it is it is pretty strange bipap attorney is sticking around coming up conservatives like bob corker say the unions scare away the business of but they're wrong many businesses actually like you and the reason after the break . i've got a quote for you. that's pretty tough. stay with substory. let's get this guy like you would smear that guy stead of working for the people most issues in the mainstream media were for each other bribery must be sure to fight. the good rather. it was a. very hard to take. once again to come on here as a play by patton that had sex with that her thick hair cut if that's. the case. if it was. safe. if. if . the. in screwed news last week tennessee senator bob corker claimed that if workers at a chattanooga volkswagen plant voted against joining the united auto workers walk so i can would reward them by building this new line of s.u.v.s and tennessee he said i've had conversations today and based on those m. assured that should the workers vote against the u.a.w. volkswagen will announce in the coming weeks that it will manufacture its new mid-size s.u.v.

it is it is pretty strange bipap attorney is sticking around coming up conservatives like bob corker say the unions scare away the businesses but they're wrong many businesses actually like unions the reason after the break. i marinate joining me. for in-depth impartial and financial reporting commentary interview and much much. only on the bus and. there's a medium leave us so we leave that maybe. by the same motion security for your party there's a goal in their shoes that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all on politicking only on our t.v. . live. live. live live. in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want. in screwed news last week tennessee senator bob corker claimed that if workers at a chattanooga volkswagen plant voted against joining the united auto workers walk so i can would reward them by building this new line of s.u.v.s and tennessee he said i've had conversations today and based on those m. assured that should the workers vote against the u.a.w. volkswagen will announce in the coming weeks that it will manufacture its new m

i want to believe this chart over bob corker's bogus lies any day. republicans want to keep the power and the money at the top. they want to see that these lines continue to go down. in fact, mr. corker, don't you want those lines to go up in the state of tennessee? i've never seen an elected official work against working families the way this guy does. republican tennessee governor bill haslem is also trying to scare people about the uaw. >> there's no question that if the uaw comes in there, it will impact our ability to recruit business to tennessee. that would dampen our enthusiasm for tennessee. >> some people say. give me some names. start listing companies that don't want to go to tennessee if this vote goes through. give me a break. republicans will say anything and do anything. republicans know that the people and the facts are against them. they have resorted to petty scare tactics and i don't think the folks are going to be fooled. republicans have made their policies very clear across the board. they're against unions. they're against equa

. >> coming up, interviews with senator bob corker and senator club which are -- klobuchar. and president obama talked about fuel efficiency standards for trucks. the president ordering new for medium and heavy-duty trucks be issued by 2016. although heavy-duty vehicles of vehicles in the u.s. they account for 25% of road use. we are taking your comments about the announcement on facebook. randy writes -- -- wendy writes. and daniel -- you can continue the conversation at ansiook.com/c-span president obama making the announcement at 12 a.m. eastern or any time at c-span.org. on -- tennessee senator bob corker talks about his career, family, and life in the u.s. senate. the second term republican sat down with us in his office at capitol hill. >> senator bob corker when did you think about moving from business to politics? i was leading an effort in our community to try and make sure that everyone had an opportunity for a decent fit -- for decent, fit, and affordable housing. i was doing that as a civic endeavor and i was asked at the state level and i ended up going on a rea

senator bob corker of tennessee and governor bill haslem. they were pressuring employees to vote no. this was a flat out republican anti-media blitz is what it was. workers were swayed into voting against their own self-interests when you look at it. here's what republicans were saying leading into the vote. put yourself in their position if you heard stuff like this from an elected official. >> the officers a month ago talking about fighting and combat and all of those kind of things, if that's the kind of environment you want, uaw are the people to choose. >> there's no question if the uaw comes there, it will impact our ability to recruit other businesses to tennessee. >> i believe any additional insentives from the citizens from the state of tennessee for expansion or otherwise will have a very tough time passing the tennessee senate. >> you've got a facility that's the most advanced environmentally sound facility in the world right here in chattanooga, tennessee. what's this about? it's about one thing. it's about money and it's about p

