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first up, hold the wedding bells, a new census that says that marriage is at a 93-year low.'s happening is a lot of young people are saying it's not for us. i don't know what happened, joe, in their lives, what they're seeing, what they don't want to do, whether it's financial. it's been almost a century. >> you talking to me? are you talking to me. neil: i am indeed. >> i'm only one here. >> you talking to me about marriage, why people aren't getting married! alimony! lady, alimony! [ laughter ]. neil: that did it. >> look, there's no mercy! and the family court system. neil: why would women who are by and large the beneficiaries react the same way. >> i talk to a lot of professional women now. this is not a father's issue. neil: it's a stigma. >> no, it's the money earner, you go before a judge and go in there and the family court system of america are ruining the institution of marriage, it's just like that. the judges can't figure out the numbers, you know? you sit there for hours. at this point, neil, personally me, when i die, my funeral i'm going to be face down in th

. >>> more american homes are smoke free according to new census bureau study.number of homes rose from 43 percent to 1993 survey to 83 percent in 2010 to 2011 n.california into percent of homes are tonight says it's people telling friends to smoke doing the same at home. still, cdc is concerned about those remairng homes filled with smoke. >> evil crisis in west africa has accelerated to the testing of new drug and possible vaccine. a number of experts on the front-lines say the media solution more base he can. >>reporter: if the fight were a military battle health experts say is what missing is armor. >> there isn't basic gown glove there isn't even face barrier equipment. >>reporter: dr. give in is with ucf traveled to west africa saying the infrastructure of hospital and clinic inly beer a and protective but also look the facility to st isolate the number number of airports. >> they need to be about xraishs that could have been infebingtd. in 2011 abc 7 news crew profiled that country effort to rebuild health care system after beruit 10 year wa war. much of

country's economic recovery has been slow to reach the delaware valley, and it's now showi ining in new censusta. philadelphia posted the largest income drop among large metro areas outside the sun belt from 2010 to 2013. economists say it's because of an exodus of residents and continued collapse in mid-wage jobs. census data released today shows the media household income for the philadelphia area was slightly more than $60,000 in 2013. that's down from about $62,000 in 2010. there's one thing helping the area's economy. immigration. a spokesman for the brookings institution says in part the number of immigrants with college degrees is double those without high school diplomas. >>> just minutes remain until the deadline passes for someone to cash a winning lottery ticket and collect a million bucks. the winning ticket was sold a year ago. no one comes forward by 4:30 this afternoon, looking at my watch now, it's five minutes from now, the money vanishes. there's no word yet if the prize was claimed. we're really hoping someone comes forward. the $1 million ticket was sold in philadelphia at

according to brand new census department economic figures your money is the most important issue in americachological scar from hitting children. >> in the wake of an nfl star for being benched for hitting 4-year-old son a national debated on spanking is underway. we will give the latest polling. >> we made a mistake and we needed to get this right. >> and dennis miller on

new census data shows the top five wealthiest households in manhattan have seen their income rise 9% now make 88 times more than the poorest 20%. across new york city, more than 1 in 5 people are living in poverty. the news coincides with a report from the new york civil liberties union, which finds new york state is illegally failing to provide public defense services to poor people who can't afford attorneys when accused of crimes. in some areas, public defenders are carrying nearly three times the maximum recommended caseload. a new gallup poll finds public trust in the mainstream media has returned to an all-time low. just 40% of americans believe in the mass media's ability to report the news "fully, accurately, and fairly." since the poll began in 1997, trust has only dropped that low once before, in 2012. this year also saw a sharp rise in the number of americans who think the media is too far to the right. a new report describes how hundreds of high-ranking sheriffs and police from across the united states have trouble for counterterrorism training. since 2002, at least 300 t

