>>> and our special guest tonight, governor rick perry. you'll get a chance to judge for yourself whether he's now a presidential front-runner for 2016. all those stories and much more coming up on "the kudlow report" beginning right now. >>> welcome to "the kudlow report." i'm larry kudlow. it's 7:00 p.m. eastern and 4:00 pacific. we begin tonight with the gm recall crisis that's threatening to blow up into one of the most expensive lawsuits in the history of the auto industry. our own phil lebeau joins us now from chicago with the latest. good evening, phil. >> hey, larry. pressure is reallyla starting t mount on not only general motors but also regulators in washington to do something more about what'shi happened with regard to this gm recall crisis. the latest comes from a filing out of texas. an attorney down in texas has filed a motion with the u.s. district court asking the court to have general motors issue a recall ireport. he says the cars should not be driven because they could potentially hit a bump.y they say they can be drive

but rick perry is not wrong about anything. he went into semihostile territory last night knowing there was at least one thing for which he would get well deserved applause. >> in january, you said you might possibly favor decriminalizing marijuana in the state of texas. is that true? >> what we did was we for over a decade, we've lowered the penalties. we're trying to be smart about it. you don't want to ruin a kid's life for having a joint. and that was historically what you saw. and we put drug courts into place, we've -- i think kids make really smart decisions about dealing with people, particularly when it comes to these small amounts of drugs. and we've been able to shut down a prison in the state of texas. i mean, that is conservative, man. >> and did this decision have anything to do with willie nelson. did he lobby you in any way for this? >> you've got to love will. >> well, yeah. >> okay. you don't got to love rick pe y perry, but you do got to admit that he ain't wrong about everything. ♪ [ girl ] my mom, she mak

governor rick perry is here. we have music from aloe blacc. jimmie vaughan is sitting in with the cletones. and we'll be right back with rosario dawson. we are live from austin! [ cheers and applause ] >> enjoy a made to order flatizza today. only from subway. subway, eat fresh. on expedia you can book any flight, car and hotel together and save up to 20% when you build your custom trip. expedia, find yours. berry pomegranate mio. do i just squirt a little? or you can squirt a lot. ...really changes your water. it changes everything. [ male announcer ] mio. squirt some. ♪ it changesthey lived.. ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ (dad) we lived... thanks to our subaru. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back. we are coming to you from the long center in austin, texas. the south by southwest festival is going on, and we are right in the middle of it. tonight on the program, he is the governor of the great state of texas. if we do anything terrible this week, he can pardon us

rick perry in that camp. chris christie a little on the other side, saying i don't care how we brand ourselves, let's just win, baby. >> that's the big message. >> right. >>

paul ryan, and rick perry rising to third at 11%. from a month ago, paul, ryan and perry are heading up. for the rest of the gop field, if you look at our numbers, they are either static or heading down. it is very early but you'd still rather go up than down. peter hanby, rand paul and ted cruz at it this week saying don't say you're the next ronald reagan. these two guys, both freshmen, both tea party guys, both friendly until this past week. what happened? >> i think both of these guys realize that at some point they're going to be playing in the same lane for the republican nomination so they have to create some space for themselves. ted cruz spoke at cpac, actually a conference next door -- gave a foreign policy speech and gently tweaked rand paul saying we can't shy away from the world. rand paul has been walking this really fine line between being his father's libertarian and actually trying to appeal to a larger swath of republicans and make nice with the republican establishment. we saw him sort of straddle that this week ta

so is rick perry back in the presidential mix? we'll have a live report, all those stories and much more coming up in "the kudlow report" beginning right now. >> good evening. i'm larry kudlow. this is "the kudlow report". we're live here at 7:00 p.m. eastern 4:00 p.m. pacific. sergei lavrov sending a warning to the u.s., saying the u.s. should not take any hasty or reckless actions to damage relations between the two countries. let's bring in jim miklaszewski, live from the pentagon. this sounds nasty. what's cooking? >> reporter: larry, despite all the international outrage over the russian occupying of crimea as of tonight it appears to be fa fait accompli. the russian military is firmly entrenched in crimea and have no intention of leaving any time soon if ever. according to military officials, it's clear that the russians have been consolidating all the gains they made so far. today, for example, by brute force they knocked down the front gates of a ukrainian air force base and seized that base without firing a shot. they scu

