in the u.s.a. because they could say all -- say the pipeline got built from canada all the way down to louisiana, okay? which i'm sure you would approve if you were president of the united states, correct? >> sure. the very first day the pipeline comes in and goes to the tankers in the gulf, see you, we are going to china. bye. right through the panama canal. you would have to stop the oil companies from going all over the world to get more money than they could here because that's what's going on right now you and i just flat disagree, bill. the way you are reasoning why don't we stop the export of corn, that would drive down the price of corn. why don't we stop the export of wheat, that would drive down the cost of wheat. >> bill: do you want me too tell you why? >> because it isn't necessary to buy corn and wheat. it's not necessary. >> of course it is. >> bill: look, everybody needs oil, all right? there is going to be a demand for oil. we have cut it, the united states has cut the demand becau

in the netherlands, cycling is inherently more safe than in the u.s.a. because all car drivers are also cyclists. 60% of the people in the netherlands cycle at least three times a week. 80% at least once a week. so all the car drivers are also cyclists and they know as they turn right that there is an 80% chance that they will cut off a cyclist if they don't look. so there is also safety by numbers. one last thing and that is about liability. when i hear about cycling in the u.s., people say, oh, but cycling is so dangerous. and then we say, no, cycling is not dangerous. cyclists hardly ever cause accidents. cars cause accidents. cars cause facilities and in the netherlands we have the philosophy that car drivers should realize that they're in a machine that can kill. and also from that on responsibility in taking liability. if a car drives over a child on a bike, no matter what happens, he is 100% liable for whatever happens. and even in the other cases, when a car goes in the collision with an adult on a bike, still there is at least 50% liability for t

right now there are close to 50 million poor people in the u.s.a. back in 1964 it stood at 19% of the population. so the great society programs were launched by president lyndon johnson. more than 16 trillion dollars have been spent on welfare payments to the poor. heritage foundation estimates over the next ten years, an additional $10 trillion will be spent but the poverty rate is down 4 points. 16 trillion, four percentage point decline. welfare is not the trampoline newt gingrich is talking about. >>> the dilemma for governor romney is this, he is a rich guy. contrast that image to president obama who portrays himself as an organizer. he wants a massive intervention to redistribute income to the poor. that is what obamacare is all about. that is what tax the riches is all about. romney says, no, he wants the private sector to create jobs that will lead more people out of poverty. in the meantime, romney says he'll keep the welfare safety net in place. mistake he is making that he is not dealing with the true causes of poverty thereby showing real

throw up the "u.s.a. today" cartoon. e, this is what i think some conservative viewers when i analyze santorum last week i said if he, rick santorum, continues to get into the social fabric of what you can and can't do in personal behavior, the press is going to kill him. and that cartoon has him and looks like the pope or a cardinal in bed and saying that, you know, it's basically mr. santorum is here to make sure that nothing untoward happens. this is what rick santorum is going to face in the general election. >> you are absolutely right, bill. >> which is why rick santorum would be a risky norm knee. i have read his positions on contraception and prenatal testing and so forth. it's a respectable case he makes on those things. those are not the issues this election year. while i think within the context of a republic primary those issues may not hurt him too badly. i t. would hurt and it would make those issues would be general election poison. >> okay. but i think it's helping him, not hurting him in the primary. i th

. >> the muslim brotherhood gray concern to a lot of the people are they a threat to the u.s.a. >> i think the muslim brotherhood is one faction in egypt. they don't have majority support in egypt. they are -- but they are well organized. there are strains of bear ideology that are anti-u.s. there is no doubt about it. >> you don't want the muslim brotherhood. >> what i isn't a representative government in egypt. i have confidence if egypt moves in orderly transition process. we have a government in egypt work together as a partner. >> those are tough boys muslim brotherhood. >> bill: that confidence not well founded egypt says it will put 19 americans on trial. totally trumped up charges. the u.s.a. is threatening to suspend 19 quadrillion we give them. mess and islamists are behind it no question obama is in a better position today than he was than he was last year at this time. poll has obama defeating he romney 49-42. the president's job approval rating has raised to 50% with 48% disapproving. that poll means little because the election is still nine months away and election can c

the party was hosted by our media partner "u.s.a. today." >> reporter: for the past 24 years the "u.s.a. today" has put together these groups, a room full of super bowl commercial critics who vote on which they like the best. about 150 people have packed this room to figure out which ones will come out on top. once they've had plenty to eat and drink, they took their instructions. >> we want you here for the commercials. we don't care about the game. >> reporter: they sat back and casted their votes. they brought in a diverse crowd of all ages and they simply were looking to get one question answered. >> they rated the commercials how much they liked or disliked them. >> reporter: as you would expect, there were mixed reactions over the spots that cost $3.5 million each for 30 seconds of air time. >> i think they've been great. i loved the throwbacks to classical music and classical rock. >> reporter: there were some favorites early on. even the technicians could tell. >> 8.47. >> reporter: reading numbers through high-tech equipment.

everybody -- we're having a warm winter in the u.s.a. that means there should be more oil available right now because you didn't sell it because it was warm. correct? >> well, bill, the answer to that question is we have ample supply of fuel here in the united states. refineries are producing every drop that americans need to -- >> bill: stop, stop, stop. you are an honest man and thank you. all right. so we have plenty of supply here and when you have plenty of supply of anything in a capitalistic society, prices don't go up. correct? capitalism, supply and demand, you have the supply, people, you know, there is no shortage anywhere so it should remain stable or go down, correct? capitalism? >> well, you are right about capitalism, bill, the assertion that we have somehow as a refining industry. >> bill: no, no, no, no. you are getting ahead of yourself. i'm not blame be anybody for anything. just step-by-step. capitalism, supply and demand. plenty of supply. price shouldn't be going up theoretically, correct? >> the global demand dictat

