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Outpaced by inflation. >> 30 million people, im talking about conservatives, republicans, democrats, independents would benefit from that. picking up, elevating the level in this country. and it goes to the issue of money and politics. and who gets called on the carpet, who gets helped. thats what makes it -- >> lets say that he had called for raising the minimum wage and lets say even in -- >> he would have massive support. 70% of people would support it. >> lets say that happened. 70% of the p...

West, opposing freedom, that we see. there is a reason that people are concerned. i think the muslim brotherhood, this is not the march of dimes. we are talking about an organization spiritual guide saying al qaedas terrorism is justified when it is directed against opponents of islam, and against occupiers. last year the chairman of the muslim brotherhood talked about the camp david accords being against the laws of islam. these are deeply worrisome comments, not just for israel but for the uni...

Of people and over a million homeless. >> jamie: mixed news on the health of the u.s. economy. growth of u.s. gross domestic product picking up, but came on the heels of a disappointing jobs report. what it all means for millions of americans that are struggling right now. were going to sort it all out when the financial expert tells us next. ;7

Employees. >> they are shep, 6800 new jobs in a three month period that ended in may. that was the largest jump in the last two years for a three-month period in new york 6800 jobs. compare that to last year when 44,200 jobs were lost in the financial sector right here in new york. and when you take alook at the unemployment rate for the financial sector, its 6.9%. though generally tracks lower than other industries, lets say like construction where its 20% and showing no signs of improving. she...

Accompanying statement? were joined by berth a combs. >> they parse every statements. the key statements is that they will keep rates exceptionally low for some time. they said the economy is improving, but we still have employers reluctant to hire full-time workers. they do expect inflation will remain at low levels and stable for some time. they basically say firms are spending significantly more, household spending is picking up, but theres still some constraints there. they do see the econom...

Monitoring these rescue efforts. hopefully well have good news coming soon today. thanks. well, in europe, air travel is picking up, but there is still plenty of anger amongst those passengers and airlines hit with billions in losses. nbcs tom aspell is in london this morning. and, tom, i guess its going to be a big fight between some of these european carriers and their home governments because theyre going to be looking far little bit of a handout, arent they? >> reporter: thats right, chuck...

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Responders on the scene to be able to go in there, wedge themselves in there and actually keep these kids fed and hydrated any way they can. so that the rescue efforts can continue, and, again, just from the looks of things here, i can tell you that it looks like its going to be several hours if not overnight well be here reporting on the scene. theyve blocked the perimeter once again and not asked us to be quiet yet, but, again, activity is picking up really hour-by-hour here, ali. >> picking u...

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Friday night will be a watershed in this campaign. if he doesnt learn the lessons of how bad that response was, i dont think he has a chance to win the election. >> yeah. >> so timid. >> it was timid. theres no doubt it was timid. and i was glad the president -- i commend the president for not just calling people who were called terrible names by conservative pundits, but when liberal pundits have called names, like sarah palin, for instance, i appreciated the president after bill maher called s...