tea party movement. the movement has kind of in a way moved the party to the right. it's not that divergent anymore. >> the tea party expressd. >> i see. perfect timing. >> pretty cool. sorry about that. >> that's beautiful. >> the tea party has certainly gotten the attention of the candidates, of the american elect rat and washington as well. shannon, the tea party in and of itself is just not one movement. there are several tea party groups, there are several tea party movements. how are these candidates going to either appeal to one if not all of them, or how is anyone going to know there are distinguishing factors to these groups? >> that's an excellent question. one that not a lot of people realize. the tea party for as long as i've been covering them, they've wrapped themselves around a common set of ideals, fred. even within the movement there are basically cracks in the wall, if you will. different factions. sometimes they're actually warring. paul and i have been covering this movement for a while. there was one major tea party group that didn't want any increase in the debt ceiling. there was another one that was

co-hosted by cnn and the tea party express. ay the president just spoke about 9/11 and we talk about divisions and the political process but really we're all americans when it comes down to it. when we work together we get things done. >> absolutely. i'm a former flight attendant who was flying on september 11th. we need to celebrate those lives today and we're all americans. we all love this country and we want what's best for this country so it is nice to see us all come together over this. >> we talked a lot about partisanship in washington but i think in the end an event like this really does show that we are all americans and the fact is everybody wants what's best for america. people just have different ideas. >> let's get back to those different ideas then. i thought it was really important that you said -- it stuck out to a lot of our viewers who had been e-mailing me -- you said the tea party's going to pick the next republican presidential nominee and thus the next president of the united states because people are so u

tampa we're a little more than 24 hours away from the republican debate co-hosted by cnn and the tea party expressjoined here now by amy kramer, chairwoman of the tea party express, also mark preston is back, cnn's senior political editor and brad woodhouse joining us from washington, d.c. communications director for the dnc. the democratic national committee. mark preston, start with you. you have new information. what's the new information? >> we've been talking whether or not we'll see michele bachmann try to engage rick perry in this debate on monday night. rick perry, michele bachmann are fishing from the same pond's tea party voters. perhaps amy can talk more about that. what i've learned from two campaign aides, michele bachmann, expect her to contrast her record with rick perry, certainly her views with rick perry on three issues. illegal immigration, social security and the mandate of the hvp vaccination rick perry did as the governor of texas. >> he has to do something. she's going to try to hit them hard, especially hit him hard come monday night, tomorrow night, because, i mean, really

it in the tea party movement. ♪ >> reporter: but there are other tea party questions brewing, such as some of the small crowds at its events and there's infighting. when the tea party express to let mitt romney speak at a gathering this weekend, another tea party group, freedomworks, bailed from the bus tour. freedomworks says tea partyers will go to protest romney, some call the father of oobamney care. >> he's been dismissive of the tea party movement, but now he seeks to pander to the tea party movement in new hampshire and across the country. >> you think he needs the tea party movement? >> i think he wants the tea party vote. >> reporter: then there's sarah palin. first she's in, then she's out, and then she's in at a tea party event scheduled this weekend in iowa. coincidentally, christine o'donnell was disinvited twice from the same gathering. jim acosta, cnn, washington. >> donna brazile and mary matalin are both weighing in on congressman carson's explosive charge that the tea party movement would like to see him hanging on a tree. stand by for our strategy session. >>> also, hard evidence of a brutal massacre in libya. some of moammar gadhafi's ugly secrets uncov

tea party event. the republican party presidential candidate is speaking at a tea party express rally today in new hampshire in the movement aren't really happy about it. freedom works is protesting romney's appearance, accusing the former massachusetts governor of not being a true conservative. >>> a tea party favorite, meanwhile, is spending labor day in the granite state. we're talking about sarah palin. she speaks at a tea party express rally tomorrow in manchester. the former alaska governor says she'll decide whether to enter the presidential race by the end of the month. six gop candidates will take part in the labor day event in columbia. keep it here because the republican presidential candidates will soon face off right here on cnn. they'll take the stage at the cnn tea party republican debate co-hosted by the tea party express. catch all the action on september 12th, 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> the former head of the imf is back in his native france. what kind of reception did dominique strauss-kahn receive? in the wake of those sexual assault charges that have since been dropped? we're going to

