wisconsin state assembly passed a bill that would take away collective bargaining rights. that brought a sharp response from democrats. the controversial bill now goes to wisconsin state senate, but 14 democrats are still in neighboring illinois refusing to vote on the measure. >>> here in california governor jerry brown is trying to sell lawmakers on his new proposed budget plan. >> when folks say no vote, not american. it's not acceptable and it's not loyalty in california. >> the governor med his case in front of a special committee in sacramento. he's pushing for a special election in which voters will decide on tax rescission. reps say they will fight it. >>> the debate over benefits has one state watchdogging calling for change. the commission says california needs to freeze pension benefits for current state workers. the agency is recommending california move over to a 401k type of plan for employees. the commission says the changes will make sure that pension costs don't get unstainable. >>> caught on tape. a man says his security cameras were rolling as burglaries tarted his home. he says the video shows two women coming to his front door repeatedly the case his hom

. >>> in the meantime, the wisconsin state senate met for the time -- for the third time without any senate democrats. the senate left last week to block a vote. the republicans have been taking unissues not related to the budget, such as resolutions, praising the green bay packers and the ufrts of wisconsin football -- university of wisconsin football team. >>> and scott walker was the victim of a prank call by a reporter for an alternative newspaper in new york. the reporter posed billionaire david coke. >>> cash deals are pushing home prices lower and first-time buyers out of the market. the national association of realtors says existing home sales rose 2.7% in january but that most of the buyers were investors who could pay cash. the number of first-time buyers shrank to 29% of the market and that's the lowest level in two years. a more healthy level is about 40%. the medium price of a home sold in january was just under $160,000. >>> apple's shareholders have rejected a plan to require company disclosure about a succession plan for ceo steve jobs. they cast their ballots today a

wisconsin state senate and about the state assembly is taking up the bill. the democrats there are introducing dozens of amendments to slow down the bill. here in california up one law maker is taking the cue from wisconsin, one man is attempting to address the cause by taking away bargain rights overtiring benefits. his bill has little chance of passing and a legislator controlled by democrats. the bill was announced hours before labor unions held this candlelight vigil in sacramento to show their support for workers and wisconsin. >>darya: lindsey low hajhan is expected back in court to so she can face allegations of the theft of the necklace. they're hoping to avoid a trial. she has pled not guilty. her lawyer indicated that she may be willing to take a plea deal. we will see what happens. 6:27 a.m. will be back with more. >>mark: looking at the bell ringing on wall street. we are still dealing with the hand over for the drop yesterday. the rebound was better than expected and we have some reports coming up in a bit. there is a profit recorded four sacks

it now goes wisconsin state senate for a vote. 14 democrats from that chamber are still hiding out in neighboring illinois refusing to vote on the measure. >>> governor jerry brown is trying to sell lawmakers on his posed budget plan. >> when you folks say no, no vote, no plan, no. that's not american. it's not acceptable and not loyalty to california. >> this was a very rare move. the governor made his case right from front of a special committee in sacramento. the governor is pushing for a special election where voters could decide on tax extensions. republicans say they will fight that proposal. march 10th is the deadline to put tax extensions on the june ballot. >>> new calls this morning for pension reform. california should scrap additional employee pensions and move towards 401k's. the commission is calling on the state to freeze pension benefits for current state workers. it says the changes are needed to make sure pension costs in california do not become unsustainable. >>> some government agencies would stay open. the fbi, border patrol and coast guard would stay open. the p

state capital to protest the bill to give workers the right not to join a union. republicans say the right to work bill will help struggling businesses. >>> in wisconsin, democratic state senators skipped work again tuesday, as republican lawmakers debated a plan to take most bargaining rights away from state employees. again, opponents of the bill filled the state capitol and union members in several states also held rallies to support them. >>> and in ohio there were more protests against a similar bill to strip away bargaining rights for state workers there, which the republican governor says is good for taxpayers and good for businesses. >> this is just one piece of an overall reform package designed to stabilize the state. >> kasich is facing an estimated $8 billion budget deficit for next year. >>> overseas now, for the first time, pirates off the coast of somalia have taken american lives. four u.s. citizens aboard a hijacked yacht were shot by the captors on tuesday. they died before u.s. navy sailors could save them. more than a dozen suspects are in custody. david martin has more. >> reporter: ignoring explicit warnings about pirates, two couples, jean and scott adam

