>> ann arbor, michigan is predominantly white, middle, and upper-class.ave a predominantly white community. we do have some african- americans and some hispanics as well as other ethnic groups here. the age group tends to be people in their 40's, 50's, and 60's. a lot of times, it will be people who had done it physical job at one time for their livelihood and are no longer able to do that. >> i have found a part-time job -- at chalet, i had two part- time jobs, but i got laid off with one. tavis: with your part-time job, you live here because you have to or because you want to? >> because i have to. tavis: so your part-time job does not allow you to make a monthly payment. >> no. >> it would bitake me a long tie to save with unemployment. >> this used to be a middle- class/upper-middle-class neighborhood. we have been hit very hard with this recession. for sale signs, we have people who are abandoning their homes and people who are being foreclosed upon like me. i am with direct welfare group. we're doing the underground organizing of poor people in west

you have this other thing going on where college towns right next door to detroit like ann arbor havees of unxwmts with medical centers, education, technology. bouder, colorado, and down in florida gainesville as well. the knowledge centers of the economy. washington, d.c. performing very well, and that's what's striking the bismarck and fargo and omaha, nebraska, and oklahoma city in that belt. you have this new geography of america emerging where some places almost don't feel the recession, and others have been just whacked with long-run structural unemployment and no new job creation. >> christine, the idea of packing up and moving to a job, to a place that is more prosperous than where you are, is that strategy sensible? you and i have argued about this. i think people should, and you're saying maybe they sometimes can't. >> there's two pieces of conflicting advice i can't square here. one is there's places in the country doing so well, the opportunities are there and you talk about ann arbor, north dakota, iowa, some parts of texas. people hire people they know. the most importan

opportunities there, ann arbor, north dakota, iowa, some parts of texas.ob. on the other hand, you know people are hiring people they know. the most important way to get a job right now is networking. if you don't have a network somewhere, how are you going to be the one who is going to break in. if you can square those two pieces of advice, i say, yes, move. if you're not beholden to a house 25% under water and you can move. you know the schools are good where you want to go, fine, move. but remember we know that the way to get a job in this economy is knowing someone who knows you or knows someone who knows you helping you get in a place a good fit for you and the company. >> back to politics. richard, many of the states with the slowest recovers and highest unemployment are swing states that could decide the election. clearly the president has motivation to dramatically improve the unemployment situation in places like that. but as we just heard in our previous conversation, there may be very little that he or any politician can actually do. although, w

. >>> a big night for an 18-year-old -- an 18-year-old in ann arbor, michigan.he homecoming queen and kicked the winning field goal for the football team. >> and when that crown was put on her head, she was wearing her uniform, pads and all. briana is the first girl to play varsity football at the school. and also a straight-a student. what can this girl not do? >> has to do it all. >>> and oops, one newspaper had to backtrack after its online edition said amanda knox was guilthe headline and sorry from "the daily mail." the paper has fixed the story. >> i imagine a correction may be in order. >> asleep at the wheel there, folks. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, "america this morning" continues right after this. my whole body hurt. it was an ongoing, deep pain. i didn't understand it. i found out that connected to our muscles are nerves that send messages through the body. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia -- thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these

. >>> pickney, michigan is near ann arbor, football is a big deal especially around homecoming game.s year's game was unlike any other because of what one student managed to do. >> reporter: these days, bree has plenty of reasons to smile. a straight a student and for years star of the girl's varsity soccer team. so good, she impressed the football coach. >> she was just banning them through. >> reporter: who signed her up to be the team's kicker. then last night, the pirates hosted a homecoming game, a game they hadn't won in ten years. >> at half time i was in the locker room. and then one of the assistant coaches said they needed me in the field. >> reporter: she was accepted among one of the three finalist s still wearing her jersey. >> i was totally shocked, i didn't see it at all. >> reporter: there was still another half to play. and she traded her tiara for a helmet. in the third quarter she would get her shot to extend the pirates lead. just like in practice, she wiggled her fingers and took a deep breath. >> the kick is up, and it is good. >> reporter: the pirates went on t

