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welcome to "the lead." im kaitlan collins in for jake tapper. we start with the money lead. wall street closing this hour mostly flat after todays jobs reported exceeded expectations. great news, obviously, but not slowing rising prices and fears of a recession. according to the bureau of labor statistics, the united states added 372,000 jobs in june and on average american paychecks are up 5.1% in the last year. but thats not keeping up with inflation, which jumped 8.6% annually in la...

but watch and ill get you there. >> when you start turning around lawyers with the defendants that are defending the clients. we start to live in a fascist state. >> that is not much of a defense? ? >> he served as trumps attorney during the election. do you expect that hes going to vote the fifth amendment? or a sequel to argue attorney-client privilege as so many have done? >> i think is going to invoke any privilege he can pick up. realistically, has been told hes a target, he shoul...

as so many have done? >> yeah, i think you will invoke any privilege he has to think of. realistically, now he has been told hes a target, he should. it would be foolish not to -- theyll try attorney-client privilege which i think is dubious because it does not apply to conversations that arent -- he will take the fifth if he has to, look, it is his right to do so. and as you said, there are investigations swirling around. there came this moment lace last week when we were so deep in m...

office, and it just took us long to get there. i remember saying on our air, in 2018, when justice kennedy retired, that one of the consequences of that would be that abortion would be illegal in half the country within two years. and i was wrong, it was four years. but the fact that this is foretold doesnt make it any less shocking. >> im gonna go watch your show now. >> thanks, chris. good to see you, my friend. thank you. >> and thanks to you at home for being with us this hour. its...

gretchen whitmer, london lamar, and senator elizabeth warren all join me live. all in starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening from los angeles. i am chris hayes. it is a brutal day for american democracy, for american women, specifically, for all americans could become pregnant. for all americans, really. it right enshrined in the constitution as intimate as any right one could imagine. it has been discarded and destroyed by five unelected justices. three of whom were appointed, ...

wasnt as constitutional then today might make you think. for example, it was not a particularly controversial decision among american evangelicals. the southern baptist convection, they adopted pro abortion resolutions regularly during the 1970s and the december baptist. when roe was handed down, the southern baptist convention welcomed and explained why. he said i felt that it was only after a child was born and had a life separate from its mother that it became an individual person a...

the white house warns its provocative and irresponsible. our interview with taiwans top representative to the u.s. are you ready for what may be coming? plus, russia finally says its ready to talk about a prisoner swap. and basketball star brittney griner. the c.d.c.s new covid recommendations. the nations top public health agency agency is expected to ease guidelines, just as students return to schools. and "on the road": how one womans passion for grammar is taking her across the cou...

but now to florida were seen and projects help demings will win the democratic senate primary. and challenge incumbent, marco rubio. then things is a former police chief of orlando and has served in the house since 2014. and singer landa they protect that charlie crist will, be the democratic governor in nevada. he will face incumbent around the sides in november. and now to st. petersburg florida. >> quite a bit of celebrations tonight from charlie crist, camp here in st. petersburg. ...

this week, may just go down as one of the best weeks of joe bidens presidency to date. lets start with the economy, today, we got a truly stunning jobs report for july, u.s. employers added 528,000 jobs, more than doubling projections. and the unemployment rate, it fell to 3.5%. the last time the unemployment rate was that low was in 1969. 53 whole years ago. the economy is now recovered all of the nearly 22 million jobs lost since the start of the covid pandemic. president joe biden a...

all of the nearly 22 million jobs lost since the start of the covid pandemic. president joe biden and his signature aviator sunglasses took a much deserved victory lap earlier today. >> were almost had 10 million jobs. almost a 10 million jobs since i took office. thats the fastest job growth in history. today, there are more people working in america than before the pandemic began. in fact, there are more people working in america at any point in american history. >> in a relief for d...