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2012. unemployment dropped 7.0% to its lowest level in five years. the economy also saw an increase in jobs added per month. and long term unemployment declined. the number of housing starts also increased last year as well as the number of u.s. auto sales and these numbers are always so misleading in some ways because you look at the reality that many are facing and, you know, all of us have anecdotal evidence around us that people cant find jobs and there are people who are out for good. >> su...

At economic growth. >> thats a good number. >> surged 4.1%. up from 2.8%. unemployment dropped 7.%. thats a good number. >> going tringt direction. >> economy saw an increase in jobs added per month and long term unemployment declined. number of housing starts increased last year as well as number of u.s. auto sales. is there an argument to be made? >> ill take it in a different direction having traveled around this country extensively for work and personal. we have a jobs crisis in this country...

I dont think democrats should have agreed to this from the outset. they should have found the 25 billion during negotiation between paul ryan and patty murray. if republicans do not support an extension of this i think gibbs is being kind in terms of his appraisal of how they will be perceived by the public. >> the argument you hear against this is the same one you hear about welfare you are enabling these people. you need to create incentives. >> $300 a week were talking about. >> so, here are ...

Website was going to be having a problem today, they probably would not have held a press conference today. thats going to be one of the first questions. >> as a former white house correspondent, before he leaves on vacation, he usually does have an end of year news conference. >> awkward timing >> although that 4% gdp number is pretty good. >> good timing >> dont go too far away. the presidents popularity could go up if the economy strengthens, and in the third quarter it clearly did. final num...

Of ten episodes for next money, meaning phil isnt needed until march. by then many expect the two sides will have made their point and made up or moved on. bret. >> william, thank you. angry target customers are expressing outrage over their inability to contact the company through the website or over the phone. yesterday the retailer announced that up to 40 million customer credit card and debit accounts were breached during the thanksgiving holiday weekend. many furious customers are threate...

>> no. no. kimberly and dana, something tells me you have some thoughts. >> i have to save my money for shoes. >> you never know whats going to come to your door. >> or what the bill will be. >> something good. >> tuesday, wednesday. i was looking for the 2.8 ounce because that will -- >> ooohhhh. >> all right. up next, bob -- >> shut up, bob. >> in for a thanksgiving day treat. bob beckle does the luge here in new york city times square. youre not going to want to miss the ending. the big suspe...

Put your pants on and go out and actually gamble. >> no. it. >> online gamling, something tells me you dont spend your friday nights at home doing it. >> the only gambling i do is having red wine and going online to shop. you never know what will come to your door. i got toothpaste one day. i was looking for the 2.8 ounce. >> up next. olympian want to be, bob beckle does this in new york city times square. youre not going to want to miss this ending. the suspender goes for the gold when the five...

Will see if they rebound and starbucks is looking lower. i have a big fine, 2$2.8 billio. they didnt like the way kraft was stock the shelves and when they tried to break the deal, they didnt want to and starbucks walked away anyway. this was from way back in the early 2,000s. >> thank you so much. tesla is an interesting brand. >> valued as much as the big boys. this is not a boy to bet against. he is not going to recall the cars. they have an suv who is amazing. they have the stock flies is to...

Economic action $6 billion of government -- i dont understand why that is funny. what is the point youre making? got shutdown and people plan employment figures for the next month this is relevant? >> the point -- >> wait, wait, wait. rick. you ask question. give us a chance to answer. rick, the point is, mike, we had g.d. figures this week that were up a little bit. despite the sequester and the shutdown. it looks like the economy can work without the big government. >> you are right. were taki...

Surprise, as we say. labor force participation rate continues to go down. now, it went down a lot in october, more than it should have. i think that was a bit of anomaly. but the longer term trend is just conspicuously down. im kind of scratching my head trying to figure out if the economy is getting better, the job market is improving, why arent they coming back in the job market? its hard to get by for folks if theyre not coming bag in the job market. >> if you have a better than expected gdp,...