. >> reporter: the next step for wisconsin budget bill is the state senate. a process that is the more contentious than 14 democratic senators that are opposed to the legislation to remain at of state. republican gov. scott walker urged them to return to the capital. >> i am not asking people to agree with me. what i am asking for is for 14 state senators to do what their colleagues and assembly have done over the last several days. come back and have the vote. >> reporter: they continue to it showed " shame " we -- covering pension and collective bargaining by state employees. in washington at the national governors' association meeting verlaine's democratic governor criticized republicans in wisconsin. them up with all with the challenges we have gone through is crazy that any state would be distracted from job creation when we're trying to settle political scores. it is a logical. >> reporter: they are picking up in other states. in ohio a bill similar to wisconsin's collective bargaining is before the state legislature. friday is the deadline for them to

only because 14 minority state democratic senators have fled the state to prevent a vote. wisconsingovernor scott walker lashed out at those senators saying they were failing to do their jobs by hiding out. >>> and now here is a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in virginia, a surveillance camera rolled on a jewelry store heist where the suspect used the smash and grab approach to snag some pretty expensive watches. in all the thief got away with 40 watches, each worth about $6,000. no arrests have been made. >>> in new mexico, a police cruiser was sandwiched between an 18 wheeler and a concrete barrier. take a look at this. the cruiser's dash cam captured the big rig switching lanes and slamming in to the police vehicle on interstate 25. the truck driver did not stop and is wanted for questioning. the officer was injured but is expected to be okay. >>> in washington, explosives were used to bring down a piece of american history. ah, there she blows. workers deoeished multiple structures including a powerhouse built in 1943 as part of the manhattan proj

wisconsin, has begun to cross state lines and barbara pinto is in the middle of it. >> reporter: inside wisconsin capitol, the state's business inches along. with 14 democratic senatorsill on the lam. the governor said today, if the democrats don't return and allow a vote by week's end, there will be a maz layoff of state workers. meanwhile, thousands of union supporters continued their vigil in the capitol. for the eighth state day. he's been sleeping here for a week now. how long are you allowed to camp out? >> one day longer than the governor's prepared to do what he's attend to do. >> the state that gave birth to unions is now the epicenter of what some see as a war on organized labor. battles between cash-strapped states and unions are erupting across the nation. from iowa to indiana to ohio. in new jersey this afternoon, the governor announced major cuts to union pension plans. and health care. with a shoutout to the governor of wisconsin. >> they have decided there can no longer be two classes of citizens, one that receives rich health and pension benefits. all the rest that are left to pay for them. >> reporter: those 14 wisconsin senators remain holed up in

the bill has to be passed in wisconsin senate, a democratic state senators have fled to to prevent a quorum. lawmakers face a deadline to approve the state budget today. president barack obama will send a message of compromise some grumbling with huge budget gaps. he urged them to avoid public confrontation that scott walker is handling in of wisconsin. coming up on morning news we are tracking the big story, the story that is taking place, rain is coming down at this time, snow could be headed away it will be below freezing sunday. golden gate bridge no problems going for marin county to san francisco pie. >> will: this is video of tennessee, they had a lightning storm overnight. tennessee, arkansas saw that. rain and winds up to 90 mi. an hour. knocking out power toppling trees. farther north to severe winter storms hit minnesota, wisconsin, and ohio. this is bellevue near omaha. meter allegis said white out conditions in some areas temperatures stay below freezing boston with lows in the teens. forecastemperatures. let's get r forecast, nebraska has 23 degrees, maybe on sunday mor

wisconsin senator ron johnson. yea. illinois senator mark kirk. that's 13 new republican senators in this last election. we only need four more senators and we win the united states senate. [cheers and applause] and then harry reid will have the very rich opportunity to

