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inflation is finally falling and fast, but is it fast enough for the fed to stop raising interest rates? that decision coming moments from now. will americans finally get a break? plus, from legal strategy to 2024 rallying cry, the former president taking his crourtroom battles to the campaign trail. this is only one of trump's many legal woes. we're following these major developing stories and many more coming in right here to "cnn news central." we're watching the markets. the dow holding pretty steady here, down about 100 points, just an hour before a key announcement from the fed. officials are expected to hold interest rates steady after hiking them ten straight times over the last 15 months to bring down historically high

inflation. this decision comes just as two key indicators show prices did ease quite a bit in the past month. joining us now, we have cnn chief business correspondent christine romans. the question i think on everyone's minds, is will the fed be done raising interest rates, even if they hold them steady this month? >> yeah. it is a pal pous, just for one month, and then they keep raising interest rates or is this the beginning of the end of the rate increases and that's the question we're waiting for jerome powell to talk to reporters and maybe clarify a little bit about future of rate hikes. there is nearly unanimous expectation the fed will not raise interest rates today because as you said, brianna, it has raised rates ten times over the past year in an unprecedented rate hiking spree to try to control inflation in this country. at last check, 99% of market participants thought there would be no rate hike today. the big news today would be no

news in terms of a rate increase. very few people think the fed will raise interest rates. part of the reason the inflation numbers have been coming in well. we saw consumer inflation come in at the slowest in two years and producer prices, factory level inflation, came in at 1.1%. that is an incredibly low number that had a lot of people hoping that the fed's work is starting to pay off. >> we talked comparatively a lot about how quickly inflation was rising into the number before. put that into context for how it is now dropping. >> so that producer price index at 1.1%, brianna, that is lower than the average, the 10-year average, before the pandemic. so that is a below normal number which is really remarkable considering what we've had happen over the past year or so. when you look at consumer prices, consumer prices are now rising more slowly than wages.

so for a long time, we were talking about wage growth was so good in this country, except all that wage growth was being eaten up by higher prices. you pay for everything. that's not the case and wage gains are bigger than the consumer price gains, so that's an interesting moment for consumers that might give consumers a little bit of breathing room. this fed meeting we should reiterate, this matters to every family. when the fed races interest rates it raises borrowing costs for everyone and taps the brakes on the economy which can affect jobs and all other parts of the economy you and i both feel every day. that's why this is always such big news when the fed moves or in this case won't move. >> won't move. this is so important. you're right. thank you for taking us through that. boris? >> this just in to cnn, only hours after pleading not guilty to 37 federal felonies over his handling of classified documents, we've learned that former president donald trump racked up more than $2 million at his bedminster fundraiser last night. he returned to his club defiant

and on the attack, going after federal prosecutors. listen. >> this is called election interference. it's a political persecution like something straight out of a fascist or communist nation. >> that was trump speaking to a crowd of supporters, notably, though, there's now barred from speaking to a key figure central to the case, close aide and now co-defendant walt nauta. i want to take a look at a page from bond documents signed by trump after nearlyp an hour in court. this is the special condition that says, quote, fact witnesses on the list provided by the government, no communication about the facts of the case, except through counsel. cnn has learned that trump and nauta will continue to travel together and work side by side, and the judge yesterday said he recognized it would be impossible for the two men to end all communication. it's unclear when trump is due back in court but nauta is set

to be arraigned june 27th. live outside the courthouse in miami with katelyn polantz. what more are we learning about the timing for trump's case? >> reporter: well, boris, there's still a lot of questions about timing. we don't have a trial date set yet. that's going to be coming in the days or weeks ahead once this case gets to judge aileen cannon, the judge that will see this case through to the trial. right now, we're just still in the magistrate phase. donald trump has entered that not guilty plea, and he has the provisions that he has set, and then there's a couple things that are going to happen in the next couple of days or weeks. in two weeks nauta is going to be entering a not guilty plea, we do know that he didn't yet because he doesn't have an attorney in florida to help out his existing legal team. but once he gets that, he's going to be putting that plea in. he has been arrested as well and has been processed like donald trump. but after that, then the prosecutors are going to provide a list to the defense team of

