the city verses country theme is not new to dayton, doesn't originate with dayton, doesn't end with dayton. but it's manifest quite well in dayton. it's also, oddly enough, still celebrated in dayton. and that is one that i always have to stretch my head over because i guess i should interview people in dayton sometime and ask them why do you celebrate this? what makes this worthy of a celebration? shouldn't we have flags at half-staff or a day of mourning? instd of a carnival every year in july? i don't understand. >> go ahead. >> there may be some daytonians here. >> are you from tennessee? >> no, i'm not. >> i'm not either. my first trip was to dayton and i final it a cause for celebration. that's my question. i want you to talk more about the dayton. i come at this from the journalistic view point, going to the hills, finding a revival meeting, finding the snake holders. i'd like you to comment on the natial theme because i do see it as a reason to celebrate because they pulled one on everybody else. i must admit the whole south, until baker verses car was once a one ruled area. but un

what strikes me as interesting about this i think dayton is somewhat dayton is confident here. some signs of republicans in the minnesota legislature that they were willing to, maybe a way to come up with a bridge to keep this going a few more weeks and negotiate a little longer. they seem to be nervous about the prospect of the shutdown. dayton's response was pretty confident. it was know. it suggested to me what he sees here, there is no negotiating a solution right now with the republicans. 9 only way to get the republicans potentially off this position is shut down the government. people see what that means and see and understand what that means republicans are protecting. that's going to be interesting to watch in the days and weeks ahead. >> interesting to me also as you noted, a fundamental divide, but an asymmetry, right? because there's a u namty on the republican side there can be no tax increases. none on the democratic side there can be no spending cuts, right? it's not what comes out of those two positions is a middle pact. in fact dayton says, one quarter taxes. a

minnesota governor mark dayton says that the tough decisions were made for the long-term protection of the state. >> this is a very night of deep sorrow for me, because i don't want to see this shutdown occur, but i think that there are basic principles and the well-being of millions of people in minnesota that would be damaged not just for the next week or whatever however long it takes, but the next two years and beyond. >> joining me now is michael broadcor, the deputy chairman of the republican committee, and thank you so much for joining me. are you there? >> i'm here, yes. >> and absolutely. let me get to the heart of this. the democratic governor there says it is about raising taxes for the wealthiest 2% in your state, and that is the sticking point. the republicans say no tax increase, and you need the revenue, and so why not increase the taxes there for the wealthiest? >> republicans passed earlier this year, a $34 billion budget which is the largest general fund budget of the history of the state with approximately $4 billion in additional revenues and the republicans comprom

dayton says that he's been misrepresented. there just doesn't seem like there's a cordial attitude going on right now and it makes it even less clear when the shutdown would end. >> woodruff: and, rachel, where's the public of minnesota? where are the citizens of the state on this? have you seen public opinion polls? >> we haven't done a public opinion poll. but, you know, i think there are a mix of reactions. first of all, there's a lot of frustration out there. similar whitey bulger hasn't lawmakers and the governor gotten this done? there's also some anger. some orth it is partisan, blaming the governor, blaming republicans who control the legislature. but i think there's... minnesota had this reputation as a state that works and now we're just idled. >> woodruff: let me turn with susan urahn with the pew center on the states because you look at the entire country. how does minnesota's situation compare to other states having budget problems? >> well, i think minnesota is a little bit of an out lie they are year for a coupl

so what -- that's what makes dayton's stand so important.s fighting, and his fight is a microcosm of what's happening around the country. he doesn't want to see it happen in his states. joining mess is huffington post alex wagner, also an msnbc analyst. thank for you joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> what are you seeing? >> a couple things. i think the republicans in large part have seen this as an interesting political exercise. as you want, there are real consequences to this. there are 22,000 people in minnesota wo don't have jobs right now. the first people that will get cut and the first people to feel these shutdown? services are the elderly, the blind, the poor, the people struggling to hang on and people facing foreclosures. the idea they can go about this as a theoretical practice ignores the fact there's a human elements to all of this. >> a poll says 63% favor a mix. why aren't republicans just listening to the constituency? >> i think there's always a dismissal of the democrats, you know, and their platform. i think, to you

