An alert to this. Hundreds of Pagers Exploding across lebanon. Targeting members of the iranian backed hezbollah regimes. The region remains on the brink of allout war. Im John Roberts in washington. If you had that on your bingo card, youre the big winner today. Welcome. Jacqui good to be with you. Im Jacqui Heinrich in for sandra smith. This is america reports. Hezbollah members were carrying the booby trapped pagers, thousands of people are said to be injured as a result of these explosions. Irans ambassador to lebanon among them. John all of this instigated by the brutal October 7 attack on israel from hamas. Jacqui Nate Foy is live in Tel Aviv. Has israel said anything about these explosions . So far they havent, jacqui. Hezbollah has put out two different statements. They say they hold israel fully accountable for injuring fighters and civilians. According to lebanons health minister, eight people have been killed and 2,700 injured after you mention it, pagers carried by hezbolla
Victory, while the Harris Campaign instantly called for a second debate. The debate started with a question on the economy, with Kamala Harris defending her record as Vice President Donald trump left us the worst unemployment since the great depression. Donald trump left us the worst public Health Academic in a century. Donald trump left us the worst attack on our democracy since the civil war. What we have done is clean up Donald Trumps mess. What we have done and i intend to do is build on what we know of the aspirations and hopes of The American people. Donald trump focused on the impact of inflation over the last few years we have had a terrible economy because inflation, which is known as a country buster, it breaks up countries, we have inflation like very few people have ever seen before probably the worst in our nation s history. We were at 21 but it has been generous because many things over 50, 60, has been generous because many things over50, 60,70, has been generous becaus
Kamala harris talked about her middle Class roots and providing help for small businesses. Mr trump talked about the soaring priCes that ameriCans have been living with and laid the responsibility firmly at the demoCrats door. Lets have a quiCk listen to Kamala Harris. My my passion, one of them, is small businesses. I would aCtually, my mother raised my sister and me but there was a woman who helped raise us we Call her our seCond mother, she was a small business owner, i love our small businesses not be my plan is to give a 50,000 Tax DeduCtion to start up small businesses, knowing they are part of the baCkbone of ameriCas eConomy. My opponent, on the other hand, as planners to do what he has done before whiCh is to provide Tax Cut for billionaires and big Corporations whiCh will result in 5 Trillion to ameriCas defiCit. Donald trump talked up his eConomiC legaCy as the debate moved onto the question of tarfiffs. Youll remember Mr Trump has reCently been speaking about inCreasing tar
Listen to kamala harris. Done before, which is to provide a Tax Cut for billionaires and big corporations which will result in 5 Trillion to americas deficit. Donald trump talked up his economic legacy as the debate moved onto the question of tarfiffs. Youll remember Mr Trump has recently been speaking about increasing tariffs on international goods. Lets have a listen. We are doing tariffs on other countries. Other countries after 75 years will pay us back after 75 years will pay us back after all we have done for The World. The tariff will be substantial in some cases. I took in the billions and billions of dollars from china. In fact, then never took the tariff of because it was so much money. We have had a terrible economy because inflation, which is known as a country buster, it breaks up countries, we have inflation like a very few people have ever seen before, public the worst in our nations history. To get both persepectives, Business Today spoke to greg swenson, chairman of Re
Well get into more detail on that in a moment but first, lets Take A Deeper Look now on whats happening with the us economy. According to data out in the last hour prices rose at an annual rate of 2. 5 in august. That was slightly less than the 2. 6 markets were expecting and down from 2. 9 injuly. If we look at Core Inflation though which strips out volatile elements such as Food And Fuel prices were rising at a faster rate 3. 2 . Dr sean snaith, director of the institute for economic forecasting at the university of central florida. Hejoins us now. Welcome. First of all, what a surprise of the cpi taking out volatile Food Energy prices. Does this take 50 Basis Point cut to Interest Rates off the table, when the fed meets later this month . Instead, itll more like 25 Basis Points cut . Was the fed behind the curve . Well, i think 50 points is off the table, personally, and i may be in the minority in which 25 is off the table. I think its a bit too soon to raise the mission accomplish