we re almost at 10 million jobs, almost at 10 million jobs since i took office. that s the fastest job growth in history. today there are more people working in america than before the pandemic began. in fact, there are more people working in america than at any point in american history. cnn business correspondent rahel solomon joins me now. put this into context. what do these numbers actually mean? not only did these numbers surprise to the upside, but it was broad based across the economy. when you look at the report line after line, industry after industry saw positive job growth. leisure and hospitality the strongest with 96,000 added for the month of july. professional services, health care, government, all adding jobs. we know wages increased about 5.2% over the last year and wage gains are something the fed is going to be watching closely as it tries to fight inflation. more on that in just a moment. as you pointed out, the unemployment rate now ticking lower to
polantz at the federal court in washington. and this is cnn hello, and welcome to allow viewers watching from the united states and around the world. i m anna coren. we begin with relentless severe storms that continue to threaten millions across the us. this memorial day weekend. especially hard hit overnight texas and oklahoma well, this is what s left of a gas station in valley view, texas, north of dallas and it s just one of several reports of major damage in the area officials in denton county, texas. so they are responding to reports of multiple victims and people trapped it s unclear how many people are injured. there are also reports of overturned 18 damaged homes and downed power lines. meanwhile rescue and damage assessments are underway in cook county, just north of denton after a possible tornado saturday night. and in oklahoma, beliefs say the town of clear more is shut down and to avoid the area, will their two reports of extensive damage to homes, as w
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china that has been seen in the past as a red line that china and taiwan were not supposed to cross. so a serious escalation here and we re learning that the u.s. reiterated to the chinese ambassador that this is not unprecedented. the visit by pelosi was not unprecedented and the u.s. one china policy really has not changed here. but what is unprecedented is the level of military provocations that we have seen from china. so the u.s. seeking to make clear here that nothing has changed on their end, but the same time they will not be deterred from operating in the western pacific as they have been for many decades. all right, natasha bertrand, thank you for that update. we appreciate it. and new this morning, russia now says it is ready to discuss a prisoner swap with the u.s. in private. it is now 24 hours since russian court sentenced wnba star brittney griner to nine years in prison for a drug offense. cnn s kylie atwood is live at the state department.