watching john huntsman.you know, ali that money equals attention in this presidential race. we're watching it because the second fundraising quarter just ended yesterday and we're looking to the presidential candidates raised how much money. john huntsman, he raised $4.1 million in the second fundraising quarter. but almost $2 million of that money was put in by himself. this is a bit of a contradiction, because john huntsman told reporters in early may that he would not put in his own money. we of course know that he, he has a lot of money because of his father's corporation, a chemical corporation. so it's a little bit of a contradiction that john huntsman put in almost $2 million of his own money into this campaign. but hey, again he entereded race a little bit later than the other candidates did. ali? >> he's got some catch-up to play. shannon travis, thank you very much for that. our political producer. go to cnn.com/politics for your latest on politics. 40 minutes after the hour. there are three things

his former chief of staff just endorsed somebody who is not john huntsman for president.mitt romney, who having been called out for saying president obama has made the economy worse since he took office when he did no such thing has gone from denying he ever said that about president obama to saying it over and over and over again. also in 2012 news today, newt gingrich has not released his numbers for the first fundraising quarter, but is already lowering expectations for that announcement. i mean really lowering those expectations. think basement level and a few floors below that. mr. gingrich claims "candidly the consultants left us in debt, but every single week since they left, we've been cutting down the debt and we raise more than we spend in a week." so since they left, we've been bringing in more than we're spending. he wants to clarify, which presumably means before that, he was not bringing in more than he was spending every week. also in 2012 news today, herman cain, the pizza ceo hired new staffers in iowa. that means he's replacing some of the staffers who q

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john huntsman is scheduled to hit another house party later today. >>> 4:36. after a day of rest, it's back to the courtroom. >> the casey anthony trial going on today. what to exexpect in the closing arguments and -- what to expect in the closing arguments and when the jury will begin deliberations. >>> it's not too late to make holiday plans. where to go and how to beat the crowd. we have the 411 when we come back. before we head to break at 4:36, we will go live this morning and show you everything going on for holiday celebrations. we will be right back. ÷x# >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> 4:39. a lot of folks had to change their plans sunday evening when the weather forced them to evacuate. check out the video of the nation's capital sunday night. trees are moving. the national mall had to be evacuated because of severe thunderstorms in the area. so, is rain going to be a factor in today's plans? let's find out with lynette charles to tell butts weather. >> now, maryland's cast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> hey, megan and everybod

reporter: stumping in the same parade but just a few minutes behind, another former mormon governor, john huntsman of utah. he's been met with skepticism for socially moderate views and having served as president obama's ambassador to china but today determination. >> we can win new hampshire. i'm feeling good about this. >> reporter: other gop candidates flocked to iowa, where minnesota representative michele bachmann reached out in clear lake ahead of this state's straw poll. she's making steady gains with volters. >> i'm so happy we were here and really focused. what we saw is ins credible concentrated support. >> reporter: newt gingrich was also in clear lake. he's been trying to rebuild his candidacy after much of his staff quit last month amidst reported strategic differences. the gop's sole african-american cannot herman cain is picking up speed. the former businessman shored up support in the battleground state of pennsylvania today. >> to paraphrase abraham lincoln, i will be a president of the people, by the people, and for the people. >> reporter: a very busy holiday, especially for tho

. >> >> mitt romny and john huntsman will be in the straw poll, although neither of them have a significant campaign in iowa. >> >> democrats apparently have another sex scandal on their hands. an 18-year-old daughter of david woo has accused the congressman of an unwanted sexual encounter last november. woo admitted the incident but sold senior aides it was consensual. he was reportedly planning to meet with congressional leaders in washington to discuss the matter. house leader nancy pelosi refused to comment. woo is in the middle of a divorce and previously apologized for strange behavior, including sending the staff a picture of himself dressed in a tiger suit. >> >> bay area nurses gathered to fight for more pediatric care. keiser permanente is looking to move without a pediatric unit. this morning, nurses showed up to ask for support for the 00 knit and for their jobs. one nurse said without a pediatric unit, families will suffer. >> not having a unit in san leandro decreases -- very difficult for many of our families. >> reporter: nurses say they received report from congressman heat

