he traveled to raleigh-durham, made visits to a small business and to the campus of n.c. state, urged people to press congress to pass his jobs bill. the fight over this plan comes at a time when women are losing ground in this u.s. jobs market and fast. our report tonight from nbc's chris jansing. >> oh, somebody has to shoot. >> reporter: stephanie walker is a woman who somehow always managed to handle it all. helping with homework, chauffeuring emma and luke to football and soccer. >> baby, get in there a little bit. >> reporter: and working. for 17 years, a high school english teacher. then a few months ago, she was laid off. >> i came home and told my husband and -- >> reporter: stephanie's husband was working sporadically in construction. >> i am overeducated as a displaced worker. >> reporter: she was earning 60% to 70% of the family income. >> in the blink of an eye, your life can change. >> reporter: these days, her story is all too familiar. women like stephanie make up 52% of state workers, 61% in local government. secretaries, social workers, teachers -- they had gr

i am asking all of you, not just here at n.c. state, not just you who are in raleigh but anyone watching, anyone listening, anyone following online, lift your voice. make it heard. you can call, email, tweet, fax , facebook, you can have it, write a letter -- when was the last time you did that? tell your congressperson that the time for partisanship in politics is over. it's not -- now is not the time for it. the time for gridlock and games is over. the time for action is now. i just want to say, i want to make sure everybody understands their homework assignment. tell them, tell them that if you want to create jobs pass this bill. if you want construction workers back on the work site, pass this bill. if you want teachers back in the classroom, pass this jobs bill. if you want tax cuts for middle class families and small business owners, pass the jobs bill. if you want to help our veterans share in the opportunity that they have defended, pass this bill. now is the time to act. we are not people who just watch things happening. we ma

live for you on foxnews.com if you like to hear what the president has to say to this audience at n.c. statehave it for you there live. meantime let's talk to somebody at the white house and met the president not that long ago, jeff gordon, one of nascar's winningest and most popular drivers. he has been on a tear of late. he has 85 career victories, four sprint cup championships earned him nicknames like wonder boy and flash gordon. jenna: after the recent victory in atlanta he is gearing up for the chase for the cup. that is next for you. jon: flash gordon, can i say. flash gordon. jenna: does he need a introduction? probably not. we heard from senator hatch a big fan. >> i heard. jenna: you're down at the white house hanging out. are you considering a second career politics? do you want to announce anything to us right now? >> i have nothing to announce. i'm definitely staying away from politics. right now i have too much left to do with the sprint company championship coming up. jon: plenty of, plenty of work to do. you've been in the winners circle a lot lately. what changed? >> well, w

i'm at n.c. state where the president will speak at about 1:00 p.m.s plan. his first stop here in north carolina is going to be not too far from here. he'll be touring a manufacturing small business, and the whole point of that is to tout one element and really the biggest element of his jobs plan which is an extension of a payroll tax cut to employers. the idea, the white house says, put more money in their pockets and allow them to hire more people. this is actually one element of his jobs plan that house republicans have indicated they're amenable to. they would be open to it. they talked about really kind of looking at the certain parts that they have commonround with on the president. perhaps breaking off that piece and passing it. we heard yesterday from the white house, from white house press secretary jay carney, that the president wouldn't veto an element of this bill if he got it piecemeal, but he's going to keep going back to congress, pushing for more. that's what he'll be pushing for today. he wants congress to take up this entire bill an

n.c. he is david parker, chairman of the north carolina democratic party, and he is our guest until 9:15 to talk about his state as the host of the convention. if you want to ask a question, here is how you can do so penn ban. also, we have set a signed a side -- we have set a line aside for people from north carolina. you can also send us an e-mail or tweet. mr. parker, the democratic national convention has an advertisement targeting charlotte and raleigh. we are going to play it for our viewers and we will get your comments on it as well after we watched it. >> the next election is 14 months away, and the people who hired us to work for them -- they do not have the luxury of waiting 14 months. some of them are living week to week, paycheck to paycheck, even day to day. they need help and they need it now. members of congress, it is time for us to meet our responsibilities. >> the democratic national committee is responsible for the content of this advertisement. host: what is your reaction? guest: key is absolutely right. we cannot wait 14 months. we need jobs now, folks out there believing in this economy,

state. but if you think the country is like texas, someone like that is perfect. but if you think the company -- a country needs a turnaround, no. host: one viewer writes -- host: cameron, n.c good morning. caller: i disagree with the woman from new jersey about social security disability. i am a disabled vet. i applied for social security, but it never came through. these guys in iraq, afghanistan, the gulf war, they come back injured and have no income coming in. what about those guys? host: thank you for calling, daniel. robert? caller: are you staying with these new telephone numbers? host: why do you ask? caller: they were switched just a few months ago. a loyal the work, it is good to know which ones to dial. host: they are the ones for now. keep them in mind. did you watch the debate? caller: yes. host: what did you learn about these folks that want to become president? caller: that herman cain is very eloquent. i do not trust rick perry. host: why not? caller: he has a history of being a democrat. he supported al gore for president in 1988. he supported the hillary clinton health-care plan and the democratic officials from the early 1990's. i was impressed with gove