pandemic in spite of concerns about rising inflation and a possible

coming recession, employers added 528,000 jobs last month, more than

double what economists had predicted. Meanwhile, the unemployment

rate fell to 3.5%. That's the lowest since the pandemic started.

At the White House. President Biden touted those achievements.

There are more people working in America than any point in American

history.

You know what we're also seeing as something that just a few years

ago, many experts said, was literally impossible.

The revitalization of American manufacturing.

We'll have more on this after the news summary. Senate Democrats

are one step closer to passing a sweeping tax climate and health

care bill Now that Arizona Senator Kirsten Cinema voiced her support.

The last Democratic holdout, agreed to vote for the package after

party leaders altered some of its tax proposals that gives Democrats

enough votes to pass it. The Senate plans to move to vote or rather

to vote to move forward on the bill tomorrow.

Palestinian officials said that Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza today,

killing at least 10. People, including a militant commander. At least

55 people were wounded. Strikes followed days of tensions after Israel

arrested another top militant from the same group in the occupied

West Bank. Palestinian militants retaliated with their own barrage

of rocket fire into Israel. There was no immediate word of any casualties.

Other forms of retaliation continue in the wake of US House Speaker

Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China announced that it is imposing

sanctions on Pelosi and it is halting dialogue with the US on climate

change military relations and anti drug efforts. Beijing also reported

more than 100. Warplanes and 10 warships were part of live fire military

drills over Taiwan in the last two days, which the U. S.

Has condemned

These provocative actions.

Are a significant escalation.

We've seen how Beijing is attempted to change the status quo in Taiwan

for some time, the speaker's visit was peaceful.

There is no justification.

For this extreme.

Disproportionate.

An escalatory military response

get more perspective from a Taiwanese diplomat later in the program

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today that Moscow is

open to discussing a possible prisoner exchange involving American

basketball star Britney Griner. Judge convicted grinder of drug possession

and smuggling yesterday and sentenced her to nine years in prison.

She has been detained since February for having Vape cartridges can

Attaining cannabis oil.

Back in this country. A deadly house fire in northeastern Pennsylvania

killed seven adults and three Children. A volunteer firefighter,

responding to the call told a local paper that the victims were members

of his own family, including his young son and daughter. Authorities

said that a criminal investigation is underway.

A jury in Texas has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay

over $45 million in punitive damages to the parents of a boy who

was killed in the sandy hook school shooting. Jones repeatedly claimed

that the massacre that killed 20 Children and six educators in Newtown,

Connecticut, was a hoax.

More results rolled in from this week's state primaries. Former TV

news anchor Kerry Lake won the Republican primary for Arizona governor

was endorsed by former President Trump and she campaigned on false

claims of election fraud. Meanwhile, in Tennessee, Jason Martin won

the Democratic nomination for governor.

And far right candidate Andy Bogle's won the Republican primary for

an open congressional seat in Nashville.

And stocks were mixed on Wall Street today as investors weighed the

latest jobs report and the prospect of future interest rate hikes.

The Dow Jones industrial Average gain 76 points to close at 32,008.

Oh three, the NASDAQ fell 63 points and the S and P 500 slipped seven

still to come on the news hour. Congress considers legislation

That could lower the price of insulin. How a new national emergency

declaration could slow the spread of monkeypox.

Conservative conferences embrace of Hungary's autocratic leader raises

questions about democracy plus much more

This is the PBS news hour from W. E to studios in Washington and

in the West from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona