. >> reporter: this trip is official white house business, not a campaign trip. >> they -- i appreciate -- i appreciate the "four more years" but right now, i'm thinking about the next 13 months. >> reporter: we sat with him today to find out just how bad he thinks things are and what it means for the american people. are you worried? >> i'm not worries in the sense that i don't think we can solve these problems. the jobs plan that i put forward, we know would grow the economy by as much as 2%. we know that it could add as many as 1.9 million jobs. we could put teachers back in the classroom, we can put construction workers back on the job rebuilding our roads and bridges and schools. i'm not worried about the long-term prospects of this economy because we still have the best universities in the world, the best workers in the world. we've got the best entrepreneurs and the best market system in the world. but i am concerned that right now things in washington are broken. >> reporter: there's a little tone of frustration and one of your friends told me that you are deeply frustrated and

the white house calls it official business. >> ladies and gentlemen the president of the united states. >> the campaign style of approach hits the road on monday. he pushed his jobs bill. >> we will break up my jobs bill. maybe they just did not understand the whole thing at once. >> he hopes his approach is more palatable after senate republicans rejected his jobs plan last week. his first initiative involves calling on congress to spend $35 billion. later proposals could prove to be a harder sell. >> we will ask them to take a stand about whether people like me should pay a little more. >> the bus tour winds through north carolina and virginia. a stop at a small town barbecue restaurant included takeout handshakes and photographs. >> we want the president to work with us. we want him to stop the campaign. >> some of its critics say that the president should focus more on in here and now. >> it is time that he came off the campaign trail and negotiated. >> the president's approval rating in handling the economy is only 35%. voters give him a considerable advantage over congressional r

the white house says this is official business. >> the president: i appreciate the four more years, right now i'm thinking about the next 13 months. >> reporter: republicans say it is politics as usual. >> we want the president to work with us. we want him to stop the campaigning. >> it is time the president came off the campaign trail, sat down and negotiated. >> reporter: the first item on the to-do list for congress, pass 35 billion dollars in aid so local governments can rehire teachers, police and firefighters. karen travers, abc7 news washington. >>> the on track debt that stunned the -- the on track death that stunned the auto racing . >>> also, finally getting help. researcher rescued after a week's long wait for help. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> the racing world is mourning the death he have one their own. dan wheldon died in a crash in a race in las vegas. he was killed when his car flew over another crashed into a wall, triggering a 15 car pile-up. the british race trying to win a share of a five million dollar bonus. fellow drivers and owners

the white house says it is official business. critics say this is nothing more than a campaign trip. >> in less than 24 hours, the bus tour will take president obama to virginia, about 65 miles south of richmond. >> too many people are looking for work. to many families are looking for that sense of security that have been slipping away. >> the president is on a three- day bus tour through north carolina and virginia. the economy is the most important issue. mr. obama's approval rating is 35% on that issue. in a recent poll -- when it comes to voters who trust more to create jobs, he has a 15- point lead over congressional republicans. the president have a trillion jobs bill hit a roadblock. senate republicans oppose the bill as a whole. the white house now says it is fine with a piecemeal approach. >> maybe they just cannot understand the whole thing all of bonds. we will break it up into bite size pieces. >> the our -- tour kicked off of what sounded like a campaign rally. >> republican say it is politics as usual. >> we want t

but the white house says this is official business. >> i appreciate four more year buzz now, i'm thinkingbout next 13 month autos republicans say it's politics as usual. >> we want the president to work with us and want him to stop the campaigning. >> this is time he sat down and negotiate ootd first item passed $35 billion in aid so focal governments can hire police, teachers and firefighters. >> still ahead the family behind a law that aims to stop bullying. >> how stanford university is helping keep students in class. >> michael finney still taking your questions. we'll answer them live in just minutes and we have links for you on abc 7 news.com. >> and taking a look at traffic, highway 101 looks good right now. southbound better but we're going to keep an eye on this for you. let's take a listen to sandhya patel. >> this looks good. foremost of the country now, it's looking good despite showers into central united states. now newark is reporting 20 minute delays on arriveal due to weather and wind. and i'll be back with starting my progresso soup for lunch plan, huh. nope, just having

