former senator rick sanatorium former senator rick sanatorium joins me next. me now joining me former pennsylvania senator rick sanatorium. it is great to have you here. 9.1 percent unemployment and anemic numbers. why aren't the jobs coming back. >> it is a combination of things. right now you have a head wind of energy prices that is result of obama shuth down oil drilling in the gulf and denying permits in alaska. i am not talking about an war. i am talking about existing areas for exploration and same thing for the oil fan in the upper midwest. they are reducing the output and relying on risky areas of the world and it has been going up and that is a huge heart attack to the economy of the country . obama care which is now implement taxes and regulations and increasing cost of health care and so on top of that. additional things like the norb and threatening boeing approximate and a state that doesn't have union employment and epa and regulations on co2. you have a hostile atmosphere created by the administration and guess what we are not creating jobs. >>

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rick sanatorium speaking there moments ago.tes, kyra, five republican presidential candidates speaking at the convention. abortion is an important issue among all americans and far, far down the economy of course right at top. the top concern. among republicans and especially in the battle for the nomination, it is a little bit more important. weighs more. in fact, there's a controversy right now because two of the candidates, huntsman and mmp, refused to sign an anti-abortion plan by a major pro-life organization. playing a role right now. we eat get back to you with more. >> the president speaking in pittsburgh. anything special about the location? >> very much. pennsylvania is a battleground state and always about the battleground states. this is the ninth visit by the president to one of the battle groupd or swing states since kicking off the re-election campaign on april 4th. these are crucial states that the president wants to win again if he wants to be re-elected next year and nothing new. not like president obama is th