the most prominent example is afl-cio in new jersey. runs a labour candidate school what they identify, recruit and train hundreds of working-class people to run for office. i think they have won over -- the graduates have won over 700 elections at every level of government in new jersey, sort of most local, up two state legislature. and so there is sort of a model out there that works and actually doesn't seem to be very expensive to sort of get high quality candidates from the working-class to run and to win and that sort of successful political careers. the big question righ right nows can that model travel to a place where unions are not as strong as they are in new jersey? so could you have a labor candidate school or a candidate school for working-class people in a right to work state? in a state where unions, whether aren't as many union members where unions have less sort of institutional power. and to me i don't see any reason why you couldn't. there are lots of progressive grassroots organizations in every state that care abou

for instance so i look at how the afl-cio and the chamber of commerce rates members of congress. also the how the aclu rates members of congress. the surprising thing i think especially in light of all this talk about what's the matter with kansas is there aren't meaningful differences on social issues between a member of congress and the working-class and the politician coming from a white-collar profession. on social issues there is really nothing to write home about in the research i have done. where class really seems to matter is and when we are voting on moral or religious issues. it's when congress is voting on what do we set the tax rate for rich people had or how generous is our social safety net or we going to get people unemployment insurance? that is where we see congress in different classes breaking in different directions. the question is a moral or -- moral issue or social issue to see the big gaps you would expect. if you believe there was something the matter with kansas. >> host: you look at roll call votes and the chamber ranking system and then he looked at i

the afl-cio every year they rank members of congress and give them a score of zero to 100 meaning you never go the way we wanted you to long the t-bills that we determined were important to our interest and 100 means you always voted the way that we wanted you to. whether you are looking at those scores or the chamber of commerce scores, legislators from the working class tend to be more liberal and further from of the chamber of commerce once. legislators who spent more of their careers and white-collar jobs especially in business are in the private sector and they are closer to what the chamber wants. >> host: i mentioned earlier the sanchez example that illustrates the question of why would get occupation and why not look at education and why not look at the income levels? so can you talk about that example and also just why look at occupations? >> guest: in the book by looking at i believe the first sisters they became the first sisters to ever simultaneously serve in congress and what makes them a sort of interesting case study is here you have a situation where the gender of the

reagan has one deal, deliver a speech to the afl-cio. it's 2:00, reagan's the motorcade arrived behind us, this is the special entrance, the v.i.p. entrance reagan walked into when he first arrived. >> governmental duty is to protect the people, no the run their lives. >> the event is covered by all the major networks. for abc news photography hank brown, it's a routine job. >> we wanted to get the picture of the president walking out of the hotel and getting in the limo. >> 15 feet from that door was a rope line. >> all that the cameramen and everybody's laughing. it was unsecured. no i.d. checks. people thought it was a press line. it wasn't. anyone could be behind that line. >> you see hinckley's face about three rows back totally passive. no reaction at all. >> i get my camera out, aimed it at the door that the president's coming out. i could see it through the viewfinder even now. >> reagan is walking towards his motorcade. secret service agents surrounding him as he goes toward the car. >> a few feet away from him, john hinckley jr

now he is president of the afl- cio. richard trumka. [applause] thank you for coming in.thank you for being here for our last breakfast. we appreciate it. what did you do? >> you put up props, roof supports. you put crossbars across. we would put those up as you invent the mining system. we would put those up. i made half a cent a more than i do. when we first reached out to you, you weren't in town. you were deer hunting. how did you do? >> i did well. it was a tough season. i ended up taking some nice bucks. 10 points, a nice buck. >> what are you going to make? >> some sausage, jerky, steaks. >> you told me there is one meat that is tastier than deer. >> elk. >> you've taken some in your time? >> i have. >> the big issue, we have heard everyone talking about, the increasing income inequality in the country. you represent 11 and a half million working men and women. >> there are a number of things we can do. you have the wage stagnation that could be helped. if you look back over the years, from 1946 to 1973, productivity in this country doubled, and so did wages. the i

they are hosting the afl-cio's richard trumka this morning. the labor leader is expected to talk about immigration, the economy and the future of labor unions. politico's mike allen will moderate. we expect it to get under way shortly, live coverage here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> and once again we are awaiting remarks from the afl-cio's richard trumka, he's the labor leader s and he's expected to talk about immigration, the economy and the future of labor unions this morning as part of politico's playbook breakfast series. this is one of the series of year-end conversations politico offers. yesterday they had a round table with mike allen, we will show you as much of this as we can until today's conversation with richard trumka gets under way. ♪ ♪ [applause] >> early to this blockbuster round table playbook breakfast. appreciate your coming out early, very excited to have some of washington's fascinating, most fascinating and most respected corresponde

