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California the proposals seem drastic. we have three reports beginning with correspondent mike tobin in madison, wisconsin. >> reporter: no compromises from wisconsin as a vote from the bill limiting collective bargaining right for state workers is imminent in the lower house. >> ten minutes for debate. >> reporter: in the wee small hours of the all-night amendment driven democratic filibuster, wisconsin republicans clamp down and limit amendment to one per minute and limit the debate. >> either...

Like. >> thousands stand in the streets of madison, wisconsin as the governor stands by his ultimatum. unions lose bargaining rights or state workers lose jobs. >> what about these pink slips that the governor is threatening to send out? >> if there isnt a vote, youll have to start laying off as many as 50 to 100 state workers. >> its all about union busting, plain and simple. >> this is an effort to end collective bargaining as we know it. >> union workers agree to benefit cuts, but the governo...

The majority of people in wisconsin dont agree with him. the majority of people in the country, according to the "usa today" poll that came out this week, dont agree with this idea, too. the idea of cutting the state uj about et, everybody understands you have to balance the budget and the workers in wisconsin are willing to go with it but he wants to eliminate collective bargaining rights and change the voting rules. they have absolutely nothing to do with cutting the state budget. its all abou...

Streets of madison. and you and the amount of money we are talking about, we are getting thought full comments on both sides. we got 3.6 billion dollars for a tate like wisconsin thats a lot of money. federal deficit on top of this. the first person that spoke in your group, i want to address this, if possible to him. unions take rank and file money. around the country they give hundreds of millions to democratic candidates running for office. i spoke to the governor earlier today. we had him on...

$2,000. >> greta: they dont want it. they think it is union busting and they realize they are not covered by your bill. they just dont want it. >> in terms of that statement, no, absolutely not. for us it is all about balancing the budget. and making sure that local governments have the long term sustainability to do the reason we face a 3.6 billion dollar deficit is because previous governors, have used short term fixes to push us to the problem we have today. we have to make a commitment to en...

It has concluded that that provision of the law, declining to recognize marriages in states where theyre permitted, is unconstitutional. >> even youre evolving. >> youre not going to change his mind. good evening. governor scott walker has insisted day after day that his budget repair bill is about saving money and not about union busting. but in a phone conversation with a man he believed to be billionaire david koch, walker let down his guard and said it. >> this is about public-sector union...

Illinois at an undisclosed location. so they may make legislative progress today for the republicans in the assembly, but this is a long way from being over, tamron. what im hearing on the ground. when i go in the crowd and talk to people you, can talk about the union busting, the big picture and everything else, but to a tee, all of these people are telling me they cant afford these cuts. they think its unfair. they dont know how theyre going to make it. i just had a lady, shelly, from holton, ...

Have stormed the capitol in madison. state senators were supposed to vote on the bill yesterday, but no democrats showed up. governor scott walker. >> ill talk to senators, but im going to tell them first and foremost if i get a chance to talk to them, they get paid to come to work. >> across the country budget battles seem to offer an opportunity for union busting. >> state after state, ohio, indiana. >> yeah. >> states like massachusetts, maryland, i mean, they are all teetering towards bankru...

Wisconsin think? joining me to get the answer to that question is pollster frank luntz, in madison, wisconsin with a special focus group. >> sean, i dont know what going to happen. so lets go to the group. who should win this the unions or the governor? were split. you have a position with the union? >> yeah. >> what is this debate about? gentleman bottom line is it comes down -- >> bottom line is it comes down to the collective bargaining. we understand we need too contribute. as a fiscal conse...