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i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, stocks tanked. the dow plunged 2774 points today killing all the gains of this year. it's the biggest drop since november. it was really bad day. the reason was a terrible jobs report. usually using adjectives like this are sometimes much for the markets but it's the way it was today. american employers add add meager 69,000 job, which is about half the number needed just to keep up with current population growth. it was the weakest month of hiring for the year and the unemployment rate went up to 8.2%. it was a grim day for the president. >> tod...

>> and the two frontrunners in a bitter duel with a lot to prove and a lot to lose. >> tonight mitt romney's toughest test since rick santorum's surge. >> if you want a fiscal conservative, you can't vote for rick santorum because he's not. >> does the word "hypocrisy" come to mind? >> it's a two-state showdown with one frontrunner trying to avoid an embarrassing defeat. >> governor romney is discovering you cannot take your home state for granted. >> will romney prove his staying power or will he suffer a crippling setback in michigan or arizona? it's america's choice. santorum clim...

worth has destroyed about 30 homes already. it threatens many more. this is so big, the fire is so big and intense that firefighters haven't been able to contain any of that. right now crews are getting people out of its way and trying to protect the homes still standing. the fire has burned nearly 8,000 acres. air tankers are expected to drop water on the fire today. it is unclear how this fire started, but the epic drought and the heat may have made this the worst fire season in texas history. oklahoma is suffering, too. a fire near oklahoma city has forced people within a two squa...

this hour, this moment i came to declare my candidacy for president of the united states of america. >> her main cain there. mitt romney meantime is in south carolina focusing on jobs and the economy, also a hopeful for the presidency. it's his first visit to the state since gearing up his political machine for possible presidential run in 2012. so far the former massachusetts governor's candidacy is undeclared. peter hand by is at the event and joins us on the phone from suburban columbia. it's presumed he's throwing his hat into the ring. otherwise, why would he put so much mileage...