Hillary vaughn at white house with the latest. Hey, hillary. Reporter blake, President Trump says the only problem the economy has right now is the central blake. Sparking concerns that Federal Reserve chair jay powell may be out of a job as the president continues to rail against rate tykes. Steve is set chairman kevin kev. Fed chairmans job is not in jeopardy by this president . Absolutely. Reporter he says he supports the independence of the fed. Overall the economy is going strong. I asks hassett if the president is concerned about long term impact on economy because of an extended shut down. Hassett played down any stalemate and the it may slightly impact the gdp for the fourth quarter, but back pay for federal employees would give a bump in the gdp for the First Quarter of next year. If the shutdown extended through the jobs survey week about january 10th, then the government workers who are not reporting to work would show up in the unemployment statistics as well. That would be
PASCO, Wash. The Pasco City Council has officially appointed Melissa Blasdel to fill the District 6 Seat and elected Councilmember Irving Brown Senior as Mayor Pro Tem.