john king also working the story for us. , still a lot of questions out there, how exactly does he come to this decision? apparently he is still in treatment. we don't know exactly where, and of course what does this mean for his district? what does it mean for him? so many unanswered questions. >> to the first one, he was pushed. he was nudged, then pushed, colleagues saying it was simply unacceptable for him to stay on. they knew from the beginning they wanted him too do. there was an effort to have some sympathy, to goif him time and space, but as the number of episodes expanded, it was clear to democrats this was beyond a personal embarrassment for congressman weiner, and becoming an embarrassment for the party. so he was pushed. i was in touch early this morning with one of the president obama's top advisers, as we began to get an ink lynn, and the view from team obama, quote, he quits, it's over. and david axelrod last week said this would be over fairly soon, that's an indication it went all the way to the top. at 46 y

valley -- 100% natural. 100% delicious. >>> welcome back to new hampshire and a special edition of "john king getting ready to moderate tonight's first republican presidential debate here in new hampshire. let's collection in with cnn's joe johns back in washington for the news you need to know right now. joe? >> hey, wolf. democratic sources tell cnn congressman anthony weiner is on the fence about resigning. he's also described as in a state of despair because of the scandal other his sending lewd photos to a number of women. >>> president obama weighed in on the scandal during an interview with nbc news today saying, "i could tell you if that was me, i would resign." >>> secretary of state hillary clinton today asked the nations of the african union to do more than just call for a cease-fire in libya. >> i also urge you to suspend the operations of gadhafi's embassies in your countries to expel pro-gadhafi diplomats and to increase contact and support for the transitional national council. >>> firefighters say a massive fire in eastern arizona is only 10% contained and will very soon rank

s john king the opportunity to criticize romney put it on a plate right front of them and he did not take the bait just to do a little he wants to be a establishment front runner that mitt romney is ever during this entire election he's going to have to do that at some point maybe not doing at labadee but it's a chance i don't know what do you think is the republican base going to be able to overcome their support of romney care i mean hopefully i completely agree plenty missed a golden opportunity and that's why i mean i definitely think that he finished in the bottom of the debate thought far enough and i think as he was served a golden platter here differentiate yourself to that lead that and you know get romney where it hurts and where it all you know where it is can assist the op any missed the opportunity missed a critical opportunity and i think that is if he doesn't wrap up he's so he's going to continue to be a boring politician has gregory but no substantive talk we've got we got some updates from obama he's he's warning of a mother financial crisis if the debt ceiling is n

yellen sitting in for john king. an attack on the intercouldn't knell hotel in afghanistan. attackers including suicide bombers stormed the hotel a few hours ago. late word into cnn is that at least ten people are dead. a coalition spokesperson reports that nato helicopters fired on and killed three of the attackers on the roof top of that hotel. cnn has confirmed that all the attackers there have been killed. the taliban claimed responsibility for today's hotel attacks sending a message to the united states military and afghan officials that they are still a viable force in afghanistan. the white house says president obama has been briefed on the violence. we are joined on the phone by a journalist who is near the scene. we are not naming her for her own safety. please tell us, what is the very latest there? >> reporter: i'm on the scene now. it appears that the intercontinental hotel is on fire. it's quite a large fire. i just heard another explosion. it's unclear where the explosion came from or what it was. it ma

our very own john king, cnn's chief national correspondent will be moderating tomorrow night's debate. and joined -- john joins me now nor a preview. you and i are talking. it seem like we are saying, oh, my gosh, we just finished with the 2008. you feel it, people are ready for it now, right? >> a switch has been thrown the last couple of weeks. you did have a big debate about the budget. the paul ryan healthcare. it is relevant. a lot of times what we talk about in washington doesn't seem relevant to people's lives. then the recent economic data. i think people have just go to -- people are asking questions at a time when you have at candidates now, especially in iowa and new hampshire, out more. what you get i think, don, is an election that at least reminds me very much of 1992. a republican president, george wm. and it is getting better. you can see the numbers getting better. but president owe obama has that same challenge. people who have other reasons to be in a bit after funk. he has more time. the republican campaign is just getting started. it raises this question to me. wh

