are doing right now, so we re going to be having less business. reporter: one small business owner and one federal worker, multip multiplied by thousands across a region that relies on government money. we know we re going to lose probably $4 or $5 billion in the local economy and they are going to continue next year as well. reporter: they are still hoping congress will act and fast. congress, get it together and let s do it tomorrow. let s do it it really soon. you re talking 14 days out of my life i will not get paid for. reporter: athena jones, cnn, washington. heartbreak this morning as authorities try to figure out what caused an airport flight display board to collapse on a family. the freak accident killed a 10-year-old boy critically injuring his mother and hurting his two brothers. it happened in a new section of the birmingham airport in alabama. it took six men to lift the sign. larry snider was one of them.
0 believes this. you think it s the black communities asked to sacrifice first? in this case, yes, i do. yes, i do. reporter: this is 70th street on the south side. this is the local elementary school. parents are proud of it. the sign up there, soaring to new heights. all of it would be good if it wasn t slated to be closed. what s going to happen? i really don t know. reporter: parents fear the notorious gangs problems as kids cross into new areas to attend new schools. you have certain gangs, certain kids that go to certain schools because it s in their neighborhood. what wh you go outside of your neighborhood, that becomes a problem. reporter: some blame the high number of school cloegs cloesings on the teachers union which want a pay raise for teachers last fall. but the head of the union blames rahm emanuel. we have a murder problem, he s murdering schools, he s murdering communities and it s okay, how is that okay? willie cochran remains optimistic even for s
dear. in political terms, it s just an act of incredible insensitivity, especially to people like father john jenkins, and father larry snider of catholic charities that serves 10.5 million people. the sister of the catholic health association who stood up to many of the most conservative bishops and endorsed the president s health care bill and supported it at political risk. it s just turning the back on them and turning the back on what the president himself has said time and again to archbishop dolan in a private meeting. just to me, it s just dumb bad policy, bad politics, bad pre precedent. and mark, catholics stopped being an interesting subset in our polling decades ago, when it turns out catholics have basically the same views as the population as a whole. for example, they tend to support abortion rights in exactly the same numbers as the general population. maybe one or two points higher.
now, the other races in minnesota, nbc news declares rick santorum, the projected winner of the minnesota republican caucuses. nbc news also projects that in the minnesota caucuses, santorum will be followed by ron paul in second place and mitt romney in third place. newt gingrich is in fourth. to the missouri republican primary, nbc news declares rick santorum the projected winner with 99% reporting. rick santorum has 55% of the vote. coming in behind santorum is mitt romney in second place with 25% of the vote. ron paul in third with 12%. and 4% in the uncommitted category. newt gingrich was not on the ballot in missouri. now, missouri was the only primary of the night and is nonbinding. that s because the missouri republican party will caucus later this year and will allocate delegates during their convention. now, big night for rick santorum. he did speak to his supporters tonight in st. charles, missouri. take a listen. conservatism is alive and well in missouri and mi
now, the other races in minnesota, nbc news declares rick santorum, the projected winner of the minnesota republican caucuses. nbc news also projects that in the minnesota caucuses, santorum will be followed by ron paul in second place and mitt romney in third place. newt gingrich is in fourth. to the missouri republican primary, nbc news declares rick santorum the projected winner with 99% reporting. rick santorum has 55% of the vote. coming in behind santorum is mitt romney in second place with 25% of the vote. ron paul in third with 12%. and 4% in the uncommitted category. newt gingrich was not on the ballot in missouri. now, missouri was the only primary of the night and is nonbinding. that s because the missouri republican party will caucus later this year and will allocate delegates during their convention. now, big night for rick santorum. he did speak to his supporters tonight in st. charles, missouri. take a listen. conservatism is alive and well in missouri and mi