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 the combination lock department behind you and now working toward electrical apprenticeship. going to school for it. and that can only be done with the support from my union brothers and sisters and the president, mike baker. it's an honor working for master lock where we build the best products in the world right here on this factory floor. i guarantee you won't find a stronger lock anywhere else. working side by side with men and women every day who no longer come to work to build locks. they come to work to change the world. with our vision and leadership by john hepner, bob rice and bruce press, we're leading the country by example. it's an honor to have president obama here at master lock today to discuss the importance of keeping jobs right here in the united states of america. >> we have the right formula. we have the right ingredients and we

host: milwaukee, wisconsin. wayne is a republican. you know, the president is coming to your town today. i am sorry. we have a milwaukee, susan, a democratic column. -- caller. caller: i am all for this payback through your wages. i just have one comment. i cannot believe that a party calls themselves christian and then they can turn around and refuse to help the american people. you know, they are against abortions, but yet they do not care about women rights. they do not care how many people do not have health insurance and how many people died. that is not important. get rid of this health care bill. anything they can do to stop the present is what they do. i do not consider these people christians at all. gaynor is a catholic. i am a catholic. i called him and told him that it is because the people like you that i do not go to church. host: what you think of what the president going to your account today? -- to your town today? caller: i am glad he is coming and i am glad that master lock came back from china. they have come back.

when i was 16 i moved to milwaukee, wisconsin.my mother and then in 1992, that's when i caught my case. i had a good life, good parents, even though they were separated. but it was a good life. never needed anything. i worked. it's just one of those things. i'm just another man in another prison, just one of the guys. >> "b" range, joe. >> i'm not an angel, i can tell you that. you know what i'm saying? i'm not here for being an angel i can tell you but, you know, i'm not a monster like everybody believes me to be. >> both the wisconsin and iowa departments of corrections have filed attempted murder charges against nieves. he refuses to discuss any of his cases. >>> up next -- >> as i was walking away, i turned around, i looked and one of the hunters shot me. he missed me. i turn around and i shot him. then i just started shooting all of them. >> we meet isp's most notorious inmate. i look at her, and i just want to give her everything. yeah, you -- you know, everything can cost upwards of...[ whistles ] i did not want to think ab

just a short time from now, president obama will touch down in milwaukee, wisconsin, where he's going to tout a growth spurt in american manufacturing. the white house says that sector is adding jobs for the first time since the late 1990s. the president's upcoming remarks come on the heels of a recently "new york times"/cbs news poll that shows his approval rating now sitting at 50%. in the key battleground state of ohio, the commander in chief also beats the entire field of gop contenders in head-to-head match-ups. a new quinnipiac role shows him beating mitt romney 46% to 44%. mike viqueira joins me to talk about this. what can we expect to hear from the president talking about manufacturing? >> reporter: wisconsin is another one of those swing states, you mentioned ohio specifically. both of those states key to the president's reelection prospects. interesting interplay here. when he touches down in wisconsin, he'll be greeted by the governor there, the republican scott walker. he's had a number of controversial issues, not the least of which are those labor problems he had with s

leaving washington on a three- day trip, president obama headed to milwaukee, wisconsin. >> american manufacturers are creating new jobs. >> reporter: the president cited continued job growth, a healthier stock market and improved public perception of where the economy is headed. >> if we pull together with, with common effort, i have no doubt we will rebuild the economy so it lasts. >> reporter: new, a "new york times"/cbs news poll finds the president's re-election chances are improving. in head-to-head matchups, the president beats mitt romney 48- 42%. rick santorum, 49-41%; ron paul, 50-39% and shows obama trouncing newt gingrich, 54- 36%. >> and i will probably spend a few days between new and the 28th primary and talk about my roots in michigan. >> reporter: for his part, mitt romney is facing a surge in his own birthplace of michigan by rick santorum, who is con-- whose conservative message is attracting republicans. >> in a country that provides us equal opportunity, the chance to live our dreams, not his dreams for us. but our dreams for ourselves and our families. >> report

we're on the website with a photograph of the president as he toured the master lock plant in milwaukee. wisconsin, of course, with its ten electoral vote, a key battleground state in this 2012 election year but the president traveling there to talk about jobs and the economy. master lock factory is a facility that has 100 jobs that return from china back to the ua -- usa and the president and white house using this to tout job growth now returning to the united states. >> 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, put that back where it needs to be. one place to start is with our tax code. i talked about this at the state of the union. right now companies get tax breaks for moving jobs and profits overseas. they're taking deductions for the expenses of moving out of the united states. meanwhile, companies that are doing the right thing and choosing to stay here, they get hit with one of the highest tax rates in the world. that doesn't make sense. everybody knows it doesn't make sense. p

