the u.s. and china over taiwan, we speak to jeffrey sachs about what he calls a false narrative with russia and china. a year ago today the last plane evacuated afghanistan. we look at the crisis facing afghan refugees. over the last year, the u.s. has only approved 123 humanitarian parole applications. meanwhile, the u.s. has approved applications from 68,000 ukrainians in recent months. and mabel's speak to the 25-year-old gun control activist al hunt drove next while frost appears to be heading to congress after winning last week's democratic primary in florida. >> by confronted governor desantis about gun violence. what did he say? i am making sure that they hear from us for 10 years. protecting the right to choose. passing laws to end gun violence. reproductive health and affordable housing. we cannot keep electing the same politicians. amy: today, president biden calls for an assault weapons ban. all that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace

the u.s. all does these -- the u.s. always does these types of things and this is the u.s.'s fault. setting that initiative that the u.s. started it but now i need to regain an initiative. one great way is to talk about how the u.s. is destabilizing the world war. there is both utility internally and externally. internally is to galvanize ccp efforts. externally, you are setting -- for that dominant narrative. >> thank you, rod. my understanding is china has been more reluctant to call this a crisis. as you described, maybe like rod was suggesting, maybe there are multiple channels. using different channels based on who they are communicating with. catherine, over to you. >> i have been very reluctant to work crisis. especially when they are talking to their own people. that is not surprising. you have a population that is in general, used to this threat of military force from china hanging in the background. the goal is to engage more, get in more visitors of democracy. trying to strengthen the backing one has. talk about crisis that grew out of one of these visits, that is one of

u.s. inflation data that could shape the federal reserve's outlook for interest rate hikes. more losses for asian semi conductor shares as micron warns of a collapse in global demand. we are seeing declines taking place. we have pressure on the tech side of things. a lot of action on the bond markets. we have that inversion in some way steepening and it is a bit of a head scratcher ultimately. david: yeah, and not paying attention to much to that. or is this a different time? i think you are referring to the twos intends on the treasury curve. we are approaching -50 on that one. no we the 80's. the inflation issue we have right now is more comparable to the 80's and you don't want to get into that big of a curb. speaking of inversion, some of our viewers might have missed of this. the twos and tens in new zealand inverted for the first time in seven years a couple hours ago. that is playing a bit of catch-up today. the thai baht on the back of what would be the first rate hike out of thail

the u.s. yield curve, but in the u.k.. we had a warning from denny branch water -- denny -- danny blanchflower who says that these will make this interesting. i want to show you the u.s. 10 year yield that would give us an indication of what investors will buy in the yield curve. european stocks down 0.8%. let's get over to our bloomberg mliv managing editor mark cudmore. mark, you are looking at -- this morning. mark: this chart was flagged to me at daybreak this morning and they got it from eric albert. it is an believable charge. it is the housing affordability chart in the u.s. as of the end of june. this white line is affordability index. it has fallen below 100. it means the median income in the u.s. is no longer sufficient to earn a fixed rate mortgage for the median house price in the u.s. high spouses -- house prices are becoming increasingly unaffordable. we saw the covid stimulus, so they are now unaffordable and they are the least affordable they have been since 1989. we have not s

and by u.s. prophets outpacing those of significantly, partly because it has a lot of exposure to technology stocks which you did not have. the weaker euro has also added another incentive for european investors to get access to u.s. assets. so we have seen, i think, quite a lot of flows coming out of europe into the u.s.. and given the obvious concerns at the moment in europe, as well as in other areas, in europe specifically around gas supplies, that is probably going to continue. one thing i would say is that europe has its fair share of quality strong balance sheet companies, and they have been outperforming in the european market quite strongly. peter -- lisa: peter, given that you do see a more dire picture in europe and the u.s., i was looking at your gp calls, and you see europe doing better than expected, at a than the consensus. and you see the u.s. economy doing worsening consensus. do you think it is time to buy into the european story because have been beaten up so much, because the

