mi charla con la secretaria del trabajo hilda solÍs.s por estar nuevamente con nosotros en "enfoque". >>gracias, bienvenido aquÍ, a mi oficina. >>¡me encanta su oficina! gracias. esta semana hubo miedo e incertidumbre, porque el jueves usted sabe que la bolsa cayÓ mÁs de 500 puntos. solamente siete veces en la historia ha ocurrido eso y sin embargo, el viernes su departamento saca algunas cifras que podrÍa ser positivas o por lo menos un poco de luz al final del tÚnel, ¿quÉ estÁ pasando? >>bueno, hay muchas cosas que estÁn pasando en este mundo,? pero yo tengo que concentrarme en lo que estÁ pasando aquÍ, en este paÍs y los nÚmeros de empleo se ven mejor en el sector privado, pero sabemos que todavÍa nos falta bastante. tenemos que tener planes para ayudar a crear trabajos, dar recorte de impuestos a las personas... familias que trabajan y tambiÉn inversiones en el Área de infraestructura, para crear trabajos en construcciÓn. >>el problema, secretaria, y usted lo sabe mejor que nadie, es que este acuerdo, al que se llegÓ aquÍ, en el cap

just after that, at 1:00 p.m., labor secretary hilda solis will be at the national press club for an hourlong interview on jobs and in the economy. then at 3:00 p.m. eastern, the elected council host at a discussion on the training of afghan security forces. ♪ ♪ >> republican presidential candidate rick perry says that president obama may have inherited a bad economy, but he made it was. he poked -- he spoke to a republican fund raiser in des moines. a radio talk-show host presented him with a holster. other candidates spoke, such as ron paul and thaddeus mccotter. the entire event is about 45 minutes. ♪ >> good afternoon. not going to turn me loose yet. >> i know this is unusual. you will understand in a minutes. before we get going, i have to do something. if you'll just bear with me for a moment, i would appreciate it. i made a promise to one of our veterans. and i intend to keep it. in addition to being a veteran, he tells me he is a servant of god. >> amen. >> he is also a craftsman. and making and gun leather for hollywood celebrities and movies. he wrote to me and he told me t

at 1:00 eastern, labor secretary hilda solis speaks at the national press club in washington. she will speak about unemployment rates and job creation, plan next week -- as president obama plans to unveil his jobs plan next week. a little later, the atlantic council has a discussion on the challenges facing the u.s. military in training afghanistan's security forces as a u.s. and international troops draw down levels. with the unveiling of a memorial honoring martin luther king jr. on the national mall in washington last week, the afl- cio and king center posted a symposium friday focusing on jobs, social justice and dr. king's division of the american dream. next, a panel discussion on the state of the u.s. economy could speakers include rev. jesse jackson and the exhibit director of jobs with justice -- executive director of jobs with justice. this is about 55 minutes. >> second time i have had to come to a microphone after john lewis has spoken. [laughter] that was powerful. first, we have a member of the painters' union in new york, who is currently, along with the so many

among our guests, hilda solis and john kerry. >> i'm meteorologist bill cares with your weekend forecast, a lost people have a chance for afternoon thunderstorms especially in the southeast, even people from new york to philly and d.c. will be ducking storms. the big story is the record heat in texas. cooler on sunday in dallas, but not much, still well over 100. 3q double shift... i need a break. he needs some gellin'. yeahhhhhhh. gellin' is like having a teeny tiny foot masseuse in your shoe. you like ? nice ! dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. outrageous comfort, all-day long. >> very good morning. i'm richard lui in for chris

. >> hilda solis secretary of labor, thank you very much for coming on the jobs report day. a big day in we shall and around the world. fears of that long-term economic problem here are combining with deepening worries that europe will not be able to contain its growing debt crises. worries about italy and spain interrupted august vacations today for angela merkel and nicolas sarkozy. the contagion from europe infecting what's happened here and then going back across the pond. what do you see happening with this jobs report first? >> well i think you said it yourself. the real issue right now is a crisis of confidence. in the u.s. the facts are changed dramatically in the last few days. i mean the economy's kind of bumping along the bottom and the jobs report this morning really wasn't too bad. it wasn't that great, but it wasn't really that shockly surprising. what is halting the markets right now the fear. fear about the future of the euro zone and whether the euro zone lieders can get a grip on the crisis and the stock is spinning out of control. also fear about the u.s.

