this idea of the debt, it is important to understand this is the bedrock of the american economy and the four letter debt is not a dirty word. it is how the american economy is financed. our word is our bond. that's why the world puts their money and trust in the u.s. government. is donald trump shaking that confidence, do you think? or do you think people are just thinking that he hasn't thought deeply about this? >> i think you watch the markets more than i do. people are sort of factoring in the assumption that he will change his mind a few more times. if he were to become president, his vacillating statements will have huge effects on the economy and how it works because it is based on expectation. i would go one step further. i don't think that the donald statements are in line with what his supporters have been championing. the movement that brought donald to the power and nomination is based on the idea that's been drilled into parts of the republican party that national debt is a huge crisis. this is not a universally accepted view. this is a popular politically. if you believ

and the american economy. eric: he is concerned about andnging an economy avoiding fascism. he believes that depression gives rise to fascism and that movements would rise in the united states. of ating recovery prosperous economy around the world would be antifascist, as well as recovering. >> if world war ii had not come along, with the depression have lasted longer? eric: i think it is tablets at the mobilization for war and spending money the u.s. congress would not have approved of in peace time, it is worth piecing out. from the time he took office to wastime of the war, there recovery taking place. if you projected that, the united states would have recovered from the depression. perhaps not as rapidly. >> the critics argue that his policies were not really working towards getting the country passed the depression. >> certainly, people argue that. there are also people who argue that apples fly upwards from trees. it is not a thing that actually happens. there was rapid recovery during the first two te

we talked to him about an update on the american economy. michael, you remember this -- the world stopped for milton freeman. >> inside information, right? tom: we are there with the pmi indexes. having overrated? >> at this point, it is the most reliable, most accurate of all the manufacturing surveys and it is very important to see this threshold because we stumbled in the first quarter before we pulled back, spending on --uctures, all the things tom: we will touch on this. michael mckee is scheduled to join us. right now we have to turn to japan. john herman, let me stop with you. is abenomics a failure? >> i don't want to say that because i work for the largest japanese -- tom: [laughter] >> levy just say this. -- lets me just say this. -- parent company in tokyo we have the largest takedown of every bond auction in japan and we have the largest -- it means anyone who wants to buy on jgb has to come to us in these things have rallied remarkably. want to own jgb's, as do, theple want to negative interest rate -- what is so surprising about

it was magic but it was real. >> on the big issues, the revival of the american spirit, the reignition of the american economytations. as for his critics, many still frustrated, even angry, but they do concede that ronald reagan leaves washington an enormously popular figure, and in this day and age, that alone is an historic achievement. >>> on the next "eighties" -- >> there's one sign the soviets could make that would be unmistakable. mr. gorbachev, open this gate. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. >> announcer: "the eighties," next on cnn. >>> the only morality they'll recognize is what will further their cause. they reserve under themselves the right to commit any crime, to lie, to cheat. >> the russians are gearing up for war. >> the senate approved $136.5 billion defense budget. >> the largest anti-nuclear protest in u.s. history. >> president reagan is more eager to meet with the new leader of the soviet union. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. ♪

the american economy added 160,000 jobs in the month of april. that's a decent number, but not as good as it's been. not the 200,000 plus we've been seeing since the start of 2016. nbc news has shown more clips of the interview with the hacker called guccifer who says he was able to get into the private e-mail server owned by hillary clinton. the fbi says it may question clinton. a federal judge may have to testify. >>> spacex successfully launched a private communications satellite last night. we showed you the launch earlier. here is the landing. listen to the crowd roar. it stuck the landing just fine. turns out to be the most popular part of the process. they got the for the second time in a row. the reason they didn't expect this to work it was coming out of a super high orbit. the first stage quit really high. it was coming down like a bat out of hell. so they were able to land it is a huge success. >> is the accuracy rate improving now? for a while they were struggling. >> they always hit the bar. just how fast and how big was the explosio

the economist magazine argues that the american economy has grown less competitive in the last 20 years. after a wave of deregulation in the 1980s, red tape has prol proliferated and legal costs have risen dramatically. armed with lobbyists, they're able to navigate the landscape much better than new ones. the game may indeed be rigged, the economist concludes but the less noted factor that might be crucial is generational. you see, baby boomers have proved to be great entrepreneurs, launching companies when they were young and keeping at it as they aged. succeeding generations have been much less likely to found their own firms. bouchanon said those who launchd start-ups from 25 to 30s dropped from 35% in 1996 to 14%. it is increased over the past decade. young people today dress like silicon valley entrepreneurs, consume technology voraciously and talk about disruptive innovation but want to work at goldman sachs and google. they are earnest, intelligent, accomplish, and risk averse. is this caution born of years of stagnant incomes, the financial crisis and a sluggish economy? maybe.

