there is a photograph of workers in south carolina. they want the assembly line moved back to washington state. mr. solomon pointed to statements by top executives made saying that there are past strikes to open up new production line in north charleston. but boeing officials say that low-cost was the reason they located to south carolina. they afl-cio president said the republicans' bill has -- the house is in at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. that is the main piece of legislation on the agenda for them. speaking of the economy, "the financial times." imf warns against world part of the economy. bankers and policy makers have sounded rising alarm on the arizona travails, saying that failure to coordinate -- back to your telephone calls. this next one is from atlanta on. ralph, republican. caller: society must always find a balance between the helping those who are hurting, but not helping them until they are hurt. liberals tend to go on to that extreme. liberals have rewritten the commandments. they say that social " portion of government an

the boeing plant in south carolina directly created thousands of jobs in south carolina and indirectly through suppliers and construction, created hundreds more. instead, the president has once again overstepped his executive authority and allowed the union attack dog to threaten to shut down the plant in south carolina, jeopardizing thousands of jobs. i strongly encourage my colleagues to support h.r. 2587 and stop the national labor relations board from killing jobs. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from minnesota reserves. the gentleman from new jersey has 13 1/2 minutes remaining. the gentleman from minnesota 11. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. andrews: i yield myself 15 seconds. we don't have a czar controlling executive pay in this country, we have executives acting like czars outsourcing american jobs around the world and ruining the middle class. that's the problem in the united states. 8. . it is my privilege to yield to the democratic whip who strongly understands the value of collective bargaining, three minutes, mr. h

(applause) well, folks, south carolina voters refused to be treated like second-class citizens. connolly told "u.s.a. today" "we're going to be first in the south and we're not going to share our date with anybody, especially a state that breaks the rules." yeah! south carolina has proven that unless you play by their rules they will take their state and go home! (laughter and applause) well, i say i say in all that campaign cash is attracting all the early primaries, let's make sure south carolina gets all that campaign cash by letting the cash decide the primary. just do away with the voting and give all our delegates to whoever spends the most money! on primary day, campaigns just hand in their receipts. (laughter) that way, unlike electronic voting, at least we'll have a paper trail. (laughter) to protect your interests, south carolina, as long as we're deciding presidential bids, shouldn't we give our state to the highest bidder? we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause) snung thank you very much. welcome back, everybody! nation, it's two out, bottom o

he did a very good job. >> so we're in south carolina today.e here. i think it's fair to say in what we would view at the top tier, governor romney would be the top tier candidate here. congresswoman bachmann had a lot of steam coming out of the early debates. of up in the state of new hampshire though, samp fresh from an appearances in iowa is at a tea party rally in new hampshire. first she hears run, sarah run, she smiles and says thank you. what intrigued me was this. >> it's media incited internal squabbles, unfortunately and we can nip some of that in the bud right here right now because we've got a lot of work to do constitution constitutionalists. our challenges today are too great. we simply don't have time to be bogged down in internal conflicts and friendly fire conflicts. >> eric, do you have any idea what she's talking about? she has taken a few polite gentle, but a few shots at governor perry and governor romney. here she seems to be saying, whoa, that sounded almost like ronald reagan, thou shallish not attack a fellow republican

south carolina has that right. unfortunately, president obama has been seeking to deny that right in particular when it comes to the boeing corporation through the nlrb. when president obama appointed on nlrb someone who has a pro-union vote and a pro-union world view, they have denied to the people of south carolina literally thousands of high-paying jobs in this state. it isn't just this one company that's being impacted. it's other companies from other nations that are looking at south carolina. they would love to come and start businesses and build businesses here. i spoke with the governor of south carolina. she told me that companies as diverse areas as japan, canada and germany would love to be able to put new jobs and new businesses in this state, but they're wondering what the ruling of the nlrb will be. they don't know if they will be able to enjoy the advantages of a right to work state. i believe in the right to work and i uphold that. as president of the united states, i can guarantee you, i would not

