the university of south carolina located in columbia, south carolina, was founded in south carolina college in 1801. the university offers more than 350 programs of study, from 14 colleges and schools. has an enrollment of over 28,000 students. the gamecocks have 19 athletic programs and won seven national championships, including the 2010 college world series. since 1970, south carolina gamecocks baseball has been considered an elite program in college baseball, appeared in 26 ncaa tournaments and noncollege world series. the team played their first intercollegiate game in 1895. ted turner has 10 -56 in ncaa tournament play. 2010 south carolina gamecocks baseball team was led to national victory by the head coach. in 14 seeps in south carolina, coach tanner has 634-282 record with four college world series appearances this. year in 2010 coach tanner and the gamecocks won the ncaa championship at the college world series in omaha, backing the first team -- becoming the first team to win and the third team to win the college world series after losing their first game. they won the world seri

however, he is the democratic nominee for senator from south carolina. he apparently has no campaign organization. he has also suggested that south carolina can solve its economic problems by selling action figures of himself. last night, a south carolina minor league baseball team handed out alvin greene bobbleheads at the game. however, not everybody is treating this campaign as a joke. so, we're going to bring in our senior washington editor rick klein. rick, greene is up against the republican senator jim demint, who is a powerful conservative incumbent. this seems like a huge mismatch, right? >> that's exactly right. and jim demint, there was no chance of democrats defeating him even before greene emerged on the radar screen. democrats hoped that demint would win quietly. as long as greene is around, it's clear that's not going to happen. his speech got national press attention today. mostly because it's the first campaign event that anyone can find that he actually held. that is not the kind of coverage you want if you're a democrat running in sout

his ex-wife, former first lady of south carolina jenny lady of south carolina jenny "meg whitman says run california like her company..." seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're the unions and special interests behind jerry brown. they want jerry brown because, he won't "rock the boat," in sacramento. he'll be the same as he ever was. high taxes. lost jobs. big pensions for state employees. the special interests have chosen their governor. how about you? just a few simple ingredients and great-tasting mission flour tortillas make fabulous chicken fajitas, warm and yummy breakfast burritos and seriously tasty tacos. you'll find these budget-minded recipes and more ways to save at missionmenus.com. great meals start with delicious mission flour tortillas. mission. tasty tortillas. fresh ideas. >>> in concord, health officials are giving away free whooping cough vaccines. it's reached epidemic levels at the state with six infants dying already this year. they say it's very contagious and can be serious for young children. they are urging that parents make sure thei

flag and the confederate battle flag, which was the state flag of south carolina. from the court room, i could look out the window and seaport sumter in the distance -- see fort sumter. they put me on a case with no marijuana. they invented imaginary marijuana. they said i was charged with conspiring to contribute 10 tons of colombian marijuana. i pled not guilty. i had a jury trial. i was found guilty on one account, acquitted on nine. i had an appellate case and the supreme court case. i was then facing 15 years. since may to nine. when i went to federal prison, i did time in eight different states in nine different federal prisons, including four penitentiaries -- that is a maximum security. including the united states penitentiary at marion, the first super federal max. that is on a marijuana convention. -- conviction. i spent most of my time in solitary confinement. you do not know this, but if you plead not duty and you get a jury trial and then you have an appellate case, you go directly to solitary confinement. were you do not have access to the law library

south carolina democrat james clyburn and indiana republican mike pence. plus, president obama turns to bill clinton to sell his record. we ask the panel if turning to the comeback kid is smart politics. the power player of the week hooks me up with his pastime on "fox news sunday." hello again from fox news in washington. day 90 of the oil spill in the gulf, here is where things stand. government announced a one-day extension of the test to determine if the new cap on the b.p. well is holding. the test is set to end late sunday afternoon. but the president point man retired admiral thad allen says even if the cap is working they plan to go to a containment oil to bring oil to the surface. phil keating is reporting from the gulf for the latest. what can you tell us? >> reporter: b.p., thad allen and the engineers and scientists like what they have seen and not seen so far. we are 65 hours in the testing period with no new oil gulfing in the gulf of mexico -- oil gushing in the gulf of mexico. they have not seen or detected any new oil over the integrity te

