camp from michigan, and ranking minority member mr. levin from michigan. the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. camp: mr. speaker, if the congress does not act and act now, america will default and that wld wreak havoc on our economy and make it harder for americans to find and keep a job in an already weak economy. default cannot be an option and i am pleased that the bill before us ensures that will not occur. just as default would threaten the economic health of this country, so would increasing taxes. raising taxes on families and job creators would hinder investment, incolleague the cost of doing business and -- increase the cost of doing business and result in even less hiring and fewer jobs. that's the wrong direction when we're struggling with an unemployment rate of 9.2% and 14 million americans looking for work. the good news is that the legislation before us recognizes these basic facts, it avoid a default, it makes sure t

in michigan, the back lash against governor rick snyder and the republican legislature of michigan hashere too, but their recall campaign is 26 times over, there are 26 recall petitions circulating now in michigan to recall the state's draconian effort. there's one to recall the legislative sponsor of the measure, one to recall governor snyder himself, and to recall more than a dozen other officials. as if michiganders haven't been subject to enough this year, this one sounds like a new one. this audio was posted of a robocall that has been reported in michigan in the midst of these efforts against republican governor rick snyder and his emergency financial manager law and other officials, listen. >> this is an identity theft alert, petitions are being circulated door-to-door and at public locations throughout the county that require your name, your address, and your signature. the state of michigan does not require a licensed bond for a signature gatherer and anyone can collect signatures regardless of their police record. be careful giving your personal information, particularly your

i live north of flint in northern michigan.still lives and flint and i am down there once or twice a month spending in number of days with him. so he still drives and goes to mass every day, goes to the gym, you know, clearly i didn't obey him on that level. [laughter] but no, nan flint quite a bit. of course all i friends are still there. >> politically active family? >> i wouldn't say politically active, politically aware. one of the first things i remember is my parents the dating kennedy and nixon, and my mom was for nixon and my dad was for kennedy. i can remember them out in the garage putting away some boxes or whatever and having this political debate. and my dad being appalled because we are catholic. how can not going to vote for -- this is going to be were first catholic president. my mom's family -- heard that was the head of the republican party in the area in the early part of the 20th century come and republicans back then, you know, they were -- when they said conservative, they meant don't spend money you don't

from 6.8% to 15.3%. >> when i took over michigan and let's not get into an argument in michigan. >> it is a reality, and at the same time you had the governor of texas who actually supported tax decreases and more broadening of the base, and actually we had the fastest growth in texas and than any other other states. >> this is a great point, because michigan's economy is emblematic of what is going on in the nation. a global shift of manufacturing jobs and michigan had seven times more automotive manufacturing than other states in the country and we saw the jobs leave because of the global shift, so that the question for america is what can our nation do to make sure that we have advanced manufacturing jobs in our country. and yes, michigan had a huge concentration of them, and that is, and you know, the biggest bankruptcies in the competitive globally. >> let me ask jim cramer about the president's leadership in all of this. to show you how toxic this is, peggy noonan wrote the following over the weekend about the preside president. the obama is losing a battle in which he had sup

camp from michigan, and ranking minority member mr. levin from michigan. the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. camp: mr. speaker, if the congress does not act and act now, america will default and that would wreak havoc on our economy and make it harder for americans to find and keep a job in an already weak economy. default cannot be an option and i am pleased that the bill before us ensures that will not occur. just as default would threaten the economic health of this country, so would increasing taxes. raising taxes on families and job creators would hinder investment, incolleague the cost of doing business and -- increase the cost of doing business and result in even less hiring and fewer jobs. that's the wrong direction when we're struggling with an unemployment rate of 9.2% and 14 million americans looking for work. the good news is that the legislation before us recognizes these basic facts, it avoid as default, it makes sur

