our tool time winner tonight and it involves the senate race in california between incumbent barbara boxer and republican candidate carly fiorina now early polls show that the two women wore locked in a very close race but boxer now has turned to pull away from her challenger in fact a new poll by public policy polling finds that boxer has a nine point lead but let me tell you this it was a question in that poll that helped us pick our schooltime winner tonight because the poll asked do you have a higher opinion of barbara boxer's hair or carly fiorina is here i'm sorry looks like only fourteen percent like carly fiorina is hair barbara boxer's hair was favored by a whopping nineteen percent and actually sixty seven percent of people weren't even sure but that with all the difficult issues facing this country facing california a polling company is actually asking people to vote about a candidate haircut now if this were two men would that ever be a question hell no because only women get judged on their hair and what year is it i think i'm back in one nine hundred fifty and public policy p

senate race between boxer and fiorina?well, we had some new polling numbers come out this week, and if you average those in with the others that came out over the past month, you've got about a 4.4 percentage point lead for barbara boxer. and if you factor in the margins of error that those polls have, that's not much of a lead really at all. but it's early. we still have a lot of time before election day. barbara boxer and carly fiorina are both busily out there campaigning all over the state. the national republican senatorial committee bought up a big block of air time for those last few days before election day in november to blanket the l.a. media market with pro-fiorina, anti-boxer ads. so you know there's going to be a lot of spending in the last few days, on both sides of the aisle. but the battling remains relatively superficial in some regards. you know, you had this week carly fiorina's camp pushing the story that boxer had equated political service to military service, which she actually really didn't. you had

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we were here with senator boxer, twice with speaker policy. i think we found some neighbors and did one of our own. this is a product that goes back many years. i remember when i was 10 years old, the parking and traffic commission in 1996 to reject never talking about this project. in 1955, folks said that it was time to fix this half hour affair. -- the repair -- thoroughfare. it needed to be structurally change. hundreds of thousands of vehicles go across every day. on the weekend, we see just as many cars built over as we do during the weekdays. this is a vital link to the economic vibrancy to the northern part of the state and it is essential that we are here. we've received victor in your organization, a number of structural safety rating of 2, not out of time, but out of 100. one of the seismically structurally unsafe structure in the country. but that in perspective. you remember the calamity in minneapolis. that had a structural safety rating of 50, and it was designed not the similarly to the design that currently exists. so this is

and carly fiorina but boxer is way ahead.tner san jose mercury news reports that boxer has $11 million in her campaign account. carly fiorina has $953,000 left despite loaning $5.35 million back in april. >> box abouter did not have to face a primary challenge and had help from president obama. >> more than one thousand members of the california nurses association descended on ater ton yesterday to rally outside meg whitman's home. they are trying to court its members after supporters dumped jerry brown. they important trade queen meg, they say is buying the governor's race. >> we work in a corporate environment in the hospitals. we know what the corporate agenda does to health care and we don't want to see that happen to our patients. >> they want to protect the status quo in sacramento. they don't want government to run more efficiently. they agree on jerry brown on so many things and that is why they are doing this. >> she was in southern california touring a flashlight company. >> the san francisco mayor opposes a ballot

a spokesperson for fiorina says -- and i'm quoting -- "it's not exactly like backs boxer is -- like boxern food stamps." >>> a proposition for legalizing marijuana would allow one ounce for personal use and also alu the government to regulate and tax it. california already allows medical marijuana use. >>> tomorrow oakland's city council will take up the issue of licensing four marijuana protection plants which would grow, package and process pot for several purposes from body oil -- for body ail to baked goods. they say if this idea -- say this idea to put them out of business. >>> the richmond city council is expected to take up the issue of medical marijuana dispensaries this week. the contra costa times reports city attorneys are writing an ordinance to set the number and locations of the dispresenceries. richmond currently may have as many as ten. but the city has no permit system for the businesses and is trying to close them. the city council pay take its first vote on the matter at its meeting tomorrow. >>> 8:19. well, the state superintendent of schools is worried about a new tre

