always form the backbone of the american economy. the problem is, our small businesses have been some of the hardest hit by this recession. there is no question that the steps we ve taken have improved the overall climate for small business across the country. but there is also no question that we ve got a long way to go. brian: okay. does that long way include four maurice? joining us now are small business owners locally. they re all from charlotte. you got sherwood webb, owner of webb and partners, inc. katy tyler is ceo of tyler 2 construction inc., and dr. rick wideman is here. he is an eye surgeon. welcome to all of you. about your business, how are you doing in 2008? how are you doing now? basically lost everything in the last four years. 30 years, everything i built, i ve lost the last four years. almost everything. brian: why? there is just no work. we manage large projects all over the country. lamb projects have come to a stop of the i have three hospital clients,
this is why. the united states pushing that 16 trillion mark yesterday. what does that mean for a president who wants a second term. we ll discuss and dismiss the debt like they do. chris christy said what is wrong with washington? well nancy pelosi. she is part of the problem. it is true. listen, any of the leaders are up there if they are not trying to make a difference. brian: chris christy sounded off and sang a bit with jimmie fallon. we ll bring it out because you were probably nodding off when he was talking to chris christie. all next for the 2012 election . fox and friends . gretchen: good morning. i needed that election surge to get me through hump day. i needed that election. thank you for making my day. brian: we are wednesday and two more days left of the convention and we ll know here until friday morning. yesterday it was clear, we need more time and we are off to a great start and need more time. steve: plus we might need more umbrellas. suppe
republican side of things. let s get to your headlines. while you were sleeping, a wild car chase in las vegas ended in a hail of bullets. a carjacker stole not one but two cars leading police around the city for four hours before stopping at a gas station. fox news chopper capturing the dramatic end of the showdown. whoa! shots fired! shots fired! shots fired! carjacker killed because he was waving his gun at officers and look at the guy crouched at the gas pump. he was ordered to duck before police riddled the suspect s car with bullets. he was not hurt. the mystery surrounding death of amazing race producer jeff rice coming into focus this morning. rice found dead in his hotel room in uganda reportedly with a large amount of cocaine in his stomach. now we re learning his assistant who was found passed out next to rice is not being allowed to leave country. police say there s reason to believe both katherine fuller and rice were cocaine smugglers, not the victims of r
and all the other candidates since it s undecided on the republican side of things. let s get to your headlines. while you were sleeping, a wild car chase in las vegas ended in a hail of bullets. a carjacker stole not one but two cars leading police around the city for four hours before stopping at a gas station. fox news chopper capturing the dramatic end of the showdown. whoa! shots fired! shots fired! shots fired! carjacker killed because he was waving his gun at officers and look at the guy crouched at the gas pump. he was ordered to duck before police riddled the suspect s car with bullets. he was not hurt. the mystery surrounding death of amazing race producer jeff rice coming into focus this morning. rice found dead in his hotel room in uganda reportedly with a large amount of cocaine in his stomach. now we re learning his assistant who was found passed out next to rice is not being allowed to leave country. police say there s reason to believe both katherine f