stormy into oklahoma city, dallas, houston and shreveport. more monsoon storms in the desert southwest. >> just shy of 100 in phoenix. and 90 in dallas. cooling down in the pacific northwest, with 69 in seattle. mostly 80s for the rest of the country, from the rockies into the midwest and the east coast. >>> and we are just getting new video, now, of the damage that isaac is causing in the caribbean. we'll have that coming up after the break. >>> plus, that platform plunge. horrified commuters watch as a mom and her 4-year-old mistakenly fall on to the tracks. >>> then, later in "the pulse," las vegas seeing a boost in business thanks to a certain v.i.p. >>> welcome back, on this friday morning. a study finds that those nearing retirement age have suffered the most since the financial crisis. the typical household income for folks 55 to 64, is almost 10% less now than it was three years ago. and their home values have fallen sharply, as well. retirees often count on money from the sales of their homes. >>> while we're awaiting a u.s. federal

got us. >> the evacuees in shreveport were already exhausted and hungry. some didn't want to be there. >> they forced us. they dragged me out. >> a bird's eye view shows the damage in hard hit plaquemines parish. homes are flooded to the second story and cows stranded on a small patch of land. >> the national guard along with the sheriff's department and other rescue workers are using this parking lot as a staging area. the reason they're here is because it's one of the few places that has electricity. >> hundreds of thousands of customers are without power across the state. few gas stations are open. and the ones that are have long lines. some people stocked up filling extra containers. a mandatory evacuation order was issued where it swelled banks. >> it's crazy. we moved here after katrina. we're praying that everything will be fine. >> crews are pumping water out of the lake to take pressure off the dam. >> we've got pumps in place here. they're not moving a large volume of water. we're trying to get as much as out as we can. >> isaac is bringing heavy

already in shreveport were exhausted and hungry. some of them didn't want to be there. >> we were forced out. >> they dragged me out. >> reporter: a bird's eye view shows the damage in hard hit plaquemines parish. homes are flooded and cows are stranded. the sheriff's department are using this parking lot as a staging area. the reason they're here is because it's one of the few places that has electricity. hundreds of thousands of customers are without power across the state. few gas stations are open. and the ones that are have long lines. some people stocked up filling extra containers. emandatory evacuation order was issued. >> i think it's crazy. we moved here after katrina and we're just praying that everything will be fine. >> reporter: crews are pumping water out of the lake to take pressure off the dam. >> we've got some pumps in place. they're not moving a large volume of water. we're trying to get as much water out as we can. >> reporter: isaac is expected to move north bringing heavy rain to the midwest by the weekend. dr

even around should port or monroe -- shreveport, monroe.could get up to 8 to 10 inches of rage. incredible amounts of rain. we're covering isaac here and also our digital channels. we have all the latest for you on channel 9. 9.3 where we normally have our doppler, we switched it over to isaac mode the next day or to because our weather will be so quiet. if you want to follow that, you can follow the radar images. we have traffic cameras also from the new orleans area we've been rotating through on 9.3. don't forget you can follow us also at wusa9.com. we've got our free weather app you can download. twitter, facebook, we're all over the place. let's talk about our weather because we've got a great day. bus stop forecast clear, pleasant. temperatures will be in the 60s and 70s. a couple of spots right now down in the upper 50s. sunrise at 6:35. this is just a butty today. 8 -- beauty today. 81 by noon. mostly sunny. we've got sunshine all day. 6:00 p.m. 82 with a high of about 85. that's going to happen around 4:00 p.m. your temps this morn

the remnants of isaac, move inland, drenching shreveport, jackson, and memphis. monsoon storms into the colorado rockies. scattered showers around detroit, moving later on through cleveland and buffalo. >> much of the east coast hovers around 90. 103 in phoenix. and just 69 in seattle. >>> coming up this friday morning, ford motor company with some impressive sales numbers. >>> and speaking of impressive, wait until you hear how the new madden video game is selling. business news is up next. >>> and it's one of those events where you always remember exactly where you were. diana's death, 15 years later. >>> welcome back this morning. well, ford is focused on a title. the automaker says its focus model is on-track to become the best-selling car in the world this year. it's ahead of the perennial champ, the toyota carolla. >>> the federal reserve's conference today in jackson hole, wyoming. ben bernanke is not expected to announce any moves to shore up the economy. but that the central bank is actively considering another round of buying bonds. >>> new jobs, they a