senator boxer toured headquarters of sollar city, in foster city. and this is is also building charging stations. boxer held up the company as an example. >> this is the way we're go going to get out of the deep recession making products the world wants. this is the way we're going thrive for kids and grandkids. >> also promising more environmental initiatives in congress, including one to make every school in the united states energy efficient. >> the federal government is allowing bp to keep caps shut tight on ruptured well another day had there is a concern about links demanding the company step up the monitoring of the area. and some fear it could be an underground leak and if unchokd make current disaster worse, and harder to fix. >> coming up next, a new cause for concern. the state health department pushes for certain people to get vaccinated for us. >> a victim turns out he's in the bay area for an interview with google. >> it kooged off today. the trend is going to take us into... >> and continues in one minute. )ñ)ñ)ñ)ñ)ñ)ñ@ú@ú t t tgsatat

barbara boxer three terms as senate she will have plenty of money.ly has to sell herself in california and across the country otherwise they will put their money in nevada washington and cheaper states. >>> so you won't have to wait much longer for a check of your forecast. a live lookout side golden gate bridge. a tale of two sky cam as. two live cameras this morning. clouds there and sunshine here. really it is one of those micro climate days folks. we will see grey skies along the coast and along the bay for now but the bay will clear out quickly and see warmer temperatures around the bay. along the coast, patchy fog sticking around through much of the day temperatures 50s and 60s. warming us, get rid of all those coastal clouds marine layer not that deep. inland sunshine and down right hot for some locations nearing triple digits. you will find triple digits throughout central valley, sacramento. fresno, redding. but again the closer you get to the moderating impact of the pacific, 60s. places like monterey and eureka. find out why we are seeing

mark little, senators feinstein and boxer, and speaker nancy pelosi, who have championed the ongoing cleanup effort at the shipyard for many years. finally, we are here today deliberating on this project because of the contributions of community members who have dreamed and hope of new opportunities in the southeast for years. both those who are supportive of this project and those who have opposed it, many of those individuals are in this room today. thank you for your time, your concern, your questions, your guidance, and continually shaping and improving this project. the viewpoints, both for the against and those who have been against it have had a positive impact on this proposal. let me clarify -- i want to clarify one procedural matter -- the certification of the eir for this project has been appealed, and the board will hear that matter tomorrow afternoon. at the conclusion of the day's hearing, i will ask that these items be sent to the full board

and senator boxer responded "as you'd expect". >> my base is energized.tell you. >> and boxer later admitted there is a huge amount of energy on the right, particularly among tea party member autos thank you. >> and the gulf of mexico now oil, gas leaking from the ruptured oil well. the cap will be staying in place for now. the federal government agreed to leave that in place and officials say leaks are not consequential. >> there is a concern is that there is a ruptured disc or damage. that would lead to seepage, then, up into this gulf of mexico. >> if there is a rise in pressure, the cap would be open potentially worsening this disaster, virtually no oil leaked since the cap was installed on thursday. >> officials say the state is in the middle of a whooping cough epidemic. and infants are most vulnerable can end up becoming severely hill from a disease mimicking the common cold for weeks. doctors rec men vaccinations. >> they'll cough, cough, keep coughing. air goes out but doesn't come back n they suffocate, turning blue, then sometimes, stop breathi

senator boxer watched as students practiced installing devices and told them they're training for the of the future. >> if we make sure not to go backwards we'll see these workers here putting roofs on schools and office buildings and homes. >> this received from a grant. students are confident training will pay off. >> i think there will be jobs out there. and this is is going to be world wide. miles away at numy career transition center auto workers from the plant have been disappointed to find this jobs are not there. >> everything is still emerging and we're working with construction companies. >> there is at least in the short term. >> and we're going to have people waiting to find a job. >> jobs of the future may be further into the future than they're willing to way. it's a nerve touched on today. her campaign criticized boxer and stimulus spending saying such programs are of little use when small businesses are struggling, employers aren't hiring and there aren't any jobs for graduates. >> saying the difference is that she's promoting job training and fiorina is talking it dow

