cannonball across lake michigan or maybe someone could attempt the unthinkable-- walk through downtown detroit. ( applause ) if nothing else, folks, this incredible stunt offers the possibility of change. soso many rust belt americans because if nick wellenda makes s it across that wire, he will wind up in canada. unless, of course, he gets stopped by canadian customs ( cheers and applause ) and, folks, we know who's responsible for the decline of these small towns. unions. their demands for a livable wage and accessible fiber exits have gutted our economy. ( laughter ) thankfully, public service unions have been taking a beating. first they, lost collective bargaining rights in wisconsin. then voters in both san diego and san jose cut workers' retirement benefits. indiana made it illegal for unions to mandate duse for workers and voters in oz gutted benefits for the lollipop guild. why am i paying for their diabetes medicine. one union scored a major victory and that brins us to tonight's word-- free lunch. folks, despite the national trend against public unions, some people just don't get it

they have moved workers into downtown detroit. >> lease rates were very low. so we could create our own vision down here. >> sit hard to find an apartment here downtown because people my age group basically are taking up everything. >> reporter: gilbert has started a firm to provide seed money to technology start-ups. >> technology can create value and wealth quicker than 1.0 economy manufacturing. >> reporter: because with tech all you need is a little space and big ideas. >> the tech sector here is important to detroit because it help change people's perspective of our city. >> reporter: greg schwartz moved back from new york to found up to. a mobil app trying capitalize on twitter and facebook. >> it wasn't until we moved our office into detroit that i realized this wasn't just hype. >> reporter: this used to be a office for a theater. a year ago it was empty but today it is full of start-up companies. >> we can offer competitive salaries and you don't get lost in the shuffle. >> in new york or silicon valley, upto might be just another idea. in detroit it

they have moved workers into downtown detroit. >> lease rates were very low. >> reporter: it is hardd apartment here downtown because people my age group basically are taking up everything. >> reporter: gilbert has started a firm to provide seed money to technology start-ups. >>. >> reporter: because with tech all you need is a little space and big ideas. >> the tech sector here is important to detroit because it help change people's perspective of our city. >> reporter: greg schwartz moved back from new york to found up to. >> it wasn't until we moved our office into detroit that i realized this wasn't just hype. >> reporter: this used to be a theater. but today it is the home of a slew of technology start-up company. >> we can offer competitive salaries and you don't get lost in the shuffle. >> in new york or chicago it might be just another idea. in detroit it continues to gather mow men tun and confidence. >> today it has been 40 years since president mix on signed title ix the law best known for providing high school and college sports program for women. making scrdiscrimination

when you went into detroit, it was like a ghost town in downtown detroit. to know the rich history of the city, it was depressing. we did a job fair at every stop. we also did a town hall meeting. there is not a town hall meeting before or after. >> this is in august of 2011. >> that is right. i literally asked of the moderator if we should shut down the meeting and take the members out of there. i was scared. i thought it would be a good idea to have them escorted out by the police. they told me not to do that. i was afraid for them. it was a scary situation. it was about having a conversation. it it was a necessary conversation. african-american unemployment was horribly high. it was even worse in detroit. it was a 50% in some cities. when you have a conversation about whether or not people can keep the lights on, that is a very emotionally taxing conversation. i think the congressman was trying to say this is a conversation that we had. it is a difficult conversation. if you want to attack us because we're trying to speak up, it will not benefit you. tha

downtown detroit, just outside of philadelphia, and now they're dealing cards in cleveland. >> are adous markets. >> states like massachusetts want to go all in. ready to issue licenses for three resort casinos. if gaming casino could get expanded in the way you would like to see it, what would it mean for jobs? >> would mean hundreds of thousands of jobs. >> hundreds of thousands of new jobs? >> sure. just in ohio alone between the four new facilities that will open the next year. >> reporter: it is not just jobs massachusetts is after. over the past 20 years it's watched its neighbor, connecticut, earn $6 billion in gaming revenue. some from day-tripping massachusetts gamblers. last year alone pennsylvania raked in $1.5 billion in texas from gaming revenue, the most of any state. more than 340,000 merp americak in the casino industry. that will grow 13% by 2020. >> we have ten casinos here in vegas, another 40 casinos across the country. >> reporter: this is a bet on the future of the u.s. consumer that we will continue to spend in the way we have. >> there's no question about that

downtown detroit, just outside philadelphia, and now they're dealing cards in cleveland. >> there areited states that are tremendous markets. >> reporter: states like massachusetts want to go all in, ready to issue licenses for three resort casinos. cesar ceo wants one of them. if casino gaming can get expanded in the way you'd like to see it, what does it mean for jobs? >> certainly would mean hundreds of thousands of jobs. >> hundreds of thousands of new jobs? >> of new jobs. sure. in ohio alone between the four new facilities that will open in the next year, that will be somewhere around 6,000 to 8,000 new positions. >> reporter: it's not just jobs massachusetts is after. over the past 20 years, it's watched its neighbor, connecticut, earn $6 billion in gaming revenue. some from day tripping massachusetts gamblers. last year alone pennsylvania raked in $1.5 billion in taxes from gaming revenue. the most of any state. more than 340,000 americans work in the casino industry. the bureau of labor statistics estimates that will grow 13% by 2020. >> we have ten a casinos here in las vega

time i ever interviewed him at any links was about six weeks after he started and came down to downtown detroit to meet with us of the detroit news he's got to keep that in mind. remember. he was talking about how she was going to empower in juniors which i assure you experienced firsthand. but those are good questions. i mean, he is one of the highest-paid executives, he is the highest paid executive in the auto industry, and i asked him about that. he believes that it is a testament to his lawyer that he is contributed to the company. on the other hand of people draw the beagle lost their jobs in this period and it's hard for some of those people to see him making so much money. as far as moving his family here i think that's a good question. to be honest folks key is a seattle likes. he spent 30 years of his life at boeing and when he is done at 40 is going to go back and retire because that is his home, but he knew she was coming here to the job and going home. >> anyone else? >> in your interview swift allan mulally in knowing his previous boss is now in jail, in your conversations with hi

