i'm chris matthews in for andrea mitchell live in simi valley, california. new numbers from nbc news and "the wall street journal" and we're going to show you the public's distan for washington. and historic low levels. if for president catch this, his disapproval number is above 50%. it's 51% now. the worst of his presidency. that's a three-year low for president obama at 51%. a majority disapproving his performance. for congress the disapproval number is historic. 82%. the first time that number has ever topped 80%. so four out of five americans. in fact, more than four out of five americans don't like the united states congress. joining me now is john harwood and nbc's capitol hill correspondent luke russert. i want to start with john with the president. i want luke to talk about the congress and this historic low and thousand herr feeling the impact of that. first you, john. the president crisis handling. let's start with the positive. 70% of the country say they like him. do you believe that number that they like him still in. >> reporter: i do. i think

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eight republican candidates face off tonight here in simi valley, california, at the nbc news politico debate and while the physical backdrop is the reagan presidential library, and of course, air force one, the 9.1 unemployment rate, a country's confidence shaken. three in four americans say the nation is headed in the wrong track. only 21% believe the economy has hit bottom. 72% believe it still has a ways to go and a majority believe president obama is facing a long-term setback from which his presidency is unlikely to recover. so tonight, the candidates on stage will each have the opportunity to tell primary voters why we have the best shot at taking on president obama and trying to make him a one-term president. >> well, how often will reagan's 11th commandment, thou shalt not speak ill of another republican. it's not just rick perry's coming out party, and perry is the front runner and mitt romney can't afford to stay on the sidelines. romney rolled out the plan in las vegas and already it's gotten mixed reviews particularly from "the wall street journal" editorial page, the fift

>>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," simi valley showdown. eight republican hopefuls and the first debate for rick perry. the new front runner can he take a punch? will romney go after him? >> i haven't spoken about govern perry. what i have said is that career politicians don't know what it takes to get this economy going again. and you know, evidence number one is what's going onin washington, d.c. >>> and can michele bachmann stop her rapid slide? this hour candidate jon huntsman is with us from the debate site in california. >>> plus, former 2012 candidate tim pawlenty finally gets the attention he's been wanting on "steven colbert." >> why did you drop autoafter ames? >> i was out of money. and i came in third place behind michele bachmann and ron paul. i think that's enough for any one person to endure. [ applause ] >>> that was tim pawlenty as we haven't seen him before. good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. tonight eight republicans will test ronald reagan's 1 19 commandment, thousand shall not speak ill about a fellow rep

candidates for president went face-to-face here in california at the ronald regularren library in simi valley. >> dukakis created jobs three times faster than you did mitt. >> as a matter of fact, george bush and his predecessor created jobs at a faster rate than you did. >> former house speaker, newt gingrich fired bombs at obama. herman cain, huntsman, santorum, and paul. >>> a ktvu group joined young republicans at a watching party in san francisco tonight. amber lee says the people she spoke with had their clear favorite. >> reporter: the san francisco republicans got on twitter and facebook to discuss the debate with other republicans across the country while the event was underway. >> this is kind of the new arena that things are going on with politics. it's constant bombardment of information. >> reporter: he told us there were 200 tweets just 30 minutes after the debates started. >> right now, people are saying who is winning right now on twitter, and they're saying good hair is winning right now. blue ties and gray hair in vogue at the reagan debate. >> reporter: this group at the ci

tema migratorio jugó un papel importante volvemos con carlos botifol, que estuvo reportenado desde simi valley fue uno de los peores en creación de empleos, romney contestó que george busch como gobernador de texas puesto que hoy ocupa perry creo más trabajos que él. >>> uno podría decir que el resto de precandidatos no tienen nada que hacer ahí k están como decoración. >>> fue el primer debate de perry tras anunciar su candidatura hasta antes del debate, todos sus rivales lo atacaron con fuerzas en temas educación, seguro social y otros al punto que en un momento bajo tanto ataque.... dijo que se sentía como piñata en una fiesta. >>> se va a tener que imponer a ser la piñata, si vas ser el primero de todos. >>> la economía y la necesidad de crear empleos dominó la discusión pero fue nuestro compañero josé díaz-balart en participar directamente en un debate presidencial que los llevó al tema de inmigración. >>> y si primera pregunta fue como definen una frontera segura ya que todos condicionan a esto una reforma migratoria. >>> perry habló de la necesidad de tener a más agentes y guardia nacio

