audit the bureau of statistics in a whistleblower now says that that was not on the up and up that they were just caving in to everything that the bureau statistics wanted and said and this guy claims that eventually he got fired for not letting the issue go so that's that's a horrific example and there's more as you mentioned with s i g and deloitte and that is of course as i g misrepresenting some say their profits there there are things and the law is right caught up in the middle of all that and in general in general again the four big audit in companies have come under great scrutiny and this speaks to just the confidence that everybody from the average guy in the street to the biggest biggest investors in the world need to have in the system and if the system is broken it's got to be fixed. and not i mean i know we're going to sound to people like we're just piling on but kate p.m.g. was also we've reported kicked out of south africa for problems there and of course we we referred to the problems in the u.k. with regard to karelian we've covered that story but i'll tell you one th

audited the bureau of statistics in a whistleblower now says that that was not on the up and up that they were just caving in to everything that the the bureau of statistics wanted and said and this guy claims that eventually he got fired for not letting the issue go so that's that's a horrific example and there's more as you mentioned with s i g and deloitte and that is of course misrepresenting some say their profits their earnings and deloitte was right caught up in the middle of all that and in general in general again the four big auditing companies have come under great scrutiny and this this speaks to just the confidence that everybody from the average guy in the street to the biggest biggest investors in the world need to have in the system and if the system is broken it's got to be fixed. and not know we're going to sound to people like we're just piling on but p.m.g. was also we've reported you know kicked out of south africa for problems there and of course we we referred to the problems in the u.k. with regard to karelian we covered that story but i'll tell you one thing i

audited the bureau of statistics and a whistleblower now says that that was not on the up and up that they were just caving in to everything that the bureau of statistics wanted and said and this guy claims that eventually he got fired for not letting the issue go so that's that's a horrific example and there's more as you mentioned with s i g and deloitte and that is of course misrepresenting some say their profits their earnings and deloitte was right caught up in the middle of all that and in general in general again the four big auditing companies have come under great scrutiny and this this speaks to just the confidence that everybody from the average guy in the street to the biggest biggest investors in the world need to have in the system and if the system is broken it's got to be fixed. and not i know we're going to sound to people like we're just piling on but p.m.g. was also we've reported you know kicked out of south africa for problems there and of course we we referred to the problems in the u.k. with regard to karelian we covered that story but i'll tell you one thing i'

in april, for the first time since the bureau of labor statistics began tracking the data, the number of job openings outnumbered the number of job seekers. in may unemployment dropped to its lowest level in 18 years. wages are growing at the fastest rate since july of 2009. retail sales are up significantly and small business optimism has hit its second highest level ever. a recent survey from the national association of manufacturers reported that 77% of manufacturers plan to increase hiring as a result of tax reform. 72% plan to increase wages or benefits. and 86% report that they plan to increase investments which means new jobs and opportunities for workers. that's a lot of numbers. but they all boil down to one thing, mr. president, and that is that life is getting better for american families. yesterday the "wall street journal" reported, and i quote, economic confidence among lower income americans has taken a recent leap. the latest evidence that benefits of the economic expansion are reaching a broader swath of workers, end quote. mr. president, if there's one thing that's n

will improve about family is typical of many gazan residents according to the palestinian bureau of statistics some fifty three percent of people live in poverty that's over a million people despite all the challenges he faces is determined to give his children the best aid possible iran can al-jazeera. the united nations is warning that an important target on climate change set in the paris agreement will not be met in this rapid and far reaching changes are made in the world's economy a report by a leading environmental agency says human induced global warming could increase by more than one point five degrees celsius by twenty forty but in course and is the director of plan b. that's a u.k. charity supporting the use of legal action to tackle climate change anything with governments must take the lead we want point five degrees mine just sound like a number to a lot of people to call in paris when governments agreed to limit temperature to that level was one point five to stay alive and that is the call that really sums this out this is an existential threats it is an extension threat to al

will improve about family is typical of many gazans residents according to the palestinian bureau of statistics some fifty three percent of people live in poverty that's over a million people despite all the challenges he faces is determined to give his children the best aid possible iran can al-jazeera gaza. now former tennis star boris becker is taking the unusual step of claiming diplomatic immunity to avoid bankruptcy proceedings in the u.k. baca was appointed for sports humanitarian and cultural affairs by the central african republic in april he's launched a claim in the london high court saying this role in titles into immunity a british bank is pursuing back as assets in court after he was declared bankrupt last year. well iran's footballers have just kicked off their world cup campaign will one nail win over morocco it may not have been the most entertaining of matches but their female fans were just happy to be allowed to attend in iran women a ban from football stadiums the only nation at the world cup to do so to raise awareness and put pressure on governing body pfieffer to take ac

