marco rubio is in his 40s. rand paul is more youth full. this is what cruz wants to do. set himself up as a new face for a new generation of conservatives. they may not care for scott walker. >> he's a senator, as is marco rubio, rand paul, a bit older. three of those four, lindsey graham, that means you have to vote. that means you have to vote a lot. one of the things they vote on this week and disagreed about was marco rubio wanted to increase defense spending. standing with him were lindsey graham, standing with him was ted cruz. rand paul wanted it different. yes, i'll give you money if you find it somewhere else in the budget to cut it. >> my amendment increases defense spending but pays for it with spending cuts. it is irresponsible and dangerous to continue to put america further into debt. we need a strong national defense but we should be honest with the american people and pay for it. >> so we will watch the four senators and see when there's areas of agreement, when there are areas of disagreement. that was one interesting area there. we've talked a little bi

but mike huckabee is next followed by rand paul marco rubio, ted cruz, scott walker and rick perry. finish can out the field, rick santorum. and lindsey graham. and governor huckabee joins us now from destin, florida. let me ask the ox question. are you going to run? >> well, bob decision hasn't been made. i've been saying it's going to be this spring. it's still snowing in boston. give me a few more weeks. but i'll make an announcement relatively soon. >> schieffer: it's clear that ted cruz is going after what you consider your base, that is conservative christians. tell me why you can represent them better than he can. >> well, my base is beyond just evangelical. a lot of people perceive that. certainly important part of the base that i enjoy back in 2008 but i think that untold secret that a lot of supportive, i anticipate that i will have is the working class blue collar people who grew up a lot like i did. not blue blood built blue collar. there's a real sense in the republican party that there's no one speaking not only to them but speaking for them. if someone can capture bot

remember, you've got several candidates in the senate rand paul marco rubio lindsey graham, ted cruz. they're going to have to accommodate themselves to the even chule shape of a budget. and you've got this intense split between the john mccain and lindsey graham faction that wants to substantially increase defense spending and those who don't. they are still going to have to pass spending bills and those would happen independently. >> what happens to the sequester? everybody agreed that wasn't a great way to go about it. >> remember that we had the ryan murray budget deal a couple of years ago which increased the sequester caps? but that expire this is year. and what that means is the caps take effect and the relief that the pentagon and domestic programs got from that earlier deal goes away. that's why the defense hawks are so upset about it. president o bottoma proposed raise -- presidents obama proposed raising the caps for defense. the republican approach is we'll raise it for budget and decrease medicare. gwen: something that will reverberate on the campaign trail. we end tonigh

jeb bush rand paul marco rubio, scott walker just to name a few. >>> here's something we're not ready to talk about but you may be dealing with more mosquitoes this year. the cold winter does not mean fewer mosquitoes. it may mean just the opposite. the health department says mosquitoes are vibrant and can survive below freezing temperatures. the colder weather only means they have postponed laying their eggs. >>> chuck, don't you think it's too soon to talk about mosquitoes? it's still so cold outside. >> never too soon. they are the nemesis of all of us. they have been around rough lyly 45 million years. cold weather isn't going to afelkt them for one season whatsoever. nothing but clouds out there for now. weekly weather, we have some sprinkles to deal with today and tomorrow. the weekend, a green light on the weekend. it's going to be a dry and sunny, but don't think it's going to be warm. temperatures today only in the mid-40s. mid-50s tomorrow. warmest day will be our rainiest day. look at your weekend, sunny and dry dry. high temperatures still colder than average. >> that look

rand paul, marco rubio, both do marginally better than jeb against hillary clinton.let's talk about this for a second because i find this fascinating. i think we're used to, for understandable reasons, thinking of the bushes as the face of the republican party. if a bush wants to run for president, of course the republicans are for him and the most electable one. 47-41. favorable, unfavorable. i went back and looked. at this point in the 2000 cycle, are you ready to this? 60-8. 60 favorable, 8 unfavorable. that says something to me that there's something about the bush name that is not sitting well. >> i think it's a combination of things. one, he's getting the negatives that his brother earned in his eight-year tenure as president of the united states. that's fair or unfair depending on your analysis. i also think it's because we know a little bit about what he would do if he were to win the presidency. we know his foreign policy would be led by the neocons. >> that's coming back into favor. that's the other thing we're talking about. the appetite for intervention.

