where does the money come from? jack acts like the money is for free, just go and get it from santa claus in washington. one of us is being more specific on jobs. i m proposing a hometown tax credit. a 20% tax credit for the cost of creating a new job. i think it is important for americans that our government is not just growing but that we are providing the incentives for the private sector to grow us out of the recession. shannon: with 30 days left until the mid term elections we are watching a highly contested senate race in kentucky where the tea party has been a factor. republican candidate rand paul endorsed by the tea party leader sarah palin. an eye surgeon and the son of congressman ron paul. paul is facing democrat jack conway for the senate seat. he is the current attorney general. a job he has held since 2007. in 2002 he did campaign for a kentucky house seat and narrowly lost. this is shaping up to be a close one. paul is leading con way 49% to
democratic and republican efforts to win and retain seats in the senate talk about their prospects on election day. julie kirtz is here in washington with the story. the chairs of the republican and democratic senate campaign committee predicting they will do well on november 2 but not agreeing on much else with democratic supporters rallying in washington this week as the crucial mid terms near. new jersey democrat robert menendez says democrats will maintain the majority in the senate because he believes republicans don t really care about the middle class and acknowledges democrats are likely to lose some seats in the congressional elections. the mid term election history of the president s party going back to the civil war means the president s party loses seats but the difference between a tsunami and losing some seats is the suggestion that they can take over the majority. that will not happen. so today the chair of the gop senate campaign committee predicts 12 senate seats
mass at st. matthews cathedral. it s celebrated the sunday before the court s term begins. coming up on to america s news headquarters we will talk to tom dupree who will give us preview of the major cases and controversies we can expect this term. as congress debates whether or not to extend the bush era tax cuts nationwide, voters in washington state will weigh in on a similar issue in november. dan springer has that story. reporter: the puget sound in washington state is home to more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in the nation. in november, the voters will decide if the state should finally have income tax. but only for the wealthy. venture capitalist matt mcelwayne says it will cost jobs. every day i talk to people who says i will leave if this passes. not just the individuals and companies, business owners and people who will make the
shannon: top stories we re following on america s news headquarters. the state department is warning americans to be extra vigilant as they travel around europe. it you rememburges americans to aware. it is a step below a travel warning. mahmoud ahmadinejad is calling for u.s. leaders to be buried because of threat of military action against iranian nuclear facilities. he also raised questions about who was behind the september 11 attack. the red mass was held today at st. matthews cathedral in washington. a traditional mass is held before the start of a new term at the supreme court. justices return to the bench tomorrow morning to begin hearing cases. elena kagan s first day on the
system begins to pull in. shannon? shannon: it s fall. thank you very much, rick. you bet. coming up, a potential new lead in the 1996 jonbenet ramsey murder case. we re going to tell you who investigators want to talk to. plus, tax debate in washington state has the wealthy fuming and they are threatening to pick up and leave. this is classic class warfare. they are just going to tax the evil stinking rich. shannon: but the richest man in america and washington state resident bill gate says it s the right thing to do. we ll report, and you decide. right after this break. [ female announcer ] there s a new way to let go of some of the annoying symptoms menopause brings. introducing one a day menopause formula. the only complete multivitamin with soy isoflavones to help address hot flashes and mild mood changes. new one a day menopause formula. everything is better with swanson broth in it,