top diplomat for the united states as the tensions between russia and ukraine intensify. and legal pile-on from the capitol to georgia to the white house residence, more trouble for donald trump. thanks for being here, everyone. we ll start with breaking news. a trio of new reports just out from the cdc offering the very first look at how covid vaccines hold up against the omicron variant. and the data paints a pretty clear picture of how crucial boosters are, protecting people far better against this particular variant than just the two-dose regimen. the report showing those with booster shots offer a better chance for staying out of the hospital if they become infected. the studies also come at what could be another critical turning point in the pandemic. almost half of the country now reporting declining cases with some more glimmers of hope that the surge has passed in the northeast, but still hospitalizations are on the rise across much of the country. and there s also
answer, trump. oh yeah, it was very dangerous. question what was dangerous? we were threatened. question with what. answer, trump. they were going to throw through fruit. we had a threat. question, how did you become aware that there was a threat that people were going to throw fruit. answer, trump. we were told i thought the secret service was involved in that, actually. but we were told that if you get hit with fruit it is very violent stuff. we were on alert for that. question, a tomato is a fruit, after all, i guess. answer, trump. and you know what? interjection from lawyer. judicial notice, please. apparently that is the point when trump s own lawyer jumps in and says, it has seeds, meaning a tomato has seeds. therefore it is a fruit. trump then continues. it is worse than tomato. it is other things also. but tomato, when they start doing that stuff, it is very dangerous. that is actually literally the transcript. tomato, when they start doing that stuff, it s ver
question with what. answer, trump. they were going to throw through fruit. we had a threat. question, how did you become aware that there was a threat that people were going to throw fruit. answer, trump. we were told i thought the secret service was involved in that, actually. but we were told that if you get hit with fruit it is very violent stuff. we were on alert for that. question, a tomato is a fruit, after all, i guess. answer, trump. and you know what? interjection from lawyer. judicial notice, please. apparently that is the point when trump s own lawyer jumps in and says, it has seeds, meaning a tomato has seeds. therefore it is a fruit. trump then continues. it is worse than tomato. it is other things also. but tomato, when they start doing that stuff, it is very dangerous. that is actually literally the transcript. tomato, when they start doing that stuff, it s very dangerous. question who were you speaking to when you said answer, the audience. so, you a
impeached twice including once for trying to illegally remain in power, a star who is been indicted in four different jurisdictions and faces a minimum of 91 charges, a star preparing for six scheduled criminal and civil trials over the next nine months while running for the 2024 republican presidential nomination, a star who has not been hurt politically by any of this at all. a recent wall street journal poll of republicans pushed donald trump s support at 59%, a full 46 percentage points higher than second place ron desantis. it actually kicks off in atlanta on wednesday, arraignment a for the 19 defendants in the case helmed by fulton county dna fani willis. trump and 11 codefendants way for the right to appear in court. trump also pleaded not guilty to 13 criminal counts. not only that, trump has requested to sever his case from other codefendants seeking a speedy trial like this guy, not that guy, but like his former attorney ken cheeseborough who is set to go to trial.
donald trump has another court date on the calendar after pleading not guilty for the third time in four months. is he going to use this trial to relitigate the 2020 election again? and a russian naval ship towed away, the results of what appears to be a strike from an unmanned sea drone overnight. sara is off, i m kate bolduan with john berman and this is cnn news central. all right. these are the numbers hot off the presses, 187,000, 187 k jobs added in july, that s according to the bureau of labor statistics. the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5%. so these are the numbers, what do they mean? standing with me here oh so naturally richard quest. you can answer the question. what does that mean? how big of a deal is that? it s important because if you are talking about a soft landing, according to one economist this morning, that is what a soft landing looks like. why? it is lower than expected, under 200,000. the revisions of the last two months, they are also