i also have via satellite tanya wells. ng earlier in the program that you had a household income of six figures, both you and your husband lost your jobs in the wake of financial crisis in the great recession, trying to get back on your feet, you're going to school, your family income is down to $18,000. i asked you before you went to break to talk about how this has affected the way you think about politics, the way you think about the world, the way you think about american society. what do you know now? what do you think about now that you didn't when you were making $100,000 a year? >> well, i figured out that there's a whole invisible civilization that you really don't see until you hit rock bottom and you're at their level with them. there is a completely different world down here that most people don't know about. i think that's why i decided to come and be on the show because there's so many people out there just like me and most people that are nice and comfortable don't even realize how much of a struggle it is ev

so i want to thank tanya as well as the folks from the departments of education and agriculture.ve representatives here -- >> we're listening to the first lady addressing a group of 54 different kids between the ages of 8 and 12 at the first ever state dinner just for kids. these are all kids that were chosen to be there today by sending in healthy recipes to the white house. we will be back with more after this. pitching is 100% mental. you have to be locked in. you know i've been out there trying to focus with a headache and i can't do my job. bayer headache relief takes care of my pain fast. it definitely works for me. helps me get back to doing my thing. [ male announcer ] try the dual action formula of bayer headache relief. >>> that's going to wrap things up for me today. thanks for your time. see you back here tomorrow, 11:00 a.m. eastern time. don't go anywhere. "now" with alex wagner is next. you have a very special show ahead that works out to be really timely. >> it is indeed. coming up, it is a special edition of "now" dedicated to women in politics. on the heels of m

well. >> tanya, we're going to let you go. thanks so much for getting up early. we appreciate it. outout to arizona as well. i think all the folks there will appreciate that. we appreciate it. tanya, thank you. >> no, i don't think so. have a great day. >> thank you, you too. i don't know whether you're going to bed now. it's like do you come out of the nightclub or do you go to work? >> i haven't decided yet. >> right. i nearly got myself in a lot of trouble. >>> still to come, "squawk box" is coming up next, the team will be joined by the st. louis fed president jimmy bullard. you don't want to miss that. for "way too earlorldwide excha bu good-bye. i hope you have a good day. continuing to lend and investe in communities across the country. whether it's supporting a delaware nonprofit that's providing training and employment opportunities, investing in the revitalization of a neighborhood in the bronx, or providing the financing to help a beloved san diego bakery expand, what's important to communities across the country is important to us. and we're proud to work with all of th

. >> well, tanya burns runs her own insurance agency.he's among those featured on romney campaign billboards saying mr. president i built my business and she joins us from orlando. good morning to you. >> good morning, steve. >> you have been in business for a long time. when you heard the president say that a couple of fridays ago in virginia, what did you think? >> i was greatly offended, steve. i left -- i left corporate america. i had worked for an insurance agency here in orlando for 17 years and decided to go out on my own. i had no -- i had no government help. we didn't go to the government for a small business lone or a minority business lone. we started with nothing and actually at my previous corporate america job i was provided with a company car, company credit card, all the perks. i had no automobile when i left my business. so the first thing we did was borrow from my husband's savings account at work to purchase an automobile. i had a friend who gave me, let me use an 8 by 10 office with a chair, a desk and a telephone. >>

well. but we have got graded for a stretcher. we have the zoo that has recovered and is very successful. thousands of kids every year. thanks to tanyayour great leadership there for bringing this institution back to life for all of us. and one of the diverse uses. again, i want to thank spur. i want to recognize the great effort here and let you know that this work will be appreciated by all the agencies, certainly by me as we prioritize and engage in theaters around what we can do to continue this work and implement the great ideas. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you so much, mr. mayor, for those kind words. my name is benjamin grant. it has been my extraordinary privilege to manage the conversation about ocean beach over the past two years. we're going to hear from quite a number of -- really, a remarkable collection of leaders here who have been involved in the process, which is very exciting. i wanted to mention a few other people who are here, including brian perkins, bill[goo)ru mclan from surf rider, and the county transportation authority. thank you all very much for being here. thank you, mr. mayor. i went to ment