it's official business, according to the white house, which means we are paying for his gas. >> brian she goes, off the mat into the pool. wait until you see what she does next. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> this is rick springfield and you're watching "fox & friends." >> steve: always exciting to hear that. >> brian: "general hospital" star and a sendinger and he's still out there and she likes him. >> steve: does your wife still have the picture up in your room? >> brian: is that a problem? >> steve: no, not really. >> gretchen: i remember the last time he was on, you did not invite her to come and meet him. >> steve: she has met him in person. >> brian: last time he was on the show, he spent a last time in the bathroom. >> steve: welcome to the program. we got a busy final hour. in less than two hours, it's wheels up or perhaps more appropriately, wheels down for president obama. he's headed to two key election states on a three-day bus tour. this isn't a campaign trip. the white house insists this is official business to promote the president's jobs plan. >> brian: 'cause t

bill: the white house says it is official business. critics say it is a campaign swing. ent obama hitting north carolina and virginia today. larry sabato will tell us why these two states are critical in winning re-election for the white house coming up. martha: what happens when you have a medical emergency at the south pole? not a good situation. even in the middle of the winter. nothing one american researcher found out, not a whole lot in terms of help came her way in an amazing rescue that took three months. bill: also, alabama, it was enforcing one of the nation's toughest immigration laws in the country. that is until now. the state's attorney general is here live next. >> it will hurt my family. it is going to hurt people that live with me. it, the mortgage, car payment, all of these are going to have to go because i will have to look for something else to do. not here. probably move out-of-state. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu uss chose prego. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i'

business tax reform? i don't think the president seems to be willing to work with us on individual tax reform -- >> i've talked to white house officials who say we'll probably get there on lowering the corporate tax rate. the super committee -- >> i think that's the way to do it. >> you think there's news there? >> i think the super committee should do that. i think they have the wherewithal to do that and i believe that will help us create jobs. we are taxing our businesses at much higher tax rate than our foreign competitors tax theirs and we're losing as a result of it. >> if the president agrees to lower corporate tax rates what do republicans give in terms of closing loopholes? >> my point is why didn't he put this in the jobs bill? ideas that had a bipartisan support instead of putting failed ideas that have already proven not to work. >> payroll tax cut is in there. you have agreed to that. >> bush did it, obama did it. the point is, it hasn't worked to create jobs. we want to go with ideas that work. so, with respect to your answer on loopholes, i say get rid of all the loopholes. the lower the rates you are. we shouldn't be p

an office of management and budget official that seemed to be ignored by the white house and here is part of what it said. i'm increasingly worried that this business of the president could prove embarrassing to the administration in the not too distant future and then this one from steven wesley to valerie jarrett, the president should be careful about unrealistic optimistic forecasts that could haunt him in the next 18 months if solyndra hits the wall, files for bank, et cetera. did the media push for answers over these? >> i think the media have finally gotten on to this story, which fox news was covering from the beginning. and i think the problem for the president is that there may be other solyndras. the new york times is referring to the nevada deal, thermal power company, which only got 150 million dollars in loans and guarantees and grants. that's not solyndra, with 530 million, but we also have the trans canada pipeline problem, which is a parent-- coziness, between hillary clinton's former campaign manager and a canadian company that wants to put a pipeline. in other words, this is solyndra were an isolated case, the media might be able

officials say the businesses inside the market, including food vendors, may not be able to open today because of smoke damage. >>> here in the washington area people chanted and cheered outside the white houseate the death of moammar gadhafi. a warning, some of the video

it had been a long time since there have been seven in the white house and the obligations for the first lady including the busy official schedule. she touched the carve out some time the state has. an early version of the work and family bonds in active women are so familiar with the. she was dismayed by the uninspiring or, shall we be honest, hideously unattractive. she still loved others believe that american civilization had conveyed and was determined to project the best of history, art and culture to the world. he wanted the legacy of washington, jefferson, and begin to be visible to americans in some families have visited our nation's capital into foreign heads of state who were entertained there. she set about to transform the white house until one of the nation's premier museums of american art in tech there are in history. this was more complex than simply redecorating, which she did not like. the price ditching and of congressional oversight and raises the debate pvc was determined that a piece of financing in self sustaining and proud that it elevated academic research and scholarship in the field of america