. >> like the one before that nbc did at simi valley, it was the reagan library and was chosen by theple who are in that part of the word and who in that part of the world politically. >> jon: right. >> but the nationally televised presidential and vice presidential debate run by the commission and they are... there's strict rules. there's no hollering, no shouting, none of this stuff. >> jon: right. >> because it's all done for the audience, it's not done... i mean for the television audience, not for the folks there. they're not rallies. >> jon: what are the negotiations like amongst the candidates camps? because off story about how you guys... you were having a presidential debate, you decided on the format and peter jennings said "i've gotten a idea, let's throw caution to the wind and make these guys talk to each other" and everybody was like "we can't do that!" >> well, my... i had a very self-righteous view of that and i talked peter jennings out of that on the grounds that, look, we agreed to moderate under these rules and i've gotten a obligation. and if for some reason the c

presidential library, you can see in simi valley, california.s one, the one the president's flying back when president reagan was in office, the site of the republican presidential debate here tomorrow night on msnbc. the first time the new gop front-runner in our poll, rick perry, will take part in the debate and not only have something to prove also a target figuratively speaking on his back. what does perry what does mitt romney have to do with michele bachmann and bring perry down a notch. joining us is michelle bernard and pat buchanan. should he invoke the ronald reagan rule that you shalt not speak ill of a fellow republican? >> no, because he may have to do some real fighting before the night is over. he wants to come off as a tough, strong, conservative leader, but as johnny cash said, rick, don't bring your guns to town. don't bring the swagger, but stand up there and solve one of the problems you've got. is this guy a president? i think he's got to come off as presidential at the same time tough. >> can he ever explain why he -- >> it

back to governor christie at the reagan library in simi valley. >> and the united states must becomeore discriminating in what we try to accomplish abroad. we certainly cannot force others to adopt our principles through coercion. local realities count. we cannot have forced makeovers of our society, other societies, in our image. we need to limit ourselves overseas to what is in our national interest so we can rebuild the foundations of american power here at home, foundations that need to be rebuilt in part so we can sustain a leadership in the world for decades to come. the argument for getting our own house in order is not an argument for turning our back on the world. i want to be clear. we cannot and should not do that. first of all, our economy's dependent on what we export and import. as we learned the hard way 10 years ago, we as a country and a people are vulnerable to terrorist armed with box cutters and bombs and viruses, be they computer-generated or man-made. we need to remain vigilant and be prepared to act with our friends and allies to discourage, deter, or defend ag

he first was going to give last night but rescheduled it so it bont conflict with the debate in simi valley there are eight republicans on the stage but most attention is facing on two. perry and former governor mitt romney one question on the moment who knows best how to create jobs. >> michael dukasits created jobs three times faster than you did. >> george bush did create jobs faster than you did. >> john hunts joined in. >> the governor of utah we were the number one job creator during our years. >> now the attention turns back to the plate they are trying to reach, washington where president obama presents a job plan tonight to the joint session of congress. >> i don't want to get into specific elements of the speech. >> white house promises it will be a detailed promise to grow the economy and create jobs, likely a package of tax cuts and spending on roads and brujs. stakes are high whose popularity is sliding. >> president obama has to understand that he is still our president, congress is going to malign him he needs to step up and works against them. >> reporter: so the president w