of the chattanooga plant came out after corker statement and said no we don't know what bob corker is talking about that the union election results have nothing. to do with the s.u.v. indecision and corker double down and said nope i had inside sources the plant manager isn't the guy making this decision i've talked to the people making this decision and the union election would hurt the chances of that c.v. line coming to chattanooga and. we have a reporter down in chattanooga right now mike allen who's been doing some fantastic work down there talking to workers and his sense from workers was yes this character they thought if they live if they didn't get this s.u.v. line me it would hurt jobs you know it would threaten their livelihoods. i understand why republicans hate unions basically i mean historically if you look at all the way from one hundred thirty five when the when they were the wagner act was passed and maybe it was thirty three whatever the year was the national labor relations act and unions were essentially legalized and started really being a major political force t

first, senator bob corker, followed by amy klobuchar. that, a discussion about issues facing today's labor unions. then, another chance to see "q&a ". >> next, a conversation with corker,e senator bob currently serving his second term. he talks about his early career in business, his family, and his life in the u.s. senate. >> senator bob corker, when did you first think about moving from business to politics? leading an effort in our community to try to make sure that everyone had an opportunity for a decent fit as a civic endeavor. i ended up going on a rail board at the state level. it just sort of migrated. i had sold my first company at the age of 37 and a few years later decided it was something i wanted to pursue. >> your first company was construction? >> i had started working like most folks look -- when i was 13 doing all kinds of odds and ends and migrated to being a construction laborer and a rough carpenter when i graduated from college. i ended up being a construction superintendent so after four some regionalilt models aro

if you're just animated by hating unions, do what bob corker does. so which side are you on? ing me now, my colleague, john nichols for "the nation" magazine. author of "uprising." okay. what is going on here in the -- the corker volkswagon thing is just nuts, right? corker says he's going to stay out of it, it would be inappropriate. he comes forward to basically be like, they're going to take away your second assembly, you're not going to get expansions and any more jobs if you vote for the union. >> yeah, ultimately suggesting the plant may be in trouble if you don't back the union. this is bizarre because, of course, corker is a guy who helped to bring this plant in. always been very encouraging of it and he has made statements in the past, as in these times revealed, there's videos of him saying good things about the role that unions have played. >> right. >> but in this circumstance, he has just gone to a point where i have never seen a politician go. he's literally -- he literally said, i'm staying out, i don't want to interfere. and then the next day was holding a pres

. >> tuesday night, our conversation with tennessee republican senator bob corker on his early careerin business. >> i had, you know, started working like most folks when i was 13 doing all kinds of odds and ends. i migrated to being a construction laborer and kind of a rough carpenter. when i graduated from college, i ended up being a construction superintendent. after about four years, i, you know, had built some regional malls around the country and learned how to build projects. i saved $8,000. so when i was 25 years old, i went in business and started doing a lot of repeat work, small projects where i could be paid quickly. the company grew at about 80% a year the whole time, ended up being shopping centers around the country, retail projects in 18 states. so it was an energizing, it was a great place to be. i mean, the energy when you come into the front door, it would almost knock you down. i sold that when i was 37 to a young man who had worked with me for many, many years and then, of course, have done several things since. i ended up acquiring a lot of real estate through th

tonight, our conversation with tennessee republican senator bob corker on his early career in business. >> i had started working like most folks when i was 13 doing odds and ends. i migrated to be a construction laborer and rough carpenter. i ended up being a construction superintendent. after four years i the -- both regional malls and saved 8000 dollars. so when i was 25 years old, i went in business. i started doing a lot of repeat work where i could repay quickly. the company grew at about 80% per year the whole time and ended up building shopping centers in 18 states. it was energizing. it was a great place to be. the energy when you came in the front door would almost knock you down. was 37 to aone i young man who had worked with me hadmany years, and then done several things sense. i ended up acquiring a great deal of real estate. i love being in business and have loved everything i have ever done. being inl talk about the senate. >> i talked to my little girl who said you cannot wear a bikini but you can wear the midriff tops. and dad does not understand the difference between

