let s start with the us economy, because the latest official figures suggest that it s showing mixed signs of recovery from the pandemic. data from the labor department showed the number ofjob vacanciesjumped by 590,000 to 10.1 million injune. that figure is a record and well above economists expectations. the figures also showed hiring rose to 6.7 million injune from 6 million in the previous month, which is the second largest increase since the government started tracking the data in 2000. to get more details on the data, michelle fleury sent us this report from new york. if you are wondering what a pandemic labour market looks like, in a word, peculiar. america had a record 10.1 millionjobs available america had a record 10.1 million jobs available in america had a record 10.1 millionjobs available injune, million jobs available in june, the millionjobs available injune, the result in part of businesses struggling to hire enough staff, despite an unemployment rate above 5
howell spoke about the justice department s strategy when dealing with capitol rioters. last month she questioned whether the misdemeanor plea deals were enough to deter similar attacks in the future. prosecutors said they will explain why they have limited restitution to $1.5 million before october. so far 34 people have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the capitol riot. the justice department has charged more than 560 people in the attack, that s according to cnn s latest talley, brianna. when you think about it like that, that you as a taxpayer are actually paying for it, it s crazy. whitney, thank you so much. new day continues now. i m john berman, literally alongside brianna keilar this morning on this new day. states versus schools. education leaders want the freedom to make health decisions for their schools. some state governors doing everything they can to take that freedom away. so how soon until vaccines get full fda approval? some people say this
fall to the taliban as they dismiss international calls for a ceasefire. cheering. i can t wait! the dancing re starts in scotland, as almost all of the final coronavirus restrictions are lifted. a baby thought to be the world s smallest at birth has been discharged from a singapore hospital after 13 months of intensive treatment. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it is unequivocal, that human activities are responsible for climate change. that is according to a new study by the un. it is an up to date assessment of how global warming will change the planet in the decade. it is a wake up call to governments to cut emissions. 234 authors from 66 countries have worked on the landmark assessment. the report says global average temprature rise could reach or exceed 1.5 degrees celsius in the next 20 years ten years sooner than expected. that tempreature rise will breach the ambition of the 2015 paris climate agreement, and bring widespread de
and the future of travel president biden is pushing for 50% of new vehicles to be electric. how might that change the way that you think about cars? from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. . it s been infrastructure week all year long, but after months of negotiations, this week could soon be coming to a close. today, the senate voted 67-27 to invoke cloture. cloture blocks any further debate on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. 18 republicans joined democrats in voting to advance this bill. the exact timeline of when and how it gets wrapped up is still in the air. now the clock is ticking on 30 hours of debate, over which amendments to include. any amendments would require the support of all 100 senators before consideration. at the same time, there s also a big push to move forward on a faster path. if the senate can agree on amendments and on shortening that 30-hour debate period, this process would speed up dramatically
electric. how might that change the way that you think about cars? from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. it s been infrastructure week all year long, but after months of negotiations, this week could soon be coming to a close. today, the senate voted 67-27 to invoke cloture. cloture blocks any further debate on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. 18 republicans joined democrats in voting to advance this bill. the exact timeline of when and how it gets wrapped up is still in the air. now the clock is ticking on 30 hours of debate, over which amendments to include. any amendments would require the support of all 100 senators before consideration. at the same time, there s also a big push to move forward on a faster path. if the senate can agree on amendments and on shortening that 30-hour debate period, this process would speed up dramatically. tennessee republican senator bill hargetty is blocking that path. now, this week,