sending controversial cluster munitions to ukraine. what that could mean for the war. also today, extreme weather. millions are at risk of record-breaking temperatures and severe storms as well. and then in washington, new fallout from the discovery of a bag of cocaine at the west wing of the white house. what congress is now demanding. and a medical breakthrough, the fda gives full approval for a new alzheimer s drug, but it comes with a serious warning about potentially deadly side effects. we begin this hour, everybody, with another sign, the economy may in fact be cooling. the government reported that employers added just 209,000 jobs last month. below the 240,000 the economists had expected. and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.6%. when you break it down by race, black unemployment rose by .4%. and hispanic unemployment rose by .3%. the president reacting to the news in a statement saying in part this, we are seeing stable and steady growth. that s bidenomics,
killed and others were injured in a drone strike near the border of syria. we ll go through the details of the attack and show you how the president is responding. plus, donald trump is now on the hook for a massive payout to e. jean carroll after a jury awarded the writer $83 million in defamation damages. we ll get expert legal analysis on that as well as the looming case that can further impact trump s bank account. and a stunning second half comeback sends the san francisco 49ers to the super bowl, setting up a rematch of the 2020 big game with the kansas city chiefs. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, january 29th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we ve got a lot to get to. we ll begin this morning with developing news out of the middle east and the deaths of three u.s. servicemembers in nort jordan. it happened yesterday at a logistics support base near jordan s border with syria. a drone packed with e
his body appeared to be concealed. a robber is not gonna take the time to cover the body. it s personal. there may be some tenants who had bad blood. somebody put behind bars. had it out for him. several doors were padlocked. it seemed like it was forever, but maybe a ten second silence in the courtroom. he was an fbi agent? he dealt with many criminals. he could take care of himself? at least he thought so. hello, and welcome to dateline. when special agent scott retired from the fbi, it seemed like he had left the crime and violence behind him. then he was beaten to death outside of his own home. it was a puzzling mystery making police wonder had someone from the past resurfaced for revenge or was the killer much closer to home. here is josh mankiewicz with the house! a young man walks towards his house in the middle of the evening. he is wearing a gopro camera and to do that. now if it sounds strange for someone to start recording a video of the
menendez. a new hour, a new attack on the doj by president trump. as we have threats by plus, the freedom caucus rose to house representative marjorie taylor greene. what is one of the jia pays loudest provocateurs not on this one? i will ask robert garcia. and the president will soon leave for the it is summit after announcing new weapons will be sent to ukraine. russia is not happy about it. william taylor explains why. and later, for millions living with alzheimer s, there is a prominent new middle k shin with unprecedented fda approval. this is american voice we begin this hour with donald trump s baseless attacks on the department of justice. his choice of words, erodes public trust in our institutions, especially with his gop to this afternoon, trump railed against the criminal investigation into his handling of classified information and a new social media post. without evidence, as always, trump again claimed the fbi illegally targeted him and the doj is,
a stark difference from antony blinken. she s back at her hotel and followed a dinner with the chinese central bank. this is the most busy day that the secretary had in beijing today which culminated with china s new vice-premier. it was supposed to last for three hours and went more than five hours. in the opening remarks, the secretary pointed to a record number of bilateral trade for the reason for not decoupling and added this. i also believe that the united states and china should seek a relationship of healthy economic competition that is not winner take all, but with a fair set of rules would benefit both. and the trade deficit heavily favors china. the readout from the secretary says that she raised concerns and it was a candid, constructed and comprehensive meeting. the new vice-premier took appointed approach in the beginning of the meeting and even mentioning quotes some airships happened causing difficulty in the relationship. authorized by president xi jinp