powell tries to force down inflation. let s get right to it. joining me now is full disclosure host, robin, have we gotten the number yet? lass it come out? or are we still waiting? still waiting for it to come out. we re waiting, all right. another 75. 75 basis points. what is that going to mean? i got it tell you, i got a song in my heart, special thanks to the bee gees. because we re dealing with the cpi that s still high and the fed will have to hike which we just won t like la la, la, la. and did i just destroy my career? i loved every moment of it. oh, the title is called how deep is this inflation? i really want to know. and that s the question on everybody s mind. are we going to go to 5%? 6, 7%? how deep is the buying power and consumer demand in this economy that we have to snuff out and i don t think mr. powell knows. we have it official. three quarters of a point. 75 basis points. i was talking to steve retner today about when the bottom is and whe
we will not, let me say it again, we will not allow iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. john: tough talk as iran emerges as a big focus of his middle east trip. sandra, hello do you again. sandra: hello to you. israeli prime minister and president biden signing a joint declaration, pledging no nuke for iran. john: israel urging the united states to put a deadline on the talks and threatening the use of military force. iranian president reportedly firing back shortly after that saying i tell the americans and their regional allies the iranian nation will not accept any crisis or insecurity in the region and that any mistake made in this region will be met with a harsh and regretable response. sandra: the biden team set to head to saudi arabia with a list of goals in hand, with energy security topping the list. officials say they should be looking state side instead. we think texas is a lot closer than saudi arabia and president biden does not need to be travelling
hurricane fiona continues its dangerous march forth as it churns past bermuda. right behind fiona is a storm that could become a major concern next week. we ve got an update on all of that for you ahead. and the pressure on former president trump is mounting on multiple fronts. now the special master, who trump himself requested to review material seized from mar-a-lago is again putting his legal team on the spot giving the trump team until next friday to back up trump s name the fbi planted evidence during search of his private estate last month. we begin this hour with the growing backlash to russia s first draft since world war ii. joining me now, jay gray from kyiv, ukraine, also former u.s. ambassador to ukraine william taylor. he s vice president of russia and europe at the u.s. institute of peace. welcome all of you. jay, to you first. we ve seeing these emotional images from russia. families are parting, they re drafting men, boarding buses, heading to face a war an
after fed chair jerome powell promises, quote, forceful and rapid action to tame inflation. why he s warning of more economic pain for all of us. count down to liftoff the highly anticipated mission launching monday to get americans back to the moon. thank you so much for waking up with us. saturday, august 27th. that means it s the weekend. doesn t that feel good? to relax. it does feel good. enjoy breakfast. hang out with amara walker. we don t get to enjoy breakfast. what are you talking about? eating between. you don t see it, but i m e enjoying it. are you having beef jerky? prosciutto. fancy. we have a lot of news to get to. we re learning more information from the affidavit authorizing the search of former president trump s mar-a-lago residence. now the heavily redacted document reveals that classified material found at the estate includes some of the country s most sensitive secrets. according to the filing, the fbi said the search at mar-a-l
director brian deese with this. of course what s important is looking forward and the administration and all of us are focused on where else can we reduce costs for families even as we try to bring down the deficit and help to reduce inflation on the fiscal policy side? the united states is in a better position than any other country in the world right now. if we make these right policy choices it will matter and make a difference and bring prices down more quickly and give us a better chance to drive that transition effectively. harris: talking points. i wonder if they sit on one card. those don t seem to be fooling anybody. new fox news polling shows just 31% of people approve of how the president is handling the economy overall. only 25% say they approve of how he is doing specifically on inflation. the high prices on everything. republican congresswoman nicole malliotakis says the biden administration needs to talk straight. they are playing smoke and mirrors with t