wisconsin senator, ron jon van. illinois senator, mark kerr. that is dirt team knew publican senators in this last election. we only need for moore's and others can be when the united states senate. [cheers and applause] and then harry reid will have the very rich opportunity to join speaker pelosi, now nancy pelosi and the new minority. more importantly, common sense and a new hopefully conservative majority will run the united state senate. and don't think a conservative

senate democrats didn't show up. it's believed the democratic lawmakers have left the state. the protests in wisconsin inspired similar demonstrations in ohio today, again collective bargaining was the issue. >> suarez: and we have more on this story from our colleagues at wisconsin public television. adam schrager is the state capitol reporter and has been out covering the protests again today. >> the senator says they're paid to show up to work and they need to show up to work. >> suarez: does it seem the governor was surprised or caught off guard by the vehemence of this reaction? >> i think long-time observeers in the capitol... and the governor served in the legislature, i don't think has seen this kind of protest activity in the streets of madison from the 1960s and it keeps growing. they had 25,000 people outside the capital and inside the capital today, that's more than they had yesterday, which was more than they had on tuesday. these numbers keep growing and people keep coming. it's certainly growing and expected to grow even more tomorrow. >> suarez: was there any indication in this latest

wisconsin. as barbara explains that dual between democrat and republican is now crossing state lines. >>reporter: inside wisconsin capitol the state business inches along. 14 democratic senators still on the lamb. governor said today if the democrats don't return and allow a vote by week end there will be a mass lay off of state workers. meanwhile thousands of union supporters continued their vigil in the capitol for the eighth straight day. ed has been sleeping here for a week now. how long are you prepared to camp out here. >> one day longer than the governor is prepared to did what he is intend to go do. >>reporter: the state that gave birth to union is now the epi-center is war on organized labor and expensive union benefits. pitched battle between cash strapped states and unions are erupting across the nation. from indiana and ohio to new jersey this afternoon governor cristy announce major cut to pension plan and health care with a shout out to the governor of wisconsin. >> they have decided no longer 2 class citizens. one that receives rich health pension benefits and all the whose are left to pay for them. >>reporter: those 14 wisconsin senators remain holed up in ill

states and unions over pensions. the biggest fight in wisconsin and ohio remains over new bills to curb or end collective bargaining. in wisconsin, state police searched for senate democrats who are refusing to return for a vote, even as the assembly moved closer to passing a bill. but in many states, there are debates as well over demands to change pensions. "newshour" economics correspondent, paul solman, has our story from rhode island. it's part of his ongoing reporting on making sense of financial news. >> the fundamental financials underpinning our state and our economy don't present a very strong picture. >> reporter: diplomatic understatement from former venture capitalist gina raimondo, a rhodes scholar who became rhode island treasurer last month to tackle its massive fiscal challenge. the nation's smallest state, barely a million strong, has a $300 million deficit, mainly due its pension system, in worse shape, per taxpayer, than california, illinois, new jersey, certainly wisconsin. >> rhode island has a $5 billion unfunded liability which is the highest unfunded liability per capita of any state in the country. in 1998, our budget was paying $145 mi

and the issue is the people in wisconsin, particularly those 14 state senators need to come home and have the debate here in the state capitol. >> governor walker, we will leave it enter. thank you very much. >>> thank you, david. >> we'll have much more on this debate coming up in our political roundtable where we'll be joined by afl-cio president, richard trumpka. first to discuss the other big story this week, the unrest in the middle east and the violence in libya by the regime of moammar gadhafi. we want to bring in the ranking member of the senate armed services committee, john mccain, who has been traveling in the middle east this week, including stops in tunisia, lebanon and jordan and he joins us from cairo. senator mccain, welcome. >> thank you. >> i want to ask you about events about libya. the president has made it clear that he wants gadhafi to go. his ambassador to the united nations, susan rice, speaking out through a vote in the security council, in favor of sanctions against libya. imposing an arms embargo, urging member countries to freeze assets of the gadhafi fami

