>> guest: we manufacture our boxes right in cedar rapids, iowa. we kept everything right here at home. we are building 1000 of these right now that we will deploy it all of the stations, the first 1000 stations and we plan on keeping everything here. >> host: jack perry why are you here the capitol hill show to show this to legislators? >> guest: one of the issues with respect to broadcast television today is how do you enable is to play on the internet so it is as much a business issue as a policy issue so we are here to make sure that when anyone says boy we can't move broadcast television on the internet, we respond to that person by saying yes to canon here is how. we are here to make sure everyone inside the beltway knows that technology exists. >> host: what is the national association of broadcasters view of your product and are you using a lot of spectrum when you do this? >> guest: two great questions there. one, both the consumer electronics association and the n.a.b. are investors in our company so in getting their endorsement about do

>> guest: we're based in cede rabds -- cedar rapids, iowa. >> host: how many jobs associated with sync pac? >> we have 14 engineers running around our building, but as we become a more consumer-oriented business, we theoretically could create hundreds of jobs to manage the whole notion of tv over the top of the internet. >> host: where are your boxes manufactured? >> guest: we manufacture our boxes right in cedar rapids, iowa, so we kept everything right here at home. we're building a thousand of these right now that will deploy at all of the stations, the first thousand stations, and we plan on keeping everything here. >> host: jack perry, why are you here at the capitol hill show to show this to legislators? >> guest: well, one of the issues with respect to broadcast television today is how do you enable it to play on the internet? and so that is as much a business issue as it is a policy issue, so we're here to make sure that when anyone says, boy, we can't move broadcast television to the internet, that we respond to that person with saying, well, yes, you can, and here's how. so w

we had a great session in cedar rapids today.ssion in the county fair last weekend. and we are having a great time tonight in des moines. >> greta: you and senator santorum, congressman paul, and cain are getting heat because your campaign t-shirts remain outside the united states in comparison to pawlenty, romney, bachmann, huntsman and obama you are shaking your head. >> because in my case, it was baloney. everything which has been made officially for the campaign available at nut.org, you go to the shop, -- at newt.org, you go to the shop. we had an atlanta print shop, the atlanta principle shop, principled the newt 2012 t-shirts. in fact, when that was reported the reporter who reported it knew that everything else that we had officially bought had been made in the u.s.. you can go to newt.org and check it yourself. >> greta: is that a legitimate concern? should the american people expect that the candidates for the race by american in light of this economy and all the problems going on? from this day forward. >> let me say t

doing that this morning, a roofing company here in cedar rapids and in dubuque later in the day and oner stop. he'll be here in iowa. proximity to the president, the backdrop from his are event this morning, he's going to do a tour of a roofing company and the backdrop, lots of talk about job creation and employees here in eastern iowa. doing his best to keep the manufacturing and building sector doing its best. >> all right. carrie dann, another busy day on the trail with the newest candidate in the race. rick perry. thank you, carrie. >>> well, michele bachmann's family is spilling some secrets. why was she late to dinner on sunday? >>> plus, the president feeling the heat on the road. his face-off with an angry tea party member. that's all next. >>> first, today's white house soup of the day for dthose over there, they're having minestrone while the president's away. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc.nks to t from capital one, we get double miles on every purchase, so me and my lads earned a trip to san francisco twice as fast! we get double miles every time we use ou

rick perry visited a roofing company in cedar rapids, iowa while unveiling a proposal for a six-month moratorium on government regulations. he told the crowd he will get america working again. >> i want to cut the payroll tax again to help families make ends meet. that's meant an extra thousand dollars in the pockets of american families. >> president obama reached out to world families still trying to recover from the recession. he hosted an economic forum in iowa, just about 12 miles away from perry's event. >> the president announced initiatives to attract more capital investment to farmlands, speed development and other renewable energies. his three state bus tour rolls into illinois tomorrow. >>> a man automobiled of attaching a fake bomb to an australian teenager will remains a u.s. jail. that ruling came today from a federal judge in louisville kentucky where authorities rested paul doug peters yesterday. authorities believe pete sers behind and extortion plot in australia two weeks ago. investigators say a masked man with a bat broke into 18-year- old madeline pulver's home an

