with joshe talking boak of "the fiscal times." we have a new jobs report coming out in about 15 minutes. what is the prediction right now? guest: unemployment is 7.9% for the month of october. that is still an historic high. and 80 in number came out with about a 118,000 increase. a lot of this will depend on a seasonal adjustments. one thing happens in november. stores hire people for black friday and holiday shopping. anybody that does shipping, because we buy so much online, needs truck drivers, and all of that has an impact. how you adjust on a seasonal level will be the wild card. host: that jobs report comes out in the next 15, 20 minutes or so, and we will bring back to you. we will continue to discuss unemployment insurance 04 about an hour on -- for about an hour on "washington journal." tennessee. tell us your story. caller: i have about one week left. i am an architect. i've had a great career, but the reality is there is nothing being done with our government. there is no end in sight. the banks are not loaning money.

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joining us is josh boak. when we are talking about unemployment insurance, what specific programs are talking about here? guest: unemployment insurance is a combination of federal and state program. usually last 62 weeks. it is that extension beyond that six months time frame that we are talking about as part of the fiscal cliff tops. that is what automatically expires. we know that it costs about $30 billion continuing those additional unemployment benefits. president obama said it is part of a deal that i want to make, those benefits should continue. the public has to take a firm stand. we have seen in the past that obama had to cut a deal in order to get those extensions. host: what specific benefits to these programs provide? guest: the usual weekly cash payout is about $300 a week. sometimes it can vary. in mississippi i want to say it is closer to do hundred dollars. host: how are the programs usually bonded? guest: there funded by payroll taxes. the state administers the programs and the money goes to

our first gets is josh boak.and michael -- washington journal is live every day on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> we have had the explosions of knowledge. but we have not coordinated care and these all these services we have end up having so many cracks that the cracks are as harmful as the diseases that we're treated. so you to step back and ask, you know, are we hurting people overall? on a global level? what are we doing sometimes? and of course now we have the institute reinforcing 30% of everything we do may not be necessary in health care? when we step back, 30% of all the medications we prescribe, the test we order, the procedures? in is something, i think, which is for the first time really being called out as a problem. >> dysfunction in the u.s. health care industry. dr. marty on what hospitals won't tell you the latest is "unaccountable" saturday night at 10:00 eastern on c-span2. >>> in the address to his nation, following days of anti-government protests and violence, egyptian president mohammad mo

our first guest is josh boak of "the fiscal times," then we have a roundtable. "washington journal" is live every day on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> the supreme court will look at what was passed in 2008 by a majority of 6-3, i believe, and they're going to say that is precedent. >> and what is -- and indiana had a voter i.d. >> we talk about fact. they decided on the indiana case, it was constitutional for them to establish i.d. they did not say that all of those states -- >> correct. they talked about indiana. let me finish though, because you misrepresented what i said. >> no, you're misrepresenting -- >> hold on, hold on, hold on. >> this is the law of the land. >> and when i hear these accusations that black people, voter i.d. laws, you know, disproportionately affect minorities -- it implies to me that somehow we have something missing in our brain, we're lesser. to me, if white americans can get i.d.'s to vote and go through all the processes to follow the laws, what are you telling black people? that somehow they're not good enough? they're lesser th

or first guest is josh boak. "washington journal" is live every day on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> the chiefs of staff had to make the plan for the invasion of japan without considering the atomic bomb. it was estimated that it would cost $750,000. 500,000 would be maimed for life. >> i choose to honor both the sacrifice of american servicemen find their way through the pacific and a little girl who died as a result of an atomic bombing. it is unimaginable what that must of been like to be close to that center were that fireball originated. >> follow the journey to hiroshima sunday on american history tv. that is the 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> at a hearing on the so-called fiscal cliff, economists agree the problem has to be resolved immediately to avoid pushing the country into recession. they disagreed on how to raise the needed revenue. center bob casey chairs this joint economic committee hearing. it is an hour and 45 minutes. >> the committee will come to order. we want to thank everyone for being here today. i did not have a chance to personally greet our witnesses, bu

host: we're talking with josh boak of the fiscal times.re opening the lines to you this morning. the republican line is open, the democratic line is open, the independent line is open. give us a call. we have a special line this morning for those receiving unemployment insurance. we want to hear about your thoughts and experiences. 202-585-3883. those lines are open for questions about unemployment insurance. take us through some of the options you are hearing about this program and altering it in this fiscal cliff discussions. guest: there needs to be broader reform. the overarching issue is this -- people who stay on unemployment longer tend to have more difficulty landing a job. there is a weird paradox in which to extend the benefits, and you should probably extend the benefits because of the economic aide that insures additional growth, but it does not necessarily put people back into the workforce. a lot of employers say they do not see potential workers with the skills that are needed. so we have more than 40 job- training programs

. >> host: we're talking with josh boak of the fiscal times. i appreciate the thought of the unemployment insurance. >> we have dedicated a web page for video of a grievance discovered about the so-called siskel class. we also have a life twitter stream of comments from the viewers and reporters and the resources area with related documents and links. find it all on c-span.org/fiscalcliff. >> more now from the u.s. chamber of commerce looking at the fiscal challenges facing the nation. former comptroller general david walker and former congressional budget office director rudy gives the input over the negotiations on the so-called fisca fliff. it's just over an hour. this amendment and a few introductory remarks while they are picking you up. today we are going to talk about three issues very briefly. one is the fiscal cliff, number two is the debt ceiling and number three is the so-called big deal that has to be done on the debt and deficit. unfortunately, those issues convoluted especially in this town. they are distinct. the impact each othe