only a major event can paul durham gala to be canceled, like a world war are a huge strike. for the local people, it is still a big event, though is looking a little better these days. >> there were 100 vans they came in when i was a kid, but now i think it is only about 50. >> this is the one event of the year that represents the working class and the solidarity of the trade union movement with the wider labor union movement, that suddenly is not around as much anymore. ♪ >> many people wish they could ignore such grumbles. they wish the unions were a strong as ever, and they are nostalgic about the class struggle spirit and rhetoric of yesteryear. >> believe me, if it still gets about 60,000, there is nothing else in britain that can compare with it. this is by far the greatest, and it is a tribute to d theurham people in particular, but also a lot of people in the labor movement that want to keep the thing going. >> the old labor movement has lost much of its influence and cannot solve the problems that have beset the coal fields since the demise of the industry. >> what

the cardinals got their first road test of the season, a trip to durham to face duke.was a good one. stanford's opening drive, second and goal, and luck finds tight end kobe fleiner. 7-0 cardinals. to the third quarter, 17-7 stanford. luck again. this time fleiner over the middle. he's on the run. he will go 60 yards for the t.d. luck had 294 yards. what about stanford and duke? we just gave you that. and now a wild one in boulder, cal visiting colorado early fourth quarter. c.j. anderson takes it off the handoff. touchdown, to make it 27. same score, colorado field goal attempt, it will send them into overtime in o.t. cal down three. zach maynard connects with keenan for the touchdown. bears win in ot. >>> the giants trail the d'backs by 8 357and a half games with 1 regular season games remaining. not easy for the giants. the race is not over. and our amy gutierrez has covered the giants all season. she joins us from at&t park with the latest on the champs. >> henry, the numbers are not favorable for the giants. they know they're pushing a boulder up hill, but short o

they got their first road test of the season, they travelled to durham to face duke.opening drive, 2nd and goal. kobe for the three-yard touchdown. 7-0 stanford. to the third quarter, now 17-7. luck finds the big guy again. if it works once, it will work twice. 82 sprints to the goal line. 60-yard touchdown pass. stanford goes on to win 44-14. what about the cal bears, they were in boulder, colorado, cal visiting colorado. early fourth quarter, bears trailing 27-23. c.j. anderson takes the handoff, we are going to overtime. because that field goal would knot it up 30 a piece. same score. seconds to play, colorado field goal attempt was good. and then the touchdown in overtime. go ahead and count a good win for the cal bears, 36-33. zach maynard connecting with keenan allen for the win. >>> baseball for you now, dodgers giants. buster posey before the game, vogelsong looking to bust his four-game losing streak. to the bottom of the ninth we'll go, giants down 3-0. they have runners on 2nd and 3rd. two outs for pat the bat burrell. he could not connect. dodgers win 3-0.

he traveled to raleigh-durham, made visits to a small business and to the campus of n.c. state, urged people to press congress to pass his jobs bill. the fight over this plan comes at a time when women are losing ground in this u.s. jobs market and fast. our report tonight from nbc's chris jansing. >> oh, somebody has to shoot. >> reporter: stephanie walker is a woman who somehow always managed to handle it all. helping with homework, chauffeuring emma and luke to football and soccer. >> baby, get in there a little bit. >> reporter: and working. for 17 years, a high school english teacher. then a few months ago, she was laid off. >> i came home and told my husband and -- >> reporter: stephanie's husband was working sporadically in construction. >> i am overeducated as a displaced worker. >> reporter: she was earning 60% to 70% of the family income. >> in the blink of an eye, your life can change. >> reporter: these days, her story is all too familiar. women like stephanie make up 52% of state workers, 61% in local government. secretaries, social workers, teachers -- they

