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The criminal justice system. so it's something that congress needs to address and they need to address it by making it easier for employers to get them in the job. >> a lot of people just have gigs, go from one gig to the next, it would be nice to have a permanent job for everyone out there. >> especially for teens there are at home on the couch right now, they need those skills to move up in the labor force. and of course!ge want to continue closely watching the storm in the caribbean, it's been upgraded today to a tropical depression, it is expected to become a tropical storm called bonnie...

Applications, all, at a low. that is hurting the overall economy. bill: i just want to underline this yet again, you cannot strengthen this economy unless the housing market gets back on track. >> and you can't strengthen the economy unless you've got the job market on track. then you get the housing market back, then maybe you can start to grow the economy. jobs, jobs, jobs are the hardest problem. bill: the wicked 1-2 puplg. half past the hour, still looking for the silver lining. if you can get it in 18 minutes, you come back from fbn, okay? >> promise. bill: stuart, okay. martha: the gover...

Happens now in this situation. we'll bring you gibbs' conference as soon as it comes up. drilling a relief well that cowl final kill the blown out well. meantime, retired admiral thad allen says the new containment cap is holding, and he now describes five leaks around the cap is, quote, very small drips. he also said seepage is actually from another well. in addition to the development with this drilling, i've got to ask you about the weather situation that may be a concern. what can you update me on. >> retired admiral thad allen is concerned about this tropical wave in the northern caribbea...

Bp says a relief well should reach the blownout well by the weekend. also, the man in charge of the government's response says the new containment cap on bp's damage well is, in fact, holding. retired admiral thad allen describes five leaks around the cap that is "very small drips." meantime, forecasters now say a tropical wave near puerto rico could become a tropical depression trooromorrow, but itl not cause big problems in the gulf. let's get more now from charles hadlock in venice, louisiana. we'll start off with this relief tunnel and should be done by the weekend and then what? >> well, ...

Farm. roger and eloise spooner from iron city, georgia, consider sherrod a friend. >> if it hadn't been for her, we'd -- wasn't ever just a matter of a few months, we'd have lost it. >> reporter: t.j. winick, abc news, washington. democratic lawmakers are set to approve an extension of benefits for the long-term unemployed today. they broke through a stubborn republican filibuster yesterday, with the help of the newest senator from west virginia. carte goodwin was sworn in to succeed robert byrd, who died last month. republicans had argued the benefits would add too much to the national debt...