and it set in hard. there were only 80,000 jobs added in this country in june, and the 8.2% unemployment rate didn t budge. yep. the stock market plunged, politicians and analysts alike sounded like they were on the edge of a cliff. there s a lot of misery in america today. and these numbers understate what people are feeling, and the amount of pain which is occurring in middle class america. peter buickvar equity strategist tells outfront the jobs numbers are quote, pathetic. chief u.s. economist says another month, another sub par employment report. mitt romney had it right. there is a lot of pain in a lot places, but does all the doom and glood at up? yes, the jobs numbers weren t great, but this is a glass we re choosing to see a little bit more half full. and most americans agree with us. a new cnn poll shows 60% of people are optimistic and think economic conditions next year will be good. one reason for this is housing. it s a little ironic, perhaps, because th
women who sacrificed so much in war zones, not one dime. because of drew s reporting, the senate finance committee is demanding answers from the dvnf. more on that tonight. drew also uncovered yet another veterans charity called the national veterans foundation, which is taking donations, but using only a very small percentage to actually help vets. there are also charities that claim to help abandoned animals but the money trail leads somewhere else. baghdad pups, as far as we can tell, they don t do that at all. the montreal spca, canadian charity that helps abandoned cats and dogged received $13 million in donations over three years, but they ended up in the hole more than $4.5 million. now, all of these charities have one thing in common. they all have connections to a fund-raising company called quadriga art. they get paid to build mailing lists for the charity groups and that s where the money trail took drew. following the trail was one thing, getting answers was anoth
find it at. from the line of fire to the unemployment line. last year nearly one in three veterans in the 18 to 24 age group were out of room according to u.s. congress joint economic committee. that is only going to get worse as thousands of soldiers return from the war in afghanistan over the next few years. are companies doing all they can to hire veterans? is something else at play. we spent barbara starr to detroit for the biggest job fair in the country for veterans. reporter: the sign says it all, start your job search here. employers from around the country came to detroit saying they are ready to hire veterans. we met 28-year-old navy vet luke marang. i look around for a job, i would say, for the past six months maybe. i haven t gotten lucky. so it s pretty rough. most of your buddies looking for work? i probably know more without a job than i know with a job. young veterans like luke, who have served since 9/11, had an unemployment rate of over 29% last
high. you are a free libyan. a lot of jubilation and celebration on this day for libyans and yes, the turnout according to electoral officials has been really high. about five hours ago, the electoral commission announced that 1.2 million, that is, out of 2.8 million registered voters did turn out and vote. there were a lot of people who turned out last minute to vote. and then it was, the polling took place at 98% of the polling centers. so for many officials here, this day has been a great success. thank you very much for joining us. a very historical day in the nation of libya. in the united states, 115 million people are sweltering in a heat wave that has lasted more than a week now. take a look at today s predicted highs. triple digit temperatures from the midwest to the eastern seaboard. boston looks good though at 87. several deaths are being blamed on the heat wave. keeping safe, keeping cool. it s especially hard for about 350,000 people who lost power during a f
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