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Recently documented by the pew charitable trust, whose researcher tracked the economic well-being of the middle class babies born like sam in the early to mid-1960s. the study found one out of three middle class kids fallen out of the class by the time he is an adult. >> a person with some college or college degree is likely to stay in the middle than someone with a high school diploma or less. person who is married is more likely to stay in the middle than someone single or divorced. >> the national leaders and the top economists recognize the problem and to the long arc it traveled. >> in th...

Essentially this -- that the nation is within $100 billion of the debt ceiling limit. in 31 usc 312ab. a bunch of jargon. basically we need another increase and we need it now. the response from thecious speaker's office, one statement. washington's mounting debt is a drag on our economic recovery. this request is another remind they're the president consistently punted on the tough choices needed to reign rn in the deficit and protect programs for american seniors from going bankrupt." this is the last around final request for the debt ceiling increase. back with the panel. it's just 4-1/2 mo...

And americans are less popula popular. >> the administration laid out the red line. the afghan government and international community must see insurgents break with al-qaeda and support laws and constitution of afghanistan. >> clinton set a practical tone. >> all of us are entering into it with a realistic sense of what is possible. >> there are detainee with direct contact to al-qaeda, the white house continues to publicly insist that nothing was final. >> any decision to transfer detainee from guantanamo would be undertaken in accordance with the u.s. law and in consultation with congress. >...

Gregg w*fpblt there is a major debate now on whether washington should be able to turn off the internet. it happened in egypt, of course, when former president hosni mubarek tried to hold on to power. well, u.s. congress is expected to weigh in on an internet kill switch bill in the senate and critics say it raises serious privacy concerns but supporters say the government must have this capability in case of a cyber terror attack, the bill's sponsors reflect a bipartisan effort but that's not eased any of the concerns. mark ruttenberg is executive director for the electronic privacy informati...

Union busting attempt. specifically this moo move but collective bargaining. so that is why you sigh this activity, invoke ago class warfare around this. unions are such an important part of the democratic constituency. that is why it's such a flash point. you have seen this in other states, whether washington or new york and democratic governors doing similar things but you haven't seen the outrage because they didn't see it as a real going to the heart of unions. >> brett: i tried to pin one on this last night but is it draws for president obama to go down this road? >> it is, because what y...