and the most intriguing figure, john huntsman, i met him in beijing. he's been our ambassador there. watching an american speak flawless mandarin doctor >> is he ready -- shall manned arin -- is he ready to face the lions? >> gl -- going back to that word intuitive, i think he's a smart, graceful politician. >> many senate republicans are talking mitch daniels. they don't necessarily want to do that publicly. chris: and could any of the likely republican candidates who likely run have a message and image as posstive as obama? kelly, you believe it's policy, yes, we've got to get rid of this president who we're very proud of electing. if we did make a mistake, he's had his chance, it's not our foul. -- fault. we're going to try somebody new and that person can be positive. >> it's a tough call but i don't think a campaign can be successful if it's not positive. that's why i'm in the yes column. you have to take a lot of hits early on but in the closing weeks you have to say i have a vision to go along with and it has to be positive. chris: katty, why sh

john huntsman, the out governor is exploring a possible presidential run against president obama. >> the commander in chief's latest command: stand up against bullying. >> because putting a stop to bullying is a responsibility we all share. >> president and mrs. obama are fighting back against an alarming trend affecting every student in america. >> claims it encourages athlete >> one of america's most promine prominent journalists for half a century decide. he won a pulitzer prize for the watergate scandal in 1973 that led to president nixon's resignation. he detected political trends early. he was a regular contributor on talk shows. >> farm workers are protesting the sentencing for two of the three defendants charged in the death of a 17-year-old farm worker who was two months' pregnant. the judge approved the deal in the stockton court today. maria mennez decide of heat stroke after working in a vineyard outside of stockton. her core temperature reached 108 degrees. the victim's uncle spoke at the hearing and explained why the defendant should serve time. >> it would be an examp

john huntsman, the out governor is exploring a possible presidential run against president obama. >> the commander in chief's latest command: stand up against bullying. >> because putting a stop to bullying is a responsibility we all share. >> president and mrs. obama are fighting back against an alarming trend affecting every student in america. >> claims it encourages athletes >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> one of america's most promine prominent journalists for half a century decide. he won a pulitzer prize for the watergate scandal in 1973 that led to president nixon's resignation. he detected political trends early. he was a regular contributor on talk shows. >> farm workers are protesting the sentencing for two of the three defendants charged in the death of a 17-year-old farm worker who was two months' pregnant. the judge approved the deal in the stockton court today. maria mennez decide of heat stroke after working in a vineyard outside of stockton. her core temperature reached 108 degrees. the victim's uncle spoke at the hearing and explained w

. >>> president obama nominated gary locke this morning to replace john huntsman who is stepping down next month. locke was the first chinese- american to become commerce department. >>> today is ash wednesday, the beginning of lent. [singing] >> while this is a time of fasting and giving up things like meat, sacramento bishop so toe says it's not a time to give up. >> i think it's important as we begin this season of lent to begin it with that sense of hope. >> bishop so toe held an ash wednesday service on the west steps of the state capitol. lent is a period of about 0 days leading up to easter sunday. >>> still ahead -- why general motors just announced a recall for 10,000 cars and as this video shows, getting the math right can be one of the -- mask right can be one of the toughest parts for staging a robbery. >>> this is a developing story just in to us at ktvu. b.a.r.t. is experiencing 0 to 45-minute delays -- 0 to 45-minute delays system wide due to a delay at the powell street station because of a disabled strain that was heading to the airport. there's no details on how long

loch will replace john huntsman who is leaving the post next month.formal announcement is expected later today. >>> no surprise here, but a new gallop poll finds sunny hawaii is the happiest state in america. i can buy that. the survey, which looks at residents' work environment as well as their physical and emotional health ranked with west virginia dead last. >>> amateur video out of venezuela shows the panic that ensued when a bull jumped into the audience during a bullfight over the weekend. the animal eventually found its way back into the ring. one worker was hurt m melee. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,090 after sinking 79 points yesterday. the s&p dropped 11 points and the nasdaq dropped 39. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei gained 20 points while in hong kong the hang seng zoomed 398. >>> it's a pretty safe bet that oil will be the big story on the street once again today. oil settled above $105 a barrel in new york monday as libyan unrest shows