so, dayton said, no, we're not going to do it. and it worked because the people of minnesota are behind him. we will see how it works in the end. look at will polls for now. when asked if we should go do a mix of tax hikes and spending predictions which is what daton wants, 63% say yes. only 27% say it should be only through spending cuts. they are totally wrong to republicans 07b this one. by the way, lou is it working out for dayton? turns out, if you fight it is fantastic. he barely won. just by .4. now if the election was held again, we would win 48-36. guess what? fighting back works. so we'll see how of course, the budget works out in minnesota. but i love that we've got a real fighter in the democratic governor there. all right, now, let's bring in from st. paul, minnesota, ken martin. great to have you here tonight. first of all, give me a context of how the negotiations went before it got to this point. >> well, thanks so much for having me on. happy 4th of july weekend to you and all of your viewers. i wish i could say t

they didn't know anything about him that he was born in 1872 in dayton, ohio, graduated. so the learned the first lesson every write er must learn, you'll learn it the hard way or start from the beginning. don't be with afraid, tear it up, start over again. or go in and say i have got to move this, i have got to change this. the formal word gets revision. you'll revise and revise until you figure, i can't revise anymore and send it to the editor, we have lots of revision with this. revising is 90 percent of writing. i wrote that very first book in 1971. it didn't get published until 1982. no i don't have to work on books that long anymore. but that first one, learn how to rewrite, restructure, move things. i have written many more biographies. i have learned the most important thing, you must tell a good story, character, setting, action, and idea. you have it in fiction as well as non fiction. some where along the line we were taught that non fiction is simply facts. it is not truth. facts wrapped around a story. facts put in a story. let's go back to that porch again, t

mark dayton admits he's keeping hired help around during an ongoing government shutdown. minnesota's government shut down two weeks ago, after budget negotiations between the governor and the republican legislature broke down. that forced many state employees to be furloughed, but not the governor's housekeeper or chef. governor dayton says those jobs are critical to maintain the state mansion. >> rest stops closed throughout the state. we have state parks that are closed, because of governor dayton's decision to shut downstate government. yet he's keeping his chefs and his housekeeper? san francisco. >> dayton says he is personally paying the chef salary out of his own pocket. >>> it's official, lieutenant governor newsom, san francisco home is now up for sale. newsom and his family loved moved out of the city last month and now live in marin county. their home went on the market this week. the sale price listed at $2.75 million. former first lady maria shriver is buying a new home. she filed for divorce from arnold schwarzenegger last week, citing irreconcilable differe

page of today's out say paul pioneer press is who's going to blink first and it's got a picture of dayton and president obama and speaker boehner and senate majority leader here amy cut amy cook so you know it's it's just a big part of the fiscal year right now and it's getting really frustrating to see these partisan politics continue and out why we don't have people in the state of minnesota in state now and it's it's really it's really becoming disturbing that there is no budge really from either side and it is getting really hard to take these. partisan politics really really ruining lives and a lot of other things missiles who well as as the state is suffering as a consequence of this are the people in general and i'm not necessarily just. the people that you hang out with but i you know but right across the board to the extent that you can measure this regardless of demographics or geographics or whatever are the people blaming the governor are they blaming the legislature are they blaming the process i mean this is producing cynicism or is this like in wisconsin producing passion w

dayton is demanding tax increases, but republicans refuse. tens of thousands of state employees have been laid off and state parks are shut down on this holiday weekend. >>> the senate has canceled its july 4th recess. called to work next week to work on the debt ceiling. democrats want higher taxes for wealthy americans to go along with any cuts. republicans asked the president to come to the hill to talk. >>> timothy geithner says he's staying put at the treasury department. yesterday there was speculation that he would leave the obama administration following the current round of budget negotiations. he commutes between d.c. and new york and has a son who is finishing up high school there. but he says i live for this work. it's the only thing i have ever done. i believe in it. >>> we have more on this bizarre story out of massachusetts. a medical officer says there are no answers yet to explain how no one noticed a dead woman in a public pool for several days. >> they say the incident poses no health risks to the hundreds of kids who went

