wisconsin likes early voting. there's never been any kind of problem associated with wisconsin early voting, unless of course you consider the fact that most early voters vote democratic to be a problem. last night, wisconsin republicans also came up with a novel new twist on the state's draconian new voter i.d. law. at the same time that the republicans passed the first big cut to early voting, they also passed a law to require people to show new documentation in order to vote that wisconsin residents never had to show before, and that not all legal voters in the state have. they passed that bill in 2011. it's been blocked in the courts ever since. but last night, late last night, as the last night of the legislative session crept past midnight and into the wee hours of this morning, the republicans in wisconsin came up with a new twist on their voting restrictions. now what republicans what you to do is they want you to declare when you vote if you are a poor person. and if you say that you are a poor person, th

why don't you get back to the county fares and spend more time in wisconsin? reelections can be tough. >> in my case, it is interesting. this week we're out on a book tour. i called a special session for the first week of december because my lawmakers, democrats and republicans alike asked me not to call for this week going into thanksgiving so it was the perk time to be out talking about a book to talk about the story of wisconsin. not just the story -- >> scott, you and i are known around the country as straight shooters, straight talkers so i'm going to ask you straight ruffle running for this president in 2016? >> running for governor. and i have done it not once but twice in the last two and a half years. >> are you running for president in 2016? >> i'm running for governor. that's what i'm focused on. >> on that cheerful note i want to thank our governors. i want tournlg all of you to go to facebook or twitter to weigh in on our fireback question. does gop have a better chance of winning the presidency in 2016 if it nominates the governor? right now 47%

how do you think the effort changed wisconsin politics?hy do you think you can beat him now when the recall effort couldn't beat him before? >> well, i think it gets down to who you are in wisconsin. we are people who like to get along with each other. and we like to work together to move forward. as you mentioned, this was incredibly divisive. and i have heard that, as i moved through the state. that will be a big campaign issue, is the type of leadership. is it the type of leadership that brings people together or the divisive leadership that we've seen over the last three years? >> women's rights, and reproductive rights have been a big issue in the last few years, and scott walker went after shutting down abortion clinics, and even went after equal pay. did those decisions have to do with your running against him? >> absolutely, i believe that women should have the freedom to make their own health care choices. and what the governor has done is roll back wisconsin many, many years. and so i think it is important this we're able to make

>> oh, wisconsin nice.y with the glasses completely losing his mind, that's the republican president of the state senate, senator mike ellis. he was slamming his gavel so hard that day, trying so hard to shut everybody up, to pass a bill forcing wisconsin women to undergo a state-ordered medically unnecessary ultrasound that he literally broke the base of his gavel by pounding it that hard. he broke it! and that is the type of session that was promised by the democrats tomorrow, if the republicans went ahead with the ask your boss bill. we are learning now that the threat of raising hell may have worked, at least for the time being. that bill is not on the calendar tomorrow, and tomorrow's the last day of the session. spokesman for the republican senate majority says that the bill will not come up tomorrow after all because republicans have now decided they'd like to end this session with a light calendar. joining us now for the interview is wisconsin state senator jon erpenbach, who it should be noted beca

joining us now for the interview is wisconsin state senator jon erpenbach, who it should be noted became a national pin-up senator for democrats everywhere in the huge fight over union rights in wisconsin. senator, nice to see you again. thanks for being here. >> thank you, rachel. >> so, when you threatened all out hell if they moved these bills tomorrow without a public hearing, what did you mean and why did you say that? >> well, i was really frustrated with the whole process during the committee hearing because they tried to take the assembly bill and make it like the senate bill and saying there was no change at all, when in fact there was a huge change, what you alluded to earlier, that certain employers would have to give employees permission to use contraception under certain scenarios, which was very frustrating, because if the public knew, they would be outraged. the idea of the all out hell was basically making sure we took our time concisely but loudly to let people of wisconsin know exactly what the senate republicans were up to with this legislation.

