caught on tape. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. the politics of unemployment swirling today as president obama and the republicans try to spin the latest jobless numbers to their political advantage. while the president is highlighting new signs of economic strength, the republicans are spotlighting the unemployment level that remains unchanged despite solid job growth. cnn white house correspondent dan lothian has more in prince georges county in virginia. dan? reporter: wolf, the president came here today because he says rolls royce jet engines are helping to boost the economy. 140 new jobs expected here, another hundred at a plant in indiana. but it was also a chance for him to cheer the latest job numbers which he says proves the u.s. economy is on the right track. even though not everyone agrees. the u.s. employment picture is far from sunny. but the better than expected february job numbers seems to have pushed a few more dark clouds out of the way.
to shut down the stock exchange. they also plan to take over the subways, the brooklyn bridge, and even the doorstep of city hall. there s a heavy police presence right there out in the streets, as a you can see. more than 50 people have already been arrested. it s a very fluid situation. tensions running high. meanwhile, on the west coast, as you see, more protests and potential problems. you re looking at live pictures there out of l.a. that is where protesters plan to bring traffic to a halt downtown by occupying a major intersection. we got new information today on the child molestation case against jerry sandusky, coach paterno s right-hand man at penn state. the new york times details a series of incidents over a 12-year period that taken together suggest that university officials knew about sandusky s behavior but kept quiet. also, campus and city police are telling cnn they have no record that mike mcqueary filed a report on sandusky back in 2002. you may recall h
a quaint, new england street turned into a torrent north of new york city. this is the legacy of what was tropical storm irene, once hurricane arna across the northeast u.s. cars are no match for these waters. this car was battered like driftwood. fortunately no one was inside. whoa. get out of here! grab the mic. a reporter with wcbs was covering irene in new jersey when a large wave nearly swept her off her feet. she and her crew thought they were far enough away from the water but they were wrong. on long island, large sand berms were piled up to protect the life guard station and it worked, for a while. the waves smashed the building into the pier. good evening. i m martin savidge. don is off tonight. irene made landfall again this morning in new york city as a category one hurricane. from there it made a nonstop march north as a tropical storm sweeping through new england with high winds and heavy rain. what s left is now crossing into canada. at least 19 people lo
then they might come and give you orders. don t let terrorists who take over you because your country will be destabilized. now he s throwing osama bin laden into the speeches. meanwhile americans stuck in tripoli, this video shot by an ireporter at the airport. a boat evacuation is a no-go because of bad weather. they re stuck. the violence is escalating. there are signs that gadhafi s power is fast eroding. take a look at this poster. it roughly translates to happy holidays and is burning. we are also hearing that the opposition has taken control of the country s third largest city, misrata, and that another town is under protester control. and the opposition also controls