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About the potential cvs and at no merger. As always, we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2016]] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] host good morning. Its saturday, december 9, 2017, the end of a week where several members of Congress Face newly allegationsofSexual Harassment and al franken and trent franks announced their resonations resignations of claims over the conduct. And...

Morath, economy reporter with the wall street journal. He is here to break down the november jobs of report. Thank you for joining us this morning. Lets start with the headline the u. S. Economy is hitting while stones not seen in more than a decade, marked by a ust hiring that has led to nonfarm payrolls a seasonally adjusted record 86 straight. Its of expansion also says the Unemployment Rate is down to 4. 1 , down for two straight months the holding at a 17year low. What is the reason for some of these positive figures . Guest we have been in a long stretch of economic expansion to we have ...

Mr. Morath happy to be here. Host lets start with the headline from the wall street journal today the u. S. Economy , is hitting milestones not seen in more than a decade, marked by a robust hiring that has led to lowered unemployment and sustained pickup and output, Labor Department data shows nonfarm payrolls a seasonally adjusted record 86 straight months of expansion. It also says the Unemployment Rate is down to 4. 1 , down for two straight months holding at a 17year low. What is the reason for some of these positive figures . Mr. Morath we have been in a long stretch of economic expansio...

Its of expansion also says the Unemployment Rate is down to 4. 1 , down for two straight months the holding at a 17year low. What is the reason for some of these positive figures . Guest we have been in a long stretch of economic expansion to we have been growing fairly consistently in this country since the middle of 2009, so we are starting to see that they all for more and more americans. Businesses are seeing demands for their products and services, and they need workers to meet those demands. Are there any surprises in this report so far . Is the economy over performing . Guest i think it...

Were supposed to measure those things, set those goals and have people hold us accountable. Not run away from bad news, not cherry pick for the press, hey, i reduced crime by 1 , isnt that amazing . Its better than zero, but own the bad news, fix it, and share the good things that are happening together. And in los angeles, my philosophy has been a very simple one, to get back to the basics. To do those things that people depend on government to do. To pave streets, to help businesses create jobs. To make sure that city hall works for you and not against you. To show up when were usually missi...