>> i know the character of paul franks. do. >> i won't put up with you talking to my driver like that. >> i ain't listening to you, buddy. you get back in that ambulance you get your [ muted ] back in that ambulance or i'll take you in. i'm talking to the driver. >> paramedic white says he wouldn't let the trooper talk to his driver because he believed his patient would suffer from any delay. he tells the trooper about the patient, but the trooper persists. >> we got a patient in this unit right now. >> you want to go ahead and pull over to the side of the road when there's an emergency vehicle behind you? >> the logical thing to do would be to take it up at the hospital or take it up with us later. but he totally ignored my statement that we have a patient on board. >> you better get back in that ambulance before you get your butt to jail now. you understand me? >> after we take the patient to the hospital, you can take me to jail. we will discuss this, okay? >> paramedic white refuses to back down. his patient has fainted

k, we've got paul franks julius. that will be the only other balloon. joining us, mickey, you've got spider-man, buzz light year, all of those favorites. my personal favorite, of course, snoopy. >> mine, too, michelle. take care. michelle franzen, live in new york for us. >> a lot of fun. >> it is. i'm excited. >>> good morning to you. thanks for joining us on this thanksgiving morning. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm joe krebs. 42 degrees and kind of crisp but clear, i think. >> good thing they didn't have the parade yesterday instead of today. the winds yesterday were blowing over 30 miles per hour here and sustained from that for quite some time. now the winds have settled down and the temperatures are down, as well, under a clear sky. t now near freezing throughout much of the region and we will stay this cold here for another couple of hours. just past 6:00 now on this thanksgiving morning. we have cleared out. high pressure has pushed in. our winds have settled. we have no travel problems up and down the atlantic seaboard in and out of the midwest. howev

, one of the biggest to join the parade today, the newest one is sonic the hedgehog along with paul frank's jilius monkey. they will be joining hundreds of performers and volunteers who work year-round to make sure this tradition and latest trends go off without a hitch. the weather is beautiful, crisp, november day. we have sunny skies and the winds are minimal. that's a big change from yesterday. during that balloon inflation night, another tradition where hundreds of new yorkers turn out to see those balloons take shape. but all the crew, all their hard work paying off this morning. as those balloons get ready to join the parade and the celebrities, tough broadway rockettes in line here as well as ceelo green and mary j. blige to name a few. more than 3.5 million turning out along the parade route, but the best seats could be at home. more than 50 million get ready to celebrate today. >> michelle franzen for us in new york city. thank you so much. have a great thanksgiving. and a reminder for you, if you are watching from home, the 85th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade hosted by our

we have paul frank's sock monkey. we have the aflac duck in the parade this year. director, tim burton, designed a balloon that's going to fly in the parade this year. >> how big are the balloons? >> the balloons are huge. they're up to 60 feet long. and each one of the balloons is bigger, bigger than the heads on mt. rushmore. give me another one. >> reporter: any other questions? >> how much helium do you have to put in them to make them inflate? >> how much helium? each one of the balloons has to rise. we know that helium is lighter than air. and some of the balloons are filled with helium and air because you want them to fly at a certain angle. so, since helium rises and air doesn't, sometimes just the front of the balloon is filled with helium and the back is filled with air. and the biggest user of helium is the united states. >> reporter: look at that. thank you so much. and happy thanksgiving. >> happy tha is goodthis washington. >> we are learning more about a night plane crashed east of phoenix. six people were on the small plane. there's no sign of any s

and paul franks julius will make his debut. 3.5 million expected to turn out. the weather should be great. sunny, november, crisp temperatures. most importantly, the winds should be minimal. also, some celebrities turning out today. cee lo green and rodney atkins just to name a few. also, we can't forget an appearance by santa claus ushering in that holiday spirit. >> a lot more crowded than it is right now. have a great thanksgiving. thanks so much. the macy's thanksgiving day parade hosted by the today show's ann curry and matt lauer kicks off at 9:00 a.m. >>> if you are one of the millions of americans traveling this thanksgiving, hopefully you've already made it to your holiday destination. if not, chances are it's a little easier to navigate the terminals and traffic than it was yesterday. john yang has more. >> reporter: on the road, rails, and in the air, the crowds and lines started to build early and continue to grow throughout the day. >> i do this every year. you know what? you just get in the mind set that you have to go and do this and you just kee