. >>> there's disappointing new census data about our area. for one thing, it turns out workers here earn less than in other big cities. that data shows people philly without health insurance covers at about 10 pk. higher than boston and pittsburgh. about 14% live below the poverty level. more than nine other big cities. yearly household income is about $60,000, lower than baltimore, washington, d.c., and minneapolis. >>> let's talk about your health now. chester county treating its first case of a respiratory virus, quite frankly, hitting children hard. union ford chadsville school district says a child has the illness and is not back to school. comes one day after we learned new jersey also has its first case. that child was treated at a children's hospital in philadelphia along with three kids from pennsylvania. we're still a few days away from learning the results of a lab test of a suspected case in delaware. now, this particular strain is called the enterovirus d-68. it's uncommon in the united states. infants, children, and teenagers ar

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. >>> as we look forward to tomorrow's global citizen festival we've got some stark new census numbers at home. one in five american children live in poverty. that's one in five. and at time when inequality is rising and class mobility is falling chances are if you born at the bottom you're going to stay there. the problems can feel impossible to solve, but in fact we may be on the cusp of a major breakthrough in figuring out how to give kids born into poverty today the best shot at a prosperous future. and tin sights are coming from an unlikely place, mother rats. a signtist noticed that some mothers treated their babies better than others. and they were not just happier or more loved they were better at mazes and health yen and lived longer. now in a new book, authors argue that the rats are on to something here. the care, suddenling and soothing that human parents provide to a child have massive impact on a child's development. and it's less expensive and more effective in preventing poverty. on my web show i spoke with the authors about why early intervention is critical. >> kids w

new census numbers today show the number of vacant single-family homes rose last year 10.7% of all homes in the u.s. are empty. now, back in 2000, before the housing boom, that was closer to 7%. and on top of that, household formation was just 321,000 last year. that is much lower than the 1.2 million we should see based on population. all of that formation, by the way, is in rental households. now, the number of occupied single-family homes actually fell by 184,000. so you've got to ask the question, why do we need to build so many more new homes when so many people are going to be doing this, that is renting. we're talking about it online. realtycheck.cnbc.com. sue? >> thanks very much, diana. >>> well, the dow and the s&p both hitting record highs today after the fed said it's keeping interest rates low for a considerable time. are market conditions good for alibaba tomorrow? rich weiss from american century investments, art hogan is chief market strategist at wanderlich securities. rich, the market is up triple digits. i know you don't comment specifically on alibaba, but it does see

we are going to get new census numbers on that later today. do have is new insight into where more americans are moving and which cities are considered the most livable. who better than to ask than the moving companies? united van lines tallied the results of the busy summer moving season and found chicago, d.c., atlanta, boston and l.a. led the pack in the most popular moving destinations. interesting that d.c. also ranked the number one city people are leaving, but such is the nature of this town. granted, these are all big city markets. some millennials are looking for mid size to smaller cities with great quality of life. which are these? madison, wisconsin, rochester, minnesota, arlington, virginia, boulder, colorado and palo alto, california. they round out the top five. liveability.com which looked at 2,000 cities and their ameni amenities. they came up with the top 100 cities and we will have a link to that on the realty check soon. why is all of this important? because millennials will drive the future of the housing market. while they

host: census report am a new numbers on poverty in the united states. 2013 the census bureau says 45illion americans lived under the poverty line, which is 14.5% of the population. you canorical purposes, see other your spirit 2012, 15%. 47 million people. population in the y.vert 1959, 40 million people. of the american enterprise institute, when you see that number, 14.5% of the population and poverty, what is your reaction? discouraged and disappointed care we are worse than we were in 2007. and significantly worse than we were in 2000. we reached cut of a trough, and we have gone backwards since then. it is disappointing and we have to rethink what we are doing and examine how we got away from what we were doing that was successful in the late 1990's. olivia golden, center for law and social policy. last: we had a reduction year and we had a reduction in child poverty. so we roughly addressed that during the recession and got close to 2007, but that is not an acceptable level. five youngve one in adults beginning their careers, ages 18 to 24, and because we know a lot about the l

