he is announcing his intention to run for president at liberty state park new jersey. this is the same location where ronald reagan kicked off his -- presidential campaign in 1980. >>

huntsman campaign kicks off tomorrow in liberty state park, new jersey.overnor rick perry is waiting in the wings. for more on the race, i'm joined by david gergen, james carville and republican strategy tony lankly. quick thoughts on president obama's lead man in china, the number one proponent of his policies of the world's second largest economy now gone from adviser and our man in china to the president's opponent. it's really a remarkable turn. >> it is a fascinating moment in american politics. not at all well known here in this country. i think there was a poll in iowa asking about preferences and one person said they would like to see john huntsman. if you look at him on paper, he is one of the most credential people we've had run in this race. if he can make it, if he can get some sparks going, there are smart people who think he can be a formidable candidate. >> does it help him or hurt him. here he was an insider. i heard him dismissed as a democrat almost because he worked for this administration. does it help him because he is the one with th

huntsman will deliver his speech at liberty state park in new jersey. that's the where ronald reagan announced his candidacy in 1980. >>> we have some amazing video of a tornado caught on tape. >> oh, my god, that thing is incredible! >> there go the train cars. >> that's in york county, nebraska. several freight train cars were blown off the tracks when that tornado blew through. the cars were parked at the time. surprisingly, nobody was hurt but at least one home and a number of outbuildings were damaged or destroyed in the massive tornado. >>> wow. did you see those cars right up close? i would have been putting that into reverse in a hurry. hey, folks, if you are heading outside, today, no threat of rainfall. as a matter of fact, we are looking at another scorcher outside in many parts of the bay area. temperatures if you are heading out the door 60s, even some 70s right now, very mild to warm outside. 50s and 60s inside the bay, clear skies all the way to the coastline. by the afternoon, 90s and triple digits a real possibility inland today even in

john huntsman and his wife and children are now walking across the lawn here at liberty state park new jerseye statue of liberty. this is a big moment for john huntsman. he would like to beat his old boss and take his boss's job away. he will have a tough challenge ahead of him. he has been testing the political waters for a month now, and he's in the single digits. this speech that he has coming up here is a big moment for him. he has to find a way to excite the conservative base. he does have a resume that many conservatives are now coming to. they like the fact that he cut taxes as governor of utah and like some of the things he did out there, but the question is whether or not, as he put it, he can catch lightning in a bottle. this is part of the stage crafting you see with presidential campaigns. this is a very important spot for republicans. this is where ronald reagan launched his successful bid for the white house back in 1980. john huntsman hopes he can do the same thing here. i will throw it back to you in case you have questions. this will be an interesting race if he can make a ru

new leader. this is the hour when we choose our future. >> the former utah governor and former u.s. ambassador to china announces tuesday at liberty state park in new jerseythat's the same place where ronald reagan kicked off his bid for the white house back in 1980. after his anountment untsman kicks off a swing through the early slovoting states. huntman says he's ready to roll. >> we've gone from zero to 60 as fast as any campaign i've ever seen. >> later this week three other republican white house hopefuls speak at the a convention in jacksonville, florida. behind the scenes, all of the candidates concentrate on raising campaign cash with the second quarter fundraising coming to a close at the end of the month. fred? >> thanks so much, paul. for the latest political news, you know exactly where to go. cnnpolitics.com. >>> perhaps you're traveling this summer. up next, we'll show you some must-have smartphone apps to help you navigate through your vacation. you'll want to see this. back in a moment. >>> i'm sergeant cynthia mess messerschmidt. i'd like to wish a happy father's day to my dad. i love you, dad, for all you've done for your country and al

he announces at liberty state park in new jersey with the statue of liberty as his backdrop.three other republican white house hopeful, santorum, ron paul and herman king speak at the national right to life conference. >> reporter: a critical week ahead for walt wall street with the federal reserve set to meet. investors are waiting to go hear how the fed plans to tackle the challenges of the slowing economic recovery since the central bank's last meeting job growth has slowed, stocks have stumbled and prices have risen. also ahead this week, the latest home sales numbers. those are critical. and on friday we'll get the final revision of first quarter gdp so we can actually see how much the u.s. economy grew in the first three months of this year. a lot ahead for the market today. we'll cover it all on cnn money. >> reporter: here's what we're watching this week. more of the casey anthony murder try. could casey actually be acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter caylee? and a show biz interview with daniel radcliffe as the last of the harry potter films get set to come

republican presidential hopeful john huntsman makes his official presidential announcement at liberty state park in new jerseyh live coverage at 10:00 eastern. the houses back in at noon, eastern and legislative work starts at 2:00. they will begin work on 2012 defense spending. live house coverage is here on c-span. >> i have the honor of representing the great people of the state of florida and i am here in the senate. today as the for the first time on this floor on their behalf. >> all 13 freshmen senators have given their speeches on the senate floor. see them at the congressional chronicle, a resource on your elected officials. keep up-to-date c-span.org/ congress. >> coming up this hour, the wisconsin senator would give an updaten

