attractive for hydroelectric development, that have the gradient that s suitable for that are the ones that we use for white water paddling. reporter: the one drawback to small dams? it also produces small amounts of electricity. this dam here, fewer than a thousand homes. i mentioned the grand cooley, 4.5 million homes powered by that dam. but if you add all these small dams up, it does make a dent in our energy needs. jon: dan springer streaming live. thank you, dan. jenna: we have some new econ numbers out showing even more americans are in need of jobs. one group having a tough time in particular, veterans back from afghanistan and iraq. we re live at an event meant to help all of our heros get back to work. we re live at the uss intricep bid just ahead. if congress really wants to balance the budget.