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Blue state governors. they are proposing bold new ideas. now, in just a moment i'll bring in louisiana governor bobby jindal who has his own alternative to obamacare and that train wreck. first, we're going to go through some numbers of rising red states. look it, i talked to governor rick scott of florida. he's created, since he's been governor, 5,040 jobs. he inherited a budget deficit of $3.6 billion. today he announced 4 million is going back to taxpayers because he's got a $1.3 billion surplus. he created 500,000 jobs. plus, it was 10.9% and now it's 6.2%. then we turn to the great state ...

And, you know, people do that. you know, there's a lot of people that have that kind of lifestyle, and it's sad and it's disappointing. >> he's on trial now for a ponzi scheme. it came up in testimony this beak, he claimed a sort of quid pro quo on judges. where did that come from? >> his wacky brain. i mean, it's absurd. it's absolutely absurd. >> and there's no truth to these allegations whatsoever? >> of course not. this is a guy in jail for 50 years. his credibility is zero, if not less. it's sad. he's trying to draw attention to himself, and apparently it worked. >> let me ask you about t...

Well, unemployment remains way too high among 18 to 29-year-olds. according to the department of labor, the total jobless rate for millennials is 10.9%. now that's well above last month's national average of 7.3%. and moving on, in 2012, a record number of millennials, well, guess what, they're still living at home with mom and dad, $21.6 million total, a much higher number than the 18.5 million back in 2007. in terms of median income, now sadly, it has systematically declined over the past five years. starting in 2007 at 33,000, dropping all the way to just over 30,000 in 2012. let not your h...

More money out of their pocket. we did see the payroll tax increases did have an impact on spending. even though optimism is up latest gauge of spending is that it is flat. that is the real driver of this economy. >> gregg: put a couple of graphics on the screen. here is where the obama recovery stands. it ticked up real unemployment is 10.9% or higher. g.d.p. is a meager 2.4%. then here a quote from director ucla forecast -- it's not a recovery. it's not even normal growth. it's bad. is he right? >> to some extent. it is a recovery. we're not in a recession but we had a session that bent like...

You can tell a lot about the economy by looking at home prices. christine romans is tracking the latest report for us. hopefully you will tell us something good. >> i am, carol. this is more evidence that the housing recovery is real. not a boom in the housing market. not back to boom times, but a recovery and these numbers show it. home prices up 10.9%. biggest gain since april 2006. case schiller in decks. only 2 of 20 cities saw mo over month price declines, that would be new york and minneapolis. atlanta, 19% rise in home prices, las vegas, phoenix, san francisco, all gains more than 20%. ...