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Chris Wragge speaks with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) about the successful U.S. military operation in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden.
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Unemployment Benefits: The 99ers - 60 Minutes - CBS News
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"60 Minutes" and correspondent Scott Pelley went to several communities in search of the 99ers, but we didn't expect to find such a crisis in Silicon Valley, the high tech capital that many people hoped would be creating jobs.
If you want to understand why the economy is stalled, come to San Jose, Calif., and talk with 99ers like Marianne Rose. "I remember it coming close to like six months. I was saying, 'I can't believe I'm out of work this long.' Then the year mark hit. And I just started just panicking seriously. Now that it's over two years I can't believe it. I just, I can't believe it," she told Pelley.
Rose was a financial analyst at a real estate firm. Age 54, she's single with a grown daughter. After being laid off with about 100 co-workers, she spent her savings, lost her home and finally found herself sitting in a truck with her dog and all of her possessions.
She made a desperate call to a friend and found refuge upstairs in the home of strangers, her friend's brother and sister-in-law.
"How long did you think you would be in here?" Pelley asked.
"Two weeks really. That's all I thought," she replied.
But she told Pelley it has been six months. "And not really an end in sight, yet."
"What sort of things would you be willing to do at this point?" Pelley asked.
"Well, I can say that probably the lowest level position for me has been now to apply for a clerk, a county clerk and I just realized the competition is pretty stiff out there," she replied.
Asked what she meant by stiff competition, Rose explained, "There's a lot of people, speaking of the county. I had applied to those clerk positions. There's actually four positions that were open. I found there were over 2,000 people that applied for those four positions."
Rose is one of at least a million and a half Americans who've exhausted their unemployment checks.
"60 Minutes" and correspondent Scott Pelley went to several communities in search of the 99ers, but we didn't expect to find such a crisis in Silicon Valley, the high tech capital that many people hoped would be creating jobs.
If you want to understand why the economy is stalled, come to San Jose, Calif., and talk with 99ers like Marianne Rose. "I remember it coming close to like six months. I was saying, 'I can't believe I'm out of work this long.' Then the year mark hit. And I just started just panicking seriously. Now that it's over two years I can't believe it. I just, I can't believe it," she told Pelley.
Rose was a financial analyst at a real estate firm. Age 54, she's single with a grown daughter. After being laid off with about 100 co-workers, she spent her savings, lost her home and finally found herself sitting in a truck with her dog and all of her possessions.
She made a desperate call to a friend and found refuge upstairs in the home of strangers, her friend's brother and sister-in-law.
"How long did you think you would be in here?" Pelley asked.
"Two weeks really. That's all I thought," she replied.
But she told Pelley it has been six months. "And not really an end in sight, yet."
"What sort of things would you be willing to do at this point?" Pelley asked.
"Well, I can say that probably the lowest level position for me has been now to apply for a clerk, a county clerk and I just realized the competition is pretty stiff out there," she replied.
Asked what she meant by stiff competition, Rose explained, "There's a lot of people, speaking of the county. I had applied to those clerk positions. There's actually four positions that were open. I found there were over 2,000 people that applied for those four positions."
Rose is one of at least a million and a half Americans who've exhausted their unemployment checks.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Bird Watchers Compete in Texas by Mark Strassmann - CBS News Video
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Mark Strassmann reports on competitive bird-watching in Texas, where more than 200 "birders" vie to spot and identify the greatest variety of birds.
The Second Fastest Growing Hobby is... Birding?
Bird Watching Can Bring Fierce Competition Among America's 48 Million Amatuer Audubons
We're down to the final week of summer. For birds, the fall migration has begun and that means it's peak season for birdwatching.
This is no casual activity, reports CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann , in fact it's one of the most popular competitions in America.
For every backyard birder out there, the sound of birds is music to the ears.
Greg Mason's one of 48 million American birders - amateur Audubons. They know a scarlet tanager from a rose-breasted grosbeak.
Or in this case, a "little green heron," as Mason points out. He gets jazzed up about birdwatching. "You start doing this, and you go to kookytown."
The annual Great Texas Birding Classic is a spirited competition for more than 200 birders. Teams keep score on the honor system. Spot the greatest variety of birds, you win.
Competitors can identify different species by sight or by sounds. It's called "ear birding." If you're in it to win it, if you "bird" to win, the birder to beat is Bill Baker.
Baker is the five-time defending champion of the Great Texas Birding Classic. His three-man team will cover 2,000 miles in five days.
"It's a quick pace," Baker said. "We don't sit in one spot very long."
Baker scouts out the entire course before the competition begins. "Every team is going to find the bird you would expect to find," he said. "So you have to go beyond what's expected in order to win."
Mention Baker's name and many birders like Susan Knock lose their bravado.
"You're going to have to beat him," Strassmann said.
"I am," Knock replied.
"Is it possible?"
"Yes,"
"This year?"
"No."
Knock was right. Baker won again, spotting 308 different species. Proving once again that with both birds and birders, there is a pecking order.
This is no casual activity, reports CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann , in fact it's one of the most popular competitions in America.
For every backyard birder out there, the sound of birds is music to the ears.
Greg Mason's one of 48 million American birders - amateur Audubons. They know a scarlet tanager from a rose-breasted grosbeak.
Or in this case, a "little green heron," as Mason points out. He gets jazzed up about birdwatching. "You start doing this, and you go to kookytown."
The annual Great Texas Birding Classic is a spirited competition for more than 200 birders. Teams keep score on the honor system. Spot the greatest variety of birds, you win.
Competitors can identify different species by sight or by sounds. It's called "ear birding." If you're in it to win it, if you "bird" to win, the birder to beat is Bill Baker.
Baker is the five-time defending champion of the Great Texas Birding Classic. His three-man team will cover 2,000 miles in five days.
"It's a quick pace," Baker said. "We don't sit in one spot very long."
Baker scouts out the entire course before the competition begins. "Every team is going to find the bird you would expect to find," he said. "So you have to go beyond what's expected in order to win."
Mention Baker's name and many birders like Susan Knock lose their bravado.
"You're going to have to beat him," Strassmann said.
"I am," Knock replied.
"Is it possible?"
"Yes,"
"This year?"
"No."
Knock was right. Baker won again, spotting 308 different species. Proving once again that with both birds and birders, there is a pecking order.
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