i'm john king live at the minnesota state fair. this is a special labor day weekend edition of "state of the union." it is a big concern at the state fair and at workplaces across america. how big is the h1n1 risk and is the government the ready? >> i don't want anybody to be alarmed but i do want everybody to be prepared. >>> plus -- the health care flashpoints at the fairgrounds and back in washington, as the president prepares for a high-stakes address to joint session of congress. time for a deal or more partisan gridlock? we put your questions to key voices. democratic senators amy klobuchar and ben nelson. minnesota's republican governor tim pawlenty and the director for the centers of disease control dr. thomas frieden. >>> then our american dispatch from waterloo, wisconsin. a dairy farmer who relies on cooperatives for feed, seed, and now his health care says reform doesn't have to mean more government spending. and a congressman leading the fight. keith ellison gets the last word. this is "state of the union" report for su

learn more today. >>> live picture there of the cnn express live at the minnesota state fair. e're back with cnn's dana bash, ed henry and candy crowley, and i want you all ton i'm bringing you souvenirs from the state fair. you can get this, change, i want mine back. the republicans, opposing the president's j enda and you can go by the democratic booth and you can fiend out everything you want to know about the obama health care plan and as it starts to move into fall, bacon bomb. everyone needs bacon balm, lip gloss made from bacon. i think not. >> you can give that to candy and ed. >> as a vegetarian, i pass to ed. >> well, thank you. >> let's turn -- let's turn it a bit more serious. one of the people we had join us earlier was governor of this state, tim pawlenty, harshly critical of the president on issues like the health care, stimulus plan. but on afghanistan, sending more troops the likely option the president will have on his desk, conservatives like george will say it's time to get troops out. governor pawlenty said, no, that's wrong. >> the rule needs to be when th

the minnesota state fair. a beautiful picture here.f you lift the republican party booth here at minnesota state fair, there are these warnings that a so-called public option in health care reform would lead to a government takeover. and some democrats oppose the idea saying there are ways to make the insurance market more competitive. try co-ops many say, citing examples across the country of how those without electricity or telephones or services banded together to get what they needed at a fair price. would the co-op system work for health care? critics say the needs are too big or what works in rural farmland could not possibly be copied in a big city. supporters here and in other cities think co-ops could solve a big chunk of the affordability problem. in our "american dispatch" this week we wanted to take a closer look, we headed to waterloo, wisconsin, and a dairy farm where co-ops are a big part of the family business. 280 cows here, each eats about 100 pounds of feed a day. three milking cycles, not to mention tending to the c

the minnesota state fair is serving up some of those unhealthy items.e reform. that's why john king is in st. paul. >> where would you like to see health care reform? >> these are corn kernels. we're asking people to vote on what they would most like to see in health care reform. people have been voting all day. improving access, bringing down costs, bringing down prescription drug costs and strengthening medicare. >> who is winning right now? >> looks like bringing down costs. it's the universal issue we hear from everyone. >> button and literature. if you want to learn something, come in and talk to us. >> what are favorites here? >> this is probably the most favorite. this is the one that sells the most right now. >> this is a direct line to the white house. >> i don't know. >> i think it's a good argument. >> people are polite. it's minnesota. >> our thanks to john king at the minnesota state fair. president obama will spell out his ideas for health care reform in a speech to congress on wednesday. >>> job or no job? millions of us will have a labor

. >> i'm john king at the minnesota state fair. this is a special labor day weekend edition of state of the union. it is a big concern at the state fair and at work places and schools across america. how big is the h1n1 risk? is the government ready? >> i don't want anyone to be alarmed but do i want everyone to be prepared. >> plus the flash point at the fairgrounds and back in washington as the president prepares for a high stake address to congress. we put your questions to key voices. democratic senators. and minnesota's republican governor tim paw lenny. and from the center of disease control, dr. thomas frieden. then from waterloo, wisconsin. a dairy farmer who relies on cooperatives for feed, seed, and now his health care, says reform doesn't have to mean more government spending. and a congressman leading the fight for a public health care option. keith ellison gets the last word. >> labor day weekend means more than the end of summer vacation. congress is coming back to find why feisty town hall and president obama faces a