. >> reporter: seven-year-old kylee durham told us how all those extra kids are affecting her. >> when they're talking it's hard to hear the teacher's directions because there's more noise. >> reporter: the long beach school district is the city's largest employer. state cuts forced the district to slash $330 million from its budget in the past three school years. 1,000 positions have been cut, more than 13% of its workforce. it also cut computer classes and summer school. schools such as burros elementary have been clouded. that's where nine-year-old andrew martinez used to go. he's now at signal hill-- >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: and misses his old friends. >> ( sobbing ): they were nice people and then they just closed it down. >> reporter: and things here in long beach could soon get worse. california's new budget contains triggers. come january, if the state is not taking in enough revenue, $1.5 billion in new and automatic cuts to education take place. that could cost this school district another $30 million. >> that's unacceptable. we have to stop this. >> reporter: chris steinho

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and you remember the movie "bull durham" you get the sense that mitt romney wants to call, hey, this is how we do it here. you haven't been around the last few months but you're going to have to answer this and deal with bad news. because guess what? he is a functioning governor. rid mommy is not responsible for anything now except his own campaign. on death penalty issues. on the environment, on the economy, whatever he does in texas, in the next few months is going to be open to scrutiny the way that barack obama's governance is open to scrutiny. it's a lot -- >> in your sense guys, before i move on with my own notes here, do you think it's possible that here we are in september of the year before, which is coming up quickly on the iowa caucuses, could come very quickly beginning of next year, we're in that campaign now, do you think there could be a dynamic here that romney could play the role of basically the press. he will be the interrogator, the old "meet the press," i mean the current "meet the press," too, he will just start taking them apart, point by point, every week, poi

of the possible solutions is a fiscal union or transfers it is quite obvious that the limit or for durham and he's prepared to do. for the euro is coming to an end and my guess is that at the end of the day it's hard to say when that will happen it will be germany that. turns out the light on the euro. germany is currently at the center stage it faces the choice of either agreeing to some form of fiscal transfer or backing a euro bond issue which involves a major jump and its debt servicing requirement the weekend has underlined the chancellor merkel's coalition could crumble if she goes any further than what she has done in terms of supporting cash strapped euro debtors and that leaves the hero and possibly the euro zone as the biggest threat to the global financial system. in a for across our team. ok rami and i to go to you first in london are you writing the obituary for the euro right now because it has the the news flow coming out about the this currency is just unbelievable and as we speak right now germany may be deciding maybe not today but the ultimate future of this currency. y

algeria's director general resigns durham or is he is linked to the cia critics say that explains the switch in u.s. add a few towards the qatar based news network. plus in business it's a sea of red across the board after the u.s. federal reserve trades a grim picture over the economy will have more mass in business and currency minutes. which in our view coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshua welcome to the program and president barack obama has personally sworn to veto any u.n. resolution recognizing a free and independent palestinian state his comments came during a face to face meeting with a meter of the palestinian autonomy who nevertheless vowed to press ahead but his country's bid on friday we can now cross to our correspondent paul's leader who is in ramallah more on the impending showdown so paula the vote seems to be getting more and more confrontational there and with just one day to go what's the latest on this bid for statehood. for the nations we're hearing is that the american president barack obama has met with the palestinian plays into. and best now he did tr

president obama is arriving at the raleigh durham international airport in -- airport in north carolinahim right there. air force one. he's greeting some of the delegation as he arrived there. now, the prod is there to further sell his jobs creation plan during a speech at a company there. the white house says it's the type of company that would again -- that would benefit from the $450 billion jobs creation plan. more than half of -- half of the price tag is voted to encourage businesses to hire. again, president obama as we look here live now, the -- president obama, the president has just arrived in the raleigh- durham job. >>> in a few hours, a few hours, gorge gascon will announce -- george gascon will announce new charges involving a family of defendants. the family -- the new suspects are a father and daughter team related to a man named edward perotta. he's been charged for allegedly defrauding 30 people in a real estate scam. >>> solyndra is the focus of a congressional hearing this morning. president obama you may recall visited solyndra last fall, showing up it as a green tec