and rick perry was on the panel. rick perry sounded like eric holder in terms of talking about we want to have fewer people in jail, we want to change our prison sentences work. he sounded fairly liberal and that got a great applause. on criminal justice, mandatory minimums, the republicans are moving left. that could help with minorities and the edge of things. the other thing, think about how many rulings we've had the last few months in favor of gay marriage, but on stage, there were almost no speeches that mentioned that issue. and that tells me -- i talk to people in private about this, too -- the republican activists here feel like that issue, they need to move on from that issue. banning gay marriage is not going to happen and they're losing the issue and people here were talking about the new issue should be maybe religious liberty and think about it that way instead of thinking about banning gay marriage. and i thought the silence on the issue was very striking and tells me the republican party is moving on

the speakers include rick perry, rick santorium, and rand paul. >> reporter: rand spaul going to be somebody to watch today because his libertarian views are very popular among this crowd. but we're not seeing mitt romney here this year, del, and a fair number of speakers have been critical of center mccain and john boehner, some feel he is pushing too far towards what the white house wants, that he's not holding enough of a strong conservative line, and he should be willing to blow things up politically to find the path forward for the party. governor rick perry spoke. and we are seeing a lot of governors speak. and people say they like what governors are doing around the country. and rick perry talks about what other republican governors are up to. >> what is the common denominator in these states? it's conservative governors who cut taxes, who control spending, who invest in jobs. it is conservative governors who trust the people more than the machinery of government. it's conservative governors who know the freedom of the individual must come before the power of the state. >> reporter: a

can i quote rick perry? oops. >> come on. what do you make of the fact it does seem like rick perry is a little different. >> a very energetic speech. i thought he did great energy. didn't leave anything in the dpre greenroom for that speech. what i didn't hear from cpac. i watched today and yesterday. they keep saying they have a different vision what is it? specifics. putting down obama, health care, saying he's a bad president, bobby jindal calling him stupid. what is the new idea? >> mike, do republicans have a big battle in front of them? look at this poll. rasmussen asked voters who would they choose if held today, 47 hillary clinton 3.3% picking jeb bush, 14 another candidate and 6% undecided. >> but it's so early, gretchen, i think allen is right to the degree republicans need to formulate and articulate a message. lets face it. it's not hard to deliver a less government message. anti-obama will win. if we focus on obamacare like i said over and over and over again, that's a winning strategy. i think you're right. rep

i bet rick perry would. >> if it was delivered on saturday, i bet rick perry would. >> that's a callback, luke. that's how we do it. i would ask ted cruz two questions about what he believes. look, senator cruz, do you really believe that it was the other guys in the democrats that shut down the government? he said that repeatedly. do you feel you were filibust filibustering during the famous nonfilibuster. is he a true believer who is hopelessly confused or is he misrepresenting to the base and the public? we don't know that right now. >> i wonder if he would do the shutdown now given what's happened to him. he lost favor in the republican party. >> he sold a lot of books or will sell a lot of books. here is where i go on ted cruz. he made a speech yesterday saying the reason the republicans lost in 2008 and 2012 is because they weren't principled enough. they were in 2010. what does that mean? i'll tell you that means absolutely nothing. we like to deal in the world of facts here at nbc news, msnbc. look at the 2012 demographics and what happened to the republican party. obama won by n

when it comes to marijuana, william f buckley, governor rick perry has come out in favor of decriminalization. pat roberts in. dennis eisley, sean hannity, libertariansgrich. and social conservatives can absolutely work together if we realize we are both trying to limit the government when it comes to freedom. >> thank you so much. point,alding, at some tends to get -- at what point do we dissipate to the point where we are no longer we the people. chose the word

