two daughters during her captivity. he had been on parole since 1988. the senate has gone on summer vacation without finishing work on a bill to extend long-term jobless benefits through november. this affects more than 2 million workers whose unemployment checks were cut off at the end of may. the house did approve the six-month extension and the senate measure stalled when democrats failed by one vote. it means that some people might not receive their benefits until mid-august, if it eventually passes. what does it take to get the king? new york mayor michael bloomberg leading the charge to get nba superstar lebron james, king james in a knick uniform. the first day of the nba's free agency's period. bloomberg made his pitch last night here on cnn. he kept help lebron with his jump shot, but new york is a great place to live and work. >> there you go. great place to get a championship ring, though, because that's what he wants. well, it's seven minutes past the hour right now and time to get a check of this morning's