>> the other republicans expected to jump into the fray include jeb bush scott walker, rand paul, marco rubio, and that number could reach as many as 12 republican candidates it all depends how it goes here but tomorrow on the list is going to be at least apparently senator cruz. >> hillary clinton, first a delay maybe she would announce in july now she's moved it up potentially in april. >> the "boston globe" came out today and they put out a little segment that we pulled for you that kind of explains for you how some of the democrats in the northeast are urging senator warren to run as a second candidate. democrats would be making a big mistake if they let hillary close to the presidential nomination and as a national leader, massachusetts senator elizabeth warren can makes sure that doesn't happen. that's from the "boston globe" editorial board today and they are urging as others are senator warren to get in. at this point harris elizabeth warren has said she's not going to run. >> okay, adam good to see you. >> and the pressure's there too. >> absolutely, be sure to catch everybody senato

paul. marco rubio is expected to come in after that. all three of these states are going to be tremendously important. social conservativism in iowa. it's an open primary here. that sometimes means democrats can make republican primaries and vice versa. and on to south carolina which is a close primary. it has a lot of social conservatives, and highest population per capita of retired military in the country. those three states give you a good idea of who they're going to nominate. >> we haven't heard a lot about ohio governor john kasich. do you think it's likely he gets in? or he's just feeling things out? >> one of the things that kasich did today that was noticed by voter after voter in new hampshire is he told them things that they were surprised and not expecting. things like, i'm not against common core, because in ohio, we have the program, but we make our own standard. it's not the federal government. he called it an internet means. sort of a fabrication of folks working the web too late at night. he talked about how immigratio

rand paul and marco rubio are expected to announce their candidacies very soon. texas senator ted cruz announced his run last week. it is a final curtain call for a d.c. theater best known for independent film showings. the final screenings at west end cinema happening tonight at 7:00. the three screen movie house in foggy bottom is closing its doors for good. it is grinning jaws and monty python's holy grail. the cofounder and general manager said operating costs have skyrocketed while attendance has dropped. an american icon off to a rocky start. how long people were stuck today on the famous coney island cyclone. and finally, something of spring in the week ahead. kimberly: it was the first right of the season and did not go as planned for coney island's 88-year-old roller coaster. it got stuck a few feet from the top of its incline. writers were standard -- stranded for about 15 minutes before coney island staff were able to reach them. passengers were escorted down the steps to the bottom. there is no word on what went wrong. the new york building department

republicans seem to be embarrassed for their colleagues that signed on to this letter and we have rand paul marco rubioed cruz and lindsey graham and all who would like to be considered republican presidential contenders and whoever is likely to go up against hillary clinton and a lot of foreign policy crud and is this letter going to be a problem for them and showing voters they don't understand foreign policy and not ready for prime time. >> we have to remember this letter was a notice to base voters and rand paul is sending a letter to voters that says i'm tough on foreign policy and i don't agree with the president on foreign policy and that is something the president has been criticized for. so it is a message to their base voters than it is trying to send a message to iran. irans said this might be a public relations stunt so i don't know if it is undermining negotiations as it is a public relations stunt. >>> what is potentially more dangerous than isis? isis merging with another terrorist group. the islamic state and what it means for the rest of us. that is up next. it's one of the most amazin

and four potential republican hopefuls signed the letter ted cruz lindsey graham rand paul marco rubio. and seven did not, including the chairman bob corker said to be furious with the letter. what more can you tell us about senator corker's reaction. >> corker is concerned this could disrupt a bipartisan deal he is trying to push through the senate a bill he has done with robert menendez ranking democrat. that would require any iranian deal first get congressional approval. corker was close to getting 67 votes to overturning presidential veto on that particular piece of legislation. what he is worried about is that this letter could undermine those efforts, could make the fight more partisan make it harder to get democrats on board with his effort. that's what he is worried about here. you're hearing that from a handful of republicans who worry that these tactics are not going to work. >> this is a question on what's an acceptable deal. let me lay what senator tom cotton said about what would be considered an acceptable deal. >> the real alternative to a bad deal is a better deal with

