portland, polenty, i do not know who is third. i think he picks portland. it makes the most sense. romney is a cautious politician. i cannot see him making an out of the box choice. who knows? we will see what happens. tom is in that party. he may have a different view. >> i do not know what he will do. i hesitate to take a choice. i have so many friends. [laughter] everybody has some strong attributes. they all have some negative factors. >> for the record, i was thinking portman at 35%, pawlenty at 20 or 25%.

i would put mitch daniels really high. i do not get a sense that he is aggressively getting a look at. i would put him there. after that, -- >> you have to put the governor of virginia in the mix. >> of the wife is on his cabinet. [laughter] i think he would be a great pick. i also think rubio would be a good pick. he is hispanic, he helps you in florida. generationaly. he solidifies your tea party base. i think he would be a very attractive choice. >> i was at a small breakfast last week, 20 reporters with rubio. a smart guy, smith.

i think he has a terrific future. i would not pick him this time for a couple of reasons. one, the subtext of your candidacy is that we should not have elected a guy last time who had never run anything before. you put on your ticket someone who has never run anything. you undercut yourself. 41. to me, republicans, the argument is, that was a mistake. we should not do something remarkably similar. then there is the latino argument. if republicans need help with cubans, we should shut the alexian down. the idea of going after mexican

americans with a cuban, that is like saying, i need to set up to the irish, i will pick and englishmen. [laughter] >> you are all the talk and the move in a couple of points. i think he would help. -- you are only talking about moving a couple of points. i think he would help. >> if he suddenly has a gray streak in his hair, he is a serious candidates. [laughter] >> do we have time to squeeze out a couple more? we will go with whoever has the microphone. >> you all have talked about how the republican brand suffers among hispanic. one thing no one has mentioned is women, particularly, women who are not into republicans.

has the damage to the republican brand healed since primary season? if it has not, does it matter in the congressional or presidential election? >> i am going to start on this. i am mystified by this issue. my initial reaction, when you had all of this come up about the health care bill and contraception, that this was a real blow for republicans among women, the polling has not shown that. i do not understand. republicans should be having problems among female voters. they made before the election is over. the current polling does not show that. >> if you looked at tracking polls at the time, you cannot find where that happened.

you can make a great reason why it should have. it did not. what i have started doing is when i talk about the obama campaign, independents, 18-29 year olds, latinos, african americans, people started saying, what about the women go? -- vote? when you are talking about 52% of the electorate, you were talking about a big group. they are not all alike. this is the first four months of the president's approval rating. the first four months combined. president obama approval rating among single women was 63% and. 63%. among divorced women, 52%. among married women, 44%.

what about women? which ones? [laughter] >> and hell about white women and black women? >> white married women with kids, romney went by 18. non married women without kids, obama w -- white, obama wins by one. you get it. >> we have not talked about this. the interesting thing is the catholic vote. i think obama has taken a hit among catholic voters. i am for obama. i still think he wins the election. i am not catholic. [laughter]

i do not think this issue was played very well. i do not know that he could have headed off all of the opposition from the catholic church. i think this is a potentially harmful to them -- him. >> one last question. i would like to remind online view is they can participate via twitter. we have an on-line question for you. there are two big phenomenon in this election, media and the rise of the super pac. which has more of an impact? >> super pacs. >> super pac. tom davis and i both spoke out against mccain-fiengold. what we said is this was going to force money.

it is taking money away from political parties. it is going to force money into the fringes. everyone ignored us. everybody. that is exactly what has happened. it is unfortunate. you are going to have to amend the u.s. constitution. it is very hard. the people who drafted our constitution knew what they were doing. they made it hard to ever change the constitution. >> this is a huge variation from four years ago. you did not have super pacs. he did not take the federal match. 3-to-1. this time it is going to be maybe advantage republicans. do not underestimate the effect that can have perry >> back to you original question. we need to recognize the obvious. we have guys who we are not

collectively 175 years old, but getting to that general area. [laughter] we are not the right people to be asking about social media. >> you are exactly right. asked my granddaughter. >> unless it is for. detainment purposes -- pure entertainment purposes. in 2004, the bush campaign used state of the m articro- targeting. it was before social media. the obama campaign is doing that. but they are going to use it very effectively.