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that's the numr one thing i ard at the minnesota state fair for theast two weeks that people want tofocus on th. woodruff: senator corker, d it changyour mind? >> no, it didn. i've been really involved inhe detailof what's been put forth. i actually had different view of the speec d the speech, again, was jus an episode. we do ve some tough work here to get done and i agree th there arissues regarding pre-existingonditions, the abity of people to be able to buaffordable health insurance, tax code chaes, cross-state competition. there's so much that i tnk erlap both democrat and republican concepts at i think we could move the ahead and i pe we'll focus on that. but i thoughthe speech actually was more li a... sort of a priry speech in iowa to so of bring his base together. i did e-mail over thisorning to the chief of staff to a for the details beuse i actually left the last night with more estions than answers. therwere a lot of platitudes. the details of hlth care are very, verymportant and the americ public is very tuned into this and, againi thought thought there wereetails that w

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laughter] i am delighted to be with you tonight and honored to be the governor of the great state of minnesotaof the privileges of being governor of the state is that you get to travel around your state and hear these great stories. i heard one the other day about these two gentlemen who were sitting out on a bench outside of the pearly gates, waiting for their opportunity to talk to saint peter. one turned to the other in said, so how did you get here? he said he would not believe it, but i can across a situation where this motorcycle gang was threatening an intimidating a young woman. i pulled out a tire arouiron and yelled hey, knock it off. i kicked over their role of motorcycles and went up to the most muscular one of the whole group. i got in his face and grabbed his nose ring and yank it out. the other guy said my goodness, when did that all happen? he said, just about a minute ago. i share that story with you because we are here to talk about our values, but it is important that we not just talk about our values, we also need to be able to translate those into action and results. it is

the minnesota independence is reporting on the arts at the minnesota state fair. >> that would be goodart. for example, we have this one here. obama's birther is tiff case in seed. little guy on the corner saying move on expletive birthers. and from the most amazing quotes. look at all of this stuff at rachael.msnbc.com today. chris matthews is unnext tonight. good night. >> let's play hardball. >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. leading out tonight, back to the fight. tonight we return. the central question of american political life, what kind of a country do you want to live in? one that applies by international law and treats our enemies by the geneva convent n conventions or is this a country that whatever the public leaders decides is necessary in the defense, anything they decide is necessary. we know with dick cheney stands. he's with the whatever you think is necessary people led by dick cheney. he's defending the bush-cheney use of what a lot of people call torture. he's attacking the obama white house for the unusual use of defenders. an agency he bullied an

state in the union. the fact is that minnesota has been a very progressive state over the years and also has been really good state for barack obama. and just off a tremendous senate fight between norm coleman and al franken. it is an area -- there's politics to this. there is an area, not only minnesota, but wisconsin, that were close calls, and the president is going to need the support from those states if he's going to get re-election. but it's also a state that has been very active. there's a lot of local participation in politics in minnesota. has a rich tradition of that. and i think the president going there, it's a good spot. >> okay. well, i'm going to be punching to you at 1:00 eastern time. >> i will be here from 1:00 to 3:00. this saturday gig now. how does this saturday gig work? do i get to ad-lib and sway it? >> oh, yeah, of course you do. that's what people love, especially with you doing that on your radio show so well. thank you so much, ed. >> good to be here, alex. >> we'll see you at 1:00. >> thank you. >> the president will be speaking at the rally in minnesota at 2:00 eastern. we

a federal appeals court ruling friday they can sue the nfl in minnesota state court.ce the case won't go to trial until after the season, they don't have to serve a four-game suspension at this time. the nfl wants to suspend the williams for use ago banned over-the-counter supplement last year. but the players say the league's testing practices violate minnesota law. >> richard seymour has until tuesday to report to the raiders or face a season-long suspension. the nfl players union is looking into each party's rights. the patriots traded the five-time bro bowler to oakland on sunday for a first round pick in 2011. >> michael jordan's now in the hall of fai. coming up he'll be in your living room. exclusive sitdown with michael coming you could win $100,000 with scrabble at subway. play the game millions have won. everything from prius cars to beaches vacations, cash and live nation vip access. play scrabble at subway... where winners eat. ♪ >> once again, michael jordan was enshrined in the basketball hall of fame in springfield, mass. jordan cried at the beginning o