inside of michigan.r unemployment rate was attached to that. but for the nation, we have to decide how are we going to be competitive globally? >> let me ask jim cramer about the president's leadership in all of this, to show you how toxic this atmosphere is, peggy noonan wrote in the "wall street journal" this weekend the following about the president has support still, but grim support. she writes, "obama is losing a battle in which he had superior forces, the presidency, the u.s. senate. in the process, he revealed that his foes have given him too much mystique. he is not a devil, an alien, a socialist. he is a loser. and this is america, where nobody loves a loser." pretty strong language. how is the president led through this? >> i want to talk about what the congressman said about the immediate, the immediate exacerbate or even cause the problem. we were all hopeful in wall street and in main street that the president would come out and say a few things which had compromise. he came out and panicke

tax dollars were being used in a tough economy in michigan. i think we need to do that around the country. whether he is go together bridges and roads that need fixed or the plans that need redeveloped, we should be create jobs and i don't know what the republicans are doing there is the discon frekt, congresswoman. because you and i and others see real people as the people that need the jobs, as people we are trying to stand up and say you've got deal with the fact that people all over the country, rural and urban, are unemployed. and the republicans see people as corporations pch we're talking on different levels, different waves. bob shrum, i think that the real problem is not that romney and others don't get it. i think we don't get it. they are not operating off the same wave length that most people -- they don't understand when we are talking about what people need this this skun try. they have a different definition whf people are. >> reverend, i think that's completely right. we now know why they kept mitt romney off the campaign trail

the people in michigan were outraged. they sent letters to the president saying, please, get rid of this kid and give us a man as the governor. mason had a request, and it was to show that he had the moxie to lead this state. when he became first this in effect cover and let it the actual territorial governor, the early 1830's. a lot more canals being built because of the eureka now. one in particular was called the wabash and the erie canal. it connected the circle on the matter to the river. what that did was create a waterway through the entire land of the united states. i will start at the bottom. this is looking at this map. if he started normans' you go up to mississippi to the ohio river, the robber-river through the erie canal. into lake erie, to lake erie to the erie canal, to the hudson and the ocean. that is an incredible highlight. the hub is toledo. the territory of michigan. the challenge, the adjustment that ohio made. the governor of ohio said, hey, you our territory. you cannot alter a state line without

we are back with live pictures from holland, michigan, and in a few minutes president obama will talkbout how improving vehicle efficiency can help create jobs and make the economy stronger. he is at the battery plant right now, and he is touring johnson's controls plant which is the advanced battery facility, but you can bet that all ears and eyes are on what this president has to say as we are up today at least the dow is, but we know that the rocky road we have experienced and witnessed all week long. and the president is in michigan, a state where ton employment rate is 10.5% which is well above the national rate of 9.1%, and in fact, the president's focus as i mentioned is on green jobs and he is visiting a firm in holland, mish ganl, which makes the batteries for the hybrid vehicles. the firm received a $300 million investment from the stimulus program and created 150,000 jobs in michigan and i'm joined by sam stein from the "huffington post." and it is always great to see you, sam. the president is at a plant that i mentioned that was helped with the stimulus plan, but a lot of

got around it by creating one of the rules. >> brian, what is unemployment rate in michigan?%, i believe. >> so it is higher than the national average, so, again, is it as simple as going out to get a job? >> well, when you look at the finite amount of funds for the different welfare programs, michigan has 20% of the population on food assists and the, and so we have to be good stewards of the taxpayer money whether it is federal or state money, and we want to serve those who are truly needy and the decision was made it is bad public poll city to have full-time college students on food assistance. >> one of the people who wrote about this in the newspaper said that food stamps has made all of the difference and it is tough to find a job in michigan and particularly with students with little experience, and she is saying this has made all of the difference in the world for her as it would for anyone who's in need there. >> well, you have to look at the whole population of folks we have in michigan, and we have been hit hard in this economy and been in recession longer than the

she would come one summer to michigan and then we would come to new york city. she was a little ornery. her name was padded she taught my sisters and i a lot about politics even at a very young age. i remember first and second grade, she having me memories john f. john f. kennedy's inaugural address. and i was able to do it and by second grade, that was a little freaky about me. there was this little kid wandering around, you know. i would try to do they ask, ask not. i am a little tyke. ask not what this country can do for you. so i don't know, i think if you come out of an irish catholic tradition, you can't help but not be engaged in what is going on around you. and also you can help it not have a sense of humor about it too says it is the thing that protects you from you know, all that is. so yeah, i don't know. being in flint and being part of that whole situation. >> so you were about nine years old when jfk was assassinated. d. remember that? >> i remembered very well. >> do you write about that? >> yeah. we rashly watching educational television and they

