thanks a lot smitty here just for you is the reagan saw. that just a moment ago a few moments ago i told some people inside the building here of a letter that i just received before yesterday it's a letter from a man out here in the country an executive who's earning in six figures will above one hundred thousand dollars a year he wrote me in support of the tax plan because he said i am legally able to take advantage of the present tax code nothing dishonest doing what the law prescribes and wind up paying a smaller salary than my secretary gets or jeremy big or small i'm sorry paying a smaller tax than my secretary paid. and he wrote me the letter to tell me he'd like to come to washington and testify before congress as to how that's possible for him to do and why it is wrong. really so ronald reagan and our final comment of the night comes from tyler our first from denmark she posed on the thom hartmann facebook page in response to last night's daily take on why europeans think americans are not so she said i live in denmark and this coun

. >>> a smitty approved -- a committee approved two bills today. a bill would band lenders from filing notices of default while trying to help bowerrers trying to avoid foreclosure. >>> after several extensions and last minute negotiations a deal could not be reached reached and escrow failed to be reached. they closed their doors after 91 years. >>> the greenest federal buildings opened today in sunnyvale. nasa celebrated today. the building generates more power than it consumes using solar and fuel cell technology. it shows nasa is not just about launching into space. >> landing on the earth and acting like what it found, a natural world. >> the building uses 90% less portable water than buildings of its size. controllers check weather pattern and aadjust -- adjust the heating and cooling. >>> san francisco is second to new york city in its eating habits. salad is the most popular food. and san franciscans eats 4 times as many brussel sprouts. you can learn more by going to www.ktvu.com. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin is in the weather c

last time i was here, i had an outstanding burger at smitty's. i got a helmet at right now. -- at ridel. i think i may need it between now and november. it is get -- great to be backed at lorain to college. i want to thank him for that wonderful introduction. i had a chance to meet andrea and dave and dewayne, and i just want bronson's wife to know that he gives you all of the credit in the world, just in case you are watching, he loves you to death. i also want to think a president, dr. ward churchill. [cheers and applause] -- dr. roy church. those hosting us here today. i want to recognize my outstanding secretary of labor in the house. [cheers and applause] and i want to thank all of you for coming. you know, i came here for a simple reason. an economy that is still recovering from the worst financial crisis, the worst economic crisis, of our lifetimes. the work going on here could not be more important. i need business owners all of the time who want to hire in the united states, but they cannot always find the workers with the right skills.