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Great, great city with great, great people. republican national convention is coming here. then i'm all for it. yes, indeed, he's an integral part of the city bouncing back. >> i love cleveland. i used to live not too far from there on the ohio side of the border with pennsylvania. i think it be hard to understand just how much a move like this can mean for a region that has suffered economically over the past decades, has had trouble getting things in gear in the modern economy, seeing towns suffering from that lack of jobs and lack of employment. this is a huge boost. and not just in terms o...

Places are very geographically close to each other, in politics, state jurisdictions really matter. on this side of the river, house speaker john boehner is basically the top political dog. he's not only the top republican in the house of representatives, third in line to the presidency, he's also the preeminent elected firm in ohio. his district is not far from where the bridge from kentucky over the ohio river touches down on the ohio side. on the other side of that bridge, on the kentucky side, the political boss over there is obviously senator mitch mcconnell. the top ranking republican in...

Basically the top political dog. he's not only the top republican in the house of representatives, third in line to the presidency, he's also the preeminent elected firm in ohio. his district is not far from where the bridge from kentucky over the ohio river touches down on the ohio side. on the other side of that bridge, on the kentucky side, the political boss over there is obviously senator mitch mcconnell. the top ranking republican in the united states senate. so you have two of the top republican leaders in congress, the top republican in the house and the top republican in the senate, y...

To cross state jurisdictions. and of course, even though these places are very geographically close to each other, in politics, state jurisdictions really matter. on this side of the river, house speaker john boehner is basically the top political dog. he's not only the top republican in the house of representatives, third in line to the presidency, he's also the preeminent elected firm in ohio. his district is not far from where the bridge from kentucky over the ohio river touches down on the ohio side. on the other side of that bridge, on the kentucky side, the political boss over there is o...

Their van and it went sphoin overflow. >> reporter: then they took off so they got nothing. jenna: then there is this. because -- well, take a look. that's the ohio river landmark and it's been up since 1928, the stubenville bridge it was the first ohio river suspension bridge to have a concrete floor. it was closed three years ago when an inspection found potential safety problems. the ohio department of transportation says the demolition happened without problems. one pier on the ohio side of the river will remain as a monument for that 1928 -- jon: i can't get enough of those