. >>> pinckney, michigan is about 20 miles north of ann arbor.l is a big deal in that part of the country, especially around homecoming time. this year's homecoming game was unlike any other, because of what one very talented student managed to do. her story tonight from peter alexander. >> reporter: these days, bree amat has plenty of reasons to smile. a straight a student and for years star of the girl's varsity soccer team. with the best foot in the school. so good, she impressed pinckey's high school football coach. >> she was just banging them through. >> reporter: who signed her up to be the team's kicker. >> they treat me like a member of the team. they're not sexist at all. >> reporter: then last night, the pirates hosted a homecoming game, a game they hadn't won in ten years. >> at half time i was in the locker room. and then one of the assistant coaches came in and said they needed me on the field. >> reporter: she was selected as one of the top three homecoming queen finalists. still wearing her jersey when the winner was announced. >>

minnesota the golden gophers are in michigan 47 degrees in ann arbor.rgia southern in burlington, north carolina sunshine, but breezy and 62. notre dame is in west lafayette taking on the boiler makers of purdue. 53 degrees there. many more college football forecast coming up for local teams. >> it feels like football. >> sure does. >> need that stadium blanket. don't forget it. >> thanks, chuck. >>> the redskins take on the rams on the road tomorrow. >> plus, we check out the high school football game of the week. >>> good morning everyone. your sports minute begins with football. the redskins on the road at st. louis against the 0-3 rams on sunday. st. louis has won two of the last three meetings against washington. and the redskins mooi might be without wide receiver anthony armstrong and fullback da real young. both were limited in practice because of hamstring injuries. both are game time decision. kick offset for 1:00 in st. louis. high school football game of the week churchill hosting unbeaten gaithersburg. third quarter, scampers 14 yards for t

this is a homeless camp outside of ann arbor, michigan. tavis smiley and dr.camp as part of their recent poverty tour. smiley will highlight the poverty tour all this week on his show on pbs. i recently spoke with both smiley and west about their tour and how it fits in with the occupy wall street movement. >> i'm hoping very quickly these five nights of conversation on pbs about poverty in america will do my small part at least, a small part, to advance this conversation about the poor being rendered more and more invisible in this country every day. >> let's talk about the numbers. how many people now qualify as poor. dr. west, were you surprised by -- do we know how many people qualify as poor and were you surprised by the sheer number? >> we don't know the exact number. what is so unprecedented is we get a chance to put a human face on poverty on the one hand but also to acknowledge that 42% of our precious children of all colors live in or near poverty. that's a national disgrace. it's a moral obscenity. >> let's talk about the timing in all of this. you

a favorite introduction was provided by her good friend wendell howe the republican leader from ann arbor he said, there goes one of the finest women that ever walked the streets. the audience laughed and hobbes apologize but peterson was quick to reply that it was the nicest thing said about me. she actually incorporated the quote into the subtitle of the memoirs she later wrote and published. but there were other times when it is probably more challenging for peterson to keep smiling as she sat on the dais. she recalled one occasion when she delivered a speech at a men's club and she and her sister were the only women present. the emcee turned to her and said, and now mrs. peterson we hope you will not give us your broad speeches that only covers two points, but instead launch into your girdle speech as that covers everything. bill described the quotes of george romney used to introduce will rot -- alley. romney thought he was being kind, but for years it was like waving a red flag in my face and i always answered as politely as i could. i think like men think they think. a tyrant deduc

it happened at pinkny community high school just outside ann arbor.alled to the same field to attempt a 31-yard field goal and she nailed it. she seems to be taking it all in stride. >> it's definitely different but they are so nice to me, treat me like one of their teammates, not sexist at all. they all said i could do it and they encouraged me and i went in. i'm getting credit for it which i don't deserve at all. it doesn't make a difference, we're all wearing the same pads, well kind of, i don't have the cup but that's it. >> her team, the pirates, won 9-7. >>> cnn newsroom continues right now with wolf blitzer in washington. hey, wolf. >> thanks very much, joe, we've got lots going on right now. we're awaiting a news conference a statement from the new jersey governor chris christie, he will announce he's not going to run for the republican presidential nomination. you'll hear it live. we assume he's not only going to make a statement but then answer reporters questions and there will be many questions, why did he decide that this was not a good m

host: from our line that we set aside for those under 30, matt from ann arbor, go ahead. caller: hello. i'd like to start off with you do speak for me as well. i'd like to hear your thoughts on the model of protests that have sprung out. it's decentralized, which is really not something i'm aware of in protests, and the model of how protests have worked and organized without there actually being a central place where it all happens. guest: good question. from what i've seen, a lot of these protests are actually about people communicating their needs to each other. certainly in ducati park in new york, we've seen certainly protesters who've been camping out saying, look, we need bottled water, medical equipment here, and then people make runs to different places to bring in those different equipment or materials or necessities that the protesters need. but, like i said, i think the fact that no one organization is behind this demonstrates that there is certainly room for the movement to grow enormously because it's not just confined for one organization's list serve or mem