pay their bills. a report out today says the number of families on the verge of losing their homes jumped nearly 15% in the first half of the year, and actual foreclosures rose 11% this spring to an all-time high. here s ben tracy. i you re going to build a house? reporter: a house is all amanda augue wanted for her daughter jasmine, but now she s lost her job and her southern california home has lost half its value, dropping from $39 5,000 to $180,000. foreclosure seems like a foregone conclusion. it s depressing. i want help. we re trying the best we can. i m doing everything i can to get help. reporter: amanda s original mortgage payment was nearly $3 this month she paid $600. i m making the payments because that s what we can afford. i want to show good faith that we want to pay down our loan. reporter: she is not alone. the current wave of foreclosures are hitting once stable homeowners who can no longer pay their mortgage because they aren t getting a paycheck
always on. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com couric: tonight, the new wave of foreclosures in america. people losing their homes after losing their jobs. i m katie couric. also tonight, the taliban threaten to execute an american soldier, while the u.s. tries a new strategy to win his release, delivering an ultimatum to his captors. cross roads of history. america s first black president marks the centennial of an organization that helps pave the way. and sign of the times, future warren buffetts learn how to manage their money at summer camp. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with katie couric. couric: good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with a shattered dream: the dream of owning a home. because more and more americans are being forced to give it up. their homes are being foreclosed. and it s not just a sharp increase in a mortgage rate that s forcing them out, now it s soaring unemployment.