global health emergency, but the declaration comes with a warning. on wall street, the dow jumps 400 points this morning with good news from the banking industry, and a jobs report that beat most expectations. overnight, a major twist in one of the bloodiest fights in ukraine, in a furious announcement posted online, the head of russia s wagner mercenary group threatens to pull his troops out of bakhmut next week. at the southern border, officials say more than 2,000 migrants a day are now apprehended, just in the rio grande valley area. we re live with new video of just how desperate the situation is for men, women and children as the secretary of homeland security visits the area. and now to breaking news, the world health organization making a major announcement about the status of the covid-19 pandemic. the director general says more than a year now the pandemic has been on a downward trend and that the emergency committee that has been analyzing the data recommen
conversations. two different takes on a controversial ruling out of texas, overturning fda approval of a drug used in medical abortions. we ll have much more about that and all the reaction to it just ahead. plus, local leaders in tennessee are working to reappoint two democratic lawmakers who were expelled from the state house there. and also ahead, former attorney general bill barr ranks the most pressing legal issues for donald trump and predicts another indictment is coming for the former president good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, april 10th i m alley i have day tally in for jonathan lemire. we begin with a string of gun violence over the holiday weekend including three mass shootings. it started in south carolina with a mass shooting at a beach during a high school graduation celebration. six were shot, including two teenagers. six were arrested on gun possession charges. in new orleans investigators are working to find a car who sp
jobs and the dignity and security that comes with a paycheck. former president trump awaiting a decision that could be coming soon about possible criminal charges as the manhattan district attorney appears close to wrapping up his investigation into the role of the a the alleged role of the former president in hush money payments to former adult film star. the apology from a mexican drug cartel for the murder of who americans who died in a case of mistaken identity in a kidnapping just over the border with texas. good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. the labor market is strong. the pace of hiring is slowing. 311,000 jobs added in february. higher than markets had expected. january s big jump was also revised downward. the unemployment rate rising to 3.6% amid persistent concerns about inflation. we created more than 12,000 jobs since i took office. nearly 8,000 manufacturing jobs. overall, we created more jobs in two years than any administration has created in
president biden s state of the union address. in the meantime, kick up your feet and watch the beat which starts right now. hi, ari. was that a lyric? you re rubbing off on me. i ll see you soon. have a good show. welcome to the beat s state of the union coverage. president biden now just hours away from delivering the annual trace. white house aides are touting that they say could be a positive and almost classy address, taking the high road. we know biden spent the weekend working on drafts at camp david, aides eyeing ways to tout what they see as job growth, navigating this post pandemic economy and laying the groundwork for an official campaign announcement. those are just some of the images we ve seen coming out of the white house operation. there s also the sense of security, extra fences going up at the capitol today. this is just two years after the violent insurrection. all three branches of government represented onsite. it is always a security challenge as
get rough, but the white house won t paint that bleak picture tonight. instead, the president is making a bet that many democrats before him have made. go high when they go low. think unity. a traditional victory lap touting his administrative wins over a tough two years. emphasizing that democrats and republicans can get things done together. it s what the country wants, a senior white house official told me. so where does he go from here? what bipartisan deal with the white house working on next and what will the white house do with the investigations and allegations that house republicans are throwing at him? we re going to ask the president s senior adviser that question in a moment. we ll also get the realistic outlook from capitol hill and what house republicans are willing to make a deal on. so joining me now is nbc news senior white house correspondent, kelly o donnell. nbc news capitol hill correspondent, ryan nobles, and washington post senior national political c