year ago when he signed a bill into law effectively ending collective bargaining right for public union workers. in 2010, scott walker defeated tom barrett 52 to 46% to win the governor's seat. the hour-long debate was hosted by the >> live from the studios of membership membership public television, the wisconsin broadcasters association foundation presents a statewide broadcast debate between the leading candidates in an historic governor's recall election. and now the president of the wisconsin broadcasters association foundation. >> good evening. we're pleased this evening to continue our public affairs broadcast tradition. this evening's debate will engage the two leading candidates in the first governor's recall election in the 164-year history of the state of wisconsin. governor scott walker and milwaukee mayor tom barrett. this evening's debate is made possible in part through generous grants from the wisconsin association of independent colleges and universities and wps health insurance. and now on their behalf mr. ralph revagi and mr. jim reardon. >> good evening. >> along with wps wi

public workers last year. what said, that's an issue that's very important to public workers and to unions nationally.e voter, might be less important. so in some ways the race comes down to the typical things that races do when the economy's not well, it's all about the economy. >> how is the economy doing in the state? >> the candidates can't even agree on that. the monthly jobs data that comes out has shown that wisconsin was the worst in the nation last year. lost 34,000 jobs. however, governor walker has questioned that data and rushed the release of some data that comes out from the federal government that wouldn't come out from the election that shows wisconsin gained jobs 34,000 of them last year. that data is generally better respected because it's an actual census of job counts rather than a survey and an estimate. however, there's no way to vet it because it was put out three weeks early. can't compare it to national numbers because the bureau of labor statistics haven't put them out. even if you use the better numbers from govp walker that's apeoplic growth it's not on pace. it is positive

public workers last year. that is an issue that's very important to public workers and to the union's nationally. the average voter it might be less important. in some ways the race comes down to the typical things when the economy is not good. it's all about the economy. host: how with the economy doing? guest: the monthly jobs data has shown wisconsin was the worst in the nation last year. it lost 34,000 jobs. governor walker has questioned the data and rushed the release of some data that usually comes out from the federal government that normally would not come out until three weeks after the elections, which shows wisconsin gained 34,000 jobs last year. that data is generally better respected because it is an actual job count rather than a survey or estimate. webber, it was put out three weeks early and you cannot compare it to national numbers because the bureau of labor statistics has not put them out. even if you use the better numbers from governor walker, that is pretty anemic growth. it is not on pace to meet its promise to create 250,000 jobs in a full your years, but it is positive t

unions jeopardizing jobs in american. >> look at what hostess and american airlines and public said. labor cost for union workersnd put them on the brink and out of business. a job must benefit the employer and union bosses and time after time. unions destroyed the engine itself and productivity that pulled it forward. they are taking the meat from the jones and go to the next prey. >> look the unions are powerful. flight and maintenance and baggage. you need the still to run the airline and should they have a say in how the bankruptcy goes forward for the americans. look what they are doing as a company. it is not pilots and stewardess. but what about the flight chance. look at hostess. it sot just hostess people losing their job. they want and ask and don't know what else is to shrine. >>> and that is tracey burns and that is no idea. and jillian on the side of hostage. they have two separate trucks and one is one food and can't share a truck over at hostess and one of the issues . does that mean the company should be liquidated. i don't think it is just the labor problem but the fact they sell junk. and i thi

unions to bolster the democratic party. right now, a majority of the workers of the unionized workers in america are public employees, 40% ofong to unions. only 7% in the private sector belongs. so this is like the air traffic controller strike, where reagan faced down the private-sector unions. it is an absolutely crucial race for both sides. >> greta: you say that if he wins by -- if governor walker wins, that's a precursor for what will happen with the wisconsin come november. i guess i am suspicious that if he wins by 2 points, that it will energize the democrats and be within reach and they will really crank it up and work really hard between june 5 and the election. i think in order for him to tell the democrats that wisconsin's going to go do a republican and hold the democrats at home, he has to win by a sizable margin. >> any victory's important because, you know, the one vote determines how the state's electoral college votes go. but if you made a los angeles of swing states and say you started with the most republican of them, which would probably be florida. then you went through ohio and then you went to the mo

