have taken hold near western massachusetts and in some cases been invented in western massachusetts. the infrastructure, the projects go on and on. the broad band expansion. the investment in the data center in springfield. the high-performance computing center in holyoke. the jobs that have come into springfield because of liberty mutual moving facilities here and progressive coming in here because we're expanding the market for auto insurance because we introduced competition which has brought rates down. we have cooperated with chicopee on the uniroyal site. >> one minute from mr. cahill. >> how can we this 20,000 jobs -- lose 20,000 jobs and unemployment go down? the reason although i'm not 100% sure is people are dropping out. they're leaving and quitting. we cannot allow people to quit. we have to give them something to hope for. i am calling for entrepreneurial tax relief. it would insent people to start their own businesses like i did. incentivize people to start their own businesses and give them relief when they are starting out on sales tax, on unemployment tax. when they'

especially in western massachusetts. invest in the government structures it needs like the university and health-care systems and make sure the government does not waste money. there's not enough of it to go around. >> will move to questions from our panel. laura hutcison and dan ring. our first goes from laura hutchison. >> you signed a no new taxes pledge. how will you keep it and would you veto new increases? >> it is important we send a loud and clear message to the people of massachusetts. bacon hill will not come looking for them to build the state out. we have huge economic issues. if we truly want to get those 300,000 people back to work, we have to [unintelligible] whothe only candidate proposed a $1 billion worth of savings. specific proposals because i want to send a loud and clear message. we have to change the way we do business and send a loud and clear message to taxpayers and small businesses and families the state will balance its books and live within its means the same way everybody else does. the bigg

especially in western massachusetts. invest in the government structures it needs like the university and health-care systems and make sure the government does not waste money. enough of it to go around. >> will move to questions from our panel. and dan ring.n andn our first goes from laura hutchison. >> you signed a no new taxes pledge. how will you keep it and would you veto new increases? >> it is important we send a loud and clear message to the people of massachusetts. bacon hill will not come looking for them to build -- build the state out. we have huge economic issues. if we truly want to get those 300 people -- 300,000 people back to work, we have to [unintelligible] i'm the only candidate who proposed a $1 billion worth of savings. specific proposals because i want to send a largloud and cler message. we have to change the way we do business and send a loud and clear message to taxpayers and small businesses and families the state will balance its books and live within its means the same way everybody else does

western massachusetts, despite all the best efforts of government, has been left behind. despite what is happening east in the 120 beltway, but the point is twice the national high in massachusetts, -- unemployment is twice the national high and massachusetts. we need to end the partisanship and bickering, go in a different direction with independent leadership so we can break down the barriers that have held us back in massachusetts, especially in western massachusetts. invest in the government structures that we need like university and health-care systems, and make sure the government does not waste money because it is not enough to go around and we cannot continue to raise taxes as we go forward. >> we will move to questions from our panel of journalists. they are laura hutchinson of 22 news. fred dicker from 88.5 fm. barry krieger -- fred becker. >> our first question goes to mr. baker from laura pattinson. >> mr. baker, you signed a no new taxes' pledge. considering the slow economic recovery and what is facing state government, how will you keep that pledge? should

western massachusetts has been left behind in this recession.pite what is happening within the beltway, unemployment is at record highs. we need a real jobs plan for the future. we need to end the person in the end the bickering. we need to go in a different direction, so that we can break down the barriers here in massachusetts. invest in the government structures and make sure the government does not waste money. we cannot continue to raise taxes as we go forward. >> we now move to questions from our panelist journalists. here they are. >> and mr. baker, you signed a no new taxes' pledge. considering the slow economic recovery, how will you keep that pledge and should you be presented with tax increases, would you veto it? >> it is important that we send a loud and clear message to the people of massachusetts debt begin hail will not come looking for them to bail the state out. we have huge economic issues. if we want to get those 300,000 people out of work back to work, we have to stop presuming we can go back to the tax payers to solve the s