democrat alvin green shocked the political scene by winning south carolina democratic primary, he has only given a few media interviews and meet beat a candidate that had a full backing of the democratic party. in november, he faces jim demint. and despite being arrested on felony charge on selling photos on the internet. >> i'm the best candidate in the united states senate race here in south carolina. i'm also the best choice for the image award next year. [ laughter ] >> state oes's economic woes he wants to produce jobs by selling alvin green action figures. minor baseball team headed out action figures bearing his photo at saturday's game. >> a conservative talk radio host and his group has been kicked out of the national tea party organization over an insensitive blog posting. they wrote a letter from quote, colored people to president abraham lincoln. it provoked out outrage by the naacp. they wanted to crackdown with racist elements within it's group. joe biden and president obama don't think the tea party is racist. >> the truth is that at least elements that were involved in

thank you. >> that is the mystery man who wants to be south carolina's next u.s. senator.e surprise nominee in that state's democratic race, finally broke his silence last night and spoke for ten minutes in front of a gathering of the local naacp. the speech was the first campaign appearance for the unemployed army veteran who is facing felony obscenity charges. he apparently has no campaign organization and he has suggested south carolina can solve its economic problems by selling action figures of himself. interesting plan. >> politics is never dull. >>> vice president joe biden was on abc's "this week" talking about the balance of power in washington. >> he believes democrats will surprise many this fall, and not lose their majority control of congress. it was just one of the many topics on the sunday talk shows. >> from the heart of the nation's capital, "this week" with abc's senior white house correspondent jake tapper. live from the newseum on pennsylvania avenue. >> there's that famous saying in washington by mike kinsley that a gaffe is when a politician accidenta

a person died on that waiting list and south carolina -- in south carolina. access to care for hiv is declining. in this country . you cannot say this is a new strategy if you do not intend to spend any money on it. the secretary also referred to the slow response to aids in the '80s -- in the 1980's. we know that president reagan did not mention the word aids for the first six years of his administration. you can hardly say that 18 months into this administration, coming up with a plan which will collect dust on the shelves of the library of congress as have hundreds of other plants that have been developed over the years, is lightning speed. the reality is that the number of people who are currently becoming infected with hiv is rising. the people who are positive and don't know what has been static. we are seeing that people are not getting the care they need. not only does rationing care to hiv patients her to those people but it sends a terrible message to the people we want to get tested. why should someone get tested if they won't have access to care?

senate in south carolina did something no one had ever seen before-- he actually appeared in front ofters at an n.a.a.c.p. event in his hometown of manning. >> parents need to take a more active part in their child's education. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: sometimes he won applause. >> just last month, in the month of june... >> reporter: other times he seemed a bit lost. >> ...yes, let me repeat that. just last month in the month of june we saw a net loss of 125,000 jobs across the country. >> reporter: reaction was mixed. >> for being a first time out of the box, i think he did a fine job. >> i felt like some things were really cliche. >> reporter: the headline was that it happened at all. some six weeks after the unemployed veteran with no campaign staff, no ads, no speeches, and no visible means of support won a landslide primary victory over his better- known experienced opponent. experts were left to wonder how it happened. apparently voters simply picked the top name on a ballot in a race they knew absolutely nothing about. greene, who scraped up the $10,000 filing fee

to many who follow washington, the two republican senators from utah and south carolina may seem like peas in a pod: both long time loyal party members, both conservative. >> the economy is in serious trouble! >> let's not spend all this money unless we know what we are doing! >> reporter: but it doesn't take much of a look beneath the surface to discover differences between utah's bob bennett and south carolina's jim demint in their view of their roles in the senate, and of some of the main issues facing the country. they illustrate as well as anything else the philosophical divide inside the republican party, and the fight being waged for the direction it will take in this year's elections, and beyond. bennett was elected in 1992 from the most republican state in the country. he's also been an important adviser to senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell. but in recent years, he has also worked across the aisle with democrats on a couple of big issues. an effort in the financial crisis of 2008, to craft bank rescue legislation. and a year earlier, to reform employer-based health ca

