mom's arms. >> reporter: the dream that keeps her going, now determined to become a lawyer to fight for kids who are forced to endure painful separation. thelma gutierrez, texas. i'm tony harris. top of the hour in the cnn "newsroom" where anything can happen. here are some of people behind today's top stories. new jobless numbers are out. numbers are one thing. the lives they reflect quite another. >> i can get through the summer, july/august, and then i'm really going to have to think about my next step, whether that's leaving my apartment, whether that's leaving new york. >> and it is being called a whale of a solution to the gulf oil disaster. but is it too big to work? you're online right now. we are, too, ines ferre is following top stories trending on the internet. ines? >> tony, a lot of sports. this from cnn.com and sports illustrated. the dutch defeat a world cup