president, the american dream is alive here in scranton. it's alive here in scranton.now the reason why it's alive. values. that have made the middle class possible to america still matter here. community, hard work. personal responsibility. faith, family. but most of all, the value that is held most dear by this community that was held most dear by my mom and dad as they were raising me here and is still held dear by everyone is opportunity. that's the reason, simple opportunity. that's the value that sets america apart from the rest of the world. opportunity. it's about making sure that folks have the opportunity to reach their god-given potential and i'm proud to say my hometown is one of those places where working. and that's why, that's why this is a perfect place to talk about have a bunch of economists that us and are brilliant. they like to tell us the middle class and give us an i number. they'll say the middle class is 49,871 or 51. the middle class isn't a number. i tell them that it's about -- it's about understanding. in your bones the middle class, middle

um, do you know--is anyone coming back to scranton? back? coming to scranton.now. probably a few. [hip-hop ringtone] who is it? the office. are you gonna get it? no. not until i have some good news for them. [whispers] not until i have some good news. [ superfan ] helper help line. we're on our way. you have got to try this sweet & sour chicken helper. i didn't know they made chicken! crunchy taco or four cheese lasagna? there's 40 different flavors? that's really good. i love cheese. dad's night. helper makes daddy the man. yes. could i get another one of those, actually? thank you. [ male announcer ] hey, america, we're here to help. americashelper.com. we're here to help. i guess some new people might be coming from stamford. should be fun. new blood. is jim coming back? that's, um-- i hadn't thought about it. i don't know. huh. i just don't want it to be weird. you know? i mean, i took his old job and his old desk. yeah, yeah, that might be weird. overall, though, we still all have our jobs, so good news, right? oh, yeah. totally. [screaming] i'm so happy!

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scranton an old school republican.rtheast, the town in pennsylvania he came from scranton was named after his ancestors and he embodied a strain that mixed with robust government. he ran for congress in 1960 and won in a district that went for john f. kennedy that same year. two years later ran for governor and won, again. his first year in office considered a smashing success. poured money into education and enacted a sales tax. that fleury of action led to calls for scranton to seek the 1964 presidential nomination. but he didn't show much interest in that. what scranton didn't realize at first and what almost no republican of the old guard recognized at that point is how real the threat of barry goldwater was. vehemently movement. he gobbled up delegates at one state, the modern republican establishment struggled to respond. rockefeller was supposed to be their front man but compromised by personal scandal when he lost the republican primary to goldwater that june, it made rockefeller toast. frantic in treaties for

still, scranton is hemorrhaging jobs. bret? >> mike, thank you. al gore making things up.e francis making phone calls and someone who works for you making noise about a coming race war. the grapevine is next. [ male announcer ] running out of steam? ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energy. natural energy from green tea plus fruits and veggies. need a little kick? ooh! could've had a v8. in the juice aisle. >>> a homeland security department employee has a unique hobby. promoting the mass murder of white people. a manager with the immigrations and customs enforcement branch of dhs. he's in charge of buying weapons and ammunition. the southern poverty law center uncovered that he runs the war on the horizon website containing inflammatory statements warning of an impending race war. "in order for black people to survive the 21st century, we're going to have to kill a lot of whites." all dhs employees are required to report side projects. told his supervisors he ran a website promoting concert and lecture videos. a spokesperson says accusations

scranton saw a resurgence in the '90s, but this day and age this town is struggling. >> scranton is notment in the sense that our unemployment rate, the last that was published, the data came out of the state is standing around 9.2%. that's in june. which is higher than our state average. our state average is right now somewhere around 7.6, 7.5 last month. nationally, slightly better, 7.4. >> reporter: and to update the numbers, it even gets a little bit worse jumping almost a full percentage point to 10.2% unemployment in scranton, pennsylvania, and it should be noted this is the hometown of vice president joe biden. jon? jon: and the president is going to have his work cut out for him later today. mike tobin, thank you. heather: still to come, talk about the one that didn't get away. this group of fishermen got quite a surprise when a massive fish jumped right into their boat. up next. ♪ for a strong bag that grips the can... get glad forceflex. small change, big difference. people wait for this promotion all year long. and now there are endless ways to love it... from crispy to spicy

