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right on the money, a new report shows inflation is inching closer to a key target. why experts say it's not a matter of when interest rates will drop but by how much. nasa gives an update of those two astronauts still aboard the international space station. red, blue and green, as inflation cools both presidential candidates prepare to lay out their economic visions, how former president donald trump and vice president kamala harris are trying to convince voters they're the best person for the job. and just try it. families with kids who are picky eaters, how parents can encourage their children to try new foods and maybe even enjoy them. >> i spent the weekend with my nephews and they're still quite

picky. but we'll start this hour with big news on the economy and what it could mean for your money. >> america's inflation pump, if you will, pumping up prices that you've been paying for years is finally starting to slow down the labor department's newest consumer price index report shows the rate of inflation cooled to 2.9%, compared to last year, that's still higher than the federal reserve's targeted rate of 2% but as you can see on the chart it's lowest rate in over three years. >> president biden is taking a victory lap over today's numbers, when asked about it by very own correspondent gabe gutierrez. >> has the u.s. beat inflation, mr. president? >> yes, yes, yes. i told you we were going to have a soft landing. >> joining us now is caleb silver, caleb, fair to say, mr. president sounded pretty confident there saying we beat inflation. >> we still have inflation, but

at a much slower rate, 2.9%. the rate of increase is slower and in some places it's rising in certain food categories, if you're going to the grocery store and paying an extra dollar for eggs than last year, inflation hasn't come down for food it hasn't. but for other things it has. lot of prices have come down, the rate of increase, we're getting close as you said to the fed's target between 2% and 2.5%. >> the other thing that the president said we're in for a soft landing, but some people on wall street including the ceo of jpmorganchase, some fol rx saying, no, we're headed toward a recession, what does this number seem to point to? >> great question, a recession

is a couple of negative quarters of negative growth and we haven't seen necessarily seen that yet. and slowdown in various aspects on of the u.s. economy. the headline numbers look pretty good. so we're seeing the drumbeat around inflation, because unemployment is rising and the economy is slowing a little bit, jamie dimond is an important ceo of one of the biggest banks out there. the economy might slow, you might see more job losses, right, you might see a freeze in different parts of the economy but right now the headline numbers look strong. >> how should people at home prepare, you mentioned that anticipated fed meeting in september. >> going into today, the fed was probably going to cut rates by a quarter percent. when the fed cut rates is because the economy is slowing and it need to jump start it.

things are going to get -- borrowing costs are going to get cheaper. the bad news is that that 5% you were getting in the bank in high-yield savings in a cd that's going to come down. >> caleb silver, always great to have you, thanks so much. nasa has delivered an update on those two american astronauts stuck on the international space. >> they flew up on the first crewed test flight of boeing starliner capsule back in june, they were supposed to up in space for about a week, the astronauts can't safely return to earth. marissa parra, nasa said their technical experts are trying to figure out the best way to bring them home. >> reporter: so, no decision has been made yet, no decision has been reached in terms of when or how those astronauts will come

down. remember, you just mentioned this was supposed to be a ten-day mission, it's now been months, it could be much longer, in terms of how much longer we're waiting to find out from the flight readiness review. that flight readiness review is not expected to happen until any sooner than the end of next week or the start of the week after. one thing that i thought was interesting from this pressup date today, the first time i heard them, this whole summer, we have time, we have time, today we don't have time when we're looking at the end of this month, we need to have a decision by then, so in terms of, you know, the safety of the astronauts i want to take you to what we heard today, reassuring they're taking safety into consideration, not the first time that the astronauts have an extended stay. they'll have eight months in orbit. we've done successful

long-duration missions. i will point out, frank rubio holds the record for the longest space flight. not unprecedented, but this ten-day mission certainly a big talker because it's gone well beyond that. >> certainly, marissa you mentioned nasa, what is boeing saying about this. >> they weren't part of the press update, they did say on august 2nd, they posted that in their statement they remain confident in starliner's ability to return to earth with the crew onboard. the big picture here is that we're waiting to find out if butch and suni will come down on starliner or spacex. those are things we're waiting to hear. boeing is remaining confident that starliner can bring them back down here.

