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in super bowl 46 rome roexlvi. president obama called it. he said it would be a nail biter. that time the giants also beat the patriots. >> you know obama was calling something else, too. to nbc's matt low ri, he was calling for four more years. he didn't chant it, but he did say he deserves it. you'll find out why. of course, you will find out the fallout from saying those things. a deadly factory collapse in pakistan. it's a three-story building that exploded. at least two people are dead. dozens more are believed to be trapped inside. some have been rescued as well. we'll have a...

3% of all unemployed. and that is a huge number. >> reporter: if officials counted the discouraged workers the latest unemployment rate of 8.5% would be much higher. >> 15.2% in december and, this number actually doubled the official unemployment rate. >> reporter: though economists agree there is a mild improvement in the labor market the holds risk for the president and he may have to face rising unemployment rights in the midst of an election year. >> if the economy heats up and you start to have jobs those people reappear, begin to look again and suddenly the unemployment rate goes back up...

By 43% from 10.6 trillion to 15.2. kind of astounding. here to analyze fox business anchor lou dobbs. i don't want to beat up on president obama because that's just partisan stuff and we don't want to do that. but what i don't understand is, it doesn't seem to resonate with the american people that we are -- this is a catastrophe. it is a catastrophe to owe this kind of money and it doesn't seem to be any urgency in washington to fix it amend the voters aren't running around demanding it be fixed. they are going to up it to 1.2. it's going to happen. nobody is going to stand in his way. >> par...

By 43% from 10.6 trillion to 15.2. kind of astounding. here to analyze fox business anchor lou dobbs. i don't want to beat up on president obama because that's just partisan stuff and we don't want to do that. but what i don't understand is, it doesn't seem to resonate with the american people that we are -- this is a catastrophe. it is a catastrophe to owe this kind of money and it doesn't seem to be any urgency in washington to fix it amend the voters aren't running around demanding it be fixed. they are going to up it to 1.2. it's going to happen. nobody is going to stand in his way. >> par...

43% have been out of work more than 27 weeks. if officials did count them, the latest rate of 8.5% would be much higher. >> 15.2% in december. and so that number is really almost double the official unemployment rate. and that gives you a much better, much more realistic picture of the labor market. >> reporter: now even though economists agree there is mild improvement in the economy, and the labor market, that holds risks for president obama. this is where it gets interesting for politics. analysts in both parties say he may phase rising unemployment rates in the midst of an election year. l...