almost $400 million have been invested in western massachusetts and in springfield. this is all across the state of massachusetts. particularly in western massachusetts. we do with retirement issues. we will put them here in western massachusetts. we have also invested state pension money here in massachusetts. we created 300 jobs. i want you to look at who is putting his money where his mouth is. this is not just talking about being the governor, but someone who has actually been and wants to be the governor of the whole state. >> thank you, mr. patrick. one minute. >> nobody is working harder to help us get out of this. that is what a high-performance computing center is about. that is why we are investing in school buildings. it is what bringing liberty mutual and progressive and other companies is about. it is what the road, rail, barge in black cloth is about -- and bike paths is about. it is not about us, but about you. we have a plan, and that is why we are getting progress and making progress. these are cliches and into promises. i know what is good for mrs. -

western massachusetts and in through parts of down east maine and winds are gusting over 20 to 25 and stormy in boston, airport delays across the northeast as for this kind of weather. and sunny and warm in dallas, and vegas, 92 degrees expected there. touching on tropical depression paula. this thing is weakening. and we'll probably be completely gone here in the next couple of days. thankfully another hurricane missing the u.s. back to you guys. i'm going to go wash my hands. >> all right. we found out the answer to the question too. >> yeah, google told us. >> how many? >> you sing the full alphabet twice. the alphabet or alphabet song. >> happy birthday. >> so i was singing the wrong song the whole time. >> happy birthday, happy birthday, we're going to get on the john daly show tonight. >> probably the time frame is the same. >> you guys need to take this show on the road. this has got to go to vegas or atlantic city. this is good stuff. >> that's right. we should. >> i'll be the straight man sidekick. >> we could take it to wisconsin where three-term democratic senator russ fein

no, i went to assumption college in western massachusetts and did not use any school loans. >> nothing. nothing back by the federal government, nothing. and university cannot receive a single penny in federal funding. >> you attack ask the people at the college. >> i know that you said that he would join the tea party caucus in washington if you got elected. and that is their stance of no government anywhere. if you look around, the government has a role. it should not have too heavy a hand. i completely agree with that. we understand this. but the reality is that we do not have any government of all, and i saw that in katrina, and volunteered for a month, it is not pretty when you do not have any organization fighting for anything. the reality is, and you and i both understand this, the reality is that the federal government in state government and local government, and you have worked in government for all of your life. >> all of my life? i just turned 40 yesterday. >> at the local level, at the state level, and now you're running for congressional office. it tells me, having been on

i expect the focus to be on the economy because the debate is geared toward a western massachusetts audience. the part of the state has really struggled. host: jon keller, thank you 4 previewing tonight's debate. live coverage here run c-span. for more information, go to our website, c-span.org/politics. host: as we continue, on your screen is the tenant dan choi -- is lt. dan choi. he announced he was gay, a west point graduate. after a series of proceedings, he was discharged for being in violation of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. he is here to talk with you -- to talk to about his opposition to the policy. this is now playing out in federal court. bergesen up to speak -- a temporary reprieve for the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. the white house won a temporary stay, granting the pentagon to enforce the ban on gay men and women serving in the military. guest: we all know that our system of government allows and mandates that the judicial branch repudiates unconstitutional laws made an executed by the other branches of government. that is american government day one. obama and congr

the heavy stuff over long island, all of connecticut and western portions of massachusetts are see theso the flooding won't be as bad as yesterday. impressive rain totals, new york city three inches, but nothing compared to philly and d.c. balance more. you picked up half a foot of rain from this storm. today's forecast, the rain moves out in new york, you're dry in philly and d.c., boston will be wet pretty much all day long. the storm is gone for tomorrow. in fact for the rest of the weekend the forecast looks nice, a quiet weather pattern. we deserve it after this rainy mess. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. [ indistinct conversations ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t and blackberry have teamed up to keep your business moving. introducing the blackberry torch. at&t. rethink possible. : ulswitching to geico the blackberry torch. realis a bird in the handre on worth 2 in the bush? appraiser: well you rarely see them in this good of shape. appraiser: for example the fingers are perfect. appraiser: the bird is in mint condition. appraiser: and i would say if this were

western connecticut. we have video from parts of massachusetts. we have tried do you out and eventually new england will try out tonight but this is from worcester, massachusetts. not far from boston and they had rough going this morning, too. as we know, a morning commute is a disaster any way and then add heavy rain and ponding and flooding and you have got this, probably a double your pleasure commute. instead of one hour it is two. >> fun stuff. >> go to the computer. the next three days look like this. nice tomorrow, spectacular, 70. winds will die down in the afternoon. great evening for football. the terms are in town. 6:00 kick offat the stadium. sunday we go downhill. cloudy. it looks worse than it is. light rain or drizzle late in the day 65 and then on monday, mostly cloudy light rain and drizzle and temperatures around 60. again, looks worse than it is but in terms of clouds they are coming in a big way on sunday. we will break down tomorrow. shades across the board for all time periods. 59 to start. upper 40sin the suburbs. mid-60s by

