batting about 40%. and when you and i were in school, 40% is not a passing grade. and the gmd is still small. the u.s. defense official familiar with the program says it was designed to defend against a rogue missile, not a full scale attack. at the end of this year, there will still be fewer than 50 of these defensive missiles in place. so that means if a barrage of icbms were launched towards the united states, even if everything worked perfectly, the system would be simply overwhelmed. so this is a gene yun race with the north koreans rushing to expand and improve their arsenal and the united states trying to stay ahead of that threat? erin? unbelievable. it is a fantastic report. as tom points out, even the success so far 25% success ratio. thank you, tom. and next the fight against trump s voter fraud
very grateful for that. reporter: while there is growth, some manufacturing towns in indiana and nationwide are still struggling. and some economists wonder what s the president s plan for those areas. the president and the congress are going to need to do is create actual policies that drive the economy, not just look at one deal here or one deal there and try to save jobs that way. reporter: there s also concern about the future of job retraining. the president s early budget proposal would cut back on some of those programs. but for now are you feeling optimistic or pessimistic? i m feeling optimistic definitely. reporter: students learning new skills here are giving the president a passing grade. i think he s doing the right steps, the right beginning steps. i mean, i don t agree with everything, but i believe he s going the right way. and thanks to rehema ellis for that report. now let s bring in democratic congressman dan kildee of michigan. a space you know well, m
drive the economy, not just look at one deal here or one deal there and try to save jobs that way. reporter: there s also concern about the future of job retraining. the president s early budget proposal would cut back on some of those programs. but for now are you feeling optimistic or pessimistic. i m feeling optimistic, definitely. reporter: students learning new skills here are giving the president the passing grade. i think he is doing the right beginning steps. i don t agree with everything but i do believe he s going the right way. reporter: these students are learning about cyber security and officials here at the college, chris, tell me that they are constantly getting calls from employers looking for students who are learning these kinds of skills. that doesn t surprise me one bit. rehema, thank you so much for that report. meantime, tesla is cooking up plans to make life easier for folks around the country who drive electric cars. here s today s the vee u
the 800 jobs saved was lower than trump claimed, he counts himself among the lucky. i can general lly sayy we ar grateful for that. while there is growth, nationwide we are still struggling. economists wonder what is the president s plan for those areas. the president and the congress are creating actual policies that drive the economy not just to look at one deal here or there and try to save jobs that way. there is concern about the future of job retraining. the president s early budget proposal would cut back on the programs. hold it straight up. are you optimister or pessimistic? optimistic. students are giving the president a passing grade. i don t agree with everything, but i believe he is
congress will need to create actual policies that drive the economy, not jt look at one deal here or one deal there and try to save jobs that way. reporter: there is also concern about the future of job retraining. the president s early budget proposal would cut back on some of those programs. hold it straight up. reporter: but for now are you feeling optimistic or pessimistic. i am feeling optimistic. reporter: students learning new skills here are giving the president a passing grade. i think he s doing the right beginning steps. i don t agree with everything, but i do believe he is still he is going the right way. reporter: seems like he s going the right way for people, again, in this class. the professor told me that 100% of the students in this class last year got jobs, better jobs, and he gets calls regularly from employers asking for workers. so the demand is very high, and these guys back here are getting themselves ready to meet that demand. stephanie.