but the u.s. navy in the u.s. military knows what the confederacy is up to so there like we should have our own ironclad. so she will create a kind of a commission to come up with the various design ironclad and design one of the most famous and that is the monitor. so the battle will unfold over two days, there's a two day battle. and they had the confederate ironclad in virginia and it is good command of buchanan and i keep using the word she, because 19th century, that's what they did and so, buchanan is in control of virginia so this as vessel and going to. [inaudible]. in room 10:00 p.m. she runs right into the u.s. cumberland, this was a 1600-pound ironclad and this is a giant hole in her hall because of the slamming grade in next, another u.s. ship, the uss, and they said this was a bad idea and this ironclad vessel. and they are pending in congress, until eventually the u.s. vessels of day one, march 8th, ironclad wooden ship and would destroy all of the wooden u.s. ships read but it's different on march 9

the u.s. house is visiting taipei -- u.s. house speaker is visiting taipei. the biggest move in the aussie bond space, let us see what we are talking about for the stocks picture, we are setting up for a steadier start for japan, australia looking a little flat. new zealand in the upside. china may not be so's forceful in his retaliation, we will be monitoring those moves in the dollar. that is an negative -- that is a negative for equities. this is the final reading and moving into expansion territory at 51.1 and for the services side, more strength coming through, 50.9. new zealand and japan jobless rate, rising more than had been expected to 3.3%. wage growth is very strong, rbn said they are setting the stage for a stronger inflation sign. shery: we had a volatile session in the regular new york session, the markets change direction at one point. when nancy pelosi landed in taiwan, we saw stocks turn positive for a bit. we see the fear about an economic slowdown. we had mixed earnings roll

a u.s. drone strike in afghanistan, targeting and killing the leader of al qaeda, ayman al-zawahiri. cnn's michael holmes looks at al-zawahiri's life and legacy of terror . >> we want to speak to the whole world. who are we? who are we? >> reporter: by the time ayman al-zawahiri was on the scene, he was already a terrorist. committed to turning egypt into a fundamentalist islamic state. the young doctor came of one of leading families. there was even a al-zawahiri street in cairo, named after his grandfather. his uncle described him as pious . >> he is a good muslim, who came to pray here, and to read, and to sing. >> reporter: al-zawahiri spent three years in prison after -- assassination. after he got out, he made his way to pakistan am aware uses medical skills to treat those fighting the soviet occupation of afghanistan. that is where he met osama bin laden, and they found a common cause. he talked about a decade later. >> working with brothers -- and many other places. >> reporter: al-z

first, the u.s. has always been an empire. the u.s. was an experienced colonizer. the u.s. has always been an empire. the u.s. is an experienced colonizer. the u.s. was an experienced colonizer. the difference here is these colonies are off the north american continent. ok. so the u.s. has always been a colonial empire. the difference is that these colonies are off the north american continent. just like in the past, americans colonized to solve problems. americans colonized to solve problems. americans colonized to solve problems. they thought colonization would create unity. americans thought colonization would create unity. they thought it would improve u.s. international promise. they thought it would improve u.s. international promise, by making it now one of the competing empires. and it created economic opportunity for some, especially people in sugar. it created economic opportunity for some, especially people in sugar. and it was justified in the same ways it had been in decades prior. they justified it in the same way it had been in decades prior. so back to this

i u.s. company here based in the u.s. to target activists in the u.s. and also in other places around the world. they will go to lengths to kidnap and even murder people. ahmad abouammo is only one person but there are many others who are free and we are still targeting people. ahmad abouammo received orders from the right-hand man of mbs, asking him personally to hack these accounts and link their personal information. if that did not happen, my brother would not be in prison today, virtually disappeared and her private of any communication with us. for me speaking up, i get targeted and harassed continuously online by saudi agents or trying to silence me so i don't speak about the human rights abuses in saudi arabia. amy: jim walden, what responsibility does twitter have in protecting users information about abusive regimes? after reaching the verdict, one juror reportedly told ahmad abouammo's lawyers she wanted twitter to "bear little more responsibility for this." >> first of all, amy, thank you for having me on. twitter and other social media comp