, didn't have unions, and texas adhered to the model and the census tells the story in michigan in 1970people n 2010, 40 years later there were 10 million people minimal population growth. texas in 1970. 11 million people not much more than michigan in 2010, texas had 25 million people, americans and immigrants have been voting with their feet for the texas model and that's been generating most of the jobs, or nearly half the jobs in the country. since the end of the recession officially. >> but the president would respond, i think, and say, look, we helped the auto companies come back with their government rescues and been investing in green jobs, so the government can direct companies into companies and battery companies for electric cars, for example, wind power, solar power and that's where the future job growth is going to be, is that something that can sell in that, in those current industrial states? >> well, i don't think it can stand up in the light of day. i mean, the other day i read a story about one of the the green job companies going bankrupt and another one has generated

look what's happening in holland, michigan.ng to work on the technologies that are helping us to fight our way out of this recession. every day you're building high-tech batteries so that we lead the world in manufacturing the best cars and the best trucks, and that just doesn't mean jobs in michigan. you're buying equipment and parts from suppliers in florida, and new mexico, and ohio, and wisconsin and all across america. so let's think about it. what made this possible? the most important part is you. your drive, your work ethic, your ingenuity, your management, the grit and the optimism that says we've got an idea for a new battery technology or a new manufacturing process, and we're going to take that leap, and we're going to make an investment and we're going to hire some folks and we're going to see it through. that's what made it possible. but what also made this possible are the actions that we took together as a nation, through our government. the fact that we were willing to invest in the research and the technology

you heard that today in holland, michigan, at the company when you heard of them promoting technology and innovation, he said we didn't go through congress to do it. then he talked about the things that congress needs to do and talked about road construction and the cut in the payroll tax, and so i think that you saw the beginning of obama turning the page, if you will, and he is sensitive to the attacks over the last week over leadership, and i think that the speech was a response to that. >> well, what specifically can the president do, because when all is said and done the congress controls the purse string, and the republicans are holding that purse string with a clinched fist right now? >> well, they are looking very carefully at what can government agencies do through executive order. to pump money out or take steps to speed up the pub ling alic a private investment, and they can do that and payroll tax cut is popular and many people want more spending on the roads and the bridges and the like, so they can bring pressure to bear to get at least some of the things done, but he do

in june michigan's unemployment rate was 10.5%. this is the president's first official trip outside washington, d.c. since the debt crisis began a month ago. he is headed to new york city after this stop to attend two fundraisers for his re-election campaign. >>> president obama's handling of the economy is sure to be a major focus tonight in iowa. that's where eight republican candidates for president face off in a debate leading up to the state's straw poll this weekend. former massachusetts governor mitt romney has a slim lead in the most recent national polls. he'll be joined by michelle bachmann, tim pawlenty and herman cane. >>> a two-alarm fire did quite a bit of damage in san francisco this morning. it started in the 8th digit. new at noon paul chambers is live with video of the fire while it was burning. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. investigators pinpointed the fire to the back of the building in the officer area. they are wrapping up their investigation. there is a pile of clothing and things destroyed in