>> well, we've got john huntsman, the republican presidential candidate.ing us, a conservative republican from kentucky. he's obviously very concerned about what's going on. sherrod brown, the democrat, he's a liberal, from ohio. he's going to be joining us as well. the action once the house takes the vote and we expect that within the next hour or two, but having said that, i said that exactly this time yesterday, but let's see what happens today, if the house votes in the next hour or two, the action will then shift to the senate. and they're going to have a huge debate in the senate. they've got to get something going over there. this clock is ticking. we only have a few more days left. and it's going to be a long, long weekend. we're going to be working all weekend, watching what's going on. we'll be live in "the situation room" tomorrow night, by the way, 6:00 p.m. eastern. live sunday night, i'll be co-anchoring a special sunday night from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. eastern. we're watching everything. sunday night, by the way, we'll be watching because the -

john huntsman will base his campaign in orlando.you're going to court your way to prosperity through tax reform, through regulatory reform, and through steps toward energy independence. >> his wife is from orlando, he left his post as ambassador to china to run for president. >>> oprah could have another new gig already lined up. the speculation surrounding the queen of talk in a major awards show. >>> unseasonably mild weather continues for your sunday. coming up, what you can expect outside your door for the afternoon. >>> i want to bring you up to speed on some breaking news. a united flight to frankfort, germany was diverted to chicago after a threat was found inside a bathroom. it landed at o'hare international airport about 1:00 a.m. the station flight was searched cleared and allowed to continue onto germany. the spokesman says a crew member found a sticker with a threatening message in a bathroom. the plane was diverted in an abundance of caution. >>> we want to give you a live look outside for your drive time traffic. here

. >> so a john huntsman, just to pick a name out of the air, who former governor of utah could self financeseveral times over. if he were to say, because i have the resources to self-finance a campaign, and i'm going to allow the lessig plan to be my plan, would that be viewed by you as a, as a sufficient reform? >> well, i think that somebody like that should say it's a terrible political system where only extremely rich people can afford to run. >> right. >> so i don't accept the system where only very rich people can run. >> right. >> but the one thing we know about huntsman or bloomberg or any of these people is that nobody bought them. they bought themselves. >> right. >> right? so, so to the extent people are cynical because they think that politicians say one thing but they're actually marionettes being controlled by somebody else. >> right. >> that's not true for the self-funded candidate. >> so you believe the huntsmans and the bloombergs of the world are in a position to say we're not going to take corporate money, we're not going to take pac money, and as a result we're not going

for john huntsman, not enough people know who he is. when you look at romney leading, it's largely because he has the biggest name recognition along with sarah palin. that why those folks are at the top. when we get a few months and the campaign gets going, then you'll see movement. >> gregg: interesting stuff. good to see you, happy 4th. >> heather: nato launching a new round of intense airstrikes. the air assault targeting khadafy's forces in the western part of the country. libyan leader now threatening to attack europe unless nato stops dropping bombs. now, the latest from misurata. >> reporter: right after that speech we had a lot of incoming rocket fire into misurata. it was directed about six miles from where i'm standing, that is critical because only way supplies can get in to this city where people are still trying to take stock of their lives. >> there is now a deadly silence on o what was the main streets, as they survey the damage and see what sunshine left. >> we went down and come back and we see our houses. they had been

the other pledge resister, john huntsman prefers a pledge alone. 100 in the house and half dozen in theate may become the next litmus test for republican candidates. >> it's certainly a litmus test for meechlt i've said publicly i won't support any presidential candidate. i won't support any candidate for any federal laws. we're not willing to make that same commitment. >> reporter: the cut of cut, cap and balance would impose immediate spending cuts to cut the deficit by a half by next year. it brings spending in line with revenues at 18% of the gdp, and the balance would require house and senate passage of a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. some say the pledge offers an escape from debt ceiling grid lock. >> if we could for the first time in american history pass a balanced budget amendment, send it to the states for ratification, that's historical. this is to be one of the defining moments in american history where we get the right things put in place so that we never get to this point again where we're on the verge of the debt. >> reporter: for all the optimism, one th

that's him and also john huntsman. so go figure, ali. >> good to talk to you.y awake for a monday morning 4th of july. you have a fantastic day. >>> 40 minutes after the hour. here are the three things you need to know today. first of all, congress is off today. we're back to work tomorrow. lawmakers can focus on stalled deficit reduction negotiations. senate majority leader harry reid forced senators to cancel their travel plans to show up for the senate floor. plus, tomorrow a hearing asked whul chuled for john edwards, the former democratic vice presidential nominee on his criminal case. and june unemployment numbers will be released this friday. >>> now some highlights in sports starting with excitement on the field. watch this. >> go usa! >> u.s. women's soccer player grabs a mike after scoringal the women's world cup. the women's team even gave a salute to the troops after the first goal. beating colombia, 3-0. >>> check this out. a wipeout but a french rollerskater still sets a new world record. 90-foot -- 95-foot jump. this guy is 35 years old. >>> it's

