i'm danny davis. and it's different on my mountain. >> todd h.: we welcome you to killington, vermont. this is the pantech invitational countdown show as we get ready for the men's superpipe competition. 12 of the world's best will tackle this 22-foot superpipe with very difficult conditions on an icy cold day here in the northeast. the men won the first event in breckenridge, colorado, last month, 22-year-old kevin rolland from france. this young man stomped that first competition, luke, there was no question about it, no one could debate who should have finished first. he went out there and threw it down. the rest of the podium was solid as well. he said, weather here, not what you expect in mid-january in greater new england. 14 degrees, 7 miles an hour the wind, lightly snowing all day long. but the sun is beginning to poke out. as it sets in the west. it was just about a month ago in the rocky mountains of breckenridge, colorado, for the first stop the nike open on much different conditions, luke

[applause] danny davis and jan stokowski.a friend of ours, a man who has done an extraordinary work for me and perform extraordinary service for our country over the past year. that is bill daley. [applause] first of all, we got off of the plan and we said, is it really 45 degrees in january? we were a little confused and thought we landed in the wrong place. when bill first told me it was time for him to return to our hometown, i asked him to take a couple of days to reconsider. it is tough to reconsider the greatest city in the world. as much as i will miss him in the white house, he will be an extraordinary asset to our campaign. he will tell us when in 2012. i also want to say how much i appreciate you. i love you. i love you, too. [applause] i love you back, man. you know, i am here not just because i need your help. i am also here because the country need your help. there was a reason why so many people like jessica worked their hearts out in our 2008 campaign. it was not because you thought it would be easy. when you s

. >> i'm congressman danny davis and i represent bishop smith. reverend sightfield. [laughter] >> i'm bill sprigs i'm the assistant professor of labor. >> i'm chair of the white house council on environmental quality. >> i'm bob lehman. i'm a institute fellow at the urban institute and i'm professor of economics at american university in washington. [applause] >> okay. let's give them a hand. [applause] >> okay. certainly the economy is on everyone's minds. and i know we have legislators out here but we also have a c-span audience, and so i think people who normally aren't maybe engulfed in the economy are kind of paying attention right now so i'd like us to have as simple and as easy to understand a conversation as possible which maybe is not so much economy and ease or whatever. so if we can just do that, i'd appreciate it. well, we have a president, you know, facing re-election a 8% unemployment and not since fdr that a president has been re-elected with an unemployment rate over 7%. so we have sort of a difficult situation and then we have a

we have been joined by another member from illinois, danny davis said. without objection.o ordered. now, we have taken rogers. you're recognized for five minutes. >> it morning, everyone. i am 18 years old. i have lived in chicago my whole life. thank you for the opportunity to testify here today. it is a true honor. currently i'm a student at truman college. i just finished my first semester and received a one day into bees. i am also eight months pregnant, and i'm expecting a baby boy next month. don't worry, i checked with my doctor and she said it safe to fly. right now i am staying in a shelter for parents 18 of chicago's north side. it is run by the night ministry. when i first got here i was very nervous. i was worried about being in a new environment. but now i realize that everyone is here for the same reason. we're all homeless and alone. since i have been here i have found some support from other girls and stuff. they helped me with my homework and found close for mitt where a school. they're helping me find a more permanent place to live. i have been homeless o