economically, the american economy is devastated. the continental is worthless. the men captured in the book, there is a needs that occurs =-- a mutiny that occurs that needs to be brought down. america is wavering once again in 1780. the war is stalemated in the north. the british decide to go south, where there are many loyalists in the carolinas. they first have great success at charleston, where the capture thousands of americans. the marylanders are set down to reinforce the american army and charleston. they are led by a small unit of baltimore cadets. it blossoms into a full division with several regiments. it is commanded by the great hero, a foreigner. he is remarkable, kind of the schwarzenegger of his day. he is in his late 50's, but he marches alongside men. most of the time he refuses to ride. the marylanders were crucial. they -- as the war goes on, there is a great deal of trauma. there is hyperinflation. economically, the american economy is devastated. the continental is worthless. the men captured in the book, there is a needs that occurs =-- a

. >> terrorists would like nothing more than to destroy the american economy and political system but they don't have the tools at their zpoepzal. appleal is doing just fine without steve jobs. the flach of the complex, interconnected networked economy is much more resilient then you can do damage to with a couple bombs in downtown new york city or a gunfight in paris cafe. we have nothing to be afraid of. i want that message across to people. there is nothing to be afraid of. they are going target the economy. they also tried to target when we captured and killed osama bin laden. we had targeted air force one. but they have nothing on the american military. the american companies are resilient and aren't going to be harmed by this. >> and we have air travel at a record this summer. record numbers of people flying last year despite change in even the ban on liquid, on large liquids on carry ones. but the fact that we are so resilient makes our economy that much more of a target by these very terrorists. >> absolutely. there is no one denying that as americans we are a resilient group

the steel that is american. look at the way it was put together day by day. it is a rock and a test and attribute to the american worker and the american economy. stand before you today with a project that i'm very proud of. and also proud for the community and america. (877)297-4574. donald trump filed a new disclosure with election officials claiming he has a net worth of more than ten billion dollars. the gop front-runner called the filing the largest in the history of the federal election commission. donald trump is facing growing pressure for his tax returns. donald trump says he won't complete them until the irs has completed an audit. >>> he would have the latest on a close race in the democratic primary in kentucky. ktvu's ross palumbo in the newsroom with updated results. >> what a nail biter this one has been all evening long. we have been watching this for you coming out of kentucky. hillary clinton has now in the lead. she is only .4 of a percentage point in front of bernie sanders. flip-flopping all night. 99% of the precincts are reporting and keep in mind the biggest county in kentucky, jefferson county is still out more than 10%

the economist magazine argues that the american economy has grown less competitive in the last 20 years. after a wave of deregulation in the 1980s, red tape has proliferated, licensing requirements have expanded, and legal costs have risen dramatically. large, entrenched firms armed with lawyers and lobbyists are able to navigate this regulatory landscape much better than new ones. the game may indeed be rigged "the economist" concludes. but a less-noted factor that might be crucial is generational. you see, baby boomers have proved to be great entrepreneurs, launching companies when they were young and keeping at it as they aged. succeeding generations have been much less likely to found their own firms. data has explained the percentage of start-ups launched by people in their 20s and 30s fell from 35% in 1996 to 18% in 2014. meanwhile, the portion of founders in their 50s and 60s has actually increased over the past decade. you see, young people today dress like silicon valley entrepreneurs, consume technology vor rashsly, and talk about innovation. but they want to work at goldman s

. >>> going on to "healthcheck" now, alcohol abuse continues to be a drain on the american economy. a new report from the cdc said the total cost in 2010 was $249 billion up 20% from 20067. the economic recession and reactionary drinking was the result. binge drinking accounts for 88,000 deaths per year. >>> a high school senior spends months creating a gift for his fellow graduates, but first up, here's america's money. >> reporter: flag sales are soaring doing to this being an election year and political events need flags. the company credits greater patriotism. >>> at the movie was an apocalypse for alice. alice through the looking glass was a flop 28 million. angry birds came in third. >>> coke cut ash is jet black. it's unique flavor was created by a new york ice cream parlor and inspired by a fancy chocolate bar. >>> hopefully it tastes better than it looks. >>> that's america's money. have a good day. music: "pretty woman" with roy orbison ♪ of course you go all out for date night... ♪ ...even if you're just staying in. ♪ walgreens has all the beauty products you need for what

