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Those devices with tiny explosives . Also tonight, the federal reserve going big with its first Interest Rate cut in more than four years. What it means for your money. The race for the White House after both candidates courted the teamsters. The powerful union making a Surprise Move today, something it hasnt done in nearly 30 years. Harvey weinstein back in court for the first time since Emergency Heart Surgery. The new Sex Crime Charge he faces. Also back in court, sean diddy combs. Why a seco...

rodriguez. services will be ongoing in the coming days. the mayor is calling for robb elementary school to be demolished. >> i dont think anybodys plans are to tear that building down. it needs to be torn down. i never expect a child to walk in those doors ever again. that building needs to be gone, taken away and gone. >> a teacher from the school is speaking out about the horrifying moments bullets shattered her classroom. >> i just kept hearing boom, boom, boom. it kept going off, f...

to rush in immediately and take down the gunman. he was set to take his place on the city council tonight. well tell you what the towns mayor is saying about that. and the latest in the debate over gun reform. more on what the key players are thinking and saying ahead of a senate meeting that is scheduled for today. along with joe and me today, we have former aide to the george w. bush state departments and white house, elise jordan. and the host of "way too early," jonathan lemire. ...

House members that there is a long way to go to fight and curb inflation. lets talk about all of this with the chief business correspondent christine romans. what is this new data telling us about what we should expect to hear from powell today. these are live pictures from cap tal to capitol hill as he is getting questions. >> yes, and every piece is critical, because jobless claims, and first-time claims are 260 or higher showing a strong but slowing labor market, and that is what the fed want...

>> thank you. >> joining me right now the cnn political reporter nia henderson. this is another day of what seems to be erratic behavior from the president. now hes lashing out from everything -- you know, yesterday he lashed out about something else and today hes really lashing out on the federal reserve chairman. look, hes been a boogeyman or theyve been trying to make him a boogeyman for quite some time when it comes to any economic woes that the white house sees. do you think -- economically...

Tonight as president trump lashes out about the economy, a scramble is unfolding behind the scenes in the west wing about how to respond to chinas tariff retaliation. amid fears of an economic slowdown, trump today held an unpopularity contest between his hand-picked fed chairman and the communist leader of china, asking, who is our bigger enemy, jay powell or chairman xi? trump adding that american companies are "hereby ordered to look for alternatives to china." this after china announced reta...

Jay powell or chairman xi? trump adding that american companies are, quote, hereby ordered to look for alternatives to china. this after china announced retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion in american goods. the markets, at one point, appearing to tumble with each tweet by the president. dropping more than 300 points after his attacks on the fed and even further after he promised a response to chinas latest retaliatory moves. powell today issuing a veiled warning about trumps trade wars, telling ...