and republican challenger carly fiorina but boxer is way ahead when it comes to fund-raising. has $11 million in her apartment. carly fiorina has $953,000 left despite loaning her campaign $35 million since late last year. boxer did not have to face a primary challenge and had fund-raising help from president obama. >>> more than one thousand members of the california nurses association descended on ater ton to rally outside of meg whitman's home. they say the candidate is trying to court members, even after cna supported jerry brown. they brought in an actress to portray queen meg. >> we work in a corporate environment in hospitals and we know what the corporate agenda does it to health care and we don't want that to happen to our patients. >> they want to endorse jerry brown and they don't necessarily want government to run more efficiently. they agree with jerry brown on so many things. i think that is why they are doing this. >> whitman was in southern california during the protests touring a flashlight company. >>> investigators in san jose now believe someone deliberatel

policy has been, on the national level, been helping us, as well as our committee chairman senator boxer. as well, senator feinstein has been very supportive of our transportation initiatives. we are here today to celebrate the continuation of doyle drive. it is important for me to recognize the importance of the recovery act. what we are doing today is try to maintain this by the land so that we can stand up to a potential earthquake in the future. but that is just part of the story, if you think beyond that parameter. across the nation, from the recovery act perspective, many similar products are occurring. we are rebuilding the economy as we rebuild the infrastructure. to run the nation, there are a lot of contacts on the shelf that would not become reality now if it was not for the recovery act. that was a major infusion to pay with to move transportation colon and has been very helpful. of course, lots of men and women like the ones here today that would have not had a job without the recovery act. if you think about where we were one year ago in the economy, the recovery act was th

. >> karly fiorina called it a job killer, barbara boxer claims the law is creating jobs.ch is it? how about a fact check? mark matthews puts claims to the test. >> it's a good time, to do it, too. talking about how overregulation is driving businesses out of the state. and yesterday, boxer at a solar installation plant saying the state's change regulations are responsible for bringing jobs in. today, fiorina repeated a story about an entrepreneur she met. >> he told me he'd built a factory in the yu crane. in six months. and was three years into a permitting process here in california. >> she cites the story as an example of california regulations driving job frtz state. >> now... we're making it harder that. is what every piece of data says. >> the few chairitable trust, an independent foundation,. >> yesterday, boxer told a company in foster city the trust found green jobs sector in california added 10,000 new companies and 125,000 new jobs over a 10 tr-year period. >> that was a 15% quicker job generation than the california economy as a whole. >> is she write? the dir

boxer toured the center for employment center meeting with students and faculty. the senator says the federal economic federal act has allowed programs like this one to expand during these tough times. she called the center an amazing place that has helped people in the silican valley train for and find jobs. >> so i'm here to tell you, you are about hope. you are about the future. and we are coming out of this. it's too slow, but we're going to keep focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. >> a recent poll shows the three term democratic senator holds a narrow lead over a republican opponent carly fiorina. in response to boxer-fiorina response -- fiorina's campaign also said more focus needs to be put on efforts to create jobs. >>> our economy grew last spring, but at a slower pace. according to the commerce department, the gross domestic product, the output of all goods and services grew about 2.4% between april and june. that's compared to 3.7% growth in the first part of the year. many economic analysts expected modest growth in the spring quarter and are predicting a slo