my guess is the romney campaign will probably do a competent job. the obama campaign will be better at it. will it make a difference? i am on the edge. i am not wild about the idea of super pacs. if you are going to say spending is a form of free speech, that is the slippery slope that led us to this. when you have democrats getting torqued up about this, i did not notice a lot of them getting upset when two people were writing big checks not that many years ago. you have to be consistent. my theory has been that there is a law of diminishing returns in politics. for obama, he raised and spent

$700 million total. half of it went to win the nomination. he outspent mccann better than two-to-one. he was going to spend $750 million to $1 billion. what of the number he is going to spend, it is going to be into the law of diminishing returns. i think romney will spend a similar amount. beyond that point, i am not sure each additional dollar is going to have that much of an impact. my hunch for the super pacs is the congressional level. i do not know that he will be at a point where, the presidential, both sides, it will have more money than they know what to do with.

extra money on one side, what is that going to do? that is not always going to be the case at the congressional level. >> certainly in senate races. some of the democratic senate candidates are going to be outspent. the house chris gets harder. candidates are better known. where the money could have an effect are in some of these battleground senate races. >> next question. >> i am susan. i have a question about the supreme court decision on health care, how does that affect the election? >> supreme court, health care.

>> window that normally the supreme court handles the hottest days. i assume that is what they are going to do. it cannot predict that. if the supreme court strikes down the individual mandate, it becomes a non-issue for the rest of this campaign. congress will have to figure out what to do. how to put honda dumped it back together again, assuming the law will continue. if the supreme court were to totally invalidate the law, it becomes a real issue. a lot of parts of the lot are very popular. it gives democrats an interesting issue to run on. i do not know what the republicans do if the supreme

court upholds the law. >> i think we continue the narrative. it is not a popular bill. that is not me speaking. if they uphold the law, it is the issue we are going to come in and repealed. if they knock it down, i do not see any legislation coming forward. whatever you put out there, somebody is going to attack. >> my hunch is that in october, november, we are not going to be talking about the supreme court decision. what say the decision comes down next week and for three weeks you are going to have over cabinet people -- over- caffeinated people on cable television say this is the biggest thing in the election. these are the same people who said that contraception was going to be the biggest issue.

then they said sam sex marriage. it is this same group of people. we will move on to something else. i do not think it is going to have a huge impact. is there any other issue that has been so thoroughly litigated in the court of public opinion and health care reform? i think no matter what side you are on, you are not likely to switch. it is factored into the stock price for and against president obama. it had a huge impact on his numbers. it is one reason he is in the gym he is in. i do not think it is going to change because of what the supreme court does. i am not a lawyer. i had an interesting theory that a friend of mine and listened to the recordings of the first two days of oral argument.

he thought, they will probably throw out the individual mandate. he listened to the third day. if you throw out individual mandate, can you take that part out? he cannot at the very end of thinking, you know what, i am not sure they are going to do this after all. one of the things he said was, roberts desperately does not want a 5-4, bush-gore political decision. that is what his tenure will be remembered by. just as the previous chief justice, it was bush-gore. he thinks that justice robert is going to want a 6-3 decision.

when you had asked malia -- justice scalia asking, are we supposed to go through all 2700 pages? can you really do this? this guy is guess was that -- justice roberts turned to anthony kennedy and suggest for him to write a majority opinion of 6-3, what would turn up to be 6-3 in terms of upholding the law. i thought that was a very interesting theory. >> i had the wonderful

experience of clerking for a federal judge. it was a district court judge. based on that experience, i would never try to predict what a federal judge is going to do. i think just leave this alone. we will see what the decision is. >> the most important metric is where is unemployment going to be? >> i would say personal disposable income. >> the numbers are not good. again, i want to go back. this is going to be fought state-by-state. what is important in some of the midwestern states, that may turn this election. >> on behalf of national journal and united technologies and greg ward, thank you all for coming. thank you guys.