elected officials that have left their states in order not to be on the record and do the job they were elected for. >> she's referring to the democratic senators in wisconsin who fled the state to prevent a vote on the union bill. as we saw, it's no longer just about wisconsin. dozens of states are saying we can no longer afford the pensions and benefits that come along with unions. they're threatening crackdowns, too. >> and protesters coast to coast reacting. thank you. >>> following a health warning. an airline passenger may have exposed thousands of people to measles. a new mexico woman was diagnosed after flying home from the uk on a southwest airlines flight. measles is highly contagious to people who have not been vaccinated. there are three other cases in boston this week that are not believed to be related. >>> and to another puzzle unfolding, this from the gulf coast. more than 70 dolphins, dozens of them babies, are washing ashore on beaches from louisiana to the florida panhandle. and so many are asking is the bp oil spill to blame? matt gutman is back on the story tonight. >> reporter: scientists across the gulf have settled into a grim routin

. >>> in wisconsin, no one is backing off the budget standoff that has led democratic state senators to leave the state in order to block efforts to roll back union rights for state employees. manuel gallegus has the latest. >> reporter: demonstrators inside wisconsin's state capitol roared for a seventh straight day. >> it's not about money, it's about respect. >> reporter: but scott walk ser not backing down from his proposal to end collective bargaining rights for most public employees. >> we're going to balance the budget the right way, we're not going to push it off until the next generation of taxpayers. >> reporter: the governor says he's not a union bruser, he's a budget balancer. and he says he won't make the same mistakes as his predecessors as he tries to tackle the $3.6 billion shortfall. union members say they will make concessions like greater contributions to hair health and pension plans. but they won't give up their voice in collective bargaining. >> busting up my union is not going to solve any budget problems. it's not about that. it's about a power play here. >> re

indefinitely because more than a dozen senate democrats fled the state, gathering in neighboring illinois. state police went searching for them today, as wisconsin's senate minority leader mark miller spoke from an undisclosed location. >> we left the state so we were out of the reach of the wisconsin state patrol, which has the authority to be able to round us up and bring us back into the legislature. >> woodruff: governor walker has called the boycott a stunt and vowed not to concede. >> the state senators who are hiding out down in illinois should show up for work, have their say, have their vote, add their amendments. but in the end, we've got a $3.6 billion budget deficit we've got to balance. >> woodruff: the battle leapt to the front of the national agenda earlier this week when president obama sided with the state workers. >> some of what i've heard coming out of wisconsin, where you're just making it harder for public employees to collectively bargain generally, seems like more of an assault on unions. >> woodruff: speaker of the house john boehner took issue, saying: >> if the president truly wants an adult conversation about our fiscal

wisconsin today, a game of hide and seek. the state legislature's sergeant at arms on the hunt for 14 senate democrats, who fled the state, driving an hour and a half away to neighboring illinois, rather than vote on the republican budget cuts. for the third day, more than 25,000 teachers descended on the wisconsin statehouse. with so many teachers absent from the classroom, schools there shut down again today. civil service employees are upset. with newly elected republican governor scott walker's plans to balance the budget. >> people viewed what we're proposing as being modest. >> reporter: walker says he will cut up to $3.6 billion in the budget, in large part by eliminating unions' collective bargaining powers to negotiate wages and benefits. >> i think we've lost a sense of democracy. i feel like what people in egypt are fighting for right now, that's exactly what i feel like i'm fighting for right now. >> reporter: budget battles not just in wisconsin. in michigan today, protesters say $1.2 billion in cuts unfairly penalizes government employees. >> no more cuts. >> reporter: in nearly every state and the district of colum

state constitution says that you're compelled to vote. are you breaking the law as a senator of the state of wisconsin? >> oh, no, not at all. in fact we're actually doing our job. we standing up for the thousands and thousands of people who haven't been heard on this legislation at all. and make no mistake about it. something's going to pass, we will take a vote. this budget actually ends on june 30th. so we have plenty of time to slow things down, to talk it through and to see that the governor can come to the table and force some sort of compromise and move us forward. >> if republicans fail to negotiate here, how long does this go on? does it go on indefinitely? >> we're not certain. that's totally up to them. and that's totally up to the governor. the governor has a responsibility to lead the state of wisconsin, by consensus, if he can at all. it's his responsibility to take two sides, sit them down and try and work something out. he hasn't done that so favor. and that's actually kind of disappointing. >> you met with your fellow democrats yesterday. senators outside of the state of wisconsin. what did you discuss? and

