joining us from this morning from the white house is julie su, acting u.s. secretary of labor. to have you. thanks for joining us. >> thank you so much good morning >> just your thoughts about the deceleration here and whether it's happening in an environment where the labor market can stay resilient or not >> right, so, this is an example of what slow and steady growth looks like, right? we've seen now over 13.4 million jobs added since the president came into office this is a number that reflects that we are continuing to grow jobs at the same time that we continue to see historically low unemployment rates this is still less than 4% for the longest stretch since the 1960s. it's been over a year and a half of such low unemployment rates at the same time that we continue to see very high labor force participation rate, especially among prime age workers, ages 25 to 54 altogether, a strong report and sign of good, strong, steady growth and the, you know, why president biden's economic policies are working for the country. >> you mentioned labor force, 62.6 was in line, but the

. >> acting secretary of labor julie su. kate. >> donald trump is headed to alabama to hit the campaign trail, and some say that trump was irked and pissed off after the court appearance yesterday. right now, the attorneys are working on fighting the criminal charges stemming from the effort to remain in power. a judge has scheduled the next hearing for august 28th, and at this point, a trial date is set, and a next hearing is going to be five days after the first presidential debate underscoring the historical debate of this case. now, walk us through what is next here for donald trump. >> well, kate, the august 28th date is not just circled on the calendar, because it is the date that donald trump and the prosecutors in the case are going before the judge for the first time, and loft reason to watch how the judge handles this case. she is a tough case, and moves fast. she is familiar with trump as a litigant before, and she has had a donald trump case before her before on the civil side, and the documents and inquiry that

in july, the biden administration sued texas over the practice. >> in mexico's previously filed complaintsbout governor abbott's border buoys on the basis that u.s. mexico border treaty state that the river is to run unimpeded. so what was likely discussed on wednesday when mexico's foreign minister met with u.s. officials? >> well two things. one, we had the treaty situation where texas is in a sense taking immigration law into its own hands with the governor's efforts to control a portion of the river and deter migration. and it is called the u.s. mexico border for a reason, it is not the texas mexico border. in terms of international relations. so of course the mexican foreign minister is bringing that up. also expressing concern about the environmental impact on the mexican side of these buoys and the potential harm to mexican nationals. >> what is the solution to america's immigration crisis at the southern border? and is there any true political will to solve this humanely? >> well, we reality is that we do have solutions that we can implemented at the united states southern border.

in july, the court in austin heard testimony from women who sued over texas's abortion ban.ic moment, one of the plaintiffs, samantha casiano, vomited on the stand as she recounted her traumatic experience. casiano was forced to carry out her pregnancy even after receiving a diagnosis of anencephaly, a severe congenital disorder that results in a baby being born without portions of its brain and skull. another plaintiff, elizabeth weller, spoke at a press conference. >> i was sent home to wait for my baby to die or for my infection to start showing physical symptoms even though they were already there. but i was not sick enough to get the care i needed. there is no statement of pro-life in this state when you send me home to wait for my baby to die inside me, and for me to wait for myself to get to a point where i have to gamble my uterus and gamble my life, gamble any future possibility of becoming pregnant. that is not pro-life. in a sense, it is almost pro-torture. amy: the texas lawsuit was brought by the center for reproductive rights. it is believed to be the first law

julie lamonica peters, thank you. a san francisco man is suing saint ignatius college preparatory school after he says he was sexually assaulted by a teacher back in 1996. the lawsuit filed in san francisco superior court this week says peter devine, a drama and english teacher at the school, kissed the plaintiff when he was 14 years old at the time. in a recent letter sent to school families and alumni, the president of saint ignatius, edward reese, explained that the school filed a police report and hired an outside independent investigator after being notified of the allegations in april of last year. in the letter, president reese wrote, quote, upon receiving the results of the investigation, she immediately and promptly took appropriate action. and the teacher no longer works at sc. a bobcat roaming the streets of san mateo. and this one is not alone. still to come, a live report on the peninsula after a recent sighting. and we are tracking the weather out there. there's some fog out at the coast. high clouds are moving out sunnier tomorrow,

