Jeff Bodkin News Today

The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center held a ceremony dedicating its central utility plant after the late Jeffrey W. Bodkin June 2.

>> i know many of you are figuring out whatical claptor youre going to bring in. >> reporter: a new semester has begun at the mildred school in lower manhattan. jeff bodkin lost his full time job as a construction worker and decided to make a major career change. hes training to become a licensed nurse. >> its a whole new opportunity and experience. i never expected id be turning into a nurse but here i am today. >> reporter: hes not alone in being forced to rethink his career. despite a rebound...

Full-time job as a construction worker last year and decided to make a major career change. >> how is everything, im jeff, your nurse. >> hes training to become a licensed nurse. >> its a whole new opportunity for me. experience, i never expected in these years id be turning in a nurse, but here i am today. >> bodkin is in the alone in being forced to rethink his career. despite a rebound in economic growth, more than 14 million americans remain out of work. officials at this school specializing...

>> so im not exhibited to barack obama, im not committed to a republican candidate. i will see who emerges. right now, i do not see on the republican side, any one individual who i think is going to emerge at the top of the pile. so its going to be an interesting 2011 and a very interesting early 2012 as the primaries begin and they separate themselves. im not committed to any candidate until i see all the candidates. reinventing yourself professionally. many americans are being forced to do t...

>> if you have an underwater mortgage, its very difficult to sell it its very difficult to sell a house period in this economy. so if you want to move to a new city to get a promotion, start a career and your house is 30% under water, your options are much more limited than if you could sell it. >> economists in this camp insist as the economy heals and demand returns, so will jobs. even in hard-hit areas. fors announcement it will hire 7,000 people by 2012 seems to support that. but jeff bodkin...

Financial crisis >> were not less capable as a people as a nation. we had a shock to -- we made a bad mistake thinking housing was worth more than it was. >> reporter: the housing crisis limited peoples ability to find work. >> if you have an underwater mortgage its difficult to sell a house period in this economy. if you want to get a promotion, start a new year and house is 30% underwater your options are much more limited. >> reporter: economists in this camp insist as the economy heals and d...