. >> reporter: john huntsman was literally running to the white house.ticipants in the peach tree road race were trying to survive 10 kilometers, an endurance test, but nothing like the hot-dog eating contest on coney island. in dallas, american warriors got a hearty welcome home. and in afghanistan, a group of american soldiers took this day to reenlist. general david petraeus is about to become the next cia director, and was there to say goodbye and thanks. >> and america can never thank you enough. >> reporter: america's 235th birthday. a day to stand up and be proud, even if you're sitting down. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> there's another celebration today at the white house. it's malia's birthday. she turned 13. >> she will celebrate tonight with hundreds of troops and their families as they attend a special barbecue and a u.s. concert on the south lawn. malia's younger sister, sasha, turned 10, last month. >>> vice president joe biden made his mark on the world of twitter today. the vp sent out his first tweet just past 11:30 this mornin

. >> john huntsman makes his entrance in the republican presidential race. >> is he likely to becomenti-romney candidate. >> anti-romney. he's a mormon ex-governor with perceived softness. he's not the anti-romney. he's the candidate for people who would vote for romney but concerned romney has too much name recognition. >> more when we return, so, stay with us. >>> and now "in memoriam." ♪ >> it's a long ways -- they won it! ♪ >>> we remember all of those who died in war this week. the pentagon released the names of these service members killed in iraq and afghanistan. >>> we'll be right back. hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms... by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. and it's steroid-free. spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these m

and i think you're beginning to see that now with people like john huntsman and people like, you knowg about, you know, afghanistan. and i think president obama having gotten bin laden, he can overcome that democrats weak on defense thing that's haunted them for a while. so i think you'll have those two things coming together now to make some meaningful reductions. and don't forget, you had the deficit reduction commission, erskine bowles and senator simpson talked about cutting $1 trillion over projected levels for the next decade. >> in terms of the bin laden raid, obviously immensely politically consequential, and assuming it would be consequential in terms of national security concerns. that was a small operation in a country where we don't have ground troops, using special operations forces. how much does the success of that particular operation factor into the budget discussions? can i have i guess a long -- i guess a wide understanding of the different budget discussions that a raid like that affects? >> well, for example, the budget for the special operations command, the comm

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also i'd add john huntsman to that group as well.hey are sitting back kind of above the fray, and letting the silliness fly. let's not dismiss michele bachmann. she has a serious chance to be the nominee. i hope that she doesn't end up being it. but i like romney's strategy better. >> all right. will, lz, thank you both very much. appreciate it. >> see you, fellas. >> thank you. >>> rebecca brooks is arrested and questioned, and london's police commissioner announces his resignation all in connection with that scandal. >>> and later, got nails? we call her mama jazz. and you'll meet her straight ahead. >>> let's check headlines right now. two major developments in the phone hacking scandal and bribery scandal involving rupert murdoch's news corp. rebecca brooks, former editor of "news of the world," has been arrested and is now being questioned. brooks, who is often called murdoch's surrogate daughter, was the head of news corp's british newspapers until she resigned on friday. and this london police commissioner also resigning over

bad news for the likes of john huntsman who is not in the top five. he's at 2%. ambassador to china in the obama administration. you would think he needs to win new hampshire, do well in new hampshire if his campaign is to kick off. what is also interesting is two people in the top five of republican picks -- >> they're not declared candidates. giuliani and perry. >> they're doing well even though they're not in the race, ali. >> tell us about the twitter session the president is having. he's taking selected questions via twitter but giving real answers. >> sch just shows you the old town hall that you and i are used to has gone by the way of maybe the 1950s. the obama administration will hold the first twitter town hall to take place at 2:00. questions will come in on twitter. the topic is focused on two things, ali. something we talk a lot about. jobs in the economy. the president will not respond via twitter. he's going to respond on a video feed on the white website. this isn't the first time he's used social media to talk to voters. back in february in the w

