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Rate in america fell from 7.9% to 7.7%. thats actually the lowest level weve seen in four years. rosier than even the rosiest of forecasts. so were on the up and up, right? all this stuff about forced spending cuts was just a bunch of b.s.? well, remember when president obama issued this warning a few weeks ago? >> people will lose their jobs. the unemployment rate might tick up again. >> all right, todays report, and this is important, is based on data from last month, before the cuts went into...

This year. >> but thats -- no ones talking about balancing the budget this year, im talking about balancing it at all president the presidents put out four budgets that lead to a debt spiral. name-dropping nobel laureates is not going to change that. theyd say, if you dont obey the fact that debt cant explode, youre going to harm the economy. thats fundamentals. >> were not worried about interest rates the way you are. >> im not worried about interest rates, im worried about the fundamental unsu...

Nyu, and doug ekens, former director of cbo. daniel, you cited numbers on this show when you said job losses from the forced spending cuts could be 700,000 to 1 million jobs. that is the complete opposite of what we just saw, do you think it could still happen? >> it could happen. it has to happen over a period of time. even with todays great jobs report we still had a reduction of jobs in the public sector, federal employment. thats been the big drag on the economy the last couple of years. the...

0 earlier this year "burning lights" emerged on billboard as the best-selling album in america. >> i remember seeing when garth brooks was billboard number one. heck, that must be the coolest thing in the history of the world. >> reporter: you really didnt think that could happen to your muse nick. >> no, no, never. >> reporter: his tunes are successful by most accounts because they are simple, straightforward, and they speak to religious listeners. >> how can i form this song that they can sing...

At the bottom, its job creation. one headed north, the other one a lot flatter. "outfront" tonight, daniel altman, economics professor at nyu and doug aiken, former director of the congressional budget office. gentlemen, thanks very much for being with us. daniel, lets start with you. thats the question ive had all day from people. how is it in this economy that doesnt feel like its really pushing, is really firing on all cylinders, that the dow has hit an all-time high? >> well, the thing is th...

A lot flatter. "outfront" tonight, daniel altman, economics professor at nyu and doug aiken, former director of the congressional budget office. gentlemen, thanks very much for being with us. daniel, lets start with you. thats the question ive had all day from people. how is it in this economy that doesnt feel like its really pushing, is really firing on all cylinders, that the dow has hit an all time high? >> well, the thing is that stock prices are based on expectations, because owning a share...

Creation. one headed north, the other one a lot flatter. "outfront" tonight, daniel altman, economics professor at nyu and doug aiken, former director of the congressional budget office. gentlemen, thanks very much for being with us. daniel, lets start with you. thats the question ive had all day from people. how is it in this economy that doesnt feel like its really pushing, is really firing on all cylinders, that the dow has hit an all-time high? >> well, the thing is that stock prices are bas...

0 they call it elevator murder experiment but its really meant to promote a movie starring colin farrell that includes a strangulation scene. "dead man down" its called. at least this downer of an elevator experiment left no one dead. though one guy sprayed a fire extinguisher. >> some of it looks a little staged to me. the fire hose and so on. >> reporter: the question is, are the people in the video genuinely reacting or are they just acting? the creators told us they used craigslist to bring ...

0 tonight a story of a park in sacramento where a couple of geese live. take a look at them. theyre cute, peaceful looking. but looks can be deceiving. because these particular geese, theyre kind of jerks. like certain celebrities, it turns out that they get all ticked off when anyone takes their picture. theyll lash out for no apparent reason like some kind of hitchcockian nightmare. >> youre not afraid of these guys? >> whoa! >> yeah, it goes for the vital bits. one intrepid reporter braved th...

0 it is that time of the night for ridiculist. tonight a story of a park in sacramento where a couple of geese live. take a look at them. theyre cute, peaceful looking. but looks can be deceiving. because these particular geese, theyre kind of jerks. like certain celebrities, it turns out that they get all ticked off when anyone takes their picture. theyll lash out for no apparent reason like some kind of hitchcockian nightmare. >> youre not afraid of these guys? >> whoa! >> yeah, it goes for th...