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economy. third-quarter gdp report is out. america, a v-shaped recovery, is now a reality. reality. shattering every and all expectations, the economy grew at a whopping 33.1%. let me put it this way. that is the highest quarterly growth ever in american history. nearly double the previous high. and according to the report, personal consumption increased another whopping 40.7%. private domestic investment grew by 83%. massive gains in the real estate sector. that s not all. jobless claims dropped to the lowest level now since the start of the pandemic. since april. over 11 million new jobs have been created. remember the congressional budget office was predicting a 10% unemployment rate through december. remember that even said it was go as highest when he 5%. we are under 8%. democrats, the media mob once again protecting the coming of the second great depression. remember this? herbert hoover said let s do nothing. that s what these guys are saying. doing nothing cou ....
shattering every and all expectations, the economy grew at a whopping 33.1%. let me put it this way. that is the highest quarterly growth ever in american history. nearly double the previous high. and according to the report, personal consumption increased another whopping 40.7%.th private domestic investment grew by 83%. massive gains in the real estate sector. that s not all. jobless claims dropped toot the lowest level now since the start of the pandemic. since april. over 11 million new jobs have been created.ro remember the congressional budget office was predicting a 10% unemployment rate through december. remember that even said it would go as highest when he 5%. we are under 8%. democrats, the media mob once again protecting the coming of the second great depression. remember this? herbert hoover said let s do nothing. a that s what these guys are saying. doing nothing could well create the second great depression. this is not the financial fracture of 2008. ....
in less than half an hour. let s get the very latest on matt finn in minneapolis on how this is playing out. matt? behind us is where the courtroom where the trial played out. you can see the razor while here as we ve been reporting. the security has been intense in minneapolis. the past day or two, we ve noticed it growing. there s national guard all over the city and including places like retail areas and high foot traffic areas. for a couple of blocks around the courthouse, really has been a ghost town. corporate buildings boarded up, stores boarded up. intense security, preparing for the verdict that is now here. operation safety act, which was combining local and federal authorities along with neighboring police departments, they ll give us an update. the jury is made of seven women, five men. the ages between 20 and 60 years old. 44 witnesses in 14 days of trial. the prosecution and closing arguments yesterday arguing and making its final pitch to the jury, dere ....
years. the city of minneapolis and the entire country is on edge, depending on the result. president biden finally weighing in earlier today, calling the evidence in the case overwhelming, strongly suggesting that he s hoping for a guilty verdict, but calling for calm, no matter the outcome. here were his remarks on the case and on the grief that the floyd family is still enduring. i ve come to know george floyd s family, and so i can only imagine the pressure and anxiety they re feeling. they re a good family. they re calling for peace and tranquility, no matter what that verdict is. i m praying the verdict is the right verdict, which i think is overwhelming in my view. i wouldn t say that unless the jury was sequestered now, not hearing me say that. the biden administration already has been gearing up for any response when the verdict comes down. that preparation includes reaching out to national guards, minneapolis officials and civil rights groups on the ground ....
are you cautious? who is with you? what s the mood? where are you? and he said philonise and i are in the courthouse. he said the family has faith that derek chauvin will be found criminally liable for killing george floyd, and, again, that s from ben crump, the family attorney, and as has been reported earlier, philonise george, the brother of george floyd will be in the courtroom when the verdict is ruled and he s there now with the family attorney and the family attorney, i would imagine together, and they are cautiously optimistic considering the time that it took the jury to deliberate, wolf, and come up with a verdict that it s going to be at least in their favor, not exactly sure how they are going to rule on all the charges but there you go, that s the latest from the family and the attorney, wolf blitzer. we ll be checking back with them all the time. sara sidner, just managed to reconnect with you. first of all, tell us where you are and tell us what you re ....