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472,000 americans collecting benefits. the labor department says part of the reason we saw this number go up potentially is because the school year-ended, you saw cafeteria workers and bus drivers lose their jobs, they are now applying for benefits. economists and analysts say even if that's the case this number is not good, it hasn't been good for several weeks. there is no evidence we're creating jobs in this economy. what we're probably seeing is not necessarily the labor market getting worse as much as we're seeing a revolving door of unemployment. someone gets laid off, they collect benef...

Known as the republican party attempting to push the nation back over the economic brink. after several weeks in which new jobless claims stayed steady at 460,000, today the labor department announced new claims had jumped up to 472,000. economists are now bracing for a bad monthly jobs report tomorrow. and yet, somehow senate republicans and nebraska democrat ben nelson teamed up last night to filibuster an extension of unemployment insurance. it's roughly akin to voting against funding for sandbags in the midst of the worst flood in 30 years. after doing it, they left town for recess. this i...

Jump in first time un unemployment claim. >> the recovery act is working and is responsible from 2.3 to 2.8 million jobs that were saved or created. >> but what about first-time jobless claims hitting 472,000 last week, jump of 12,000 over the previous week? a signal economists say the meager private sector job creation is a problem. >> you have to look at it over longer term. the first five months of hast year we lost 3 million jobs. the first five months of this year, we created almost 500,000 jobs. >> what about the 9.7 million americans without jobs? 6.8 million idle for six months. >> it'...

Why is he arresting her for j walking? we don't have all the details either. we don't know everything that happened. we see that little snippet of video and obviously there will be a big investigation. >> brian: it depends on what state you're in or what city you're in. in new york, you do whatever you want. those are suggestions. in l.a., you can sit there on your own without any cars coming down the street. if you start walking, they'll give you a ticket. l.a. has disciplined their people. >> steve: in seattle, is that the case, if you're a flagrant jay walker, do you automatically get a tic...

Jump in first time un unemployment claim. >> the recovery act is working and is responsible from 2.3 to 2.8 million jobs that were saved or created. >> but what about first-time jobless claims hitting 472,000 last week, jump of 12,000 over the previous week? a signal economists say the meager private sector job creation is a problem. >> you have to look at it over longer term. the first five months of hast year we lost 3 million jobs. the first five months of this year, we created almost 500,000 jobs. >> what about the 9.7 million americans without jobs? 6.8 million idle for six months. >> it'...