but i'll bet a lot of families in scranton will tell you, we're not yet where we need to be. we've got a lot more work to do. like i said, even before the crisis hit, we were living through a decade where almost all the productivity gains, all the benefits of technology were accruing at the very top. and the average family had seen their incomes and wages flat or actually go down a little bit. most families were working harder and harder just to get by. costs of everything elsewhere going up. but your wages and your incomes weren't going up. so reversing that trend, returning to the days when if you're willing to work hard you can succeed, that should be washington's highest priority. that should be washington's highest priority. that's joe's highest priority. that's bob casey's highest priority. that's my highest priority. that's what we should be focused on every single day. but we do have a problem, which is we've got some of our friends down in washington who, and you know, it's not all republicans. but there's a strong faction. who instead of focusing on what's helping m

lazy scranton.usic] ♪ sittin' in my office with a plate of grilled bacon ♪ ♪ called the man twice just to see what was shakin' ♪ ♪ yo, mike, our town is dope and pretty ♪ ♪ so check out how we live ♪ ♪ in the electric city ♪ call poison control ♪ if you're bit by a spider ♪ ♪ but check that it's covered ♪ ♪ by your health care provider ♪ it reminds me of the orientation video michael showed on my first day: the scranton witch project. i am so scared when people don't label their personal food. ♪ plenty of space ♪ in the parking lot ♪ but the little cars go in the compact spot ♪ ♪ spot, spot, spot well, so far, i think it is killing. i thought it would either be an a or an a-plus. but i completely forgot that there is an a-plus-plus. hey. hey. what happened to grape soda? oh, yeah. i'm trying to move away from that. i'm getting into more of a bottled water phase. oh, you've changed so much. well, i'm evolving, pam. so when do i get to hear everything? are you still getting unpacked? or you want to gr

president, the american dream is alive here in scranton. it is alive here in scranton.i think, i think i know the reason why it is alive. the values that made the american middle class possible still matter here. community, hard work, personal responsibility, faith, family. but most of all, the value that is held most dear by this community. held most dear by my mom and dad as they were raising me here. still held dear by everyone. opportunity. that is the reason. simple opportunity. that is the value that sets america apart from the rest of the world. opportunity. about making sure that folks have the opportunity to reach got-given potential. is one of those places where that dream is still working. that is why this is a perfect place to talk about education. , a bunch of economists work for us. they like to tell us that the 49,000 -- or -- the middle class is not a number. i tell them it is about understanding in your bones. ae middle-class is about value system. about being able to own your home and not just rent it. about being able to live in a safe neighborhood wh

for now, we are rolling on to scranton. this is the final stop on the president's two-day bus tour, which has been focused on college affordability. that is the very latest. it's about an hour and a half trek. we're getting comfortable and prepared for that last stop. >> giving us a great view. kristen welker with the president. thanks so much. for more on the president's policy proposals, let's bring in global business editor for "newsweek" dan gross. always great to have you here. let's talk about the politics. it's no secret the president is sort of bypassing republicans, talking directly to the american people now. we're starting to get a sense, a little more insight into what republicans are going to bring to the table come this fall. this is what speaker boehner told a group of gop members in a conference call yesterday. quote, when we return, our intent is to move quickly on a short-term continuing resolution that keeps the government running and maintains current sequester spending levels. our message will remain cl

obama will appear with two scranton natives, u.s. sen.asey and vice president joe biden, as he delivers his message to one of the nation's biggest college states. the new york city council voted yesterday to implement a watchdog group. the new group will have subpoena power to examine the police departments "operations, policies, programs and practices".not just stop and frisk the vote overrode mayor bloomberg's earlier veto of the watchdog plan. the legislation in court. in texas, deliberations are underway in the shooting rampage trial for major nidal hasan. hasan is accused of killing 13 people and wounding 30 others at a military base back in 2009. the army psychologist passed on his final chance to address jurors before they started deliberations yesterday. prosecutors have called for the death penalty. authorities in las vegas are alleging that two suspects under arrest were plotting to kidnap police officers, ' put them on trial, and execute them in a vacant house." police have arrested david brutsche and devon newman. the two men