actually increase on millionaires and billionaires in that state proposed by democratic governor mark dayton minnesota's losing out on millions of dollars each day that the shutdown continues but hoping to reach some sort of deal yesterday dayton dropped the tax hike on the rich in exchange for a one dollar tax on search. that's. but even though ten to temple once you run for that republican said no to that idea to calling it a disappointing step backwards so the government will stay shut down i guess minnesota republicans will do anything to look out not just for the millionaires and billionaires but also the big tobacco lobby these guys make john boehner eric cantor look reasonable and that's a very fair. after the break you and i just can't tell our credit card company we don't want to pay off our debts so why is the republican party getting away with exactly the same thing i'll tell you the truth about the debt limit debate it's a right still it's a. misnomer given that we had an apartheid regime right. i think. one well. we never got that says there for keeping safe get ready because th

republicans are accusing governor mark dayton of throwing in the towel too early. dayton, a member of minnesota democratic foreign labor party says he wants to raise taxes on the wealthiest 1.9% as well as cut spending. it is today's sound effect. >> they've known for two months, i said consistently, i will not agree to anything until i agree to everything. we've made a lot of progress in the last couple of days because there was a real deadline. after some to have areas we worked hard on, we made real progress but this one basic difference remains. they don't want to raise revenues on anybody. and i believe the wealthiest can afford to pay more in taxes. >> the federal government will pick up a legal tab for reputed monster james whitey bulger. he was escorted off helicopter at logan international airport in boston yesterday then ushered to a van for a court appearance. there, a judge granted prosecutors request to aloe them to focus only on the 19 murder charges. at a separate hearing, it was ruled he was eligible for a public offender. he was arrested last week

to run out of beer and cigarettes this week and so today minnesota's good democratic governor mark dayton blinked and now it's that he will accept a republican proposal and instead of taxing millionaires will kill off seven hundred million dollars in payments to public schools millionaires one school kids zero there's a larger picture here that minnesota is going to become part of the more unequal america richer are getting richer the poor are getting poorer b.b.c. have an interesting article interesting story and maybe see online on the b.b.c. do you see the why do americans die younger than it's an interesting question not only do we die younger than britons we do. younger than the french we die younger than many europeans are actually and we die younger than the japanese and actually the outcomes in the united states over the last three decades have been getting worse rather than better they've been getting better more slowly than in other nations so relatively speaking we're getting worse so why the article explains that it's because of income inequality here's the this is the life ex

video of this incident any interviews with local police about what happened because the media and dayton ohio apparently didn't really cover this issue yet the local news stations thought that it would be much more fitting to cover local fairs and road construction but learning how officers in their district teach treat teenagers with mental disabilities now since they refuse to give any attention to it let me explain why this is such a ridiculous case for starters the teenager was not only beaten and pepper sprayed he was also taped all taser guns are supposed to only be used by police officers to stun a disgruntled person into submission we've seen them get pretty taser happy over the years and often times tasers have led to deaths and hours of searching for his mother unsuccessfully at the airport can't get flips out starts throwing chairs at a glass window in the customs region of the airport four officers finally approach one pulls out a taser and opens fire minutes after being cost. is dead in spanaway neighbors say pierce county sheriff's deputies used extreme force to take down t

details are still a bit murky but dayton said he expects most employees back on the job thursday. the two sides fought over taxes and spending for months. culminating in the july 1 shutdown. >>> home sales dropped .8% in june. the third straight monthly decline. 2011 is now on pace to be the worst for sales. since the housing bubble burst five years ago. stocks were down today. the dow dropped 15.5. the s&p 500 gave back less than a point. nasdaq finished 12 behind. secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius praised a recommendation that insurance companies be required to auvre free contraceptives to all women. she called the report historic and suggested it could become official policy. but there is pushback. chief washington correspondent jim angle has the story. >> the prospect of free government order contraceptives and even agents to induce abortion ignited a national debate. some are clearly pleased. >> the request for the study came out of the healthcare reform legislation i'm pleased that the secretary now has indicateed that the department will implement it

