all the latest developments on that show, special report every week night 6:00pm eastern right here on fox news channel. jaime: jon, a recent report showing the number of americans who belong to unions falling to its lowest level since the 1930s. what is behind the decline? chief washington correspondent james rosen joins us from our d.c. bureau. james, i gather this decline is a reflection of long-term trends and maybe more recent developments? reporter: precisely. the decline in union membership is itself a long-term trend driven in mart by the hemorrhaging of manufacturing jobs. what really drew attention to the numbers was the fact that of the 400,000 people who left the roles of the unions last year, more than half of them were members of public sector unions like the service employees international unions. those unions, as opposed to private sector unions which have been declining sore some time had been a bright spot for organized labor. i think that is directly
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the protesters taking matters into their own hands. this is civilians fighting civilians. it s all happening right in front of the presidential palace and the police clearly unable to stop the violence today. harris. i know the tick to comes that they have been watching for on the ground is whether or not the military would get involved. we will see if that happens. steve harrigan good to see you. thank you. most americans say they would support hillary clinton for president in 2016. that s according to a new poll. and some of her potential republic rivals are also looking ahead at the next white house showdown. the poll from the abc and the washington post shows 57% of americans would back secretary clinton, 37% say they would oppose her. of course for now she says she has no plans to run again. a couple of the top republic contenders are already talking about 2016. campaign carl cammeron live for us in our d.c. newsroom. they even showed up at the same event. they re actually
be part of this campaign. we do know that this is a closed press event. we don t expect to see these two principals, these two former foes together at any point during the day. of course that could change. we really don t know. but he will be here for a private luncheon with the president tomorrow, thomas. do you think they ll exchange christmas gifts? i don t know. maybe that wine reserve well, maybe not wine reserve. it is mitt romney, after all. he does not drink. good point. i don t know. no beer summit on the horizon between those two. no white house home brew. mike viqueira at the white house for us, thanks so much. just moments away from the president s remarks. the big question is will his stance on the fiscal cliff matter to congress as both sides still try to broker a deal away from the edge. msnbc contributor jimy williams joins us from our d.c. bureau with more. good to have you with me. does this press event signal to all the parties involved the type of to
terrorist. a cloud hanging over excited shoppers on black friday as workers at the nation s largest retailer get ready for a possible walkout on the busiest shopping day of the year. heather: we can see groups of walmart employees demanding higher pay and better benefits and urging employees to walk out if the demand are not met. with the national labor relations board holding off on a ruling until after thanksgiving, it looks like thousands of shoppers could see serious disruptions. james rosen live for us in our d.c. bureau. reporter: heather and rick, happy thanksgiving to you it s an unusual situation when walmart seeks protection from the national labor relations board. that agency was only handed this case last friday. federal investigators have been