global health emergency, but the declaration comes with a warning. on wall street, the dow jumps 400 points this morning with good news from the banking industry, and a jobs report that beat most expectations. overnight, a major twist in one of the bloodiest fights in ukraine, in a furious announcement posted online, the head of russia s wagner mercenary group threatens to pull his troops out of bakhmut next week. at the southern border, officials say more than 2,000 migrants a day are now apprehended, just in the rio grande valley area. we re live with new video of just how desperate the situation is for men, women and children as the secretary of homeland security visits the area. and now to breaking news, the world health organization making a major announcement about the status of the covid-19 pandemic. the director general says more than a year now the pandemic has been on a downward trend and that the emergency committee that has been analyzing the data recommen
that does it for us on this friday morning, ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. happy friday. so glad you are with us. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and it may be friday, but there s still a lot of news this morning, including big economic shifts. we just got the april jobs report, and instead of the decline economists expected, unemployment numbers ticked down. the unemployment rate is 3.4%. jobs were added, many more than expected. that is some good news, but with interest rate hikes, banking turmoil, layoffs, and store closures, how do you assess the state of the u.s. economy? former new orleans mayor mitch landrieu who s also a senior adviser to president biden will join us. plus, a judge could hand down a record sentence for a january 6th rioter today. how long that defendant could spend behind bars. and we re following reaction to the historic verdicts against members of the proud boys. what does it all reveal about the
Profile and encourage award. She will be here along with her son, jack, first live sit down ever. What is next for her and does he have a future in politics . And theyre almost off. The 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby just a day away as a horse with one eye emerges as a fan favorite. You cant help but root for him. What are his chances . Dylan is at Churchill Downs with all the horses, the hype and the hats. Today, friday, may 5th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a friday morning. I just want to say it again. I love this time of year. I love the triple crown races. My family is way into this. I dont know how to tell you this. Look at Kentucky Derby grounds right now. It is raining and it doesnt look like its necessarily going to let up. Al, al. How can a mother be does not look good. Rain today, more rain tomorrow. The track, at best, is going
Good evening. Im eric thomas. That breaking news is in the east bay, where police are searching for an uber drivers car after the man was abducted at gunpoint in San Francisco. The driver was forced to drive to richmond. Lets get straight to abc 7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow, whos live in richmond. Reporter that uber driver is here at Richmond Police department after what was likely a terrifying twohour or deal being forced to drive around at gunpoint. We have the video to show you of the uber driver. His face is blurred because he has asked us not to reveal his identity. He tells abc 7 news that he was off duty in San Francisco, his doors were unlocked when two peoplea i man and a woman, jumped into his vehicle and demanded that he drive around. He says the man the woman had a knife. He drove, as you said, all the way to richmond and at some point was forced to stop at an atm to take out moneyx that is when he says he made his escape. He made his way then to the Richmond Police depa
It will pass north to us and be gone over the next hour or two. Today, as we get up to around 60 degrees, a few passing light rain showers are possible, otherwise clouds coming through with a blustery wind. Clear, getting chilly tonight. Gold saturday tomorrow morning. Well look at that in just a few minutes. The courtyard right outside the Louvre Museum in paris. Its reopen after an evacuation. This is where president ial candidate Emmanuel Macron is claim to go celebrate tonights election. He is seen as the favorite in the runoff against marine le peb. All kinds of officials are investigating a hack targeting campaign. Still not immediately clear who is behind it. But last months group linked to russia were accused of targeting the campaign. Meanwhile, back here at home, House Republicans are dealing with the aftermath of their vote to replace the Affordable Care act. Democrats see it as abdomen issue that they hope will help them win back the house. Now voters are weighing in. Repre