wisconsin. >>> demonstrators are angry over republican backed measures that would strip bargaining rights for most public employees the state's governor says the bill is necessary to balance wisconsin's budget. 14 democratic senatorsho fled the vote, will miss votes on other items tomorrow. >>> new technique that may help women regain what they have lost coming up. >>> and we see looking at mount diablo, plenty of snow thereupon, this hour as well, the weekend left a bit of the white stuff in local mountains and looks like there is more on the way. your forecast coming up next ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, continues to batter the midwest. officials in >> this is no fun. heavy snow, and freezing rain continues to batterer midwest, they are urging drivers to stay off the roads, wind gusts 30 miles an hour. storm has dumped up to a foot of snow on central wisconsin, minnesota could see 18 inches by the time the storm is over, hundreds of flights have been cancelled in minneapolis, st. paul and detroit. now the chilly weather doing a number on us in the bay area, have you seen the hills lately? a live shot over mount diablo several inches of snow fell over the weekend closing mount hamilton road, santa cruz mountains, stretch

wisconsin senate. and senate democrats are balking. all 14 of them have left the state. governor scott walker says if a budget bill isn't passed today, layoffs will begin. >>> searchers in southwestern kentucky report finding the bodies of three amish children swept away in a rain-swollen creek. the fourth child is still missing. it happened near mayfield, kentucky, which has been hit hard by severe weather. officials say the children were in a buggy that overturned in the creek. >>> that same severe storm system battered states on both sides of the mississippi overnight. eastern arkansas, and western tennessee, were hardest hit with heavy rain, winds up to 80 miles an hour, and several likely tornadoes. falling trees, damaged roofs and blocked roads. tens of thousands are without power in arkansas. >>> toyota has announced another recall involving millions of vehicles over concern about sticking gas pedals. alexis christoforous has the details. >> reporter: more than 2 million toyota and lexus owners are being asked to get their vehicles fixed. and once again, the probl

wisconsin state budget. the governor says he will not compromise on his plan to dramatically cut costs, and spark this massive protest. democratic senators say they'll stay away and that move could stall a budget vote. manuel gallegus has more. >> reporter: a snowstorm kept crowds from gathering outside wisconsin's state house. but inside, demonstrators were at it again. the crowd cheering as wisconsin firefighters paraded through to show their support. this state employee, who didn't want to give her name, is one of many who worked all week, then spent their weekend protesting the governor's plan to strip away collective bargaining for state workers. >> scott walker is manufacturing a crisis to strip away our union rights. >> reporter: the governor is not giving in. >> for us, this is about balancing the budget. we've got a $3.6 billion budget deficit. we're broke. just like nearly every other state across the country we're broke. >> reporter: but protesters here firmly believe that the governor's proposals are only about union busting and that they have little to do with real reform. >> the real motivations is a desperate need for powe

state of wisconsin. will you sit down and talk to your opponents before that happens? >> if the state senators would come back, we'd gladly talk to them. the reality is, they're hiding out in a different state. they think a handful of minority can hold people hostage. the reality is, if you want to participate in democracy, you got to come to where it's at, that's in the arena. the arena is in madison, wisconsin. not in rockford or any other place. they've got to come to wisconsin, do the job that they were elected to do. do the job that they're paid to do. and if they want to do that, we'll sit down and talk to them. the bottom line is, we can't negotiate a budget because we're broke and we need the money. >> governor, thanks for your time this morning. >> my pleasure, george. >> it's not going to end anytime soon. >> a lot of states watching what's going to happen there. >> let's go to rob nelson in for juju. good morning, happy presidents' day. good morning, everybody. we begin with the price of gas soaring yet again. prices have jumped another 5 cents in the last two weeks to the natural a

