Appears to have been temporary. Indicators for the Second Quarter have so far pointed to a sizable rebound. This recovery is a key factor supporting the committees expectation that Overall Economic activity will expand at a moderate pace over the next few years. Despite lackluster Economic Growth the job market continued to improve early in the year. During the First Quarter job gains averaged nearly 200,000 per month, just a bit slower than last years pace. And the Unemployment Rate held near 5 even though notably more people were actively looking for work. However, more recently, the pace of improvement in the labor market appears to have slowed markedly. Job gains in april and may are estimated to have averaged only about 80,000 per month. And while the Unemployment Rate fell to 4. 7 in may, that decline occurred because fewer people reported that they were actively seeking work. A broader measure of unemployment that includes individuals who want and are available to work but have
Scene and to the girl scouts emilys impacted this weekend. Thank you for the opportunity to be here. It is my second time at the National Press club. Thank you for having me back. I guess i did an ok job the first time. I want to thank the organizers of the luncheon. In q4 organizing this amazing lunch. I want to thank my colleagues from the girl scouts of the nations capital. I know they are in the room. Where are you . [applause] ceo, their board president , and their Steering Committee members. Thank you for your hospitality today. And the prestigious members of the National Press club here in the room and on camera this morning. Tos an amazing opportunity be here with a room full of girl scout leaders. I sure this leadership mantle with many people. Would like the ceos of our local Girl Scout Councils to please stand up. [applause] these are representatives of 112 ceos who are doing an amazing job to continue this movement that has been around for 104 years. I would like to recogni
Saying. Temperatures will rebound. A bit today. We are starting off colder. There are a lot more 30s today than yesterday. A patch or two of fog possible. Mostly out to the valley. Lots of 30s. Sunny today. A little warmer. Not much. Rain developing on sunday. That will take us into monday. The colder pattern. Good morning to marty in larksberg. It looks like a gorgeous day. 36 santa rosa. Fairfield in there in the 30s. Sonoma, 37. Its close for mill valley at 41. I did see a couple of 37s around novato as well. Its a cold morning. Sunny and nice. Just a tiny bit warmer today. Upper 60s to low 70s. Sal, do you want to start at the 80. Yes. Im reading its been cleared. Thats good. Actually did a good job getting it out of the way. A jackknifed truck. Now its gone and the lanes are open. The damage is done. The traffic will be slow as you drive across the bridge. The vehicles now jackknifed on the shoulder. The traffic is slow in vallejo. Slower than a normal friday. 101 out of burlingam
It gets warmer tomorrow. We will set a record high. We will talk about that big cool down for the weekend with the sevenday forecast. Orourke. Thank you, sir. She is looking at your commute. We have an unfortunate situation on the major deegan. I tried to put this up as quickly as i can. Major deegan at 230th street a car fire being cleared away. On the deegan northbound in the 230s. We are looking at the bayonne bridge which reopened in both directions. Delays up into bayonne southbound into staten island. In addition to that, you have a problem heading through jersey city. A missing sewer grate and a water main break in jersey city. I will get that on the maps after im done with this. E, f, m and r trains rail condition at 75th avenue has been repaired. Other subways are doing okay. Mass transit no major problems to report. If you are going to the area airports contact a carrier if you are catching a flight or picking somebody up. Alternate sides are in effect. Ken, over to you. Than
Team. The special honor for their wounded teammate. Danielle were in store for more seasonable temperatures this weekend, but the cooldown wont last long. Youre watching wcvb, bostons news leader. Good morning this is newscenter 5s eyeopener. To you. So glad youre with us just after 6 00 on this saturday morning. Im Antoinette Antonio. Frank and im frank holland. Its saturday, november 7. Going to toss things over to Danielle Vollmar with a look at our weekend forecast. Hey, danielle. Antoinette good morning, frank and antoinette. Temperatures starting out on the mild side. In fact, some of these temperatures are where we should be during the day today. Our average High Temperature is actually 54 degrees. Were already starting at 60 in boston. Upper 50s in taunton. Lower 50s through worcester. Upper 50s through merrimack valley. In fact, as we go through the next 12 hours there, temperatures will warm into the low 60s before falling back into the 50s by this evening. Notice were going