 presidential campaign. >> brian, thank you. >>> elsewhere, in a courtroom in orlando yesterday, there was high drama as jurors got their first look at the graphic crime scene photos in the trial of casey anthony, a woman accused of murdering her young daughter. jay gray has details. >> reporter: day 14 was

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. >> the field in the gop presidential race is getting more crowded. new face just within the past hour announced he is entering the race. >> and remarkable breakthrough in the fight against a deadly skin cancer. >> and nuclear crisis in japan is having on >>> east of the rockies, 93 in denver and 92 in atlanta, 80 in new york. 90 in phoenix with humidity. good news if you are leaving us this morning, only flight departure delays out of boston are the only delays we see. check out flight tracker at the bottom of our front page. >> frances is following a bart situation at civic center, all the trains are continuing through because of police action. she'll tell you about that. >>> rick santorum is announcing this morning he is running for president. republican is appearing on "good morning america" this morning where he made the announcement. he said we're in it to win it. the former number three republican in the senate has been a favorite among the gop anti-abortion rights and a supporter of number causes embraced by social conservatives. hear more on

. >> governor brown's latest strategy is to bring republicans to sacramento and call out gop lawmakers who refuse to support the tax hikes. they want their party to put up two republican in each house and let californians to decide whether to pay a here sales tax and license fee and income tax surcharge to avoid budget cuts and wants the taxes extended. >> i may not agree with everything in the budget, but it is the best for our students and children and communities. >> we have a large number of people who don't want to cut or tax. they don't want to do anything. >> republican leaders point it back in the governor labor union who are preventing brown for agreeing to major public reforms with spend pension. >> my caucus member that is want reform said they were willing to put it on the ballot. that is the part that governor is not willing to do. >> voters reviewed proposition 25 pass the budget with a simple majoritiy. but the taxes need a two-third said vote. >> the fact they can't pass the budget is their problem. >> that attitude worries the republicans who think that this is the tim

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senator rick santorum talks about what sets him apart from other gop contenders. >> i had always been pro life, for traditional marriage. but i had always been like a lot of folks. a lot of folks said, weren't here last year that came this year, who come and make the pledge, vow to social conservatives that they'll check the boxes, they'll be for the things that social conservatives care about. ladies and gentlemen, i just don't take the pledge, i take the bullets. >> rick santorum saying i've always been here. where have you all been? the two-day event wraps up with keynote speech of gop presidential candidate herman kaine. >>> casey anthony's murder trial recessed for the rest of the weekend. they were in session this morning. it was about evidence found in her car after her 2-year-old daughter was reported missing. sean lavin is outside the courthouse in orlando. sean, some of this evidence is tedious, but critical to the prosecution's case. talk about this microscopic evidence. >> reporter: that's right. they have very tiny evidence. the fbi analyst was going slide by slide on the

but she might very well look at the candidates right nuon the gop side and say, i can do a lot betterody here. the problem is, she might very well be able to win the gop primary because she's such a darling of the conservatives. and she can raise a ton of money and we have seen, she can certainly get the media attention. there's no way, no way she can win the general election. i think that's why she has -- >> why do you keep saying that, maria? why do people keep saying that? >> well, t.j., she has, i'll tell you two things. one anecdotal and one imperical. she has a 62% unfavorable rating personally. you cannot win a general election with that kind of rating and, number two, you have to do a lot more than say america 30 times whenever you talk to voters or whenever you talk to the press. so, that is not, that is not going to take her anywhere. >> lenny, give me a yes or no so we can wrap the sarah palin talk. can she win? >> no. >> lall right, we will move on. mitt romney this week. let me turn to mitt romney, was this pretty much a nonevent because we've known literally for years he

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michele bachmann with absolutely make it through the gop primary.e's no way she'll be competitive during a general election. zbl >> lenny, who is that person who can do both? >> rick perry, chris christie. those are two names -- >> the two guys who aren't in it! >> they aren't in the race right now! >> that's very true. and as i said, they're not in the race, however, romney is out there in front, and nobody's really eating into his lead right now. and he's going to play it safe, as long as he continues to play it safe and have good answers on the romeny care, he'll be okay, at least for the time being. >> there is no good answer for the conservatives, though, on romney care. >> now new york becoming the sixth state to approve same-sex marriage. the president was there in front of gay donors on thursday night. he didn't use the word "marriage." some people in the crowd heckled him a bit. a few people yelling out saying, hey, take a stand on what we're doing here in new york. lenny, let we start with you on this one. can the president, will the presi

