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
trump s conspiracy theories. if it wasn t for your boat we would not have joe biden the white house. the constitution says you open and count votes. no more, no less but that s actually what the constitution says that no vice president in american history ever asserted the authority that you have been convinced that i had. spread the north dakota governor doug bergen joins me on why he is running and what he has to say about donald trump xp my visit to where was, mexico. and inspiring orchestra conductor is helping hundreds of young people find joy and purpose in the love of music. we see people that come from tijuana, here locally, and it s amazing to be able to share the culture. back we are saving lives. music saves lives. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington, where learn more about the evidence that federal investigators used to get that were approved search warrant for mar-a-lago last summer. the new details made public by the florida judge i
the bigger picture of jack smith s case? we re going to get into all of that coming up? also this hour, belarus, russia, where exactly is yevgeny prigozhin? the mystery surrounding the fate of russia s wagner group deepened after the president of belarus in a rare news conference said he was still in his hometown of st. petersburg more than a week after the rebellion that shocked moscow and the world as wechlt. and long-time gop megadonors launching ads to try to prevent the former republican leader are from retaking the white house in 2024. we begin this hour with the former president and walt nauta, his aide, in court. after two delays, trump s co-defendant in the classified documents case finally arraigned in court a few hours ago, pleading not guilty nearly a month after his boss. he faces charges of obstructs the investigation into the retention of classified documents. it s been a whirlwind 24 hours. on wednesday authorities unsealing new portions of the warrant t
sending controversial cluster munitions to ukraine. what that could mean for the war. also today, extreme weather. millions are at risk of record-breaking temperatures and severe storms as well. and then in washington, new fallout from the discovery of a bag of cocaine at the west wing of the white house. what congress is now demanding. and a medical breakthrough, the fda gives full approval for a new alzheimer s drug, but it comes with a serious warning about potentially deadly side effects. we begin this hour, everybody, with another sign, the economy may in fact be cooling. the government reported that employers added just 209,000 jobs last month. below the 240,000 the economists had expected. and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.6%. when you break it down by race, black unemployment rose by .4%. and hispanic unemployment rose by .3%. the president reacting to the news in a statement saying in part this, we are seeing stable and steady growth. that s bidenomics,
and the presidency. joining us now, just outside the courthouse here in manhattan, msnbc national correspondent yasmin vossoughian. what is the reaction from the courtroom? what are we expecting for the remainder of the day? a lot for the remainder of the day. we re expecting a decision here from the jury. i ll start with that. timing-wise, it looks like the judge wants a jury to go into deliberations during lunch, which will likely happen after alina habba delivers her closing remarks. e. jean carroll s attorneys have rested, completed their closing remarks. let me paint a picture, as we await this ten-minute break before alina habba starts her closing remarks and the expectations there. so, at one point e. jean carroll paints a picture for the jury. imagine yourself opening up your computer, she says, and seeing tweets from the president of the united states, then president donald trump, imagine him saying these things about you, and imagine him saying, you re unattractiv