and paul franks julius will make his debut this morning. 3.5 million people expected to turn out. the weather should be great. sunny, november, crisp temperatures. most importantly, the winds should be minimal. also, some celebrities turning out today. cee lo green, mary j. blige, and rodney atkins just to name a few. lynn, should be a good time in a few hours. >> absolutely. a lot more crowded than it is there right now. michelle, have a great thanksgiving. thanks so much. >>> just a reminder for you, the 85th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade hosted by ann curry and matt lauer kicks off at 9 a.m. >>> if you are one of the estimated 42.5 million americans traveling this thanksgiving, hopefully you have already made it to your holiday destination. if not, chances are it's a little easier to navigate the terminals and traffic today than it was yesterday. john yang has more on one of the busiest travel days of the year. >> reporter: on the road, rails, and in the air, the crowds and lines started to build early and continue to grow throughout the day. >> i do this every year. yo

one new one, paul frank's julius making a debut. funny, popular little monkey in addition to giant helium balloons, 44 novelty, ornament alba loons. 27 floats, 1600 performers, cheerleaders, clowns and more than a dozen bands representing high schools and universities from around the country. back here, certainly a big night here. one of the concerns, the wind gusts that could take place later on tonight. they are making sure the giant balloons are in place. back to you. >>> justin bieber fans camped out to get a chance to see him perform this morning on the "today" show. snoet chest nuts roasting on an open fire. >> the 17-year-old did not miss a point. he sang his number one hits and christmas songs, too. thousands of people spent days camped out for the concert today. bieber was asked about how he took a paternity test to prove he's not the father of a woman's baby. >>itis been positive. for me, it's about staying positive and focusing on what's important. what's important are the fans and, you know, just -- i'm in a very blessed

a giant balloon that everybody is waiting for is paul frank's julius the monkey.n the lookout for that he will join favorites snoopy, buzz light-year and kermit the frog. 3 1/2 million are expected along the parade route, another 50 million watching from home this year's parade features 15 -- 50 balloons, 40 other smaller balloons. buzz is always popular with the kids, 27 floats and 10 high school bands, including cupertino's homestead high ban and color guard which had to work hard to raise the money and hustle with fundraisers now they live out their dream of performing at that parade in manhattan. >> i think it is an 85 second performance one they will remember forever. >> let's check in with mike now and see what weather is like here, there and everywhere. whatever he wants to talk about. >> lasting longer than 85 seconds, going to be around a couple hours. cold front moving into the heart of the bay now san francisco over to oakland, concord, fairfield the edge is the cold front steadier rain ahead of it, some lighter rain behind it not showing up on radar up

, it is going to begin in about 30 minutes from now one of the new giant balloons this year is paul frank'sulius the manning can i. a 41 foot tall balloon sporting a jet pack, -- he will join snoopy, buzz light-year and kermit the frog. 3 1/2 million are expected. another 50 million watching from home. this year's parade features more than 40 other smaller balloon creations, 27 floats, 10 high school bands. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that's the best of the high school bans that is cupertino's homestead high school marching band and color guard. they will do an 85 second drill in front of macy's after marching down the three mile route. they've been getting this together for a long time they will be behind pop star avril lavigne. >> in addition to the practice time they had to do a lot of fundraising to afford the trip. >> internationally famous. >> cannot wait to see and hear them this morning. glad the weather will be better there. hopefully the weather here won't interfere with your plans. >> let's check with mike. >>> winds northwest at nine, that's all they have in manhattan now that's why the parade goi

paul frank's julius will take to the skies making his debut. that funny, popular little monkey. in addition to the balloons, 44 novelty ornament alba loons and 27 floats, 1600 performers, cheerleaders, clowns and nearly a dozen bands representing high schools and universities from around the country. back here, certainly a big night here. one of the concerns is the wind gusts that could take place later on tonight. they are battening down the hatches to make sure the balloons are in place. back to you. >> call and tell me what a ballo balloonicle is. you can watch the parade tomorrow morning starting at 9:00, following the today show. >>> think you heard a nightmare travel story? wait until you hear of a man that stood on a flight from alaska to philadelphia. >>> a grocery chain scrambling to find eggs after the vendor mistreated chickens. >>> find out the deals apple may be offering on black friday. >>> doug is looking up balloonicles. >> the true origins of american words and expressions those from new york city. >> okay. >> i don't get it. >> i still don't know. >> ten second

