and that's what's happening right here at masterlock because of you. over the last few years, it's become more expensive to do businesses in countries like china. meanwhile, american workers, we've become even more productive. so when john hebner was at the white house in january, he told me how it makes more business sense for masterlock to bring jobs back home here to milwaukee. and today for the first time in 15 years, this plant is running at full capacity. and that's an example of what happens when unions and employers work together to the create good jobs. >> today, you're selling is products directly to customers in china, stamped with those words "made in america." and the good news is, this is starting to happen around the country. for the first time since 1990, american manufacturers are creating new jobs. that's good for the companies, but it's also good up and down the supply chain. because if you're making this stuff here, that means that there are producers and suppliers in and around the area who have a better chance of selling stuff her

he will also be speaking to an audience at masterlock, united auto workers local 469.s growing, membership is going up. and so he has a message for them but i do hope that he takes off on where you were talking about. unions have been battered in wisconsin they haven't heard and executive come in and say they are good, they are useful. governor walker hasn't done that i hope president obama takes an opportunity to at the very least say "thanks" to the union workers for sticking it out for their company. he's in a state they are making massive cuts, if he's for worker rights, actually scott walker politically is totally opposite from president obama. how is this conversation going to go on the tarmac? >> walker is a politician, career politician, i can't believe that he will lose this opportunity. i think what he will try to do is be as nice to the president, get his arm around him get a photograph because scott walker is polling at 5%, he would love to be photographed with president. >> let's bring in senator chris larson, good to have you with us tonight. what do you

president obama wants more success stories like masterlock. do you think he's put out a blue print that can do that? >> i think it starts to get us where we need to go. you covered the high points there, ed. we have a change in the tax code. we have a more of an emphasis on a level playing field for american workers and businesses. we have investing in a new generation of manufacturing workers, something that has been eviscerated over the last generation. we have more investment in infrastructure, help get some investment in plant and equipment. a good plan and the fact that both the president is talking about this in a way, inviting companies to bring work back, that is something we haven't seen since the early 1980's and indicates we can make progress if congress will do something. >> let's talk about that the best numbers in 25 years for manufacturing. how? >> well, it does it in a couple of ways. first in the tax code, he would try to expand a deduction for domestic manufacturing, expand a research and development tax credit to help with i

he is in milwaukee this afternoon at a masterlock lock plant to talk about jobs and the economy. masterlock is credited with moving about 100 jobs back from china to the u.s., something the president noted in his state of the union address. the president was greeted on the tarmac here in milwaukee by republican governor scott walker, who's been targeted for recall by democrats over attempts to restrain the rights of union workers. understand governor walker will not be attending this event today due to the flu. well, after this stop, president obama will head to the west coast later today for political fund-raisers in los angeles, san francisco, and seattle. >>> ladies and gentlemen, to introduce the president of the united states, please welcome masterlock employee deandre jackson. [ cheers and applause ] >> how everybody doing this afternoon? i like to welcome you to masterlock, right here, milwaukee, wisconsin, right here on 32nd and center. my name is deandre jackson, uaw, local 469. born and raised right here in milwaukee. i worked here at under five ye. currently working at

here is president obama today in milwaukee at that unionized masterlock plant.nt taking a tour of the plant and delivering a speech in front of a stack of b boxes that said "made in the usa" hyping a company that chose to bring jobs back to the united states. speaking on the floor of the unionized plant. he's there in a state the governor has stripped union rights in the state last year. in this picture it's not just the president running a campaign to stay in office, governor scott walker, republican of wisconsin, is facing being recalled from office before the end of his first term, thanks to wisconsin voters angry with that stripping of union rights in the state. and his big, big cuts to education and much more. on the pro-scott walker side there are ads running in wisconsin now against recalling the governor. in these ads the government walker and groups support him describe the governor has having balanced the state's budget. turns out he did not balance the state's budget. this is the headline last week in the milwaukee journal sentinel, state faces $143 m