people in western philadelphia are ill waiting for floodwaters to recede. airports in new york, new jersey, and massachusetts are still experiencing delays of 45 minutes or longer because of the weather. let's get right to chief meteorologist doug kammerer, tracking yesterday's rain totals. doug? >> simply amazing. you mentioned some areas received as much as they have in a couple of months. st. mary's county received 12 to 13 inches of rain that would normally be three to four months of rain, natural a 48-hour period. just amazing how much rain we have seen. and amazing what a day does. take a look a this. what a change out thereight now. bright blue skies. it is just gorgeous outside right now. but it is rather windy. and a little bit on the cool side. current temperatures are int the low 70s right now. on the live digital doppler radar not a drop of rain. very good news. look at the rainfa total others the last 48 hours. five inches in the district. 4.2 in clinton, maryland. 4.7 in la plata. there is st. mai's a coming in at 12.73. annapolis at 9 inches. frederick, maryland at almost 6 inches of rain. and

massachusetts. big wind and rain storm, particularly for new england. the adirondacks. extreme poconos. even far western maryland. garrett county. high elevations, will probably see some snow by friday. cold air coming in behind us. you can see the rain already out to the west. that will continue to approach our region as that low pressure really gets cranked up. look how close these isobars are. that means a lot of wind. very tight gradient. lots of wind and chilly temperatures. for our region friday. a lot more time. and maybe clouds drifting through. but a windy and chilly afternoon. wind gusts to 45 miles an hour. downgraded. continuing to weaken. it will bring rain to the keys. that's about it. they'll probably see some hurricane conditions across western cuba over the next 6 to 8 hours. for our regions, east winds on the bay. and bay temperatures, around 67. and advisory, small craft advisory. 47 as well. clouds building overnight. and rains tomorrow, can be heavy in the afternoon. a windy, cool, not a beautiful day. upper 50s to maybe 60, 61 degrees. clearing, breezy and chillo friday. >> all rig

massachusetts. just showers left over, upstate new york, western mass into the berkshires. d.c.as been perfect all week. finally that's arriving in new england. look at today. gorgeous weather for the 6:00 start time for the yankee-minnesota game outdoors. 73. can't beat that. dallas very nice. nice in atlanta. on friday, the whole country is in for a great stretch of weather with the exception of the pacific northwest. that's when the next storm system moves onshore. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. ♪ where'd you learn to do that so well. ♪ ♪ where'd you learn to do that so well. ♪ the new cadillac srx. the cadillac of crossovers. cadillac. the new standard of the world. [ animals calling ] ♪ [ pop ] [ man ] ♪ well, we get along ♪ yeah, we really do - ♪ and there's nothing wrong - [ bird squawks ] ♪ with what i feel for you ♪ i could hang around till the leaves are brown and the summer's gone ♪ [ announcer ] when you're not worried about potential dangers, the world can be a far less threatening place. take the scary out of life with travelers insurance... and

in massachusetts, their emergency operations team says they're expecting up to 5 inches of rain in western mass and urban flooding throughout the commonwealth. it could be a nightmarish friday night commute for people trying to get home and enjoy their weekend tonight, jenna. jenna: i guess that's the only silver lining, it's friday! it could be monday, could be worse. reporter tgif. jenna: peter doocy, thank you very much. rick: another fox news alert from pakistan, we're just getting word that another vehicle carrying nato supplies is under attack, this comes amid another attack on a convoy, setting fire to tankers carrying supplies to u.s. and afghanistan, dramatic pictures showing the aftermath of this, the militants suspected of torching the tankers after shooting into the air to scare away drivers. jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon. we know about the war in afghanistan. is this a new front, is the u.s. now spreading its operations into pakistan? i'm sorry to interrupt. >> reporter: no, i'm sorry to interrupt, rick. absolutely, it does seem as though there's an increased tempo