you are awesome. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] babbit >> more campaign coverage coming up on c-span. mitt romney addresses a conference of latino elected officials and in 30 minutes, president obama talks about the student loan program fifth on a washington journal of the top of the hour, on the u.s. financial

markets and it looked at a little perspective on the white house executive privilege claim in the justice department fast and furious case. tuesday -- today's news and your phone calls. a panel discussion on the greek elections and the financial stability of the euro a zone. we will hear from a former u.s. ambassador to the eu. live coverage is from the atlantic council at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. on c-span 2, a forum on veterans' housing issues. we will hear from the deputy veterans affairs secretary end a georgia senator gore. live coverage is from the national housing conference and that gets under way at 9:00 eastern. republican presidential candidate mitt romney says that president obama is taking the

hispanic vote for granted. he talked at a conference in orlando. his remarks are 30 minutes. president obama will speak at that same convention later today. >> thank you for that generous introduction. i appreciate the chance to be with you today. i am delighted to be invited to your annual conference. it is an honor to be among some many dedicated, elected officials. i come to you as a candidate for the president of the united states of america, and i will govern from the principle that while this is an extraordinary land of diversity, there is much more that unites us than there is that divides us. [applause] each of us wants a different path in life, but we are united by one great overwhelming passion. we love the united states of america. we believe in america. we are one nation under god. today we are united not only by

our faith in america, we are also united by our concern for america. the country we love is in peril. that is why i am running for president. almost four years ago, the american people did something that was very much the sort of thing americans like to do. we gave someone a chance to leave, someone who we had not known very long, who did not have much of a record, but promised to lead us to a better place. at the time, we did not know what kind of a president he would be. it was a moment of crisis for our economy, and when barack obama came into office, america wished him well and hope for the best. three and a half years later, over 23 million americans are out of work, unemployed, underemployed or simply quit looking for a job. at a time when we should be

gaining momentum in the economy, we are actually losing it right now. job growth slowed and this week we learned that the number of job openings has slowed again. and as you know, hispanics have been hit disproportionately hard. while the national unemployment is still above 8% and has been for 40 straight months, hispanic unemployment is at 11%. the middle class under president obama has been crushed. more americans are living in poverty today than at any point in american history. over two million more hispanics are living in poverty today than the day when president obama took office. home values have plunged. our national debt is at record levels and families are buried under higher prices for things like food and gasoline. and yet the president has said the private sector is doing fine. this is more than a policy

failure. it is a moral failure. i know the president will say that he inherited the economic crisis, and that is true. but we should not allow the challenges he faced four years ago to divert our attention from another important fact. the president pursued policies that have made this the slowest recovery since the great depression. and he broke promises many people were counting on to build a brighter future. it did not have to be this way. just compare this president's record with the first term of ronald reagan. president reagan also faced an economic crisis. in fact, in 1982, the unemployment rate peaked nearly 11%. but in the two years that followed, just two years, he delivered a true recovery. economic growth and job creation or three times higher than in the obama economy.

if president obama had delivered a real recovery, a reagan recovery, we would have 5 million more jobs today. 5 million more. the unemployment rate would be about 6%, and our economy would be at least one trillion dollars larger. not tomorrow, president obama will speak here. of course, that is the first time he has spoken years since his last campaign. he may admit that he has not kept every promise. he may say that even though you are not better off today than you were four years ago, things could be worse. he will imply that he did not really have an alternative. i believe he is taking your vote for granted. i come here today with a simple message. you do have an alternative. your voice is more important now than ever before and your vote should be respected.

this november, we are going to make a choice. we can continue along the path we're on, or we can choose a better way. instead of continuing with the policies of the last three and a half years, we can revitalize our economy. we can lead the world, as we have, in what we invent and create. let me make this clear. this is the only way we can sustain the middle class and create sustained prosperity. raising taxes to grow government does not grow the middle class. today, i'm asking you to join me because while we might not agree on everything, we share the same goal, the same vision, and the same belief in american greatness that draws so many people to our shores. liberty's torch can burn just as brightly for future generations of immigrants as it

has burned in the past. we now our businesses cannot succeed, grow, and hire more workers without a competitive tax system. that is why i am going to lower our corporate tax rate and reduce individual tax rates by 20% across the board. we also know that our families need more reliable energy. expanding our resources will create jobs and generate revenues. it will also bring manufacturing back to our shores. you will see a manufacturing resurgence if we get the policy right. we now our economy cannot grow of we're mortgaging our future to pay for the big government programs of today. we cannot keep borrowing massively more than we taken without putting the country in peril. as president, i will rein in spending and i will get the budget balanced. i will repeal obamacare.

