you're protected by the union. if you don't have a union, you're making no money. now, that said, let's face it, in some of the places they have to give and there is he' no doubt. i mean, i was listening to some of the gm executives say that unions weren't the problem. they did put gm out of business so there is a give and take. if you're telling me that this country does not need unions, that's insane. >> got norma ray over here. >> unions put food on our table. >> not mine. >> neil: coming up right now, some of the protests it's as if they have a tin ear to what's going on in the country. to demand or and demand the dugo double digit increase some of them for benefits or avoid 401(k)type plans and six of the states where they're pushing this when private industry workers have gotten kind of used to this. either their head is in the sand or up another dark place. >> well, there's different ways to look at this, neil. playing on what charlie said. i don't see anything unusual at all about an interest group lobbying on behalf of its members. that's what we expect in

to accept union organizing rather than persuade union employees that a union is in their best interests and that is not just me saying that. that is the words of union organizers. consider the former secretary-treasurer, united food and commercial workers in michigan. and the labor research review, michigan. and the labor research review, designed for pro union, and he says the do we need to convince of the advantages of being union? employees or employers? organizing without the national labor relations board means put enough pressure on employers costing them enough time, mystery and money, to get them to surrender to the union. this is what they call the pressure campaign. and to in the union of free bar when arguments, looking at solution to their problems. and we have to create our own reality by making our own breaks and that means focusing on nonunion employers and operate nonunion. one of the concerns organizers might have, in an organized company, and might turn employees ags wnst the union. i look at it this way. if you have massive employee support, yoagswould be conducte a t

-- micro union. normally they have to have a collection to share the common interest. with a micro unit they go against what is traditionally considered common interest and carve out different sections of employees like a department store where every in person has the same benefits, pay wage they may only take the people in the shoe department and sporting goods leaving out to everybody else only giving them a the toehold and work on the rest as they go. they also carve up the company's. >> with the election what is so important, we had 26 people working at this facility. if it was seven or 10-- that i had a chance that number one they had the secret ballot election and vote their conscience bay -- a probably would have lost but over 42 days we had continued meetings and one and people understood there rights despite the fact one employee said we appreciate you coming to talk to us. i wish you could debate the union. said that what happened he said it is no big deal if they have pizza and wings and a

>> neil: unions are starting to get loud. over the top union protests. in michigan they are mad about a right to work law that starts next week. in washington they are mad about all those automatic spending cuts they say that will get worse every week. with right to right would to work states looking to cut more spending is it time for unions to get with the program? to charles payne, dagen mcdowell and charlie gasparino. >> at this point you would think they would start to change their tactics. inflatable racks. >> i love it. >> i find them funny too but realistically it's proven communities where there is fewer and less presence of unions are doing better. you see what happens to the other industries. they have to figure out their dynamic. i have to tell you they will probably have to take a step back to tell the regular people out there, we are not in it for ourselves, that message doesn't get across anymore? >> this is evidence of unions on the run. in michigan, a huge move that state is birth of unions in this country is now a right to work state. w

credit unions continue to be the better deal compared to banks. greg mcbride of bankrate.com is here via skype to count the ways. good morning to you. > > good morning, angie. > when it comes to free checking, greg, which is better to go with, a bank or a credit union? > > we see a much higher incidence of free checking at credit unions. even though we have seen a sharp decline in the availability of free checking at banks in recent years, even now, credit unions, 72% to the nation's largest credit unions still offer a free checking account. that is almost double the pace or the rate at which we see that at banks. > what about with atm surcharges? > > an atm surcharge is something that is assessed to a non-customer or non-member that is using the bank or the credit union's atm. this is actually a commonality. the bottom line is, if you are a non-customer or a non-member using an atm, you can expect to pay. that is almost universal. > how do thing stack up when it comes to savings deposits? > > you know, the barriers to entry are pretty low in the

when you're in retail in new york, those aren't like labor unions, people in the labor unions who are working there, so this is a scific thing for wal-mart, they're attacking wal-mart and trying to make a national case against wal-mart. let's be clear here, there are a lot of places in new york there aren't unions. it's not like there are unions in other retail-- this an attack on wal-mart. >> because wal-mart is the great white whale for consumers. >> how stupid it is, the construction workers who build the wal-mart are union are ner he' out of a job. >> i don't think that the new york win in new york city would impact wal-mart nation wides. i don't think it helps the it at all. the unions are afraid wal-mart of moving into new york city because the people in the city will realize how awful the flipping supermarkets are, once they shop at wal-mart. >> and i think they're here, and i think it's national. >> i think it's national, too, adam, i'm not sure what the situation is in san francisco, but they're a little bit more elitist sometimes than new york city. >> yeah, you know, i'm no

