where it was above when bill clinton was president. the one thing that distinguished bill clinton's economy was not the tax increases but the tax decreases. it was the cut in the capital gains tax that stimulated capital gains and produced hundreds of billions of more capital gains revenue even though we cut the rate. if obama were to restore everything to the clinton period it would be a very different situation. the president's challenger mitt romney also saying how to get america working again and help the middle class. time now for your first degree weather update. good morning, maria? >> want to talk about the