i'm chris matthews at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. leading off tonight, well, this is the week. today's tuesday. by friday a.m. we'll know two things we don't know now. does president obama have a convincing jobs plan? and the hard commitment to sell it to the american people, and to fight the republicans tooth and nail to get it passed. or make them pay if they try and stop him. great question. question two -- can governor rick perry prove himself the obvious conservative challenger to president obama next year? comes down to two events. the big obama speech thursday. the big republican debate here tomorrow night. by friday a.m., the reviews will be in and we'll know where things stand. what a week. we start coverage now with a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, with lows for both president obama and the u.s. congress. politico's editor-in-chief co-moderates the debate with brian williams. also with us is "new york" mass sine's john heilemann. look at the first big set of number, gentlemen. these are amazing. start with the ble

in all, eight gop hopefuls took part in last night's debate at the reagan national library in simi valleyinterim san francisco mayor ed lee is the leading candidate in the race for that job. that's according to a poll conducted for his campaign. the poll says lee is far ahead of the other candidates with 31% of first choice votes. the "chronicle" reports lee's strongest opponents are state senator leland yee, city attorney dennis herrera and public defender jeff adachi. >>> house republicans are proposing gas pipeline legislation that may undermine reforms in the wake of the san bruno explosion and other recent accidents. under the bill, federal regulators could not require pipeline inspections in sparsely populated areas. they would also not be able to set industry standards on detecting leaks. a house committee could vote on that bill as soon as today. >>> 911 tapes are shedding more light on a natural gas explosion that destroyed a condominium in cupertino. >> do you see the flames? >> yeah. oh, yeah. it's out of control. >> amazingly, nobody was hurt in last week's blast. fire crews s

candidates are scheduled to take part in tonight's debate at the reagan presidential library in simi valley. if he makes it, this will be the first debate for rick perry. he pulled out of a gop forum in south carolina on monday to head back to texas because of the wildfires ravaging. state. while the aides say he will -- ravaging the state. while the aides say he will be there, he may have to go back to texas because of the wildfires. >>> tonight, two schools in the west contra costa county school district will find out if their classes will be closed. lake elementary is facing closure again. last december, the city of san pablo contributed $300,000 to keep the school open but the mayor says the city can't afford to help this time. about 400 students attend lake elementary. pinole shannon elementary school could be shut down. the school board meets tonight at dishaun middle school to vote on the issue. >>> people in the bay area are being encouraged to spare the air today. this is the fourth spare the air day this summer due to foggy -- foggy conditions and they could get worse as afternoon

andrea mitchell, it strikes me that almost 24 hours ago we were getting ready to go on air from simi valley, the political debate. i'm curious to hear what the take away was. >> as you know better than anyone, last night, it was a slugfest on the stage last night. mitt romney went off -- mitt romney went after rick perry and they went after each other in what increasingly is looking like a two-man race for the nomination. >> last night was pretty awesome it was our first debate and -- >> reporter: rick perry today, feeling his oats after his first night ow. >> michael dukakis created jobs two times faster than you did. >> and governor bush and his predecessor created more jobs than you did. >> it is a ponzi scheme to tell our kids that are 25 or 30 years today you paying into a program that's going to be there. >> our nominee has to be someone who isn't committed to abolishing social security but is committed to saving social security. >> reporter: perry didn't walk away from man-made global warming. >> just because you have a group of scientists who stood up and said here is the facts, gal

right now, republican presidential hopefuls are about to face off at the ronald reagan library in simi valley. they are of course looking to make a good impression tonight and it's going to be the first debate for texas governor rick perry since he entered the race. he has already surged ahead in the polls in just a matter of weeks. the economy and jobs are likely to dominate tonight's debate. of course the man they are looking to replace, well, he is putting the finishing touches on his jobs speech tonight. the president is set to roll out his plan to create jobs tomorrow night during a joint session of congress. we are told among the ideas are extending payroll tax cuts, providing new federal spending on repairing infrastructure, giving money to states to prevent teacher layoffs, and an extension of unemployment benefits. that plan is expected to cost $300 billion. we will carry the president's speech live tomorrow afternoon beginning at 4:00 our time right here on cbs 5. >>> it the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, there's heightened concern about the security threat against

