we are watching two big events this hour. first at capitol hill, goldman sachs executives face to face with frustrated senators who are not liking their answers. should goldman sachs be trying to sell this [ bleep ] deal? can you answer that one? can you answer that one yes or no. some colorful language there. we re still waiting to hear from the man who runs goldman, lloyd blankfein. he s expected to testify later this afternoon. meanwhile, halfway across the country in the heartland of america, president obama is kicking off his main street tour. the president making stops in three iowa cities. all have unemployment rates hovering around 10%. we ll hear from the president in about ten minutes. he s in ft. madison. we ll bring you his comments live. see the folks waiting there for the president. we begin with the much anticipated testimony of a star witness at a heated senate hearing on the financial meltdown. the ceo of wall street giant goldman sachs lloyd blankfei
illegal aliens. this judge jane boyle, u.s. district court judge ruled that ordinance 2952, a more recent version was unconstitutional and our council voted last week to appeal that to the fifth circuit court of appeals. greta: what provoked or prompted to you pass this ordinance in the first place? was there an episode or incident? the first one that comes to mind we had a 2-year-old little girl killed in a drive-by shooting in 2006 and the two people now in jail for that crime were illegal aliens. we had residents coming forward asking us to do something about the problem. farmers branch is a beautiful place, suburb of dallas. but illegal immigration has taken its toll on our city from property value standpoints to school district to shopping areas. people in our town said we ve had enough, please do something about it. greta: have you asked the