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The current labor market is unlike anything America has ever experienced. It was also unfathomable, back at the start of the pandemic, that instead of a prolonged weak job market with few job opportunities and stagnant wages, there would be a record number of job openings and significant income gains beginning within just a year of the pandemic.

Frivolous lawsuit. >> john boehner can do it. >> anyone can bring a lawsuit. this is one of the things you have to make a decision as an attorney. do you fight it, or is it going to cost you more money to just give them the $5,000? >> you might as well go back to napping. >> karen desoto, thank you very much. up next, for all the talk of raising the minimum wage, theres a bigger problem holding workers back. first, lets get you caught up in the storm cycle. we are tracking another afternoon of s...

The senate has used parliamentary maneuvers to block a vote denying millions of people who are out of work much-needed relief. these leaders in the senate who were advancing a misguided notion that emergency relief somehow discourages people from looking for a job should talk to these folks. that attitude, i think, reflects a lack of faith in the american people. its time to stop holding workers laid off in this recession hostage to washington politics. its time to do whats right. not for the ne...

>> bill: thanks for staying with us. im bill oreilly in a personal story segment tonight, right now there are 14.6 million people unemployed in this country. and some of them are receiving unemployment insurance. but for 2.5 million unemployed americans, that insurance has run out. president obama wants to extend the benefits but is being blocked by some republicans in the senate. >> these leaders in the senate who are advancing a misguided notion that emergency relief somehow discourages people...

Filibuster-proof majority. >> the issue of how to pay for those benefits is going to last all the way until november. t.j. winick is joining us from washington with the details. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. 2.5 million americans may have received their last unemployment check, that is, unless senators can break theia >> good morning, everybody. >> reporter: jim is a former parts manager at a new jersey honda dealersip. laid off in september 20s been unable tnd wn...

The late senator byrds replacement will be sworn in later today. its no coincidence that the senate will move forward with the bill immediately after. they support extending benefits but disagree on how to pay for them. yesterday president obama blasted the gop for holding out of americans hostage for political gain. >> its time to stop holding workers laid off in this recession. its time to do whats right. not for the election, but for the middle class. luke russert is on capitol hill. luke, i ...

Its time to stop holding workers laid off in this recession hostage to washington politics. >> reporter: but in reality its not so clear cut. republicans have also put forth a bill to extend unemployment benefits. but they insist the $34 billion cost be paid for with cuts to other programs. causing democrats to object. >> how is it paid for? >> with stimulus money. >> yeah, mr. president, thats what i thought. so i object. >> reporter: republicans say they are simply standing up for the principl...

>> bill: thanks for staying with us. im bill oreilly in a personal story segment tonight, right now there are 14.6 million people unemployed in this country. and some of them are receiving unemployment insurance. but for 2.5 million unemployed americans, that insurance has run out. president obama wants to extend the benefits but is being blocked by some republicans in the senate. >> these leaders in the senate who are advancing a misguided notion that emergency relief somehow discourages people...

>> bill: thanks for staying with us. im bill oreilly in a personal story segment tonight, right now there are 14.6 million people unemployed in this country. and some of them are receiving unemployment insurance. but for 2.5 million unemployed americans, that insurance has run out. president obama wants to extend the benefits but is being blocked by some republicans in the senate. >> these leaders in the senate who are advancing a misguided notion that emergency relief somehow discourages people...

>> the system has grown so large that many managers of it dont even know what all is out there. >> tonight richard clark reacts to the shocking investigation from the "washington post" that shows an intelligence community thats grown out of control. democrats in the senate are on the verge of they know unemployed. president obama takes aim at the gop for getting in the way of unemployment benefits and forcing a fourth vote on something that used to be routine on capitol hill. >> its time to st...