minnesota public radio put it to music. senator franken starts with the statetwo minutes. he's got cape cod. okay. he seems to any every cape, every panhandle. this is senator franken's party trip. he's been doing it for decades. 22 years ago he did it on "letterman." >> al franken, go. the united states. >> reporter: usually he auctioned off the maps for anywhere from 200 to 5,000 bucks but the $64,000 question -- >> why did you learn to do this? >> a bar bet. >> reporter: in college he bet someone he could name all of the states. forgot one. >> the west is easier. >> reporter: and started drawing a map so he would never forget again. finished 13 seconds under two minutes this in a country where five out of ten 18 to 24 year olds can't find new york state on a map. >> it's got to be between here and here. >> reporter: that's pennsylvania. >> here's new york right there. >> that's new jersey. >> here's new york. >> no. yes. >> reporter: compared to that, al frank season a geography god. he knows the states of the united states but could he draw a map of the pro

when i took office, there is exactly one in the u.s., in the state of minnesota. only two states that authorize them. then when everybody thought we were out of gas, we had the biggest increase to higher education in 50 years, with a lot of middle-class tax cuts, including the hope scholarship for people to go to community colleges and graduate work. then we passed the new markets initiative to get people to invest in places like the poor areas of mississippi, arkansas, new york, and everywhere else. i say this because if you ask anybody what they remember about the almost five years trent lott was the majority leader, chances are they might mention the balanced budget act and not anything else. so i came here because i like him, because we had a lot of good times together. the world would be amazed to know what good chemistry trent and newt and i had in private. they put on a better public act sometimes that i did, but privately, we all got along really well. it is infectious. sometimes the infection takes longer than others. even dick armey said something nice ab

. >> minnesota was ranked the urth healthiest state in the country last year. minnesota has a public health plan for those denied private coverage for preexisting conditions. >>> d.c. cab drivers are being put on notice. there has been a rash of crimes where cabbies have been robbed many at gunpoint. michael flynn is live in northeast d.c. michael, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, craig. yesterday a teenager was charged in a shooting. seven other cabbie robberies remain under investigation. there's been a recent rise in robberies targeting taxis over the past three months eight cab drivers ve been robbed. in the latest case a week ago a driver was shot in the stomach and robbed outside his home on "i" street. it is upsetting tother cab drivers. >> i think it is wrong for anyone to be shot for protecting what's his. i think everyone should have the right to work and make an honest living. >> reporter: on friday a 16-year-old was charged with assault and armed robbery. two other juveniles were arrested in the crime. investigators say the teens may be respo

minnesota public radio put it to music. he starts with the state he represents, minnesota, and draws a map of the u.s. from memory in under two minutes. he has cape cod okay. seems to know every cape, every panhandle, the blogs call this senator franken's party trick. he's been doing it for decades. >> superhuman trick. >> reporter: 22 years ago he did it on "letterman the". >> al franken, go, the united states. >> reporter: usually he auctions off the maps to fund-raisers anywhere from $200 to $5,000, but the $64,000 question -- >> why did you learn to do this? >> in a bar bet. >> reporter: in college he bet someone he could make all of the states, forgot one. >> the west is easy. >> reporter: and started drawing a map so he'd never forget again. finished 13 seconds under two minutes. this in a country where five out of ten 18 to 24-year-olds can't find new york state on a map. >> between here and here. >> that's pennsylvania. >> right here. >> reporter: no, that's new jersey. >> here's new york. >> reporter: no. yes! compared to that al franken i

minnesota, one of the healthiest states in the union. is this a fitting backdrop for the president's health care push or does it show quality care is possible without reform? >> a lot of people think it's friendly territory for president obama. he's popular there and a lot of people anticipate he will have a friendly crowd. as mike viqueira mentioned earlier, the rally he's having in minneapolis at the target center is first come first serve. you don't know who is going to show up. i don't think they would have a massive rally if they didn't anticipate on a friendly audience. >> let's talk about the joe wilson. >> you had to go there. >> i had to. you would be barred by what the gove government set up. does it satisfy the right on this issue? >> no. absolutely not. this is actually an issue that galvanizes the far right and left. many know obama when he went to congress on wednesday night and addressed what he called the mistruths and myths he said under his plan there would not be coverage for illegals. the republicans aren't buying it.