but boxer is way ahead in the contest for the campaign money. finished the first half of the year with $11.3 million in her account. she has $954,000 in the bank. boxer got help from president barack obama's fund-raising trips to california and she also had serious competition in the june 8th primary. >>> mitt romney is the early front-runner for the republican nomination for president in 2012. a political action commit me run by romney raised 1. million over the past three months. that's more than double what his potential competition has raised. form eaer alaskan governor sara palin has raised $865,000 and minnesota governor tim paul lentity, $724,000. >>> it's a done deal, late last night in washington, d.c., congress passed the most sweeping overhaul of wall street since the great depression. nbc bay area tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. with what it would mean for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's taken a year, finally this is done, passed the senate last night and passed the house in december. president obama is exp

steven ortiz traded up 'an old cell phone the to a porsche boxer. check them out.e first phone for a better phone, which he traded for an i-pod. i-pod for a series of dirt pike bike. and this for a toyota four runner. four runner he traded for a golf cart, then a more valuable bike and then a street bike -- are you keeping up with this? a series of cars ending with a 1975 bronco. that is what got him the porsche since they are considered collectibles. he is driving around the porsche looking good. >> it was important that he kept track of it. that kid is going to grow up to be a ceo some day. >> you put that on college application. >> you may want to take him with you when you buy a new car. >> 4:56. >> word this morning that the governor has picked the person he wants as the next chief justice of the california supreme court. just ahead. this selection could make history. >> and the oakland city council approves the first of its kind, medical marijuana measure, how the city could be the silicon valley of pot. [ fema announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but t

they are reporting that senator boxer has more than $11 million in her campaign account.ly fiorina has $953,000 left, that is despite loaning her campaign $35.5 million late last year. the former head of hp spent big to win her primary race. pox boxer didn't have to face a primary and had help from president obama. >> more than thousand members descended on atherton yesterday to rally outside of meg whitman's home. republican candidate for governor is trying to court its members, even after cna supported jerry brown. so-called clean meg, someone they say is trying to buy the position. >> we know what corporate agenda does to health care and how it affects that. we don't want to see it happen to our patients. >> they want to endorse jerry brown and protect the stat is quo. they agree with jerry brown on so many things. i think that is why they are doing this. >> whitman was in southern california during the protest touring a flashlight company. she questions whether rank and file nurses agree with union tactics. >> a poll released this morning shows a slight majority of ca

boxers or briefs? customer 2: boxers. bank associate: boxers, could you write that down?intraub is -- >> he's a puncher. >> he is a rare bird. >> he's a lot of things to a lot of different people. >> he's ringling brothers, barnum & bailey. >> tough as nails but has a mushy marshmall ow center. >> he doesn't have a filter. he'll say i woke up this morning and my balls ache. you're like, you know my grandmother? >> he's a force, a force of nature. >> one lucky [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> he puts on a really big show. cannot help himself. he can't help it. >> that's a clip from "his way" a documentary about jerry weintraub that's still in production. speaking of still in production, he never stops. jerry, what are you going to do now? going to keep making movies? >> no, this -- well, i have this documentary out. i'm making liberace, the story of liberace next year. michael douglas is liberace, matt damon is his boyfriend. soderburg is the director. >> larry: who is the brother? >> i don't know. >> larry: george. >> george liberace. >> larry: great casting. who is going to sing?

boxer reports she has more than a million dollars at hand. much of that came by fundraisers by president obama and vice president biden. >> it's a free for all. it's the wild west. >>> coming up, ktvu investigates a little known loophole about electronic medical records and why they can be bought and sold. >>> apple plans a rare news conference as the company's imagine takes a bruising over the new iphone 4. >>> very warm to hot inland today. the fog is returned to ocean beach, it's returned to mere beach. look at the inland heat. these temperatures are going to start to move back toward the coast tomorrow. it's going to be another hot one, triple digits possible, i'll see you back here. >>> the federal government is pushing doctors and other health care providers to put your medical records on electronic data bases. in tonight's special report, health and science editor john fowler investigating a loophole in the law that allows for others to get your medical records. >> reporter: david chang switching from those familiar but cumbersome pape

