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As we're dealing with devastation there. 30 plus bridges have to be rebuilt. it will be horrendous infrastructure problem throughout all portions of the winter. can't imagine how they will do it. no real rainfall expected over the next 48 hours, so that's good, too. as far as the northeast, heater is on. gloves, hats, jacket for the kids. we're at 36 right now up in vermont. 39 in maine. temperatures this afternoon will be nice, sunny. so we're in a weather pattern where we're getting these cold nights, nice warm afternoons. really no issues the out there today. florida some storms, but overal...

What we would be doing is looking at the fact we have bridges literally collapsing. we have roads impassable. we have an infrastructure problem that in the eisenhower era would have been addressed by building a massive highway program that would give people jobs. >> i want to tie this into our next topic because here in the city of new orleans, unemployment is higher than expect. more than half of working age african-american men in this city were unemployed according to the most recent census. now, this is a dramatic increase in unemployment over the past 30 years. but we should point out ove...

America doesn't have a spending problem, republicans, it has an infrastructure problem. we're so worried about kids getting shot up at schools, but we're not too worried about their buses crossing bridges, are we? this is unacceptable, and it's a result of republican austerity and their absolute attitude towards what infrastructure is all about in america. yeah, yeah, yeah, that was last week. we talked about infrastructure. we pointed out the need for congress to step forward and do something about crumbling bridges in this country to create jobs. well, our infrastructure is crumbling in amer...

Well, i think this story would give someone pretty good material for debate that we're not a great country. we have potential to be a great country. but we have allowed things like this to happen, because we have distorted priorities. america doesn't have a spending problem, republicans. it has an infrastructure problem. you know, we're so worried about kids getting shot up at schools, but we're not too worried about their buses crossing bridges, are they? this is unacceptable and it's a result of republican austerity and their absolute attitude toward what infrastructure is all about in ameri...

Relief keep that payroll tax relief and expanding unemployment benefits. i will say this. this is the president's initial proposal. the silence from the republicans is deafening. they can counter this. but all they have done is whine and weep and cry and laugh about like hysterical children. where is there for books will? be one less give the viewers the numbers. if there is a 50 billion dollars stimulus proposal for the infrastructure problem, he also wants to extend unemployment benefits and extend the two percentage point payroll tax and adding it all up together, it equals $255 billion out...