you're part of a union. one, you will earn higher wages. union members earn 30% more than their nonunion counterparts so you'll have a better chance at a living wainl, the ability to support your -- wage, the ability to support your family because you are part of an union. you will have more on-the-job training. workers are likely to have formal on-the-job training making employees more skilled and adding to productivity. and something i should mention and i should mentioned from the beginning, i have been a small business owner for 25 years, over half of my lifetime. i opened a small business when i had hair and it was dark. it was a long time ago. but my business has also been a union business. i have a union specialty printing business, and i can tell you one of the very important reasons why many of us who choose to have unions in our businesses because we know the value is because what i just talked about, that training. apprenticeship programs where you can get the best skilled employees come to your p

who do not like the european union they think is anti libertarian and they want to have their own say in the u.k. they don't want to be dictated to a bunch of school at all to call gentlemen in brussels who are basically a bunch of crooks and we see what the i have a job to do a. five star movement and you see the difference i mean there is a massive generational different doing you want to jump in there i was asking the question about the euro and democracy go ahead i think there is a tension with the existence of a monetary union and not a fiscal union and the ability of the institution to respond to the interests of of all citizens that there is when you have disparate fiscal policies put the united currency some monetary policies are going to appeal to the german people some are going to appeal to the italian people and when you have independence and for banks that isn't too accountable to democratic forces it's really hard to dissolve those just to resolve those disputes and and i quibble way that makes sense to all parties i mean look i don't i think the differences as nicolas h

unions do what unions have always done and that is take care of eir members, if they have a union headells the teachers that they're going to start having them accountable. and that they're going to have merit-based pay and allow them to be fired if they don't have a union job. that union head won't be around long. that's contrairy to what our kids need. >> brenda: why aren't they protesting this. >> and not to exactly restate what john said, the purpose of the union is to ensure high pay for their members and that they have a job. that's what the union is there for. the teachers don't care about the kids, they care about having a job. that's what they're there for. look what chicago faces, two things, one, they say they face a billion dollars deficit. what was their solution, i quote, consolidating underuniversitylized schools will allow us to safely move these children to a higher performing, welcoming school near their home with all the investments they need to thrive in the classroom. how can you say that and the billion dollar deficit and then say the teachers are looking out for

who do not like the european union they think is anti libertarian and they want to have their own say in the u.k. they don't want to be dictated to a bunch of school at all to call the gentleman in brussels who are basically a bunch of crooks and we see what they are the i have a. lovely piece from five star movement and you see the difference i mean there is a massive generational difference dylan you want to jump in there i was asking the question about the euro and democracy go ahead i think there is a tension with the existence of a monetary union and not a fiscal union and the ability of the institution to respond to the interests of of all citizens that there is when you have disparate fiscal policies but the united currency some monetary policies are going to appeal to the german people some are going to appeal to the italian people and when you have independence and from being fit isn't to accountable to democratic forces it's really hard to dissolve those just to resolve those disputes and way that the next install parties i mean look i don't i think the differences as nicola

our two largest seiu union and local 21 and small everybody unions came forward with requests to provide in addition cost of living market wage adjustments for certain classifications. they were significant in many cases and because of the short time line we have under the charter and our need to present completed agreements to the board by -- within the mayor's budget and our obligation to file by may 15 we deferred those conversations to what i would call mid-contract processes so we're engaged with local 21. we're looking at wages above and below the market. yesterday we had a arbitration process with a teamster unit on the subject and we have another one that has a process and talk about cost neutral wage adjustment and how do we fund that within the contract? and within seiu the decision was made to have a process which ends in binding arbitration with the exception of two classifications. to the extent that this process results in any wage increase for sheriff cadets or food service workers they will go into effect then and the rest july 1, 2014 and after frankly a another round of

you can of course compare it to the soviet union or the european union or any other union regardless of which one exactly you pick as a reference point we can support the trend or see the world is seeing a global integration process with new unions emerging across the planet take for example or merkel in latin america i just returned from venezuela there are many more examples of this trend new organizations emerge to survive in this competitive environment why shouldn't we use the positive experience of the soviet union in fostering our relationship if a little beyond russia you were very close to chavis he was a man who united around himself leaders who challenge the west to western corporations western capital now that he's gone what is to future of this. i would not say that chavez united us simply because it's so difficult to do i first realized that when we became part of the nonaligned movement there are so many forces including the united states trying to win these nonaligned countries over to their side to drive a wedge into the movement here.

