get letters every day from customers in unserved areas who are just dying to have a broadband at terntiveu can imagine living out in the middle of nowhere without access to broadband. we all have it. we take it for granted, but the reality is some people can't get it today. >> host:ño' paul barbagallo. >> focusing on hastening the adoption of broadband, they found in areas where it had internet access available, some americans are not subscribing. at windstream, are you finding that to be the case? >> guest: i think that's the real issue; right? in some cases, there's affordability. we worked on that in determines of devising price plans at the low end to get low end services, but it is the reality. there's a number of people who are served today, but can't afford it. we have been working with the fcc, the usta on ways to help get access for those who cannot afford broadband. you can't give it away, but fundamentally, it's an empowering technology for these people, especially the young people who are trying to find a way to build a life, and broadband is an enabler there. from a philanthr

taken together, the two bills present a clear a terntive to democrats' immigration policies. expressed by g.o.p. rising star texas senator elect ned cruz. >> essence of the conservative message is we want a dynamic nation where anybody with nothing can achieve anything. >> example of why republicans say the stem act is important to american competitiveness, 38% of the high-tech grads from foreign countrys. leading american companies, immigrant contributed to three out of ever four patents filed. >> bret: thank you. bipartisan coalition in senate approved a measure limiting the government's power to indefinitely detain american citizens and legal residents suspected of terrorism. senators voted to make permanent a ban on moving guantanamo bay prisoners to the u.s. those amendments are part of the senate $631 billion defense billion. the white house has threatened veto. the supreme court is considering whether to take up the issue the matter of gay marriage. same-sex marriage is legal or will soon be in nine states. 31 states have amended their constitution to prohibit it. case

. >> do you always -- >> there's a lot of details in this including the at terntive minimum tax is, and they tend to be blue states. if there's state and local income tax, children, it's not politically sustainable. it might be a negotiating step to create a further crisis to a chief it, and the defense cuts are not sustainable. >> do you agree the fiscal cliff, the u.s. budget problem is the risk that the men and women should be focusing on? we talked about other ones, but what's the one that should be keeping them up at night? >> well, i'd go back to this. secretary geithner here, talking about this, and austin explains the past deal, but ask secretary geithner what's different that's making a deal this time? how do you qiews the cliff to set it up? if the answer is a mandate to raise revenues, that's not enough. ask him. he's the decision. he's close to the president on the issue. i would flip it. again, but i'm an on the mis. i think you could make this into an opportunity to address the things we talked about in 2013 if you keep the pressure on with the types of things as like a si

i have read an al terntive analysis that -- alternative analysis that suggests that the surge has not been successful in eastern afghanistan, and that the level of violence in that part of the country is actually -- has actually increased. now, i understand when you have a surge, you have an increase in violence just because there's more combat, more fighting, but at this stage, i think it would be helpful for us to have a measure of the effectiveness of the surge in reducing violence, particularly to the civilian population, and i would hope that the chairman would ask for that information, and, finally, let me just -- >> let me just respond to the request. >> thank you. >> i have look at it, and i had it this morning, and it's interesting supporting general dunford, but nonetheless, i asked for it to be updated. it's -- it's a month behind, and it's -- we can now get the october and we'll be able to get the november results so we can compare apples and apples this year to last year. it's an important question you're making, and i hope by the end of next week we have the statistics u

he focused on pennsylvania where the race tightened as a possible a terntive. >> appreciate all the work doing. >> then back to boston to await returns with often eye on florida, ohio and virginia, team romney expects as they go, so will the nation. for months despite record spending, record campaign activity, record advertising, neither candidate really been able to break away from the other. tonight in boston there is optimism. hope, anxiousness. preparation for what could be a very late night that could spill in tomorrow or beyond. megyn, bret? >> thank you. >> bret: now to chief white house correspondent ed henry in chicago. sned >> good evening, bret. last night, the obama camp was predicting a blow-out. we got off the phone with the senior advisors saying they have to admit florida, virginia, and slew of battlegrounds are too close to call. >> president obama tried to displace calm and confidence today -- >> i expect we will have a good night. >> it was clear last night the magnitude of the moment set in. as he waits to find out whether he will secure his place in history as a tran