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>> they know that going in. >> they do. the interesting thing will -- will be what is going to happen to brandon davies. obviously hes suspended and not able to play with the team. he is a key player for them. they are number three in the nation. you know because you love ncaa basketball. >> this is -- >> they lost their last game because of this. >> they wont be a number one seed without him. >> one saving grace is davies handled this like a pro. he told his team what he did and has come to the...

For patients as one of the issues. after a 17-day sit in pro testers have finally vacanted the statehouse in wisconsin. for three weeks they demonstrated against a bill that takes collective bargaining rights away. scott walker is warning that the 14 state senate democrats hiding out across state lines to avoid voting on bill, walker sent out 1500 pink slips today for state workers. were watching this, rising oil and gas prices could put the brakes on economic recovery and job growth, the grea...

192,000. sure, this was a strong report. it shows, that you know, were finally turning a corner for the jobs sector. especially in the private sector because weve really come very far, but the fact is the economy needs more. millions of people are still out of work, brooke. you know, some say the unemployment rate went down people dropped out of labor force, they got discouraged and they are not count in the unemployment number so thats the reality here that its really going to take a long time ...

Megyn: fox news alert. word out of wisconsin that the pink slips are going out for 1,500 state jobs this afternoon. that may be just the start. right now a high-stakes game of chicken continues with real consequences playing out in madison. up to 12,000 state workers total are bracing for pink slips because of the budget impasse between the governor and state senate democrats. governor walker warned he would finish ewing layoff notices up to 1,500 of them if none of those democrats returned from...

Bargaining rights. republicans voted to hold the democrats in contempt and threaten them with arrest. dan tapanke is one of the republican state senators. could it really come to that senator, that your democratic colleagues would be arrested. >> it would be a wisconsin state senate arrest, its not a criminal or civil arrest. they are in contempt of the state senate. i hope it doesnt come to that. i hope that they find a way to get back up here and we can move the business of wisconsin forward. ...

Growth, job growth in nearly two years. >> state and local governments are still facing massive budget shortfalls and cut a net of 30,000 jobs last month. and today in wisconsin, 1,500 more state workers could be getting pink slips. lets get to austan goolsbee, chairman of the white house council of economic advisers, chief economist for the presidents economic recovery advisory board. this is the first jobs report they didnt say but behind the numbers theres some darker cloud. it seems to be a ...

Machine. im not kidding. they of course threatened to fire thousands of state workers and tried to blame that on democrats. republicans renewing that threat yet again today in wisconsin. pe zeroed out democrats office budgets. they took away their parking spaces. literally, they took away their parking privileges. and now today theyre threatening to arrest the democrats. declaring the democrats guilty of contempt of the senate and ordering any wisconsin state trooper to arrest them on sight shou...

Walker to use state workers as political pawns. >> its putting people at economic uneasy, in that resort the tactics after school yard bully. >> maker walker maintains that the pitching slips are necessary and he has hinted the solidarity of the 14 senate democrats that set off the steal mate may be splintering. >> there is number coming to the table, but i think there are a core group no who are interested. >> reporter: walker says plenty of offers have been made to the wayward democrats, the l...

Steve brown with todays developments. good evening, steve. >> reporter: good evening, brett. governor walker has been telegraphing the move reiteratelogy, revamping union rules or layoffs. >> i dont want anybody laid off and 1500 state workers. >> they returned after two week continuous occupation last night around 10:00 p.m. dane county judge ordered protestors can be inside during regular hours, but may not bring in cooking gear, bed rolls and no new signs may be posted. >> coming back during ...

Position. >> reporter: majority leader fitzgerald signed orders finding the 14 democrats in contempt. they had until 4 p.m. to return to chambers but none did. now law enforcement can be called in to round them up and tame them if necessary, but still only in wisconsin, not illinois. >> if this is what it takes to get a democrat senator back to the chamber, then this is what it takes. >> reporter: gop members of the senate say they didnt want it to come to this, but they maintain their actions w...