will improve about family is typical of many gazan residents according to the palestinian bureau of statistics some fifty three percent of people live in poverty that's over a million people despite all the challenges he faces is determined to. give his children the best possible iran card. people have died in renewed fighting between protesters and security forces and. activists barricades and blockaded streets in the capital with a twenty four hour strike demanding the resignation of president daniel ortega the upheaval begun two months ago sparked by changes to social security policies stephanie decker has more. in the nation wide strike on thursday didn't stop the violence several regions of nicaragua fighting between activists and pro-government forces including here in tampa tampa there were fatalities with the locals accusing pro-government forces. we were not armed there were four hooded men some skinny in a black shirt and they were the ones with the machine gun the shotgun i do not know only they know what weapon they had a sniper was on top of a pole police officers were in uniform

will improve about family is typical of many gazan residents according to the palestinian bureau of statistics some fifty three percent of people live in poverty that's over a million people despite all the challenges he faces is determined to give his children the best aid possible iran can al-jazeera. russia's made a stunning started football's world cup thrashing saudi arabia five mill in moscow president putin wants the match alongside the saudi crown prince mohammed bin sound money as well as the fee for president journey and fan tino the victory margin for the host nation it was something of a surprise russia and saudi arabia are the two lowest ranked sides at the tournament well rushes to other rivals will be in action on friday egypt against euro guy ending group b. there is a nigerian darby european champions portugal will be facing twenty ten world cup winners spain. also in group b. iran faces morocco back home fans are and aspiring footballers are all finding ways around sanctions to keep their passions going as a measure of a has more from tehran. even before their first game iran

will improve about family is typical of many gazan residents according to the palestinian bureau of statistics some fifty three percent of people live in poverty that's over a million people despite all the challenges he faces is determined to give his children the best aid possible iran can al-jazeera. at least twelve people have died and thousands forced into relief shelters after days of torrential rain in northeast india flash floods and landslides of cut off parts of money poorest state in neighboring tri poorer hospitals and shops are flooded and closed now the man who spent his life investigating the regions of the universe has had his voice beamed into the nearest black hole with a message of peace and hope stephen hawking's remains of now been interred between the graves of fellow science greats isaac newton and charles darwin and they would reports on the memorial service for britain's most renowned astrophysicist we have entrusted brother stephen to god's mercy he was one of the world's best known scientists now laid to rest behind some of history's greatest thing those who also cha

according to the bureau of labor statistics, u.s. created 223,000 jobs in may, lowering the unemployment rate to 3.8%. kudlow spoke with reporters about the latest success six and the president's break from protocol when he posted a tweet about the monthly report before its release. >> why was it appropriate for the president to tweet the jobs report performed was released? mr. kudlow: why not? short sellers might have looked at that and said he is gaming us. he did not give any numbers. thise way, i want to take port, i have been at this game a while, just like years ago. these numbers come out the night before. these days they come to nec. and i make a call whether to let him know or not come and it just so happens last evening i let him know. >> is this against the 198501 b 1985 omb directive -- mr. kudlow: no one reveal the numbers to the public. >> why would the president tell anybody to look at the jobs report if it would be negative? mr. kudlow: it is a therapeutic. i do not know. i take a lot of people were waiting for the jo

will improve about family is typical of many gazans residents according to the palestinian bureau of statistics some fifty three percent of people live in poverty that's over a million people despite all the challenges he faces is determined to give his children the best aid possible iran can al-jazeera. steven hawkings voice has been beamed into space at a service for the british astrophysicist in london's westminster abbey. members of the public and celebrities more one hundred countries joined family and friends as his ashes were interred by the graves of fellow science greats isaac newton and charles darwin or king died in march aged seventy six after a long battle with motor neuron disease he spent his life probing the origins of the universe and a message of peace and hope from hawking himself was broadcast towards the nearest black hole to earth. stephen william hawking inspires aspires joyous life by his courage stubbornness and his creativity inspired by its love for family and loyalty to friends inspires above all by a scientific discoveries and is challenging questions for scientists

