we have written about the fact that the camp in bloomington was run by women. the unity is around a core messages of the movement. the leadership of a movement drives people batty. where are the leaders? it is more of a leader-less movement and the new left was when you have a lot of gusy in power. it is not one place. there is a unity of issues. ending inequality, making people pay their fair share of taxes, finding a way out of the student debt slavery, finding ways to keep people in their homes, stopping the evictions, making sure that those who got us into the economic mess, the bankers and wall street, be held accountable -- and getting money out of our politics. [applause] >> one place you want to occupy for sure is the white house. goldman sachs, these guys are continuing to run economic policy. it is goldman sachs. i am sorry. they're all goldman sachs alums. the bill back to goldman sachs. they go back into government. -- they all go back to goldman sachs. they go back into government. it is a white house issued. >> this goes back to the media in a way

it is pouring from bloomington up here to indianapolis. this has been one of the worst areas for the drought so far this summer. it's been told it's too late for the corn crop, but the soybeans still have a chance. in the ohio valley over the next couple of days. this is the rain this morning moving through central portions of ohio including columbus. later on today, as that cold front kicks down to the humid air, we heat the air mass up. we're going to get widespread severe storms. so from arkansas through memphis, bowling green, louisville, cincinnati, columbus, cleveland, even detroit in pittsburgh late today, a chance of strong thunderstorms. but again, with those storms you will get the welcomed rainfall. eventually those will try to make their way to new york and d.c. but it looks like for the east coast, more hit-and-miss storms. not the concentration we'll have in the ohio valley. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> coming up, a rare miss by mcdonald's. one alternative to foreclosure. >>> and proof the most popular phone isn't necessarily

kerestes his family is en route from bloomington eleanor a ... eyewitnesses pulled the t driver and passenger from the taxi as the vehicle caught fire ... the latest report from the fire department says that the cabdriver is in good condition at stroger hospital but the passenger is in serious to critical condition to northwest memorial hospital investigators in lake county say a potent mixture of drugs and alcohol played a role in a boating accident that killed a 10 year-old boy from libertyville. tony borcia was tubing with his family on the chain o'lakes last month when he was run over by another boat. police say the boat's driver, david haytina of bartlett, had cocaine and drugs in his system at the time. he's being held on one million dollars bond ... charged with reckless homicide and aggravated d.u.i. we're learning more details about congressman jesse jackson junior's medical condition. jackson is being treated for bi- polar 2 depression --which means he suffers from extreme mood swings. a statement released by the mayo clinic ... says th

i spoke to him on the phone from bloomington. how and when he knew about page's radical views. >> you could just see that, you know, the shaved head haircut that he had. the vehicle he drove. and he was not -- he had no problems telling people about his feelings about racial equality and such or lack thereof. >> we also mentioned his car. what about his car stood out to you? >> well, it was a vw thin. which is a 1960s era volkswagen that very much resembles like a german military vehicle of world war ii. it was orange and he had, you know, darkened it up to red. and the red and the black tires with white walls, it just kind of evoked the symbolity via color that you see in the nazi flag. >> fred, was this something at the time you talked about with other people, other colleagues of yours, about him specifically? or sort of stuff that you heard that created this impression in you that he was a supremacist but you never really talked about openly at the time? >> i did. but there was -- and my biggest regret is i did not pursue it m

. >>> the wife of lee hamilton has died in a tragic accident in bloomington, indiana. run over by her own car, it was still in gear. she's 82 years old. she failed to put the car in park. it rolled over her as she walked behind the vehicle. dan hamilton, who was a friend, was a cherished partner to congressman hamilton. together they served their district and the united states for 30 years. >>> a navy destroyer has docked in dubai after colliding with a japanese oil tanker near the strait of hormuz. the incident tore a ten foot long hole in the side of the "uss porter." no injuries or spills were reported on either vessel but the navy is investigating why this destroyer turned directly into the larger vessel. the accident takes on -- takes a critical warship out of action just as the u.s. is deployed protectively in the area in case israel were to take military action against iran. >>> to that point, is the window closing on diplomacy with iran? before israel were to launch a preventive strike, proactive strike against tehran's nuclear facilities, israeli media are rep

