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Closed because so many teachers, tens of thousands, were here at the state capital, protesting this budget deficit reduction effort that's been proposed by the state's governor, scott walker. what the teachers and other state union workers are angry about is the proposal that would require them to pay more for health and pension benefits. that's a problem, they say. what's a big problem, they say, what they're most angry about is the effort to reduce their collective bargaining rights. that, they say, is something they are not willing to budge on. the governor says he has no choice but to prop...

Legislators left to stall the vote on the bill. casey wians joins us. >> reporter: it's been a wild scene here today. schools closed, that's for the third straight day schools were closed because so many teachers, tens of thousands, were here at the state capital, protesting this budget deficit reduction effort that's been proposed by the state's governor, scott walker. what the teachers and other state union workers are angry about is the proposal that would require them to pay more for health and pension benefits. that's a problem, they say. what's a big problem, they say, what they're most ...

>> reporter: it's been a wild scene here today. schools closed, that's for the third straight day schools were closed because so many teachers, tens of thousands, were here at the state capital, protesting this budget deficit reduction effort that's been proposed by the state's governor, scott walker. what the teachers and other state union workers are angry about is the proposal that would require them to pay more for health and pension benefits. that's a problem, they say. what's a big problem, they say, what they're most angry about is the effort to reduce their collective bargaining rights...

Simple and as crowds converge on the capital, a group of democrat legislators left to stall the vote on the bill. casey wian joins us. he's live from madison with the latest. casey? >> reporter: it's been a wild scene here today in madison, wisconsin. schools closed, that's for the third straight day schools were closed because so many teachers, tens of thousands, were here at the state capital, protesting this budget deficit reduction effort that's been proposed by the state's governor, scott walker. what the teachers and other state union workers are angry about is the proposal that would re...

>>shepard: and this is "studio b" the bottom of the hour time for the top of the news. a like look at the state capital in wisconsin. word today that 14 senate democrats who left the state to block a budget bill could stay in hiding for days or weeks. the bill calls for sweeping changes to collective bargaining rights for thousands of state union workers as well as bigger contributions for pension and health benefits. it was nearly certain to pass but now it is stalled in the senate and no one can act unless and until there is a quorum, a quorum requires 20 people. there are 19 republicans. so...