taking photographs of stairwells and hallways and tunnels and security screening posts. hmm. and then the invasion in ukraine hits home for some u.s. families as two americans going missing while fighting alongside ukrainian soldiers. the growing fear these two americans might now be in the hands of the russians. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead and a major economic news that will in the short term at least make life more expensive for many americans. the federal reserve this afternoon doing something it has not done in nearly three decades. they raised the interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. this will mean higher costs for mortgage loans and credit card bills and auto loans and student loans. federal reserve chairman jay powell says the hike is necessary to cool economic growth so as to get inflation under control, but that could take weeks if not months, and so many american families are struggling right now with sk
a man who attended the rally that led to the capitol insurrection and also now the man who won the republican nomination for the governor s race there. he will now face pennsylvania s attorney general josh shapiro in the general election. a lot going on in pennsylvania. so let s go there. cnn s athena jones is starting us off live in lancaster, pennsylvania, with more on this deadlocked senate race. what s the latest that you re picking up? reporter: you mentioned, we re talking about the two leading candidates trading the lead back and forth. in the wee hours of last night. a lot to be determined. could be very close causing a recount. there s a problem though because a lot of votes still need to come in counties across the state. this is one of those counties. lancaster county where we learned early yesterday that about 22,000 mail-in ballots were misprinted with the wrong code, so they could not be scanned by the machines. here you see a room full of county staffers, ele
American alliances are what keep us, america, safe. It is the value that puts other nations up for working with us. If we turn our backs on israel, its just not worth it. Part of President Bidens address Last Night Urging Americans and congress to continue to support ukraine and israel in the vastly different war each is fighting. Well go live to israel for the latest on the expected Ground Invasion of gaza. Meanwhile, republicans are somehow creating even more chaos on capitol hill. With another speakers vote scheduled for this morning, it comes as the temporary speaker is getting fed up and is now threatening to resign. Plus, well get expert legal analysis on the surprise guilty plea from one of the many defendants in the Georgia Election Interference Case. Thats a big one. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. It is friday, october 20th. Id love to get both you and willies reaction to the president s Speech Last Night. I thought it was really effective, part teacher, Part Influencer
Long disputed territory. The state Department Says mr blinken made the remarks in a conversation with armenias Prime Minister, held in the past few hours. The region is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan but its population is mostly Ethnic Armenians, who ruled it as a Breakaway Republic for three decades. Earlier this week, an Azerbaijani Military operation routed the Ethnic Armenian separatists and azerbaijan has begun taking full control of the region. Now, Tens Of Thousands of armenians have sought refuge in the main city stepanakert, many of them gathering at the airport. They are coping with dwindling food, medicine and fuel supplies. The red cross has managed to deliver 70 tonnes of aid for the First Time Since hostilities ended. The organisations spokesperson, jason straziuso, said the shipments contained basic staples like wheat. Its an indication of how dire the situation is not enough food, not enough medical supplies. The convoy that we sentin supplies. The con
Armenians in nagorno karabakh, four days after azerbaijan took control over the long disputed territory. The state Department Says mr blinken made the remarks in a conversation with armenias Prime Minister held in the past few hours. The region is internationally recognised as part of azerbaijan but its population is mostly Ethnic Armenians, who ruled it as a Breakaway Republic for three decades. Earlier this week, an Azerbaijani Military operation routed the Ethnic Armenian separatists, and azerbaijan has begun taking full control of the region. Now Tens Of Thousands of armenians have sought refuge in the main city, stepanakert many of them gathering at the airport. They are coping with dwindling food, medicine and fuel supplies. The red cross has managed to deliver 70 tons of aid for the First Time Since hostilities ended. The organisations spokesperson, jason straziuso, said the shipments contained basic staples like wheat. Its an indication of how dire the situation is not enough f