my colleague, governor mcdonnell and i, both defend aaa bond ratings.le of driving our country to the brink of default that all of us witnesses last month is not helpful to consumer confidence or investor confidence. what i hope the congress will come back to do is to pass bills that make those investments in infrastructure, in research and development, in innovation, and, yes, in the important work of educating the next generation for the jobs that are available. >> you are talking about spending money at a time when we're cutting the deficit? >> i think we need to do both. we need to be -- >> what about tax breaks for businesses? >> -- go forward at the same time. i think it depends on the nature of them. if it's something that actually creates and inspires investment and innovation, i would be for it. but, look, i think that we have to also recognize that this deficit is driven, fueled and caused primarily by bush-era tax cuts that benefitted the most wealthy among us. that's 55% of the projected deficit by 2019. another 14% is these wars. so we have

is that amnesty, governor mcdonnell? >> i correct martin on one thing.heir bond ratings increased because they had the guts to lead and cut spending. so those are the facts on that. we're a nation of immigrants. martin and i share the same heritage. about 100 years ago, i think irish american. we need to have more lawful immigration in the country. and the problem is, this president -- frankly for decades we have not secured the border and enforced the laws that we have in the states and have not come up with a reasonable path to citizenship for people that are -- >> is it okay with you that these folks are being taken off -- anybody that is currently being looked at that has not committed a crime be taken off, and i just need a quick answer? >> as long as we tie immigration to the economic activity, and so we don't compete with americans unemployed, we need to look at that. >> i think people need to pay taxes and obey the law, and secretary napolitano has done a better job of deporting violent individuals, but we need to create a path to citizenship, so

former success of the republican governor's association, bob mcdonnell.et me start with -- governor perry and i know yesterday you said you thought he could have said things differently. do you believe governor perry should have apologized for the incendiary remark? >> governor perry is a tough guy but a compassionate guy. i thought the remarks probably were something that could have been said differently. i think what he's trying to express was his frustration with both monetary and fiscal policies out of washington and no credible plan for the president to reduce the debts or the deficit. i understand his frustration, i would have said it differently. >> so you're not on the side of karl rove who called it unpresidential and rick santorum who compared him to john conniers and some of the things the democratic congressman from michigan had said about george w. bush? >> i'm just saying incendiary remarks against the fed chairman add to the national debate. what the governor should have said is a debate about the policy. that's what he got into after that,

ization of english but that's the trend in the world that everything's getting mcdonnell lies i think john paul's point is that you know if you want to be able to communicate and communicate as best you can and i think if i'm we make it clear i should make it clear to my audience here. this is a this is a kind of quasi language of non-native speakers speaking to each other like danes speaking to japanese japanese speaking to koreans and things like that it's not really actually doesn't have anything to do with native speakers of english i actually agree partly with both robert then john paul here and i think this is not really so much a question of mcdonald ais ation as the struggle to communicate in the real world by people who don't actually have a lot of english but i think it's quite right john paul is such that on to something here and saying that people need some guidance as to how to best deploy the limited resources of the language they have to communicate clearly and this is actually something which perhaps native speakers need to learn about as well so it's not entirely just

from governor bob mcdonnell in virginia, as you well know, sadly there were fatalities in the state. let's listen in. >> let me give you an impact assessment of what happened. we have other than the wind prognostication, i think everything that happened was about as photographed. i think the hurricane center did a pretty great job nailing down the forecast other than the fact we were expecting maybe a cat 2 storm, most of the rest was as they had indicated. we had higher rain and winds ironically away from the cost than actually did at the coast. the high test rain in some places were 50, 60 miles winds. you can see on the map some rainfall estimates, and that will create some flooding potential. winds the highest reported winds was at matthews county. right here in the richmond areas, we had tropical storm force winds all over virginia, and many places west. this was a very brought impact, and well over i think two thirds of the population of the state was affected by this storm. tomorrow surge was slightly less than forecast, but still the fourth largest surge on record. it was jus