will improve about family is typical of many gazan residents according to the palestinian bureau of statistics some fifty three percent of people live in poverty that's over a million people despite all the challenges he faces is determined to give his children the best aid possible iran can cause a thanksgiving service is being held at london's westminster abbey for one of the world's greatest scientists stephen hawking who died in march his ashes will be interred alongside fellows scientific giants isaac newton and charles darwin who time space in the nature of the universe won him worldwide acclaim at the ceremony a recording of his voice set to an original piece of music will be beamed into space towards the nearest black hole. those day two of the world cup in russia and while the spotlight is very much on the field the tournament is also a chance for campaign is to raise the issue of human rights in russia the country's faced criticism on many issues from gay rights to political prisoners to workers' rights were a challenge ripples out from moscow. the world cup is the best football part

in april, for the first time since the bureau of labor statistics began tracking the data, the number of job openings outnumbered the number of job seekers. in may unemployment dropped to its lowest level in 18 years. wages are growing

will improve about family is typical of many gazans residents according to the palestinian bureau of statistics some fifty three percent of people live in poverty that's over a million people despite all the challenges he faces is determined to. it is children the best possible their own car out is there. are reports that greece and macedonia will sign a controversial deal on sunday which would end a decades old name dispute with macedonia agreement has angered nationalists on both sides of the border hundreds of greeks have been protesting outside parliament while m.p.'s debate a no confidence motion against the government macedonia agreed to change its name to the republic of northern macedonia in a landmark deal on cheese day greece argues that in a macedonia implies a territorial claim to a greek province with the same name former tennis star bars backer is taking the unusual step of claiming diplomatic immunity to avoid bankruptcy proceedings in the u.k. becker was appointed to show for sport humanitarian and cultural affairs by the central african republic in april is launched a claim in

bureau of labor statistics jobs report for me just out today the actual number of jobs created was two hundred twenty three thousand media economists projections of one hundred ninety thousand jobs created and there's new an annuity eighteen year low of three point eight percent for the unemployment wage rate and the wage and growth increase modestly at two point seven percent that's about eight cents per hour increase plus the march and april numbers were revised upward by a combined total of fifteen thousand jobs the unemployment numbers are a key but just one data set of positive economic news in recent months although for some concerns over the continuing trade war have cast a shadow over the future economic outlook and here to dig deeper into those numbers is our friend danielle de martino both the founder of money strong and author of fed up an insider's take on why the federal reserve is bad for america danielle thank you as always for joining us this is a pretty positive jobs report two hundred twenty three thousand in a three point eight percent rate which hasn't been this low

high, and when it comes to jobs, definitely a buyers market for the first time since the bureau of labor statistics began tracking the data nearly two decades ago, job openings outnumber jobseekers. and since as president was elected, 3.6 million new jobs have been created. there is a lot of evidence out there that the agenda that we are pursuing here continues to have positive results for the american people but we are not going to stop there, there is a lot more that needs to be done and as you heard, national security is a high priority. we are going to be voting in the senate finance committee today on a series of opioid fields that will address the challenges of the epidemic and we will continue to work on an agenda that will improve the american peoples lives. we have just gotten off the phone with the president of the united states from air force one. upbeatded confident and as he should because in my opinion, he encompassed more than many thought was going to be possible at this summit. they have signed an agreement for north korea to give up nuclear weapons. still working out all of the de

price gains and lower costs drove profits up according to the national bureau of statistics a jump inroducer prices for the second month in a row. and let's take a quick look at the close in china's equities, to be honest was pretty negative despite the slightly better data that came ou t industrial companies. of course that's a lot of that is spurred on by the discussions that continue to happen on the trading front. the shanghai closed down by more than 1%. in bear territory, 20% down. >>> meanwhile president trump has threatened action on tariffs on eu cars adding, quote, in the end, it will all even out and it won't take very long you can see again, this is the picture for euro automakers this morning. mostly the ones being affect ready the ones in germany a continuation of the price action we have gotten over the last week or so we got bmw down almost 1.5% already in trading last week alone the auto index was down about 6%. that's indeed a sector that continues to come under pressure let's bring in the head of equity strategy. clive, just looking at your asset allocation views, i

