about, as i mentioned, the steps the administration has been taking to turn the economy around. but this really is a chance for the president to be right on the front lines to hear from the people who are being impacted most, but here in buffalo, they have been hit very hard because long before the rest of the country started sliding down, they were losing a lot of jobs here. their unemployment rate was above 10% back in february. things are starting to turn around. the medical field is starting to create some jobs in the region here. but people still have a lot of concerns and the president will hear some of those today. >> dan lothian, thanks so much. appreciate that. keep it right here to listen to what the president has to say. he is scheduled to speak next hour around 1:50 p.m. eastern time right here on cnn. meantime, some breaking news taking place out of thailand. we understand right now that there has been an anti-government demonstration taking place and reportedly, the leader of the anti-government movement has actually been shot while in the middle of being interviewed by a number of