u.s. capitol attack. the senate will work on the defense programs bill and more on president biden's judicial nominations. house and senate nominate -- house and senate members will vote on a deadline to prevent a government shutdown. watch live coverage in september on c-span, the senate on c-span two, also on our free video app, c-span now. >> up next, experts on afghanistan share their thoughts on u.s. troop withdrawal from the country and talk about the lasting effects of the 20 year military engagement. atlantic council is the host of this event. host of this event. last about an hour. frederick: good afternoon, everyone. i'm fred kempe. i'm president and ceo of the atlantic council, and i'm pleased to welcome you all to this event, hosted by the atlantic council's scowcroft center for strategy and security, reflecting on america's departure from afghanistan. i'd also like to give a special welcome to our viewers on c-span. we are delighted to be joined by such an excellent panel, who

how can the u.s. deal with gorillas the u.s. army, specifically u.s. general henley halep went to a columbia scholar by the name of francis lieber. and said can right miyako to conduct? it's never been done before. this is one of the first time that quantification of the laws of wars have been used. we still use it as an inspiration for our modern-day notions of the law of war. according to francis lieber and the libra cord the general orders 100. there are three things that make an official soldier. if you wear a uniform, you have a command structure and you have the capacity to deal with prisoners of war. that is what makes you a soldier. our command structure a uniform, you can deal with prisoners of war. if you can't do all the things you are not officially a soldier. bushwhackers cannot do this. that makes them illegal combatants. if they are legal combatants, you can treat them differently than a soldier. a captured soldier, a soldier's was to capture, you're not spots to just murder. you can hold them as a prisoner of war. a bushwhackers, or you

the u.s. wanted. host: outwardly, the white house was not happy about it. what do you think, behind the scenes, the guidance they gave to the speaker and the potential flaw -- fall out it may contribute to the biden white house? guest: i was disappointed in the white house's hesitancy and opposition to the visit. in this period, i think it is important for the u.s. to signal beijing that we continue to stand with taiwan, that this is a strong relationship. by signaling to the speaker of the house, who is a part of the legislative branch, it basically created the appearance of a disagreement between two key branches, as well as the top leadership of the u.s. government. host: what has been your reaction to the military response, the military exercises china is going through? guest: one of the things that has been under noted is that the chinese in their closure areas and missile tests, which, missiles have been spotted over taiwan, which have never happened before. they are almost replicating a

and that the u.s. intelligence in afghanistan continues to remain strong even though troops have left. this idea that perhaps afghanistan will again fall into a safe haven for terrorist groups is not really based on strong empirical information. but again, what does this mean for the biden administration? i think it is essential the biden administration and congress create a plan of engagement for afghanistan that focuses on diplomacy and basic needs. the first step in that direction would be to unfreeze afghanistan's assets that remain in the federal reserve. the biden administration announced yesterday it will not release those assets because the taliban was protecting also i hear you. but without that, the u.s. is harming afghanistan war. but it is not changing the taliban were changing -- they are not impacting elements course. that is important for the public to think about. it is holding these assets really making a difference to the taliban? if nothing else, is it increasing more suffering for t

how can the u.s. rehabilitate? what should the u.s. do to mitigate the effect of its failures on the afghan people? particularly women. if you could respond to that end with any time running down, any final thoughts you would like to leave the audience with. >> i think there was a great deal the united states could do to rehabilitate its megabit -- his reputation abroad. the only time nato had article five, i would call it one of nato's darkest hours. this evacuation at the airport. and then within six months of that, we see one of nato's brightest hours. that is the way that the alliance stands firm. afghanistan has a tendency to stovepipe afghanistan. it is a single country in a vacuum. we just tied a thread between afghanistan and ukraine and had nato not stood firm with ukraine, had ukraine not mounted a historic and heroic defense and had russia rolled through ukraine, we would probably be talking about what the future of taiwan was going to be because we would then be watching a rise in excess to authoritarian nations just sweepi

he is a u.s. citizen today because he qualified under section 329 of the immigration nationality act for citizenship. chair lofgren: mr. jayapal is recognized. rep. chabot: immigrants have defended the u.s. in every major conflict since the revolutionary war. anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand immigrant veterans are estimated to have been deported. that's unacceptable. i'm very proud president biden has taken steps to not only stop deportation of veterans, but also, allow deported veterans to return and ensure immigrant servicemembers and families can become citizens and have access to military benefits. i have a number of questions, if you wouldn't mind keeping your answers short so i can get through them. ms. rogers, would you agree it is in the best interest of national security to naturalize immigrants serving in the military? ms. rogers: i would say that my opinion is really not relevant because under section 329 of immigration law they are eligible to apply and become citizens. re