rand paul marco rubio and ted cruz, at minimum, signing such a letter should disqualify each man from holding the high office they seek to degrade. here's the pittsburgh post gazette. the letter sent monday by 47 republican letters to iran was damaging to america's role in the world. the senators who signed the letter should be ashamed. senator john mccain, who was one of the senators who signed this letter, now seems to be expressing some regret about having signed it. he told greta van susteren maybe that wasn't the best way to do that. senator bob corker who chairs the foreign relations committee, he said he's surprised so many republican senators signed on to this thing. he did not. did not think the letter would be helpful. senator susan collins who also did not sign on to this letter she told reporters now, quote, it did not seem to me to be appropriate for us to be writing the ayatollah at this critical time during the negotiations. after getting just absolutely shellacked, just absolutely beat up coast to coast, within their own party, in the press, not just by democrats and t

then mike huckabee and then rand paul and marco rubio. 39% with ted cruz. a 14 point jump from last nont. democrats say they would consider backing hillary clinton but that doesn't mean they're ready to anoint her as the nominee yesterday. two-thirds would like to see her face some competition in the primary. someone had this to say about the former secretary of state. >> we need a president who is on our side a president who's willing to take on powerful wealthy special interests in order to restore the sort of american economy where wherever you start, you can get ahead through your hard work. >> hillary clinton is not that person? >> i don't know. i don't know whether weather she stands. will she represent a break with the failed policies of the past? i don't know. i think that our country always benefits from new leadership and new perspectives and let's be honest. the presidency of the united states is not some crown to be passed between two families. it is an awesome and sacred trust to be earned. >> "the new york times" is reporting the hillary clint

we have gotten signals that rand paul marco rubio and clinton could announce intentions in the next couple of weeks. >> senator ted cruz of texas joins us. are you the most conservative candidate in the republican field? >> well right now i'm the only announced candidate in the republican field so it's sort of like what my mom would say i'm her only child and she tells me i am her favorite son. >> is that your plan to be the most conservative? >> my plan is to speak the truth. i think millions of americans recognize the path we are on isn't working and they are looking for a change that they want to get back to the free market principles and constitutional liberties the country was built on. >> such an interesting response because your supporters would think ted cruz should come here and say yes i would be most conservative. >> the basic values are common sense conservative values. live within your means. follow the constitution. it's only in washington that those are radical or extreme propositions. most of america you get people republicans, democrats, independents, libitarians who say t

he missed a big opportunity here and he would have put rand paul and marco rubio on the defensive.he chops. >> senator cruz has always been about senator cruz. if he really cared about texas, he would have been doing something to help this state get an exchange instead of the approximately 2 million uninsured people in his home state who have gone into the federal exchange and have gotten insurance while he's been fighting against obamacare. he's done nothing for the people of his home state. they haven't filed a single piece of legislation here that matters to anyone in this state. so this is about ted cruz attention for ted cruz hearing himself talk seeing himself on tv and going with that as far as he can. >> is this a good time for jeb bush to speak up on this? >> i think he's going to let senator ted cruz fall into his words, type of thing. i don't think he's going to get involved in this sort of debate. >> your opponent is killing himself. don't get in his way. >> i'm waiting for the diaries of obamacare by senator ted cruz that should be available on amazon.com. >> howard, w

single speech in iowa and cruise jumped 14 points after injuring but next week we will have rand paul or marco rubiolou: you are such a cynic. that is an adequate? >> but huckabee has great they reckoned -- recognition from his show on fox. >> what people are angry at all politicians and are suspicious. nobody than that poll is do we well of late his brother particularly in 99 lead the field. nobody is doing particularly well. but instead it would consider voting for them. that is hardly an overwhelming performance. lou: turn to a couple of moves with the senator ted crews moved up from almost very little they recognition are you not impressed? >> i am. the new establishment conventional wisdom we saw after the rollout was ted cruises the underrated candidate in the race. now we were impressed with the rollout. it was news and went off without a hitch in people are starting to take him very seriously. lou: he is acting as smart as he is rumored to be. i give mark great credit eaton, the leaders of both parties in this race with one line that the presidency is a crown handed back and forth. that is t