to revitalize the american economy. who's been in charge of the american economy for the last eight years? it's been president obama and the administration she was a part of. so what she's saying is, our administration didn't get the job done, so i have to call it in my husband. that at best is not a very good argument for her. >> that is a good argument. >> no, it's not. look. >> that or you get a two-fer? >> 22 million jobs created during the 1990s when bill clinton and my former boss, al gore, ran this economy. over 14 million jobs created in the last 7.5 years. remember, when the republicans left, 800,000 americans were losing their jobs each and every month. can we do more to make sure that all americans want to work, echls tho especially those working part-time and do more to train people far 21st century economy? i think bill clinton is an excellent, excellent person to put in this nonpaying role to serve as an advisor to, i'm sure, to chair the economic council and others to use his expertise. he is a tremendous

markus: from greece, we will move on to the american economy. hiring slowed last month. e economy added the fewest number of jobs in seven months in april. sparkingjob growth is warnings that economic activity is slowing stateside. economists were expecting about 200,000 jobs in april but just got 160,000. that is below the average over the past six months. the u.s. is still outperforming other developed economies when it comes to job creation, but employees seem to become more cautious about hiring. the official unemployment rate during the month of april remained steady. it remains at 5%. u.s. president barack obama says the u.s. economy faces headwinds abroad. president obama: the global economy is not growing as fast as it should be. we are seeing lagging growth in places like europe, japan and china. in the united states, folks are still hurting. we have to do everything we can to strengthen the good trends dangerousrd against trends in the global economy. markus: the stocks started the day in negative territory, but we saw a comeback of sorts a few hours ago. we are

>> there's all kinds of stories that are relevant to the american economy and yet newspapers were hiring voice experts to listen to a tape. to determine if it was donald trump. is it relevant to the nature of what we want to accomplish in this country? is it relevant to jobs and the american people be on all right, alan, i'd like to have you respond but we are going to take you to president obama. . the president is about to award the medal of valor to 13 law enforcement officers there in the east room of the white house. let's listen in. >> we got a couple members of congress here, frederico wilson and chris collins who we want to acknowledge and i also want to recognize director comey. members of the fraternal order of police and all the outstanding law enforcement officials or hear from around the country. i'm proud to stand with you as we celebrate police week and most of all, i'm out to be with the heroes on the front row. the families who have supported them. and the family of one who made the ultimate sacrifice. it's been said that perfect valor is doing without witnesses what you

. >>> mixed news on the american economy tonight. the new jobs report shows employers added 160,000 new jobs in april, and the unemployment rate held steady at 5%. but it is the slowest job growth we've seen in seven months. tonight nbc news has gotten rare access inside north korea, for a historic and only i news event. kim jong-un convened his ruling congress for the first time in 36 years. and he used the moment to threaten the world with his nuclear capability. nbc's bill neely has the details inside north korea's capital. >> reporter: a stirring salute to a dictator in a sharp suit. kim jong-un opened the party congress. it's all about him. when he spoke, they clapped as only the north koreans can. when he voted, they voted with him. he said the nuclear weapon he's building would bring final victory. dangerous words from a leader who's fired multiple missiles in recent months, and tested a hydrogen bomb this year. for him, the u.s. is enemy number one. this congress overshadowed by fears of another provocative nuclear test. north

we will continue our conversation on the american economy with mark zandi and his look at jobs throughis "bloomberg surveillance." ♪ >> rising debt, slowing growth. bloomberg gets larry fink who says we should all be worried about china's debt pile. years, saudi arabia's treasury holdings are unveiled, ranking the kingdom in the top dozen foreign nations. lisa: a very warm welcome to our viewers worldwide. alongside my colleagues for the week, bloomberg gadfly columnist lisa abramowicz. david westin on assignment. lisa: we have got a lot of great guests for you. we will have more on that bloomberg exclusive with a black rock ceo larry think. plus, the chief investment strategist at bm oh capital markets tells us why energy