(laughter) all right, i guess i'll let john king... i don't know why they don't put me in more movies. (laughter) i'll let john king tell you why this debate is different. >> in addition to questions from myself and journalists from our partners, candidates will take questions directly from voteers right here in manchester as well as have from voters at town meetings taking place tonight all across new hampshire. (laughter) >> jon: how the (bleep) is that different? (laughter) you mean like the debate a couple years ago where everyone has questions on youtube? come on. actually, cnn asked for and got some pretty good questions from twitter and facebook. >> lot of good questions. would you have released the bin laden photos? would you support issues... good questions from our viewers there we'll be right back. >> what? no, don't... not right back. norvin a. went to trouble coming up with a question and you're not going ask it? what knocked that question off the table? >> elvis or johnny cash? "dancing with the stars" or american idol. l

and john king, wolf blitzer, david gergen and chief of staff and 2008 obama pollster, political crib on the cornell belcher. and dana lash. as i said, joining us also, congressman ron paul and obama campaign surrogate, robert good. wolf, as you watched tonight what was the key moment or key exchange or one of them that stuck out? >> i thought that tim pawlenty had a real chance to differentiate himself between the frontrunner mitt romney on the issue of health care reform. yesterday tim pawlenty took a swipe at mitt romney because mitt romney supported mandates and massachusetts when he was governor for universal health care in that state. and, yesterday, took a swipe at him and today, he had an opportunity to really go further on that and he backed off and he was very polite. a missed opportunity for him. >> i know a number of our analysts point out moments -- i want to play that moment for the viewers in case you missed it. watch. >> you don't want to address why you called governor romney "obama care?" into the issue was what are the similarities between the two and i cited presid

i will see you tomorrow on "john king usa." anderson cooper continues right now. > welcome to a special edition of "360." welcome to new hampshire where the republicans just wrapped up their presidential debate. seven hopefuls taking part and they're still on the stage behind me with family members about to come up on the stage with them. many of them, most notefully, tim pawlenty not to take on mitt romney and his massachusetts health care plan as he has in the last several days. president obama is taking hard hits from all of them. newt gingrich trying to get his campaign back on track. tea party influence plain to see. congresswoman michele bachmann, making news, filing papers, taking a step closer to officially declare her candidate for president. and with the economy sagging there's no reason for any of the participants here tonight to not believe that they, he or she, could become president. each other candidates on the stage has a very real chance. the debate covered a lot of ground and we're keeping all the candidates h

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what does our pal john king think of that?ou have any issues? he said fire away. down in my office, people are wondering why i'm playing hip-hop on the loud speaker, but it's all good. >> same with us. a little hip hop and barry manilow today. just been one of those days. appreciate it. thank you to john king for letting us do that as well. a heart-shaped meteorite falls from the sky. >> finding a heart-shaped rock in your backyard, kind of cool. finding a rock that is a meteor that is heart-shaped? okay, that's something you've got to see. a man and his son were playing kick ball in their backyard when they noticed this funny looking rock. turns out the rock was shae heart-shaped and it's actually a meteor. meteors don't usually travel this far, get this far. they usually burn up while entering the earth's atmosphere. so there you have it. and now to this. this is video were showing around the news room earlier. this may be the cutest/, scariest thing ever. >> hello, mr. lion. usually people go to the zoo to watch the animals

here in north america, "john king usa" starts right now. >> i'm joe johns. john king is off. tonight afghanistan is once again front and center in an agonizing national debate with tense of thousands of u.s. lives and billions of u.s. dollars hanging in the balance. today sources inside congress and the obama administration are telling cnn president obama has decided to bring 30,000 u.s. troops home from afghanistan. he's making the announcement tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern during a speech you can see right here on cnn. 30,000 is a little under one-third of the 100,000 troops there now. but it won't happen quickly. we're told 10,000 will come out this year by the rest of the end of 2012. another source says the pentagon argued for an even smaller drawdown. but robert gates says he understands the president's decision. >> the president has to take into account on any national security issue sustainability here at home both among the public and in the congress. and it goes without saying that there are a lot of reservations in congress about the war in afghanistan and our lev

