the wisconsin state house is insured for $200 million. the politicians who built it used 43 types of stone from six countries. they copied what royalty built in europe. this is not unusual, other stated houses are grand. when you spend other people's money, you tend to spend a lot. >> when you looking look around here, this is frugal wisconsin. this is place is a palace. >> that is why we don't add things to on it. >> but they wanted more benefits for everyone. >> the question we have been asking ourselves around wisconsin, why do they have the healthcare benefits and why the retirement benefits. the question we should be asking you, why don't you have access to the same kind of he'll choices that a public employee has. >> john: because if we all, did we would be deeper in the money hole. but there is another approach, one a few places have tried and the results, prosperity. that is next. >> john: today there is something new in america. a few politicians, like governor chris christie, governor rick scott and john kasich in ohio. but ther

the wisconsin state house is insured for $200 million. the politicians who built it used 43 types of stone from six countries. they copied what royalty built in europe. this is not unusual, other stated houses are grand. when you spend other people's money, you tend to spend a lot. >> when you looking look around here, this is frugal wisconsin. this is place is a palace. >> that is why we don't add things to on it. >> but they wanted more benefits for everyone. >> the question we have been asking ourselves around wisconsin, why do they have the healthcare benefits and why the retirement benefits. the question we should be asking you, why don't you have access to the same kind of he'll choices that a public employee has. >> john: because if we all, did we would be deeper in the money hole. but there is another approach, one a few places have tried and the results, prosperity. that is next. i'm your gps. turn right up ahead. you never upda me. so, now i just have to wing it. i meant turn left up ahead. recalculating. turn right now! [ horn

remember the takeover, wisconsin state buildings, the state house and it was kind of occupy wisconsin back then. and then kasich, he turned around and said this looks pretty good for our state. our state is really hurting for small businesses. this will give us an edge to get more flexibility for small businesses. the unions put an enormous amount of money in this. the white house clearly supporting what's going on in ohio right now. and they think if they can win this battle, steve, that this will turn the union issue into a primary driving force for this election in 2012. i have think conservatives and republicans better pay big attention to whether the right public relations campaign was run in ohio to protect that senate bill. >> steve: there you go. >> gretchen: if you can't see a monitor, you have no idea what we've done here. >> oh, really? as long as i'm not in the middle, fine with me. >> brian: we're missing one guy ask one girl. >> what the heck. don't we have a weather person we can bring into this? >> steve: always a pleasure. have a great week. >> take care. >> gretchen:

the cameras focus on protestors but look up. wisconsin state house is insured for $200 million. politicians who build it used 43 types of stone from 6 countries. they copied what royalty built in europe. this is not unusual other state houses agree. when you spend other people's money you tend to spend a lot. >> i look around here this is frugal. this place is a palace. >> that's why we don't add things to it. >> the unions says liberals want more things like more benefits for everyone. >> the question we have been asking ourselves is why don't they have the retirement benefits. the question we should be asking is why don't you? why don't you have the same access to healthcare as public employees did. if we did we would be deeper in the money hole. there is another approach. one few places describe. the result prosperity. that's next. [ male announcer ] sometimes a hint is all the wrapping a gift needs. wait a minute...i... [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] the lexus december to remember sales event is here, but only for a limited time. see your lexus dealer. is the pain reliever or

the attack on workers' rights by republican-controlled state houses across this country. from wisconsin, to florida, to right here in ohio, the middle class is being squeezed by lawmakers and governors who want to do away with public unions for political gain. it is about power. john kasich made his intentions clear when he ran for governor. speaking to a group of ohio republicans back in march of 2009, kasich said, "we need to break the back of organized labor in the schools." he also made clear what he thinks of public safety workers, like police officers. >> have you ever been stopped by a policeman who was an idiot? i have this idiot pull me over on 315. goes back to the car, comes back, gives me a ticketer says you must report to court, if you don't report to court, we're putting a warrant out for your arrest. he's an idiot. >> kasich campaigned on economic development, but when he took office early this year, ohio republicans basically what they did was stage an attack on organized labor. senate bill 5 was signed into law by governor kasich on march 31st. the law li

meantime i was in another part of the state more toward the center of wisconsin watching the white house christmas tree being harvested from wisconsin. the farmer told me that treat had been through a drought, punishing, flooding rain, it had seen a severe hail storm and even a tornado. but today it was the most beautiful and the strongest tree on the lot. kind of like wisconsin. kind of like america. ladies, you have been called for a time such as this. you are the mothers and daughters and the sisters and wives who will fight to make this country all that it can be for our children. so thank you for the support of common sense and may god bless your effort to make our nation the exceptional one she has always deserved to be. thank you for having us. [applause] >> now it is my honor to introduce any that perry. as first lady of texas for the past 11 years she has worked to promote a number of issues to benefit people from all walks of life. trained and educated as a nurse mrs. perry drew from her 17 years of nursing as a champion health-care issues such as breast cancer and childhood im

