manhattan s east village. cops got him. james faces a federal terrorism charge for the morning rush hour attack. 10 people shot, 19 others injured. detectives say there is no indication he had any ties to a terror organization. they don t know why he turned a subway car into a shooting gallery. the background of him are familiar. a long rap sheet. larceny. procession of burglary tools. theft, disorderly conduct. he pleaded guilty on several charges and get this, 1991, all the way to 2007. a new york city councilman says james should never have been on the streets or allowed to purchase a gun. this person has a very, very long rap sheet. in most states if he was a felon and prosecutors put him behind bars and charged him to the full extent of the crimes he was accused of he might not have gotten a gun. if we talk about ghost guns let s talk about prosecuting people that we ve arrested and most likely to be repeat offenders in these situations. harris: all right. the mayor
show americans are spending 6.9% more last month than a year ago. making ends meet has rarely been harder. a new poll finds 45% of americans are dipping into their savings to pay for everyday goods like food and housing. not to mention those gas prices. bill: edward lawrence has the story from the white house on why this might be a flashing red light on the economy. what s the news? good morning there. you guys hit on the critical point for the economy. if consumers stop spending the economy slows down because it s 70% of the gross of the economy. we could hit the recession. retail sales numbers came out 30 minutes ago and showing .5% month over month. just a little lower than expected. when you take out autos, hotter than expected at 1.1%. people are still spending. the president leaving about 90 minutes for north carolina where he will speak at a technical college about training the next generation of workers to bring the supply chain home issues home to america. one of