there was a loser last night and you know forgive me if i'm being really really mean but good lord john king was just the worst a moderator of all time and he was so awkward you are you. seeing everybody why do i say that every second. they have to keep moving i want to think that i'm going to have a little bit go for it jump it don't just have your voice in the background so i can hear everybody answer and this is what really got me into a little fun segment let's take a let's take a look at this clip. elvis or johnny cash advance for coke or pepsi coke leno or conan i'm probably one of them blackberry or i phone blackberry blackberry it is deep dish or thin crust. spicy or miles oh spicy dancing with the stores or american idol american idol maybe we'll have to have an american idol contest with something. shiny and fun it's fine they've got to give you a little dessert with your broccoli and your state quote i read dessert though we had a big debate about this in our editorial meeting this morning where some people thought that it was fine it was great it really gave you a look into their

cnn's john king will moderate. >> a lot of people are entering the job market for the first time.tudents are now looking for jobs in cities with the brightest future. today, a list of the best cities for labding a dream job. houston, texas ranked number five on the list, number four was austin, texas. number three was oklahoma city, oklahoma. and the list is based on reasonably priced rentals, affordable food, good job prospects, and pay. which two cities are going to top the list? i'll tell you right after the break. it's a curious thing that happens. it seems that when we get to a place where no one knows us, we become most ourselves. try new things. make new friends. laughing out loud. and dancing in the streets. its time to venture out. who knows just who we might discover... as we come alive under the spell of pure michigan. your trip begins at michigan.org. college gradwits who have fin h finished school and are now looking for the best city to finish life. where are the best places to go? they came up with a list based on affordable rentals, affordable food, good job prospe

oh, yeah, i think it's john king. >> tell john he has no show for 2 1/2 hours.. says your show doesn't start for 2 1/2 hours. >> he can tell excellent time. >> reporter: we've been having a good time, haven't we? >> you're pretty good as frisbee. >> reporter: i took a badmitton class in high school. >> did you ask t.j. what he is doing from 7:00 to 8:00? >> reporter: we want to you fill in because we're going to play frisbee golf. seriously, have you been inside that arena? >> yes. they are doing a great job. while he plays frisbee. >> fellas, go along, john king. do not let the bosses see this. you've got to pretend like you're working. done. >> reporter: oh, come on, john. i'm not going to do that. one more time. there we go. nice. >> we've lost our way. we have lost our way. did we not tell you this was live, don? don, please. don't let the bosses see you enjoying yourself out there. i know you guys are working. but, again, don, we will see you. this show live from new hampshire saturday and sunday evening. don, we'll talk to you soon, buddy. >> reporter: we'

i want to bring in john king. of us have watched this very, very closely, but you've got a perspective over there at the data wall for us. >> take you through the time line and if the congressman walks into the room go straight to the live event. why are we here? on hey 27th that sexually suggestive photo was sent via twitter. the next day he said it was not him, that his account was hacked and then you move forward a little bit of time to may 31st when he had the first exchange, dana bash on capitol hill with our producer trying to get answers, and he would not give them answers up on capitol hill as you see that play out. a little bit forward, june 3rd, you were asking congressman weiner questions, was it him and did he send those photos and repeatedly he said he did not and had nothing to do with it and was trying to figure it out. fast forward to june 6th when the congressman made the admission at a news conference that he had sent the photographs and had inappropriate relationships with half a dozen women onl

the event will be mode rated by cnn's john king.on'ts are known to say outlandish things but to say you would stab your own son for being gay? how far is too far. we'll talk about tracy morgan's rant. i'll ask tracy morgan what he thinks. al has twice the calcium of the leading yogurt. that's 50% of the daily value. pass on the news and make sure you and everyone you know is getting the calcium they need. ♪ >>> i was still trying to process everything and decide if there was going to be a punch line somewhere, or exactly what was i hearing. so to me it really was just the entire thing, really did hurt me. >>> all right. that was kevin rogers. he was there as comedian tracy horgan went off in the worst way, according to some audience members. it happened in nashville on june 3rd. we don't have it verbatim. here's what rogers account of what morgan said. he said if his son was gay he better come home and talk to him like a man and not -- he mimicked gay high pitched voice or he would pull out a knife and stab that little. he didn't f-