. >> the president toured a manufacturing plant in the durham area. he said it was the type of business that will benefit from his jobs creation plan. >>> michele bachmann brings her campaign to the bay area tomorrow. she will attend a breakfast chat. on friday she will travel to southern california. she plans to hold rallies in orange county and speak to the california republican party in los angeles. >>> rick perry told a crowd in virginia today he would fight the anti-jobs regulations of the obama administration. >> we need a nominee who draws clear contrast. president obama and i have a clear contrast in things we believe in. >> republican rival mitt romney criticized rick perry stands on immigration today. he accused him of tolerating illegal immigration. saying he has done too lit tool secure the border. romney said he would welcome only legal immigrants and reach out to those who are educated because he said we need the brain power for innovation. a poll on how they rank here in california and rick perry is not that top of the list. >>> a scary

he'll be talking about it in raleigh-durham, north carolina. we'll have that in an hour and 15 minutes. there is tropical storm maria swirling in the carribean, expected to cut between bermuda and the united states, and that could make for some nasty ripcurrents along the eastern seaboard. up here on remote 218, the dow is positive, slightly. about 14 points right now. not much. but what what's been going on lately, we'll take it. we'll have all of those stories for you on "happening now". skpwr*epb jen also -- jenna: also this story as well, a airport security policy, the homeland security department saying it's changing the screening policy for children under the age of 12, this after several travelers and privacy advocates complained that children are subject to inappropriate patdowns by airport security. peter doocy is live from washington with more on this. peter, what exactly is going to be new for kids at the airport? >> reporter: jenna, the most noticeable change for the 12 and under set is they can keep their shoes on at check points.

the president is in the raleigh, durham area where he toured a manufacturing facility.e traveled to north carolina state university to deliver his speech -- third speech in as many days. >> everything in this legislation, everything in the american jobs act, is the kind of proposal that in the past at least, has been supported by democrats and republicans. everything in it will be paid for. >> a new cnn poll shows more americans trust the president on economic matters than they trust republicans in congress. >>> republican bob turner has won a special election in new york's heavily democrat iic 9th district. he wins anthony weiner's old seat. the republican was endorsed by former democratic new york mayor ed koch. >>> freedom for two americans held by iran is in doubt today. yesterday, a lawyer for josh fattal and shane bauer said that bail was paid. today, a judge is only considering bail. fattal and bauer said that accidentally strayed into iran while hiking in iraq. >>> in kentucky, a man accused of fastrapping a fake boom to a australian girl is set to appear at ext

we got about the same in raleigh-durham, portions of the ohio valley.ures in the 50's. same as the northern plains. 60's and 70's down south and the day ahead on this wednesday, let's take a look at the daytime highs. it's going to be a hot one in dallas-ft. worth. approaching but not breaking the century mark. they will out in phoenix, 103 and meanwhile, 70 degrees today in new york. that's a quick look at the fox travelcast now, let's go back inside to eric and gretchen with a look at the news. >> thank you, steven. now to your headlines. kill or killers still on the loose in indiana, police confirm they have no suspects in the gruesome murders of five people outside of indianapolis on sunday and for the first time, officers say it appears the killer is not among the dead. four of the victims are members of the same family, cops rushed to the murder scene after finding a 4-year-old girl wandering down the road. she was the only one to escape the crime scene. gretch? >> wow. he's one of the f.b.i.'s most wanted criminals so how does this ruthless mexic

al goodman, cnn, bennie durham, spain. >>> let's take a look at how the european stock markets are movinghe markets have been open for just under an hour and three-quarters. this is how they're faring, with the exception of the cac 40, most of the indices rises on the back of concerted central bank action to provide liquidity to the world's euro zone banks in dollars. manisha? >> u.s. stock markets look set for a lower open when trading gets under way on friday. this is where the futures stand in that premarket action. somewhat different to what we've been seeing elsewhere. we've seen a pep up for the major markets here in asia. >>> that's it for this edition of "world business today." good to have you with us. >> i'm nina dos santos in london. see you next time. in the mean i'm, have a great weekend, whatever you do. [ woman ] jogging stroller. you've been stuck in the garage while i took refuge from the pollen that made me sneeze. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy symptoms. so lily and i are back on the road again. with zyrtec® i can love