we cannot afford another $2 trillion entitlement. everybody likes free stuff, but there is no free stuff when the government has to pay and tax the american people or borrow from future administrations. in obamacare, -- in one study, 73% of business owners said that obamacare has made it harder for them to hire people. think about that. if jobs are your priority, you have to get rid of obamacare and put in place real reform that works. repealing obamacare will give businesses what they need to grow. we can also jump-start the

economy by expanding trade. as you know, the president has not created a single new trade agreement with a latin american nation. he has also failed to crack down on china. as president, i will give the parents of every low income and special needs students the chance to choose where their child goes to school. [applause] when it comes to education, a choice for every parent means a chance for every child. an effective immigration system can also strengthen the economy as it has since the nation's founding. unfortunately, despite his promises, president obama has failed to address immigration reform. for two years, this president

had huge majorities in the house and senate. he was free to pursue any policy he pleased, but he did nothing to advance a permanent fix for our broken immigration system. nothing. instead he failed to act until facing a tough re-election and trying to secure your vote. last week the president finally issued a temporary measure. he called it a "stop-gap" measure. he seems to think it will be just enough to get him through the election. after 3 and a half years of putting every issue from loan guarantees to his donors, to cash for clunkers, putting all those things before immigration, he has been seized by an overwhelming need to do what he could have done on day 1, but didn't. i think you deserve better. some people have asked if i will let stand the president's executive order. the answer is, i will put in place my own long-term solution

which will replace and supersede the president's temporary measure. as president, i won't settle for stop-gap measures. i'll work with republicans and democrats to build a long-term solution and i'll prioritize measures that strengthen legal immigration and make it more transparent and easier, and i will address the problem of illegal immigration in a civil and resolute manner. we may not always agree, but when i make a promise to you, i will keep it. let me speak about some of the guidelines i will use in putting together that policy. as you've heard me say many times, it is critical that we redouble our efforts to secure the borders that means preventing illegal border crossings and making it harder

to illegally overstay a visa. we should field enough border patrol agents, complete a high- tech fence and implement an improved exit verification system. our immigration system should help promote strong families as well, and not keep them apart. our nation benefits when moms and dads are kids are all together under the same roof. [applause] but today to many families are caught in a broken system, costing time and money and entangles the in excessive red tape. for those seeking to come to america the right way, that kind of bureaucratic nightmare has to end, and we can do this with just a few common sense reforms. as president, i'd reallocate green cards to those seeking to keep their families under one roof, and will exempt from caps the spouses and minor children of legal permanent residents,

and will eliminate other forms of bureaucratic red tape that keep families from coming together. immigration reform is not just a moral imperative. it's also an economic necessity. immigrants with advanced degrees start companies, and they drive innovation at a very high rate. immigrants founded or co- founded nearly half of our top 50 venture-backed companies in the u.s. they are nearly 30% more likely to start a business and that kind of risk-taking is something we need more than ever because new business start-ups in america are at a 30-year low. i'll work with states and employers to update our temporary worker program so that it meets economic needs, and if you get an advanced degree here, we want you to stay here so, i'd staple a green

card to the diploma of someone who gets an advanced degree in america. [applause] we want the best and brightest to enrich the nation with the jobs and technology they are going to create. now, we also have a strong tradition in this country of honoring immigrants who join our military and put their lives on the line to keep the country safe. since september 11, 2001, the u.s. has naturalized almost 75,000 members of the armed forces. too many of those patriots died on distant battlefields for our freedom before receiving full citizenship here in the country they called home. as president i will stand for a path to legal status for anyone who is willing to stand up and defend this great nation through military service. [applause]

those who have risked their lives in the defense of america have earned their right to make their life in america. but improving access to legal immigration is only one part of the equation. we must also make legal immigration more attractive than illegal immigration so that people are rewarded for waiting patiently in line. that's why my administration will establish a strong, employment verification system so that every business can know with confidence that the people it hires are legally eligible for employment. we can find common ground here, and we have got to. we owe it to ourselves as americans to ensure that our country remains a land of opportunity, both for those that are born here and for those that share our values, respect our laws, and want to come to our shores. throughout my campaign i have often had the chance to speak about my dad and how proud i am of him. he was born to american parents

living in mexico. when he was 5, they left everything behind and started over in the united states. his dad, my grandfather, was a builder and he went bust more than once. my grandfather did not make much money. there were times in my dad's life when he lived in poverty. but my grandfather had big hopes for my dad and tried to help him as best he could. my dad did not finish college, but he believed in the country where the circumstances of one's birth or not a barrier to achievement, and he was not afraid of hard work. he held odd jobs, putting a plasterboard, selling paint. he was lucky enough to live in america where hard work can turn aspirations into realities. after he became a man of the business world, he got the opportunity to lead a great car company, and ultimately, he became the governor of the great state, the state of michigan.