the gop favorite took aim at congress and president obama at an event in the simi valley last night butespite clear support from the crowd, he insisted he is not running for president. >> we need you. your country needs you to run for president. [ applause and cheers ] >> that heartfelt message you gave me is also not a reason for me to do it. that reason has to reside inside me. >> he is reportedly under renewed pressure from prominent republicans not satisfied with the current crop of gop contenders. he insists he is only on the road to raise money for the party. >>> meanwhile, in florida, they just might throw a big wrench in the old gop presidential primary here. the state is now expected to hold its primary on january 31. the move is controversial because it would jump-start the nominating process a month earlier than leaders had hoped. the deadline to pick a primary date is saturday. the commission is set to vote friday. and i know a lot of people in new hampshire not too happy about that because that whole state depends upon that primary for everything. >> i'm sure it's going to

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from the ronald reagan presidential library here in simi valley, california, we're this is the first debate featuring the new entrant and already the new front-runner, governor rick perry of texas. brian williams is moderating, along with john harris of the website politico, and our team is covering it as we go. beginning with nbc's lee cowan at the reagan library. lee, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. yeah, it's almost a cliche to say all eyes are on rick perry, but this is his first debate, his first chance to convince a national audience of his credentials to run for president. they were eight candidates on stage tonight, as we speak in fact. they were all greeted here by the reagan presidential library by former first lady nancy reagan. shortly after that, it went right to the questions very quickly and not surprisingly it was the economy and jobs. mitt romney and governor perry who were sparring back and forth defending their own records in their individual states. take a listen. >> well, governor romney left the private sector, he did a great job of creating jobs

it was at times contentious at the ronald regan presidential library in simi valley. >> when it came down to which issues mattered most, there was no debate. >> we created more jobs than in massachusetts. >> we became number one in job creation. >> riding high in the polls the new comer received more than his share of hits. >> texas has a right to work state. it is a republican supreme court. texas has a lot of oil and gas. governor perry doesn't believe he created those things. it would be like al gore saying he created the internet. mitt romney faced heat of his own as he was linked to the president's healthcare reform. >> i have been outspoken fighting obamacare which needs to be repealed. now i am running against romney care. neither one work. >> the rest of the gop candidates thought to stand out in their own way. >> one thing i know is that kids need jobs. >> i am a physician but you weren't going to ask any medical questions. >> in order for the republican party to win we can't run from science jie. and of course there were a few zingers. >> michael due caw kiss create -- duka

politico debate at the reagan library in simi valley this debate is the fourth of the g.o.p. presidential race car and b c news political debate will get underway tonight on i will grow them for the g.o.p. contenders the reagan presidential library in california. now you don't really gets me about this aside from the fact that of course the debate hasn't even have it yet and already it's drowning out the wars the economy and all of their coverage but the casey anthony case did that too so i guess i'd rather it be a presidential debate but what gets me is that these people will spend hours upon hours going over every little detail what these candidates where every single word that they utter who their campaign managers are when the most recent renovations were on their house i mean literally they go over everything but they don't talk about well perhaps of be the most enlightening bit of information of all where the money comes from for these candidates oh sure they talk about who's raised more how much of that was from big donors or not but they never actually bring up citize

first wanted to give last night but rescheduled after it conflicted with the republican debate in simi valleyns on the stage but most attention is focusing on two, governor rick perry and mitt romney know the one question on voters' minds, who knows best how to create jobs. >> michael dukakis created jobs three tames faster. >> george bush created jobs fashion terrify than you did. >> i think are raining on the parade. as governor of utah we are number one job creator. >> now the attention turns back to the plate they are trying to reach, washington, where president obama presents his ideas to a joint session to congress. >> white house promises it will be a detailed proposal to create jobs. likely a package of tax cuts and spending on roads and bridges. stakes are high for a president whose popularity is sliding. >> president obama has to understand he is still our president. if congress is going to not work with him he needs to step up and work against them. >>> so the president will be speaking to two audiences tonight. republicans that control the house and control the his job packages an

