in smith electric vehicles in kansas city with the question: what is the value of president obama right now on the campaign trail? consider this. after several visits to california on behalf of barbara boxer and bid for re-election to the senate the latest field poll shows boxer s popularity down and holding 47-43% lead over carly fiorina. so there are even limits to the ability for president obama to help democrats in the tough critical climate. shannon: thank you. fox business correspondent peter barnes joins us to explain a report from the i.m.f. that the president needs to do more to cut the deficit, including raising taxes. what is the i.m.f. recommending? they are projecting bigger budget deficit for the united states than the administration is and it s worried it will cause problems down the road, such as higher interest rate. it s pushing the president and congress to really, really get serious about deficit reduction, including spending cuts and tax ib
house correspondent on the road with the president in kansas city now. this trip is a little bit about policy and a lot a bit about politics. right? that s right, shepard. let s talk about policy. welcome to smith electric vehicles where they made battery powered trucks. this opened in 2009 and sold trucks then and hopes to sell more this year. it will lower their unit cost which is about twice the cost of a competitive diesel delivery truck. but when that money expires in 18 months, the company hopes to be up on its own and no longer needs subsidies. the president says that kind of grant and assistance will help create green jobs though smith electric vehicles have not added any employees to its 50 existing employees right now. all under the politics, shepard. from here, the president drove down and campaigned for the democratic candidate running for the united states senate and in his appearance there, said republicans who were trying to
i was shaking. i thought it was going to knock us out. right now, no reports of injuries or any major damage but it did force rides to shut down at disneyland. three suspected al-qaida members under arrest right now accused of trying to make peroxide bombs to kill people. they were busted in norway which may have been targeted because it had troops in afghanistan. it s believed their bomb plot is linked to the failed attacks in the subway systems in new york and london. this morning, president obama heads to kansas city, missouri and he ll stop at smith electric vehicles to highlight how stimulus money is creating jobs. then he will attend fundraisers for the u.s. senate candidate. he is the democratic hopeful to face republican senator kit bond who is retiring. off to vegas where the president will stump for majority leader harry reid. a plane powered completely by the sun landed this morning in switzerland. it took off from the same airfield 24 hours ago. the four engine aircraft h
quake did shut down a couple of rides at disneyland. president obama heading to kansas city, missouri, today. first stop, smith electric vehicles where he s going to highlight how he believes stimulus money has created jobs. it s off to campaign for carnahan and after that, he ll head to sin city to stump for senator harry reid. human rights judge wants to hear more evidence before deciding whether to extradite the british terrorism suspect to the u.s. he s been in prison without trial for nearly six years. the court dismissed parts of his appeal against extradition but wants to consider his complaints about the colorado prison he s likely headed to. he was accused of providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy and money laundering. today, members of the alleged russian spy ring will appear before a federal judge in new york. all 11 of them. i think it s only 10, right?