. >>> this is a live look in milwaukee, wisconsin.nt obama is going to discuss manufacturing, insourcing of new jobs and training american workers. we are monitoring this situation for you. masterlock is the largest manufacturers of padlocks and related security projects. since 2010, 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 sev

i'm joined by milwaukee, wisconsin mayor tom barrett and also state senator lena taylor, great to have. >> good to be with you. >> mayor, your city has had the most foreclosures in the state. how do you explain governor walker's decision to balance the budget with these funds? >> well, it's unconscionable. in our city we have 4800 homes abandoned. it costs us about $10,000 per home to renovate or demolish them, that is $48 million. even if the money came to us we couldn't deal with the scope of the problem we have. that is what makes it so unconscionable, money that clearly was intended to help victims of the foreclosure abuse, people who are victims of crimes, and he's chosen instead to take this money and put it in the general fund. a fund that just two days ago he was claiming is fully balanced. so now, in the span of 48 hours, he says it's no longer in balance, we have these funds, i'm taking them away from people in communities that have been devastated through the foreclosure crisis. >> senator taylor, wisconsin attorney general says his office has the authority to do this. how d

air force one will touchdown in mi milwaukee, wisconsin. the president will tour masterlock, a manufacturing company he highlighted during the state of the union for bringing 100 jobs back from china. an interesting stop for the president. for a number of reasons scandal-ridden governor scott walker plans to meet the president on the tar mcand tour the plant with him. this might be walker's "jan brewer "moment. governor walker bragged how he schooled the president of the united states on labor rights during his cpac speech in washington. >> because i'm sure that the president of the united states is not getting his talking points from the big government union bosses in washington. i think hannity ran that quote 50 times that night that is the last we heard from the president. i think the reason why is because the facts are clear. >> quoting hannity? there is a good source. did you ask him about bin laden, scott? that is a different story. >>> i doubt walker has the guts to say the same things to the president face-to-face, the same time pre

when president obama arrived in milwaukee, wisconsin. they were supposed to go to milwaukee's masterlock factory together, as kind of a team effort. no, not really. scott walker got sick. think about that packer fans. your governor can't play hurt. dog gone it the president in town he gets the flu. probably he should have the flu, heck he's facing recall election, he can't raise enough money to save his political career, some of of his buddies up on felony charges. it's been a rough run plus he can't do jobs. you know what he's got? cowarditis. he can't face the people of his own state because his job record is really in the tank. he gave the president a brewer's jersey, with the number one on it. the only thing that walker is number one at is killing jobs. he is the number one governor in the country when it comes to killing jobs. look at private sector job growth in wisconsin. for the last seven months of 2011, holy smokes, that sucker is sinking like a stone, that is bad. instead of creating jobs, walker has focused on let's see tax c

this is what he has just said, well, he said yesterday, in milwaukee, wisconsin. >> so we've said, fromvery multi-national company should have to pay a basic minimum tax. and every penny should go towards lowering taxes for companies that choose to stay and hire here in the united states of america. give them a bigger tax break. >> joining me now with an exclusive first look at the latest cover of the "national journal," major garrett. you've taken a deeper look at the historical context of calling for higher taxes. but higher taxes for the wealthy, that's populism, that's good politics for a democratic president, is it not? >> that's poppopulism. the president's taken that message, put it in his budget, and it's a very interesting moment. i looked back to see if there had been any democratic incumbent president since harry truman to proposal higher taxes in a re-election year. no, there has not. barack obama has according to the administration, $1.7 trillion over ten years. republicans say it's $1.9 trillion. whatever. it's a huge chunk of change. it's not the tax increases that he cam