boxer reports she has more than a million dollars at hand. much of that came by fundraisers by president obama and vice president biden. >> it's a free for all. it's the wild west. >>> coming up, ktvu investigates a little known loophole about electronic medical records and why they can be bought and presenting the cadillac "summer's best" sales event. a fantastic opportunity to get a great offer on a new cadillac cts sport sedan... ..the most acclaimed vehicle in its class and a car and driver 10 best third year in a row. summer brings out the best in all of us, so now's the perfect time to get behind the wheel of a brand new cadillac. now during cadillac's summer's best sales event... get zero percent apr financing for 72 months or this attractive lease offer on a cts sport sedan. >>> very warm to hot inland today. the fog is returned to ocean beach, it's returned to mere beach. look at the inland heat. these temperatures are going to start to move back toward the coast tomorrow. it's going to be another hot one, triple digits possible, i'l

christine from senator feinstein's office, as well as mega miller, a field representative team for senator boxer. in that knowledge and then come i want to the knowledge and leadership of both senators and their vision for how important this project is from the first moment, they have been a steadfast force in washington, d.c. for us. together with the speaker, they have been a formidable set of champions for this were the project. i also want to it knowledge the chief operating officer of the presidio trust. a major comeback indispensable partner in the product -- execution of this project. we have had the pleasure of working with him for several years and look forward to working with them and the future until the project is completed. i also want to acknowledge the first vice-president of the golden gate bridge district team. i also want to thank the chief engineer. of course, the study on doyle drive. mary curry, the leader of public affairs. let me take a moment to introduce the administrator of the federal highway administration. we are simply delighted that he has been able to take time fr

had all these problems, so there were bills dropped in statements made by leading politicians from boxer on down. it turned out his record was very minor and had nothing to do with the driver or anything else. the guy was fine, and he has been working hard to put his life back together. we want to reward that kind of thing. i think it takes a lot of real leadership and there are some great leaders out there and started to staff in addition to political figures. in a lot of credit to civil rights organizations that are starting to do a lot in this area. the naacp, the new director really has made this an important issue, and that is what is going to take. we could run down the list of all the great things there are to do, but we have to push back on this kind of hysteria on crime, and it takes leadership to do it -- it takes individuals, all of us, to do it as well, to put pressure on leaders, but it takes real leadership to do that. that is how i would put it together all in one place. >> in the vein of what is hopeful, and there is a reentry coordinating council in san francisco and als

. >>> barbara boxer was in foster city the a the headquarters of solar city, the company designs, finances and installs solar systems for homeowners and businesses. >>> these are good-paying jobs in our communities. and these johns cannot be shipped overseas. >>> according an index kept by "the associated press, 3 of the 20 most economic lick stressed counties in the united states in the month of may were here in california. a.p -- a.p.'s stress index is based on unemployment, home foreclosures and bankruptcy rates. imperial county in southern california tops the list with a stress index of almost 32. only one bay area county was his listed in the top, solano county. >>> a new fiscal year began on july 1st. california still doesn't have a budget in place. budget talks among party leaders continued today. although john perez says there were no major developments or agreements. democrats and republican lawmakers are far apart on how to save the $19 billion deficit. republicans symbolically presented perez with what they call a--baked recipe today. >>> cash is no longer -- no locker -- no >>>

30 pe37% are for governor brownd 43 percent are for meg whitman. 39 persons are ssupporting barbara boxerd carly fiorina had 34 percent. all all of those, one-in for people are still, undecided. the july toll increase. >> before this, 114,000 pay the regular toll and now, 849th your bo driver. and also, they found that since july 1st. the number of cars and car pool lane has fallen 20,000 per day on all bridges. carpoolers need a fast track attack. you can see that yellow had one on the july 1st. 42 percent. too fast for:11 days and it is a spike of 77%. 72 percent, and at the same time, to ingestion pricing was also implemented at the bay bridge. with slightly more traffic at 4:00 a.m., 58 m right before that togo's at 6:00 a.m. and slightly less traffic at 5 more traffic and the toll is decreasing. last year, it took them 19 extra minutes to the bay bridge toll plaza. this year, only 10 extra minutes. reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >> and another look at the james. slow in all directions. >> and a programming note. with the changes, dateline will be here at 8, and then a special 90 minute o

