internet analysts are warning that the bad guys are winning. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." supporters and rivals always knew this day would come, when he kicked off his second presidential campaign. after all, he's pretty much been running since he lost back in 2008. today romney declared that he's ready to take on president obama. >> when barack obama came to office, we wished him well and hoped for the best. now in the third year of his fourth year term or his four-year term, we have more than slogans and promises to judge him by. barack obama has failed america. >> before romney can have a shot at beating president obama, he must face his republican opponents in the lead off primary state of new hampshire. that's where romney announced and candy crowley is there. we all listened to the speech carefully. does he sound like the front-runner for the republican nomination right now? >> reporter: completely he sounded like the front-runner. not a mention of any other republicans that are in this race or thinking about getting in this race, which is not all that unusual, i think, at this stage of the game. they have only had one debate. they will mix it up soon enough. but the fact is, he was very strong and he came out almost with a totality of his speech, you came away with what really was a broad side against all things of the obama administration, foreign and domestic. this was a very tough speech by a man who was ready really for the season finale rather than going through all of these other stages that obviously this contest has to go through. >> you had a chance, candy, to speak with him after he made the formal announcement. why doesn't he think he will get the normal announcement this time when he failed four years ago? >> reporter: i think having a chance to speak with him is stretching it a little. we chased him down and he gave us one-sentence answers. they basically believe that the campaign is all a matter of timing for anyone and that the time is right and the economy is bed, his credentials fit into what the country is looking for at this point. his credentials as a businessman. what did he say? i said, look, do you think campaigning this second time around will be lovelier? he said, i hope so. i said, why do you think that? and he said because we're really going to go at it, something like that. but what they are counting on, this resume, even against a president that has been in office for four years, will nonetheless look very strong because they believe a year from this november americans are going to go to the voting boot and vote about jobs and nothing else. >> we're going to get back to candy later. sarah palin, meanwhile, is warning mitt romney that he may have a tough time winning the votes of the tea party supporters. listen to sarah palin talking in romney's home state of massachusetts about a very touchy subject, the mandates in the health care plan he supported as governor of massachusetts. >> in my opinion, any mandate is not a good thing. obviously, and i'm not the only one to say so, there will be more the explanation coming from former governor romney on his support for government mandates. >> palin downplayed the fact that she's also visiting new hampshire today on the same day that romney is campaigning. >> if he personally would be offended by me stepping state in a state that he was in, i wouldn't do it. but i don't believe that governor romney is offended at all. we happen to have on our schedule a stop to meet some good people and have some good new hampshire food at the same time not at all. not at all. and truly if he were to be personally offended by us being in the same state, i wouldn't do it. >> another big name republican flurrying with the presidential bid is stealing some of romney's thunder. we're talking about the former new york city mayor and former presidential candidate rudy giuliani. he's in new hampshire also today. this programming note, the presidential debate less than two weeks away, join us monday night june 13th as the republican hopeful square off on the issues. you'll see it only here on cnn. congressman weiner's attempt to put this controversy behind him doesn't seem to be completely worthy. some of his own colleagues, including democrats, still want answer about that lewd photo briefly placed on his twitter account. let's go to kate who has the latest for us. >> reporter: since early this morning and throughout the day we were trying to track down answers to many of these lingering questions but it is clear that congressman weiner is ready and wanting to change the subject. congressman anthony weiner says he's done answering questions about his twitter controversy and now wants to get back to work. >> yesterday, i think from 1:00 to almost 10:00, i sat down and did interviews with anyone that wanted to answer questions extensively, made it very clear i did not send picture that my twitter account had been hacked and apparently it's been successful. >> but it's answers like this in his interview with wolf blitzer that have raised even more questions. >> have you ever taken a picture like this of yourself? >> i can tell you this. that there are -- i have photographs. i don't know what photographs are out there in the world of me. i don't know what things have been manipulated and doctored and we're going to try to find out what happened. >> reporter: evasiveness that drew strong words from the number two house republican on fox news. >> the advice would be to come clean and clear it up. again, perhaps he's trying but i know there's a lot of explaining going on without a lot of clarity. and, again, the