. >> reporter: leaving washington on a three-day trip, president obama headed to milwaukee, wisconsin. >> american manufacturers are creating new jobs. >> reporter: the president cited continued job growth, healthier stock market and improved public perceptions of where the economy is heading. >> if we pull together with common effort, i've got no doubt we will rebuild this economy so it lasts. >> reporter: now a new york times cbs news poll finds the president's reelection chances are improving in. head to head match-ups the president beats mitt romney 48- 42%, rick santorum 49-41%, ron paul 50-39% and shows obama trouncing newt gingrich 54-36%. >> i'll probably spend quite a few days between now and the 28th primary and talking about my roots in michigan. >> reporter: mitt romney is facing a surge in his own birthplace of michigan by rick santorum whose conservative message is attracting republicans. >> in a country that provides us equal opportunity the chance to live our dreams, not his dreams for us, but our dreams for ourself and our family. >> reporter: but even more concerning

listening to president obama speaking on the economy before workers at the masterlock company in milwaukee, wisconsin nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker is traveling with the president and joins me now. kristin, the speech giving a rousing speech there about manufacturing in this company using masterlock and the fact it's now running in full capacity in 15 years is an example of what we can do in this country if we put more repurposed focus on manufacturing. >> reporter: that's absolutely right, thomas. and president obama really had the crowd's fired up here when you talked about the fact that masterlock has brought 100 jobs over from china, when he talks about the fact that the manufacturing sector is getting stronger. you also heard him press congress to pass his proposal to give tax breaks for companies that is insource or in other words, bring jobs back from overseas. you heard the crowd start to the chant there with him. you also heard him take a dig at romney. the president, this is a familiar sort of refrain for the president taking a dig at romney subtly albeit, thomas, withou

the frontier airline flight bound for milwaukee, wisconsin, was held up in omaha, nebraska, until another pilot could take over the controls. there's no official word yet on whether the pilot was actually drunk or otherwise impaired. >>> a cnn producer in atlanta has now won the lottery not once but twice. >> yeah. she's a lucky gal. jennifer houser won $100,000 in november playing an instant game. she used that money to pay some bills and buy a new car. she has a lot more now. she won again, this time a million dollars. and now she is making plans for using her new sudden fortune. >> i'm not going to go crazy. a car, fun car, got to get a fun car once in your life then, you know, just help my family and my mom and people who need help. >> go to vegas, australia, whatever. she is doing well. she's still working. she said her husband picked the winning ticket. despite the win she said she is not going to quit the tv job. they are hard to get, that is why. >>> the circus is coming to the academy awards. cirque du soleil is invited to invite on the tv broadcast of the oscars this month. they

for 23 years, the bradley foundation in milwaukee wisconsin has generously funded the bradley lecture series, and we are very grateful for their support. our next lecture in the series will be given on march 13th by walter russell meade. arthur brooks, the president, has been out of the country and i know how much he regrets he's unable to attend tonight for charles that had a profound impact on arthur's intellectual odyssey. are there was a french horn professor in florida in the middle of the 1990's and he tells the story of finding a book by charles and a bookstore there and after reading it decided to pursue a career that eventually led to a ph.d. in economics, to a career in public policy and to the presidency of aei. i know i speak for my colleagues at aei when i say that charles has had enormous influence on all of us. he is a cherished and all you'd call week. we are in all of his ability to excavate and digest obscure social science data and to write clearly and compellingly about them. he's tolerant of even the most far-fetched ideas as when i suggested to him he needed to s

>> milwaukee, wisconsin, angela baldessari and her two children, 4-year-old d.j.rly, are visiting the city from tennessee while her husband works at a carnival. on the afternoon of july 19th, 2005, angela is driving her kids to a nearby park. >> i didn't realize i was as tired as i was, and i ended up falling asleep, and when i opened my eyes, all i remember is seeing the tree and then the vehicle flipping over. >> a local resident with a video camera runs toward the scene of the accident. >> my first thought was my children, i have to get my children out of the vehicle. >> still trapped in the car, angela manages to free her daughter first. >> i was able to unbuckle her car seat real easy. i lifted her up through the window, and somebody took her from me. >> there you go. pass her. >> a few blocks away, brothers john and joe recklets are at a family barbecue. they're both off-duty firefighters. >> i received a phone call from my wife joy. it was a car on fire, people trapped, 22nd and leyton, hurry. >> local residents begin smashing the windshield with pipes. ins

