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how about you? >> oh, i'm a bears fan. >> she's a chicago boy. i'll give you the highlights. >> there you go. >> okay, drew. >> thanks a lot. drew griffin here in studio 7 for suzanne malveaux, who's over in afghanistan. let's get you up to speed. new numbers out today provide more evidence of a very weak job market. the number of americans filing first-time claims rose. it was up to 414,000 last week. why is that important? economists say the number needs to fall below 400,000 to reduce the unemployment rate, which is stuck at 9.1%. president obama lays out his jobs plan tonight. ou...

europeans and the americans might have to have more central bank intervention into the markets and also said that there have been policy decisions in europe and the united states that have been poor, and then on top of that, that was enough. that was already bad, brooke. then we got some economic reports right here in the united states. slowdown in housing, slowdown in manufacturing, and, you know, not a great report about new jobless claims. basically it all piled on. people ran out of stocks and back into -- into, you know, safer investments, but, really, it all started in europe. ...

Plant in ohio as a show of support. >> >>. across the country, college graduates. finding work still is not easy and when you do find that job, chances are the starting salary's going to be a bit lower than it was a decade ago or a lot lower depending on the industry. is this the new reality for college grads? let's bring in rick newman, chief correspondent. your article talks about even though jobs are scarce, there's an advantage to being a younger worker. >> let's remember there are not enough jobs for everybody who wants them. many are disappointed. they're not earning as much as they ...

Sailor on suspicion of drunk driving. when he took off, another sailor in the passenger seat, both are expected to face charges. ali. >> alisyn: listen to the story. back in december we introduced you to a business man, bob dixon, gave up his job at global manufacturing to help his son recover after he suffered a near fatal car accident. for 18 months bob-- i'm sorry for eight months bob looked for a job on the networking site linked in, but something funny happened. instead of finding work, bob ended up helping hundreds of other people update their resume's and learn networking skills and mos...

Year like this. >> she's figured it out. finding work is tougher for older americans like her, who is 51. unemployed workers in their 50s are out of their work for 44 months. very unfair. so, here is a question for you. will arizona's tough immigration law take effect this month as scheduled? >> not if one of the state's finest gets their way. good job, keep going !