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-- are you in south carolina? where are you? columbia, south carolina. >> reporter: i am. south carolina, yes. >> lost my mind for a moment. thank you, peter. >>> palin is certainly on the move. cnn will have live coverage of palin's event in new hampshire during the noon eastern hour. >>> we want to get more on what's happening in politics, including whether or not sarah palin is going to run. will cain and l.z. granderson are here. is she or is she not going to run? and if not, why is she torturing all of us in doing all of this? >> i don't think she is going to run. >> really? >> my knowledge is the same as everyone else's. she's in, she's out, she's teasing. the status quo, i believe, is what we'll continue with. she won't run. talking to peter about that speech, i will say this. sometimes we dismiss sarah palin. she makes her gaffes. she is charming. she is eloquent and did say some things in that speech worth listening to. she seems to be evolving into this activist. i'm not dismissing her, but derching her,

rick perry was here in south carolina, but at last minute did not participate in that forum. that was a disappointment it to many here. but this holiday was all business for the busy republican field. labor day politics means flipping pancakes in new hampshire, where mitt romney started his day. and the unexpected in south carolina, where governor rick perry cut short his visit saying he had to get home to deal with wildfires in texas. >> i'm leaving here as soon as i get through. >> reporter: perry had time to criticize the president on jobs. >> you don't have to have a ph.d. in economics from harvard to really understand how to get america back working again. >> reporter: five republican contenders were here for a conservative forum. the questions did not come from journalists but from tea party favorite south carolina senator jim demint, iowa congressman steve king and princeton law professor robert george. to create jobs congresswoman michele bachmann says lower the corporate tax rate. >> i'm an unashamed apologist for the free mas-market system. >> reporter: social issue

>> reporter: well, she certainly has a base of support in south carolina.ne of the interest things about this state is when you look at iowa where she was born and did so well in the straw poll, you look at new hampshire where mitt romney has always had strength because he actually owns property there and was governor of the neighboring state, massachusetts, you come to south carolina and it is really a crucial test because it appears to be a more open field and it is a very conservative state. if you're looking for who would be the ultimate nominee of the party, this will be a place to see that war fought in a very personal way. so bachmann has had a lot of debate experience lately, that will help her but it will be an interesting forum with a chance to see how these candidates do with some tough questions. >> how does romney like his pancakes again? chunky and what? >> reporter: let me double check because this is a great detail. this is a great detail. >> i've never heard them described like that. >> reporter: bear with me -- he likes his pancakes with c

from now on by order of south carolina governor nikki haley, m or any of the other fine south carolina agencies you might call for any reason will be answered by someone saying, by gubernatorial mandate, and i quote, "it's a great day in south carolina." not hello. you have to answer the day by saying "it's a great day in south carolina." order of the governor. governor is a rookie republican elected last year on a small government business-friendly platform. she says she needs all the positivity she can get in south carolina. this month at a local rotary club she repeated a story she said she's told a million times, that at one south carolina employer, half the people applying for a job failed a drug test. half the people. that's why the governor said she wants to drug test everyone who applies for unemployment benefits in the state. >> i do want drug testing. i so want it. the problem is, i've got to make sure the numbers work. >> so wants drug testing. she says she just has to make sure the numbers work. like, say, those numbers she just mentioned about half the people applying for

here in south carolina, the people who attended said they liked it that way. that means there weren't journalists asking questions. it wasn't about bringing up a candidate's past and picking apart trying to bring in new information. it was talking about issues that mattered to conservatives, the meaning of the constitution, talking about social issues like abortion, gay marriage a little bit, also the health care law and what should be done with some of the things that are happening in the economy. it was not as much about the president as it was about the conservative values and issues that matter to these candidates. it had a really different feel. for mitt romney who is considered a bit of a longer shot in a state like south carolina, because he doesn't have a natural constituency here that perhaps rick perry would have because of his southern

