i m jon scott. lee. jon: i m jon scott. the u.s. and others say this launch by north korea is a weapon s test in disguise. south korea reporting the rogue regime is digging a new underground tunnel in preparation for its third nuclear test. greg pal cat is trackin palkot is tracking all of this for us live in london. reporter: it looks like all sis tomorrow are go for the launch of that missile by north korea, maybe as early as thursday. north korea says it is a civilian, peaceful satellite launch. the u.s. and others are saying it could be a warm up for use of rockets like that and violates resolutions coming from the u.n. security council. north korean officials allowed the media a bit of a glimpse into the launch site where we saw the three-stage rocket. one expert we are speaking to says that the critical third stage of that rocket now looks like an improved iranian desraoeufd liquid fuel because sister. the last time north korea tried this and failed it was the third s
we cannot be sure that the recent pace of improvement in the labor market will be sustained. megyn: joining me now is stu varney, host of varney & company on the fox business network. the white house admitted that the 120,000 jobs created was lower than it had been, it had been 200, 200 and 200 in the prior three months, it comes in at 120, lower than expected. why do we extrapolate from that and say it s terrible news for the economy, maybe it s just a blip? the debate has shifted. we appear to be at a turning point. it s not a question of how strong the recovery is but how weak on whether the recovery, the growth rate of the economy has slipped into reverse. it has certainly stalled, megyn. this may be the third time in three years that hopes for growth in the spring have been dashed with new numbers coming from the government. the money is not there, the jobs are not there, the people are not there. let me explain what i mean by that. first of all, the money is not there
we begin this monday with growing tensions in the nuclear standoff with north korea we are glad you are with us, everybody, i m jenna lee? i m jon scott. lee. jon: i m jon scott. the u.s. and others say this launch by north korea is a weapon s test in disguise. south korea reporting the rogue regime is digging a new underground tunnel in preparation for its third nuclear test. greg pal cat is trackin palkot is tracking all of this for us live in london. reporter: it looks like all sis tomorrow are go for the launch of that missile by north korea, maybe as early as thursday. north korea says it is a civilian, peaceful satellite launch. the u.s. and others are saying it could be a warm up for use of rockets like that and violates resolutions coming from the u.n. security council. north korean officials allowed the media a bit of a glimpse into the launch site where we saw the three-stage rocket. one expert we are speaking to says that the critical third stage of that rocket n
is a welcome development. still conditions remain far from normal, as shown for example by the high level of long-term unemployment and jobs and hours worked remain well below pre crisis peaks. we cannot be sure that the recent pace of improvement in the labor market will be sustained. megyn: joining me now is stu varney, host of varney & company on the fox business network. the white house admitted that the 120,000 jobs created was lower than it had been, it had been 200, 200 and 200 in the prior three months, it comes in at 120, lower than expected. why do we extrapolate from that and say it s terrible news for the economy, maybe it s just a blip? the debate has shifted. we appear to be at a turning point. it s not a question of how strong the recovery is but how weak on whether the recovery, the growth rate of the economy has slipped into reverse. it has certainly stalled, megyn. this may be the third time in three years that hopes for growth in the spring have been dash
republicans 202-737-0001, our independent line is 202-628- 0205. a good friday morning to you. for a quick review of some of the big stories coming out of this town, here are some of the headlines we have been watching here at c-span. for to vall, three days of oral arguments on the health care challenge. on capitol hill, the house gop passed its 2013 budget along party lines. also, a standstill over the transportation bill with the 90- day extension of it. president obama came back from south korea where he made headlines. yet today, he spoke about oil subsidies. on the campaign trail, mitt romney getting closer to the nomination. he secured the endorsement. we will talk about those later. mr. gingrich reorganized his campaign and made headlines over his comments about janitors and the work they do in washington, d.c. we are going to ask you which story you are following. help us out by not running through all of them. pick something that is of particular interest to you. gi