this is my father's story, but it could be the story of any american. most of you here today are leaders in your community. you are here because you have benefited from the land of opportunity and you want to give back to this country, to fight for its people so they have the same chance to succeed. we are truly one america. everyone here as made this exceptional nation what it is today. this is not an election about two people. this is not an election about being a republican nor a democrat or independent. this is an election abt the future of america. i would ask each of you to honestly look at the last three and a half years and ask whether we can do better. is the america of 11% hispanic unemployment the america of our dreams? we can do better. we can prosper again.

with the powerful recovery we have all been waiting for, the good jobs that some many people need, and above all, the opportunities we owe to our children and our grandchildren. i will do that. i will make that happen with your help and your support. thank you so much and god bless this great land. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012]

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the white house and republicans in congress agree to the rate should be extended but not on how to pay for it. the president's remarks in the east wing of the white house are 10 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and secretary of education, arne duncan. [applause] >> thank you. [applause.] thank you, everybody. thank you. everybody have a seat. [applause.] well, it is good to see all of you. >> we love you! >> i love you guys back. [laughter.] i have to say, the -- i don't know about the choice of music coming in here, though. [laughter.] i love my marine band, but this is kind of a young demographic

for the piano cocktail hour. [laughter.] so some of the most fun i've had as president is when i get a chance to talk with you, college students, about the importance of earning a higher education in today's economy. and i'll admit that the east room isn't as rowdy as carmichael arena at unc, or -- we got any unc folks here in the house? there we go. coors center at cu boulder -- any -- no? okay. [laughter.] i have to say that most of you are much more dressed up than usually when i see you in your own natural habitats. [laughter.] but our message today is serious.

right now, the unemployment rate for americans with a college degree or more is about half the national average. they earn twice as much as those who don't have a high school diploma. so whether it's at a four-year college, or a community college, or a technical program, some form of higher education, something beyond high school has never been more important. it's the surest path to finding a good job, earning a good salary, making it into the middle class. and at the same time, over the last two decades, the cost of college has doubled -- it's actually more than doubled. and that means -- and i don't have to tell you, because you're probably tallying it up right now -- the cost for you to take out loans has increased, and you are more likely to rack up more debt. the average student who borrows to pay for college now graduates with about $26,000 of debt from their student loans.

americans as a whole now owe more on student loans than they do on their credit cards. and that is wrong, because we cannot afford to price the middle class and folks who aspire to go into the middle class, we can't price them out of the college education market. we can't stand by when millions of young people are already saddled with debt just as you're starting off. your parents, your grandparents, oftentimes they were in a position where when they got that first job, the first thing they're thinking about is, how do i save to buy a home and start a family. and if you're already dealing with a big bunch of debt before you even get started, that's a problem. and it's mind-boggling that we've had this stalemate in washington that threatens to make the situation even worse. so the reason you're all here, the reason all these fine-

looking young people behind me are here is that in just over a week the interest rates on federal student loans are scheduled to double. i've been talking about this now for what -- a month and a half, two months, three months, five months -- i've lost track. [laughter.] we've been talking about it for a long time. if congress does not get this done in a week, the average student with federal student loans will rack up an additional $1,000 in debt over the coming year. if congress fails to act, more than 7 million students will suddenly be hit with the equivalent of a $1,000 tax hike. and that's not something that you can afford right now. now, as i said, if this warning sounds familiar, we've been talking about this for months. congress has had the time to fix this for months. it's part of the reason why everybody here looks impatient. [laughter.]

