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will joint otis rolley and jody landers -- she will join otis rolley and jody landers.l stokes has not officially filed. >> we are expecting an announcement from rick santorum. tracie potts has more from washington. >> rick santorum is expected to stand in front of a courthouse and announced he is running for president. then he is headed straight for iowa and new hampshire. joins mitt romney, tim pawlenty others whoever declared. >> sarah palin is crisscrossing the country on a bus. the biggest issue is the economy. >> we have not seen a jobs agenda. >> 54,000 jobs were created last month. way below expectations. the white house calls this a road.n the on the campaign trail, this is fuel for a possible when. >> michele bachmann has not announced yet. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what's your opinion of the current field of republican presidential candidates? >> that is from barbara on facebook. >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse

she joins otis rolley, jody landers, and across stokes. -- cross stokes. -- carl stookes. another republican is expected to announce a bid for the white house today. >> the state of the economy remains the subject of debate. tara mergener has more. >> a blunt talking conservative will enter the race today. rick santorum is expected to jump into the race for the white house today. >> i am concerned about the future of this country. >> he is the latest republican candidate to announce. >> barack obama has failed. >> the latest jobs report was a dismal one. unemployment is now up to 9.1%. consumer spending is down. food and gas prices remain high. president obama insists the economy has hit a bump in the road. >> we have a way to go. >> republicans say the administration has failed and that it is time for new leadership to fix the damage. >> try telling that analogy to those families trying to keep their homes, trying to keep their businesses of floats and just a few up their own vehicles. >> no president since fdr has won reelection when the unemployed rate was at 9.2%. >> t