try to fill remaining positions. will also today president biden signed an executive order on abortion access following criticism within his own party. he s not doing enough to protect reproductive rights. white house correspondent peter doocy is following it all tonight from the north lawn. good evening, peter. good evening, mike. president biden s team pored over today s jobs report and filled up part of a speech with some numbers they think prove that things are going well and the president deserves credit. my economic plan is moving this country in a better direction. the reason to believe the president thinks that unemployment rate low and steady at 3.6%. recovered all of the jobs lost during the pandemic and added jobs on top of that. but more than 11 million jobs remain unfilled as hundreds of thousands have decided to stop looking. the labor force participation rate dropped another two tenths percent the labor force 300,000 people. fewer out there availabl
prime minister, shinzo abe, a transformative figure and an important ally to american presidents, has been assassinated by a gunman at a campaign rally this morning. the killing sending shockwaves through a country completely unaccustomed to gun violence. on capitol hill right now, donald trump s white house counsel pat cipollone testifying at a closed session of the january 6th committee about those key moments described by previous witnesses where he was warning the white house and the president against illegal efforts to overturn the 2020 election. that panel is preparing to hold two more public hearings next week. at the white house this hour, president biden taking executive action to defend abortion rights, trying to ensure access to abortion medication as well as emergency contraception. this in the aftermath of the supreme court s decision overturning roe v. wade. even as the last abortion clinic in mississippi is shutting its doors. and a strong jobs report out t
administration down playing the recession call. there s semantics. what is a recession, how do you technically define it. no matter what, there s widespread agreement no matter who you talk to. that is that economic growth is slowing. the treasury secretary, janet yellen acknowledges as much. but then she maintains that that does not mean a recession is inevitable. this is not in an economy that is in recession. but we re in a period of transition in which growth is slowing. and that s necessary and appropriate. we need to be growing at a steady and sustainable pace. yellen says the job market is still strong. she says a recession would have to be a broad-based economic contraction. consumers are still spending. household balance sheets are still in good shape. all of that said, the economy did contract the first quarter. economists think at beast we ll see slow growth when the numbers release thursday. the white house insists even if that number does go negative and some
They called her unconstitutional action. The aclu even weighed in against the democrat and, today, a federal judge agreed. National correspondent William La Jeunesse has the latest tonight from los angeles. Good evening, william. Well, bret, for now that order prohibiting lawabiding citizens from carrying guns is on hold with the judge, a biden appointee, ruling the governors act likely violates the constitution. So legally and politically, Lujan Grishams order backfired as she attempted to find a way around recent Supreme Court rulings regarding the Second Amendment by declaring Gun Ownership Part of a Public Health emergency. Minutes ago federal judge david you race said the governors order violates the rights of citizens to protect themselves saying, quote, individuals have a right to carry a handgun for selfdefense outside the home supports the contention that plaintiffs have met this factor for justifying a Restraining Order at this stage of the litigation. Grisham had claimed tha
start to be exhausted. so actually a lot of the cushion will start to run out. and so this is all adding to that impression that although things have been very good to this point, you are seeing a lot of those challenges pick up. probably that is what is likely to tip the u.s. economy into a very mild recession. but unfortunately, it is still to come. all right, sima shaw with a very mild recession call. thank you so much. deadline day for donald trump. will he make his case in the special counsel january 6 probe or wait for the grand jury to act. and a powerful tornado touching down in north carolina, the areas hit the hardest coming up on cnn this morning. and mine s unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health versusus 16 grams in ensure® high protein. boost® high protein.