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Unemployment is currently at 60%. see, both can exist at the same time. and facts first. president trump is correct that the african-american unemployment rate has fallen to a record low of 5.9% during his tenure. but here's the full picture, okay? black unemployment reached a high of 16.8% during president obama's first term at the height of the great recession. from there, it dropped to 7.9%. by the end of his last year in office. the low african-american unemployment rate today is a continuation of the trend that started under president obama. and the african-american unemployment rate has ...

Rising. >> theorizing. the unemployment rate is continuing to drop. it's the lowest level in half a century. >> here's the thing. unemployment was going down -- this is what's so cray s about what trump inherited. if you look at the black unemployment rate, this is the lowest in history. it was cut in half under the obama administration from 16.8% to 7.8% and it has come down to 6.8% under donald trump. that's a very infen tes mall drop. that's what he inherited from barack obama. if a democrat had been in office, the democrat would have gotten credit for it, but trump gets credit for it becau...

Just since wednesday. and guess what? these numbers as we put them up are going to be outdated within the hour or two because you of so much rain that continues to fall over the same area. maui, 16.8, still pretty bad but we're not talking 30s and 40s. as far as what is coming, the storm is stationery. this is devastating for the islands. it won't move until tomorrow. by the time it does so, we're expecting additional rainfall, look at that upwards of 9 inches on top of of what has already fallen. and as i mentioned, honolulu, the rain won't be as significant. 2.5 inches, you can handle that. ...

Have prevented that had the "fix nics" could be in place. ainsley: you are in front. cooper bridge. that is where it happened, downtown charleston. >> yes, ma'am. ainsley: most americans are very happy with the tax cut plan according to a recent survey and black unemployment has dropped to its second lowest level on record according to the bureau of labor statistics. what are your thoughts? >> yes. this is an exciting piece of legislation that every single american from coast to coast should be celebrating, especially in communities of color. 17-year low, 6.9%, a 17-year low for the african-am...

...again and again and maybe just one more time. indulge in irresistible freshness. febreze unstopables. breathe happy. we're back with the "hardball" roundtable. kerry, tell me something i don't know. >> since the terrible shooting that killed 17 people at the high school, some disreputable companies have been markeding backpacks saying they're bullet proof. the justice department came out today and said the doj doesn't test anything other than body armor for police. any marketing you see about these being bullet proof, don't believe it unless it's coming from a reputable source. >> that's ...