Good to be with you. Im katy tur. This is a monumental day, the Federal Reserve cut Interest Rates for the first time in four years. This was an aggressive 50 Basis Point Cut or half a Percentage Point that will move markets and Mortgage Rates. It might also move the tide of the election. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell followed the announcement with a speech of his own, appearing to signal more aggressive cuts to come, indicating that inflation is finally under control, all of this, just 48 days before the president ial election. Big day. Joining us now, nbc News Business and data reporter, brian cheung, national Affairs Correspondent with the nation John Nichols, and director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy Institute of politics and msnbc political contributor, John Della volpe. Nbc Business Correspondent Christine romans will be here in just a second. Brian, i shall begin with you, explain what We Saw, and also tell me what he said in his news conference. Yeah, and its stil
Cant believe that theres going to be a close election. You know, were leading in the polls Brand New, this hour, as the race for the White House kicks into high gear, Brand New Cnn Polling, it shows a dead Heat Race in critical Battleground States. And detroit, michigan. Are you ready to have your voices heard after slipping from red to blue . In 2020, michigan shaping up, yet again to be key to unlocking victory in 2024, were going to take a deeper dive into this critical state and the Justice Department files criminal charges against the leaders of hamas for the October 7 attacks as the White House looks to forge a Ceasefire And Hostage Release Deal all right. 5 00 a. M. Here youre in washington. A live look at Capitol Dome on this wednesday morning. Good morning, everyone. Im Kasie Hunt. Its wonderful to have you with us the Post Labor Day sprint to the White House is on a new Cnn Polling just out this hour shows a Neck And Neck race. The polls conducted just after the end of the de
Americas newsroom. Im dana perino. Bill and im bill hemmer. That thing at the bottom, we caught a bug. What did it say today . Andy roddick was the last american winner in 2006, so i got that wrong. Dana thats a call back, in case you just joining us. Tennis trivia. Bill later today, former President Trump will sit down with Fox News for a Town Hall in harrisburg, pennsylvania. And Tomorrow Vp Kamala Harris will head to pittsburgh and camp out for several days before the big debate next tuesday. So now it is on. It is Game On, trying to win more than everyday americans than the other team with an economic message. On that score, j. D. Vance argues the differences are night and day. Kamala harris entire economic program fundamentally boils down to proglobalism, antiamerican workers. She wants to raise taxes on american workers and reward companies for shipping jobs overseas. Sometimes to subsidize them actively for manufacturing in places like china. And what does Donald Trump want to d
The number of mobiles snatched on the street. And the former Childrens Laureate Michael Rosen laments the loss of britains Libraries. Im sangry, thats what i am, sad and angry about this, that this wonderful facility that weve had, and perhaps taken for granted, has been eroded just bit by bit, taking it away from us. And coming up on Bbc News, Jack Draper is being hailed as the new king of british tennis after reaching the quarterfinals of the Us Open. He will play Alex De Minaur next. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. Israels prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attacked the uks decision to suspend some Arms Sales to his country as shameful and misguided. He said the move would embolden hamas, but the Defence Secretary John Healey has defended the legaljudgment. It marks a shift in the uks approach to the conflict from the positon held by the previous conservative government. Our political correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. From supporters of the israeli gov
Continues On Cnn with Alex Marquardt in for Wolf Blitzer in the Situation Room happening now, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are just now how kicking off their Postconvention Campaign Swing through georgia. This new democratic ticket, barnstorming the Battleground State with a Bus Tour aimed at reaching rural voters also tonight, the Fbi Releasingew Information and new photogra from the Trump Assasnation thorities say the Gunmans Motive is still unclear, more than a month after the east, e Israeli Military Le the West Bank. The Biggest N Israeli Military Push in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since the October 7 attack on israel israel, there are growing fears of escalation tonight, as hamas calls on the calls on palestinians to join a Suicide Bombing Campaign welcome to our viewers. Here in the United States and all around the world. Wolf blitzer is off today. Im Alex Marquardt and youre in this situation . And we begin our Coverage Tonight with the president ial campaign. The democra