here s the bottom line. the higgs boson is a kind of particle, some call it the god particle. it was discovered on the fourth of july in switzerland and it s a big deal. i think we have it. do you agree? yeah. scientists called higgs boson the holy grail and the discovery of our lifetime. one said it s the match that set off the cosmic explosion that created every. they call it profound and the key to the construction of the universe. it s opened a door for the future of research. it happened in geneva, switzerland. the construction costs $10 billion and it spans 17 miles under the border of switzerland and france. 2900 scientists are working exclusively on capturing the higgs is boson.
an unannounced visit to afghanistan and announcement on troop withdrawal. two great whites threaten the coast of cape cod. now the hunt is on to find them before they claim a human life. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it is 8:00 on the east coast. 5:00 a.m. out west. thanks for waking up with us. we start this morning with the economy and new jobs report. it wasn t quite what experts had hoped. just 80,000 jobs added in june. that fell below expectations and caused a ripple through the stock market. the dow down 124 points at the close. there was some good news. additions in manufacturing jobs was a highlight for the white house. 14,000 jobs were added in that sector. so how is this all playing on the campaign trail? we ll get into that at the bottom of the hour. there are a number of weather warnings across the country today. it s because it s going to be a scorcher for many of you. take a look at the map with me. if you live in these areas, and i m sure you pro
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we will likely turn the focus back to the economy as new job numbers come out for june. lynn? scientists at the large hadron collider have announced they have likely discovered the so-called god particle. it may explain how stars, planets, even life, how these things were created and held together. science editor, lawrence mcginn tri from itn explains. reporter: this is about as excited as scientists get. what god them on the feet was the revelation that the la bore torey had discovered a new particle. peter hicks who predicted it would exist 50 years ago was moved to tears. for me, it is really an incredible thing that it happened in my lifetime. [ applause ] reporter: back in 1964, peter higgs was one of six scientists
the focus back to the economy as new job numbers come out for june. lynn? thanks so much. scientists at the large hadron collider in switzerland have announced they have likely discovered the so-called god particle. it may explain how stars, plan et cetera, even life, how these things were created. science editor from our english broadcast partner, itn explains. reporter: this is about as excited as scientists get. what got them on their feet was the revelation that the lucerne laboratory had discovered a new particle, probably the illusive higgs bozon. peter higgs who predicted it would exist 50 years ago was moved to tears. for me, it is really an incredible thing that it has happened in my lifetime.