Before the financial meltdown and the great recession. Unemployment fell in august to 5. 1 , and have a look at this that is the lowest rate since way back in april, 2008. Employers added 173,000 jobs last month, less than forecast but healthy. Anthony mason now on whos hiring. Reporter you can see the signs of a strengthening job market at hightower, a commercial Real Estate Technology company in new york. C. E. O. Brandon weber started the company with two partners just two years ago. In the last 18 months alone, weve added 50 jobs just here in new york. Reporter jobs that typically pay well, in the upper five figures. And webber says the pace of hiring is accelerating. But a lot of that is a function of, can we find the right people . Reporter good jobs are back, according to a new study out of georgetown university. Of 6. 6 million jobs added in the recovery, the study found 2. 9 million, or 44 , are good jobs ly, pay more than 53,000 annually, most with benefits. Almost all these jobs have gone to college graduates. I started applying for jobs in january of my senior year. I probably applied to over 50 positions. Reporter after graduating college two years ago, 23year old bianca soliz found work as a paralegal before moving to Customer Relations at hightower in january. Im actually making more here at hightower, and the perks are great. Reporter across the country, the number of people forced to take parttime work has also been dropping, by 740,000 over the past year. I think the fact that were starting to shift to a greater share of fulltime workers means that businesses perhaps are feeling a little bit more confident. Reporter Michelle Mayer is an economist with bank of America Merrill lynch. I think were seeing an environment where the labor market is improving. Its showing continued tightening. And thats quite encouraging. Reporter but has it improved enough for the Federal Reserve to begin raising Interest Rates when it meets the week after next . The fed wants to start hiking, but the stock markets continuing volatility it was down another 272 points today could force the fed to wait a little longer. Scott . Pelley anthony mason. Thank you, anthony. But in the oil industry, as always, boom has gone to bust. Oil prices have been the lowest in years, 46 a barrel today. And thats cost 100,000 american jobs so far this year. Heres Omar Villafranca. Lets go, lets go. Reporter wendy post had worked in the oil and gas business in houston for 20 years before she lost her job in june. Ive always been working. Its been pretty consistent. This is the first time that its been to where, wow, im really starting to become very concerned. Thanks for helping. Reporter post needs that income to take care of her special needs son, duane. She has applied for more than 100 jobs with no success. Id say its its like playing the slot machine. Its just you keep throwing your resume out there resume out there like youre throwing dollars or quarters out there and hoping one hits. Reporter due to low global demand, the Texas Oil Industry has been shedding jobs this year. Houstonbased energy giant halliburton eliminated 14,000 jobs. Baker hughes cut 13,000. My heart and my soul is in this industry. Reporter the downturn has also hit whitecollar oil workers like darryl swilley. He lost his Corner Office and sixfigure salary seven months ago. It was the first time in my life i had to file for unemployment. Reporter never had to do that before . Never, and it was absolutely gut wrenching for me to do it this time. Reporter cheap gas is good news for drivers, but it isnt helping the oil business. Scott, gas prices are at a ten year low, dipping below 2. 80 a gallon. Pelley Omar Villafranca tonight. Omar, thanks very much. Today, a 50,000 reward was offered for the killers of fox lake, illinois, Police Lieutenant charles gliniewicz. And in houston, thousands gave a last salute to Harris County sheriffs Deputy Darren goforth, who was ambushed at a gas station. The suspect in custody has a history of mental illness. Kim davis spent a second day in jail today. She is the clerk in rowan county, kentucky, who refused court orders to grant marriage licenses to samesex couples. One of her deputies did issue those licenses today, and Dean Reynolds is there. Reporter scott, a procession of samesex couples came here Holding Hands and seeking validation for their relationships in the institution of marriage. There was plenty of joy on one side of this issue, but a lot of anger and acrimony on the other side. The new licenses were held up into the air in a kind of gesture of victory after a string of defeats at the hands of the rowan county clerk, kim davis, who had refused to deliver those licenses because of religious reasons of her own. Lawyers for davis said that the new licenses are basically worthless because they dont carry her signature, but a federal judge disagrees. And at the county jail where davis was sent for her defiance of that judge, lawyers told us she is in good spirits. Confined to cell 151, she sits there alone in an orange jailhouse jumpsuit with a bible by her side. Scott . Pelley Dean Reynolds in rowan county. Dean, thanks. Tonight, pentagon correspondent david martin is breaking a story with ominous implications the prospect of u. S. And russian warplanes fighting on