we ll talk to congressman joaquin castro about what we can expect. and breaking this morning, pfizer now says its data shows that its anti-viral covid pill is 89% effective at preventing hospitalizations and death. and remembering an american hero. this afternoon, a memorial service will be held for former secretary of state colin powell at the washington national cathedral. and we begin this hour with the state of the economy. the government says the employers added a better than expected 531,000 jobs in october. the unemployment rate fell to 4.6%. the black unemployment rate held steady at 7.9%, while the unemployment rate for latinos dropped by 0.4%. president biden will talk about the jobs report in just a couple of minutes. we ll bring you that live when it begins. with me now to take a look at this, nbc news white house correspondent, monica alba, an msnbc anchor and nbc news senior correspondent and correspondent and the star of my life, stephanie ruhle, who is at a
while making the dangerous journey to the united states. we ll talk to the reporter who uncovered these stories. and we start this hour with the latest on capitol hill, where progressives were able to delay an infrastructure vote without a deal on a massive spending bill aimed at strengthening the social safety net. progressives are very optimistic it will all come together for them. we re going to pass both bills. and i am just really proud of the progressive caucus this last week, because we got the two bills back on track. this is the president s agenda. all of these things are what are going to make a difference to people across this country. joining me now, yamiche alcindor, white house correspondent for pbs newshour. she is also the moderator of washington week on pbs and an msnbc political contributor. also with us, live from the capitol, ali vitali, capitol hill news correspondent. thank you both for being with me this morning. the congresswoman sounded conf
now back in the u.s. and major news on the pandemic. moderna asking the fda to authorize its covid vaccine for kids as young as 6 months old. breaking this morning new numbers from the government finding the u.s. economy shrank in the first three months of 2022. we ll take a look at what s going on. and we begin with president biden expected to ask congress to fund a new aid package for ukraine, according to two sources familiar with the matter. joining us with more is nbc white house correspondent mike . good morning. what kind of aid is the president asking for? reporter: when president biden announced last week he planned to send a new funding request to congress this week, one he will offer specific details on later this hour, he described this as a critical period entering into a new phase in the battle in ukraine between russia and that country as they defend their territorial sovereignty. primarily focused in that donbas region. interestingly, as first report
pfizer reportedly expected to ask the fda to authorize its covid vaccine for children under 5. also this morning on the first day of black history month, four historically black colleges and universities have reported another round of bomb threats prompting lock downs, and police investigations. and beyond our borders, an update on a story we have been following for you, the soul survivor of a capsized boat filled with migrants reunited with his mother. senior correspondent will join us with more on his exclusive interview. and breaking news for football fans across the country. nfl legend tom brady has officially announced just moments ago he is retiring after 22 seasons. we begin with the latest on the escalating tensions between russia and ukraine. russian president vladimir putin is expected to hold a news conference at any moment. you are seeing this live feed from moscow following his meeting with hungarian prime minister viktor orban. it will be the first time in w
long. the city has brought in refrigerated containers fearing a surge in heat-related deaths. we ll talk to a doctor there. and nbc news gets rare access to what is happening behind the scenes at the southern border amid fears the humanitarian crisis is about to get a whole lot worse. we begin we begin this hour with the new charges against former president donald trump over his alleged mishandling of classified information. special counsel jack smith filed a new indictment against trump last night, adding three additional counts to the 37 he already faces in the classified documents case. one count of willful retention of national defense information and two charges related to altering, destroying, mutilating or concealing an object. the new indictment also includes a new defendant, mar-a-lago property manager carlos de his oliveira. his lawyer declined to comment on the new indictment. he joins trump and trump aide and body man walt nauta in facing charges. trump and