in 2 1/2 years. that s from the conference board. it s all an indicator that the economy continues improving, albeit slowly with many fits and starts. arthel: we like hearing that but we do ask if there are any warning signs in the report. there are. consumers believe that the current business and labor market conditions are less favorable than last month. those believing that business conditions are good decreased actually from 18.4% or rather, to 18.4% from 20.8%. those who think business conditions are bad was basically unchanged at 24.8%. and those who think that business conditions will improve over the next six months increased ever so slightly but only a .2%, that is really not the kind of enthusiasm that promises to bring us roaring out of the economic builders. arthel: thanks very much for that report. gregg: an arizona inmate taking the witness stand in the murder
get advice from the people who share your values. for our free usaa retirement guide, call 877-242-usaa. in about an hour, jodi arias will return to the witness stand in the murder trial of her boyfriend, travis alexander. her defense attorneys are in the middle of their redirect questioning if you re keeping track because she s been on the stand a long time. randi kaye will recap monday s fireworks and i have a quick warning for you, some of this him testimony is pretty darn graphic. reporter: after damaging week on cross-examination, the first order of business for jodi arias s defense team was knocking down any hint at premeditation. did you go to mr. alexander see home on june 4th with the intent of killing him? no, i didn t. reporter: another attempt to