obama will be in raleigh-durham, north carolina, tomorrow. today's news from the census bureau, however, brought an even further sense of urgency to this issue. you may have seen this. the news the u.s. poverty rate is the highest it's been since the early '90s. one in six americans now living in poverty. the specifics are even worse. child poverty rose from under 21% to 22%. poverty among hispanic americans went from more than 25% to more than 26%. poverty among african-americans went from just under 26% to over 27%. poverty among white people is much lower than those other groups but it is rising, too, and fast. it went up from 9.4% to 9.9%. the only large segment of the american population that serves as any sort of silver lining in these poverty numbers is older americans. poverty among americans 65 and over is statistically unchanged. even as it is getting so much worse for so many other groups of people. and that, of course, is because we have something in this country that keeps older americans out of poverty. it's called social securi

he'll visit the raleigh durham area and speak at a machine company there.eadlines they got out of ohio. >>> elizabeth waern has launched her campaign for the senate. she was going to be blocked by republicans had she been fully nominated. she's one of several democrats vying for the right to run against incumbent republican scott brown. this could be one of the marquee senate races. >>> the opening bell has rung on wall street. dow futures are up as investors hope to build on yesterday's modest gains. >>> iran's judiciary is denying that it plans to release two detained americans, despite the fact that ahmadinejad. shane fattal and shane bauer have been detained for two years. >>> a massive 20 hour battle in kabul is over after helicopter gun ships and afghan police kill the last of insurgents. four police officers and three civilians were killed. >>> new census numbers show poverty levels in america have reached the highest level in 52 years that the bureau has been publishing the figures. 2.6 million americans slipped into poverty last year bringing the t

the day after that he'll be speaking about this in raleigh-durham, north carolina. president obama is saying not just let's pass this bill but let's pass this bill right now. let's pass this bill soon. let's pass this bill right away. there is a very palpable sense of urgency from president obama and the white house on this. republicans on the other hand, so far the reaction from congressional republicans has been sort of smirking but noncommittal saying they will get around to looking at the legislation in due course. they want everything to go through the regular committee process. they can't really do anything until it's been scored by the congressional budget office so they're asking for that to happen. they'd like to take their time with this thing. meanwhile, people who live in southern indiana and work in louisville, kentucky, will leave for work tomorrow morning two hours earlier than they usually do. taking a long detour while watching one of this nation's aging and crumbling bridges slowly fall apart. joining us, e.j. dionne, "washington post" columnist an

. >> it was like the movie bull durham, maybe not as many women.t of time to think, am i doing the right thin here? 7 hours into a bus ride at 3age i must love this game to be putting myself through this for eight years. >> reporter: that amounted to one appearance for the dodgers aaa affiliate. he was released last season and immediately focused on his other passions, school and marrying his long-time girlfriend amy. >> she likes baseball now but at the time she was like, no big deal. who plays baseball? you don't go to school, you don't have a job. >> reporter: pratt begins class soon in environmental science. he welcomes the challenges that come with balancing schools, married life and football. >> football instincts are coming back slowly kind of day by day. but they do and i see the light at the end of the tunnel and feel good about what i'm doing out here and really enjoying it so far. >> he is like making some plays on some guys and you're like, wow, this guy really can go. wonder what would have happened if he stuck with football. >> you ca

wednesday, raleigh-durham, north carolina. say to sell this more than he had from the rose garden, flanked by uniformed men and women, flanked by out-of-work teachers, flanked by construction workers talking about the crumbling infrastructure of america? what more does he need to say get this snoeold? >> look, we have a jobs crisis, we have a growth crisis. the u.s. is growing far below its potential. i expect at the end of the day whether the bill portions or -- boehner and kantor have shown signs of willing to compromise. i think the federal reserve will do more come september 21 when it makes its decision on interest rates. i think the european central bank will cut interest rates. we're hearing china might back-stop european debt to shore up the situation. everyone has a lot to lose if we go into a global recession. so in addition to what may or may not happen in congress, i think now policymakers around the world even though they haven't shown much action thus far, when it comes to the central bankers, they're going to be