republicans fighting for their political lives after pushing through a law that strips most unionized public workersf their collective bargaining rights. >> a student loan interest rate debate is stalled on capitol hill. the democratic sponsored bill would extend low interest rates on federal subsidized loans for another year. but today senate republicans blocked it from moving forward because they don't agree on how to pay for it. >> this is a manufactured controversy. we all agree that rates should not be allowed to go up. >> but 71 5 million students will see their interest rates doubled this summer if both sides don't come to an agreement. >> developing news, in the foiled al qaeda plot to bring down a jetliner, the would be a farmer was an undercover operative working with the cia. sources say he was an intelligence agent who convinced the terror network into giving him the new nonmetallic bomb. it had been designed to easily pass through airport security and right now the fbi is dismantling that the vice. >> bomb analysts are going through right now, to see exactly what this device is capable

can only take money and siphon it off to their cronies and then they hire people as public union wages were these workers people would be whining up to take jobs constructing roads repairing roads repairing bridges for ten twelve dollars an hour they're ripping forty dollars an hour we're robbing taxpayers for all of these what you know makeshift ready projects that obama wanted to do what did any of that do did nothing as soon as the government spending stopped we went back in and now everyone's reeling we need more and more and more and next thing i want to turn to answer is when the when does that stuff you know when does a good bet that he's run you know what never let that the answer to that question never if it hasn't happened yet the answer is more of what he prescribe until it does happen or until the world i don't know implodes but onto the subject of malignant growth we can only talk about the legnani growth without talking about the fed's role and speaking of krugman he did answer a question about central banks yesterday in central banking let's listen to and then i want to get your response y

i mean if we allow in the, one of the most pro-union states in the united states, wisconsin, them to strip public service workersponsible, and he loses his job because he came after working class people, the dominoes can fall in the other direction. and it certainly will embolden working class people. and i think this is a, it's really a crucial -- already the shot's been fired over the bow. like they're going to have to do everything they possibly can for that guy to hold onto his job. and they thought this was going to be a cakewalk. it's not a cakewalk. we're still here. >> you've been very critical of many things that happen in america and that america does. what do you like about this -- >> oh, are you kidding me? are you kidding me? like, what i, like i said, like from those people who have, you know, from day one, from the earliest slave rebellions to, you know, to the women's rights movement. you know, the people -- there are contending forces at every point in history. and one side of that are people fighting for justice. that happens in america. it happens in mexico. it happens in canada. it happens in

expect a huge out cry generated by walker's attempt to break the backs of the public sector union workerslosing end of what the wall street journal has called the most important nonpresidential election in the decade. the polls shouldn't be that surprising considering he's out spending barrett 25: 1. some of that comes from people like joe ricketts who we talked about earlier who based on state campaign finance record, spent $2450 thou. according to a sergeant, the dnc is the party has asked the dnc for half o million to help with its massive field operation. the dnc did not immediately respond to a cause for comment. now there's a petition up on moveon.org's web site. so far, they have 120,000 signatures. the dnc did not respond to our request. you've been covering this in these times magazine. they were the first out let that maybe hired me. i have a lot of love for them. so what's your sense of the state of play of this race? >> well, this polling has been really worrying. a couple weeks ago, so right leaning polls came out saying walker was ahead and people kind of dismissed it and re