president obama will appear with to scranton natives, u.s.ice-president joe biden as he delivers his message to one of the nation's biggest college state. >>darya: bay area auto maker to us what is now dead- tesla is now selling its model as car overseas. tesla hopes the electric car strikes a chord and china which is now the largest market in the world for vehicles. the tesla model as is priced at $70,000 in the u.s. but it will cost more in china partly because of import fees. >>james: american airlines and usair which are asking for a november trial to settle the government's lawsuit against their proposed merger. the merger was moving toward final approval this month when the u.s. justice department and six states through up a roadblock. there's going to stop the merger saying it will reduce competition and lead to higher fares and extra fees for consumers. and >>darya: the nation's money market fund assets has risen to 2.6 trillion dollars. according to the investment company institute, the nation's retail money-market mutual funds rose

tomorrow i'm going to visit suny binghamton and lackawanna college in scranton. but i wanted to start here at university at buffalo. and i wanted to do it for a couple reasons.[applause] first, i know you're focused on the future. as i said, talking to the mayor, he was describing a new medical school -- and new opportunities for the high-tech jobs of tomorrow.[applause] so there's great work being done at this institution. i also know that everybody here must be fearless because the football team kicks off against number 2, ohio state, next weekend.[applause] good luck, guys. it's going to be a great experience. it's going to be a great experience. it could be an upset.[laughter] [applause] and third, and most importantly, i know that the young people here are committed to earning your degree, to helping this university to make sure that every one of you "finishes in four" -- makes sure that you're prepared for whatever comes next. and that's what i want to talk about here today. over the last month, i've been visiting towns across the country, talking about --

we are on the bus right now headed to that final stop in scranton.e will see vice president biden since he spent the past week in houston with his son beau biden, who is being treated there at a houston medical center. he was released. we should say that, and is in good spirit and good health right now. vice president biden will be at president obama's side for this final stop on this college affordability tour, if you want to call it that. of course, the

attention, scranton business park.re will be complimentary pretzels available in the lobby from now until 4:00 as a thank-you to our loyal tenants. (pam) once a year, they bring in a little cart. and they give away free pretzels. it's really not a big deal. to some people it is. productivity is important. but how can i be productive if i have this one little thing in my brain that i cannot get out? and that one little thing is a soft pretzel. so i'm just gonna have my soft pretzel. and i'll get to work. and i'll be super productive. look out for me! oh, sh-- come on. and just as you have planted your seed in the ground, i am going to plant my seed in you. i don't think you know what you're saying. smells pretty bad, doesn't it? uh-huh. it's called bullcrap. and a client can smell it from a mile away. gotcha. oh, hey-- i forgot something in my car. i'll be right back. okay. of course. where teams compete to make the right decisions about safe food preparations. our challenge in this round -- read and follow package cook

if you look at syracuse, scranton, buffalo, 41% of people over the age of 18 in scranton have withdrawn altogether from the work force. in syracuse, the poverty rate is 32%. in buffalo the population dropped 49% since 1960. you are seeing a gutting the no not just rust belt cities but american cities where poor and working and middle-class families used to thrive. can the president reverse that? the congressional fight is one thing. the other thing is a very long-term structural issue that the president is now seeking to address. >> right. i think that's why he gave that speech at knox college a couple months ago, talking about the unequal nature of our economy right now and how that's been true for quite some time. this is why he ran for president. >> right. >> that's why he's talking about this today, college costs are, you know, have everything to do with getting a good job in this economy. people with a college degree make a lot more than people with -- it's not possible to get a good job without a college degree right now. absent cooperation of congress, which doesn't seem like he'

he is very popular with voters in scranton. president owe bam a ma will be talking about college affordability. it comes on a number of stops he has made where he calls for lowering the corporate tax rate, investing in infrastructure, job building projects. all of this really a preview to the fiscal fights we will be talking about in september when congress is back in session, alex. >> oh, i can't wait. okay. >> i can't either. >> i know. here we go again. thank you so much. a pennsylvania judge ruled the state cannot enforce its voter i.d. law during the upcoming election. he also barred the state to verbally tell voters at the polls that photo i.d.s could be required in future elections. naacp and other civic groups are challenging the the law. i will speak with a national board member about that law just later on in this hour. >>> chris christie vetoed a ban for 40-caliber rifles. christy released a statement saying it would confuse law-abiding gun owners. >>> 80s a wrap. finishing up the summer conference in boston. from th