and if you'll remember the movie "bull durham," you get the sense that mitt romney wants to call him, hey, meat, this is how we do it here. you haven't been around the last few months, but you'll have to answer this, and you're going to have to deal with bad news. because guess what, he is a functioning governor. mitt romney is not responsible for anything now except his own campaign. so on death penalty issues, on the environment, on the economy, whatever he does in texas for the next few months is going to be open to scrutiny, the way that barack obama's governance is open to scrutiny. it's a lot to -- >> so is it your sense guys who watch this all the time, before i move on with my own notes here, do you think it's possible that here we are in september of the year before, which is coming up quickly on the iowa caucuses, which could come very quickly in the beginning of next year, which is we're in that campaign now. do you think there could be a dynamic here that romney could play the role of basically the press, because these guys don't talk to the press basically anymore. he wil

carolina and it actually takes away the domestic partner rights and benefits that communities such as durhamhave in north carolina. so this is a very divisive measure that really hurts real families. >> john, why has this become such a hard pressed issue in north carolina? you know, got bigger issues, some would say bigger fish to fry but this is really taking up a lot of oxygen when it comes to the legislative session. >> well, i think it's a very sad state of affairs when politicians for financial reasons, political reasons design political campaigns to target loving, committed same sex couples and lgbt people more specifically. and it's very important that we stand up and stand up for who we are and stand up for our love and our relationship and our dignity. that's the true way we're going to stop these things. i'm very hopeful, actually, because the most recent poll shows that 55% of north carolinians oppose this measure and i think seeing the naacp, founder of facebook, country singer shelly wright, and over 50,000 average, ordinary north carolinians who submitted petition signatures, w

woodruff: as the war of words heats up, president obama will take his jobs campaign to the raleigh durham area in north carolina tomorrow. we get two takes on the tax aspects of the president's plan from notable economists. austan goolsbee is a longtime advisor to president obama and served until last month as the chair of his council of economic advisors. he's returned to the university of chicago. and martin feldstein is a professor at harvard university. a longtime conservative thinker, he was the chair of council of economic advisers in the reagan administration. gentlemen, we thank you both for being with us. >> good to be with you. >> woodruff: professor feldstein i'm going to talk with you. let's talk about the tax cuts in the president's plan first. this notion that he would cut the social security payroll tax in half for employees, expanding it, and then extending it to employers. what effect would that have on jobs? >> well, a very small positive effect. the part that households get, that employees get, the part that employers get i think would basically be just saved, added to

this time he heads to north carolina just outside raleigh-durham, north carolina where he will visit a small business where the white house says has the benefit of the president's jobs plan and visit the state university. we expect to hear the similar message from yesterday in columbus, ohio, where the president was calling on americans to pick up the phone, to tweet, to use whatever method of communication, to force and convince their lawmakers to embrace this jobs bill, but there's still a lot of resistance from republicans who don't want to see any tax hikes as a way to fund the president's jobs plan. carol? >> dan lothian recording live from washington this morning. thanks, dan. >>> a new legal setback for president obama's health care law. a federal judge in pennsylvania declaring the provision that requires people to buy health care. health insurance is unconstitutional. the ruling was issued in one of more than 30 lawsuits nationwide that challenged the president's health care overhaul. the mandate is expected to end up in the supreme court. >>> after nearly 24 hours, the tali

the president visits raleigh durham today. aside and pass his bill. >> yesterday, there were some republicans quoted in washington, saying that even if they agree with the proposals in the american jobs act, they shouldn't pass it because it would give me a win. you know, that's the kind of games play we have gotten used to in washington. think about that. they've supported this stuff in the past, but they're thinking maybe they don't do it this time because obama's promoting it. give me a win? this isn't about giving me a win. this isn't about giving democrats or republicans a win. it's about giving the american people a win. >> you know, willie, we've been talking about this for several years now, the hollowing out of the middle class. union membership, private union membership down to 7%. it used to be 35%, manufacturing jobs going overseas. now we see poverty rising. it seems like there's a great hollowing out of america's middle class. >> it's hard to find good news when you look inside these numbers. 40% of african-ameri