. >> nascar in michigan. points leader kyle busch pulled away from jimmie johnson after a restart with two laps to go to win the pure michigan 400. busch's first win at michigan. i can't wait for the college football season to begin september 3rd right here on abc-7 7. >> alan: coming up, a rare occurrence at the box office as a film moves up in >> thanks. you can write my obituary. a daughter, still single. >> alan: "the help" is cleaning up, taking over the number one spot with $20 million in ticket sales in its second weekend. the film is a drama based on the best-selling book. it debuted in second place last weekend. >> "rise of the planet of the apes "slipped to number two. and conan the barbarian debuted at four, and remake fright night rounds out the top films for the week. thanks for joining us, see you tonight at 11:00. captioned by closed captioning services inc. ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. ta

do enough people in michigan get it? do enough in ohio get it?oss the heartland get that washington is not functional anymore and dysfunction is being taken away by radical republicans driving the same agenda that paul ryan is driving out of the state of wisconsin. they want a voucher? they want a voucher? medicare? they are after the new deal. these are the american that is made it happen. these folks will go down in the history books, these 14 americans. what is going to happen tomorrow? >> we are going to win, ed. we are going to take back the senate. we are going to take back wisconsin. we are coming for scott walker. >> is this about scott walker or about the agenda? what is it? >> the rebirth of the progressive movement. they thought they buried us. wisconsin citizens are showing the rest of the nation the pathway of the progressive agenda. >> there is a facility across the street from here with your last name on it. your family has done a lot for wisconsin over the generations. you have never seen anything like this before. what happened?

he has introduced the bill in michigan., dave. >> good morning. >> steve: what would american laws for american courts do, exactly? >> basically targets any foreign law that is an at&t that to our present federal constitution or state constitution. any foreign law that is brought into our courts that is against our constitution, our liberties would be null and void. >> steve: dave, do we have instances where that has happened in the past? >> there has been about 50 cases in 23 states so far. four states have passed it two have passed it to the house and nine other states are looking at the same thing. i just heard your clip. this has nothing to do with targeting a particular religion. what it has to do with our secular courts of law. if you are bringing law into the court, we're saying to the judges, which the judicial system has said, that we have a right as legislators to make sure we clarify public policy. so that's what this bill does. it tells the judicial system you will use our constitutional law to determine cases.

. >> right, well, michigan is flipping again.eard dee say minnesota's numbers are coming tomorrow. michigan's numbers came out today and they have risen back to 10.9%. so they're headed to 11% again. they were up over 12% at the depth of the recession. and, you know, people say that manufacturing is coming back, and it is coming back to a certain extent. but there are still jobs being lost. ann arbor, michigan, is the home of borders books. and borders books is now going to liquidate and that will be several hundred headquarters jobs in ann arbor and those are the kinds of jobs nobody really worried about. ohio is a little bit better off. their unemployment rate is about 8.8% and there, too, they have been reliant on manufacturing and you're seeing them shift over to more services like health care. you're seeing these states look at energy as far as green energy jobs go. but, you know, you need a bulk of jobs to come back to replace the jobs that were last. there was something like 500,000 jobs lost in michigan alone during this

am aware in michigan did you go up? what was life like for you and your family? >> live just upside detroit when i was 7. a detroit background. >> brothers, sisters? >> i have one brother a year younger than me, and according to him, immensely more talented. >> you have seen a lot of changes in detroit over the last 30 or 40 years. how is your home town changed in your eyes? >> my home town is always my home town. whatever the changes are, the things we focus on our the fact that we're very resilient people here wanted things people in detroit do not like is the way that the rest of the country looks at us as if we're some kind of sort to be ignored. the reality is where the people who get up every day of work very hard pill we make things. despite the difficulties we face everyday, we get up, go to work here drive has houses that cannot be sold pirie drive past shops that have closed, newspapers that tell us how bad off we are, and try to make things better. we will continue to try to do that. one of the goals of the people in detroit is to continue prove the do

look at what's happening in holland, michigan.eople are going to work on the technologies that are helping us to fight our way out of this recession. every day, you're building high-tech batteries so that we lead the world in manufacturing the best cars and the best trucks and that just doesn't mean jobs in michigan. you're buying equipment and parts from suppliers in florida and new mexico and ohio and wisconsin and all across america. so let's think about it. what made this possible? the most important part is you. your drive, your work ethic, your ingenuity, your management, the grit and optimism that says we've got an idea for a new battery technology or a new manufacturing process, and we're going to take that leap, and we're going to make an investment, and we're going to hire some folks, and we're going to see it through. that's what made it possible but what also made this possible are the actions that we took together as a nation, through our government, the fact that we were willing to invest in the research and the tech

