Good morning. 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. We begin this hour with breaking news, a brandnew Jobs Report beating expectations. The government reporting employers added 254,000 jobs in september, thats well above the 150,000 predicted by most economists. The Unemployment Rate fell slightly to 4. 1 . And when you break it down by race, both the black and hispanic Unemployment Rates fell by. 4 last month. There you see the drop. This report comes hours after Port Workers and Port Operators along the East And Gulf coasts reached a tentative deal to end a strike that began on tuesday. That walkout threatened to bring chaos at the start of the holiday shopping season. With us now, cnbcs dominic chu. Dom, good morning. This was a strong Jobs Report. What else did we learn from it . Good morning, jose. Yes, it stands in stark contrast, this Jobs Report, what we saw the previous month, which got read as a very big at least disappointment. What we did note beyond
I am katie feng and for alex. The 2020 presidential election was one of the closest races we ve ever experienced in this country although george w. Bush won the election, it was al gore who won the popular vote that your. When you start to slice and dice the electorate into different voting groups, that race starts to look weightless tight. Check this out. In 2000, george w bush dramatically outperformed his opponent among white evangelical voters, winning 68% among that group. In 2024 he increased that support by 10 points. Evangelical support for the republican presidential candidate remained relatively steady for the next two elections and then look what happened in 2016. Donald trump won the support of 81% of white evangelical voters. Trumps ability to supercharge the evangelical vote has largely been attributed to the reason he was able to win the presidency the first time he ran. Without a strong evangelical turnout, it becomes much more difficult for donald trump to chart a repe
Week when i had a little bit of a bug. I really appreciate it. You are welcome and the best news, you ve gotten better, so you have a great labor day weekend. Thanks, chris. You know, labor day weekend, it s finally here. The next three days are the time when americans everywhere try to get the most out of their summer. Maybe squeeze in one last cookout for beach trip before the weather gets colder and everything starts to taste like pumpkin spice. But in an election year like this one, labor day weekend also marks the moment when most americans really start to pay attention to the presidential race and for the campaigns this is a moment when every detail starts to matter. Vice president kamala harris and her running mate tim walz are coming off a two day bus tour through southern georgia. The first democratic campaign in that part of the state since 1992. Last night the vice president sat down for her first major interview since becoming her party s nominee. She defended the record of
Tragedy. Back at the Justice Department losses. Our legal panel is standing by to weighin. [indiscernible] we begin tonight with ongoing Rescue Efforts in South Florida although no survivors were foun on friday. When it up meant people are still unaccounted for. The efforts are continuing and they are dangerous. The Medical Examiner has identified the first victim. Stacy thing, they say she suffered blunt force injuries. She said they seized the mother of the 15yearold boy seen in video on the date of the collapse being pulled from the building. Her son trapped in the rubble, his call for help from a passerby who alluded first responders. Firefighters carried by the safety. Many other families are still hoping to hear from loved ones including Rachel Spiegel was 65 yearold mother, judy, lived in the building. Outlook you can hear me. Im very concerned. The have to stop their operations because of the weather. Firefighters have been dealing with all kinds of Lightning Storms of the past
Tragedy. Back at the Justice Department losses. Our legal panel is standing by to weighin. [indiscernible] we begin tonight with ongoing Rescue Efforts in South Florida although no survivors were foun on friday. When it up meant people are still unaccounted for. The efforts are continuing and they are dangerous. The Medical Examiner has identified the first victim. Stacy thing, they say she suffered blunt force injuries. She said they seized the mother of the 15yearold boy seen in video on the date of the collapse being pulled from the building. Her son trapped in the rubble, his call for help from a passerby who alluded first responders. Firefighters carried by the safety. Many other families are still hoping to hear from loved ones including Rachel Spiegel was 65 yearold mother, judy, lived in the building. Outlook you can hear me. Im very concerned. The have to stop their operations because of the weather. Firefighters have been dealing with all kinds of Lightning Storms of the past