the u.s. army has temporarily grounded its fleet of chinook helicopters after a small number had engine fires. an army spokesperson says they have identified the root cause of the fires and they are implementing corrective measures to resolve this issue. the u.s. official says this affects approximately 400 helicopters. >>> all right. there is a shortage of new homes. we'll show how you women are helping solve the problem. that story in 60 seconds. >>> the housing boom may be slowing nationwide, but prices remain stubbornly high, according to a new report out just today. one of the problems, not enough new homes and a shortage of builders to work on them. to keep up demand, the construction industry will need more than two million more workers by 2024, and more and more women, yes, they're stepping up. here is cbs' nancy chen. . >> can you help me out? thank you. >> reporter: after about ten years as a new york city barista, desiree camacho decided it was time to nail down a new path, construc

the u.s. where you have sentencing guide lines. >> your attorney is messed up sending an entire digital copy of your entire cellphone with every text message you've sent for the past two years. >> 20 hours later, she is back on the plane, she's out and chinese ships are surrounding taiwan in six different locations opening fire. so what is the cost/benefit analysis of this trip here? >> live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster. >> it is thursday, august 4, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington and 11:00 a.m. in moscow where closing arguments are expected in just a few hours in the trial of u.s. back star brittney griner. it is the second hearing so far this week for griner who was arrested at a moscow airport back this february. she is being held on drug charges after being caught with cannabis oil in her luggage. griner pleaded guilty to the charges against her in hopes of securing a lighter sentence. the u.s. has attempted to broker a prisoner swap with moscow, bu

anybody outside the u.s. who held dollars could come to washington and come to fort knox and they would want gold for their dollars. that was a cornerstone of the prosperity that ensued during the 50s and 60s. the miraculous recovery of western europe and japan, the almost unprecedented prosperity in the u.s. which was a different kind of prosperity then we have known because it was a middle-class prosperity. it was growth the basically spread throughout the country. we didn't have the extremes of wealth and income that we have today. so it's a real question. if it succeeded so well why did nixon and his at visors decide to take the dollar from gold or put another way why did they take a sledgehammer to the agreement and that's the story that i told and i think what they did has had reverberations right through today. >> we will get into some of those reverberations. the important thing for our audience and for people looking at the book is the description of the characters that evolved. you have john connoll

i think, from a u.s. perspective, that should be something the u.s. is a promise and they should uphold. currently there are thousands of afghans who have managed to get the u.s. but many are in lingo. -- limbo. this has been a problem for families as well as many are suffering from ptsd and other mental health issues. they had to flee the violence and be in limbo with their families as well. one of the last questions we have, about six more minutes left, which gives some time for another question. we had a couple questions on pakistan. i think, sometimes, it is difficult to talk about the taliban without having a mention of pakistan. something all three of you mentioned in your comments and the answers that you have presented to the various questions. the last question is on pakistan. what kind of leverage of -- leverage does pakistan have on the taliban and what kind of leverage, if any, does the u.s. have on pakistan in terms of improving its relationship with the taliban. hossein, let's start with you because i know you are an expert on the -- on

the u.s. at 50%. asian economies of the biggest ones china and japan, inflation more under control in those areas. central banks are sticking with the tightening. we can look at how markets are reacting. the rbnz is the big one for us today. prediction for a 50 basis point move, the fourth straight hike of such magnitude. the most aggressive tightening from new zealand since more than three decades ago. in terms of the reaction from stocks, we are seeing equities shrugging off these concerns, they are more focused on what we had out of the u.s.. those rated -- speaking to the strength of the consumer we are still sitting there. we are seeing indexes moving a little higher this morning. haidi: let's turn to citroen -- 61 -- see schwan's a bright a threat to their electricity supply. let's bring in bloomberg energy supporter -- reporter. we just heard the government has ordered a shutdown for toyota and others. how long can we expect this last? >> the stoppages through this weekend. it is not the longes

