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Family wealth, are all worse in the black community. in june while the overall unemployment rate remained stuck at 8.2% the unemployment rate for african-americans actually went up from 13.6% to 14.4%. americans of every background are asking when this economy will finally recover and you in particular are entitled to an answer. if equal opportunity -- [applause] if equal opportunity in america were an accomplished fact, black families could send their sons and daughters to public schools that truly offer the hope of a better life. instead for generations the african-american community has bee...

through, big time. painkiller prescription. oxcontrin makers planning to test their drug on children as young as 6 years old. the cash behind the candidate as big corporations give millions to obama and romney. cnn digs into who's raking in the most green. will the election be decided by wall street and not main street? and home of the beret. the u.s. olympic team in french hats and blue blazers. do these guys look ready for the olympics or a croquet match in the hamptons? good morning to you. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining us. we begin this morning with a ...

We are hiring. come out and get a job. college grads not being able to find work. >> there are pockets where things are looking up. there are some cities that have a lower unemployment rate than the national average. >> i'm actually in the rust belt where the president has been. >> absolutely. >> some people are looking for entry-level jobs. nationally the scene is still bleak. >> 18 to 27-year-olds the unemployment rate is just under 17%. that sector of americans really struggling. if you need some more numbers, we have them. the black unemployment rate up from 13.6 to 14.4% from may to june....

14.4% of blacks are unemployed up from 13.6 in may. and while 88% of african-americans still support the president, there are some signs that blacks are turning on president obama. listen to what tavis smiley had to say about the president sending valerie jarrett to a conference for black journalists. >> the president didn't make send valerie jarrett and she was there. she did in fact say the room packed full of african-american journalists that the president has genuine love for black people. what's fascinating to b. that to me few things. number one that i have never heard the president say ...

13.6%, to 14.4% and as we know, women we've been talking where men have lost their jobs, but the female unemployment rate kicked up slightly from 7.9 to 8%. . >> dave: it's a quarterly they think in different directions, we've crawleded 225,000 jobs we were averaging that every month when we got going with this recovery in 2012. so, it's clearly fallen off a cliff and maybe it's summertime, but clearly, not in the right direction. >> alisyn: meanwhile, your headlines and tell you what else is happening in the news. george zimmerman is waking up in a secret safe house after being released from ...