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>> rick perry kick things off. he got a standing ovation from the crowd. mike huckabee also got a lot of encouragement. they spoke about accountability and still to come, rant paul -- rand paul and rick santorum. >> thousands of people traveled across the country to be here. >> day two of cpac gets underway. was a speakers list roster of potential candidates. they were focused on washington and the cpac as it is commonly known. >> cpac continues today. they will hear from rand paul, on almost certain presidential candidate. organization turns 50 this year. can you believe that? we caught up with the man behind it all. wheree pictures of cpac texas governor rick perry has just begun to speak. it is the largest gathering of conservative activists. they will talk strategy. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back the chairman of the american conservative union. ♪ >> what a week. senator cruz kicked off on thursday. we also heard from congressman paul ryan. we heard from governor christie and governor jindal. we heard from donald trump. yesterday, govern

rick perry got a very big reaction this morning. a big star. the thing about rick perry, when he's on, he can be great and light up audiences. but when he can be bad like in the 2012 race he can be bad. often times the people who win presidential contests, the ones who are consistent throughout. >> rick perry with glasses. >> works for me. >> thanks you, tomorrow is international women's day, celebrated around the world. google's doodle team marked the day with a special video featuring more than 100 women around the globe including malala who embodies the theme of inspiring change. united nations enlisted men to raise their voices in support through what they are calling the he for she campaign from ban ki-moon to actors matt damon and patrick stewart. the idea is that change takes everyone. moments ago former secretary of state hillary clinton work at the women's day event. >> when women succeed, the world succeeds. our new development agenda must be a universal agenda. the goals must apply to every country according to its level of need. [ c

. >> also speaking today texas governor rick perry. there is a lot of animosity at cpac over washington and the federal government, so rick perry and other governors and former governors are finding a lot of favorable reaction from the crowd when they talk about what is happening back in their home state. we're also hearing from senator rand paul, republican of kentucky, a much-watched speech. >>> and that is libby casey just outside of washington, d.c. >>> coming up on al jazeera america, a deadly virus killing 1 million baby pigs and now there are new concerns about how some farmers are getting rid of the carcasses. ♪ ♪ >>> farmer in at least 25 states are dealing with a serious virus infecting pig lets. 4 million baby pigs have died since the virus was discovered one year ago. robert ray has the story. >> reporter: on country roads in north carolina a yellow sign readi reading ped stands in front of many farms, noting that the virus has hit the population. >> the nursing pigs, new barn pigs, most die. >> reporter: nearly 3,000 h

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among them, governor rick perry of texas. and he found strength in the governors too. >> what is the common denominator in these states? it's conservative governors, who cut taxes, control spending and invest in jobs. it's conservative governors who trust the people more than the machinery of government. it's conservative governors who know the freedom of the individual must come before the power of the state. >> reporter: he talks about people like scott washing, republican of wisconsin, who fought the union, a very popular name here this week, del. >> sometimes with c-pac, it's not who is there, but who is not there. chris christie last year, and who is not there this year? >> house speaker, john boehner is not here, and there's someone out of the auditorium i'm in passing out stickers against john boehner, with an x over his face. there's criticism on how the house is being run right now, and following the true party, what is the real conservative value? politics be dammed and what happens next be dammed, and follow what i

willie, the governor of your state, rick perry was here on tuesday. i thought this was very interesting, because he's been talking about decriminalizing marijuana here in the state. not legalizing it but decriminalizing it. >> that's good. >> jimmy: which is something. and he said one of the reasons that he's changed his mind on marijuana is because he sees you and he sees how sharp you are at your age and i'm not kidding, he really did say that. and that i don't know if that's a scientific test but he -- [ laughter ] i think they call it weeding by example is what it's called. i think that's interesting that you made that impression on him. >> well, i was glad to hear him come out and say what he said. i would like him to come on the bus and take a trip with us. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that would be something special. rick perry comes out with a ponytail. i know that your buddy snoop dogg was here. you guys are friends. there is one obvious thing you have in common. what else do you and snoop dogg do together? >> well, you know, we have sun

