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settlement that some folks have missed is when was the last time you got 49 state attorneys general, 49 republicans and democrats having to do anything together? i think one of the important things here is this is a step towards doing big things across party lines. >> well leave it at that because "end point" ended a minute ago. fredricka whitfield i apologize for the 43 seconds ive stolen from you. >> thats okay. >> thats okay. im willing to share. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.co...

Right now we are on track to reduce that number to 1,050 as part of the start treaty. president obama is talking up american manufacturing as the a stop in milwaukee. the president addressing employees at the master lock company. he recently praised the company foreclosing a flannel china to return the manufacturing to the united states. egypt is sending out increasingly threatening messages about the fate of at least 16 americans essentially being held hostage there. they are unable to leave th...

Race in the country this year. walker hopes it overshadows the presidential race. >> this isnt just about who the governor of wisconsin is. not just the momentum or impact will be on the november 2012 election. >> recall election gave democrats a years head start mobilizing for the november election. at union shop master lock, gave them initiative. >> through the local union they have a voice, seat at the table and right to collectively bargain with the company. >> each side is preaching to its ...

He doesnt necessarily like to get out in front of people. before i begin, i want to thank some additional special guest who are here. milwaukee mayor tom barrett is in the house. your congresswoman gwenn moore is here. you heard from your local uaw representative, john drew. and i got a great tour from the president of uaw local 469, mike bink. and finally, i want to thank master locks ceo, john hebner for inviting us here today. it is wonderful to be at master lock. i have to say, though, it br...

An event with scott walker at the master lock factory in milwaukee. we are looking at a live shot right now. you have been quiet here as we are talking about obamas strength going into november. >> i love jobs for master lock, ma that is grmeat, but its a smal amount, if you go after job and you say make a manufacturing boost, why not keystone. if that was a small number of jobs, i mean, why -- that is going to be something that he has to explain in a general election when whomever it is says, a...

Phil musser just came from there and others and they say he really did not have a political flu. he really had the flu. so came out to the airport. >> yes. >> but not the rest of the day. so who knows what is really going on there. >> absolutely. >> the bottom line is that masterlock is, of course, a union operation and theyve got jobs back. so it was one of the things, as you pointed out that he showcased in his state of the union. a couple other points from jay carneys air force one briefing i...

Local employees. h effaces a recall election this summer. hell be there at the bottom of the steps when air force one touched down in milwaukee, wisconsin. later the president has an event planned at master lock. the president trying to encourage companies to move the jobs that have been shipped offshore back to the united states. and master lock, we understand, has done so with about 100 employees. and its off for fund-raising in california and seattle. >> mike viqueira at the white house, than...

His plan to talk more about the budget, more about the economy. we should hear some things about the payroll tax cut. master lock, by the way, one of the places that actually brought jobs back to the united states. it had left the u.s. thats an example, too, from the president of how manufacturing can move forward here in the u.s. well continue to follow the presidents movements. todays tweet of the day comes from senator chuck schumer. hes tweeting about the amazing jeremy lin. he writes -- j...

Is saying, he would only be meeting the president at the airport. that is what happened. as you know, andrea, governor walker is in the middle of a bit of a political fight. he is in the middle of recall election. flu so flu or no flu, the events today allowed governor walker to be pictured briefly with the president but to distance himself from this democratic president, as well. as weve been reporting, president obama recently had another run-in with a republican governor, governor jan brewer ...

His standing in the midwest has fallen a bit. the president knows he will have to work hard to win wisconsin in 2012. one of the reasons he is here today, he is also here, he will be talking about manufacturing, the importance of bringing american jobs back to the u.s. why master lock? well, he talked about it in the state of the union address. it recently added and brought back a hundred jobs from china, the president will talk about the importance of building up the manufacturing sector and th...