inflation and the why are taking center stage on the campaign trail today. >> former president donald trump will be speaking about the issue in asheville, north carolina, later today. vice president kamala harris is set to give her own economic policy speech in raleigh on friday. the new associated press poll of adults out today finds that many americans believe the former president is better positioned to handle the economy, 45% to 38 .over vice president kamala harris. joining us now is dasha burns is in asheville and monica alba is in washington. dasha the former president has frequently attacked the biden administration over inflation, what is trump campaign saying about today's new numbers we just talked about with caleb. >> reporter: they're not responding directly to those numbers, but they're arguing a similar line of attack against harris. a statement, a new term they're

trying to coin kamalanomics. america can't afford another four years of kamala's failed economic policies. president trump has a proven track record of making this country prosperous and affordable. expect today he'll once again tout one of his policies, no taxes on tips which harris has come out with as well. just like in that statement there, expect he'll continue to try to tie to xhal what harris' record to that of president biden's, the polls there, voters still tend to trust former president trump on the economy than vice president harris. the question is, can he stay on that message of policy as hissed a viedzers have been pushing for or not? >> monica, the harris campaign perspective, how are they reacting to today's inflation

report? >> reporter: the white house and vice president harris are careful to say they appreciate this data that shows that inflation is cooling but there's more work to be done, that's been the message from the white house even though today president biden tried to tell our own colleague gabe gutierrez, inflation has been dealt with and that the president has won on that front and that he basically is trying to say, i've been right all this time about a soft landing. now economists and others can disdegree with that exact trajectory. but the vice president has to walk that fine line of acknowledging what many people feel and what many people experienced when they go to the grocery store or when they fill up their gas tank in trying to say overall the trend is good the numbers are heading in the right direction but here are more things i would do to help with that. the vice president will have her own economic policy rollout on

friday. tomorrow she'll appear with the president to talk about lowering prescription drug costs, a big priority for the biden/harris administration. >> the harris' appearances don't end there, the ticket will kick off a pennsylvania bus tour on sunday, ahead of the democraic national convention in chicago. >> reporter: bus tours is something we've seen in these kind of election cycles. the fact that this is taking place the day before the dnc kicks off, another part of this strategy from the harris/walz operation to barnstorm battleground states to get their message out there. they'll be starting in pittsburgh, a couple of other retail and community focused stops and you'll be seeing the second gentleman and governor walz's wife on the trail with them as well.

>> monica alba and dasha burns, thank you both. nbc news will have special coverage of the dnc in chicago next week starts monday at 4:00 p.m. eastern streaming on nbc news now. time now for today's money minute. mars is boosting its snack portfolio. >> if you like the smell of mayonnaise, we have a story for you. mars is acquiring the maker of chooez-it crackers, the largest deal for mars since it bought wrigley back in 2008. it's been dealing with falling sales and shoppers pulling back on spending. . the company said the deal is expected to close next year. in texas sued general motors for alleging violating drivers'

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variety that high-profile figures like billionaire elon musk and author j.k. rowling were named in the complaint after they posted on x about the athlete. a slew of mission information ever since khelif was disqualified last year. >> it's important to note that she and her family was born female and doesn't identify as transgender. she was cleared to compete by the ioc. angela, get us up to speed on this case, what exactly is khelif alleging. >> as you noted here, khelif has been at the center of so much online criticism that's been horrifying. she's allegedly it's illegal.