. >>> we got this new billionaire census out. how happy and rich are the billionaires?ss what, there are more ultra wealthy people than ever. who are they, john berman? and how did they get all that money. >>> all right. let's get an early start on "your money." european stocks high permanent u.s. stock futures barely moving. why? the federal reserve is meeting today. the fed chair janet yellen and her colleagues holding a two-day public meeting. they'll release a statement. they'll wait to see if she's changed any language, any verbiage on whether the fed is going to raise interest rates. the economy has been improving. even a slight hint in a time line change could be a big deal for markets. >>> brand new on cnn money, the world has 2300 people, a 7% jump from last year. who's your standard billionaire? well, he or she has to average 1 $1.3 billion. most didn't reach billionaire status until late 30s. berman, there's hope for you. most are male, there's a chance they have a degree. apple's 8 software will be available, it comes with key updates like messages, e-mails,

the rise for the first time since 2007. 2013 mi household incomes rose 2% from 2012 according to new census citizens are not seeing the same gains. 17% of residents statewide still live below the poverty level with a .4% drop from 2012. >> division race in detroit, from the "detroit free press" tigers lead in the al central cut to half a game after they lost to the twins 8-4. former cy young award winner david price, a star in tampa has a losing record for the tigers. he gave up five runs and eight higts in five and two-thirds innings. the royals took advantage of that loss gaining half a game with a 6-2 win over the white sox. >>> what does it took like, mike? the tigers obviously great pitching. should be set for pretty good run in september. >> they've had a tough time. cabrera has been hurt for a couple of months. david price has not performed with the tigers the way he performed with tampa bay. the tigers have to win the american league central because i don't think they will get the wild card, the second wild card because of their record. >> really? >> they have to win this division.

a be troubling new report from census bureau finding for the first time in 30 years more u.s.nesses are shutting down than starting up. what can we do to reverse that trend? our next guest is a co-founder of one of the most successful start ups, and that's paypal. he's author of a new book "zero to one" and founder of clarion capital. thank you so much for joining us. congratulations, your-+qç book continuing to plow through the best seller list on amazon.com and it's the number two most wished for book. congratulations on that. >> off to a great start. >> what about this idea more businesses are shutting down than starting up. what kind of support do small businesses need >> they need the government to get out of the way. i don't think we should be subsidizing businesses. when you start a business you're largely on your own getting it started but i think if there was less red tape, fewer rules, all sorts of complicated employment rules, workplace safety rules and they just certification rules. et cetera, et cetera. so i think this is what's really hurting small business in th

>> real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america % >> there is slightly good news coming out of a census report. no state had a decline in median household income between 2012 and 2013. however, only 14 states saw an increase. wyoming, alaska, utah, kentucky, michigan, california, ohio, texas and florida. the largest gain of 5% was in wyoming and alaska. the other states ranged from 1% to 3.3%. the american community survey includes house old income, poverty, and health insurance for u.s. states and metropolitan areas. for 2014. it expects household income to increase as the result of better job prospects and moderate inflation. but the firm said that income poverty and income inequality has a long way to go before we dig out of the financial hole that was created by the recession. for the past five months we've been documenting the lives of three families desperately digging out of that hole. as part of our series "america's middle class, rebuilding the dream." diane recently landed a new job as a school bus aid. despite a new job they decided rent out a room in their home. that didn't

. >>> new jersey has the fewest number of divorces in the nation, according to census dat data. >> thanks to legislation signed into law this week by governor christie, there are five ways in which alimony payments in new jersey will be different than in the past. first, how long an ex-spouse has to pay is not indefinite or to extend beyond retirement. instead, if you're married nine years, you pay nine years alimony for any number of years judges once focused on after divorce -- >> courts really have to take into consideration the fact that it is more expensive to run two households after a divorce. >> family law attorney amy goldstein helped draft the legislation, some 80% of her divorce cases involve alimony payments. cohabiting with a new partner will now be defined as an intimate relationship. it doesn't necessarily mean you have to live under the same roof to lose your monthly alimony check. >> under the new law, there's no reduction option. >> reporter: new jersey's new alimony laws might also affect you even if you're already divorced. job or income, or upon collecting retirement.