the event will be moderated by cnn's john king and john is going to join me next hour and hopefully my mouth will work better in the next hour. mark and i were just talking about the chance to talk to some of the candidates taking part in the debate, and one should have great interest in the value voters poll is former senator rick an store rum. he's a divisive figure on gay rights. here's part of what we talked about. do you have any gay friends? >> yes, in fact i have had gay people work for me. >> and friends? >> yes. >> i have people say i have black friends. >> yes, i was with a gay friend of mine two days ago. yes, i do. >> you are going to hear much, much more of my interesting conversation with rick santorum next hour. >>> up next on cnn right now, the very first images of congresswoman gabrielle giffords since being shot in the head in january. we have them for you. >>> plus, it just keeps getting bigger. the fire in arizona becoming the largest in state history, almost. we have good news as well. >>> many of you are asking for information through social media. reach out to us

the event will be moderated by none other than cnn's john king.oining us are candy crowley, "state of the union" of course, which i watch every sunday, and this guy, mark preston. what is the preview. what is going on? i know you have a big interview with someone who is saying they're in. are they in? >> yes. it's a big question. he's been here, he has been more to new hampshire over the past month than any of the candidates who were officially in. this is the former governor of utah, china, the president, thinking it might not want to cast him. an interesting guy. he's had some things when he ran afoul of the republican party, but he's a good campaigner. i went and saw him yesterday, so my impression was, what is it we're waiting for? tell me what he said. >> we'here's the band on the speech. >> about a week and a half away. >> here? >> i'll keep that for another type. >> you're not telling. >> we'll keep it here, and in terms of a supporter, yes, if i like them enough, i will support them. you check that box. >> he's checking all the boxes. >> l

i am jessica yellin for john king. we begin with new information on the deadly insurgent attack at the hotel in afghanistan. nine gunmen staged that attack, all nine were killed by nato and security forces. two officers were killed in that violence. despite the taliban's immediate claim of responsibility, today, the afghan government blamed the attack on the has can ee network, a million tant group based in pakistan. an american phd student staying at the hotel as the attack unfolded told cnn there were explosions all around him. >> when they got closer, my room started to shake. i was on the floor in the corner of the room, the safest place i could think of. one of them went off below me. because i felt like i kind of popped up a bit. i didn't go flying into the air, but felt the ground move up. then i was just praying that the next one wouldn't be right under me or above me. >> we are joined by jerome starky, reporter with the london times who was in kabul. jerome, at first it was thought taliban were behind this. no

the event will be mode rated by cnn's john king. come don'ts are known to say outlandish things but to say you would stab your own son for being gay? how far is too far. we'll talk about tracy morgan's rant. i'll ask tracy morgan what he thinks. d our improved formulas neutralize odors better than ever in multiple-cat homes. so it's easier to keep your house smelling just the way you want it. purina tidy cats. keep your home smelling like home. [ sam ] my first ride lasted just 30 seconds. another reminder of what i couldn't do. ♪ the accident could have been my excuse to quit. i made it my reason to go even harder. ♪ [ male announcer ] helping people achieve without limits. at the hartford it's what we do... and why we're the founding partner of the u.s. paralympic team. show your support at facebook.com/thehartford. >> i was still trying to process everything and decide if there was going to be a punch line somewhere, or exactly what was i hearing. so to me it really was just the entire thing, really did hurt me. >>> all right. th

, the host of john king usa.moderating the debate for us and our chief little analyst gloria borger. john, what are you going to have, seven republicans up on the stage with you? is that the final number? >> that is the final number, wolf. seven republicans as jim just noted, governor mitt romney, without a doubt, the front-runner here in new hampshire. he's nationally the front-runner, as well. here in the state of new hampshire critical to him especially now that he says he won'tent participate in the ames, iowa straw poll, he's essentially saying new hampshire is number one. the state is critical to him. he has made the economy the centerpiece of his campaign. watch for him to be the target as the candidates meet monday night. yes, a lot of issues to cover. the social issues always play in the republican primaries. big foreign policies we want to discuss with the candidates. but the economy, the economy, the economy, will be a big focus of this debate and certainly of the 2012 campaign. >> there's no doubt, gl