over the next couple of days it going to head up i-49 up to shreveport and friday the better part of the day rolling through arkansas where they need the rain. >>> we'll check in later for the details. 4:35. presidential candidate mitt romney is planning to discuss veterans' issues via satellite tonight as john mccain speaks in person. the focus will be on romney's running mate paul ryan. romney's wife ann spoke last night, saying her husband is a regular guy and the man america needs. mitt romney joined her on stage after the speech. he will be in indianapolis today to address the american legion. live report from the convention in 15 minutes. >>> the man accused of murdering morgan hill teenager sierra lamar is due back in court in san jose today. antolin garcia-torres was arrested in may and held without bail. he was supposed to enter a plea but that hearing was postponed. police say they have dna linking him to the 15-year-old she disappeared march 16th. her body has not been found, despite numerous searches. >>> several san francisco families are still waiting for word on when t

it lightnings like -- it looks like it will take it up to shreveport. storm surge 6 to 11 feet, as it moves north, it will produce very heavy rain and the track will go up to the great lakes, giving much-needed rain. it's a bad situation but for some it will give some rain. for us, some of those higher clouds just inching up. high pressure, gives inland temperatures one moyer day of warm temperatures. fog, sun, cooler by the coast. it will be nice by the bay and then hot inland. 4, santa rosa. 50s for host -- 46, santa rosa. 50s for most location -- for most locations. today, warm to hot. 80s, 90s away from the coast but 60s, 70s. vallejo 82. condition cord, 90. 92 brentwood. 70 alameda. pleasanton 89. 83 san jose, santa cruz was 90. we'll go 90 -- 80 today. it will be cooler. san bruno 72. woodside, 83. fog on the increase for inland temperatures. it will be warmer on sunday. >> thank you, steve. >>> a south bay school district under fire. the dramatic move made by parents following the arrest of a third-trade teacher. >>> and too cozy a relationship?

the system will start to move northwest, where it's getting close to baton rouge and up towards shreveport. and eventually in arkansas. the winds will gradually go down in these areas. >>> major stories unfolding in tampa, where mitt romney is officially the republican candidate for president. >> according to our latest poll, romney is facing major challenges among voters. t.j. winick is in tampa this morning, the site of the convention. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. that is right. one of the major goals of this convention, to human izmit romney. even at this late day, many voters say they just don't know that much about him. last night, we heard from the one person who knows mitt romney better than anyone. ann romney was in the spotlight tuesday night, making the case for her husband of 43 years. >> this is the man america needs. this is the man who will wake up every day with a determination to solve the problems that others say can't be solved to fix with others say is beyond repair. >> reporter: the appearance brought tears to the eyes of her sons. and re

it's not going to be up toward the shreveport area till tomorrow evening. that it will track into western arkansas, maybe eastern oklahoma before making the turn. so we'll be watching that. some moisture could head our way by labor day. it's been a rough morning across southeast louisiana, coastal mississippi. karen brown with cbs has the latest. >> reporter: the town outside new orleans is under as much as 12 feet of water after flooding topped an 18-mile stretch of levee. shrimp boat operators are rescuing some residents from their rooftops in plaquemines parish. the massive storm is turning slowly over land and showing no signings of losing strength. it's dumping almost an inch of rain an hour and pounding the gulf coast with steady 80 mile per hour winds. >> it will gradually weaken but that will take well into today or tonight to come down from hurricane status. >> reporter: some of the most intense weather hit new orleans at daybreak and they have about 3,000 of these police officers cruising the streets. they have the national guard actually embedded

. >> reporter: more than 1,000 people were brought to this shelter in shreveport fired and hungry aftert a 15 hour bus ride. the evacuees were relieved to be out of their flooded homes. >> it's pretty tough because my babiest a heart mon ton and the mon -- baby is on a heart monitor and the monitor went completely dead. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands across several gulf states remain in the dark tonight. nicole collins, fox news. >> down to the weather center we go, sue palka tracking the storm. >> it's out of louisiana. that doesn't mean the rain has stopped, but the center of the circulation is 95 miles south, southwest of little rock, arkansas. let's go to the maps. you'll see the system still has a lot of rain especially north of it. so that very heavy rain is now through arkansas. the redbox is a continuing tornado watch for mississippi where we've had some very heavy rain. it's still rather slow moving, only moving north at 10 miles an hour. the winds with our tropical depression are about 30 miles an hour. grand bay, alabama, over 11 inches, vero beach 16 inches in florida. h

