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CNN 5 Things

12 PM ET: Weaker jobs market, Ukraine advances in Russia, hurricane season & more

CNN 5 Things

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News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

New data shows US job growth was weaker than previously thought. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will introduce himself to voters as the Democrats' Vice Presidential nominee tonight at the DNC. GOP Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance thinks Democrats should focus more on issues and less on former President Donald Trump. Moscow says Ukraine launched a major drone attack over Russia’s capital. Plus, a new forecast predicts when and where hurricane season could get active after Ernesto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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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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