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[ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] 5:45 in the morning as we look at a live picture, the commute begins here in new york city. let's get a check of your weather from dylan dreyer. hey, dylan. >> the weather shouldn't affect the commute that much. there are showers and storms falling back through the eastern great lakes. heavier pockets of rain approaching the detroit area. it's not going to last long. most of the activity up in canada. sunshine across most of the country here in the northeast. another crystal clear day. it has that dry fall-like feel as fall gets kicked off on saturday. it's h...

senator marco rubio. and elijah cummings, ranking democrat on the house oversight and reform committee. plus, dana bash and jeff zellny of the "new york times." i'm candy crowley, and this is "staft of the union." the economic headlines were ominous. retail and car sales are strong. but initial jobless claims falling since last year have jumped about 6% in the last three weeks. march sales of existing homes fell 2.6% and factory output slipped in march. then there was this iffy forecast for europe from the managing director of the international monetary fund. >> we are seeing lig...

falling since last year have jumped about 6% in the last three weeks. march sales of existing homes fell 2.6% and factory output slipped in march after rising in february. then there was this iffy forecast for europe from the managing director of the international monetary fund. >> we are seeing light recovery blowing in a spring wind, but we're seeing some dark clouds on the horizon. >> if, as the economy goes so goes the election, then it was a worrisome week for the president's re-election team. joining me now president obama's senior re-election strategist david axelrod. good to ...

World up in the great lakes area. over the last couple of days, we have seen a lot of activity up in the great lakes, upper midwest and portions of the ohio valley. there's a reason for that, a big ridge of high pressure forming off the east coast, and it's bringing the storm track to the north. we have one area of low pressure against the other riding the jet stream like this. that mines we're going to be seeing more of that activity and at the same time, potential for not only strong storms but flash flooding. not of the magnitude that we see in china, but perhaps in ft. wayne, where you hav...