pundits about whether we re in a recession. if you look at our job market, we see signs of economic progress in the second quarter as well. bank of america, citigroup, j.p. morgan, they have all said nothing in the data is consistent with the economy being in a recession. you don t think this is an indicator of an impending recession or one here? 64% of americans say otherwise. here s what some folks told fox digital this week. i believe we re in a recession. have you checked gas prices lately and the interest rates? clearly we re in a recession. people are not going to have money to adjust to the prices. people buy less. people don t want to buy anything. lauren simonetti and joe concha are standing by. first to the white house correspondent jackie heinrichs live on the north lawn. good afternoon. good afternoon. as far as the white house is concerned, this is not a recession at all. the administration has been trying to get ahead of the numbers since at leas
not drinking a drink because i want to eat. can you imagine, kids, who ate the fork? no soup, johnny ate the spoon, bad idea. sandra: edible straw is not a bad idea, a milkshake, candy straw at the end. seltzer water. sandra: wish i had more time with you. see you tonight. i m sandra smith. john: john roberts. i only had paper straws when i was a kid. the story starts right now. thanks. good afternoon. i m trace gallagher in for martha. the white house hitting the airwaves to ensure voters that we re not in a recession despite the economy shrinking for the second quarter in a row. there s a lot of chatter today on wall street and among
PORTLAND Port s operations and services have been boosted with the introduction of a new multi-million pound tugboat - which has been officially named in honour of a former director who died earlier this year. Portland Port director and decorated Royal Navy commander Rupert Best, who retired from duty in the early 1990s, was instrumental in persuading Langham Industries to buy the port from the MOD in 1996, and worked tirelessly to grow the operation. Mr Best died aged 76 in February, and his friend and Portland Port chief executive, Bill Reeves, said the new tug will be named in memory of the late former military commander.