now president obama headed back out on the campaign trail promoting so-called in sourcing in milwaukee, wisconsin today, but what i heard was more talk of stock market killing tax hikes on american business. please take a listen. >> from now on every multinational company should have to pay a basic minimum tax. and every penny should go to lowering taxes for companies that choose to stay and hire here in the united states upon america. all right. a global minimum tax. there you have it and a big fat credit downgrade. that is my fear. let's talk. we have two distinguished house members. carolyn maloney, a democrat from new york and larry kudlow's congress person and sean duffy, republican from wisconsin. we welcome back. carolyn, you know i'm not a happy camper. i want to go to this payroll tax cut just because it's not funded and i want to say the whole budget is not funded and the entitlements are not funded and taxes are going up, and i want to ask you, with everything unfunded and the u.s. on the road to bankruptcy and not even a budget resolution in sight. don't you think we deserve and are h

and a lot of political turmoil in wisconsin was governor walker and with the union movement. here's president obama. >> hello, milwaukeelosest i've been to home in awhile. i was thinking about getting on the 90/94 and just driving down to my house. thank you, deandre, for that outstanding introduction. and for sharing your story. i can tell though, he's a little shy. he doesn't necessarily like to get out in front of people. before i begin, i want to thank some additional special guest who are here. milwaukee mayor tom barrett is in the house. your congresswoman gwenn moore is here. you heard from your local uaw representative, john drew. and i got a great tour from the president of uaw local 469, mike bink. and finally, i want to thank master lock's ceo, john hebner for inviting us here today. it is wonderful to be at master lock. i have to say, though, it brought back some memories. and i was thinking about my gym locker in high school. and you know, if you go into the boys' locker room in high school, sometimes it's a little powerful, the odor in there. so i was thinking about the fact that we weren't washing our st

20's with this view of the skyline as you head north sunshine in a milwaukee just up the lake looking at the temperatures across wisconsindegrees at 33 degrees in chicago today. forecast is for cold weather and light affects snow showers in here tomorrow. 16th consecutive day above normal in the area. forecast for tonight clouding over at the responsible towards morning low temperature 28 degrees be been shifting north at 5-15 mi. per hour. tomorrow a cloudy day wind picking up scattered flurries snow showers from time to time. high temperature 34 degrees. snow showers and flurries tomorrow night and wednesday sunshine breezy ec's novel called high temperatures 33 degrees 40 degrees before the real chill hits friday-saturday-sunday back with the seven day forecast and a little bit. >> tragic end to a life cut short trying to stop a bar brawl. no wardrobe malfunction but a blatant on camera super bowl halftime show. [ cat ] you have come back for me. oh i thought you had left forever, that i would never again feel your soft, warm caress. [ purring ] raawwwar. kitty likes tha... [ bag shaking ] [ meows ] ♪ ♪ [ female annou

they had gone into a neighborhood in milwaukee, wisconsin, and a residential neighborhood, and interviewed every household there. and all the residents in six blocks by a six-block area, 36 square blocks and as they interviewed the families and did, i guess i can't say the word -- and analyzed the families and identified the characteristics of the families, they didn't find a single male employed head of household in all 36 square blocks of the residential area in milwaukee. the history of that area was that the people in that neighborhood had predominantly been defended from those who moved up to milwaukee right after the prohibition ended to take on the brewry jobs, the good brewry jobs in milwaukee. they brewed a lot of beer in milwaukee and they created good jobs there right at the enof the prohibition era and people were willing to move from the gulf states up into those neighborhoods to go to work in the brewries. well, now -- so that would be the 1930's and from the 1930's to the 1990's a 60-year period of time, so to speak, so thomas jefferson would call that delee generations, i'd

wisconsin. he'll tour a master lock factory before heading to california and seattle for fundraising events. he returns to washington on friday. in milwaukee the president will be greeted by wisconsin's republican governor, scott walker. walker was one of the featured speakers at last week's conservative political action conference in washington. he even -- he heavily criticized president obama in that speech. >>> and the president appears to be winning some support for his handling of the economy. a new cbs news/"new york times" poll shows that 34% of americans believe the economy is improving. up from 28% a month ago. 22% think the economy is getting worse. 43% say it's remaining the same. as for the president, just 44% of people surveyed approve of his handling of the economy. but that is up from 40% last month. >>> now to the race for the white house where rick santorum finds himself the focus of several attacks. a new ad by a super pac that supports mitt romney criticizes santorum over his voting record as a senator. the ad calls santorum a big spender and washington insider. newt gingrich is also taking shots at him, claiming santoru

