Im rich edson. Im julie banderas. President biden and former President Trump are holding substantial leads over their challengers and new polling suggests a general election rematch, which would divide americans right down the middle. Griff the president is about to speak at a Labor Day Parade in philadelphia as there are growing concerns about his age and electability. Biden buy owing rafer is raising eyebrows saying a trump Biden Rematch is not a foregone conclusion. Let me ask you this way. At the end of this calendar year joe biden announces he wont seek a second term how much of a surprise would it be to you . A surprise to me but not a total shock. Julie peter doocy is live we white house this morning. President bidens top rival from the last primary cycle is pouring cold water today on the someone other than biden 2024 theory. I think President Biden is going to be the nominee of the Democratic Party and i think if he runs on a strong Progressive Agenda he is not only go to win
The president yet again hyping up his own economic policy. Here he is yesterday during a labor Day Celebration in philadelphia. President biden as i said 1,000 times there is no quit in america. None. All i hear from my Friends On The Other Side what they say is wrong with america. Keep telling us america is failing. Theyre wrong. Ive got news for them. America has the strongest economy in the world right now today. Lowest Inflation Rate among any major economy. America isnt failing, america is winning. Julie take a look. Overall inflation is up nearly 16 from january 2021 when Biden Took Office to last month. Grocery prices also up nearly 20 . And his very own Commerce Secretary admitted this over the weekend. I think the reality is that inflation still exists and it is something that people see on a daily basis when they go to the Grocery Store or pay their rent or pay their mortgage. And we have to know that. That is still a challenge for folks. Julie we start with Edward Lawrence f
investigation. among them, senator lindsey graham why didn t the d.a. pursue them? how graham is reacting. and just in, the judge s ruling on mark meadows request to move his case to federal court. just breaking, the significant drop in the number of missing after the maui fires the race to rescue an american trapped more than 3,000 feet down a cave. why the mission could take days. and chaos at the u.s. open. protesters disrupting play one gluing his feet down the charges they face as coco gauff advances to her first u.s. open final. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening if you live along the east coast, you may already have an eye open for that monster hurricane lee. its explosive growth from a category 1 to a major category 5 hurricane in just 12 hours yesterday has forecasters in awe now, back down to a category 4, lee is the most powerful storm so far in the atlantic hurricane season at one point driving wind gusts of 165 miles