she says she needs all the positivity she can get in south carolina.d a million times, that at one major r south carolina employer, half the people applying for a job failed a drug test. half the people. that's why the governor said she wants to drug test everyone who applies for unemployment benefits in the state. >> i do want drug testing. i so want it. the problem is, i've got to make sure the numbers work. >> so wants drug testing. she says she just has to make sure the numbers work. like, say, those numbers she just mentioned about half the people applying for a particular job in south carolina being on drugs. turns out though numbers don't work. executives at the employer she cited by name say, in fact, they don't test all job applicants, only the ones that accept a job offer. of those the company says, "we have less than 1% of those hired test positive" which does not mean half. not even close. not even within 50. it looks so attractive when florida tried it, this mandatory drug testing thing. governor haley likes it anyway. her counterpart, ric

there is, at least, one republican in south carolina who understands this.h carolina republican state senator tom davis said this in renee dudley's article. "if you get the fundamental things right, solid education and health care, capital will come to the state." davis said "those are the functions of government, not creating jobs. it's a socialist state when the government's core function is to create jobs." well, at least he's half right. he's calling health care one of the functions of government which is, of course, a purely socialistic idea about the functions of government. he doesn't seem to realize that. but he's right to say that making job creation government's core function is a socialist idea. it is one of the socialistic ideas that i'm happy to support if done modestly with the recognition that the real burden of job creation will always belong to the private sector. if you want to see how horrible government is at making job creation a core function, get yourself into cuba before the country opens itself to at least chinese-style capitalism. i

south carolina voter need to do if you want a state-issued voter i.d. card, which you'll need to vote, if you don't already have a picture i.d. >> we are having a photo identification day on september 28 that we will allow to help people get the picture i.d.s they need. >> individual will pick up the phone and dial a number 1-855-state-i.d. during an initial call, our employs will ask you for your name, address, and contact information and a dmv employee will describe the requirements. we are going to call you back and confirm. during the confirmation call, we will give you a two-hour window for pick up. we're going to talk you through what documents are required to get you your i.d. we're looking for a birth certificate, we're looking for a social security card, and we're looking for proof of residency. on the 28th of september, our license examiners will come to your house to pick you up. >> you got all that? no problem, right? especially if you're elderly, disabled, work shifts, have kids, care for a sick parent. joining us now is congresswoman terri

district judge for south carolina. judge cain presently serves as south carolina family court judge in the tenth judicial circuit. south carolina general assembly elected him to this position in 2000, re-elected him in 2004 and 2010. in 2005, the chief justice of south carolina's supreme court appointed judge cain to serve as chief administrative judge for the family court of the tenth judicial circuit. by designation of the chief justice, judge cain also served as acting associate justice for the south carolina supreme court on several occasions. prior to his judicial service, judge cain had a distinguished private practice in south carolina. he maintained a general practice and assisted in representing several local governments and municipal clients. during his years of private practice, he also served the public sector, judge cain served as a part-time assistant public defender with the -- with the defender corporation in that state. from 1988-1990, he served as assistant solicitor general for the solicitor's office

naturally they want to have a hedge in south carolina. >> it is a waste of time if money. but if we strip the nlrb of all of its rights there is no accountability for them to move overseas and take that away. >> it compromises all legitimacy. with becker. >> becker is more in favor of the unions than he is of management. >> when you corrupt a institution, this institution is corrupted and a job kill yer get rid of it and start over. >> thank you, gang. even the world's fastest speed can't get throughout 25,000 pages of regulations coming out of washington. one in particular, texas governor rick perry has a problem with, this costs his state 500 jobs this week alone. what is it? cashin in is on it. cut the poverty rate and cut funding for the war on poverty it is a forbes flip side you will get here and that is coming straight up. @ ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪ ♪ hah @ i refer to her as "that woman with the great gums." as jill's dentist, i know that her gums are a foundation of a healthy smile. jill knows that, too -- so she uses crest pro-health clinical gum pr

