. >> play ya culp pa, say he did it. only if he did it. not if he didn't do it. then that would be silly. wolf, i'm really glad you were there to interview that mayor and i wasn't. >> you would have done a great job. >> no, it was a great job. thank you, wolf. >> thank you. >>> in a minute we're going to switch to another big topic today. republicans are putting out ideas to help grow the middle class. so where is president obama? we'll ask two members of congress, next. >>> welcome back. in the crossfire tonight member ps of congress from both political parties. today in a change of course the republican party put income and equality on center stage just as the country marks 50 years since president lyndon johnson's famous address on the war on poverty. today marco rubio full-time senator and part-time presidential candidate, offered this. >> we should pursue reforms that encourage and reward work. this would allow an unemployed individual to take a job paying $15,000 a year, which on its own is not enough to make ends meet, but then they receive a federal enhan