biden in michigan even as the president signs his toughest executive order yet on israel. we re live in michigan with a special report on what the voters there really seem to want from the president. plus, ukraine sinking a massive russian ship and launching a missile barrage all while the military is in massive turmoil. the head of the military fired. tonight, the biggest turning point yet in the war. and the number rs in. biden beating trump when it comes to cash on hand. where is most of trump s money going to? let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, biden goes to battle taking on trump in a fight for union votes. we now have in large part because of you and organized labor, the strongest economy in the whole damn world. we do! now, biden who s speaking to workers from the united auto workers. now it s one of the biggest unions in the country and the union that s given biden its official endorsement over trump, which is significant.
more news right now. right now on andrea mitchell reports, defense secretary lloyd austin finally taking questions more than one month after hiding his diagnosis and surgery for prostate cancer from public and from the president. we did not handle this right. i did not handle this right. i should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis. i should have also told my team and the american public. i take full responsibility. i apologize to my teammates and to the american people. the u.s. navy intercepts a ballistic missile fired from inside yemen. american f-18s eliminate houthi drones poised to launch. the biden white house chooses targets to retaliate against iran-backed attacks. president biden heads to michigan today where he is facing growing opposition from the large arab american community over his support for israel. nikki haley gets a reality check from a pollinaing her in south carolina. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in new york. as the p
all of that with these two there they are. one of germany s leading business groups tells me it s important that consumers start splashing the cash again and how problems abroad are hurting his members. also, the chairwoman of the german startup association, herself a successful entrepreneur, tells me why a different way of thinking is needed. and it s the younger generation that are going to deliver it. also, i catch up with the big boss of germany s most valuable company, the software giant sap, about why he s worried the rise of the far right could harm his country s economy, but he s still confident about the year ahead. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, this week we re taking a look at germany. the world s fourth biggest economy is europe s number one and probably its most influential. but last year, even though it avoided a technical recession, it was the worst performing of the g7 group
by the federal chair. based on the meeting today, i would tell you that i don t think it s likely that the committee will reach a level of confidence by the time of the march meeting to identify march as the time to do that. but that is to be seen. mr powell s words disappointed us on wall street who believed that the first cut would potentially happen in march. this is after policymakers back in december hinted at rate cuts in 202a. however, mr powell said officials wanted greater confidence that inflation was falling back to its 2% goal first. with prices coming down but still high and with the economy doing well, david ross at trade station believes that this is the right call telling mejerome powell has no reason to show his hand at this point. the rate decision comes after fresh data showing us economic growth slowed down in the last quarter, but performed much better than forecasters expected. now to other stories making headlines. boeing boss dave calhoun has admitted
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