good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday, april 8th camera, walker. i m victor blackwell. thank you for being with us. i almost wore my easter pick today. early tomorrow. try for tomorrow. i had had a lavender for one of the days, but you know, we ll figure it out and the color s up for tomorrow. i promise. here s what we re watching two major, very different rulings on access to a medical abortion pill across the country. one judge halts availability of the drug another preserves access to it in some states will sort out the rulings and the coming legal challenges escalating tensions in the middle east. at least three people are dead in separate attacks. we are live in jerusalem with the very latest it s sad and pathetic to think. that our democracy. can be taken away from a voter. vice president kamala harris travels to tennessee after two democratic members are expelled for leading a gun protest on the house floor. their constituents now left wit
good morning, everyone and happy easter weekend. welcome to cnn this morning. it is saturday. april 8th camera walker. i m victor blackwell. it is good to spend a little time with you. let what every time i see you now, i just see you know, bunny ears and i mentioned i had bunny tail have no cocktail, but i was a mall easter bunny. and that s the thing. yeah you have this thing with you got it. bring the picture tomorrow. here s what we re watching today. conflicting rulings when it comes to access to a medical abortion pill. one judge halts availability of the drug another preserves access to it in some states were joined by doctor for more on what this means for women across the country. the latest jobs report shows economy is still trucking along, but we re seeing signs that things are cooling down what the numbers say about the fight to tame inflation. at least three people are dead following separate attacks in the middle east. we are live in jerusalem with the latest on
but cool leg. how can both things be true? well 236,000 jobs is close to some of the lowest job growth we ve seen in years. compare this, for example, to the 326,000 we added in february. and the 472,000. we added in january so cooler, but the figures from march are still very much within the pre pandemic range. the unemployment rate also continues to hover around the 50 year low and while the unemployment rate for black americans remains higher at 5% it s also the lowest it has ever been. markets were closed friday and observance of good friday. but this is the type of report that investors perhaps want to see. cooling job growth, but not drastically in a way that might forecast an imminent recession. next key inflation data on wednesday, april 12th when we received the consumer price index report, or cp, i victor camera well, thank you very much . joining us now to discuss cnn political commentator errol louis. he s also a political anchor, spectrum news and the host of the you decid
and cause of global financial crisis. cnn s were held. solomon has the latest on the u. s economy. victor aymara. good morning. new data shows that the u. s economy added 236,000 jobs in the month of march that was just a touch lighter than economists were expecting. the unemployment rate also dropped to 3.5% it s a sign that the u. s labor market is still robust, but cooling. how can both things be true? well, 236,000 jobs. is close to some of the lowest job growth we ve seen in years. compare this, for example, to the 326,000. we added in february and the 472,000 we added in january so cooler, but the figures from march are still very much within the pre pandemic range. the unemployment rate also continues to hover around the 50 year low and while the unemployment rate for black americans remains higher at 5% it s also the lowest it has ever been. markets were closed friday and observance of good friday. but this is the type of report that investors perhaps wanna see