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Coming from other part of the state to this part of the country bringing hundreds of line workers and tree workers. there is some anticipation that they will already get up and running. the key for them as well -- and we were talking about this with some of the other stuff that needs to get done, is with the winds. some of the are repairs will have to wait until they feel confident that the worst of the winds have died down. msnbc coverage will continue right after this. im a conservative invest...

Phoenix got started, there are people that you are servicing that no one could question that a lot of people never serviced. people that were not coming right out of school, going to college the first time. reaching people that a lot of people have marginalized that have to be served. >> thats whats going to change the gdp of this country. its estimated that we lose 400 to $700 billion a year in gdp because weve left that segment behind. the founder of the university of phoenix was a teacher at ...

Romney offered to buy my job out. he offered him an out. >> oh my gosh, the evildoer said, this is actually very unusual. one of the e-mails they actually go to the workers the line workers and try to offer a buyout. people dont do that. thats going beyond the norm which is exceptional. thats a great point. point for romney. who does this to their wifes memory? it really bothers me he would do this and try to use his wife and politicize her death. god rest her soul. all of us have friends and fa...

Romney offered to buy my job out. he offered him an out. >> oh my gosh, the evildoer said, this is actually very unusual. one of the e-mails they actually go to the workers the line workers and try to offer a buyout. people dont do that. thats going beyond the norm which is exceptional. thats a great point. point for romney. who does this to their wifes memory? it really bothers me he would do this and try to use his wife and politicize her death. god rest her soul. all of us have friends and fa...

You know, i wonder when we talk about fairness in society, we have a lot of data that shows mobility is decreasing in american society, theres a greater gap between rich and poor, you know. we talk about some victims get some things, others get nothing at all. where do you think we are headed in terms of fairness and american society? are you bullish or bearish? >> i worry, like everybody else worries, about fairness. i mean, the growing gap between those at the very top and those not only middl...

Come. what is the best argument going forward against barack obama? >> the best argument is clearly barack obama under his policies have accomplished greater debt for the country, a growing joblessness and a direction for the country that all americans, all voters are taking exception with. and the fact that the automobile companies are producing greater cars, it gets back to the design of the vehicles, it gets back to the quality of the vehicles that the line workers are creating. its a globall...

im ali velshi, one of irenes last stops dealt one of its hardest blows. parts of vermont completely unreachable as rivers start to roar. one official describing the aftermath as awful. >> cut off in carolina. im carol costello. thousands who ignored evacuation orders stranded on the outer banks. emergency supplies heading there by ferry today on this "american morning." good morning. it is monday, august 29th. you lose track of it on these type of weekends when so much happens. there...

The college in west virginia, a special place in my heart for those people. so its inherently tough, and they do us a service, a national security issue. but having said all that, lets propose i think a different idea, a new idea, that hasnt been discussed. which is empowering of the workers a little bit more. >> how? >> to be regulators. in japan, when they were beating us in the automotive industry, they had the ability to basically slow down the production of cars. they could basically pull t...

Cosik. >> hi, martin here at the new york stock exchange, the headline this week was, the nyse itself. nyse euronext, the parent company, agreed to be acquired by germanys deutsche borse. the operator will own 60% of the new company and nyse will own 40%. the tie-up creates the worlds biggest exchange operator and allows the nyse to sell more products. for the average investor, trader tells me it may make trading a little more stable because there will be more investors in the market. stef? >> p...

And why. prices at the mall are rising. analysts tell us clothing will rise 10% by july and 12% in the second half of the year. this is as cotton prices soar to prices. this gives factory workers a record-setting bonus. line workers will get a bonus. gm has returned to profitibility. sending a greeting card got easier. hallmark has a line of cards that includes the postage. they are immune to stamp price increases. poppy has a look at whats coming up. >> im poppy harlow in new york. walmart ...