their names are jeb bush, marco rubio, rand paul, ted cruz and the republicans in congress. clinton is not going to take this race for granted. they're sending staff to the early states. it sounds like she'll be in intimate settings with voters throughout the primary process running a real primary campaign, not just jumping to the general election. i think she'll be plenty tested over the course of the next year and a half. >> it does feel right now like she is in a bubble. she doesn't really have -- the way that jeb bush and ted cruz are going out there doing one on one interviews, meeting with voters out there and trafrl traveling across the country. it feels like right now she sort of is being kept away from a lot of these folks. that's sort of hurting her profile. >> as long as she can get out there and do that there is a benefit despite what john boehner said to having a sparring partner on the right. >> her big problem is this relatability idea. when she's constantly away from the crowds that relate ability problem just gets worse. >> ted cruz, i asked him that the fac

this list includes jeb bush scott walker rand paul and senator marco rubio. will the list include chris christie? once considered a frontrunner for the gop, his image took a hit following police scandals including the jersey jam. >>> 5:35 now. a solemn service in new york city. this morning we hear from the father of the seven children killed in one of the deadliest fires in years. >>> plus a historic church on the chopping block. we'll tell you about plans to demolish the century-old house of worship. >>> we'll see lots of sunshine today. but you'll likely see people wearing winter coats. it is cold outside. 28 degrees here at nbc 10. even in the 20s at cape may. >>> it's a cold one this morning. temperatures have dropped into the 20s. and there's a built bit of a breeze not so much at the station, but look at the 12-mile-an-hour wind at philly international. 28 degrees feels like 18 right now. so much for spring. the first monday of spring. it will be dry, but before the week is out you need umbrellas. no snow but rain drops. and that will come with warmer

senator was a good job -- she notes in that column senator ted cruz, sender rand paul, marco rubio andalk about elizabeth warren. whether the four senators in question are compared to be president -- it's about what happens to the senate as an institution -- it brings up the topic we want to talk about this morning. discussed in a piece posted last night to politico. from backbencher to white house contender, ted cruz is the latest presidential hopeful to test the theory that spearing says -- that experience is overrated. heading to liberty university in virginia to make his presidential announcement. senator cruz: god's blessing has been on america since the beginning of this nation and i believe god is not done with america yet. [applause] i believe in you, i believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of america. that is why today i am announcing that i'm running for president of the united states. [applause] host: the subsequent headlines in today's papers about that announcement. here is the richmond times dispatch -- a picture of

fred, i guess that list would include if you believe what you read in the papers, rand paul of kentucky, marco rubio of florida, maybe lindsey graham of south carolina, are they going to apologize or run on their willingness to sign this letter? >> i think they're going to run on the letter. you know, i want a nuclear deal with iran. i think they do too. but we want a good deal that stops iran from getting a nuclear weapon. that gets rid of its heavy water plant and other things and i think that's the message they'll say on the campaign trail. >> do you really think that's in the cards, telling a country that it simply can't have any sentry centrifugeif it wants them? >> the only reason iran wants to operate the certain number of centrifuges -- we should not be playing this game with the iranians. they have to stop this enrichment program with them or they're not going to have a deal with them. >> observing diplomatic niceties is not something you do at a time like this when we're on the verge of increasing the amount of danger in the world by allowing iran to move ahead where a nuclear program. >>

that's going to be a challenge for rand paul marco rubio and ted cruz because they will be fighting the came into power from that being a first term rookie. for senator cruz it's easier he has no skin in the gaimme in the sense that both senator paul and rubio or up for election in 2016. senator cruz is not. i'm beginning to think mitch mcconnell will have to show up in iowa or new hampshire to get a quorum in the senate. scott walker is a governor with comprehensive executive xerns executive experience but little foreign policy know how. ted cruz in the senate has little foreign policy know how. ted cruz i don't really agree on a lot of things has stayed consistent on his positions. scott walker is facing questions about whether he's changing positions now that he's running for property. >> we will have you both -- running for president. >> here it is. senator ted cruz against former government jeb bush. one of the interesting things coming into it ted cruise would say jeb bush is everything that's wrong west the republican party. this is probably the most polar opposite situation. wha

