welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching cnn newsroom live from atlanta. i m natalie apple. i m jorm howell. first to syria. people there are holding out hope this latest cease-fire will hold. this is aleppo. more calm now than we ve seen before. some of the worst violence of the civil war has taken place right where you see it. it was russia and turkey who orchestrated the new peace deal between the syrian regime and various rebel militias. but many groups were excluded from those talks. and notably, the u.s. had no part to play either. joining is colonel rick francona. happy new year to you. thank you for joining us. and to you. this isn t the first time as
small wounds. israel s foreign ministry has said as of now, this appears to be an internal kenyan incident, not one that targeted israelis. in the past security officials have identified the mall as a likely terror target in the city. al shabab have previously threatened to launch attacks on nairobi s tower blocks and other targets popular with westerners. alex? nbc s duncan golestani following things from london. thank you. there are two big stories out of the middle east to share today. first to syria which appears to have met one requirement in its agreement to eliminate chemical weapons. that country submitted an initial list of arsenals friday. a states department spokesperson says the list is a good start. israel is warning the u.s. about new overtures from iran s president hassan and rouhani. the u.s. says tough sanctions may be forcing iran to negotiate a limit on its nuclear program. joining me now, an at this
month. the good news, the unemployment rate fell to 8.2%. that s the lowest since february 2009, one month after president obama took office. and not surprisingly, republicans wasted no time in attacking the white house. mitt romney called it a weak and troubling jobs report and said, millions of americans are paying a high price for president obama s economic policies. now, don t be shocked, president obama saw the glass half full. our economy s now created more than 4 million private sector jobs over the past two years. and more than 600,000 in the past three months alone. but it s clear to every american that there will still be ups and downs along the way and that we ve got a lot more work to do. so let s cut through the political spin by adding some perspective. here s a look at the number of jobs in the usa since obama took office in 2009. now, we re not back to where we were, but we are objectively on the upswing. the great recession isn t over for many americans
that s 100,000 less than last month. the good news, the unemployment rate fell to 8.2%. that s the lowest since february 2009, one month after president obama took office. and not surprisingly, republicans wasted no time in attacking the white house. mitt romney called it a weak and troubling jobs report and said, millions of americans are paying a high price for president obama s economic policies. now, don t be shocked, president obama saw the glass half full. our economy s now created more than 4 million private sector jobs over the past two years. and more than 600,000 in the past three months alone. but it s clear to every american that there will still be ups and downs along the way and that we ve got a lot more work to do. so let s cut through the political spin by adding some perspective. here s a look at the number of jobs in the usa since obama took office in 2009. now, we re not back to where we were, but we are objectively on the upswing. the great recession
good evening. i m john avalon in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, new jobs number and the predictable partisan spin cycle. the economy added only 120,000 new jobs in march. that s 100,000 less than last month. the good news, the unemployment rate fell to 8.2%. that s the lowest since february 2009, one month after president obama took office. and not surprisingly, republicans wasted no time in attacking the white house. mitt romney called it a weak and troubling jobs report and said, millions of americans are paying a high price for president obama s economic policies. now, don t be shocked, president obama saw the glass half full. our economy s now created more than 4 million private sector jobs over the past two years. and more than 600,000 in the past three months alone. but it s clear to every american that there will still be ups and downs along the way and that we ve got a lot more work to do. so let s cut through the political spin by adding some perspective