ironically, one of the speeches everyone was talking about was rick perry's speech. i would never have predicted that. >> and rick perry for all the vibe he got from the speech, you know, he finished so low down on the list. it is hard for people to forget him flubbing at the last republican primary debates, isn't it? >> i think it shows just how much ground he does have to make up with. one thing you didn't see on the list was marco rubio. he finished second last year and fell all the way to seventh this year. i think it shows how much support he has lost for his support for comprehensive immigration reform. >> i don't think the republicans can win if they don't embrace some type of immigration reform. >> i think they have to come up with something. i don't think they will come up with marco rubio. >> you think rubio is out there? >> i think he can recover. they got to do something. >> thank you for watching. stay tuned to fox news for the latest on the downed airliner.

rick perry. equal pay. i can call you rick, can't i? >> you certainly can. >> see, joe? >> i know i'm home when i hear people call me ricky. >> ricky. >> what, mom? >> what the heck is going on in your state when it pertains to equal pay and the ongoing debate with wendy davis? >> i vetoed that bill in the last session of the legislature. why do we need to muddle up our statutes when we already have laws on the books that clearly takes care of this? i get the message. i am married to one of the most capable women in the world, a professional. i am the father-in-law to an incredibly bright litigator, who is the mother of that beautiful grandbaby. i have a daughter who aspired to be a broadcast journalist. >> she dodged that bullet. >> she did. she's a great kid. but they have my support, as do all women across -- my chief of staff is a woman. i mean, i probably have more female chiefs of staff than anybody in texas history. and the fact is, they get paid well because of the performance that they do. i support women. when it comes to being first asian american secretary of

the question is whether or not he will be able to capture this rick perry as opposed to the rick perry that was on the campaign trail in 2012 and really fumbled, specially in those debates. >> i asked rick perry yesterday on my show, dana, i asked him, what he learned from 2012 that he could bring to 2016 if he chooses to run. he said, don't have major back surgery six weeks before entering the race. he really blames that back surgery for his performance. i have heard some conservative pundits say that the rousing reception governor chris christie got yesterday. it has more to do with the fact we feel like he has been bas attacked and besieged by the media. what's your sense of that analysis from being in the room and talking to activists? >> certainly, that was part of it and the fact that chris christie chose to play that up. that was part of it. the other part of it was, you know, jake, you have covered so many speeches and elections like i have. you have a feeling. a politician has the room. he had the room. there is no question about it. people i talked to afterwards who said they

lou: rick perry fired up. no echo whatsoever of anything from 2012. mike huckabee saying he won't decide whether to run until after the midterms. today he attacked hillary clinton over benghazi. >> our government lied to us what happened. i know it had not one thing to do with some ridiculous video. and i know something else. with all due respect to hillary clinton, it does make a difference why they died and who did it. [applause] lou: senator rand paul highlighting libertarian credentials attacking nsa. >> i believe what you do on your cell phone is none of their damn business! [applause] lou: the first two days of c spak suggesting that the republican party can indeed be a big tent party. the speakers ranging from rand paul, ted cruz to chris christie, mike huckabee, rick perry. philosophies ranging from libertarian, conservative to even moderate. joining us former massachusetts senator, fox news contributor scott brown. great to have you with us. don't you wish you were at cpac? >> i certainly been to cpac, it is a bunch folks certainly concerned

it is the election of the old, the new and rick perry's glasses. first on the roster was governor oops who brought a texas-sized rah-rah to national harbor, maryland. >> it is time for a little rebellion. >> it is time for washington to focus on the few things the constitution establishes as the federal government's role. defend our country. provide a cogent foreign policy. what the heck, deliver the mail, preferably on time and on saturdays. get out of the health care business. get out of the education business. stop hammering industries. >> presumably to the relief of much of his audience, this time the governor was able to recall the third item on his anti-government agenda. next up was former arkansas governor mike huckabee who called the irs a criminal enterprise and accused the government of kidnapping children and said the second amendment was the only resort in protecting the last and only resort in protecting american freedom. mainly, it seemed, mr. huckabee was at cpac to talk about god. >> i know there is a god. i know this nation would