july. >>> donald trump of his former lawyer, rudy giuliani, found guilty of defamation. federal judge made the ruling today. two former workers sued him after they say he spread rumors. they said the lawsuit, he failed to share evidence that his site plan be used >>> a civil trial will be held. rudy giuliani was also indicted earlier this month in an effort to attempt to overthrow the 2020 election. he is set to be arraigned on september 6. >>> debt relief is on the way for students misled by california university. abiding administration making the announcement and it's offering $72 million in relief to more than 2000 students who attended ashford university. ashford is an online school based in san diego. the department of education said the school misled students between 2009 and 2020. students were unable to finish the programs and if they did they cannot get jobs afterward. the money will go to ashford students who applied for relief through the borrower defense process and it's focused on helping students defrauded by the school. >>> the oakland police department is looking to hire 911 dispatchers >>> the recruitment event is

his family sued the state claiming guards and inmates were not protected by the virus. but the department of corrections says in july of 2020, there were more than 1,000 positive covid cases in san quentin. >>> and today the uc region's meeting at stanford and cal are trying to jump off the sinking ship that was the pac-12 conference. they currently make up half of what's left of the conference of champions. but they're looking to join the acc. the potential move would leave washington state and oregon state in limbo of what remains at the pac-12. all of these moves would take effect for the 2024 season. and already usc, ucla, oregon, washington, are joining the big ten. that'll bring the total number of schools in that conference to 18. meanwhile arizona state, arizona, utah, colorado are jumping to the big 12. that would bring the total number of teams in that conference to 16. we will find out what students are thinking about with all the potential moves. >> that'll really suck. i did not know that it might go away. i feel like i grew up always hearing about the tournaments, all this. for it to completely go away

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julie, it's not about the money and it's not just the tour. >> this one has the date. >> reporter: she's embarked on a long-term mission against ticketmaster and has suedentail more money on travel, hotels, meals, money she says is worth it. the attorneys representing ticketmaster did not want to comment, but the company has apologized to taylor swift and the fans who are willing to spend the money, who are willing to stand in line. take a look behind me. this is a line for merchandise. the first person in line got here at 3:00 in the morning. the show doesn't start until 6:30 p.m. they're already dressed up. >> i don't even hear the boom boxes. i would imagine if people were out there that long, they would be playing the music. they're being patient and they are dedicated. >> reporter: they really are. >> have fun with the fans tonight. thank you so much. >>> still ahead, a rare honor attack that sent one woman to the hospital. that's next. their team of independent tax attorneys will work with y your cpa to determine if your comompany is eligible. [whip sound] take thehe first step to see if your small business qualifies. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get it with guru

july results and numbers were better than expected. stuart: in new jersey, three school districts want to notify parents if a student wants to change their gender identity. the state is suingop that. kind of complicated and nate foy has the story. the latest, nate. >> a lot of parents are so passionate about this and angry and right now they're awaiting that ruling from the judge but as we await that ruling, which could come at any moment, i spoke this morning with the vice president of the new jersey board of education and he says that we are just scratching the surface in terms of this case with the educational policy that is being forced on students in new jersey. the latest just a vote a couple of weeksing a, the new policy in new jersey is that sex education courses will be divided based on gender identity and not biological sex. listen to this. >> if you've got a young boy that's, you know, expressing as a girl, he would go into the girl's school, the girl's class and, i mean, poor young girls, it's a sensitive topic enough, but they're going to sit there and talk in front of a boy about these sensitive things? doesn't seem right. >> yeah, more than that, remember ac

julie it's not about the money and not just about the tour. >> this one has the date, eras tour. >> she's embarked on a long-term mission against ticketmaster and has suedt will entail more money on travel, hotels, meals, money she says is worth it. t the. >> i get the cult following. you're a cult follower, too. >> i am not. i am not. on the laptop during commercial breaks. >> going to make this confession? >> yeah, i am. trying to find shoes for the beyonce tour next week. she's coming. >> why is it so difficult to find shoes? >> i don't know. >> you want to impress? >> she's not going to see me. initially, i was not on stage, i can wear t-shirt and jeans. >> yes, you do. >> there's an economic impact for the renaissance tour as well. >> absolutely. also on your wallet as well. >> i know. i know. buying the tickets and all of the things. >> i want to see if they match your shoes. now there's pressure. you talked about it, we want to see it because you're not here next weekend. >> for that reason. >> for that reason. >> show saturday night and sunday morning, let me tell ya, i'm not going to be any good to anybody coming in here at 2:30 in the morning.

