ready to discuss a prisoner swap. former u.s. ambassador to russia michael mcfaul and the executive director of the wnba players association will join us to break down the latest. also ahead, democrats reach an agreement on their economic package helping president biden make good on a major campaign promise. we ll have the latest from the white house. that is because, and willie, my gosh, our economy later job numbers have just come out. you talk about a resilient economy, man. it keeps rolling. this is an incredible jobs number. the july jobs report is in and much stronger than expected. the u.s. economydded 528,000 jobs last month. with the unemployment rate ticking down to 3.5%. that jobs number notably higher than what we ve seen in recent months. economists are expecting gains to slow this month and in months to come. let s go right to nbc news senior business analyst stephanie ruhle. by my count, this is about twice as many jobs as most analysts expected to be added
had after their gun decision, after their voting decision, after their union decision. they just took the last of it and set a torch to it with the roe vs. wade opinion. but republicans are claiming a major victory and giving one man the credit. this is a huge victory for the pro-life movement. president trump deserves the lion s share of credit here. he fought like a tiger to put three constitutional conservative judges on the court. and outside the supreme court keeping an eye on the protests for us, what are you seeing today? reporter: jim, it is emotional and at times tense here down at the base of the supreme court. as you can see behind me there is a large crowd that has gathered and it s grown in size over the course of the day. i ll give you just a flavor from the streets as you see a lot of protesters in opposition. the majority of people out here today in opposition of that ruling that came down on friday against roe, but we have seen some tense moments wher
hello, and welcome to bbc world news. millions of women in the us have lost their constitutional right to abortion. we can take you to live pictures at the moment of the supreme court, where pro and anti abortion campaigners have been standing and campaigning for hours now, after the roe v wade ruling was overturned. you have people there, this looks like the anti abortion campaigners, who are demonstrating against that ruling. they have been there in washington for several hours and we will of course bring you “p and we will of course bring you up to date on that story. that is actually our top story, which we will go to now. the supreme court has overturned a longstanding judgement that legalised terminations nationwide. with me is our news reporter shelley phelps. shelley, talk to us about this. which states will enforce these changes first? changes first? simon, this rulin: changes first? simon, this ruling is changes first? simon, this ruling is of changes first?
hello and welcome to bbc world news. millions of women in the us have lost their constitutional right to abortion. the supreme court has overturned a longstanding judgment that legalised terminations nationwide. individual states can now decide whether to ban the practice. let s bring you some live pictures from washington, which shows you pictures of pro life demonstrators, appealing that decision, demonstrating against it, and that has been protests across the united states. these are live pictures from washington. these are live pictures from washington. i spoke to leah litman, assistant professor of law at the university of michigan, about the immediate consequences of this ruling. today, the only remaining clinic in the state of west virginia closed and had to cancel appointments for patients. they were on the phone with women as they were sobbing, when they found out they would no longer have access to abortion in the state. we are talking about the constitution here, o
a second earthquake has shaken an area in south eastern afghanistan, causing yet more death and destruction. and making a comeback after the pandemic: the legendary glastonbury festival kicks off for the first time in three years. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 50 years of a legally enshrined right to abortion in the united states has been brought to an end after the country s supreme court decided to overturn its landmark ruling made in 1973. it means tens of millions of women across the us do not have their right to an abortion guaranteed by the constitution and individual us states are now legally entitled to ban the procedure. up to half of america s 50 states are expected to do so and 13 have already passed so called trigger laws which automatically outlaw abortion with the court s ruling. our north america editor sarah smith reports. cheering. this is a huge, historic moment for america. cheering continues. as they hear the news from the