the official christmas tree was delivered to the white house today. it is an 18.5 foot tall fir grown in wisconsin. christmas trees are a $50 million business in that state. sandhill christmas trees in central wisconsin has been growing and selling trees for three decades. in tonight's "all in the family" segment diane eastabrook shows us what started as a father's hobby has turned into a son's mission. >> reporter: it's crunch time for john brussock and mother nature is messing with him. >> the snow is kind of weighing some of the branches down at the top of the tree, so it's kind of difficult to see if there are problem spots or if it's just snow weighing it down. >> reporter: this is brussock's second season running sandhill christmas trees-- a 200 acre farm in central wisconsin his family started 30 years ago. the 25-year-old has his work cut out for him. he and childhood friends luke and mike gray are racing against the clock to chop, haul and bail 6,000 fraser and balsam firs for sale this holiday season. that's 20% more than last year. >> we've

the 18 1/2 foot tree was selected from wisconsin in order for the tree to be the official white house tree it must first win a state contest and then a national contest. wisconsin growers have won the competition seven times sips it began in 1966. the tree will be presented to first lady michelle obama on friday. >>> despite the tough economy, many local businesses plan to celebrated the holidays in style. lulu's restaurant in san francisco is booked for holiday parties almost every day in december. it had seen a 20% increase over the last year while businesses are still concerned about the bottom line. they are splurging this holiday season. >> it looks fantastic. we have more parties in december than we've had even we when first opened. so it's been get. >> and another optimistic sign, ramps and restaurants say companies are not trying to talk down the price as they have done in the past. >>> a special holiday exhibit back at the san francisco zoo. time for the reindeer romp. reindeers holly, velvet, pepper men and bell returned to the zoo this morning. they will be on display throu

obama will accept delivery of this 18 1/2-foot balsam fur from the state of wisconsin. in these as you tere times there is no taxpayers money involved. it's going in the blue room. if you've ever been to the white house at christmas it's a magnificent sight when the tree goes up. it will pretty much fill up the room. it's coming and we'll take you there live when they actually get the tree to the white house door. >> reporter: should be beautiful. the race to the white house. the gop field of contenders is pretty crowded, it still is despite the emergence of a few frontrunners, other candidates are barely blips in the polls. they are pressing on, no one is dropping out. why are these so-called second chair candidates staying in the race for the republican nomination? how do they do it financially. let's bring in doug schoen, and brad blakeman. doug, i guess it pays to stay in and you really don't have to spend that much yet, advertising wise? are the debates really what these candidates count on? >> when you have 20 or 25 debates, jaime, yes, you're absolutely right. th

but meantime, i was in another part of the state, more towards the center of wisconsin, watching the white house christmas tree being harvested from wisconsin. the farmer told me that that tree had been through drought, punishing flooding rains. it has seen a severe hailstorm, and even a tornado. but today it was the most beautiful and the strongest tree on the lot. kind of like wisconsin. kind of like america. ladies, you have been called for a time such as this. you, too, are the mothers and daughters and sisters and the wise who will fight to make this country all that it can be for our children. so thank you. for the support of common sense, and may god bless your efforts to make our nation that exceptional one she has always deserved to be. thank you for having me. [applause] >> well now it is my honor to introduce to you and to you anita perry. as first lady of texas for the past 11 years, anita perry has worked to promote a number of issues to benefit people from all walks of life. trained and educated as a nurse, mrs. perry drew from her 17 years of nursing as a champion heal

for housing, for education that impacts the american cities, it's going to disproportionately impact black american workers who have made progress in these sorts of public jobs over the years. >> and these are the americans that everybody wants to extol but that are being wiped out with this lack of jobs. >> it's time to stop demonizing public employees. >> that's right. >> i say we shouldn't demonize people that get up, work every day, do an honest day's living. we need to support them and we need to recognize that in the last eight to ten months, reverend, as the private sector has created jobs, the public sector has lost jobs. >> that's the threat. >> this has caused more unemployment in this nation. >> now, last month, october 15th, you and i, along with labor, lee sanders and randy winegardner had 25,000 people marching in washington and we're mobilizing around jobs and justice. we're mobilizing around a real plan. we weren't out there marching to be watching. you have a 12-point jobs plan that will help all americans. >> our 12-point jobs plan that you can find online includes

the only time it's ever less friends and encourage white house just to scare french cuisine at state dinners better than either stew. in its editorial "the boston globe" praised caroline for publishing the world history examines treating her trust in the general public and posterity to judge these recordings for themselves. she's for many of us have talent night still astride webstar galloping through these troubled times on behalf of the cause is her parents believed in, not the least of which is an appreciation of history. much is revealed caroline writes in the foreword to the new book by her mother's statement, told in the same can be said that the decision to publish this oral history of a daughter that jacqueline kennedy race so well. ladies and gentlemen, caroline kennedy. [applause] [applause] >> thank you all for coming. and thanks to the staff of the library and foundation for the stewardship and tremendous care and education that they show every day here at the library. and ford members who are here numbers i worked with over the years. and especially members of my family