and it's what he'll talk about wednesday in raleigh-durham. can assure you he will continue to talk about it after that. >> and will he take that message then to non-swing states? there are a number of republicans in the south -- >> he will -- he is taking this -- >> mississippi, alabama -- >> as he said, across the land. yes, every corner. yes, ma'am. >> the president told nbc news, brian williams that this is -- this plan is really insurance against a double-dip recession. does that mean that there are renewed fears about the possibility of a double-dip recession? >> it's an insurance policy that we do not -- first of all, let me step back. we do not believe -- we continue to say and we believe that we will not experience a so-called double-dip recession. but the fact that the economy has slowed, the fact that job creation has slowed, obviously makes our economic situation less positive than it was, say, six months ago. and there is an unqualified need for greater growth and greater employment -- unqualified. and that's true regardless of wh

air force one is about to land here in just a bit at raleigh-durham national airport, north carolina. an important battleground state, as you know, in the 2012 election. president obama is going to visit a small business. one that the white house says will benefit from his new jobs bill. after that, the president will press congress once again to pass his plan and pass it immediately when he delivers a speech at north carolina state university. also republicans picking up a new york congressional seat that's been in democratic hands. get this -- since 1923. queens businessman and political newbie bob turney handily beat his democratic opponent. he says the victory shows president obama is in trouble. >> been asked by the people of this district to send a message to washington, and i hope they hear it loud and clear. [ applause ] >> we have been told this is a referendum, and we're ready to see, mr. president, we are on the wrong track. [ applause ] >> that new york congressional seat was left over when anthony weiner resigned. you probably remember why. >>> also, new senate candidate

. >> now, the president heads to raleigh, durham north carolina tomorrow. president will continue hitting the road over the next few weeks and expegting another bus trip from the president. all the details not yet known. >> what is the likelihood though that this whole bill would pass congress? could he break it up into pieces? where would the president be willing to compromise? >> that is a very good question because as you know, the white house has been talking about wanting this to be embraced as a total package. but the white house signalling this the president, if he were given part of it from congress, if he were given part of it, that he would not veto it, but continue to push congress to get other aspects passed, so the white house preference is that it all get passed in one piece, but willing to accept it if congress delivers it in different parts. >> thank you very much. and coming up next, if you think any joke about an '80s hair band would be funny, but apparently, the joke told at charlie sheen's roast, didn't go over so well. why you will not

raleigh-durham, n.c., on wednesday. he will be putting pressure on lawmakers to pass the bill.u about a congressional 9/11 remembrance ceremony to be held on capitol hill at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. we will have live coverage on c- span. more from the house, later today. members are taking a break right now. they will be back at 6:30. as always, live, here on c-span. republican presidential candidates are holding a debate tonight in florida. c-span 2 will be there live to get reaction from the campaigns. this begins at 10:00 eastern. the joint congressional deficit reduction committee meets tomorrow on capitol hill to talk about the history of deficit reduction and what makes the current situation different, as well as what is driving the need to cut federal spending. live coverage of c-span 3, tomorrow morning at 10:00 p.m.. more on deficit reduction with the former co-chair of the deficit reduction commission and a debt reduction clan that was presented last september. alan simpson, the former white have -- white house chief of staff, erskine bowles. >> thank you. good afterno

should be 101 out at the airport. 90 today in raleigh-durham, that area.tle more humidity along the gulf coast. 80 in new york city. looks like 57 today in rapid city, south dakota, about the same for minneapolis, minnesota. all right. speaking of records, brian kilmeade, we're close. >> this is the quietest yankee season ever. 3,000 hits for derek jeter. he's past that now. what about another yankee legend closer mariano rivera became the second in history to join an exclusive club. he struck out two in the ninth inning and threw o at second base to end the game. that gave him his 600th career save and the yankees win the game 3-2. he's 41 years old now and one more save to tie trevor hoffman for the most save of all time. two saves to pass him. i think he'll do it with 12 games left of the season. in typical fashion, the red sox try and one up them. the red sox haven't won in about two weeks. last night, tim wakefield going for win number 200. knuckleballer was not working with his knuckleball. it didn't do well. he serves up that home run to jose bautis