he is killing the bum. >> but unemployment in michigan has improved since the president's last visitrom 12.4 to 10.5 . todayy it was revealed nationally the number of people seeking unemployment is under 400,000. but when it come to cutting spending new fox poll finds the public is pessimistic. 74 percent said the government will take more than it takes in . looks like the super committee will work out a compromise to cut more debt after both parties selected hard liners. today nancy pelosi picked james clyburn and becerra and van holen. now the president is in new york doing fund raising . but he's scheduled to be flying back to dc in the 9:00 eastern hour during our debate and last time i checked there a pb's . asked the adif the president will watch the debate. in between the innings of the chicago white sox he might channel surf to fox. so be ready, bret. >> we will . live on the north lawn, thank you. >> stock market continues to give the investors the case of financial bens. the pattern of going down and up held firm today. dow surged 423 poigns and s&p 500 gained 52 and nasdaq

michigan to highlight innovative technology. and in about 45 minutes, u.s. postmaster general patrick mcdonough co. and steven moll will discuss tax policy. we will talk with a national donald reporter about federal job-training programs. -- national journal reporter michael hirsh. >> a new poll finds only 20% of americans are satisfied with the nation's political system. less than half of americans support the debt ceiling bill passed on august 1. three-quarters of americans think the federal government is focused on the wrong thing. and just one-quarter of americans are confident that washington can solve our economic problems. when it comes to the economy, do you think washington can or should do more to improve it? that is our question this morning. we will go through the papers. the phone numbers are on the screen. dial in now. /political affiliation. /political affiliation. 202 is the area code. can or should washington do more on the economy? three ways you can participate in our conversation this morning. you can send us an e-mail. or send us a tweet

and suffering families, that one day right there in michigan, ohio, illinois, indiana, all of these families will be able to enjoy full employment, social and economic justice and all will be able to join hands as brothers and sisters. i have a dream today. i have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted and every hill and mountain shall be made low. the rough places will be made plain and the crooked places made straight. and the glory of the lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together. this is my hope. and this is the faith that i go forward with every day. with this faith, we will be able to hew out of a mountain of deficits and debt, a stone of economic hope and justice for all americans. with this faith, we will be able to transform the janging discourse of inemployment and home foreclosures into a beautiful symphony of full employment and affordable housing. with this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free and fully employed

and in michigan in particular in michigan but in other states we're investing in the alternative energy economy, batteries and battery materials and solar panels and in michigan that has been quite a welcome thing because we are retooling displaced automotive workers giving them through community college programs, retraing them, reskilling them and getting them to work in our new factories so yes, we are hiring. >> susie: what about other businesses that aren't hairing in a big way, what do they need to see happen, what is the missing element. >> one word, certainty. policies and polls he -- policies that we can count on in the regulatory world, tax world, energy world, trade, all these things very necessary items in washington. >> susie: as you know today we got a report showing a significant drop in u.s. manufacturing activity. and you say in your book make it in america that manufacturing is critical to reinventing the economy. what do we have to do to get-- in america. >> i i talked about policy certainty, whether it be r & d tax credit and making it more permanent, ratifying the fr

and i'm from detroit, michigan. and my mother grew up in the church that he pastored in detroit, michigan, later on after this happened. when he pastored these two churches. and so i heard the name. norris died four years before i was born, and so i heard the name, and norris -- what i remembered my mom saying, he preached long messages. my grandmother used to say he would pack a lunch when he was preaching because he would preach two-hour sermons. one day in a chance encounter with somebody, i told somebody where i went to church, and even though these things happened long before, this guy said i'd never go to that church because that's where that astor was that killed that guy. so i asked my mother and others and heard the story, and they didn't really know the story completely because it happened so men decades before and nobody talked about it. yeah, that was dr. norris and he had other fight with somebody back in the '20s and he killed a guy. that's how i heard about it the first time as a teenager. then when i