that means you do not have to pay union dues. there is a little more to it but that's the basis. >> they can be very substantial. i was talking to a checkout cashiers in safeway wearing a united sood commercial workers but in and i asked how did you like the union and he said they take as much out of my paycheck as is taken out in taxes. it was a low-wage workers but that is how she sought. why don't you find another job? he said if i could i would. this obviously concerns these dues that are flowing through these low-paying workers and midlevel workers to the very well-paid presidents unions and how much the union bosses work. >> right to work is a great policy. beyond right to work beyond the obvious i think you had good suggestions. there's a number of states that follow them through their home and if you are engaged in a labor dispute then you can do it so pennsylvania and a number of other states, a special exception just for the unions and that allows the unions to put lots of pressure not just on employers like dave but on

who do not like the european union they think is anti libertarian and they want to have their own say in the u.k. they don't want to be dictated to a bunch of school at all to call gentlemen in brussels who are basically a bunch of crooks and we see what we don't really have a. five star movement and you see the difference i mean there is a massive generational different deal and you want to jump in there i was asking the question about the euro and democracy go ahead i think there is a tension with the existence of a monetary union and not a fiscal union and the ability of the institution to respond to the interests of of all citizens that there is when you have disparate fiscal policies but the united currency some monetary policies are going to appeal to the german people some are going to feel they're telling people and when you have independence and for banks that isn't too accountable to democratic forces it's really hard to dissolve those just to resolve those disputes and and i quote a ball way that makes sense to all parties i mean look i don't i think the differences as nico

who do not like the european union they think is anti libertarian and they want to have their own say in the u.k. they don't want to be dictated to have a bunch of school at all to call gentlemen in brussels who are basically a bunch of crooks and we see what are the habits in a job you do they will keep. you from five star movement and you see the difference i mean there is a massive generational difference doing you want to jump in there i was asking the question about the euro and democracy go ahead i think there is a tension with the existence of a monetary union and not a fiscal union and the ability of the institution to respond to the interests of of all citizens that there is when you have disparate fiscal policies by the united currency some monetary policies are going to appeal to the german people some are going to feel the italian people and when you have independence and for banks that isn't too accountable to democratic forces it's really hard to dissolve those just to resolve those disputes and and i quibble way that makes sense to all parties i mean look i don't i thin

i been a union member,down -- union officer so i've had no problems with the union as long as we are able to do the things that we need to do and we need to negotiate with the unions on the pla agreement because in my area, we have some problems out there that they need to know about and be able to agree to. some pla agreements are sent bad people to us. we wanna be able to peck our people in the union, send 'em out to us so those are the kinda things. and also in areas like [inaudible] and some of the areas we should have a higher goal than some of the other areas out there because of that's happened to us and where we are at. so we are looking at goals that should be up way higher than what the city has set and we hope you are looking at that direction too -- we need goals out there sometime as high as 50, 60 percent in each trade and we want the pl a to be able to go along with working with us because we are started down with young kids and the whole thing. so anyway, i do like what you've come up with and i'd love to be able to work with the unions that we can all work together t

union. mr. verhofstadt addressed europe's fiscal problems and called for a change to the governing system. he currently serves the harlemite. the daily news and jupiter david from monitoring the discussion. >> thank you very much. you said it shall be a short introduction but with a politician you never know how short the introduction can be. i will do my best and first of all ladies and gentlemen it's not the first time i have come to washington to give an introduction about the e.u. crisis, the crisis of the european union and what can we learn from the united states? i think six years ago at that moment prime minister of belgium about the same topic though not such a prestigious institution as brookings. today i am in quite a different context i should say because compared to six years ago the european union is in the midst of a serious crisis and i shall not give you a whole overview of everything that has happened in the last few years in europe. you have certainly followed the greek cr

whether to pay the union and still keep their job the unions worry once you have that choice they will say forget it, you are not doing a good job and i don't want to pay you. a lot of them say they look at the politics in this union wasted $125,000 on a failed constitutional amendment. it is not worth my time. neil: me like that campaign. have at it, stay with it. thank you, always good seeing you. in the meantime, mitt romney is back and he is looking back. how that could actually help republicans move forward. >> rehearse all the mistakes you made and i went through a number of my mistakes. the boys used double miles from their capital one venture card to fly home for the big family reunion. you must be garth's father? hello. mother. mother! traveling is easy with the venture card because you can fly airline ytime. two words. double miles! this guy can act. wanna play dodge rock? oh, you guys! and with double miles you can actuay use, you never miss the fun. beard growing conte and go! ♪ win! what's in your wallet? we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so

