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he is separating himself already from the pack while the pack is in iowa. what do his campaign people say about why this was the best strategy for him? >> reporter: you know, his campaign, i have to tell you -- this is going to be interesting if we see more of this in the days to come -- is very tight-lipped. they've been very tight-lipped about what is going on here in south carolina. they were confirming earlier in the week that this is indeed going to be his presidential announcement. but in terms of strategy, really you can just look at what's happening. the ames, iowa, straw pol...

example of that list, she says that she's fighting for these things, she fought for less government spending. we got a lot more. she led the effort against obama care, we got obama care. she led the effort against t.a.r.p. we got t.a.r.p. she said she's got a titanium spine. it's record of her results. please stop because you're killing us. >> tonight also the debate debut of jon huntsman who urged conservatives not to be turned away by his moderate views on gay rights and his service as president obama's ambassador to china. >> that's exactly what needs to happen in this nation. i a...

insurance that government would manda mandate. third you said the era of small government was over. that sounds a lot more like barack obama, if you ask me. >> she's got a record of misstating and making false statements and that's another example of that list, she says that she's fighting for these things, she fought for less government spending. we got a lot more. she led the effort against obama care, we got obama care. she led the effort against t.a.r.p. we got t.a.r.p. she said she's got a titanium spine. it's record of her results. please stop because you're killing us. >> toni...

perry. planning stops in two primary states. could he be ready to announce he's running for president? we'll find out on this "american morning." all right. good morning, everybody. it's tuesday, august 9th. this is "american morning." the morning after the big 6.66% slide for the dow. >> unbelievable. >> it felt horrible. >> like deja vu all over again from yesterday. the world's stock markets are clearly in something of a tailspin in europe and asia the selling that started last week just keeps on going. it follows the worst day on wall street in more than two years. just take a ...

that can pass the senate and go back to the house of representatives and pass there something that the president could sign that would allow the united states to raise the debt ceiling and avert some sort of financial disaster come tuesday. it's not simple at all, so they need to work together. the mainstream, main leadership, democrats and republicans, they need to find a way to come up with the bare minimum to get over this hump. it's a huge, huge obstacle, standing in the way of an mechanic recovery, if you will. so the stakes really are enormous. >> what we're waiting for here is...