. >>> presidential hopeful rick perry is about to step up to the mike and speak in cedar rapids, iowa does, we'll take it live. >>> go ahead and check the news across the country. autopsy results on mega church pastor zachary thames are inconclusive. had his body was found friday on the floor of a new york city hotel. tims founded a new destiny christian center in florida in 1996 after personal xrug strug ells that included attempted murder and drug addiction. >>> a chaotic evening commute in the bay area. transit police shut down all four b.a.r.t. stations in downtown san francisco in response to protests against b.a.r.t. officials for cutting underground cell phone service during police brew tal it protests. >>> it's not your average police chase. check it out. ft. worth, texas, cops following a stolen forklift. according to witnesses, the driver was veering across traffic, drinking beer and throwing his empties out at passing cars and his dog was riding shotgun. officers caught the guy after he jumped and tried to run. >>> gary gee dawn know's lawyers says there's no evidence again

northern california blowing up, all the disasters we had, the levies breaking in new orleans and cedar rapids because they were not properly maintained, the impetus will last for a week or ten days, then back to the same old thing, we don't have the money, we can't do it, we can't invest, we can't change things in america, which is pure b.s., but that's what we'll hear. >> is the fact we need it economically too any different now? we are as a country poised for the president to take the bully pulpit, which he says he's going to do and put forward a bold economic plan, bold jobs plan to create jobs. one way to do that is through infrastructure. does his political will make this more possible than if we didn't have his political will on this? >> yeah, and clearly infrastructure is always important for public safety for the quality of our lives and long-run economic competitiveness, but what makes infrastructure, i think, tantalizingly possible, if everyone listens is it is the single best job creator we can do. your example, i know this because we just had work done on one of our reactors at th

perry in a minute, but first, here's what perry said at a meet and greet session with voters in cedar rapids, iowa, last night when he was asked about the federal reserve. >> oh, the federal reserve, i'll take a pass on the federal reserve right at the moment to be real honest with you. i know there's a lot of talk and what have you about them. if this guy prints more money, between now and -- i don't know what you'd do to them in iowa, but we would treat him pretty ugly down in texas. i mean, printing more money to play politics at this particular time in american history is almost treasonist in my opinion, because all it's going to be doing, all it's going to be doing. we already tried this. all it's going to be doing is devaluing the dollar in your pocket. >> all right. well, there are a lot of ways to unpack that. the first is that this is a built of ideological signaling in the farthest reaches of the right wing of the republican party, those who want us to return to the 19th century and gold standard. secondly, an interesting glimpse of what kind of rhetoric rick perry thinks republica

he's in cedar rapids, iowa today. the republican field's shiny new apple, has also took some shots at ben bernanke, implying it would be treasonous to print more money. already the gloves are other betweenries perry and mitt romney. >> nigh jobs report not just spansed four years at governor, but also the 25 years i've lived in the private sector. i think understanding how the economy works is finally essential in the white house. >> i think oranges and apples, running a state is different from running a business. i would say look at his record running a state and mine, and then you have apples and apples. >>> thank you guys so much for being here. in one moment rick perry is charming, and then in the very next breathe, his 'hurling rhetoric at bernanke, at the president. to undecided voters, how will his comments come across? >> he's certainly throwing sharp el goes. he's saying we got rid of taxes, got rid of regulations and made it a good place for business to operate. so he's out there trying to draw contrasts. i

. >> santorum, a republican, brought his bus tour to cedar rapids. >>> and texas governor rick perrynot expected to enter the primary until as a result. but today he gave what sounded a lot like a campaign speech. >> stand ready to work with my fellow governors and legislators across this country. to return power to the states. where it belongs. >> in san antonio, perry told the national conference of state legislators, that they must have control over spending as well as their own environmental and educational policies. >>> and a relaxing vacation, not even close for those traveling in london as britain deals with the worst riots in a generation. we talked to people who witnessed the rioting firsthand. >> reporter: well, from students studying all over, to people across the bay area, they saw the civil unrest in london up close. and when they touched down this afternoon, here at the airport, they were certainly glad to be back home safe. fresh off a flight from london, justin cats got a warm welcome home from his family today. the 21-year-old has spent the last several months studyi

president obama will host his own economic forum about an hour away from cedar rapids later this morninghis bus tour is about getting out of washington, getting with crowds, and shaking hands. while he was doing that yesterday, an iowa tea party organizer ryan rhodes confronted him about vice president joe biden's alleged comments combining tea partyers to others. >> what he said for us is that we need to take the economy to blame. considering about the consistency. >> yes. and the administration that they have seen out here. >> and now the white house is insisting that the president's three-day bus tour is not a campaign fling, but all of these appearances, they certainly show that the race for the white house is heating up. reporting live from washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, thank you, allison. >>> and it is 8:18, the california supreme court says that any legal challenges to the state's new electoral map must be uploaded to the court's website. that will allow it to rule on any challenges in time for the statewide election next june. so far no legal