. >> dana: this seems to me like a publicity stump for him. freddie unionized workershe got that n trouble and he maid it off. this was unprepared food. >> bob: why don't you try food stamps for a week? >> eric: i have to talk to legal. but i want to find someone with food stamps who is in the program. see what i can buy. you claim there is literally probably no -- >> dana: shop for them or yourself? >> bob: borrow my stamps. >> andrea: if you could spend this on the olive oil sampler, what is the point of getting the job done? >> bob: what? >> andrea: olive oil sampler. >> greg: i should apologize. i realize he once travelled across spain with gwyneth paltrow. that has to be the worst yourny since russia, napolean retreated from russia. i feel bad for him now. >> dana: now i feel bad. take it back. i can't wait to come to your restaurant. one more thing next. ♪ ♪ >> greg: i guess it's one more thing. >> dana: remember i got to be on "jeopardy" power players? that is the shot there. i was played against dade from cnbc and kareem abdul jabbar, which he had a height adva

workers, wisconsinites, americans, under assault, protesting peacefully in the greatest of american traditions. >> that was ed schultz. the june 5th thousands protested governor scott walker's push to limit union bargaining rights for publics. msnbc's ed schultz, as i said, was there, and loud. and last night governor walker got his challenger, democratic tom barrett, the same candidate walker beat by five points in 2010. he's the mayor of milwaukee. let's listen to him. >> we all have witnessed what has happened in this state over the last 16 months, with scott walker starting an ideological civil war in the state that has divided our state like it has never been divided before. family members shy away from talking to family members about politics, because it becomes too bitter. it does not have to be that way in wisconsin. >> so is the recall going to succeed? ed schultz is the expert, he's the host, of course, of the upcoming ed show, every night here at 8:00 eastern, on msnbc. it's my role to be your warm-up act every night, ed schultz. >> no one's better. >> tonight you get to do it yourself. you are an expert, as well as an advocate out there. test of labor strength, labor? can they do the polling operation to get o

wisconsin governor scott walker sparked a national debate over union rights for public workers. where's all that outrage now? >>> first a look ahead at the president's schedule. as you can see, it's medal of freedom day. a lot of interesting folks going to be receiving one today. always a great ceremony at the white house. worth tuning in. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. we'll be right back. i was pushing my kids in a stroller when i had my heart event. and i've been on a bayer aspirin regimen ever since. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i know if i take my bayer aspirin i have a better chance of living a healthy life. that bringing you better technology helps make you a better investor. with our revolutionary new e-trade 360 dashboard you see exactly where your money is and what it's doing live. our e-trade pro platform offers powerful functionality that's still so usable you'll actually use it. and our mobile apps are the ultimate in wherever whenever investing. no matter what kind of investor you are, yo

. >> chicago public schools and the union that represents cafeteria workers reached a deal on a new contract. cps and unite here local 1 announcing the agreement today chicago high school for agricultural sciences. five year deal 2 percent pay raises short-term visibility more fresh foods to serve. still needs to reach agreements cps with six other unions including chicago teachers union. >> focusing on finding a solution to the teachers' contract strikes on the other side focusing on finding a resolution to the contract for the children >> cps ctu still far apart on issues each side agreed to board which will give recommendations by july. local chicago area guy facing charges in the indiana tonight notre dame quarterback tommy rees resisting arrest >> 19 year old quarterback notre dame tommy rees facing preliminary felony charge after a confrontation with the south bend police house party near campus last day of class is at semester university. the a lot of yelling and screaming police received a call 1230 this morning complaining about the noise officers approached about six people jumped

february 2011 when thousands protested governor scott walker's push to limit union bargaining rights for public sector workersaid there was and loud. and he got his challenger. the same mayor was there. >> we all have witnessed what has happened in this state over the last 16 months with scott walker starting an ideological self-state that has been divided like never been. family members shy away from talking to family members about politics because it gets too bitter. it does not have to be that way in wisconsin. >> so will the recall succeed? ed schultz is the host of a show here on msnbc. you are an expert and an advocate out there, labor strength, can they do the polling operation? >> they can and they will. that's what they're telling me. no broken noses over this, it was as clean as it could get for four democrats going for the nomination. and he is not the perfect candidate for labor, which speaks volumes about how wrong he has been. labor didn't even support the guy that won the democratic primary last night. tom barrett is a reasonable guy. the major of milwaukee was dealt a tough financial hand by s