american people are right in saying that they don't have tolerance for this repeated kind of activity going on surrounding their elective leaders. >> reporter: and this from the number two house democrat who says he has spoken with weiner. we caught up with him outside of the capital and asked him about the fallout. >> we had a brief discussion at which point in time i told him he needed to handle this and give the facts accurately to the public. >> reporter: now, democratic aide continue the tension and ongoing controversy is pulling away from what democrats want to be talking about, things like the deficit. and republican aides have made it clear that they are happy to stand by and watch democrats being thrown off their message. wolf? >> the chair of the dnc later here in "the situation room." we'll get her thoughts on that subject and others as well. kate, thank you very much. before this controversy broke, weiner was known for his frequent media appearances, providing a feisty democratic voice on various issues. still, you may not necessarily know a lot about him. suzanne malveaux fills in the blanks. >> reporter: anthony weiner is new york to the core. born in brooklyn to a lawyer and school teacher. he aimed to be a tv weather man and when that didn't work he turned to politics and hanging out with good friend comedian jon stewart. six years after college, he mounted a long shot bid for new york city council. he turned his scrappy nature into votes and at age 27 became at the time the youngest person elected to the council. quickly, the coming up thorn in the side of fellow councilman and new york mayor david dickins weiner replaced him in the house. on capitol hill, weiner cemented his reputation as a liberal liberal fighting for women rights and gun control. he's known for his determination and feistiness and the time that he took on peter king to provide medical care for 9/11 first responders. >> if you believe it's the wrong thing, you vote no. we are following up procedure. i will not yield and the gentleman will observe regular order. >> reporter: but he does have a soft side. last july, weiner married long-time aide to hillary clinton and became the only jewish member of congress to marry a devout muslim. >> she's a remarkable, remarkable woman. she married a congressman. she knows a little something about living in public life. she knows that with that goes a certain amount of aggravation. i don't think she imagined that it would be this. >> reporter: that is perhaps an understatement. suzanne malveaux, cnn, atlanta. hackers went phishing for information and struck gold. we'll tell you how they did it. also, why attacks on the president's economic record are spinning the white house sort of badly right now. stay with us. you're in the situation. ♪ ♪ membership rewards points from american express. they're a social currency with endless possibilities. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with amazing innovation, driven by relentless competition, wireless puts the world at your command. ♪ [ female announcer ] wake up to sweetness with honey nut cheerios cereal. kissed with real honey. and the 100% natural whole grain oats can help lower your cholesterol. you are so sweet to me. bee happy. bee healthy. let's go right to jack. he has the cafferty file. jack? >> to quote a dear author and friend of mine, it's getting ugly out there. housing prices have fallen below what it was in 2002. a slow down in consumer spending, take your pick. not a lot of rosy news on the economy this week. so much for that whole recovery thing. stocks got slammed on the bad economic data. dow jones industrial up more than 2% and dow and s&p were lower again today. the big employment report for the month of may comes out tomorrow morning. economists are hoping to see 185,000 new jobs. ain't going to happen. and if it doesn't, there t could be another wild day for the markets. talk of a double dip recession is heating up among economists. mark told a foreign correspondence club in tokyo that another financial crisis is just around the corner because little has changed to regulate what caused the last economic crisis. the derivatives market. new rules to regulate derivatives is scheduled to roll out later this year. gee, what's the hurry? and others are in the pipeline. but lawmakers are putting up a fight and keeping that thing as slow as possible. it all comes at a time when washington is trying to figure out how to cut spending in order to lower the deficit and moody investor service slashes the u.s. credit rating if our lawmakers don't make significant progress on budget talks by july. out of fear, the u.s. could default on it is loans. it's going to be a very long, very hot summer. the question is this, do you believe that another financial crisis is around the corner? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile and post a comment on my blog. the storm clouds are gathering. >> a lot of people are really worried and for good reason. thank you. i'll be interested to hear what our viewers think as well. president obama and other members of the team are holding a collective breath. the government's may job comes out 8:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. we'll all be eagerly awaiting the number. and the white house is eager especially. some might say desperate for the good news. they are hoping for good news, especially as the presidential campaign heats up. let's go to the white house. our correspondent dan lothian is standing by. this is it. the economy and jobs, issue number one. >> reporter: it's the critical issue. while there's a lot of uncertainty in the economy, still the white house is trying to focus on what has been done to this point, how far things have come. nonetheless, the numbers show that there are still a lot of americans out there having a hard time finding work. wall street depends on various indicators to measure the health of the economy. at dress for success, the clothing indicator offers a fitting view at main street. >> a lot of our clients are women with degrees, working for 25-plus years and now laid off. so it's not the same type of client that we've seen in the past. >> reporter: this nonprofit organization provides clothing. >> they get their three suits. >> reporter: and counseling for women looking for work. >> i know something is going to happen. >> reporter: but the economic news isn't rosy and landing a job isn't easy. new unemployment claims stayed above 400,000 for the eighth week in a row last week. worse than economists had expected. sensing an opportunity, republican presidential candidate mitt romney launched a verbal attack on president obama and his economic policies. as he announced his own bid for the white house. >> barack obama has failed america. >> reporter: responding to that attack, white house spoke man jay carney said that the president was not ready to engage in 2012 politics and then the hemorrhaging of jobs. >> the president took dramatic action. we have now experienced 14 straight months of private sector job creation, 2.1 million jobs created. >> reporter: but many people are still skept skal. the latest poll shows 58% of americans disapprove of how the president is handling the economy. white house aides admit there is still a long road ahead and that unemployment remains unacceptably high. >> we want them suited from head to toe. >> reporter: they know that, too. refefrls have jumped from 150 to more than 250 per month now. >> we have ladies frustrated and come here day after day applying to numerous jobs each day and just not hearing anything. >> again, everyone will be paying attention to those job numbers tomorrow. all of this taking place as lawmakers, democrats, republicans, and this white house are engaged with discussions on deficit and debt reduction. of course, there's this big concern that if there is not quick action, that the fragile economy could be further impacted. wolf? >> with the unemployment number coming out tomorrow morning, are we expecting to hear directly from the president tomorrow? >> reporter: no word on whether we will hear from the president, wolf. in times past, though, we have gotten either releases from the white house or the president himself has come out depending on what those numbers are. the bottom line is, this message will continue to be the same. that even if there is some improvement, that there's still a long way to go. >> my suspicion is that if the numbers are bad, we'll hear from austan goolsbee or gene sperling. >> that's usually the way it works. governor chris christie is adamant that he did nothing wrong for using a state helicopter for a personal troop. why is money being refunded to the state? we'll cover that. hackers, the most popular providers to target u.s. government officials. we're going to tell you what they may have learned. ♪ or get one fixed. ♪ with highly trained tech experts, staples makes trouble-shooting and repairing technology just the way you want it -- easy. easy to buy. easy to fix. easy to save. staples. that was easy. ♪ so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i've got the leading part. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breathing, take the lead. ask your doctor if including advair could help improve your lung function. get your first full prescription free and save on refills at advaircopd.com. this past year alone there was a 93% increase in cyber attacks. in financial transactions... on devices... in social interactions... and applications in the cloud. some companies are worried. some, not so much. thanks to a network that secures it all and knows what to keep in, and what to keep out. outsmart the threats. see how at cisco.com cisco. a woman who made international headlines saying that she was raped by security forces in libya is being sent back to libya. lisa sylvester is monitoring that from "the situation room." what is happening here? >> this is somewhat troubling. officials are refusing to say why they refused to deport the woman whose alleged rape by security forces, a case that received worldwide attention. a military plane carrying her and her parents arrived in benghazi, libya. u.n. officials say her case was on track. they say repeated requests were ignored and the state department is now working with international organizations to try to get her to a country that will offer asylum. the california couple who abducted 11-year-old jaycee dugard and kept her captive for 18 years will likely spend the rest of their lives behind bars. phillip phillip garrido was sentenced to 431 years to life and his wife nancy to 36 years. in a statement by her mother in court called the couple evil. apparently not all appearances last as long as the one in egypt. the first lady was present for the udda pyramid is being scrapped. critics say that it is confusing and over emphasizes grains in the diet and replacing the pyramid is a new plate icon consisting of 50% fruits and vegetables and grains and lean protein. wolf, i'm sure you get all of your fruits and vegetables. >> i could go with that every single night. >> i think it's a great idea and something that people can relate to. >> grain, protein, what's wrong with that? 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