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Will have a real conflagration. we'll have the debt limit. we are going to have the xm bank. we'll have extending the funding of the country. we're going to have planned parenthood. all of that is going to come to rest. >> and a transportation bill, as well. >> exactly. the transportation bills -- if we don't have money, states can't allocate money to fix bridges, to fix roads, to do anything. >> congressman, come december, couldn't you make the argument that you'll have a leader that is more beholding to the more conservative wing of that party? isn't there a greater likelihood in december we...

Fertilizer plant is not of severity and magnitude that warrants a major disaster declaration. but this was president obama at a memorial service for the first-responders who were killed in that blast. >> be there, even after the cameras leave. and after the attention turns elsewhere. your country will remain ever ready to help you recover and rebid and reclaim your community. [applause] >> reporter: we should mention that individuals who live in west, texas, have been getting money from fema but the mayor of the town said that $57 million more is needed to fix roads, a local sueage system and ...

Lines. this d plus is the first time in 12 years that america's infrastructure has earned a grade this high. a new report out this week from the american society of civil engineers measures 16 categories from aviation to roads and waste water. no category earned a lower grade than it did four years ago. six categories saw improvements. bridges, railroads, drinking water, solid waste, and drinking water. solid waste earned the highest grade on the report, a b minus. go solid waste. what's driving the improvements? the stimulus gave infrastructure a short-term boost. cities and states are renewi...

elsie granderson, a cnn.com columnist and steve perry an education contributor. the latest act scores show only one in four high school graduates is ready for college. the test used for college admissions shows only 66% of the 2011 class met the benchmark for english. 45% for math. 30% for science. so steve, do these figures accurately reflect student preparedness? >> it absolutely does reflect how prepared students are because if it were the a.c.t. in and of itself we may be able to write it off. at least one third, one third of children going into college are taking remedial classe...

Fix schools, fix roads and bridges, improve infrastructure. there are a range of things we can do to help make the recovery stronger. and as we grow again, we'll see more job creation and not less. >> i want to ask you about housing, critical in the overall rebound of the economy. the administration had a big program to modify mortgages to be able to keep people in their homes. you had a congressional oversight committee this week say that the treasury department has lagged behind the pace of the crisis. the u.s.a. today reported foreclosures rice in spite of efforts, home foreclosures are acc...