one of the newest balloons making the debut today will be paul frank's julius.re will be more than 1600 performers, including clowns and cheerleaders and university and high school bands representing areas from around the country. santa claus will be ushering in that holiday spirit. more than 3 million people expected to line the parade route today. the weather is supposed to be a beautiful november classic day. sunny, winds minimal. that's a big change from what we saw yesterday when rain and winds were sort of threatening that balloon inflation moment. but the crews got all those balloons inflated. they are secured and tethered at the moment and they will come to life in the next few hours. as more than 50 million people around the country tune in at home when they celebrate with family and friends. >> michelle, snoopy is my favorite balloon. do you have one? is there another fan favorite people are waiting for today? >> i do like snoopy. but there's a couple of good looking balloons here. you've got mickey that will be back here. buzz light year and spider-ma

after a design, it's coming back and also, paul frank's julius.ng up here getting ready for the parade. as they get ready for this parade route and you've got hundreds of handlers, as well as volunteers, who have worked year round to make sure this day goes off without a hitch. the parade always mixing in the new trends. there's an application you can download, it gives facts about the parade, as well as local transportation and wi-fi hot spots and some destination places here. 3.5 million people, thomas, expected -- >> we apologize for that. but michelle was saying that roughly 3.5 million people are expected to line the route. the 85th year. >>> developing new, reports that an egyptian court has wanted the release of the three u.s. students arrested in the cairo clashes this week. we take you live to tahrir square and here at home, holiday travelers are waking up to sunny skies on the east coast. and then back here in new york city, you couldn't ask for better weather for that parade. the rockefeller center tree getting ready for its lighting co

we've got paul frank's sock monkey that's going to fly. his name is julius.he aflac duck in the parade this year. and the great director tim burton designed a balloon that's going to fly in the parade this year, that balloon's name is bee. he's kind of awkward-looking, very sweet-looking and he has stitches all over the place because he's made from old party balloons. and i always joke that that's the balloon that has stitched in the parade and it's the only balloon that has stitched on purpose. >> i love it. >> and then we have a new balloon that is our dedication to the new york city police department, and he's called errol the policeman. >> how long does it take to, let's say, blow up harold the policeman? >> harold is what we call one of our medium balloons. and we actually inflate them. if we blew them up, it would be a whole different parade. but harold's a smaller balloon pape few chambers rather than our big balloons. and harold can take under an hour to do. >> how many balloons -- i mean how big are the balloons? >> the balloons are huge. they're up

for a while now and frank ron paul says desire was the major factor as the midfielder celebrated claiming the england captaincy and by scoring his science in the one zero victory over world and european champions spain at wembley it was england's first victory over spain for ten years and the first time the three lions have beaten the reigning world champion since ninety nine eighty six he argentina friendly. lead his country in the absence of the rest of john terry and headed in from close range in forty nights minister datuk seri and woodwork spain dominated possession for long periods and almost equalized late on and probably be a substitute for life to the chance that england present monthly visit and even held on a confidence boosting with. his little game plan we didn't outplay spine but we think we have to understand this time the right same problem free there we defended their commitment to the grass over the line of the crowd because. by no means think i'd rather stay overnight it was every day one of the difficult times. that we're very proud i'm very proud of a victory which is

this week, barney frank, i know your favorite congressman. >> absolutely. >> paul: said that the failuref this super committee is good for democrats, will make it easier for them to retake the house. is he right? >> well, look, this was what this was really about is the election, okay? what we have realized not just what it says on the super committee, but with the debt limit negotiations that preceded them, this is about a different, fundamental difference in the philosophy of government. democrats believe that all of the spending is fabulous and all you need to do is raise taxes and the republicans have come to understand that this government growth is unsustainable and they want to do spending cuts and entitlement reform. those differences, there's no middle ground. so what you have to have is an election and that's what they're fighting over. the republicans think if they had agreed to taxes as part of this, it would have fundamentally hurt them in the election and they have a better shot having stuck to their principles. >> kim ydo democrats think this is good for them. why did barn

many of these stars were there like frank sinatra, paul newman, sonny and cher. there was a poll taken the next day on election day saying humphrey would win. my question is do you think that if these stars and this colophon taking questions on air, that humphrey might have pulled it off if they would have come to him earlier in the fall in 1968? >> it probably would have helped if he had come earlier in the year and joined the humphrey campaign. nothing else was going on at that time besides the telephone. they thought they had peace in viet nam the weekend before his poll ratings just kept going up almost passed nixon in most polls because peace in vietnam would have won him the presidency. -- nixon convinced the south vietnam's leader to not come to the peace talks because richard nixon would give him a better deal with president. this is documented all over the place. he backed out of peace talks. many people think that is what lost the election at the end appear >> are behind you is a campaign poster for george wallace. when did he come into the race and wha

