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funding for this presentation was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vt., and honolulu, the newman's own foundation, and the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> president obama is going to tell congress that the time for bickering over health-care reform is over. 3 afghans and a british soldier died in afghanistan. china becomes the first country in the world to start matt -- a mass vaccination for swine flu. welcome to bbc world news. coming up later, the heaviest rain in years these parts of this temple under water. -- aniston ball -- istanbul under water. >> the next few hours but crucial for barack obama and the serious debate in the u.s. over health care reform. it is a measure of how high the stakes are. a rare event for an american president. he wants to extend health insurance to 46 million who do not have it. their opponents have a bill to a cam

greta: alaska, vt., and texas are all seceding from the midterms. >> there was a speech at which hutcheson'sideotape, and they are hitting him hard on not knowing there was a reception in texas, and she is a representative of a more modern and inclusive republican party, according to analysts, but i do not think that is the case at all. greta: i cannot wait until one of them says the other one is great. up next, tucker's favorite, the best of the rest. elementary school children being taught a song about obama. we have the video. you can decide. and this is a strange rap video. plus, if you love "ferris bueller's day off," we will explain. ún ou: t s nnge toaghw, roms" zi dou t lindsu" tshehin s. het kiw ceem" ar y,i ire greta: you have seen our top stories, but here is the best of the rest. we report, you decide. an elementary school in new jersey, the children were taught words to a song praising president obama and his policies. check it out. greta: the superintendent of the schools as the taping was unauthorized, and it was taught during black history month and next -- in the past. and t

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burlington, vt., miles, please go ahead. >> i was interested in hearing the president's remarks tonight. i live in vermont and we have a pretty great public health care option. >> are you in short through that? >> i am not actually. >> why? >> i was going to be because i was not employed for a while. fortunately, i recently got a job that pays for my expenses. unfortunately, that puts me out of the range for qualifying for coverage. now i am in a situation of having to find private insurance which is going to be much more expensive. i am not a fan of the current system we have. what mostly disappoints me about current plans is to operate within the rules that already exist. we talked about putting in new public insurance options but not coming up with new ways of paying for health care, which is, i don't think, particularly surprising. i think president obama could be talking so much about a coherent plan as people have been saying that there is no coherent plan. there are many different options floating around out there which contradicts broadly what the president has been saying. i th

we have of they can't sim-- a vt stelel mill -- this will be a primary where companies would like tovolved in research and development could relocate to. there are multiple sites not only in western and southern new but all about the rest bell. host: your thoughts about his plans? -- all around the rust belt. guest: he has some good ideas. the idea of taking advantage in current interest in sustainable energy. the problem is you need to have a plan b. mayors across the country are facing this. how the you try to attract a growth bet at the same time prepare for the worst? of anywhere, braddock, pa. knows. for half a century they did not prepare. they had only a plan a. it is a pretty big lesson. this book shows you need to have a plan b and prepare neighborhoods in case the new high-tech company, that new solar power company does not come. host: we're talking with justin hollander. if you want to get in the conversation, the numbers are on the screen. the first call comes from detroit, mich., on the line for democrats. please turn down your television. caller: i want to ask your gues

i know the one in sacramento is an actual organization called vt party express.e are organizations in atlanta -- called the tea party express. there are organizations in atlanta. these things have cropped up all over the country. certainly, at freedom works, we have organized some tea party product -- protests as well. the idea that there is a national organization pulling the strings on this is both misleading -- and if the democrats believe this, they sorely miss understand what is going on. host: has helped to have radio host lembeck promoting this idea? guest: -- glenn beck promoting this idea? guest: absolutely, he has a big footprint. sometimes people get this confused with his march on washington, and they are two separate things. host: let's take some phone calls. dreamworks was -- freedom works was founded by dick armey? guest: he actually joined us after we ran organization. host: first call from minnesota. caller: i support for the works and i also support joe wilson. i wonder if there is a rally here in minneapolis or st. paul that coincides with the

about 20 years ago, vt. started a program called doctor dinosaur.t is a medicaid-supported program for children. we have virtually full universal coverage for our kids. the percentages are quite low. it is the transition to the population. it is virtually universal. it has been affordable because insuring children is a lot less expensive than it is for people in their older years. here is what happened. the program went into effect and a lot of employers said to their employees, take your kids off of the company planned and put them on that new state program. that has happened to a lot of folks. what we're trying to do in our reform effort is to provide subsidies to people to get coverage through their employers as well as the catamounts plans. that is a mascot for a university. it is a panther that is now extinct. the last one was shot in 1836. through their employer, if it is at least as comprehensive of a plan as we have offered, since we saw this migration away from plans to employers, my fear is that the public auction will see the same kind of

about 20 years ago, vt. started a program called doctor dinosaur. that is a medicaid-supported program for children. we have virtually full universal coverage for our kids. the percentages are quite low. it is the transition to the population. it is virtually universal. it has been affordable because insuring children is a lot less expensive than it is for people in their older years. here is what happened. the program went into effect and a lot of employers said to their employees, take your kids off of the company planned and put them on that new state program. that has happened to a lot of folks. what we're trying to do in our reform effort is to provide subsidies to people to get coverage through their employers as well as the catamounts plans. that is amassed debt -- mascot for a university. it is a panther that is now extinct. the last one was shot in the 1830's sex. -- 1836. through their employer, if it is at least as comprehensive of a plan as we have offered, since we saw this migration away from plans to employers, my fear is that the pub

about 20 years ago, vt. started a program called doctor dinosaur. for children. we have virtually full universal coverage for our kids. the percentages are quite low. it is the transition to the population. it is virtually universal. it has been affordable because insuring children is a lot less expensive than it is for people in their older years. here is what happened. the program went into effect and a lot of employers said to their employees, take your kids off of the company planned and put them on that new state program. that has happened to a lot of folks. what we're trying to do in our reform effort is to provide subsidies to people to get coverage through their employers as well as the catamounts plans. that is a mascot for a university. it is a panther that is now extinct. the last one was shot in 1836. through their employer, if it is at least as comprehensive of a plan as we have offered, since we saw this migration away from plans to employers, my fear is that the public auction will see the same kind of migration and not provide the ro