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Have mercy. yes, we are. >> with the nation's high unemployment rate hanging over the presidential race this year, we wondered who is actually hiring right now. >> good question. we did find one industry hiring thousands and helping bring back american jobs. 20% of these new hours a, i love this, are veterans. here's abc's chris bury. >> reporter: at this indiana job fair, first in line, lynetta smith. like hundreds of others looking for a job, any job in a field as old as our frontier. working on the railroad. >> look at me. >> reporter: here cn railroad is hanging out the help wanted sign. a...

Issue, gay marriage. >> i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men and women are entitled to the same rights, all the civil liberties. quite frankly, i don't see much of a distinction beyond that. >> reporter: that sounds different than the president's view that marriage is between a man and a woman, even though mr. obama admits his view is evolving. the campaign quickly claimed there is no conflict in the two views. but gay rights activists believe the campaign is walking back from biden's statement, even though he added -- >> th...

O'neal. abc's yunji de nies reports. >> reporter: in a sea of caps and gowns, he's hard to miss. and as shaquille o'neal walked across that stage he showed his enthusiasm as only someone over 7 feet tall can do. the four-time nba champion is an academic all-star. after leaving lsu early for the nba, shaq went back and got his bachelors, then a masters and now a doctorate in education. >> kick your feet up and just lounge on an island for the rest of your life. why this passion for education? >> three reasons why. i promised my parents i would. two, i wanted to continue my education. and, three...

French fry off the floor. >> i thought it was the five-second rule. >> i heard three. >> reporter: and eaten it. >> the three-second rule goes back for generations. my parents used to do that. >> if food falls on the floor for three seconds, it's supposedly okay to eat the food. >> reporter: but does the three-second rule hold up under scientific scrutiny? researchers in britain's manchester metropolitan university have put the rule to the test. while some foods flop -- >> and this unfortunate $15 cut of steak, a breeding ground for bacteria. >> reporter: others can survive the floor. they bro...

First, some serious things to get to. officials in kentucky are hoping autopsy results will help them solve a murder at churchill downs. >> the victim's body was found in a barn early sunday morning and later identified by his 19-year-old son who also works at the track. here's abc's larry jacobs. >> reporter: we now know the identity of the man found early sunday in the stable area of the storied churchill downs racetrack. 48-year-old adan fabian perez, a guatemalan who worked as a groomer. >> it's a sad thing to hear about, and there seems to be a lot of mystery around it. >> reporter: the h...