blues. depression set in early today, and it set in hard. there were only 80,000 jobs added in this country in june, and the 8.2% unemployment rate didn t budge. yep. the stock market plunged, politicians and analysts alike sounded like they were on the edge of a cliff. there s a lot of misery in america today. and these numbers understate what people are feeling, and the amount of pain which is occurring in middle class america. peter buickvar equity strategist tells outfront the jobs numbers are quote, pathetic. chief u.s. economist says another month, another sub par employment report. mitt romney had it right. there is a lot of pain in a lot places, but does all the doom and glood at up? yes, the jobs numbers weren t great, but this is a glass we re choosing to see a little bit more half full. and most americans agree with us. a new cnn poll shows 60% of people are optimistic and think economic conditions next year will be good. one reason for this is housing. it
it s a problem. this is no way to solve it. people will be passing out watching lord of the rings if he doesn t do anything. he s banned cell phones in schools and he s banned transfats for restaurants. what s the big deal? you know, there are obviously things that government should do, can do, but this is over the line. and, you know, it just doesn t pass the laugh test. there s a point at which government in people s lives gets to be ridiculous. that s where some of the outrage that we re seeing is coming from. here s a statement from a bloomberg spokesperson. it says an awful lot of the state of a soda industry that the tobacco group is attacking mike bloomberg on their behalf. is he speaking about you? yeah, he is. but it s really lame. we did get some money from philip morris over 15 years ago when we were trying to defend the right for bars to have smoking sections and nonsmoking sections. i haven t seen anybody from tobacco in over 15 years and if
on the damage this kind of heckling can do. for the past few years we have been tracking developments in a horrific family tragedy. two beautiful sisters murder and the chief suspect is their own father. up next what could be a major development in the effort to bring him to justice. he fled after it happened. the touching tribute to our fallen heroes is at risk of fading from view. the food police on a new mission to downsize your drinks. it s sparking a fierce debate with our focus group. some places banned transfats. school lunches are regulated. still we are getting father and father and it s because of the evil things in cups like this. i never thought to use aspirin for muscle pain.
i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, saving us from ourselves. a superhero saving america, just like clark kent, the original 1950 superman. faster than a speeding bullet. more powerful than a locomotive. able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. look, up in the sky, it s a bird. it s a plane. it s super bloomberg. he came to new york city with powers and abilities far more than mortal men. super bloomberg has banned smoking in bars and parks. forced restaurants to stop using transfats as his bare hands and he is really fighting for america s health, saying you can t buy a big gulp. it s a shot heard from coast to coast, the mayor planning to ban the sale of all sugary drinks sold in containers larger than 16 ounces. including energy drinks and presweetened iced teas. former president bill clinton weighed in. i know a lot of people think this is an anti-state and he is interfering, but these are very serious problems. and there are a lot of things in our diet th
zombie-like attack. the last thing he said to his girlfriend before he left for the gruesome face-eating assault. plus, the guy who did this comes outfront. i m sick of it! every year we give power to one person! i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, saving us from ourselves. a superhero saving america, just like clark kent, the original 1950 superman. faster than a speeding bullet. more powerful than a locomotive. able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. look, up in the sky, it s a bird. it s a plane. it s super bloomberg. he came to new york city with powers and abilities far more beyond mortal men. super bloomberg has banned smoking in bars and parks. forced restaurants to stop using transfats as his bare hands and he is really fighting for america s health, saying you can t buy a big gulp. it s a shot heard from coast to coast, the mayor planning to ban the sale of all sugary drinks sold in containers larger than 16 ounces. including energy drinks and pr