. >> governor perry toured a roofing company in cedar rapids and also pushed for less government regulation of private sector businesses. >>> republican congresswoman michelle bachmann campaigned in south carolina taking a swipe at warren buffet's call for higher taxes on the rich. >> the president's friend warren buffet just came out and said all of the billionaires should be paying more money. i have a suggestion, mr. buffet, write a big check today. there is nothing you have to wait for. >> after her big win in iowa, she's launching a fundraising drive this weekend. her campaign team has gained some staffers who left newt gingrich weeks ago. >>> several of the candidates filed personal financial disclose you are statements perfect with the federal election commission. mitt romney is the wealthiest with a net worth of between 190 and $250 million and batch man is worth up to $2.1 million and president obama reported $2.2 million to $7.5 million. >>> and what you drink can lower your risk to dementia. >>> and what is happening to cats and dogs that drew these protestors to san francisco to

if you go to ron paul events, they'll have 200, 400 people in places like debuick and cedar rapids andloo. it is impressive. and herm caine. he had 250 people in council bluffs this week. >> it could be -- be careful of debt for candidates on debate night. should be interesting. thank you, both. >>> up next, we'll keep playing the expectation game. the gang is all here for what to expect on saturday. you know that guy. chris and jackie coming up next. can michele bachmann live up to the hype. could this be tim pawpawlenty's last stand. in iowa, they're proud of their fried food. the fried goodness at the state fair made the front page of the local paper on wednesday, we're going to bring you the fried food of the day. today, deep fried mac & cheese. seriously. direct from the iowa state fair, this picture comes courtesy of our campaign reporter based out of here, alex mo. here it is, folks. lemon and orange slice with it. why you would want fruit after you had this delicious fried cheese and pasta, i don't know. but it looks unbelievable. i can't wait to try it. i'm going to the state

it sits behind cedar rapids and madison. mayor, good to talk to you today. >> yes. >> do you think the president can do anything for your town without the cooperation of congress? >> i don't think if he can do anything for our town. we've got -- we're pretty much established right now. our economy is good and our housing is good. right now we've got 14 houses being built right now. and our population keeps growing. so i don't know if we can really help him help us. maybe we can help him. >> i think a, you might be one of the very few politicians in this nation who says hey, everything is pleasantville in my town. in what way do you think you could help the president? >> well, maybe we can give him some pointers about what to do to pass into congress to get them to -- so they aren't butting heads all the time. maybe we can help him stir up the economy. >> what kind of advice would you give the president? >> well, you know, tax breaks are good. you've got to work with the small businesses. and you got to work with the farmers.

tried to ask him some questions as he was getting on to his campaign bus after the last event in cedar rapidshe did not respond to us. we did talk to a perry advisor. when asked about those comments he said, look, you're going to have to listen to his message over the next day, over the rest of this tour and over the next, you know, months of the campaign trail to understand what he was trying to say. he stands by the fact that americans are fed up with the way that monetary policy in this country works. so hissed a vie r visors are not saying he should have phrased this a different way or taken the wrong way. they're making no apologies for the way that he talked about ben bernanke last night. >> jay carney off camera on air force one or the bus meeting with reporters said when you're running for president you have to think -- really an unusual comment to say the least. and in talking to governor bob mcdonald a republican of course just now he said that he might have phrased it a little bit differently even though he was very supportive overall of governor perry. do you get the sense, carrie

. >> roger joining us from cedar rapids, iowa. >> everyone is congratulating president reagan for the things that he done. i have one question about that. ronald reagan and alan greenspan moved social security, which was supposed to have been a protected amount of money, they moved it over to the general fund to give congress access to that money without being questioned. i would like to have someone respond about that and see why they believe that this was correct -- a correct thing to do. >> thanks for the call. your comments from iowa state fair. ron is from houston. republican line. good afternoon. >> i would just like to say, i am totally disappointed in the republican party because they are not the republican party they used to be. they have gone way too far to the right. i can't vote for them anymore because of this. . d it's troubling some of the things they say -- repealing the amendment. all of these pledges they are signing. it is just too much and i can't do republican anymore. >> julie is joining us on the democrats' line from bethlehem, pennsylvania. us. y name is juli i

host: cedar rapids, iowa, another kevin. democrat, you are on the air. caller: i live in iowa i just had seven feet of water in my house a few years ago, so i definitely know the feeling of disasters. the, i thought was a little bit outrageous as well, john, -- the comment i thought was a little bit outrageous as well from the gentleman. we have flood insurance and with a mortgage on our home. i did not have a mortgage at the time, so i did not carry flood insurance, but now i am forced to be covered because fema did come in and help me. in a sense, we should demand a some type of insurance for the areas -- 100-year, 500-year flood plain. obviously, the odds are less that what happened, less out there, but higher earthquake areas, it should be the same thing. nothing in this world is free. you're aare if democrat or republican, if you have not realized that, you have a problem. host: on twitter -- next up is riverside, california. tina is a democrat. caller: good morning, c-span. we all come together as americans in at times of disaster. i think we need

