minneapolis. klobuchar joins a crowded field of democratic candidates who have already announced their candidacy or have formed exploratory committees, hoping to face off against donald trump in 2020. cnn s suzanne malveaux is in minneapolis. suzanne, okay, so the crowd has cleared out but not the snow. reporter: you got that right, fred. it s expected to keep snowing all afternoon. it was really quite amazing when you looked at her give that speech, deliver that speech, snow capped, if you will. the snow just kept on falling. it was an enthusiastic bunch. it just happened within the last hour, as we all shared that moment, really pitching herself as the candidate from the heartland, someone who has a big heart, willing to cross the aisle to get things done, very effective senator for minnesota for her own constituency, but also somebody pushing for a traditional democratic agenda, whether it be for comprehensive immigration or for health care reform, as well as cybersecurity
clear we ve absolutely got to secure the border. i m hoping this committee will be able to come up with a proposal that we can all support, that the president can sign. we are not to appoint where we can announce a deal. negotiations are still going on. there are good people on this committee, so i have confidence that hopefully we ll get something done very soon. so as we wait to see how negotiations play out on capitol hill, another democrat just jumped into the race for president. moments ago, u.s. senator amy klobuchar made her big announcement at a subfreezing rally in minneapolis. i stand before you as the granddaughter of an iron-ore miner, as the daughter of a teacher and a newspaper man, as the first woman elected to the united states senate from the state of minnesota. [ cheers and applause ] to announce my candidacy for president of the united states. and we ll have more on the crowded democratic field in just a little bit. so let s begin with cnn s white