so where does pawlenty's state stand on sovereignty? according to the minnesota sovereignty project, quote, sovereignty legislation got ignored and died in committee. of course, none of this addresses what the powers of the constitution does grant the federal government, so let's do that. article one, section eight, the powers of congress. the congress shall have power to provide for the common defense and general welfare of the united states, to regulate commerce among the states. joining us now is jonathan turley, professor of constitutional law at george washington university. thanks for your time tonight, jonathan. >> hi, lawrence. >> it seems a bit unfair to me to put up a real-life constitutional law professor against governor pawlenty, but let's go ahead. governor pawlenty is, in fact, a distinguished graduate of the university of minnesota law school, and he's backed down on his tenth amendment talk in the last 24 hours. so where do history and precedent leave us on this issue? >> well, the problem with those that are looking to the tenth amendment for su

minnesota public radio put it to music. he starts with the stateow every cape, every panhandle. the blogs have taken to calling this senator franken's party trick. he's been doing it for decades. 22 years ago, he did it on letterman. >> al franken, go, the united states. >> reporter: usually he auctions off the maps at fund-raisers for anywhere from $200 to $5,000, but the $64,000 question -- >> why did you learn to do this? >> a bar bet. >> reporter: in college, he bet someone he could name all the states, forgot one, and started drawing the map so he would never forget again. finished 13 seconds under two minutes. this in a country where fibof of 10 18-24 year olds can't find new york on a map. >> that's pennsylvania. >> here's new york right here. >> reporter: no, that's new jersey. >> no, here's new york. >> reporter: compared to that, al franken is a geography god. sure, he knows the states of the united states, but could he draw a map of the provinces of canada. i ask because unfortunately, i couldn't. i made a mortifying error of saying a sq

meanwhile, there are also reverberations on the state levels. today minnesota governor tim pawlenti stopped all state funding to acorn. bret. bret: let's see if other governors do the same. thank you. acorn has helped hundreds of thousands of african-americans register to vote and like it or not, the subject of race continues to be a part of the story surrounding the first african-american president. senior white house correspondent major garrett will have this story after we return after this break. there was a time i wouldn't step out of the house without my makeup. now, it's no problem. (announcer) neutrogena tone correcting night serum with high performance soy to even skin tone and active retinol to speed cell turn over. clinically shown to visibly fade brown spots in 14 nights. i even out my skin at night so it looks younger, flawless in the morning. (announcer) neutrogena tone correcting now you can fade and prevent discolorations all day. new tone correcting spf 30. bret, as we mentioned on tuesday's show, race has become a major part of the story surro

tomorrow president obama on saturday goes to the battleground state, actually the blue state of minnesotath care reform. he is hitting the road. health care is also going to be a topic on sunday "meet the press" with david gregory interviewing democratic senator addiction durbin, republican senator john cornyn, as well as newt gingrich and howard dean. and then finally those conservative tea party

but rest assured, conservatives, every dime that the state of minnesota doesn't give to a.c.o.r.n. . right now. their imaginary state budget, we're imaginary slashing it. it doesn't get imaginary tougher than that. many conservatives who governor pawlenty is hoping to woo with the imaginary tough guy act will be convening in d.c. tomorrow for the start of the fourth annual values voter summit. for the low, low price of $99, you can sign up to listen to speakers that include representative michele bachmann, actor stephen baldwin, and former miss california kacarrie prejean. you can sit in on breakout sessions like obama care, rationing your life away. or, global warming hysteria, the new face of the pro-death again that. how about thugocracy: fighting the left-wing conspiracy. i'm not making up these titles. this is really what they're doing. here's my personal favorite, true tolerance: countering the homosexual agenda in public school. this is a pregame warm-up to the black tie gala with the james dobson vision and leadership award. so see you there? i'll be announced as a proceed p

