republicans have gotten together and they ve said no. the president makes the case to workers. republicans are the problem. i send them a jobs bill that would have put hundreds of thousands of construction workers back to work repairing road, bridge, transit systems. they still said no. howard fineman on the president s big speech on jobs. it was another war orn women train wreck. it s about policy and whether or not you want to fix the structure discrimination that women face that republicans don t believe is happening. joan walsh has the latest. paum ryan has a dirty little secret in his budget and the cooperations love it. david k. johnston on the tax shelter plan that no one is talking about. good to have you with us. thanks for watching. republicans have spent the last few days attacking the president for saying made the right call when he ordered the raid on bin
how about you? oh, i m a bears fan. she s a chicago boy. i ll give you the highlights. there you go. okay, drew. thanks a lot. drew griffin here in studio 7 for suzanne malveaux, who s over in afghanistan. let s get you up to speed. new numbers out today provide more evidence of a very weak job market. the number of americans filing first-time claims rose. it was up to 414,000 last week. why is that important? economists say the number needs to fall below 400,000 to reduce the unemployment rate, which is stuck at 9.1%. president obama lays out his jobs plan tonight. our special coverage, obvious, beginning at 6:00 p.m. eastern. republican front runner rick perry made his debate debut last night. quickly, it became clear that he and former massachusetts governor mitt romney were willing to slug it out. we created more jobs in the last three months in texas than he created in four yeast in massachusetts. it s is a great state. texas has zero income texas. governor
senate, they have gathered to hear the president of the united states deliver a major speech on job creation. i m wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i can t overemphasize how important potentially this speech for the president could be. not only for his political future, but much more importantly for the american people because this country right now faces enormous economic problems. the unemployment rate right now in the united states, 9.1%. 14 million americans unemployed, millions more underemployed, and millions more who are simply have simply given up hope of finding a job. and beyond all of that, there are millions of americans who are deeply, deeply worried right now about losing their jobs. the president s going to have to inspire them, is going to have to show that he can lead this country out of these economic this economic crisis that s unfolding in the united states right now. members of t
good to see you. have a great day. from studio 7, i m fredricka whitfield in for suzanne malveaux. let s get you up to date for this wednesday, september 7th. in texas, more wildfires break out as the state battles its worst fire season on record. at last count, 22 new fires are burning. those and dozens more have scorched 120,000 acres in the last week. and across the state, four people have died and more than 700 homes have burned. for many people who have evacuated, there is heartbreak when allowed to go back home. my heart is pounding. it s pounding so hard right now because i don t know how i m going to react when i actually see it and stand in front of it. katie and brian s house. and that s my house. that s my house. right here? yes. oh, i m sorry. the oak trees are still there. are you all right? you re shaking. i m okay. i am the luckiest person in the world. my family is safe. now i need to check on my neighbors. and the death toll from a shooting
even get back to it. it s moving probably 8, 10 miles an hour across the ground. so, you know, god help us. that s all. that s all we can do right now. [ sirens ] a whole different story in the east. remnants of tropical storm lee sweeping through the area. the storm left one person dead in mississippi, knocking out power to thousands all across the south. stocks deep in the red. the dow fell more than 250 points just after the opening bell. right now still hanging down. new concerns about europe s debt cries and the global economy weighing on investors. u.s. stocks plunged friday after a disappointing report showed no growth in jobs in august. two convoys of libyans allegedly loyal to gadhafi have fled to niger. a source says six high-ranking libyan officials were in one of those convoys. still no sign of gadhafi themselves. nato officials say it s to keep the libyan people safe an not to target the regime leaders. it s the first dahl day of the new job for general pet