but with bob corker, sure, what's wrong with exercising your right.was piling money into tennessee. >> back to my question. very good and i'm sure bob corker is very thankful but the package in this message is saying lower waging is what you want. isn't that an anti-working guy message? >> the package in south carolina, north carolina, is more jobs. >> for less money. >> we also raced to the bottom in the textile industry and we have mills all through there closed but a whole another itch. that's how we've done it. it's how texas has historic gains. we're right to work states. we're not pro union states and we're creating jobs right now and creating them anywhere we can. >> is that argument prop blemat for you? >> the republicans remind me of the new york knicks. there's no long-term strategy. let's keep them understood paid, under organized because they don't have jobs. there are these unaged ones. the republicans want to go back to the old values. back in the old days people had unions and could make a limping wage. they were able to afford things a

names to watch, johnnyrk, susan collins, isakson, and bob corker, all in the past have been willing to break with leaders on this. we will watch to see how this plays out. a big moment for the president and republicans in congress as well if this issue is taken up the table before the deadline. >> you mentioned the 60 votes. there is the texas editor ted cruz. he says there is a problem with this and may try to drum up the works. works.up the >> he objected effectively to the legislation getting a simple majority, up or down vote. this is just a procedural vote, so that is why we have to clear the threshold. ted cruz is opposed to this. if he thinks this legislation should come with some strings attached to do with the larger -- atnd deficit problem, the end of the day, john boehner decided it was better to fight in the midterm election over other issues like obamacare and the economy overall. that is why he effectively through in the towel in the house. the question is how many republicans will join democrats in the senate. is atl us exactly what stake for both parties in this debt ce

what is next for bob corker? -- in national office, being on a ticket? what else do you want to do? >> i have always lived by this sort of life standard that you do the best job you can at the job you're in and everything else will take care of itself. i really wake up every day wanting to be the most impactful united states senator i can be towards making our country stronger and not to make it about myself but to make the things we focus on those things country to be stronger and i do not have anything on my mind right now other than that. a goodtinuing to be parent, a good husband, and hopefully, a good citizen. >> any advice from your wife on this? is very apolitical, i assure you and very unique for a public official's spouse. so fresh, so strong in so many ways. that i think she likes the way that i serve and she likes the independents with which we both are able to live at present. we both know what a privilege that is and i think she would just cheer me on and ask me to please continue to take on the toughest issues we have. >> senator bob corker, thank you very much. >> tha

a successful courier. >> sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q & a." >> now tennessee senator bob corker talked to reporters about the situation in ukraine. senator corker spoke at an event hosted by the christian science monitor. i'm dave cook from the monitor. thanks for coming. yesterday senator bob corker ranking member from the senate foreign relations committee and influential member of the banking committee. this is his first visit with our breakfast group and we thank them for coming. senator corker i is a south carolina native who grew up in chattanooga and graduated from university of tennessee with a degree in industrial management. he starts his own construction company which grew rapidly in which he sold before turning 40. in 1994, our guest ran for the senate, finishing second in the republican primary to bill frist. later that year his name tennessee's commissioner of finance and administration. in 2001 he was elected mayor of chattanooga and in 2006 he was elected to the senate and winning handily in 2012 with almost 65% of the vote. that's the biographical portion from n

i've got to ove on real fast right now because i've got republican senator bob corker, he's on the phoney the way, now, they're talking now about this union vote at the ch chattanooga vw plant in his hometown in tennessee. senator corker you jumped in the middle of this and had a press conference that you've had assertions, if volkswagen, the workers reject the union, then the plant in chattanooga will get to build the mid-sized suv. you really put the cat amongst the pidgeons there, senator. >> yeah, well, it's a fact and you know, i just believe that the employees here who are making this monumental decision need to be aware of that. i know you know the state has concerns about any kind of incentives in the event the company-- and i'm not part of that, that's a senate government, as you know. but they have concerned about the uaw. we've had experiences in our town and our state where we had the spring hill plant built by gm that's never really been successful, it starts, it stops. it starts, it stops. it hasn't had the kind of success that you would want if you're going to make an inve