him out ahead of an expected crowd of announcements from the likes of fellow senators rand paul, and marco rubioand others that are much loved by the conservatives. we'll find out how he does in battleground states like iowa and on the fund-raising circuit, but for today it was all about taking center stage for presidential candidate, ted cruz. >> it is a time to reclaim the constitution of the united states. [ cheers ] >> reporter: staged at the nation's biggest christian school. the conservative liberty university, the speech took advantage of the optics of thousands of students at the mandatory campus event. >> i believe in the power of millions of conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of america. and that is why today i am announcing that i'm running for president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the speech spun a narrative of the 44 year old son of a cuban immigrant, who got through principal and harvard by taking jobs and student loans. he called to religious conservatives, and basic g.o.p. values. >> they are hurting everybody -- >> reporter: in his two

paul has support. people are looking at marco rubio as a new kind of guy. he will be a strong superpac fundraiser. with marco rubio and walker loving toward the center and more of the establishment with paul and the grassroots tea party and populists and libertarian wing, i think there is room for the kind of guy ted cruz is and he was pretty strong at cpac. >> i think you're right. whether it ted cruz or huckabee, even ben carson will emerge. for rubio to climb he gave a well-received speech and no one really supported him in their stronghold. jeb bush has to not crash but he has to certainly slip a lot. >> anything based on jeb bush's performance they give you pause in terms of evaluating him as a strong candidate? >> a thigh was a good performance but it was an easy performance. sean hannity asked a bunch of softballs and it was a great fo forr aum hostile audience. he did very well but i do not think it was revealing. >> in terms of scott walker, anything that gave you posit about him? >> he is changing a number of positions most recently on immigration. he has two for that party. so far he loo

in this case you have 47 republican senators including some with 2016 aspirations, rand paul, marco rubiog iran against this proposed deal that president obama and the administration is trying to put forward and cobble together. it is unprecedented, and it's elicited a lot of blowback not only from some moderate shall we say republicans that have worked in the state department and that type of environment, but also democrats who say this is absurd. the comparison being is what if democrats were trying to directly negotiate with gorbachev during the s.t.a.r.t. treaty in the 1980s. what's going to be interesting to see is how all of this plays out in regards to this treaty. this week on capitol hill the senate was supposed to come together to try and have a review of any nuclear agreement done by the administration in iran. after benjamin netanyahu speech to a joint session, democrats pulled out of that so they weren't able to come to an agreement on that. so that completely was washed away from the senate schedule. so you're starting to see this become extremely political, even more so. bu

kentucky senator rand paul and marco rubio are tied at third with 39% of the vote. scott is 24% of the voters. maureen: we have a beautiful start to the week. leon: see how things are coming up this week. chief meet meteorologist doug hill is in the weather center. how long will this good stuff last? doug: the key is the temperatures will be well above average later on in the week. look across the memorial bridge. quick traffic update as we look on the bridge. cars are going into washington. the cars going from left to right are going to arlington. thanks for that traffic update. 63 in quantico and fredricksburg. some areas of sleet and snow and then we turned it around and got in the mid 60's. that's what i love about spring around here. things change quickly. tonight, temperatures drop in the upper 30's to low 40's. we'll talk more about that and maybe a couple of 70's in the seven day outlook in a few minutes. leon: sounds good. thanks, doug. coming up mixed bag. find out where gas prices are up and where they're down in our region today. maureen: a little later,

republicans expected to follow including former florida governor jeb bush senators rand paul of kentucky and marco rubio of florida. governor jerry brown of california is not holding back in response to senator cruz's announcement. on meet the press he said cruz is unfit to run for office. cruz told late night host seth myers that satellite data shows there has been no warming of the earth for the past 17 years. >> climate disruption of many different kinds and that man has such a level of ignorance and a direct falsification of the existing scientific data. it is shocking and i think that man has rendered himself absolutely unfit to be running for office. >> a buildup of greenhouse gases is bringing up storms and global warming is what the governor said. >>> on another note consider yourself warned water cuts may be coming. expected to recommend a conservation goal of 30%. on the agenda for tuesday's meeting a public discussion about raising water rates approving an engineer's report about recycled water and restricting outdoor watering to two days per week. last week the state water resources control