this issue didn't come out of nowhere; it's been looming for months. but we've been stuck watching congress play chicken with another deadline. so we're nine days away from thousands of american workers having to walk off their job because congress hasn't passed a transportation bill. we're 10 days away from nearly 7.5 million students seeing their loan rates double because congress hasn't acted. this should be a no-brainer. it should not be difficult. it should've gotten done weeks ago. now, the good news is there are folks in congress trying to do the right thing. last month, democrats in the senate put forward a plan that would have kept these rates in place without adding a dime to the deficit. unfortunately, senate republicans got together and blocked it. over in the house, the republicans said they'd keep these rates down only if we agreed to cut things like preventive health care for women, which obviously wouldn't fix the problem, but would create a new problem. this is -- even as they were voting in

lockstep for an economic plan that would cut financial aid for nine million college students by an average of $1,000 and give a $150,000 tax cut to wealthy americans. so i recognize that there's been some effort to change the subject from this rate hike. one congressman warned that this is all about giving college students "free college education" -- which doesn't make much sense, because the definition of a loan is it's not free -- [laughter] -- you have to pay it back. others have said we're just talking about student loans to distract from the economy. that doesn't make much sense because this is the economy. this is all about the economy. this is all about whether or not we are going to have the best-trained, best-educated workforce in the world.

that improves our economy. and higher education cannot be a luxury reserved just for a privileged few. it's an economic necessity for every family, and every family should be able to afford it. so you guys, during this period when you've been in college have been some of the toughest economic times since the 1930s, and there are still a lot of challenges ahead globally. and we can't control every economic headwind that we face, but this is something we can control. this is something we can do something about. stopping student rates from doubling at the end of the month is something we can do right now to make a difference in the lives of all the american people. there's still 10 days for congress to do the right thing. i understand that members of both parties say they want to get this done, and there are conversations taking place, but they haven't done it yet. and we've got to keep the

pressure on. that's where all of you come in. over the past few months, there are so many students and parents who have been working hard to shine a light on this issue. you've rallied on campuses, in your communities. you've called, you've emailed, you've tweeted your representatives in washington. so you've played your part in making sure your voice is heard and your democracy is responsive. my main message is, as you guys embark on this day of action, i want to make sure you keep this going. don't stop until it's actually done. there is nothing more powerful than millions of voices that are calling for change, and all of your voices can make a difference. so keep telling congress to do what's right, to get this done. tell them now is not the time to double interest rates on your student loans. tell them to double down on an investment in a strong and secure middle class -- and that means your education. tell them now is the time to double down on an america where

everybody who works hard has a fair shot at success. and for those who are not here and are watching, if you tweet, use the hashtag #dontdoublemyrate -- [laughter] -- #dontdoublemyrate. but i tell you, when i look out at this group right here, you give me confidence in america. you make me optimistic, not only because you're getting a great education, but also because all of you are participating and making sure that this democracy works the way it's supposed to. we need outstanding engineers, and we need outstanding nonprofit leaders, and we need outstanding entrepreneurs, but we also need outstanding citizens. and that's what you guys are displaying by your presence and your activities. so, keep it up. let's get this done. thanks, everybody. [applause.]

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>> expected to talk about a new immigration initiative. we'll have live coverage of his remarks at 1:15 eastern. republican presidential candidate mitt romney spoke to the conference yesterday. you can watch his remarks online at c-span.org. >> guess what? we all end up poor. we'll all spending at the same time. this is the kind of stuff that we're supposed to know. the stuff that we've known since the 1930s. everybody to slash spending at

the same time because they think they have too much debt is self-defeating. >> to tell them the truth. we have to tell them the truth. if we don't tell them the truth, then our country fails. we must succeed in this. we will succeed in this. we'll reach them through the media and through politics, and through pop culture. pop culture. where we shouldn't be afraid to get out there and quit preaching to the choir, but be influencers. right? >> they covered the panels with paul krugman and elizabeth. watch them online at the c-span video library. >> coming up later, a panel discussion on the recent elections and the financial stability of the eurozone.

you can watch live coverage. on c-span2, a form of housing issues. that's live from the national housing conference at 9 a.m. eastern. and on c-span 3, the veterans affairs and defense departments host a conference on suicide prevention. live coverage starts in an hour at 8 eastern. and later this hour, npr business senator marilyn geewax and jim tankersley discuss what's ahead for u.s. financial markets.