look what is happening in holland, michigan. every day, hundreds of people are going to work on the technologies that are helping us to fight their way out of this recession. every day, you are building high-tech batteries so that we lead the world in manufacturing the best cars and the best trucks and that does not just mean jobs in michigan. you are buying equipment and parts from companies in florida, ohio, wisconsin and all across america. let's think about it. what made this possible? the most important part is you, your drive, your work ethic, your ingenuity, your management, the grit and optimism that says we've got an idea for a new battery technology for a new manufacturing process and we will take that leap and we will make an investment and we will hire some folks and see it through. that is what made it possible. what also made this possible are the actions that we took together as a nation through our government. the fact that we were willing to invest in the research and technology that holds so much promise for jo

he comes from the bottom part of michigan over towards lake michigan. he's a very thoughtful member, a smart man. it was foreseen as a moderate, swung a little more to the right to get the chairmanship of the enc committee but is the kind of guy that is old school. he thinks old school. he's the kind of guy that likes to make a deal. >> jimmy, let me get -- i want to get susan in on this also. here's my problem with this whole super committee, which is first, the goal isn't ambitious enough. even if they came up with another $1.2 trillion or $1.5 trillion in savings over ten sounds like a lot. the government's spending $43 trillion, $46 trillion over that period of time. the goal is not ambitious enough. second, suz's, i think republicans, their goal in this, if you're thinking like mitch mcconnell, to get democratic fnger prints on medicare reform so it's not an issue in 2012 and block all tax increases. for both those reasons this thing is doomed to fail. am i wrong? i. think you are wrong in the sense that you place the blame for anything failure squ

, and fred upton, he is a republican from michigan as well.etting this breaking news coming to us from the hill. our luke russert is there, and i'm sure we'll check in with him shortly to get more on boehner's picks for his super committee. >>> all this week msnbc has been focusing on early education, leading up to a two-hour special on monday "making the grade." many parents ask themselves, when should they start? while some educators say the sooner of better, others say it's better to wait. barbara, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. when enrolling your kids in kindergarten would require a lot of thinking, but that isn't the case anymore. >> it's true, particularly if you have a child whose birthday tends to be close to the legal age of cutoff. often there's a great deal of talk and the feeling, a sense you'll hold your child back, but the thing to remember is that no matter where the state or community sets the cutoff date. some children will always be older in the class and some children will always be the younge

think about the cities hardest hit you really can't look past some of the cities in the state of michigan and reginald keibler is a libertarian video blogger and you too commentator if you've seen any of his stuff you know we have a strong opinion about a lot of things going on in politics and the economy and right now he lives in flint michigan. that's right and although you know i read something online lately that america's fourteen most ready to riot the number one was detroit i know the author calls detroit the poster child for what is wrong with american capitalism now you're not far from there you're about sixty miles away in flint michigan certainly your city has felt the effects of the shuttered factories and mass layoffs paint us a picture of the view from where you stand. are saying thank you for having the situation in france is very similar to detroit and that they were those cities that were once automotive manufacturing powerhouses they both had general motors ahead of chrysler plants they had factories that relied on the automotive industry ergo and we experience it the ind

excuse me, sorry. >> maybe a little. >> that michigan spot, i can't wait to see more.eat. >>> and we have a treat for you, or your kids might not think so but how to sneak a little learning time into play time. the latest sneaky teacher. and we'll tell you how to beef up your kid's math and reading skills without them even knowing it. >>> and george spent all morning monitoring the market. >> thanks, we have bianna golodryga down on the new york stock exchange. let's set the stage, what a day we've had with the selloff yesterday. that bloodbath, more than a 600-point drop. the market is recovering today. >> reporter: they are, george. investors say it might be a good time to buy right now. it's such a volatile market, at 4:00, at the close of trading, we could see a completely different market and numbers. underlying issues, whether or not we're going to see another recession, what's going to happen in europe. and do we see more on state and local municipalities, that's still on the table. so there's still a lot of nervousness out there, george. >> 2:00 eastern time, 2

