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