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. >> in the history of 49ers they and packers played some of the greatest games in the history of afl. >> you're going to have to see another great game. >> dennis allen has been spared the axe despite back to back seasons raiders apparently bringing allen back. he has not met with mark davis. >> i'm not sure he is in the building now but... gerngs i think the off season process we'll, i think go back through tapes and comb through everything. and doi think we have a better idea of what we have >> among those let go, mike shanahan. jim schwartz after five years. vikings made playoffs last year. the bucks fired greg shano and a lot of teams would like to talk with david shaw, shaw continues to repeat he's flattered but is planning on staying at stanford asked about nfl again, today. >> it continues to keep eyes turning towards stanford which i think is cool. it's a testament to what is accomplished to what our seniors helped build >> the game kicks off on wednesday, 2:00 p.m . i will be there live and tweeting all game long. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> jo

they saw the sign under a bubble that is if you've got more than one person wearing the t calls on the afl. take note that acted like steak or breaks you had ended you can find the people that becasue the train together. i don't think it is going to be more futuristic i mean the clothes there. i even like every year all these wonderful designers the colorado college estate at a mosque in core edible things with no regeneration or fabrics and bring in things like gilligan to fix it sounds like an all around the year in years to come there will be a lot more. no interesting things but yet i don't think it'll catch on that i actually like the kind of not invading my space but i am a kind. he pressed in the mail so i gotta say you don't know. mary did you know that. the uk. from stitch nobody knows me would be against the pit crew third term. b to b from target turns to see an item on the gigantic daniel craig jackson tried to tie the knot tying satan of course made a wooden beam a day but that seemed like one huge kiss and touch some of its contents we want you to have your say simply put it

wealthy afl-cio decided? it's not done yet so i want to look at what is in their everyone knows that the model hasn't worked a vast majority of around 80% say that the model is actually lower wages for middle class workers. so we always look at a differen. it's geared towards the same model. kanaby change, can we get a different type of system and different model i hope so. it is a failed model so we will oppose it and i hope exchange for the sake of a country i hope for the sake of the workers the steelers are six and eight. you had to remind me of that. breaking my heart. i was out hunting and i looked at the sun and it was setting below the tree is and i thought they might have a lot in common. that is the same with the steelers they might have a lot in common with that. if they were zero in 12i am still a steelers fan. >> i would like to think the c-span viewers and bank of america for this fantastic serious and all of you for coming out before the holidays and the politico colleagues and happy holidays a

. >> in the history of 49ers they and packers played some of the greatest games in the history of afl're going to have to see another great game. >> dennis allen has been spared the axe despite back to back seasons raiders apparently bringing allen back. he has not met with mark davis. >> i'm not sure he is in the building now but... gerngs i think the off season process we'll, i think go back through tapes and comb through everything. and doi think we have a better idea of what we have >> among those let go, mike shanahan. jim schwartz after five years. vikings made playoffs last year. the bucks fired greg shano and a lot of teams would like to talk with david shaw, shaw continues to repeat he's flattered but is planning on staying at stanford asked about nfl again, today. >> it continues to keep eyes turning towards stanford which i think is cool. it's a testament to what is accomplished to what our seniors helped build >> the game kicks off on wednesday, 2:00 p.m . i will be there live and tweeting all game long. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> join me to

almost afl of you think your fortunes will improve in 2014. their review is not quite as rosy. 20% say it was the one of the year than 2012. the country is split on how the year was for the nation as a whole with a quarter saying it was a good year and another saying it was bad. we may also see a number of new office makeovers in 2014. a company called regis that designs flexible work spaces predicts three trends. number one, increase in a 30 place to work. that's somewhere that is not the office, but is not your home. second, a redesign of the open office plan. regis said workers are explaining about noise and the lack of privacy. some may get rid of office space and opt for as needed language. 2013 is not over yet. they know that the most popular destinations are for trend setters. the rental website said rio dejaneiro will be the hot spot next year. the city will be a popular destination because brazil is hosting the world cup in june. florida destinations round out the top five. miami beach, orlando, napeles and key west will be among the