madison, wisconsin, makes many lists of the best place to raise a family. michelle moved here from chicago in part to make sure that her children had access to a great education. >> the responsibility that i put on my kids is the same thing that i expect out of myself. they tell me that i'm harsh and expectations can be high, but i mean, i'm going to be his cheerleader. if i don't push him no other person will. >> you but there are troubling problems in the educational system when it comes to children of color. >> reporter: wisconsin ranks the top in high school graduation rates. over the last eight years wisconsin has consistently ranked at or above the national average in math and reading scores. but the achievement gap, the different in performance across racial groups is growing in wisconsin. numbers released this month show a difference in reading and math scores between black and white students are the highest in the nation. >> if you go back and look at the early 70the late 70's and ee were coming out of segregation, there was a spirit in the communi

lou: your story in wisconsin i think is certainly unique.complish there is certainly commendable as well as unique. the unions, where do you stand now? you have overcome odds, overcome massive political power against you. where the stand now? >> well, we want our second election in the same term. most important for the people of wisconsin of reforms are looking. this december, our third consecutive year of property tax is going down on a median value home. the three a half billion dollar budget deficit that has become a surplus. along with cutting taxes we have improved the economy, may strategic investments and education and higher education. a much better place to live in all because we made prudent decisions to a half years ago. lou: tough decisions. you argue principles are critically important. polls less so. you are a living example of what you are trying to communicate to the republican party. what is the reaction from the party establishment to your book, to your thinking, and to your counsel to a party that desperately -- if i can p

yesterday we announced unemployment rate in wisconsin is down to 6.5%. when i was running two years ago it was 9.2%. when i came into office we had a $3.6 billion budget deficit. we just finished the year shy of a $700 million surplus. we have lowered taxes. this is the third year in a row property taxes have gone down. we have a rainy day fund five times bigger than my predecessor's. our bond rating is strong. we have been able to make investments in education, higher education, worker training, because we made tough decisions over the last two years. and this book not just tells the story, it tells the details of how the people and the experiences, what i and my family went through, what the legislature went through, and many of the stories that up until now were not fully told. that is a little bit of an overview view. >> i will go to myself, and others to start. one of the slogans in the book says if we can do it in wisconsin we can do anywhere, even in our national capital. a great slogan. i want you to talk about how realistic you think it is. at a

madison, wisconsin. newly elected republican governor scott walker rejecting a state budget shortfall introduces sweeping legislation called the budget repair bill. >> just like nearly every state across the country, we are broke. >> in order to close the gap, walker's bill proposes broad spending cuts, but also includes something many people don't expect. the elimination of collective bargaining rights for public employee unions. >> walker's plan was to make it much harder for public sector unions to bargain with state, county or local government or school districts. he was saying we're going to take away your right to exist. >> collective bargaining is not a right. in the public sector, collective bargaining is an expensive entitlement. >> state democrats dispute that union bargaining rights affect the state's budget situation and that wisconsin is broke. they also disagree with some of the bill's other provisions, which include privatizing state power plants and overhauling medicare. lena taylor is a

wisconsin governor scott walker. who no doubt is going to be running for president said that his state had a healthy mix of laws both discriminating against gay americans and firmly in their equality check this out. and it was some republicans were passed a bill banning discrimination against gays should the house to say well you know i haven't looked at that particular bill i can tell you in wisconsin we've had anti discriminatory laws that are very similar that are more than thirty years and they work quite effectively only to a state that has a constitutional amendment to deploy her mother was not. bill the house bill should be some i mean we had not had problems that we had no problems or should say no limit to problems with that at the same time we still have a constitutional duty but the defines marriage as a healthy balance going to the sky is the perfect candidate for president those are the most that was the biggest word salad weasel words that i've ever heard my whole entire life first of all you're coming

wisconsin. it has been a year. a lot has happened.ot to come, see old friends, see good memories. maybe we should come back and do this more often. people are really friendly here, i tell you. i got this invite for the event in the mail and i thought the mustache thing was pretty interesting. at first, i thought it was an invite from dr. phil. seeing that this is terry's birthday, i wanted to bring something from wisconsin that i thought was appropriate -- [applause] a little slice of wisconsin with some branstad on top. the packers are pretty popular in iowa, correct? [applause] more so than the vikings, i would like to think. yeah, ok, maybe not. sorry. i also want to sit here -- as i look out, i see three people. i want to talk about terry a little more. i see a guy that has been a workhorse where i work, in congress. i see tom latham who has been working hard. he is one of those guys who's in there fighting every day for the conservative common principles between us, wisconsin, and iowa. i want to thank tom for what he does in con

wisconsin governor scott walker. who no doubt is going to be running for president said that his state had a healthy mix of laws both discriminating against gay americans and affirming their equality check this out. the senate was some republicans were passed a bill banning discrimination against gays should the house to the same well again i haven't looked at that particular but i can tell you in wisconsin we've had anti discriminatory laws that are very similar that for more than thirty years and they work quite a spectacle the only one state that has a constitutional amendment to deploy to. build a house bill should be some i mean we've had not had problems we had no problems our should say no limit to problems with that at the same time we still have a constitutional duty but the defines marriage is a healthy balance you know when this guy is the perfect candidate for president those are the most that was the biggest word salad of weasel words i've ever heard my whole entire life first of all you're coming on blo

