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We start tonight with the state of the american job market. The Unemployment Rate currently stands at 6. 2 , down from a high of 10 back in 2009. Despite making progress, the Federal Reserve chair said there is more that needs to be done. Hampton pearson has more. Reporter the job market is improving, but there is still lots of work to do. Janet yellen called the employment picture hazy, on her short list of concerns, reducing longterm unemployment and increasing the prospects for higher wages f...

We start tonight with the state of the american job market. The Unemployment Rate currently stands at 6. 2 , down from a high of 10 back in 2009. Despite making progress, the Federal Reserve chair said there is more that needs to be done. Hampton pearson has more. Reporter the job market is improving, but there is still lots of work to do. Janet yellen called the employment picture hazy, on her short list of concerns, reducing longterm unemployment and increasing the prospects for higher wages f...

State of the american job market. The Unemployment Rate currently stands at 6. 2 , down from a high of 10 back in 2009. Despite making progress, the Federal Reserve chair said there is more that needs to be done. Hampton pearson has more. Reporter the job market is improving, but there is still lots of work to do. Janet yellen called the employment picture hazy, on her short list of concerns, reducing longterm unemployment and increasing the prospects for higher wages for those with jobs. Chair ...

Two africanamerican halfbrothers have been exonerated of rape and murder after 30 years behind bars in North Carolina. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once pointed to their case as an example of why the Death Penalty is just. Today, they are free men. We will speak with an attorney for one of the exonerates as well as the former legal director of the center on wrongful convictions. The new York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo is being challenged in his own partys primary. We will speak to ...

Following other holiday weekends. We dont want to see a surge under any circumstances, but particularly as we go on the other side of labor day and enter into the fall, we want to go into that with a running start in the right direction. We dont want to go into that with another surge that we have to turn around again. Dr. Faucis message comes as the United States surpasses 1,000 deaths in a day. Cases are on the rise in 18 states, concentrated mostly in the midwest and the northeast. Iowa, as w...

With some of blakes family members earlier today. His visit comes two days after President Trump toured the city and met with Law Enforcement there. The president is heading to pennsylvania tonight where he will speak in latrobe about 30 miles east of pittsburgh. We have analysis from bret baier coming up in just a moment. Reporting from john roberts at the white house. First, peter doocy kicks off our coverage from kenosha. Peter . John, the biden motorcade arrived about 10 or 15 minutes ago he...

The protests continue, of course, after jacob blake was shot in the back by police. Mr. Bidens visit comes two days after the president s controversial trip there. Well keep an eye on this event and bring you highlights as warranted. Meanwhile, the president is off to pittsburgh. He will speak at the airport. Its his first trip to western pennsylvania since last year. A new quinnipiac poll puts joe biden ahead in pennsylvania by 8 points, 52 to 44 . Biden leads by three points in florida, 48 to ...

Convention, chaos that began with the first george floyd protest, memorial day, has reached its inevitable and bloody conclusion. Last night, three people were shot on the streets of kenoshia, wisconsin, two of them died. Police have charged a 17yearold with murder. Heres what kenoshia looked like last night. Tucker two people died, many of the Details Remain hazy, big media organizations do their best to downplay and ignore the violence in kenosha and around the country. There were a few report...

Happened. President trump tweeted the governor of wisconsin has agreed to bring in federal forces to help tamp down on the violent protests that erupted in the community. This is obviously a volatile situation for the president as he prepares to address this convention tonight. Mr. Trump is trying to warn voters a Biden Administration would bring more violence to the neighborhoods across the u. S. Ignoring the protests are happening under his watch and the white house released a statement saying...

Other country so far. The first question is from shawnee adams, a democrat from philadelphia. Good evening, Vice President biden, how are you . And anderson. My sister lost due to contracting covid19 on the job. No, she was not a doctor or nurse. She worked in the Environmental Services department of a hospital. As a result, my niece is without a mother, my parents are without a daughter, and we are without a sister. My sister was full of life and had a smile that lit up the room. Vice president...