. >> barbara boxer -- >> the more people get to know fiorina, the less they like her. >> -- successfulusiness person -- run out of the business -- >> they just did a poll and people like boxer's hair better than they like fiorina's hair. they forced her out. >> -- always goes for the democrats. already 32% to 39% latino voters in california saying they're willing to vote for fiorina. >> somebody who ran a company into the ground -- >> larry: can anything happen in the next few months to change -- >> i'd say, god forbid, a terrible terrorist incident to which obama responds powerfully. i think if there's evidence of a turning of the tide on unemployment, that would be an incredible miracle for mr. obama and for the very unfortunate unemployed. i'd say if he does something -- gives a heroic speech about something. he is a very resilient, adaptable guy. i think he can turn everything around. >> larry: republican can beat him? >> i know you scoffed at this. >> i love haley barbour -- >> -- smart effort guys i've ever met. he speaks like he's the red necks of red necks. he's never been quot

senate, barbara boxer has a clear financial advantage over her rival. republican candidate carly fiorina reported her campaign had just $953,000 in the bank as of june 30th. the former hewlett packard ceo gave her campaign $5.5 million for the june 8 primary but provided no personal money since then. boxer reported she has $11.3 million at the end of june. she is trying to win a fourth term as u.s. senator. >>> a third body was recovered from the surf near point ray after a boat capsized yesterday. authorities haven't released the name of the latest victim. we know if identities of the two men recovered yesterday. the coroner's office says the two men drown when their sportfishing boat was hit by a wave. one was from river bank california and the other from arkansas. neither man was wearing a life jacket. one man is still missing. >>> the golden state warriors do have new ownership, and it is not the person many were expecting to take the reigns. lauren scott is here. what a surprise this one. >> not happy about it either. >> not billionaire software ty

as a signal the party feels optimistic about unseating the three-term democratic incumbent barbara boxerthe national republican senatial committee making the financial committee has been reluctant in past senate races to spend any money in california because democrats have that huge edge in voter registration. fiorina spent $5.5 million of her own money before the june primaries. hnce then she's not given more er money to her campaign and her fund-raising has been lagging that have boxer's. >>> the president is support willing an effort by senate democrats to require a more detaedof disclosure of campaign contributions and the democrat said republicans should not hold up the issue j in should not be a democratic or republican issue. this is an issue of whether or not we'll have a government that works for ordinary americans, a government of, by and for the people. that's why these reforms are so important and that's why i urge the senate to pass the disclose act. >> during a news conference in the white house rose garden today the president explained that by standing in the way of the bi

in the mid-70's, there was a great fighter, a boxer named oscar. these forces came together because joe comforte was a boxing fan. oscar had fought ali. ali liked him. ali took him to the limit. he stopped him in the 14th round. he knocked out joe frazier down twice. he had no style. but he had a punch. he had a left hook that knocked your head off. when these people came together, smart as flu, explosions. it is kind of an operatic story. a journalist friend of mine who works for "new york magazine" -- 30 years later, he found the story. i remembered researching it. i was looking for a role for my wife. it is a fascinating triangle. you have this madam in the middle, the guy who is the promoter, who is played by joe peschi, who had to be charming to convince voters to vote in competition. then you have this fighter who is young, virile, and on the way down. joe could not be the manager because he had a criminal record. he made his wife the manager. they became involved. we did not do a doctor-,. we took dramatic license. -- we did not do a docu-dr