do you think that union unions are down and out? get ready, they are fighting back, and they have a lot of cash, wait until you hear where they are getting it. and wait until you find out what they have named in their corner. >> clash of the corporate tita titans. aig ceo robert whether he will lawyer up against the very folks to bailed his company out. protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and theptics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-ye lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. with investment information, risks, fees and expenses today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's g

this is union goons out there demonstrating that are being paid by some unions.very upsetting phenomenon to see new yorkers deprived from the benefits of walmart. >> what is disgusting about it, i'm a union guy. >> where are you coming from. >> you are turning your back on the union people. >> i will tell you if it weren't for unions, more people would die of black lung disease in coal mines. are you telling me if you go down to century 21 where i used to work they are unionized? in this is a hit on walmart. when you go to the cozy hospital this is specific to walmart the. when usual retail in new york, those aren't like labor unions. so people th is specific thing for walmart. they are trying to make a national case against walmart. let's be clear. there are a lot of places in new york where there aren't unions. it's like there are unions in other retail businesses with attack on walmart. by the way, you know how stupid it is, construction workers that would build the walmart is union and they are out of a job. >> i do not think the union win, if you will, will

it is a voluntary union. his actions on that point set the stage for modern politics where we have presidential powers. correct me if i am wrong. the entire executive branch, the president and wage war in pakistan without congressional approval or declaration of war. we have come to this point because of lincoln's example. if the system was not designed for the president to be able to make war on states in the union, that is kind of the dark side of abraham lincoln in american politics. guest: his administration and use of executive power certainly signaled a shift in presidential authority in crisis. it was a model created by adrian linkedin to meet an emergency contingency. aham lincoln to meet an emergency contingency. he would disagree with you about whether the union and compact of states was voluntary. as he put it, a husband and wife may divorce, but the state cannot. the union is perpetual. that is what he based his presidential campaign on. that is what he based his presidency on. eventually, congres

the blob is the unions, janitor's unions, the politicians, and if you try to make a change, the blobays -- >> we don't do that here reck cigs downtown. we have five people to sign off, and the deputy of curriculum has to say it's okay. it's crazy. john: it is, and now it looks like the blob is going to close the best schools in california. why would they do that? the be ones. that's next. ♪ john: you heard about america's lousy schools, but there's some independent public schools that do really well. one chain of three schools? california takes kids from the poorest neighborhood and teaches them so well those kids prosper. the schools were created by a guy named ben chavez. here's what i say. >> give me the worst school in oakland, black, mexican, poke dot, give us the worse school anywhere in america, and we'll take it, and we'll out erform the other schools in five years. jowrn: ben created the model at the indian haven charter school in the heart of the a rough neighborhood. >> now, these are hard workers here. john: they have the highest test scores in california. you can do that

do you think that union unions are down and out? get ready, they are fighting back, and they have a lot of cash, wait until you hear where they are getting it. and wait until you find out what they have named in their corner. >> clash of the corporate tita titans. aig ceo robert whether he will lawyer up against the very folks to bailed his company out. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. neil: president 79s unions to pay up, i know what you thinking unions are hurting, in places like right to work michigan they are. but idea behind something called organizing for action is, you help us unions, we will help you, our cause they say is your cause, a pro labor cause with

of fiscal union, a banking union. and today will know that it is impossible that the single currency with 17 governments, 17 different bond markets, 70 different economic strategies, that is simply cannot not work and always say, maybe the state can exist without the currency, we all removed examples of that, but there was never a currency and there's no currency in actual world without state. state authority that can guarantee the economic financial and political conditions to sustain currency. nevertheless, european decision-makers certainly do exactly the opposite, exactly the opposite. it is impossible to introduce the euro without the necessary means, and do all these necessary means and views should become reality. in a nutshell, they thought that it was possible to have a single currency, euro, based on especially to specific rules. two basic rules. the first, you know them, no public debt-6%. and secondly, no fiscal deficits higher than 3%. do not get the wrong. these rules are sound. i do not criticize them,