- scranton. y... before that, la philadelphia. - you speak english? - yes.ood aenglish. - okay, good, me too. get in the car. - okay. - who is this guy by our cars? - that is my new maintenance worker nate, and you'll be happy to know that he's taking care of that hornet's nest that you've been griping about. - yeah. i got stung up my dress. - poor hornet. i left him all the tools he needs. this is do or die. if he chooses correctly, he conquer the hornets. - and if he doesn't? - what? - uh, beg your pardon? - when did the phrase "do or die" become so crupted? - is at a blowtorch? - no. no, no, no! all: no, no! - interesting choice. - oh...yes. - very, very smart. - walking away. - no! no, no, n - the bat. - what is he doing? - , they're stinging him! - no, no, no! no, no! [chrful music] ♪ [door opens] - good morning, erin. any moustaches--i mean messages? - [giggles] terrific. - mm-hmm. there are many reasons a man would wear a fa moustache to work. he is a fan... of the outrageous. he loves to... surprise! he loves... other things as well. - oh, wow. - [si

tomorrow, i'm going to visit scranton. but i wanted to start here at university of buffalo.and i wanted -- i wanted to do it for a couple of reasons. first, i know you're focused on the future. as i said talking to the mayor, you know, he was describing new medical school and new opportunities for the high-tech jobs of tomorrow. so there's great work being done at this institution. i also know that everybody here must be fearless because the football team kicks off against number two ohio state next weekend. good luck, guys. it's going to be a great experience. it's going to be a great experience. it could be an upset. and third and most importantly, i know that the young people here are committed to earning your degree, to helping this university, to make sure that every one of you finishes in four, make sure that you're prepared for whatever comes next. and that's what i want to talk about here today. you know, over the last month, i've been visiting towns across the country, talking about, yeah -- feel free to sit down. get comfortable. thank you. i love you too. over the

now he heads to scranton, pennsylvania, the final stop of his two-day bus tour centered on his new proposals for cutting college costs. the president also remains focused on other issues, including the crisis in syria. here's what he told cnn in his first comments since an alleged chemical attack on wednesday. >> what we've seen indicates this is clearly a big event of grave concern. that starts getting to some core national interests that the united states has, both in terms of us making sure that weapons of mass destruction are not proliferating as well as needing to protect our allies, our bases in the region. this is something that is going to require america's attention and hopefully the entire international community's attention. >> in egypt today supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi took to the streets in defiance of orders by egyptian authorities to end their protest. meantime, in his interview with cnn, president obama also addressed the possibility of cuts off u.s. aid. >> the aid itself may not reverse what the interim government does, but i think what most americans would

. >> memorial service this wednesday up in scranton, pa, bill scranton could not fit in today's republican party. there would be no place for a bill scranton and his republican party. >> he would be the moderate wing of the republican party and chris christie would be the very conservative wing of the party. >> but chris is clearly in this field, the moderate and one moderate versus three or four conservatives, it's lining up very well. >> it lines up very well fors the moderate. but he did say not only did he say we're not a debating society, he said something that i say all the time. it's about winning. at the end of the day, you want to get bill buckley said it all the time, you want to get the most -- if you're a republican, the most conservative you can -- the most conservative candidate you can get that can win. chris christie said that yesterday. we're not a debating society. we're a political operation that needs to win. i'm in this business to win. i think some folks who believe our job is to be college professors, college professors are fine, i guess, being a college professor, t