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according to the bureau of labor statistics, u.s. created 223,000 jobs in may, lowering the unemployment rate to 3.8%. kudlow spoke with reporters about the latest success six and the president's break from protocol when he posted a tweet about the monthly report before its release. >> why was it appropriate for the president to tweet the jobs report performed was released? mr. kudlow: why not?

they want the bureau of labor statistics, the cftc and white house counsel up of economic advisers t all look into the matter. >>> elsewhere the trump administration said it will no longer defend the affordable care act from f a challened by 20 states, resulting in yet another new blow to the health law. the white house believes the individual mandate is unconstitutional and that parts of the lawre invalid, and the justice department is seeking to strike down key elements of the ac this latest legal filing creates more uncertainly for insurers who are trying to set rates for next year. >>> the world's fastest computer can do in a second what 28d take you and i billions of years to do. the company behind in super-computing machine is a name familiar to investors. dominic chu is in oseridge, tenn for us tonight. . >> reporter: which country has the best super computer? you would likely say it was for the united states. for years we did until we lost that crown to china, but that chand today when the u.s. regained the title here in tennessee. thanks to sonnet, that's the me the energy d

will improve about family is typical of many gazan residents according to the palestinian bureau of statistics some fifty three percent of people live in poverty that's over a million people despite all the challenges he faces is determined to give his children the best aid possible iran can al-jazeera. the u.s. says it'll take a wee quote an appropriate measures against the syrian government but violations of a deescalation zone in the south west president bashar al assad's forces have recovered much of the country's territory but one of the areas still controlled by rebels is the land bordering jordan and israeli occupied golan heights but the escalation a deal brokered by russia u.s. and jordan last year has contained the fighting but the assad government has vowed to reclaim every inch of syrian territory. at least seven people have died in renewed fighting between protesters and security forces in nicaragua on thursday activists burned barricades to block streets in the capital during a twenty four hour strike they're demanding the resignation of the president daniel ortega the people bec

will improve about family is typical of many gazan residents according to the palestinian bureau of statistics some fifty three percent of people live in poverty that's over a million people despite all the challenges he faces is determined to give his children the best aid possible iran can al-jazeera gaza now the united nations is warning that an important target on climate change set up the paris agreement will not be met unless rapid and far reaching changes are made in the world's economy a report by a leading environmental agency says human induced global warming could increase by more than one point five degrees celsius by twenty forty two crosland is the director of plan b. a u.k. charity supporting the use of legal action to tackle climate change and he says governments must take the lead. we want point five degrees might just sound like a number to a lot of people the call in paris when governments agreed to limit temperature to that level was one point five to stay alive and that is the call that really sums this out this is an existential threat it is an extension threat to all of

according to the bureau of labor statistics, one million jobs have been created since the tax cuts and jobs act was enacted. 223,000 were added last month. in may, average hourly earnings increased by 2.7%. unemployment is at itst since 2000. the conference boalso ports consumeronfidenceis at a 17-year high. democrats apparently haven't learned the key to economic progress. promising to raise taxes if given the chance. however, tax cuts and repeal of onerousbamaare regulations have been pivotal for our economy. now nearly every measure of success is in our favor. mr. speaker, i want to talk a little bit today about the prosper act and share some articth have been published that help explain why the prosper act is so good for our country, so good fo studen, needs to be passed. first article is an article in forbes by preston cooper, may 23, 2018. and i'd like to submit the entire article for the record, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore:witht o. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. cooper explains that there s a common misconception about prosper that is being exploited, unfortunate

is typical of many gazan residents according to the palestinian bureau of statistics some fifty three percent of people live in poverty that's over a million people despite all the challenges he faces is the term and to give his children the best possible iraq on gaza and some interesting facts about aid on our website. this is the first day of the celebrations in most muslim countries a mubarak in arabic means blessed celebration but in many countries the greeting is different you can find out how they say it for instance in some and in malaysia also see how you know it's celebrated with different for some around the world all those interesting facts on our website at al-jazeera dot com live not a multi view wall here taking a look at the different pictures the news agencies are feeding us and this here is the associated press which is showing us some pictures of a courthouse in washington d.c. where president trump's former campaign chairman paul man a ford has pleaded not guilty to new witness tampering charges brought by the special counsel robert mueller was investigating russia'

