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[h=4]5 things you need to know Friday[/h]The biggest and most buzzworthy news to start your morning.
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Jacqueline (Jane Krakowski), left, and Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) in a scene from Netflix's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."(Photo: Eric Liebowitz/Netflix)
1. Meet your next Netflix obsession
Fresh off releasing the third season of House of Cards and a strong awards season, Netflix is still on a roll. Starting Friday, its next series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt debuts. Written by Tina Fey and her 30 Rock co-creator Robert Carlock, the comedy follows the ever-optimistic Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) as she starts anew in New York after leaving a doomsday cult. Sign us up.
Tituss Burgess and Ellie Kemper arrive on Netflix Friday in "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Eric Liebowitz, Netflix)
2. February's jobs report released
The non-farm payroll report on last month's numbers is due out 8:30 a.m. Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Its release will indicate whether job creation momentum continued despite winter weather and a port worker strike on the West Coast. Economists have forecast that 240,000 new jobs were created, compared to 257,000 in January. If that number is right, the economy will continue a months-long streak in 200,000-plus gains.
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Wall Street will be watching Friday for the February jobs report released at 8:30 am ET from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Newslook
3. Dawn spacecraft set to rendezvous with planet
A NASA spacecraft is about to reach the end of a nearly eight-year journey and make the first rendezvous with dwarf planet Ceres. The Dawn craft will slip into orbit today around Ceres. Dawn had to travel some 3 billion miles to reach the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. "It's been a roller coaster ride. It's been extremely thrilling," project manager Robert Mase of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory said.
Artist's concept of Dawn with Vesta and Ceres in the background.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: William K. Hartmann Courtesy of UCLA)
4. Obama to cheer success of 'My Brother's Keeper' in S.C.
President Obama will tout the success of his "My Brother's Keeper" initiative when he speaks at Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., on Friday. More than $300 million in funding has been committed to the program, which partners government with businesses and philanthropic groups to help high-risk young men of color, far surpassing the initial goal of $200 million. Columbia was one of the first cities to adopt the initiative.
President Obama hosts a lunch with "My Brother's Keeper" mentees in the Map Room of the White House on Feb. 27, 2015.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Evan Vucci, AP)
5. It's National Day of Unplugging
You can use the Internet to learn about the National Day of Unplugging, to pledge to join it, to post an Instagram photo of yourself holding a sign, and to get e-mail reminders to unplug — but when it comes to actually doing it, you're on your own. The day of putting down your devices was inspired by Jewish tradition, according to the organization behind the effort. Now that you're up to speed on what you need to know today, maybe today's your day for a break.
A visitor uses his Apple iPhone to take a picture of a sample of the new smartphone Samsung Galaxy 6 at the Samsung booth during the GSM Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: EPA/ALBERTO ESTEVEZ)
And, the essentials:
Weather: Following a wild week of storms, the weather calms down dramatically on Friday for most of the country, with only a few minor trouble spots.
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The national weather forecast for Friday, March 6 calls for abnormally cold temperatures in the East and Southern Plains. VPC
Stocks: Futures were mixed ahead of the opening bell and the release of the government's February jobs report.
TV Tonight: Can't decide what to watch this weekend? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Last Man on Earth.
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