the job support job report out shattered expectations. employers added 329,000 jobs which is way more than the 190,000 that was expected. the jobs did tip up to more people entering the workforce looking for jobs. the federal reserve is looking to this report as to whether or not to raise more the interest rates. wow. this is more than was thought. you are looking at the big headlines of the big companies doing the layoffs, but small businesses can finally get their hands on workers and hire. and the hiring here is broad based and centered here. tech workers and hospitals and nursing homes and construction sites and everything but manufacturing, because there is a little bit of weakness in manufacturing, and it is showing strong hiring. it is showing the signs of resiliency in the signs of everyone taking the 39,000 jobs and new added, and christine, you pointed out new interesting numbers related to women. the workforce sales force of women 29-54, the biggest share of
the negotiations are done. the bill is written. now with just days until the united states runs out of money, president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy are rushing to sell the debt ceiling deal to their parties. an attack on ukraine s capital city hours after a nighttime assault. schoolchildren forced to run to shelter and cars dodge missile debris on busy city streets. on this memorial day, an emotional reunion as a group of vietnam veterans are reunited for the first time in decades. they recount the story of what bonds them, being prisoners of war being held captive in bamboo tiger cages. welcome to this special edition of the lead. i m bianna golodryga in for jake tapper. we start with the scramble in washington, d.c. to avoid an economic catastrophe, after house speaker kevin mccarthy and president biden struck a deal. republican and democratic leaders are waging a campaign to get as many members on board as possible. both facing revolts. as cnn s jeremy dia
is the crowded gop field playing right into the former president s hands? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight to the scramble to avoid a historic default on the u.s. debt. president biden and speaker mccarthy are both working the phones tonight as they try to rally support from skeptical lawmakers. cnn is covering the race to pass the agreement from every angle. the stakes right now for the american people and, indeed, the world economic situation are enormous. our correspondents are over at the white house and up on capitol hill. we re getting new details right now and a key democratic leader, congressman james clyburn, is standing by live. we ll get to him in a few moments. first to cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond. what is the latest where you are over at the white house. reporter: this entire negotiation process was driven by the understanding this was
are saying that the president gave too much, he says that they will ultimately see that he did not give as much as he could have potentially in the agreement, and throughout the day, the white house officials are going to be briefing lawmakers and one-on-one calls to see that they are getting to be getting support when that deadline approaches. okay. lauren and arlette, thank you. and keep us posted. kate? this some of what is in the bill. it is going to suspend the debt limit through january 2025, because it is going to save the country from having this fight through the next election. it caps spending and allows for an increase in 2025, and neither social security nor medicare are affected by this. the deal tightens the work requirements which is a big sticking point for the republicans, and working programs meant for families in need. right now s, people who are 20 d lup have to work regularly to receive food stamps, and this going to be topped at 55. this claws back $
the battle for votes and mccarthy s first big test all happening right now on capitol hill. lawmakers meeting over this debt deal with some hard line republicans and the speaker isn t just fighting for support on his agreement. he could be fighting to keep his job. and moscow is rocked. drone attacks hitting residential buildings in the residential capital, at the same time kyiv is facing a bombardment overnight. we ll have the latest from the front lines. and this could turn your stomach a little bit. a new report from the cdc is highlighting how restaurant workers who handle food while they were sick themselves are actually one of the leading drivers of food borne illness outbreaks. we are following these developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. in just minutes, a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avert a catastrophic u.s. default will finally be in front of lawmakers. a cankey house committee is tak up the bill but all afternoon