while corporate stock buybacks are booming, the latest bureau of labor statistics report reports that the average american saw a $6.21 increase in average weekly earnings which would result in $323 in annual wage increases, well short of the $4,000 to $9,000 in annual increases projected by president trump and house speaker paul ryan, and miniscule when compared to the benefits going to wealthy corporate shareholders and the billionaire boys club. additionally, the tax bill which donald trump promised would serve as quote, up quote rocket fuel for the economy hasn't led to any liftoff whatsoever in real average hourly earnings. according to the bureau of labor statistics recent report, the real average hourly earnings dropped by 0.1% from may 2017 to may 2018. now that the gop tax cuts for the rich have worsened our federal deficits, the gop budget resolution is step three in their three-step invidious plan to give to the rich and make everyday americans pay for t.rather than working on balanced solutions to preserve crucial benefits for american families, the gop budget resolution de

and, in fact, in the postal service, according to bureau of labor statistics data, we find that about 94% of employees who are subject to collective bargaining agreements are members of the union even though you don't have agency fees. in the federal government generally, including the postal service, that number is about 80%, and if you just take the -- the postal service out and look at the federal government, it's still north of 80%. justice sotomayor: how much of the workplace -- general francisco: that's according to bureau of labor statistics data. justice sotomayor: how much of the workplace is unionized for the federal government? general francisco: i believe that in the federal government generally, about a quarter of the workplace, a quarter to a third of the workplace is unionized. justice sotomayor: and how much is their unionization in the general corporate sector? general francisco: i think -- justice sotomayor: or private sector? general francisco: my -- i don't know for sure. i think it's on the order of -- i think it's less than that, but i'm not exactly sure what the

bureau of labor statistics jobs report for may just out today the actual number of jobs created was two hundred twenty three thousand media columnist projections of one hundred ninety thousand jobs created and there is new and a new eighteen year low of three point eight percent for the unemployment wage rate and the wage and growth increase modestly at two point seven. percent that's about eight cents per hour increase plus the march and april numbers were revised upward by a combined total of fifteen thousand jobs the unemployment numbers are a key but just one data set of positive economic news in recent months although for some concerns over the continuing trade war have cast a shadow over the future economic outlook and here to dig deeper into those numbers is our friend danielle de martino both the founder of money strong and author of fed up an insider's take on why the federal reserve is bad for america danielle thank you as always for joining us this is a pretty positive jobs report two hundred twenty three thousand in a three point eight percent rate which hasn't been this low

bureau of labor statistics, home health care services is the fastest growing sector in the country rightow. two, green energy. from residential solar panels to hybrid cars, more americans are embracing the benefits of green energy than ever three, e-commerce. amazon's acquisition of whole with foods last year showed us how online retailers are going to continue to disrupt many industries. four, sign security. following the data the world aro triple their cyber security spending through 2021. and, five, construction. this sector has been growing steadily since at least 2014 and may not slow down. we have launched the second season of our podcast. this week we are talking to carl carlie. she tells us how a job early in the days of uber helped her prepare the launching of this company and tells us about her chop shop in brooklyn where working on motorcycles helps her get thinking done. please give us feedback. we love hearing from you. we have interesting e-mails back. thanks to those of you who have listened in. when we come back, how can he make the transition from employee to business ow

bureau of labor statistics jobs report for me just out today the actual number of jobs created was two hundred twenty three thousand media columnist projections one hundred ninety thousand jobs created and there's new an annuity eighteen year low of three point eight percent for the unemployment wage rate and the wage and growth increase modestly at two point seven percent that's about eight cents per hour increase plus the march and april numbers were revised upward by a combined total of fifteen thousand jobs the unemployment numbers are a key but just one data set of positive economic news in recent months although for some concerns over the continuing trade war have cast a shadow over the future economic outlook. and here to dig deeper into those numbers is our friend danielle de martino both the founder of money strong and author of fed up an insider's take on why the federal reserve is bad for america danielle thank you as always for joining us this is a pretty positive jobs report two hundred twenty three thousand in a three point eight percent rate which hasn't been this low si

states has reached an unusual landmark the latest figures from the us department of labor's bureau of labor statistics or b.l.s. indicate that there were six point seven million posted job openings in may while there were only six point three million unemployed work. years besides surpassing the number of job seekers that postings number sets a new record b.l.s. confirmed last week that the official unemployment rate ticked down a tenth of a percent to a historic low of three point eight percent that's the lowest since the year two thousand the a store tightness in the job market has yet to have any significant effect on wages the b.l.s. figures show wage growth barely ahead of inflation and about two point seven percent median household income is improved slightly since two thousand and sixteen but median income is still below the twenty fourteen level and just barely above than one nine hundred ninety nine level. there is a new revelation on facebook's sharing of its users personal data and this time the u.s. government may view it as a security risk the new york times has revealed and facebook has