appeals court ruled today vikings defensive tackles kevin and pat williams can sue the nfl in minnesota statence the case won't go to trial until after the season the players do not have to serve a four-game suspension. the williams say the testing practices violate minnesota law. the suspensions for the williams and three other players were put on hold for the first week of the season though the case was before the federal court. the rulingas is significant because they will be allowed to play as they are on trial in minnesota. released a statement saying, quote, the real losers today are the players on 31 other clubs who no longer live under the same rules as players on the minnesota vikings. the result of the nfl players association's failure to stand behind the program it negotiated with the league and for which it has properly claimed credit with fans and before congress. the most respected program in sports has been put in jeopardy by the nfl union's silence in today's ruling. charles grant and will smith are allowed to play sunday but still face a four-game suspension next week as does

contracts negotiated in that state are cheaper than they would be -- how do we overcome that? >> i believe minnesota is the state that is the no. 1 state for mandates. you cannot buy an insurance policy in minnesota unless all those mandates are filled, which drives up the cost of health care. if we would remove this federal law that creates these private monopolies, then states would be competing with each other. if you have a high level of mandates in one state and local level and another, people would be ample to buy an insurance policy from the state with the low level of mandate. some states may decide to have zero mandates, you can sell what their insurance policy want. if that is the case, the origination of insurance policies in the state will probably skyrocket. that is called competition, free enterprise. that is something michael more does not know much about. why not try that option before 8 $2 trillion monstrosity destroys the greatest health system there has ever been in the world? [applause] >> i must play the devil's advocate with this question for dr. price. we are asked to sign thi

although above normal i think for the northern states minnesota into the western parts of the great lakesthe far southeast especially florida and below normal for northern utah for most of the pacific northwest. john? >> thanks, mike. when "u.s. farm report" returns, a california farm makes a name for itself by producing a new kind of watermelon. spirit of the heartland is next. >> "u.s. farm report" is brought to you by ak connect expo where the world of agriculture will come together this jan in orlando, florida. heartland" this week showcases yet another . >> spirit of the heartland this week showcases yet another unique aspect of agriculture in the golden state. california is known for growing produce in all shapes sizes and colors. and now a new kind of watermelon is making a name for itself. tracy sellers from california country has our story. >> reporter: in a world of super-sized menus, some food is actually shrinking which is apparent in fresno county. here small round watermelons will the size of cantaloupes are being bred to meet consumer demand and a hunger for something new.

. >> one thing we did in minnesota in our state employee plan is started the goal of slowing down thent system, having the costs slowed down, so be sent to our state employees, "hey, you and go anywhere you want, but if you choose to go somewhere that has high result -- you can go anywhere you want, but if you choose to go somewhere that has high costs and low results, that will cost you." this is not necessarily a bad just throwing more cash on the pile. it is about using the cash we have more wisely. greta: the president said his plan is going to cost $900 billion, and he did mention something about tort reform, but he did not factor that in. it sounds like if you inc. what harvard says on target -- tort reform, it would cost us $600 billion -- if you inc. what harvard says -- incorporated. m i wrong in my numbers could $600 billion? -- am i wrong? where are we going to get that? >> keep in mind that he is enhancing benefits and privileges in the system, so it is not just the status quo and knocking it down from here. he is not going to get it. he is not going to get it, greta. if t

in my home state of minnesota, mr. speaker, we are the most, if not the most, we are one of the most heavily mandated states in the country. in other words, our state legislature, where i used to be a state senator, we have about 70 different mandates. in other words, 70 different requirements before any insurance company can sell an insurance policy. an insurance company might say, i want to sell this low cost, throw frills insurance plan, i think maybe i could sell it for $60 a month. in my state, an insurance company can't do that. why? they're prohibited by law. because my state mandates that we have to have -- an insurance company has to have 70 different requirements before they cancel the policy. in other words, they have to sell a cadillac policy rather than a kia. no offense to kia owners. no offense to cadillac owners. but the point is this. we should allow insurance companies to sell truly a wide variety of products. isn't that what president obama said when he was here in this chamber? he said he wants choic