wisconsin was one of the states that has the voter id laws. [indiscernible] >> i do not know -- i will give you a list of stores of the past. i do not have a number. if there is a handful of cases at a substantial because of my vote or anyone else's is jeopardized by the lack of integrity of the process, i can guarantee one vote counts for one person, that is a legitimate issue. >> i asked because in a number of places and on the federal level, efforts to find people who are voting front only have been very few -- >> when this came up there was talk about few, if any, over time. you have seen the district attorney in milwaukee, a democrat, prosecutors, along with state prosecutors, others. you're not talking about tens of thousands. you had a significant enough number that it was not done by hawkins, but was done by democrats. to me in our state the law i signed into we effect provides case they issued id card in addition to the driver's license free upon request. there's no deterrent to people who some claim would not have otherwise access to

coming up, my one-on-one with wisconsin governor scott walker.ys the gop and its brand can be revived. >> we can show people in states like mine, other battleground states across america, the "r" doesn't just stand for republican, it stands for reformer. we can win these key battleground states. try new alkr fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! yep. got all the cozies. [ grandma ] with n fedex one rate, i could ll a box and ship it r one flat rate. so i kn untilt was full. you'd be crazy not to. is tt nana? [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. i always wanted to design a bike that honored those who serve our country. and geico gave me that opportunity. now naturally, we wanted it to be powerful, innovative and we built this bike as a tribute to those who are serving, those who have served and their families. and i t

most importantly put the people of wisconsin reforms are working.ow become a surplus. along with cutting taxes we have improved the economy, may strategic investments and made our state a much better place to live in because we made a tough but prudent decisions to one-half years ago. lou: tough decisions. you argued principles are critically important. polls less so. you are a living example of what you are trying to communicate to the republan party. what is the reaction from the party establishment to your book, you're thinking, and to your council ahead to a party that desperately, if i can put it this way, desperately need some guidance. >> well, i start up the boo by talking about not only wisconsin but across america there are 30 stat that now have republican leaders as governors in nearly as many that have republican legislative majorities. tea party patriots or establishment republicans are anything in between. real reform we're optimistic. most important, that's is that true. a number of people who work on your behalf, specifically a recal

wisconsin was one of the states that has the voter id laws. [indiscernible] i do not know -- i will give you a list of stores of the past. i do not have a number. casesre is a handful of at a substantial because of my vote or anyone else's is jeopardized by the lack of integrity of the process, i can guarantee one vote counts for one person, that is a legitimate issue. >> i asked because in a number of places and on the federal find peoplets to who are voting front only have been very few -- >> when this came up there was talk about few if any overtime. yet seen the district attorney in milwaukee, a democrat, prosecutors, along with state prosecutors, others. of're not talking about tens thousands. you had a significant enough number that it was not done by hawkins, but was done by democrats. to me in our state the law i signed into we effect provides case they issued id card in 'sdition to the driver license free upon request. there's no deterrent to people who some claim would not have otherwise access to photo identification. >> democrats h

wisconsin had the ability to have expanded medicaid at no cost. about 25 states have elected to do medicaid expansion, including many republican states. but obviously wisconsin was not one of those very and so what we are trying to do is we are working, we will work with the state of wisconsin, with the medicaid office to identify those individuals and make sure they are aware of what is available on the exchange. there is a cost to that, so you get into the issues of subsidy and this sort of thing, but we will try to work with the state doubt these people, at least identify what is available to them. >> what sort of means? earlier, you asked sort of questions about how do you target young people? how do you target these 92,000 people, and what is the state's role? >> obviously, the state knows who these individuals are, so they will be able to send them information. what we are doing is asking wisconsin to give us a plan on how they can do that. it is a shared responsibility. we will try to help. >> i would have to say as commentary before the ex

wait until you hear what it's asking these poor people to do in wisconsin.ed part-time, now i'm a manager.n. my employer matches my charitable giving. really. i get bonuses even working part-time. where i work, over 400 people are promoted every day. healthcare starting under $40 a month. i got education benefits. i work at walmart. i'm a pharmacist. sales associate. i manage produce. i work in logistics. there's more to walmart than you think. vo: opportunity. that's the real walmart. >>> since january, legislatures have introduced bills aimed at new voter i.d. requirements or strengthening existing ones, but there's one bill in wisconsin that some say add insult to injury. wisconsin lawmakers on wednesday debated a republican-backed bill that would allow people to vote without a photo i.d. if they sign affidavits stating they are poor, and they can't afford to pay for an i.d. it's their attempt to overcome a judge's voter that blocked a voter i.d. law in wisconsin. it comes at a time when the trial for the same voter i.d. law is under way in wisconsin. it'

