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My home state. very important labor issue on the ballot. >> reporter: absolutely. this initiative is something that really has been pushed by governor kasich, this law, its been on the books that theyre not going to vote to see if they want to repeal. if they do that, a huge blow to governor kasich. its a bit of a referendum billed on his governorship and with his first year and a half and you know, if thats the case, then that would be a huge win for democrats. a big win for the national party ...

>> all right. first, though, big news today. the trial of the accused underwear bomber begins this morning with earnest with opens statements at the federal courthouse in droit. umar farouk abdulmutallab is charged with trying to blow up a flight on christmas day 2009 with a bomb hidden in his underwear. >> the defendant is acting as his own attorney. cnns deb feyerick in live in detroit, where you were the night this all developed and christmas day 2009. deb, what is the situation? >>...

one area includes the capital, mogadishu where an estimated 100,000 people have come looking for aid. the u.n. says nearly half the country is suffering from malnutrition. egypts ailing former president will next appear in court august 15th as his trial opened. hosni mubarak denied charges of corruption and playing role in the death of more than 800 anti-government demonstrators. the trial of his rmer interior minister is scheduled to get under way at this hour. in eastern australi...

treatment for responders who got sick after 9/11. last night at a town hall in new york, from us at a tiustrated cs sounded off about what happened to them after the dust settled. >> i want to show you something. sometimes i have to eat through this tube because the muscles in my neck dont work to swallow. i breathe and talk through this tube. and im the lucky one. >> a public appearance today by the hotel maid who accuses dominique strauss-kahn of sexual assault. ded dialnafissatou di...

Much profit they can make? >> of course not. but the point is -- >> eric: you cant hire workers at lower wage in south carolina. you need to do it in washington state where we can get our grimy hands on you. >> i dont think thats what they are saying they are saying that the workers have right and they made a legal finding of fact the workers are punished for the union activities. i want to live in a country where people have a right to belong to union without fear of reprize sal. maybe that is ...

Federal government, a company that made over half a billion dollars just in the first quarter of this year. but pays the workers $11 an hour. that is more than $20,000 a year. but the ceo of the company made $20 million. 1,000 times, 1,000 times the average worker. >> eric: a free market, private business. they can pay whatever they want. you and i should have no problem with it. the only one who should is the shareholders. lets get back to the issue. the labor issue. why do they have an opinion...

Proceeds and profit from the federal government, a company that made over half a billion dollars just in the first quarter of this year. but pays the workers $11 an hour. that is more than $20,000 a year. but the ceo of the company made $20 million. 1,000 times, 1,000 times the average worker. >> eric: a free market, private business. they can pay whatever they want. you and i should have no problem with it. the only one who should is the shareholders. lets get back to the issue. the labor issue...

Much profit they can make? >> of course not. but the point is -- >> eric: you cant hire workers at lower wage in south carolina. you need to do it in washington state where we can get our grimy hands on you. >> i dont think thats what they are saying they are saying that the workers have right and they made a legal finding of fact the workers are punished for the union activities. i want to live in a country where people have a right to belong to union without fear of reprize sal. maybe that is ...

Issues that are of the moment. what this really comes down to in wisconsin is a question of how independent this court will be of the governor. now, it happens at this point that the court is 4-3 conservative split that leans toward a position of being very favorable toward this governor, not just on this issue but a host of issues. if joanne kloppenburg beats david prosser, the court will be narrowly aligned in opposition to or at least in skepticism toward the governor. thats really what it co...

Team is meeting with republicans and congress people and did it yesterday to figure out how to resolve our deficit. more importantly, we all know we have to tighten our belts. and people in wisconsin and public sector have tightened their belts in the past few years. nouz its time for everyone to share the sacrifice and do it in the right way that wont harm the public and hurt people, especially vulnerable populations. >> were facing another labor issue, the nfl, the president wants the owners, ...