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That's a big number and that's one of the reasons why we're seeing the unemployment rate come down. in the meantime the broadest measure of unemployment, that big number we call the u-6, includes part-time workers, disgorged workers, workers with temporary jobs, that is at 14.7%. a total of 23.1. so one out of seven americans right now are either unemployed or underemployed. big news today. jon: new information just in on the drew peterson murder conviction. attorneys for the former illinois cop now say they will appeal the guilty verdict handed down by jurors yesterday. the jury convicted him...

Of, for gain of unemployment. 14.7% of all americans are people who are out of work, working part time but looking for full-time work or so discouraged they have given up looking all together. we're talking about nearly one out of every six americans. we know who those people are. we know somebody in that position. we have a family member or friend either not working or working part time and desperate for a full-time work or so discouraged they have given up work and that ain't good. we also have some sense it should be better. in fact the president sate, his people said, president said, if yo...

and groom those boys, the way he abused his role model status to discredit his abusers. after all of that, after all we've come to know, we still don't know this. how when he was literally caught in the act raping a boy in the penn state locker room shower, did he get away with it and go on to rain more boys? well, graduate assistant mike mcqueary saw him and the boy in the shower. he froze, didn't stop sandusky, but he did report what he saw. he told his box the legendary head coach, joe paterno what he saw. coach paterno told his bosses. everyone who had the power to stop jerry san...

cnn cannot confirm its authenticity, but the damage to buildings bear the scars of some heavy fighting. over the weekend russia and china vetoed a u.n. security resolution aiming to stop violence. evacuation crews are focusing on areas in queensland town in sunday. they're hopeful emergency leaf have is will hold back a rising river in the town. the new york giants are the champions of america's nfl. they defeated the new england patriots to win sunday night's super bowl by a score of 21-17. giants quarterback eli manning was named the most valuable player. those are the headli...

Same percentage their employees do that will bring about $50 billion a year. and you are telling me they oppose this? >> it's a little hard to justify, but the status quo always has its defenders. but if you go back and look at the boom years of the clinton presidency, the high end income earners were paying 39%-plus. in theory, high end taxpayers are now paying 35%. and many do. there are a lot of hard working, high-earning, really great folks out there who are doing well and who are paying the full 35%. but there's a group that's been able to take advantage of a loophole so that they only pa...