funneled, not only towards sex victims of sexual crimes but also towards the prosecution of those crimes. so this is an ex timely important moment in the fight against sexual assault and sexual crimes. yeah. the statistics, the numbers will no doubt go up because i m sure of the definition. it s going to be very interesting and you said the money. wow. good stuff. sunny, thank you. always a pleasure seeing you. up next, the real skinny of today s upbeat jobs report. i caught up with christine romans and she kocuts through t spin of the political battle and how it affects all americans and their wallets. you don t want to miss it.
alison, everyone is noting that this is just a part of the trend. right. well, first of all, don, it is an encouraging report, especially when you look at the trend here. when you look at the trend, 1.6 million jobs have been added in the last year. the unemployment rate is at 8.5%. so, yes, things are getting better. the dow is down and nasdaq is mixed. not so overly impressed. as things improve, the expectation is rising and the fact is these numbers just didn t blow away expectations. the economy at this point is kind of like an economy that s had its training wheels taken off but we still haven t moved into the fast lane and wall street wants to see if the economy is picking up steam. and when you break up these numbers, it s not equal among everyone. it s not. the unemployment rate didn t budge for african-americans. in fact, the black unemployment rate in december was 15.8%. compare that to the rate for whites at 7.5%. you know what, economists say, it s nothing k