at ring's end lumber, david campbell has been buying new forklifts and trucks again. how much money have you put into new equipment? >> about a million dollars in the last year? >> reporter: really? so that says you feel better about this economy. >> yes. >> >> reporter: and campbell plans to open two more stores and add another 15 jobs. >> reporter: this is real then? >> we're feeling pretty good about where we're headed. >> reporter: another encouraging sign: while state and local governments are still cutting jobs, the pace is slowing sharply, sharply, just 6,000 were lost in february. >> pelley: anthony, thank you. even with these jobs that the economy is economy is creating, 12.8 million americans are still out of work and that is only part of the story. if you had people who have to settle for part-time work and the folks who stopped looking, the number is nearly double, 23.5 23.5 million. one other sign of recovery today-- this is the third anniversary of the day the stock market hit bottom. on on march 9, 2009, the dow closed a little over 6,547. today's close

coming up next david campbell examines the current state of religious observance and interfaith relationships in the u.s.. the author focuses on reaction to public and -- republican presidential candidate mitt romney mormonism and his thoughts on what it says about religious tolerance today. mr. campbell takes audience questions for an hour and 20 minutes. >> thank you very much for those words and the introduction. it is nice to be here. as a notre dame guy that is really saying something. i have mixed feelings coming here. i have never been to u.s. c before but i know all about this place. one saturday every year it is u.s. c all the time. i was very pleased when i was in the bookstore today. i buy a t-shirt from every campus allied deposit a little money to get my t-shirt but i was pleased to see a table in the bookstore with a bunch of leprechauns for sale. very classy move. then i walked up to and realize this was a notre dame flag bearers selling because of st. patrick's day. and a biographical information about myself might be relevant for the discussion. i teach at notre dame which me

campbell. a plea deal was been reached in the ross mirkarimi trial. it happened late this morning, the sheriff pleaded guilty to one count of false imprisonment. david stevenson is live with more. david? >> reporter: we've learned the agreement between prosecutors and mirkarimi's defense team was reached last night. the sheriff pleaded guilty to one charge wiping away the other charges in the domestic violence case. now, mirkarimi was charged in january with misdemeanor domestic violence battery after a december 31st altercation with his wife. both denied there was any abuse. the prosecution's key piece of evidence was a 55-second video in which his wife tearfully displayed a bruise on her arm. the deal was announced as 144 potential jurors were set to be interviewed this morning for the trial. now, here are the details -- an exchange for prosecutor's dropping the original charge, mirkarimi pleaded guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment from having kept his wife from leaving their home immediately after the altercation. he will be sentenced to three years adult probation, 52 weeks of domestic violence classes, and 100 hours of community service. h