Good morning. 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. We begin with Breaking News in the legal drama surrounding former President Donald Trump. Just a short time ago a federal Appeals Court heard arguments on trumps efforts to overturn a 2023 judgment against him in the first case filed by writer e. Jean carroll. She was awarded 5 Million after a jury found trump liable for sexually abusing her in 1996. Carroll won a separate judgment against trump for more than 83 Million for defaming her. Trump denies all the allegations against him. Next hour were expecting to hear from trump when he makes remarks at Trump Tower. With us now msnbc legal correspondent Lisa Ruben outside the courthouse in lower Manhattan And Nbc correspondent Dasha Burns who was at Trump Tower. Also David Marcus, a criminal Defense Attorney and glenn kirshner. Lisa, you were inside the courtroom. What did you see . Reporter jose, i saw a very what i would call a pleasant argument in some ways and
On wednesday following a report the White House is preparing to formally block Nippon Steels 14 Billion takeover bid. People familiar with the matter say a decision could be made as soon as this week. The move would be highly controversial and critics say it would lead to Job Losses and could chill foreign investment in the us. For more, heres our North America Business correspondent Ritika Gupta in new york. Nippon steels 14 Billion bid to acquire united States Steel has been caught in the crosshairs of an election year, and in the crucial Swing State of pennsylvania, where us steel is based. Us president Joe Biden has long pledged that the iconic american company, headquartered in pittsburgh, should remain domestically owned and run. Presidential nominees Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have also both Committed to keep us steel american, though any move to block the deal could potentially be subject to litigation. Proponents of Nippon Steels bid say the us shouldnt reject a bid from a
As the us exchanges open here in new york. Lets cross live now to Shams Afzal, Managing Director at carnegie investment counsel. Of course, in the last hour, we had that adp data out. How are the markets reacting to this . I think this number, as well as tomorrows total data will probably not change the narrative that has been set already that the Jobs Market has softened quite a bit compared to a year ago. I think the more important data that came out earlier showed the number ofjobs available. If number of jobs available. If you number ofjobs available. If you went back to february 2023, there were almost two jobs open every Wedding Work out there, now that number has shrunk to every 1. 1 jobs to every willing work out there. They are finally getting these numbers so this put the Rate Cut Regime very much intact starting from september and that will be on benefit to the overall capital markets. . Benefit to the overall capital markets. ,. , benefit to the overall capital markets. . ,
Good morning. Good morning. Welcome to cnn. This boarding, if there s something you wanted to get down before the end of august, you gotta do it today. Oh, yeah. Yes. It s august august 31. It is a rat for august. And the unofficial end to summer coming up soon. Good to have you with us. I m victor blackwell. I m has been flying, hasn t it? i am amara walker. Thank you so much for being with us this morning. Here s what s happening. The trump campaign, donald trump himself and his running mate, j. D. Vance, can t seem to pin down exactly where trump stands on abortion access in florida or nationwide, the about face. We re hearing from trump and how the harris campaign is looking to capitalize on it. You feel so bad you d have welch runner works a tragic story out of new jersey in nhl star and his brother were hit and killed by a drunk driver just hours before their sister s wedding how they re being remembered by fans and other players. New this morning, more evidence that trump s fede
unilaterally subvert democracy. also this morning, new photos obtained by abc news show vice president pence and his family in hiding on january 6th, after pence was rushed off the senate floor. you ll remember by secret service as rioters broke into the capitol. i think the public probably is not aware of how close a call this was. the rioters came very close to capturing the vice president and i think there is very good evidence that they would have done harm to him, perhaps even killed him. so this was a close call. that was congresswoman zoe lofgren who sits on that select committee, testifying today, very significant testimony, coming from retired federal judge michael luttig, highly respected conservative judge, once one of justice clarence thomas closest advisers, previously clerked for justice scalia, considered by former president george w. bush as a nominee to the high court himself. that s why his words carry such weight, especially on a day like today. in a