based on the her natural origin. allegations of discrimination based on both gender and race. she's filed this with the hate crimes unit. >> this is the special prosecutor's office in paris that specifically looks into online hate speech, is that right, and how does that -- how do they determine whether there's a penalty. >> first, this hate crimes unit does an extensive investigation and they do this continuously, so they'll look at -- they'll track and decipher everything that happened online and then they'll decide whether or not to prosecute. at that point it could be refer to trial, a judge and a possible if conviction penalties that could include jail time up to ten years in jail. >> as it stands right now, this case only exists in france, but

how does it work given that it's crossing country's border? >> i believe that the inclusion of names like this are largely for publicity purposes at this point, it's almost impossible to get the united states to extradite any american citizen to stand trial in france for something like this, because the freedom of speech protections in the u.s. are so strong, stronger than they are in france actually, in terms of the european union they have guidelines they have no sort of power or law, in this case they have to prove a violation of an actual law which really here is a violation of french law, as a result it's limited to france. >> could this be a steppingstone legally speaking for a civil lawsuit or you know more common action after this? >> yes. that's a great question. that could possibly happen in the united states, elon musk has previously faced defamation

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on nbc news daily. i'm audrey asistio brand new east bay superintendent will be working to move his district forward as this new school year starts, and he faces some major challenges. here's nbc bay area's bob redell. the biggest challenge facing the san ramon valley unified school district. it's a similar challenge. other districts are experiencing a future budget shortfall. specifically here, we're talking about $16.5 million. we're outside coyote creek here in san ramon, where moms and dads just dropped off their sons and daughters for the start of the new school year. one mom tells us she's excited about a new program here at coyote creek

that will allow the performing arts teacher to interact with every student in every classroom. this will include her son. before last year, it was just with select grades, so not every student. we also spoke with the new superintendent, cj cammack, who was out here greeting students. we spoke to him about that looming budget deficit this year. san ramon valley will be solvent, but in the next school year, in 20 2526, there will be less money coming from the state, which means the district will have to make $16.5 million in reductions. reductions that he and his staff will spend this year trying to identify, reductions that will most likely mean layoffs. unfortunately for school districts across the state, there's not fat to trim. and so these types of reductions always come at a very painful cost. but it is important that we consider every single option. it could be our management team. it could be certificated staff. it could be classified staff. it could be programs. and services. but all of those will have a

detrimental impact to student success. while enrollment is declining in san ramon, valley unified like it is in many other california school districts. superintendent cammack says school closures are not on his radar screen right now. and i bring that up because other districts in the bay area have already closed schools because of declining enrollment. here in san ramon, bob redell, nbc, bay area news. all right, bob, thank you. some other stories you need to know about today. there's been a deadly case of west nile virus in the south bay. plus, several dozen people are now displaced following a fire in oakland. but first, san francisco is showing some progress in its overdose crisis. s.f. public health reported this morning that there were 39 overdose deaths in july. that's actually the lowest death toll since 2020. in a tweet, mayor london breed credits the city's work to get more people into recovery and crack down on drugs. but she also said that there is still a lot of work to do in oakland, an apartment fire left nearly 40 people out of

their homes this morning. that fire started at around 530 along ninth street near madison. flames damaged the building's power supply, forcing all of the residents there to get out. so right now, the city is working with the building's owner to get all that power restored. the cause of that fire is still under investigation, and santa clara county announced its first two cases of human west nile virus, and one of the infections was deadly. county says the patient was in immunocompromised adult who died this month. a second person was hospitalized but is now recovering at home. neither case is related, and it's not clear where exactly they were infected. crews have already been spraying zip codes where infected mosquitoes have been found. all right, well, it is sunny and breezy for much of the bay today. here's meteorologist kari hall with a look at our forecast today. our high temperatures are headed back to the mid to upper 80s for the south bay. looking at a high of 88 degrees today in gilroy. while milpitas will see a high

of 80 degrees and it will be breezy and mostly sunny for the east bay, with our temperatures ranging from mid 70s in oakland to low 90s antioch, reaching a high of 90 degrees today and some mid 80s for much of the tri-valley along the coast. it's in the mid 60s, while in san mateo it's going to be a comfortable 77. and for san francisco mainly mid to upper 60s. our north bay temperatures will reach into the upper 80s. we will talk about the changes in our pattern ahead in our 7-day forecast coming up. sounds good. kari. thank you. key vote is expected to happen in richmond today. city council could pull a refinery tax ballot measure in exchange for a half billion dollar settlement in chevron with chevron. special meeting just started about 20 minutes ago where they'll make that decision. the potential settlement could include chevron paying the city $550 million over ten years, likely spare the city from years of expensive legal fights, but supporters argue chevron should have to pay