reporter: we know that four years ago, he was fired from a job as a subcontractor to the bureau of labor statistics, the federal bureau. and they cited at the time security -- suitable concerns, security suitable concerns and he sued them but it is not clear what that is about but what is clear is that this is a very troubled man. >> the fellow was there to kill as many people as he could. >> reporter: the attack was planned and the newspaper a specif specific target and the weapon a pump action shotgun and that is what police said as the suspect jared ramos was denied bail on five counts of first murder. president trump weighed in too. >> journalists like all americans should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job. >> the glass shattered and i turned around -- >> but amid the horror, police and folks at the paper are sharing stories of that 38-year-old man's apparently simmering rage and years of warning signs. >> he was going down our newsroom starting from the front and -- yeah, just continually shooting people. >> reporter: people at the paper say it started whe

it's the economic numbers for comparing the numbers, the bureau of labor statistics and the labor department came out with during trump administration during the obama administration. we've seen significant growth and significant increases in the amount of people that are working at the amount ofhe jobs that open, and benefits to the minority communities like the african-americans have never been better in the job market than they are today, the book is "the capitalist comeback: the trump boom and the left's plot to stop it." the author andy puzder. you can find on twitter at andy puzder. we appreciate your time this morning. >> guest: glad to do it and hope people will buy the book and give it a chance. thank you. >> here's a look at some authors recently featured on booktv's "after words," our weekly author in the program that includes best-selling nonfiction books and guest interviewers. >> whenever you talk about the left having some responsibility for backlash to lead to donald trump, naked figures can we didn't vote for the sky, this is the way the republican party has been going for l

consumer price index this morning that was in line the bureau of labor statistics, here is one to focus on, came out with an incredible number today. real hourly earnings increased by just .1% in may my favorite employment gage, the stock of automatic data processing was up five bucks monster. these are all indicators that give the fed a chance to raise rates. simply isn't enough inflation to justify slamming on the breaks and sending the economy. second focusoh, my, the huge win this very evening by at&t against the u.s. government when a judge said they could buy time warner with no strings attached the government's attempt to block this acquisition this ruling will mean this deal will close, you will see time warner up tomorrow it also means that comcast will most likely launch its bid for fox assets and doesn't want disney to get. this decision is important enough and so pro merger, that i think you have a whole host of industries that are thinking of consolidating. a huge positive. more price market boosts today jpmorgan published a good piece of twitter we got a remarkable rotatio

. >> the bureau of labor statistics job openings outnumber those employed. >> jobs number look good. ion i have cancelled the august recess. we have a lot of important work to do. >> the writer for rolling stone may have gone beyond the pail writing i wish i didn't suspect that the poorly exexplained absence of melania tru

figures from the us department the latest figures from the us department of labor's bureau labor of labor's bureau of labor statistics or bigger statistics or b.l.s. indicate that there were c.e.o.'s indicate that there were six point seven million point seven million post a job opening post. job openings innings and make make while there are only six points while there are only six point three million million unemployed workers unemployed workers besides bits for peace side surpassing the number of just asking the number of job seekers of the seekers that that post postings and things number sets of numbers the new sets a record be a new record b o s e l s can for confirmed last week that the if that the official fishel unemployment run employment rate tick tick down a part of a percent sent to it to a historic storch low low of three point three point point eight eight percent that's it that's a lot the lowest slowest since the since the year two thousand year two thousand was it just the a storage storage tight tightness in the mists and the job the job market market has you has yet to have any of any significant

according to the bureau of labor statistics the number of coal miners have dropped from 175,000 in the mid '80s to about 55,000 today. that's sort of the extended coal mining industry. the industry has only gained about 1300 jobs since donald trump took office aos 1 months ago. joining us to have a closer look at this is the author richard r. judging by your book and the history of energy, there is a natural progression amid we are in one of tho natural progressions. we've been moving out of coal for some time into either renewables or natural gas. other countries are dealing with nuclear betternca is. should we be taking steps to preserve coal fired electricity in this country? >> i don't think so. the reason is, of course, global warming and the risk of drastic changes to our entire environment as a result. and as your statistic noted, coal is actually in steep decline. natural gas, which we have an abundance of, i was talking yesterday with former secretary of energy steven chew. he said we're going to be living with natural gas for a vy long b we have a big supply. >> right. >> we

