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The criminal justice system. so its something that congress needs to address and they need to address it by making it easier for employers to get them in the job. >> a lot of people just have gigs, go from one gig to the next, it would be nice to have a permanent job for everyone out there. >> especially for teens there are at home on the couch right now, they need those skills to move up in the labor force. and of course!ge want to continue closely watching the storm in the caribbean, its bee...

Applications, all, at a low. that is hurting the overall economy. bill: i just want to underline this yet again, you cannot strengthen this economy unless the housing market gets back on track. >> and you cant strengthen the economy unless youve got the job market on track. then you get the housing market back, then maybe you can start to grow the economy. jobs, jobs, jobs are the hardest problem. bill: the wicked 1-2 puplg. half past the hour, still looking for the silver lining. if you can get...

Happens now in this situation. well bring you gibbs conference as soon as it comes up. drilling a relief well that cowl final kill the blown out well. meantime, retired admiral thad allen says the new containment cap is holding, and he now describes five leaks around the cap is, quote, very small drips. he also said seepage is actually from another well. in addition to the development with this drilling, ive got to ask you about the weather situation that may be a concern. what can you update me...

Bp says a relief well should reach the blownout well by the weekend. also, the man in charge of the governments response says the new containment cap on bps damage well is, in fact, holding. retired admiral thad allen describes five leaks around the cap that is "very small drips." meantime, forecasters now say a tropical wave near puerto rico could become a tropical depression trooromorrow, but itl not cause big problems in the gulf. lets get more now from charles hadlock in venice, louisiana. w...

Farm. roger and eloise spooner from iron city, georgia, consider sherrod a friend. >> if it hadnt been for her, wed -- wasnt ever just a matter of a few months, wed have lost it. >> reporter: t.j. winick, abc news, washington. democratic lawmakers are set to approve an extension of benefits for the long-term unemployed today. they broke through a stubborn republican filibuster yesterday, with the help of the newest senator from west virginia. carte goodwin was sworn in to succeed robert byrd, ...

Leak in a critical safety device before the explosion on board the deepwater horizon, but he doesnt know if that report was passed on to federal regulators. meanwhile, the coast guard says leaks in the new containment cap are more like drips, and they are nothing to be concerned about. what do you think is the big question that looms here about the role that bp played as a

Authorities in florida say the next phase of their operation will target people using the cards illegally rather than for what they were intended -- food to put on the table. now the florida department of law enforcement tells us they have now entered that second phase of the operation, so they are in fact now going after the recipients, the people who are using their ebt cards to get cash rather than food. kiran? john? >> john zarrella this morning with that eye-opener, thanks so much. crossi...

Similar to the top kill procedure that failed a month ago that would involve pumping heavy mud into the containment cap to force the oil and gas back down into the reservoir where it came from. this would be somewhat easier theoretically, at least, because it wouldnt have all the pressure of the bubbling gas and other hydrocarbons working against the mud. the oil giant could decide whether or not to try the procedure this week. the obama administration is sending 1,200 national guard troops to...

U.s. government too dependent on outsiders to do that work? dana priest of the "washington post" will join us later this hour about her two-year-long investigation. a cnn exclusive. correspondent deborah feyerick talks with the developer after controversial islamic center that some want to build just two blocks from the world trade center site. >> why here? why so close? why? >> his answer ahead this hour. bp officials think that mud may deliver us a miracle in the gulf of mexico. it is a ne...

Worst economic recession since the great depression certainly qualifies for that. >> reporter: as the president knew even before he spoke in the rose garden, the senate will almost certainly approve an extension of unemployment benefits on tuesday. thats because a new democratic senator from west virginia will be sworn in, giving the democrats the votes they need to pass the extension without needing to find a way to pay for it. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. and the government is g...