what sol has come to call the mainstream economy, the mainstream american economy.t american economy. and it's just wrong to categorize people somehow as using phrases, related to rapists and murderers and free loaders, et cetera. to characterize an entire population. and someone needs to stand up and say, let's talk about the truth of this population. and it's role in american life. >> yang: what are the politicians missing this? >> no one talking how we grief growth. how we're creating jobs, what's creating jobs, what is our upside in terms of the economy and? is where today we have a new mainstream economy driven predominantly by latinos. let me give you some quick statistics. there's about a trillion and half dollars of spend by latinos in this country today, growing at 80-90 billion dollars per year. on top that have let's talk about job creation and what are drivers of domestic gdp growth. think about housing. think about home purchases. over the last decade, 51% of all new home mortgages taken out in the united states of america have been taken out by latino

future is a bad bet even two-day people steady signal sent text books but he taught although the american economyhe growth the plan the economy has outpaced major market economies. what? it is wrong but that is still the text that students are forced to buy. it is good to be skeptical as experts predict their future and when a pessimist like me says it is the regulation that kills the american dream but be skeptical. my wife is an immigrant only here for years and she makes more money than a lot of americans but people don't realize you must take risks. to take risk is a good point a country that evolves differently from europe and america became a place where if you try something and fail is okay. people will lend you money in europe and asia people say if you feel you had your chance. but america is more tolerant of trial and error we know about thomas edison but the people know that he failed hundreds of times he was fired by the telegraph office and lost money in the iron business is in the company and henry ford failed completely the first time dr. seuss was rejected by 27 publishers an old

which is you've got to get the american economy growing like it used to. >> but also on political styledan. ryan is, has rhetoric that's inclusive. he wants toe reach out, wants t expand the party reach-out to minorities. trump, his caustic style, his attack style. we know in private that donald trump can be very charming, we've met with him in private. no doubt he was at that meeting, do you think there's going to be as ryan/trump condominium? >> one would hope so. what they said after that meeting, the republican party, the major political party is not unified, all right? i think it goes beyond merely the supporters in the country. paul ryan represents all the members of the house that have to stand for re-election and about seven republican senators whose seats are at risk. and their position is now either i'm behind trump, i'm against trump, or i don't know whether to support him or not. that's a confused republican party.nd running against democrats who are going to be united and energized running against donald trump. so i think the republicans are on their back feet right now. be

pull a little bit that way but they agree on the fundamental idea which is you've got to get the american economyrowing like it used. >> also on political style. >> yeah, ryan is -- has rhetoric inclusive and wants to reach out and expand the party reachout to minorities. trump, what we know is caustic style, his attack style, i mean, you know, we know in private that donald trump can be very charming. we've met with him in private and no doubt he was in that meeting but do you ever think there's going to be a ryan/trump condominium? >> well, one would hope so. i think the short answer of what they said after that meeting is the republican party, a major political party is not unified, all right? >> right. >> i think it goes beyond merely the supporters in the country. paul ryan represents all the members of the house that stand for re-election and seven republican senators whose seats are at risk and their position is now either i'm behind trump, i'm against trump or i don't know whether to support him or not. that's a confused republican party running against democrats who are going to be unite

she wrote a brilliant note on the state of the american economy. hyde in london, i am tom keene in new york. stay with us. ♪ tom: good morning, everyone, tom keene in new york. caroline hyde in london. let's get to the bloomberg business flash. vonnie: oil is set for the longest run of monthly gains in five years. is up more than 85% since hitting a 12 year low in february. make an expected to agreement when -- limiting output. jaguars and land rovers and u.s. and china, it is ramping up sales. a new convertible suv will be unveiled later this year. disney's alice through the looking glass came up short. it brought in $34 million over the four-day weekend, far short of predictions. apocalypse grossed $80 million in line with estimates. caroline: i did not get to spend nearly enough time in the cinema . we are back after the long weekend. a busy week ahead, let's get into the data we are going to be watching. 8:30, we get u.s. spending and income data from the commerce department. it will be a crucial look ahead on how the fed will respond. brazil r

but the fed injected roughly $3 trillion of money into the american economy. the bed next minute they bought the bonds to the private institutions and paid for those securities by tranthree electronic funds to the firm's. that is the sound of a guy a at his computer using it to buy assets from citibank. click click is to a billion more. while that was rendered this - - useless the fed was doing the opposite creating money out of nothing. neither has any intrinsic value what cannot take either currency to the government to demand something teachable in return like gold or rice or cooking oil but alleys to the united states you're not set to rail labor camp for asking. in bits and bytes of the computer screen. and that brings us to the third thing going on at the same time at the same time they are creating american prisoners were conducting many transactions using pouches of mackerel. not allowed to possess cash but to the commissary where they can be purchased and it can be used as currency. in is a formal agreement such as a prisoner of war camps. and the gold