how har along will it be before it's afl are, and then will the tide keep rolling or will it come to a slow stop. i think we are friday in seeing that but now the momentum is going to colorado. from the observations, it's not stopping soon. >> we have a viewer question for you. >> viewer michael says, "there's marijuana critics, how is this distinguished from a pot smoker.". >> well, what we are looking for in this critic is someone who can talk about it from an intelligent creative colourful perspective but nail down the nuances of the drug and get the expertise, you know, a certain i am not of history is what we are expecting. we are not looking or an average casual smoker, but somebody who knows what he or she is talking about and also somebody who is based in colorado. i sent out letters today to 12 individuals about getting sample reviews from them, which will most likely publish and it's exciting to get the ball rolling on the pot critic position after talking about it for so long >> your paper "the denver post" reported that since legalisation pot problems in colorado schools

at the afl headquaters here because of mandela's fierce support for labor. >> that's the picture he will always cherish. he was in the house of labor. >> on capitol hill, eleanor holmes norton has her own memories of south africa's history. she was among four civil law right leaders who helped sparks months of demonstrations that helped bring about reform in south africa and freedom for trade unions there. she said it was time to celebrate his long and worthy life of making life better for many people. >> there's not a lot to mourn if you consider the life he lived and his gift to the world. we always mourn for the passing of one of the great men of our time. but in south africa, they're dancing. they are jubilant because their freedom is a straight line from his sacrifice. >>> the national museum of african art is another place to sign a condolence book for mandela. it will be available until next friday during regular visiting hours. you can also post messages on the website or facebook page. >>> metro is doing track work on all five rail lines this morning i. could put a wrench in you

>> i try to use part of this and the afl-cio, every year they rank members of congress and give them a score and they never voted the way that some wanted to. and whether you are looking at this cio score or the chamber, and score, legislators tend to be more liberal and closer to what they want, farther from what the chamber of commerce wants. they spent more of their careers in business with the private sector and they tend to be more conservative and further from what the nfl wants and closer to what the chamber once. >> i mentioned earlier the sanchez example. and why not look at education or income level. can you talk about that? including occupation? sumac yes, i talked about this and they were the first sisters, in 2003 they became the first sisters to ever simultaneously serve in congress. what makes them an interesting case study is for you have a situation where the gender is the same and they are approximately the same age and have the same families and they grew up in the same places. and they represent us with congressional districts in california. and so you have these

the next -- this is on the afl-cio.d hospital corporation are taking a 110 million. if you look this up and you looked at the drug companies and with the ceos of the gospels are making in walgreens and cvs, paying off the politicians to destroy this country in the medical system. my question to you is, after paying all this money in taxes, when we have a home in the car and jewelry and fur coat and anything else that we might have, a little bit of money left in the bank, i want to know why i have to pay in a state tax to this government have drive already paid taxes. gerri: let's get our panel in on this. you are not the only person who is angry about this. >> the first thing is if you had a federal taxes, estate taxes, you could easily be over 50 percent. gerri: one in $2. >> 50% at the marginal rate goes to paying taxes. if you look at theverage savings rate in this country, three, 4%. there is no way you can possibly eat 12 a year tax is to educate your children, pay your mortgage , and have enough left over to even

now he is president of the afl-cio, president richard trumka. mr. president. [applause] >> thank you so much for coming in. thank you for being here for our last playbook breakfast it would really appreciate it. what does a temperaments help reduce? >> normally underground should put up with supports that are -- you put crossbars across and we had to put those up as you advance the mining system. we would put those up. that timmerman, as i told you, made a half decent hour more than i did i was a helper spent an amazing story. when we first reached out to you for this playbook breakfast, you weren't in town. you were dear hunting. how did you do? >> did well. it was a tough season. we hunted hard and ended up taking a couple of nice box. >> one was really nice spent yes, a 10-point. very nice. >> what i going to make with that? >> sausage, some jerky, some roast, some states, tenderloin, butterfly. >> you told me backstage that there is one meet that is a tastier than dear. >> elk. best meet in the world. >> you have taken a few elk in your time. >> i have. >>

