happy good friday. i m bill hemmer. happy good friday to you. it s time to break out some colors, i decided, indeed. i m dana perino. this is america s newsroom. let s get you to the numbers. the united states added 236,000 jobs last month. that is the weakest growth since december of 2020. unemployment it ticked down to 3.5%. we re crunching the numbers. hello, steve. is this good? is this bad? what s it tell smart guys like you? what it tells you that things are beginning to slow. what is more important is what happened earlier this week, the report on manufacturing. report on surfaces, isns, purchase managers, a very good indicator of what s about to happen. manufacturing is in a serious decline. services, which have been a mainstay in terms of people being able to spend on services again after the lockdowns, that s beginning to show signs of weakening. people s savings are beginning to be run down. credit card debt is beginning to go up. the storm clouds are there
a harsh trump critic with a long and sordid history with the former president. watch what he said. that indictment landed like a dud. right? commentators across the spectrum are saying boy, there s not much here. raises all kinds of questions about the legal theory behind this case. they ll have a tough time facing motions to dismiss. unimpressive document. martha: so interesting, right? kellyanne conway and mark penn here. buff first, legal analysis from judge jeanine pirro, co host of the five. great to have you here today. a day into this, you look at it and go what is he doing? is there a method to this madness or is it just madness? a day into it, you wake up and said maybe i missed something. you look at the indictment again. you say no, he missed something. he would not, d.a. bragg, would not identify the second crime. why? why not illuminate what it is? why not prosecute it on its own? why hide it from the rest of us? what is he afraid of? when he s asked the
claudia cowens in sausalito, other side of the bay. claudia, good morning to you. good morning, bill. that s right, four days later, still no arrests or suspects identified in tuesday s tragic murder of tech executive bob lee, but as you mentioned we are now seeing that surveillance video showing how lee spent the final moments of his life, looking for help after being repeatedly stabbed in the chest. the daily mail website obtained this heartbreaking footage, showing lee staggering along the sidewalk, bleeding, trying to flag down a driver or a doorman to no avail. last night police chief bill scott says there have been good developments, reportedly a kitchen knife with a 4-inch blade was found in a nearby parking lot, but it s unclear if that was the murder weapon, and police have not released any details. this investigation is still in the early stages. because of this we are not commenting on evidence, nor will we speculate on the circumstances surrounding this
in a statement this morning, mayor breed expended confidence that when police make an arrest, our district attorney will do what is necessary to hold any individuals accountable. this comes after breed asked for help from the u.s. attorney saying the city s police form is understaffed and struggling to tackle the rampant drug dealing plaguing san francisco. now police are asking anyone with any information reach out to them. martha? martha: thanks very much, claudia cowan in sausalito. kevin mccarthy speaking alongside the president of taiwan just a short time ago. they just met with lawmakers from both parties at the reagan library in california. even after china warned that they would retaliate if this meeting took place. it s the belief in democracy and commitment to the ideas of
can tam contamination they re now trying to contain. texas hazmat is working the skaeng for a second day in the central region of the state where 12 freight cars derailed saturday, one car leaking we re told no one was hurt, the cause of the derailment under investigation. florida, terrifying moments for eight people trapped on a carnival ride in lehigh acres the ride got stuck and they were left dangling upside down and sideways. the last person rescued was up there for nearly two hours. they all made it down safely. investigators system a faulty hydraulic 3u6r7 is to blame. california, the marine mammal center in sausalito is very busy these days, many of these sea lion pups are suffering from malnourishment.