the current leadership is one very interesting to hear your thoughts paul sheldon for professor kind of want to state university franks for your time thank you very much indeed. a new round of violence has flared up in the course of a survey a border with nato troops using tear gas once dismantling barricades put up by local serbs opposed to border checkpoints and representatives claim that the nato command in the breakaway province has broken agreements with them after promising on wednesday not to take unilateral action troops and right to return to remove concrete barriers and put up a pile of wire fence to restore control of the greatest condemn the nato movement of peacekeepers to act according to the un mandate to protect civilians for political and this little town of sitch says that nato is force in kosovo for cannot fulfill its mission and that's why local serbs barricades there is no doubt that nato has a legitimate presence in the whole of cost of all it's not a problem of whether they should be there and it's not a problem that they are the ones that are the only legitimate force that we should act upon su

this week, barney frank, i know your favorite congressman. >> absolutely. >> paul: said that the failuref this super committee is good for democrats, will make it easier for them to retake the house. is he right? >> well, look, this was what this was really about is the election, okay? what we have realized not just what it says on the super committee, but with the debt limit negotiations that preceded them, this is about a different, fundamental difference in the philosophy of government. democrats believe that all of the spending is fabulous and all you need to do is raise taxes and the republicans have come to understand that this government growth is unsustainable and they want to do spending cuts and entitlement reform. those differences, there's no middle ground. so what you have to have is an election and that's what they're fighting over. the republicans think if they had agreed to taxes as part of this, it would have fundamentally hurt them in the election and they have a better shot having stuck to their principles. >> kim ydo democrats think this is good for them. why did barn

paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, paul. >>> occupy oakland protesters are banned from camping -- camping at frankwa plaza. yesterday protesters put up a teepee in front of city hall after the city approved a temporary permit. the teepee is only allowed to be out between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and no one is allowed to sleep in it. last night protesters obeyed the rules and took down the teepee. it's expected to go back up today. time is running out. however, for many occupy protesters in sonoma county, demonstrators in petaluma are asking the city to extend their camping permit which expires at the end of the day and occupy protesters in nearby santa rosa face a deadline tonight. the city has ordered them to tear down their tent city outside city hall before midnight other face possible arrests. their camping permit also expires today. >>> 8:31. during the night police raided an occupy camp it another california city. this happened shortly before midnight right now side los angeles city hall. look at the pictures. police in riot gear moved in on the occupy demonstrators who refewsed to leave. th

paul chambers ktvu channel 2 news. >>> occupied protesters are banned from camping at frank ogawa plaza but they are still making their presence known there. yet they put up a teepee after the city approved a temporary permit. now they cannot use it for camping. last night they complied with the rules and they took down the teepee which is expected to go back up today. >>> time is running out for protesters in sonoma county and they are asking to extend their permits which expire by the end of the day. and the city has ordered them to tear down their encampment or face possible arrest. their camping permit also expires. continuing protests with the looming deadlines, you can get updates any time by going to our website www.ktvu.com. >>> president barack obama will be pushing again to extend the payroll tax cut. we will be bringing you live from our washington d.c. newsroom how the president wants to pay for this tax cut and we will have how much more the average family had have to pay if congress does not act. >>> you should know it is very foggy and we have sal who has all of our cameras to show us as well. >> well o

many of these stars were there like frank sinatra, paul newman, sonny and cher. was a poll taken the next day on election day saying humphrey would win. my question is do you think that if these stars and this telethon taking questions on air, that humphrey might have pulled it off if they would have come to him earlier in the fall in 1968? >> it probably would have helped if he had come earlier in the year and joined the humphrey campaign. nothing else was going on at that time besides the telephone. they thought they had peace in vietnam the weekend before his poll ratings just kept going up. he almost passed nixon in most polls because peace in vietnam would have won him the presidency. richard nixon convinced the south vietnam's leader to not come to the peace talks because richard nixon would give him a better deal with president. this is documented all over the place. he backed out of peace talks. many people think that is what lost the election at the end. >> right behind you is a campaign poster for george wallace. when did he come into the race and what

paul. because i don't i will get e-mailed to death. back in a moment. >> thanks, frank.oming up the one issue republicans cannot agree on. up up next. i had a het problem. i was told to begin my aspirin regimen. i just didn't listen until i almost lost my life. my doctor's again ordered me to take aspirin. and i do. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ mike ] listen to the doctor. take it seriously. or creates another laptop bag, or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $13.2 billion to small businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help them, the more whelp make opportunitpossible. you know, typical alarm clock. i am so glad to get rid of it. just to be able to wake up in the morning on your own. that's a big accomplishment to me. i don't know how much money i need. but i know that whatever i have that's what i'm going to live within.