[cheers and applause] we filmed this during an actual scranton high school hockey game.trying to qualify. they were disqualified. they had to forfeit the game. undefeated season-- that's why there were so many people there. [sad music] - why is your face gold? - why do you care? - i'm just making conversation. - i worked in a gold factory. we had a boss who only cared about money. - hey. - hey, i'm sorry. it is good. - no, no, it's not. it's not. but they really seem to be enjoying it. - [snickers] - come on. - please, goldenface, let us go! [dramatic music] - cherokee jack. - i want you to take all your frustrations-- with women, the system, with everything-- take it out on the puck, all on the puck. - [laughing] [dramatic music] ♪ [laughing] - yah! - aah! - oh! - yay! - yay, they're saved! - whoo! ♪ - hey, we got sports games again. [all cheering] - [laughing] oh-- [explosion] [cheers and applause] - some breakfast for me, some breakfast for you. [laughter] - aw. - oh, yeah, i guess i did let him be a robot. [phone rings] i'll get it. man, i love being retired. scarn h

new york and pennsylvania tout are more affordable college education and will be in binghamton and scrantonpa. from there he will be joined by vice president joe biden so the president is on the road again talking about making college education more affordable for the middle class coming up and so much more on good morning america. >> now off to good morning america. but remember you can find us on abc2news.com. >> back in 25 minutes with news weather and traffic. looking live at new york? we going to look live over at new york. >> let's go to the maryland state fair. @÷ >>> good morning, america. and breaking overnight, a sudden and massive hailstorm, knocking out towns in the west. cars filled. snowplows are forced to clean it all up. entire streets turn into rivers, as a week of flash flooding looms. >>> and the fire at yosemite, now tripling in size. >>> president obama's tough words on the syria crisis right now. calling the potential use of chemical weapons there, a grave concern. >> no doubt that when you start seeing chemical weapons used on a large scale, and again, we're still gat

. >> the president will speak at binghamton before heading to scranton where he will be beyond by vice president joe biden. >>> department of justice is suing texas over voting id law requires voters to show identification in voting booths. the justice department claims the law violates the 1965 voting rights act and the constitution 14th and 15th amendments. texas passed the law back in 2011 but did not implement it until the past june when the supreme court struck down the key provisions on voting rights the act that prevents states from changing election laws. >>> this is a little more laid back right now. the best 11 days of summer kick off today. you can enjoy fried food and fun ride and great entertainment and in a few hours the maryland tate fair will be officially be opened for business. who better than the o's. roosevelt leftwich. tie is off and jacket is off and you look good and relaxed. >> reporter: that's one of the -- you have to have the boots but you know what, this is going to be a mom to be. she is going to have-- i know megan had twins but she is going to have from 6

president will continue his bus tour today, with a town hall stop at binghamton, university, and in scranton, pennsylvania. biden is expected to appear with the president. >>> presidential praise for the hero of the week, antoinette tuff. she's the worker who talked down the gunman at a school near atlanta on tuesday. as she was waiting to make a tv appearance, tuff took a call from the president. he thanked her for courage under pressure. tuff called their conversation, quote, awesome. >> she is, quote, awesome. >>> former nfl star aaron hernandez has been formally indicted on murder and weapons charges. during a brief court appearance yesterday, hernandez was charged in the death of semipro football player, odin lloyd. hernandez's attorney says there's been a rush to judgment in this case and prosecutors cannot prove the charges. >>> ryan braun of the milwaukee brewers is saying he's sorry for using performance-enhancing drugs. in a statement yesterday, braun says he deserved the 65-game suspension that he's currently serving. and that he has no one to blame but himself. braun called his u

then tomorrow he'll stop at the locka wanna college in scranton, p.a. >>> now to the 50th anniversarywashington. a group of religious leaders are starting to moird kaid in birmingham today. they'll make several stops of historical significance to the civil rights movement. it'll end saturday with a march from the lincoln memorial to the martin luther king, jr. memorial in washington d.c. >>> your input is needed to help improve baltimore public pools. the city department of rec will be holding a series of public meetings in the next month. they want to hear from you. the first one is tonight at cold spring rec center on filmore street. the goal is to improve the quality of the facilities and find ways to help the pool system grow in our city. >>> and we want you to find some ways to save some cash. we're working for you this morning. starting today retrofit baltimore is issuing a challenge to neighborhoods to lower their energy bills. a certified energy auditor will do various tests such as cameras or smoke sticks to find leaks in the home. the auditor will then provide a report on wh