. >> in minnesota, it's my understanding it's one of the healthiest states in the union here. how does that serve as a backdrop? >> well, it's a good backdrop for the president. the president, i think it was last month, went to grand junction, colorado, to point to that particular area as a model for health care. and minnesota, in the same vein, is seen as a model for providing good health care for its citizens. as you mention, there are at least two studies which point to minnesota as being a state which provides very good health care for its citizens, and i think that the president will point to the fact that there are a large percentage of primary care physicians there, there's a lot of nonprofit hospitals and providers there, hospitals and physicians. and i think the president will play this up saying, what is being done in minnesota can be done in the rest of the country. >> the whole you lie hoopla from representative joe wilson on the homes of the president talking about illegal immigrants not getting access to this health care reform, they're now saying from the white

we do this in the state of minnesota.we know we can do it in other placesn the country, and i just really plead with my colleagues on the finance committee that we have to look at the long-term costs if we're really going to bring reform. we've outliepped some ways to -- outlined some ways to do this today. we're looking forward to working with people from all over the country on this, but this has to be a major element of reform. thank you, mr. president, and i yield the floor. ms. cantwell: thank you, mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from washington. ms. cantwell: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business for up to 15 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. cantwell: thank you, mr. president. i -- mr. president, i rise to talk about the health care reform bill and most urgent need to make sure that we have provider reform as part of the insurance reform package. and i want to thank the senator from minnesota for her leadership on this issue. she has hit the

. >> one thing we did in minnesota in our state employee plan is started the goal of slowing down the current system, having the costs slowed down, so be sent to our state employees, "hey, you and go anywhere you want, but if you choose to go somewhere that has high result -- you can go anywhere you want, but if you choose to go somewhere that has high costs and low results, that will cost you." this is not necessarily a bad just throwing more cash on the pile. it is about using the cash we have more wisely. greta: the president said his plan is going to cost $900 billion, and he did mention something about tort reform, but he did not factor that in. it sounds like if you inc. what harvard says on target -- tort reform, it would cost us $600 billion -- if you inc. what harvard says -- incorporated. m i wrong in my numbers could $600 billion? -- am i wrong? where are we going to get that? >> keep in mind that he is enhancing benefits and privileges in the system, so it is not just the status quo and knocking it down from here. he is not going to get it. he is not going to get it, greta

i'm very proud to say that minnesota is a destination state for health care. we have one of the most famous hospitals, clinics, in the world, the mayo clinic, in rochester, minnesota. the thing about canada is, if they can't get care in canada, if they get tired of waiting in line, which they do wait in lines, and they are denied care, they come see us in minnesota. so it's expensive in canada. to the gentleman's point, it is indeed expensive. but i'm arguing worse than that, it doesn't work for them, for many, many of our canadian neighbors, they cannot afford to wait in lines. mr. akin: i was told by some canadians that it's the best health care system in the world as long as you're healthy. mr. kline 13k if you're not, you come to minnesota. mr. akin: thank you very much, congressman kline. i appreciate you staying extra on the floor and helping us with a close look, trying to look at some of the questions. the first thing the president raised was the fact that he'd inherited debt and the question becomes, well, he also said that his health care plan was goi

state. there are thoughts that the governor from minnesota may run against him, so a politically important state. white house was proud to get 15,000 people and let's take a listen. >> minnesota, are you fired up? ready to go? fired up? ready to go? cheered cheered fired up? ready to go! [ cheers and applause ] they can't stop us, let's go get this done. >> reporter: that gives you a sense of the atmosphere, when the president was making a sales pitch without a tie and casual mode. >> gregg: the president talking, mike, about the opposition to his plan, but don't republicans say, hey, you know, we want something in health care fixed, as well. what is that about? >> you are absolutely right. some republicans are saying if you are bored about people losing their benefits we'll work on job creation, to give people jobs and people will have benefits. there is a lot of concerns from the republican perspective that we don't need another bloated bureau's in this country. the president should focus on economic policies. >> gregg: mike, thanks very much. president's appearance in that city start of a med