rick perry's speech. i would never have predicted that. >> yet, jessica, rick perry for all the vibe he got from the speech. you know finished so low down on that list. and it is hard for people to forget him clubbing at the last, republican primary debates isn't it? one name, marco rubio. fell to 7th in this year. barely registered at all. shows how much support he has lost with the grassroots conservative base for support for comprehensive immigration reform. >> yet, eric, i don't think the republicans can win. if they don't embrace some type of immigration reform. what say you, last word? >> yeah, i think they're going to have how to come up with something. don't think they're going to come up with what marco rubio came up with. >> rubio is out then there? >> no, i think he can recover. forgotten by 2016. got to do something. >> eric, thank you. jessica, thank you. thank you for joining us. stay tuned to fox news for the latest on the downed airliner. >>> tonight on "red eye." >>> coming up would socce

we'll check in with texas governor rick perry in studio tonight. that very question as he joins us here. but first, new fears that an all-out war could erupt in ukraine, and guess who harry reid is blaming for the escalating crisis? ♪ geico motorcycle. see how much you could save. >>> this is a fox news alert, the united states and its allies announced today they would exclude russia from the g 8 meeting and boycott sochi this summer. now, they are raising concerns of the possibility that vladimir putin is planning on storming another base. the troops are now withdrawing from the former ukrainian peninsula, president obama arrived in the netherlands for a two-day summit. joining me now, fox's own ed henry, traveling with the president tonight. welcome back. ed. >> good evening, sean, some ominous signs in ukraine, close by where the president will be sleeping tonight along with the european leaders gathering for the summit. you have 20,000 or more russian troops massing along the ukrainian border. you also have signs from the ukrainian foreign mi

that rick perry would do better, and he didn't. so a fourth place finish for chris christie is a win for him on the heel ogs of a really goo speech from him. >> and thank you, peter hanby at the cpac, but the results of the straw poll is early, and 11% for ted cruz and then ben carson and chris christie in fourth, and all of them behind rand paul with the 31% big win there. we will have more news abroad and back home in the u.s. when we come back. >>> i am jim sciutto, and the ho hours are passing without any s

bill: that's texas governor rick perry on stage now. there will be a long list of speakers on day two and carl cameron back at his post. what do you think was the story that emerged from day one? >> there was a lot of pressure chris christie to perform well. there is scepticism the political action conference for the blue state of new jersey but he got a warm reception ned and he did so in part arguing the republican party need to take a pragmatic attitude to govern. that made a contrast to what ted cruz said yesterday. yesterday you had bobby jindal and paul ryan. it was the setup of nine candidates that will be speak at the political across conference. all of them eyeing the race. paul ryan said he thinks it's type for rebellion on the battle for ideas. conservatives are have much playing out the debate about how best to move forward as a party and a movement and put conservative candidates in elections and win in november as well as 2016. bill: what is expected today? >> reporter: we'll hear from mike huckabee who won the 2008 iowa c

>> yeah. >> or for rick perry? >> chris christie. >> for chris christie, it was really interesting, he comes in as someone who had a lot of skepticism among conservatives, but there was a sense that chris christie was not going to have purple state rhetoric, wasn't going to move to the center as he has in major addresses in the past. this was chris christie looking ahead to 2016, knowing he needs to head into the 2016 election and compete in places like iowa and south carolina whose voters democrats are very much like cpac. >> well, he didn't even get invited to cpac last year, and for people who didn't see it yesterday, let me play a little clip of chris christie. if i wait a second, will we have it? i'm going to things out of order here, i can read it if we're not going to have it. we have it now. let's look. >> we don't need, mr. president, your opinion on what income inequality is. we don't have an income inequality problem, we have an opportunity inequality problem in this country, because government's trying