masterlock says it brought jobs back home because of rising costs in china and a shortage of skilled labor. darren gersh, "nightly business report," washington. >> tom: extending the payroll tax cut could be voted on by the u.s. house before the end of the week. that's the forecast from house speaker john boehner. other republican leaders in the house see enough support for the measure to pass. all this comes as a tentative deal has been struck to continue the tax cut beyond the end of february. the package would also continue extended jobless benefits and prevent deep cuts in medicare payments to doctors. >> susie: robert zoellick, the head of the world bank, is stepping down and it's possible his successor could be the first non-american to lead the international lending organization. zoellick will leave the world bank when his five-year term expires in june. he oversaw its response to the global financial crisis. last year, the bank adopted new guidelines for choosing its leader, calling for an "open, merit-based" process. an american has traditionally led the world bank since it

the president is visiting masterlock, it's an milwaukee maker of padlocks that was cited in his state of the union address for bringing back 100 jobs from china. in his speech at masterlock, president obama intends to call on companies to promote more investments and more jobs in the u.s. we'll have live coverage of his comments in milwaukee starting at 1:40 eastern. >>> after the wisconsin trip, president obama turns to fund-raising. he's holding eight fund-raisers over the next couple of days for his re-election campaign in the los angeles area, san francisco, and seattle. >>> booktv is live saturday from the savannah book festival. coverage starts at 9:30 eastern with tom clavin followed by carl, and scotty smiley at noon. at 1:30 eastern, greg meyery and jennifer griffin on the changing israeli/palestinian conflict. irshad manji connects love. toure looks at who's afraid of post blackness at 4:00. and at 5:15, sc guinn on the rise and fall of the comanches on c-span2's book tv. >>> only two of the four major republican presidential candidates are on the campaign trail today. moirm

today, for the first time in 15 years, masterlocks plant in milwaukee is running at full capacity. >>it, we know the president is going to milwaukee to visit the masterlock plant. it's kind of a twofer for the president. milwaukee is an important swing state in the election. i'm sure for the white house is this company which has unionized workers has been adding jobs. the owner says it's been doing so because the cost of labor overseas is rising be p this makes the president's point that unions can be good and high wages can be paid in the u.s. and with his policy jobs can be insourced and brought back through a variety of methods. he will be visiting this business. he's going to be taking a tour. i saw before i came over here that he will be doing that with the governor of wisconsin, a republican. he's had some interesting tarmac encounters lately. this should billion another one. >> that's right scott walker who is facing this recall fight to keep his job this year. talk about a state that's going to be completely burned out on competitive campaign politics. that's the business end

he visited this masterlock plant. the company recently brought 150 jobs back to the u.s. from china. president obama said congress should change the tax code to reward companies that create jobs in america and end tax breaks for companies that move jobs and profits overseas. >> and i'm not gonna lie to you guys, you know it, still a long way to go before everyone that wants a job can find t when you are out of work, that wears on you. it's not just the income, it has to do with your sense of place and your sense of dignity and ability to support your movie, the pride you take in making a good product. we don't just do it for a paycheck h. >> the president says another way to support american jobs is to make it easier for businesses like masterlock to sell their products all over the world and he says his administration is on track to meet his goal of doubling u.s. exports. >>> cost of the damage done by that 5.8 quake in virginia last summer is still adding up. now, tense of millions are needed for the recovery efforts above ground. one virginia town in talkier county is

we were with him a few days ago when he was at masterlock in milwaukee talking about boosting american manufacturing, talking about those tax breaks for companies who bring jobs back from overseas. it's been a popular theme for him. it seems to be catching on. he talked about it during his state of the union. since then his approval ratings have gone up by in accounts at 50%. president obama will head to two more fund raisers or two fund raisers before he heads home to washington, d.c. all during this three-day trip, he's had eight fund raisers and two official trips. it's an indication that his campaigning is ramping up as we get closer to the general election. >> i couldn't help noticing when he was commending the american work force, he said men workers and women workers. particularly in a week when there's been so many comments from republican candidates about contraception, republicans in the house and there was the president praising the contribution of women in the work force. >> reporter: i absolutely noticed that as well. the shout out to women. you heard some cheers. the audi