he believes in things the gop itself has been vilifying.e has an opinion, he shuts his mouth because he can't do it politically." "mitt romney can shed his political weight as long as he is honest and shows the faults of obama care." he could possibly win the republican primary because he seems to be the only viable candidate that they have. but there is no way he would win the general election. this from paul. "romney's biggest flaw is his flip flopping on some very key issues. he has the ability to appeal to moderates, but his message needs to be more focused and consistent. he has a shot, though. america needs more problem solvers, not ideologues." interesting thing about the comments we got, nobody mentioned his mormon relingon. >> maybe that doesn't matter any more. campaign is leaner now, focusing on new hampshire so we'll see if people are focusing on what he wants them to focus on. >> most importantly raising lots of money. >> they need a lot of money to run these days. >> they do. >> thank you, carol. >> thank you. >>> the class of

but first tonight, dinner in manhattan with another would-be contender for the gop nod, who turned out to be a pretender, donald trump. brian? >> oh, just too much rich material there, mike, but we're going to leave it right there anyway. mike taibbi at the liberty bell in philly. one of the stops along the cavalcade today. mike, thanks. >>> well, whether sarah palin is running or just wants to be heard or just likes the attention, you could argue none of this would be happening if there was an overwhelming favorite for the gop nomination. tonight our chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd has the story of the rest of this unsettled field. >> reporter: whether she's running or not, sarah palin is shouting the message that others have been whispering for weeks. the party wants more choices. >> you know, i believe that there are many more out there who have much more to add. and competition breeds success. >> reporter: but the folks already running, like former minnesota governor tim pawlenty, are growing tired of the who else question. >> whoever's going to ge

she's proven to be a fierce competitor for the gop bid. >> she is.ained 22% of likely caucusgoer, putting her behind mitt romney with 23%. in an interview with fox sunday, bachman was asked a pretty blunt question. let's listen. >> are you a flake? >> i think that would be insulting, to say something like that. i'm a serious person. >> but you understand when i say that that that's what the rap on you is? >> what i would say is that i am 55 years old. i've been married 33 years. i'm not only a lawyer but i have a post-tax degree in law from william & mary. i worked in the united states federal tax court. my husband and i have raised five kids and 23 foster children. we've applied ourselves to education reform. >> that was a blunt question. and that was a really -- i think she answered it well. >> it was a good question, because many in america think she's a flake. and it was a good question. >> how do you think she handled the answer? >> i thought she handled it great but from past comments that's why a lot of people think she's a flake. she wanted t

. >>> to the gop field now for president. it will have a new entry today. meanwhile a noncandidate tries to explain a somewhat shaky take on american history. joel brown in washington with more on that. >> reporter: good morning. let's start with rick santorum. not long ago, he was the number three republican in the senate. but he lost his seat after just two terms. now he wants back in washington. this time at the white house. former senator rick santorum kicks off his run for the white house this morning with an announcement in pennsylvania. >> americans have now realized that what they need is not someone that they can believe in. they need a president who believes in them. >> reporter: he's expected to seize on how president obama has handled the economy. only 54,000 jobs were created last month and unemployment rose to 9.1%. no president since franklin delanor roosevelt has been reelected when unemployment was above 7.2%. >> barack obama has failed the american people. >> reporter: while the gop field is filling out, it is the candidates who haven't ye

but the new leaders in the pack are in the gop. >> before you know it you're in trouble. >>> a recordumber of river rescues already this year in fast moving water. how to keep yourself from getting into trouble while cooling off this summer. >>> cooler temperatures, widespread showers and thunderstorms are all on the way. i'm erika martin, the pinpoint forecast is next. to ral deficit. >>> president obama is preparing to meet with senate leaders tomorrow to tackle the federal deficit. pressure is mounting with an august 2nd deadline looming. to increase the federal debt ceiling or face possible default on debt obligations. the main obstacle whether to increase tax revenue. democrats want an approach that makes some spending cuts but also end tax breaks. republicans say any increased tax burden will further slow economic recovery. >>> next february, that's when the first votes are cast in the no, ma'am nomination race for the 2012 presidential election. a new poll in iowa shows tea party favorite michele bachmann at least a strong con fender for now. >> reporter: the race for the repub

is mitt the man in the gop?ating president obama in a presidential matchup by three points among registered voters. jape, what do you think here? is president obama in good shape or bad shape compared to mitt romney? a lot of people in washington think, oh, obama is in great shape you can the republicans are a mess. you see this poll, can romney win this thing? >> you know, romney's running on being not obama. and his main asset a lack of negatives. you have poll numbers on how badly the president is doing on the economy. nobody be started to hit him yet. that is where he is going to be vulnerable. i don't think his real threat is mitt romney. his threat is the economy and republican only as strong as the economy is weak. >> sam, is being not obama when you have unemployment near 9% good enough? >> pretty close. time will tell. i don't know if mitt romney is going to make it out of the republican primary, jane is right. the bottom line is how is the economy in another 12 months? do we have jobs for americans? at