but had been a long time since there have been children in the white house and the obligations of a first lady included a busy official schedule. she fight to carve out the time she spent with us each day, an early version of the work family balancing act that women are so familiar with. but she was dismayed by the uninspiring or shall i be honest and say, hideously unattractive look of the white house and its surroundings. she shared my fathers believed that american civilization had come of age and was determined to project the very best of our history, arts and culture of the world. she wanted the legacy of washington, jefferson and lincoln to be visible to american students and families who visited our nation's capital and two heads of state who were entertained there. so she set about to transfer in the white house into one of the nation's premier museums of american art, decorative arts in history. this is more complex than simply redecorating, a word she didn't like. the project about congressional oversight and interagency debate. she was determined that it be self financing and self-sustaining and proud that

in all three states, he plans a mix of official white house events and campaign fundraisers. the house of representatives is back for business today considering a number of bills under suspicion of the rules prohibiting u.s. airlines from participating in a european union plan requiring airlines landing in europe to pay for their carbon emissions. later in the week, a vote on legislation to repeal the rules requiring the government to withhold 3% of payments to contractors. similar legal legislation was blocked by the senate who, by the way, is not in session this week. that's on our companion network, c-span. >> the iowa faith and freedom coalition this weekend hosted a presidential candidate forum. the group heard from six republican hopefuls, herman cain, michele bachmann, ron paul, newt gingrich, and rick santorum. from the iowa state fairgrounds, this is three and a half hours. >> he's a great spokesperson, he is the founder of the national faith and freedom coalition, a multiissue pro-family organization, and organization that is going to make its mark more and more as we see the years proceed, and it's an organization

officials say businesses inside the market, including food vendors, may not be able to open today because of smoke damage. >> that was the scene outside the white houseast night as the crowd celebrated a new era for libya. this came after the news of the death of moammar gadhafi, ending a four decade dictatorship there. this morning there are questions about exactly who killed him, how he'll be buried, and what this means for the u.s. news 4's melissa mollet joins us from the news room with more on this. >> good morning. >>> officials in libya promise he will be buried today according to islamic custom. a warning, though, the video we're about to show you is very graphic. it was taken by a bystander after gadhafi's capture. take a look. the fallen leader can be seen bloody and wobbling. they found him in a sewer pipe, moved him to a truck, where he was shot in the head in cross fire. one report has him dying in the street, another as he was taken to a hospital. cheers and gunfire erupted as word of his death spread. and here in washington there were celebrations in front of the white house thursday night. libyans and libyan-americans staged a thank y

white house officials in nevada say the president will program note new rules for federally guarantee mortgages to help more borrower whose have little to no equity in their home refinance at a lower rate. the fox businessiving you the power to business network'si willis is there. you can finance even if you are underwater. >>gerri: this targets throws who are country, not people who are having trouble, people paying their mortgage, but they owe more than the house is worth. so they will allow the people to refinance it at today's bargain rate mortgage rate at 4.1 percent, no appraisal so if the bank will not come in and say your house is worth half of that and waive or reduce fees a fascinating effort to try to pump life into the dead housing market. >>shepard: with people who have done their best, current after six months and i am curious how the other programs are doing. >>guest: no good. in short the president promising he would help nine million people and he would spend $50 billion but he spent $2.4 billion, and a lot of the banks did not want to work in the programs or go along to get along because they were worried about losing money and it raises questions, frankly, about this program because t

