jobs number that s going to come out this friday, because gdp was up 3.2% in the fourth quarter. that s the single best indicator the economy is growing, but it s retrospective and more recent data haven t shown the trend strengthen. manufacturing and construction have slowed, personal income and spending on big ticket items like cars has slow. many are saying the weak jobs number is more indicative of a broader slowdown so people are going to be focused on this friday s job figure. i m looking at housing and it seems to be doing better. i ll hope that s a positive indicator for the coming weeks. kayla, thank you so much from cnbc. how did we get here? did god create the world or did we evolve? what s expected to be a spirited debate happens tonight between bill nye the science guy and a man who beliefs in creationism. plus, the fight over raising the debt ceiling. house republicans reportedly have a plan to get what they
another when the u.s. attorney is demanding documents on you. you can t just essentially duck it. in her letter, she said these are parallel inquiries, her lawyer said, so that s why i m going to do this. for chris christie, he perhaps still has ambitions to run in 2016, but this is going to dog him all the way. every time we speak, we re going to be listening to see where this is. yesterday was subpoena day. there were 20 people who had to produce documents in the case. many got extensions, some produced documents that are going to be leaked, more coming, and he has to hope everything he s been saying is the truth. thinbc s ron allen, thank yoo much. a market alert right now, after dropping 326 points yesterday, the dow is up 53 and change. a lot of folks scratching their head. with me now is cnbc s kayla