to cozying up to the stars? we know of the president s whiteness, it s there. caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone and the factor begins right now. hello, everyone. i m laura ingraham in tonight for bill o reilly. thanks for watching us. president is back on the job and giving his version of the economy. that is the subject of this evening s talking points memo. barack obama surprised everyone today by actually appearing in washington. after a few days of hollywood scmoozing and a week after the department of labor released the worst job numbers of the year, he held a short press conference and had this to report. the private sector is doing fine. where we re seeing weaknesses in our economy have to do with state and local government. what? the economy is growing at only 1.9% and the truth is there are 552,000 fewer americans working now than when he took office in january of 2009. and we ve now had 40 straight months of unemployment above 8%. this is
north american tour. we re with them every step of the way today, friday, july 1st, 2011. and good morning, welcome to today on a friday morning. i m matt lauer. i m ann curry. you re about to see the townhouse where dominique strauss-khan is living under house arrest right now. but that could change, matt, when he appears in court later this morning. it certainly could. this is a man who was in charge of one of the world s most powerful financial institutions, and he was also considered a strong contender the french presidency but that all changed when he was accused of sexually assaulting a housekeeper here in new york. now that case appears to be in serious jeopardy as the accuser s credibility has been called into question. did she make a false claim about a rape in the past? we ll get the latest details straight ahead. pretty dramatic story. also this morning, matt, did a hazing ritual lead to a tragic death of an ivy league student. the mother of a cornell
the way today, friday, july we re with them every step of the way today, friday, july 1st, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning, welcome to today on a friday morning. i m matt lauer. i m ann curry. you re about to see the townhouse where dominique strauss-khan is living under house arrest right now. but that could change, matt, when he appears in court later this morning. it certainly could. this is a man who was in charge of one of the world s most powerful financial institutions, and he was also considered a strong contender for t ee eer t presidency but that all changed when he was accused of sexually assaulting a housekeeper here in new york. now the accuser s credibility has been called into question. did she make a false claim about a rape in the past? we ll get the latest details straight ahead. also this morning, matt, did a hazing ritual lead to a tragic death of an ivy league student. the mother of a cornell university s
that those layoffs are not occurring. issuing ultimatums especially when your party doesn t control both houses of congress is not leading. it s grandstanding. which is what he was doing yesterday in las vegas. congress can t just sit on their hands. so my message to congress is let s get to work. i know this is an election year and that s not lost on me. but at this make or break moment for america s middle class, we can t afford to have congress take five months off. of course, he said this just a few hours after he himself was working hard at a private breakfast with young hollywood stars such as diana angron of glee and zac braff of scrubs. he attended a celebrity fundraising bash, one in san francisco and a number in befler i hills.