business leaders. palin will speak at the world knowledge forum in seoul tomorrow night. >>> president barack obama will host talks and an official state dinner for south korea's president on thursday. the white housel highlight the global partnership and deep economic ties between the u.s. and republic of korea. >>> and the world's scrabble championship takes place in warsaw poland this week. opening ceremonies begin on wednesday and the champion should be crowned by sunday. the winner will receive a grand prize of $20,000. >> stopping bullies in their tracks. we'll hear from a teenage race car driver who's part of an anti-bullying campaign and he himself has been a victim of bullies. [ siren ] [ applause ] [ jackhammer ] [ crowd cheering ] [ speeding car ] [ siren ] [ horse whinnying ] [ bell dings ] your true self -- uncover it, embrace it, protect it. what's healthier than that? >>> all right. bullying is a problem for a lot of kids across america, but there are ways to fight back. the great american no bull challenge is a national campaign aimed at stopping bullies and zach is a spokesman for the campaign. he's one of the youngest licensed race car drivers in the country. and he is with us rig

businesses. the agreement with south korea marks this country's biggest trade expansion in nearly two decades as south korean's president is officially welcomed to the white house this morning. president obama will also host a state dinner for president lee tonight. >>> a terrifying jolt for two passenger trains in oakland, california overnight when a pair of amtrak trains collided head on, injuring about 18 people. luckily, none of the injuries was serious. >>> now let's head to wall street. cnbc's courtney reagan is at the new york stock exchange this morning. >> good morning. earnings reports from jp morgan and google book end the trading day today as the stock market attempts to extend this week's rally. markets are optimistic europe could be closer to expanding its bail out funds though there is some concern european banks may need to shrink in order to meet new capital requirements. investors will also be watching for any news out of china as worries that china's economy may be slowing begin to resurface. natalie, back to you. >> all right. courtney reagan at the new york stock exchange, thank you. >>> about 70 million blackberry users may see some relief

business economics. . host: president obama yesterday at the white house in a statement following the death of gaddafi in libya. nato is set to meet today to likely officially end the mission, the bombing mission that it has been conducting there. in our first 45 minutes, we will talk about the president's approach to the libya operation. there's a number of analysis pieces this morning that suggested could be a template for future u.s. missions. the concept of libya -- a new model for? -- a new model for war? our question, again, libya, a new model for war? good morning. to set the stage about the u.s. approach under the leadership of president obama to the libya mission, let me show you some of the headlines today. for example, "the wall street journal" today. "the wall street journal" today. in "the new york times," an analysis for obama. and, "the financial times." the front page of "the washington post" today. that front-page piece looks at the leadership style. on the line with us is mark landler, who wrote the article for "the new york times." thank you for being with us. guest: good morning. glad to be here. host: give us the essence of what you exp

white house economic officials about the steps we need to take now to create jobs today and strengthen our economy for tomorrow. opinions were diverse and spirited but there was clear consensus on making it easier for businesses to succeed by lowering taxes and increasing access to credit. and making smart investments in education, in innovation and in infrastructure. these are bipartisan, commonsense solutions. mr. speaker, we simply can't wait any longer. the message from my constituents is clear, put aside our partisan differences, take action now for the american people. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, there's a saying that the path for space goes through hancock county, mississippi. that statement has been true for five decades due to the unequaled excellence in dedication for the men and women of the space center which commemorates the 50th anniversary of its founding this week. the work done is varied but it was known worldwide as the home of rocket engine testing. before we

the white house says this is official business. >> the president: i appreciate the four more years, right now i'm thinking about the next 13 months. >> reporter: republicans say it is politics as usual. >> we want the president to work with us. we want him to stop the campaigning. >> it is time the president came off the campaign trail, sat down and negotiated. >> reporter: the first item on the to-do list for congress, pass 35 billion dollars in aid so local governments can rehire teachers, police and firefighters. karen travers, abc7 news washington. >>> the on track debt that stunned the -- the on track death that stunned the auto racing . >>> also, finally getting help. researcher rescued after a week's long wait for help. . area of low pressure out here for days continues to sit and spin going to head towards the california coast without any rain. we'll see the cooler temperatures as the clouds associated with it as soon as tonight in terms of the onshore flow maybe mist and drizzle. and temperatures taking a hit in fact we are going from the 70s and 80s to the 60s and 70s with