lead to so many of those primaries that we saw sharon angle christine o'donnell you have the tea party express in part to thank for greeting their mainstream republican opponents so if you want to link up with the tea party somewhere you know it's not the worst group to do it with in terms of their actual power their actual influence on the tea party movement but i definitely think there's some there's some question as to sort of whether they're getting a big party or not despite what you can do this but we have to hear questions from real people which is i think helpful to debate yeah i think it was really good the you actually got to hear questions from the audience that's not something that's novel i guess this time they're tea partiers so that makes it different but we're going to get back to this but i'm still i don't know confused as to whether is any real difference between the tea party and just a regular old g.o.p. debate let's go to something obviously the economy is something they're going to talk about because president obama as somebody who is trying to go for reelection faces som

team up with a tea party that's a little confusing why would they team up with the tea party express why wouldn't they. news do it or you know what gives the tea party express so much power well there's no question about that actually has been criticizing them for cheaper teaming up with what's essentially a large political pac and giving them all their time but you know the tea party is an important part of the public an electorate these days you know in two thousand and ten they led to so many of those primaries that we saw sharon angle christine o'donnell you have the tea party express in part to thank for beating their major republican opponent so if you're in a link with the tea party somewhere you know it's not the worst group to do it with in terms of their actual power their actual influence on the tea party movement right definitely there's some there's some question as to sort of whether they're giving a big ad the tea party or not just by letting them do this but we have to hear questions from real tea partiers which is i think helpful to the debate yeah i think it was real

i spoke with a tea party express chairwoman. fact that we are having the debate on cnn will help. >> and the tea party is not a party. they are not republicans or democrats. they are just a movement. >> i spoke to them here. they said, you know, we are tired of people making us out to be crazies. we're not crazy. don, say that. i tell them, listen, early on, the signs and people thought they were racists and the demographics of the tea party. it's really older people. >> older, largely white. although they have some african-american minorities. >> but amy said party doesn't matter. but most people in the tea party are republicans. >> most are. the vast majority are conservatives. >> do you know any democrats in the tea party? >> i have met some, but very small in number of democrats in the tea party movement. they want to do this whole rebranding themselves, seeming more moderate to attract democrats and independents. again, they know that the conservative fire breathing works in a conservative primary. they need more people to

tea party event. the republican presidential candidate is speaking at the tea party express rally today in new hampshiremovement, however, aren't happy about it. natural tea party sponsor freedom works is protesting romney's appearance saying that he backed government-run health care when he was governor of massachusetts. meanwhile, a tea party favorite is spending labor day in new hampshire. sarah palin speaks at the tea party express rally tomorrow in manchester. the former alaska governor will decide whether to enter the presidential race by the end of the month. >>> six gop candidates head to south carolina tomorrow for a presidential forum. they are rick perry, mitt romney, michele bachmann, ron paul and newt gingrich. they'll all take part in the labor day event in columbia. the republican presidential candidates will face off on cnn at the cnn tea party republican debate co-hosted by the tea party express. watch all of the action september 12th, 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> some of the biggest names in the fashion industry will be in new york for fashion week. it begins next thursday. my talk with

big debate, cnn teaming up with the tea party express. want to get out of this debate, do you think? >> you're right, the cnn election express, on the florida state fair grounds and monday night, eight candidates will be on the stage here. tea party activists, tea party supporters what do they want to hear? like all americans about jobs and what the eight candidates will do to create jobs. for them, the budget deficit, cutting the massive federal budget deficit, lowering taxes, capping government spending. these are important issues to tea party activists and tea party supporters across the nation. health care, the new health care law passed under president obama and the democrats they want to see how these they would repeal that law. wednesday night in california social security we saw mitt romney the former massachusetts governor and rick perry the texas governor spar over that. they battled over social security. i think we could see that again. remember, florida, a lot of senior citizens, people near retirement age, social security and