for example, i was invited to read for the uaw afl-cio. and it was just -- it was thrilling to read these poems and some love poems also. i mean, not just labor poems. i read a variety of poems for this audience that really cared about this. men and women brought their children to meet me. i mean, it was so wonderful. >> so what do you take away from that? >> oh, the pleasure of the moment. i mean, you know, and also just the sudden knowledge that, yeah, i'm not just somebody sitting in a room that nobody ever heard of. i mean, they read me. the act is complete. the act of writing is completed. >> philip levine, i've enjoyed this very much. and i thank you for sharing your time and your work with us. >> thank you, bill. >> at our website billmoyers.com, as i've already said, there's more of my conversation with the writer thomas cahill, and a number of end-of-the-year features including a look at some recent victories for democracy and the survey of the most underreported stories of 2013. that's all at billmoyers.com. i'll see you there, a

thea lee, deputy chief of staff at the afl-cio, says the evidence doesn't back that up. >> there's actually been a lot of great new economic research that looks not at the theory of raising the minimum wage but at the facts. and a lot of what it's done is taking two states that are side by side, one of which has raised the minimum wage, another which hasn't and they have not found any negative employment effect. >> reporter: even before the latest calls to raise the national wage, there was action in a number of states and localities. this week, washington d. c.'s city council unanimously approved an $11.50 cent minimum wage, which would be one of the highest in the nation. it joins two neighboring counties in maryland and five other states acting this year. four more states take up wage bills next year. >> at some point people are working full time, they're working harder than ever and they're sick of it. they want to be able to work hard and get the american dream and be able to feed their families and that's a reasonable thing in a wealthy country like the united states. >> reporter: con

the chamber of commerce, the afl-cio, together on anything?all one issue overcomes those barriers and divisions and brings us together because at the end of the day, it will be good for the economy, it will be good for working people, and he will be good for us as a nation of immigrants. >> eliseo medina, thank you for being with us. among those who fasted for days this week in solidarity with all of the immigrant rights fasters. new jersey senators robert menendez and cory booker and senate majority whip dick durbin. eliseo medina served as the international secretary- treasurer of the service employs international union, or seiu, until october 1. he resigned saying he wanted to work full-time on winning conference of immigration legislation. he helped lead the month-long water-only fast as part of the action by "a fast for families: a call for immigration reform and citizenship." when we come back, we're going to new orleans to a polaroid dimmest who helped lead the movement against apartheid when she, together with her husband, realized tha

if you have to use afling you are good to go on this christmas eve. a mild day expected. by noon, going to make it feel very warm even in the peninsula with calm winds, low 60s, and the sun will feel close to 70. and san francisco, closer to 60 but you know if you live in san francisco, if it's bleezy and sunny it can be deceptive. today no strong winds. calm with sunshine. in the north bay, east bay and tri-valley, similar situation. though cold to start in the north bay, mid-30s there. even in the tri-valley and the east bay expect a mix of 40s to start and eventually back in the 60s. clear skies all day long. a few high thin clouds you can see. these are thin clouds because of a cold front that is washed out so this is not going to impact us a lot. we're going to see clouds move in and move out quickly. with the area of high pressure it acts as a lid. it looks like we're going to continue this trend through thursday and friday with unhealthy air quality expected. the good news, christmas is tomorrow. you have one more day. san francisco 66 tomorrow, san jose, 70 degree

i am not going to trust the afl-cio to give it to me after they get on a path to citizenship. our democratic friends are not going to trust us to hold everything up until we are satisfied with border security. you live on the border. i know you are as sincere a -- as sincere about this as possible. we have to talk about the elephant in the room. every time we have this debate, there's always a reason the border is not quite secure enough. we spend billions of dollars and we got 21,000 border agents on the border and we're spending $4.5 billion more. we will have 18 drones and we're going to have technology that we used in iraq and afghanistan. we are going to have as a traitor that -- as a trigger that the comprehensive strategy is substantially deployed and operational. we are going to have terms that are flexible because at the end of the day, people on their side believe we are going to use 90% or 95% to find one problem after another at the border and we never quite get there. your desire to secure this border is my desire. the southern fencing strategy is substantially co

