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even more folks in the months ahead. and that's why i believe this can be a breakthrough year for america. >> the job numbers not only impact the economy but certainly the 2014 midterm fight for congress. let's bring in our chief political analyst gloria borger. certainly all the news in this report was not good news for the president politically. >> no, you know, as he pointed out, the unemployment rate was down to 6.6%, the lowest it's been in the last five years, but the problem he's got is that the economy actually added fewer jobs than anticipated just over 100,000 jobs. people anticipated 180,000 jobs being added. and the question is is this due to the weather or is this due to something larger? and people are going to start looking, wolf, at the federal reserve. we've had two bad reports kind of in a row about how many jobs have been added into the economy. they're going to start asking the questions about whether the fed stopped the stimulus program too quickly and that that has

had a bad impact on the economy. so it's not all good news for the president. everybody's going to look at next month to see whether this is a bad trend. >> you know, the senate couldn't pass legislation to extend the unemployment. >> right. >> unemployment benefits for long-term unemployed folks, more than 1.5 million people out there. they tried to get a three-month extension of this. >> three month. >> they couldn't do it because of republican opposition. so what happens now? >> it failed by one vote. i'm sure harry reid is going to try to bring it up again. what it does is takes this into the midterm election arena. the democrats are going to try and pass it and pass it and say that this is a bad thing that people -- that it would deter people from looking for work because they don't have anything to support themselves with. the republicans will make the same argument saying the fact that they can remain on unemployment insurance means that they won't look for work. the two parties completely disagree about this.

the democrats since last time included what we call a pay for in it meaning na the unemployment insurance was actually paid for. so they took away that republican argument, but we're going to keep having this same fight over and over again, which, wolf, is why you hear the president also talking much more about income inequality. because that really taps into this feeling that people have in this country that they're not benefiting from whatever economic recovery we might have out there and part of that is the really long-term unemployment that we have yet to deal with. >> because the republicans are smelling not only can they hold on to their majority in the house, but they think they can even take the majority in the senate. >> right, and that affects everything they do. it even affects, for example, immigration reform. you know, we had the house speaker say, you know, we're not going to do anything on immigration reform. that's because a large group of conservative republicans say, let's wait, see if we can take control of the senate, then we can get what we want on

immigration and we don't want to take away from our large issue in 2014, which, of course, is obama care, which is what republicans want to be talking about. >> we'll be talking about all of this for a long time. >> yeah. >> all right, gloria, have a good weekend. >> you too. >> gloria mentioned the fight over immigration reform. in a minute we'll dig deeper into the huge political implications about this week's about face by the house speaker john boehner. we're also going to be taking you into the airport where the vice president called it a third world airport. but is it really so bad? stand by. but first, tv personality star jones puts on red to raise awareness about heart disease. here's today's impact your world. star jones wears many hats, attorney, author, tv personality. but the one she takes most seriously is heart health advocate. >> heart disease is not an old white guy's disease.

heart disease can affect any woman any time, any race, any size, any age. >> reporter: a reality that slapped jones in the face. after being morbidly obese for more than 20 years she had gastric bypass surgery, changed her eating habits and started exercising. eventually, she lost 160 pounds. >> i thought i had accomplished everything i needed to on the health front, and then i got diagnosed with heart disease. >> reporter: even though jones felt and looked great, she was getting light-headed, experienced shortness of breath and was exhausted. >> those are classic symptoms of heart disease especially when it comes to women. >> reporter: symptoms some women may just chalk up to their busy lives. >> women don't take care of our health in the same way we take care of our families. >> reporter: something jones vowed to change after she had open heart surgery. >> i sort of wear my heart scar as a badge of honor because it means i'm a survivor.