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hilda solis is apparently saying that all workers have, and this is a quote, the right to a legal wagehether they enter the u.s. legally or not, whether they are here legally or not. so liz making those comments at assigning of a new labor packet between the united states and latin america. >> reporter: this week labor secretary soliz held an event signing a number of those packets and pledges with foreign countries to guarantee that immigrants who come to work in our country will be afforded the full protection of u.s. workplace laws whether or not they are here legally. she said it doesn't matter how you got here or how long you stay, then she added this. >> we understand that many migrant workers in america are afraid to report mistreatment because it can lead to more abuse, the loss of job, a job or deportation. with these partnerships we seek to remove those fears. >> reporter: secretary sol irk s says she thinks it's important to assure migrant workers that they have rights . critics say when unemployment hits double digits no u.s. cabinet member should be signing agreement offer

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i would ask our audience to give a warm traditional round of applause to hilda solis.k you for sitting down with us at this important time. we have the holiday coming up this monday. we have what we call in the business and financial fields, "numbers day." the president both yesterday and today has been referencing ways to help cure what seems to be a much more substantial unemployment problem than that many many of us had expected. so we know the president is going to make a speech some time. i assume you have been working closely with him and the white house of that plan. there have been some dress coming out on that. what can you tell us about what we can expect? >> i.t. not want to go ahead of the president and the inkling of information that comes out. i think the public is aware that the president is very concerned about job creation as well as i m. that has been our priority from day one. i think we learned in the last two and a half years what will work and what will not work. one thing he spoke about was extending the payroll tax that will help millions of peo

like to ask our audience to give a warm round of applause to our speakers today, labor secretary hilda solis. [applause] >> secretary, thank you for sitting down with us. it is an important week. we have the holiday coming up on monday. we have the business and financial fields number day, the monthly on unemployment statistics, and as we know the president both yesterday and today has referenced ways to help cure what seems to be a much more substantial unemployment problem than many of us had expected to be persistent this long after the financial crisis. we know the president will make a speech of some kind. i presume you have and working very closely with him and the white house on that plan. there have been some drips and drabs coming out. what can you tell us about what to expect? >> i do not want to go ahead of the president. i think the public is aware of the president is very concerned about job creation, as well as i am. that's been our priorities since day one. we have learned what will work, and what can work. one of the things he as talk about is extending the payroll tax, which

i'll conduct the questions with our labor secretary, hilda solis.ani will be our guest. and we'd like to present you as a token of our appreciateiation our national press club coffee mug. >> thank you very much. >> one last question. there have been a couple of president johnsons about. one was the first president impeached, that was president andrew johnson. he was the 17th president of the united states. the second was president lyndon johnson, who last was in office in 09 -- 1969. how would you be different from them? >> i don't think there could be a bigger difference between lyndon johnson and myself as president of the united states. lyndon did give us medicaid and medicare and i think he set the course for where we're at right now financially. it's just taken this long to get there. so i'm good -- about as opposite i think -- i know lyndon johnson when he took office, new mexico voters didn't vote for him. roswell was an air force base at that time and because roswell didn't vote for him, he shut down that air force base. that's not me. that'

[applause] >> and now, labor secretary hilda solis. she talks about the expectations of workers and what she calls a tax on workers on collective bargaining rights. she spokher comments are about n hour. >> thinking regarding that clips. -- thank you regarding that clip. i also want to thank one of my heroes amongst us. that is none of them president joe hansen. thank you, joe, for everything you do. -- president johannson. i did not see another colleague who is here. for having the foresight to begin this organization almost a quarter- century ago. thank you, larry, for everything you do. and also to each and everyone of you, for coming here today to spend your saturday here. it means so much that you care. i just have to say to you from the bottom of my heart, thank you for being here and for supporting jobs with justice. we got folks from around the country here today. labor leaders, community leaders, students, faith leaders, who are fighting every single day, representing working people in 46 cities and 24 states across this count

[inaudible conversations] >> coming up in about 15 minutes on c-span, labor secretary hilda solis.he is the at national press club this afternoon here in washington. she will be talking about job creation efforts in the u.s. again you can see live coverage of that 1:00 eastern. it's on c-span. at 2:00, it's a look at domestic emergency preparedness. fema's chief counsel will be joined by fire department officials from los angeles and virginia. they will talk about that. that will be live right here on c-span2. and a little bit later the atlantic council will host a discussion on afghan security. speakers include the depthty commanding general for regional support in the nato training mission in that country. you can see live coverage at 3:00 eastern. that will be on c-span. >> am i might surprise you we think good things come in twos. live coverage of senate on c-span2. >> you can watch live events online at c-span.org. >> or you can see them whenever you want at the c-span video library. >> c-span2 has northern fix books every week owned on "book tv". >> every week aepd explore am

captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> next, labor secretary hilda solis discusses changes to the u.s. work force. then weekly addresses by president obama and congressman michael grimm. tomorrow on washington journal, a bloomberg news reporter looks of the impact of the standard and poor's downgrade of the u.s. credit rating to aa plus. and the book haunting legacy, vietnam and the american presidency from ford to obama. did you get eight weeks of vacation last year? i sure did not. >> our house tries to take a more irreverent view on washington and the u.s.. >> we are willing to step outside the box and try to think different and make tv news exciting and entertaining and informative again. it is garbage that it has dwindled down to be. >> she will talk about her show sunday night. >> next, the labor secretary talks about the challenges facing the labor movement. she spoke to a group called jobs for justice today in washington, d.c.. this is 30 minutes. >> thank you very much and good afternoon. good morning? bueno sts --- buenos dias to all of you. than