at the reagan library in simi valley, california, as he roundly criticized president obama. >> stillhe paralysis that has made it impossible for him to take on the really big things that are so obvious to all americans and to a watching and anxious world. >> >> reporter: then during a question and answer session, christie found himself the target of appeals to enter the 2012 fray. >> i really implore you, as a citizen of this country to, please, sir, to reconsider. don't even say anything tonight. of course you wouldn't. go home and really think about it. please. [laughter and applause] do it pi my daughter. do it for our grandchildren. do it for our son. please, sir, don't... we need you. your country needs you to run for president. [cheering and applause] >> reporter: christie said he was flattered, but he gave no indication he would change his mind about running. >> i hear exactly what you're saying, and i feel the passion with which you say it, and it touches me, but by the same token, that heartfelt message you gave me is also not a reason for me to do it. that reason has to res

. >> now remarks from chris christie at the reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. he said he is not going to run for president. following his remarks, he was asked about that decision. this is about 45 minutes. welcoming governor chris christie. >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. it is great to be here. we are here. it is an honor for me to be here at the library to speak with all of you today. i want to thank mrs. reagan for her gracious of irritation -- gracious invitation. people become passe after a while about things that have happened. i have a partner year that majors in passe. he says this will even impress you. a written this letter over the phone. i said it is signed by nancy reagan. it is great to be here. thank you for your invitation. he believed in this country. he embodies the strength, the press serbians, and the faith that has propelled immigrants for centuries to embark on dangerous journeys to come here, to give up all that was familiar for all that was possible. they would be better

candidates for president went face-to-face here in california at the ronald regularren library in simi valley. >> dukakis created jobs three times faster than you did mitt. >> as a matter of fact, george bush and his predecessor created jobs at a faster rate than you did. >> former house speaker, newt gingrich fired bombs at obama. herman cain, huntsman, santorum, and paul. >>> a ktvu group joined young republicans at a watching party in san francisco tonight. amber lee says the people she spoke with had their clear favorite. >> reporter: the san francisco republicans got on twitter and facebook to discuss the debate with other republicans across the country while the event was underway. >> this is kind of the new arena that things are going on with politics. it's constant bombardment of information. >> reporter: he told us there were 200 tweets just 30 minutes after the debates started. >> right now, people are saying who is winning right now on twitter, and they're saying good hair is winning right now. blue ties and gray hair in vogue at the reagan debate. >> reporter: this group at the ci

the debate at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley is perry's first since entering the race. much of the discussion will be on how to jump start the economy. mitt romney unveiled his plan on the economy, and president obama will show his plan tomorrow. >>> and governor brown vetoing a bill regarding signatures for california ballot measures to wear buttons reading paid signature gatherer. the state senator of concord wrote the bill because he wanted more disclosure about who was collecting the signatures. brown said he didn't want to start the state down a slick slope of determining what people must wear on petitioning their government. brown said he found the measures interesting but didn't persuade him. >>> and apple, looking at jobs they want to fill after an iphone prototype was lost. >>> plus, putting people back to work. the industry that could create a million jobs by 2030. >>> plus, we're continuing to follow this wildfire burning in the mountain ranch area, from now we understand is actually in calaveras county, . >>> back now to that breaking news, an out of c

more on tonights it debate at the ronald reagan presidential library in simm simi valley. >> we createdjobs in massachusetts. >> get those jobs. >> jobs. >> we became number one in job creation. >> riding high in the polls, newcomer rick perry received more than his share of hits. >> texas has a right to work state. a republican legislature and republican supreme court. texas has a lot of oil and gas in the ground. governor perry doesn't believe that he created those things. if he tried to say that it would be like al gore saying that he invented the internet. >> mitt romney faced heat of his own as opponents sought to link him to the presidents if healthcare reform. >> i have been outspoken fighting obama care which needs to be repealed and now i'm running against romney care. neither one of them work. >> reporter: the rest of the gop candidates sought to stand out in their own way. >> one thing i know is that kids need jobs. >> i'm a physician but you sure weren't going to ask me any medical questions. >> in order for the republican party to win we can't run from science. >> reporter:

