Consumer spending, you see the fact that we are in a historic moment in terms of our economic growth, i mean, this is the first time in four years that weve seen the gdp break at 4 . It was Larry Summers who said if we get to a 3 growth that it would be fair enough to say if you were to believe in tooth ferries. Jon Allison Barber is reporting from berkley heights, new jersey, near the president s golf club where he is spending this weekend. Allison, how big a deal are these numbers for the white house . Reporter for the white house they seem to be an enormous deal. Any time we speak to anyone from the administration or hear any interviews with President Trump or even from Vice President pence, what they want to talk about is the economy and gdp growth, despite warnings from some economists that the growth is not sustainable longterm. The president is telling americans the growth is here to
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former attorney, michael cohen, now appearing to go on the offensive. efforts continue to reunite migrant children and their parents who were separated at the southern border. it s now two days after the courcourt ordered deadline for reunification. the trump administration said they met the deadline. activists say hundreds of children remain in government care, apart from those who were trying to get them across the u.s. border. let s bring in garrett teny from washington. how many children are still separated and how is the administration defending itself? reporter: about a third of the kids, just over 700 are still in government care. dhs says those children have not been reunited because their parents are not eligible for a vair ryslash rye at this varf reasons. they say some are not eligible or available for reunification today including some adults who are not in i.c.e. cuss and in
legal situation as allison barber touched on with his former attorney, michael cohen, now appearing to go on the offensive. efforts continue to reunite migrant children and their parents who were separated at the southern border. it s now two days after the courcourt ordered deadline for reunification. the trump administration said they met the deadline. activists say hundreds of children remain in government care, apart from those who were trying to get them across the u.s. border. let s bring in garrett teny from washington. how many children are still separated and how is the administration defending itself? reporter: about a third of the kids, just over 700 are still in government care. dhs says those children have not been reunited because their parents are not eligible for a vair ryslash rye at this varf reasons. they say some are not eligible or available for reunification