thousands may die, according to the afl-cio based on these silica standards. that's wrong.you very much. what do you think about that? e-mail us. >>> 19 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up, he's a gridiron superstar and the popular kid in school. but when he's not on the field, spends most of his time taking care of his sick mother. their incredible story when we come back next. >>> and have you seen this video of a flash mob? ♪ ♪ let men their songs employ >> this is going to put a smile on your face. united states air force band surprising visitors at the smithsonian air and space museum that. band will perform live from the museum as we roll on live from new york city and washington, d.c ♪ ♪ sleep train's interest-free for 3 event ends sunday! it's your last chance to get 3 years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster, serta icomfort, even tempur-pedic. plus, get free delivery and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. but hurry, sleep train's interest-free for 3 event ends sunday! superior service, best selection, lowest price, guaran

now he is president of the afl- cio. richard trumka. [applause] thank you for coming in. thank you for being here for our last wreck this. we appreciate it. what do you do? prompts, roof supports. you put crossbars across. we would put those up as you invent the mining system. we would put those up. i made half a cent a more than i do. out to first reached you, you weren't in town. you were deer hunting. how did you do? >> i did well. it was a tough season. i ended up taking some nice box. 10 points, a nice buck. >> what are you going to make? >> some sausage, stakes. >> you told me there is one beat -- meat that is tastier than dear. -- deer. >> elk. >> you've taken some in your time? >> i have. >> the big issue, we have heard everyone talking about, the increasing income inequality in the country. and a halfnt 11 million working men and women. >> there are a number of things we can do. you have the wage stagnation that could be held. years,look back over the from 1946 to 1973, productivity in this country doubled, and so did wages. the interesting thing about that was t

what we are doing in my union and with the afl-cio made the center of their convention is that union needs density. we cannot be islands. we have to be about making sure there is economic opportunity, there is educational opportunity for all the people that we serve, that there are good public services, that there is good public education, that there is affordable higher education, and that there is quality health care. and that is our mission. you look at our mission statement, that is our mission. that is what we focus on every day. and when you do that, you are uplifting the goals. -- all boats. >> we will do the two last questions with carolyn and dan. >> what do you see in congress in terms of education laws, either major ones were smaller things? >> the first thing i would actually like to see in congress is comprehensive immigration reform. i mean, if you look at what the senate did, there is a path there that a lot of people compromised on to create the path to citizenship plus ways of making sure that we take people out of the shadows, we grow our economy, and we make sure o

what we are doing in my union and with the afl-cio made the centerpiece of their convention is that union needs density. we cannot be islands. we have to be about making sure there is economic opportunity, there is educational opportunity for all the people that we serve, that there is good public services, that there is good public education, that there is affordable higher education, and that there is quality health care. and that is our mission. you look at our mission statement, that is our mission. that is what we focus on every day. and when you do that, you are lifting -- >> we will do the two last questions with carolyn and dan. >> what do you see in congress in terms of education laws, either major ones or smaller things? >> the first thing i would actually like to see in congress is comprehensive immigration reform. i mean, if you look at what the senate did, there is a path there that a lot of people compromised on to create a path to citizenship plus ways of making sure that we take people out of the shadows, we grow our economy, and we make sure our borders are secure. and so

she has worked at the afl-cio, she is focused on minimum wage, living wage, pay equity for women. many issues we are pursuing around this country through our membership. we want to introduce each of the witnesses first or do we want to have them testify one at a time? >> we would ask you to make your statement brief so we can get to all the witnesses. >> we really appreciate the committee holding this important hearing today on what is an urgent matter for millions of americans. who will lose their unemployment benefits over the holidays. more than 3 million by the first of july if congress fails to act to remove the emergency unemployment program. a written statement is in the record and i will keep my statements brief. i want to emphasize that although the economy has improved, it is far from a healthy economy that provides job opportunities for all who need and want to work, particularly the long-term unemployed. unemployment remains higher than it was before the recession and it has kicked down a little bit since the last time the program was renewed but in reality, that's bec

and so what we're doing in my union and what i know what the afl-cio made a centerpiece for its convention is that you need to tend to be. we islands. we have to be about making sure that there's economic opportunity, there's educational opportunity for all the people that we serve, that there's good public services, that there's good public education, that there's affordable higher education, and that there is quality health care. and that's our mission. we look at our mission. that's a we focus on every day. and that when you do that you are lifting the goals speed we will go over about five minutes so we can do the two last questions. >> what do you see happening in congress of education was, even major ones or smaller things? >> the first thing i'd like to i to say in congress, and is comprehensive immigration reform. i mean, if you look at what the senate did, there's a path of their that a lot of people compromise on to create a path to citizenship, plus ways of making sure that we take people out of the shadows, we grow our economy and would make sure that our borders are secure. an