tour through buffalo, syracuse and binghamton to discuss higher education.after new york, he hits scranton,pennsylvania. on the agenda: the importance of college education, and proposals to reduce the cost.critics say the rallies are making it harder to come to a fiscal deal with congress. the speeches come before an upcoming debate over the federal budget and the debt ceiling. boeing is said to be secretly testing a new way to build jets.the seattle times reports-- next month engineers will test advanced automation in building the soon to be launched 777x.automation could drastically reduce production time. friday-- the wall street journal reported.. boeing traced an electrical wiring problem in 3 dreamliners to a supplier.the issue was noticed during maintenance on 787's owned by japaneser airline ana holdings.a boeing official tells reporters it does not impact the jets performance. retailers are using new methods to revive sluggish back-to- school sales.the national retail federation says families will spend an average of $635, down from a high of $689 last year.to boost the number, st

other stops include syracuse, binghamton and scranton, pennsylvania. the tour is meant to highlight the president's economic proposals for the middle class. >>> let's switch gears with traffic and weather. the weekend is approaching. >> yeah. it's been crazy the last couple of days. we have been watching for the possibility of some thunderstorms. it looks like that's settling down now as that low tracks further north. moving out of town returning to normal conditions around the bay area. that means low clouds and fog, right? >> yeah. >> okay, thank you. [ laughter ] >> low clouds and fog around the bay area this morning. and we are socked in over the bay now. out the door we have some 50s and 60s. but no thunderstorms right now. looks like it is going to remain dry for us looks like for the rest of the day. in fact, this low you can see it right now the core of it beginning to make its way into far northern california so skipping now north of the bay area. that means our skies are going to clear out nicely. by the afternoon we'll see a lot of 80s and c

vice president joe biden is expected to join the president during his stop in scranton, pennsylvania. that stop is scheduled for tomorrow. >>> thousands of buildings near yosemite national park are being threatened as a number of wildfires continue to burn out west. the fire dubbed the rim fire is nearly out of control. it has already destroyed five buildings and forced the evacuation of camps and private homes. so far the fire is only 5% contained. more than 400 firefighters are working around the clock to contain this fire along with water-dropping planes. >>> and the thunderstorms will continue as we go through today, scattered in nature. we're talking about it as we go toward the afternoon. the satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot this morning. we do have one nasty thunderstorm offshore as of now and one in harrisburg, but around maryland we're pretty much drying things out and that might not necessarily be a good thing, especially if we do see some sunshine today which we will. that is definitely going to aid in the thunderstorms popping up as we go into the afternoo

it's one of 50 wildfires burning out in the west this scranton, pennsylvania.grew up. >>> and after the community investigates whether syria used chemical weapons, general powell says the u.s. has few options in the country. powell spoke with bob schieffer for this sunday's "face the nation." >> i have no affection for mr. assad, i dealt with him. i know him. he's a pathological liar with respect to my interaction with him. but at the same time, i'm less sure of the resistance. what do they represent? is it becoming even more radicalized with more al qaeda coming in? and what would it look like if they prevailed and assad went? i don't know. and so in both egypt and syria, america has to take a much mo more -- a much more clever role. we don't -- we shouldn't go around thinking that we can really make things happen. we can influence things and we can be ready to help people when the problems have been resolved or one side has prevailed over the other. that's when i think we can play a role. >> bob schieffer is here. welcome. good to see you. what does powell me

