unemployment rate holding at 3.6%. bill: that might be a bit of welcome news after wall street s worse day in two years. the dow closing down more than 1,000 points. maria bartiromo is here. we re on the air live to you and good morning. hello, bill and dagen. bill: i was watching fox business last hour. size it up? is it getting better, worse, treading water do you think? well here is the deal, bill. this is a good report. there is no doubt about it. unfortunately it is not good enough to change a narrative which has been all about inflation. here are the details. 428,000 jobs created in the month of april. much better than the expectations. we were expecting 390,000. the problem is the wages. wages were up 5 1/2% for the month of april. initially markets saw that as a positive that goes back down from the month before. in the month of march wages were up 5.6%. however, when you look at the inflation that we re talking about, inflation is running at 8 1/2%. so just d
russia s bombardment of a steelworks in the besieged city of mariupol in the south east of the country has intensified, after more than 100 ukrainian civilians were able to flee and reach safety. the un says most are now in the city of zaporizhzhia. now on bbc news, last year, san francisco had twice as many deaths from drug overdoses as covid. for our world, james clayton meets rough sleepers, politicians, charities and the keepers of law and order, to tell the story of how one of america s most beloved cities is having a crisis of confidence. a warning this programme contains images some viewers may find distressing. san francisco is one of the richest cities in the world. but below its gleaming buildings lies a humanitarian disaster. can i ask what you re smoking, sir? fe nta nyl. is every day, on average, two people die from a drug overdose here. this a the mayor has declared a state of emergency. what s it like living here? er, lawless. the people in power clash on the s
to skyrocket while millions in poor countries begin to starve. when people go hungry, they get violent. the white house should be taking this seriously but it doesn t appear that they are. biden official samantha powers summed up their stance perfectly. quote: never let a crisis go to waste. their position is that of marie antoinette. let them eat cake but this time it s let them use cow patties. they see poor people starving as an opportunity for farmers to transition to green energy. watch. fertilizer shortages are real now because russia is a big exporter of fertilizer and even though fertilizer is not sanctioned. less fertilizer is coming out of russia. as a result, we are working with countries to think about natural solutions like manure and compost this may hasten transitions that would have been in the interest of farmers to make eventually anyway. so never let a crisis go to waste. will: dung and compost. six generation farmer. thank you for being on the program
country in crisis. inflation reaching 8.5%, highest in a generation. and that read on consumer prices is reading double digits in some parts of the country. accelerating fears of the r word, recession. hello, and the voice you heard is mr. bill hemmer. good afternoon. our offices are right next to each other, so now we are sitting next to each other, so i always have a track on you and what you are doing. sandra: no secrets here. bill: good to have you along with us. america reports. americans don t agree on much, but inflation is the exception. a new poll shows a whopping 94% of americans are either concerned or upset about the rising prices on just about everything. sandra: everybody is feeling it. the same poll shows nearly 70% of americans disapprove of president biden s handling of this tough situation. high gas prices, skyrocketing food costs, and unreliable supply chain are threatening to sink democrats in november. midterm elections, quickly approaching. f
rolling thunder. it comes two months after truckers protesting against covid restrictions occupied the city centre for several weeks. now on bbc news, our world fixing san francisco. a warning, this programme contains images some viewers may find distressing. san francisco is one of the richest cities in the world. but below its gleaming buildings lies a humanitarian disaster. can i ask what you re smoking, sir? fe nta nyl. every day on average, two people die from a drug overdose here. the mayor has declared a state of emergency. what s it like living here? uh, lawless. the people in power clash on the solution to the crisis. for me, it s really about tough love it s about being aggressive. doubling down on a failed war on drugs is never going to solve those problems. meanwhile, some worry that time is running out. my greatest fear is that he s going to die. so what will it take to clean up this city? my name is james clayton. i m the bbc s technology correspondent in si