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♪ what a wonderful world ♪ ask your doctor about once-daily trelegy for copd because breathing should be beautiful. bottom of the hour now, here are some of the stories making headlines on "nbc news daily." breaking news, ernesto is now a hurricane. in puerto rico hundreds of thousands are without power as

the storm moves through dumping torrential rain. flash flood warnings are in effect for the u.s. territory. winds are expected to reach around 70 miles an hour, schools and government agencies are closed and nearly 100 flights to and from puerto rico have been cancelled. it's expected to make its way toward bermuda later this week. police in north carolina are searching for an inmate who escaped custody while being taken to a medical facility. he was convicted in the murder of a 1-year-old girl, according to police he arrived in a prison transport van to a medical appointment on tuesday, and then he reportedly freed himself from his leg restraints and ran into the woods. people in the area have been urged to keep their doors and windows closed and stay inside until he's found. new zealand charity has come under fire for accidentally handing out candy containing meth. it was alertd that some of the donated candy given out by its

food banks had a funny taste. three people who ate the sweets were taken to the hospital. the candy manufacturer is cooperating with the investigation a new round of cease-fire negotiations in the israel/hamas war expected to start tomorrow but hamas won't be there. >> a top hamas official tells the associated press that the militant group is losing faith in the united states as a mediator raf sanchez is in tel aviv, how are these negotiations going to work if hamas is not going to be there? >> reporter: really good question, so the format of these negotiations has never been that israel and hamas are in the same room sitting on opposite side of the negotiating table. it's been the negotiators going back and forth. hamas' physical presence at these talks not necessarily a deal-breaker, the fact they're

saying there's not any more to talk about it's up to israel to agree to the conditions. not a good sign in terms of hamas' flexibility. israel has been making things more difficult. prime minister netanyahu continues to add new demands in between these rounds of negotiations. one netanyahu apparently now insisting that israeli forces remain on the border between gaza and egypt, he says their presence is crucial to prevent the smuggling of weapons under tunnels, underneath that boarder with gaza. and that israeli checkpoints that divide northern and southern gaza remain in place in order to screen and make sure that hamas fighters aren't moving back into northern israel where they could threaten the kibbutz along the border. hamas is saying both of those are non-starters and israel

needs to fully withdraw from gaza. >> do we know when or if iran will respond? >> reporter: so, kate, every night for two weeks now, israelis have gone to bed looking up at the sky wondering tonight is the night that expected wave of iranian missiles and drones are going to arrive. it's 10:30 here, it's quiet. but israeli officials aren't resting easy. i will say president biden has raised the possibility of a diplomatic off-ramp, if there's break in the negotiations tomorrow that iran may back down. in the wake of devastating shooting at the covenant school in tennessee, a new law in tennessee was passed that would

allow teachers to be armed. while some teachers say they would feel safer carrying a gun that doesn't seem to be. haing yet. as kids and teachers head back to school in tennessee, a new law allows teachers and staff to possess and carry a firearm on school grounds. >> there is an option in that piece of legislation. it is a tool that districts ca oo to. it, therefore, will be decided at the local level. >> reporter: but each school district and principal would need to approve. and so far, the tennessee education association says it is unaware of any school boards that have modified their firearm policies to accommodate the new law. josh teaches sixth grade history in rural eastern tennessee. he wishes his district would allow him to carry his gun into the classroom. >> if they were to allow it, i would be fine with doing it. >> you would sign up to carry? >> uh-huh. >> and what would that look like for you?