financial analysts expect the american economy added 200,000 jobs last month. analysts say it will be a disappointment if that number comes in below that. economist expect the nation's unemployment rate to remain steady at about 5%. a weak jobs report may make it difficult for the federal reserve to raise interest rates when it is expected to do so in june. >>> general motors and lyft announced they will test a small suite of driverless vehicles within the year. the companies are considering using electric vehicles like the chevy volt. they expect to operate the driverless cars at low speeds on carefully chosen routes. no city has been chosen yet. this comes a few months after gm announced it was investing i've hundred million dollars in lyft. it's a step toward eliminating the cost of the human driver for rides through lyft. >>> space x is celebrating a successful rocket launch. i want to be the person to push the button. cool. the falcon 9 rocket launched from cape canaveral, florida early this morning. it landed on an ocean platform off the florida coast. thi

after all, small businesses are not just the backbone of the american economy, but they are also at the heart of our communities. so today the committee will hear about the role small businesses are playing in expanding employment opportunities for all americans. i'm proud to welcome our four witnesses today who have had such a positive effect on their and our communities. i'm especially pleased that one of our witnesses miss terry hogan is visiting us today from my hometown of cincinnati. and we welcome you here as we do all our witnesses. and i'll introduce all of you here shortly. for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities or disorders finding sustaining employment can be a real challenge. these individuals can be overlooked when employment opportunities arise. and too often they are shut out from the workplace altogether. yet across the country we are seeing examples of how small businesses with their ability to adapt and accommodate are able to provide employment opportunities to those who might not otherwise get a chance. today we are excited to hear about some of

the volume of shares traded hitting record highs and more americans than ever before participating in the market. we're bullish on the american economycrowd chanting "ronnie" ] >> reagan shows up at the stock market and yelling "ronnie" was a way of saying america's back. that was ronald reagan's genius. he was able to link economic faith with faith in america. >> no sitting president has ever visited the stock exchange before but it's safe to say no recent president would have beaten mr. reagan for the honor if a vote had been taken among the floor traders. they gave him round after round of cheers. >> we're going to turn the bull loose. >> the whole world from reagan's white house on was basically saying wall street was the engine of our economy. it represents growth. it represents opportunity. it represents the american dream. and so these guys were basically saying, we're going to go do it. >> this is the big draw on wall street, the smell of money. >> this is where the action is. this is the over-the-counter trading floor at shearson lehman. more than 17,000 daily transactions involving millions of shares and millions of dollars

the volume of shares traded hitting record highs, and more americans than ever before participating in the market. we're bullish on the american economy ronnie, ronnie, ronnie. >> reagan shows up at the stock exchange, ronnie, ronnie is a way of saying america is back. that was ronald reagan's genius, he was able to link economic faith with faith in america. >> the '80s airs tonight at 9:00 >> no sitting president visited the stock exchange before, no one would have beaten him if a floor was taken. they gave him round after round of cheers. >> we're going to turn the bull loose. >> the whole world from reagan's white house on was basically saying wall street was the engine of our economy. it represents growth. it represents opportunity. it represents the american dream. >> so these guys were saying we're going to go do it. >> this was the draw on wall street, the smell of money. this is where the action is, this is the over the counter trading. more than 17,000 daily transactions involving millions of shares and millions of dollars, made and lost here every day. and it is a game for young people. when you get home at the end of the we

the volume of shares traded hitting record highs and more americans than ever before participating in the market. we're bullish on the american economyapplause ] >> when reagan shows up at the stock exchange yelling "ronnie, ronnie," is a way of saying america's break. he was able to link economic faith to faith in america. >> no sitting president had visited the new york stock exchange before. but it they gave him round after round of cheers. >> we're going to turn the bull loose. >> the whole world, from reagan's white house on, was basically saying wall street is the engine of our economy. it represents growth. it represents opportunity. it represents the american dream. so these guys were basically saying, we're going to go do it. >> this is the big draw on wall street, the smell of money. >> this is where the action is. this is the over the counter trading. more than 17,000 daily transactions involving millions of shares and millions of dollars, made and lost here every day. and it's a game for young people. when you get home at the end of the week and you look back at what you've done, what gives you a sense of satisfaction? >>