it had been president kong working with mitch mcconnell and john -- congress working with mitch mcdonnelluse we believe in a balanced budget, we believe in less spending, lower taxes and bigger economy. >> greta: let me stop you there. >> he is the president and you have this brand new republican house driven by the election of 2010, and a senate that is halfway in between that's what made it so complicated. >> greta: let's assume you didn't have a speaker boehner and mitch mcdonnell in the -- mitch mcconnell in the senate let's assume had harry reid and nancy pelosi and not it is going to be smooth sailing. would you have handled it differently? >> i think that i would have taken a lesson from ronald reagan. reagan always led washington by leading the american people. i didn't negotiate with tip o'neil. he didn't try to maneuver inside washington. his job as he used to put it was to shine the light on the american people so they would turn up the heat on congress. what we are lacking now is a clear understanding of how to create jobs, which is job one. you gotta get in economy growing. y

joining me is virginia governor bob mcdonnell.hank you for taking time out from what i know is a tense period for you. you predicted in storm could be deadlier than hurricane isabel in 2003. what are you hearing that makes you believe that? >> i think it's the swath of the storm and the speed of this storm. we are expecting some areas in southeast virginia and the eastern shore to have four to six hours of hurricane-force winds and up to 20 hours or more of tropical storm-force winds. we've got about a million people in southeast virginia that are going to experience hurricane-force winds, which means widespread power outages and everything that goes with that. we want to prepare people for the very worst. our people are ready. i visited hampton and virginia beach and norfolk. met with the mayors, the emergency operations people. i think we are ready. >> how are the evacuations going? there are people who are going to stay. do you have a message for them? >> i empowered them by executive order yesterday all the localities to issue

do ugdoug mcdonnell introduces us a man who's traveled to the ends of the earth to record it. >>> theay area has more parks and protected land than any other major urban area on earth. more than 1 million acres right here in our own backyard and many of us lying to go out to see nature. but the question is, are you listening? nbc bay area's doug mcconnell introduces us to a man who has spent his 18 tire career doing exactly that. >> a picture may be worth a thousand word. a soundscape is worth a thousand pictures. >> reporter: dr. bernie krauss has been studying nature by listening to it very carefully and recording it for more than 40 years. >> i'm hearing crows. i'm hearing ravens. i'm hearing insects. >> reporter: we've come to see the landscape and listen to the soundscape of the buy logically rich mow deany ranch. >> it's just m hveusloow mush density is here with all of these critters. >> reporter: it looks good to me and sounds even better to bernie. he's recorded over the years in hills just like these, alive with the sound of nature's mu c music. this is a big, beautiful piec

yes because they actually know mcdonnell is a criminal no no so of course they have to ok so he said the economic model is a criminal model explored out a little bit in other words the banking system itself is basically a glorified part of these game correct well we have an economy that's again unworn organized crime and and you know part of the profits that organized crime is part of with keeping the whole economy going in search of the banking system or it's every community in america so just let me get it this way if the united nations says we're competing for four hundred billion dollars a year of global money laundering then then this financial centers to attract money and wondering are the leaders ok let me follow up on this money laundering theme because. i now owned by wells fargo which is owned in large part by warren buffett has just been fined two percent of one year's property for laundering three hundred seventy eight billion dollars in drug money for the mexican drug cartels what about the startlement is an adequate deterrent first of all you know absolutely none if you

alto police are looking for a robbery suspect, one of regal accosted a woman who worked at this mcdonnell's heading to a nearby bank with thousands of dollars in receipts. >> the woman was approaching the bank when one man forced her to hand over the money. two of the men have been arrested this man got away. police are still looking for him. >> they say that he also worked at the mcdonald and have a working knowledge of the deposit schedule. they all face conspiracy and robbery charges. >> the board of directors for muni voted to increase city taxi fares and the number of cabs on san francisco street. you'll have to pay more but you'll have a better chance of catching a cab. the rate goes up from $3.10 to $3.50. in 90 days the paperwork will be done for 85 new taxis to hit the streets. currently there are about 1500 authorized taxis driving in the city. >> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. a live look from wall street. another tough drop on the dow jones industrial average. down 1/2 to 36 points as we look ahead to the ninth straight losing day in a row. whe >> we