>> it would be concealed at all times. >> reporter: he says he would be ready to confront a shooter to save his students. >> what if somebody came into my classroom, my school meaning harm to them? i want to feel like i did everything i could to protect them. >> reporter: we sat down with josh, alongside jennifer who teaches fifth grade science and social studies in nashville. >> do you think that teachers should be armed? >> no, i don't. i'm just afraid that the likelihood of someone being hurt accidentally is greater than the likelihood that any teacher is going to be able to prevent a school shooting. people are not walking into schools with handguns. people are walking into schools with ar-15s. and a handgun against an ar-15 is useless. >> and to you, josh, do you worry if that weapon is larger than what you've got, do you worry you will not be able to do any good. >> i mean, i wouldn't be able to do any good if i didn't have a weapon. at least having something gives

me some chance. >> i just don't think that an environment that is full of children needs to be full of more guns, just in general. >> reporter: under the new law, teachers would need to pass background checks, undergo 40 hours of training and would be personally liable if something went wrong. anyone armed must conceal their weapon, and no one would know which staff members were armed, not even parents. and tennessee is not unique. about half the states have laws allowing teachers or other school employees to be armed, according to the giffords law center. >> i can't imagine sending my child to a school knowing that there is a gun in the room. >> reporter: her daughter monroe was 9 when she was injured in the shooting at the covenant school. she describes herself as conservative, a supporter of the second amendment. last summer she fought for gun

reform, like a red flag law that never passed, and this spring she was part of heated protests against the legislation to arm teachers. >> why do you think this law passed? the legislators said they were doing this for covenant, in the wake of the shooting at your kids' school. >> they weren't listening at all. it felt like we were screaming underwater. >> do you think it was political? >> i think partly it was political. >> reporter: josh, who is also a republican county commissioner, and jennifer, a registered democrat, agree on this. >> it is at least a good step to see where it goes. but i think it was so some of them could give themselves a pat on the back. and throw some red meat to their constituents. >> i think that they're trying to say, well, we tried to do something to make the kids safer. >> representative ryan williams, the republican tennessee lawmaker who sponsored that legislation said in a statement, in part, there is nothing political about ensuring districts have the ability to determine how best to protect their schools from dangerous

individuals. it was interesting. josh has taught for 18 years. jennifer, for 11 years. they both say their jobs have gotten harder. they talk about what they would do if a shooter came into their school. daily health, we're talking about end of life care, a difficult subject for many families who often have to navigate the healthcare system while managing their emotions. that's why some people are turning to the end of life doula to bridge that gaps. >> reporter: sue and her husband jerry had big dreams for retirement. >> we were planning to visit every major wine-growing region in the world, and we wanted to be able to be with our grandkids as much as possible. didn't quite turn out that way, though.

>> reporter: today at 71 years old, she lives in richmond, virginia, in the same house where her husband of 47 years died in 2022. talk to me about when you got the diagnosis. >> i would say in 2016 my husband started noticing some issues. >> reporter: jerry was diagnosed with lou gehrig's disease or als in 2016. it's a disease of the nervous system that weakens muscles and ultimately all normal bodily functions. during his hospital treatment, the couple was introduced to end-of-life doulas, an end-of-life doula, also known as a death midwife or death doula, assists individuals and their loved ones through the dying process. they do not provide medical services, rather educational, physical, emotional, and spiritual support. >> my friend. >> reporter: shelby has been an end-of-life doula for nine years. she supported jerry and sue. what's the difference between someone like you, an end-of-life doula, and say a social worker, a chaplain?