nbc's ron mott is in south carolina with more on that.on, good morning to you. >> reporter: meredith, good morning to you. alvin greene literally came out of nowhere to win this nomination last month and he did so without making a single stump speech. over the weekend, though, he broke his silence at this school behind me and now says he's ready to tell the people of south carolina why he should be their next senator. he's running as the quintessential outsider. yet suddenly, if not remarkably, finds himself very much part of the "in" crowd. fielding calls from media outlets around the country, all trying to find out who in the world isal vin greene? an unemployed and unlikely 32-year-old who is now the democratic candidate for the u.s. senate in south carolina. >> i really want to just make sure that i get my message across to folks. and i'm the best candidate in this united states senate race in south carolina, and that i have real plans for jobs, education and justice. >> reporter: all this follows greene's stunning democratic primary

democrat alvin green shocked the scene by winning south carolina primary without campaigning.s only given a few media interviews and somehow beat a candidate that had a full backing of the democratic party. in november green faces republican incumbent jim demint. despite being arrested on felony he insists he is the best choice for senator. >> i'm the best candidate for the race here in south carolina. i'm also the best choice for the image award next year. [ laughter ] >> to fix economic woes he wants to sell alvin green action figures. they do exist. minor league baseball team handed out action figures bearing his. >> talk radio show host has been kicked out of national tea party association over a blog posting. mark williams wrote a fictional letter from, quote, colored people to president abraham lincoln. he says it was written in response to demands by naacp that the tea party crackdown on racist elements in its group. joe biden and president obama doesn't think the tea party is racist. >> the elements that were involved with tea party folks expressed racist views, but i

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caller: my aunt lives in south carolina. her husband was about to die and i found up she was only getting $10 a week for food stamps. i thought it was a mistake. with her permission, i called local authorities, and that was right, $10 a month. i do not know if it is still there, i sure hope not. guest: the amount of food stamps you get depends on your income. everyone is low income but the poorest people get more money compared to those with the highest income. the minimum benefit was $10 per inevitable, and you are right, it is -- individual, and you are right, that is too small. it has been improved a bit since then. host: next phone call. republican line, lori. caller: i am a cafeteria food stuff worker and i appreciate everything that happens in the food-service industry. the i am first and foremost seeing what is being promoted to the children. the summer program is an excellent program. i do not work in the summer, but i know the government provides a lot of nutritional food. in our county, they provide a good, healthy

host: columbia, south carolina, independent line, stephen. caller: good morning, jeanne allen. it's great to hear you talk about charter schools across the country, particularly in south carolina. we are fighting the battle here and continuing to try to increase the number of charter schools we have, particularly among african-american groups to i want to thank the center for education reform for the work you have done in our state. earlier, speaking about creativity and innovation -- if you could speak to that a little more. in south carolina, our law requires that public school teachers serve on local charter school boards, and many of them become intimidated and frustrated because they are intimidated by local school districts when they're being asked by community groups to participate. but many of them have great ideas about what should happen in the classroom with regard to education. if you could speak to those issues, and thank you again for what you are doing across the country. guest: thank you, steven. teachers are the single best, obviously, line of defense, and clea

. >> i covered the last lynching in three states, north carolina, south carolina, and georgia. ne was in smithfield, north carolina. a black was accused of stealing some hound dogs, and when he was discovered with the dogs, a posse was developed, and the interesting thing about it was that they allowed the youngest one in the posse the honor of shooting the black person who was accused of taking the dogs. in south carolina, the will earl case--will earl was a young black. 31 taxicab drivers took him out and lynched him. montgomery county, georgia, isaiah nixon was accused of voting a--voting registration, getting blacks signed up to vote, and they-- a mob went to his home and asked his wife where he was, and she said, "he's in the house." and she said--the mob said, "tell him to come out." and as soon as he got out and got on the ground, they shot him dead. and she said it was in the presence of his children, and they scattered like a covey of birds. >> narrator: these articles boosted the circulation of the pittsburgh courier. >> 14 editions across the country and in the caribb