opposite sides in the skies over syria. Reporter its a development that caught u. S. Intelligence by surprise. Russia has set up an air Traffic Control tower and modular Housing Units for hundreds of personnel at an airfield near syrias mediterranean port of latikia. At the same time, russia has requested the necessary overflight rights to fly military cargo aircraft into the airfield. Some u. S. Intelligence analysts believe russia is preparing to insert combat aircraft into syria, presumably to conduct llrikes against rebel forces threatening its longtime ally, the regime of bashar alassad. One u. S. Official said Russian Military intervention in syria would be a game changer among other things, raising the possibility of runins with u. S. Warplanes conducting air strikes against isis in syria. However, other analysts caution russia could simply be gearing up for a humanitarian relief operation for the tens of thousands of syrian civilians forced by the fighting to flee their homes. Appearing at an economic conference, russias president putin said that although he continues to supply the assad regime with arms, military intervention in syria is not yet on our agenda. But, scott, given putins track record of denying russian e litary involvement in ukraine, u. S. Officials say they are not putting much stock in his public statements about syria. Pelley david martin at the pentagon. Today, a syrian man went home to pery his wife and two sons, who drowned in a desperate attempt to escape the violence, part of the biggest refugee crisis since world war ii. This haunting photograph shows the body of his son, threeyear old aylan. Holly williams has more on this. Reporter his tiny body shrouded in white, aylan kurdi was laid to rest today with his brother and his mother in kobane, the warravaged town they fled. The boys father, abdullah, was the only member of the family to survive. He dreamed of a better life for his sons, but, instead, he returned to syria to bury them. There are no words to describe this, he said. May god give me strength. The image of aylan kurdi lying lifeless on the beach provoked horror and then outrage. At the funeral, this mourner railed at countries in the west that have accepted so few refugees. What do you have to say now . She asked. What does your conscience tell you now . Its a tragedy unfolding daily as hundreds of thousands of people gamble with their lives to flee war and poverty. Aylans parents paid a human smuggler around 4,000 for a crossing in a rubber dinghy that quickly overturned in rough seas. The family had lived through four years of civil war in syria and wanted to escape violence and fear. But now, their hopes, like their country, have been shattered. Four suspected human smugglers have now reportedly been attained in relation to aylan kurdis death. But, scott, that wont do anything to fix the real cause of this catastrophe syrias deadly conflict. Pelley Holly Williams on the Syrian Border with turkey for us tonight. Holly, thank you. Now, theres a Big Development in this crisis now. Late today, austrias chancellor said that his country and germany will now allow the migrants to enter their territory. But, on the route through tngary, police have been forcing the refugees off trains and into camps. Frustrated, tired and hungry, hundreds of them took off walking today, and Charlie Dagata went with them. Reporter worn out but defiant, they mustered what energy they had left and set off on a 300mile trek to germany. Thousands of migrants have been stranded for weeks at budapest rail station, blocked from leaving the country. Today, they chose to walk rather than spend another night in hungary. At times, the line was more than a halfmile long. They say that theyre walking f ss out of protest, the fact that they just didnt have any choice. They couldnt remain in that train station, and they dont trust the hungarian government to help them. And theyre going to continue walking until they reach the border. The 90degree heat soon took its toll. This man and his infant son had nx take a break, but they were soon up again, anxious to keep up with the crowd. Someone lent ishmael, a cardiologist from iblib, a bike for his three children. Reporter and theyre determined not to be forced into camps like this one on the serbian border, where today migrants fought Hungarian Police to break free. Byearold al attar jihad is headed to germany to be reunited with his father. His mother stayed behind in damascus. Would you let your mother do this, too . No, no, i dont like. Reporter are you happy to be walking . No. Reporter they have a long way to go, but walking is what got them this far. Were on the main highway leading to the austrian border, scott, and the migrants have bedded down for the night. But over there, you see buses that the hungarian government has provided they say to help migrants get to the border. But theyre so worried they want us to photograph them getting on those buses in case theyre taken to a refugee camp instead. Pelley Charlie Dagata with the crisis all around him. Charlie, thanks. Still ahead on the cbs evening news trump trips over foreign affairs; and a musical magellan circumnavigating the world on a piano. Piano. And get us energized im new ensure active high protein. I help you recharge with Nutritious Energy and strength to keep you active. Come on pear, its only a half gallon. Ill take that. Yeeeeeah new ensure active high protein. 