you're going to have a heck of a battle in michigan. we've seen what is happening with rick snyder there. but this is a really signal to the progressive movement and a real signal to those who care about democracy that it's a heavy lift everywhere. it's going to be a heavy lift. and you can't give up. and i think tonight maybe the message can be sent from wisconsin that hope is still alive, that big money can be defeated if you can get the boots on the ground. and let me point out, you know, this race with alberta darling and sandy pasch, it's not over. it's not over. but the anticipation is not boding well right now for the democrats. but i think it does send a big message across the country that it's going to be a heavy lift. no question. the citizens united -- rachel, i really thought that this was the first real test of citizens united. i mean, if alberta darling had not had the outside money, would she have won tonight? we'll ask ourselves that question for days on end. if the outside money had not come in to support the republican

busch's fourth win of the season, first ever at michigan.hat a season he is having. >> stanford tuning up for a season opener with a scrimmage today. that's at 6:00. the. >> alan: thanks a lot. coming up, celebrating a staple of american cuisine. next, festival for people who'llish the çkçk >> alan: coming up in a half hour at 6:00. a new plan to bring more jobs to the u.s., but will it end up stuck in political red tape? and a continuing spiral on wall street. the new worries as we head into a new week. join us for abc-7 news at 6:00. >>> now, a celebration of a piece of americana. beef buns and cheese cook over in akron, ohio during the sixth annual national hamburger festival. it includes a bobbing for

one in denver, michigan, new york city, british columbia, and i'm forgetting the other one.the only one that still stands at this time. it's very difficult to put a festival on of this caliber. working with rec and park and the city has been -- ajoy might be too strong of word, but it has been a great partnership. san francisco's outside lands is not just a music festival, but it is a celebration of san francisco and northern california. the music has always been a rich part of san francisco's history. 25% of the bands that performs at the festival are local bands. the other 75% of artists are internationally renowned dance. this year we had phish, muse, john fogarty from credence clearwater revival, and badu. we also celebrate san francisco's food culture. we are probably one of the only festivals in the country and maybe the world that all of the food vendors except for one our local restaurants. it is really showing the diversity and the excellence of our food culture here in san francisco. in addition, we have over 30 wineries from northern california. wine is an integra

michigan. >> a good committee for michigan. dave camp is the chairman of the ways & means committee. and he was on the simpson bowles commission, voted against it because of tax increases. but perhaps the most encouraging thing that we have to say right now is an interview that camp, from an interview that camp gave with reuters where he said every thing including taxes is on the table. >> warner: that was today. >> today. camp is also worked very hard for tax reform. he spent a lot of time with it. and let's face it, any deal we get has to be a trade of significant tax reform for revenue increases. and camp is a key player. >> warner: and what about hencerling who is the co-chairman and upton. >> henserling is a very sharp tongued partisan. he is, as you say, one of the co-chairman. and it says something that the republicans in the house have put someone on there who is very strong and will not budge on these issues. fred upton just took over the chairmanship of the nd commerce committee. he too is down in the weeds on issues.

chairwoman of the michigan republican party.re billionaires. they're very, very wealthy. they fund a group called the american federation for children, which sounds wonderful, but in fact it's really a organization that pushes for privatization of schools, for really gutting out the funding of our inner city schools, of our rural schools. and they have poured money into these races, especially into the alberta darling race that you've been highlighting. >> well, there's no doubt that that supreme court decision had a deleterious impact on the common good as a result of, you know, lobbying from so many different parties and of course pouring this kind of unlimited capital into the coffers of these particular races, it certainly has a huge effect. alberta darling's race is certainly turning out to be the most expensive legislative race in history. will dems be able to win this one or do you think they'll be able to take control of the state senate? >> well, that's a great question. of course it's the $30 million question at this p