but, meantime, i was in another part of the state, more towards the center of wisconsin, watching the white house christmas tree being harvested from wisconsin. the farmer told me that history -- that tree had been up through droughts, punishing rain, it had seen a severe hailstorm and even a tornado. but, today, it was the most beautiful and the strongest tree on the lot. kind of like wisconsin. kind of like america. ladies, you have been called for a time such as this. you are the mothers and the daughters and the sisters and the wives who will fight to make this country all that it can be for our children. thank you. thank you pour the support of a -- for the support of common sense and may god bless your efforts to make our nation the exceptional one she has always deserved to be. thank you for having me. [applause] >> now it is my honor to introduce to you anita perry. as first lady of texas for the past few years, she has worked -- past 11 years, she has worked to promote a number of issues to benefit people from all walks of life. trained and educated as a nurse, mrs. perry dre

they got themselves elected because the tax issue helped us a lax state legislatures in indiana and wisconsin. it is due to redistricting. barney frank would not walk away from power. we have a republican house. now in the senate, this is of. massachusetts is in fine shape. we will have a republican majority. you are going to look at 60 boys. now we play for the presidency. they pledge to not raise its. we might raise taxes and we may not. republicans will trust the republican candidates. talking about the non-aligned voters, that is where the credibility of the pledge comes in. what if we made this exception here? but if we had a party that will mostly not raise your taxes? be my began to sell that to somebody who has been voting forever -- you might begin to sell that to someone who has been voting republican forever. they played a useful role. just to finish where i left off, the points that he raises are clearly cautionary tales. it is also not at all the case that there has never been a successful fiscal consolidation in which they were treated for large spending cuts. it is that templat

new hampshire has a democratic governor, three-term governor, but the house and senate have flipped. wisconsin is totally republican. michigan -- can you imagine? michigan has flipped 17 electoral votes. ohio is totally republican. host: your question, sir? caller: indiana. the point that i'm trying to bring out -- would you let me get the point across to the people watching? it is impossible for the democratic party to take back the presidency in the selection. guest: he laid out a list and made the point that the electoral college mass is harder. reapportion of some of the electoral college votes have moved to states like texas that he is not going to win. there are states that he won last time like indiana that he is not going to in that -- but i definitely do not agree with the assessment that it is impossible when. there are many different ways that president obama can get to 270, and you see that in the way the white house is running the election. president obama could lose ohio, virginia, florida, all states he won last time, and still get 272 electoral votes peer the southwes

but, meantime, i was in another part of the state, more towards the center of wisconsin, watching the white house christmas tree being harvested from wisconsin. the farmer told me that history had been up through droughts, punishing rain, it had seen a severe hailstorm and even a tornado. but, today, it was the most beautiful and the strongest tree on the lot. kind of like wisconsin. kind of like america. ladies, you have been called for a time such as this. you are the mothers and the daughters and the sisters and the wives who will fight to make this country all that it can be for our children. thank you. thank you pour the support of a common sense and may god bless your efforts to make our nation the exceptional one she has always deserved to be. thank you for having me. [applause] >> now it is my honor to introduce to you anita perry. as first lady of texas for the past few years, she has worked to promote a number of issues to benefit people from all walks of life. trained and educated as a nurse, mrs. perry drew from her 17 years of nursing to champion health care issues, such

we've all watched these union votes transform the way this state runs. now, the unions are in there in a big way, the white house is watching this in a significant way. if it is overturned, john casick is the republican governor, he pushed for it last spring and got it through the state house there in columbus, ohio. if it is overturned what's the impact for the budget in this state? >> we saw in indiana when mitch daniels ended these kind of union privileges, it enabled local governments to have all kinds of flexibility. by the way it turned out that so many union employees in wisconsin were obviously not pleased with the amount of union dues they were paying, several hundred dollars a year, only 5 percent of indiana employees belong to the union and pay dues. now n. ohio, local governments are hurting, tax revenue is down and they're facing massive layoffs of policemen, school teachers and firemen. what is was designed to do was give the flexibility to renegotiate soaring health and pngs benefits and we saw that in lancaster, ohio, they shut down the f

now for penn state, one of the big moral questions is keeping this within house and not shining the light on jerry sandusky, what could happen and these could be victims and they more may not have been avoided had penn state done more. if they beat wisconsin and won the title game, they could win the rose bowl down in orlando or are there people who are screaming from the mountain tops, no, no, no. the guys on the field shouldn't be punished as a consequence of what's happening. >> in the world of college football, these games are still held as sacred. usc has a postseason ban because of reggie bush who had payments in all of that. they couldn't go to a bowl game, but they have not recused themselves and we may have an awkward situation of having to deal with a subject and celebrating at the same time and having the tornado happening around them. >> they continue to be out on bail and the new ak occasions could prompt him to be remanded into custody. >> if they bear the fruits alleged, he will have to be. his lawyer said that a& he was donor to the foundation. this is another chapter of h