Now at breaking point. [bell ringing] norah major news for the economy. The fed cutting Interest Rates for the first time in four years. What it means for your wallet. Its a huge problem, and its getting worse and worse. Norah and Tonights Eye on america. Mortgage rates are coming down, but what about the Supply Shortage of homes . We look at one solution. Im the first person in my family to be a homeowner. Norah the Cbs Evening news starts now. Good evening. Im norah odonnell, and Thank You for being with us on this wednesday night. Theres a lot of news at home and around the world, and we want to start with the number one issue for americans the economy. The federal reserve made a big move today, cutting rates by half a percentage point. Thats more than expected, and it is the first Rate Cut since the Covid Pandemic in 2020 and the largest since the 2008 financial crisis. So tonight the big question is, what does it mean for your Credit Card bills, your mortgage, your auto loans, and
Flights on time. Man yes. Lemonis thank you. Now, ive made a huge decision. Im returning to the country for the very first time. This is my journey to the place where i was born, lebanon a nation of survivors and success stories. Al bayeh my only job, all my life, this one. Lemonis is cooking. Al bayeh yes. Lemonis im gonna learn from its people the best way i know how by finding out how business is done here. Naji theres always a fight. It makes the success even greater. Lemonis i want to get to know the country and its culture. Only then will i be ready to learn about myself and the secrets of my own past. This is my name . Mustafa yes. [ upbeat middle eastern music ] lemonis ive always considered myself lebanese. But i got to be honest with you, i dont know a whole lot about the country of lebanon or my roots. Heres what i do know i was born in 1973 and was left in a beirut orphanage. When i was nine months old, i was adopted be leo and Sophia Lemonis of miami, florida. My dad, leo,
Im returning to the country for the very first time. This is my journey to the place where i was born, lebanon a nation of survivors and success stories. Al bayeh my only job, all my life, this one. Lemonis is cooking. Al bayeh yes. Lemonis im gonna learn from its people the best way i know how by finding out how business is done here. Naji theres always a fight. It makes the success even greater. Lemonis i want to get to know the country and its culture. Only then will i be ready to learn about myself and the secrets of my own past. This is my name . Mustafa yes. [ upbeat middle eastern music ] lemonis ive always considered myself lebanese. But i got to be honest with you, i dont know a whole lot about the country of lebanon or my roots. Heres what i do know i was born in 1973 and was left in a beirut orphanage. When i was nine months old, i was adopted be leo and Sophia Lemonis of miami, florida. My dad, leo, is greek. My mom, sophia, was lebanese. I can remember early mornings where
Flights on time. Man yes. Lemonis thank you. Now, ive made a huge decision. Im returning to the country for the very first time. This is my journey to the place where i was born, lebanon a nation of survivors and success stories. Al bayeh my only job, all my life, this one. Lemonis is cooking. Al bayeh yes. Lemonis im gonna learn from its people the best way i know how by finding out how business is done here. Naji theres always a fight. It makes the success even greater. Lemonis i want to get to know the country and its culture. Only then will i be ready to learn about myself and the secrets of my own past. This is my name . Mustafa yes. [ upbeat middle eastern music ] lemonis ive always considered myself lebanese. But i got to be honest with you, i dont know a whole lot about the country of lebanon or my roots. Heres what i do know i was born in 1973 and was left in a beirut orphanage. When i was nine months old, i was adopted be leo and Sophia Lemonis of miami, florida. My dad, leo,
And i came right here, to the physical, mental and symbolic border between east and west during the civil war, the former green line. My journey in beirut starts here. Where does one even begin to discuss the urban challenges facing the ancient city of beirut . Even though the civil war ended nearly 30 years ago, its repercussions have left permanent scars on the city. The bloody conflict that plagued lebanon from 1975 to 1990 killed some 145,000 people, severely injured more than 100 000 and displaced over a million. It essentially brought the country to its knees. The power struggles that led to the war are deeply rooted in complex and everchanging alliances. Its not simply a sectarian conflict. Regardless of the cause, citizens were held hostage as bombings and bullet fromnipers wreaked havoc across lebanon. Beirut took centre stage, acting as a dividing line between muslims and christians. Even though the city was able to rise up and reestablish itself as a thriving capital, its di