. >> add ran paul to that because if i don't, i will get e-mailed to death. >> thanks, frank.ree on, coming up ó. >> welcome back. frank lund is breaking down the focus groups. there is one issue that republicans can't seem to agree on. now frank is in michigan to find out why. frank. >> the republicans agree that barack obama has to go. and they also agree that they want to win control of the senate to go along with their control of the house. but there is one issue, one controversial issue that divides them and that's the issue of immigration. tell me, tell the american people, how many of you would deport every illegal immigrant that you could find? raise your hands. how can you afford that? how can you afford it? we already have a budget deficit. >> i understand that, but they are taking money out of our pockets. you say they are not -- they are not here through any fault of their own, but you know it's not my fault either. and i am paying their bills. >> alabama has just pass add law that all of a sudden immigrants are leaving on their own accord. >> and they are here il

. >> add ran paul to that because if i don't, i will get e-mailed to death. >> thanks, frank.ming up next. stick around. [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ deep breath] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! should i bundle all my policies with nationwide insurance ? watch this. on one hand, you have your home insurance with one company. and on another hand, you have your auto with another. and on another hand, you have your life with another. but when you bundle them l together with nationwide insurance, they all work together perfectly and you could save 25%. wow... it's all in the wrists. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >> welcome back. frank lund is breaking down the focus groups. there is one issue that republicans can't seem to agree on. now frank is in michigan to find out why. frank. >> the republicans agree that barack obama has to g

host: paul singer, exec he they do -- investigative reporter at "roll-call," booking remembers getting a free trips from lobbyists, private corporations, and which are paid for by taxpayers. frankpublican from pennsylvania. hello. caller: paul, we finally perfected lobbying. now they are all scapegoats. the corporations run the show. americans would have to find out that their company cannot pay their health care. if apple goes to china, and they do not pay health care, they sure as hell will not come here and pay the thousands of dollars per year. healthcare, the biggest lobbyist there is. nobody realizes. we could not do this in the united states. we have taken jobs to canada o, 200 employees. that is what lobbying is. they are all scapegoats. i am old enough to remember world war ii and a 30% tax was a dream we paid 80% to balance the budget. guest: lobbying is a process of asking for stopped from congress. over the years, people have asked stuff, and at the moment it looks like we are having a very hard time affording. they have agreed to pay for these things, and now we are having trouble having the bills add up to the revenue. what do we do about that? there is a flock of

ktvu' paul chambers is in santa rosa with word on what the city is doing to accommodate those occupiers. >> reporter: franki tell you what, there are more than 100 campers out here as part of occupy santa rosa. and the city says that number needs to change, the way they plan to do it is by using this permit. today police patrol the area where more than 100 at the present 100 -- 100 tents are lining the lawn. city officials are now requiring occupiers to get a camping permit. >> we have 67 camp sites and we are allowing up to four individuals in a four person tent on the site. >> i think very much the city wants to box us in. reduce our effective population and prevent us from essentially enacting any proper civil disobedience. >> reporter: the permit is good for 15 days, and is issued to the person not the tent. drugs, alcohol and cooking is prohibited. >> it's buying time and going along with the process. because we are -- if they call it a camping permit and in fact, we are not camping we are occupying. >> reporter: but if the city decides to continue the process a person can reapply for a new permit but

many of these stars were there like frank sinatra, paul newman, steve allen, sonny and cher. was a poll taken the next day on election day saying humphrey would win. my question is do you think that if these stars and this telethon taking questions on air, that humphrey might have pulled it off if they would have come to him earlier in the fall in 1968? >> it probably would have helped if he had come earlier in the year and joined the humphrey campaign. nothing else was going on at that time besides the telephone. they thought they had peace in vietnam the weekend before his poll ratings just kept going up. he almost passed nixon in most polls because peace in vietnam would have won him the presidency. richard nixon convinced the south vietnam's leader to not come to the peace talks because richard nixon would give him a better deal with president. this is documented all over the place. he backed out of peace talks. our allies backed out of the peace talks. many people think that is what lost the election at the end. >> right behind you is a campaign poster for george wallace

