small drop in jobless claims. as the markets take notice of the numbers, right now, early morning, it is up, 9 points, 10 points, jumping around a bit and, had been up 160 points, but it has gone down since the high and of course we'll go live to the president, when he takes the microphone. bill: treading water. alisyn: it is. bill: a lot of folks are treading water, and president obama will meet many of them on a lightning tour of the midwest in ten days and he'll talk to folks, struggling in this economy and one of the hardest hit areas of the nation, and that is the midwest, what do the governors in america's heartland have to say about that? we're joined by ohio governor, john kasich out of columbus and sir, thanks for coming back here, appreciate your time. i think that one of the most i.... a buckeye myself, one of the most under reported stories in this nation is how life changed fundamentally for so many in