a potential nuclear armageddon with russia. what his staff is saying this afternoon, as we take you live to the white house and to moss couple of i m hallie jackson in washington and with me now is nbc news correspondent josh lederman traveling with the president in hagerstown, maryland. tom costello and global markets reporter with us, too. we saw the big board red, not green like we ve seen earlier this week. talk about why investors are so spooked here. hallie, a number of top advisers telling me interest rates are heading even higher and wall street wanted to seat job wanting to see the job market start to cool and average hourly earnings increasing, and the chair fed has reiterated in the past in order to get inflation down, the job market needs to cool and until it does, interest rates will head even higher a rising rate environment has been challenging for the stock market. that is why the dow is down over 600 points right now. and for companies that increase their
good morning, everyone, and welcome to your new day. middle are it is saturday, october 15th. 16 days away from halloween. i m amara walker. good morning, amara. i m boris sanchez. we are so grateful you startsing your weekend with us. up next, the countdown to not just halloween, but the elections. the 2022 mid-term elections are on the way and candidates across the country are working hard to lock down support. the balance of power in congress is up for grabs and there are a handful of states which could determine which party takes control. that includes arizona where the race for u.s. senate is leaning to the democrats and mark kelly over republican blake masters. in nevada the contest for u.s. senate is a toss-up and at pennsylvania, the race between mehmet oz and john fetterman also up for grabs. another key senate race is right here in georgia where the candidates met in a heated debate last night. senator warnock faced off against herschel walker af
we have several developing stories as we come on the air, the new microscope for the white house, a magic number in the santos saga, and the dow up, inflation down. let s talk about what is happening right now at the white house. you see it on the left-hand side of your screen. we re expecting to hear from the press secretary, taking the podium any minute, after that news out of the department of justice, yet another special counsel now getting to work, this time on an investigation into president biden and his handling of classified documents, as he is leaving the vice presidency, the white house and the legal team are here standing by live, along with a member of congressional leadership from the hill. also this hour, the art of the dodge. congressman george santos, hitting the air waves today and what he is saying about the rolling calls to resign and why the number 142 is trending on this one today. plus, stocks looking pretty good as we get closer to the losing bell,
and, correcting myself, it s just after 6:00 in the morning here in london. and at buckingham palace, just behind me, queen elizabeth coughed and now left inside before the next leg of her final journey begins. in the hours ahead, the procession will take her coffin from the palace to westminster whole. members of the royal family, including king charles, prince william and prince harry will be walking in that procession. the queen will lie in state at westminster, hall starting on wednesday until or funeral on monday at westminster abby. more ahead for all of that. mourners, camping out in london. waiting for their chance to see the queen s coffin and paid their respects. [applause] an outburst of emotion, outside of buckingham palace late on tuesday. queen elizabeth arrived home for the last time. the crowd, some of whom waited for hours in rain clapped and cheered as they gathered to pay their respects to britain s longest serving monarch. [inaudible] well, the queen
for the next four days. we are covering all of these latest developments for you. and i m rosemary church, here in atlanta. i will have details on all of our other top stories, including the expanding scope of the u.s. justice department s investigation into donald trump, and the potential impact ahead of the midterm elections. britain s longest serving monarch has made her final journey home, and her coffin is now resting inside buckingham palace just behind me. her arrival late on tuesday was greeted with cheers and applause by what were large crowds gathered to pay tribute and to witness this moment in history. in the hours ahead, the queen s coffin will be taken by a horse drawn carriage to westminster hall. from here, buckingham palace where she will lie in state until her funeral on monday and members of the royal family will be walking in that procession. it will include king charles, who traveled to northern ireland. on tuesday, it was his first visit