Good to be with you. Im katy tur. This is a monumental day, the Federal Reserve cut Interest Rates for the first time in four years. This was an aggressive 50 Basis Point Cut or half a Percentage Point that will move markets and Mortgage Rates. It might also move the tide of the election. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell followed the announcement with a speech of his own, appearing to signal more aggressive cuts to come, indicating that inflation is finally under control, all of this, just 48 days before the president ial election. Big day. Joining us now, nbc News Business and data reporter, brian cheung, national Affairs Correspondent with the nation John Nichols, and director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy Institute of politics and msnbc political contributor, John Della volpe. Nbc Business Correspondent Christine romans will be here in just a second. Brian, i shall begin with you, explain what We Saw, and also tell me what he said in his news conference. Yeah, and its stil
I am feeling very good about pennsylvania and because theres a lot of people in pennsylvania who deserve to be seen and heard. Thats why im here in johnstown. Im looking to the future. Will make our country bigger better greater than ever before. Will turn it around. Neil dont look now but the 2024 showdown is heating up. VIce President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are not letting up not 1 bit. Trump hitting the trail in western states as harris is back on the ground of the keystone state. We have Fox Team Coverage on trump heading to nevada with a new Tax Rate pitch. Brian janice heading to pennsylvania with her new a forward pitch. Well talk to Harris Spokesman sams why she chose to expand that pitch in a certain state. Will give you a hint itS Pennsylvania. All that and former Trunk Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross what he says the fuss about all these former trump officials who are not keen on their former boss getting back to his old job lots to cover everybody. I
And senator j. D. Vance were all at Ground Zero earlier to remember the lives lost. Vice president harris and trump shook hands this morning, just hours after going head to head in last Nights President ial debate. The big event marked the first time the candidates met Face To face, and the gloves quickly came off. Im going to invite you to attend one of Donald Trumps rallies. Because its a really interesting thing to watch. What you will also notice is that people start leaving his rallies early out of exhaustion and boredom. And i will tell you, The One thing you will not hear him talk about is you. So she just started by saying shes going to do this, shes going to do that, shes going to do all of these wonderful things. Why hasnt she done it . Shes been there for three and a half years. They have had three and a half years to fix the border. They have had three and a half years to create jobs, and all the things we talked about. Why hasnt she done it . Joining us now, nbcs Dasha Bur
Has been no criminal charges, no. Any charges filed yet about any of those people that we just mentioned, including the mayor alright. A lot going on though. Brynn gingrass. Thank you very much for that a new hour of cnn, new central starts right now information. For you we are standing by for the first Court Appearances in just minutes of the 14yearold accused of killing two students down. To teachers at a Georgia High School, and weve just learned that his father, who was also arrested and charged in this case will be in the same courtroom. Just an hour later also breaking this hour, one of the most anticipated job reports, possibly since the pandemic that could change the game for mortgages, credit race, and possibly the president ial election and as well. And show me the money, the Harris Campaigns richest overflowing of a major august haul, nearly tripled at of Donald Trumps uncertified are with john berman, Kate Bolduan out today. This is cnn new central cnn Breaking News all rig
Forth at Trump Tower today, following a hearing in Federal Court to get his e. Jean Carroll Judgment thrown out. Instead of talking, though, about issues, personal to voters, he spent 49 minutes on himself. Complaining about the judge in the e. Jean carroll case, saying once again, that he never met her. Now claiming the old photo of him and her could have been ai. It wasnt. Claimed he wasnt allowed to use a quote, Monica Lewinsky Type dress in the trial, even though he wanted to, that they, the doj and, quote, kamala and Sleepy Joe and all the rest of them should be looking at china instead of russia and that he hasnt spoken to anybody from russia in years, that jessica leads, the woman who accused him of groping her on an airplane decades ago wouldnt have, quote, been the chosen one, and that the People Magazine Writer who accused him of pushing hep against the wall and groping her at maralago was lying because of after the interview she wrote a perfect story about him where she does