so the minnesota governor was totally primed and ready when john king lobbed him a softball even the minnesota wins the could hit. >> you just heard the governor rebut your characterization obamneycare. >> well, the issue that was raised in a question from a reporter was what are the similarities between the two and i just cited president obama's own words. >> was obamneycare on fox news sunday, why is it not obamneycare standing with the governor delight? >> president obama is the person who i quoted in saying he looked to massachusetts for designing his program. >> stephen: forget obamneycare. i want to know how minnesota's health plan keeps tim pawlenty alive without a spine. (laughter) o boomny care! obamneycare was perfect! you had romney on the ropes. you've got to finish him! you've got to sweep the leg. cnn's cornell belcher gets it. >> if someone occupy it is state that you and i occupy and they're ahead of you i'm sorry, you've got to cut that person and make them bleed. now, do you take a hatchet to them the first night in the debate? no, but you have to make them bleed b

the anchor of "john king u schl a." since that night, tim paw lendy acknowledges now that he made a big mistake. >> he faced a lot of criticism that he was too timid. if you are going to launch an attack on sunday, why do you blink and back away from it on monday in the first nationally televised debate? he put out a tweet acknowledging his mistake and went on fox news channel on a program to say he wish he had been a bit more xat tiff. the knock after was not only that he didn't keep up the health care argument against governor romney. he appeared to be timid. one question was, who do republicans want to debate barack obama next september. he faced some krit sim there. >> some are saying among the seven, some might drop out sooner than later. there might be an eight, nine, and ten. john huntsman, the former governor of utah. he is set to announce in the coming days. a lot of people are watching to see what rick perry, the governor of texas does. >> huntsman, statue of liberty will be his backdrop in the week ahead. ric

in north america, john king usa starts now. >>> thanks for joining us. i am joe johns. john king is off. tonight, important news about the war in afghanistan. senior white house official tells cnn president obama is ordering all 33,000 u.s. surge forces to leave afghanistan by summer of 2012, specifically the official tells cnn forces will be withdrawn by no later than september next year. the president will make that announcement in an important speech in about an hour. you will see it live here on cnn. during this hour, we're using cnn's global resources, including correspondents here in washington and afghanistan to give you a closer look at tonight's high stakes in the war on terrorism. for u.s. taxpayers and for the president politically. let's start with what cnn's white house correspondent brianna keeler learned about what the president will say tonight. >> the headlines are the numbers, and the breakdown on bringing the 33,000 troops home from afghanistan, no later than september, 2012, this according to a senior administration official. 10,000 home by end of th

"john king usa" starts right now. >> thanks for joining us. john king is off tonight. i'm jessica yellin. new york congressman anthony wiener says with a name like his, pranks and jokes go with the territory. and sometimes, quote, a prank is a prank. well, weiner's sticking to his story he did not send a lewd photo posted to his twitter account last weekend. he says he has hired a firm to get to the bottom of this. he continues to insist his twitter account was hacked. the congressman says he does not want to make a federal case out of it. the congressman sat down with cnn's wolf blitzer this afternoon. >> did you send that picture to that college student in washington state? >> i did not. she says she never got it and doesn't know me. i certainly don't know her. this seems like it was a prank to make fun of my name. when you're named weiner, that happens. got 40,000-some-odd twitter followers. this seems like a prank that has an enormous amount of attention. >> this is the picture. i'm sure you've seen it by now. is this you? >> i can tell you this. we've hired a firm

here in north america, "john king usa" starts right now. >> thanks for joining us. i'm joe johns. john king is off tonight. >>> we begin with important developments in washington's newest scandal. two senior federal law enforcement sources tell cnn the top man at the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms is expected to resign under pressure in the next day or two. acting director kenneth nelson would be taking the fall for the program called "operation fast and furious." it was supposed to find out how guns purchased legally in the u.s. end up in the hands of mexico's drug gangs. the scandal is two guns from the atf program turned up at the scene when a u.s. border parlor agent was killed in arizona last december. homeland security correspondent jeanne meserve has been working her sources and joins us now. jeanne? >> reporter: joe, this is an embarrassment for the atf. this is an agency that is supposed to stop the illegal trafficking of firearms specifically. in recent years, its mission has been to stop trafficking to mexico. it has had some success in that regard, but when at

