[inaudible conversations] good afternoon. We are going to get the hearing started. I want to welcome director Nick Rasmussen from the National Counterterrorism center. Nick, we have invited you here today in an open session. I think some of the news outlets vice chair that said this would never happen with me being chairman that everything would be close and i want to point out we are having an open session and this is to provide the senate and the American People with an update on the current threat from terrorism. The committee remains concerned about the expanding evolving nature of this threat than the challenges facing the Intelligence Community and the evolving nature of the threat. This is the first of what i hope will be a number of open hearings that should give the Intelligence Community an opportunity to better inform the public of its current efforts and challenges. As mr. Rasmussen and i have talked about here is what we do. More importantly here is why the American People
Spending by consumers rose a healthy 53 . But the catch was the exports and business investments, things like snowstorm and frigid weather, those things fell off. But there is reason to be optimistic. Jobs grew by 220,000. Thats the biggest jump weve seen in five months. And a third of the jobs were added by Small Businesses, and Small Businesses are the rocket fuel of americas economy. Of all the jobs added, the biggest chunk of new jobs by businesses and construction was the second largest jobs to come. Even the Federal Reserve noted the economic pick up and Economic Activity after a sharp slow down in winter. The feds said following a twoday meeting that it expects growth in the coming months with more jobs coming online and more spending on housing. The fed feels confident enough to cut back another 10 billion. But there is still some economic problems. More jobs need to be added so the fed for the first time, for the time being is keeping key Interest Rates at or near zero. Normal
Spending by consumers rose a healthy 53 . But the catch was the exports and business investments, things like snowstorm and frigid weather, those things fell off. But there is reason to be optimistic. Jobs grew by 220,000. Thats the biggest jump weve seen in five months. And a third of the jobs were added by Small Businesses, and Small Businesses are the rocket fuel of americas economy. Of all the jobs added, the biggest chunk of new jobs by businesses and construction was the second largest jobs to come. Even the Federal Reserve noted the economic pick up and Economic Activity after a sharp slow down in winter. The feds said following a twoday meeting that it expects growth in the coming months with more jobs coming online and more spending on housing. The fed feels confident enough to cut back another 10 billion. But there is still some economic problems. More jobs need to be added so the fed for the first time, for the time being is keeping key Interest Rates at or near zero. Normal
Spending by consumers rose a healthy 53 . But the catch was the exports and business investments, things like snowstorm and frigid weather, those things fell off. But there is reason to be optimistic. Jobs grew by 220,000. Thats the biggest jump weve seen in five months. And a third of the jobs were added by Small Businesses, and Small Businesses are the rocket fuel of americas economy. Of all the jobs added, the biggest chunk of new jobs by businesses and construction was the second largest jobs to come. Even the Federal Reserve noted the economic pick up and Economic Activity after a sharp slow down in winter. The feds said following a twoday meeting that it expects growth in the coming months with more jobs coming online and more spending on housing. The fed feels confident enough to cut back another 10 billion. But there is still some economic problems. More jobs need to be added so the fed for the first time, for the time being is keeping key Interest Rates at or near zero. Normal
We are following two breaking stories. Startling new revelations about the terror attack in texas. The head of the fbi telling cnn his agency not only sent out a warning that simpson was interested in the gathering near dallas the fbi agents were waiting at a command post when the attack came. We have more on the Terror Threat thats coming up. Lets begin with another major breaking story right now. Polls are closing right now across the United Kingdom in what analysts are calling the most unpredictable British Election in decades. Results are crucial to the United States. The Prime Minister has been obamas top partner in the war on terror and the battle against isis. Our correspondents and experts are standing by to bring you coverage of the breaking news. Lets begin with nic robertson. He is standing by in london where the polls have just closed. Nick . Nic . Reporter the doors closed. They have been open for 15 hours. The understanding is that the turnout has been higher than we have