Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. Late today the stock market crossed over something of a mythic mark of the modern era and the Dow Jones Industrials closed above 14,000 for the First Time Since 2007. And we all remember what happened back then. The stock market has been on a tear of late, gaining almost 7 so far this year. S p and nasdaq also up. We started the day by learning the Unemployment Rate had inched up to 7. 9 again, while the economy actually added 157,000 jobs, not as many as hoped for or expected. Nbcs tom costello starts us off in our washington newsroom tonight with what all of this might mean. Tom, good evening. Hi, brian. The good news, anyone with retirement money invested in stocks has made back much of what they lost during the Great Recession and the wall street selloff, about 8 trillion. A big rally on wall street today, with the dow back over 14,000. A lot has changed since the last time it crossed that mark on
Welcome to today, on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. Im erica hill. Happy groundhog day. Does it feel like weve been here before, once or twice . A live picture from punxsutawney, pennsylvania, where, of course, the most famous resident is Punxsutawney Phil. Later we will find out whether he is predicting six more weeks of winter or perhaps an early spring. There are people in both camps. Keep your fingers crossed for whichever one youre hoping for. I wouldnt pack away the longjohns yet. Not a weather guy, but thats my thought. And regardless of the season, theres always a party in new orleans. Super bowl weekend is no exception. Jenna wolf is down there. Whats going on in the big easy . Reporter guys, theres so much going on down here. This city knows how to do it right. This will be the 10th time theyve hosted. The First Time Since katrina. Theyve done a terrific job for getting ready for the tens of thousands that are converging on new orleans for the food and music which, ive f
Today, suddaturday, february 2, in the middle of it all. Today, suddaturday, february 2, 2013. Captions paid for by Nbcuniversal Television welcome to today, on a saturday morning. Im lester holt. Im erica hill. Happy groundhog day. Does it feel like weve been here before, once or twice . A live picture from punxsutawney, pennsylvania, where, of course, the most famous resident is Punxsutawney Phil. Later we will find out whether he is predicting six more weeks of winter or perhaps an early spring. There are people in both camps. Keep your fingers crossed for whichever one youre hoping for. I wouldnt pack away the longjohns yet. Not a weather guy, but thats my thought. And regardless of the season, theres always a party in new orleans. Super bowl weekend is no exception. Jenna wolf is down there. Whats going on in the big easy . Reporter guys, theres so much going on down here. This city knows how to do it right. This will be the 10th time theyve hosted. The First Time Since katrina. T