who donald trump and walt nauta can't discuss the case with. they can't also speak to one another about the details of this case and they will turn over evidence as well. the justice department has all of the evidence they've collected in this case and they have to hand that over to walt nauta and donald trump, especially things that they've collected that would be considered expullculpatory that could help their defenses. that's what's happening in the days and weeks. >> bring us up to speed on the other cases that trump is facing both in new york and georgia. >> reporter: well, the georgia case has had a lot going on and prosecutors have been saying for months that charges would be imminent. they have not arrived at this time, but we have a window on when that might be. the charges could be brought in that case in about mid july, the whole way through the end of august, and we are expecting there to be many charges out of that case, the special grand jury made a lot of recommendations. of course the new york case

where donald trump has already charged, has already pleaded not guilty related to hush money payments in 2016, that case is headed to trial. that has a process in place. we'll see exactly what happens as legal arguments do forward in that case. also there are civil lawsuits that donald trump is facing. many. here's letitia james, the new york attorney general, she was speaking on msnbc earlier this week about some of those cases, which she is bringing against the former president. >> so in all likelihood i believe that my case, as well as d.a. bragg, and the georgia case, will unfortunately have to be adjourned, pending the outcome of the federal case. so it all depends upon the scheduling of this particular case. i know it's going to be a flood of -- a flurry of motions to dismiss, discovery issues, all of that. it depends.

>> reporter: so letitia james there says it must be adjourned. she expects it to be adjourned. that's legal speak for just put it on hold as the criminal cases go forward. that's typical. the risk that donald trump faces in new york state as well as with e. jean carroll, that lawsuit also lawsuits about january 6th, there's quite a lot of things bearing down around donald trump in the legal world. boris? >> yeah. all of it unfolding as the 2024 presidential campaign looms large in his world. kaitlan po lands, thank you for that. an update from capitol hill and manu raju who has been tracking reaction to trump's indictments from republican lawmakers. i've seen you speaking with a select group of republicans who have expressed skepticism about trump's legal chances with this indictment case. but at least one of them is vowing to gum up the nomination process for doj officials. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. that's senator j.d. vance of

ohio, freshman republican, someone close with donald trump, who announced just yesterday that he would put a hold on virtually all nominations to the justice department until the justice department takes some steps in his view, enough steps, to not pursue prosecutions that they would consider -- republicans would consider political. now that is something that could have broader ramifications. at the moment it only would affect two nominees pending, but vance is warning this could affect even more. this could be indefinite and drag on, all part of an effort by trump's staunchest allies to use the power of congress to fight back. now i've had a chance to talk to some democrats as well about this effort, including senior democrats who sit on the senate judiciary committee and they are pushing back. >> these senators and their strategy are defining the republican party in the united states senate, unfortunately. i think a majority of republicans want to work with

democrats to solve problems but there are some who are obstructionists. >> for republican colleagues to say therefore stronger policing or law enforcement and then stop the department of justice which is a major law enforcement agency in this country is absurd and abhorrent. >> i support that. i believe in the sanctity of life, i believe that life begins at conception, so we're standing by tuberville on this issue. >> so that last comment coming from senator roger marshal about a separate issue involving republican senators' effort to hold up biden nominees. the senator talking about senator tommy tuberville, holding up a slew of pentagon nominations, people who would be promoted to senior ranks in the military, over a separate issue regarding abortion and concerns tuberville has voiced to change that abortion policy in the pentagon, showing you the power that he any individual senator can have. there's a way around it in the

united states senate, around vance' holds and tuberville's holds, something leaders tonight want to use given the precious floor time that senators are gone most of the week and on recess here. showing the power of each individual senator and some trump supporters look to fight back against this investigation into the former president. boris? >> manu raju, katelyn polantz, thank you for the reporting. president biden is staying silent on the indictment of former president trump. he was asked if he would comment. his reply was quote no. first lady jill biden is not staying silent. in her first solo event, arlet signs is at the white house tracking this for us, what did she say? >> reporter: first lady jill biden has shown this willingness to take on republicans and former president donald trump, even as the white house has maintained this silent strategy when it comes to trump's indictment. now the first lady has been

