>> only 12% wanted obamacare to be repealed -- -- must be wheni want to know what the solutions are.'t laid out any solutions. let's look at the facts of the situation on sunday which has prompted all of these new policies. just like the calls we have heard from the left in the past, it's the same thing. there were new blue no loopholn the situation. we are happy to come to the table and have all the conversation about how to come to solutions on this. let's focus on solutions to the situation at hand rather than relevant solutions. >> harris: i hope democrats and republicans keep their word that they will give this some time to breathe, thank you for joining us in both hours, stay close. okay folks! let's get the lady of the house back on her feet. and help her feel more strength and energy in just two weeks. yaaay! the complete balanced nutrition of ensure with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. ensure. always be you. >> harris: we want to revisit the issue of our secretary of state defending his support of president trump today. we are going to bring in now ambassado

saying, wheny was it came to mao zedong, it was standing up. those a document floating around in the 19th people's congress that talks about the evolution of standing up with mao zedong, getting rich under deng xiaoping and becoming strong under xi jinping when it comes to foreign policy. it was really interesting to hear some of the remarks when it comes to the political angle from xi jinping. least is for china at still in its infancy, still developing. how is china going to evolve from socialism, evolving into red capitalism and then redefining itself as a world power? >> that is a good question, and i think you strike at the heart of this monologue. waskly, i have no idea socialism with chinese characteristics is actually supposed to mean on the ground. we all have with varying degrees 30, nearly 4025, years of experience of dealing with china, and china can be almost anything to anybody. when you hear these phrases, i don't know if they understand what that means in practice in terms of how you implement anything. if you are a mayor of a s

that they have found some peace today, but then, you know, tomorrow and the next day and the next day whenyions about what happened to their girl. >> it will be a process. police are still investigating. >> more than 66 million people who receive social security benefits can expect extra cash in their wallet next year. the government announced a 2% boost today. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you and in our newsroom to break this down. all right, susan, this is some good news on a friday. >> it is absolutely, erika. we'll take it anyway we can. it is the largest cost of living adjustment since 2012, but how much is the boost actually worth? beginning this january, the annual increase will be about 2%. that translates to about an extra $25 a month. it will affect one in five americans. the average monthly social security payment is $1258 or about $15,000 a year. for the last five years, social security recipients and federal retirees have received historically low raises. as averages g a sour note with those paying social security taxes. we can all expect to pay more due to an i

wheny not be into later state-by-state data is released that investors can make sense of the data. ,ok in the u.s. jobs data, is it only a huge swing? we get a 35,000 print are 120 print that you can read it into fed policy? steven: my colleagues told me that the average earnings is the real data to look at. in terms of the bond market it seems to be more correlated with earnings. francine: wage growth? steven: yeah. it is the wage growth and don't forget we have five months of falling before cpi before last month. any size this is turning up will map out. it will not scare me if people want to follow the news flow. ultimately i joke -- i doubt treasuries will get above 2.5% in the next few months. ultimately i see any selloff with a buying opportunity. francine: that's because underlying inflation? steven: that chart you have there.- you have .he 275 is the key number if use ago, that was 4.25 back in 2012. if you were to imagine a path along the green line, and so you could use those discount rates and inject them into a 10 year treasury, that would mean you would have a rising rat