i read about it before but the first for us here and we did receive calls from san francisco, south carolina, new york city and chicago illinois. >> she was checked at a local hospital. she doesn't have any serious injuries. from now on, she is going to bring herself on every ride. >>> a south bay man and city is unable to escape massive cuts. we are going to explain what it means for your family safety next. >>> plus, taking matters into their own hands, we will see how some east babies are dealing with recent cuts for the police department there. >>> and don't get conned. we investigate the bayreacam that costs families their hard-earned cash. >>> an east bay city is trying to do everything it can to keep its teachers but it could end up costing you more money. >>> i'm live in san jose, where for the first time in this city's history, firefighters are being laid off. we will tell you how they are trying to minimize the impact. >> good morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. we begin with an update on breaking news out of the east bay, a man is under arrest after he pulled a

senator lindsey graham of south carolina was the lone republican to vote for obama's nominee. more republicans are expected to back kagan in the full senate where democrats have more than enough votes to confirm her. kagan could be confirmed as early as next week. she will be the fourth female justice once confirmed. >>> changes in the president's mortgage aid program. more than 40% of the 1.3 million homeowners seeking help from the program have dropped out since march. a majoror reason for that, banks were not initially required to collect proof of income. when that changed, many troubled homeowners were disqualified or dropped out. 30% of homeowners who started the program have received permanent loan modifications and are making payments on time. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton joined leaders from around the world today in kabul for a one-day conference on the future of afghanistan. president hamid karzai told the group that he's determined that his soldiers and police will be responsible for all military and law enforcement operations by 2014 which is also the end

only one republican, lindsey graham of south carolina, voted with the democrats. the full senate will now take up the nomination with kagan's confirmation expected as early as next week. >>> lindsay lohan, locked up, but not as long as expected. why she will likely not serve out her entire 90-day sentence. >>> how stanford researchers came up with a way to predict the sex of in vitro fertilization. >>> fog and cool air rushing in. we'll have details 60s and 70-degree weather coming up. >>> the worst thing i've had to clean. if you can imagine, i probably cleaned it. >> but first, how a team of south bay homeowners istyein thw r dimehe. cmunity on their own di . those people are happy 'cause they're gonna have a good time, and they've got extra money in their pocket. those are happy passengers. how much does it cost for those snacks again? nothing. at southwest airlines, when we have a sale, it's a sale. [ male announcer ] southwest airlines has flights starting at $49 one-way. book now only at southwest.com. [ rand ] how can you not want to get on the plane? come

in some south carolina the teenager in the hospital recovering from a sharp attack 16 year-old alex he said happen when he was swimming with friends during a football around. the sharpton bought the first to give it warning just read on bit, on the leg as he put it. his friends helped about the water he as low 40 stitches in his leg. alex said it now haunts him that i joke around last year about being bitten by sharks when of fact he had been in a bicycle accident. a gym in boston having fun with the fact after no gibson has been in the news for bad behavior using gibson's name a new ads telling people exercises great for reducing street address and enter. it's a highly publicized randy gates his ex-girlfriend the struggle of attention the c,g"u get august 3rd and c,g6uh joke now you get september 2nd. you get >> now your stanley roberts to the sounds of people behaving badly. if you look around san francisco them if you look around san francisco is not hard to spot in these big green oval things with the word toilet in big letters. but i have another word for them, i like to call the

. >>> and, finally, a south carolina woman complained to police last week after she took her car to a mechanic because it suddenly stopped running. the mechanic told police he found a cheeseburger and pickle inside the car's gas tank. yeah, i think that will do it. >>> well, trades galore, walk-offs galore, and an unusual new player celebration. >>> plus, the yankees' robinson cano continues his all-star season. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >> while the summer heat wave gets worse in areas of texas, the west coast remains relatively quiet into the weekend. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, despite their problems this season, yesterday the philadelphia phillies showed they are very serious about staying in contention. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. it is deja vu for the philadelphia phillies. last season they picked up an ace right before the trade deadline. this year, what do you know. they picked up another ace ri