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cnn's rene marsh is there, she's got the details for us. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. well, you know, it is no secret that laguardia does need and upgrade. it has topped the list of america's worst airports. you know the saying, it is not what you say, it is how you say it. it seems like joe biden has done it yet again. vice president biden, known more as a train man, is taking on airports, specifically new york's laguardia. >> if i took you and blindfolded you and took you to laguardia airport in new york, you must think i must be in some third world country. i'm not joking. >> we just boarded our flight. we're headed to laguardia airport to see exactly what the vice president is talking about and find out what's going to be done about it. >> reporter: ken with friends of laguardia airport says biden is right. >> it's antiquated. the tile floors, as you can see,

are filthy. they can never be cleaned properly. the moldings on the walls, just everything about it is just aesthetically ugly. >> reporter: even new york's governor admits an upgrade is long overdue. >> laguardia airport is ranked as the worst airport in america. >> reporter: but in true biden fashion, his latest comments have struck a nerve, intended to hammer home the need for investment in the country's infrastructure, the package his message was wrap in was hard to receive, even for a fellow democrat. >> as a proud new yorker, i didn't like that comment. and i think it was not the right way to talk about it. >> reporter: just blowing it out of proportion. he can just take it easy. the. >> reporter: the airport built in 1939 has had some renovations but most agree not enough has changed since then. but when you look at other airports around the world, like singapore, beijing and the netherlands, laguardia is not the only u.s. airport that doesn't stack up.

addie with brookings says many american airports need an overhaul. >> in general u.s. airports tend to rank low on customer satisfaction sur vase versus their global counterparts. in some ways that makes sense. they've had lower investment levels compared to places like china, let's say, or singapore. >> reporter: all right, so the question is, what's going to be done about it? specifically here in laguardia. the port authority telling cnn that the plan is for a $3.6 billion investment to rebuild the central terminal where i am now. they say that this will look like a world class establishment. wolf? >> let's hope they can do that. thanks very much, rene. rene marsh reporting. washington's buzzing about this week's huge about face from the speaker of the house after seeming to open the door to finally passing comprehensive immigration reform, john boehner seemed to slam it shut, blamed president obama. but as cnn's inside politics

host john king explains on cnn.com, there's much more going on than meets the eye. >> john king is joining us right now. john, you got an excellent new article on cnn.com on immigration. whatever happened to immigration reform among other things. you write, it appears testing that spirit of compromise will have to wait until 2015 or beyond. what changed in a week? nothing say key boehner lieutenants. what's going on? everyone thought we were pretty close to a deal. >> everyone thought we were going to at least try. speaker boehner said this has been a political hostage, let's try. this week he says, whoa and hits the pause button. what happened? his view hasn't changed. he thinks it's smart policy and politics to do big immigration changes including a path to legal status for the undocumented, but in his conference in the house republican caucus, there are a lot of member, number one, who say you make me vote for that legal status make home conservatives say that's

amnesty. i might get a challenge. because my base doesn't turn out because we passed what they consider amnesty, i could lose my race. the speaker got some pause there. then mitch mcconnell said we're not doing this again this year. we're not taking up immigration again. if the house did pass something, they would have to reconcile with the senate. mitch mcconnell who on both days would be on the same page with boehner. >> is anything really for all practical purposes everything important on hold this year? >> we can't answer that question definitively. there's a chance that republicans will try to do some of the pieces of this. might they do more border control, might they do a guest worker program, might they deal with the dreamers, those younger illegal immigrants who were brought across the border through no fault of their own but through their parents. the big question whether legal status or it is citizen for the 11.7 million or so, republicans no way they'll touch that this

year. speaker boehner says the issue is trusting the president. if the house republicans don't trust the president now, do you think they'll trust him more when they get closer to the election? >> if they put this on pause, they need a net gain of six. this work for them? >> that's the hope. what they're doing is betting on the short term and not dealing with immigration reform this year. helps them, does not anger the conservative base. the question is you look at the 2016 presidential election, there is nobody who believes the republicans can win a competitive election unless they improve their standing among latinos. one way to do that is deal with immigration. hit the pause button here and then in 2015 they hope they control the senate so you have a majority leader mitch mcconnell in the republican hope and speaker john boehner and they say ats a republican plan. even if they take a short-term hit they can recover in 2015, but 2014 election is a long way off. let's not get ahead of

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how many saw the hologram? oh, yeah. it was a great idea. apparently still haven't worked out all the kinks. i guess they had some sort of intergalactic glitch. >> intergalactic?