. >> the bottom line is that masterlock is, of course, a union operation and they've got jobs back.his state of the union. a couple other points from jay carney's air force one briefing is that he says that president obama, among the rest of us, knicks fans and non-nicks fans alike has a little bit of lin fever? >> that's absolutely right. jeremy lin has been all over the headlines lately. and president obama, as you know, is a big sports fan. he's a big basketball fan. so jay carney said that he spoke to the president about him today. here's the president, andrea. >> as we can see behind you, kristen welker, thanks so much. the president has come out. he's working the rope lines there. as kristin just reported 14-point victory by the president in wisconsin in 2008. but there's been a lot of back sliding since then. and a lot of political turmoil in wisconsin was governor walker and with the union movement. here's president obama. >> hello, milwaukee! it is good to be back in the great state of wisconsin. this is the closest i've been to home in awhile. i was thinking about getting

." >> reporter: the president has touted masterlock as an example of insourcing, in other words outsourcingit now makes business sense for him to bring jobs back home. >> 100 jobs from china have returned to this plant on 32nd street. it's not like the good old days when the company ran this unforgettable super bowl ad, about you the president says it accept blys a positive trend. >> we've got to seize this moment of opportunity. we can't let it slip away. we've got an opportunity to create new american jobs and american manufacturing. >> but insourcing has yet to benefit many people from just around the corner. >> we need jobs, you know, jobs are our most focused, because some hard-working man is still out here, just there's so much we have to -- at that time, it's hard for us to raise our children with the jobs surrounding us? >> it's a desperate situation for some who stood in long lines at a job fair this week in milwaukee. >> i need to be employed. >> there's a lot of pressure on the president to deliver on his economic promises. >> if i don't have this done in three years, then there'

masterlock is the largest manufacturers of padlocks and related security projects.010, master lock has returned jobs to the u.s. that had been outsourced overseas. >>> santorum is now being criticized by mitt romney who was largely ignored in the past. santorum's new role in the political spotlight. >> reporter: for rick santorum, this is what it looked like with occupy protesters in tacoma, washington, repeatedly interrupting the peach by tspee former senator. >> with no way to quiet the crowd, he took them on. >> i think it's really important for you to understand what this represents. because what it represents is truly intolerance. >> reporter: though in this nomination race, the voice that he needs to be worried about is those within the party, especially mitt romney, who is describing his political leanings after calling himself a severely conservative governor didn't go over so well. >> in business you don't have a choice of balancing your budget. you either balance your budget or go bankrupt. >> reporter: he also did a biographical ad driving a car. >> i gre

at 1:40, president obama talks about jobs and the economy at the masterlock factory in milwaukee.stress the importance of companies keeping jobs in the u.s. at 3:00 eastern time, the first lady joins defense secretary leon panetta at the pentagon. they will unveil a new report highlighting ways states can simplify job licensing requirements for military spouses. >>> and we are following lots of developments in the next hour of the cnn newsroom. let's check in first with susan candiotti. >> hi, frederica. good morning. i'm outside whitney houston's new hope baptist church in newark, new jersey, where the family is finalizing plans for saturday's private funeral. who are some of the people that will be attending? we will give you those details coming up live in the next hour. >>> i'm barbara starr at the pentagon. fred, iran is talking today about new developments in its nuclear program. should we be worried? i will have developments at the top of the next hour. >>> and i'm paul steinhauser at the cnn political desk. do you need more evidence that rick santorum is surging in the pol

. >> shortly afterwards, governor walker ditched the president on his tour of the masterlock factory. was giving him a number 1, too. number 1, president. maybe? no. >> by the way, we have c.c. sabathia and adrian gonzalez over there. they should be fighting right now. i'm short of waiting. >> attention, new york fans and boston red sox fans. >> lots of excited people in the studio. >> what a duel coming up with you. are you going to play video games? >> yeah, going to try to play video games. we'll see about that. coming up with some of the headlines, it's a fight literally being taken to the grave. josh powell's family trying to buy a cemetery plot so he can be buried near the two sons that he murdered earlier this month. they are saying no way, even block the sale. washington lawmakers are stepping in and reportedly used their own money and donations to purchase both plots surrounding charlie and brayden powell's grave sites. wow, they say they'll reserve one of them for the boy's missing mother, susan powell should her body ever be found. >> u.s. customs and border patrol agents c