wilson of south carolina, and it says, congratulating the university of south carolina game cocks on win the -- winning the 2010 -- no, i will not yet, ncaa division -- if you're going to rise because you think some bill shouldn't be on the floor, you ought to rise all the time. i'm not yielding to you. this is my time. you can take some time, you have plenty of it on your time. as for what we should be devoting our time to, both sides of the aisle give time to resolutions requested by their constituents and we give equal time. that doesn't mean we don't give time to obey important matters and we have given very significant time to very important matters this session which is why it is considered one of the most historic sessions of the congress of the united states. i yield the gentleman from new york, mr. tonko, such time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. . mr. tonko: i acknowledge the great work done in bringing into focus the importance of saratoga, its race course and season to the local economy. i commend my colleague, scott

one republican south carolina's lindsey graham voted yes. now the full senate will vote on her.resident obama says that he hopes kagan is confirmed before congress goes on its summer recess. >>> next, a lifeline for millions of people who are unemployed. plus. >> i have tools that i use for maybe two minutes a year sitting in my little cellar in the basement just collecting dust. >>> why let it go to waste? we'll show you the new easy tool that lets you swap for what you really need. >>> and big changes could be in store for your favorite nail salon. the major things some say has to go. >>> speak of big changes, i would love a big change in the weather. we have plenty of clouds especially in the bay, still cloudy looking toward the transamerica building. any sunshine in the forecast today and what about your temperatures? i have your complete forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, benefits. the ex cently >>> just minutes ago the u.s. senate voted to extend unemployment benefits. now, the extension had been in doubt because of a republican filibuster. but with the new democratic sena

south carolina's lindsey graham was the only republican to vote yes. now the full senate gets to vote and the democrats have the votes to confirm. president obama says he hopes that she is confirmed before they go on the summery ses on july 7th. >>> during his first visit to the white house the british prime minister open leo posed something president obama wants. another investigation into the release of the lockerbie bomber. >> i don't need an inquiry to tell me it was a bad decision. it was a bad decision. >> the libyan prisoner is still live but at the time of his release last year they predicted he would die of prostate cancer within three months. now congress wants to look into reports that bp sought that prisoner's release as a way to get access to the libyan oilfields, cameron says he hasn't seen anything to suggest that bp influenced the scottish government. the blast over lockerbie killed more than 100 americans. >>> another argument against smart meters. this one has nothing to do with money. what marin county leaders want before it will wel

in south carolina, if you are disabled, medicaid-eligible -- and in north carolina, south carolina lookst the program -- but in the interim, at some point, if you are terminally disabled, you become eligible for medicare. if your husband is a senior, he is on for medicare. i assume he signed up for medicare part d. if you are dual eligible, you get a pretty comprehensive health benefits without much of a coakley or deductible. you should check with the state of south carolina, but i assume that you are almost medicare qualified, so i would get in touch with your local cms. host: we have a special one set aside for medicaid recipients. next phone call. sun valley, nevada. susan. independent line. caller: i have a comment and question. i am not personally interested in this health care bill. if i refuse to sign up for it, will i go to jail, will i be charged a fee? host: the people on our twitter page are having a conversation about this. guest: if you are low income and eligible for medicaid, it is a great benefit. if he do not, you are making a mistake. it would the hon was not to sign u

so that needs to be addressed. >> we proposed eliminating the income tax in south carolina. we were unsuccessful in that. i think because we have that large deer bait we were able to cut the marginal income tax rate for the first time in our state's history, from 7 to 5 for llcs, partnerships, et cetera. so it was a step in the right direction. but if you want to free entrepreneurial talent you have to go to the root cause, can which in part is income tax. >> and to what extent is that about your competitive position vis-a-vis other states? because all of us know this is something words focusing on here in the last few minutes, that we're discussing, we know what the situation of this country is, the degree to which we've relied on consumers, have racked up large deficits, have imported from the rest of the world. and if you're going to turn that around in the next ten years as a country we have to export. it can't be about moving the jobs around. >> i think it's very -- we buy wholely into the notion that the world is flat, you've got 6.5 billion people scattered cross plan

but oklahoma, south carolina, a lot of other states that are well along in trying to follow arizona's lead, a federal court of appeals decision would mean nothing to them. >> gwen: one the things that came up in every discussion about this law especially from the people who opposed it so virulently, that enforcing it would require racial profiling, something that governor brewer and legislators in arizona said would never happen. did this become part of the argument of the court? >> it's not mentioned at all in the judge's ruling. she was basically ruling on the justice department's lawsuit. there were several other lawsuits against this law, and they did raise the racial profiling. civil rights group said it. the justice department didn't bring it up, and it isn't a part of the judge's ruling. it's all about this preemption question. by the way, if this gets to the supreme court, there is a case pending that the supreme court will hear in this coming term about an arizona law that would crack down on businesseswho hire illegal immigrants. and the question in that case is federal pree