seven taking part and john king nod rating that event. >>> 24 minutes past the hour now.f the dumps, right out of the garbage dumps. find out how one cnn hero is turning kids' lives around. that's next. >>> 25 minutes past the hour now on this "cnn saturday morning." children as young as 3 spend the day sorting through rotting garbage and that's all they would have to do if it wasn't for this cnn hero. >> translator: currently in argentina there are a lot of children working. in bariloche most children work recovering waste from the garbage dump to sell for a small profit. they can be very small children, 3, 4, 5 years old. all parents want a better life for their children than what they had, but there are times when the whole family has to work to try to make ends meet. my name is elena duron miranda. i founded an organization to help the boys and girls of the bariloche get out so they no longer have to work there to survive. when i arrived in argentina it hit hard to see so many small children picking through garbage. many of these boys and girls have dropped out of sch

. >> reporter: texas congressman ron paul was asked by cnn moderator john king if the president deserveded credit for anything. >> has he done one thing, has he done one thing right when it comes to the economy in this country? >> well, that's a tough question. no, no. i can't think of anything. >> ifill: and minnesota congresswoman michelle backman drew cheers from the crowd for this prediction. >> make no mistake about it. i want to announce tonight, president obama is a one-term president. ( cheers and applause ) >> ifill: backman also made another announcement last night. she has filed the paperwork and is now an official candidate for president. joining me now to lo more closely at some of the key momentss in last night's encounter is newshour political editor david chalian just off the plane from manchester. david, who accomplished what he or she set out to do last night? >> first of all i think the field accomplished what they set out to do collectively which was exactly as you laid out there, attack president obama. that's where most of the fire went during this debate. they chose

john king has the night off. it is a huge day on the presidential campaign trail. mitt romney most polls show is the front runner for the republican nomination. officially joined the 2012 race today. at times he sounded a bit like captain america. >> we know we can bring this country back. i'm mitt romney. i believe in america. and i'm running for president. >> romney made his big announcement on a sunny farm but his speech was heavy on the gloom and doom, a long series of attacks on president obama whom romney repeatedly accused of thinking like a european. we're joined now by long time new hampshire conservative activist lafontaine and romney media adviser russ reefer. i'm going to start with you. you are one of his top campaign strategists. i was interested in the tone of his message. let's listen and we can talk about it. >> when barack obama came to office we wished him well and hoped for the best. now in the third year of his four-year term we have more than slogans and promises to judge him by. barack obama has failed america. >> he went on to rip the presid

in north america "john king, in north america "john king, usa" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> thanks, wolf, and good evening, everyone. tonight major breaking political news. the presidential campaign of the former house speaker newt gingrich implodes just five days before the first major republican candidates' debate. speaker gingrich vows to fight on tonight but he has virtually no staff and a fund-raising crisis. and congressman anthony weiner delivers an emphatic no to the growing choruses of democrats who want him to resign. but up first tonight, important breaking news on the world stage. we have new details tonight about what amounts to a secret war in yemen. new promises from the united states and its allies to the anti-gadhafi opposition in libya, and disturbing new video suggesting the brutal syrian regime has once again tortured a child as part of its effort to stifle political dissent. these global challenges dominated today's senate confirmation hearing for president obama's choice to be the next defense secretary, leon panetta. panetta now se

in fact john king, the moderator, gave him two changes.ou choose those words, given the comfort of a sunday show studio. your rival is standing right there. if it was obama care on foxnews sunday. why isn't it obama care standing flight? >> president obama looked to massachusetts for designing his program. he said it was a blueprint and merged the two terms. use the word obomney care. suggesting he designed obama care on massachusetts health care plan. >> they're looking to make a name for themselves, we're confused that the former minnesota governor department do what he did sunday which is take on mitt romney. what about michelle bachman. she had sorry biggest one-liners, some of the biggest applause. take a listen. here's a taste. >> we need everybody to come together. we are going to win. make no mistake about it. president obama is a one-term president. [ applause ] we'll win. >> lines like that, i guess you can't go wrong with a republican crowd. of course, bachman made news, yep, she's a candidate now. kyra. >> so, what are insiders