traveling across the country over the past two days, participating in fund-raisers, really the first principal from the white house to be engaging in these political venues that gives them a chance to speak more freely as the cameras are off at the fund-raisers. at the first one she participated in new york city, the first lady expressed shock that many in the republican party continue to support the former president, despite his indictment. this is really the lone comment we've heard from this white house relating to the president's indictment. but she also, as she traveled in california yesterday, really took aim at her husband's predecessor, the former president, as she tried to paint and frame this election as a choice between what she described as the stability of her husband, president biden, and the, quote, corruption and chaos of the trump administration. she went on to say, quote, we cannot go back to those dark days and also took aim at maga republicans. so it shows the willingness from

the first lady to speak out when it comes to the former president. >> arlet saens live at the white house thank you so much. attorney general merrick garland was asked about the former president's indictment. let's listen to that. >> calling the prosecutors names, republicans in congress some of them have been talking about weaponization of the justice system. when did you find out the special counsel was headed down this track and why did you choose not to stop him as was in your power? >> so, as you know, i can't talk about the particulars of this or any other ongoing criminal matter. as i said when i appointed mr. smith, i did so because it underscores the justice department's commitment to oath independence and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group of

experienced and talented prosecutors and agents who share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. any questions about this matter willr filings in court. >> experts in extremism have feared there would be unrest in miami this week. some people are saying it's because the justice department has been so assertive in prosecutors rioters on january 6th we have not seen a repeat of that violence. do you agree with that assessment? >> all i can say is we live in a democracy. these kind of matters are adjudicated through the judicial system. the justice department will be vigilant to ensure that there are no threats of violence or actual violence. >> can you give the american public a very clear sense of what exactly your role was in

the indictment process? just so people can understand what that role is. secondly, given the historic and extraordinary nature of the case, explain to people, if you would, why this was the best and most appropriate step that was taken and why there were no other alternatives. >> i'm trying to remember the first question. >> your role -- >> yes. my role has been completely consistent with the regulations that set forth the responsibilities of the attorney general under the special counsel regulations, and i followed those regulations. with respect to the second question, this again is asking for particulars, and i'm not going to be able to comment. all the comments on this will have to come in filings in court. >> thank you. >> that's all we have time for. thank you.

there you have it. the attorney general merrick garland being asked about the former president, president trump's indictment, and he said that he can't comment on this or other protceedings that justice department is dealing with. all questions will have to be answered by what is going on in court, by the filings in court. they are extensive, certainly what we saw from that indictment, but, of course, there are many more questions about this indictment. i do want to bring in former federal prosecutor and legal analyst elliott williams to talk about this. not surprising, given the opportunity to ask questions of the attorney general, that this is what he was asked. what did you think about what he said? >> i think everyone did their jobs. reporters did the right thing by asking the attorney general and the attorney general did the right thing by staying out of it. the whole point behind appointing jack smith, let's back up, as to why there's a special counsel in the first place, the regulations for putting in a special counsel are

for when impartiality might be called into question of the attorney general or the justice department, and it serves the public interest to have somebody else outside the chain of command of justice department leadership, run an investigation. that's what's happened here and that's what attorney general was trying to affirm in that answer. >> he's saying any questions you have will be answered by the filings in court. they are pretty extensive. >> yeah. >> they have really showed their hand, the special counsel has, in the indictment. >> look, i worked at the justice department for six years, four of them as a political appointee. that's kind of a platitude and nothing precludes either jack smith or the attorney general from making statements on the record about the indictment. the problem is the moment they open their mouth and start talking about facts and getting into the details, they open themselves up to attack. and that's exactly -- the right thing to say is, you know, take a look at our pleadings and what we filed. they walked through in excruciating detail far more than you see in many indictments