. >> and what about rand paul and marco rubio? they have to be twisted on this. now what?n members of congress face the problem. and then they go around criticizing health care, provided by the government. and most americans who take medicare know you get a much better deal. it's not expensive to the individual, obviously. and it's not expensive to the united states. we pay more for health care than any other country and get worse outcomes. we pay 20% to private health insurance companies just in overhead administrative costs. it's based on profits. and 2% in medicare because it's much more efficient for the government. if the government provided a single payer system for everybody. anybody could access it. ted cruz wouldn't be in the bind. >> 60 million glrz in medicare. >> yeah, there's no waste there. none whatsoever. none. >> okay. >> please. >> if ted cruz is principally opposed to the government being involved in health care he shouldn't have anything to do with it because there are other free market options out there. what a very hypocrite call position. great to ha

former florida governor jeb bush, wisconsin governor scott walker and senators rand paul of kentucky and marco rubio of florida. governor jerry brown responded to senator cruz's announcement on "meet the press." in his interview the governor said that cruz is unfit to run for public office, after he said satellite data shows there has been no warming of the earth for the past 17 years. >> it's climate disruption of many different kinds and that man betokens such a level of ignorance and a direct falsification of existing scientific data. it's shocking and i think that man has rated himself absolutely unfit to run for office. >> the governor says a buildup of greenhouse gases is bringing on storms and global warming and also says it is impacting the severe drought here in california. in a move sure to draw fire from homeowners, the bay area's air quality management district wants to ban the sales of all homes with wood burning fireplaces. homeowners would have to replace their wood fireplaces with gas ones in order to rent or sell their homes. that ban would also extend to fireplaces in all new homes

are expected to make their announcements including jeb bush scott walker senator rand paul of kentucky and marco rubio of florida. will the list include new jersey's governor chris christie? last month his supporters launched a super pac to begin fund-raising for a possible presidential run. once considered a frontrunner for the gop, christie's image has taken a few hits following some political scandals. >>> the philadelphia police department could change its policies regarding the use of deadly force after today. details of a reform review done by the justice department will be released later this month. and we'll learn what they found when it comes to policies training and operation within the department as well as a plan of action. commissioner charles ramsey requested the review after his officers shot and killed 15 suspects in 2012. >>> in delaware county a stormer volunteer firefighter accused of starting three house fires is set to go on trial today. investigators say john corcoran set fires in darby borough and darby township. in two of the cases he responded with the fire department to put o

we have signals that rand paul and marco rubio and clinton herself. >> nancy, thank you. senator ted cruz joins us. >> thank you. good to be here. >> are you the most conservative candidate in the field? >> i'm the only candidate in the field. it is like what my mom would say. i'm her only child. she would say i'm her favorite son. >> is that your plan to be the most conservative? >> my plan is to speak the truth and defend common sense conservative values. i think millions of americans recognize the path we are on isn't working. they are looking for a change that they want to get back to the free market principles and constitution the country was built upon. >> your supporters should say ted cruz is coming here and say he is the most conserveativeconservative. that's why i like him. >> the basic values are common sense conservative values. live within your means. follow the constitution. don't bankrupt your kids. it is those in washington that are extreme. most of america, you get people republicans, democrats and independents and libertarians. that makes sense. >> senat

reporter: in the coming weeks cruz will likely be followed into the race by colleagues rand paul and marco rubio as well as jeb bush. it's said cruz is seeking attention by being first. >> he has been welled down in this very large republican tact so he's trying too do something unusual and dramatic in order to boost his ratings. >> reporter: cruz is expected to run a very conservative campaign aimed at tea party supporters and christian conservatives, which is why he's making his announcement here at liberty university which calls itself the largest christian university in the world. charlie? >> criphip, thanks. peggy noonan is a "wall street journal" columnist and journalist. good morning zbhood morning charlie. >> what is he trying to do be showing up first. >> he's showing he's daring wants to get things going and wants to change the conversation we all have from jeb bush and scott walker to jeb and scott and ted. he wants to be in the mix and get going. >> the last republican president ran as a compassionate president. ted cruz is running as krachlkts are there concerns with jeb bush runnin