again, we are expecting that press conference with governor bob mcdonnell and eric cantor to get underwayoments from now. megyn: i thought it was interesting earlier today you talked about speaking with folks on the ground down there who spoke of the considerable damage they had seen in their own homes, places looking like they had been ransacked and the concerns they had for their family members. very poignant and good point. we'll await the news conference. we appreciate you being here. while most of the washington area is back to normal from the quake the national cathedral and the monument are still closed. they are surveying the landmark trying to figure out how to make it safe again for tourists to enter. they spotted cracked stones at the top immediately after the quake. no word on how badly it is damaged but the park service is now saying that the statements from washington d.c. police yesterday that the monument may be leaning turned out not to be the case when they got close enough to inspect. the monument is typically open every day of the year except the 4th of july and christ

joining us liz mcdonnell. liz, how do we determine who might have a special deal, special access?oney story? >> money story came from a nonpartisan watchdog group that looked at information on special interests donations to the 12 members of the super debt committee. they based that information that came out of the center for responsive politics based on government filings. what we see is nearly 65 million dollars in political action committee money went to the 12 members of the debt committee over the last decade. that's just pac money it does not include employee or staff donations at these interest groups. it includes corporations from across the country. unions, it includes the most important sectors of the u.s. economy. >> greta: i'm looking at one over the last 10 years. lawyers and law firms have given 31 million dollars to these 12. what in the world was that -- obviously i don't know what that is about. what do they need that for? >> important point. they've led the way, 9 legal profession was the top donor to all of the 12 members of the super debt committee. it is a pac

. >>> governor bob mcdonnell last hour said the biggest problems are power outages in his state. luke russered is in alexandria, virginia yesterday you were out on that boat, and things look much better now. >> absolutely. tamron, here in -- folks are out here having brunch, walking their dogs, with strollers, with the kids. it's like nothing ever happened yesterday. it's quite amazing. it's a beautiful blue sky, radiant sunshine, so irene has definitely passed through. all that being said, there are hundreds of thousands of people still without power. that's to be expected. that's what officials told us a few days ago they want there are some downed trees in the area, and as well as a bit of some water on the streets, but overall the d.c. metro area dodged a big bullet. the southern part of virginia did not. there's a lot of votes there that are -- that got some flooding, as well as major power outages. sadly a few fatalities down there. that area, that saw the worst of hurricane irene, and that's where you can see power not turning for anywhere up to a week, but the d.c. area,

and we will go to the states and talk to governor martin o'malley of maryland, a democrat, and mcdonnellernor's associations to say what do you need from the federal government or do you want the federal government to back out of it and what have they done in their states to keep the economy moving. both of them have the jobless rate under the national average of 9.1. we want to talk to them. ae alie jaw comings in coming on. they have been upset with obama for not doing enough to help the stricten african-american community where the unemployment rate is nearly twice that of whites. we will talk about that. >> candy, i found it interesting when max aen waters came up and expressed her disappointment in the president. were you surprised noo no, they talked to the president this year alone when they said you have to do something aimed at the african-american community. the unemployment rate among black young men is 17%, it's ho hoerid. the best thing i can do for any community is to lift all of them, and they reached their point where they feel like they have to address this in a public w

bob mcdonnell will take over as head of the republican governors association. the association made that announcement this morning, two years after gov. perry formally announced his candidacy. virginia governor bob mcdonnell had been the vice chairman. 20 u.s. governors are republicans. our live coverage continues momentarily over on c-span2 as the heritage foundation hosts a discussion on the potential threat from an electromagnetic pulse, also called emp that could be caused by unusually powerful solar activity or a nuclear bomb over high altitude. here on c-span we will be live again at 1:00 eastern as president obama begins his bus tour through the midwest. he is starting in cannon falls, minnesota, and will hold a town hall meeting on jobs and the economy. c-span2 will be live begin at 2:00 eastern with a look at the future of social security and possible changes to the program going into the 2012 elections. you will hear from former congressional budget office director douglas holtz-eakin and bernstein who served as economic adviser in the obama administra