republican voters in dayton, cleveland and akron like medicare. republican politicians like wall street and the insurance companies more than they like medicare and social security. that is not the kind of agreement. if john thune can't vote for it, we are not going to get his vote. there are a dozen republicans that will be more reasonable than that and are patriotic enough they don't want to see the united states of america default on its obligations. >> what do you think as it's been bandied about if congress fails to pass anything, would you encourage the president to use the 14th amendment to raise the debt limit? >> i don't want to go there. i don't want people who have taken an oath of office and have the responsibility to do the right thing, i don't want them to think, i'm not going to vote for this. let the president do it. i don't think that's good for the country. i don't want to comment beyond that. i think we are going to get to an agreement. enough republicans will look out for their country before they look out for political gain in

govern mark dayton signed a new state budget.ton is a democratic and has been at odds with republican lawmakers over the plan. both sides say the budget isn't what they wanted but they felt they had ends the shutdown which had left 22,000 state workers without a paycheck and a number of government services shut down. >>> the defense of marriage act came under fire on capitol hill today. advocates pleaded with congress to give gay couples the right to say i do. >> we're as good a couple as any other couple but as far as the federal government is concerned, we were not, we were strangers in fact under the law. >> this must change, that's what this is all about, however long it takes, we will achieve it. >> the change will come too late for ron wallen of southern california, his partner of 58 years died in march. the senate judiciary committee heard testimony from wallen and others today on the repeal of the defense of marriage. >> social science data has included overwhelmingly that the best environment for raising those children i

dayton and republicans struck a deal last week to end the longest state government shutdown ever.ss deals get made. >>> in neighboring wisconsin, a state senator easily survived a recall vote. two other democrats and six republicans still fail recall elections out there in wisconsin. we'll be right back. i grew up wearing lots of hand-me-downs. bell bottoms in the '80s? not pretty. then she found them. she loved them, so i washed them in tide with downey and they're still soft and fresh. right? i'm blogging. really. i'm talking. that's my tide. what's yours? >>> welcome back to "hardball." barack obama has been nicknamed "no drama obama." he's carried that cool into the white house. would we all noticed that for better or worse sometimes. contrast that with his life of his father, characterized as bold and reckless in this new book called "the other barack." the bold and reckless life of president obama's father. boston globe reporter sally jacobs is an author. what a great book to come out with. thank you, congratulations. let's just start with your reporting here in this book ab

dayton and republicans struck a deal last week to end the longest state government shutdown ever. i guess deals get made. >>> in neighboring wisconsin, a state senator easily survived a recall vote. two other democrats and six republicans still fail recall elections out there in wisconsin. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] an everyday moment can turn romantic anytime. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. ♪ cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you take every day so you can be ready anytime the moment's right. ♪ tell your doctor about your medical condition and all medications, and ask if you're healthy enough for sexual activity. don't take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. [ man ] do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache, or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than 4 hours.

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he later became chairman of the university of dayton's economic department in 1962. before his election to congress in 1966, chuck was a three-term member of both the ohio state senate and the ohio general assembly. while serving in the state house, he wrote ohio's first fair housing law. while in congress, chuck retained his seat handily in every general election, even running unopposed for re-election in 1974. as a member of the house armed services committee, chuck worked to move our military to an all-volunteer army. the nixon administration in developing legislation on this issue adopted many of his recommendations, and today the u.s. has an entirely all volunteer active duty military force. in addition, he was focused on social reforms and supported the landmark civil rights act of 1964. he was also one of the most traveled members of congress and visited more than 150 countries, including every nation in africa. chuck was highly regarded for his ability to speak publicly, having been a college debate champion at the university of dayton. so it should be no sur

