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"consumer reports". >> rick: first, let's talk politics. painting two very different pictures after a new round of economic numbers just out, president obama touting the latest jobs report as a sign of slow but steady job growth. while governor romney slammed the same findings as a hammer blow to the middle class. last month the labor department reported employers added 153,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose nationally to 8.3% from 8.2. all this as governor romney picks up the endorsement of hollywood legend clint eastwood. molly henneberg has the latest live from washington. mo...

>> governor romney was also asked yesterday about the timing of his vice presidential announcement. all he would say is it will happen before the third day of the republican convention later this month. the third day. that's the day the vp nominee is expected to make a speech. you would presume it would be made before then. >> rick: you have to have a little time to write the speech. right? >> right. probably a ways before then. that's all he'll say. >> rick: molly henneberg live in washington. thanks. >> arthel: don't they use ghost writers? just saying. moving on, new questions abo...

captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this memorial day monday morning. good morning, everyone, i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm peter alexander, sitting in today for matt, you're sitting in today for ann. >> we're both here. >> we made it on time, that's the good news. take a look at what's happening to folks who are trying to enjoy their holiday along the coast of florida today. this is jacksonville beach, florida. it is calm right now, but a vastly different scene there when beryl made landfall just after midnight with near hurricane force winds...

captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this memorial day monday morning. good morning, everyone, i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm peter alexander, sitting in today for matt, you're sitting in today for ann. >> we're both here. >> we made it on time, that's the good news. take a look at what's happening to folks who are trying to enjoy their holiday along the coast of florida today. this is jacksonville beach, florida. it is calm right now, but a vastly different scene there when beryl made landfall just after midnight with near hurricane force winds...

captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to "today" on this memorial day monday morning. good morning, everyone, i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm peter alexander, sitting in today for matt, you're sitting in today for ann. >> we're both here. >> we made it on time, that's the good news. take a look at what's happening to folks who are trying to enjoy their holiday along the coast of florida today. this is jacksonville beach, florida. it is calm right now, but a vastly different scene there when beryl made landfall just after midnight with near hurricane force winds...