It is about 90 minutes. Tonight as i said we are partnering with the Hauenstein Center. If you have not heard bill brands speak before, you will be delighted, and if you have been here in the past, youre in for another treat. Please join me in welcoming my colleague, gleaves whitney, director of the Hauenstein Center to introduce our speaker. [applause] thank you very much, elaine, for that warm introduction. We really appreciate our partnership with the ford. It is always a treat. We will continue to bring you excellent programs. That stimulate the mind and heart for public service. Happy washingtons birthday to our cspan audience and our audience here at the ford. Its really neat to be here recognizing washingtons birthday. Its always a pleasure to host bill brands. We have had him back to west michigan so many times i have lost count. He should be awarded a lifetime tenure award. I have probably personally introduced bill more than a dozen times. Each time i go back and check his bi
Hiring fluctuations. The raw number was 3. 5 million Cnns Jim Acosta report. Okay, thank you very much hysteria what is shaping up to be the worst us economy since the great depression, President Trump said he has a feel for what americans are going through i feel that i think sometimes what i feel is better than what i think i view what we have now is obviously a period of. In here we are just it is what it its just a very tough situation for the people of our country. All the loss the death. Nearly 4 million americans filed unemployment claims last week making for a staggering 30 million over the last 6 Weeks White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said the numbers havent been this bad since the great depression. The fact is that right now you know 30 Million People have while for unemployment insurance. The Unemployment Rate is probably up around 19 and those numbers are startling as anything weve seen since the great depression. The president has been lashing out at age in recen
The aisle still taking shape and more monument mayhem in virginia, confederate statue tour and down and destroyed. The push to oust confederates and now focused on americas military bases. Fox and friends first continues right now. And a very good morning to you. You are watching fox and friends first on thursday morning. Rob the family of cold mom lori vallow says remains found on the farm for longterm missing children jj and kylie. Police filing the charges. It really is a heartbreaking end to a 9month search desperately looking for 7yearold jj and his sister kylie. The court is going to set bail in the amount of 1 million. The charges destruction, alteration, concealment of evidence. The allegation is the evidence with human remains for two different people. The grandparents of jj and kylie confirming the remains found are the two children last seen in september. They released a statement saying we are filled with unfathomable sadness the two bright stars were stolen from us and onl