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CNN 5 Things

August jobs report, Hamas hostage video, mother-in-law contract killing & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

We have the numbers from the much-anticipated August jobs report. Hamas has released a hostage video aimed at swaying Israel’s public opinion over the assault in Gaza City. After Robert F Kennedy Jr’s chaotic hearing yesterday, Democrats are seeking to interview the CDC director he fired. We explain why the Trump administration is suing Boston’s mayor. Plus, the verdict in the murder case of a woman accused of killing her son-in-law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hi from CNN, I'm Josh and Shana, with the five things you need to know for Friday, September 5th.

0:39.1

The latest jobs report is in, and job growth slowed to a crawl in August, with the economy

0:44.1

adding only 22,000 jobs last month, more than 50,000 fewer than expected.

0:50.4

Meanwhile, the unemployment rate grew from 4.2 to 4.3%, putting unemployment at its highest

0:56.3

level in nearly four years.

0:58.5

And these figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate the U.S. labor market is growing

1:03.0

stagnant.

1:04.0

It's the first jobs report since President Donald Trump fired the previous head of the BLS,

1:09.0

accusing her without evidence of manipulating the numbers

1:11.6

for political purposes.

1:13.6

Hamas has released a video of two hostages being driven around Gaza City, in a move

1:19.6

apparently aimed at swaying Israel's public opinion over the country's planned takeover of Gaza.

1:24.6

In the video, one of the captives, Guy Gilboa Dahl, who was likely filmed under duress,

1:30.1

pleads for the Israeli government to bring him home, saying that he and other hostages

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