needed to keep the unemployment rate from closing in on 10%. tough news ahead of an important weekend for campaigning candidates. this morning s final jobs report before the midterm election is little relief to the unemployed or democrats. this is an election about the economy. and anytime the focus is on the fact that the economy is struggling is not a good story for democrats. reporter: president obama will talk about the new jobs numbers during a visit to a small business in maryland later this morning. speaking at a campaign event for maryland governor martin o malley yesterday, the president tried to rally voters. i m sorry. what did you say? yes, we can. reporter: and democrats continue to push the point that the economy is improving. we ve got a long way to go. and certainly, we re not taking a victory lap. we want to quicken the pace of change. but we certainly can t go backwards. reporter: since the beginning of the year, the economy has created 732,0
the president, the first lady and their daughter sasha arrived in florida today for a quick trip, just one night in the gulf. the white house late today releasing a photo showing a smiling president frolicking in the waves with his daughter. but on this day, the symbolism of spending time down south where the oil spill has done so much damage was competing with an issue from way up north here in new york. nbc s mike viqueira is traveling with the president tonight. he joins us from panama city beach in florida. mike, good evening. reporter: good evening, kate. the first family minus malia who is still away at camp came to florida s panhandle in part to show tourists and americans at large that it s safe to come back to the coast. but as the president s comments last night and the aftermath of those comments, he and his aides have been dealing with this controversial support for building that mosque near ground zero. even as the first couple and daughter sasha arrived this m
the president, the first lady and their daughter sasha arrived in florida today for a quick trip, just one night in the gulf. the white house late today releasing a photo showing a smiling president frolicking in the waves with his daughter. but on this day, the symbolism of spending time down south where the oil spill has done so much damage was competing with an issue from way up north here in new york. nbc s mike viqueira is traveling with the president tonight. he joins us from panama city beach in florida. mike, good evening. reporter: good evening, kate. the first family minus malia who is still away at camp came to florida s panhandle in part to show tourists and americans at large that it s safe to come back to the coast. but as the president s comments last night and the aftermath of those comment, he and his aides have been dealing with this controversial support for building that mosque near ground zero. even as the first couple and daughter sasha arrived this mo
good evening. the president, the first lady and their daughter sasha arrived in florida today for a quick trip, just one night in the gulf. the white house late today releasing a photo showing a smiling president frolicking in the waves with his daughter. but on this day, the symbolism of spending time down south where the oil spill has done so much damage was competing with an issue from way up north here in new york. nbc mike viqueira is traveling with the president tonight. he joins us from panama city beach in florida. mike, good evening. reporter: good evening, kate. the first family minus malia who is still away at camp came to florida s panhandle in part to show tourists and americans at large that it s safe to come back to the coast. but as the president s comments last night and the aftermath of those comment, he and his aides have been dealing with this controversial support for building that mosque near ground zero. even as the first couple and daughter sasha arr