i talk about how at easter time we would go back to south carolina. carolina. and on at least two locations i clearly remember as a youngster sitting in the backseat, going down to south carolina the police car parts on its lights, pulls my father over. police officer, white police officer comes by. father says officer, is there a problem? the officer says no, not pulling you over for anything that you've done wrong, but i noticed that you are driving this nice car in you've got these washington, d.c. license plates, boy to read it now my father is a grown man, has a family, his wife is sitting right next to him, his children are in the back seat. boy, i just want you to know we do things differently down south of and in washington, d.c.. i don't want you to get in any trouble. the police officer fought that he was doing my father a favor and the officer -- my sense of it was he sincerely thought that he was helping out. he wanted to alert my father that he had to act differently than maybe he was used to acting. so the officer -- this happened twice. officer s

rick perry also wins south carolina. mitt romney doing well in nevada. it's almost kind of a even steven 2-2 tie. and then it goes to florida. and whoever has that momentum coming out of florida, that could really matter. >> all right, josh. so let's look at what we think the calendar could be. we know iowa is going to be first. you had it as late as january 30th. i've had some folks say to me think martin luther king weekend which was the 2004 calendar. and then eight days later, new hampshire. so instead of a five-day break like four years ago, going back to the eight-day break. and then the question i have is, what is your understanding would south carolina go ten days later, two saturdays after new hampshire or one saturday after new hampshire? >> that's a tough question to answer at this point. a lot of it, i think, depends on what happens with new hampshire. how much of a stickler bill gardner wants to be with that. according to their state law, they have to have a seven-day buffer on either side of the date that they choose. so again, south caroli

the boeing plant in south carolina directly created thousands of jobs in south carolina and indirectlyiers and cstruction, created hundreds more. instead, the president has once again overstepped his executive authority and allowed the union attack dog to threaten tshut down the plant in south carolina, jeopardizing thousands of jobs. i strongly encourage my colleagues to support h.r. 2587 and stop the national labor relations board from killing jobs. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from minnesota reserves. the gentleman from new jersey has 13 1/2 minutes remaining. the gentleman from minnesota 11. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. andrews: i yield myself 15 seconds. we don't have a czar controlling executive pay in this country, we have executives acting like czars outsourcing american jobs around the world and ruining the middle class. that's the problem in the united states. 8. . it is my privilege to yield to the democratic whip who strongly understands the value of collective bargaining, three minutes, mr. hoyer from maryland

and then tomorrow, romney's coming right here to south carolina where i am, columbia, south carolinae'll be speaking at a presidential forum put on by senator jim demint. demint, a two-term republican senator here in south carolina and a favorite, influential among tea party types and grass roots conservatives. we're seeing a different strategy by romney, maybe because he's not the front-runner in the national polls any more. some people in the tea party not happy with this. this there say counterprotest tonight, while romney speaks in new hampshire. some are not happy romney was invited. >> alina, my apologies. there are about a dozen states between new hampshire and south carolina. you are in columbia, south carolina. i want to talk about an article i read "new york times" in the today about how this is a pivotal moment for gop candidates that their strategy is shifting from simply going on the attack against president obama and now going after each other. rick perry is a big target. >> oh, yeah, rick perry, a big target. he jumped in the race less than a month ago, the texas gover

scheduled this jim demint event in south carolina today. there was a protest in new hampshire yesterday. some tea party groups pulled out of the event once mitt romney would agree to speak because they don't think he really represents their values. this will be mitt romney's key challenge. how does he woo enough of those tea party republicans in because they are critical. look at the prominence they had on a day like today. >> woodruff: quickly, david, we said this is the kick-off. and every day this week there's something happening. weave a calendar we're going to show our viewers. tell us what we're looking at here >> tomorrow mitt romney is going to be out in nevada. in the las vegas area to deliver his big jobs speech. he wants that to be a contrast to president obama's speech later in the week. he really wants to show what the alternative is and then on wednesday, the republicans are going to be at the reagan library in simi valley california for another debate. it will be their sort of i think it's their fourth debate of the cycle so