the u.s. intelligence community reportedly, you know, in open testimony u.s. intelligence leaders have said this. there's been a u.n. report that's talked about this. al qaeda is down but certainly not out. perhaps not a direct threat right now to the homeland, but certainly inspiring terrorist groups in south asia and in africa. and so, you know, when we take these strikes, two things occur, first, everyone remembers 9/11, but there also has to be a test and the test is that these individuals pose a continuing and imminent threat. and ayman al zawahiri and al qaeda certainly do. while a decapitation strike like this is important and it does prove that we can do over the horizon operations, it also means you keep sustained pressure on. that means continued strikes, continued monitoring. i think i know -- i know that my old colleagues in the intelligence community will certainly celebrate the events of the last several days but there's a lot more work to do because, you know, al qaeda is still -- they have a terrorist safe haven in afghanistan, they have allies

and the u.s. army now grounding its chinook helicopters. >>> first tonight, millions on alert from virginia, washington, d.c., up through pennsylvania, new york to maine. the potential at this hour for damaging winds after a young girl is electrocuted and a woman is killed by a tree all by the same system. senior meteorologist rob marciano standing by. >>> also, the state of emergency. the water emergency in jackson, mississippi. 160,000 people without any water at all. trevor ault in jackson. >>> also, the news coming in now, the u.s. army grounding the entire fleet of chinook heli helicopters. why they're so concerned tonight. >>> also this evening, the images, that u.s. navy ship confronti ing an iranian ship trying to steal an american drone. the standoff lasting hours. how this ends. martha raddatz with late reporting. >>> the war in ukraine tonight. and new images online this evening. the smoke rising from southern ukraine, as president zelenskyy declares they will take back land seized by t

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the u.s. must also expand the tools available to hold problem companies and their officers and executives and owners accountable and work to coordinate these activities with allies. finally, the u.s. should apply diplomatic pressure to countries that have become safe havens for these companies. i think you for your time. rep. schiff: thank you very much, mr. huntley. -- mr. huntley? mr. huntley: esteemed members of the committee, my name is shane huntley, and i am the director of googles threat analysis group. tag is the team within google whose mission it is to analyze and disrupt serious and targeted threats against google's users p this includes government-backed actors, serious cybercrime, and disinformation threat actors. tag is one part of google's latest investment in making the internet more secure. we work with many other teams, including android and chrome security, and we work across the industry, civil society and with governments to keep users safe. thank you for inviting me to ap

the u.s. economy and for americans struggling with inflation. >>> also tonight, as brittney griner begins a nine-year sentence in russia, the kremlin said it is now willing to discuss a prisoner swap that could lead to the wnba star's release. president biden said he's hopeful about her fate. and jurors jut ordered conspiracy theorist alex jones to pay over $45 million in punitive damages to the parents of a sandy hook shoal shooting victim on top of the $4.1 million he's already been ordered to pay them for the lies about the massacre. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin this hour with very encouraging news for the u.s. economy. and for the biden administration. tonight the president is seizing on the much better than expected jobs report as he caps a week of unexpected successes. here is our white house correspondent jeremy diamond. >> today we received another outstanding jobs report. >> rep

u.s. >>> live, from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber >>> the biden white house is officially hands-off regarding the fbi search of donald trump's mar-a-lago search. it turned up 11 sets of classified materials, including some with the highest secrecy-- privately some white how to officials admit they are worried about what other sensitive documents might be out there. court documents unsealed in relation to the search and into the depths of potential legal jeopardy the former president and his allies could be facing. cnn's jessica schneider has our report. >> reporter: new information related to documents of the mar- a-lago search sharpening the focus on former president trump as a possible subject of a criminal probe. the application for the search warrant, unsealed thursday, that reveals that among the crimes the doj is investigating includes the willful retention of national defense information. language that could point to the role of trump, who would have unauthoriz