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cnn teaming up with the tea party express to host the first ever tea party debate.ht republican presidential contenders will face off monday in tampa. our deputy political director paul steinhauser is there. is everybody going to join you there on monday? we'll see all the candidates. >> reporter: it's a big deal. when we bring the cnn election express, you know it's a big deal. behind the bus is the debate hall. we're at the florida state fairgrounds outside tampa, florida. there will be eight candidates on the stage monday night. the same candidates at the reagan library. right next to each other ones again will be mitt romney making higgs second bid for the gop nomination and rick perry, the texas governor. we saw them go at it at the last debate. the recent polls show perry in the race for about a month has jumped to the top of the polls. here is one from a few days ago from abc and "the washington post." perry number one, romney two. sarah palin, thinking about flirting with a possible run. ron paul from texas and michele bachmann. go back to july, look how the

tea party groups that represent every state in the union sponsoring this. the audience was heavily weighted with party activists. kremer and i'm with tea party express. i live in atlanta. >> was there a clear winner, loser? >> i need to go back and watch the debate again. governor romney clarified his position on runomneycare. gov. harry clarify his position on the vaccine. i need to watch it because it was a real knowing that we the people made this happen. -- it was surreal knowing that we the people made this happen. [unintelligible] you cannot speak for 10 million people. >> i definitely do not speak for all the tea party activists out there. but there are definitely candidates that ban on the frontline of the tea party movement for a long time. no denying that michele bachmann has been out there, even governor perry has been working with the tea party movement in the state of texas. he is there when we come to texas on our bus tour. ron paul, he calls himself a godfather of the tea party movement. herman cain has been out on the front lines with us. i wanted to beat barack obama. right now i want this field to narrow down. that is what we're loo

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said his schedule prevented him from doing it remember, last night, the keynote speaker at a tea party expressew hampshire. first time since he announced for president that he spoke in front of a tea party rally and coming here today, this is kind of like a tea party event. one of the organizers and speakers is senator jim demint. a big favorite and influential person. maybe romney is changing strategy a little bit now that he's no longer front-runner, and rick perry is front-runner in those polls, reaching out to tea party activists, a change of strategy it seems, suzanne. >> we'll keep our eyes on all of the changes. you don't want to miss the action in this afternoon's republican forum. exclusive coverage by john king begins at 3:00 p.m. eastern. later today. and reminder to vote to the choose the news whipper, text 1 forborder agents bored. an agent says millions of taxpayer dollars are being wasted on workers who have nothing to do. text 2 for gadhafi's former nurse. one of the women who watched over gadhafi's health speaks about out about err her daily duties or text 3 for coney island m

tea party connection. cnn's teaming up with the tea party express and other groups to put on this debate. air to say that the tea party movement, the activists were extremely influential last year in the republican primaries and also in the midterm election. they won back control of the house of representatives, partially because of strong support from the tea party. and most will say the tea party movement will have a big impact on the battle for the republican nomination. monday night here at the state fairgrounds, wolf blitzer will be on the stage asking questions of the eight candidates, but so will tea party activists here in tampa and at three locations around the country. what are some of the issues? of course economy and jobs, fred. that's on everybody's mind. but also issues very important to tea party activists. issues like the budget deficit and cutting deficit spending. you also may hear a lot about social security. we saw mitt romney, the former massachusetts governor and rick perry as there was debate in california go after each other on social security. it's an important iss

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amy cramer was watching with very close interest, and chair of the tea party express and, amy, welcome back to "america's newsroom" and good morning to you. who do you think -- >> thanks for having me. bill: you are welcome. who do you think best represented the tea party ideals? >> well, you know, there was a lot of debate going on, on that stage last night, and, michelle bachmann, i mean, she stood out, stood on principle and absolutely stood firm on repealing obamacare and, made it very clear she is not going to rest until that is fulfilled and also came out clear on individual liberty, even when it comes down to states, you know, mandating health insurance and mandating that sort of thing and, she took a punch at governor romney and governor perry. bill: i expected you to say michelle bachmann, total fair opinion, okay? >> yes. bill: were you surprised by anyone last night? >> well, you know, newt gingrich knocked it out of the park, again, showed that he understands the issues, and, articulates them very well. he did extremely well last night. what concerned us a little bit was ob

tea party questions brewing. such as the small crowds and when the tea party expressed allowed to allow mitt romney to speak and freedom groups bailed from the tour. the group will protest mitt romney. >> he has been dismissive of the tea party movement. now that he is struggling he speaks the tea party movement around the country. i think he wants the tea party vote. >> mitt romney will be at two tea party events this weekend. >>> very minimal fog expected over night. fog tracker. fog aalong the coast line. on the coast line. it is clinging to the coast line right now. it should through the night. 9:00 pushing back. nothing throughout the afternoon and sunny skies over the next several days. we see sea breeze winds bringing in cloudy and cool conditions and they are competing with dry winds. those overtake the forecast and that's why we see no fog and warmer temperature said thursday through saturday. 70 that coast line to the upper 90s in the the inland valleys. 80s in the south bay. 88 cupertino and 90 in morgan hill. inland valleys 90s. 95 walnut creak. 92 san ramon. 92 in livermore. 80s and 70s for east bay shores