i heard it in iowa, new hampshire, south carolina, where i'm spending time.d of the mitt and rick show, they want to hear from the other candidates. that's you see herman get a bump. poll in florida, which was a big help to us. our fundraising has jumped up as a result of thexúggynek i wish i'd hear from some of the other candidates. so i think there's a dissatisfaction with the choices that have been presented to the american public, which all the papers are saying it's a two-candidate race. you're starting to tee to see d to that. >> greta: you think that's a big reason behind the surge for nxsoox bump. herman certainly has. when people are looking at other places, then the top two, that's an opportunity for us. we're going to exploit that, spend a lot of time in those early primaries. >> greta: big controversy right now over the primary schedule. you like the primary schedule, the caucus in iowa followed by new hampshire and south carolina. >> greta: florida is stirring up trouble. what's the problem? >> i don't understand what because whatever they'll acc

but i don't specifically want it in south carolina. i find it precarious that we have an election around the corner. south carolina is a huge state if you factor in politically. the unions basically and i think the republicans, lars, i think you guys are upset that you weren't able to defund the labor board and therefore you guys are retaliating against unions in this manner. which is political. >> retaliating against government is perfectly valid. the government usually out there mucking things up. the fact is they didn't lose the plants. they didn't move a plants. they built a new plant. leslie is wrong about this. when you have a law that says you can't retaliates. that's one thing to say if a strike happens and we are throughout shuting that plants down. boeing said will you make this a favorable place to build air plains. pts union said we'll shut you down as you are trying to differ products. boeing said if you won't make this a favorable plant to build a new plants. if the obama administration succeeds, nell build their next pla

now senator demint is a big voice here in south carolina.is will really influence this early part of the race because these candidates will be pinned down on some issues that may not be playing as big in other parts of the country. namely social issues. but the economy will also factor in in a big way with so much criticism toward how the president has handled the economy and jobs. this is a chance for christian conservatives to have a voice in this early debate and part of what's happening is south carolina is the first fry mare in the south. so even at this early stage it is an important chance for these candidates to be able to talk to voters and be on the record for some key issues. labor weekend in total is always a big political time. so you also have sarah palin who still isn't in the race, but is certainly getting attention. she's speaking in new hampshire today. and she's always an influence in this race even though she's not in it. >> unofficially speaking to people. thank you, kelly. >>> events in new hampshire and south carolina

south carolina picks republican nominees. and the last five times, there have been contested republican races. that has certainly proven the case. it would have been interesting to see governor perry on that stage for the first time in such a pivotal state. the other candidates stay they understand as well. three debates coming in, including our tea party event. so there will be plenty of chances to watch them go back and fort. i think a missed opportunity to see what differences he wow outleaned on the key issues. whether it be the foreign policy, or the big question, jobs and the economy. >> that's certainly the big question. thanks very much. we'll see you later on "john king usa" donna and will will be back with us in a little while. let me just point out one week from today. the cnn presidential debate along with the tea party express. several tea party group. only here on cnn, governor perry will be attending that debate as well. is the president spoke to a friendly audience in michigan at a union event in detroit. our

prices range from $3.39 in south carolina to $3.93 in california. gas tops $4 in hawaii and alaska, and among cities, chicago averages $4.06. with gas prices so high and the economy in the tank many americans are enjoying the three-day weekend at home, taking a staycation. chicago and mark's walks to his. >> i don't have gas, come to the beach close to my house. >> if history is any indication, gas prizes ease in mid-september when the summer driving season is over. cynthia bowers, cbs news, chicago. >>> speaking of driving here is a video you have to see to believe, a little girl in china, driving in traffic on a busy four-lane highway, her parents in the back seat shouting encouragement. eventually her father tells her to stop so he can take over. looks like she's doing pretty well. >>> everyone's favorite penguin headed home this morning. the lost emperor penguin known as happy feet was released sunday in the waters in ant arc ta. it took some prodding from scientists, though, back in june he turned up on a new zealand beach and was taken care of

