We begin this hour with Breaking News on the economy. There is new data sugg the american job market remains strong. This morning, the govnmt reported that employers added a whopping 336,000 jobs last month. Thats nearly double t 170,000 Jobs Economists had predicted. The Unemployment Rate held steady at3. 8 . And when you break it down,he hispanic Unemployment Rate fell 0. 3 . While the black Unemployment Rate rose 0. 4 . Were keeping a close eye on the white house where the president is set to speak about this jobs report and national manufacturing. Well bring you those remarks when they begin. Joining us now, dominique chu. Whats behind the numbers . Not many people at all were forecasting for this kind of job growth pointed out by the doubling of jobs created over the forecast. What this does suggest is that the u. S. Economy is still extremely resilient and thats a good thing. Theres a lot to unpack. But the big takeaway from this report, the economy is growing in some ways and no
the cnn newsroom. i m ana cabrera in new york. thank you for being here. we begin with the near breakdown of border security talks, with a deadline for lawmakers not just to cut a deal but to get it passed in the house and senate looming at the end of this week. no deal will likely lead to a second partial government shutdown, after the longest one in u.s. history which is expected to ultimately cost the u.s. economy $3 billion. that s money economists say we will never get back. several sources tell cnn the two sides were on track for a weekend agreement but now they re stalled. while negotiations have not completely fallen apart, negotiators cannot get past two sticking points, we re told, a border wall barrier and a cap on i.c.e. detention beds. a democratic aide says the lower
60 votes. ainsley: two bills. one for the daca protection and one to keep the government running and fund the government through february 8th. both need 60 votes in order to pass. steve: they do. so, you know, how many days have we been, so many? where is the counter offer from the democrats? there simply is not one. there is going to be okay we will reopen the government temporarily until we figure something out. but the president doesn t trust the democrats and the democrats don t trust the president. ainsley: every idea the democrats put on the table does not include any money for the wall. steve: there is no negotiation about how to go forward. steny hoyer was on yesterday with newscast an neil cavuto its extraordinary sound bite what he said because, keep in mind, nancy pelosi has made it very clear they are not going to get more than a dollar for that barrier wall. but steny hoyer yesterday said it s not immoral and barriers work. i think physical barriers
he hasn t figured out a way to talk to 800,000 government workers not being paid as well as the american people. brian: we could have had a similar segment 10 days ago. it becomes clear no effort to reopen and talk about anything but the border wall barrier. that s not true. democrats have said over and over again what we won t do is hold the government hostage. we have the debate on immigration. brian: what nancy pelosi keeps saying, david, no money for a wall. she does not is not pressed on barriers, steel slats, but the president s moved on that. if she says i will put the wall on the table, reopen the government until february 8th. wouldn t that move the ball forward, david? well, i think she is reluctant to give away something that s political base symbolism vs. national security solution. look at what john kelly said about the wall. look what lindsey graham said about the wall a year and a half ago. what the democrats have to do though to your point, brian, they have to do
mr. president 25 billion for the wall for a 10 year path for daca at least if they went to school had a job and didn t commit any crimes. steven miller and some on the right absolutely tom cotton blew that up. i wonder if they go back to that if it was offered? steve: that was a year ago. wonder what they are working on right now. we will keep you posted 6:10 in new york city. ainsley: jill i can t be has headlines for us. good morning. jillian: good morning and a fox news alert. nine military members rushed to the hospital after a crash involving military vehicles. two service members are in critical condition. the crash happened in southern new mexico, north of el paso, texas. authorities say two military striker vehicles were involved. it s unclear exactly what caused that crash. a man is under arrest after a missing woman is found alive in boston. police using a ping from olivia ambrose s cell phone to track her down at an apartment in the city. suspect victor pena is accused of ki