mcdonnell? >> i say are absolutely right.that there hasn't been invocation or participation by the clergy or spiritual leaders in the nine years past does not make it right. it was faith that got this country through this horrible time. >> bill: why do you think that mayor bloomberg a secularist doesn't want to have a presence. i think they should have a catholic priest, a rabbi. i think they should have an imam. a muslim guy there. >> i don't think he wants to make that decision. >> bill: why not? who is going to object? >> there will be -- there are bound to be some people who would object. >> bill: so minor, so few. >> i totally agree with you. >> the thing to keep in mind is that the first gathering of americans in new york after 9/11 was at yankee stadium and it was a prayer for america. it was a massive interfaith prayer ceremony. it was the spiritual solace that got this city and the country through that time. mayor bloomberg, you are right, he is a secularists. this reflects his personal sensibilities. hes ha not invo

other suspects robert robb an employee from mcdonald's investigators said the suspect is a former mcdonnell employee >> more with the weather >> it is not one of the many spots went low cloud cover you're seeing a little bit of drizzle in downtown. in mount view we will will see some '70s degree temperatures one of the warm spot morgan hill will climb into the mid '80s we are still seeing the temperatures cooler than seasonal averages. this is look of our fog tracker and it will reseeded later on in the day then into the afternoon of the system will break than the fog rebuilds by 8:00 p.m. and we will see all little drizzle possibly tomorrow morning. temperature is right now sitting in the '50s and '60s. temperatures in the '60s. your seven day forecast we will continue or what the morning fog and drizzle and afternoon sunshine through the weekend. >> i am still tracking overnight construction on the bay bridge and it could be picked up at any moment. we are not encountering any delays a quick look at the san mateo bridge traffic is building in the west bound direction pretty good condition

the day after he won the primary, the two, you know, mitch mcdonnell -- mcconnell and rand paul were arm in arm. we have to move forward to make sure this guy crosses the finish line. unfortunately that didn't happen in delaware. but it's not to happen in order for us to win in 2012. so that's the message that i hope that people can take away with them by reading this book. i tried to tell the story of how i got involved in politics. and what made me embrace the principals that i did and why i chose to become a republican. and i told it in a way that some political advisors have said was a little too honest. i probably shouldn't have admitted some things, but i did that again so that the reader can relate. because it's not about how many mistakes we've made, or if we've ever fallen. because you simply cannot pretend to be perfect. it's too exhausting and too weary to keep up that. we're human. it's about whether you get back up. whether you are willing to own up to your mistakes, correct your mistakes, and whether you are willing to forge ahead and inspite of the opposition. that's w

let's bring in the governor from virginia, bob mcdonnell. what's the latest governor?just heard the report from virginia beach. there's over a million people in that area, 500,000 in virginia beach. a lot of people are experiencing hurricane force winds now and will for the next several hours. our biggest concern, revised estimates of the storm surge up to five to seven feet. that would be a record, that would put water in a lot of places and fortunately we had mandatory evacuations along those low-lying areas over the last day or so, and that was the right decision. so we're very concerned about storm surge. in some areas have had, wolf, often inches of rain so far and now the high winds come in. we're very concerned about trees. we've already had two deaths in virginia as a result of trees falling on apartment and tree falling on a car. >> one of those deaths was a little boy in that apartment building when a tree fell and killed that boy. what else can you tell us about that, governor. >> just tragic. this morning, 11-year-old boy killed in an apartment. a tree fell

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i know va, the republican governor, bob mcdonnell is doing a whole lot of programs. but when you go down to d.c., there is nothing like that of their. -- that thete. -- there. god forbid -- i love this country so much. they're not attacking the problem. i am just bringing my point that people should wake up and think about that and find a solution to this. host: thank you so much. southport, virginia. some email comments this morning. a similar theme comes from bennett, who writes -- and this by e-mail, stephen, a democrat watching from kentucky. don't forget, we will be talking about china in about 10 minutes or so. first of three segments this morning looking at economies that have been fearing better than the western economies in this global downturn -- that have been faring better. 9/11, at 10th anniversary. many tributes planned around the country. here is one happening already. david hill writes about a motorcycle ride commemorating 9/11. to your phone calls. beavercreek, ohio. good morning to don knapp, a democrat. caller: hello, can you hear me? i would like

