let s talk to steve more about this. steve, the problem is inflation is at decades high. recession around the corner. it s a heck of a one-two punch. you better believe it. the good news is that the inflation rate has come down a little bit the last two or three months, charles. that s good news. we went from almost 9% inflation this past summer to now we re down to about 7.1%. as you just said, that is still the highest inflation rate we ve had in 35, 40 years. so americans are feeling the punch. their wages and salaries have only gone up by 5 or 6%. that s one of the reasons that you reported that credit card debt is going up. people are trying to maintain their standard of living but paychecks are not keeping pace. i m nervous. i think inflation will come down in 2023 from the high rates of 2022. but i also think that the economy shows real signs of slowing down. i pray we don t crash into a recession. but we sure could. charles: steve, that s what i m concerned about.
law enforcement response an abject failure. the sending you details, as we get the first chilling images from inside the school that day. the surveillance photo you re looking at shows cops with rifles and ballistic shields in the hallway, but they waited another hour to storm the classroom. this photo was taken at the same time, but now you see it is a different angle and it also highlights that officers were ready to go in, but didn t. at the end of those 77 minutes, 19 students, including the daughter of one of the officers stationed there in the hallway, and two teachers, where dead or dying. others sustained serious physical injuries. the emotional and psychological harm will be lifelong for survivors and their families. it was the deadliest school shooting in texas history. jimmy, in stark contrast to those officers that waited over 90 minutes until he was actually shot, when s.w.a.t. came, there was 4 minutes between him arriving and being shot dead. jimmy: there a
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Tonight, the final hours of 2020. America celebrating the new year in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. An unprecedented new years eve tonight, the final hours of 2020. America celebrating the new year in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. An unprecedented new years eve across the u. S. New yorks times square, normally packed with 1 Million People, will be mostly empty when the ball drops at midnight. Police officials telling everyone, dont even attempt to come down here. Authorities in cities across the country cracking down on large parties, asking people to stay home this year. And news tonight about a new years eve celebration in las vegas that was expected to draw thousands. Were also tracking the frustration growing over the slow Covid Vaccine rollout. Thousands of people waiting hours in their cars for vaccinations in tennessee. Traffic backed up for four miles. States trying to speed up the
process. And late today, police arresting a pharmacist in wisconsin, accusing
New York rapper Lil’ TJay turned 23 on the same day he was arrested in Miami. (Photo by Simone Joyner/Getty Images) New York rapper Lil' TJay turned 23 on the same day he was arrested in Miami.