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cnn teaming up with the tea party express for the debate in tampa, florida.overnment and the economy. we have paul steinhauser with the preview. >> michael dukaikis created jobs at a faster rate than you did. >> reporter: rick perry, the new guy in the race and front runner in the polls and mitt romney sparred over jobs and social security. >> it is a monstrous lie. it is a ponzi scheme to tell our kids 25 or 30 years old today that you are paying into a program that will be there. >> under no circumstances would i ever say by any measure it is a failure. it is working for millions of americans. >> reporter: the debate ended, but the fight continues. here in tampa on monday, perry and romney will stand side by side at the tea party republican debate. michele bachmann and ron paul and newt gingrich and herman cain will share the stage. for each of them, our cnn debate is an opportunity to change the dynamics of a usual two-person debate. t.j. >>> a lot of people lost friends on 9/11. a lot of us cannot imagine what it is like to lose someone on that day. can y

tea party day because headlining an event in new hampshire. for a movement he has done little to rule before now. it looks like he's in for a bumpy ride on the tea party express bus as factions squabble over whether he should have been invited to the party at all. >> romneycare is the base of a lot of tea party frustration with the governor. our protest just about romneycare it is his support of wall street bailouts, support for ethanol. his unwillingness to stan with paul ryan on real balanced budget her shushes, real entitlement -- measures, real entitlement reform. now, when you want powerful wifi, you've got it. with aerizon mobile hotspot, you can connect up to 5 wifi devices to the internet with lightning-fast verizon 4g lte speed. a gaming device. mp3 pler. connect any 5 for wifi on the go. get the 4g lte mobile hotst now for only $49.99. verizon is the place with the largest selection of 4g lte devices. on america's fastest, most advanced 4g network. two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability

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join us tonight as cnn hosts the republican debate with tea party express and other tea party groupsrn from tampa right here on cnn. >>> all right. later this hour, president obama will step in to the white house rose garden to make a pitch for the jobs plan. going to announce that he's sending the bill to capitol hill tonight for the return of congress and christine romans here to try to sort it out and explain a lot of economists weighing in now, christine, on the effectiveness of the jobs plan. thumbs up and down. >> that's right. well, i don't know, from small business owners saying i need demand. i don't need a tax break. i need the business to do better. the president will lay out the jobs plan again today and going to present it to congress, send it to congress and like it to be passed, of course. and what's in here? well, a lot of targeted tax breaks. many of them we have already seen. extensions and even expansions of some of the things like the payroll tax cut, working for that. current cut extended and a price tag of more than $400 billion. so you've got payroll taxes to b

cnn teaming up with the tea party express to host the republican presidential debate. is is happening on monday in tampa. the audience will ask questions to tea party members in ohio, virginia. our political director is in tampa. significance of this debate. they had a lot of republican debateser yes on. this is significant? i guess this is romney-perry round two? >> reporter: it is going to be romney-perry round two. no doubt about that. we saw it play out in california on wednesday night. as you're saying, this is a tea party debate. a 2 1/2-year-old tea party event. it was extremely influential in the primaries and midterm elections. it was important to the success of the republicans taking control of the house of representatives. that has changed the dynamics in washington and has effects on everybody across the country, you, me, everybody. that's why this debate may be a little different. it is focusing on the tea party and its activists. >> we know we'll hear about the economy a lot in the debates and on jobs. this is an issue that's going to be around for some ti