. >> caller: boo-yah, jim, from bloomington. how's it going today? >> real good. how about you, partner? >> caller: pretty good. i got a question for you. i'm 19 years old, and i have a few thousand dollars. and my question to you is, how could i bring more growth to my portfolio as the years as a young investor to continue with me? >> well, first of all, i want to congratulate you that you're interested and this is the right age to do it. you've got your whole life. if you pick up something a little dicey and it goes down that's okay. i would encourage you to try to find the companies that are growth stocks that i highlight you're going to constantly hear me say growth stock, growth stock, growth stock. listen up. write it down. pull the trigger if you like it. mike from new york. michael. >> caller: hi, jim. i enjoy the show. thanks for helping me make money for my family. >> my pleasure. thank you for saying that to me. >> caller: i have two questions and they're somewhat related. what do you really gain by getting a dividend, the share price goes down by the a

companies providing various solar products and services, including companies like 10-k solar located in bloomington minnesota. 10-k was founded in 2008 and employs 158 employees and they sell the product across the world. this is just one example of a business that did not even exist four years ago but is a flourishing industry in our state creating new jobs. while all the progress is significant, we do need to do so much more if we expect to compete in the global marketplace and leave those planets healthy for future generations. july 8, nasa announced that nearly all of greenland's massive ice sheet suddenly started melting. a freak event that surprised many scientists. .. a four years pass without making significant progress. we should expect present and future generations to judge all of us as neglectful delinquent stew woods of our nation if we don't take action. i appreciate you taking the time to listen to me but please don't wait to act. >> appreciate your testimony. i could say we saved the best for last but i won't do that. i appreciate all those that come and presented today. do the comm

bloomington, indiana. good morning.aller: you spoke earlier about mitt romney and conservatives embrace in the eastern european free market model that we have seen recently. i was wondering why we do not see an increase of the northern european model like finland, norway, sweden, denmark and germany. they have had economic success despite the sovereign debt crisis and things like that. why is that not something we have seen, if not the obama campaign, at least the media on the left embraced over the years? guest: that is a great question. there is no doubt there has been economic success in northern europe, but you have to look at the makeup. they are much more homogenous populations. small, some of that social welfare might, in fact, worked fairly well. part of the reason the democrats have not embraced that economic and government system is it just does not sell well with voters in the united states. voters like the idea of a social safety net. boaters in the united states -- voters in the united states might like the

if that's according to the bloomington, indiana, police. 82-year-old nancy hamilton arrived in the parking lot of a better america and around 4:15 in the afternoon, but her car was not shifted into park. as she walked behind a vehicle to retrieve her pet from the passenger side of the car, the vehicle rolled backwards, running over. the police captain said that hamilton was alone at the time and he believes the incident was entirely accidental. one city council member said this is entirely tragic and th. hamilton joined indiana university in 1999 and remains a director of indiana university center on congress. again, the passing away over the weekend of 82-year-old nancy hamilton in an accident involving her car. travis is on the phone from battle creek, michigan. good morning to you. what would your question be? caller: i have heard paul today but not ron paul. it's like we have forgotten about him. i never thought i would say this, but i kind of agree with mitt romney. the president said he would do this and that. he said he would bring our troops home. if they are not home by the time i

the bloomington police captain said that hamilton was alone at the time. he believes the incident was entirely accidental. a city council members said this is tragic. lee hamilton is 81 years old and represented indiana in congress more than 30 years. the joint indiana university in 1999 and remains a director of the indiana university center on congress. again, the passing away of his 82-year-old wife nancy allison in an accident involving her own car. -- nancy hamilton. travis is on the phone from battle creek, michigan. caller: i have not heard anything about ron paul. we have all forgot about him. i never thought i would say this, but i kind of agree with mitt romney. the president said he would do this and that and also said our troops would be home. , butot going to send more he did. i cannot really trust him. he also said i cannot suspend deportation through executive order, but he's making it so if an illegal immigrant threatens national security, they can stay here little longer and apply for a visa. he is doing it. mitt romney, i don't even know

state farm was started here and in illinois from central and lori, bloomington illinois, 19 years agohis past june. a semi retired farmer by the name of george. he had a crazy idea in 1922. being a farmer and looking at roads at that time, still gravel and impassable. but insurance was still sold and an annual basis. farmers, cannot drive have the time, the roads are impassable. so the car is sitting in the barn. maybe farmers should pay less for insurance. crazy little idea that kind of hatched the entrepreneurial energy in the 1922. a little company called state farm mutual. smallest company in the industry at that time. that's crazy idea moved to today we ensure over 40 million, nearly 20 million rental or home across the u.s. and into canada. it is -- we have led the industry in terms of customer base and we employ over 65,000 employees across the country. we operate about 18,000 agents. we are very engaged locally, and many of your communities across the state you represent. and this gives us the most unique and powerful footprints across the country, local communities, and in sp