. >> speaking tonight at the reagan library in simi valley new jersey governor chris christy while heays he's not running for president yet, he sure is so you knowing like a possible candidate. >> image of the united states around the world is not what it was. it is not what it can be. it is not what it needs to be. about. >> he's raising minifor republicans but those close to him say he's now seriously about throwing his hat that the race. he holds a fundraiser at the home of new h p, ceo meg whitman. here in the bay area. >> all right let's mav on to the weather forecast as we hit midweek. sandy is here and sounds like it is changing a little bit on us. >> yes. enjoy the warm weather for 2 more days dan. then we are going to get cooler. bring in some rain. >> cooler and wetter. >> yes cooler and wetter. all changing. it's drastic changes as we head into next week. but at least off couple days to enjoy the warmth. take advantage of it. live picture right now from our high definition east bay hills camera. we have lovely view looking across the bay towards san francisco. and visibilit

for republican presidential candidates takes place at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valleys start with brianna keilar. >> the president will unveil a jobs plan when he addresses congress tomorrow night. i'll have details at the top of the hour. >> i'm alison kosik where we're keeping tabs on the ceo of one of the biggest coffee companies. harold schultz is continuing his push to get things done in washington. first the scos withhold donations. now he wants you to do something. >> all right, ladies, thanks so much. >>> coming up, the infamous shoe bomber changed the way we boarded airplanes for the last decade. yes, we're talking about this man. and ever since he got arrested, we've had to take our shoes off at every single security checkpoint. well, guess what? that may change. >>> well, two of nascar's biggest names battle it out at atlanta motor speedway. jeff gordon pulled in front of jimmie johnson on lap 276 and held him off the rest of the way. it's gordon's third victory of the season and 85th of his career. that moves him into third place for nascar's all-time winne

president as he prepares to deliver a speech tonight at the reagan presidential library out in simi valleyt this hype about the new jersey governor says as much about what they don't have in their current front-runners, rick perry and mitt romney, doesn't it? they don't seem to be satisfied, the republicans, with what they got, and just what do they not see in them that's causing them to beg christie to reconsider. that's the key question. steve schmidt ran john mccain's presidential campaign in 2008 and john heilemann covers politics for "new york" magazine. he co-authored "game change," and he's writing another one. let's start with steve schmidt. you're on the inside of the republican party. yesterday, here he is, governor tom kaine, the former very popular governor of jersey told "national review" that christie was thinking very seriously about running. he went on to say, "it's real. he's giving a lot of thought to it. i think the odds are a lot better now than they were a couple weeks ago." well, then today chris christie's brother, todd, a republican fund-raiser told new jersey press

at the presidential library in simi valley. the sight of the big debate tomorrow sponsored by politico and nbc news. jim, good to see you. let listen to this first. romney and perry went after the president's economic records over the weekend. take a listen. >> our best shot at taking back the white house and our best shot as turning around the country is if this is self-serving, because it is. is if we select someone whose experience is not just politics. i don't think a career politician can fix what career politicians have messed up. >> and there's going to be some that got to get up and say, well, i've created jobs. and that's true. you know, there's one in particular that's created jobs all over the world. but while he was the governor of massachusetts, he didn't create very any jobs. >> so it's going to be a real ted for tat back and forth between these two gentlemen, if perry can attend. he already left the tea party forum yesterday to go back to texas, because of the crisis they have there with wildfire, but, jim, expla

