bring this up to date on what we know about the events surrounding this assassination. we know about the events surrounding this assassination. know about the events surrounding this assassination. we know that at least three persons this assassination. we know that at least three persons attempted - least three persons attempted against the life of fernando villavicencio. we know one is also dead. we know the candidate was in the meeting in quito, the capital of the meeting in quito, the capital of the country, and when he left the meeting, he was killed. obviously, that was really serious news for all the candidates, they are all concerned about what happened. we have criminal political violence in ecuador before but this is something completely new. a candidate for the presidency killed in the middle of a campaign. it is presidency killed in the middle of a cam-min, , , presidency killed in the middle of a cam-cain. , i, campaign. it is absolutely shocking, isn t it? m
good morning, everyone. so glad you re with us. it is a tuesday, full of news. victor blackwell by my side. good morning. good to be back. good to have you. here all week. five things to know for this tuesday, august 8th. new this morning, the east coast cleaning up after deadly storms, trees are down, roads are blocked. hundreds of thousands of people without power. already more than 300 flights cancelled. happening today, the police chief in montgomery, alabama, is expected to reveal more information about that brawl that broke out on the city s river front. it started after a black dock worker was attacked by a group of white people. so far no arrests. but four warrants have been issued. right now, los angeles city workers are on a 24-hour strike. 11,000 workers including sanitation workers, engineers, life guards, all headed for the picket lines. they say it s a fight for fair contracts. this hour, polls open in ohio as voters decide whether to make it harde
next in the case. plus, officers who put their lives on the line on january 6th were at the courthouse yesterday for that hearing. we ll bring you their reaction. and there s still one more major legal issue on the horizon for donald trump. what the georgia prosecutor is saying about that case. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, august 4th. it s friday, folks. we made it. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. history was made in the nation s capitol again yesterday where for the first time ever a former president of the united states was arraigned for his alleged efforts to subvert american democracy. just a few blocks away from where he took the oath of office and from where his supporters carried out an unprecedented act of violence just a few years later, donald j. trump pleaded not guilty to four felony charges yesterday stemming from his actions after the 2020 election. the charges were conspiracy to defraud the united stat
use the euro currency. next week, it s the turn of the bank of england with another rise widely expected. but with inflation starting to ease, are we finally seeing the peak in the cost of borrowing? and when can we expect rates to start coming down again? let s hear first from michelle fleury in new york. the federal reserve has moved with unprecedented speed to get inflation under control. since march of last year, it has raised its benchmark rate by 5.25 percentage points. its latest move is likely to push up the cost of borrowing for american businesses and consumers even further. with inflation showing prices rising more slowly than a year ago, the key question at the press conference was whether this rate increase was the last or would it hike again later this year? fed chairjerome powell wouldn t be drawn. i would say it is certainly possible that we would raise funds again at the september meeting if the data warranted it. and i would also say it is possible that we w
attend a big fund raiser tonight ahead of the president s first official campaign rally in philadelphia on saturday. now republican florida governor ron desantis is daring democrat california governor gavin newsome to quit throwing zingers are the cheap seats and enter the race himself. brace yourself, but the stit have hit the fan. i practiced that. oklahoma republican governor kevin stit for announcing that he s not backing the former president, but wait till you hear who he is backing. welcome, everybody. i m neil cavuto. boy, a fast and furious. that pretty much describes what is happening in the presidential race. mark meredith is here to break it down in washington. hi, mark. maybe i should be in florida. that s where the action is right now. three florida men seeking the republican presidential nomination. miami s mayor, francis suarez launched his campaign. he put out a video explaining why he s running. i m growing to run for president. i m going to run for your