minister about what is happening with the hostage negotiation and the gaza war as well as the latest attacks by iran-backed proxy groups. but, first, the world is awaiting president biden s response to the death of three american soldiers from a drone attack in jordan, blamed on iran proxy terrorists. the president says he has made a decision but is not saying what that is. chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin starts us off tonight live from the pentagon. good evening, jennifer. good evening, bret. it s unclear if the iranian proxy group had knowledge an american drone was returning to the base at the same time it chose to attack or if it was coincidence. officials still don t know if the drone was launched from iraq or syria. president biden says he has made his decision on how to respond. i don t think we could be any more clear that we have called on the iranian proxy groups to stop their attacks. they have not. and so we will respond in a time and ma
both paries as leaders try to secure their votes. plus, president biden and former president trump mark memorial day with very different messages. meanwhile, florida governor ron desantis makes a pitch to voters ahead of the first event of his presidential campaign. we ll show you what he said. also ahead, we are following a developing story out of moscow this morning. drones attacking residential areas for the first time since russia invaded ukraine. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, may 30th. along with joe, willie and me, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, johnson lemire. u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay is with us. and pulitzer prize winning columnist and associate editor of the washington post, eugene robinson. joe, on the debt ceiling, you said they d get there, but how d they finally do it? they had no choice. they got there. you know, we live in this world that s designed this
red hot jobs report. the u.s. economy adding more than a quarter million jobs as the jobless rate ticked down. the fed s inflation fight just got more complicated. a dire threat to moscow s war machine. the head of wagner, the mercenary group deployed in the war against ukraine by the tens of thousands, says he could pull out his forces. this is only the latest potential challenge for the kremlin as russia braces for an upcoming counteroffensive by ukraine it is hoped will end the war once and for all. a ceremony fit for a king. the uk preparing for the royal coronation of king charles iii. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. recession fears did not stop the u.s. job market from booming in april. analysts were expecting 180,000 new jobs. employers came in much hotter, creating 253,000, and the dao is loving it but these robust numbers could complicate the fed s efforts to rein in inflati
market. april s surprising jobs report. all this coming in right here to cnn news central. all right, surprising and impressive jobs numbers just in this morning from the labor department. employers added 253,000 jobs last month. that is a lot more than the 180,000 that were expected. the unemployment rate also dropped slightly, now 3.4%, it s down from 3.5%, and 3.4% is like the lowest level it s been since 1969. this report comes just two days after the fed raised interest rates for the tenth consecutive time, all in an effort to rein in inflation. rahel solomon is with us. these are good numbers. these are good numbers and the labor market continues to defy expectations. 253,000 jobs added in the month of april. as you said, stronger than almost every economist that was polled was expecting. also stronger than the months prior. i want to put that 253,000 in perspective. we did get downward revisions for the prior two months so stronger than that, but you can see this i
through the perilous fight o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave will: good morning. welcome to fox and friends, live this morning from the american rodeo, part of the american western weekend in arlington, texas which i am holding down the fort in texas. along with rachel and pete hegseth back in new york. rachel: we are a little jealous, we wanted to be at the rodeo too but i m disappointed. i thought you were going to come into the show on a horse carrying a flag and you are just sitting there with a hat. pete: i m looking at the packet, it says will rides in on a horse, that s what it says. i was expecting, and i know you know how to ride. i saw you yesterday, it was impressive. will: the horse slept in an