democratic governor mark dayton blames republicans for refusing to support tax increases. >> despite republican legislative caucus remain adamantly owe toesed to any additional tax revenue. >> we always thought a government shut down was not only not necessary, but bad for minnesota. >> republicans say they tried to pass a lights on bill that would have kept the government funded temporarily, but dayton rejected it. >>> prince william and kate middleton on day two of their tour of canada, new video of the royals greeting crowds at a barbecue in ottawa. they'll celebrate events for canada day. they will leave canada in just over a week from now and they'll head south to sunny california. those are your headlines. >> the defense in the casey anthony trial has rested. let's bring in geraldo rivera this morning live in orlando, florida, outside the courthouse with more on this. great to see you this morning. >> thanks. how are you doing? hi, dave and molly. yes. i'm doing well. it's the usual muggy early summer morning here in orlando. but all eyes are on the courthouse behind me. >> yea

governor dayton signed that bill into law yesterday.set to take effect january 1. >> for the first time in six days, there was no meeting at the white house today among lawmakers trying to find a way to head off a u.s. government default. that didn't stop president obama from trying to get republicans to agree on some tax raises. chip reid reports, the president made one more plea for a grand bargain. >> we have a unique opportunity to do something big. we have a chance to steblize america's decade. >> if the republicans continue to come proprize, the president said voters will rub in next year's american. >> who seems to be getting something done. >> the president said he is willing to put everything on the table, including say credit clouds like social security and head tan, even riding the presume yums for upper income seniors n. return, he called on republicans it agree to tacts hikes and wealthy americans. republican speaker john boehner says there is no chance of that. >> there are going to be no tax hikes because tax hikes destro

dayton says he will agree to the deal if republicans will agree to drop a list of policy changes and plan to reduce the number of state workers by 15%. so far, no comment from the gop leadership in that state. in caving into pressure in the past few hours, media mogul rupert murdoch and his son james have agreed to appear before the british parliament investigating that phone hacking scandal involving rupert murdoch's british empire. and that testimony will take place next week, and rebecca brooks will also testify, and former executive neil wallace became the ninth person arrested in connection with this tabloid scandal. here in the u.s., you may have already heard six senators and a congressman are now calling on the fbi to investigate allegations that "news of the world" reporters tried to hack into the phones of 9/11 victims and their families. "news international" has responded to the reports saying they have seen no evidence that these allegations are true. joining me to talk about it more nationally is syndicated radio host michael smerconish, and originally, we were heard tha

mark dayton says the wealthy should pay higher taxes, but republicans say tax hikes are not an option. fourth of july celebrations underway across the state, we'll take you tonight's b.s.o. performance at oregon ridge. getting in the spirit, will the 50% tax increase on alcohol impact holiday festivities across the state? reaction from industry insiders and patrons. >> perfect weather for those oregon ridge fireworks. we have some nature fireworks out to the northwest of us showing up on radar. we'll talk about the prospects of rain coming up. clouds are building and now at the airport, it's 78. i >> this holiday weekend not only marks america's birthday, it also marks the birth of a new tax increase in maryland, one that could affect your favorite drink. for the first time since 1972, maryland's tax on alcohol has increased from 6% to 9%, a change that cause aid lot of commotion in annapolis, but at this point not a big stir at places like the popular charles village club. >> people don't understand there is an actual tax on it. they think it was a price increase. overall, we have th

democratic governor mark dayton signed a new budget into law today. lawmakers had worked into the early morning hours, in special session, passing the required bills. the signing followed a deal between dayton and republicans controlling the legislature over taxes and spending. >> i'm not entirely happy with this budget that i've just signed into law. it's not what i wanted, but it's the best option that is available and would be for any time. >> sreenivasan: during the shutdown, 22,000 state employees were furloughed, construction projects were halted, and parks were closed. most state employees are expected back on the job tomorrow, but it is unclear when state operations will get back to normal. the suspect in the mass shootings at fort hood, texas was arraigned today in military court. army major nidal hasan declined to enter a plea in the 2009 attack. he is charged with 13 counts of murder and 32 counts of attempted murder. a military judge set his trial date for next march. hasan could face the death penalty, if convicted. police in serbia have

