governor walker sparked by his move to cut union rights and benefits that in the midst of a state budget crisis. with potentially national significance. we re going to talk it over with dana bash, ari fleischer, and paul begala. we know this is a big turnout. both sides trying to get out of vote. what are you hearing as we enter the final hour? the turnout across the state of wisconsin is very, very high. at this point it is for the most part anecdotal. we re talking about lines very long pretty much all day in key areas. when you re talking about the republicans, those pushing for the incumbent not to be recalled, i spoke to a senior official in the state who said he s worried. he reason for that is they are hearing anecdotely and also from their political people on the ground there is record turnout in the county of dane. that is where madison is. and that is for the most part pretty liberal. they re worried about that. in fact, one number that he just told me is it s up
one that s taken place. bringing out the big guns, president obama visits the big apple for a three fundraising events with former president bill clinton by his side. this even though just last week, president clinton had said governor mitt romney had a sterling business record. but during an off camera event blasted the republican saying electing romney would be calamitous for the country. governor romney says no, austerity and unemployment now and then when we if we ever get out of this thing, then we re going to cut taxes so much, we ll explode the debt then and see how high we can drive interest rates. also at hand, rocker jon bon jovi, he took part in the event and rode to new york city with the president on air force one. a spokesperson for romney says the president is trying to distract voters from his three years of wasteful spending. we ve learned al-qaida s number two in command was the target of the latest round of u.s. drone
- a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane. a minute, mom! let s broaden the world s energy mix. let s go. it s a rocky relationship and you d never know it by the looks of this. presidents obama and clinton teaming up for a big fundraiser in new york city last night. they were at the theater that normally has mary poppins. last night it was the presidents. this morning, molly henneberg has details. good morning to you. good morning, steve, gretchen and brian. although just last week, former president bill clinton said that governor mitt romney had a sterling business record, last night at a handful of
sterling business record? he also called the president s attitude and approach to the deficit as complex. megyn: is he worth it? absolutely. bill clinton has an unparalleled ability to talk about economic policy in a way that connects with and is accessible to the middle class. that s why it s going to hurt obama. bill clinton was successful because he was a pragmatist who governed from the center. the polite screen of obama, and he s viewed by 45% as an extremist. 30% view romney as an extreme it. when you put him up against the most successful democratic president since fdr. he declared the year of big government over. contrasted with obama economics
adopt their policies. you are laughing, but you need to tell people this. that s what they are being asked to vote for. president obama collected $3.5 million at those fund-raising events. take us behind the scenes. bill clinton goes on last week with harvey weinstein. says sterling business record. mitt romney s background in the world of business is not important. it s actually good. what happens between now and then that leads to that appearance on that stage? about as predictable as night following day. you think about you re a baseball fan, and i know you are too. a phrase about purpose pitch. you brush somebody back. you think where president clinton was last week, cory booker, steve ratner, who criticized, or mildly rebuked the president for taking on the bain record. president clinton came out and did the same thing, it would be taking it up another notch.