america. this is bbc world news america. despite agreeing to a peace plan, the syrian government continues its bombardment of homs. the bbc hears claims children are being directly targeted. they have gone for children, for whatever purpose, in large numbers, hundreds detained and tortured. a pioneering surgery gives one patient a new face and a new lease on life. we will report on the medical marvel. and making music out of manhattan. one craftsman is using old buildings to produce instruments with a special appeal. welcome to our viewers on pbs and around the globe. of all the horrors associated with war, the targeting of children must rank among the worst. the bbc has heard claims from the top u.n. human rights chief that in syria, forces are detaining and torturing young boys and girls by the hundreds. the news comes as footage has emerged, said to be from homs, showing continued government shelling of the city, even the syrian authorities yesterday accepted the
first jobs. this is our big story today, the february employment report is set to hit at 8:30 eastern time. forecasters polled by the dow jones say the economy likely added 213,000 nonfarm payroll. the employment rate is steady. and if the forecasts are accurate this would mark the first time since early 2011 that payrolls have grown by more than 200,000 for three months in a row. that s pretty significant, right, steve? the way i m looking at this, i think this is overstated. i think the actual trend growth is 175,000. that s not enough. i think it s been pumped up because of the weather, construction has added jobs. there are interesting things about seasonal adjustments that have to do with how the financial crisis is factored into the seasonals. ultimate ultimately 175,000 if it s at 220,000, 230,000, the trend is a little bit higher. you never adequately explained to me the gallup stuff because it did come out yesterday, the day before. they do the same survey
for mitt romney. he s gone from pillar to post like a pinball machine, from item to item in a way that is highly erratic and does not suggest a stable, thoughtful course which is normally associated with leadership. so far three republican contests have picked three different winners ron paul will take part in another debate in tampa. a state of emergency is in effect in alabama after storms in late january. two people are known dead in the birmingham area. dozens of people are hurt in what appears to be one or two tornadoes. many homes are damaged or destroyed and many thousands don t have power. a possible tornado touchdown in arkansas as well. overseas now, europe tightening the jus on iran. eu foreign ministers say they won t sign any more contracts to buy iranian old. they are freezing european assets of iran s central bank all to protest a nuclear program that iran insists is peaceful that the u.s., u.n. believe is not. they hope to resolve all substantive issue
mitt romney is coming off his second place win in south carolina with nonstop attacks on the rival who beat him. newt gingrich. with the biggest contest to date just eight days away, even his temperment are talking points for mitt romney. he s gone from pillar to post like a pinball machine, from item to item in a way that is highly erratic and does not suggest a stable, thoughtful course which is normally associated with leadership. so far three republican contests have picked three different winners ron paul will take part in another debate in tampa. a state of emergency is in effect in alabama after storms in late january. two people are known dead in the birmingham area. dozens of people are hurt in what appears to be one or two tornadoes. many homes are damaged or destroyed and many thousands don t have power. a possible tornado touchdown in arkansas as well. overseas now, europe tightening the jus on iran. eu foreign ministers say they won t sign any more contra
osgood: good morning. i m charles osgood and this is sunday morning. traditionally sunday is a day of rest. but today on this labor day holiday weekend, we ll be busy celebrating the virtues of work, something too many americans are out of right now. rebecca jarvis will report on where some new jobs are appearing out there and where so many of the old ones have gone. then we ll turn to the kinds of jobs almost nobody seems to want. unless your name is mike rowe and you have a popular cable tv program called dirty jobs. our intrepid john blackstone will be paying him a visit. my name is mike rowe, and this is my job. reporter: dirty jobs is a reality show that really is real, with a hard-working host who gets bitten, slimed, burned, and worse. i hate my job. reporter: on dirty jobs, mike rowe has done more than 300 disgusting jobs. now he s going to do mine. later on sunday morning. reporter: later on sunday morning. it s better when you do it. you re right. we