means the woman will no longer be required to report to a probation officer and will be able to shreveport the state without permission. she was acquitted of her daughter's murder last year. >>> we are seeing traffic getting busier, dave and right now it is getting busier on almost all commutes and we don't have any major problems, northbound 280 looks good getting to highway 17 and we are looking at interstate 680 which is one of the work horses and that traffic is moving along nicely down into milpitas, 557, let's go pack to you. >>> why the fbi says tap a florida, a we will focus on outside the convention walls. >>> and they ran live hours ago to escape flames. >>> and the fog is back near the coast, early thursday morning coming up, the air quality advisor, we have the warmest day coming up over the weekend.

wind and a lot of rain with this system as you check out the thunderstorms, radar you can see from shreveport to central alabama. a lot of rain coming in there. as we look and show you the rainfall amounts anywhere from three to five inches, west of memphis. heavier rain into central kentucky. that's what going on around the country, here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. look out, security, >> good morning. it is a dry start on this friday. the chance for rain will increase. >>> the rockies came in. they are going in now. natalie. >> may not be able to handle myself. al roker, thanks. this morning on today's emix, talking entertainment, a roundup of all things new and noteworthy in hollywood. a correspondent for e! news. good morning. >> good morning, natalie. >> let's get started with celebrity quotes making headlines. we're calling this our say what? >> say what? >> you're going to tell me who said what. the first quote is. >> it was a weird, confusing space to be in because as angry as i was, as angry and hurt and betrayed, i just felt like he made that mistake because he nee

over the next 24 hours it is going to accelerate up i-49 from near lake charles up to shreveport and head up the western side of arkansas where they need rain through friday they don't need this much rain, possibly 7 to 14 inches of rain on areas that have already had 5 to 6 inches that's why 10 to 18 inches total that's why freshwater flooding still one of the bigger problems. >>> pleasanton police warning women to be very careful. there's a man impersonating officers and sexually assaulting his victims. amy hollyfield is live at the police department with details. >> reporter: police got a late start on this. the victim was so squared she didn't report it for flee weeks. here's -- was so scared, she didn't report it for flee weeks they say he's six feet tall, white man, 185 pounds, he was wearing what looked like a police-style hat and a fake badge. investigators say he was driving a dark colored sedan and flashed a light behind this woman and let out the quick chirp of siren that you heard before so she pulled over he handcuffed her put her empty back of his car, drove her to a se

long that is going to take and that is moving through louisiana and it can be there and around shreveport and that will take awhile to get into arkansas. the slow movement is going to bring a lot of rain and look what the happens the next few days and this is not changing much. they will love the rain there and how fast it moves, how much of the closure is caught up in the system and we'll determine the situation for the weekend. saturday looks good. a chance of showers and some thunderstorms on sunday. there is some heavier rain out there and is this is through friday and, again, by late in the weekend, we'll bring some rain here and into the mid- atlantic. hopefully not flooding rain and some comfortable lows tonight, low and mid-60s. and some fog for them beautiful sunshine tomorrow morning, 74, and nice tomorrow and a lot like today and that is warmer. you will notice humidity tomorrow and 87 tomorrow, and where that 93 on saturday. they come back. 93 on friday and more humid. 91 on saturday and i think we'll have a few more clouds on saturday and into sunday and monday, we get the sl

afternoon getting between baton rouge and lafayette and maybe toward alexandria this evening and toward shreveportonight. tomorrow through arkansas and then through missouri but the rains will be a tremendous issue with this system as the estimates of rainfall. in is our computer model. up to 20 inches of rain. even monroe there could be 8 to 10 inches of rain. around here a great day. nice at the bus stop. clear, pleasant. temperatures running low 60s to low 70s. sunrise just happened about ten minutes ago at 6:35. it is going to be a gorgeous day. lunch time as we said, get outside and enjoy. 81. northeast wind at 6:00. 3:00 84. 85 should be the high. at 6:00 82. a couple of 50s. places like winchester, cumberland. the mountains of west virginia. nice and clear. reagan national 69 degrees. humidity 75%. our forecast today 85. a great day. tonight we'll dip into the 60s. maybe upper 50s again. a warm thursday, not too humid, 88. by friday we're going to get a shot of heat. look at that with a temperature in the mid-90s. for your weekend, well, we're going to drop into the low 90s saturday. there