. >> coming up, interviews with senator bob corker and senator club which are -- klobuchar. and president obama talked about fuel efficiency standards for trucks. the president ordering new for medium and heavy-duty trucks be issued by 2016. although heavy-duty vehicles of vehicles in the u.s. they account for 25%

what is next for bob corker? any interest on -- in national office, being on a ticket?hat else do you want to do? >> i have always lived by this sort of life standard that you do the best job you can at the job you're in and everything else will take care of itself. i really wake up every day wanting to be the most impactful united states senator i can be towards making our country stronger and not to make it about myself but to make the things we focus on those things that cause our country to be stronger and i do not have anything on my mind right now other than that. and continuing to be a good parent, a good husband, and hopefully, a good citizen. >> any advice from your wife on this? >> my wife is very apolitical, i assure you and very unique for a public official's spouse. so fresh, so strong in so many ways. she would say that i think she likes the way that i serve and she likes the independents with which we both are able to live at present. we both know what a privilege that is and i think she would just cheer me on and ask me to please continue to take on the

a conversationt, with republican senator bob corker on his early career in business. >> i have started working at most folks when i was 13 doing all kinds of odds and ends. i migrated to being a construction laborer, a rough carpenter. when i graduated from college i ended up being a construction superintendent. after about four years, i had built some reasonable -- regional malls around the country and learn how to build projects. when i was 25 years old, i went into business. i started doing a lot of repeat work come a small projects where i could be paid quickly. the company grew about 80% a year. we ended up building shopping centers around the country, retail projects in 18 states. it was energizing. it was a great place to be. the energy when you come into the front door, it would almost knock you down. i sold that when i was 37 to a young man who had worked with me for many years. , i have done several things since. i ended up acquiring a good deal of real estate. through the years, through portfolios and other companies. i love being in business. >> later we will talk with demo

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bob corker, the senator from down there, about two days before this thing was up for a vote said that he talked to vw and they said they would move their new line of cars into this plant in tennessee or if they lost, it wou go to mexico. now, that, to me, is the worst kind of intimidation. >> michelle, staying on the point about the uaw failing in the south and for a lot of us on the right, we think that's a good thing. plain it for us, will you? >> i also think this is a trend. if you look at polls, americans don't have a favorable view of unions. and membership for unions continues to go down year after year. people are not happy with unions. why are you going to give them all this money just for the unions to go give it to the democratic party? that's what ends up happening. you end up just paying for all these elected officials to the democratic party. >> and, wayne, very important point is a lot of these plants -- there are a lot o deals struck with these auto companies to come over, offering tax incentives and whatnot. but making sure that it stays right to work. this loss for t

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senator bob corker had a message for the workers there.nion, i've been told there will be another car for you to build here at this plant. meaning if you do vote for the union, this plant might not get any more work from volkswagen. senator corker said that and then the company had to come out afterwards and say hey, actually, that's not true at all. and we're in a position to know because we're the company. bob corker, though, stands by it. whatever you guys say, don't unionize. this is sort of the full flowering of this issue on the right. volkswagen wants the union. it's republicans who don't. elected republicans are against union rights. they're against workers organizing to better their live the. even when being against those things puts them against the businesses that are trying to unionize. the unions might then support democratic candidates. this is partisan. yes, it is business, but it is business as usual, which in tennessee and around the country means that it is partisan politics. that volkswagen union election should wrap up

