we start with the bombshell new details in the justice department s investigation into the capitol attack. nbc news confirming with an administration official that the doj has been asking questions about former president trump s actions leading up to january 6. the official adds there is not a criminal investigation of mr. trump himself. nbc news reached out to a trump spokesperson for comment. the doj is not officially commenting on the story but in an exclusive interview with lester holt attorney general garland states that no one is above the law. we will hold accountable anyone criminally responsible attempting to block the peaceful transfer of power. that conversation between merrick garland and lester holt. we want to bring in pete williams, charlie savage, chuck rosenberg. we have a great group to get us started. pete, confirming the questions asked related to donald trump s actions on that day and leading up to that day. what specifically do we know? what is the f
there. with china in mind. but as biden prepares to head overseas, there are concerns that north korea is preparing to test an intercontinental ballistic missile in the coming days, one more dose of saber ra rattling. the other major story we re following, the u.s. economy in flux, to say the least. wall street set for another rough day, dow futures already down. you see there this morning. after the markets worst day in nearly two years yesterday, ending down nearly 1200 points, 3.5% or so. inflation fears now depressing investor sentiment. many ceos are stating their concerns of a recession could be coming. let s begin at the white house, cnn s john harwood is there. so, first, john to this meeting today, sweden and finland, two countries that avoided membership in the alliance for years, for decades in fact, the invasion of ukraine changed that, the president showing his support today. reporter: that s right. and this is one of a series of consequences that have unfolde
Recent figures show new car purchases at the highest levels for August since 2017, with EVs and green cars up to 10% of new cars purchased, but new car delays still stand.
over the life of a loan. listen to the general manager here. between the car shortage and the interest rates going up it s causing the average monthly payments to spike up more than people expect. the typical customer two years ago in the market for a vehicle, they re now expecting to pay $100 to $200 more on the monthly payment. reporter: so let s take a deeper dive into numbers. so let s take a $25,000 loan over 60 months, that is 5 years. in december 2021 the interest rate is 3.85% and set you back monthly $459 paying $2500 interest over the life of the loan. now this month the interest rate is 4.86% paying more per month.