contractor in the bureau of labornt statistics 2014. he only had a misdemeanor on his record which is why police say he was still able to legally buy higu shot it turns out he's a long-time resident of laurel. that's why news 4 mark segraves picks up our coverage. mark. >> reporter: good evening, leon. in fact, 17 years he lived in this red brick apartment building behind me. today prosecutors said this isw e he planned his deadly attack. jarrod ramos had been planning his attack on the capital orgazette newspapers some time. he even had an escape plan according to prosecutoric but when p showed up, ramos was trapped inside the offices withis victims, so he hid under a desk according to court records released it. . shortly after police took him into custody, investigators were inaurel at ramos' home where they found more evidence. in court today the prosecutor told the judge ramos had a plan to kill as many people as possible and that he snuck into the rear of the billing through a hlway and apparently blocked the rear exit so his victim

. >> here is the problem, the very numbers he was hyping last night and today, the bureau of labor statistics same numbers he degraded throughout the campaign. this is a problem that is bigger. >> i hear 5.3% unemployment. that is the biggest joke there is in this country. that number is so fathers as is. >> the unemployment number is fiction. >> this fiction phoney number is what he is selling today. doesn't he have to retract that to be taken seriously by anyone? >> what he was referring to is there's a number of different ways to slice that. there's a u-1 number, 3.8%, the u-6 is still in the high 7%. what he was referring to at the peak of the crisis -- >> he is saying the numbers are phoney. >> so if i was -- he could rectify that by saying listen -- >> he's not going to do that because he's not going to tell the truth. he has an aversion to the truth. he released the numbers before -- >> he alluded to them. >> it is important. >> do we know for a fact he didn't tell anybody who is close to him what the numbers are going to be? we don't know. >> we have 30 seconds. >> he is a better pers

horrific, we have no hard evidence of such a spike in the best data on this comes from the bureau of justice statisticshich has shown -- there's been a decline in hate crimes. we have greater sensitivity, we have to ask yourself this. to some extent, it's because it helps the agenda of certain groups, uncertain individuals. >> tucker: you keep hearing we have an honest conversation about race, but i wonder after all these conversations if the country is becoming morere divi divided. maybe the evidence isn't workin working. >> i disagree that we are having conversations, we always hear that we have a conversation but what t a we get his harangues ad they usually come from one side and most decent people duck their heads and watch out for incoming fire. you know if you go to colleges, law schools almost any institution of higher learning, their only of certain acceptable opinions to have. they know precisely how to react in the context of a classroom debate ostensibly about race. there's only one acceptable opinion and you're not allowed to offer of their a opinions. >> tucker: it doesn't help anybody, i

bureau of labor statistics will report 190,000 jobs added in the us in may.to the employment rate, expected to stay at 3.9%, the lowest it has been in 17 years. >> the nba finals getting off to a good start, golden state warriors pushing the cleveland cavaliers into overtime. >> curry off the glass. the rebound goes to the cavs, jr smith breaks it out, throws it to the hilt. >> we missed a good one last night. stephanie. the warriors pulling ahead in overtime holding off lebron james 124-114. game 2 coming up sunday. >> can any other teams make it in the next year? anyone else? any other teams make it next year? four years in a row? crazy. 9 minutes after the hour. bashar al-assad threatening an attack if american troops do not leave syria focusing on negotiations with north korea. how do we make sure we stand our ground for the rest of the world. our next guest says it is clear america isn't going anywhere. >> 1-year two weeks and a day is robert mueller started his russia probe. just how much of your hard-earned money has he spent on the investigation? them

the bureau of labor statistics reported today that job openings hit a record high of 6.7 million in april. meaning job openings outnumbered those that are unemployed. americanorkers looking for new opportunities are finding them because of this president's policies of lower taxes, deregulation and fair and reciprocal trade. america's economic potential has been unleashed. i've invited the chairman of the president's council of economic advisers, kevin hassert to take your questions on this topic. after that, i'll be happy to take questions on news of the day. >> thank you. and you know, i watch these things a lot. i was noticing that not everybody is always in the best mood, so i told sarah what you guys need are some charts. right? so we have some charts for you today. a lot of nodding people. so i think sarah it best. we're in, as the president tweeted, one of the best economies's seen in my career. a number of facts that confirm what we talked about last fall whenked about the tax bill and the economic impact that it might have on the economy. in addition, the president has pursued a t

