First tonight, the graphic images coming in. For the second day in a row, hundreds of wireless devices simultaneously exploding across lebanon. Our team in bay route, about 20 feet from one of the blasts. At least 20 people killed today, more than 30 dead now. Thousands more wounded. 24 hours ago, pagers exploding with deadly force. Today, walkietalkies exploding, too. Devices that had been given to members of hezbollah. Tonight what weve learned about the remote driger. Marcus moore witnessing the blasts in beirut firsthand. And Martha Raddatz in the Region Tonight. Also tonight, the major news back here at home. A major turn for the u. S. Economy. The federal Reserve Today cutting a key Interest Rate by half a percent. The largest cut in 16 years. Signaling the fed believes the u. S. Has turned the corner now on inflation. What this now means for mortgages, credit cards, car loans. And it comes with Gas Prices coming down, too, 48 days before the election. Breaking news in new York C
democracy. the president made the comments against an eerie blood red background complete with marines on guard at philadelphia s independence hall. critics say it is the hyper divisive president and his progressive agenda that are the real threats to the country. now the president seems to be backing off a bit. white house correspondent peter doocy takes a look at the address and the fallout. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, mike. the president s argument is basically that he thinks the united states can have a democracy or maga republicans. but not both. so i asked him today whether or not that applies to all 74 million americans who backed trump in 2020 and his answer was very revealing. this is not unusual, right? to have a to have a speech like this. peter: that speech a warning about so-called maga republicans. they promote authoritarian leaders and fan the flames of political violence that are a threat to our personal rights. peter: but the preside
Thanks for joining us tonight. Tonight, several developing stories. Breaking news in the west. A reported tornado touching down amid this deadly storm system. Also, the family swept away. The mother and two children carried away in flash floods. The father reportedly holding onto a tree. A Freight Train derailing, catching fire, and the truck dangling off a highway. The system moving from texas to the east coast. Rob marciano standing by with late information. Also, the breaking headline. The grim discovery in the search for that missing 5yearold boy. Search dogs could only find his scent at the home. What theyve now found. Tonight, the mother and father thwhat investigators revealed late today. The fastmoving investigation tonight. Do authorities believe a driver intentionally plowed into a crowd of people . The evidence theyve just revealed, and the victims,
including a child as young as 9. Tonight, President Trump and what hes now saying about impeachment and the supreme court. Can
tonight, what we now know about where the bombs were made. james longman in sri lanka again tonight. reporter: tonight, sri lanka on high alert as u.s. officials warn of ongoing terrorist plots. investigators keying in on surveillance footage from the moments just before the deadly attacks. images broadcast on sri lankan tv from the cinnamon grand hotel show a man in a backpack lingering in the dining room. minutes later, an explosion tears through the crowded restaurant. hours after the first explosions, a tip led police here. this is a safe house in colombo which is believed to have been used by at least some of the suicide bombers. a woman detonated her suicide vest, killing three officers, and her two children. according to police sources, the identical bombs may have been made in this copper factory, possibly by one bomb maker. isis says this photo shows the attackers. the man at the center, a key operative known as zahran hashmi. his name right here on an
grmpbl and it s a great american divide. what will it take to narrow the nation s widening economic gap? hey there, everyone. welcome to weekends with alex witt. it s 1:00 here in the east, 10:00 a.m. out west. here s what s happening right now out there. first up this hour, an explosion tears through a busy train station. this is in southern russia. officials say at least 14 people were killed, dozens more injured when a female suicide bomber entered a central rail hub filled with travelers and detonated an explosive device. this happened in the southern russian town of vogelgrad. it s the second deadly attack in three days. we have all the latest developments from moscow. what do we know about this right now? hi, alex. the latest figures are 16 dead, according to the russian