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Bill: fresh news on the economy this morning. now caterpillar is making plans for the peach state. it just announced it will build two new plants in georgia to employ 1400 people. they are expected to create 1,000 other indirect jobs. you might remember president obama's 2009 visit to a caterpillar plant, pe -- peoria, illinois, fight over stimulus at that time caterpillar's ceo promised to hire back all the layoff workers if the stimulus passed. as we noted the stimulus turned three years old today. heather: the nation's top intelligence and defense officials raising new concerns over al qaed...

>> they know that going in. >> they do. the interesting thing will -- will be what is going to happen to brandon davies. obviously he's suspended and not able to play with the team. he is a key player for them. they are number three in the nation. you know because you love ncaa basketball. >> this is -- >> they lost their last game because of this. >> they won't be a number one seed without him. >> one saving grace is davies handled this like a pro. he told his team what he did and has come to the forefront and hasn't tried to hide anything that he has done. we will see how he handles it. >> l...

More active on the border than any president over the last 12 years. if you want to talk about putting your money where your mouth is. >> that's because governors including -- including the governor of texas -- rob, it's the governors who have stood up and said, our budgets are in crisis, we are having to layoff workers, having to layoff teachers, and we can't afford to spend this money taking care of illegal immigrants in our state. they have forced the hand ever federal government to get rid of some of these people. it's not because of the leadership of the white house it's because of the go...

Getting layoff announcements. most of them have an option to be rehired to a shorter workweek. what's going on? jim goldman joins us from san francisco where they are trying just about anything and everything to make it work. what's been the reaction. >> reporter: hey, tamron, yeah. they are calling this pink slip friday. forget about being unemployed, it's about being underemployed here in san francisco. lots of deal making in city hall right behind me. gavin newsom issued 15,000 layoff workers to city workers last night. he's the mayor of this city. he's trying to bridge a $555 million bunl ...