let s speak to james smith, developed markets economist at ing. people are talking of a mild recession. what does that mean? quite often when we talk about recessions and the gdp numbers we think of two courses of negative growth being a technical recession. but that doesn t always feel like a recession to people. when we see a recession to people. when we see a recession we associate it with widespread job losses, people spending less money, people trying to save more, because they re uncertain about what is to come. we are not necessarily seeing that now. the fall in gdp we saw in the third quarter was small, we might see another slight fall in the fourth quarter. but it is not comparable to recessions in the past such as 2008 and the covid recession. so it is worth putting that in context. fix, worth putting that in context. a recession is two sets of three months where growth has been negative. in terms of what it means for people, what will this mean? the uk economy is
on the east coast, 8:00 in los angeles and this is america s late news, fox news at night. breaking tonight the supreme court will not consider former president trump s claim that he s immune from prosecution in the 2020 election interference case for now. that decision a big blow to special counsel who wants to keep mr. trump s march trial on track. the chief correspondent jonathan hunt is live with what more this means what this decision means and how it could impact the 2024 leeks. good evening, jonathan. good evening. today s refusal by the supreme court to take up the presidential immunity question is certainly even if it s temporary a victory for donald trump. and a setback for special counsel jack smith s efforts to speed his case to trial. interestingly, there were no noted dissents from the order so it looks as though the supreme court unanimously said to the special counsel don t come knocking on our door right now. we ll let this process play out like it wo
latest tally? more than 730,000 migrant encounters at the southern border, like adding a city the size of denver in three months. but remember, according to the white house, the border is secure. the video of the caravan, just passed a mexican military outpost, i ve been there several times. the mexican military is there and they just go over in rafts and the bridge. typically the caravans gain steam as the migrants see strength in numbers and a way to avoid being picked off by immigration checkpoints. along the way, help provide transport and busses and ngos will help the migrants focus the story to best pass the asylum interview. the president of the united states must help us. we are migrants. in reality, some of us only go to the u.s. for 4, 5, 6, 7 years. and then return to our country. for this reason we demand that joe biden help us. critics would say he already is, as taxpayer-funded ngos help coach them through and rather than tighten the fear of persecution st
fine line as he ramps up his campaign. here is the conundrum for ron desantis. on the one hand you have to attack trump to beat trump. on the other hand you have to attract trump s voters to win. how do you do that? if anything, i think the diehard trumpers, millions in the republican primaries, they are going to they are punishing desantis for his new attacks on trump. politics is about the art of what you can t see not what you can. and i think trump has a tremendous advantage right now. harris: very busy weekend of campaigning ahead. seven big-name g.o.p. candidates in the race and they are about to get company next week. former vice president mike pence and chris christie and doug burr gum will announce their bid for the white house. rich edson is in iowa where former president trump is set to speak shortly. again, we ll bring you that live. rich. good morning, harris, you know the security is here, the supporters are here, the media is here. just waiting on presi
cnn this morning starts right now. good morning, everyone. i m phil mattingly with erika hill in new york. poppy is off today. there s a lot of news on this thursday, december 21st. starting with a new delay tactic from donald trump and his legal team. trump asking the supreme court to stay out of a key case for now as the justices face several issues that could reshape the entire race. and the political fallout continues from colorado s top court banning trump from the ballot. and hamas growing worldwide influence since the brutal attack on israel. u.s. intelligence warning hamas credibility has expanded dramatically not just in the middle east but beyond. and ten americans freed from venezuela, six who were wrongfully detained, what they had to say after arriving back on u.s. soil. cnn this morning starts right now. the u.s. supreme court could soon decide the fate of donald trump and the fate of the 2024 election. but the former president is turning to a favorite