. >>> and a new controversy over bethany frankel's new cocktails. we have the scoop on "skinny girl." >>> i'm michael smerconish in for tamron hall, and the "newsnation" is following reaction following a unemployment report putting pressure on president obama to bring thickness to the table for job growth. job growth flatlined in august. first time we have seen no change in hiring from one month to another in six decades. the white house is saying not the read too much into the numbers, but said that the level was unacceptably high. >> there is no question that we need faster growth overall in the economy, stronger job growth to get the kind of recovery that this president wants. i think that this only validates that we need to put real meaningful bipartisan action on the economy. >> the market is down more than 200 points as wall street absorbs this latest report. let's go right to the cnbc washington correspondent john harwood who is joining us live on the white house north lawn. hey, john, as if there weren't a ton of pressure on the president fo

. >> before appearing on "real housewives of new york" bethany frankel admitted she couldn't even pay the rent. after this, she scored "bethann yichlt here after." and this year, she sold her company, skinny girl, for $120 million. >> every person said don't do it. it will ruin you. it was a 50/50 shot. it would be horrendous or the best thing and bravo to bravo. it was the best thing. >> and after losing out on a paycheck reportedly worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. jill is selling shapeware. >> will you end up a millionaire on the shape ware? >> yes. >> you have? >> yes. >> i know, it's incredible. >> andy cohen, head of original programming at bravo who overseeing "housewives" empire spoke in 2009 and made no excuses for the show's infomercial tendencies or the toxic environment. >> i love sociology. i love the way people relate to each other. this is a study in affluent human interplay. and the manners and etiquette and social moires of a certain set of people. if anyone feels guilty watching the show, that's a way to justify it. >> the ladies say the secret to the success o

whole foods is pulling bethany frankel's skinny girl drinks. margaritas. >> pulling them off the shelves because apparently they contain an ingredient whole foods said is not as natural as was claimed. some kind of preservative they say does not meet our quality standards. frankel for her part shrugs and says, that's a fraction of our business, we're doing great, we're expanding. she's riding it all the way to ththbank. >> $12 million empire. million empire. >>> here are some stories to watch today on abc news. amanda knox is due in court today in italy where she's fighting her murder conviction. the american student hired experts who dispute the dna evidence prosecutors used to convict her. >>> the former french president jacques chirac is expected in court today on embezzlement charges but he told the judge he is too sick to appear. >>> rainstorms delayed last night's nascar race in atlanta. organizers are waiting for tropical storm lee to blow over before resuming the race. the earliest it can begin is tomorrow morning. >> finally this half