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wisconsin's legislation has stalled in the state senate because some democrats have fled the state leavingne vote short of a quorum. nationwide there are rallies against proposed laws in wisconsin and other states aimed at weakening unions. this is boston where people gathered outside to show support to wisconsin and to stop a similar bill from massachusetts. >>> and here in the bay area, thousands of people took part in a rally to show their support for wisconsin employee unions. the large crowd gathered on the states of san francisco city hall yesterday. state employees who took part admit there's no real threat of collective bargaining rights being taken away here in california, but they say they still wanted to show their support. the rally also brought out supporters from the private sector. >> you know, we've been through bankruptcy at my company, we've lost pay, we've lost parts of our pensions, but we still have a union, we still collectively bargain and we have that right. >> estimates put yesterday's crowd at about 2000 people. >>> a nonprofit in texas is trying to help people wh

the state's governor says it is necessary to balance wisconsin's budget. >>> senator scott brown of massachusetts talking publicly how a counsellor at a religious summer camp molested him 40 years ago revelations are in his new auto biography against all odds he spoke on 60 minutes recalling his experience at camp good news on cape cod back when he was 10 years old. he said the counsellor touched him in appropriately a number of times. >> he said if you tell anybody i will kill you. i will make sure that no one believes you and that is the biggest thing when people find people like me at that young vulnerable age basically lost, the thing they have over you is they make you believe that no one will believe you. >> brown says he told no one about the abuse including his own mother. the family that now runs that camp recently sent brown a written apology. >>> the midwest is getting slammed by another blast of wintery weather, several states told drivers to stay home, stay off the highways yesterday. blowing snow could mean messy roads today air travel is taking a big hit. delta cancelled around 700

wisconsin assembly approved gov. walker's bill and send it to the senate, but minority democrats the state to illinois it. charles krauthammer is not with us this week, but i have his column. "the magnificent turmoil gripping the statehouses in wisconsin, ohio, indiana, and others, marks and at a political moment." do you agree, evan? >> well, yeah. democrats depend on at the public unions in many states, and public employee unions have a problem here. i ought to distinguish between unions and public employee unions. unions of is the are critical. but in the public sector, public employee unions have an easy time getting benefits because nobody is pushing back all that hard road that is a problem for the democratic party. right now the way it is being framed is a whose side are you on, the public employee union or the taxpayers' side? >> nina? >> so it is the unions' fault that the managers kate? i don't know the details are, but in wisconsin, this is a manufactured crisis, because it governor cannot take yes for an answer. the unions have said we will give you all the cuts in benefits and salaries you wan

rights from public employee unions and it's what he calls an effort to fill the state's budget gap well tonight the wisconsin senate is also supposed to vote on walker's plan and schools are closed as teachers called in sick students walked out of classrooms to join those protests it's what many as you are describing as a war a war on unions but the people aren't going down without a fight so here discuss it with me is laura clawson contributing editor for daily coast laura thanks so much for being here now do you buy walker's statement here that this is by no means a political attack on public sector unions but it's all in order to just you know fill this budget gap that the state has not at all for one thing reporting has come out today that says that the budget gap is actually something that walker has manufactured in the six weeks that he's been in office the three point six billion dollars that it's supposed to be a. he they were on track for a surplus and he passed various tax cuts and spending measures and all of a sudden oh my gosh there's a budget gap that only public workers can fill so you're kidding me

wisconsin proposal is pending in ohio and michigan. some two dozen states are considering substantial decreases in workers' pay and their rights. >> kill the bill! kill the bill! >> opponents of ohio's senate bill 5 gathered thursday. like the wisconsin legislation, it would cut costs by lowering wages and limiting union rights. >> the collective bargaining law allows me to be a state worker and have a career in public service. >> for me to pay 20% of my health insurance would be devastating. >> meanwhile budget proposals in michigan would cut hundreds of state jobs. governor rick synder says he'll accept a $1 salary this year to help erase the budget shortfall. >>> now to washington, where a capitol hill budget battle threatens to shut down the federal government. the republican-controlled house is expected to vote today on a measure that would cut more than $61 billion from this year's budget. the house debated and voted on amendments to the bill into the night. house speaker john boehner says he will not consider another stopgap measure to keep the government operating, without spending cuts. >> when we say we're going to cut spending, read my lips, we're going to cut spending. >> all r

