We haven’t had these jobless claims since 1969

Congress continues to debate over the payroll tax cut and jobless benefits. Here's how one unemployed person is already being affected.
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Jobless claims drop to an almost-50-year low. Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro agrees to let foreign aid into the country. Plus, the Economist magazine's statistical model to predicts the likely winner of the PGA Masters Tournament.
The team
David Brancaccio
Host
Victoria Craig
Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan
Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin
Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin
Producer
Brian Allison
Engineer
Meredith Garretson
Senior Producer
Erika Soderstrom
Producer
Rose Conlon
Producer
Alex Schroeder
Producer