mitt romney raised more than $18 million, when ron paul, john huntsman and even tim pawlenty raised morellion each. when herman cain and newt gingrich's whose whole campaign team quick raised $2 million, rick santorum raised $500,000. have you ever googled the word santorum? his new fundraising letter apparently is trying to make sure that everybody does that. the letter opens up with a description of last week's bill mahrer show on books hbo, you may recall mr. savage google bombed the word santorum when you look it up on line -- yeah. the fundraising letter says instead of having an intellectual conversation, they broke into vile attack against me. i refuse to repeat these sexual references because the references are far too inappropriate. this is the reason why my children cannot google their father's name. rachel maddow serves as his lackey. if you had not heard about the whole google santorum, would you run to your paycheck? dan savage, rachel maddow, would you race to your checkbook to scrawl out a check for $25, $50, $100? or would you out of curiosity google santorum? imagine the

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john huntsman is rising in the ranks in my mind that there are too many of these pledges.vern norquist ran out no new tax increases. huntsman said the only pledge that i'm interested in is pledge of allegiance. i'm following in that camp. >> experts say this is ridiculous because during that time you were a slave, you didn't own yourself and many people were killed and died because of it and you had to work in the fields. it is a ridiculous statement. even the person who was the author of the study that they referred to said, they're wrong. they read it wrong. what do you make of this and then them signing and then backing off saying, well, you know what, we changed our minds. >> listen. these people are crazy. they're going to cut to the chase. they're crazy and just illustrates just how far these candidates are willing to go to try to pander to what they consider to be their base. you know, that pledge says even more things like banning pornography and pledging to always be with your wife or your husband forever and ever. if you have to sign something like that, to get v

. >> you had people like mitt romney, tim pawlenty, john huntsman, they've all governed states, all haved they're running on saying i helped with unemployment, this kind of thing. i'm just trying to figure why -- you're trying to decide whether you've got a better chance to beat president obama, and i'm trying to decide why you would think, given that they also have records. >> they do. they have records and impressive records, but i don't remember their states being in the kind of condition new york city was in. i got elected on a campaign theme. you can't do any worse because we were in such bad shape. and we were the crime capital of america. we were supposed to be in inevitable decline, we would never come back again. "time" magazine wrote an article saying new york's best days are behind it. reminds me of what they're writing about the country right now. and we turned that around. so when i look at that as objectively as you ever can about yourself as you can in a situation, seems to be that is roughly where the country is right now. >> you sound on this question, do i have a better

. >> woodruff: both former massachusetts governor mitt romney and former utah governorç john huntsmanst, new hampshire, at a july 4th parade trying to connect with voters. minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann was at a clear lake, iowa, parade today as was former house speaker newt gingrich, while former senator rick santorum headed to two similar events in that state. and former godfather's pizza c.e.o. herman cain who was in iowa yesterday is starting his holiday off at independence hall in philadelphia, later traveling to new hampshire. >> ifill: still to come on the "newshour": those campaigningç presidential hopefuls launch their money race; both n.b.a. and n.f.l. players now locked out; healthier choices in school cafeterias; women journalists at risk around the world and singer songwriter josh ritter on his debut novel. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: a major clean-up effort was underway today in montana, after an oil spill spewed up to 42,000 gallons into the yellowstone river. the exxon mobil pipeline ruptured late friday nea

john huntsman announces today. what kind confi possible debate will we have in the upcoming campaign. >> i'm aittl dubious that isolationism is sweeping the party. i think what matters is where you sit. parties in opposition are ways more isolationist than parties that control the white house. because once they control the white house a, they control the military which they enjoy doing. but also because they have certain global responsibilities. when are you in opposition it is easy to say you know it's really mes over there in libya, afghanistan, let's just get out. so every one indulges that. the republican party when bill clinton was in office looked luke a pretty isolationist party. then george bush comes in fice they don't look that way at all. i'm a little dubious that all of this is sweeping, the republican party in one way. i'm also dubious and this is related. it's really the underlying question is the party becoming morelibertarian in rand paul's direction. and rand paul as a matter of principal is very a