it would be something if we had senator bob corker touting how government should not interfere in thewhat are the chance? >> i think that message, that free market message, that messth of -- message of look, we're a great country. we don't want the government to be involved. >> i'm pretty sure the germans have a word for someone who he espouses strict principal but only whit suits their narrow purpose and that word is (bleep). it's exactly -- weird. (bleep). it's exactly -- weird. we'll about it transferred money from his before larry instantly bank of america savings account to his merrill edge retirement account. before he opened his first hot chocolate stand calling winter an "underserved season". and before he quit his friend's leaf-raking business for "not offering a 401k." larry knew the importance of preparing for retirement. that's why when the time came he counted on merrill edge to streamline his investing and help him plan for the road ahead. that's the power of streamlined connections. that's merrill edge and bank of america. ibmvestas can analyzeds of ene13 years of clima

company itself was neutral, but a lot of republican politicians in the state, including senator bob corkerd spoken up and said don't do it. and the union itself is saying that is why they lost because they had the opposition from these politicians. what do you think of that. >> well, right. the union's version of a fair election is the only voice heard is the union's. these voices spoke up because the company was neutral i'm sure in part. and workers deserve to hear what the different options are and what the issues are. this is not something the union should be criticizing that woeshs awoesh s a workers are too dumb to make decisions for themselves. >> this isn't the 1940s any are more. over the years the uaw has gotten all sorts of things in terms of wages and benefits for their members.only other thing you associate with unions is union dues. to join the union, you have to pay them dues. and a lot of younger workers are saying what aim getting in return for the dues. i've got a good job. i'm happy with my job. what is the union doing for me? why should i be giving them all this money? a

it would be something if we had senator bob corker touting how government should not interfere in the market. what are the chance? >> i think that message, that free market message, that messth of -- message of look, we're a great country. we don't want the government to be involved. >> i'm pretty sure the germans have a word for someone who he espouses strict principal but only whit suits their narrow purpose and that word is (bleep). it's exactly -- weird. we'll about it can you feel that? [ male announcer ] this friday... "pompeii" will blow your mind. [ milo ] we must flee the city. ♪ [ male announcer ] "pompeii." rated pg-13. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ berry pomegranate mio. do i just squirt a little? or you can squirt a lot. ...really changes your water. it changes everything. [ male announcer ] mio. squirt some. so i get invited to quite a few family gatherings. heck, i saved judith here a fortune with discounts like safe driver, multi-car, paperless. you make a mighty fine missus, m'lady. i'm not saying mark's thrifty. let's just say, i saved him $519, and it certainly didn't go toward that ring

senator bob corker who has publicly criticized unions surprised many by saying he has learned that they will bring this new suv to chattanooga if the employees decide not to unionize. a vw representative says it won't impact the decision. they have accused volkswagen of giving the uaw much too much access to try and enlift workers to their side. well-known character actor, ralph waite has died. he is remembered for his role in the television series "the waltons." >> i sure thought i would stop missing pop by now but i feel awful empty inside. >> he wouldn't want us to grieve too long. >> i could use his advice tonight. i am at a crossroad, liv. all kinds of opportunities out there if a man is not afraid to take them. >> he wills had roles in the bodyguard and cool hand look and ncis, receiving emmy no, ma'am nal nominations. he waited on a political career, running for congress unsuccessfully three times. he was survived by his third wife, linda and their three kids from the first marriage. he was 85 years old. >> if you don't already know, today is valentine's day. if you have a signif

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we heard a lot of the votes had already been cast even before senator bob corker indicated that if itas a no vote, tennessee would have gotten a new vehicle from vw, that was early on, apparently. workers had been out early having their voices heard. i do think certainly there were efforts to sway, and even if it was a small fraction of the workforce it definitely could have had an impact. there were outside groups with billboards all over chattanooga saying pictures of detroit, detroit in decline do you want that here? any kind of an impact on a vote that close certainly could have swayed it. >> what an interesting story, lance williams is the business editor of the tennesseeian. thank you. bairveg banking services like bank cards. keep it here. >> it was my dream to get a high school diploma. >> award winning film makers create create unique perspectives. >> everybody's different here... >> just gotta tell ya, it was just a very magical moment... >> al jazzera america presents... on al jazeera america >> al jazeera's investigative unit has tonights exclusive report... >> from coast