right now to announce their plans for this may day international workers' day woman they represent 21 different unions as i said those of public employees jenner's and nurses micra the workers and longshoremen and others they're asking for a number of things and say essentially they want to rebalance the distribution of wealth and forced the 1% to agree to quality jobs and taxes to fund public services like education and health care and also want them to fix the housing and mortgage crisis that is, and sit and deportations and legalize all undocumented immigrants who also is taken as buses and headed over to log archive for ferry sell a quiet day in the city and all across the bay area of we're live in san francisco this morning the the washington cbs five. >>> the keys that lot going on this morning it chp apparently guiliani. is preparing for any other protests. >>> to any potential projects that might happen in fact there is a line of chp stage of the bridge chp is on standby for today their thoughts are not on the bay area's there's a live look from chapter 5 again about 56 chp it got the right side of this will cause them

public workers last year. that issue is important to public workers and unions nationally, but to the average voter in might be less important. so, in some ways this race comes down to the typical things that races do when the economy is not well, it is all about the economy. >> how well is the economy doing in the state? guest: the candidates cannot even agree on that. monthly jobs data shows wisconsin was the worst in the nation. they lost 34,000 jobs. governor scott walker has questioned the data, and rushed the release of data that usually comes up from the federal government they would not come out until three weeks after the election that shows wisconsin actually gained jobs, 34,000, last year. that data is generally better respected. however, there is no way to that it. you cannot compare it to national numbers. even if you use the better numbers, it is pretty anemic growth. it is not on pace to meet its promise to create 250,000 jobs in a full your years, but it is positive territory. host: talk to viewers around the country about the interest by interest groups and public officials on both sides of th

the largest public employee and healthcare worker's union in the entire country under president jerryfor more good information about their work, go to the web site afscme.org. on this friday edition of the "full court press." david shuster as a friend of bill this entire hour. and david, as we were just talking tomorrow morning early i'm going to hop on the white house charter plane. press plane to columbus, ohio then to richmond, virginia. president obama's first two campaign events. ohio state. >> the ohio state. >> bill: the real one. and columbus, ohio. already on the ground in columbus, the national field director for the obama campaign. jeremy bird. hi, jeremy. thank you for joining us. >> hi, bill, how are you? >> bill: we're expecting a big crowd, a big event tomorrow. tell us about it. >> we are. we're excited. tomorrow in columbus and then % later in the day in richmond, virginia. we'll be kicking off the 2012 campaign. really the president's first big campaign event both here at the ohio state university and then at bcu in richmond. so we're getting things ready today. look

we're brought to you today by aspme, the largest public employee and healthcare worker's union in thedent mcactee and lee saunders have written a new book. a book party tonight here in washington, d.c. i'll be there. representing all of you. you can find out more about the good work at afscme.org. in studio with us with a big agenda, lots to talk about today, the president of the ploughshares fund, joe cirincione. welcome back. >> my pleasure. >> bill: you're looking good this morning. >> thank you sir. >> bill: you've been here early, you've been here late. we need you today. front page of "the new york times," syria is the issue where we start. they point out that when we went into libya last year, president obama said how libya was different from bosnia. when people were being brutalized in bosnia in the 1990s, it took the international community more than a year to intervene to protect citizens. it only took us 31 days he said at the time. well, joe, it has been -- >> over a year. >> bill: over a year in syria. we have not intervened. people are asking -- not i -- but more and mor

