Is with the middle class laid bare, with a more precarious position than we realized in the early 2000s. Theye lost a lot of what had. Middleclass Home Ownership was down after the recension recession. Business ownership was down. Middleclass incomes fell not just in the recession, but in the recovery. It only stabilized in the last couple of years since then. They maybe going up again, finally. Be going up again, finally. When we think about the frustrations they are feeling now, it is not just because the recovery and recession were bad. Things were pretty bad before that. A pretty terrible economic decade for most americans and we did not realize that as much because they were spending money they did not have and now they have to pay it back and stop borrowing until we see a situation where it debt frustrations are boiling over. Host were talking about american middle class, the numbers are on the bottom of the screen. You can also participate on social media. Mike is in chicago. We
Book tv pots afterwards, jeff chang on the idea of racial progress. What makes us different to other species. The social 8 00, prejudice immigrants faced during the 1800s. And the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. Find the television schedule. Let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. Call us. Us. Il send us a tweet. Join the conversation to read like us on facebook. Follow us on twitter. President obama held his first Cabinet Meeting since tuesday plus elections. Tuesdays elections. He discusses the new economic numbers which include privatesector jobs and the drop in the Unemployment Rate. Well, this morning we learned that in october, businesses added 209,000 new jobs. The Unemployment Rate fell again. The private sector has added 10. 6 million new jobs over the last 56 months. This is the strongest job growth that we have seen since the 1990s. All this is a testament to the hard work and resilience of the American People. They have been steady a
President obama held his first Cabinet Meeting since tuesdays elections. He held a meeting a couple of hours before a scheduled gathering of congressional leaders at the white house. The president discussed the new economic numbers which include the addition of more than 200,000 private sector jobs and the Unemployment Rate dropping to 5. 8 . Well, this morning we learned that in october, businesses added 209,000 new jobs. The Unemployment Rate fell again. The private sector has added 10. 6 million new jobs over the last 56 months. This is the strongest job growth that we have seen since the 1990s. All this is a testament to the hard work and resilience of the American People. They have been steady and strong digging themselves out of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and what we need now to do is make sure we build on this momentum because we recognize that despite the solid growth, despite the drop in unemployment, there are still a lot of folks out there who are a
We are now going to go to wolf blitzer who has got the very latest and all of the updates on the fiscal cliff. Wolf . Deb, thanks very much. Happening now, a fiscal cliff hanger. The Senate Bipartisan bill faces a very uncertain future in the republicanled house. Our speaker has said, when senate acts, we will have a vote in the house. That is what he said. That is what we he can be pekt. That is what the American People deserve. But is a sudden rift in the Republican Leadership putting it all in jeopardy . Also, were breaking down the deal on the table right now. Were going to show you how it impacts view your bottom line. And what about the secretary of state . Her dangerous blood clot. What could that mean for Hillary Clinton and her political future . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Right now were following breaking news. All eyes are in the house of representatives where lawmakers are weighing the future of a bill thats now effectively a fiscal cliff fix. No vote has
Today i am with you. Absolutely. Its been brilliant to see you again. Likewise. Thank you so much. Come back again. Youre an absolute pro. Thank you. I appreciate it. Charlie sheen. So help you god . So help me god. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to this very special edition of early start weekend. It is saturday, january 19th. Im randi kaye, coming to you live this morning from the National Mall in washington, as we gear up for the 57th president ial inauguration. Now, all morning, our cnn Political Team will be bringing you the very latest on preparations for the big day and the Biggest Challenges facing president obama in his second term. We have an actionpacked show for you. But first, lets bring in my colleague, victor blackwell, who is back in atlanta this morning. Victor, i know you have some other news as well, this morning. I do, randi, are you bundled up out there . I sure am. Trying to keep warm. A balmy 38. 38 degrees. All right, randi. Well check back in a moment. Let