wisconsin governor scott walker senator rand paul of kentucky and senator marco rubio of florida. >>> enough is enough. that was the sentiment from president obama this weekend on the subject of the drawn out confirmation of attorney general nominee loretta lynch. his comments were part of an online interview with the huffington post. >> the fact that she has now been lingering in this limbo for longer than five previous attorney general nominees combined makes no sense. you don't hold attorney general nominees hostage for other issues. >> the president also opened up on his congrats latory phone call to benjamin netanyahu. he says he told the reelected prime minister of israel that the u.s. continues to believe that the two-state solution the only path to long term security in the area. >>> an about-face by starbucks. starting today they will no longer write race together on customers' coffee cups. the campaign to start discussions on diversity and race was met with a lot of backlash. critics called it tunistics & among other things. jim olson says while employees will not be writing

he knows rand paul is getting in on april 7th. marco rubio the week after that.n of money. scott walker is moving up in the polls. ted cruz things it was time to shake up the race and get out and change the dynamic. biggest challenge is republican base loves him. he's viewed as someone that fights and he has to convince them that he's a president. >> let's see if he's doing that right now. let's dip into his speech. [ applause ] >> imagine a teenage boy, not much younger than many of you here today. growing up in cuba. jet black hair. skinny as a rail. involves in student council and yet cuba was not at a peaceful time. the dictator was corrupt. he was oppressive. and this teenage boy joins a revolution. he joins a revolution and begins fighting with other teenagers teenagers to free cuba from the dictator. this boy at age 17 finds himself thrown in prison. finds himself tortured and beaten. at age 18 he flees cuba and comes to america. imagine for a second the hope in his art as he rode that ferryboat across to key west and got on a greyhound bus to head to aust

in the coming weeks, cruz will likely be followed into the race by senate colleagues rand paul and marco rubio, as well as presumptive 2016 front-runner jeb bush. political analyst larry salve tow says cruz is seeking attention by being first. >> he has been well down in this very large republican pack. so he's trying to do something unusual and dramatic in order to boost his rating. >> reporter: cruz is expected to run a very conservative campaign, targeting tea party supporters and christian conservatives, and that's why he's making this announcement here at liberty university which calls itself the largest christian university in the world. >> thanks. >>> and a "wall street journal" columnist and cbs news contributor. good morning. >> good morning, guys. >> so what's the advantage to getting out first? >> he's trying to show daring. he's trying to get attention. he wants to get the whole thing going, and he wants to change the conversation that we all have from jeb bush and scott walker to jeb and scott and ted. he wants to be in the mix and get going. >> the last republican president ran a

if you're marco rubio, rand paul or ted cruz, you might think this is a good time to get into the race. rand paul certainly agrees. he will announce his candidacy back home in kentucky on april 7th. as you watch, all of these candidates, some likely to run, some say they won't run, others still thinking about it. if you look at all of this, what are you thinking about? what do you want in 2016? we asked this question in our brand new cnn poll. 6 in 10 americans say the most important thing in an ideal 2016 candidate is an executive experience. i bet governor bush likes that. governor walker likes that. 4 in 10 say legislative experience would be ideal. then we asked this question here, what about a political background? 6 in 10 say they want it. 4 in 10 say they'd take a look at somebody new. here if you're hillary clinton is a warning sign. 57%, 6 in 10 americans say they want someone who will change most of the policies of the incumbent obama administration. 40% say let's continue most policies. nearly 6 in 10 entered 2016 saying it's time for dramatic change. robert, let me ask you