the snowy spot, the snowiest is here in northern illinois, southern portions of wisconsin from milwaukeerd to chicago, a band of moderate snow that has to go through. that's also where you'll have a difficult morning commute. as far as the forecast goes today, we're clearing it out, we're dry throughout much of the middle of the country. the eastern half of the country, late today, we could have severe thunderstorms rolling through the north carolina/south carolina area, maybe even isolated tornado as that strong cold front will bring in that colder air. as far as saturday goes, definitely much chillier across the country, including the southeast, chicago. high temperature only 31. this is actually going to feel like winter once again. it's going to be very windy in areas of new england, especially along the coast. i know even new york city could see wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. hold on to your hat and be prepared for that. by the time we get to sunday everything calms down and temperatures will begin to warm up. it's a pretty dynamic storm. we got the snow this morning and then w

wisconsin. he'll tour a master lock factory before heading to california and seattle for fundraising events. he returns to washington on friday. in milwaukeethe president will be greeted by wisconsin's republican governor, scott walker. he was one of the featured speakers at last week's conservative political action conference here in washington. walker even took shots at president obama in that speech. >>> the alexandria fire department will be out of service for 48 hours to honor a paramedic killed last week in the line of duty. joshua weissman died last week when he fell from an overpass on interstate 395. his visitation will be held today. his funeral is set for tomorrow. while the fire department attends weissman's funeral services, first responders from arlington and fairfax will field

we love these brats out of milwaukee, wisconsin. >> nice enough to send us all kinds of different types, you'll take a cup of brown sugar, you're going to take a cup of flour. about 2 tablespoons of pepper and put it in a bag. shake your bacon up in the bag and bake it for 15 to 20 minutes at 400 degrees and you got to give this a try. >> all right. i think you're going to like it. >> listen, while you're chewing on that, we have steak bites. >> that's awesome! >> you take some fillets. >> stand by. i would imagine the food police will come over and make a house arrest in a second. >> you got some fillets out here. we sliced it. we're pounding our meat in a good way, all right? and then we -- >> then -- >> there's a -- >> we're soaking it. we're marinating it. >> good thing you guys are on cable. >> we're wrapping it in cream cheese mixture with bacon. >> man! >> jalapenos and then when you're done, it's going to look like that when you get done. throw it on the grill. and there's the finished product. >> right over here, chris. >> don't bite the q tip here. >> it's called a toothpick!

yesterday he was in wisconsin vafg plant in milwaukee. he pushed for tax cuts for businesses and higher taxes for companies that move overseas. >>> there could be another kennedy in d.c. joseph kennedy will announce he's running for congress. he's running for the seat held by barney frank who's retiring this year. he's the son of former congressman joe kennedy. this is the first congress without a kennedy in more than six decades. >>> 4:37 is our time. ahead of "news 4 today," concern about their equipment. kwhie a local fire department is working without a key safety device right now. >>> stopping those annoying calls at dinner time. the changes that will make it harder for tell marketers to reach out do you. >>> you'll want to grab an umbrella before you head out the door this morning. we have your sog time for weather and traffic early on this thursday morning. tom kierein in "storm center 4." right now raid dar showing a front that's triggering rain that's moving from west to east and heading into the mountains. ahead of that we've ha

the governor of wisconsin rejected a hundred 10 million to connect madison and milwaukee. -- the governor of wisconsin rejected $810 million to connect madison and milwaukee. $5 billion was awarded for the first segment to connect them to bakersfield basically in the california desert. estimated cost of grown from $33 million in 2007 to as much as $100 billion as estimated by the state review board. -- $100 million as estimated by the state review board. the writer should members according to the review board to justify the projects were overblown and costs were wildly exaggerated to make the line of better. i know it sounds good to have a nationwide high-speed rail project. at this point in history, we do not have the money. we do not have the possibility of anything close to paying for that plan. i wish to say to you, i think that is the reality you will face in congress. we do understand there are traffic jams and cities. some cities could use mass transit. some cities could use improvement to the interstates. most of them could use high- speed interstate improvements throughout. i wil