. >> if confirmed by the senate lock would succeed former utah governor john huntsman who may decide to run for republican nomination for president. >> president and mrs. obama went on facebook to launch a campaign against cyber bullies. >> for a long time bullying treated as growing up. but we're seeing how harmful it can be for our kids when this follows them to the computer screen. >> they will host a conference thursday, bringing students, teachers and parents together to discuss ways to stop bullying. technology to identify bullies has been developed by crisp thinking a british firm that can lead to reformed behavior. >> this is just -- they're going to be bad and that is not good for an online community. and there is rules and they've become great each perts say about half of the teenagers encounter a form of bullying online. >> and one of america's prominent journalists has died. david broder covered politics for washington post. he won a pulitzer prize for reporting of the water gate scandal that led to president nixon's resignation, famous for relying on leg work and detecti

but the one name who was not mentioned was john huntsman, who was only known for 20% of the people and has 14% intensity. which is really very good for a guy just come back from china. >> i mentioned his name. >> i know -- saying it's not mentioning. >> when i say that, mention with the kind of adulation that you would normally attribute to such a terrific performer. >> and the president said if mr. huntsman run, he the president will go to iowa, new hampshire and campaign for him because he served as his ambassador. >> would than the kiss of death? >> yes! >> intensity is a critical factor, but it's mainly a critical factor in the primary nomination run. both folks you put up there huckaby and michelle box box monday, barry goldwater got the nomination after one one primary, but it doesn't help you in the general election. helps you a great deal i guess but if you cannot get into the middle then you have a real problem. >> what did they say about the value of advertising at this point in the upcoming election, 2012? >> reagan. >> what did he say? >> he said people watch toothpaste ads

john huntsman is making signs toward a run. >> chris: who is he? i want you to explain. >> by the way, i also have to do my disclaimer. my husband is advisor to romney. hunts is president obama's embass -- huntsman is president obama's advisor and he is leaving and he might be running. popular governor of utah. >> i'll help you out. i know it. four years ago, you had eight republicans in the race at this time. today you have zero if you eliminate herman king who i don't think has much of a chance. >> why are you eliminating herman king? >> and the reason for this is people don't think obama is beatable. >> oh, c'mon! >> i think four -- >> chris: you think that romney isn't in the race because he's scared of obama? >> what? >> chris: you think mitt romney isn't in the race because he's scared of obama? >> he is in the race to raise his speaking fees and sell books. >> chris: thank you, panel. you know, this is what we invented panel plus for, because we're going to get it straight. don't forget to check out panel plus where the group will pick up wi

he would be the first chinese-american to hold a post and succeeding john huntsman who is rumored to be interested in a run for president. the senate is in recess now in a joint meeting. this morning the prime minister spoke to members in the house and senate. you can see that live right now as members gather together. it's on c-span this morning. when the senate returns in an hour, they'll debate two competing proposals to fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal year 2011 which ends september 30th. voting set for 3 p.m. eastern and live coverage when the senate returns here on c-span2. a conversation here with bill gates and microsoft, education and global health care and his career at microsoft. in washington, this lasts about an hour. >> thank you. thank you. can everybody -- we're very pleased and honored to have bill gates as our special guest. as i said at the outset, this is in the 25 years of the club the biggest turnout we've had, and i don't think it's because the interviewer's skills were great, but because everybody wanted to hear bill gates, and the reason is

huntsman is looking like he wants to run as well. >>> also in washington, john dickerson, good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> we hear all the names but no one has officially declared anything. newt gingrich, tim pawlenty, rick santorum, why is this important for these potential candidates. >> this event in iowa is with social conservatives. we have heard about tea party backers. social conservatives play an important role in iowa, 60% identified as born again or evangelicals. these candidates will talk about same-sex marriage and abortion. the other key question is these voters want to know are these social issues something candidates talk about all over the country or only at events like this in states like iowa. >> mike huckabee will not be there tonight. last week after oscar winning actress natalie portman getting pret o pregnant out of wedlock. he backtracked saying it was a gaffe on his part. is it a gaffe or a point trying to be made? >> reporter: it is both. mike huckabee is enjoying the scrutiny you get as a front-runner. he said natalie portman was glorifying single moth

john hutton said he would resign earlier this year under speculations that he may seek the republican presidential nomination. >> good morning, everybody. >> as everybody knows, jon huntsman has decided to step down from his job. he has been an outstanding advocate for this administration. he has helped to strengthen our critical relationship with the chinese government and the chinese people. so i am very grateful for his service. in replacing him, i can think of nobody who is more qualified than gary lauck. more than 20 years ago, his father left a steamboat for america. he served as a public servant for washington state. a century later, his grandson will return to china as america's top diplomat. in the years between these milestones, he has distinguished himself as one of our nation's most respected and admired public servants. as their country's first chinese-american governor, he worked tirelessly to attract jobs and businesses to washington state and he doubled exports to china. two years ago, i asked him to continue this work as commerce secretary. i wanted him to advocate for america's businesses and american exports all around the world. to make progress with o