later, 1000 ships, a million people, queen elizabeth s diamond jubilee kicks off today. one of the biggest royal celebrations in modern history. it s saturday, june 2nd, good morning i m rob marciano in today for randi kaye. lots going on overnight while you slept. let s get to it. the man who ruled egypt with an iron fist for 30 years is in prison where he will spend the rest of his life. a court found hosni mubarek guilty of ordering troops to shoot and kill hundreds of anti-government protesters last year. the ailing mubarak was taken by ambulance to the cairo police academy where the verdict was life sentence was handed down. he was wheeled in on a gurney under heavy guards, sun glasses hiding his eyes. his lawyer said he is appealing, he could have gotten the death sentence. his former interior minister found guilty and sentenced to life behind bars. the but the former president s two sons and aides were acquitted. that sparked an uproar inside and outside the courtroo
united nations human rights officials are in an emergency meeting today. they are talking about last week s horrific massacre in syria. top u.n. human rights officials are urging the world community to throw more weight behind efforts to investigate what actually happened. 108 people died when witnesses say an armed man went door to door killing entire families, including children. ugly day on wall street today. one big reason, disappointing jobs report for may. the labor department says that employers added just 69,000 jobs. the unemployment rate ticked up to 8.2%. alison kosik is watching what s taking place at the new york stock exchange. how is this jobs number here, this report today, dragging down the markets? clearly they re responding. yes, yes. well, i talked to several traders and they told me they are stunned over this lousy jobs number that you said, the 69,000 number from may. so it s really no surprise that you re seeing a huge sell-off right now. the dow fa
to congress with voters knowing he s gay. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com a very weak jobs report is having a very chilling effect on wall street and the economy right now. the dow jones industrials closing down about 270 points only moments ago. the other major indices also taking a hit. we learned today that only 69,000 jobs were added to america s workforce last month. that s the weakest growth in a year and the unemployment rate ticked up to 8.2%. president obama on the campaign trail today. he s struggling to convince voters he s part of the solution and not part of the problem. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is traveling with the president right now. brianna, what s the latest reaction? reporter: wolf, it was a similar refrain we heard from president obama. he urged americans to look at the broader trends for jobs and unemployment, and he did give congress a little credit specifically for passing th
politics now dirty from a fraud trial. he walks free and is now seeking redemption. i don t think god is through with me. i really believe he thinks there s still some good things i can do. this morning what s next for john edwards. graduation scare. a bear on the loose in bakersfield. this 120-pound bear startling students and stopping the ceremony. plus we have a champion of the 2012 national spelling bee. queen bee. spelling ace. 14-year-old girl from san diego capturing the national title with the word guetapens. what does it mean? i m not going to tell you right now. newsroom starts right now. good morning. happy friday to you. let s get straight to the jobs report. not such great news because it is shaping up to be another brutal day on wall street. stock futures point to a huge negative open after disappointing news on the job market. just 69,000 jobs were created last month missing expectations of more than twice that number. the unemployment rate, well,
her way to a degree. that s why anybody who feels sorry for pat will find themselves on the receiving end of the receiving glare where she might punch you. she s still getting up every day and doing what she does best which is teaching. the players, she says, are my best medicine. our final honoree is not here. shimon peres, the president of israel, who has done more for the cause of peace in the middle east than just about anybody alive. i ll be hosting president peres for a dinner here at the white house next month and we ll be presenting him with his medal and honoring his incredible contributions to the state of israel and the world at that time. i m looking forward to welcoming him and i ll save my best lines for him for that occasion. so these are the recipients of the 2012 medals of freedom, and just on a personal note, i had a chance to see everybody in the back. what s wonderful about these events for me is so many of these people are my heroes individually. you know