brett: the economic decline called the great recession begin in december of 2007. the recession ended in june 2009 yet americans are still struggling. unemployment hovers around 9%. hometown prices have cratered. it s hard to argue that anything that washington is doing is working. and consumer spending is the weakest in 20 months. so how do we get back on track? this hour, fox news reporting with ten ways to save the economy. we began with chief correspondent james rosen on restoring consumer confidence. y 2 k, the dawn of a new millennium and the peak of consumer confidence, the highest measurement of the crucial static since they first developed it back in 1967. we asked consumers various questions how they stand right now, how they think the economy going in the if out. he served as chairman of economic advisors under president clinton? if everybody is gloomy about the future the economy is likely to remain on a slow growth or even a sefx path. surveys found a
late today bloomberg news reported tim geithner is weighing leaving the administration once the debt ceiling debate is resolved. treasury officials say geithner has not made a decision and will not make a decision while the negotiations are continuing. a debt debate that s gotten heated. with white house officials warning the u.s. is in the danger zone before the august 2nd deadline on the debt ceiling, the senate majority leader said they would not take recess. the senate will reconvene on tuesday, the day after the 4th we ll do that because we have work to do. a day after being challenged by the president, the senate republican leader extended him an invitation. the president says he wants to get working. wants us to get working. i can t think of a better way than to have him come over today. we re waiting. republicans reject raising taxes during weak economic recovery but the president sold it as targeting the rich. the tax cuts i m proposing we get rid of are
late today bloomberg news reported tim geithner is weighing leaving the administration once the debt ceiling debate is resolved. treasury officials say geithner has not made a decision and will not make a decision while the negotiations are continuing. a debt debate that s gotten heated. with white house officials warning the u.s. is in the danger zone before the august 2nd deadline on the debt ceiling, the senate majority leader said they would not take recess. the senate will reconvene on tuesday, the day after the 4th we ll do that because we have work to do. a day after being challenged by the president, the senate republican leader extended him an invitation. the president says he wants to get working. wants us to get working. i can t think of a better way than to have him come over today. we re waiting. republicans reject raising taxes during weak economic recovery but the president sold it as targeting the rich. the tax cuts i m proposing we get rid of are
couples, are you sleeping in different beds? many of you are. it is a growing trend. we ll tell you why and if there s anything you can do to change it. we start with this. president barack obama is in india tonight. the first stop on a ten-day tour through asia. and even there he couldn t escape the main issue that dogged him during the midterms, and that is the economy. the president announced a new export deal that will bring jobs back home. malaka, tell us about this new deal he s cut with india. reporter: it s quite a few deals actually. a number of deals valued about a million dollars. u.s. officials say that will support 54,000 jobs back home and in the states. they trusted this has very much been about creating jobs in the united states. and the president said it is his goal to double america s exports in the next five years. essentially what american companies need is new consumers. american companies are still feeling the effects of a a recession back home. in oth
the former president s new book is also seen as a rehabilitation tour. brian todd, cnn, washington. all right, jobs, jobs, jobs. that s what americans are interested in as president obama tours india. here now is white house correspondent ed henry who is traveling with the president on his ten-day, four asian nation trip. this visit to india is president obama s longest to any country since taking office and that s for personal and political reasons. the personal is, few people know this but the president has a fascination with the life and legacy of ghandi. he hung a picture of him in his senate office back in the day. so they came here to the museum here in mumbai, signed the guest book. the president saying it was cool to see that another guest book had been signed by dr. martin luther king in 1959. the white house knows, however, all this globe trotting could backfire on the white house so quickly after that pivotal midterm election. so the big focus here is on creati