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script and inspiring america. good evening everyone pessimism about the state of the american economy turned to welcome surprise today with new numbers confirming the nation is still cranking out jobs at a brisk pace a whopping 528,000 new jobs added last month. the unemployment rate dropping to 3.5%, tying the prepandemic low. the figures suggesting the country has not edged off into a recession. not to be ignored however inflation. still eating into pay checks and a federal reserve poised to raise the key interest rate next month for the fifth time this year in an effort to slow the economy and bring prices down. after suffering bad economic headlines for weeks an enthusiastic president biden today trumpeting the job gains with the steady drop in gas prices kelly o donnell reporting now from the white house. reporter: an unexpected summer scorcher the hot jobs market. employers added twice the number of jobs predicted for july 528,000. the unemployment rate droppi ....
Nationwide meanwhile tens of millions of americans are under heat alerts in the northeast and the plains temperatures surging today into the 90s and triple digits. increasingly, severe weather is being tied to climate change. here s sam brock reporter: the grueling heat that s gripped the country is showing little sign of letting up central air is key. reporter: more than 60 million people tonight again sweltering under heat alerts with cities in the northeast seeing their warmest temperatures in a decade dallas has now topped triple digits 40 times this year, almost doubling the annual average. then there s the storms earth cam video from the washington monument showing lightning strikes around the same time four people were struck across from the white house killing three including a couple in their 70s. i was in a state of shock and i couldn t believe it. reporter: the wrath ....