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Welcome back to "morning joe." i'm thomas roberts. we'll get you back to joe and mika and their special on the american presidency. some of the top stories, less than two hours from now, the new june jobs report will give a snapshot of the economy and employers created just 69,000 new jobs in may. hardly enough to sustain the type of growth that president obama has hoped for, but new weekly numbers released yesterday indicated unemployment applications had fall unto their lowest levels in six weeks. a good sign layoffs may be slowing. president obama kicks off day two of his swing state bus to...

In tokyo, it rose 160 points. faced with expulsion from the european union and revolt in his own government, greece's prime minister backed off a national referendum on the debt crisis plan thursday. wall street breathed a big sigh of relief. stocks rallied after they gave up the referendum many feared could destabilize global markets. the european central bank cut interest rates. good job news fuelled the market. unemployment applications fell last week. a sign layoffs are easing. today the labor department releases the all-important monthly jobs report. with most analysts forecasting 1...

Stocks are set for a lower open. new jobless claims dropped by 44,000 coming in at 434,000. that is a sign layoffs are slowing. in the meantime, retail sales edged higher. there is still lingering nervousness in the market after yesterday's selloff. commodities like oil and copper and silver and gold are continuing to drop. oil prices have plunged nearly $18 since the start of last week. >> a 91-year-old ohio man is found guilty of nazi death camp killings during world war ii. the shocking thing about this is the sentence. >> he was sentenced to five years in prison. the prosecutor said for si...

And in the nation's capitol, it is a solemn day as lawmakers and visitors remember the late senator robert byrd. he died early monday at the age of 92. his body will lie in repose for six hours in the senate chamber. byrd's family will receive well wishers during that time. the west virginia democrat was the longest serving member of ocongress. both president obama and vice president biden will attend the services in west virginia tomorrow. developing now, some new numbers released in the last hour show pending home sales falling to a record low. the national association of realtors says the...