a substantial decline from the job numbers we saw in january, february and march. now, it s a similar slowdown to a slowdown we have seen in previous years. the hope, obviously, is that we get more job growth later in the year. that s a hope both economically and politically but it s very hard to make good news out of today s job numbers. mr. bernstein, where is it headed? i think we re aware of the statistic that says since world war ii no president has been re-elected when the unemployment rate was north of 7.4%. is it likely that 8.2 could get under 7.4 between now and november? absolutely not. you never know, but that is way outside anyone s forecast. the most optimistic forecast i ve seen to have the unemployment rate trending down a bit below 8% by the end of the year. but frankly between now and then, absent some very important and necessary economic policies to generate more job growth, which gridlock will probably block, it s hard to see things change that much.
welcome to news 4 on this november 10th, 2010. a live look outside at the nation s capital. and i say very beautiful people as well. let s go to tom with more on the forecast. and the weather too. we re going to keep this party going. this autumn party the last couple days continues. enormous ridge of high pressure. another day with a clear start. near 40 in prince george s, arlington, fairfax. mid-40s in washington and near the bay. 30s to 20s in western maryland and parts of west virginia on this wednesday morning. as we look at the vie from space the last 12 hours, clear skies. a few high clouds coming from the north later this afternoon. highs 60 or so by midafternoo sunrise, 6:45. sunset, 4:59. a look at thursday, friday, turday, sunday. jerry, how is the traff? off we go. very quiet start on i-270 through clarksburg. all e travel lanes open. over to virginia, a little sampling on interstate 66 through vienna. lanes are open to all with no dela. and top side of the
coming up next on msnbc saturday, the botched terror attack fallout. president obama blames al qaeda, but what will he do about it? also, a vacation getaway for the wife of tiger woods. how far has she gone to put distance between them? also, fee fights. new battles over how much you may have to pay to watch your favorite tv channels. and your money in the new year. what you can expect for your wallet in 2010. good morning, everyone. welcome to msnbc saturday. i m chris jansing in for alex witt. at 11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific, here s what s happening president obama explicitly blaming al qaeda today for the attempted bombing of a detroit-bound plane on christmas day. in his weekly radio address to the nation, the president revealed what the government has confirmed about the suspect. we know that he traveled to yemen, a country grappling with crushing poverty and deadly insurgen insurgencies. it appears he joined an affiliate of al qaeda than this group, al qa