what about gop faithful down south?te with a family in south carolina. he joins me next hour with their reaction. >>> we interrupt this debate for a sports score. >> by the way, bruins are up 4-0. >> a popular sound bite in new england. highlights in the nhl playoff game eight minutes away. (screams) when an investment lacks discipline, it's never this obvious. introducing investment discipline etfs from russell. visit russelletfs.com r a prospectus, containing the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information. read and consider it carefully before investing. >>> stories developing later today. 11:00 a.m. the fda releases new guidelines to sunscreen labeling. the changes designed to make it easier for consumers to read. >>> missouri area television stations host a tell a thon for victims of the deadly tornado that devastated joplin, missouri, last month. that storm killed 151 people. >>> hour later in new york, texas governor rick perry may reveal his intentions for 2012. he is speaking in the bi

it was of those who a gop full of holes that showed up abortion dc.ssing now look at the 2012 candidates that >> has been of russo of the republic pug jon huntsman michele box min average santorum all hoping to be on the gop presidential ticket. >> it is because i have seven children i am concerned about the future of this country. i don't take the pledge i take the bullets. sarah pailin said said she will not rask until we repeal obama care. his track record should >> for itself >> obama has failed the people >> donald trump will quit his speech choice run also spoke at the coalition. >> outstayed secretary aids makes his final trip overseas >> we have fabulous tips how to have good at it as a house guest. retiring secretary of state robert ades is heading to the middle east. >> he did say regan we may is be able to expand the security for the end of the shared the have the successful opening or at least be in a position where we a turn the corner in afghanistan. this is his final visit to a afghanistan before he retires >> now look outside and this

a new poll out in iowa-- shows tea party favorite >>> new numbers in the gop race for the white housenew poll out in iowa shows tea party favorite michele bachmann a strong contender, at least for now. susan mcginn miss has more from new york. >> reporter: the race for the republican presidential nomination is heating up. a new poll conducted for the des moines register shows minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann as one of the top choices among likely caucus- goers in 2012. former massachusetts governor mitt romney has the support of 23% of likely caucus-goers, but bauchman is right behind, with 22%. >> confirms what we were hearing on the ground. we're gratified, but we know it's a still a long road ahead. it's a marathon, not a sprint. >> reporter: while early polls generate excitement, they don't always predict the outcome. mitt romney led the des moines register poll in 2007, but mike huckabee actually won the iowa caucus. at this early point in a crowded race, some in the gop are hesitant to jump on any band wagon. >> i like all of the candidates. but i'm going to keep an open

and far ahead of the rest of the gop pack.mbers behind the numbers that the white house should be worried about. a whopping 89% of americans say the economy is in bad shape. and 59%, a new high, disapprove of the way the president is handling it. for their part, democrats are on the defensive. blaming the republican controlled congress in power since january. >> they set the agenda. we have said, every day, that they're there, another day goes by and there isn't a jobs agenda or a jobs bill that has come to the floor. >> reporter: president obama is pleading for the american people to just hang in there. >> now we have got a ways to go. there are going to be bumps on the road to recovery. >> reporter: this morning, romney could hope that one man's bumpy road to recovery is another man's smooth road to the white house. daniel, peggy. >> brad, thank you. what about sarah palin, perhaps the most talked about potential gop candidate, remains potential. the poll shows her trailing the president by 15 points. for more insight about

if he becomes the gop nominee he'll try to unseat his old boss. manuel gallegus reports. >> reporter: former utah governor and diplomat jon huntsman told a crowd at liberty state park he wants to turn america around. >> i'm jon huntsman and running for the president of the united states. >> reporter: huntsman and his family made stops in new jersey and new york thursday, promising tax reform and job creation. >> for most american families there is nothing more important than a job. >> reporter: huntsman's last job was at president obama's ambassador to china but he's carefully distancing himself from his former boss. >> he and i have a difference on how to run the country we both love. >> he's intelligent. >> if he can get past the primary the independents i think would find a lot of his positions attractive. >> reporter: huntsman joins a still evolving field of gop contenders. some big name republicans have yet to decide whether they're going to run and one candidate may have trouble staying in the race. newt gingrich's top fund-raisers quit tues

he says his campaign will go on and he plans to take part in monday's gop debate in new hampshire. which you can see only here on cnn. joining us from washington, cnn senior political editor mark preston. put it in perspective for us. how rare is something like this to happen, this mass resignation of all of the senior staff of a newly declared candidate? >> it's very rare that you actually see the aides fire the candidate. usually it's the candidate who fires the aides. we should go back to 2007, though, and note that john mccain had a similar problem back in the summer of 2007. john mccain, who eventually went on to win the republican nomination, saw his whole staff leave. kiran, you're right. the fact of the matter is, when you have these aides decide that they can no longer work for newt gingrich, for a couple of reasons, they say that they don't think he was committed to fund-raising and they don't think he was committed to doing the very hard work that's needed, kiran, to be out there in the campaign trail, especially in a state like iowa. he wasn't expected back in that earl