caribbean, forecasters warning it could become a serious hurricane. we ll show you exactly where it s headed. and president biden takes aim at the republican midterm election and focuses on the abortion fights right. can he turn it into a winning strategy, and can he capitalize on recent political wins. plus, international outrage. rub has been accused of holding a sham referendum, attempting to annex parts of ukraine as the u.s. is threatening horrendous war crimes. we re going to take you to the front lines. welcome to the weekend. saturday, september 24th. we re grateful that you are starting it with us. good morning, amara. good morning to you, boris. it is dark, and it is early, but it is very nice to be with you. this morning we re watching two major storms. first to hurricane fiona, which is now a post-tropical cyclone making its way to canada. damaging winds and heavy rain are pounding the region. in nova scotia, more than 300,000 customers are without power
fine, despite persistent fears of a recession. the u.s. government released the latest jobs report this morning. and it far exceeded what economists expected. it showed the economy adding 528,000 jobs in july. that s more than double the number analysts expected. on employment, falling to 3.5%. and these numbers present a new complication for the federal reserve, which has been hoping to cool the jobs market, in an effort to bring down inflation. at the same time, senate democrats now poised to pass a massive bill that could impact everything from the price of prescription drugs to the fight against climate change. we re going to have more on that in just a moment. we start first with the strong jobs report and cnn s matt egan is live with us in new york, cnn s john harwood is live at the white house. matt, we ll start with you. break down the numbers for us, tell us what these numbers are showing. jessica, this is a hot jobs market that just defied all expectations but get
jackson. always great to see you on a saturday morning and get your expe expertise. it s not the second time we ve seen this with alex jones. he has had words about the judge, talks about these cases on his show. how does it impact him? i think in a very negative way. good morning, boris. let s not be surprised. he failed to participate, failed to turn over relevant information of the other side, failed to follow judicial instructions, failed to really be a part of the process or otherwise engage. as a result of that is correct it led to three dpee fault judgments in three separate cases, one in texas and the one we re seeing here. what it means also is in the event you don t participatele, you lose by default. he s been determined to be
you have to take all the pieces together, but how does it really what does it mean for the conversation moving forward? well, so, i have always thought that when economists talk about recession, they speak in terms that are very technical. a technical recession is something we have already seen. two quarters of negative gdp growth. but the jobs market is different than gdp growth. it is different than food and fuel inflation, it is different than the price of housing. all of these things go into how the average consumer is feeling. and, you know, you can see in consumer sentiment reports that people feel really good about their prospects in the job market. but they feel really concerned about inflation. and the administration and the fed are trying to walk the line of dealing with all of those things, without creating a major crash in the economy. and it is a tight rope. let me tell you. yeah. it is a big job. rana, thanks so much for your expe expertise. we appreciate it. and
malcolm davis in canberra, always good to have your expe expertise. thank you so much. thank you. all right. coming up here on cnn newsroom, not everyone in russia is on board with the invasion, and some even going to jail after protesting on the streets of moscow. also, residents in ukraine turn a subway station into a bomb shelter. how they re holding up. all of that still to come. i ve been everywhere, man. crossed the desert s bare, man. i ve breathed the mountain air, man. of travel i ve had my share, man. i ve been everywhere. i ve been to: pittsburgh, parkersburg, gravelbourg, colorado, ellensburg, cedar city, dodge city, what a pity. i ve been everywhere, man. i ve been everywhere, man. i ve been everywhere. never be afraid of your strength. because your body is cable of amazing things