It is just coming in right now. The federal reserve announced half a point. That was not the most expected. 48 days to the election, great news for the economy. Critics said it could not happen, but our policies a little policies are lowering costs and creating jobs. As a republican nominee plans to raise your grocery prices. How can a family of four that, like cheerios? i haven t seen cheerios in a long time. And nancy pelosi on the state of the race and the maga threats in the house. And growing calls for center in the senate as a hate crime hearing flies off the rails. You do not support hamas. I oppose you should hide your head in a bag. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. I am chris hayes. We are so back. This afternoon federal reserve chair jerome powell took the stage to announce the feds first cut in interest rates since 2020 and the beginning of the pandemic recession and it was a big one. A half percent interest rate reduction to stimulate borrowing and
This. I do believe that i know i know the vast majority of us as americans know, we have so much more in common than what separates us. I know that i know that regardless of someones background, their race, their gender, their geographic location. I know the people are deeply troubled by what is happening to that community in springfield, ohio. And its got to stop. And weve got to say that you cannot be entrusted with standing behind the seal of the president of the United States of america hateful rhetoric that as usual is designed to divide us as a country, is designed to have people pointing fingers at Each Other. Its designed to do that and i think most people in our country, regardless of their race, are starting to see through this nonsense and to say, you know what, lets turn the page on this. This is exhausting and its harmful and its hateful grounded in some age old stuff that we should not have the tolerance for. So lets turn the Page And Chart a new way forward and say you c
I know that. I know that regardless of someones background, race, gender, geographic location, i know that people are deeply troubled. By what is happening to that community in springfield, ohio. And its got to stop. Youve got to say that you cannot be entrusted with standing behind the seal of the president of the united states of america engaging in that hateful rhetoric that as usual is designed to divide us as a country. Is designed to have people pointing fingers at Each Other. Its designed to do that. I think most people in this country regardless of their race are starting to see through this nonsense. And to say you know what, lets turn the page on this. This is exhausting and harmful and its hateful. And grounded in some age old stuff that we should not have the tolerance for so lets turn the Page And Chart a new way forward and say you cant have that microphone again. Im switching gears again. I want to talk to you about gun control. So you said you support an assault Weapons
Of Gen Z that could be a Boom for democrats. And hundreds of homes flooded. Hundreds of thousands without power after Hurricane Force winds and Record Rainfall Pound the gulf coast. The latest on what is now tropical Depression Francine still packing a bunch down south. But we start with Donald Trump. Set to speak in arizona this afternoon, a state where immigration is consistently top of mind for many voters. Its an issue key to his election strategy, but even allies now worry that his unsubstantiated claims about migrants eating peoples pets has weakened his cause. It is part of a pattern. Trump brings up what he calls migrant crime or the migrant invasion in almost every single rally he does, but his decision to embrace this particular Conspiracy Theory has taken on a life of its own. Even germanys foreign ministry, in a statement about renewable energy, included a ps, we dont eat cats and dogs. A headline in the british paper, the standard, calling him a laughingstock. Harris plan,
Taylor swift has reshaped American Music and global Pop Culture. Will her endorsement of Kamala Harris change the course of American Politics as well . And Hurricane Francine Pound ing the southern coast of louisiana with heavy Rain And Wind as the window for thousands to get out has nearly slammed shut. The latest on the storm Coming Up and whether it could get worse before it gets better. Lots to get to on a wednesday. But today, theres no debate about the most important measure of the harris trump faceoff. Did it move undecided voters . Looking at the early analysis, the answer maybe found in three words. Bait and switch. The campaign clearly signalled she would bait Donald Trump. She did numerous times, and he took it. During the course of his Rattle Lirks he talks about fingsal characters like hasnt billion elector and people start leeing his rallies early out of exhaustion and boredom. First to the rallies. She said people start leaving. People dont go to her rallies. Theres no r