speaking in his hometown of scranton on friday, biden assured everyone that beau was doing well. >> it want you all to know, since so many of you have asked me about my son, not only good to be here. but good at home in delaware. my son, beau's, fine. >> beau biden suffered a stroke in 2010. and vice president biden had surgery for an aneurysm back in 1988. >>> music legend linda ronstadt, making a shocking announcement about her health. in an interview with "art" magazine, the star says she has parkinson's. she was diagnosed eight months ago and is no longer able to sing. >>> a guilty verdict for the army psychiatrist involved in the 2009 shooting rampage at ft. hood. major nidal hasan was convicted by a military jury on friday. 13 people were killed, 30 others injured in the attack. hasan is now eligible for the death penalty. >>> a prison inmate whose escape was captured on video is back behind bars this morning. derrick estelle was found wriggling through a wind. on friday, estelle was arrested in florida. >>> and finally, if cats have nine lives, well this little guy, he has abou

later, a stop in scranton, pennsylvania.he vice president is expected to join president obama at that event. that is live as well. yesterday, his first up and bustle of -- buffalo, he revealed his plan to control costs. aimed first priority is at providing better value for students. making sure families and taxpayers are getting what we paid for. duncan'm directing arnie to lead an effort to develop a new rating system for meccas colleges before the 2015 college year. right now have it rankings like u.s. news & world report puts andeach year their rankings encourages a lot of colleges to focus on ways on how we gain the numbers and it actually rewards them in some cases for raising cost. rate collegesuld based on opportunity. are they helping students from all kind of background succeed? [applause] and on their value to students and parents. that means metrics like, how much debt does the average student we've with? how easy is it to pay off? how many students rajoy on time? how well do they do in the workforce? because the

. >> president obama will wrap up his tour today with a town hall in new york and a speech in scrantonennsylvania, joe biden's hometown. >> celebrations for the 50t 50th anniversary of the march on washington is tomorrow, there will be a rally retracing the route to the national mall. wednesday, president obama will speak on the steps of the lincoln memorial where martin luther king, jr. delivered his "i have a dream" speech. >> i have a dream, my four little children one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. i have a dream. >> of course the march is recognized as a touch stone for the 1964 civil rights act and 1965 voting rights act. ahead, we'll focus on a louisiana group heading to the mlk festivities. >> we're going to take a closer look at what brad my manning is asking for and how the military is responding to the request. >> how bad is the leak at the nuclear power plant in japan. >> ryan braun breaks his silence and finally comes clean about being dirty. coming up, in aljazeera sports. conversation

all these statewide guys, bill scranton, they always in the black community competed. the middle class. but there is a middle class in the black community. >> i wrote a piece about how the republican party is leaving votes on the table. both policywise and rhetorically. they could compete for the latino vote. they could compete for the african-american vote. they could compete for the lbgt vote, the gay vote if they would just moderate -- >> but they have to make a decision. they've got to change their platform. >> change their platform. but also change their rhetoric. the naacp did a poll of african-american -- likely african-american voters in key swing states. they asked the black voters if the republican party supported social justice issues in some sort of way, would you be more likely to vote for the republicans and they said yes. >> you're older than this, but you remember the lone ranger and tonto. he says me thinks he speaks with forked tongue. here's a guy that does. reince priebus. he spoke about the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. listen to wha

. - i have a way to make scranton a better place. you could leave it.hs] - okay, i'm outta here. see you later, guys. - and stay out. - promise to write. - oh, no, here's an idea. conservation. - i love it. conservation. let's start by conserving our time and stop having these stupid meetings. no more meetings! no more meetings! no more meetings! no more meetings! - anybody else? who else has an idea? - i have some ideas about conservation. [ring tone plays] - angela. - thank you. - please. - hold down the fort. hey, boo. - first of all, i think that... - what's--why are you crying? - yes, and i think we should look into that. - shh. - what--what did she say to you? - speak up louder. - well, our profit and loss-- - shh! - no, i'll talk to her. i will--no, nobody talks to my baby that way. uh-uh. yeah, i'll let you know how it goes. all right. bye, pickle. - who's "pickle"? - pamela morgan beesly, you need to apologize to your mother right now. - i'm sorry, i was told i had the floor. - yes. - whoa, hold on. what's going on? - nothing. nothing at all. i