it looks like the path will take it near shreveport in 24 hours. there will be heavy duty rainfall. for us mostly quiet here. high pressure givings one more warm day to hot day inland. by the coast it will be a little cooler. sunny, mild. probably a it will breeze for the bay. still a lot of sunshine. 40s and 50s. a little cool for the north bay. a lot of 40s. 43 near sonoma. system move into the north will make its impact felt more so tomorrow. 60s to 90s though. 89 walnut creek. 9:brent -- 92 brentwood. 85 for milpitas. 60s on the coast. 60s the city. 70s to 80s in the peninsula. a little bit more fog and a cooler pattern all the way into saturday. looks like a rebound with your weekend always in view there on sunday. >>> we are learning more details about that book that details the death of osama bin laden. the claims made that contradict the government's version of the raid. >>> we still don't know exactly what caused it. we do know it left quite a mess in its wake. we'll show you the damage left behind for the water main break and tell you what is happening today. [ laughter ]

stormy from oklahoma city to dallas, shreveport, monsoons in the desert southwest. is your tie there? >> good. my collar. shy of 100 in phoenix. 90 down in dallas. mostly 80s from the rockies into the nation's midsection and east coast. >>> those monsoon storms in the southwest already have parts of arizona under water. emergency crews had to rescue two people stranded in a medical transport van. the driver was taking a disabled malg -- man to dialysis when they were swept off the road. they were both pulled to safety without serious injuries. >>> a wildfire tearing through northern california has now destroyed more than 80 homes and it is still threatening nearly 1,000 others. the fire is 60% contained after scorching 44 square miles. 2,500 firefighters on the ground but they don't expect it to be fully under control until next week. they're making progress. yesterday, 50% contained and today, 60%. >>> surprising new details about colorado movie theater shooting suspect james holmes emerged during a court hearing yesterday. it turns out that just six weeks before h

some 300 miles away to shreveport, louisiana. let's take a listen to some of those residents. >> we dot katrina all over again. people got used to the water and now it really came. >> i done lost everything. >> places like laplace, they haven't been vulnerable to flooding as much as other parishes in the past, shepherd,ñ >> it's been unyu((sq i had to wait in line for two hours. our cameras were rolling as the national guard had to step in when a woman cut in line and caused a bit of a scuffle. folks got pretty upset with her and it's really been quite an issue here. price gouging as well. the louisiana attorney general's office saying they are getting complaints about that, which, of course, shepherd, is illegal. >> shep: anna kooiman live in laplace, louisiana. thanks very much. the oil and gas industry's report that isaac really didn't cause too much damage in the gulf drilling area, though they put a lot of precautions in place. but that's causing the price of oil to skyrocket. according to triple a, the national average for

. >> residents have been forced to evacuate, boarding buses headed to shelters in alexandria, shreveport rpt returning from out of town eric found his home underwater. >> it's heart-wrenching but you can't do nothing about it. >> reporter: waiting nearby was gerard who works for the parish's animal control department. >> we couldn't get out and we ended up having to call for somebody to evacuate us. katrina, the water only came halfway up my driveway. this here, the water came in the house about two feet. >> you never know what they say, you never note. you know, you been around for years and still t doesn't happen to us. it doesn't happen to us. it will happen to whoever, whenever, you never know. you can't top mother nature, no matter where are you. >> reporter: a tough lesson to learn, but one she and others won't soon forget. >> woodruff: in the wake of isaac, some state and local officials are pressing anew for a federal commitment to strengthen the levee protection system for other parts of southern louisiana. >> brown: the justice department has closed the door on bringing any cri

it will be 30 hours before this gets to shreveport. 30 hours.m the south to new orleans in this direction. so it won't be over for a day and a half for the people down here before the winds finally go down to maybe 10 or 20. it will be still all the way through the end of friday night before this is over. >> chad, thanks very much for that. take a look at this. some of the other damage caused by isaac. this is what the hard rock casino in biloxi looks like. it is normally a waterfront location. isaac pushed the water right up to the front door. the casino and hotel are closed obviously until further notice. these are from a cnn ireporter, alfonso walker. and florida hasn't recovered. even though the storm passed by. here is an image from fort pierce. the water is several feet deep. it is only accessible by boat or foot at this point. and another i reporter got this image. she went to borrow a generator and found this just blocks from her home. more on the storm coverage later this hour, including more dramatic images of isaac's wrath as it churn

