mr. has-been. hudson: i certainly agree with mr. kissell that if congress doesn't do their job, congress hasn't passed a budget like the senate hasn't done for a number of years, then certainly you don't do the job you shouldn't get paid for it. [applause] >> moderator: the last question from audience. aarp has provided keeping to medicare and social security solve. why doesn't congress utilize solutions to write straightforward bills and passed on to implement the solutions? will go to mr. hudson first-period hudson: the promise of folks in washington are more concerned about their own reelections in their own party been in power than they are doing the right thing. as i said in my journal, the problem of social security is on has the will to address it right now and they would much rather throw out terms then used a political football social security's end to reform it. for once i'd offers an alternative, the other side eris added from alternative. and that is the washington we're dealing with today. it is one of the main reasons

mr. obama has three events in la including a rally featuring george clooney, stevie wonder and jennifer hudson. 9 of those visits on this trip. tomorrow president obama will attend a campaign fundraiser at the bill graham civic auditorium in san francisco. final bay area visit before the election. already raised more than $30 million in california. earlier in the day, he'll be in the central valley to announce caesar should have ez national -- chavez national monument. >>> battleground state of florida. he was confident he will win florida and move into the white house in january. later he stopped by a seafood restaurant to shake hands and pick up take out. >>> food labeling is the subject of a controversial initiative on the november november ballot. proposition 37 would require food -- both sides discussed the issue on cbs 5 this morning. supporters of proposition 37 say genetic engineering forces insec at this sized into food. opponents argue the fda says genetically engineered foods are safe to eat. >> genetically modified food or engineered ingredients are no different than any other type

hudson river valley. hi. >> caller: how are you mr. press? >> bill: bill, thank you. great. >> caller: bill, i just wanted to make a comment about what you said about the federal government's role in disasters. i agree with you. if mitt romney is elected, it would be a disaster. this man wants to have 50 states doing 50 different things. how can we have a country like that? >> bill: you can't. by the way, you would have some idiot governors right like there were idiot governors who refused to take stimulus money. >> like the one down in louisiana. >> bill: that's the guy i was talking about. bobby jindal. there are governors that refuse to take high-speed rail money right. >> caller: that's unbelievable because in europe, you don't have to fly everywhere. it would advance the country. i don't understand the retch can thinking. >> bill: i think sandy really proves that this republican thinking is not good for our country. it doesn't fit the needs of americans and it just shows how shallow and wrong mitt romney's whole philosophy is. just think about hurricane sandy. >>

the other dynamic is across the hudson there's a guy by the name of bloomberg who said, mr.nt, stay away. we got work to do. we haven't got time for your entourage and motorcade. we're working. that creates a another dynamic splashes back on governor christie, you have time to sit here and escort the president around? melissa: not just that. i love when mayor bloomberg said that, as new yorkers, -- >> very new york then. melissa: whenever he comes to town everyone in the city braces and cringeses because it creates -- >> he shuts down the city. melissa: it is havoc. today has been impossible to get around the city. everyone is generally underground in the subways is above-ground on free buses and trying to get taxis and walking. it is gridlock. the streets are gridlock. there are all we need is president to come through here with his motorcade to shut things down. setting poll tex aside, mayor bloomberg said we can't take it. we're struggling as it is. >> it is very new york thing. not complaining. stay out of the way, have a job to do. melissa: sharp elbows to the ribs. >>

mr. schriebman and the stocks but congressman gibson just said what is in the capitol region, the hudsonvalley, anywhere else in this district this is the first opportunity to see the both of you in action they've been inundated with campaign ads from both of you as well s others. i want to give you the opportunity to think that this campaign against you haen fair when it comes to you voting recorand in your ca mr. gibson or your characer. anmr. schriebman u get the question, 90econds.ank you. you raise an important criticism in the personal criticism. i'm running for a tough campaign and i make no apology for that because the issues are important but you will not hear me criticize the congressmen personally. the friends in washington are so concerned they may lose an ally for their agenda on the erroneous and absolutely false ads attacking the character so false after a day or to bear forced to take them off the air. if this is an important decision and folks need to make a decision based on the fact that is what my campaign is based on and ensure that folks know the truth about the rec

mrs. murphy, an incredible day yesterday. your son is the recipient posthumously of the medal of honor. now we have a destroyer named after him at pier 88 in the hudsonat this time. >> well, i'm proud and i'm honored to be the sponsor of the ship. and it's very personal to see your son's name up on a big destroyer. michael was very humble but i think that he would be very happy because the crew and the captain of that ship, they're wonderful. they really are a great crew. and the captain is -- he's a very nice man and he's a good communicator. i think michael would be proud to witness this if he was here. >> mr. murphy, we know you're losing your voice. yesterday was probably a lot of talking for you. but it must have been overwhelming on some level, all of that. tell us your thoughts. >> it was a wonderful tribute to our son. you see all these great sailors and i kind of like to think that michael not only would be proud but that the ship my bear his name contains the spirit of 19 brave american heroes. the ship made sure that it wasn't just about michael, it was about his team. so that within the ship itself, it displays each of the other 18, 19 he

hudson, new york, on the independent line. hi, al. >> caller: good morning. >> host: good morning. >> caller: good morning, mr. alison. >> guest: hi. c-span: i was in the 8th grade, and i remember how even though i was in school we grew up with nuclear weapons over our head since the day i was born. >> guest: where were you in school, al? >> caller: well, the lakeman school district in new york. >> guest: in new york, okay. keep going, sorry. i was trying to get into the picture. the 8th grade, yeah? >> caller: yes. i remember it well because even though we were in classes, the classes were not functional, and basically, we were just sitting there and listened to almost the play-by-play, the ships out at sea, and so on, but the point i was leading to is this. president kennedy, at that time, although he had been a new president, had seen the ugly face of war. he had participated. he had seen the price of war and the cost of victory. i remember well that his joint chiefs of staff, incoming the civilian and the military were saying go, go, go, and he pushed back, and he said, wait a minute, fellows, this could g