we want to send a conservative to washington. >> she said that people in the tea party express are lasers. joining us right now is one of the candidates who will try to convince the tea party tonight, 2012 presidential candidate, herman cain. thank you for being here. >> thank you, ali. my pleasure. >> you have been a consistent force in this race. your numbers low, but consistent. >> yes. >> there have been polls that have indicated that the people who like you really like you. >> they love me. because my love my message. that's the difference. >> but you need more than 5% to love you. >> and we will get it. the polls are fine. but like you indicated earlier, michele bachmann was the favorite to win. now rick perry is the flavor of the week. my supporters are consistent, and they don't defect. so we are going to continue to move up. and the more people find out about my nine-nine-nine economic growth and jobs plan, the more they are going to be attracted to what i'm talking about. because that is a difference maker. >> give me the short pitch on that. >> short pitch on that is throw out

it was sponsored by cnn and the tea party express. e a news organization has teamed up with a tea party group to hold a debate like this. the group's co-founder told "the times" he hoped the partnership would, quote, help dispel misperceptions about the tea party as a fringe movement. but did it? listen to the first question. >> first coast tea party, jacksonville, florida. my question, how will you convince senior citizens that social security and medicare need to be changed? >> that man's group, the first coast tea party, made headlines in 2009 when people turned up to one of its rallies holding up signs depicting president obama as hitler. the group later said it didn't condone such imagery. another question last night came from a member of the greater phoenix tea party, one of its co-founders is a woman named kelly townsend. she's been a pri

don't forget, monday, cnn with the tea party express along with other groups will host a debate in tampa florida. tune in for the cnn tea party republican debate monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. >>> time to go cross country for stories our affiliates are covering. in lincoln, rhode island, a security camera records a road rage attack. police say this man followed an elderly driver into a parking lot after they were involved in some kind of traffic incident. he punched, pulls, and kicks the side mirrors before getting back in his own car where a young child is waiting. police are trying to finds the guy. >>> here's a happy reunion. this woman is thanking two missouri state western football players for saving her grandson. she accidently locked him in a car on a very hot day. the players started banging on a win zoe with a hammer. >> the lady came before we could help. she said there's a baby stuck in the car. >> he took one swoop or hit with a hammer and it busted. >>> in california, the newest star on hollywood's walk of fame is unveiled for rock and roll pioneer buddy holl

(laughter) of course tonight's debate is being cohosted by cnn and the tea party express. so you know it won't be more of the same, same old same old. now we taped the show before the tea party face-off. so let me give you a preview of my analysis tomorrow. oh god so, much blood, where did that tiger come from? (laughter) but folks, the real, the real game changer came before the debate, when former candidate tim pawlenty stopped by to borrow a cup of air time from the fox & friends. >> there's one candidate in this race who is unmatched in his skills and experience and talent when it comes to turning around this economy and growing jobs, and that's mitt romney. and i'm proud and excited to endorse him for president of the united states. >> stephen: this is huge for romney. just weeks ago these two men were bitter rivals, opposite in every way. and look at them now. it's like miracle whip endorsing mayonnaise. (laughter) plus, plus he has also signed on as the national co-chair of mitt romney's campaign. i hope that doesn't mean he has to give up his other job as assistant

. >>> mitt romney is with the tea party express speaking right now.ake a listen into what he's saying. >> -- political freedom, powerful as that is, their brilliance in seeing that the states should be the servants and the citizens should be the sovereign was groundbreaking and changed the world. but they also gave us another freedom. the freedom to choose our course in life. individual freedom. economic freedom. americans can be free do whatever they wanted. as a result of these freedom, people from all over the world wanted to come to america. come here to craft for themselves for themselves and for their children a better life. this is the greatest nation in the history of the earth in part because of the brilliance of these founding parents who understand the power of liberty and freedom, and we're going to make sure we keep it. now, we did kind of an unusual thing about three years ago as a people. we elect add person -- elected a person who never worked in the private sector, who never had a job in the private sector. had never really been a lea

that was the cnn tea party express debate. i still can't really believe there was a cnn tea party express debate, but there was. those were members of the o audience cheering the proposal that sick americans should be left to die without receiving medical care if they're uninsured. this point in the republican campaign process this year, you would think the candidates, themselves, would spr fhave fig out if something like that comes out of the audience at the debate, it's okay to criticize that, that you disagree with the cheering to let americans die. you can do something. the candidates have apparently not learned that lesson. in last night's big fox news republican debate in florida, things actually started off okay. a lot of the questions were posed in the form of videos that had been uploaded online. the moderators would play the tape of the question which would give the audience then a chance to react to the questioners in addition to reacting to the candidates. like this -- >> when are we going to get someone in the whit