the unions proposed it. they agreed to it. they wanted the right to bargain about health premiums and about all of these things, and that is why we have the formula, the charter factors that we have and the labor language that we have, so i think that we can do our best as an agency to ensure as i hope we do and i think we do, to ensure that we don't have discriminatory wage setting practices and we do and i don't believe for example if we're having will difficult hiring an industrial painters and we need to increase the pay and does that mean we should look back at a classification from 25 years ago from a study and not our own study and cobbled together in the interest of time from the state of washington, city of concord, a number of other public agencies, so we actually have to respond to what we're obligated to do under the charter and that's what we're doing here. >> and so comparable worth has been changed to a new standard but not everyone is clear to what it is? >> well, i think it's really hard to reconstruct what it

the blob is the unions, janitor's unions, the politicians, and if you try to make a change, the blobs -- >> we don't do that here reck cigs downtown. we have five people to sign off, and the deputy of curriculum has to say it's okay. it's crazy. john: it is, and now it looks like the blob is going to close the best schools in california. why would they do that? the best ones. that's next. ♪ friday night, buddy. you are gonna need a wingman. and with my cash back, you are money. forget him. my airline miles will take your game worldwide. what i'm really looking for is -- i got two words for you -- re-wards. ♪ there's got to be better cards than this. [ male announcer ] there's a better way with creditcards.com. compare hundreds of cards from all the major banks to find the one that's right for you. it's simple. search, compare, and apply at creditcards.com. first round's on me. john: you heard about america's lousy schools, but there's some independent public schools that do really well. one chain of three schools? california takes kids from the poorest neighborhood and teaches them s

was a european union which hasn't been all that a free cheat is to deal and i saw you smiling my neck and i say i know you're going to wrap your mind a day on this go to dylan. well i i honestly am not enough of an expert to walk opinion in europe to say sort of whether to arbitrate the particular debate but i do think it's worth looking at the example of britain since it's unlike the rest of europe a country that really has no excuse for its economic condition that italy can can legitimately complain that it's not being well served by the c b cameron doesn't like with the bank of england is doing he can you know mark carney a bit more mervyn king who i think is still there for a couple months but what we've seen in britain is that austerity is a massive failure. free premature contraction and reforms i mean i was listening to what he had done in the case actually have a social democratic government is not cutting there is not involving itself in serious cuts it's cutting all the wrong things and none of the right things it's not cutting at extremely high wilderness of what do you buy

was in a union. so are unions become obsolete or will they come roaring back?sio talk show host columnist, mark davis and author of thank the liberals for saving america. welcome to you both. the new law goes into effect this week t. doesn't say that the unions are you kaput. but it's a choice. >> it's a nice way to say prochoice. i think that's a false argument. the problem is that unions who -- the workers who don't pay in get the same rights that -- and they get the benefits that the unions negotiate for them. so state governors are busting unions because the unions are perhaps the largest entity that raises and gives money to democratic candidates. that'sa is behind this. they are trying to bust the unions to stop the money flowing to democrats, which means they care more about money than labor. >> diswriz policy or fiscal policy? >> unions do skew very hard left. and they will be able to continue to fund democratic candidates as long as they wish, but they won't be able to strong arm people into belonging into unions. the choice issue on abortion is the un

unionized worker's paradise bankrupted the city. >> workers did nothing but trust union officials toy sit around the same table, say the same thing, elected officials work for the unions. >> blame banks, political leadership, even perhaps some union officials. >> one cheap shot. these bonds that the bankers sold, these bonds that these goofy bankers sold, the subprime version of municipal finance is it not? i give you the last word quickly? >> of course it is. and how about the goofy investors who bought it? they relied on some goofy rating agency. this is a ship of fools, larry. >> i hope so. >> blaming the workers and taking away their pension, what they worked their whole lives for is absolutely unfair. >> we won't get anywhere with tax subsidies that work -- >> i got to get out of here. i got to get out. >> not the workers, just the unions. but the two are synonymous in detroit. >>> two of the biggest wall street names get flagged in the stress test. kayla joins us with the full story. ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ [ female announcer ] each one of us is our own boss. ♪ and no matter where you

