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
Those devices with tiny explosives . Also tonight, the federal reserve going big with its first Interest Rate cut in more than four years. What it means for your money. The race for the White House after both candidates courted the teamsters. The powerful union making a Surprise Move today, something it hasnt done in nearly 30 years. Harvey weinstein back in court for the first time since Emergency Heart Surgery. The new Sex Crime Charge he faces. Also back in court, sean diddy combs. Why a second judge denied bail in his Sex Trafficking Case as his lawyer slammed his Jail Conditions as horrific. The accident on a Childrens Field Trip to an Apple Orchard, the Wagon Ride overturning. Dozens injured. And their story was immortalized in a hit movie. Today the special honor on Capitol Hill for the hidden figures who helped America Land on the moon. We have a liftoff 32 minutes past the hour. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome. For a second day in
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
Bret good evening, welcome to washington. Im bret baier. We are following two major stories tonight. We are getting our first look at the latest Fox News Polling on the president ial Race Vice President Kamala Harris up 2 points over former President Donald Trump. No news may be good news for the former president. Bad news for the Vice President. The Teamsters Union is refusing to endorse either one of the candidates tonight. Normally thats a given for the democratic nominee. But first up those polls we mentioned. Harris as 50 to 489 advantage among registered and likely voters. That is the same 2point Lead Hillary Clinton enjoyed at thiS Point in the 2016 campaign. The top issue for voters . The u. S. Economy by more than a 2 to 1 margin. Immigration comes in second. Abortion third. Former President Trump has a 10 Point Trust Advantage on immigration. He is up 5 now on the economy. Vice president leads by 16 on the issue of abortion. We have Fox Team Conch tonight. Peter doocy is at t
Hand sanitizer, toilet paper, or pasta. That was one of the big problems that provoked the bread riots, shortages in the market. We will be talking about the to light tonight. What i want to do is set the stage for the bread riots, give you an idea of the conditions under which it occurred, but also talk about the right itself. And im going to end with the aftermath of the riots. Up here. Slight appea he wrote some very insightful things in the days leading up to the bread riots. I want to share something from his diary on march 7. He was an official in the War Department. Is 30. Flour butchers are closing their stalls. Farmers are making preparations. He went on to say they resent the secretarys schedule prices which are often 50 below the market or neighborhood price. Schedule he is talking about, i will go into more detail, but basically it was the government setting prices that farmers had to abide by when they sold goods to the army. The farmers resent these prices. Corn,pressment