he is a nebraska brand, tommy thompson and bob kerrey. host: republicans were naming him big apple bob even before he got in. they have done everything they can to paint him as a new york liberal. nebraska has just become a conservative red state. >> we will bring you that debate getting under way at noon eastern on c-span. until then, a look at how wall street is dealing with issues related to campaign 2012. joining us from our new s mariaudios i bartiromo, the anger of "closing bell." she also writes a column monthly for "usa today." here are some headlines saying that we are adding jobs. how would you describe our economy today. guest: the economy has worsened. 8.1% of the country without a job and that does not include those that have simply stopped looking. the unemployment rate is more like 11% or 12% of the country. the durable-goods numbers yesterday indicated the big- ticket items sales, things like washing machines and other expensive items, have also slowed down. and then you have the gdp numbers yesterday, which showed growth

senator bob kerrey. [applause] our panelists are ketv reporters. each candidate will have 90 seconds to answer. they will be given 30 seconds of rebuttal time. our audience includes guests of both candidates. we ask you to refrain from any displays of approval or disapproval and hold your applause to the end of the debate. we thank the omaha community playhouse for providing this beautiful venue. we begin with our opening statements, one a minute long each, and under rules agreed by candidates, a coin flip will determine who goes first, and that is candidate fischer. >> a little over a year ago, i began this. >> introduced myself to nebraskans as i travelled across the state. i am the wife of 40 years, mother of three grown sons and a daughter in law. i have been a citizen legislator at the last eight years. i work with colleagues in the legislature, and we have taken on issues. we have cut spending, balanced our budget, and we provided tax relief. that is what we do in nebraska, and that is what we need to do in washington. nebraskans are saying e

bob kerrey has lived in new york for about 11 years. republicans were named him big apple bob. he has a son and a wife there. they have tried to paint him as a new york liberal. nebraska has shifted conservative. host: abby livingston with "roll call" newspaper. nebraska, the debate will happen at noon today. you can watch it live at c-span. 9:00 p.m. on c-span. coming up is marty makary from johns hopkins. here is his book. we'll be right back. [video clip] >> i was always shocked. they did it because they always did it that way or the had some rules. .t wasn't based on research i get skepticism about some of the practices and the way people were spending time and resources. people were doing these randomized controlled trials that were being adopted by people in the political world. i learned about the data and targeting in the last decade. this was a major generational shift. in addition to these new forms of research changing, you have this kind of cultural tension between allied the old practices and the new empirical movement. >> more on "afterwards" on c- span2. >> there

would bob kerrey in nebraska be top of the list?ll tell you this, we have deye0ts up on he demra the republican side. even that that climate with many red states, like nebraska, like missouri, like montana we have a clear shot of not only keeping majority but doing well because of what i said. people understand that pa ahe conservative republicans have put up as candidates is not what mainstream america wants. mainstream america wants to make sure their kids get an education, they have acces to tioc surity system torevahe meet inside restrains that paul ryan thinks works but doesn't work for america. this is real questions on voters' mines and that's changed the dynamic of the election and we're seeing great candates on our side with thatessage who are going to win in november. >>nd i massachusetts, republican scott brown has apologized for what some of his aides did in appearing on this video where they were mocking elizabeth warren for her nativemerican heritage. that is apology sfit d ould te ihi campaign? >> certainly it's up to

bob kerrey, like you said about tommy thompson, is a nebraska brand. >> he is a nebraska brand but hen new york city for about 11 years. republicans, even before he gotten in were naming him big apple bob. yes family, has a son, a wife there. i think it moved to nebraska since the fed done everything they can to paint him as a new york liberal. nebraska has just shifted conservative. it should become a more red state. >> once again you can see that debate from omaha live at noon eastern on our companion network c-span. right after that remarks from the president of yemen on the future of this country invite of security problems and the hunger crisis. he will speak at of the woodrow wilson center in washington and you can see those comments live at 1 p.m. eastern. coming up tonight, more campaign 2012 coverage with a life wisconsin senate debate. congresswoman tammy baldwin debates former health secretary tommy thompson who is republican. that seat is open due to the retirement of democratic senator herb kohl. you can see it live at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can also listen on c-sp

bob kerrey 20 the secretary started to do this without any kind of broader framework. and then, of course, the budget control act of last summer in 2000 it up in produce all the broader efforts that we are familiar with. not enough on entitlement reform, not enough on tax reform but he began to put defense cuts in a broader construct and that led, that was part of president obama's decision to then cut his defense budget substantially compared with what it had been initially in his presidency. so dirty 2011 his speech in april talking about the need to cut 400 billion over 10 years from the pentagon budget, and then ultimately the budget control act increase that number to look closer to 500 billion. some people point out that 500 built in cuts relative to the previous plan which is going to allow for some growth. so it's not actually 500 billion in net cuts. dependent on what baseline you use it's more like $350 billion in debt -- in net cuts. then after that, as todd harrison's paper, explains, you start to get growth with inflation. but it's faster. you see this sha

we will also air the bob between ker -- the debate between bob kerrey and deb fishcher. tomorrow, vice president joe biden called a campaign rally in florida, part of a tour through this battle ground state which began in his book raton. -- boca raton. we will have that tomorrow starting at 11:00 a.m. >> my opponent and his running mate are big believers in top- down economics. they believe if we spent another $5 trillion on tax cuts to favor the very wealthy, then! who -- -- wealthy, then -- do not boo. vote. >> he has one new idea, something he has not done in his first four years, which is to raise taxes. is there anybody who thinks raising taxes will help grow the economy? his plan is to continue what he has done before. the status quo has not worked. we cannot afford four more years of barack obama. >> wednesday, president obama and mitt romney of wheat -- romney meet in their first presidential debate. the watch and engage with c- span, including our live debate preview, the debate, and afterward, your reactions. follow our live coverage on c- span, c-span radio, a