senator bob corker. "we've had several businesses that have told us if the uaw come in, it would dampen their enthusiasm for tn." senator corker's comments at a news conference this week, came from this edited video posted online by the chattanooga times free press. "it's something that would hurt the standard of living of people here in tn, because businesses are not going to want to locate here." and opposition has grown. "some billionaire conservatives such as americans for tax reform, grover norquist's group are taking out ads saying, don't do this." the voting in chattanooga concludes friday evening football players at northwestern university are moving the ball forward in their effort to form a union. the case could have larger implications for college athletes.players for the wildcats filed a union election petition with the national labor relations board january 28th.it's the first from a college sports team seeking union protection.at an nlrb hearing yesterday-- an attorney representing the univ

. >> >> the company itself was neutral but a lot of the politicians including bob corker and the governorok, don't do it. they had been very vocal. the union itself is saying that's why they lost because they had the opposition of the politicians. what do you think of that. >> right. the union's only version of a fair election is one only where you hear the voices of the union. they spoke up because the company was neutral in part and, you know, workers deserve to hear what the different options are and issues are. that's not something the union should be criticizing, that workers are too dutch to make decision themselves. >> this isn't the 1940s anymore. over the years the uaw has gotten all sorts of wages and benefits for them. the only other thing you have that is associated with that is union dues. a lom of young workers are saying what am i getting? i've gotten a good job, i'm happy with my job. what is the union doing for me? why should i be giving them all this money? i think a lot of it has come down to the fact that the unions have not figured out a way to make themselves relevan

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they accuse republican politicians like senator bob corker of interfering in the vote. rker's conduct was shameful and undertaken with utter disregard for the rights of the citizens of tennessee. obviously i read in places like "the wall street journal" so people would say that's somehow slammed. but apparently there were a lot of things going for the uaw down here. you had a lot of things in germany for whatever reason. they have things going on over there where it was kind of in their best interest to not stand in the way of this. they let the uaw use their facilities. didn't challenge the vote at all. correct? this should have -- if it was going to be what the workers wanted, they had a lot of going for them, didn't they? >> yes. >> they did. look, i'm thrilled for the men and women who work at this outstanding plant. i think they knew that uaw was simply looking at them as a dollar bill that this detroit based entity was looking out for survival and trying to extract resources from them. they had nothing to offer them. they were making more wages, better wages than p

republicans say bob corker of tennessee expressed his frustration yesterday with senator reid saying he sees no way anything important will be dealt with this year. >> after seven years and seeing especially what's happening right now, i've come to the conclusion that the united states senate will not ever function in an appropriate way with the leadership that we now have in place. it's not going to, and i'm going to do everything i can. >> so kentucky is home to the latest victory for supporters of marriage equality. federal judge says the state must recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states and countries. however, the judge stopped short of ruling kentucky officials must issue state marriage licenses to gay or lesbian couples. kentucky's attorney general has asked for a delay in the judge's decision. >>> president obama is going to bat for a program that he says will help one of the country's most vulnerable of groups. the program is called my brother's keeper, and it looks to help boys and young men that are minorities that helped them stay out of trouble and

senator bob corker, the top republican on the foreign relations committee, says the u.s. should do everything possible to ensure ukraine remains one country and their territorial and political integrity is maintained. senator john mccain has an eye on loss cmoscow? >> i think the message has to be sent to you putin let the ukranian people determine their own future. and a partition of ukraine is totally unacceptable and we need to act immediately to give them the economic assistance that they need based on reforms that will be required, as well. >> and mccain predicted it will be stuff sledding in ukraine. >> all right. and more on this a little later. president obama making another -- and i just said it -- red line type comment with regard to ukraine. but does the u.s. have any say in ukraine's future? dr. wally farris will weigh in on the situation when he joins me a little later. > fox news alert. a tornado warning north of the daytona 500. they have been giving weather warnings out to the people in the stands. this is playing out right now. what is the situation on th