reporter: the u.s. president has filed any executive order executive order aimed at making it easier to get abortions. in june of the supreme court overturned a landmark ruling that guaranteed a woman's right to the procedure. china has begun military exercises around taiwan, just hours after the u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi ended her controversial visit to the island. beijing had warned the u.s. of serious consequences if the trip went ahead. talks to revive the 2015 iran nuclear deal are due to resume on thursday after months of a stalemate. but the u.s. says its expectations are in check. to iran and washington have been holding indirect negotiations to revive the deal that breakdown in 2018 when the u.s., under president donald trump, pulled out. the first grain cargo ship to leave ukraine since the russian invasion has sailed through the bosphorus strait in turkey to go to lebanon. inspectors boarded the ship earlier to check its cargo and document. the ship is being monitored by a joint coordin

billions of u.s. dollars every year to send to their proxies to promote terrorist activities all around the world. not only here. also in the u.s. we know them about the involvement of iran activities. they will be able to also continue to hide the nuclear no inspection would actually take place. and as you mention, in 2030 there would be no restrictions. but we expect from the u.s. is to do exactly the opposite. jeff three main issues on the table. first is to isolate iran. second to apply crippling sanctions. and third comment of a viable military threat on the iranians. it will be the only way to prevent them from achieving nuclear capabilities. eric: what type of viable military threat with the irradiance listen to? from comments been reported as saying he sees positive signals the u.s. officials, our military are preparing or have prepared such plans. what do you think, if anything, could actually deter tehran and would make them back down from crossing the edge in getting a nuclear weapon? >> we

u.s. home sales and some fed speakers. they are speaking at separate events about the economic outlook. first, the fed will wrap on rate hikes eventually. we will discuss that and get the latest news from our past with bnp paribas. manus: plus, oil markets are facing a high risk of supply squeeze. production capacity dwindles. we are on thin ice. we hear from them, later in the show. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> we still have about 4 million people in the workforce, we still see strong unemployment rates. the labor market has pulled in more workers. dani: the fed governor there on the labor market. u.s. futures are still lower after the fed minutes. also, it has underscored the delicate balancing act of a slowdown. joining us now is alexander jekov from bnp paribas markets. it feels like we are in the summer woes. fed minutes seem to be around the same tone. are you willing to take any bets of directionality heading into jackson hole? alexander: good morning. i think the fed minutes show they are going to take a more balanced

the search is thought to relate to the u.s. national archives and the possibility that donald trump, already forced to return official documents he kept after leaving office may have more. there's been no public comment from the f.b.i. the white house ys it had no prior knowledge. the search will have needed a warrant from a judge and while this is u.s. justice taking itself course, there's no doubting the sensitivity. both the legal implications, those some lawyers say even charges would be unlikely to barly from office but mostly the political impolyp occasions. his supporters and family have been quick to amplify the message of prosecution. >> all they want to do is get donald trump. for one reason. because they don't want him to run and win again in 2024. >> and within hours of the f.b.i. search, this video was releed. >> but soon we will-greatness again. >> trump has made no official announcement but he now looks like a man who's openly campaigning for although presidential bid in all but name. the irony is, some observers

number one, how long was it after the u.s. intervened in afghanistan until al qaeda was defeated, and was not the taliban at a very weak point at that time? secondly, why did we wait so long to leave after osama bin laden was killed, to wait another 10 years and the taliban got stronger, the afghan government not seemed to ever get their act together. finally, on the withdrawal, how much of the withdrawal was based on recommendations of the state department to defend the embassy and withdrawal troops from the bagram airbase, and not have sufficient amounts of troops to use bagram to exit people as well as the airport? just wanted to see what you think about blinken versus the department -- host: i worry we may not be able to get to all of those questions, but mr. weitz, a final couple minutes to take on as many as you can. guest: the caller raises an important issue. the setbacks in afghanistan, the mistakes and failures have been a common feature of the war for the past 20 years. when we invaded the country, we did that with