who raised his hand and said well, can you provide a list of the number of courts since heller in mcdonnell struck down gun regulations as being violations of the second amendment? and my response was the court simply don't move that fast. mcdonald at the time was only a few months old. prior to mcdonald's we did not have a green light from the supreme court to file lawsuits against state and local governments where the majority of gun regulations in the united states exists at the state and local level. obviously there are some federal laws that we know about, but for the most part, the most pervasive forms of gun control are local, and you know courts don't work at internet speed, not surprisingly. those decisions we got an immediate aftermath of heller were whereby a large criminal cases, because those do move much faster along the docket. people who are accused of crimes have a right under the constitution to a speedy trial and by and large, many of those criminal defendants and their attorneys who have a duty to develop -- to present them made second amendment arguments, perhaps not of

have is i think the republican candidates should count on someone like the virginia governor, bob mcdonnell. he is doing very well. i like the guy. this is my first time calling, so sordid me. -- forgive me. the parties should compromise. kishinev to do something about the jobs. >> you know that -- they should do something about the jobs. >> you know that mitt romney said the virginia governor will be as short list of running mates? >> i am a black guy from africa. i am a citizen. virginia is doing very well. since then, you're doing well. i think messages, too, is pretty good. -- mass., too, is pretty good. he did well. [unintelligible] let's put all we did in the past, and let's focus on the well-being of this country and put it together. >> thank you for the call. the iowa state fair began in 1854, and as been and it's current location dating back to 1886. next is dave, from michigan. go ahead. we will go to rich from four city, iowa. go ahead. >> hi. it is amazing. i went to school there when the when they travel trailers are made, and that is one of the businesses the have not been shi

. >> martha: governor mcdonnell outlining some of the most tragic outcomes of this hurricane irene. four people lost their lives in virginia. while there is good news about the damage that was sustained by many states. you have to keep in mind there's been a significant loss of life. our hearts go out to the people in virginia. for now we go to one of the other news conferences. >> bill: that is in new jersey. chris christie, what does he have to say? >> we are still experiencing winds of 45 miles-an-hour that can cause, because of the wed grounds, fallen trees and other issues on the road regarding flooding. let's talk first about road and travel. njdot and transit and turnpike and south jersey transportation authority are fully mobilized and engaged in post storm operations statewide. 300 different road closures or obstructions currently exist across the state. we are working to post signs where the roads are closed, due to flooding or downed wires, trees or other obstructions. good news is the turnpike and bridges are clear. we have the ability to get equipment where we need to g

elizabeth mcdonnell dollars, thank you very much. >> sure, delighted. >>> our credit is okay. just according to one agency. and just for now. rick: trying to figure out who exactly to believe, who's right. jenna: that's where we target, everybody, it's nice to have you, i'm jenna lee. rick: i'm rick folbaum in for jon: jon: scott, "happening now", the gop field taking shea and while mich ul bachmann took the head in the straw poll, she's not getting the headlines. jenna: ron paul, by the way, came in second in that straw poll but he didn't get a whole lot of attention over the weekend, though, rick. he has something new out that we thought viewers should know about. rick: chris stierwalt, head of power play joins us from d.c. is ron paul the rodney dangerfield of politics? >> i tell you what, if i were ron paul i would be partially happy he's not getting as much attention as michele bachmann because as you pointed out she just barely won that straw poll in ames over congressman paul, it was very narrow. certainly if there's a second tier in this race he and michele bachmann ar

governor bob mcdonnell put this in perspective for us yesterday. >> interestingly, this is the largest earthquake on the richter scale, in about 114 years, since may fifth of 1897. there have been other events since then, including one here about seven, eight years ago. but this is the largest measurement on the richter scale. >> reporter: in the 19th century, there was no way to to measure earthquakes, the way they did it was looking at the damage, basically the same way they did it -- do it today, a lot of chimneys toppled down, a a lot of furniture upended and that's how they determined the earthquake in 1897 that the governor just mentioned. gregg, back to you. gregg: nowadays they don't really use the rickster scale. people use the term, though. doug, thank you very much. martha: i was driving. >> gregg: were you? i was in a cab. so same thing. martha: yeah, it definitely means you don't feel it, but i was amazed at the amount of space all across the east coast, all the way to martha's vineyard, and geologists are trying to explain why this quake was felt over such a huge stretch