martha: rick perry joins us live. we'll ask him about the new delay to the healthcare law that may make the individual mandate moot for many people. >> you have the power to change america. you have the power to speak to our newest host. you are the path to the future. a light on a distant shore. is this the bacon and cheese diet? this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... [ both ] chicken pot pie diet! me too! [ male announcer ] so indulgent, you'll never believe they're light. 100-calorie progresso light soups. became big business overnight? ♪ like, really big... then expanded? ♪ or their new product tanked? ♪ or not? what if they embrace new technology instead? ♪ imagine a company's future with the future of trading. company profile. a research tool on thinkorswim. from td ameritrade. bill: more questions than answers as we get new reports in the "wall street journal" that flight 370 may have been flying for hours after it dropped off the radar.

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as same with rick perry. all three of them get less talk than ted cruz and marco rubio but they could be big players and we'll get a good reception there. >> going back to sam in the trenches, donald trump had a ton to say about a ton of people yesterday. >> we're getting into jimmy carter territory. i never thought i would see anything like that again. i lived through that time and it was not a good time. and we're pretty close. i think maybe by next month we will have surpassed the late, great jimmy carter. >> more jimmy always a punching bag. how did the crowd react to that? >> well, i mean, jimmy carter is still is a live so he's not the late, great jimmy carter quite yet. the crowd loved it obviously everyone loves a good jimmy carter swipe. it's very convenient to compare the president to jimmy carter. you know, it's an interesting dynamic right now. yesterday was a lot more from my perception a lot more of the red meat type stuff and putting aside what perry and cornyn said this morning. today seems to

rick perry was a great master of that. i would encourage anyone, especially democratic listeners, to go on the c-span website and check that out. i was surprised by what i heard. host: did you listen to his speech as well? caller: i did. i thought that was great. he got the crowd going. he seemed kind of sedate, but we learned afterwards that he had just had back surgery. but i think he is back. he might surprise us in the coming years. host: all right. let's show our viewers a little but of what the former texas governor had to say. rather, stepping down as governor. governor rick very, from texas. [video clip] electt is why we need to the right leaders to washington. leaders who believe in free market. not in a bigger federal government. leaders who respect the freedom of the individual instead of depriving them of the power to realize a dream. it is time for washington to thes on the few things constitution establishes as the federal government's role. defend our country. a cogent foreign policy. what the heck, deliver

we begin with exes governor rick perry. this is just over 10 minutes. -- we begin with texas governor rick perry. this is just over 10 minutes. >> hello. get it up. [applause] good morning. yes, it is a good morning in america. the best part about it is, we are getting to stand in the [applause] presence of american patriots. [applause] i am reminded this morning of words that speak to the american soul, words spoken by thomas -- a littleho said rebellion every now and then is a good thing. [applause] is inends, our country peril. our debt is at a record amount. , this economic recovery is absolutely stagnant. our place in the world is weekend. i have aened. solution. it is time for a little rebellion on the battlefield of ideas. [applause] instead of looking to washington to find the front lines of the battle, i ask you to look to the states, where we find the laboratories of innovation and 50 different laboratories of democracy taking place. from my place we have two visions of america. there is a vision, and blue states,

for her hours long speech on the floor of the texas legislature last summer there vying to replace rick perry not seeking re-election after 14 years in office. >>> president obama travels to connecticut today to push for an increase in the minimum wage. that's after the president sent congress a $3.9 trillion budget that includes new spending for pre-k program, job training and about $300 billion to repair the nation's aging infrastructure. republicans say there is no chance it will pass. >>> abc news poll out this morning shows record support for gay marriage. the shift in opinion is speeding up with 59% of americans now supporting same-sex marriage. just 34% opposed. 81% say businesses should not be allowed to refuse service to gaiss and lesbians based on religious belief as recently vetoed by that arizona governor in that proposed bill. >>> sad as it is to say another mardi gras has wrapped up in new orleans. >> thousands of people lined parade routes and packed into the french quarter to celebrate. but it ended at the stroke of midnight when the season of lent got under way and if y