in milwaukee, the president will be greeted by wisconsin's republican governor, scott walker. he was one of the featured speakers at last week's conservative political actnfere. walker even criticized president obama in that speech. >>> the house of delegates will take up legislation today to legalize same-sex marriage in the state. the bill passed through a panel of lawmaker yesterday and is expected to be introduced in the full chamber today. if the house and state senate sign off on the bill, maryland could become the eighth state to legalize gay marriage. gay marriage is also legal in the district. >>> the prosecution is expected to rest today in the trial of a former university of virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. prosecutors say george huguely killed yeardley love in a jealous rage in may of 2010, slamming her head into a wall. a forensics specialist in the case was the last to take the stand. he told the court that love's dna was found under huguely's fingernails. medical experts also testified that love was drunk but say that she died from

wisconsin. he will visit a padlock manufacturer in milwaukee that he mentioned during his state of the union last month. then the president goes to california and in washington state campaign fund-raisers. congress could send a payroll tax-cut bill to the president's desk as early as this week. lawmakers reached a tentative deal last night to extend a tax break and unemployment benefits through the end of the year. brianne carter is live on the hill? with what that compromise could mean for the average american. >> even before the tentative deal came about last night, the president urged congress to act. he said this really needs to happen now, that there could not be a worse time for this to fail. we understand there's been a lot of back and forth between the two sides but now there may be a deal in the works. congress is nearing a deal on the payroll tax-cut extension. >> i think the mood is to get it off the table. we have to move on to other issues. >> under the tentative agreement reached by house and senate leaders, but to% payroll tax cut would be extended through the end of the year, a mo

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 moi mitt romney is in his home state of michigan rick santorum is campaigning in north dakota, starting with an energy roundtable and raleigh in fargo this evening. newt gingrich and ron paul have no public appearances today. arizona and michigan hold their primaries in less than two weeks,

in milwaukee, the president will be greeted by wisconsin's republican governor scott walker. he was one of the featured speakers at last week's conservative political action conference here in washington. walker was highly critical of president obama in that speech. >>> the president appears to be winning some support for his handling of the economy now. a new cbs news/"new york times" poll shows 34% of americans believe the economy is improving. that's up from 28% just a month ago. 22% think the economy is still getting worse and 43% say that it is remaining the same. >>> as important the president, just 44% of people surveyed approval of his handling of the economy. that's up from 40% just last month. >>> now to the race for the white house where rick santorum finds himself the focus of several vicious attacks. new ad by super pac that supports mitt romney criticized santorum over his voting record aspen pen senator. the ad calls santorum a big spender and washington insider. and newt gingrich is also taking shots at him claiming santorum has a complete misunderstanding of

the governor of wisconsin rejected $810 million to connect madison and milwaukee. it would be a $50 per head round trip, an 80-mile trip would cost twice as much as driving. california, 800 mile line will connect san diego -- to connect san diego to sacramento. $5 billion awarded for the first segment to connect madeira, population 56,000 to bakersfield, population 388,000, basically in the california desert. estimated costs have grown from $33 billion in '07 to as much as $100 billion as estimated by the state review board. and the ridership numbers, according to the review board, to justify the projects, were overblown and costs alternative to the line were wildly exaggerated to make the line look better. i know it sounds good to have a nationwide high-speed rail project, but at this point in history, we don't have the money and we don't have the possibility of anything close to paying for that plan. i just would say to you that i think that's the reality you'll face in congress. but we do i understand that there are traffic jams in cities. some cities can use ma

the governor of wisconsin rejected a hundred 10 million to connect madison and milwaukee. -- the governor of wisconsin rejected $810 million to connect madison and milwaukee $5 billion was awarded for the first segment to connect them to bakersfield basically in the californiaesert. estimated cost of grown from $33 million in 2007 to as much as $100 billion as estimated by the state review board. -- $100 million as estimated by the state review board. the writer should members according to the review board to justify the projects were overblown and costs were wildly exaggerated to make the line of better. i know it sounds good to have a nationwide high-speed rail project. at this point in history, we do not have the money. we do not have the possibility of anything close to paying for thatlan. i wish to say to you, i think that is the reality you will face in congress. we do understand there are traffic jams and cities. some cities could use mass transit. some cities could use improvement to the interstates. most of them could use high- speed interstate improvements throughout. i will giv