>> yeah. show what happened the first time they did the hollowgram. >> not quite sure what -- >> intergalactic. >> intergalactic glitch. jay leno making a little fun of me, cnn's election during 2008. hollowgram. hard to believe leno has been hosting the "tonight show" for 22 years. i remember well when johnny carson did an emotional farewell. last night it was jay leno's turn. cnn's nischelle turner has the story. >> this has been the greatest 22 years of my life. >> reporter: choking back tears, jay leno took to the stage one last time thursday night. >> i don't like good-byes.

>> reporter: making it his second final appearance of the host of the "tonight show" making it a 22 year run. >> when i started marijuana was legal. when i started host, justin wasn't even born yet. that's why we call those the good ole days. >> reporter: unlike his 2009 exit, this time around he received a proper sendoff. >> jay, you've made a whole lot of jokes about me over the years, but do not worry, i'm not upset. on a totally unrelated note, i've decided to make you my new ambassador to antarctica. >> reporter: he got some unneeded advice from matt damon. >> why don't you develop a hobby like working on old cars. >> actually, jay does work on old cars. he's got a whole garage full of them. >> okay. well, maybe jay with your new found time you could finally invite me over to your [ bleep ]

garage. >> reporter: and tyler perry. >> i think you need to reinvent yourself. >> i don't know. >> please welcome my old friend, billy crystal. >> reporter: inviting his first guest back. >> you were handed the baton. once it was in your grasp, you ran the race. >> reporter: bringing jay's career full circle with an ensemble of all-stars bidding him farewell like kim kardashian ♪ ♪ so long, farewell. last night i told my friends now i won't be the butt of leno's jokes ♪ >> reporter: carol bur fell in. ♪ what the hell for your last show i'll do the tarzan yell ♪ >> reporter: and oprah winfrey. ♪ so long, farewell, you really

raised the bar ♪ ♪ if you were he you'd buy them all a car ♪ >> reporter: but it was this candid moment that makes last night's good-bye memorable. >> i want to thank you, the audience. you folks have been just incredibly loyal. oh, we wouldn't be on the air. secondly, this has been the greatest 22 years of my life. [ applause ] i am the luckiest guy in the world. i got to meet presidents,

astronauts, movie stars. it's just been incredible. i got to work with lighting people who made me look better than i really am. i got to work with audio people who make me sound better than i really do. and i got to work with producers and writers. and just all kinds of talented people who made me look a lot smarter than i really am. i'll tell you something, the first year of this show i lost my mom. second year i lost my dad. then my brother died. and after that i was pretty much out of family. and the folks here became my family. consequently, when they went through rough times, i tried to be there for them. and i'm really excited for jimmy fallon. it's funny to kind of be the old guy and sit back here and see where the next generation takes

this great institution. it really is, it's been a great institution for 60 years. i'm so glad i got to be a part of it, but it really is time to go. hand it off to the next guy. it really is. and in closing i want to quote from johnny carson who was the greatest guy to ever do this job, and he said, i bid you all a heartfelt good -- no, now that i brought the room down, hey, garth, you got anything to liven this party up ♪ all my friends in low places. >> reporter: nischelle turner, cnn, new york. what a great run for jay leno. he's passing the baton to jimmy fallon. for that he will make his mark just as jay did, johnny did. the "tonight show" starring jimmy fallon debuts february 17th. as well, we will miss jay. 50 years ago today a british boy band took america by storm when it landed at new york's jfk

airport for its first u.s. tour and ignited what we call beetle mania. >> ladies and gentlemen, the beetles. ♪ oh, yeah, i tell you something i think you'll understand ♪ ♪ when i say that something, i wanna hold your hand ♪ ♪ i wanna hold your hand ♪ i wanna hold your hand ♪ oh, please say to me ♪ you'll let me be your man ♪ and please, say to me, you'll let me hold your hand ♪ >> beatlemania changed everything that mattered in the '60s.

be sure to watch our cnn special, the '60s, the british invasion. that's saturday night, tomorrow night, 10:00 p.m. eastern. you will enjoy. remember, you can always follow what's going on here in "the situation room" on twitter. tweet me @wolfblitzer. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. next, pay to play. the president's ambassador is a huge donor. then the aflcia says it's got distressed babies. philip seymour hoffman. tonight's special report how they can recreate his image and finish the movie. let's go "out front."