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on trial this week. we introduce you to the jury deciding conrad murray's fate right here, right now cnn. good evening. i'm don lemon. you are in the "cnn newsroom." president obama begins the new week on the west coast. his trip amounts to a political two-for. he's raising millions in campaign cash from big money donors and using his remarks to push for his jobs proposal. the president started in seattle a few hours ago. then he headed to northern california to tap the wallets in silicon valley. chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is traveling with the president tonight...

while hiking. texas governor rick perry failed to live up to his front-runner's status this weekend. mitt romney won michigan straw poll by a 3-1 margin over perry. now, romney's father served as michigan governor in the '60s making the son somewhat of a home state favorite. in florida, herman cain took top billing. he drew twice as many votes as perry, with romney in third place. cain says he won because voters are beginning to notice his 999 tax plan. here's how he explains it. >> my plan is bold because it throws out the tax code and imposes a business flat tax of 9%, personal f...

>> michael jackson's doctor goes on trial this week. we introduce you to the jury deciding conrad murray's fate. right here, right now on cnn. good evening, i'm don lemon. you're in the cnn newsroom. president obama begins the new week on the west coast. his trip amounts to a political twofer. he's raising millions in campaign cash from big-money donors and he's using his remarks to push for his jobs proposal. the president started in seattle a few hours ago and then he headed to northern california to tap the wallets in silicon valley. jessica wellen is traveling with the presiden...

Grumbling, stop crying, we are going to press on! we have got work to do! >> eric: the president calling for action. the unemployment rate among our nation's african-americans stands at nearly double the national average. at 16.7%. >> jamie: international news, palestinian president mahmoud abbas returning home and he got a hero's welcome after appealing for statehood at the united nations. telling the crowd in the west bank a palestinian spring has been born. leland vittert is live in jerusalem with more. hi. >> reporter: hi, jamie. you know, it is a good idea when declaring a state, and it i...

16.7% unemployment are staying home in their slippers. i doubt it. they are all looking for jobs and waiting for the protesters for the president to come upwag with a plan. perhaps he should have been working on a jobs bill. now, it is three years into it and it is too late. whatever we do now we are not going have a near term solution. that is what i think unfortunately democrats have foregotten. >> shannon: i want to ask you for one more reaction. who is the next person to lead the gop race? >> it will -- to leave the gop race? >> it will be bal bachmann. >> interesting how things shift so q...