iceberg. we ve seen $11 billion in the state of new york. a similar report from california that said $11 billion there. the government accountability office says $80 billion in unemployment insurance fraud. but that is only the start of it. there s private estimates say this problem could be a $400 billion problem. it s an enormous problem and yet the department of labor and other officials in this administration have put their head in the sand and refused to answer questions from congress. i m brandon, we received a statement from the new york state department of labor and reads our system acted as a critical life line for five million new yorkers. the department is implementing changes to improve the system and address the audit s findings. we re stepping up our fraud investigations and we made data on u.i. benefits available on a new public dashboard. does that bring you any comfort, brandon? i mean, that s the start of the problem. the start of the solution.
coordinating messages against fox news channel, against darrell issa, members of congress, and even against members of the department of justice staff. is that ethical? i bet there is an investigation. gretchen: the rest of your headlines. onhatch s democratic opponent warning them not to reelect the six-term senator because he might die in office? senator hatch is 78 years old. scott howell, the opponent, 58. hatch s campaign manager is calling the comments outrageous examine offensive. brian: i think so. kentucky woman already in trouble for driving drunk, just landed extra time over a facebook post. police say 18-year-old paula asher was over the legal limit when she crashed into a car with four teen-agers inside. after the accident, she wrote about the d.u.i on facebook and added, l.o.l., abbreviation for laugh out loud. parents of the teens saw the post and told the judge who sentenced asher to two days in