census era, we have added nearly 50,000 new residents since 2010. >> education is very important to us. we have talked about this a great deal. >> for many of those ladies, you will see those stem jobs and scholarships taking a front seat this year. >> what would you like to see a family?irl do in your >> think outside the voxel up in the past four years, i have gained over $43,000 for college. >> who is going to become miss america on the 14th? one of these ladies will. live in atlantic city. >> lots of sparkle in that room. to see any of tommy's story, just go to wjla.com. and if you have a story that you think tommy needs to know about, send him a tweet. now at 6:00, international outrage after the terror group isil apparently executes another american. what the pentagon is saying. a judge in missouri now deciding the fate of a former governor of. this woman was in your home? >> [indiscernible] keeper arrested, accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars in jewelry -- a housekeeper arrested, accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars in jewelry from them. 6:00,s is abc 7

google busses, ten dollar lattes and 3=thousand dollar a month studio apartments: today the census bureau released newumbers confirming what all the evidence indicates: san francisco is becoming a city where the haves are fast replacing the have nots. >> reporter:79=thousand six hundred dollars may sound like a lot of money. >> reporter:but if you made that much last year, you are only midway between san francisco's highest and lowest household income. >> reporter:new the census bureau stats shows the san francisco=oakland=hayward region is the second richest in the country behind washington d=c. >> reporter:san francisco had by far the biggest yearly increase of all the country's big metropolitan areas. >> reporter:but all that money is not trickling down: the city's poverty rate was virtually unchanged. at the same time, the federal reserve says america has never been richer. >> reporter:the net worth of all u=s household reached a record 81 and a half trillion dollars last quarter, that number went up by one point seven trillion dollars since april. >> reporter:most of that increase was due to risi

. >> new study could shed light on what apappears to be dwindling popularity of marriage. we reported censusng marriage rates are plummeted to near century low. a new pugh survey find money is one of the main reason the always about the benjamins. 30% of young singles say they haven't found the right person but 27% say it is financial instability that is stopping them from tying the knot. 22% are not just red did he to settle down. the study asks what millenials are looking for in a spouse. 70% of women say similar ideas on child racing are important and whopping 78% want a husband with a job. so smart, girls. with some young americans especially, men out of work, is the economy hurting the institution of marriage? what do you think, kirsten? >> i don't know because i feel like this has been a trend going on for a while. i don't know it is necessarily, i hear people are saying it is because of, they want them to have a job. but don't you feel like people are less interested in marriage than they used to be? >> women are in their careers. and the right marriage time and child bearing years, t

a six year study raises new issues about that theory, secure communities examine census data and localcrime records nationwide. they found that deporting nearly 300,000 undocumented immigrants had no impact on those crime rates. more than 288,000 convicted criminals were deported during that time. >>> our special report continues tomorrow. we'll me two people on the front lines of the immigration crisis. they helped families find their loved ones who started a journey to america and never finished. and on friday, join us for our special report, five days along the border, the impact of the flood of undocumented migrants what it's had on this country. and the search for a solution to the crisis, all coming up 8:00, 11:00 eastern. >>> james foley was first reported american journalist killed by the islamic state fighters. today his mother sent condolences to the parents of steven sotloff who was also beheaded by the group. >> we appeal to the international community to protect the remaining hostages throughout the world. i mean there are many innocent people held captive around the world

discussion on the latest census report on poverty which found 45 million americans continue to live a low the poverty line. from "washington journal," this is 50 minutes. report am a new numbers on poverty in the united states. 2013 the census bureau says 45 million americans lived under the poverty line, which is 14.5% of the population. you canorical purposes, see other your spirit 2012, 15%. 47 million people. population in the y.vert 1959, 40 million people. of the american enterprise institute, when you see that number, 14.5% of the population and poverty, what is your reaction? discouraged and disappointed care we are worse than we were in 2007. and significantly worse than we were in 2000. we reached cut of a trough, and we have gone backwards since then. it is disappointing and we have to rethink what we are doing and examine how we got away from what we were doing that was successful in the late 1990's. olivia golden, center for law and social policy. last: we had a reduction year and we had a reduction in child poverty. so we roughly addressed that during the recession and got close to 2007, but that is not an acceptable level. five youngve one in adults beg

