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Bill. it would increase border security. as cnn first reported yesterday, the plan would double the number of patrol officers from the current level of 21,000. it would also include 700 miles of fencing. in money news this morning, you may not know george zimmer s name, but you definitely know his face and certainly his commercials. like the way you look. i guarantee it. but now zimmer, the executive chairman of men s wearhouse is out of a job, booted from the company he himself founded 40 years ago. a spokesman for the retailer declined to say exactly why zimmer was fired, but we hear it was nasty. christy romans joins us from new york. good morning. reporter: there is more going on there, i guarantee it. you don t usually see a board so tersely fire their pitchman. in fact, the most famous pitchman. he was the founder of this company. ....
0 #clarkkenting. i have to show you some pictures of myself. back when i was a young boy and a superhero. that s you, berman. that s a young boy turning into superman. my own version of clark kenting. carol costello, time for newsroom. john berman was clark kent, did you know? i just saw the picture. you were one skinny superman. shocking you to silence with berman photos. hey, thanks so much. have a great day. newsroom starts right now. remembering a great. i m in the waste management business. everybody immediately assumes you re mobbed up. 51-year-old james gandolfini dying of an apparent heart attack. once you enter this family, there s no getting out. the iconic actor bringing life and humanity to mobster tony soprano. definitely put new jersey on the map. i can t believe it. i m in shock. also, deep fried controversy. look at all the butter in this kitchen. food network star paula deen and using the n-word. a stick of butter ain t going to make t ....
focusing on. the republicans, the romney campaign already focusing on the 42 months of unemployment above 8%. so there are numbers for both camps to dig in on here, carol. yes, i m sure we ll hear much throughout the day on this report. christine romans reporting live from new york. the latest jobs data comes as a new gallup poll shows 50% of people think mitt romney would be better at creating jobs than president obama. the president is expected to weigh in on the july report later this morning when he meets with middle class families and workers at the white house on the agenda pressing congress to reach a compromise on extending the bush-era tax cuts. if white house says if there is no extension, taxes will go up on 98% of americans in january. but there may not be too many lawmakers in washington to actually hear the president s remarks. that s because congress began its five-week august recess. yes, it went on vacation as of yesterday. the drought hurting man ....
grounded, some parts of the 2,500 mile lifeline 50 feet below flood levels last year. america s fight over same-sex marriage coming down to a fried chicken sandwich. today, round two, a kiss-in at chick-fil-a s nationwide. we ll talk to the organizer live in 30 minutes. newsroom starts right now. and good morning to you, happy, happy friday, i m carol costello. we begin this friday morning with some better news about the nation s economy. the labor department says 163,000 jobs were created last month beating expectations of around 95,000. in the meantime, the unemployment rate edged higher to 8.3%. that s the headline. but for more on this story behind the numbers, we want to bring in christine romans. she s in new york. tell us what these numbers mean, christine. well, it s a solid report. a solid report for july. but remember june was revised downward. so 64,000 jobs created in june and 163,000 created in july. this is the best month for jobs creation now in f ....
Let s do this again. new year s festivities are already under way. australia ushered in 2011 about three hours ago. the celebration in sydney billed as the biggest party on earth for new year s. look at that. that is amazing. an limestimated 1.5 million peo were expected to take in the show. and just moments ago in china, celebrations in hong kong ringing in the new year with fireworks over victoria harbor and taiwan is doing it up big, as well. more of these pictures as we get them. it s been a difficult year, tough times for americans. but as christy romans tell us, the new year showing hopeful signs of a recovery. number one, back lending is ....