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has a, quote, playbook having learned from his first indictment in new york and sources say part of that strategy is to play out trump's legal woes in the court of public opinion. sources say that was part of a reason that trump stopped at a cuban cafe to compare his indictment to the persecution in cuba. my grandfather having been a cuban political prisoner may disagree. elliott williams is still with us and senior law enforcement analyst andrew mccabe is joining us. it seems like the trump strategy is now about leveraging the court of public opinion and focusing outside of the courtroom? >> that is where they will do their best work. right. this is what they're great at. the former president is an expert marketer, particularly of himself, and i expect he will work this situation for every possible advantage. those same tactics will not work in a court of law. >> elliott to you, it seems like the best strategy for trump here, besides making it something that the court of public opinion should decide, based on the 2024 election, they

want to extend this thing as far out as possible. what options do they have to do that? >> they have plenty of options, an even under the best of circumstances, boris, this would have been a case that's going to take a while to get to trial. for instance, deciding how classified materials would be handled in a criminal trial is itself a detailed and burdensome legal process where they would be motions to strike that material anyway. they can attack things like this started with a swairnts of mar-a-lago. it's not uncommon in criminal cases -- andrew probably dealt with hundreds of these over his career -- for the defendant to challenge the search warrant saying that the prosecutors or agents did not have the legal authority to search my property in the first place. they can challenge the fact that some of the evidence is based on statements from trump's attorney and it's controversial to try to get that into court. they have avenues for filing motions that judge will have to rule on that will take days,

weeks or months to resolve. >> what do you make of the argument that testimony from evan corcoran, trump's attorney may have to be suppressed? >> it's clearly important evidence for the prosecution, right. he made really remarkable statements, gives us remarkable insight as to his communications with president trump. there's no doubt that president trump will attack the admissibility of that testimony. it is a totally unique issue, at least in my experience, maybe yours as well, that you have the decision by the presiding judge of the d.c. district to pierce the attorney-client privilege which opens the door to using that testimony, which is now going to be challenged in an entirely different district. it's not clear to me exactly how that happens, but in any case, we can count on the fact that trump team will go after that evidence ferociously in an effort to keep it out. >> i've spokenen to trump supporters, attorneys that are focused on the presidential records act. they argue that the doj has essentially ignored it and that trump had the right to take

those documents. >> it's heartbreaking, boris, that folks who don't understand or know the law can be so misinformed as to something very basic, and to be clear, this isn't about trump the politician or who people want to support or vote for, it's simply the text of the presidential records act, and it says on inauguration day, the moment the next president is sworn it, presidential records cease to be the records of the president no matter where they are in the world. they don't need to be in the presidential archives or in a library or anything, if they're on a table in france, they are the property of the national archives administration. the idea that somehow trump, after having left the presidency, can override clear precedent as to how the presidential records act functions, is just simply not correct. >> and andy, stepping back for a moment, we saw a few minutes ago the reaction from the attorney general merrick garland. he seemed very measured in his words when he was asked about the argument that this was a

political persecution. >> you know, one thing we can count on with the attorney general is to be measured in all contacts. he's a very controlled guy. he is, obviously, taking the right tact at staying out of this case. the really hyperbolic comments we're hearing about politization of this investigation, politics driving these decisions, absolutely not a single piece of information that we've been given so far -- and we have a lot, we know a lot about this case -- indicates anything like that happened. we have nothing to say that president biden was involved in any way. we know that the justice department faced these charges on very serious facts and evidence that they have recovered during the course of their investigation and this idea that the fbi is some kind of hotbed of democratic operatives out to kneecap republicans i can tell you based on my 21 years, it's ridiculous. >> elliott, back to you on the question of the defense trying to delay this trial. is there anything the special

counsel, prosecutors can do, to try to speed it up? >> not really because once you get into federal -- any court, but this court here, you are at the mercy of the judge. if the judge takes a long time to rule on motions then you're sort of stuck. the justice department could make an argument that the judge's ruling so slowly and unfavorably against the justice department to indicate she's acting with bias. you don't have a lot of latitude here because what you have, how many federal judges, 900 nationwide, 900 that run their own worlds and slox as long as they're not violating the law they have a lot of latitude. >> the argument of bias is something we've been hearing from critics of the former president who point to aileen cannon and say she was appointed by trump and made controversial decisions initially in deciding about a special master in this case. >> controversial decisions that raised issues not just of potential bias but of capability. i think her ruling in that case in the earlier case involving

