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Set. look what that can did it for them. >> they have the money of microsoft and gone electric. that was a fierce competitor. >> no one paid attention to the fox news channel. it was a big deal when you went to fox. >> they said it would ruin my career. >> how are you doing now? >> okay. and it was my departure, i won't take the credit, but that's the last time december 2000 the last time cnn was number one. up next, the king of all cable, mr. bill o'reilly. he's bolder and fresher than ever. find out why he's been number one for 14 consecutive years and counting. youand you're talking toere...

I'm milissa rehberger. a short time ago spain's economic minister said the country asked the euro bankers for a bailout. spanish banks will need at least 50 billion. in syria, new attacks killed more than a dozen people. u.n. monitors are on the scene of a reported massacre. the u.n. found evidence offer who isk crimes. now back to "in cold blood." almost two years after a crime spree that left five people dead in wichita, kansas, jonathan and reginald carr are on trial. prosecutors say they are responsible for nine days of terror in december 2000 that ended with an execution-style killing...

The jobs report last week was not as good as they wanted it to be. didn't create as many jobs. mitt romney jumped on that. this is the signature campaign issue. >> in december 2000 we were at a 4% unemployment rate. >> seems like a different era. better that unemployment is ticking down rather than going up. but that is the issue of the campaign and it's good see veterans. when you look at the rates of suicide and unemployment for people coming home from the war, it's staggering. nice to see those folks getting a part of their life back. straight ahead, that's dr. o'neal to you. >> that's ri...

Pandering in alabama? here is kelly evans with the cnbc market wrap. >> this just in. jp morgan is raising its dividend by 20%. it's not only boosting shares but the entire market. take a look at that. we're talking about key levels. the nasdaq closing above 3,000 for the first time since december 2000. big day in treasuries. that's it here from cnbc first in business worldwide. [ male announcer ] lately, there's been a seismic shift in what passes for common sense. used to be we socked money away and expected it to grow. then the world changed... and the common sense of retirement planning be...

finally, if you thought american debt was worthless, think again. i'll explain. but first, here's my take. the american economy seems to have picked up. the dow jones industrial average is hovering around 13,000, the highest since the financial crisis began in may 2008. the nasdaq is actually at its highest level since the technology bubble burst more than a decade ago. now, stock prices around everything, but data from the economy on the ground is also slowly getting better. jobless claims are down. housing starts are up. things do seem to be getting better, slowly, as i said, but...