public safety. a tax increase that would affect individuals who make more than $100,000 and couples that make more than $150,000. on monday union workerscame together in support of the proposal. coming up, we'll hear from republicans and their supporters who gathered to protest the proposed increase. the special session is only scheduled to last until wednesday so stay with us and we'll keep you posted. >>> leaders and members of the labor unions will meet to return for a special second session. they oar going to discuss why they think it's important for the state to change the gaming laws. >>> and pit bull owners are heading to annapolis today as well. the charm city pit bull project is pushing for courts to take action. they don't believe pit bulls are an inherently dangerous breed. they'll protest for about six hours. the owners are being asked to leave their dogs at . >>> a mandatory federal program to crack down on illegal immigrants will go statewide today. it's called secure communities. when police book a suspect and check the fingerprints against a federal database it will then detain the person if immigration tells them to do

unions so how much 25 percent cut in pay impact state workers? sharon sinn crunch the numbers. >>> he reviews applications for the california public utilities commission he makes about $100,000 a year and now with the daughter in college and mortgage to pay he praises for a possible 5% pay cuts. >>> disney will be going into the foreclosure? but it will be and a little bit more difficult meeting friends making meat. his work for the state for 24 years when he started state employment and job security and benefits the private sector envied. >>> a great medical benefits that a great help benefits russia they complain? >>> it's a conception about everybody getting a patent in this case. let's check the numbers. the average state worker is makes more than $34,000 the year 37% less than the private sector into the lead the benefits. a simply $19,000 a year in pension and health benefits. that is compared to $6,000 a year in benefits for someone earning the same salary in the private sector. >>> is it has been living in the direction also have in the state's worker carry bigger burden. >>> they pay 8 percent for his pension and more than 20 percent for his

one of the country's largest unions called for three days of demonstrations after rejecting a salary increase offered by. the governor joined doctors and workers of public hospitals who are protesting at an increased working hours and cutbacks. the front runners for egypt's top job have gone head to head in the country's first presidential debate are also former foreign minister under hosni mubarak and. fatah a moderate islamist challenge each other about religion throw in democracy the televised debate lasted for hours with supporters of both candidates watching closely outdoor cafes around cairo the two are among thirteen candidates running in the election due to begin on may twenty third. claims that iraq had weapons of mass destruction led to the u.s. invasion in two thousand and three later today on r.t. our special report covered the war on iraq shows how bogus assertions were used to start a full scale conflict with catastrophic consequences here's a preview. the people of the united states and their friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass market is regime as an active progra

of the country's largest unions called for three days of demonstrations after rejecting a salary increase offered by the government students join doctors and workers at public hospitals who are protesting at an increase in working hours and cutbacks. to the front runners for egypt's top job have gone head to head in the country's first presidential debate a former foreign minister under hosni mubarak and of delmon aim of all thought of moderate islamist challenge to each other about religion role in democracy the televised debate to last for hours with supporters of both candidates watching closely in our door cafes around cairo all the two are among thirteen candidates running in the u. action due to begin on may twenty third. nineteen people have been killed across afghanistan as a series of violent attacks by taliban militants continues an armed group wearing afghan police uniforms killed five in the country's east while apparently trying to attack a local government office of the insurgents died in a firefight with troops and two other roadside bombs killed several civilians including five children and a police officer in the south. claims that iraq had

in britain, thousands of police officers and other public sector workers staged a one-day national strike, protesting changes in their pensions. union leaders estimated more than 400,000 civil servants joined a march that snaked through london. the government said it was 150,000. we have a report from tom bradby of "independent television news." >> reporter: if u were aroun in the '60s o '70s or '80s, the word "strike" will carry a resonance that was not reflected in what we saw today. one hardly felt as if the country was grinding to a halt. that doesn't mean people weren't angry. >> very angry! because i've worked all my life in her service and what's more i had free higher education year after year. >> reporter: the strike took in a cross section of the public sector, n.h.s.ers in whales police officers, immigration staff, prison officers aren't allowed to strikeut here in rrg onhe they did. these nsio chaes affect mo tn five million public sector workers. the new schemes vary significantly but typically contributions will rise by 3.2% by 2015. the amount paid out will be based on average career earnings not the higher final sala