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Programs and we will rip out an important part of the constitution. short of that surely there is something sensible that can be done and that's what joe biden will attempt to do. i wouldn't expect the president to stake his whole presidency on this. as you pointed out before, the biden report i don't think is coming out until after the state of the union. that's a perfect way to allow the president to finesse making it a centerpiece of his speech. >> to talk generally about it and not get specific. >> wal-mart said we are not going to the meeting with the vice president and quickly changed co...

To the u.s. from china next year and is expected to spend 100 million on the instore thing. tim cook did not say which products would be produced in the united states but it is expected to go well beyond the simple final. some of the departments building most if not all of the components in the u.s. it's a good pr rule you know all of the negative skrichls they got about their factories in china and labor practices there. maybe other companies will follow suit. >> good to see you this morning. it is 10 minutes after the top of the hour. it is a concert to raise money for sandy victims so why...

Don't you get another job. these folks have been incredibly powerful in saying, no, this is a bigger problem. if we don't change walmart, we're not going to change anywhere else. people are really taking a stand here to say like we want to see something different. it's really powerful. >> this is an important point. this happens for those who are critical of political system. if you're a moderate republican within the republican party and saying the way you're behaving is bad for the party, the response is you're a hater, get out. or if you're a critic of the president from the left, you know,...

Line. that's not too much to ask for. >> that was then senator barack obama in 2007. speaking to the united food and commercial worker's union about the grievances with walmart's labor practices. at that same year they called the company a case study in what is wrong with u.s. labor laws. little has changed for labor under the obama presidential administration. in fact, at a federal level, few have even commented on recent labor organizing against walmart. while on a local level, whether it be boycotting or purposefully spending your money at a retailer, shopping at walmart is aligned with cer...

Because i'm tired of working for a company where workers get cheated and cheaters get rewarded. >> because i want a better life for my son. >> because my management suspects me in front of customers. >> stand up, live better. >> those some of the walmart workers associated with our walmart. but before there was our walmart, city councils across the country have gone up against the big box giant to keep its low prices and even lower wages out of their communities. from massachusetts to illinois, to california, americans have said no to walmart opening doors in their neighborhood for years. comm...