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you. we have to start with the rough may jobs report, and the u.s. only adding 38,000 jobs. and as simon said, the markets are being resilient considering just how bad that data is. and we can make jokes about the bls forgetting to carry the one, but this is no laughing matter. there is two huge implication, the timing of the rate rises, and it would be surprising to see the fed race in the face of this, and maybe if june is better, it changes, and the other is the impact on the election. the economy stay strong, it would be a major upset to see the republicans win the election, but if the economy goes into the tank, all bets are off. and mike, does this mean that we have peaked in 2016 so far with the job growth, and acceleration of the growth. the expectation would be that you would shift down from 200,000-plus a month to something lower, but this is well weaker than we expected in terms of the new trend. and it is too early to say, and to henry s point about th ....
usain bolt wins again, and simone biles wins another gold. are they the best athletes of all-time? nightly news from rio begins right now. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting from the olympic summer games in rio. from the olympics, full coverage, but first the headlines. at least seven deaths have now been reported in louisiana. the number of rescues has reached 20,000 after a staggering amount of rain, as much as 2 1/2 feet inside 72 hours in some places. from overhead, baton rouge this evening, we re looking at a watery scene that is in some ways gabe. reporter: now a federal disaster area. what are we looking at right here? a shopping center, clearly a major retail area. reporter: today a break from the downpours, but not from the heart break. many rivers recedg, but still at record levels. more than 7,000 people have been rescued in louisiana in the past few days, more than 12,000 or so have spent time in emergency shelters ....
andeconomic data today again that look at the second quarter gdp will be a nice template to get from 8:30 new york time out to 10:00 a.m. in the headlines, and then to the yellen speech at 11:00 a.m. francine: we have gdp figures out of the u.k.. it was breaking news. pound a little bit stronger on the back of that. let s get to work first word news. southeast turkey, kurdish militants have attacked police. at least eight police officers were killed and 70 others wounded could all of this is according to turkish authorities. resume violence resumed between police and meanwhile u.s. secretary john kerry and russian foreign minister meet again today to try and find a resolution in serious civil war. war. syria s civil turkey launched its biggest military operation in syria and trying to drive islamic militants away. in russia, vladimir putin has ered snap military drills angela merkel accused russia of breaking international law. take has threatened to very serious ....
center. in san francisco civic center. it started about noon. we have video from a witness. that s right, i have to tell you it s been going on for five hours. police say they don t know. i want to show you the police presence. we re on mccallaster. police are saying a man indicated he may want to harm himself or others and that brought police here. san francisco police say it began at noon, they secured the perimeter and it started. they have to assume the gun is loaded. they are trying to establish what is going on here but it didn t go very well. so they are calling more resources, taking their time, and adding that as long as they have time to talk there is hope. this person has a semiautomatic handgun. he threatened to use the gun on officers and himself. we have our specialists and our tactical unit on scene. . police only describing this man as a white male in his 30s right now they don t really know when this will come to a conclusion. live in san fra ....
their first day working. so the whole thing is just tragic. her first day. guindon served in the that reas marine corps reserve. she s not from the area, so the police department are working to get her tafamily here. and with more on the condition of the two injured police officers, let s get right to derrick ward. reporter: good morning again. well, this is where the two officers who were wounded in that shooting are now. we don t have their identities or their condition, about you they still indeed hospitalized. as for the suspect ronald hamilton, he faces serious charges. among them, capital murder, first-degree murder, firearms charges and also there was another woman believed to be his wife found dead in that home. you now, on lashmere court when police were called for this domestic disturbance. and we talk order neighbed to n. one woman described hamilton as an ideal neighbor. i met the dad and he is a cool guy. quiet. he s nice. he s always, yyoyou know, ....