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Stretched thin trying to hold the cities they have already seized. the employment picture in america is bright. 288,000 new jobs were added in june. more than expected, and that sent stocks soaring. the unemployment rate fell to 6.1%. president obama says this shows the economy is building momentum. he says the u.s. could be making stronger progress if washington focused an people instead of politics. a group of lawmakers got a firsthand look at the border crisis yesterday. members of congress toured a facility in texas where undocumented immigrants are being held. meanwhile, texas officia...

A lot of delays. a lot of money spent on your gas tank. americans are expected to pay an average of $3.67 per gallon this weekend. there's some good economic news here for the holiday from the june jobs report. the labor department reported that 288,000 net new jobs were created last month and the unemployment rate dipped to 6.1%. a nearly six-year low. markets reacted to the news. the dow jones closed about -- above 17,000 for the first time ever on thursday. and president obama hailed the jobs report as a sign of progress while speaking at the tech incubator 1776. >> this is also the first t...

>> unemployment rate ticked down to 6.1. 288,000 total jobs added. in fact the april and may numbers were also revised upwards as well. that's the lowest unemployment rate we have seen since 2008, since before the great recession started. why do you think it is that there's still poll data that shows that americans still don't like the way that president obama is handling the economy? there's this quinnipiac poll out showing that 55% disapprove, 45% approve. how do you reconcile those two things? >> they haven't studied the situation. they haven't studied the facts. we've now had five weeks of...

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How strong it was. but her neighbors knew it changed >> i would see her walking with her head down. she would wear shorts when they moved in and then she started wearing those six months after they moved here. >> reporter: connelly is facing charges of providing material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization. eric? >> a very disturbing case. thank you. patty ann? a fox news alert. brand new monthly job numbers to tell you about on a thursday due to tomorrow's hollywood holiday. the u.s. economy added 288,000 jobs and that is the fifth straight month of gains over 200,000 ...