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Actively not trying to do work. but he says frankly there is an air right now where police are trying to figure out what are our limits anded what are our restrictions as to what we can do. that is something that has become very real. it's a sense of apprehension taking place amongst law enforcement but also amongst the community. and i think that level of tension between the two is something that i think it's difficult to understand the uptick without understanding those dynamics. >> what's the arrest rate? if you have increasing crime, what's been happening? if you can't prevent it, are arre...

Joining me is usa today contributor regina lewis. consumer worries. >> consumer sentiment measuring how you feel about the future declined a bit. people saying not so hot. not as good as i was feeling before because they don't think their homes are appreciating. this is on the heels of retail sales figures that came out. modest up ticks t keyword is very modest. boy, i hope it's the snow. everybody attributing the down tick in sales and sentiment to perhaps weather. itis going to put a premium on the march numbers where people are looking for it to turn around. >> looking for the snow to stop....

That today. >> this isn't saying anything wrong about him. it's normal politics, but he benefits every time the economy goes down. he doesn't have to prove he's got a better plan. he doesn't have to say, i'm going to be different than george w. bush. >> let's just stipulate. he ought to prove it. >> ought to. >> ought to be putting it on e table. >> we would know what both sides are offering. he benefits every time there's a down tick. we know that. a tough time for president obama. when the going gets tough, the tough get going. he need to upgrade his game. offer something big to the people n...

Rating for the first time ever, there had been a scramble to understand and interpret it. now the news came after the rather tepid jobs report that showed a slight down tick in the unemployment rate. gosh, even that was stained by revelations that it was largely because so many people have simply quit looking for a job. maybe that's not the entire story. i mean, in a week of bleak economic news, president obama celebrated his 50th birthday with a $35,800 a plate dinner in chicago. then he blew out the candles on the cake in the walls of the white house with a star-studded bash featuring stevie...

So consumers are certainly rattled. if consumers are rattled, businesses are rattled and that's what we're seeing. they're not feeling confident enough, corporations that is, david, to really go out there and start doing some hiring so, yes, a slight down tick in the rate today but the reality is that if people are not employed, they're not going to spend and that ups your chances for a double dip. >> and i gather, trish, the labor department says the severe snowstorms in the east coast in addition to putting people in a rotten mood and continue the malaise and lack of confidence affected the ...