the republican governor of minnesota says the president is not welcome in his state's classrooms.the embrace of technology as a young student, i would have been so excited as a kid to have the president talk to me. so i think it's a great opportunity for our students and we're going to embrace it. >> trying to bring his views all into the school and you know, with school kids and things, i don't think it's a good idea for him to do that. >> speaking to school kmirn is a presidential tradition. former president reagan campaigned for more tax cuts, the first president bush gave a similar speech and pushed for education proposals. the second president bush was in a classroom during the 9/11 attacks. president obama will be the first to address students over the internet. >> the president is also taking steps to help americans build up retirement savings. in his weekly address, president obama says he wants to make it easier for people to contribute to individual retirement accounts. >> as part of my budget, ensuring every american has access to a retirement savings account through hi

whether it's the state of minnesota, nevada, pick any of the states, tourism is the number one, two or three most important driving economic factor in those states. and this year, tourism will create 40,000 new jobs. the bill will also cut our deficit by $425 million over the next ten yrs. significant. we would be taking the strategies that have made las vegas such a success and bri them to our eire nation's tourism industry. th's what this bills based on. the country ace tourism has been hit by slowing worldwide economy. and when tourism is hurt, nevada hurts, the entire state suffers. hard-working people have lost their jobs as the state's budget has taken a major hit because that budget is largely funded by tourism. funding for violent programs in our state -- vit programs in our state are at risk when when tourism slows. as i mentioned, mr. president, the problem is not unie. tourism is one of the top industries in every state, and i've mentioned that. that's why this bill is so important. this is an opportunity not only to give american tourism a boost. its one of the many ways we

minnesota. a swing state. tioned governor tim pawlenty from minnesota may be a rival in 2012 and so, coming to an important state politically for president obama, with the new message, that you could lose your insurance sometime in the next ten-year, brian. >> mike, as i recall, you are standing right where the g.o.p. held its convention in 2008. what are the crowd expectations and how hard was it to get in? >> reporter: that is a great question and we can tell you a lot of the people here say they have been waiting in line for a few hours. and anxious to hear the president's message and a lot of supporters in the crowd and at this point it is half full of the target center and seems people are still streaming in and you can get a sense of the people on the floor behind me, a lot of people excited to hear the president's message and some people are not completely sold but want to hear him live in person, and peel see if it fills -- we'll see if it fills up by the time he gets here. >> thank you very much, mike.

he was sued by the state of minnesota under ate law that said essentially he couldn't call people names and be disagreeable if the people in the authority and state government didn't want this. it took the supreme court at the moment to say that our constitution orrode those kind of state walls which were everywhere. for instance before the civil war ifou lived in the southern part of this countryhere i come from a few expressed opposition to svery that was against the law. that is in the way most people think of the amendment. they think it happened in 1791 part of the bill of rights, the guarantees were there fr the beginning. not so. >> iin that vote representative of what is happening today in the blogosphere? people can have their opinions and whad ever they consider to be fact posted online for the world to s? >> absolutely under the situation we are now. people in this country no matter what their political persuasion recognize the importance of the first amendment guarantees. what i argue in my book is that those guarantees and especially the nuances of those guarantees depend o

president obama is taking his fix for health care reform to minnesota and any other state.s' party or bar mitzvah, he'll speak there, too, he'll be throwing out the first football at a lot of little league football games. coming up, minnesota governor tim pawlenty. we'll be right back. ♪ need a lift? hey buddy, i appreciate the ride, you know. no problem. ♪ mind if i take a shortcut? yeah, sure. ♪ i knew the subaru legacy was the smart choice... what i didn't expect... was the fun. the all-new subaru legacy. feel the love. without my makeup. now, it's no problem. (announcer) neutrogena tone correcting night serum with high performance soy to even skin tone and active retinol to speed cell turn over. clinically shown to visibly fade brown spots in 14 nights. i even out my skin at night so it looks younger, flawless in the morning. (announcer) neutrogena tone correcting now you can fade and prevent discolorations all day. new tone correcting spf 30. we're not ceos making millions. we don't have golden parachutes or option plans. what we have is our hands, our hearts, and our