in fact, if the north koreans american economies ran on mackerel, neither the supreme leader nor the federal reserve could have done what they did. the supreme leader cannot go on television and declared that all mackerel is now worthless. it's still mackerel. you might get arrested if try to trade for a winter coat which would always keep it in the basement and it for dinner. one cannot pronounce something worthless that has worth. true government could confiscate all the mackerel but that's a different and much will difficult task. similarly the united states federal reserve cannot instantaneously generate millions of pouches of mackerel where none previously existed. know what and a windowless room at the fed can push a button and have pouches of mackerel show up. but click click, the sound of no mackerel been created. so we've got this very strange concept of money, and so this is when periodically my head would go like, can't quite figure out what's going on. here's what it comes down to. money depends on confidence. instead of the curious case of indian rupees. according to the

we will talk about the american economy, the challenges that we face.ance." ♪ tom: after the fireworks yesterday, modest stability today. interesting foreign-exchange. 1.16.ro comes in from the almost three stand the -- almost three standard deviations yesterday. euro-sterling is part of the debate as we get nearer to the end of june. francine, tell me about "bloomberg ." francine: we're joined by david westin. i know you will talk politics and you will also talk to the ceo of evercore. david: we are going to put them together. the big indiana primary yesterday, it looks like donald trump will run against hillary clinton. we have the head of evercore, who is a prominent democratic intruder. we also have megan murphy, and douglas holtz-eakin. have two fed governors who seem to be trying to keep the june rate hike on the table. we will talk about that on "bloomberg ." start of ahat is the real reversal on europe. tom? tom: we continue with william lee of citigroup, paying attention to the american economy. let me bring up a chart right away, which

the health of our economy. it measures progress. the essence of the american dream. .5 gdp growth is a reminder of what we already know. our economy is stagnant. the american dream has become a mirage for millions of american families. growth for gdp america is nearly 4%. the obama administration annual rate has been about 1.5%. gdpact, a never hit 3% growth and one quarter. we can do so much better for america. but president obama tells us differently. bylowers expectations calling his very weak economic he has"the new normal." even taken to bragging about his administration's economic record. in a recent speech, he actually said that we are "at her off today than we were just seven years ago." -- "better off today than we were just seven years anyone who says differently is not telling the truth. i hate to tell the president this. even bill clinton said this about the obama economy -- "millions and millions and millions of people look at the pretty picture of america president obama has painted and they can't find themselves in it ." it's not hard to see why

scarlet: stocks fluctuating after a disappointing lead on the american economy today. the question -- joe: the question is what did you miss? scarlet: treasuries sending yields higher. alix: should we be satisfied with 160,000 jobs. does it point to a new reality in the labor market. joe: votes being counted in the u.k.'s general elections, the latest results indicate that an exit looks less likely. scarlet: we begin with our market minute. stocks do finish higher near the best levels of the day, we're talking fairly modest gains, the dow adding half of 1%. seven of 10 groups ending higher with materials the best performing sector. utilities were the laar

. >>> alcohol abuse continues to be a drain on the american economy. new report from the cdc said the total cost in 2010 is $249 billion. researchers say the economic recession and reactionary drinking was for the increase. binge drinking results in 88,000 deaths a year. >>> penguins will do battle with the san jose sharks. face off at 8:00 p.m. in pittsburgh. >>> the phillies couldn't win a single game in chicago. the cubs beat them 7-2 sweeping the phillies at wrigley field for the first time in 21 years. the phillies begin a home stand against the nationals tonight. >>> three women are credited for stopping another woman from being drugged by a date in californiament the group was out for happy hour when they noticed the woman go to the bathroom they noticed that the man put something in her drink. they warned the woman of what they had seen. the woman returned to the table acting like nothing happened while the restaurant manager checked surveillance camera. the man was arrested. >>> a harvard graduate gave a poetic commencement speech that some ar

overnd the arguments of importation and say, if we keep the chinese out it will be good for the american economy, good for the working man and it will help the united states and even the workers have never really been asking for this except for -- in california east offferent -- but the rockies workers could care less. but politicians see emigration as a way to demagogue votes. there is no more visceral issue in american history then race and immigration and when you combine the two, and this is the first simon is really done. against the irish in the 1850's, specifically the first time in gains weight, and it works. >> the mark of a great talk is when we have to interrupt the questioning for the next speaker. take you, andrew. andrew: my pleasure. [applause] you're watching american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. >> this week on the visit and see, former aides discuss the roles of lyndon b. johnson and richard nixon during the vietnam war era. here is a preview. >> johnson understood. nixon understood. gerald fo