julie, it's not about the money and it's not just the tour. >> this one has the date, eras tour. >> reporter: she's embarked on a long-term mission against ticket master and has suedentail more money on travel, hotels, meals, money she says is worth it. >> reporter: camilla bernal, cnn, los angeles. >>> well, the new york yankees are praising a 10-year-old girl for her throwing arm after she hit a politician in the head with a water balloon. her name is alexa cardona and the guy she hit is bruce blakeman. what a shot. this is, of course, a tradition in long island, throwing water balloons at politicians. blakeman shared that now-viral video with the yankees and they were so impressed that they invited the 10-year-old to hang out at batting practice before a game this week. >>> well, finally this hour, surfing has gone to the dogs, quite literally, thanks to the world dog surfing championships. >> she just likes to hunker down on the board. she's pretty much a big boulder. she gets down in the back, butt goes up, chest goes down, and, you know, as long as it's a smooth ride, she's smooth sailing all the way in. >> the charity event was held saturday at san francisc

july it weighs in on the u.s. mortgage matrket. >>> we have our reports out at 8:15, and it's another big day with qualcomm and others and two can't-miss meetings later today. lisa su 9:00asm eastern and then jpmorgan chase's jamie dimon will weigh in on the economy, bank lending, and a whole host of other issues when he joins "power lunch" with leslie p picker. >>> we're seeing the dow jones down the s&p down almost 1% but still off their lows this morning. and we're also paying close attention to the s&p futures over the last six hours. take a look at this. right now you're seeing a smart decline. s&p right now, the futures down just under 1% off of its lows. early this morning you're seeing the slight upturn in the last hour or so. >>> we also want to take a look at treasuries on o the back of fitch's downgrade from aaa to a a-plus the ten-eer benchmark at 0.02 off of the tide of yesterday we'll continue to watch the yeeds yesterday. let's talk more about this with brooke maine here in the house thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> we oop've got to start with the top story. fitch downgrading. do you see it impacting the rest of this trading d

sued the teamsters union claiming they blocked restructuring plans necessary for yellow to stay afloat. joining me now, freightways founder, craig fuller. reaction to all this. darren hawkins was on the program in early julyits. they won't come to the table. they will not come to the table and negotiate. that's what he said. do you agree with that? >> yeah, i mean, certainly the teamsters have some responsibility, particularly at the end, for sort of dragging on the negotiations and putting yellow in a really precarious position. but yellow, this story, this situation is really a decade plus in the making. yellow is an underperforming company that tried to do a rollup of union carriers in the mid-2000s and unfortunately it was saddled with a lot of debt and trucking is an incredibly volatile market. the teamsters, the way they operate our contracts don't allow for the flexibility and when you're dealing with multiple companies that were not consolidated, it created a lot of challenges for yellow to survive. it was the low cost leader simply because that's the only way they could do freight. because service wasn't dependable. it didn't have a flexible workforce and the ability to respond to market conditio

sued them in june saying it was operating illegally because it failed to register as an exchange. the stock has fallen 30% from the julyighs but still doubled from the lows we saw check out bitcoin prices, trading at a tight range though gradually drifted lower from the midsummer highs. just around the 29,000 mark but well within the mark so keep an eye on the bitcoin prices the vast majority of trading resolving around the derivative of prices around bitcoin and either sara, back to you. >> not getting a ton of help from that news, up 2%. but maybe the run up to that is part of the story there. thank you. >>> just about an hour into the trading day and stocks are mixed. s&p is a little bit higher nasdaq still under pressure after a tough day yesterday. let's get to bob pisani. >> tjx is helping retail elsewhere, about even on the advanced decline line not getting a lot of help from the old market leadership. bank stocks not doing much down six of seven trading sessions for the kbe, the bank etf. tech floundering trying to find a direction as well. where are we right now >> we're only about 3% off the recent highs mayb

sued with its australia flagship. allegedly for selling tickets for thousands of flights that have already canceled. this relates to more than 8000 scheduled flights that were supposed to take place between may and julytas kept selling tickets on its website for an average of more than two weeks, and in some cases, for more than a month after services were scrapped. australians composition watchdog is behind the allegation and its proceedings and the federal court against the airline. amongst the orders that is seeking it includes penalties, injunctions, declarations and costs. you can see sliding as we get trading underway. the take a look at another sector and focus this morning. this is one that we haven't focused on too much over the last few weeks, but essentially tracking cannabis stocks in australia because we got u.s. health officials now recommending to reduce restrictions on marijuana, and that could boost optimism for the sector so the u.s. drug enforcement agency says it's going to review its classification of cannabis following that letter from health officials to loosen their rules and the push to reclassify marijuana could help reinvigorate the embattled cannabis industry. some of the