robert mcdonnell warned that half the state's 30 fatalities attributed to hurricane isabel occurred after the storm as a result of exposure to electrical wires or accidents with chain saws." "irene might have claimed more lives but for intelligent decisions to evacuate residents from lower-lying areas, curtail travel and impose curfews. people at all levels of government cooperated in formality and communicating the decision as both before and while the storm was going on at." fema listen to the administrator, craig fugate. >> we will be there for the survivors, we will be there for the length of these disasters, and we're not going home just because it won't be on the news. we have a lot of work ahead of us and we will support local communities as they began recovery. thank you. host: fema 8 administrator craig fugate. what did it look like from where you were watching, stephen? caller: thank you for taking my call. you know what gets me is ron paul just came out and blasted fema for katrina. he has a republican. he ought to know that katrina happened under a republican president. this p

john mcdonnell. >> the honorable member from brighton, but can i thank the prime minister for the words of tribute he paid to firefighters? at the parliamentary group, can i ask does the commitment he's given to police authorities to stand by any be additional -- [inaudible] apply to fire authorities as well because there's been a thousand posts, firefighter posts cut over the last year, and there are real concerns about overstretch. >> the point i was making about the police is they have to stand behind the riot damages act, and that's why it's important the home office stands behind them, so it's not an an juice situation to the fire brigade. >> john glenn. >> [inaudible] identified new and grew anemic threats -- unique threats that the police have faced in recent days. what new and unique solutions does he think will be necessary to deal with the underlying causes of this social unrest? >> taking the first part of the honorable gentleman's question, i think the police themselves will want to review what has happened when you have large numbers of different groups looting in different

bob mcdonnell takes the chair of the republican governors association. "the los angeles times" has of this story about rick perry. mega donors fare well. many have reaped benefits in the texas. francisco. t to san dave, independent caller. caller: i just wanted to add to the debate about how social security is not deductible. we get taxed in addition to income. when become the employer, about 15% -- for everybody who works. if you don't work, you don't pay the tax. if you add a sales tax, 20% in non-deductible taxes. income aside, everybody who was working is probably paying around that. obama did cut social security tax, which is a big thing, i think. also, if you look at deductions -- things like charities, there are a lot of fraudulent charities. i know of a business who had -- sales expanded from charity, but it was from bge, a for-profit business, that i worked for. host: let us go back to the poll on our facebook page. we are asking all of you if you are willing to pay more in taxes. yes and no -- 119 saying yes, and those saying no, 80 people. mor

the chairman of the republican governors association bob mcdonnell and democratic governor's associationhairman martin o'malley. 4:00 p.m. nation face the nation from cbs. host bob schieffer talks with john mccain, former democratic national committee chairman terry mcauliffe and ed gillespie, mark sandy, moody's. the five network tv talk shows are all brought to you as a public service by the networks and c-span. those airs begin at noon "meet the press." 1:00 abc's this week, 2:00 p.m. "fox news sunday," at 3:00 cnn's state of the union, and finally face the nation at 4:00 from cbs. listen to them all on c-span radio on 90.1 fm in the washington, d.c. area. on xm satellite radio nationwide, that's channel 119, download the station as an iphone app., listen on your blackberry or go online to c-spanradio.org. >> here's the key and erskine and i were stunned the law of social security is so clear that if the schedule benefits cannot be paid, and that's a clear word, they will give only the payable benefit. now, that may sound like garbage, but that's a real gut-wrencher because that's the

kaine, term governor and former democratic national chairman, endorsed by governor mcconnell -- mcdonnell, who, thinks it could be a model for the country. the... look this is a jobs bill, energy bill, revenue bill, all in one. what does harry reid then do? does he say a bipartisan bill introduced by two of his democratic members is unworthy of the senate considering 1234 -- considering? or say, all right, send it to the president. and, there are enough democratic senators who have spoken out in favor of offshore development an you can get, i think a filibuster making 62 votes in the senate and at that point, what does the president do, come off the bus tour to say, let me veto a bill that will create jobs? i think, if the house republicans would focus on lt g legislating and not negotiating and, start in the morning, scanning what democrats introduce and if they introduce a good idea, pass it. because, it starts to create a new rhythm. i proposed at one point in the middle of this mess that we adopt a principle that the first three days of the week you only bring up bills people agree on