: and i'm susie gharib. this is "nightly business report" for friday, october 2. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. the job market news today-- not good. the unemployment rate is now at 9.8% after american businesses cut 263,000 jobs in september, more than economists expected. when you do the math on layoffs, more than seven million people have lost their jobs since the recession began in december 2007. today's gloomy report raises fresh concerns about the outlook for consumer spending and the economic recovery. scott gurvey reports. >> reporter: there is no sugar coating the september employment report. job losses were greater than expected, greater than in august, and the unemployment rate is now greater than it has been since 1983. payrolls declined in construction, in manufacturing, in government, and in retail, where consumer buy

. >> susie: a de dissolved. pens pulls the plug on its deal to buy saturnso general motorsays it will shutter saturn for good. >> paul: it's a thirquarter to rememb. sam stovall jos us as wall stre wraps one of its best quarters in years. he'she chief investment strategist at standard and poor's. >> susie: then, dot-com and beyond. the number of possible w addresses will sn explode. we talto the man in charge of keeping tabs on where u can surf in cyrspace >> paul: i'm paul kang. >>usie: and i'm susie gharib. this is "nightly biness report" fowednesday, september 30. "night business report" is made possible by: this program was made ssible by conibutions to your pbs station fromiewers like you. thank you. 7//& >> susie: go evening everyone. ken lewis is stepping down a c.e.o. of bank oamerica. in surprise announcement late day lewis told the board of thbanking giant he'll be retire at the end of theear. he's leaving after a tenure maed and marred by the bank's puhase of merrill lynch january 1. lewis and b.o.a.

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>> paul: susie, the upside f comcas bigger ownership of the t.v. shows a movies it distribus cable subscribers. both companies we among today's most actives. we'll see them as we take look at our stocks in the new tonight. and ose are the stocks tonight. >> susieben bernanke's comments today on the bs picture are oubling for the nation's 15 million unemoyed. for many of themthe loss of a b isn't just tough on the pocketbook, it tough on the soul. me wind up at the nation's networof federally-funded one- stop careecenters, looking for wo and in some cases hope. d as jeff yastine reports, they don't alwayfind it. >> reporter: this is one pce thatlmost never lacks for customers. every moing at 8:00 a.m., ere's a line of people waiti toet in. theye here checking online job dabases, and hoping to find mething-- anything-- that wi start earning them a regul paycheck aga. in south florida, this federallfunded, one-stop career center is called "workforce one." the same feder program has different names in differe states: "workfce new york," "micgan works."

i could go susie green on you. susie green is all gut response.ay something to her, she responds. she's got her rules that she lives by. and she doesn't think about anything. and she eem totally secure in herself. she's totally secure that everything she thinks and says is absolutely correct. which is why she could dress that way. >> she does do a very boca routine. >> like brighton beach. the russian ladies in brighton beach she dresses. because she's so secure that her taste is impeccable. she thinks cheryl has horrible taste. >>> and cheryl -- >> dresses beautifully, exactly. it's the complete security in herself. >> who did you base her on? >> a myriad -- you. no, i'm kidding. a combination of people. but i basically just made her up. i kind of made her up. i always thought, when you were growing up and there were those girls who were so secure, and i was so insecure. you know? i kind of based her on those girls that were just completely sure of themselves and secure. >> but they were stupid. >> she's not the brightest. susie green is no intel

"what would susie say." that's her new book. one of my best friends, susie essman. one of my best friends. >> i know i have to say that, too, one otherwise they call. you know we say best friend in the business. >> that's right. in the business, exactly. >> my friend lisa called me and said i said you were my best friend in the book. >> you know what? too bad, lisa. >> exactly. >> so, you know i was reading in the book about the comedy days that we went through together in the '80s. you actually used this term, it was quite a romantic time. i don't see it that way. i saw it as a very, very trying time. >> well it was both. it was both. there was a romance to it. it was hot in those days, in the '80s. people were lined up around the block. there was a buzz. in every comedy club and we'd work until 4:00 in the morning then went to the diner. there was a romance to it. >> then chris rock would go on stage. >> he was scared when we were in the audience. >> chris rock was scared of us because he would do like date rape jokes. >> something like that. didn't he one time do

watch susie. >> i think he's been handling it brilliantly. it's not such a big deal. he's not like somebody that has been like the arbiter of morality, he's a comedian. he's not out there telling people how to behave. he's not a senator or priest or a minister, he's a comedian. >> i'm hearing that from a lot of people, i totally understand what she's saying, he's not a senator or priest. but pat, he's still at the end of the day a boss having sex with staff members. >> he's also talked a lot about sarah palin's children. hypocrisy at the end of the day. he's another sleazy guy with power that yood used it to have sex with women. there's a lot of frat guys out there going, go dave. let me tell you who i'm really mad at. i'm mad at the women in the workplace, these young vulnerable women who still need their validation by the big powerful boss. oh, david letterman thinks i'm hot. what about these young women who didn't seem to care he was in a relationship. who didn't seem to care they themselves were involved in relationships. they are using the workplace to do inappro

tonight susie, the verbally abusive wife on "curb your enthusiasm." susie and her husband had a long distance relationship bfr they tied the not. >> i hate when i miss him, but i love when i miss him. >> and she is a new step mom to her husband's four children. this is "showbiz" on hln. >>> did you see this? marge simpson on the cover of playboy magazine. she has a three-page pictorial inside. this celebrates the 25th anniversary of the simpson. one of my favorite shows. by the way, homer, you are one lucky dude. >>> and tori is so stressed out about her ongoing feud that she is not eating and exercising like a demon every day. she collapsed after an angry showdown with her husband over his ex-wife's tell-all book. we get answers straight from the source, tori slamming star magazine and reveals her real weight. >> right now, d.j. am's life lesson. he died from a prescriptionover dose of drugs. mtv is airing the documentary, showing him helping young addicts get clean. the raw honesty that he shared with eight people trying to kick drugs. >> can i see

