america reports on this friday. white house getting good news on the jobs market but will a massive spending plan send the economy into another tailspin, making an already bad inflation problem even worse? hello, everyone. i am sandra smith in new york. jon: i am jon scott info john roberts. the labor department says the u.s. added 528,000 jobs last month. the on employment rate also falling slightly to 3.5%. both numbers beating expectations. wages are still largely out of step with the rising inflation. now more than 200 economists, 230 to be exact, warning democrats their social spending bill will make high prices in this country even worse. jon: senior economic advisor jared bernstein joins us. first, congressional correspondent chad pergram has the latest on the spending bill. good afternoon. democrats say this bill will help with inflation. more than 200 economists warn congressional leaders that the u.s. is in a dangerous crossroads. they argue the bill incre
preserved ever since the gunman killed 14 students and 3 adults on valentine s day 2018. and in texas, we re on verdict watch. jurors are now deliberating in the defamation trial against conspiracy theorist alex jones. they re deciding how much money he should pay to the parents of a 6-year-old sandy hook victim for repeatedly pushing derange conspiracies that the murder of 20 first graders and six adults did not happen. the judge in the case denied jones s request for a mistrial after it was revealed his lawyer accidentally sent two years of cell phone records and text messages to the parents legal team. the parents lawyer says multiple law enforcement groups are now seeking those texts, including the january 6th committee. request from various federal agencies and law enforcement to provide that. absent a ruling from you saying you cannot do that, i intend to do so immediately following this. i believe there is absolutely nothing, nothing that he has done to fulfill h
sandra: china wrapping up pressure following nancy pelosi s visit to taiwan. beijing canceling and suspending talks with the u.s. on several issues including climate change and military relations. all this as beijing carries out another round of military exercises around the island. congressman mike gallagher will join us in just a moment but first we turned a senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot. what s the latest sign of china s anger over pelosi s visit to taiwan? a range of reactions. tough talk and more tough action. this on day two of its military exercises around taiwan. first let s recap the action. taiwan air force jets scrambled is chinese planes and warships crossed a median line separating china and taiwan. it s a key buffer zone. that was pounded by chinese artillery yesterday in addition