Businesses. Mass strikes and protests against Pension Reforms take a violent turn in paris and other french cities. And as the world focuses on a Measles Outbreak in some of the World Health Organization warns the problem is far bigger than most people understand. Donald trump will become just the 4th u. S. President to face formal impeachment charges House Speaker nancy pelosi says he abused his power by withholding military aid to pressure ukraine into investigating democratic rival joe biden a vote is expected in the next couple of weeks setting up a fight in the senate on whether to remove trump from Office Highly joe castro reports now from washington. Its official sadly that with confidence and humility with allegiance to our founders and heart full of love for America Today i am asking our chairman to proceed with articles of impeachment. Donald trump will become the 4th president in u. S. History to face formal impeachment charges that could remove him from office the facts are
also breaking this morning, signs that the labor market, which has been stunningly strong for so long is now cooling. fed watchers and wall street very warily awaiting these numbers. i ll talk to acting labor secretary julie su for her take on the numbers and the strength of the u.s. economy. and later, more heat for an already weather-weary nation. over a dozen dead nationwide from the high temperatures. i have asthma, so the air quality is really hard on my lungs, and then with the heat on top, it s like having a meltdown all in one. when could we get some relief from the brutal and record-breaking heat? let s begin with the war in ukraine and the breaking news. we ve now confirmed that the u.s. will send cluster munitions to ukraine. these are large bombs containing smaller explosives inside them which then disperse and can kill in record numbers. these weapons are so dangerous that more than 120 countries including many u.s. allies have agreed not to use them, but
sending controversial cluster munitions to ukraine. what that could mean for the war. also today, extreme weather. millions are at risk of record-breaking temperatures and severe storms as well. and then in washington, new fallout from the discovery of a bag of cocaine at the west wing of the white house. what congress is now demanding. and a medical breakthrough, the fda gives full approval for a new alzheimer s drug, but it comes with a serious warning about potentially deadly side effects. we begin this hour, everybody, with another sign, the economy may in fact be cooling. the government reported that employers added just 209,000 jobs last month. below the 240,000 the economists had expected. and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.6%. when you break it down by race, black unemployment rose by .4%. and hispanic unemployment rose by .3%. the president reacting to the news in a statement saying in part this, we are seeing stable and steady growth. that s bidenomics,
heavy rain from seattle to san francisco. the california coast bracing for more big waves. the system then moving into the east by the weekend. rob marciano timing it out. the images coming in of the deadly earthquake rocking japan just hours into 2024. the magnitude 7.5 quake destroying homes and businesses. maggie rulli reporting. the migrant crisis expanding. buses carrying nearly 400 asylum seekers from texas and louisiana suddenly arriving in several cities in new jersey. the buses apparently trying to avoid the new crackdown by new york city s mayor eric adams. chicago and denver also seeing more arrivals. respiratory illnesses on the rise across the u.s. 31 states reporting high or very high levels of covid, flu, or rsv. hospitals in at least six states now reinstating mask policies. the israel-hamas war. israel signaling it will withdraw some troops from gaza. several military brigades. to prepare for extended fighting, despite global pressure to scale back at
storm to start the new year. heavy rain from seattle to san francisco. the california coast bracing for more big waves. the system then moving into the east by the weekend. rob marciano timing it out. the images coming in from the deadly earthquake rocking japan just hours into 2024. the magnitude 7.5 quake destroying homes and businesses. tsunami warnings now in effect. maggie rulli reporting. the migrant crisis expanding. buses carrying nearly 400 asylum seekers from texas and louisiana suddenly arriving in several cities in new jersey. the buses apparently trying to avoid the new crackdown by new york city s mayor eric adams. chicago and denver also seeing more arrivals. respiratory illnesses on the rise across the u.s. 31 states reporting high or very high levels of covid, flu, or rsv. hospitals in at least six states now reinstating mask policies. the israel-hamas war. israel signaling it will withdraw some troops from gaza. several military brigades. to prepare fo