frank answer. ruling out a third-party run, that is what gop presidential hopeful ron paul told fox news today.ith chris wallace to get information on his one on one. you continued your conversations with one of the potential gop presidential contenders ron paul. you asked him about how legitimate his candidacy is, can he win at that point. >> chris: and it is interesting because he as opposed to so many of these candidates have gone up and down in the polls, he has stayed steady at 12% to 14%. a respectable third in the polls in iowa and a respectable third in south carolina. the question, of course, is third is okay but it isn't going to get you the nomination. i said what do you do to expand your base? he said not change my views. having said that and i think there is tremendous interest and support for him when it comes to shrink the size of government, lower taxes, less spending, constitutional principles. but when it gets to foreign policy i think that is where it is a bridge too far for a lot of conservatives and today we saw it where he basically said -- i asked what would you do, iran

paul line friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> last year's dodd-frank act granted new regulatory authority to the securities and exchange commission. the senate hearing lexus of the sec needs to reorganize side to five new reorganized analyst responsibilities. the hearing also looked into the sec handling of the bernie madoff investor fraud case. senator jack reed chairs the senate banking subcommittee on securities, insurance come and investments. this is two hours. >> call a hearing to order. i wanted thank remembers for joining us today. as certainly want to thank the witnesses for taking time out of their very hectic and demanding and important schedules to be with us this morning. the hearing is entitled management and structural reforms at the sec, in progress report. this is a very critical hearing because we understand the important role of the sec in the regulations of our securities markets. we have had local concerns about regulation, overregulation, but it appears, indeed, the revenues and the securities industries, the last two years have been greater than any year in the previous ten. so the industry is, i

paul says, and patient, forget full. tom brokaw. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that was for you. you love franktt trip. >> i tonight had mixed experiences with frank's a notch or obviously in my was the voice and he was larger than life in any way and i encountered along the way and not always a pleasant way because i was a reporter and he didn't like being in the news and especially the way he got himself into the news. so he would do something inappropriate and we would report it and then the next day his public relations person would come to see me and say, you know, frank doesn't think you are aware that he is underwriting an orphanage in mexico were some good d. it doesn't excuse the bar brawl in which he was involved in last night or whatever. a mentor or not set of circumstances one evening here in new york we had a mutual friend, a kind of legendary figure by the name of swifty lazare who was a great agent and swifty had invited me to dinner and it turns out he had also invited frank's wife and then frank was going to arrive later. i said my god, what is this going to be late? and i'm n

frank. [laughter] [cheers and applause] >> governor perry, same question to you and congressman ron paul.u restore faith in the public market? >> well, we had the regulations in place well before the meltdown occurred. we have a culture in washington d.c., with these corporate lobbyists have these cozy relationships with the people they are regulating. we have to have leadership in this country that not only recognized that, that demands those individuals who are working for us are in those agencies, whether it's in the stock market or whether it's fannie mae or freddie mac. when there are individuals who are breaking the law, pushing the bounds, that there are clear askers made to take those people out of those jobs are prosecute them for criminality. and you can pass legislation until a world level. you had to men and women who are committed to the laws of this country and a president that will push his administration to make sure that they are done. >> governor. was just talking about the culture of washington. his critics in the state of texas say crony capitalism is what is practiced

paul. he wants to bringll the troops home now. >> interesting to hear them all clustered together. there were many emotional moments i would say here at this family forum. particularly when frank luntz who was moderating asked all the candidates to share a personal story about their own challenge. let's listen. >> walking out of that surgeons office, after she had just told us stage 4 -- >> take your time. >> i said i wasn't going to do this. [ laughter ] >> it's as bad as it gets. i will never forget before my wife and i were about to get in the car, i said i can do this. she said we can do this. amen. [ applause ] >> i decided that the best thing i could do was to treat her differently and not love her like i did because it wouldn't hurt as much if i lost her. >> sea very close friend. he spent six years with a shouldn't in the back of his head. he has a good heart, a good brain. is good at baseball and football. you look at that and you say to yourself all right. do i want some bureaucracy deciding that on a percentage basis this is not worth the investment or i do want a country that cares about every life at that depth? that is what next year is all about. [ applause ] >>