brenda buckner has more. >> reporter: last year, teen job seekers survived the weakest summer job market in decades. data from the bureau of labor statistics shows that, from may through july, employment for teens was down more than 17% from 2009. but this year, outplacement firm challenger, gray and christmas says the hiring climate is looking up. ceo john challenger. >> teens should be more optimistic that last year was at the bottom and we're coming out of that now this summer. >> reporter: for the many still hoping to land position, it is not too late. a lot of teen jobs are filled right on the spot and challenger says nothing beats actually walking into a business, introducing yourself to the manage are and asking about job opportunities. >> go to places, meet the boss, tell them or her that you are reliable, you'll be on time, that you get along well with others, that you want the job. >> >> reporter: searching for jobs where others are not and looking for odd jobs at off hours should give you an advantage. >> working outside in jobs of heavy labor, being open to working at odd hou

slammed into a south bay nursing home. 100-year-old suzanne fontaine and 88-year-old esther buck buckner were injured in yesterday's crash. the 90-year-old driver hit the gas pedal instead of the brake when she crashed into the room at amber wood garden's home on peterson avenue. police are investigating, but say the driver will not face charges. >>> the controversy surrounding college football player deshon marman's arrest at sfo more than a week ago continues. the ncaa cp hosted a public forum today at san francisco's jones methodist church. people spoke out, criticizing the way the airline and police handled the situation. >> these are our young black children got to learn that racism is real. you got to represent yourself when you go out in the public, anything can happen. >> the naacp have called on the airline to implement a sensitivity program. >>> how prius owners are taking the end of the road in their own way, having a little party. >>> and who the spotlight is on now in iowa. >>> models are showing showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. i've got all the details, coming up.

forget journalistic objectivity, it meant admitting he was a hopeless boston sports fan for whom bill buckner'soke pangs of sorrow. >> behind the plate! >> reporter: where does it rank as the worst moments in your life? >> oh it's in the top ten, probably the top seven or eight. >> reporter: it never gets better? >> no, no no. no. >> reporter: do you get as much joy from winning as pain as you get from losing? >> losing is stronger than winning. >> reporter: what does it tell you about what you decided to do with your life? >> i think people like getting kicked in the nuts every once in a while. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of readers every month it including jimmy kimmel. who liked simmons so much he hired him to write for his late-night talk show when it first launched. what's the one thing you know about bill that people don't know? >> bill's not a good athlete. a sports watching guy should be his name. >> reporter: he's been called worst. cranky commentator keith olbermann has writ than simmons has no discernible insight or talent. simmons called olbermann a pious unlikable blow-hard

but is not huntsman writing buckner region riding the dirt bike. -- doug is not huntsman riding the dirte. >> good morning. i really curious as to what is going to happen with the gop'. sooner or later the gloves are going to come off, and they are going to be at each other's throats you're a good -- and throats. >> in the last surveyed, nobody went after mitt romney, and he is still a front runner. you are right. and watch the next debate. i think we will see many efforts that show the they could be aggressive. tim pawlenty is going to have to be aggressive. if nobody goes after him then, why are we having this race? >> we are also in iowa and tomorrow. what does michelle bachman bring to this campaign? >> she brings a lot. she brings charisma, fund- raising ability, of diversity. there is still a lot of excitement around her candidacy. she did very well in the last of faith, but can she really ride into the caucuses? >> tomorrow, we examine the state of the u.s. economy as lawmakers negotiate a deal to raise the debt ceiling. we talk about the threat of homegrown terrorism and the book