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🗓️ 21 August 2024
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there from CNN, I'm Chris de Boe with the five things you need to know for |
| 0:04.8 | Wednesday, August 21st. The US job market isn't as strong as we initially thought. |
| 0:10.9 | The Bureau of Labor Statistics released a new annual |
| 0:14.4 | revision of jobs data this morning and the report says there were 818,000 |
| 0:19.9 | fewer jobs in March of this year than were initially reported. |
| 0:23.6 | Today's revision is preliminary, |
| 0:25.4 | so it won't change the existing employment data for now. |
| 0:29.0 | But it's another critical gauge for the overall health |
| 0:31.5 | of the US labor market. |
| 0:33.0 | Job growth has dropped off in recent months, |
| 0:35.0 | making it more likely than not for the Federal Reserve |
| 0:38.0 | to start cutting interest rates next month. |
| 0:41.0 | Minnesota Governor Tim Walls will make it official tonight and accept the nomination for Vice President on the Democratic ticket at the Democratic National Convention. |
| 0:50.0 | CNN's Eva Mackend breaks down what else to expect on day three from Chicago. |
| 0:54.4 | Several high profile Democrats set to address the convention tonight representing different |
| 0:58.6 | generations of Democratic leadership, including rising star transportation |
| 1:03.1 | secretary Pete Budajage in his early 40s. |
| 1:06.8 | He's known for his ability to rip apart Republican messaging, |
| 1:10.9 | and he ran for president himself in 2020. We'll also hear from former House |
| 1:15.0 | Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former President Bill Clinton and Minnesota Governor |
| 1:19.8 | Tim Walz, Vice President Harris is running me, who has faced ceaseless |
| 1:24.0 | attack from Republicans. He will have a chance to introduce himself to America. |
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