. >> denied on road to the white house, john huntsman's remarks from saturday. -- tonight on road to the white house, jon huntsman for marks from saturday. he talks about what his priorities would be if elected, including addressing the national debt, and launched a revolution to create jobs. this is the last of the former utah's governor campaign stops. this is about 40 minutes. ? ? ?ú?ú?ú?d my grandfather was an educator and used to teach his son is that if you want to succeed at life in anything worth achieving, you want to become more than a teacher, an educator. he said that if you cannot cut it as an educator, you will always need a fallback position in life. you can always go into business. my dad went into business. he did not cut it as an educator. i got the same lecture from my dad growing up. a son, if you want to make anything of your life growing up, you have got to go into business. if that is where you can make things, create value, and change the world. but not everyone is cut out for business and you have to have a fallback position in life if you cannot cut it there

on the right of your screen, that is john huntsman. he's a republican candidate.e led about 50 bikers through the streets of salt lake city. it was a campaign rally at the end of their ride. huntsman met with several influential republican governors in town for the national governor's association meeting. >>> 22 minutes past the hour now. mila kunis and justin timberlake got offers you simply cannot refuse. yes. we'll tell you how they are now about to serve their country. discover aveeno positively radiant tinted moisturizers with scientifically proven soy complex and natural minerals. give you sheer coverage instantly, then go on to even skin tone in four weeks. aveeno tinted moisturizers. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation, because it offers a superior level of protection and because u.s.a.a.'s commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. u.s.a.a. we know what it means to serve. fiber one. uh, forgo

. >>> john huntsman pulled into salt lake city on a harley.te being the former governor, a new public poll shows mitt romney pulling ahead. >>> secretary of state, hillary clinton is landing a helping hand to greece. she is in athens to show america's support for the financial crisis. clinton is on the second leg of a 12 day around the world diplomatic tour. she visits india tomorrow, and later indonesia, hong kong, and china. she says the u.s. must show solidarity with india. >>> chinese officials are angry with president obama this morning after he met with the dalai lama. they met for about 45 minutes yesterday, praising him for embracing nonviolence. however, mr. obama reiterated that the united states does not support independence for tibet. china accuses the dalai lama of being a separatist. earlier this year, the dalai lama said he is now only the spiritual leader of the tibetens. >>> the crew aboard the space shuttle atlantis is preparing to head back to earth. atlantis is scheduled to land in florida on thursday, capping the end of th

mitt romney, and john huntsman will be in the straw poll.them are mounting a significant campaign in iowa. another poll shows president obama facing possible trouble in the election. a new rasmussen poll shows the president in a virtual tie with mitt romney. when stacked against ron paul, mr. obama beats paul by 4 points. 41% to 37%. >>> time is 7:47. there are calls for an oregon congressman to resign after a california teenager accused him of an unwanted sexual encounter. the report that he was involved with the 18-year-old daughter of a friend and campaign donor in california. it reportedly happened during a visit over thanksgiving. according to the oregonen, the democratic representative said it was consensual. >>> a retired army general has died. he was one of president clinton's military advisers. he retired a stroke in 2004 and died yesterday from complications. he was 75 years old. >>> walter reed army medical center is preparing to close its doors. a farewell ceremony will be held on wednesday. the hospital will close down for good

though john huntsman this week came out strongly for the boehner plan and said it was the only plan going and that the republicans and everybody ought to get behind it. congresswoman bachmann in particular, i think, has staked out that kind of tea party position. and she'll probably benefit from that. i think the other candidates are trying to get a piece of that, but try to go more broadly. >> i think bachmann and to a certain extent paul also risk some pleasure of backlash, or could in their don't raise the ceiling at all and their positions, playing down is a potential catastrophe. because what happens if the debt raised and there is catastrophe? then will the tea party, michelle bachmann and ron paul, be marginalized and seen as extreme by the general public and the primary electorate? it remains to be seen. >> focusing on the g.o.p. because of where we are in the race. the governor talked about barack obama's organizing of the caucuses four years ago. strong is the president overall with iowans right now? >> well, i would say reasonably but not as strong as he was in 2007 and 2008. i