yet made a forceful case for why she believes a strong american role on the international stage serves america, american voters and the american economytainly try to make that argument that it's time to leave behind some of those areas in the world. it's time to make allies pay for, in essence, american protection and that will resonate. i think we'll see a lot of unpredictability when it comes to that debate. >> interesting to put into play donald trump's mantra when it comes to foreign policy as america first. you actually write that he sees his foreign policy as more of a business deal. given that, how do you think that will be received, not only by u.s. allies and abroad, but also voters here? >> there's a lot of anxiety in europe, in the middle east about what a donald trump presidency would mean for american allies. i've met many people in beirut who are somewhat panicked at the idea that donald trump could be the presidential of t of the un states. they think it could mean more war in the region for many reasons. one where he has these hawkish moments where he talks about bombing isis, but also further entrenchment of united st

voters, independents, disenfranchised democrats and really make policies that benefit america, the american economyhe american family. melissa: yeah. i'm serious though, how would you spin it? if mitt romney came out and supported donald trump that would actually be a problem for you? what would you do there? >> at that point this is really about the party at this point. mr. trump won fair and square even with the system being rigged he won fire and square. we would expect -- fair and square. we expect you to respect the voters. anyone we want on republican side. at the end of the day we have to come together to stop hillary clinton. we also say we don't want to get on board, because we'll not support amnesty agenda, trillion dollar omnibus spending agenda, that is their choice. melissa: let me ask you before we run out of time, people that love donald trump, vicente fox saying a lot of things about donald trump but also inviting him to mexico to learn what mexico is really about. is that serious invitation. would donald trump go. >> i'm not sure he would think about going right now. i think it's a

institute says the latest issue of the online magazine inspired good read jihadist to undermine the american economyby attacking business leaders as well as entrepreneurs. the magazine cover shows a hooded killer watching an upscale home from the street. that's terrible. tranter berkshire hathaway chairman warren buffett back in the consortium for yahoo!'s internet assets that include dan gilbert, founder of quicken loans and the owner of the cleveland cavaliers. sources say the consortium is a second round of dating in the action for yahoo!'s asset and buffett is helping to finance the author. yahoo ceo marissa mayer has been trying to turnaround the company's financial performance over the past four years. the data separate now over 50 cents this morning. shares are up more than 1% overall when you look at percentage terms for free-market trading. lauren: america check in asia. stats to the upside of the shanghai in china 0.8% of making japan .3%. isam hong kong update and the kospi and south korea fractionally. nicole: chairman is close, switzerland close. the london ftse done a quarter of 1% and

scarlet: stocks fluctuating after a disappointing lead on the american economy today. joe paterno the question -- joe: the question is what did you miss? scarlet: treasuries sending yields higher. alix: should we be satisfied with 160,000 jobs. does it point to a new reality in the labor market. joe: votes being counted in the u.k.'s general elections, the latest results indicate that an exit looks less likely. scarlet: we begin with our market minute. stocks do finish higher near the best levels of the day, we're talking fairly modest gains, the dow adding half of 1%. seven of 10 groups ending higher with materials the best performing sector. utilities were the lag guards here, a movement totsycally cal grooms. joe: instant selloff after the jobs report at 8:30, we sort of trended back up throughout the day and ended in the green as you see. alix: two things that caught my eye today, the whole week, the dow jones transportation average despite climbing higher today is right around 200-day moving average. i point this out, guys, as goes the transports and the dow, not n

the obama administration. we are going to continue to fight until our nation's economy is thriving and all families have the opportunity to achieve the american dream. mr. president, if we can just achieve one percentage point additional growth in the economy each year, we're told by leading economists that that would add 1.3 million jobs to our economy, raise wages by $9,000 a year and generate an additional $300 billion of federal revenue that would make our fiscal picture look a lot smaller by comparison. mr. president, we've got to get spending under control. we've got to reform entitlement programs that are unsustainable, that are going to bankrupt future generations of americans to get our fiscal house in order, but we also have got to grow the economy at a faster rate. .5% is not adequate nor is 1% nor is 2%. we need to get back to a normal growth period in our economy. as i said, since the end of world war ii, 3.3% has been the average. 3.7% has been the norm in a recovery coming out of a recession. if we get to that level of growth, we will see millions of new jobs in our economy. we will see american families getting their wages bac