i was born in columbia, south carolina in 1954. i asked my father, you know, why did you leave? my father said st. outcome he left the south because he thought he knew two things were going to happen. either he was going to be killed or he was going to kill somebody. and he left. >> host: the was a very perilous time back then. for the many african americans living on farms would have -- >> guest: he was a postal clerk, and there was a darn good job for a black man. jerry did. >> host: what time frame was that? >> guest: this was late 40's, early 50s my mother was a schoolteacher. like i said, my parents met in colombia south carolina, fort jackson. they left south carolina because my father thought something that was going to happen if he continued to stay. so he left, came to washington, d.c., raised three kids, three children in washington, d.c.. really go back to the south, to south carolina on the holidays and contract to talk about a particular episode to try to bring this come to make this a vivid. i talk about how at easter time we go back to south carolina. and on at lea

either against romney in new hampshire or in south carolina.going to compete for those places, too, particularly, south carolina. >> ed rollins, thank you. appreciate it. i know it's been a busy day for you, john. plets bring back in ari fleischer and james carville. james, you heard from our friend there. what do you make of it? zbho >> let's give ed credit. he's so honest. usually they make light of it. he gave very honest answers and i tend to believe him. he's 68 years old. he had a stroke a year and a half ago. given the pace of a presidential campaign, my gut instinct was right. at least health issues contributed to his decision. you never know what else goes on in a campaign and sometimes it takes a long time for the truth to emerge. the other thing i noticed was watching the tape of her on television, she's an energetic candidate. >> on the human side, people don't realize unless they've worked with this, how grinding and grueling it is. i have nothing but sympathy for ed rollins. his personal reasons are his personal human reasons. but

south carolina on the 28th. florida on the 31st. what we'll find out in a couple hours is what south carolina is going to do. with florida the 31st, south carolina republicans and particularly those that don't want to give mitt romney a lot of momentum or an easy excuse to skip south carolina are probably going to be hesitant about going the 28th. so they may go saturday has been their tradition. what if they decide the tuesday before that, the 24th? if south carolina goes 21st or 24th you'll see the earlier scenario play out. if they go 28th, might see a breathing room between new year's and iowa. all of these are due in a couple of days. all right. >>> undercover fbi agents have broken up a plot. pete, you had this -- you broke this news late yesterday afternoon. it was aspirational, but how far did this guy get? >> well, he did a lot of things to carry this plan out. thinking that he was being helped by al qaeda people. but in fact, he was under constant fbi surveillance. he's 26-year-old rezwan ferdaus. he plotted for nearly a y

perry leads romney in south carolina, just with 31% to romney's 27.at national gallup poll puts him ahead 31 to 24%. of course we told you that two way trial heat had it as a ten point heat for perry. back to why we're in new york. central to this week's meeting of the united nations will be a request from palestinian leaders to be recognized as an interstate. the president sounded an optimistic tone on the issue. >> this time we should reach for what's best within ourselves. if we do, when we come back here next year, we can have an agreement that will lead to a new member of the united nations, an independent, sovereign state of palestine leaving in israel. >> andrea mitchell, walk me through what's going on. this was supposed to be the libya victory lap. the president is about to announce we're sending an ambassador there. this is supposed to be a try um fants case of how the world works together. there's a good story to tell here no matter what vantage point you are from, europe, united states or united nations. >> unless you're moammar gadhafi. >

again, south carolina all important.publican has picked up the gop nomination without winning that state since 1980. later this afternoon in south carolina, all of the major can da d -- can dadidates will be speak at a forum. rick perry is headed back to texas to deal with those wildfires we told you about. smart strategy for perry to head back to texas? >> brilliant. it makes him look presidential. he's going to handle a disaster. he's there. the last texas governor wasn't present when he was president during hurricane katrina. >> ouch. be nice, it's labor day. >> took her 15 seconds. all right a jab. >> had to do that. so it makes him look like he's running for president. he doesn't have to be there to win big in the polls. he upstaged even michele bachman. >> you score points by being the person you're supposed to be. >> and let's not kid ourselves, he would catch a great deal of flak if he were not there. this would be the first time we have seen rick perry on a national stage debating fellow candidates. how big of a