. >> bill: the problem is, if the u.s.a. increases domestic production of oil and gas, as mr. carney mentioned, the oil companies export the stuff to china and other countries so it doesn't benefit us. as we said last night americans are getting hosed. joining us now from minneapolis, vice chair of the democratic national committee and mayor of that city r.t. rye beck. mr. mayor it, seems to me the president doesn't know what to do about high gas prices, or am i wrong. >> the president knows plenty to do and he has been doing that he has pursued an all of the above strategy. we do need to increase production. it's the highest level since 2008. we do need to limit the amount that comes into this country and lowest level in 10 years. we need to make sure that we he do things that are important like allow some new drilling in this country but we can't put our head in the sand and pretend all we have to do is just keep consuming. the president has done a lot to try to limit consumption and we have to be smarter about what we do. >> bill: all right, mr. mayor, you say the president

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under president obama gas prices in the u.s.a. also nearly doubled, obviously we need some relief or the economy may slide back into recession. overseas, muslim jihadists are now on the march again. in afghanistan some soldiers made a mistake and burned some korans while cleaning up at the bagram air force base. now afghan militants are running wild. this infewer united states me after 10 years and nearly 2,000 american dead, we should expect more from the afghan people than scenes like this. on the debt front as we all know there is no relief. predictions are president obama's reelected the national debt will rise to $20 trillion by 2016. even those who support president obama are having doubt about his leadership. if you vote for the president this time around, you are again voting on hope. his policy also finally begin improving the country. leadership is the key to getting this country back to prosperity. the question do any of these guys in either party have what it takes? and that's the memo. now for the top story tonight. r

the ad tells his made in the u.s.a. plan, which cuts taxes for michigan manufactures, i'm shelby lynn reporting. >> and tonight, santorum is campaigning in the wolverine state. he is expected to harshly criticize. the latest polling has romney and santorum in a statistical tie. >>> plenty of cities have banned smoking in public places or restaurants, but one california town wants to make it illegal to smoke outside their own property. considering the ban after a family complained. they said smoke from their neighbor's backyard caused health problems for their kids. proposals caught smokers and nonsmokers by surprise. >> what about people who have children in their home and they don't want to smoke in their home? >> on your own property, that's unacceptable. >> the council has not yet set debate. california law bans it near playgrounds and parks. >> it doesn't propose a stop on people's rights as a homeowner or do they have legitimate health concerns for the people next door? weigh in. the address is mailbag@wusa9k. >>> c

the growth-- these inexpensive solar panels from china, significantly cheaper than ones made in the u.s.a. >> fair house like this it would probably be on the order of $3,000 to $5,000 more expensive. >> reporter: to go with u.s. panels. >> to go with u.s. panels. >> reporter: how do most of your customers decide. >> customers probably more than nine times out of 10 vote with their wallet. >> reporter: while installers might welcome chinese imports, american panel makers claim the chinese are unfairly dumping panels on the u.s., killing good american man american manufacturing jobs. last year, the biggest u.s. panel maker closed this plant near l.a. 100 jobs were lost. a dozen american manufacturers have gone bankrupt, closed down, or downsides. >> just a few years ago chinese products were less than 10% of the u.s. market. today they average about half of the u.s. market. >> reporter: attorney tim brightbill represents seven american manufacturers suing to have the u.s. commerce department slap import taxes on chinese panels. they say the chinese solar industry is propped up by huge gove

. >> by the age of 16, lakey was the top female pick for the u.s.a. surf team. since she's homeschooled, she's able to travel the world for the top competitions. lakey's mastered some amazing techniques -- like this one. >> where you're going on the wave and then you launch into the air and grab your board and do a 360 and then land back on the wave. >> that's called an air reverse. like just about all individual sports, surfing is judged on a combination of factors. >> to judge competitive surfing, it's on a scale from 1 to 10 -- 10 being the best, 0.1 being the worst. it depends on the wave and what the wave offers you. but most of the time, it's how well you surfed the wave, so if you maximized every opportunity you got. they would want to see someone do, like, a turn and then go straight from that into an air reverse, like we were talking about earlier. >> surfing comes from hawaii. early boards were made out of wood and were rather heavy. today, most boards are made out of lightweight foam. the one lakey uses is a new design. >> it's super-, super-wide. the

." >> susie: "made in the u.s.a." has been a strong point for the american economy. u.s. exports have been growing, adding to the optimism in the manufacturing industry. international paper makes packaging, paper and cardboard boxes, much of it made in the u.s. but as c.e.o. john faraci told tom hudson, exports alone won't kick-start the economy. >> the u.s. isn't an export driven economy, our economy is large, it's consumer driven, and so for us it's either kind of job growth, that we can have and should have and i think eventually will v we've got to see the consumer get more confidence about spending some of their discrisary income. we export more than 20% of what we make, in fact, we're finishing investment in virginia right now, about $80 million to create over 100 jobs. and almost 100% of that product will be exported. >> what hurdles are you finding to get that product to international markets. >> i wouldn't say there are any hurdles. we have to keep on investing in infrastructure. we have to be cognizant of not overregulating. the things that we all know about, ta