this week the census bureau , we are new numbers starting this number with the -- this morning with auestion about your income, including questions about how you have been affected. call has grown, you can -- call following numbers -- host: on october 3 we will beginning more detail on the report, but this morning we will be hearing from a finance and markets editor at the publication produced by the atlantic. good morning, matt. thanks for having me. host: what did the senses report this week and what it say about this data the economy? came out withnses their once per year update on median household incomes. this is basically the best ballpark measure we have for how typical american family is doing. right at the middle of the income distribution. the story is in great. it was basically flat between around $50,000. a percent below what we saw before the recession hit. $57,000 with the median peaked in 1999. is holding back american income? why have we not seen a more robust increase in earnings when we have been in recovery for five years now? it seems to be a these aren of things a

. >>> there was good news also about the nation's poverty rate, it declined for the first time in almost ten years. the census bureau reported the poverty rate for children went down, but household median fiscal fell at just under $52,000. >>> and more from calpers, the nation's largest pension fund which stands for a retirement system, will pull out $4 billion in investments over the next year after saying that hedge funds charge too much in fees and are too complicated. joining me now is amy resnick, executive editor at investmentec magazine. this was really a shocker for a lot of people to hear that calpers, which is considered sort of like a bellweather for the pension fund, is dropping out. do you believe it will affect other institution managers? >> i think any time a big corporation like them make a change, the sudden change was a big price yesterday. but i think their decision will make everybody think about what they're doing and maybe go back and reconsider or review their own internal allegations. >> the big complaint was that these hedge funds were too expensive and complicated and didn't get the

the new numbers show you from the census bureau, 2012 is probably the last numbers they have. a somebody who runs wonderful web sifmente he's sort of a geek who does this for fun and i stole his slide because it's so cool. but you see the top line is the dark line, that's the top people in the top fifth percentile. see how their income has grown and the people in the bottom 20% or bottom 40% over time their income hasn't increased in real dollars at all really. that's what this is supposed to show you. here i plotted numbers out of that publication and you can see 13% of american households had and 17 n $15,000 income $2100. $15,000 and 49% have an income of less than $r50,000 and you are supposed to take $23,000 out of that for healthcare. how does that compute? here you have black households and they are the number more dire. 2/3 have an income of less than $50,000 yet their healthcare would cost the same. same bodies, same stuff goes wrong. so luckily for people in the higher income strata, myself included, most americans don't even know this and i hope this isn't on c-span

census bureau has been releasing a lot of new data this week on income, poverty and economic growth.h of it, unfortunately, confirms again what many americans already know and deal with on a day to day basis: real incomes are not moving up appreciably. the country's median household income in 2013 was $51,939. up $180 from the year before, but still below where it was prior to the great recession. there was some good news. the official poverty rate fell slightly to 14.5%. and it was the largest drop in child poverty in a single year since the sixties. the growth in family household incomes was also better than for households with singles or roommates. sheldon danziger is the president of the russell sage foundation which closely studies these issues. sheldon danzinger, welcome to the "newshour." let me start by asking you, as we said, some good news along with the bad news. why don't you explain the good news first. >> well, the good news is that the economy is recovering slowly. as you mentioned, poverty has declined somewhat. there is an increase in the number of people working ful

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the new numbers show you from the census bureau, 2012 is probably the last numbers they have. and somebody who runs a wonderful web sifmente he's sort of a geek who does this for fun and i stole his slide because it's so cool. but you see the top line is the dark line, that's the top people in the top fifth percentile. see how their income has grown and the people in the bottom 20% or bottom 40% over time their income hasn't increased in real dollars at all really. that's what this is supposed to show you. here i plotted numbers out of that publication and you can see 13% of american households had less than $15,000 income and 17 between $15,000 and $2100. 49% have an income of less than $r50,000 and you are supposed to take $23,000 out of that for healthcare. how does that compute? here you have black households and they are the number more dire. 2/3 have an income of less than $50,000 yet their healthcare would cost the same. same bodies, same stuff goes wrong. so, luckily for people in the higher income strata, most americans don't even know this. i should not have said thi