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the russians say the aircraft was carrying 65 ukrainian prisoners of war and that everyone on board was killed. the un humanitarian agency in gaza says nine people have been killed after two israeli tank rounds hit a building in a training centre, in gazas main southern city of khan yunis. 800 people had taken refuge there. the us military says iranian—backed houthi rebels have fired three missiles toward an american container ship transiting the gulf of aden. one missile fell into t...

Is acting for the contract. to say their profiting is not right. >> harris: two things here, he saw that statement put out by the company. and they are really in a tough spot, because their responsibilities to their shareholders. if they dont do this order, some other company will do it. we had a group of lawyers go down to the detention center where they were moving the kids out, a couple days ago in texas. some children were sleeping on concrete floors. >> which nobody wants. >> harris: so you...

>> im fredricka whitfield in for kyra phillips. we have a number of stories developing on this busy morning but we begin with your pocketbook. just minutes ago we learned the jobless rate has fallen to 8.3%. thats a pretty billing surprise seeing some economists expected it to tick up. lets get perspective from christine romans. what have you learned about how this number has gone down slightly? >> you know, the economy grew in january, and it grew jobs. it grew more jobs than anyone r...

850,000 veterans who cant find work. even though the overall unemployment rate came down just a little bit last month, unemployment for veterans of iraq and afghanistan continue to rise. that isnt right. >> it is not something ta this country should be when youve got numbers in the 33 percentile for our youngest veterans as they return back to the united states. weve got a surge coming back to the united states of america, and i dont know that we are prepared for it. >> reporter: as part of the ...

Unemployment rate came down just a little bit last month, unemployment for veterans of iraq and afghanistan continue to rise. that isnt right. >> it is not something ta this country should be when youve got numbers in the 33 percentile for our youngest veterans as they return back to the united states. weve got a surge coming back to the united states of america, and i dont know that we are prepared for it. >> reporter: as part of the presidents jobs bill in september he also signed into law the...

Captains and moms and teachers along with young people in those parks, and ignores the fact that this is a bonified sentiment among the american people. thats politically risky, even on the right. >> right. out of work veterans that returned home from fighting the wars. robert, look at this revolving door in this race. we seem to have the anti-romneys, the trump, perry, cain, now newt topping the polls. in your estimation, whats the appeal of this candidate who has flip-flopped or seem to have f...

gun battle in the fight for libyan liberation. plus, war is hell. and theres been ten years of it. now a war widow needs your help. a man of god and an icon makes news on same-sex marriage. >> you are either for equal rights or not. >> the reverend joseph lowery turning 90 and taking a stand. its all here on cnn. hello, everyone. thanks for joining us. im don lemon. you are in the "cnn newsroom." were going to start tonight with two subjects consuming the nation for the last few ...

gun battle in the fight for libyan liberation. plus, war is hell. and theres been ten years of it. now a war widow needs your help. a man of god and an icon makes news on same-sex marriage. >> you are either for equal rights or not. >> the reg rev joseph lowry turning 90 and taking a stand. its all here on cnn. hello, everyone. im don lemon. you are in the "cnn newsroom." were going to start tonight with two subjects consuming the nation for the last few days. politics and religi...

gadhafi. they say they are on the verge of taking the port city of sirte. a spade of killings at a port on the mekong river has interrupted cargo trade between children that and thailand. at least 12 sailors were murdered in what may have been a drug traffic attempt. investigations are continuing. severe weather in new zealand is hampering efforts to corn taken an oil spill off the countrys north eye land. authorities are trying to pump the remaining oil off a ship that struck a re...

president obama stumps for his jobs plan in pittsburgh on tuesday. hell address international brotherhood of electrical workers at their training center. and governor rick perry will also be in pittsburgh next week. he will deliver a policy address on friday, focusing on energy and job creation. and mitt romney will have town halls across new hampshire on monday. you can see him in new hampshire. and well get another financial litmus test for those running for the white house next week...