16 grams of protein and 23 vitamins and minerals. All in 160 calories. Ensure. Take life in. You tuck here. You tuck there. If youre a toe tucker. 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Do you expect i think the kurds, by the way, have been horribly mistreated by us. No, not the kurds; the quds forces, the Iranian Revolutionary guards, quds forces, the bad guys. Pelley well, lets turn to one of the good guys, john dickerson, our anchor at face the nation. John, trump seems to stumble a lot but never seems to fall. Reporter thats right. His rhetoric was, he didnt need to know the details; he could hire the right people and delegate. This kind of thing has tripped up candidates before, but theyve survived. George w. Bush in 2000 could only name one of four World Leaders when he was quizzed, and he won the presidency. Pelley now, on the democratic side, Vice President biden has been agonizing publicly about whether he would run. Lets have a look at what he said in atlanta last night. I will be straightforward with you. The most relevant factor in my decision is whether my family and i have the Emotional Energy to run. Pelley john, what are you hearing . Reporter i cant think of a candidate in the modern era whose deliberations have played out in such a publicly emotional way. The Vice President is now saying out loud what weve been hearing for some time from those close to him, which is that the emotional currents are still swirling after the death of his son, beau biden, last may. The loss is acute, which holds the Vice President back. But beau biden also encouraged his dad to run, which compels him. Sources tell me the Vice President may take until the end of the fall to make his decision. Another source who knows biden well said that while early preparations are definitely moving forward for a campaign, that does not mean the emotional hurdle has been cleared. And without that, scott, nothing will happen. Pelley john dickerson, anchor of face the nation. Thanks, john. Now, candidate Carly Fiorina aced hugh hewitts test, and she will be johns guest on sunday on face the nation. Wildfire up close, next. Youre certainly not alone. 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I dont know about that one. laughter reporter and, really, this isnt just about the challenge of hauling a piano to an improbable place; this is more with the joy it brings once it gets there. Needless to say, for beachgoers, it beats the h it beats the heck out of listening to someone elses boom box. And for dotan, it beats playing pretty much anywhere else. I get to play piano in this amazing setting. Its like this beautiful auditorium. Reporter and Catskill Park is just the latest stop in his piano around the world tour. He started in 2010, quit his job as an art mover in new york city, and began moving his piano instead. He has traveled literally from the redwood forests to the gulf stream waters of key west. He has taken the thing to Central America and europe, too, always finding an unlikely place even in the most welltraveled cities. Dotan pays for this through tips and donations. That woman just gave me 100 francs. Reporter so far, he has barely broken even. So far, it hasnt mattered much. I want to wake up every morning excited to see what would happen next. That way, like, you know, im on my deathbed, i can look back and be like, yeah, i did this awesome thing when i was 24. Reporter some pianists dream of carnegie hall, but dotan negrin dreams even bigger. Steve hartman, on the road, in the catskill mountains. Pelley and on that note, thats the cbs evening news for tonight. For all of us at cbs news all around the world, im scott pelley. See you sunday on 60 minutes. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org whats in the water . A Health Warning about this north bay river running green and turning toxic. Violence at a bay area whole foods. A Security Guard accused of roughing up a shopper. The witnesses who say the guard overreacted. And a strange accident at the beach. The wind so powerful, it sends a kite surfer flying out of the water and into traffic. Good evening, im veronica de la cruz. Im ken bastida. A bizarre accident at ocean beach. A windsurfer picked up and carried on to the great highway. Kpix 5s betty yu tells us the man ended up under a car. Reporter San Francisco police have shut down the southbound side of the great highway from lincoln to sloat where this accident happened this afternoon. We know that very strong winds from ocean beach picked up the kite surfer lifted him out of the ocean and sent him crashing down across the great highway and then at sloat, a car hit this surfer. He had head trauma but we dont know the mans exact condition at the hospital. This all happened at 3 15 this afternoon. Again, a surfer was lifted right out of the ocean by very strong winds came crashing down across the great highway where he was then hit by a car near slowly. In San Francisco, betty yu, kpix 5. The National Weather service says the wind speeds in the area at the time were clocked at about 35 Miles Per Hour with gusts going as high as 47 miles an hour. 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