time i ever interviewed him at any links was about six weeks after he started and came down to downtown detroit to meet with us of the detroit news he's got to keep that in mind. remember. he was talking about how she was going to empower in juniors which i assure you experienced firsthand. but those are good questions. i mean, he is one of the highest-paid executives, he is the highest paid executive in the auto industry, and i asked him about that. he believes that it is a testament to his lawyer that he is contributed to the company. on the other hand of people draw the beagle lost their jobs in this period and it's hard for some of those people to see him making so much money. as far as moving his family here i think that's a good question. to be honest folks key is a seattle likes. he spent 30 years of his life at boeing and when he is done at 40 is going to go back and retire because that is his home, but he knew she was coming here to the job and going home. >> anyone else? >> in your interview swift allan mulally in knowing his previous boss is now in jail, in your conversations with hi

downtown. it will take place at 1:15. >>> a lawsuit in detroit could leave the city broke by the end of the week. >> coming, what's done to avert the crisis and who filed the lawsuit. >> also ahead this morning, the boat in world war ii but over the weekend it was moved to a permanent resting place. we will tell you what's going on with the uss iowa. >> and maryland's most powerful radar is dry right now. but we do have some wet weather in the forecast. i will have the details coming up. >> no problems here on 95 just north of the beltway. i will show you what the jfx looks like in my abc2 timesaver traffic report you are watching "good morning maryland." >> reporter: good morning. topping america's money the future of health insurance. what happens to the federal health care law a major insurer will continue some of the provisions. united health care will offer coverage of adult children for example but the supreme court is expected to rule sometime this morning perhaps even today. gas prices are down another nickel this week to an average of 3.54 gallon. highest prices are in the west and lowe

downtown. sunset at 8:36. off to the west, 90 in chicago, detroit, and almost in pittsburgh at this hour.is where the wind will be coming from, south, southwest. this is a comfortable 69 up in maine right now, with that will be pushing towards them as well. most of the east will be in the hot air during the day tomorrow with increasing humidity. sunshine abundant and might win tomorrow. the record high officially measured was 100 degrees tomorrow. southwest wind on the bay, cooler water temperatures. if you are out on the chesapeake, you will get some heat release. humidity is the main factor on the eastern shore mid to upper 90's feeling like the low 100's. the sea breeze will come in. the cool air will come in. a, temperatures in the upper 90's. scattered thunderstorms friday and then back to normal saturday and sunday. >> we begin tonight consumer alert with a look at wall street as they monitor a special federal reserve session that may come up with more plans to jump- start the economy. the dow jumped out to the highest number in a month. the s&p 500 rose 13 points to finish at 1360.

detroit was a town dominated by the auto industry. new york city has built itself based on knowledge-based industry -- publishing, technology. two very different strategies. guest: downtown is a great example of a city -- almost every city had a boom point in its past. youngstown was in fact a real boom town. its population is about half-- under half of what it was when it was at its peak. these trends in some cases might be fairly short lived. when we look at cities like st. louis, which was one of the barges cities in the country, st. louis is smaller in population than mesa, arizona, a suburb of phoenix. they have the world's fair and the olympics and now they are smaller than mesa, arizona. guest: youngstown is trying to figure out how to take a land base and infrastructure and downsize it to the population that they have so teach a more sustainable. host: sometimes cities have to reinvent themselves. this is denise from portland, oregon. caller: hi. i like to know what you do know about the growth here -- where we're headed and where we have been. a lot of people are making under $30,000 a year but it is still a thriving city. growth.w some growts some guest: they g

stopped in the middle of an intersection in downtown detroit dumping the tree trunks into the street.called the cops and the cops caught up with the guy and he explains for himself what he's all about. >> so you were saying that you were going back to clean up. >> oh, yes. oh yes i'm mr. cleanup. i'm not mr. clean. i'm mr. cleanup. i live in warren. i'm cleaning up detroit. go figure that one out. >> did somebody say they tried to yell the. >> to come back. >> must have been a woman. i don't listen to women yelling. i tell him to shut up. >> he was quite offensive with his answers. he maintains he wants to help people remove chunks of wood from their property. >> i lift them by myself. old guys, disabled guys, black guys ukrainian guys, guys from mars also. >> reporter: from mars? >> that's where i'm from. mars. [ laughter ] >> ladies, i think he might be single! >> must have been a woman so i didn't listen. >> dee take no ordinaries from no women. >> especially martian women. >> my wife is at work because if she heard him, i don't know. i would have to really worry. what a charmer. >

time i ever interviewed him at any links was about six weeks after he started and came down to downtown detroit to meet with us of the detroit news he's got to keep that in mind. remember. he was talking about how she was going to empower in juniors which i assure you experienced firsthand. but those are good questions. i mean, he is one of the highest-paid executives, he is the highest paid executive in the auto industry, and i asked him about that. he believes that it is a testament to his lawyer that he is contributed to the company. on the other hand of people draw the beagle lost their jobs in this period and it's hard for some of those people to see him making so much money. as far as moving his family here i think that's a good question. to be honest folks key is a seattle likes. he spent 30 years of his life at boeing and when he is done at 40 is going to go back and retire because that is his home, but he knew she was coming here to the job and going home. >> anyone else? >> in your interview swift allan mulally in knowing his previous boss is now in jail, in your conversations with hi