welcome to cnn newsroom. and good to be with you. the last jobs report before election day topped economies east estimates 261,000 new jobs were added in october, a number president biden will likely tout when he speaks this hour. the commit remains the number one issue for voters this election and the white house is hoping to capitalize on this stronger report. democrats are facing headwinds with four days left before the polls close on november 8. and who controls congress will be determined. the latest count shows more than 34 million americans across 47 states have already cast their ballots. and let let s go to matt ega the new numbers. it was a pretty mixed report. the federal reserve is trying to cool off the jobs market to get inflation under control. but the jobs market is not exactly cooperating. there were some signs of cooling. you mentioned the unemployment rate goes up and the pay ral gr payroll growth was slowest since 2020. and wage gains have slowed
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friday. president biden wasting no time bragging about the august jobs report. even as americans still feel the squeeze of inflation. the president s show of optimism about the economy very different tone than he struck last night. i m john roberts in washington, hello again, sandra. sandra: and we have you there, john. good to be here ahead of the long weekend. president biden s speech in primetime, everyone is talking about it, it turned so political at times that critics say it was more like a campaign event. the president attacking supporters of former president trump accusing them of being a threat to the american way of life, and just moments ago, our own peter doocy pressed president biden himself after that speech on his divisive message. we ll play it out here, it s about a minute long. mr. president, do you consider all trump supporters to be a threat to the country? no, everyone, come on. come on, guys. i don t consider any trump supporter to be a threat to t