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Bargaining which plays into a bigger picture across the country. it's an attack on organized labor. >> except for the unions that contributed to his campaign. >> that's true. the governor in a very cagey political fashion went out and gave some security to the fire fighters saying, look, i'm not going to go after your pension. this is what i'll do if you stay out of the fray. the fire fighters didn't do that. there is solidarity here. this isn't going to be hitting them in wisconsin, but they are here in madison. harold shakeburger and all of the local representatives of the fire fighters of t...

Wisconsin's statehouse today protesting a budget bill it a they see as anti-union, and this is the fourth straight day of demonstrations. president obama's thrusting himself right into the middle of madison's battle. "the washington post" says the president sent protesters to the battleground set to organize protesters. john yang joins us live from the scene. tell us what's happening. set the scene. >> reporter: you can see the protesters behind me, some of them gathering on the lawn around the state capitol, but even more dramatic is the scene inside the state capitol. the row dutunda is fill...

Sector unions, you now afscme, the sciu, pretty much across the country exclusively they back president obama and backed democrats, you're right. they operate a grass roots network that has been very effective in getting out the vote and raising money. contessa. >> all right. we're watching for some of the big union leaders to show up there in madison, wisconsin, and talk to the crowd. mike, thank you. >> reporter: okay. by law, if you're born in the united states, you're an american citizen, but some states are looking to crackdown on illegal immigration, and they are trying to change that....

Have stormed the capitol in madison. state senators were supposed to vote on the bill yesterday, but no democrats showed up. governor scott walker. >> i'll talk to senators, but i'm going to tell them first and foremost if i get a chance to talk to them, they get paid to come to work. >> across the country budget battles seem to offer an opportunity for union busting. >> state after state, ohio, indiana. >> yeah. >> states like massachusetts, maryland, i mean, they are all teetering towards bankruptcy because of in part -- because of past labor contracts that have been signed by prior administ...

Show here, ed. this is an issue this hits home for you in a big way. >> well, it is. i think that this fight has been brewing for a long time. it's just that it propped up so fast and so furiously here in madison, wisconsin, and the pushback from the people, the protests are passionate. they are not going to go away. they will get bigger before there's any resolution. as time goes on, you would think that they would lose their resolve, that they would say, well, i guess that this is just the way it's going to be and this is eventually going to get passed. not the case here. i can guarantee you...