tremendous show of support outside that meeting a number of supporters are gathering here in memphis, nearby at the civil rights museum, they re going to rally around pearson, hold a rally and literal ly march the mile or so to this meeting the show their support. what s interesting here, jose, is that yes, we saw now representative jones be reinstated earlier this week pearson has spoken out this morning. he spoke out today in a newly published op-ed in the new york times. he fully hopes to get his seat back but he said he ended the op ed by saying this, i will continue to work for the people in or out of office. now, as for that procedure looks like, it s important to point out the republican speaker, his spokesperson said whomever is
recession or not. in terms of growth, you have also had a deterioration. last september, expecting growth to be about 1.2%. now, the fed is expecting growth this year to be less than half a point. again, not quite a recession. we re kind of operating at stall speed. lower growth projections for 2024. hopefully a resumption. never getting really all that much robust growth in the immediate future. steve, you also have a new op-ed in the new york times, entitled is working from home really working? in it, you write, quote, working from home, the great resignation, quiet quitting, whatever you want to call it, the attitude of many americans toward work has appeared to have changed during the long pandemic. and, generally speaking, not for the better. the new approach threatens to do long-lasting damage to economic growth and prosperity. the changing work habits have spawned a push for a codification of what may already be a reality.
do you like that? a recent op-ed in the new york times suggests short people are better for the environment. apparently they ve never seen when dana perino thompson to the east river. the essay titled, there s never been a better time to be short argues those of us who are high challenged are best suited for long-term survival. we tend to live longer in the present world of increasing windmills. but we also require less food and resources and therefore create less strain on the planet although we do require wood and plastics for our stepping st stools. conversely the times says the evolutionary advantage of being tall is no longer need to do in modern society, leveraging your larger size against animals or other people doesn t earn you higher wages. technology has leveled the playing field except on actual playing fields but i stopped paying attention to sports after i discovered neck massagers.
both guilty and both said defamatory things. reporter: johnny depp and amber heard s courtroom battle. do you find mr. depp has proven that ms. heard acted with malice, answer, yes. reporter: amber heard stoic as a jury finds she did defame johnny depp in a 2018 op-ed in the washington post. the jury awarding depp millions in damages. as against amber heard, we, the jury, award compensatory damages in the amount of $10 million. reporter: as depp fans cheered outside the courtroom, another 5 million in punitive damages was awarded on herd s counterclaim depp was found liable for a statement by his lawyer claiming heard set up depp. the jury awarded heard $2 million in damages. in december, heard and depp reached a settlement on the defamation case but heard said, this is not an act of concession. number three, saying good-bye to hollywood legends. actor and comedian bob saget has died.
reporter: at number five, kanye s controversies. after making a series of anti-semitic remarks and wearing a shirt with the slogan linked to the ku klux klan, ye s business partnerships ended. balenciaga and gap also pulled the plug, and adidas ended their longtime flagship deal. meta and twitter suspended his accounts and ye announced he would acquire parlor, but that deal went bust too. isn t it possible they re both guilty? isn t it possible they both said defamatory things? reporter: number four, johnny depp and amber heard s courtroom battle. do you find that mr. depp that has proven that ms. heard acted with actual malice? answer, yes. reporter: amber heard stoic as a jury found she did defame. johnny depp in a 2018 op-ed in the washington post. the jury awarding depp millions in damages. as against amber heard, we the jury award compensatory