cook medical, a health equipment manufacturer based in bloomington, indiana, now scrapping plans to opens. they say new taxes imposed by the affordable care act makes expansion impossible. joining me is the chairman of the board for cook medical, steve ferguson, good morning to you. >> hello. >> gretchen: hi, can you hear me? >> yeah. okay. i didn't know we were live. thank you very much for having me. >> gretchen: yes, we're on right now. so as chairman of the company, you manufacturer medical devices. tell me what this tax from obamacare -- i believe it's 2.3% tax on the u.s. sale of medical devices, beginning in 2013, what is that doing to your business here in the united states? >> well, we manufacturer about 15,000 different devices. 80% of them are manufactured in the united states, while 57% of our sales are overseas. the tax is a tax, a gross tax on total revenue and so when you drop that from 2.3 on your gross revenue to your bottom line, it amounts to an additional 10% equivalent. so if you add it up, you have the federal tax rate of 35%, you ad a new 10%, and of course, the st

than 50 companies providing various solar products and services, including companies located in bloomington, minn.. 10k was founded in 2008 and employs 158 employees. they sell their products across the world. this is one example of a business that did not exist 10 years ago but is a flourishing industry in our state create new jobs. while all the progress is significant, we need to do so much more if we expect to compete in the global marketplace and leave the plan healthy for future generations. nasa announced that nearly all of greenland's massive ice sheets suddenly started melting. a freak event that surprised many scientists. the ice melt area went from 40% of the ice sheet to 97% in four days, according to nasa. the science is clear, the planet is warming. it now requires honest, political leadership to solve the problem. i am not sure what the wake of side need to be to move forward to transform our energy system, but none of us should be proud of the pace we are making. i am asking the platform committee to support tax incentives for solar manufacturers and consumers, encourage you

than 50 companies providing various solar products and services, including companies located in bloomington, minn.. 10k was founded in 2008 and employs 158 employees. they sell their products across the world. this is one example of a business that did not exist 10 years ago but is a flourishing industry in our state create new jobs. while all the progress is significant, we need to do so much more if we expect to compete in the global marketplace and leave the plan healthy for future generations. nasa announced that nearly all of green land's massive ice sheets suddenly started melting. a freak event that surprised many scientists. the ice melt area went from 40% of the ice sheet to 97% in four days, according to nasa. the science is clear, the planet is warming. it now requires honest, political leadership to solve the problem. i am not sure what the wake of side need to be to move forward to transform our energy system, but none of us should be proud of the pace we are making. i am asking the platform committee to support tax incentives for solar manufacturers and consumers, encourage yo

state farm was started here and in illinois from central and lori, bloomington illinois, 19 years ago this past june. a semi retired farmer by the name of george. he had a crazy idea in 1922. being a farmer and looking at roads at that time, still gravel and impassable. but insurance was still sold and an annual basis. farmers, cannot drive have the time, the roads are impassable. so the car is sitting in the barn. maybe farmers should pay less for insurance. crazy little idea that kind of hatched the entrepreneurial energy in the 1922. a little company called state farm mutual. smallest company in the industry at that time. that's crazy idea moved to today we ensure over 40 million, nearly 20 million rental or home across the u.s. and into canada. it is -- we have led the industry in terms of customer base and we employ over 65,000 employees across the country. we operate about 18,000 agents. we are very engaged locally, and many of your communities across the state you represent. and this gives us the most unique and powerful footprints across the country, local communities, and in

state farm was started here in illinois in bloomington 90 years ago this past june. it was started by semi retired farmer. hit a crazy idea in 1922. roads were still gravel and usually impassable in the winter. the entrance was still sold on an annual basis. he was thinking, farmers cannot drive half the time, roads are impassable, said the car is sitting in the barn. maybe farmers should pay less for insurance. crazy little idea that kind of hatched the energy of more girl in the 1922 and, june 7, started a little company called state farm mutual, the smallest company in the industry at that time. that crazy idea moved toward today we insurer over 40 million cars, and nearly 20 million rental or homes across the u.s. and into canada. we have flooded the industry in terms of customer base and otters since 1942 and homes since 1964. we employ over 65,000 employees across the country. we operate, as the governor pointed out, about 18,000 agents who are very engaged locally in many of your communities where you are from and across the states you represent. this gives us

ragged he said, is there a white democrat now supporting obama who is not a college professor in bloomington not that i can think of. i think north carolina is gone. they will keep spending, and you cannot pull out of the state where you are holding your convention. when you have 20% of the people voting for someone other than barack obama and the state voted for traditional marriage to-one and the republican party on the move. there are a lot of moderates who have said this would be good for our country, and this time around they are saying, i like him, but he did a lousy job with the economy, but he is not a fiscal conservative theory good -- of fiscal conservatives. those three i think are going to flow back in. ohio and florida, here is the nation in 2004. now here is the nation in 2008. of obama was less than the nation as of hold. -- as a whole. >> what is the most promising democrats there is new hampshire, michigan. there is nevada, colorado, wisconsin, pennsylvania. just one. price karl rove made his comments this morning on c-span, and joining us is the chair of the democratic comm