amy: u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi becomes a high striking official to visit taiwan in quarter of a century. china responds with military drills. we'll go to taipei to speak with brian hioe, taiwanese-american journalist and editor of new bloom magazine and we'll speak with michael swaine, director of the quincy institute, author of "america's challenge: engaging a rising china in the twenty-first century." senate republicans reverse themselves again and pass a bill to aid u.s. veterans poisoned by the pentagon's use of toxic burn pits in iraq and afghanistan after being shamed by veteran victims, their survivors, and comedian jon stewart. >> i will say this, i am not sure i have ever seen a situation where people who have already given so much had to fight so hard to get so little. i hope we learn our lesson. amy: president biden says toxic burn pits may have contributed to the death of his son beau biden who served in iraq and died of brain cancer. we will look at the impact of burn pits no

first, the u.s. justice department is opposing the release of the affidavit of used to get the search warrant for trump's for the home. the two apartments is, the ongoing investigation and vials highly-classified criminal materials, and making the details of could compromise their work and discourage cooperation from witnesses. in the meantime, prosecutors in georgia have notified trump's former attorney, rudy giuliani, that he is a target in their investigation.they are looking at efforts by the ex-president and his associates to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election results. a federal judge has ruled that republican senator lindsey graham must testify before a grand jury in that same investigation. giuliani's attorney says, if they want to play hardball, we know how to play hardball. giuliani, himself, had this response. >> it's a further desecration of the sixth amendment. i was his lawyer of record in that case. the statements that i made are either attorney-client privileged, because t

u.s. basketball sta brittney griner to nine years in prison. the two-time olympic gold medalist was arrested with cannabis oil in her luggage. the u.s. says she should not be in jail. >> this is a miscarriage of justice. the u.s. department of state determined miss greiner was wrongfully changed. nothing in today's decision changes that kasia: china has fired missiles near taiwan initial a force against nancy pelosi's visit. and for police officers are rested in the united states over the shooting of breonna taylor, whose death inspired the black lives matter protests. ♪ a court in moscow has sentenced the u.s. basketball player, brittney griner, to nine years in prison onharges of drug smuggling. she was fined $60,000. president biden called the sentencing acceptable. this is miss greiner arriving at court for sentencing. the gold medalist was obtained -- detained in february at an airport near moscow, where cannabis oil was found in her luggage. here is what she said after both sides p

the u.s. experience here. i'm not going to go into talking about the 17 nations that fought in the war, we're really going to focus on experiences of american troops so, as we talked about in this class before, we talked a little bit about the principles of war. and one of them is that war on paper, such as these kinds of maps and drawings and strategies, by the main decision makers, is not the same kind of war on the ground. weather and terrain, of course, are key elements in any military decision. military historians have not adequately addressed how these things affect the individuals and how they affect the landscape of the places where the war is fought. they have certainly done a good job of explaining the importance of weather and terrain to war making decisions. but i think that we need to look at the wars from an environmental perspective to understand the sort of ramifications that these conflicts take. and have. so, many of the soldiers and marines that end up in korea, especially i

the u.s. justice department has unsealed charges against a pennsylvania man who threatened to kill fbi agents as they searched donald trump's florida home. it is just the latest in a disturbing trend. jessica schneider has the details. >> reporter: the threats against fbi employees have intensified in the past week ever since the search warrant was executed at tr trump's mar-a-lago home. the fbi is investigating what they are calling an un unprecedented number of threats including against two of the special agents listed on the court records as being involved in the mar-a-lago search. the agent's names were plaqued o blacked out in the official copy, but they weren't in the leaked copies that was put out by the conservative media outlets earlier in the day on friday. plus we've learned that the fbi has noticed an uptick in what is called doxxing where people online publicly post the personal information of fbi employees who could then be targeted by people across the country. and we've even se

u.s., stronger in terms of jobs and consumer sentiment. china pmi we can for a second month but slightly above estimates. futures up .8% after a selloff on wall street. the ftse 100 edging into positive territory. continuing to watch but gas space. nord stream shut down for three days of planned maintenance. the last time it shutdown, it went from 40% to 20%, we will see if it remains closed, that is the concern amongst eu officials as they work out the plan to adjust the gas and electricity market. the cac 40 up about 15 points, you see cpi for france softer than the estimate, 6.5% was the print. ibex gaining about a 10th of a percent. let's see how things are playing in terms of assets. weighing up additional commentary from fed officials reiterating that stronger hikes are likely when it comes to september, 75 after commentary from official seems very much in play. euro-dollar back above that one level, but for how long, is the question. brent is $100 a barrel and we are keeping an eye