we're waiting for her to speak to a tea party express rally.the meantime msnbc alex mo join us by phone from manchester. alex, any clues on whether or not she's testing the batters for a real run? >> reporter: we're not sure what she's going to say. we are hearing it's going to be similar to her speech saturday in iowa but with a few more things added into it. she's about to take the stage as we see they're introducing her now. there's 1,000 people here. bigger than the other tea party express rallies recently with romney and michele bachmann. a lot of people are not sure what she's going to say. it's probably not an announcement. >> we're looking at live pictures as she approaches the stage. before she speaks, i understand she's been communicating with people sending out tweetsing sharing pictures. you have a picture of her with a marine bride and groom. what's the story behind that? >> reporter: we do. we were told this morning, actually last night when governor palin and her husband arrive maryland manchester. they went out to eat. this brid

. >>> on the campaign trail the republicans debating tonight in florida, cosponsored by the tea party express. and there were some big endorsements today. tim pawlenty, no longer a candidate, went for mitt romney and louisiana governor bobby jindal threw his support to a fellow governor, rick perry of texas. >>> well, a few more parts and the aircraft will be complete again and will finally become a museum piece. the wings of the u.s. air airbus that sully sullenberger landed in the hudson are making their way by truck to be attached to the fuselage in charlotte, north carolina, and put on permanent display. we wanted to catch up tonight with word from over the weekend that cliff robertson died. he was an oscar winner for the film "charlie," a product of the actors studio in new york he was a veteran of stage, tv and film. he played john f. kennedy in "p.t. 109" and he creepily played hugh hefner in the movie "star 80." cliff robertson died a day after his 88th birthday. >>> and fans are mourning andy whitfield who died of nonhodgkin's lymphoma at just 39 years of age. born in wales, he lived

be laser focused on the issues that are so important to most americans. >> [inaudible] >> the tea party express do that right now. >> what do you say to people who say the tea party made up their minds. they will never support a mitt romney. what happens in debates like this? >> we saw it in the primaries last election cycle, and when i see activists across the country, they need to get out there and work with the candidate. now, the candidate they think is the most and they believe will volunteer money and time, dedicate time to then. they will be -- i believe we're not all going to support the same candidate, but i believe in the end we are going to do what we can so that we defeat president obama. let me say this -- let me say this -- this is the important thing. the tea party movement is not here to send a republican to washington, but a conservative to washington, and we're not going to accept what the republican party hands us. we are going to choose the next republican nominee. >> would you put up the tea party where you are not satisfied with a republican candidate that you will fund a

. >>> former alaska governor sarah palin appeared at a tea party express rally in new hampshire this morning but is keeping supporters guessing about her plans for the election. it's palin's second visit to the critical early nominating state in three months. the former vice presidential nominee has not declared if she will run for president. some leaders are not seeing any evidence that she is serious about a campaign. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romy hosted a breakfast. later this afternoon, he will attend the palmetto freedom forum in south carolina. four other g.o.p. candidates are scheduled to speak at the campaign event, but texas governor rick perry has dropped out to deal with serious wildfires in his home state. >>> a new poll of california voters show president obama has a 19-point lead over his closest republican opponents. in the poll, mitt romney and rick perry are tied with 22% support. texas congressman ron paul came in third with 11% and minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann had 10%. >>> if you are interested in getting a new car, labor day is usuall

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be scheduled for a 30 year prison sentence >> we're following politics of 2012 ahead of the tea party expressedng tonight romney is in south carolina giving a speech i. >> a quick look at the bay bridge as we continue the kron 4 morning news. someho >> what fax 653 a emma two bodies were found were after a fire and with and details on this is displacing >> just after 1:00 a.m. and our department was called up to this two-story building sent residents scurrying from our bed some >> there was all coming out of all the windows is >> it was in the front oakland they believe the body of a woman possibly a woman while and then another body and possibly a man in the front from the inside the unit is completely black and roof is gone they're looking into witness accounts of suspicious activity before the blaze that broke out >> there was a neighbor who said he saw a couple individuals would put it switch europe's come running out of the building and run down to the us street carrying a candle look like as can >> invested gators have not been able to climb out any information about this huang they are c