>> my lane is in witnessing and walking alongside. i sit next to you in a space that most people find uncomfortable. most people don't want to sit with people who are dying, talk about dying, talk about death. >> reporter: by some estimates there are over 1,000 end-of-life doulas working in the united states. >> hey. >> reporter: in february, a group of them gathered at a funeral home in brooklyn brought together by the all's well initiative. the new york-based nonprofit provides doula services for those at the end of their lives and space for doulas to support each other. >> hey. >> reporter: emma is a doula and the nonprofit's founder. she says the covid-19 pandemic spiked interest. >> a lot of gaps were revealed and systems of health care but also just in ourselves and in our communities. people want to hear about us and want to talk about this. >> reporter: there is currently no government certification required to become an end-of-life doula, but there are organizations that provide

training, certification, and standards guidance. as for cost, most private insurers do not reimburse for doulas. many charging an hourly rate or offering a sliding scale. but for families like the creehans, they say the presence of a doula is invaluable. once jerry declined to hospice, the couple reached out to end-of-life doula shelby. 11 months later jerry died. may 3rd, 2022. what was that day like for you? >> he said, sue, i want you to call the boys. it's time. he looked at me and said, i'm -- i'm ready, babe. i said, wait one minute, please. before you go, i need a hug. i just didn't want him to go without feeling that again. so -- i'm sorry. he closed his eyes and died. jerry said to me, i have lived well, and i want to die well.

>> reporter: sue hoping more people will consider end-of-life doulas to shape times of mourning with deep meaning. >> yeah, so powerful. she said those final months with jerry were filled with joy and a lot of that she attributed to their end of life doula. he wrote a legacy book, he wrote letters to his family. >> wow, such an important story. thank you so much for that. >> of course. still ahead, we're switching gears, give peas a chance. do you have a picky eater in your family? how parents can

what can i eat. >> pasta? >> no. >> some eggs? >> no. >> what about some squash? >> yes. >> yes, that's not something you hear often, a kid who actually wants to eat vegetables. >> squash. in today's modern parenting we'll talk about how to expand your child's palate.

joining us now is a content creator of cultivating a curious palate. that adorable boy is your son levi. >> yes, levi. >> what is your secret? he wanted vegetables. >> i started the videos about a year ago and, you know, i thought about this idea of asking him what he wants to eat, growing up that's what my grandmother actually asked me, she's an excellent cook herself and i have always been a foodie myself and i love to cook. i wanted to share my passion with levi. i made his baby food from scratch. i'm having him involved in the cooking process with me. >> to that end, how do you get kids to want to try different foods, but also is there a good time to introduce new foods to

kids? >> any time is good. obviously, the earlier you start the better, it's a habit that you have to kind of build, i think if you just bring your kids grocery shopping with you, to the produce section, there are so many colors of vegetables and fruits, for a kid it's eye-opening and stuff that you can kind of expand on and tell stories through and have them feel and smell the produce and then bring you home and just involve them in the whole process. >> yeah, what if you already have a picky eater, though, you're already there and your kid doesn't want anything but chicken nugget and there's a difference between picky eating and kids sitting down and enjoy a meal. kids are distracted all the time. as long as they're willing to

try something new, again, if you kind of frame it in a way where it's fun and inviting, they'll gradually gravitate toward that. >> to that end, what's your take on chronic snackers, there can be kids i don't want a real meal i just want a snack. >> snacking is fine, right, but obviously, like levi too sometimes right before a meal he'll be like, i want a snack -- >> even your kid? >> yeah. he's still a kid. so, we try to limit snacks and have it after meals. if you fill up on snacks before a meal it's going to be a lot harder to enjoy anything else. >> what about rules, if you don't finish the food on your plate. >> i grew up of not having a dessert at the end of the meal. fruit was a dessert. now he has dessert sometimes

after meals and i guess the rule is just, you know, try the food that's there and then eat as much as you can. we don't really try to force him to finish everything, but as long as he's making the effort and getting the proper nutrition that's all that matters. >> i love that. he's inspiring other kids, too, and you're inspiring other parents, too. >> i used to have a song about peas to eat my kids to eat them. >> thank you so much. thanks for being with us. thanks for being with us. we got a lot more when bad allergies hit, trust claritin to keep you in the game. (♪♪) nothing is proven more effective for 24-hour, non-drowsy allergy relief in 1 pill. live claritin clear. (♪♪)

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