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>> it sends bad signals to the world. first of all, it sends bad signals inside the state department. it says to everybody in the state department thshgs is not something we have to take seriously. >> he wept on to say that, given that the vast majority of deadly conflicts currently active around the world are based on some intersection of religion and politics, the u.s. can no longer appear to be disgene aged on the issue. he could name a nominee and get that person confirmed very quickly. bret...

Fox business network peter barnes looks at the numbers for us. >> good evening, bret. five years into the economic recovery, a new survey of unemployed people suggests that more of the nations 10 million jobless may never go back to work. according to an online harris poll commissioned by the staffing company express employment professionals, nearly half of those surveyed agreed to some degree with the statement ive completely given up on looking for a job. the new survey comes as washington deb...

Which sometimes differ from those in the united states. obviously this is a case weve been concerned about, hence weve raised it and we visited him 11 times. well continue to press the case. >> reporter: but critics say the administration should be more aggressive. >> weve been dictated to by the mexican government when we arrest their illegal aliens. now this guy makes an honest mistake and the administration cant seem to get anywhere? >> reporter: numerous calls to mexican authorities on both ...

School to learn a new skill. >> theres jobs out there. theres jobs available. if people are willing to be retained, if wompeople are will to go back to school. that was one of the surprising things of the survey, that there werent as many people willing to be retrained and help themselves to find jobs. >> funk says if you are willing to go back, get trained in information technology, welding, precision machine operation, or accounting, there are shortages of workers in those fields. ed bret? >> ...

They are reporting heavy tree damage. lines down. barns and resident residences d. >> bret: this is stretching from the south through the midwest. some of the middle atlantic states. the last thing, major, you have your hands full. a lot more to go through as you see the extent of the damage. what is your top priority at this point? >> our top priority is just getting to the calls and were concentrating the darkness is coming in right now. probably about 30 minutes until dusk here. making sure a...

Handily ready to get re-elected. macron is doing well in france. >> one of the things with the trump election is that it serves as a counter example. many people who support eed bret here still support it. but to outsider who is support it, britains trading relationships are unclear, quite a lot of whats going to happen is just beginning to dawn on the british. theyre going to have to re-create all the kinds of institutions and things, regulatory tasks that europe does on behalf of writtebritain...

Want to go further. you can expect as the senate works on this issue over the summer theyre going to try to include more reforms. bret? >> mike, thank you. the irs says it will probably make some changes to a proposed rule dealing with the political activities of tax exempt groups. the agency says it received more than 150,000 written comments on it. the irs is still dealing with the repercussions from a scandal over its targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny. russia is report...

More serious injuries. >> maybe when we go into war we should be thinking about its consequences and ramifications. you would think that would be a given but maybe it wasnt. >> reporter: the presidents bepty chief of taf is now in phoenix where the scandal started. mr. obama is waiting for reports from him and from secretary shinseki. for his decision to wait, dana milbank who has often defended mr. obama has labeled him president passive. bret? >> live on the north lawn, thank you. new insigh...

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Pretty large farms. they are reporting heavy tree damage. lines down. barns and resident residences d. >> bret: this is stretching from the south through the midwest. some of the middle atlantic states. the last thing, major, you have your hands full. a lot more to go through as you see the extent of the damage. what is your top priority at this point? >> our top priority is just getting to the calls and were concentrating the darkness is coming in right now. probably about 30 minutes until dusk...