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Fox this week that it is important not to make this a washington issue, this is a wisconsin issue. that is what she said, asked about the 14 state senators who have walked out. i'm going to play this sound bite, pete, from senator barack obama 2007 real quick. >> if american workers are being denied their rights, to organize and collectively bargain when i'm in the white house i'll put on a comfortable pair of shoes myself, i'll walk on the picket line with you as the president of the united states of america. [ applause ] because workers deserve to know that someone is standing in his corner....

>> the american people know we're at a critical juncture right now, but, it's not coming from the white house and not -- we're not seeing the leadership we need. this president, instead of just saying we'll freeze things for the next five years after increasing discretionary spending over 25%, should understand that we have to go back to the spending levels that we saw a few years ago and the house i think, the house republican leadership is providing aggressive efforts to reduce that deficit and have proposed going back to spending levels of 2007. or 2008. and i don't think there is one ameri...

Now, they need to adjust their annual spending levels. jenna: and the issue of entitlements comes up again on state levels. it's nice to be reminded of some of the power that exis within the stay and the relationship with the federal government that seemingly changes with each deck aeu. we look forward to talking you more again. thank you very much, sir. >> you're quite welcome. jon: a near disaster caught on a driver's dash.com, unbelievable video. the whole story and why this driver even had a dash cam rolling. it's our must-see moment of the day next.

Million to help avoid widespreadoff to workers. in a letter this weekend the president said the money would be distributed to state and local governments struggling with huge deficits. so far resistance in both parties with top democrats expressing concern about the increasing -- about increasing the federal definite item i. by the way, the president, again, another example of him being in a terrible, terrible political position of not having a good choice. you can either push for this $50 billion and have people say you're not serious about the debt, or you can have state services cut from ne...

That we find ourselves in and who ends up suffering when we have to make these types of cuts? >> well, certainly what we have to keep in the forefront of our minds all of the time are our students. what are the ramifications of our choices and decisions in the local levels and state levels and certainly at the national level on education of our students. because what we know and believe in this country is that a public education is a great liberator. and it is the aspect that can make a difference in lives. and we have to remember that our decisions will impact students. we have to support the...