received high marks for his first 72 hours of retail politicking in the hawkeye state, appearing in cedar rapids, yesterday he was asking for his opinion on the federal reserve. the texas governor then invoked federal reserve chairman, ben bernanke. >> this guy prints more money, um, between now and the election, i don't know what y'all would do to him in iowa, but we'd, we would treat him pretty ugly down in texas. [laughter] i mean, printing more money to play politics at this particular time in american history is almost terriblous -- treasonous, in my opinion. >> reporter: talk of treason. well, campaign spokesman mark minor just sent out a statement in which he says the governor was expressing his frustration with the current economic situation and adds that most americans would agree spending more money is not the answer to the economic issues facing the country. meantime, former house speaker newt gingrich was back in the nation's capital touting a concept known as lean six sigma. in a speech at the heritage foundation, gingrich appear today contrast the way he handled the government shut

john in cedar rapids of iowa writes. of course not, many will buy perry's look and high energy. not apply. karen writes on facebook. let's vote him in because texas has only 8.2% unemployment and 10% of all jobs are minimum wage. that sounds like a solution america needs to the economic crisis. read my lips. no new texans. dee writes judging by how much this man is hated by every facet of the left wing, including most of the comments here, i say, yes, i'm buying what he's selling. nothing i love more than seeing loony lefties go crazy over what anybody on the right says or says or thinks. i say to rick perry do, not back down. mia says buying. i wouldn't take it if he was giving it away. carl says no thanks, jack, i'll pass. don't want to overfertilize my lawn and oscar writes perry is an incompetent narcissist from a backwards state. i predict he'll be our next. you want to read more on this, go to my blog, cnn.com/caffertyfile or through our post on "the situation room"'s facebook page. >> jack, thanks very much. and to our viewers, you're in "the situation room." happening no

mitt romney but he had some comments in a speech that he was giving yesterday because he was in cedar rapidssome controversial remarks that hasn't been necessarily sitting so well with some of his republican colleagues. he came out and criticized the fed chairman ben bernanke saying it would be treasonness if ben bernanke printed more money. take a listen. >> if this guy prints more money between now and the elections, i don't know what y'all would do to him in iowa but we would treat him pretty ugly down in texas. i mean, printing more money to play politics at this particular time in america's history is almost treason in my opinion. >> treason which is punishable by death, by the way. treason in the united states is punishable by death. former white house spokesman george w. bush says perry's comments about bernanke are unpresidential. >> people honed in on what he said we would do them down in texas. listen, he's been on the campaign trail for one day. news flash to governor perry, every single thing you say is going to be parsed and pundits are going to be talking about it. >> get ready

host: cedar rapids, iowa, another kevin. democrat, you are on the air. caller: i live in iowa i just had seven feet of water in my house a few years ago, so i definitely know the feeling of disasters. the, i thought was a little bit outrageous as well, john, -- the comment i thought was a little bit outrageous as well from the gentleman. we have flood insurance and with a mortgage on our home. i did not have a mortgage at the time, so i did not carry flood insurance, but now i am forced to be covered because fema did come in and help me. in a sense, we should demand a some type of insurance for the areas -- 100-year, 500-year flood plain. obviously, the odds are less that what happened, less out there, but higher earthquake areas, it should be the same thing. nothing in this world is free. you're aare if democrat or republican, if you have not realized that, you have a problem. host: on twitter -- next up is riverside, california. tina is a democrat. caller: good morning, c-span. we all come together as americans in at times of disaster. i think we need

how many levies in places like cedar rapids and new orleans have to break? ham pipelines have to blow up before we get around to doing what we ought to be doing. >> host: if you would like to talk with former pennsylvania governor ed rendell, now head of building america's future about infrastructure spending and job creation. 624-07604 all others for the independents out there, tweet in at twitter.com or an e-mail journal@cspan.org is the e-mail address. president obama talked on monday about one aspect of infrastructure spending. this was in minnesota on monday. >> no one has been hit harder [speaking in native tongue] -- no one has been hit harder than construction workers. they are lining up to find jobs. let's rebuild america. we could be rebuilding roads and bridges and schools and parks all across america right now. put hundreds of thousands of folks to work right now. there's a bill sitting in congress now to set up an infrastructure bank to get that moving attracting private sector dollars, not just public dollars. congress needs to move. >> host:me