threat. announcer: what are the security threats here at home? tough questions ahead for homeland security secretary john kelly. and what makes trump tick? are you surprised that he s not different in office? announcer: insight and analysis from our panel of experts. from abc news, it s this week. here now co-anchor martha raddatz. good morning on this memorial day weekend. americans welcoming the summer and paying respect to those who have fallen defending our freedom. we ll have the story of a missing marine and his son s long quest to bury him with honor later in the program. but we begin with the deepening political crisis over the russia connection. through all the investigations, all the dramatic headlines, all the shifting stories about russia s election interference and the trump campaign s possible role in it, the president has been clear about one thing consistently saying that he never colluded with russia to alter the course of the presidential electio
threat. announcer: what are the security threats here at home? tough questions ahead for homeland security secretary john kelly. and what makes trump tick? are you surprised that he s not different in office? announcer: insight and analysis from our panel of experts. from abc news, it s this week. here now co-anchor martha raddatz. good morning on this memorial day weekend. americans welcoming the summer and paying respect to those who have fallen defending our freedom. we ll have the story of a missing marine and his son s long quest to bury him with honor later in the program. but we begin with the deepening political crisis over the russia connection. through all the investigations, all the dramatic headlines, all the shifting stories about russia s election interference and the trump campaign s possible role in it, the president has been clear about one thing consistently saying that he never colluded with russia to alter the course of the presidential electio
created, wages are rising, and more people are looking for work. confident they ll find a job. the numbers speak for themselves. the economy added 215,000 payroll positions last month. the unemployment rate edged up to 5%. but that s due to more people entering the labor market looking for work. and average hourly earnings rose. hampton pearson has more on the jobs jolt and what it may mean for interest rates. reporter: in march, big gains and retail trade, construction, and health care were the engines of job growth. the unemployment rate went up but there was good news because more americans came off the sidelines to look for work. but not all of them found jobs. those returning job-seekers also helped boost the labor force participation rate to 63%, the highest in two years. something leading economists say should please fed chair janet yellen. we ve got more labor force participation so we can actually grow at a steady pace for longer without igniting inflation. so
created, wages are rising, and more people are looking for work. confident they ll find a job. the numbers speak for themselves. the economy added 215,000 payroll positions last month. the unemployment rate edged up to 5%. but that s due to more people entering the labor market looking for work. and average hourly earnings rose. hampton pearson has more on the jobs jolt and what it may mean for interest rates. reporter: in march, big gains and retail trade, construction, and health care were the engines of job growth. the unemployment rate went up but there was good news because more americans came off the sidelines to look for work. but not all of them found jobs. those returning job-seekers also helped boost the labor force participation rate to 63%, the highest in two years. something leading economists say should please fed chair janet yellen. we ve got more labor force participation so we can actually grow at a steady pace for longer without igniting inflation. so
created, wages are rising, and more people are looking for work. confident they ll find a job. the numbers speak for themselves. the economy added 215,000 payroll positions last month. the unemployment rate edged up to 5%. but that s due to more people entering the labor market looking for work. and average hourly earnings rose. hampton pearson has more on the jobs jolt and what it may mean for interest rates. reporter: in march, big gains and retail trade, construction, and health care were the engines of job growth. the unemployment rate went up but there was good news because more americans came off the sidelines to look for work. but not all of them found jobs. those returning job-seekers also helped boost the labor force participation rate to 63%, the highest in two years. something leading economists say should please fed chair janet yellen. we ve got more labor force participation so we can actually grow at a steady pace for longer without igniting inflation. so