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also breaking this morning, signs that the labor market, which has been stunningly strong for so long is now cooling. fed watchers and wall street very warily awaiting these numbers. i ll talk to acting labor secretary julie su for her take on the numbers and the strength of the u.s. economy. and later, more heat for an already weather-weary nation. over a dozen dead nationwide from the high temperatures. i have asthma, so the air quality is really hard on my lungs, and then with the heat on top, it s like having a meltdown all in one. when could we get some relief from the brutal and record-breaking heat? let s begin with the war in ukraine and the breaking news. we ve now confirmed that the u.s. will send cluster munitions to ukraine. these are large bombs containing smaller explosives inside them which then disperse and can kill in record numbers. these weapons are so dangerous that more than 120 countries including many u.s. allies have agreed not to use them, but
agreement in a late night vote avoiding a disastrous default that would have crippled the economy. that bill now on its way to the president s desk, and we ll hear from him in a prime time speech planned for tonight. and later, donald trump reacting to the news that the special counsel has a recording of him talking about classified documents. two attorneys join us to talk about the legal peril that evidence could pose. and the gloves are off, trump and desantis going round for round trading blows. governor, how come you re not taking questions from voters? coming up to me talking to me, what are you talking about? are you blind? what? are you blind? he got very angry at the press. you re not allowed to get angry at the press. we re live in south carolina where the florida governor is campaigning this morning. let s get straight to those breaking economic numbers right now, the jobs report revealing a huge number for the month of may, 339,000 jobs added, the u
thousands more people are waking up to the news they will soon be out of a job. after google s parent company alphabet announced it is slashing a whooping 12,000 jobs worldwide. that s more than 6% of its workforce according to cnbc. it s one day after microsoft announced 10,000 layoffs. so what s driving these signature job cuts and what does it say about our economic climate? president biden marking the halfway point of his first term in the white house under a cloud of controversy. the president finally broke his days long silence about classified documents from his time as vice president found in his former office and home. i have no regrets. i m following what the lawyers have told me they want me to do. it s exactly what we re doing. there s no there-there. how will that response land with congressional republicans eager to launch investigations? plus, a look at the very first march for life happening in washington since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade
battleground states where early voting is already under way. plus, president biden heads to new york to tout his efforts to boost the u.s. economy. as a new report shows the u.s. gdp grew by 2.6 points. we ll break down what that means for the state of our economy. in washington, a source familiar with the deliberations tells nbc news that attorneys for former president donald trump have accepted a subpoena issued by the house january 6th committee. also this morning, the u.s. is out with new sanctions against iranian officials as security forces clash with crowds gathered in the hometown of mahsa amini. we ll bring you a live report from tehran. we begin this very busy hour with our top story there, just 12 days left until the midterms. at this time, over 13 million people have already cast their ballots in the election which determines the control of congress. and the temperature is rising in places like arizona where phoenix police are investigating a break-in at t