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>> it sends bad signals to the world. first of all, it sends bad signals inside the state department. it says to everybody in the state department thshgs is not something we have to take seriously. >> he wept on to say that, given that the vast majority of deadly conflicts currently active around the world are based on some intersection of religion and politics, the u.s. can no longer appear to be disgene aged on the issue. he could name a nominee and get that person confirmed very quickly. bret, literally before i walked in here we got a list of 12 new nominees the president has made a dumb o...

Fox business network peter barnes looks at the numbers for us. >> good evening, bret. five years into the economic recovery, a new survey of unemployed people suggests that more of the nation's 10 million jobless may never go back to work. according to an online harris poll commissioned by the staffing company express employment professionals, nearly half of those surveyed agreed to some degree with the statement i've completely given up on looking for a job. the new survey comes as washington debates renewing unemployment benefits that expired at the end of last year. the survey gives ammo to...

Which sometimes differ from those in the united states. obviously this is a case we've been concerned about, hence we've raised it and we visited him 11 times. we'll continue to press the case. >> reporter: but critics say the administration should be more aggressive. >> we've been dictated to by the mexican government when we arrest their illegal aliens. now this guy makes an honest mistake and the administration can't seem to get anywhere? >> reporter: numerous calls to mexican authorities on both sides of the border has resulted in very little response. a spokesman in the president's office...

School to learn a new skill. >> there's jobs out there. there's jobs available. if people are willing to be retained, if wompeople are will to go back to school. that was one of the surprising things of the survey, that there weren't as many people willing to be retrained and help themselves to find jobs. >> funk says if you are willing to go back, get trained in information technology, welding, precision machine operation, or accounting, there are shortages of workers in those fields. ed bret? >> peter, thank you. stocks were up again today, the dow gained ten, the s&p finished ahead 4 1/2,...

They are reporting heavy tree damage. lines down. barns and resident residences d. >> bret: this is stretching from the south through the midwest. some of the middle atlantic states. the last thing, major, you have your hands full. a lot more to go through as you see the extent of the damage. what is your top priority at this point? >> our top priority is just getting to the calls and we're concentrating the darkness is coming in right now. probably about 30 minutes until dusk here. making sure anyone who needs assistance we reach them as soon as possible. we reported one fatality in my county...