senator bob corker said, hopefully, people will understand that mcconnell especially in toughest republican race in the country had the courage to vote the way the vast majority needed to occur. senator cruz called it a classic victory for washington establishment interests and when asked in mlb consequently could remain a leader of the caucus he replied it is ultimately a decision for the voters of kentucky. for the first time the number of people signing up for health care coverage through the federal and the state exchanges has exceeded white house expectations. overall, 3.3 million have signed up for coverage under the aca since october 1st and that includes nearly 1.2 million who enrolled last month, nearly a hundred thousand more than projected but a significant drop-off from the sign-ups in december but obamacare is struggling with the young invincibles. 25% of those who enrolled are young adults and well below the white house target of 40%. a new survey finds the number of uninsured americans have hit a five-year low. 16% of adults say they do not have health coverage. wendy davis r

senator bob corker, who criticized the unionization plan issued a statement saying the uaw is quoting only interested in its own survival. not the interests of the auto workers. >>> apple says several of its products are vulnerable to hackers's in a statement issued friday the company cited risks to consumers using mac computers, the iphone 4 or later models, the ipod touch and ipad 2, 3 and air. the company says the security risk stems from a problem with encrypted data sent to a wireless internet connection allowing to user names and passwords. an update can be downloaded for some of the affected products. mac computer users are still at risk. >>> the developments in the last few weeks in ukraine have further strained the all right fraught relationship between the united states and russia. for more on that and other issues dividing the countries, steve cone the professor of studies at the university of princeton and author of "soviet fates and lost alternative niche from stalin to the new cold war." ukraine, right next door to russia. russia has major interests. how is putin likely

senator bob corker says unionizing the plant would be a mistake. and anti-union groups think workers are being misled about life in the uaw. >> we're trying to get out there to make sure that employees team members of volkswagen have all the information they need so they can make an informed choice. >> reporter: approximately 5,000 workers are casting secret ballots through friday evening. the national labor relations board is overseeing the vote. if approved it will be the first uaw organized plant in the deep south. phil lebeau, "nightly business report," chicago. >> and read more about this historic union vote at the vw plant in tennessee. head to our web site, nbr.com. >>> cvs saw fourth quarter profits jump 20%. that is where we begin tonight's market focus. the network topped estimates on the strength of content and licensing and distribution revenues, even though advertising was basically flat. the company also announced a $1.5 billion buy back plan. shares initially spiked after the announcement. the stock ended the regular session up 1.5%

conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> tonight, our conversation with tennessee republican senator bob corker when his early career in business. >> i had come in, started working like most folks when i was 13 doing all kinds of odds and ends, a construction laborer in kind of a rough carpenter when i graduate from college. i ended up being a construction superintendent. so after about four years, i have built some reasonable malls around the country and learned how to build projects, and i saved $8000. so when i was 25, i went in business. and i started doing a lot of repeat work, small projects like to get paid quickly. the company grew at about 80% a year the whole time, ended up building shopping centers around the country, retail projects in 18 states. so it was an energizing, a great place to be. i mean, the energy when you come in the front door it would almost knock you down. and i sold that when i was 37, to a young man who had worked with me for many, many years, and then, of course, have done several things since there ended up acquiring a good deal of real estate and through the ye

obama a socialist every time he makes a speech about the economy so why are they mad at senator bob corker for interfering with the free market is a sure we'll talk about that and more in tonight's big picture politics panel also every four years the best athletes in the world need to compete in the olympic games but who really benefits or skip the athletes or the corporations sponsors and fascism yes fascism is alive and well in modern america but not in the way you might think i'll explain it it's deleting. you need to know this republicans are literally forcing hospitals to close their doors last week the lower okon a community hospital in glenwood georgia announced that it would shut its doors for . good at facility has been struggling with this finances for years but things got really bad over the past few months in the hospital had to lay off almost one hundred of its employees according to lower or kone c.e.o. karen o'neill the hospital's problems were the result of strained resources the reason why of course is that republicans are refused to take medicaid money goes to hospitals t