. >>> republican john huntsman announced his bid for the presidency today at liberty state park in new jersey. huntsman is the former governor of utah and also served as u.s. ambassador to china under president obama. >>> more than 10,000 firefighters are at work against 52 wildfires now burning in 12 states. the fires have burned almost 2200 square miles, nearly the size of delaware. u.s. forest service says the number of acres burned is three times the 10-year average >>> and congresswoman gabrielle giffords's husband, mark kelly, is retiring from nasa and the u.s. navy effective october 1. kelly commanded the final flight of the space shuttle endeavor. he says he wants to be by giffords's side as she continues her recovery. >>> meanwhile, scribner has announced it will publish the couple's memoir at a date to be determined, anderson. >> time now for the shot, randi. this is video from the calgary zoo in alberta. let's give it up for zola. >> zola is eight years old. the zoo says he loves to play in water as you can see. i think online there's music added. for some reason we don't have the

huntsman will make the announcement at liberty state park in new jersey in the shadow of lady libertyke ronald reagan did so many years ago. jim acosta is already there this morning and joins us live. hi, jim. >> good morning, carol, good morning kiran. jon huntsman has been a little cautious about jumping into the presidential waters. he has avoided some big public appearances like that cnn debate about a week ago. he also did not go to a republican leadership conference down in new orleans over the weekend, but he is planning to make a big splash in just a few hours from now when he makes his announcement that he's running for president in front of the statute of liberty behind me. as you mentioned, carol, this is evoking a lot of history here because this is the spot where ronald reagan announced his presidential bid in 1980 and aides to the former governor of utah say that jon huntsman will touch on a few themes during this speech, one being the economy which is, obviously, the top of everybody's minds these days, the national debt and he'll issue a warning that if the national de

he's making the announcement there at liberty state park in new jersey where, if you remember, ronald reagan announced he was running for president in 1980. again, you can see jon huntsman running for president. >>> meantime, john mccain says he will not decide to run for president again in 2012. in an interview, mccain was asked if he might get into the race. senator mccain said he would not want to go through it again. as you recall, he lost to president obama in 2008. republican presidential candidate, mitt romney will be in the bay area. he will be on the peninsula today, scheduled to be at a barbecue of the home of scott mcneil. according to a memo, there is a suggested contribution of $1,000 to $10,000 per person foreign the romney event. the former massachusetts governor also has events scheduled in sacramento, los angeles and orange county this week. >>> 7:21. villalists say they are disappointed that -- environmentalists are disappointed is because of the solar panels not being installed. this was to be done the first of the spring season. it's now summer. so that has not bee

john huntsman, will be formally announcing his bid for the presidency next tuesday at liberty state park in new jerseyold that the statue of liberty will be the backdrop. this is coming from a republican source that tells us he will be making that official announcement. certainly not a surprise. we expected that he was preparing to jump in and that he would make it official fairly soon. he has gotten a little bit of pushback, blowback, from fellow republicans because he was a member, worked for the obama administration, has not always helped him out but is also seen as someone who is bipartisan. we'll see how he does. he will be officially announcing his intention to run for president. more after this break. right now, go to priceline for a sneak peek at recent winning and better than ever! hotel bids to find where you n save up to 60% on hotels. * we'll even email you other people's winning bids, so you'll know what price to name. *á with new hotel bid alerts, from priceline. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a

as he announced his candidacy at liberty state park in new jersey, he stressed the need for change in leadership. >> what we now need is leadership that trusts in our strength, leadership that doesn't promise washington has all of the solutions to our problems, but rather, looks to local solutions from our cities, towns and states. leadership that knows we need more than hope. leadership that knows we need answers. >> huntsman's more moderate views on some social issues could make his path to winning the nomination difficult. he is the eighth major gop candidate for president. >>> a north carolina man found a very unique solution to get health care. he robbed a bank of just $1, then sat down to wait for the police to show up. he says that way he will get the medical attention he needs in jail for free. >> first time i've ever been in trouble with the law. i'm sort of a logical person and that was my logic. that's what i came up with. >> the 59-year-old says he has a growth on his chest, two ruptured discs and a problem with his left foot. he does not have a job and figured jail would

