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Supposedly did not recommend him when he tried to get another job with a california contractor. jon: what is bae saying about all this? >> reporter: well they of course realize this is a big problem for the company in terms of, you know, a public relations disaster. they are, they are calling dakota meyer a hero. they're wishing him well but this is what the spokesman said in response to the allegations of selling weapons to pakistan. quote, the u.s. department of state, not a -- bae systems makes the decision what defense-related products can be exported. the state department spokesman mark t...

Lawsuit against his former employer? >> reporter: jon, the defamation suit was brought in texas and dakota meyer says his former employer, bae systems, a defense contractor, essentially defamed him and told another employer that he was not fit, fit to be employed, suggesting that he had, as you mentioned, some sort of mental instability as a result of his service in the military and a drinking problem. the tension with his former employer, bae, erupted over a string of e-mails that meyer sent to his supervisors at bae when he found out that the contractor was selling thermal optic sites to the...

Of those scopes were sold. >> reporter: military officials who have i have spoken to say they are not going to comment on this case because dakota meyer is no longer on active duty service but privately they are saying dakota meyer is the type of guy who sees the world in black and white. when he sees something that's wrong, he stands up for it. that is what pushed him to the heroic acts back in pakistan. he went against military orders and went back into the five to save those 36 guys. that is the kind of guy dakota meyer is. doesn't necessarily mean he is the type of guy who follows orders, ...

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As the deficit super-committee failed to come to a resolution, this automatic spending cuts will start to hit the government as well. that is brought out in this report. they say they're concerned about that and financial services as well. 56,000 jobs lost there this year. that is up 162% from a year ago. you have the government, financial services. retail is the third worst hit so far this year. jenna: interesting. you mentioned veterans. veteran unemployment above 12%. something we'll be watching. robert, always nice to see you. >> reporter: likewise. jon: well, months after receiving the me...