and that was back in 2008. so we re talking about not only consumer confidence falling but these retailers aren t able to check those statistics so they re not able to make accurate forecasts. do you see it bouncing back? i am hoping that it will bounce back. you know, before we had gone into this, the consumer confidence was at a pretty high rate. so even if we do get a deal today, which is what we re hearing at the moment that that might happen or there s better indications of that, some goods might get stuck in port. right. we re talking about four million cargo containers in port right now. and part of the reason why they re stuck is because no one can go ahead and get that through. so we re talking about the fda, even if they were able to green light this right now, we re still going to have a backlog, which we ll maybe even see some of that merchandise on the shelves well past the holidays. it could be tough for retailers, we re hoping not. i m crossing my fingers, ri
understand that although they may not be able to vote right now, they still can have a phenomenal voice in helping to make changes early on. so well said. civic engagement, you re saying, and showing here to us today, david williams, and shatara mathis, that it is never too early. thank you both and have a good morning. thank you, you as well. that wraps up this hour of jansing & co. thomas roberts is up next. he is not 13 years old or 12. i wish. david is really smart and he s a little fashion icon. you like the tie? i love the bolo tie. there s my buddy, david. for anybody out there from texas that wants to send me a bolo tie, go ahead. there s going to be 20 coming in in the next hour. richard, thanks so much, i appreciate it. as an impasse as we talk about what s taking place in washington, d.c. a breakdown in the budget between senators reid and mcconnell as we are talking about bringing this nation much
very patriotic, and we couldn t imagine what was going on back at home and we felt very proud. the mission meant something tonight. it was more the underlying purpose of it all. and it was emotional. nbc s dana lewis is in northern afghanistan to tell us more about the attacks. there was a lot of damage there overnight. we understand from some reports that the ammunition dump was hit there. there was a large fire. and on the streets around ground zero in new york and across the country, concern about possible retaliation from the terrorists. we will not waiver, we will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail. peace and freedom will prevail. 12 weeks ago 12 years ago this week and now we have john kerry in afghanistan talking about the final withdrawal of troops from there. that s going to wrap up this hour of jansing & co. i m chris jansing. thomas roberts is up next. hi, chris, it really takes you back. thanks so much.
just learning that the u.s. house of representatives will be in session next week. they were scheduled to be on recess during the week of columbus day. but with the debt ceiling deal not in place and of course the government still shut down, they have decided to be in session. we ll have much more on that coming up. but that s going to wrap up this hour of jansing & co. thomas roberts is up next. good morning. what incredible images. amazing, right? absolutely gorgeous. great interview. the agenda next hour, republicans looking for an exit plan from the debt ceiling debacle and fast reports that house republicans, they re hatching a six-week no-strings-attached extension of the debt ceiling as they prep for a big face-to-face with the president today. we ll talk with congresswoman jackie speier about what she s hearing on the hill. plus a real garden state smackdown. this time chris christie was nowhere around for it. is cory booker s snoot bill in real trouble? we ll talk
but i also take some time for myself and making sure that if you are going to approach your boss or are thinking about the issue, it s not a complaint, it s not just proposing a problem, but coming in with a solution and saying i want to be here for you, i want to do great work, but i also want to be able to do these things. and again, we do a lot of e-mailing nights and weekends, but we always make sure to tell people just because i send you a note doesn t mean i expect a response until working hours and really setting expectations. we could talk about this for the hour. thank you both. we did. thanks for coming in. that s going to wrap up this hour of jansing & co. thomas roberts is up next. i ll see you back here tomorrow.