more time passes the chance that they survive decreases. >>> in wisconsin state police were dispatched to the homes of democratic state senatorsdemocrats staying out of the state for now, to return for a vote on a budget bill curbing public worker unions. >>> lindsay lohan has been warned she could go to jail. she was back in court in los angeles yesterday on charges of stealing a necklace from a jewelry store. the judge told lohan she would definitely be put behind bars if she accepts any plea deal in the case. she has two weeks to decide. >>> katie couric has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> good morning. from back pain to heart stents, even prostate removal, how where you live could determine the medical advice you get. we'll take you invited a new report tonight only on the "cbs evening news." now back to "the early show." >> at 8:06, we move to marysol castro once again with another check of the weather. >> hello again, hello, everyone at home. take a look at the national map if i can get the clicker to work. you can see morning clouds give way to morning sun give way to afternoon clouds in the northeast. the

wisconsin last night. they are outraged over a bill that would strip power away from unions and slash benefits for most of the state workers there. all 14 democratic state senatorsthe state yesterday to delay a vote. >> what he sees happening in wisconsin making it harder for public employees to collectively bargain seems more like an assault on unions. >> and in washington, congress is dealing with its own budget battle. house republicans are expected to pass a measure today that would slash more than $60 billion from this year's budget. democrats argue it would put thousands out of work and jeopardize the economic recovery. >>> 5:48. california governor jerry brown received more money than expected for his inaugural celebration. about $405,000 was raised for the event was month. that's more than four times his transition team planned to spent for the event last month. at last check, the team was still tallying the expenses. >>> delta has to pay up big for not meeting condition summer regulation that protect passengers with disabilities. the government is fining the airline $2 million. it is the largest penalty against a single airline in a consumer protection

say your name and -- >> i'm the mayor of the city of milwaukee, and right now in wisconsin our democratic state senators have fled the state, so i thought i should flee too. [laughter] solidarity with them. i'll be back tonight. >> okay. thank you very much. and from the great state of georgia where my parents live -- >> wonderful. i'm robert richter from macon, georgia, and delighted to be here with you. >> thank you very much for coming. i want to pass it on to my other two mayors about specific ideas they may have under tough fiscal times to really address these issues without necessarily getting, relying on the important government grant dollars. do you want to go first? >> >> yes. we've done -- i took office on june 25th. our budget year was over june 30th, and i had a week's time to try to reconcile a multimillion dollar deficit which i was successful in the doing it. i don't know how. we ended up with a $3 million surplus, but this year has been an incredible challenge. so one of the things we've done is tacked on to the state medical prescription program and, hopefully, that'll save us about ano

the 14 state senators stay outside of wisconsin as we speak can come home and do their job. we are broke in this state because time and time again politicians of both political parties ran away from tough decisions and punted it down the road for another day. we can no longer do that, because what we are talking about today is our future. the future of my children, of your children, of the children of the single mother from walsusau. i want my sons to grow up in a state at least as great as the wisconsin i grew up in. our interest -- our ancestors approved wisconsin's constitution envisioned a new state with limitless potential. our founders were pretty smart. they understood that it is true of frugality and moderation in government that we will see freedom and prosperity for our people. now is our time to seize that potential. we will do so at this turning point in our state house history by restoring fiscal responsibility that fosters prosperity for today and for future generations. thank you for joining me tonight. may god richly bless you and your family, and may god cont

state house overnight. police are expected to clear out the building tonight so it can be cleaned. wisconsin's governor said he hasn't been swayed by the protesters. 14 state senate democrats have been blocking a forum and vote by holding up in illinois. the governor repeated his call for them to return. >> those 14 senators fled to come back and do what they were elected. they don't have to vote for support it but they need to do their job. >> there is more word on when the senators will return. they say walker's demand for public employees to cover more of their pension and health care benefit itself to try to undermine the unions. >>> there are reports that newt gingrich is getting ready to run for the 2012 republican nomination. officials say he will likely take that step with in the next two weeks. in 1994 he became the first republican speaker in 40 years. he stepped down after the 98 elections after two terms and under pressure from members of the republican rank and file who blamed him for the loss of seats. >>> mike huckabee also considering a run. the republican won the iowa caucus in 2008 but lot of the nomination to mccain. he is currently on a book t