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next in shreveport, indiana,. randy, and independence caller: your looking beautiful today.s a bigger coninda-- artist than obama. it does not matter who gets in there, they are both the same people. they jump out in front of cameras. but when they get behind closed doors, they're patting each other on the back on the job well done. ron paul is the only one who knows what's going on. he's the only one telling the truth. the rest of them are blowing smoke. host: next is diane, a democrat in dublin, texas. caller: i am definitely better off. we have to remember that clinton balanced budget and george bush turned right around and gave us -- after clinton balanced the budget. countries like germany operating on over 40% of green power. you think of all these people making all this money off the oil and gas. they make money, make money, make money, and they never put any more money back into the system. in texas we have had over 80 earthquakes since they have been doing that fracking. they are ruining the texas. the president has taken power and is trying to help the country. the

there's the storm right now, to the east of shreveport.towards springfield, into st. louis. do not be concerned about this. you may get wind gusts of 25 miles per hour in st. louis, maybe even towards columbus, ohio. more of a rain event than a wind event once it's that far inland. brooke? >> okay. well, the second something changes with regard to that dam, let us know. >> absolutely. >> tchad, thank you. >> you're welcome. >> if you're sitting at home and wondering how you can help these folks absolutely devastated by this storm, isaac, go to cnn.com/impact and you can help. >>> coming up, this former navy s.e.a.l. breaks a code and writes this book about the mission that killed osama bin laden. but here's the thing. his story contradicts white house reports. we're going to take an in depth look and talk to a former cia operative who has been talking to s.e.a.l.s and they are angry about this book. at usaa, we believe honor is not exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that

we will be firing up storms, some of which could be severe for tulsa, shreveport, austin.catch severe weather or not, you'll 1 to 2 inches of rainfall. that will be the most volatile anywhere. that's a quick look at the usa. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >> this weather segment sponsored by v8 v-fusion plus energy. could have had a v8. >>> everybody make it a great saturday. ben, over to you. >> thank you, lonnie. secretary of state hillary clinton has quite the frequent flyer account. she's flown more than 850,000 miles visited more than 100 countries. in four years on the job, she spent an entire year of it, 365 days, traveling. >> and she is without a doubt the most traveled secretary of state ever. last may, kevin doyle, deputy editor spent nine days with her traveling to three countries and four cities and he wrote about it in the upcoming visionary's issue. kevin doyle, great to have you with us. >> great to be here. >> fascinating article. you got so much access to this individual. >> you know, nine days is a long time. i was riding in the ba

she was drafted from shreveport to afghanistan. that's where she's working. that's my comment. if people quit whining, there are jobs out there. create some jobs. the stimulus in texas, $25 million. host: david walker, anything you would like to respond to? guest: we do need to recognize the have two challenges. we need to improve economic growth in the short term, try to get unemployment and underemployment down, but at the same time if we do not start dealing with the large structural deficits that lay ahead, we will never have these sustained over time. there are opportunities out there and many americans do not want to pursue those certain opportunities. we have a cultural challenge. we have moved from an opportunity society to an entitlement society. personal responsibility and accountability was core. now, we have too many people trying to blame other people for their problems. look. this is a great country. we need to have more things to try to create more opportunity for people. we need to have a solvent, sustainable, secure social safety net. but that we are on now is

they're going to drench shreveport, jackson, little rock, memphis.ty, to the rockies. scattered showers, detroit to buffalo. >> much of the east coast, 90s. 80s in the nation's midsection. 103 in phoenix. 69, seattle. >>> scorching temperatures and erratic winds are not helping the fire-fight in the state of montana. nine major fires are burning across that state, increasing the competition for enough equipment and personnel this morning. at least three evacuation orders are now in place. and more than 150 homes are threatened. wildfires are also burning in at least six other western states. >>> jurors in the drew peterson murder trial will hear closing arguments after the long holiday weekend. testimony wrapped up yesterday after five weeks of witnesses. peterson has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the 2004 death of his third wife, kathleen savio, found dead in her bathtub. he is a suspect in the disappearance of a fourth wife, stacy peterson. >>> former university of virginia lacrosse player sentenced to 23 years in prison for killing

