but there s also the strong data coming out of the labor market. neil: jerome powell said this even after he and his fellow fed members unanimously hiked the interest interest rates .5%. so does jerome powell know something we don t know? the official number that might prove we re in a recession doesn t come out till tomorrow morning. here s powell sounding like the president showing no such concern today. so what to make of it? we re all over it with connell mcshane on how americans don t care what they re calling it, this recession is real and they re having a devil of a time dealing with it. edward lawrence on how the fed plans to handle it. and michael moore on how if a hard landing can be avoided. welcome. i m neil cavuto. first to lawrence on the move that a lot of people expected but the reaction that many did not. edward? it s very interesting that the federal chairman saying that we re not in a recession and we can avoid a recession and taking the same talking po
caitlin bernard, the indiana ob/gyn, who according to state documents, provided a non- surgical abortion to a 10-year- old rape victim. o donnell: chaos at the airport. the shooting at dallas love field captured on video. the new footage that shows the moment officers stopped the female suspect. florida police sergeant seen gripping another officer s throat. tonight, what led to the alleged assault. army recruiting falls short. why obesity is one of the top reasons we can t fill the military s ranks. the generosity of strangers, and it s all starting with a wedding dress. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. on this busy tuesday night. we want to begin with what s being described as a catastrophic extreme weather event in the midwest where record rainfall caused deadly flash flooding in the st. louis area. r at least one perso
plus, 700 and counting, that s the latest number of classified documents that donald trump had at mar-a-lago. we ll explain why there s likely many more to come. also ahead, president biden is expected to announce a decision today on a controversial plan that could impact millions of americans. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, august 24th. i m sam stein, in for jonathan lemire. results are pouring in this morning after key primaries in new york in one of the most closely-watched races this primary season, nbc news projects that congressman jerry nadler has won the democratic primary for new york s 12th congressional district. he defeated his fellow encouple bantd, maloney. third candidate in the race was patel, former staffer for president obama who ran on the platform of generational change. and new york s 17th district, democratic congressman sean patrick maloney beat back a fierce primary challenge from progressive state senator biaggi
the u.n. estimates more than half of the population needs some form of humanitarian assistance. the world banks say they re at the lowest level in a decade and after promising to respect women s rights, the taliban have banned most girls from going to school past sixth grade. even in the past, there were restrictions and violence but there was hope. we had school. we could have knowledge. now they lost their only hope, which is education. this a somber reminder of how desperate people were a year ago to get out of afghanistan anticipating a taliban takeover. you can see them there clinging to the side of a u.s. military plane taking off from kabul. some afghans tragically fell to their death. the chaotic u.s. exit led to a terrorist attack outside the airport. now republican congressman is out with a report accusing the biden administration of a strategic failure anybody the country. congressman michael mccaul and general jack keane join us in just a moment. but first, we
also tonight, a gunman opens fire on a bus near jerusalem s western wall. at least five americans are wounded. a pregnant woman shot in the stomach. her condition tonight, as well as her baby s. the father shot as he protected his son. and what we re learning about the alleged gunman. flooding fears. parts of the country that are desperate for rain are now bracing for dangerous floods. rob marciano times it out for us. salman rushdie recovering. the author, now off a ventilator after the vicious stabbing. we speak with a second victim, and new information about the suspect. fleeing the fighting. ukrainian families desperate to escape the battle near the country s largest nuclear plant. we re in afghanistan, one year after the taliban takeover. tonight, the youngest victims of this economic crisis. every baby in this hospital is malnourished. our ian pannell, who was there when the country fell, is back in kabul tonight. demand is growing for the monkeypox vaccine wi