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>> a lot of pain and not enough gain in the newest snapshot of unemployment in this country. a new report shows 18,000 jobs were created in june. that is so far short of the as many as 125,000 jobs that economists were predicting. the unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 9.2%, up from 9.1 that brings the total number of unemployed people in the united states up to a whopping 14.1 million people. here's what president obama said about the numbers. >> today's job report confirms what most americans already know. we still have a long way to go and a lot of work to do to give people th...

with breast cancer and drug and alcohol addiction. barack obama released a statement, "today we take comfort in the knowledge that betty and her husband, former president gerald ford, are together once more. michelle and i send our thoughts and prayers to their children, michael, john steven, and susan." this is in from nancy reagan. she said, "she was jerry's ford strength through some very tough days and i admire her strength in sharing her personal struggles with all of us." thelma gutierrez is at the betty ford center in rancho san francisco. i know the fords retired there. they ...

new country of sudan is today a reality. you can hear it here, a rose with a new flag was hoisted for the first time, it was a bittersweet moment after decades of brutal conflict that pitted the wealthier north against the poorer christian south. south sudan is about the size of texas. south sudan is ranked as one of the poorest countries in the world. today's independence was cheered by ex-pats all over the world. >> happy birthday new sudan. >> this was the scene today in washington, sudan already has it's own embassy and next week the united nations will discuss membership for the...

of cortez. >> i know how powerful the ocean is. it was not the ocean's fault. >> reporter: the 53-year-old dave levine says he has been in and around the water his entire life but never like last weekend. >> the water is rougher than heck. the wind, 15 knots of wind. the waves are breaking over our head. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a six-day fishing trip for a group of friends who are all experienced fishing man. >> i knew when i came out of my room. no question in my mind this boat was going down. >> reporter: he was washed out of the boat wearing a life jacket. he huddled wi...

>> the space shuttle atlantis is blasted off from cape canaveral. it is the last ever fight for the shuttle program. four astronauts are on board carrying food and other supplies to the international space station. over the last 30 years, u.s. space shuttles have flown 135 missions. they became a powerful symbol of that country's technological achievements and a testament to the human spirit of discovery and invention. an estimated 1 million people lined the florida coast to watch the final takeoff. >> atlantis was on the launch pad with just 31 seconds left when the countdown was st...