. >> you have a third of republican voters in places like south carolina who believe that the president of the united states a muslim. no matter what he says about it. chris christie appointed a muslim judge which i praised him for on this show, jon stewart actually used by tape of that on his show last night talking about christie. that's one of things republicans nationwide don't know about. >> one thing christie said in defending the judge is basically i'm tired of all the nuts. the only thing i say about christie, i look at rick perry, mitt romney and chris christie and do think chris christie is a better salesman. if all these guys are flawed at a certain level and christie gets in, the republicans are going to have to compromise in some way. i do wonder if the salesmanship that christie has might give him an advantage there. >> senior new jersey correspondent for "the last word" and from salon.com. thanks for joining me tonight, steve. >>> last night, jon stewart gave his take on why republicans can't find a presidential candidate to fall in love with. >> have you ever considered

le goal -- encourage foreign investment in south carolina. it didn't make out so well.paper reports that they didn't make any deals to bring jobs back home, but they spent $127,000 of taxpayers' money on the trip. this definitely wasn't a budget vacation. the group hosted a $25,000 event at a townhouse in paris. they stayed in five-star hotels, and spent more than $5,000 on daily expenses. plus the state's commerce secretary says other expenses from the trip are still being submitted. did governor haley think we wouldn't notice her spending binge just because it wasn't in the u.s.? as we know, south carolina governors don't do well when they travel to foreign countries. nice try, governor. ♪ got so mans and scars ♪ ♪ maybe time can mend us together again ♪ ♪ it's not what we've done but how far we've come ♪ ♪ i know that we will recover [ male announcer ] here when you need us most. the doctor leaned over and said to me, "you just beat the widow-maker." i was put on an aspirin, and it's part of my regimen now. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you

paul steinhauser joins us from columbia, south carolina, this morning. it works. six candidates and they are -- let's go through them really quick. michele bachmann, congresswoman from minnesota, her man cain, radio talk show host. ron paul, the congressman from texas, newt gingrich, the former house speaker, texas governor rick perry and mitt romney, who will make his second bid for republican nomination. i just ran into jim demint, the republican senator here. i ran into him at breakfast and he was telling me the format. all six candidates right off the bat and then it is one at a time. this is not a debate. 20 minutes of questioning for each candidate. demint will be one of three people questioning them. jim demint is very, very influential and very popular among tea party activists. i think that's one of the reasons you're seeing all six candidates here in south carolina. >> he's the guy that's into pledges. >> capping ballots? >> that was his baby. and most of the canndidates hav signed up for that. you know what? here is another reason you know thi

it's hosted by south carolina senator jim demint. demint blasted president obama over jobs. >> tax creditses, hiring people. >> are you opposed to extending unemployment benefits? are you opposed to extending the payroll tax cut? are you opposed to those two things? >> i just don't think those things will create jobs, candy. the president appears to be doing and frankly, i'm so tired of his speeches, it's going to be hard for me to watch. frormer vice presidential candidate sarah palin is also in the spotlight today, she's going to be at the tea party rally in new hampshire, going to take you there live in the next hour. palin hasn't said whether or not she's going to run for president. >>> and president obama gives his labor day speech in michigan today. he's appearing at an event hosted by the metro detroit central labor council. detroit hit hard by the labor crisis. and the president's remarks come three days before he outlines his plan for turning this jobs market around. >>> fighting, you see there, breaks out between egyptian p