let's go back to rick perry. he was an awful candidate. it is amazing he would want to run again and think he has a chance. >> the stench of his terrible campaign is going to follow him. donors are going to be suspicious. if you are buying stock in a presidential campaign, you want to buy low, rick perry is a three-term governor who has run before. do not underestimate him, carol. >> i'll try. thank you for joining me today. i'm carol costello. at this hour with berman and micayla starts after a break. >>> through all the bitter cold and snow, the long-running winter has brought long-awaited water. the head of the marilyn farm bureau, says that's a big relief. >> whether it is a dairy farmer on the east coast or whether you live in d.c., your food comes from there and that is all hedged upon the water. >> winter water counts. >> as a rule, every 20 inches of snow will melt into just 1 inch of water. that may not seem like much. a year ago, well over half the country was in drought conditions. the dry spots are down to around 35%. that's ma

rick perry, rand paul and rick santor um in addition to several others. it's part and parcel for the struggle of the soul. the tea party republicans occupied the same space. >> who sounded like they were running for president of the united states. >> i would have to go with chris christie, and the sense that after all the scandals and trouble that he had has not only with the bridge scandal, but, as the package suggested, convincing people he is a hard core run can, he has a meat and potatos speech. he was trying to go to the heart of the base saying, "i'm for real, i'm here in front of you. listen to me, i have a message for you. >> a great deal of discussion about the tea party, and whether they lost power. what was your sense today there? >> you saw tea party presences throughout cpac. numerous groups were represented. political groups, nonprofit. they talked up a strong game. it was hard to find anyone not talking about the tea party is the cpac. it's an issue we have seen and reported on. conservative organizations for january and february of this ye

. >>> he's back, texas governor rick perry was in the silicon valley today. it's a plan he's been tauting on television. >> because of tax and spend policies and liberal leadership, jobs and opportunities are fleeing to places like texas. i'm rick perry, texas is number one for doing -- >> you heard him. the latest commercial. today the governor met privately with tech leaders here in the bay area. perry spent a total of three days in california. his plan is a point of contention between he and our own governor jerry brown. they have been trading bashes over the best way to grow a state's economy. >>> firefighters coming across a reoccurring problem in the bay area as they battled another house fire. inside, an illegal grow discovered by the firefighters. the flames broke out around 8:45 this morning at a home near the san jose country club. fire captain says they got there and discovered marijuana plants growing in all the rooms inside. no one at home. >> reporter: this will be a challenge in the upcoming months. how do you keep your yard looking good while

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that rick perry would do better, and he didn't. so a fourth place finish for chris christie is a win for him on the heel ogs of a really goo speech from him. >> and thank you, peter hanby at the cpac, but the results of the straw poll is early, and 11% for ted cruz and then ben carson and chris christie in fourth, and all of them behind rand paul with the 31% big win there. we will have more news abroad and back home in the u.s. when we come back. >>> i am jim sciutto, and the ho hours are passing without any clues or answers, and hundreds of families afraid they will never see their loved ones again. i am talking about the disappearance of a malaysia airlines flight somewhere between the place it disappeared in kuala lumpur and beijing, china. there were some 239 people on board and so far, they have been told to wait for information. frustrating moments for them. the plane lost contact with the ground more than 24 hours ago now. and not long after this plane vanished the process of notifying the passengers' next kin turned out a

rick perry had a very powerful speech at cpac. he got a big reaction to that he is testing the water. they are trying to figure out will they get the financing and backing? is there any interest in support for him to run again? he is not ranking high on the polling we are seeing so far. mike huckabee at the top of the real clear politics average. rand paul at the top of cpac which historically has not been a great indicator for future success. the interesting thing across the board is the interesting thing across the board is that chris christie continues to rank number two or three in the polls. so despite what he is going through he continues to bubble up near the top on most of the ranks and does seem to cross sect sectors, you have jeb bush. >> i was going to bring up jeb bush, he is going to run. >> if he can get his mother on board. >> his mother is not going to be off board. >> no, i'm kidding, she will obviously support him. these are such early stage polls. he is surfacing as somebody who registers, with a lot of high neg