why isn't wisconsin in play for republicans. michigan, wisconsin, minnesota.ou know, there is a thought we could get the states, win the governor race but not a national election. why? >> in 2004 we were one of the closest blue states in terms of president bush's election and re-election. we were competitive last time the. i won by 7.5 points in june. mitt romney lost by 7 points. the key difference was, and i said it on your show i shortly after my recall election. mitt needed to show the r didn't stand for republican, it stood for reform. the folks advising him thought it had to be a referendum on barack obama and they didn't make the case what america would be like under president mitt romney and the obama campaign was successful in saying the r stands for rich guy who cares about rich guys which wasn't the case with mitt romney. >> democrats will play the race card every election, class warfare, scare old people. say republicans want dirty air and water. they play the card because it works. >> we create a void. in my book i lay out real optimism at the beg

wisconsin, it's funny, the wisconsin folks say why do we keep getting labeled as a non-expansion state? we expanded a decade ago. they already cover all of these people are and so it's, i think the wisconsin situation is very, very different. but i think it's a very, very silly question to talk about, what does arkansas mean for -- salient question, for the other states that are currently either leaning know or are at no. and i think, i know for sure that the vast majority of states who are currently in the no category are i would call them in, they are in the know, but looking for a way to get to yes. and what it is they look at the options that they have. in the options they have are expand the program as is or nothing. they keep coming back and saying, there's got to be something more on this. it's got to be another option. arkansas has got one. is there another option for us? and i think would at the end of the day it's all about whether or not those individual states because of you all ask for slightly different things, pennsylvania and michigan and iowa, they are all asking for s

would you commit to the voters of wisconsin that you'll serve out a full second term?in my case, i have never made that commitment. because to me it's not about the time you serve in office, i feel right now my calling is to be the governor of the state of wisconsin. >> reporter: when you don't commit to serve a full second term. the door is open. you're certainly not ruling out. >> i don't rule anything out. >> reporter: first thing first, he faces a re-election battle in wisconsin next year. for "this week," jonathan karl, abc news, madison, wisconsin. >> our thanks to jon and thanks to our roundtable. >>> coming up -- the memory that never fades, 50 years after dallas, byron pitts on the story and ken burns joins us live, next. pitts on the story and ken burns joins us live, next. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] get the all-new 2014 cla250 starting at just $29,900. [ male announcer ] get the

was appropriate -- [applause] a little slice of wisconsin with some -- on top. the packers are pretty popular in iowa, correct? [applause] more so than the vikings, i would like to think. yeah, ok, maybe not. sorry. -- as iant to sit here look out, i see three people. i want to talk about terry a little more. i see a guy that has been a workhorse where i work, in congress. i see tom latham who has been working hard. he is one of those guys who's in there fighting every day for the conservative common principles between us, wisconsin, and iowa. for what heank tom does in congress. send him back. guys --e of the hardest hardest working guys we have. i also want to talk about our good friend chuck. we have been seeing a lot of each other recently because we are on the budget committee together. make the same argument and because we keep making the arguments we do not have -- we are not where we need to be right now. chuck and i think it is not the government's money, it is your money. [applause] chuck for allk the is done. muchis a man who has so respect among cong

-- right now,dwin and we are in discussion with the wisconsin. the two maine are states of looking at this idea. other states have talked about it, but these are the two who put the proposals forward. you are right, 92,000 people. and we are working with --consin, are medicaid and to make sure those individuals are aware of the marketplace. >> i want to ask you a little bit more about that. a significant number of people in my state. and in order to avoid a lapse in coverage, individuals losing badger care must enroll by december 15 -- >> i am sorry, the senators time -- i am trying to hold to five minutes. everybody has been very good about this. senator scott? >> i want her to continue to talk so i would have more time. are tied to keep it at five that you will get a second round. are notlican jokes funny. i apologize. thank you, mr. chairman. [laughter] >> southern drawl. let's get back to the topic. ms. tavenner, thank you very much for being here. frome more than 30 days -- one of the greatest website disasters in history. after nearly 400 m

given all of that, how can wisconsin be a model for what you'd like to see in washington?well, because we've moved on. even in the mess of these protests i would go out to public schools and read with kids because it was a part of my reading program. i would meet in a lounge or library with teachers for an hour. remember the second or third question that particular day was someone who said "why do you hate teachers? why are you going after teachers?" and i said "you'll be hard pressed to find any comments i've ever made about teachers as governor where i haven't said anything but positive words about the good public servants we have. so the people making you feel under attack is your union leadership and they're doing it for politically intense reasons." >> brown: so you put all of that on the union leaders? because there was a lot of intensity on both sides. there was a tone of -- certainly a feeling among government workers and teachers in particular that this is all against us and we didn't cause the problems of this state. >> the irony of that is the reason why -- one