, meanwhile, has lobbied chairman baucus on behalf of the medical device makers in his home state of minnesota. senator franken told chairman baucus that he opposes, along with four other senators, a provision in the bill that would impose $4 billion on annual fees on the makers of products like heart pacemakers and artificial hips. and labor unions and some democrats have also joined republicans in pushing to scale back or kill the provision that would impose a tax on high-cost insurance plans, this so-called cadillac tax. other democrats on the committee pointing out that the current proposal does not offer enough choice to consumers. >> the bill does not hold insurance companies accountable. the bill does not force insurance companies to compete for our business. the bill denies choice of coverage to over 200 million americans. this bill in its current form stipulates that while you can keep what you have, if you don't like what you have, you've got to keep it. you're stuck. you're denied the chance to get something better. >> that's what support sounds like on the senate finance committee.

so in our case in minnesota, it's not only a state federal issue but it's a state issue. juliet: there are 10 states that have measures going. some of these states have already rejected some of the notions. does that dash your hopes at all? >> no. not at all. as i've said before, you brought up the state -- federal government issue. our founders created the republic because they understood the concentration of power in any one person or any one entity was a bad thing. so the intent was to give strong states rights. that obviously has been eroded over the past several decades. but when it comes to the issue that are now facing us, the big one, health care, i think you're going to see a revitalization of the 10th amendment and states rights from the standpoint -- the states have to take care of their citizens. steve: sure. we'll be watching. tom emmer, state representative from minnesota, thanks for joining us. juliet: thank you very much. another video showing kids praising president obama. >> can we make a america better? yes. yes, we can. yes, yes we can. steve: yes, we

the republican governor of minnesota says the president is not welcome in his state's classrooms. the complaints are baffling to a lot of teachers and enraging some parents. >> it's the president talking to students, you know, the embrace of technology as a young student, i would have been so excited as a kid to have the president talk to me, so i think it's a great opportunity for our students and we're going to embrace it. >> trying to bring his views into the school and with the school kids and things so, no, i don't think it's a good idea for him to do that. >> speaking to school children is really a presidential tradition. former president reagan delivered a nationwide address to students and campaigned for more tax cuts. the first president bush gave a similar speech and pushed for his education proposals. the second president bush was in a florida classroom during the 9/11 attacks. you may remember that. president obama will be the first to address students over the internet. the president is also taking steps to help americans build up their retirement savings. in his week

"liz joining us from the great state of minnesota tonight where the president's going to be tomorrowi'll be anchoring tomorrow between 1:00 and 3:00 on msnbc. liz has been talking to us constantly about the, you know, counseling her mother, trying to get her to the good side. i'm curious, liz, i know you had conversations with her. did the speech the other night have any impact on mom? >> ed, it had zero impact on her. i was, like, i have been listening to her rhetoric over and over and over. just to give you an idea of who my mom is, she's 88 years old. she's half deaf and watches fox news which means she gets half of half of the truth. she has her five children trying to explain to her when she watches fox she doesn't get the truth. we can't get it out of her. i videotaped her last night to show you what i'm talking about. here's my mother's take on medicare and socialized medicine. >> what is it that you think is the scariest part of health care reform? >> well, socialized medicine. i have enjoyed medicare. i know there's a lot of waste in it. socialized medicine does scare me. th

minnesota public radio. he's suggesting that the state of minnesota could invoke its sovereignty and prevent the state from participatingform package. he says this. let me read it to you. he says depending on what the federal government comes out with here, asserting the tenth amendment may be a viable option. now for those who don't know the tenth amendment, it says this, the powers not delegated to the united states by the constitution nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. tim pawlenty, his name keeps coming up as a potential republican presidential candidate in 2012, but what about the substance, james? does he have a point? >> well, just i think what was floated by congresswoman michelle bachmann and senator jim demint of south carolina, i might add. this is sort of in the middle of the republican party, the governor of texas wanted to talk about invoking secession. the truth of the matter is this is a party dominated by its talk radio base, and these very pleasing to the rush limbaughs of the world. this is old music to rush's ears, secession talk and not fol