[applause] >> governor hickenlooper, this is your chance. you have here a room full of silicon valley executives. what do you say to them to get them to expand or move to colorado? >> can governor brown leave the room for a minute? >> i am a great believer that luring companies from one state to the other does not help the country. i think it is a race to the bottom. as the governor would say. it is useful for us to be as relentlessly pro-business as we can. we're very focused on education and we want to be the no. 1 state for solving this riddle that this country has become from being the no. 1 public education nation to one in the bottom half. we know the things -- at risk kids are coming from difficult neighborhoods and often broken families, they need a longer school day. that is nothing new there. there's another way to do that without spending a bunch of money. you can get your teachers union to agree to stagger the school day. some teachers come in early and you have study hall, some come in later and you have sports after school. the

next up is governor hickel lipper -- hickenlooper. he is the serieaal a entreprener each of you have in your respective parts. he became very successful in the brew pub business. he never had a single election not even for stink -- a student council. governor? [applause] in keeping with the discussion, he is keen on innovation and things of that nature. i know that will come out. thank you, governor. >> are we all set? i am from the "mercury news," and we're here because we live in a global cloueconomy. it has altered local economies because so many manufacturing and technology jobs are moving, whether it is a matter of costs for going where the trained work force is. we're fortunate to have to governors here to talk about how that change affects their jobs and what they're doing to jump- start their economies which compete with one another. this could be fun. let me start with our guest. governor hickenlooper. i knew that was going to happen. most of us here are pretty much aware of california's budget crisis. can you give us a quick

the legislature meets tomorrow and governor hickenlooper meets with us this morning. thank you so much for being here. do you think that the president's public position saying he personally favors gay marriage will hurt or help him in colorado this fall? it went for him pretty big, about nine points, four years ago. >> i think what the president's personal opinion is and how he's wrestled with this is just another example of who he is and the strength of his character. here is a guy who saved us from going into a depression who is able to bring down our worst enemy with some difficult decisions to really save the detroit auto industry. he takes -- he's done so much already, and yet he's still wrestling with personal decisions. but i don't think that's going to affect -- have much effect in colorado. we're really focused on civil unions. >> and does it help you, do you feel that you are evolving or struggling with the issue? how does the president's announcement change anything in your sort of personal outlook toward this issue? >> well, you know, in colorado, we've be

. >>> then where next for the gay marriage issue with democratic governor john hickenlooper of cold. >>> i take your sign hospitality as a sign of things to come. >> tony perkins and gary bauer and the politics of top secret with homeland security xharn jor joe lieberman and congressman peter king. i'm candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." >>> the president's congressional to-do list is as broad as it is unlikely to pass. job outsourcing, mortgages, small business tax credits, clean energy, and jobs for vets. the beauty of the president's to-do list, what doesn't get done becomes campaign fodder. the question is whether congress will be anything more this year than a campaign prop. joining me now from springfield, illinois, the number two democrat in the senate, dick durbin, and here in washington the man charged with electing more republicans to the senate, senator john cornyn. thank you both for being here. let me start out, i want to play something that senator durbin said in mid-april to kind of kick off our conversation. senator, let he remind you of what you said, wh

john hickenlooper/(d) coloradobut, you knoow who gets the basic rights? those have to be shared with - everyonn, and whether yoo get to visit someone in a hospital -3rrom as ffiends and family, &ppddressing with civil unions. colorado's constitution bans ssme sex marriage.onlyysix states and the district oo cclumbba allow it..resident barack obama has rrcently said - he thinks gay couples should have the right to marry.ttaa sparked this newsweek cover giving him a rainbow-striped halo and the tagline: "the 3 presideet's stance is also a hit witt theecelebrity gbt communnty.singgr ricky martin is hosting a fundraiser for him in newwyork ttisseveninghe tells broadway world doo com that mr. obama "has been an pxceetionally strong advoccte." (naa pop - pulppt/church)the pressdent's advocacy alsoo ssirred controversy aad mixed 3 on sunday.sot::rev. emmett "" love thh president but i ccnnot support wat he has done."sot: rev. dr. wallace & charres smith//hiloh baptist church"we've got some larger challenges ttat we've got to sttuggle with (applause)" i'm ed payn

governor john hickenlooper called a special session yesterday hoping to pass a law that would give same-sex couples rights similar to married couples, but republican-controlled house committee voted down the measure. meantime republican ron paul says he's done spending money on the race for the white house, but he hasn't given up the fight. he said yesterday he plans to continue to battle for delegates and carry a strong message to the gop in tampa. >>> now to the $2 billion blunder at jpmorgan chase. a top executive has stepped down. shares are falling and today the ceo is going to get an earful at the shareholders' meeting in florida. susan mcginnis is in washington with more on that. good morning, susan. >> good morning, manuel. that's $2 billion and counting. these are expected to keep on mounting. more executives are expected to be shown the door and now the president is out there talking about what he thinks needs to be done. jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimon will face shareholders at the company's annual meeting today. they've seen the stocks drop 13% since last week's announcement that

[cheers and applause] one of the finest lieutenant governors and according to hickenlooper -- and he'sright -- somebody much cooler than the governor, the lieutenant governor, joe garcia, is here. [cheers and applause] your outstanding mayor, michael hancock's in the house. [cheers and applause] diana degette, great congresswoman, is in the house. [cheers and applause] jared polis is here, and ed ed perlmutter is in the house. [cheers and applause] we've also got national co-chair john register here. [applause] and the former mayor of denver, wellington webb, in the house. [applause] plus all of you are in the house. [cheers and applause] and i can tell you're fired up. [cheers and applause] we had some folks to get you fired up. >> ready to go! >> and ready to go. now, si se puede. [cheers and applause] >> i'm here not just because i need your help, although i do need your help. [laughter] >> you got it! >> i'm here, i'm here because the country needs your help. >> yes! >> four years ago we came together to reclaim the basic values that built this country, that built the largest middl

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the governor hickenlooper. members of congress, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.e a graduate of this academy who has kept our air force strong through a time of great challenge, a leader i've relied on and for whom today is his final commencement as chief of staff, general norton schwartz. nordie, suze, we are grateful for 39 years of extraordinary service to our nation. [ applause ] and although he is not with us today, i'm proud to have nominated another academy graduate, general mark welsh, as the next chief of staff. now, this is my second visit to the academy. i was here in the summer of 2008, and you were getting ready to head out to jack's valley. so i was proud to be here when you began this journey. and i thought i'd come back and help you celebrate at the end. it's great to be back at a school that has produced so many of the airmen i've known as president. every day, i rely on outstanding academy graduates who serve at the white house. some of you know that photo from the situation room on the day we delivered justice to bin laden. you can see right nex

generals gould, clark and born; academy faculty and staff; governor hickenlooper; members of congress distinguished guests; ladies and gentlemen. a graduate of this academy who has kept our air force strong challenge, a leader i've relied on and for whom today is his final commencement as chief of staff -- general norton schwartz. norty, suzie, we could not be extraordinary service to our nation. [applause] and although he is not with us nominated another academy graduate, general mark welsh, as[applause] this is my second visit to thei was here in the summer of 2008, and you were getting ready to head out to jacks valley. so i was proud to be here when you began this journey, and i thought i'd come back and help you celebrate at the end. [laughter] a's great to be back at school that has produced so many of the airmen i've known as president. every day, i rely on outstanding academy graduates who serve at the white house. some of you know that photo from the situation room on the day we delivered justice to bin laden -- you can see right next to me a great leader of our special opera