. >> he was elected wisconsin's governor in 2010. in 2012, he was the first governor to keep the seat in a recount battle. he wrote about that in his new book. copies were at your seat. on to the mechanical details and we are on the record, no live bl blogging or tweeting while the breakfast is underway. finally, if you would like to ask a question, do the traditional thing and send me a settle non-threatening signal and i will do my best to call on who i can. the governor has a 10:15 appointment and will not be able to linger for the bloody mary portion. with that, thanks for coming. >> thanks for having me. i will leave most of the time to taking questions. but probably the simplest thing people ask is why did you write a book. it was simple for me. people in my state and around the country asked to learn more. they knew about the protests. they read about it. saw it in pictures and on television. most people i knew asked about the recall. not only mine, but the other recalls for the state senator's and lieutenant governor. and a l

wisconsin ranks the top when it comes to graduation rates. but here 91% of white students earn a diploma, compared to 64% of black students. wisconsin has ranked at or above the national average in math and reading scores. but the achievement gap, the difference in performance across racial groups is growing in wisconsin. numbers released this month show the difference in reading and math scores between black and white studentser students are the highest in the nation. >> if you go back and look at the late 70's and the early 80's the achievement gap was close. we were coming out of desegregation. there was a spirit in the community and in the country that we really want to do things right. that spirit carried over to the classrooms. >> reporter: carl grant has written 35 books on fairness and education related to policy and curriculum believes there is a way. >> john f. kennedy wanted to put a person on the moon. we need that drive to turn this around. >> in an attempt to start a charter school three years ago aimed at tackling the disparity

they crossed wisconsin avenue right here in the middle of the block. >> she was walking on wisconsin avenue, and he came up behind her and accosted her at some point and took her off. >> he took her to this alley behind rodman's drugstore where he raped her. >> it's really frightening because this neighborhood is really nice neighborhood and i feel pretty safe. there's generally a lot of people walking around on the streets. >> reporter: police are looking at the possibility that last night's assault is related to a sexual assault that happened this summer a few blocks down wisconsin avenue. they say the description of the suspects inwoeparate cases don't match. news on a second assault in thisly safe community has rattled neighbors. >> we always have to be careful and cautious. it shocks me. >> reporter: this woman is not concerned for herself, but for her daughter. >> i always tell her not to go out by herself. not to wear a ponytail. people can pull your head by your ponytail. >> reporter: one concern for police with the christmas shopping season in full swing this weekend and all

to let you know about bonding many shows an encoder member in an indian orientation in wisconsin.y. she's currently the director of the community indian services in oakland on the other hand, and we're going to watch a video about her right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> everywhere you go, you know, you could be involved. you know, i'm a native in northern wisconsin but it's clear wherever you go there has to be a way to relate to aunt and unldz and being adapt many times over by different women especially here that function like an urban grandmother you have the strength to go to. i would absolutely feel lost in the bay wear especially held up by those phenomenal women and grandmothers that were i think our community is an unsung community. so i guess that's how i look it. but i wish our whole community could be sang so if one individual can help uplift the visibility of the community that would be the bay area community it has sovm so much in the way of innovation and funding and all resources we can use in the community. there's also a lot of people that would obtain more than happy to get invo

network i built up of activists in wisconsin kept talking about how. they weren't sure if the info that they were getting was correct or not and so myself and one of my friends was a videographer and we decided to go out there is a team so that's kind of where my transition from just being an activist to also being documentary photographer that's kind of where it began so that was deathly a big step for me also and filling the void as a documentarian and really getting those stories heard let's look at your most famous some your most famous photos a group of riot police during the two thousand and twelve tampa bay are in. a really powerful shot right there what were you trying to capture and why do you think this photo resonated so strongly with the public the size of a look at a storm troopers basically what happened with this photo is there was a march of a few hundred people and it was actually a march against poverty and homelessness so it was a march led by. you know either homeless or privileged people there are a lot of women and children they h