i took a very low paying job at a tv station in scranton, pennsylvania.ause it was hard to break into tv. so i had to work for peanuts but i knew that if i did good work i would rise up and that's what happened. now, nobody is forced to work in a fast food joint. do you that to get work place experience. then you figure out how to get a better job. that's how capitalism goes. you work your way up unless your dad owns the business. truth is, capitalism really hasn't changed all thatch over the years. prove yourself in the marketplace and your salary will rise however if you are incompetent, lazy or dishonest you are going to favment the left in america and that includes president obama wants the federal government to guarantee wages and if they could they would guarantee jobs. that is called socialism. the u.s. is a capitalist country. if you get educated and work hard, you will not be making minimum wage. do we all understand that? now i don't think our system is generally unjust or racist. i do believe, however, that it's not easy to make good money, big

scranton by the numbers, per capita pension liability is almost 1500 bucks.rm debt, almost $2,000. ashley: yep. >> their population decline from the peak, almost 50%. ashley: it is tough. >> only 61% of the folks who live there are employed. oh, my goodness. >> see multiple layers of problems going on. they owe a lot of money. most. people live there are not working. probably on the dole, getting money from the federal government. tracy: like "a tale of two cities." we have the governor talking about shale boom and how they're doing so great with fracking. ashley: not everyone doing great. tracy: western pennsylvania is doing great. these other cities are a mess. >> philadelphia having a big problem. all of those old cities, really struggling here. we started by talking about day voight. here is where i transition going on what to my show tonight. subtle right? ashley: very good. >> bill emerson, ceo of quicken loans is coming on. this company i'm sure you're familiar with. over the years they had budgeting software everybody was familiar with. people loved t

bus tour today with a townhall at -- binghamton university, and a speech at lackawanna college in scrantonexpected to appear with the president. >> there was presidential praise for the nation's hero of the week, antoinette tuff, the worker that talked down the gunman at a school near atlanta tuesday. while waiting to make a tv appearance, tuff took a call from the president. he thanked her for courage under fire. tuff called their conversation "awesome." >> awesome to hear. overseas now to egypt where muslim brotherhood is calling for a day of protests against the military-backed government. this is one day after former president mubarak was release from prison placed under house arrest. the 85-year-old former leader, faces a retrial next week for deaths of protesters in the 2011 uprising. >> well, let's say a certain part of rio de janeiro is probably smelling a bit ripe right now. that's because of the ten tons of dead fish that are in one of the city's lakes. that lake sits right next to the site where rio's olympic park is being constructed. the city hosts the summer games in three ye

also in scranton, pennsylvania with vice president joe biden. two life events we'll have on c-span for you. one in the afternoon and one a little bit later in the day. little bit more from the headlines on this, here's the washington time's write up. obama proposes federal controls on college cost. the funding formula will improve educational value. here are some of the reaction from congress. they write that lawmakers are set to debate and reauthorize the higher education act which is due to expire at the end of the year. congressman john klein of minnesota, a republican, agrees with mr. obama's of promoting innovation on college. saying it could stifle innovation. carol from ohio on the democratic line, carol what's the name of your town? caller: syo. host: what part of the state? caller: not too far from stuebenville? host: is it worth it? caller: yes it is. my son is a nurse and my son did music and teaching. right after 9/11 he worked 2.5 years in his apartment making videos for music for the schools. i have a comment. there was a poll in l

and he's got some scranton in him. >> that sounds like a soft endorsement looking ahead to 2016.ill be open for joe biden to run and not hillary clinton? >> let me get a little equal time on health care. i was not a supporter of obamacare when it passed, i am now. i think this ought to be implemented. in our little medical office in vermont we discovered that premiums are going to be cut in half for the fife people that work with my partners. this is going to make a brig difference, and it's going to help a lot of people and it's going to improve health care significantly in this country. there's one thing that jim demint and i can certainly agree on, this is much too early to be talking about this stuff. joe biden has been a great vice president. so this is all moving along. >> at this point maybe it's not too early to talk about it behind the scenes even if you don't want to talk about it in public. >> when we return, one of the president closest republican allies says he's keeping track of supposedly impeachable offenses. . so now i can help make this a great block party. ♪ [