he will make the announcement at the liberty state park in new jersey and use the statue of liberty as a backdrop. president ronald reagan spoke there in 1980 when he was running for president. live coverage at 10:00. several of president obama as ambassador nominees will testify before the senate foreign relations committee. they include four in it -- former ambassador to pakistan break -- to pakistan. live coverage its underway at 10:00. >> the supreme court ruled today that a gender discrimination lawsuit against walmart cannot proceed as one large class- action. that is a victory for the discount retailer and other corporations. the justices all agreed that the lawsuit against walmart could not proceed as a class action in its current form, which reversed a lower-court decision. in a separate 5-4 votes, the court said the plaintive did not have enough in common to pull all their claims in a single case. here is the argument from march. the plaintiffs failed to satisfy the cohesion requirements as reflected in commonality and adequacy requirements. plaintiffs highly individualized c

he'll formally announce his bid on tuesday at liberty state park in new jersey. it may be tough for huntman to gain gop support, a former ambassador to china for the obama administration. >>> chris christie ruling out, folks, a presidential run in 2012. he's been seen as a potential top contender for the gop. you keep hearing his name come up. in an interview with cnn's piers morgan he put an end to months of speculation. he said he's not ready for the white house and standing firm in that decision. >> you're a straight talker, right? >> we're 18 months away. it's a long time in politics. >> it is. >> it's a long time in life. i don't believe this is 100% closed to you and i don't think you could look me in the eye, given everything that's going on, and say, piers, i'm 100% certain i'm not going to run. >> you're wrong. i'm 100% certain i'm not going to run. >> there you go when asked who's the best choice for the gop bid christi said they don't have a best option yet. >> that's a great way -- >> that's why his name keeps coming up. >> he actually got in trouble

. >> the audience gathered here at liberty state park in new jersey are watching a pre-video before theent by jon huntsman, the former utah government -- governor, that he will seek the republican nomination for president. up until april, he served as president obama's ambassador to china. excerpts of his announcement released by his campaign, he says he respects president obama but he says he and the president have a difference of opinion on how to help the country we both love. >> he speaks mandarin chinese. he never raises his voice and seldom saw take no for an answer. he is not an ad for the balloons. he is in a to use his god-given gifts and experience to help remind america how fortunate we truly are. america of 10,000 miles is a different perspective, strength here and strength overseas. this is the guy who can win. decent,,, wise -- decent, calm , wise. >> john hulsman is joining form massachusetts governor mitt romney, former house speaker newt gingrich, michelle bachmann, former under bernard herman cain, texas representative ron paul, former governor tim pawlenti, and power

he spoke at liberty state park in new jersey for about 20 minutes, a place where ronald reagan made a campaign speech announcing his candidacy in 18980. he was accompanied by his wife and family. >> help this family build a global operation. to learn from the good days and chose to give back. married forever, five great kids, adopted two more. elected utah's governor. the ultimate conservative. forever pro-life. brought what he'd sneen business to make it work for the state, cut the government, cut taxes, cut waste. bold, meaningful cut, not ones that just look good. some say the state had the best financial management of any. took on the tough health care, did it right. no antics, free-market based, not government-run. >> no mainstream -- never raises his voice, seldom takes no for an answer, not in it for the balans, just in it to use his god-given gift to help remind america how fortunate we are. he has a different perspective, strength here or strength overseas. this is the guy who can win, he's tough, wise, firm and disciplined. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. i'm

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 tuesday, following the mass exodus of his aides. >> i'm not going to talk to you about campaign stuff. >> reporter: gingrich is pressing on with a campaign event in his home state of georgia tuesday night. other candidates are out crisscrossing the country, and many are wondering if others

. >> jon huntsman formerly launched his campaign in new jersey liberties state park using the statuef liberty as a backdrop. he served as u.s. ambassador to china for the obama administration up until april. before that, he was governor of utah. [applause] >> thank you, thank you. thank you. i am jon huntsman and i am humbled the. . i have been a governor of the great state of utah. i have been a businessman. i have been a diplomat. i am the husband of the love of my life, the greatest human being i have ever known, mary kay, for 28 years. [applause] i am the father of seven terrific kids. i am the son of greek parents who are here with me today celebrating -- i am the son of great parents who are here with me today celebting a birthday. i am from the american west where the view of america is limitless. = = lots of blue sky. i have lived overseas for tons -- four times with a view of america from 10,000 miles away. it is a picture of liberty, opportunity, and justice. people secure in their rights and in love with their liberty, people who have done more good for more people than an