in what could be one of the most expensive, knock down, drag out fights for governor in virginia s history. south dakota democratic senator tim johnson said yesterday he is not sure he ll seek re-election in 2014. last week after former republican governor mike rounds announced his senate bid johnson put out a statement that asserted his plans to run but johnson himself walked back the comments yesterday saying it is far too soon to comment. also seemed to hint it is coming. he ll make his final decision by the end of the year. decisions almost two years in advance almost always close in retirement. the markets lose a little ground at the start despite a jump in jobless claims. a little better than expected. planned layoffs went up for the third straight month. more than 57,000 were announced in november. a big part of that comes from hostess going bankrupt. all of this sets the stage for tomorrow s big jobs report. economists expect to see close to a hundred thousand jobs added bu
having a momentum problem and he took some hits from that 47% tape and otherwise. and the debate really seems to have helped him at least the short-term glance would suggest that, chris. reporter: it s true. and i should point out i read doug s book and it s a lot of fun. you should check it out. megyn: i know that true. i wouldn t recommend it if i didn t believe tonight. it s riveting reading. a ton of fun. thanks, chris. reporter: you bet. megyn: the other big story is a big jobs report that is bringing with it some good news and bad news and then of course some confusion. the economy added 114,000 jobs last month. that s short of where hiring should be. it should be 160,000, 170,000 a month. but the unemployment rate fell to 7.8%.
so mr. there may be a break there. he also may try to stay scripted on the teleprompter to avoid any slipups, shep. shep: he might. president clinton did not do that last night. no, he vamped quite a great deal. we were following along with his prepared transcript and he were like, where did that line come from? he was in his element, very comfortable. clearly enjoying the moment of trying to basically be the closer to come in and try to help president obama get another four years. shep: you said he vamped. you know the true blood season is over. you ll have to wait for next september. fair enough. shep: thank you. tomorrow s big jobs report could put cold water on tonight s festivities or elevate it even more. we do have new evidence the economy may be on the rebound. according to the labor department, first time jobless claims fell below 375,000 last week. economists say if that number consistently stays below 375, it s a sign employers are hiring at a pace that could ultim
chuck todd, i m proud of you. this fellow loves politics. what a great show. i endorse it all day. that s it for this edition of the daily rundown. we ll be back here tomorrow, analysis of the president s speech, jobs report. every time the president and the big political speech is followed by a big jobs report. coming up next, chris jansing. bye-bye yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don t drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations or confusion. in depressed patients, worsening of depression, including risk of suicide, may occur.
the lap doggies in the media that are doing their best yes, lab doggies who are doing their best to tear this man down and do what the white house has done all four years which is to hoist false narrative after false narrative in the american public. now that it has come to hurt and to damage and really face romney directly i think he finally gets it that the mets have to come off. michelle malkin also appearing on fox & friends this morning. make sure to tune into that. now we have stories you can bank on this morning. bad news for big cities. nearly all major metro areas reporting a rise in unemployment. breaking down the numbers is lauren simonetti on the fox business network. this is bad news ahead of the big jobs report.