including florida governor jeb bush wisconsin governor scott walker, senator rand paul of kentucky and senator marco rubio of florida. will the list include new jersey governor chris christie? well, last month his supporters launched a superpac to begin fund-raising for a possible presidential campaign. once considered a frontrunner for the gop, christie's image has take an hit following fallout from the two political scandals including the jersey jam. the democrats have been quiet so far with no official announcement coming from anyone in the party, although most observers say it's a foregone conclude that hillary clinton may be the party's nomination. live in the digital operations center vai sikahema. >>> robert menendez could faze charges as early as this week. details are still being worked out. the investigation centers on the senator's ties to a florida eye doctor. investigators want to know if me then desk me then desknen then desk me then desknendez accepted gifts from the doctor. >>> and a new law could give small eateries a chance to apply for a liquor license. this will only apply to those who

names often mentioned include jeb bush, marco rubio rand paul, chris christie and scott walker. in the news room, i'm allen martin, kpix 5. >> tonight ted cruz is probably wishing he bought his domain name. lots of people are finding out someone else bought tedcruz.com. and this is the message that's posted tonight. according to mother jones an arizona attorney owns the website. as for the democrats tonight, hillary clinton had a private meeting with president obama at the white house today. the white house says they discussed a range of issues for about an hour. >>> a bay area preschool teacher goes hiking with her boyfriend and the cliff comes crashing down on her. tonight her friends want to know why wasn't the trail closed. >> a crazy hit-and-run caught on camera. what happened when a california waitress tried to get customers to pay the check. >> you might be using it in your yard. the new warning tonight about >>> tonight we're learning more about a hiker killed on the cliff collapse. a preschool each died when the cliff side suddenly gave way near the arched rock. chopper

declaring his candidacy first, of meant to grab conservative attention for cruz, before rand paul of kentucky, and marco rubioflorida announced their race. cruz hopes to raise half, that his politics, full spectrum conservative, let no g.o.p. rival get to his right. he does not pull his punches on the trail. >> every one of them will say, i am as conservative as all get out. we have a way to tell the difference. >> to hear walker tell it, voters are interested. >> they want big bold ideas from outside of washington. >> on his first day cruz is likely rival kept is cordial. there were some stand with rand adirts -- t-shirts, the race is on. lou: thank you carl cameron. >> on wall street, stocks moved lower dow don down 12, volume 3.3 billion shares, and reminder to listen to my reports three time a day. the weekend box office. young adults to the top with the $54 million debut. disney a cinderella fell to second place. warn irbrothers -- warner brothers run all night came in third. >> single wing offense is back in nfl the left wing version former head of bureau of alcohol, tobacco firearms and explosives will

names mentioned include senators marco rubio rand paul chris christie and wisconsin governor scott walker. they're fighting for an opportunity to face a democratic nominee. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton was at a summit today. an editorial begs elizabeth warren to mount a challenge. dnc chair debbie wasserman shultz isn't ready to back a candidate but if ted cruz emerges from gop side she isn't concerned. >> if this is debate, i'm confident the next president of the will be a democrat. in washington i'm ryan nobles reporting. >> afghanistan's president is thanking troops for sacrifices in nearly 14 years of war. he promised his country would not be a burden. >> we do not now ask what the united states can do for us. if i can play on president kennedy. >> there are about 10000 u.s. troops in the war torn country. >> that is an excellent series. >> al he was ordered to serve half a 20 years sentence. he's been in jail for a year now. by video sharper pleaded guilty to similar charges in phoenix, and has been charged in las vegas and new orleans. he's accused of sexual assaulti

and a two republican senators rand paul and marco rubio. they indicated they will do the same. mr. cruz is alone on center stage for the time being. you can watch the speech from this morning in the c-span video library on c-span.org. here's a portion of what they had to say this morning. ted cruz: i believe in you pair it i believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the promise of america. and that is why today, i am announcing that i am running for president of the united states. [cheersand and applause] >> again, you can see the entire speech right now on our companion network, c-span2, but you can also watch it online on c-span.org. -- we invite your thoughts on your facebook -- our facebook page and twitter. ahead of a two-week recess, the house of representatives and u.s. senate focused on the two dozen 16 budget this week. both measures would increase defense spending. without house rules committee meets today to set up debate on the to the f-16 budget. the house will gavel in a noon eastern for general speeches and 2:00 p.m. for legis