begging christie to jump into the race. i really implore you as a citizen of this country to please, sir, to reconsider. reporter: the new jersey governor seemed quite flattered, but didn t commit with a yes or no. and i take it in and i am listening to every word of i and feeling it, too. reporter: christie demurred -hy wme tn political future but governor rick perry s political record. last week perry said those who oppose college discounts for illegal immigrants were heartless. chris christie disagreed. that is not a heartless position that is a common sense position. reporter: perry kept a low profile since his widely panned debate performance last week. he has been on a fund-raising tear since saturday, trying to bring in campaign cash before the filing deadline friday. but his campaign has been on the attack with a web video slamming romney as a flip-flopper. meanwhile, minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann, who faltered in the polls after she burst on to the scene,
to new jersey to be educated. but i do not believe that for those people who came here illegally that we should be subsidizing with taxpayer money through in-state tuition. let me be very clear from my perspective that is not a heartless position. that is a common sense position. of course new jersey is not exactly a border state. he doesn t have the same challenge as rick perry. how are the perry and romney campaigns confronting these challenges? the speech was either red meat attacking president obama, taking on congress and rick perry, something that everyone could sink their teeth into. it freezes the republican presidential contest in right now at a point where rick perry and mitt romney are trying to raise money. if you are someone who might like chris christie you are not
for. he says that america needs a clear path to citizenship but he took aim at rick perry for offering tuition to the chimpb of immigrants. i want every child in new jersey to be educated but for those who came here illegally we should not be subsidizing with taxpayer money through in-state tuition. from my perspective that is not a heartless position. that is a common sense position. perhaps christie is trying to get ahead of his critics on this issue. now look at climate change. he calls it real. saying that human activity plays a role in the changes. rick perry calls it a hoax. christie used to support abortion rights but reversed his stance. and he has said that being gay
from the u.s. embassy in saudi arabia. the embassy says it received information about a terror plot to kidnap westerners in the saudi capital of riyadh. the warning urges u.s. citizens to mix up their normal routines and to keep aware of their security at all times. however, the state department says there is no reason for u.s. citizens to leave saudi arabia. this afternoon, secretary of state hillary clinton indicated the united states will soon formally declare pakistan s haqqani network a terrorist organization. the group is considered a major threat to u.s. and nato troops in afghanistan. we re going to continue to struggle against terrorism and in particular against those who have taken up safe havens inside pakistan. also today, in an interview that will air on cnn, the chairman of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff repeated his accusation that pakistan s intelligence agency, the isi, supports the haqqani network. it s been there for a long time. and unless the pakist