and rick perry will say texas weathered the recession because there are fewer regulations in texas and that texas has -- is just friendlier to business than other states, because of that less regulation. is he right? >> texas has always been a state that has been blessed with natural resources, and generation after generation, we have made the best of oil and gas. >> mm-hmm. >> yes, it's partly that atmosphere that is so texan about hard work and entrepreneurship and you pull yourself up from your own bootstraps mentality. but it's also understanding when neighbor needs to help neighbor. let's face it, that almost $14 billion the economists will say will be in our rainy day fund, that's from oil and gas. >> you're saying it wouldn't have mattered -- >> i'm going to tell you that it is building upon. but right now, what the republican leaders are doing, come to texas because it's a cheap place to do labor. do we want to be the place where you have low-paying jobs in that doesn't bode well. >> should texas raise the minimum wage to $10.10? >> i think it needs to be reflective of a life o

. >>> texas governor rick perry says states like california are damaging the economy. perry says taxes are too high leading to fewer jobs and stagnant growth. perry also targeted capitol hill at yesterday's conservative political action conference in maryland. >> it is time for washington to focus on the few things the constitution establishes as the federal government's role -- defend our country, provide a cogent foreign policy. get out of the health care business. get out of the education business! stop hammering industries! let the sleeping giant of american enterprise create prosperity again! >> rick perry made a failed run for the white house in 2012 and says he is considering running again in 2016. >>> a peninsula homeowner and her neighbors say caltrains is to blame for their skyrocketing flood insurance premium and want the rail agency to fix the problem. vic lee has more. >> reporter: if only carolyn knew about the culvert under the caltrain tracks. it's about 100 yards away across the street from her home on california drive. water from easton creek flows th

. >> we start the program with governor rick perry of texas. thank you for joining us. you have said that you're going to hold off on whether you will run again for president until the end of 2014. the conventional wisdom has been another texan, ted cruz, has stolen your thunder. >> i hope ted and i are working towards the same goal, which is to make washington less consequential in people's lives and devolve the power back to the state. i believe with all my heart that the state is the laboratory of innovation. >> you think being a governor puts you in a better position for senator cruz? >> i think that is a question better for other people to answer. being the governor of texas, you have to do with issues. you don't have the opportunity to push them off or have a cr or what have you. we have a balance budget but a minute. i think that is a good thing. i was the u.s. had that restriction. >> he has not had that opportunity? >> he has chosen to go his row. he is serving a great role in the senate. >> let me ask about the primary in texas. it appears that the tea party,

. >> we start the program with governor rick perry of texas. thank you for joining us. you have a commode to us reception when you spoke your this morning. you have said that you're going to hold off on whether you will run again for president until the end of 2014. the conventional wisdom has been another texan, ted cruz, has stolen your thunder.

. >> rick perry made a failed run for the white house in 2012 saying he's considering running again in 2016 >> flu season is winding down but number of deaths continues to rise. state wide, 318 people have now died. that is triple the number of deaths from all of last year. the numbers including six children by the way. >> vitamin d may help women with breast cancer survive the disease saying patients who had high levels of it are twice as likely to outlive the cancer. saying they should be included as a supplement to other treatments but it added milk and other foods. >> students at uc davis may be soon able to study the science of coffee. the school plans to set up a center devoted to it. topics could include sustain scombriblt a sensory perception of coffee drinkers. sign me up. >> yes. >> part of the lure of coffee is the caffeine. what better way to have it than in waffles? it's coffee, bake kron and a maple waffle in one. >> efficient. >> it was spring like out there. >> yes. sandhya patel is reflecting the weather. >> yes. you're right. it's beautiful out here, spring is in the