if you paid any attention to the u.s. jobs report at any point over the last three years, there s a good chance you ve heard the phrase, better than expected. you ve probably heard it again over the last few days following the latest job in december. 216,000 new jobs were created. much better than expected for cnbc. back in the old days, weeks 150,000 or more jobs created in one month was good. there are now 100 one point 42 open positions for every job seeker in america. well every available job is not matched every available job seeker, mathematically, america has more jobs than it has available workers. that s just the fact. december s 2100is not anomaly either. that s largely been the trend of the biden presidency since the office in 2021. you can find similar headlines about better than expected numbers for june 2021, january 2022, june 2022, september 2023, for example. this has been one of the top achievements of the biden presidency. it shows that he s been able to
going to be four more years michael pasi also takes the only four more years approach, but he arrives at a different answer. for now aren t going to be perfect, but i think there could be better than what the alternative would be there. haley vote in april was a protest. their choice in november good. well, decide the outcome in a crucial battleground john king, cnn doyle s town, pennsylvania hello. everyone thanks for joining me. i m alison camera maratha in for fredricka whitfield. were watching several big stories unfolding around the world. so let s start overseas where the us is reaffirming its support for ukraine as president volodomyr there s lenski tries to rally world leaders to help his country fight off russia. today, us defense secretary lloyd austin met with zelenskyy on the sidelines of a key security summit in singapore. last week, the us granted permission for ukraine to use american made weapons inside russian territory. this is a big shift in us poli
fifth. now, comfort looks good. hi marla signs at the white house, and this is cnn hello, everyone. thanks for joining me. i m alison chemla radha in for frederico good field hunter biden, the president s son tomorrow morning becomes the first adult child of a sitting president to stand trial. he is due in a delaware courtroom to face federal gun charges which could potentially land him in jail. cnn s marshall cohen is covering mistrial. so marshall tell us what we should expect tomorrow and beyond in this trial? hey, alice and good afternoon. it all kicks off tomorrow morning in wilmington, delaware. that s where hunter biden has been indicted on three felony gun charges. it all goes back to a gun that he purchased in 2018, a revolver that he had in his possession for about a week-and-a-half. he is charged with three felonies. the first two are for allegedly lying on federal gun form when he bought the gun. the third charge is for allegedly possessing it unlawfully. it
stop by and they would grandmas room was like the confessional marian robinson was 86-years-old. thanks for joining us. the news continues now right here on cnn hello, and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and all around the world. i m kimberly hoover. this is cnn newsroom. donald trump isn t letting 34 felony convictions and a gag order stop him from lashing out. we ll break down his reactions to the jury s decision in as york hush money trial resin joe biden reveals a new plan for a ceasefire in gaza, despite israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu not appearing to be on board. us mexico is a day away from a historic election, and the voters decision could impact more than just domestic politics. i ll mexico s relationship with the us could change after sunday live from atlanta. this is cnn newsroom with kim gruber donald trump and his attorneys are planning their next moves after his conviction on 34 felony counts, a jury found trum
political force. so the voters here see claudia sheinbaum key, who represents medina, the party lopez obrador s party as a continuation of those plants, those projects that he started versus sergio galvez, who is the opposition. and she s trying to take the country on a different direction and social galvez represents a coalition of parties that they saw how powerful modena was and they decided that the only way to defeat them was to present a unified front and yourself or what about public safety? i know that s one of the main issues as you say, driving voters. so have there been any incidents today so far? they have not reported any major instance. they institute of elections said that they ve have, have had a few minor incidents, were waiting to see in which ones are those perhaps the worst of the cases was announced over the weekend in southern mexico to municipalities had to cancel