susie: what a load of crap ! brad: really, you didn't steal the tv ? you stole a typewriter.typewriter. you can't even find ink for a typewriter anymore. chuck: he stole dirty jugs... not the good kind. i'm talking, real dirty jugs. loni: jugs ? like, who wants that ? brad: you know, i have an apartment full of garbage. why don't you come "rob" me ? narrator: the 22-year-old thief is taken off to jail, where he may end up in a yard sale of his own-- bryan: "i'm gonna commit "grand larceny, "and then i'm gonna have myself "a yard sale, and i'm gonna sell "all the stuff "and make, like, 18 bucks. who says crime doesn't pay ?" officer: watch your head. brad: dude, there's ( bleep ) all over your front yard. you did it-- at least be proud. be that dumb-ass who's like, "whoo, i'm on tv !" narrator: coming up, 19 laughable lawbreakers down... only one dumb criminal remains at large. mock commentator: fill the bag up with the money ! narrator: find out what crooked character takes the top spot... when the smoking gun presents: the world's dumbest criminals returns. walmart checks ot

watch susie. >> i think he's been handling it brilliantly. it's not such a big deal. he's not like somebody that has been like the arbiter of morality, he's a comedian. he's not out there telling people how to behave. he's not a senator or priest or a minister, he's a comedian. >> i'm hearing that from a lot of people, i totally understand what she's saying, he's not a senator or priest. but pat, he's still at the end of the day a boss having sex with staff members. >> he's also talked a lot about sarah palin's children. hypocrisy at the end of the day. he's another sleazy guy with power that yood used it to have sex with women. there's a lot of frat guys out there going, go dave. let me tell you who i'm really mad at. i'm mad at the women in the workplace, these young vulnerable women who still need their validation by the big powerful boss. oh, david letterman thinks i'm hot. what about these young women who didn't seem to care he was in a relationship. who didn't seem to care they themselves were involved in relationships. they are using the workplace to do inappro

and one of my favorite stars, "curb your enthusiasm" star, susy esman, told us she thought he handled it perfectly. >> i think he's been handling it brilliant it. it's not such a big deal. he's not like somebody that has been the arbitrator of morality. he's a comedian. he's not a senator or a priest or a minister. he's a comedian. >> okay. i'm hearing that from a lot of people. i totally understand what she's saying. letterman's not a senator or a priest. but, pat, he's still at the end of the day the boss having sex with staff members. is that ever appropriate? >> and the same guy who's made a lot of noise about sarah palin's children, okay, so let's talk a little bit about hypocrisy. but here's the deal, a.j. yes, it's a free world. he's another sleazy guy with power who used that power to have sex with a lot of young women. there's a lot of frat-type guys out there going, whoo-hoo, yeah, go dave. but let me tell you who i'm really mad at here. i'm mad at the women in the workplace, these young, vulnerable women who still need their validation by the big powerful boss. oh, david le

. >> the book can called, "what would susie say" and she knows everything. >>> up next, president obama with the fringe right. stick around. >>> the biggest news in politics this week has been the obama administration's attack on fox news. earlier this week i got a chance to ask jeanine garofalo about that very thing. do you think it's a good idea? >> i don't think that he's picking a fight. and i wouldn't characterize that as blasting. he seemed very reserved there. but i think fox news in general has always been unkind to any democrat, whether they be in the white house or outside of it. i would agree with that. i don't see the value in fox news and going on fox news for those people. it's a very -- >> you don't see the value? >> no, i don't see the value. there's no reason for somebody who has something substantive to talk about to go talk to hannity or go talk to bill o'reilly or fox and friends or really any of their very obvious propaganda machine. having said that most main stream news entities are wanting. most main stream news entities are sub par, and tell versions of stories.

. >> the book can called, "what would susie say" and she knows everything. >>> up next, president obamafight with the fringe right. stick around. >>> the biggest news in politics this week has been the obama administration's attack on fox news. earlier this week i got a chance to ask jeanine garofalo about that very thing. do you think it's a good idea? >> i don't think that he's picking a fight. and i wouldn't characterize that as blasting. he seemed very reserved there. but i think fox news in general has always been unkind to any democrat, whether they be in the white house or outside of it. i would agree with that. i don't see the value in fox news and going on fox news for those people. it's a very -- >> you don't see the value? >> no, i don't see the value. there's no reason for somebody who has something substantive to talk about to go talk to hannity or go talk to bill o'reilly or fox and friends or really any of their very obvious propaganda machine. having said that most main stream news entities are wanting. most main stream news entities are sub par, and tell versions of sto

. >> how did susie essman get her job? joy behar last night. >> he was casting the part of jeff's wife who he wanted to have a certain facility with language. and he saw me on "the roast" and he called me up and gave me the part. but the interesting thing about that is, i almost wasn't on "the roast" because comedy tsh friars club which i had made my bones at the friars club with all the events -- >> it's not easy because you're dealing with very heavy-duty comics over there and they don't really love women. >> legends. >> legendary. of course, they're all drooling but -- >> they were still legends. >> catch "the joy behar show" 9:00 p.m. eastern time right here on hln. >>> the worst turned out to be true. investigators confirmed it. a body found in a landfill in georgia is that of this child right here, 7-year-old somer thompson. investigators made a positive id through her clothes and a distinctive birthmark on her lower body. the sheriff in clay county florida, said if they hadn't found her body as quickly as they did,