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Want to take you back to our breaking news. there are thousands of people, young and old, protesting in madison, wisconsin. they are furious about this bill that was supposed to be voted on in the state senate that would effectively eliminate state bargaining rights for state and local employees. and that includes, teachers, prison workers. want to go back to our reporter hillary. she was standing there. pick up where you left off with that firefighter. why is he there in madison? >> yeah, that's right. well, brooke, they just had a march down one of the main streets in front of the capital ab...

A lot of these states, alex, have budget deficits that are extraordinary. they don't have the money. last year, california was issuing i-o-us, rather than salaries to employees and pensions. what this reflects is a real crisis of state government with their budget deficits enormous. they're shutting down schools, they're laying off teachers, they're letting prison workers go, they're opening up prisons. and frankly, they've got to downsize. the private sector, as you pointed out, has 17% unemployment, and those folks have lost money in the stock market, their home equities, and i think the pub...

Nearing 24 hours this morning. a negotiations intensifying at this hour to release two prison workers. they are being held hostage, this is in delaware. two other employees and dozen of inmates have already been set free. >> we don't know the dynamics over the takeover and we don't know the dynamics if any inmates were held against their will, were they requested to be released and were released by whoever is in charge for the inmates. heather: more information we have. inmates called a newspaper to complain about prison conditions and president trump. abby: to another dangerous situation, thi...

It appears to have come when the escapees' dna was found in the cabin. authorities said that cabin is owned by corrections officers. two prison workers facing charges in connection with this case, do you think there is a chance the investigation will uncover more involvement by people at the prison? >> that's always a possibility, but this could have been an innocent conversation they overheard between guards about their camp or their hunting cabin. and of course, you know up in that area that was always a concern. in fact, i think we might have talked about it last week you know, you have to ...

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