mr. zellers, i appreciate you taking the time. our hearts go out to you and the folks there in minnesota. hopefully they won't be hurting for long, but certainly a tough time for governments. i know it's a tough job for you and the governor, really would have liked to have seen something to be done to avoid it, but we appreciate you taking the time to answer the questions for us. >> anytime, t.j. happy to come on. >>> we're at 14 minutes past the hour now. we go from politics on the local level in minnesota to national politics now. and republican presidential candidate michele bachmann spending the day in iowa. she's riding her bus across the state in an effort to connect with voters. we see time and time again with candidates here, the tour has to stop somewhere and usually that's a diner. cnn political producer shannon travis joins me now from iowa city. where is the congresswoman? didn't i hear -- you sent a note that said she arrived. where is she now? >> she's right behind me, t.j. >> oh, there she is! >> i'm going to apolog