it's columbus today and raleigh-durham, north carolina tomorrow.her taxes he wants to pay for it. the bulk of which would come from rolling back the itemized deduction rate for upper income americans. yesterday, at the sendoff, he asked people to lean on their lawmakers. >> i want you to send an e-mail, use one of those airplane sky writers. dust off the fax machine. or you can just like write a letter. so long as you get the message to congress. >> the president was backed by teachers, construction workers, veterans from the wars in iraq and afghanistan and others, he says, will be helped by his plan. yesterday's sendoff like the speech friday in richmond, virginia and likely the one today in columbus had a campaign like feel but press secretary jay carney says it's not his re-election mr. obama is campaigning for. >> i've been asked this question. is this a campaign? you're absolutely right. it is a campaign. the president is campaigning. for growth and jobs. he's out there, he is out there campaigning for growth and jobs. >> republicans are skep

today, the president was on the road in raleigh durham north carolina selling his plan.will answer questions on twitter, facebook and the white house web site. these social media q&a's is nothing new at the white house. it just shows the administration keeping up the pressure on congress to pass the jobs bill. the president is meeting with timothy geithner for his weekly update on the economy. brian? >> steve, the administration also answering questions about its relationship with that company, solyndra. what's latest there? >> right, the white house press secretary doing his best to field questions and explain the situation with our e-mails that seem to show the white house applying pressure to approve this huge loan, this half billion dollar loan to solyndra, the solar company. jay carney telling reporters on air force one yesterday there was no political pressure, just a logistical problem with a planned appearance by the vice president. carney said "what the e-mails, i believe, made clear is there was an urgency to make a decision about a scheduling matter." on the b

talked about in richmond and what he will talk about tomorrow in columbus and tomorrow in raleigh/durham. i can assure you, he will continue to talk about it afterward. >> every corner. yes, ma'am. >> this plan is really insurance against a double dip recession. does that mean there are renewed fears about the possibility? >> it is an insurance policy -- first of all, we do not believe, we continue to say and we believe that we will not experience a so-called double dip recession, but the fact that the economy has slowed and the fact that job creation has slowed makes our economic situation less positive than it was, say, six months ago. there is an unqualified need for greater growth and greater employment. unqualified. that's true regardless of where this economy would go if you don't take this action because it is not acceptable for growth to simply stay at 1% or private sector job creations to continue or not continue at the pace that we needed to get more americans back to work. it is an insurance policy in that sense. >> is there concern that if this doesn't pass, you will be close

they are going back to charlotte, atlanta, houston, raleigh, the raleigh-durham's of the south.they are going to places that are somewhat familiar because they are urban. children of the great migration are urban people. their parents went to big cities, and they're going to places that have some of what they are accustomed to, but with the standard of living is easier to maintain. they also are americans, and they are acting as other americans are. in other words, other americans are often going to sunbelt part of the country. day, during the '90s and the early part of the 21st century, were going where the jobs were. the northern industrial cities such as buffalo and cleveland and detroit have been under tremendous pressure. and so they are taking the opportunity to act as other americans are. this is a mainstreaming of all americans, of african-americans into mainstream. and i view this as a positive step for ultimately acting in having the opportunities that anyone else might have in this country. that's how i look at it. >> host: this e-mail has come in from martha barkley,

. >> caller: i'm from durham.i was just asking the question, where any slaves got to lurk over any southern chips? the second was -- i forget what it was. or maybe six years old. >> guest: thank you for asking your question. slavery was something that was incredibly entangled world system and i think there were southerners who say rightly enough that slavery was not sent them simply we were responsible for. it's not like the south was all evil in the north is located on this issue is slavery and race. as you suggest, the international slave trade involves people in the south and involve people in the north and people in africa. as many hands around the world. on the other hand, it's not true that no southern chips are involved in the slave trade. writer mathilde civil war there were southerners who were actually smuggling slaves then. the slave trade had been illegal. international slave trade had been illegal for decades at this point. much more, there were many southerners and very few northerners involved in th