John good Evening And Welcome to washington. Im John Roberts in for bret baier. Next promised Military Operation is underway. Plus, we look at the number of migrants released into the united states who were convicted of violent crimes. And with a possible strike at sea ports on the horizon, retailers are preparing for supply shortages. John but, first, breaking tonight, officials say hundreds could be dead in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Confirming those numbers iS Proving difficult. Millions of people are without Power And Cell service. In North Carolina, the lack of Communication Services have prompted hundreds of Missing Persons reports with many others still stranded in their homes due to high floodwaters. Correspondent Steve Harrigan is in asheville, North Carolina tonight, where he has been surveying the devastation. Steve. Good evening, john. The mayor put it simply she said we need everything. Everything is just. Wiped out and washed away. Our whole house. Roads and bridg
Develop. Rfk Is comIng to mIchIgan. DoIng the town hall. The Court Case Is playIng out. But as you know In polItIcs, a lot of tImes people push for somethIng, thIs Is our strategy we wIll wIn the electIon wIth thIs. And then It actually backfIres. Well see what happens. CraIg, great the see you. Thank you for your tIme tonIght. That Is our show from mIchIgan. Thank you to the mIdtown BrewIng Company for hostIng us here. Ill see you all agaIn tomorrow at my usual desk. The last word wIth Lawrence Odonnell Is ComIng Up next. Andrew weIssmann wIll be joInIng us wIth some Defendant Trump News but fIrst, Im goIng to tell you the most hopeful story I know. Its the story about the place where Joe BIden went today. The place where Joe BIden was applauded by grateful people from around the world. Before new York Voters elected hIm to four terms In the unIted States Senate where I went to work for hIm In the 1990s. The tItle, a dangerous place referred to the world and the place where the world
Andrew weissmann is going to be joining us tonight with some trump news, but first i m going to tell you the most hopeful story i know. It is a story about the place where joe biden went today. The place where joe biden was applauded by grateful people from around the world. It is a dangerous place. That is the title of daniel patrick moynihan s book about his service as ambassador to the united nations in the 1970s before new york voters elected him to four terms in the senate, where i went to work for him in the 1990s. The title, a dangerous place, referred to the world and the place where the world began together after world war ii to prevent another world war, the united nations. Ambassador moynahan served at the height of the cold where when the united states and soviet union had missiles aimed at each other and ready to launch in seconds. It did not soften the language about the imperialistic dictatorship. Many years later, he discovered the power of those harsh words. It was act
Just coming in right now. The Federal Reserve has announced a half a point. That was not the most expected. Most of what i read was a Quarter Point expected. It was a toss up, and really heres the thing, the Federal Reserve raised Interest Rates to get inflation down. The more recent readings we have gotten on the economy the last six weeks since the last time they announced decision is pointing to a weakness in the labor department. To cut into unemployment and make more people get out of jobs or increase unemployment further, well, thats the reason why they wanted to dramatically cut Interest Rates. They decided to do so by half a Percentage Point. Economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace. Job gains have slowed. Well have to see what Fed Chair Jerome powell says to explain cutting Interest Rates by a Half Point. Im going to ask the Control Room if we can get a ticker and keep an eye on whats going on with the stock market. Its going wild . There we go. Ran insana, th
Its going . In the last one within the first ten minutes people had their ideas. Whats your Mark Tonight . I think well have a sense of whether what the moderators have planned tonight. One of the things was Fact Checking was going to be the purview of the participants not the moderators, and i think well get a sense of what role the moderators are going to play in the first few minutes. I think if you look back at harris and her sort of arc in the senate on the Judiciary Committee, it took her about three quarters to make bill barr, Jeff Sessions and Brett Kavanaugh squirm. I would give her about five minutes to see what approach shes taking and what strategy she plans to deploy. Trump wont be the story. I know he likes to always be the story, but trump will be trump. I think ill be interested to see what abc and the Moderators Approach is tonight and what Vice President harris approach is tonight. You make a great point in reminding everyone even though news viewers may have been wat