now we're going to go to missouri governor jay nixon spoke a little while ago about the status of his state and the aftermath. take a listen. >> i think put into context of a couple of things, first in the context of this particular site here, no loss of life. that's for preparation and also for the emergency responders that were here to make a real difference for folks in the middle of the night and the middle of a storm. just that training makes a serious and appropriate difference. but this is a lot of damage. the insurance issues here, the property damage issues here are going to be significant, but the bottom line is joplin is going to be a real sounding board for everybody else across our state, that you can rebuild, that you will rebuild, you'll stay calm during that. the bottom line is we are confident that branson will be back bigger and better than ever. >> particularly, what can you do to help branson from a state level? >> right now we're in emergency response, making sure each one of the locals are backed up by what we have, that we keep the rule of law, that we begin to

peeling twenty five million off the top of it to cover general state expenses democratic governor jay nixon is playing do the same thing with the settlement funds in his home state of missouri so how are homeowners once again getting a raw deal while the banks once again make off like bandits literally conservative commentator david sullivan joins me now to give us his take david welcome back. thanks for having me as always it's a pleasure being allowed to take the other side of the position of well in that case love me as the obvious question why do you hate all moaners. well i only ate some homeowners and i want to tell you and your listening audience we should really sympathize with these banks they have been victimized by some of wisconsin's failed liberal policies and by unscrupulous borrowers many of whom or illegal aliens who really did not qualify who lied about their income on their no income check mortgages and subsequently defaulted those poor people they brought out they brought down our economy is that we are saying really those people or volunteers they weren't victims and the

the one hundred forty million dollars settlement to use for funding public universities governor jay nixon took this settlement as a way for him to get back on everyone's good side after here regionally announced a twelve percent cut for public schools and make some saw the settlement as a way to fix his budget problem and conveniently analysis transfer of money last week now may and is planning on following in nixon and volcker his footsteps the state as a whole be receiving twenty one million dollars and eight point two million will be handed to the government attorneys general william schneider has already said that five point seven of that eight million is going to go toward the general fund so we can only imagine where that money is going to and certainly not homeowners hants those are three different examples of the same travesty states taking money intended to help prevent future foreclosure crises that help. i expect her crisis is going on and moving that money to fix their troubled budgets but they're responsible for those obama shaking his head yet we should be because moves like

. >> mozgov jay nixon says three people died in his state.ited the town of branson today and says the community will rise up. >> you can rebuild, you will rebuild, you're going to stay calm during now. we're going to keep the law. the bottom line is we are confident that branson will be back and better than ever. >> with me now chad myers tracking things in the cnn severe weather center for us tonight as we look back at the devastation you're looking ahead at what could come. >> we probably will see just as many tornadoes tonight as last night. but last night towns got in the way. typically that doesn't happen. we'll get ten tornadoes a night on a night but it hits a bunch of farmland. but last night, branson got in the way, harrisburg, illinois in the way. the harrisburg tornado was an ef 4. people i think understand the hurricane category one, cat two. i'm not sure they understand the fujita scale or enhanced fujita scale. an ef 0 if you hear that going through your neighborhood you're going to lose some shingles. minor damage. the metal an

we're joined by governor jay nixon who stood up when the tornado tore up joplin. i turn it over to my co-chair for his opening remarks. >> thank you, governor o'malley. i appreciate your leadership very much. let me thank all of the generals that are here today. i share his confidence that we are well protected here today and this is an impressive group. i wish we did a photograph of all of these generals. let me also recognize gov. gregoire, sandoval, all of you. let me recognize the general from wyoming here with us today. we had a busy year last year with flooding and other issues and it's a pleasure to have him here. governor o'malley, we have the former governor of wyoming also here with us today. thank you for being here with us today. he was in office two governor's ago and did a great job for the state of wyoming. as you know, the national governors represents governors all over the country and, not surprisingly, we do not agree on every issue. i do not think i am letting a secret out of the bag, but that's just the way it is. when it comes to the governor

is a pleasure to serve on this committee and leading it, jay nixon of missouri was the vice chair ofit, did a excellent job. got a hearing on it saturday, and in a pretty extensive discussion yesterday. what we have done with this is gone into three key policy areas, hearing on commerce, infrastructure, and public finance. committee recommended option but in g8 membership by three policies. focus on commerce and economic development, general on to finish up and innovation, trade and investment, tax and radio toward matters. number two addresses transportation and infrastructure, and a neutral manner, major issue on the transportation funding that is coming up in front of the congress and so that we as a group come in g8 can speak out on this and edc three, affirmed the importance of public finance state authority and financial services regulation, consumer investor protection and financial regulation. this is making sure that we don't get moved out of this area, no our ability to do public financing harmed by federal laws. so man up of the committee, i moved the adoption of our polic

it is of pleasure to serve on this committee, and jay nixon, who chairs it, does a fine job.e have the three areas, commerce, transportation and infrastructure, and public finance. the committee recommends adoption of the three policies. edc-1 focuses on congress and entrepreneurship, tax and regulatory matters. edc-2 addresses transportation and infrastructure in 8 modal- neutral manner. we as a group can speak out on this. edc-3 confirms the importance of public finance, the state authority, a financial-services regulation, consumer protection and financial regulation. this is making sure that we don't get moved out of this area, nor our ability to do public financing harmed by federal laws. on behalf of the committee, i move the adoption of our policy recommendations. we would be happy to answer any questions. >> is there a second? >> i second-rat. >> any discussion. all those in favor, please say aye. ayes have it. it has been adopted. we go to the chair of the egyptian, childhood, and work- force committee, governor beebe. >> in an effort to keep this on time, i'd move f