john king is here in the house, randi. ittle while ago. >> are you taking the show to new hampshire or what, don? oh, look! there he is right there. john and i have been playing frisbee. >> this guy's working really hard. >> this has been john's lunch. i had about seven of these from the diner i went to this morning. you know you had a twinkie and you had a whoopi pie. >> let me check your pulse. that's bad. >> we'll be bringing you our show here all weekend. john and i will be playing frisbee until that happens. >> i don't want to keep you from your frisbee game so i'll cut you guys loose. get back to it and use some of that sugar high while you can from all of those twinkies. >> wish you were here. see you later. >>> well, one of the first big tests for the gop field will occur monday when cnn hosts the new hampshire presidential debate. join us as republican hopefuls gather to size one another up and debate the issues. the new hampshire republican presidential debate next monday night only on cnn. >>> which european coun

for the north american viewers, much more on john king usa at the top of the hour.hammering president obama and the economy, the white house wants to put their own pin on jobs. listen to what the campaign senior strategist told candy crowley, the host of state of the union. >> can the president win with a 9% unemployment rate? >> i don't think the unemployment rate will be at 9%, but i don't think there is a magic -- i'm not an economist. i believe we will make an improvement just as we made and we were 10.2 and it's down to 9. i think it will go down. how do they feel? do they feel like we are making progress? do they feel like the person on the other side would hold out greater hope? i'm confident that we will be in the right place. >> you can see the full interview this sunday morning on state of the union. it airs at 9:00 eastern and replays at noon. a check of the day's other top stories coming up. gabrielle giffords returns home for a visit with her family since being wounded. president obama and john boehner may have found a way to communicate on the golf cou

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maybe cnn and john king and everybody realized that the president doesn't have a lot to do it. that's not how schools become good. we know it's local action to connect up education, however, christine, with the economic issues, we have estimated a lot of studies have estimated that if you replace the bottom 5% of performing teachers, teachers who perform at the bottom 5%, you could increase the gdp by about a trillion dollars a year. over 10 or 15 years. that's a significant number. so, there are connections. i'm sure the issue will come up. but, you know, i have to say when you hear the debate, you realize how many important issues there are. >> and, you know, i agree with you there, because there are so many different things that connect to our economy and our personal economy. i wonder if the connection wasn't really made or hasn't been made in a broader political discussion yet about connecting education to all of these other issues, debt, jobs, our role in the world in the global marketplace? >> absolutely. i mean, i sat there and i was shocked. in fact, i got on my twitte

john king served him up. then barney franks back. because you can people are asking me. when am i going to explain the details of my health care plan and i've got three work for you so am i. you notice that the end there they even cut his mike so just how much racism is too much racism for republican leadership conference and why the thin skin when it comes to self depreciating humor here to offer some more insight of his issues tommy christopher a media correspondent by house reporter at media ite dot com johnny welcome don thanks for having me do you think that the people in the room you know i watched the whole thing i'm assuming you did too and this was those little clips i don't think actually represented it all that well the first part seemed actually kind of funny in a general way you know and then the last part when you started picking on the republicans all of them got quieter and quieter and it was strange the way the tide turned it was and it was weird but do you think that the racial jokes at the beginning were perceived as racist by the crowd well you know t

stage one sixty three one hundred sixty three days since a republican and a bash i actually saw john king sort of grinning maybe because he sort of expected it all right so nancy pelosi saying she is not going to have any comments on anthony weiner's resignation changing medicaid while they give tax breaks to businesses that send jobs overseas so the answer posted nothing pretty well either but i have to think this is the reporters get a shot here when she's done with their statement that will call baubles. if you see that they actually just cut off one of the most powerful female politicians in this country which she announced that she would be speaking about the jobs crisis as planned rather than winner gate the jobs crisis the fact the nearly twenty million people in this country are unemployed the topic that americans care about if you look at the polls but hey it's only the end of the middle class in america why would the media possibly want to cover that why are they we want to hear a politician who's supposed to be creating jobs when she has to say about it you know this is probabl