wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello, and a warm welcome to the show. you know, it may never have been a more challenging time for companies. and while rising costs and interest rates certainly dominate the headlines, companies themselves say that being able to employ enough of the rightly skilled people is one of the biggest problems they face. in particular, they need more people with technical and communication skills. you know, in america, the unemployment rate is atjust under 4%, and almost 70% of companies say they have trouble recruiting all the staff they need. that s11i% more than two years ago. in europe, they re calling 2023 the so called year of skills, because more than three quarters of companies, they report difficulties finding workers with the right skill set. and a quarter of small and medium sized companies say that that is their biggest problem. here in the uk, it s a similar picture to america. unemployment is hovering
refusing to leave the coffee shop. the regional director who was overseeing that store says she was fired in the aftermath just because she was white. and a jury agreed with her. awarding her more than $25 million for the ordeal. i m john roberts in washington, that s the way we start off a friday eve. sandra: a big development. great to be with you, john. this is america reports. shannon phillips oversaw several areas for starbucks, including philadelphia at the time of that 2018 incident. the two men were handcuffed and escorted out of that store after they declined to leave because they were waiting on a business associate. phillips was not at the store at the time but claims starbucks used her as a scapegoat to prove it was taking action in response to the controversy. the company says phillips was fired because she demonstrated an absence of leadership during the crisis. a new jersey jury sided with phillips, awarding her $25 million in punitive damages and $600,
rule of law. of our southern border. do you agree with that? [crickets] totally consistent with jump of intees cease animal. it did escape from a chinese lab in wo wuhan. an accident followed by a cover-up. congressional baseball game brings together republicans, democrats and fans of all gladges studio b deep into left field and bounce into the bullpen. republicans took 15-6. ainsley: straight to a fox news alert. marine veteran daniel penny indicted on a second degree manslaughter charge connected to jordan neely s death on a new york city subway train. he said he acted in self-defense and protect those around him after neely said he was going to kill him. steve: ashley strohmier joins us here in studio m with the latest ashley. the indictment is under seal right now. the manhattan d.a. is expected to formally announce 24-year-old daniel penny s indictment later this morning. new york city mayor eric adams confirming in a statement to the associated