That there have been new explosions rocking the country. One day after a massive coordinated attack causing pagers to explode across all lebanon. Right now, the Death Toll after Yesterdays Attacks on pagers stands at 12, including two children. More than 2700 people were injured, including the iranian ambassador, according to lebanese authorities. Joining us now, Raf Sanchez from Tel Aviv and clint watts, Nbc News National Security analyst. What do we know about the new round of explosions . Reporter jose, in the last couple of minutes, lebanese State Media is reporting what appears to be a second wave of explosions, all across lebanon. Were seeing reports of blasts in beirut, the capital, and in the south, near the lebanese border and in the valley, a hezbollah stronghold. Lebanese State Media is saying the devices that exploded today are twoway radios as opposed to pagers. It is a very fluid situation. It is not clear if all of the devices that blew up are radios, walkie talkies, as
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Good afternoon, everyone. To begin, id like to say a few words about paul volker who as you know passed away earlier this week. Paul volker served as Federal Reserve chair from 1979 to 1987. He accomplished many things during his long and distinguished career at the fed and elsewhere. Hes best known for leading the fight to tame the doubledigit inflation he inherited, laying the prosperity we enjoy today. But what is perhaps most admirable about him more than his accomplishments was his character. He believed that there was no higher calling than Public Service and he dedicated the lions share of his life to it. With courage, tenacity and integrity he pursued the policies he believed would benefit all americans. My colleagues and i continue to draw inspiration from his example. Turning to todays meeting, my colleagues and i decided to leave our rate unchanged after lowering it a total of 0. 75 . We based our decisions on judgment of how best to achieve the goals congress has given us,
Leading the fight to tame the doubledigit inflation that he inherited as chair, thus laying the foundation for the prosperity and price stability we enjoy today. But what is perhaps most admirable about him more than his many accomplishmentswas his character. He believed that there is no higher calling than public service, and he dedicated the lions share of his life to it. With courage, integrity, and tenacity, he always pursued the policies that he believed would ultimately benefit all americans. My colleagues and i continue to draw inspiration from his example. Turning to todays meeting, my colleagues and i decided to leave our policy rate unchanged, after lowering it a total of 3 4 of a percentage point at the previous three meetings. As always, we base our decisions on judgment of how best to achieve the goals congress has given us maximum employment and price stability. Our Economic Outlook remains a favorable one despite Global Developments and ongoing risks. With our decisions
Overarching goal, to sustain expansion for the benefit of the american people. At the fomc meeting that included today, we maintained our policy Interest Rate but made significant changes to our statement. Since the beginning of the year, we have judged our policy stance was probably appropriate and we should be patient in assessing the need for changes. In light of increased uncertainties and muted inflation pressures, we emphasize the committee will monitor the implications of incoming information for the Economic Outlook and will act as appropriate to sustain the expansion with a strong labor market and inflation near its 2 objective. Step back andke a review how the changing economic and financial picture brings us to todays decision. So far this year, the economy has performed reasonably well with solid fundamentals supporting continued growth and strong employment. Runningn has been somewhat below our objective that we have expected it to pick up supported by solid growth and a s