the shutdown began at midnight, after democratic governor mark dayton and republican leaders failed to reach a budget deal. dayton wants to raise taxes on high earners to close a $5 billion deficit; republicans want more spending cuts. many of the state's parks and campsites closed friday, anticipating the shutdown. it meant that many holiday weekend visitors were turned away. new abortion laws are being challenged in two states. a federal court in kansas heard arguments today against a licensing law. the law says clinics must meet standards for room size, temperature, drugs and equipment. only one of the state's three clinics-- a planned parenthood facility-- has qualified. another federal judge temporarily blocked a new law in south dakota. it requires a three-day waiting period and mandatory counseling for women seeking abortions. venezuelan president hugo chavez has confirmed he is battling cancer. the 56-year-old socialist leader announced it last night in a televised address from cuba. he had been in seclusion there, amid growing questions about his health. chavez said he had a c

the shutdown came after the democratic governor mark dayton and republican leaders failed to come to an agreement. in washington, the threat of a much larger federal shutdown and what the white house describes as a potential financial catastrophe looms tonight. the issue, raising the country's debt ceiling and if the two sides can't agree, the government will run out of money one month from now. nbc's mike viqueira is at the white house house tonight, mike? >> reporter: the stakes could not be higher and tonight, there is no sign of an agreement on cutting this nation's debt and deficit. this morning in the president's weekly address he lashed out once again at republicans for their refusal to raise taxes or end tax breaks, and today republicans responding, hitting the president on his record on the economy and saying that any deal to avert that government default cannot raise taxes of any kind on anyone. and kate, there is one glimmer of hope tonight, an indication of just how urgent and serious this situation is becoming here in washington, the senate foregoing their week long july

mark dayton led for about on hour towards a resolution. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> good morning. hope you are doing well this morning. maryland's most powerful radar not picking up on a whole lot but in the last couple minutes, we could be seeing a shower trying to develop right into virginia. you can see it off toward the west of d.c. as of now. but it's not moving that quickly. doesn't look like it will affect us. going into the afternoon, yes, we have a chance for showers and thunderstorms to pop up across our area. temperatures right now, coming in at 71 degrees in cockeysville, 7 # in sparrows point. and 72 to annapolis. ellicott city at 706789 upper 60s to laurel and westminster. sykesville around 71. our hour by hour forecast brings us to 87 very humid going into lunchtime. and that continues going throughout the day. 92 for a high. t's se it over to tonya. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the sun is up and people are getting up and out the door. we are starting to get some volume on the outer loo

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like president obama, governor mark dayton says any deal has to raise taxes. >> the republicans insist that inequality continue so that millionaires do not have to pay $1 more in taxes. so far they have. >> reporter: like their counterparts, minnesota republicans say savings should only come from spending cuts. >> this is about shutting down government for a political purpose. very disappointing. >> reporter: the national conference of state legislature says at least 31 states from hawaii to maine began the current budget season with deficits totalling more than $86 billion. >> the fact that this fiscal crisis affecting state budgets has gone on for well over three years means that the decisions about what to do get harder each progressive year. >> reporter: as the economy improves, there may be different kinds of fights. in south carolina, republican governor nikki haley and republican lawmakers are fighting over where higher than expected revenue should go, to restore spending cuts or cut taxes. a problem many governors and lawmakers would probably love to have right now. john yang,

democratic governor mark dayton wants to raise income taxes on the state's top earners. >>> detroit'sig three automakers and the united auto workers union have kicked off a new contract this month. the current national uaw contract expires september 14th. labor costs have been dramatically cut in recent years, and the uaw rank and file are talking tough about winning back concessions. >>> microsoft has struck a deal to provide english language internet searches in china. microsoft will team with china's largest chinese language search engine. a year and a half ago, google pulled out of china, partly over censorship concerns. china has the world's largest population of internet users, more than 450 million people. >>> and, betty, a hard-to-imagine treasure trove in southern india. the valuables were stored at secret vaults in a 16th century hindu temple with very little security for 150 years. and inventory was finally taken. there are stacks of gold statues studded with diamonds, rubies and emeralds. the unofficial estimate puts the value at $22 billion. but they are still counting. a