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Those employees on board. >> this is a testament to the economy. >> it is. >> also, we were just talking during the break about walmart, right? >> right. >> and the average u.s. wage for walmart $16.40 an hour. so that stim beats the irs starting wage. thats how competitive things are right now. and if you think about that backlog of millions of tax returns being unprocessed, its just a really difficult situation for anybody whos on any kind of budget trying to pay for gas, the rising cost of gr...

Sir david amess. good morning and welcome to bbc news. there have been distressing scenes as five people have been killed — and dozens injured after a car drove at high speed into a christmas parade in the us state of wisconsin. more than 20 people — half of them children — were taken to hospital following the incident. footage shows a red suv driving through the parade at around 16.40 local time. people described hearing a loud bang, and then deafening cries and screams from people who we...

Theres further unrest over covid restrictions in europe. police have clashed with protestors in brussels while austria has returned to full lockdown. and less than 1% of the population in england account for more than 16% of visits to accident and emergency departments according to a new study. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. there have been distressing scenes as five people have been killed and dozens injured after a car drove at high speed into a christmas parade in the us state of wis...

Someone inside that the doors are about to close and that the facility is essentially allowed in just about everyone it can at this point. it sounds like you have a lot of people still in line. >> reporter: definitely. some people have left already because there was an announcement saying there are only 50 applications left. the probability is that you guys arent going to get in through those doors, tony. so, yeah, this is really dwindling down. >> one last note. how much do those jobs pay? >> r...