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The fed wants the economy to run kind of cool, create slack in the economy and take pressure off. those three things i'd look at, inflation, jobs, and growth. if those three things ease enough, the fed itself can ease back on its interest rates. >> cnbc's steve liesman. thank you very much for that explanation. it helps me out a lot. nationwide cities have been exploring programs that offer cash assistance to families in need. this week researchers released a report on chicago's program, it's one of the largest in the country, saying it's a crucial step in helping families dig themselves out...

And they didn't all stay in south texas. they're all over the country. and in fact, what wasu bothering, i think, e th the democrats is that you now have a couple of governorswhat i who are making sure the publicde understands what has actually been going on anyway. remember, this isn't the middle of a crime epidemic on a scalenh we have never seen, not even in the 70s. philadelphia, this year will have the highest murder mute in its history. rdatlanta now has a higher pere capita murder rate than chicago. n chicago,rse, i which has a huge crime problem,r the people and the democrats in the st...

Due to crime, starbucks permanentlclosed 1y closed 16 sl across the nation and places like seattle, of course, where it all started, l.a., portland,l philadelphia.ik and here union in washington, d like in union station. but the closures have notd stopped. just today, starbucks announcedl they're closing their flagshiped store, been around forue nine years in new orleans due to security concerns. and i just mentioned this with newt. but in chicago, mcdonald's, the ceo there, chris karasinski lighfacing a the same issue and issued a frank warning to mayor lightfoot and governor soc pritzker abo...

To go it alone. >> yeah, certainly, there's been some pressure on president biden to be more personally involved with these talks. to this point, he hasn't really listened. or willing to push some in the party towards what he needs them to do. we knew he cancelled chicago. i think that's more optics with air force one, he couldo lobbying from the air. but they want to hear. they want to be a place where the csure rolls. just also from the legislative agenda, we're days from that shutdown as you mentioned, and with mcconnell blocking every method that the democrats have taken so far. at will th...

Being more open about it and probably will not be popular toda but i've been saying for weeks, you hear about these senators all the time. you hear about a few house members. you know, and house members in between. i threw a number 180 out of my head one day that are on the carrot. they represent the constituencies. they're trying to figure out the right thing to do. they need to know exactly where the president stands and what the president wants them to do. and they're getting mixed signals depending on who you talk to. what is it that he wants? what are his prioriti? people saying you got t...