And he would like to see the results. Any minute he will board Air Force one and go to louisiana to visit Communities Ravages by Hurricane Ida. Were live across the state ahead of his arrival. Also were in Hard Hit New Jersey where in some communities the Flood Threat is not over yet. In just momentsly talk to the major where Governor Phil Murphy is scheduled to visit next hour. This hour were also dedicating time to answering your questions about Back To School during covid. It is all part of Nbcs Week of kids under pressure. We have doctors standing by ready to answer your questions about what steps should your kid take in dorms or a cafeteria, or what good is wearing a mask if others arent. The u. S. , as we mentioned, added 235,000 jobs last month showing a drastic drop from the previous two months. A sign that the Delta Variant and rising covid cases are Impacting Hiring across the country. Joining me right now is Monica Alba who is at the White House. Monica, how is the White Hou
And julia coronado, former economist at the federal reserve. Good morning to you both. We are 30 minutes from President Biden making remarks on the economy. Mon, these numbers are not what economists thought wed be seeing. What are you hearing from the White House pokes behind the scenes . Reporter theyre trying to highlight some of the good signals of hope in this jobs report, for instance the fact that the Unemployment Rate fell to 5. 2 , which is the lowest it has been since march of 2020, when the pandemic of course kicked off in full swing, and so many jobs were lost, and the fact that so far, 76 of those since the pandemic began have been recovered, leaving more than 5 Million jobs still to go. This is something we really got a preview of about a month ago when the president spoke on the July Jobs report. He wasnt ringing a note of celebration, he was worried about the hard work to come and the potential impact of the delta virant. You can expect a repeat of those things today. T
Moment of conception. i don t agree, but i respect that. what i was told and i must tell you, i m not is your honor, i was told that there is possibilities within the existing law to have the justice department look and see whether or not there are thing that s can be done that can limit the independent ax enforcing a state law. i don t know enough to give you an answer yet. i asked that to be checked. thank you very much. mr. president what about booster shots. good morning, everybody. we have been listening to plt biden on today s underwhelming jobs in your opinions. we gained 235,000 jobs. half a million fewer than experts hoped. the president admitted they were not as high as he would like but he insists that it is working