consideration of the kind of strong leadership i think america needs. i ve decided to actively explore the possibility of running for president of the united states. president bush also spoke briefly with wtvj about today s announcement. it s just a part of the process of seriously considering running for president. i haven t committed to doing it, but this is a time when we should be celebrating the incredible opportunities that exist in this country and most people really don t feel it. they think the government doesn t work for them. and if i can get comfortable with being a candidate that gives people hope to take advantage of our opportunities that s what i m pursuing. it s not an easy decision, though. it is a life-changing one for a long while.e green lights you? no. it s called grid iq. the 4:51 is leaving at 4:51. they cut the power. it ll fix itself. power s back on. quick thinking traffic lights and self correcting power grids
he s, by far, the best qualified man, but, no, i really don t. there are other people out there that are very qualified and we ve had enough bushes. but, no. former first lady barbara bush was once willing to say that in pub lick. we ve had enough bushes. when he announced plans to yes, launch a leadership pack to actively explore a run for the presidency. he made the announcement, of course, on facebook. and he described his family s thanksgiving activities. as a result of these president bush also spoke briefly with wtvj about today s announcement. it s just a part of the process of seriously considering running for president.
joe from wtvj has more. we have tens of thousands of people here at punxsutawney, pennsylvania. all night long they have been braving clouds, mud, rain. why? to find out what punxsutawney phil has to say. if he sees his shadow, six more weeks of winter, not spring around the corner with the rain coming down you would think he wouldn t see his shadow. but last year a lot of controversy about what happened. he said he didn t see his shadow or at least his handler said that. and then he was almost sued from an ohio attorney but then they said a misinterpretation. the ohio attorney came today and had a lot of fun with it. they are doing a lot on stage to keep the crowd going despite a lot of rainfall. now, we re having nighttime fireworks in just over an hour they ll have a whole procession of and they ll rap on phil s
stores. about four days to go till christmas. julia back with our affiliate nest miami wtvj joins us from the aventura mall. are they trying to get all the deep discounts? they sure are trying to do the last minute deals. here s how you can tell how busy things are here. check out the santa line. lots of little ones waiting to see the man in the big red suit. things are moving along, but just a short while ago, it was wrapped around this giant christmas tree, parents taking a break from shopping. here s what s hot right now with a few days left before christmas. there s quite a famous store here called unknown but it s actually quite known. co-owned by miami heat s very own lebron james and the footwear there flying off the shelves. jordan 11s to it be specific. those disappeared in just half an hour. the line was actually going
he is actually voting for president obama this time around because of his views on foreign policy. he told me the one thing that has annoyed him most about this whole process from both sides is the smallness of the campaign, that they have not discussed big issues. has that struck you as well? i kind of disagree with the premise. i mean here is the problem. barack obama does do big things. he passed the biggest domestic health care reform in 50 years. he caught osama bin laden. he bailed out the auto companies and refurbished them. i think there is a lot of big things going on. the rhetoric has been small at tiles, but i think there has been a lot of action, craig. ari melber, we ll leave it there, my friend. thanks to you. perry bacon, thanks to you. washington examiner congressional can t susan ferrechio, thanks to you as well. and thanks to all of you. but our biggest things to our friends here at wtvj, nbc 6 in miami, florida. they have played host to us today. we ll hit the