branch there are policies that are long standing in the department of justice or in the bureau of labor statistics where they try to move some of the information from the political process. when thing are involved with moving markets they try to keep, typically, presidents out of that process. this president, who would have been been briefed yesterday as presidents typically are, the day before the numbers come out. he foreshadowed his mrs. your at the numbers. that was enough the see a lot of activity in the markets. that is a kesh. larry custody low who now serves as the director of the president's national economic council was on the ground here earlier and spoke about it and tried to turn down people's concern about what the president may have triggered with his tweet. >> doesn't this go against the 1985 omb directive? >> no. >> which essentially says no one should reveal what the findings are the night before or before we are rehe'sed. >> right. and they didn't. this is important. no one revealed the numbers to the public. >> so in the twitter aim, where a president likes to communicate his o

the best data on this comes from the bureau of justice statistics. what it's shown for the last 30 years, there's been a decline in hate crimes. there's been a decline in all manner of discrimination for more than 30 years. yet we have greater sensitivity, heightened sensitivity, and you have to ask yourself this, why this is the case. i think to some extent it's because it helps the agenda of certain groups of certain parties, certain individuals. >> so you keep hearing that we need to have an honest conversation on race. i'm always for conversations, particularly for honest ones. i wonder after all these conversations if the country is becoming more divided. maybe that's evidence it's not working. do we need to talk less about race or more about race? does the conversation idea hold up to scrutiny? >> two things. tucker, i disagree we're having conversations. we always hear we need to have a conversation, but what we get is always harangues, coming from one side, and most decent people duck their heads and watch for incoming fire. they don't want to

bureau of labor statistics just said year over year wage growth is down after inflation.o workers paychecks -- >> neil: we're at 2.9% clip. you're right. that's not robust but more robust than it's been. all i'm saying -- i give president obama for getting us out of the hole. i give this president credit for the pickup and steam that we've had since. you don't. >> very marginal pickup in steam. >> neil: you don't give president trump any credit for anything. >> it's premature to say these tax cuts are having a big effect. one thing i know that is measurable and we go to our website and you can see it, we looked at what are corporations doing with their tax breaks. there's 400 corporations that we've been able to identify that are giving their workers either a one-time bonus or a modest wage increase. that's 400 out of six million employers. 4% of the workers. >> neil: i don't know -- let's say you're right at face value. let's say they don't have to share any of this with their workers. they have. when they're expanding plants, hiring more, obviously they're doing somethi

unemployment has fallen to 3.8%, according to the bureau of labor statistics. an 18-year low. moreover, not only are businesses hiring, but they're reinvesting in their employees. they're giving americans more money in their pockets. in farkts four million workers and counting have received bonuses and seen more money sent to their 401-k's and 90% of americans have more money in their paychecks as a result of tax reform. i'm seeing the benefits across my district. with companies such as nationwide insurance, r.n.l. carriers, e-cycle and fifth third giving bonuses, pay raises and raising contributions to retirement. these benefits are real and make a tangible difference for hardworking families in the 15th district. and it's given them an opportunity to reinvest in their future. the economy's booming and people are noticing. consumer confidence is at an 18-year high. and we're seeing wage growth, a pay raise for the american worker, for many of them for the first time in 10 years. we were also told that the tax housing d hurt the market. however, home prices are surging, accord

moments ago from court papers that the suspect, jarrod ramos was fired from his job at the bureau of labor statistics in 2014 for security related concerns. according to court documents that cnn has reviewed, he worked there as an it help desk specialist, and was terminated in 2014. and again, you put together the mosaic of this man's life, at least the last several years, and it does reveal a pattern of at least resentment toward the capital gazette newspaper, some resentment toward people he felt wronged him, and according to police and prosecutors this kind of culminated in a process of what they believe is a series of really kind of particular planning moments leading up to the attack yesterday. according to one of the prosecutors, wes adams, who appeared in court at his bond hearing, there are two entrances to capital gazette offices. one in the back of the building, one in the front. the entrance to the back of the building according to the prosecutor was barricaded yesterday. the shooter then shot through the front glass doors, shot his way into the office, was methodical walking around, looki