michele bock and kept her third place with 191. rick perry was not included in the poll. coming up, washington journal. then at about 10:00 eastern, newsmakers. live with mayors from philadelphia and oklahoma city. following that, a house hearing on the surveillance of illegal gun smuggling among the u.s.- mexico border. >> c-span has launched a new website for politics and the presidential race. with information on the cannabis, twitter feeds and facebook updates and links to c- span's media partners. visit us at c-span.org. >> and now the "washington journal" begins with your calls. carol lee and kasie hunt speak with your reaction to the republican leadership conference. then at 8:45, a cia analyst

kron >> michele bock is announcing her run for the republican president. >> the truth is the american people are the solution, not our government. this is about big issues, not petty once. when all is said and done we can be about big government as usual. >> reasonable fair minded people who love this country, who are patriotic in to see the united states as an indispensable nation of this world. [applause] >> you are listening to michelle bachmann announcing she is running for the republican ticket. the latest polls show her neck and neck with mitt romney for the republican presidential nomination. this >> story is just crossing the wires, the supreme court has rejected the california law banning the sale or rental of violence in video games to children. california wanted to prohibit the sale or rental of those games to anyone under 18 but the supreme court has rejected this. prior to the ruling federal judges have already declared that the law violates first amendment free- speech rights. >> hough after a horrible outing in his last paintings recall, madison baumgartner, bounced bac

i see mitt romney is going to be different from michelle bock man, of both a stone -- but they stillwant to promote in many ways the status quo. they are not calling for a new monetary system. they are not calling for the repeal of all laws the executive branch likes. i want a significant change and restoration of these principles. they are really just a variation of the status quo, because they my supporters are seeking too much of one time, but they are moving in the direction. >> what does that tell you about the republican party? >> about the republican candidates? i think the republican party has not been very strong. i think richard nixon said this. we believe in a big government and all this. it has been very much the same over these years. republicans will talk about free markets, but they are big regulators. there are big government's overseas. they wanted the bailouts, so that cannot go. this last decade republicans and when did a lot of debt, so that is why the status quo has to change if we really want to preserve our liberties and have our prosperity and once again. >> b

i also think that michele bock manpower's climbed the ladder last night. -- michele hoffman -- micheleachman climbed that the letter last night. newt gingrich, great ideas, but that personal that it all of those wives and a line of credit at a jewelry chain -- it has nothing to do with running for president, but the media has seized on that. host: what answer from a shell bachman -- from michele bachman stands out to you? caller: that she was pro-life. i liked her stance on jobs. she did not hesitate with her answers and she had great conviction. she was not just spouting talking points. she seems to believe what she is saying. host: we will show you highlights the day. we will air again on saturday. go to c-span.org for more details. here is what michelle bachman had to say about the tea party. >> unlike how the media has had to raleigh and grossly portrayed the tea party, they are really made up of disaffected democrats, independents, people that have never been political in their life. a wide swath of america coming together. that is why the left fielder is so much. they are simply

a the morning -- a des m poll shows michele bock when in a close race with mitt romney. in a close laughlimichele maban race with mitt romney. >> c-span has launched a new easy to navigate web site for politics in the 2012 presidential race with the latest c-span events from the campaign trail, but you information on the candidates, twitter feeds and facebook updates, and links to c-span media partners. visit us at c-span.org /campaign2012. >> general david petraeus, was nominated to be the director of the cia told senators that he wanted the job. now i look at that senate intelligence committee were the general said he would run the agency independent of his ties to the military. if confirmed, he will replace leon panetta who has recently been confirmed as the defense secretary earlier this week. he currently commands the u.s. forces in afghanistan and he answered many questions on the president's plan to withdraw u.s. troops from afghanistan. this hearing is about two 0.5 hours. hours.bout two 0.2.5 >> the hearing will come to order. i was just told that the vice- chai