own in a south carolina can air force station in sunnyvale is relocating to a new $43 million facility in california t opened back in 1950. a ceremony today was to say good-bye to the historical site. onazuka was named in honor of an restaurant who was killed in the space shuttle challenger explosion. >> i do know that al would have been greatly humbled as he has been so honored here to have had his name be born upon these buildings here. for me and my family, it is indeed a day of everlasting gratitude that we would like to share with all of you. >> new o nasuka facilities will be in another air force base in california. >>> what facebook users can do to make sure their status update never says, "hacked." >>> mouth to mouth, does it really save lives? new findings that could change the cpr guidelines. >>> here from the weather center, see these right here? these are computer models. this is one source in which i gaze over and study and try come up with your forecast. and once i'm done with that, i come over here to the chromakey and from here i will present your neighborhood forecast.

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. >> they even transferred one of the officials to south carolina, so he's out of the jurisdiction of the civil rights subpoenas. two african-american poll watchers testified they were intimidated. >> schieffer: but no voter... >> we saw testimony that the voters said they turned around and said they would came back. we don't know if they ever came back. we do know that this is a pattern with the justice department. kingston, north carolina, is a predominantly african-american city and voted to have non- partisan elections. the justice department said you can't do that. you have to continue to give black voters the cue of democrat versus republican so they'll know who to vote for. and you go through it. georgia, wanted to take social security data and verify the u.s. citizenship of people who were registering to vote. the justice department said you couldn't do that. there is a consistent politicization of the justice department. we just had a report clearing the bush administration of illegality in the u.s. attorney's case. i think the justice department is clearly stonewalling these

host: john republican line from south carolina.ler: the hurricanes are covered under this, correct? guest: yes. when damages not covered. -- wind damages are not covered. caller: cna't yan't you transfee cost of the flood insurance that are extremely wealthy to the person like the first caller? host: means of testing of the program and other words. guest: that is one of the issue that makes people uncomfortable is that it is not means tested. this is something we've looked at in our study was to see who was really benefiting. it turns out that there are folks on the of the side of the income spectrum that are benefiting. this bill does do a little bit to help on that front in the sense that subsidies for second homes and vacation homes that are in a high-risk areas are being phased out. that is not the same thing as a means testing where you would say this is a program to help those on the lower-side of the income spectrum. folks on the higher saiide, we will say you can buy your own insurance. that has not been the approach that h

. >> reporter: rates in myrtle beach, south carolina, are 10% lower. and in gulf coast states still suffering from the flood of bad publicity surrounding you the oil spill there are not only discounted rooms, but hotels offering a clean beach guarantee, a full refund if your vacation is disrupted by the spill. other late summer vacation bar gains can be found at destinations headed into the offseason, like the rockies or maybe the caribbean before hurricanes really get active. >> these are the types of destinations we are going to find the rock bottom deals. >> reporter: airlines aren't backing off higher airfare bus that is making an august cruise more attractive, especially, experts say, if you are within driving distance of a cruise port. chris clackum, nbc news. >> travel experts say there are bargains even places like paris and london, where hotel rates 13% lower than a month ago. >>> a wild scene inside oakland children's hospital overnight. a man walks in with a gun and pulls it on a female employee. i'm christie smith. we will tell you what hap