barbara boxer the incumbent state u.s. senator from california up against carly fiorina the former ceo of hewleltt-packard. you better believe that the economy is going to be part of that. i'm sure president obama will probably be back out here campaigning for senator boxer. and the governor's race as you talked about will be fascinating. most people in california feel as though what they want is leadership. they're looking for leadership. that explains why arnold schwarzenegger approval rating have been so low. they don't think he's been the right leader. in our race for governor you have a former ceo of ebay meg whitman against the former governor who wants to be governor again jerry browne who is a democrat. they are both preaching leadership. i think this is a fascinating time to watch the intersection of a really really struggling economy and these political dynamics about how you solve it. what you do and what it means to be a leader and get out. >> ifill: julie philip, do you see that same kind of intersection in ne

barbara boxer -- >> we just had a poll today in california. more people get to know carly fiorina the less they like her. >> run out of a company for driving it into the ground. >> they just did a poll and people like boxer's hair better than they like carly fiorina's hair. they forced her out. >> it always goes for the democrats. already 32% to 39% latino voters in california saying they're willing to vote for carly fiorina. that is a margin of victory. >> somebody who ran a company into the ground, outsourced thousands of jobs -- >> larry: can anything happen in the next few months to change something? >> i'd say, god forbid, a terrible terrorist incident to which obama responds strongly and powerfully. i'd say if there's evidence of a turning of the tide on inflation -- sorry, on unemployment, that would be an incredible miracle for mr. obama and for the very, very unfortunate unemployed. i'd say if he does something -- gives a heroic speech about something. there are many things that could turn the tide about him. he is a very resilient, a

senator barbara boxer, who chairs the most powerful committee of the environment and public works; our governor, arnold schwarzenegger, who is a leader in reducing green house emissions, and our legislator don perada and gerald huffman who you will hear from later on in the program, and of course our mayor, gavin newsom. gavin newsom has been a leader of the environment before it was the sexy thing to do. he has been responsible for putting solar power at moscone center; responsible for putting power at san francisco international airport; responsible for putting solar power at the waste water facility in the bayview hunter's point. he will be responsible for putting power on our libraries, on our schools, and everywhere possible in the city and county of san francisco. we're very fortunate that this mayor has been the first mayor to create a climate action plan that will reduce the green house emissions by 20 percent by the year 2012. this mayor has also been a leader and innovation and we're looking at creating -- in harnessing paddle power below the golden gate bridge and that will

she got her other colleagues, barbara boxer, to sign up and say we need to promote this. and we got a few dozen other senators to sign to commit to this bill. here is what happened. a few weeks back -- this is stuff you have been reading about our hearing about. there is a lot of debate in congress now about spending money and concerns about deficits. they had a jobs bill in the senate that included an extension of $2.50 million for this program. it would have allowed us to hire thousands of additional people and support every single one of you for at least the next year. and it got stripped. it got drawn back. i do not want to be partisan here, but let's call balls and strikes. the republicans pulled it out. that is just a fact. and now we have to step up and step in. that is the long winded reason 10 days ago i invited you down here. we need to come together. we need to come together and remind them what is at stake. this is the most successful stimulus program in this country. it is as simple as that. this is working. you are working. you have come back to work. people

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he was in emigrant migrant worker, who came over from mexico, and he was a boxer. he really started, not even speaking english, pulling weeds. 10 years later, he was in medical school. if you could imagine that. his message was never quit, and how going from failure to failure is sometimes part of success. i really enjoyed that. interesting way of looking at it, but sometimes you don't always get where you want to go, but it does not mean you are not getting their. -- getting there. tavis: how has your relationship with your father -- when you came on the scene, we got to know your dad first. he introduced us to his girls. how has your relationship with your father changed over the years? he came out first, introduced us to you all, now you all are out front and you really see your father. how has the relationship changed over the years as you have moved out front? >> well, he has gone to some money matches and practices, -- he has gone to so many matches and practices, i don't know how he does it. singles, doubles, another single, 12 hours of tennis. he is a great