>> the afl-cio president richard trumka sits down tomorrow to discuss the economy and the state of u.s. labor unions. to get started at 8:00 a.m. eastern. and on c-span3, a forum on mexico's decision to private investment for the first time in 75 years, ending the state monopoly. that is live from the atlantic council at 8:30 p.m. eastern. >> like so many of the viewers, you know, i would do the annual consideration of the things they care about because they were important to us as we grew up and at martha's table, they delivered hot meals to the little park outside of the gates foundation and the dc offices and i would see that then. every night. and i would see the lines of people there every night. and i knew that it was 10,000 volunteers, 80 hard-working staff. and that they had enormous influence in the community that they were serving that was a great brand, and i thought, why would i not join that organization and see if i can put my skills to work and also see if i can understand better. and why do we have this issue that is persistent with child poverty. and so many children t

she's worked at the afl-cio, focused on minimum wage, living wage hikes, pay equity for women, many issues we're pursuing around this country. ms. owens we welcome you. we want to introduce each witness first or have them testify one at a time? >> okay. we'd ask you to make your statement brief so we can get to all witnesses. >> thank you so much. we appreciate the committee holding this important hearing today on what is an urgent matter for millions of americans who will lose their unemployment benefits over the holidays, more than 3 million by the first of july if congress fails to act to renew the emergency unemployment program. a written statement is in the record. i will keep my remarks brief. i want to emphasize as congressman levin stressed, that although the economy has improved, it is far from a healthy economy that provides job opportunities for all who need and want to work, particularly the long-term unemployed. unemployment remains higher than it was before the recession. it has ticked down a little bit since the last time the program was renewed, but in reality that's becaus

with this amount of ice that we are expecting it will be a nuisance until we get afl an nsh of ice.as we go through the day, it's gold. moisture starts to make its way northwards, interacting with cold air. snow expected in new york city. it won't stick around all that long. behind it we'll get the wintry mix and it will change to rain. more of a wintry mix before we get the rain. temperatures moderate on monday. >> south korea expand its air defense zone fuelling intentions. concerns that protests in thailand may be sizzling as the prime minister tries to quell the anger. >> welcome back. i'm morgan radford. there are growing concerns about the bird flu virus that has killed some in china. they are watching here in the for americans. first, a look at the weather. >> we are starting with the heart of the coldest air, temperatures down to the single digits, stretching to montana where we are sitting at minus 14, as we go through the day we lds of 25-35. ng with it will be a cold one to watch across the north-east. around philadelphia we are expecting to see the snow showers changing

. >> the afl-cio president richard trumka sits down tomorrow to discuss the economy and the state of u.s. labor unions. to get started at 8:00 a.m. eastern. and on c-span3, a forum on mexico's decision to private investment for the first time in 75 years, ending the state monopoly. that is live from the atlantic council at 8:30 p.m. eastern. >> like so many of the viewers, you know, i would do the annual consideration of the things they care about because they were important to us as we grew up

what does it mean that three industry unions have come out against tpp, will be afl-cio follow suit and when will you decide? >> well, you know, it's not done yet so i want to look at what is in there. look, everybody knows that the nafta model hasn't worked. most economists now, the vast majority are out, 80% say that the nafta model has lowered wages for middle-class workers. so if it is lowering wages where to look at a different model. tpp is geared to that same model. can it be a naked? can it be changed? can we get a different type of system in a different model? i hope so. [inaudible] spent if it's modeled after nafta, it a failed model so yes, we will oppose. i hope for the sake of the country that change and hope for the sake of america's workers that we actually get it right for a change. spent as we say goodbye, you have one other problem your the steelers are six and eight. spent you have to remind of that. breaking my heart. they are getting like me. i was out hunting and a look at the sun. the sun was setting but it was just above the mountain, below the trees that i thoug