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back on june 30, the blob was about the size of south carolina. but the well was capped july 15 and now it's scattered across the surface of the gulf. but there are deep underwater plumes that alarm scientists and deep concerns about b.p.'s credibility. which ceo heyward defended again today. >> i believe b.p. is showing what corporate social responsibility really means. >> reporter: not in communities like grand isle where tony heyward is mocked as tony baloney. lifelong resident leoda bladsacker says her community might give b.p.'s new ceo a fresh start but it's no guarantee. >> you see what's really going on. this is ground zero. unless you're here and you feel it, you don't know what the hell your talking about. >> reporter: has that been a problem until now? >> yes, yes, it has. >> reporter: as new ceo bob dudly is playing up his southern gulf coast roots, he grew up in mississippi, but many people here still make their living from the oil industry. even so, dudley will face a tough crowd here, katie. >> couric: mark, meanwhile the white hous

host: jim, south carolina.aller: what amazes me most is that when we are in these times of a crunch, democrats are doing everything they can to give amnesty to illegal aliens, in doing so being eligible for a host of entitlements. if they do not qualify immediately for some of those, democrats will see what is offered in the future. host: illegal immigration contributing to the debt and deficit? guest: for a hot-button topic, i think that people are very concerned on what they are getting from the program. the fact is that most folks here legally and illegally will regularly -- regularly pay into these programs. it is not what is causing the drain on the programs or the extra demand. in fact if you look at the number is one of the ways to make it easier to deal with all of this are higher levels of immigration, because there would be war -- it would be more workers involved. atopic people will have lots of opinions on. i do think that when you think about jumping to a related topic, social security and medicare

john lawson is a democrat and walter jones is a republican of south carolina. all of them have been co- sponsors. the bills differ slightly in their spending mechanism. the house bill would devastate funds through a fee on auctions. the senate bill would rely on a fee paid by large federal contractors. supporters said they hoped to get a vote this summer with timing less certain in the senate. ed decker says --edgar says there's changes are approved by sepate legislation by separate legislation now under consideration in the senate aimed at countering the supreme court decision. our phone lines are open. what do you then about the concept of public financing for campaigns? there are groups of the other side of this. the supreme court with the citizens united have offered its voice on past attempts to reform, and we would like to appear what to you, the person out there voting and looking at the rle of your legislator in washington and your money, has to say about all of this. the numbers are on the bottom of yo screens. you could also send us a message by twitt

rockville, south carolina, first call this morning. lamont, democrat, hi. caller: i think america is the best country in the world. my granddaddy had to drop out of second grade because he had to work. you look around the country, people dropping out of school that can't get no education. but this is the best country in the world. people need to stop complaining and be blessed to live in the united states of america. thank you. host: that is lamont in rockville, south carolina. sarah on the democratic line from dayton, ohio. caller: i think we could be exceptional but first we need to face reality, which is what our country was based upon, the people we enslaved and knocked out, native americans. and there are supposedly, according to reports, a million dead iraqis based on an invasion based on lies. we have to face those realities before we can be heard and be honest from where we come from and where we are going. we can't go ford without a.c.c. -- can't go forward without acknowledging the past and we have a very serious and bloody past. in fact, i'm wond

indian governor in the state of louisiana and now in nikki haley south asian woman to south in south carolina but that is they've only accepted these two people because they change their religions to fit in with american politics jindal always raise hindu then converted to catholicism haley's a sikh who became evangelical and now likes to pretend that it's always been that way. well now i think you have heard from a lot of people that you're not a christian and i really don't believe that in one ear if at a record straight that they are now and when did you become a christian well and thank you for asking the question i converted to christianity thirteen years ago we belong to now horribly united methodist church in lexington both of my children were bad and are christians and we live and strengthen our relationship with god every day through the christian faith. every day now you can preach diversity all you want but you know republicans would never ever elect anybody of the muslim faith into office they like to use that as attack as an attack on obama even though he isn't even a muslim but

host: columbia, south carolina, independent line, stephen. caller: good morning, jeanne allen. it's great to hear you talk about charter schools across the country, particularly in south carolina. we are fighting the battle here and continuing to try to increase the number of charter schools we have, particularly among african-american groups to i want to thank the center for education reform for the work you have done in our state. earlier, speaking about creativity and innovation -- if you could speak to that a little more. in south carolina, our law requires that public school teachers serve on local charter school boards, and many of them become intimidated and frustrated because they are intimidated by local school districts when they're being asked by community groups to participate. but many of them have great%% ideas about what should happen in the classroom with regard to education. if you could speak to those issues, and thank you again for what you are doing across the country. guest: thank you, steven. teachers are the single best, obviously, line of defense, and cl