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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. ill 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 t...

Minister mark rutte loses seats, but will likely return to power after seeing off the challenge of Geert Wilders. Eruption on mount etna in sicily. Hello, im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. For the second time in two months, Federaljudges Have blocked President Trumps attempt to impose a travel ban on six mainly muslim countries. Earlier this month, the white house issued a new travel order which removed some of the more contentious elements from the first one. But two ju...

That sometimes sets americans against one another and instead make big goals and ive set forth some big goal, getting the economy to work for everyone, not just those at the top. Making sure we have the best Education System from preschool to college and making it affordable and so much else. If we set those goals and go together to try to achieve them, theres nothing in my opinion that america cant do. So thats why i hope that we will come together in this campaign. Obviously, im hoing to earn ...

August. >> alzheimers threw us for a loop, this drug has thrown us a lifeline. >> that was nbcs kate snow reporting. back with us now, dr. vin gupta. doctor, this drugs approval is encouraging news for people with alzheimers and their families, but it isnt a cure, right? it just slows it down. so how much of a difference will people see? >> ana, thats the critical question. this is a milestone. this is a fist step towards new therapeutics to the point that kate made in her segment here. this i...

Decided on, a spokesman for the players decided the meetings were productive. watch this. >> racial and social economic inequality has existed in this country for too long. theyre not trying to be disrespectful to the flag. theyre trying to bring awareness that most people who look like me dont understand. >> did things actually get accomplished the. >> i think its a really good fist step. i think the fact theyre having this meeting is really significant in the wake of donald trumps sob line a f...

Somebody may -- theres enormous political pressure on those leaders to do something very tense situation. thats my worry. and my last worry is that it makes a path to diplomacy to negotiations, to talks, which i think is the only way out of this impasse very difficult right now because of this personal an months sti and these insults. >> ambassador, any question were just going to have to live with a nuclear north korea? >> well, i dont think that should be our policy, but realistically, i think...

Completely diverse city. its interesting to high how this is all coming together in the wake of the attack. nbc newss kier simmons is live -- one of the senate top republicans is pumping the brakes on health care. in fact, senator marco rubio was asked by the process of reform where a small group of senators are working on legislation behind closed doors. >> the senate is not a place where you can cook something up behind closed doors. they made the fist step in this that may be crafted among a ...

Talking about issues, talking about common ground if you look at the conversation and with congressman eli i can congressman -- elijah comumming maybe theres 15 or 20% of the issues they agree on, maybe theres one bill they can work on but theres a willingness to sit down and talk and i think thats fist step in the propces, and the president has brought in union leaders, he had dr. zeke emmanuel, its not just bringing in people who agree with you, its about bringing in people across the spectrum...

So this was not perhaps a slam dunk that you were hoping for. we heard from the house -- go ahead. >> i never thought this would be a slam dunk. this was always going to be an a arduous appeals struggle and im grateful to have the white house and to have the president talking favorably about the product that well be working on this morning but make no mistake about it, it is a reconciliation bill. its by definition an intensity partisan process its important to take this as the fist step and i d...

Meeting but note this -- we appreciate the trump administration listening at the meeting. we encourage people -- we encourage the administration elect to listen to the country. that is to say to reject senator sessions as attorney general. >> youll go back to alabama january 30th and plead guilty? >> i wont plead guilty and we will suffer the consequences, pay the fine, or go to jail because were clear about this. people lost their lives for the right to vote. and this is not the last step but t...