what is the u.s. is hoping to get out of this trip, what further retaliation we may see from beijing? >> it is great to be here. it is the big question, what is the real purpose of this trip? it is a long history of delegations visiting taiwan, showing support for taiwan and the diplomacy that has flourished there. including a democracy protest in tiananmen square. it has been not supported by everyone in washington and now that it has actually happened, i think the speculation has been the most unhelpful part of this visit. heidi: when you talk about the endgame, beijing is not a preferred tactic. the psychological attrition warfare in a sense, isn't that what beijing is going for? do we get to a point where all of these provocative actions, we are running the risk of a miscalculation or a mistake? >> there is a risk, beijing is stepping up its efforts to intimidate taiwan. all of those arenas, we see a response right now to this pelosi visit. it does mean that tendons are running high and there is a

u.s.-china tensions escalated with house speaker pelosi expected to become america's highest-ranking politician to visit taiwan and 25 years. geopolitics weighing heavy on stocks in almost all of asia's key benchmarks. we speak with an executive from ubs, who tells us about her trip to asia where she met with leaders. rishaad: this sinking feeling again, snapping three days of gains and seeing geopolitical tensions playing out. nancy pelosi's visit to taiwan expected at 10:00 p.m. local time this evening, likely to really ruffle feathers. what is the upside for either side? they are really drawing themselves into a corner. stocks under pressure across the board. david, what are you carrying? david: apart from that, when you look at the fx markets, the taiwan dollar, topping the 30 handle for the first time since 2020. japanese yen just about the only currency on a day like today, you tend to get the japanese currency bid, the safe haven status has not come back. equity markets across the b

the u.s. continue to diverge? how far can it go as you see all of this pain trickling out in european data? jonathan: what do you make of the market move? lisa: the bulls are getting more entrenched, the bears are getting more entrenched. that is my take away. he read the notes the bears are saying this is clearly a bear market rally, the bears are saying we have seen the bottom, this is time to pick up thing on the margins -- things on the margins. tom: the theme here is chairman powell -- i mean, the shock of chairman powell pivoting or suggesting a pivot to jackson hole would be the same as man united beating liverpool. jonathan: unthinkable, but it does happen, tom. he never really did pivot. let's put it that way. tom: thank you. jonathan: they are looking from a shift lower down to a 50, 20 five, and hopefully a pause. that is the difference between the market and the reserve. the market is looking for cuts next year and the federal reserve is talking about raising hold. lisa: everyone i

the u.s. and china. there is more breaking news at home with the july jobs report shattering all expectations with 528,000 new jobs added. a big boost for the biden administration that could temporarily alleviate the session fears. this hour i'll be joined by dr. anthony fauci to discuss the biden administration's response to monkey pox. the public health emergency and the impact of the most recent covid variant spreading across the u.s. we begin with the new u.s./china tensions. joining us now are nbc chief white house correspondent peter alexander cohost of "weekend today" and the former nato supreme allied commander. peter, tensions you have been tracking so closely between two major powers, the two remaining super powers, clearly es-kating. i cannot recall any time between the u.s. and china where the military behavior by china has been at this fever pitch. >> i think you're right. the escalation has increased in recent days with these live fire missile tests in the taiwan strait in taiwan

the u.s. doesn't have formal ties with taiwan but there has been growing cooperation between washington and taipei, which angers china. if the visit goes ahead, speaker pelosi would be the highest ranking u.s. official to visit in 25 years. for more, i spoke to the director of the china power project at the center for strategic and international studies. if you were advising nancy pelosi about the advisability of a visit to taiwan, what would you tell her? do you think it is a good idea? >> that is a complex question. the main reason is, china's playbook is, it's hoping threats will deter the u.s. from going to taiwan. if we don't go, china can make a case the u.s. is weak compared to china and they will use the argument in some ways to try to undermine a u.s.-taiwan relationship. the downsides are clear of not going. the question is, where the upsides will be and how might china respond? that is where it is not clear. what we have seen in the past couple days or the past week is china has voi