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Because of the innovation. but the whole idea that that's going to be the key to getting jobs back, a lot of people doubt that authenticity of that. what's your take? >> no. that's not the solution. just to give you a number, there is 50,000 coal miners across the country, 50,000. there are over 100,000 people who work at gm in the united states. there is over 300,000 ups workers. walmart employees over a million employees in the united states. there's 150 million jobs across the united states. so the thought that we're going to create a lot of coal jobs, and that's going to help in terms of o...

Year. she also said more people are shopping online. u.p.s. did consider doing deliveries today on christmas day but decided to not to have to ask drivers to come in and work on the holiday. >> oh, my goodness. is there anything people can do besides just wait? >> aside from giving out ious, watch for some companies offering help. amazon alerted customers to what they say is the "failure of the u.p.s. transportation network," and offering to refund some shipping charges and give out gift cards. in the meantime try to enjoy and know u.p.s. workers will be out first thing tomorrow morning thursd...

Estimate the volume of deliv deliveridelivery this time of year? >> we've seen delays in the past but this seems different. a u.p.s. spokesperson said some of the factors in addition to the weather was the time period between thanksgiving and christmas was shorter and also that more people are shopping online. >> those online retailers they have to be upset, too, because it means customers women takewi take it out on them. >> and also small business owners. we're hearing that they are complaining, they're putting their comments up on facebook because they rely on the supplies from u.p.s. some ...

You again soon. and on this equal payday, the civil rights summit opens today, and commemorating the signing of the civil rights act of 1964. >> let us close the springs of racial poison. let us pray for wise and understanding hearts. >> well, how far have we come since then? coming up, i will talk with rock and roll hall of famer graham nash about how music has played a pivotal role in the fight for social justice. plus, 250 u.p.s. workers walked off of the job for 90 minutes to protest the firing of a fellow employee, and now u.p.s. is in the process of firing all of them, and 250 workers....

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