Surrounded by members of his transition economic advisory board, Barack Obama held his first press briefing as president-elect in Chicago Friday afternoon. The briefing, which was held after Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden met with the advisors, addressed the United States’ struggling economy. Obama outlined four points he would focus on to help the economy when he gets into office stressing that he doesn’t, “underestimate the enormity of the crisis,” and that “the choices we make will be difficult.” The first policy he mentioned would be a rescue plan for the middle class, which would include extending unemployment benefits, in the wake of a job loss of 1.2 million in this country this year. Second would be another fiscal stimulus plan. Thirdly, he would review the Bush administration’s financial program to make sure that it’s helping regular families and not CEOs of big companies. And lastly, he and his team will look into policies to grow and strengthen the middle class, he said. Obama was quick to point out a couple times during the briefing that, since the nation only has one president at a time, he can’t really get anything done now. After the briefing he fielded questions on his family’s dog choice (they want a shelter dog, but it has to be hypoallergenic since one of his daughters is allergic) and school choice (Michelle Obama is looking into schools in D.C. now and is making a decision).