in the european union union does divide. >> yes, it is a battle for supremacy for a domination of europe. it is being done almost totally covertly without real approval of citizens. >> there is the european union going? >> i think it will. being britisish, i hope that it will. i am vice president of the independen party in the uk. >> i have no idea. i always thought that was a fake accent. [laughter] >> you know, the contry that is benefiting by far is germany. they have the most undervalued currency in the face of this globe. if you break up the euro right now, you are this close to a depression in germany. this goes. whatever it is. >> i have to say one last thing. we left out natural gas. which will be developed over the next five years. that is going to be a big part of the negotiations that are going on forward. so cyprus has ecome the talking point of the world. it really is scary. nobody is driving their cars because they don't have any money. they can buy gas. it is horrifying. if this were to happen in this have two tax we have in the bank right now. >> they are already doing th

it shows that unions are equal opportunity offenders.ll go after democrats that are not doing what they and want they will go aer republicans on equal spending. unions we have to keep in mind are the main reasons that wages go up. so yes, they need to continue yell screaming and so that we can see the wages rise. they have not benefited from the recovery. >> and we have flashed on the screen the various actul numbers from the coe and about the right to work state versus none. it is it a slam dunk. >> and so gary b succeeded in shouting down the mayor and are they really winning the big battles? >> absolutely not. we have said many times, union membership is on the decline. it is kind much in a permanent free fall. unions are monopolies and demand artificially high wagings. in greece, they are upset when the dole is going to go away and the average carpenter gets 40 miles per hour. that is a heck of a lolt of money. peop s oh, my gosh my salary is going away . people get upset. jamu is right. i would be protesting, too. but i am not sure

the president mentioned that in his state of the union address. withmuch has happened this and say has seen in congress. does that concern your members tax the waves that we're talking about in terms of their minimum wage legislation is higher. this is very important. it is necessary for the president to use the public to do that. at thank you. >> is the part of the campaign. really heardt during the campaign. >> if it has really lives behind, if he went back to 1968 and you went forward it would be 1068 right now. if he kept it in place where the average wage was the comparison would be around $12. it is important for us to increase the minimum wage. they have come together with a .ill it'll be indexed according to the average rate. we think this should be higher. this is the importance of its. of our economy is 72% driven by consumer spending. when people have money in their pocket they can spend. the demand creates jobs. the job traders are consumers. they are the ones that drive this. the minimum wage up. it will help the economy. people have

the blob is the unions, janitor's unions, the politicians, and if you try to make a change, the blobs -- >> we don't do that here reck cigs downtown. we have five people to sign off, and the deputy of curriculum has to say it's ok. it's crazy. john: it is, and now it looks like the blob is going to close the best schools in california. why would they do that? the best ones. that's next. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. now over to you charles???? sir charles' single miles card left him blacked out. he's coming to us from home. that's gotta be traveling. now instead of covering the final four, he's stuck covering f

powerful labor unions that require you to join the labor union.erpaid by the taxpayers dollars. >> neil: all right, judge. good seeing you. we'll keep an eye on this. also keeping an eye on what will transpire tonight when the blanks slowly begin to reopen in cyprus. we told you what is going on. especially now in britain, preparing the

the blob is the unions, janitor's unions, the politicians, and if you try to make a change, the blobays -- >> we don't do that here reck cigs downtown. we have five people to sign off, and the deputy of curriculum has to say it's okay. it's crazy. john: it is, and now it looks like the blob is going to close the best schools in california. why would they do that? the best one. that's next. ♪ hi hi ♪(whistling tune) ♪("don't worry be happy") john: you heard about america's lousy schools, but there's some independent public schools that do really well. one chain of three schools? california takes kids from the poorest neighborhood and teaches them so well those kids prosper. the schools were created by a guy named ben chavez. here's what i say. >> give me the worst school in oakland, black, mexican, poke dot, give us the worse school anywhere in america, and we'll take it, and we'll out perform the other schools in five years. jowrn: ben created the model at the indian haven charter school in the heart of the a rough neighborhood. >> now, these are hard workers here. john: they have th

union. marriage and civil unions are no small matter in ohio. in 2004 a ballot measure during the general election amending the ohio constitution to outright ban civil unions was credited with energizing the evangelical vote tipping ohio in bush's favor, w's favor, and winning the election over john kerry. it was a huge issue in 2004 and it was a vote against gay marriage or civil unions after the governor there came out for civil unions twice in that conversation yesterday. "the cleveland plain dealer" was all over kasich's comment saying he revaeld on wednesday that he supports civil unions for same sex couples but don't quote him on that because he goes on to quote his spokesperson reeling in the governor in a statement that reads, this is a statement from the spokesperson, the governor's position is unchanged. he opposes gay marriage and opposes changing ohio's constitution to allow for civil unions. well, so much for that. and he's far from the first republican to feel the heat from the