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Fundraising capability, megyn. megyn: steve centanni, thank you. >> reporter: you bet. megyn: well, moments ago president obama complained about the failure of the senate to pass his jobs bill. that comes as the weekly unemployment numbers out today show claims inching down, albeit barely. 1,000 fewer people filing for unemployment, bringing the weekly number down to 404,000. that's the good news. the bad news is economists say it needs to consistently fall under 375,000 to signal sustainable job growth, and it has been many, many weeks, other 160 weeks -- over 160 weeks since it hit that. y...

>> steve: we got a fox business alert. the labor department just releasing the latest weekly jobless numbers. 404,000 people filed first-time unemployment claims this past week. they were estimating 405,000, so that is just a little lower than expected. charles gasparino. >> i feel so much better, 1,000. listen, this is the definition of a jobless recovery. yes, gdp is growing because businesses are cutting back. >> steve: recovery? >> by purely gdp numbers. not by main street this is how you feel numbers. we're producing positive gdp. that's not necessarily bad. but it is -- it's not trickle ...

Mitt romney has been the front runner in most of the polls but we have seen a lot of volatility in the field. first donald trump, then rick perry, now herman cain. one of the pollsters who worked on this data said it may not be the only shakeup in the race and there is a long long time to go. bill: thank you, steve. martha: no matter who wins the nomination they will have to contend with these jobs numbers. the number of people filing for unemployment benefits last week inching down from if the previous week but just barely. 404,000 americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. stuart...

Each week and we are nowhere near it. martha: you can only imagine as the president's strategists look at these numbers when they need to prove they are pushing us in the right direction. it's a tough sell, isn't it? >> reporter: it's an extremely tough sale. most analysts are saying the 9% rate will last all the way through next year. you can't fight numbers like that very easily. martha: stuart, thank you so much. watch for stuart on fbn. let's look at where these job numbers are and where the numbers should be to be in what would be considered a healthy economy. the first brand-new numbers ...

republican front-runner for the president. according to the latest national poll. leaving many analysts wondering if the georgia businessman's plan resonating. all that and more on "american morning." good morning, everybody. it is thursday, october 13. >> it is certainly not a good morning. i can't get messages from people, i can't send messages. >> mine was down yesterday but back now. >> mine was up yesterday but i e-mailed this morning. our executive producer said i will be late. >> that's the e-mail i sent. >> he is panicking going where are my anchor. >> if you don't know wha...