threat of a government shutdown. polls, polls and more polls. you see them there. steve kornacki will join us live from the big board this hour to look at why republicans still think donald trump is their best bet to beat joe biden. good to see you. the battle over the timing of donald trump s trial in georgia, it is intensifying. we have confirmation the trial, which trump is trying to delay, will be televised, potentially while the presidential primaies are underway. the former president is trying to sever his case. the d.a. is standing firm, trying all defendants together. some georgia republicans are trying pushing to remove or discipline willis in a special session. a move the governor is dismissing. there have been calls by one individual in the general assembly. outside of these walls by the former president echoed for a special session that would ignore current georgia law and directly interfere with the proceedings of a separate but equal branch of governm
to separate their cases. an nbc news exclusive report finds hundreds of active duty u.s. troops will stay at the southern border through the next month. and right now, we are keeping a very close eye on the white house, where president biden is scheduled to speak about the august jobs report any minute now. we ll bring you those remarks when they begin. this comes after the government reported that employers added 187,000 jobs last month, more than the 170,000 economists had predicted. the unemployment rate rose to 3.8%, and let s break it down by race. the hispanic unemployment rate rose half a percentage point to 4.9. the black unemployment rate fell by half a percentage point to 5.3. with us now to talk about this is cnbc s seema mody. good morning. so what else did we learn from this report? the takeaway is this is a resilient jobs market with 187,000 jobs added in the month. yes there are some cracks that are emerging with the higher than expected unemployment rate