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It will reportedly cut $1 billion for local governments and school districts. the governor says he can also save money if the legislature ends collective bargaining for most state workers but democrats left the state to shl a vote. we are now looking at live pictures there. activists are at the ohio state house in columbus today. >> there is no morality for working people lest they have the right and practice that right to bargaining collectively for a fair wage. >> they are protesting senate ...

One part of that plan, the proposal to end collective bargaining rights for state workers, some of those collective bargaining rights, not all of them. this is what sparked of course all of these rallies, jon. jon: but governor walker is undaunted, hes set to reveal even more controversial cuts, including slashing the budget for schools across that state. mike tobin is live in madison, wisconsin. i guess this is d day, huh mike? >> reporter: it is. expect a lot more gasoline to be thrown on the ...

The democrats left the state to stall a vote. activists at the ohio state house in columbus today. youre looking at a live look at the scene right now. they are protesting senate bill number 5. that would restrict collective bargaining rights for state workers. now, senate votes, if possible, today. republican governor john casic says that the bill would help ease ohios budget deficit. and this in arizona. opening statements at the manslaughter trail of james arthur ray. three people died du...

The phone. are you with me, casey? >> reporter: yeah, ive got you. you got me now, brooke? >> ive got you. i got you. kind of pick up where you left off and talk about how many jobs could be at stake here, talk about layoffs. >> reporter: first, if i can show you just over my shoulder thats where the governor will be giving his speech and the protesters have been playing drums and chanting, and we understand that hell be able to hear that when the governor is making his proposal. what the govern...

Each year which not everyone thinks is a good idea. the annual water consumption is down 20 million gallons. the chief washington correspondant said it is more involved than that. >> the clashes in wisconsin are not just battle between unions and governors and mayor. it is it battles between the unions and taxpayers. >> the money comes from the citizens and it is the taxes they pay. the unions are bargaining to get more money from the taxpayers. >> state workers agreed to slightly langer dues. b...

Deficit. then as it went on longer, the union ovd to give all the concessions he wanted. if he was just concerned about the deficit, he would have won, game over. governor walker not only didnt accept the concessions, he didnt even want to talk about them. and now today, this keeps going on. comes the threat from governor walker if he doesnt get what he wants by tomorrow, he may have to begin the process of laying off people, laying off state workers. why tomorrow? tomorrow is the deadline for r...

Wildfire. part of u.s. 1 is also closed. the fire started monday morning and quickly grew to more than 6,000 acres in brevad campgrounds and trailer parks have been evacuated and the residents of 20 homes have chose to leave. wisconsins governor says layoff notices could start being issued to some state workers scott walker insists that will be the case if wisconsin lawmakers do not pass a bill that would end state employees collective bargaining rights. walker is also set tose a its expected ...

Wisconsin capitol building. of course, all things about money and whenever money is involved with anything bad things can happen. so lets walk through it. most important issue for the country right now is president obamas budget for 2012. it stands at almost $4 trillion with a 1.1 trillion short fall that simply cannot happen. the president knows this. he simply cannot spending at the rate is he proposing. so it must be a bargaining situation. the republicans arent in any mood for horse trading ...

Important for the firefighters while in brevard county theres 60 firefighters including some folks from the cape canaveral air station helping, there are some from the division of forestry, theyre attacking as much as they can now, putting up fire lines. if the wind is pick up it may have natural breaks created by them to stop it to moving into mop more populated areas. wisconsin, its about to enter a critical new phase. in less than three hours governor scott walker will deliver his budget ad...

Wisconsin state senator bob erbebock joins us as well. he refuses to return to wisconsin. mike, is the led lideadline for? >> reporter: theres an aspect like apples and oranges. the governor will give the budget speak at 4:00 and he has said all along that unless he gets approval and a vote approving his budget repair bill by today, he wont reschedule the states debt. that will be 165 million, and thats why he has to order 1500 state workers laid off. however, two things about that. hes also sai...