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the debate will be held at the reagan presidential library in simi valley at 5 p.m. >>> the debate comesbefore president obama is set to unveil his plans to create jobs tomorrow night. the total package is reported to be report about $300 billion in tax cuts and spending. it's said to include a one-year extension of payroll tax cuts and continued unemployment benefits, tax incentives for businesses that hire, as well as funding for public works projects. >>> the markets in asia were up, up 2% for the nikkei, hong kong was up, and u.s. stock futures are higher gaining 1%. the dow lost 101 yesterday. nasdaq closed 6 points lower. so i would say all signals are pointing to a very positive day on wall street. >> let's hope so. it was down 275 at one point. >> right out of the gate we were down 250, 260. >> we'll take 101. >>> change is afoot at the nation's airport. coming up, the promise from homeland security. >>> is it a woman's right to know she has a condition that could mask breast cancer? the controversial measure stalled in the state capital. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, take a look at this incr

alternative is and then on wednesday, the republicans are going to be at the reagan library in simi valley california for another debate. it will be their sort of i think it's their fourth debate of the cycle so far. it will be the first one withhe the governor rick perry. he's the frontrunner. this will be a big moment for him to see if he can withstand that kind of scrutiny. on thursday of course is is the president's speech to a joint session of congress. we got hint of that today. on friday as you mentioned in the piece he's going to start in the key battle ground state of virginia, in richmond. >> woodruff: all eyes will ob the president by the end of the week. he does begin this campaign back on his heels. >> there's no doubt. he is in a vulnerable position. this is largely due to the economy that is hanging around his neck as a big weight. i thought what was really interesting what we heard from him today, and no mistake he was in michigan and joe biden was in ohio today. those are key states. but i thought we heard a president itching for a fight. he wants to present jobs plans on

there will be eight candidates on the stage in simi valley tonight. but everybody the going to be watching texas governor rick perry who's going from touring wildfire dang in his home state to the debate. riding the wave of tea party perry swaggers as the newest front runner in the gop race. >> the number one question for everyone can rick perry take a punch. >> but can he give it? perry and mitt romney have been going after each other off stage. >> while he was the governor of massachusetts he didn't create very many jobs. >> career politicians don't know what it takes to get this economy going again. >> it will be a night of firsts. not just for perry, but romney, too. his first debate not in first place. >> it will be very interesting to see how mitt romney deals with not being the front runner. >> and what about those six other candidates? >> michele bachmann needs to be still in it. >> huntsman, paul, gingrich and cain could say anything just to get noticed. >> so for now perry's the flavor of the day. a lot of gop voters are still making up thei

and then chris christie will be at the reagan library in simi valley, california. nancy reagan will be on hand for this event. our live coverage get started at 9:00 p.m. eastern. coming up, we will get an update on the short-term funding measure passed by the senate yesterday and what we might expect in the house. ed o'keefe of "the washington post" joins us. steve bell on the challenges facing the joint deficit

breaking news from out west at the reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. the first gop presidential candidates debate since texas governor rick perry joined. almost from the beginning tonight his opponents jumped on him. here's a portion of the debate starting with former massachusetts governor mitt romney and governor perry squaring off. >> we created more jobs in the last three months in texas than he created in four years in massachusetts. >> texas is a great state. texas has zero income tax. texas has a right to work state. a republican legislature. a republican supreme court. texas has a lot of oil and gas in the ground. those are wonderful things. but governor perry doesn't believe that he created those things. if he tried to say that that would be like al gore saying he invented the internet. >> michael dukakis created jobs three times faster than you did mitt. >> george bush and his predecessors created faster than you did. >> 9% tax on personal income ant -- if 10% is good enough for god, 9% ought to be good enough for the federal government. >> i

republican governor chris christie speaks tonight at the ronald reagan library in simi valley, the title of the speech, real american exceptionalism. 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 p.m. on the west coast. and the opening bell, how about that? just rang on wall street. investors are eyeing developments in europe's debt crisis, where officials say greece will get a new round of bailout funds in time to avoid default. so disaster averted for now. other stories making headlines. live p pictures of the washington monument where a close-up inspection is expected to get under way any moment. climbers will grapple down all four sides to examine from last month's earthquake, this as the national park service released new video taken inside during the quake. look at those pictures. unbelievable. a little change in the west wing. stephanie cutter, one of president's top adviser, will become the latest obama aide to the white house for a campaign. she will move to chicago to become the deputy campaign manager of the president's re-election campaign. >>> egyptian officials say gunmen are to blame for an exp