Has the republican address. He talks about some of the legislation passed by congress during 2016 and outlines goals the gop has set for 2017. Pres. Obama happy new year, everybody. At a time when we turn the page to the future, i wanted to take a minute to thank you for everything you have done to make america stronger these past eight years. Just eight years ago, as i prepared to take office, our economy teetered on the brink of depression. 800,000 americans were losing their jobs each month. In some communities, nearly one in five folks were out of work. Almost 180,000 troops were serving in iraq and afghanistan. And Osama Bin Laden was still at large. On challenges from health care to climate change, we have been kicking the can down the road for way too long. Eight years later, you have told a different story. Recovery, our businesses have created 15. 6 million new jobs since early 2010, and we have put more people back to work in all other major advanced economies combines. The r
Order. Several crowded into the rival terminal at sfo. We have Team Coverage for you starting with tom jen jensen. Tom. Reporter this is a very vocal crowd. We have protesters up by gates a and g which for the past couple of hours have been closed down. People have not been able to get through. Theyve been rerouted. This has been a very loud group all day long. The crowd estimated at between 600 and 700 people chant in unison. American democracy in action, they say. A loud opposition to President Trumps travel executive order and a Cross Section of what they say is, quote, what america really looks like. The daughter of an iraqi immigrant. Im a fifgs here at ucsf in San Francisco and i treat a lot of patients on this list. Theyre wonderful people who contribute to our city, our state, our economy. Reporter a retired teacher and his wife who have taught those immigrants. I receive how hard the parents worked. Reporter the lauers say they have been locked out and refused access to the wh
Temperatures in the upper 20s before sunrise. As the day moves forward simply wonderful, mostly sunny and warmer, highs in the lower 60s. Things begin to change quickly as low pressure forms in the gulf of mexico and moves into the outheast. Clouds increase tonight with rain developing by early friday morning. Tomorrow looks cool and wet with amount near. 50 to 1. The system will be off to the northeast by friday night. Saturday, partly cloudy, breezy with highs near 60 watching the development of yet another gulf low developing sunday. The position and timing of this storm will alter the forecast however, as of this morning, my scattered showers. Much colder early next week. A reminder this morning neighbors living on glengarry drive in Richland County need to boil their water this morning. An advisory was issued last night after a water you should boil your water for a lifted. More breaking news weve been following overnight. Suicide bombers attacked a starbucks cafe in downtown jaka
Im craig melvin. Youre watching msnbc. Day five of the Government Shutdown, the house has just passed another piecemeal bill to pay furloughed workers once the government reopens. While theres still no end in sight to the stalemate, the blame game seems to be intensifying. Were live on capitol hill. Do you feel responsible for whats been happening to people . Look, i think it is indefensible that president obama and harry reid have forced a Government Shutdown. They shouldnt have shutdown the government. I didnt go around courting the media. And i certainly didnt go around trying to shut down the government. Were not going to let a federal Government Shutdown have an impact on our preparedness in the state of florida. So theres no light between us and the federal government. I am strongly, strongly against common core. It has increased my ability to reach more students. Tropical storm karen, the system weakens as it closes in on the gulf coast. Were live with the latest advisory releas
Tax hikes and Government Spending cuts set to start next year, why arent more firms postponing hiring decisions . What were hearing from businesses is that it is really hard to actually pull back hiring right now, because theyve already fired so many workers, gotten so lean that its really difficult. Reporter but not all the surprises in the report were good. At 7. 7 , the Unemployment Rate hit its lowest level since december 2008. But that was mostly due to people giving up their search for work. And theres another disappointing trend, weak wage growth. What we are not seeing is strong income generation. The slowing in wage gains the weak Bargaining Power of labor comes across in this report and reporter so although the labor market is not getting worse, its not getting a lot better, either. And there are plenty of risks that could cause businesses to cancel projects, and hiring plans. Clearly one of the biggest risks is that we dont see a deal on the fiscal cliff, or that they drag i