>> john huntsman problem is that he appeals to independent voters, and that automatically disqualifyingnomination. i think realistically tim pawlenty is in the most trouble. when you attack michele bachmann over migraines, that's an excedrin-making moment. >> dana. >> i think pawlenty is doing incredibly well. i think huntsman doesn't register well with anyone. i don't think he has a pulse. i don't think gary johnson is doing well. gingrich, johnson, huntsman is at the bottom. pawlenty is next unfortunately. i think he's a good guy. >> can i hear a buzzer just becau because? thank you. go ahead, peter. >> don, i think you should be in charge of the buzzer. i think gingrich never really got his campaign off the ground because he told the truth about palm ryan's medicare deal. i'm most worried now for michele bachmann, because rick perry will get in and take all of her heat away right away. i'm going to dekeep talking so u feel better with the buzzer. >> you're talking too long. you're not winning that avocado green drop-in range for you. >> listen, your buzzer beater, ten seconds each. t

with the current gop candidates who have all signed pledges no the to raise tac taxes, except for john huntsmany republican accused of playing politics can just point to the president who voted against hiking the debt ceiling. >> that was just an example of a new senatoric maing a political vote as opposed to what's important for the country. >> besides bachmann, hall, the rest of the gop deal doesn't have to cast a vote on the debt ceiling and that's a luxury a lot of politicians in washington would like to have right now. >> thank you very much. you're going to be a busy guy in the next several months. and years. thanks very much. >> the gieunited states has two dakotas, two carolinas, two virgin virginias. now there's a push to add two californias. details of a secession drive that would split the golden state into two. >> reporter: you real . >> you really have to try hard, you really have to be an idiot to screw up the state of california. >> we have hit a nerve with citizens who are just fed up with businesses a usual in the state. >> you want to secede the state of california? i sure hop

john huntsman won't. >> here didn't show much strength when he had the obama care thing.the opponents, he will have the message against the guys to run against be very convincing he is flat >> a new arrest in the empire. it's driving home the media mogul's connections. montana's governor tans parts of his state and what exxon has done wrong >>> political fallout for one of the best selling newspapers. a secretary to the british prime minister was arrested in allegations of phone hacking while he was editor of the news of the world. he has been released on bail. this growing scandal casting a spot lot on the media empire and the influence around the world. our brian todd is looking into that. >> all of this is a wake up call for politicians in britain, but his own ties to rupert murdoch are a growing liability for them. it wasn't long ago that the connections with murdoch helped propel him into office. with an obama-like image, the sun tab light endorsed for prime minister. he may not have owed his victory to the paper, but analysts say it helped. they say in britain at le

that won't fly with the gap candidates except for john huntsman. >> that was just a example of a new, you know, making what is a political vote as opposed to doing what was important for the country. >> besides bachmann and ron paul, the other candidates don't have to cast a vote on raising the debt ceiling. jim aco jim acosta, cnn. >>> president obama is holding out hope for a big deal, and republicans are standing firm on their opposition of any tax increases. joining us to talk about the standoff is our political analysts, david gergen. we have seen you and you have said it's time for a truce and cease-fire, and is that likely to happen in this climate? >> we still have tough road to go here. it will continue right through next week, i am afraid. i think there is an ever the in the senate to come up with a bill, which would in effect bring a truce, and would satisfy the president and would satisfy mitch mcconnell and a lot of people in the senate and john boehner, and whether it would satisfy house republicans, that's a big question. >> two press conferences in one week, monday an

and former utah governor and presidential hopeful, john huntsm huntsman, is trying to drum up supports in utah chatting with governors at their annual meeting. >>> the documentary following sarah palin airs this weekend. some analysts are reporting that it had a strong opening with theater goers. palin's rise through politics and his expectations. >> the expectations is just to get it out in the middle of summer against competition like harry potter i think the theater owners want to see if the film can find its audience. >> for the latest political news, you know exactly where to go. cnnpolitics.com. ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪ ♪ hah announcer: when life's this hard, it's no wonder 7,000 students drop out every school day. visit boostup.org and help kids in your community stay in school. >>> flip-flops are a popular way to beat the heat. wearing flip-flops can cause damage to the ankles, heels, and even your toenails. >> these cheap flip-flops are worse than walking around barefoot. this is why. they provide no cushioning. this causes an increase in the stress that for yo