different kinds of people is important but as i say the other aspect of that is when your anyplace like shreveportthe east coast and the west coast and it feeds the curiosity to no more about other places as well as where you grew up. islamic my name is paul reza prieta macina intellectual engineering devotee know how has it from the's campaign compared with the 2008 campaign and what strategies to the way he won this and compared to last time. >> there are a lot of differences. the biggest difference starts with the fact that he began this campaign essentially as the front-runner for the nomination. he began the 2008 campaign as a essentially little-known governor from massachusetts running against some people who were in essence nationally known and national celebrities. john mccain who would run in 2000 and was a significant figure national the end really mayor judy giuliani was the mayor of the attacks of september 11th and therefore had a national profile. the biggest difference was he had a need early on in that campaign to make a mark to try to convince people, voters, donors, people who pa

going to take the next 24 hours or so before they get relief and then it heads toward batton rouge, shreveportsaac causing some severe flooding in louisiana, topping a levee on the outskirts of new orleans. scott cohn is live in new orleans with the latest. interesting to hear brian talk about a storm moving 6 miles an hour, and he's right, you can run that fast. >> that's right. and let me build on that with a little perspective. i'm hearing a lot of, oh this is a nonevent, this didn't turn out to be all that bad. let's hope that's right. because people are watching us presumably to make some financial decisions on this, you want to make certain that it is in fact a nonevent. this storm is going at 6 miles an hour, still 45 minutes, the center of it, from new orleans, and then there is a whole lot of storm on the back end of that. and all along a lot of flooding rain. so it is not over yet, and that's something to keep in mind. the story of plaquemines parish, getting a whole lot of attention, we have amateur video inform the rescue operations there. we can show you some of that. there are 50

wind and a lot of rain with this system as you check out the thunderstorms, radar you can see from shreveporttle left over there. we had a full deck just about a half hour, 45 minutes ago. 9 degrees in concord today, 76 in fremont, 81 in redwood city, and closer to the coast the cooler the weather as per usual. 65 in san francisco. a few thunderstorms are possible over our local mountains this afternoon. >>> the rockies came in. they are going in now. natalie. >> may not be able to handle myself. al roker, thanks. this morning on today's emix, talking entertainment, a roundup of all things new and noteworthy in hollywood. a correspondent for e! news. good morning. >> good morning, natalie. >> let's get started with celebrity quotes making headlines. we're calling this our say what? >> say what? >> you're going to tell me who said what. the first quote is. >> it was a weird, confusing space to be in because as angry as i was, as angry and hurt and betrayed, i just felt like he made that mistake because he needed help. nobody's going to say he needs help. everybody is going to say he's a monste

as you check out the thunderstorms, the radar, you can see from shreveport into central alabama, a lotigh temperature today. some spots in the upper 80s to the north and west, but it's south and west that we're going to watch the rain come in. showers maybe even a thunderstorm or two late after about 5:00, 6:00 or so. so for your evening, if you're going to go out, take the umbrella. then for tomorrow morning, the rain moving out and as we go from >>> the rockies came in. they are going in now. natalie. >> may not be able to handle myself. al roker, thanks. this morning on today's emix, talking entertainment, a roundup of all things new and noteworthy in hollywood. a correspondent for e! news. good morning. >> good morning, natalie. >> let's get started with celebrity quotes making headlines. we're calling this our say what? >> say what? >> you're going to tell me who said what. the first quote is. >> it was a weird, confusing space to be in because as angry as i was, as angry and hurt and betrayed, i just felt like he made that mistake because he needed help. nobody'soing to say he ne

she was drafted from shreveport to afghanistan. that's where she's working. that's my comment. if people quit whining, there are jobs out there. create some jobs. the stimulus in texas, $25 million. host: david walker, anything you would like to respond to? guest: we do need to recognize the have two challenges. we need to improve economic growth in the short term, try to get unemployment and underemployment down, but at the same time if we do not start dealing with the large structural deficits that lay ahead, we will never have these sustained over time. there are opportunities out there and many americans do not want to pursue those certain opportunities. we have a cultural challenge. we have moved from an opportunity society to an entitlement society. personal responsibility and accountability was core. now, we have too many people trying to blame other people for their problems. look. this is a great country. we need to have more things to try to create more opportunity for people. we need to have a solvent, sustainable, secure social safety net. but that we are on now is