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Maybe in the sevens. >> what hes saying is a continued positive job growth, whatever that means. it doesnt mean that -- >> dropping below 8%. >> it is perception. its perception of which direction the country is heading in. i just think it makes for interesting argument because the republicans have been banking on the fact that the economy would be their talking point, right? and so now if the economy perception wise appears to be going in the right direction, i think theyre going to be all over...

Duty by the u.s. army before deploying for the fourth time. he also may have had tamly troubles, possibly marital troubles. president obama in an interview said he is determined to bring troops home as planned. bret? >> more with the panel. jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. thank you. another big problem for the u.s. coming out of the region. price of oil. the white house is touting data it says proves its plan is working. oil remains high despite a drop today closing in at more than $106 a...

Another penny overnight to the national average of $3.80 a gallon. thats 29 cents higher than a month ago. and its 24 cents higher than a year ago. joining me now, msnbc chief correspondent john harwood. the president is going to talk about his blueprint for a secure energy future in a series of interviews with local reporters, but what does he hope to accomplish by sitting down with those media-type representatives and is it successful in getting the message across? >> mideast trying to counter...

Anywhere nearby. this is bridgette. shes been missing since last november and her owner hasnt lost hope in finding her saying theres been 30 sightings of the dog but shes frustrated because hanging up lost dog signs is reportedly against the law in the town of acton. officials say zoning laws allow the signs but they have to come down in a timely manner. >> thats right. >> forget go west, young man. head to north dakota instead. unlike california which has seen its oil production slowly dry up, ...

Hit that telephone pole i think it would have come in. jenna: that is a scary thought, isnt it? take a look at plane. because of this, all three passengers were taken to a nearby hospital and all three of them are expected to make a full recovery. jon lets get back to politics now, and rising gas prices are affecting just about all of us. what a difference a year makes. the national average price for a gallon, now 3.80. thats 35 cents higher than a year ago, according to aaa. and that rise is hu...

>> nice job, dave. >> donald, are you going to be doing that any time soon? >> im not so sure. doesnt look too good to me. >> i was talking about going shirtless. >> ok. >> shirtless, i love, right? shirtless i love. >> all right. >> can we move on now? >> mr. trump, donald, good to speak to you. good to see your picture in the lower right-hand corner of the screen there. gasoline prices, gasoline $3.80 national average today. on its way up $2 higher than when president obama took over. yet, tod...

Can -- it sounds like the gas prices, the fact that that the current average is $3.80 a gallon is impacting the presidents approval rating. i love the washington post abc polls, do you approve the way the president is handling the gas prices situation? disapproval up four points. this could be a serious issue coming into the election. >> yes, that is not going to happen fast, the reduction of depending on foreign oil. if iran boils over like it seems likely to do, you know, we could be seeing ga...

$3.80. >> but does this president also look at both sides of the fence? in other words, when the economy is not doing so well, does he also take credit for that? or does he go back to something we just heard robert gibbs allude to as well. listen to this. >> the economic plans were warmed over, cut and paste from the past and theres a big gap between what im hearing from the american people as i travel around the country and what the president was delivering in this speech. >> to hear people str...

Recent price spike. and on the overall economy, 59% give the president the thumbs-down. cnbcs mandy drury here with whats moving your money. $3.80 is the national average. today the president is firing back. tell us about the new report. >> yeah, as you said, chris, gas prices are now a big factor in the presidential election. so the white house is trying to arm itself against election year attacks on the energy policies, which as you can imagine, republicans are using to blame for high gas pric...

Rate through the end of the year. thats the real issue. and i think the burden will be on the republican candidate not to give the president a pass on the economy like this for three years. >> kim, what are the politics of an economy in this kind of shape, running in the election? >> i think the risk here is that republicans simply decide that thr he going to try it make this a referendum on the president, on the basis of the coaters like this, keeping a close eye on the unemployment rate, and l...