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Nickname the electric city pioneering the use of electric street cars. when coal lines dried up, so did prosperity. while national and statewide unemployment figures are working their which down, scranton is above both averages and still losing jobs. 9% unemployment in april jumped to 10.2% when the numbers came out in june. the remaining employers are mostly retail, hospitals and the colleges. one of them where president obama gave his talk about making tuition affordable. >> we cant price the ...

That the president has put forward with regard to colleges get support in the congress? >> i think most of what the gotten support in the congress. what you would see is the winners pitted against the losers. youve got colleges in congressional districts in states all across the country. think how many colleges there are that members in congress have a stake in that. it doesnt make it impossible but certainly makes it difficult. >> sam, why scranton? if im in the political office in the white ho...

That youve got a big sign there, we try to message effectively, college affordability. making sure that people can afford to go to college. im on a road trip from new york to pennsylvania. yesterday i was at the university of buffalo. i visited students at syracuse. later today im going to meet joe biden in scranton, his hometown. but i decided to stop here for a couple of reasons. number one, ive been told that its very important for me to get a speedies while im here. so were going to pick one...

Done by a group of four economists as the harvard and the university of california-berkeley and heres what their study concluded and this is just about a month ago. study. "scranton still stands out as odds of climbing to the middle class." mr. president, the american dream is alive here in scranton. its alive here in scranton. and i think, i think i know the reason why its alive. values. that have made the middle class possible to america still matter here. community, hard work. personal respon...

♪ president obama is on his way to scranton, pennsylvania, right now, home, of course, to the fictional dunder mifflin paper company from "the office." hes there to talk about some very real problems with the economy. next hours event will mark the presidents fourth campaign-style speech in two days. he spoke to a packed town hall in new york earlier this afternoon. >> without buttering you up, i love nurses. doma is gone. "dont ask, dont tell" is gone. but more importantly, peoples hearts a...

Conservative principles and take this to this administration and the democrats that control the senate to get things done. talking about these issues like an impeachment that are not going to happen doesnt help that agenda and it doesnt help us, not only in policy on, but it doesnt help us in politics next november. >> always a pleasure, gentlemen. have a fantastic weekend. >> you too, craig. president obama is on the road again today to promote his plan to make higher education more affordabl...

Syria, calling it, quote: a big event of grave concern. this as the commander in chief wraps up his two-day bus tour today with a town hall-style appearance just moments away from the university of binghamton and a final stop in scranton, pennsylvania, focusing on his proposals to rein in skyrocketing college costs. chief white house correspondent ed henry live in binghamton with more on that. hi, ed. >> reporter: good to see you, heather, youre right. for the second straight day, the president ...

And -- and i wanted to visit lackawanna college because of the great work that youre doing here, giving people a first class education that doesnt cost a fortune with support in place to make sure that students stay on track. you know, im told that many students here are the first in their families to attend college. and i know your families are proud of you but im proud of you because getting a higher education is one of the best things you can do for yourself and for your country. [ applause ]...

Together here in this key battleground state. the optics, a lot of people are going to be talking about what this could mean for 2016, but right now, both the president and vice president focusing on the other campaign that they are waging which is to sort of tee up these budget battles that well see in the fall. >> kristen welker, thank you. back to the president. >> we love his family. i am so blessed to be here in and thank you joe, for saying, yes, five years ago. third reason i love scranto...

An absolute big success. and i suppose the enthusiasm of the march is shown. by the fact the leaders were in the white house of course conferring with the president and the people got tired of waiting and started marching and the leaders had to do what leaders have to do in this world. you better march to get in front of the people because theyre marching. >> theyre marching with or without you. all right. were going to take a break. all of you are sticking around for the special edition of "the...