and if that wasn't enough, until last year the spokesman for the tea party express was a man named mark williams. he once called president obama, quote, an indonesian muslim turned welfare thug and wrote a mock letter addressed to president lincoln to, quote, the colored people. this is the tea party express, past and present, the ones that said they want us now to see that they are not fringe. i didn't know all of that until now. i wonder did cnn know that? they saw fit to make them a partner in the presidential debate. we better be careful if they are not the fringe. thanks for watching. i'm alsharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> playoffs. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, fear factor. how scared of rick perry is the republican establishment? well, in one short month, perry shot to the top of the gop chart with tough texas talk about state's rights and saying the federal reserve chairman may be guilty of treason. it's raw meat for the base, but the party's grown-ups, if you will, desperate to beat president obama, are

and cnn and tea party express are hosting eight gop candidates tonight.litzer is there. not only is he there, he is the moderator. have you a big crowd. eight candidates. seven gentlemen, one woman. unlike the new hampshire debate, you are actually introducing these folks live. >> we are. we are going to introduce them all. let our viewers see behind the scenes what is going on a little bit as we get ready for this debate. it'll be a good debate. i think a lot of the candidate are more anxious to stress the differences, let's say, between their positions and their challengers positions. i'm hoping, as you know, brooke, everyone who watches this debate will know a little bit more about the eight potential republican presidential nominees, potential. and that they will know where they agree, where they disagreece, on some of the most important positions. no secret, jobs, social security, healthcare, national security. these are the broad themes we will get through tonight. and i think they're obviously practicing. they are prepared. you know what i've been

be sure to tune in tomorrow night as cnn the tea party express and other tea party groups co-host therida, the site of the 2012 national convention, that's monday night. the debate that is, 8:00 eastern time. home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ ding! ] and we give you a discount on both. great! did i mention no hands in the bundler? bundling and saving made easy. now, that's progressive. call or click today. [ doorbell rings ] hello there. i'm here to pick up helen. ah. mom? he's here. nice wheels. oh, thanks. keeps me young. hello there, handsome. your dinner's in the microwave, dear. ♪ where do you want to go? just drive. [ engine revs, tires screech ] mom? ♪ >>> other stories we're following, police in sweden arrested four people believed to be plotting terror attacks. this is the coastal city of goaten berg, the suspects were in the preparation stage of an attack. no other details are given yet. police say they had probable cause to put the suspects in jail. >>> this in today from afrg, a suicide attacker set off a truck

this monday, cnn along with the tea party express and several tea party groups will co-host a debate with the republicans in tampa, florida. the site of the national convention. american morning will be live from there beginning at 6:00 eastern. you can watch it live on cnn monday night at 8:00 eastern. see i have tea right here. >> this is true. 6:04 in the east. jobs. on the front on the burner during the debate is the focus of president obama's address tonight, this morning's cnn's learning new information about some of the things that are in the plan and bottom line. brianna keilar live at the white house. good morning. >> good morning. we told you yesterday it was a working number. that's true. because the number, the size of this jobs plan according to democratic sources familiar with the president's speech, it has grown now to $400 billion. a working number i should tell you. the biggest chunk of this is that payroll tax extension that we're expecting. we've talked about it. right now employees are seeing a break on their payroll taxes. the president also wants to extend that

wolf blitzer will be the moderator when cnn hosts the debate, along with the tea party express and several party groups in tampa, florida monday on 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. two problematic issues for the two front-runners in the republican race. we'll explain which ones and how much they could hurt rick perry and mitt romney. ticket prices are going back up. we'll going to tell you why. [ male announcer ] we went to germany's nurburgring to challenge ourselves on the most demanding track in the world. with us, in spirit, was every great car that we'd ever competed with. the bmw m5. and the mercedes-benz e63. for it was their amazing abilities that pushed us to refine, improve and, ultimately, develop the world's fastest production sedan. the cts-v, from cadillac. we don't just make luxury cars. we make cadillacs. >> in cairo, hundreds of protesters trying to break down a wall surrounding the israeli embassy in cairo. let's bring in lisa sylvester. she's monitoring that. some of the other top stories in "the situation room." right now. dramatic stuff going on in egypt. what is t