the special master was so far outside the realm of accepted practice in law, that it caused many legal analysts to question how she could have come to that result. this is something we'll have to watch closely. i don't think doj has many options at this point. but they'll certainly stay on top of it, and it's one of the fascinating things we'll watch as this goes forward. >> one of many fascinating things. andrew mccabe and elliott williams, appreciate you both. it's a miracle, the words from the father of the children who survived in the colombian jungle for 40 days after living through a plane crash that killed their mother. see what else he's saying about their recovery as he spoke to cnn. after more than two decades, bud light losing its mantle as america's top selling beer. what is behind this drop? who took bud light's not we'll have that ahead on "cnn news central." the monster. six? the boss. fifteen? titan turkey. number one? the philly.

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ukraine is reporting that its military has come up against fierce fighting in its long-awaited counter offensive against russia but ukraine says it has clawed back some of its territory in the zaporizhzhia region. in the meantime a key putin ally bela your shan president lukashenko said his country is about to receive tactical

nuclear weapons from russia. tactical nuke, sam, this is a huge development. >> reporter: huge development with a huge impact with the president of belarus claiming or saying that they have the capacity greater than the nuclear weapons that were used in anger in the second world war to hiroshima and nagasaki. nothing quite concentrates the mind like that kind of a prospect. he has said that weapons would only be used in the event that his country was invaded, but the interesting thing here, and it's not clear whether or not the russians, who will retain control over those nuclear weapons, in other words, whether or not his boasts are entirely in russian hands controlled by russians who will decide if they ever get used, how they would be used, but it is very clearly

intended -- and he makes no bones about it -- to rattle the europeans into stepping away from the very fulsome support that they've been giving to ukraine in the prosecution of this war. lately, of course, in the early stages of this counteroffensive. so it's not unanticipated, it's not a surprise, they have flagged that they would be doing this -- russia and belarus -- but it does look like the movement of the weapons is imminent. >> what about the counteroffensive? can you tell us where things stand right now with it? >> yeah. so the really important aspect of this is the increasing temper of operations from the ukrainians on what we're calling the zaporizhzhia front or the southern front that runs east-west from ukrainian held zaporizhzhia to donestk which has been controlled by the russians since 2014-2015. they were doing probing attacks, the scale of the attacks is now increasing somewhat. there are significant casualties

on both sides. some nato supplied american type equipment bradleys, the armored vehicles have been destroyed. this was anticipated by the ukrainians. i've spoken to senior ukrainian officers who privately concede that counteroffensive they have planned and that we're seeing in the early stages of, are going -- is going to result in some significant losses for the ukrainians. i think it's important, therefore, that united states has recently just announced another tranche of military aid, including replacement bradley fighting vehicles, because they have had some bradleys destroyed and that's important in a military sense, but also in terms of morale. the fighters here know that they are getting this important support even as they prosecute this war. >> yeah. a critical point in this war. sam kiley live from kyiv, thank you for the report. we have an update on a story that is both deaf defying and heart warmering. the four kids that survived a

plane crash in the dense jungle and survived 40 days until rescuers could find them. today the kids are hospitalized and recovering. their father is talking to cnn saying their story is nothing short of a miracle. >> translator: the moment we found the kids, we started to see thunder and lightning bolts. we left at the right moment. ten minutes later and the helicopter could not have taken us. >> here are a few drawings from the grateful kids and there is a sad wrinkle to the story. in the bottom left they have drawn a dog named wilson. that's a search and rescue dog that located the kids and is now, sadly, missing himself. colombia's army has dispatched about 70 commandos to search for him. >> let's hope they find wilson. a claim by prosecutors in the "rust" movie set shooting case, what witnesses told investigators about the film's armorer and what she was doing the night before the shooting. we have that next on cnn news central.

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new allegations in the investigation into the deadly shooting on the set of the film "rust." in a new court filing prosecutors say armorer hannah gutierrez reed was, quote, likely hung over when he loaded a prop gun on the film set where alex alec baldwin shot and killed halyna hutchins. wrnsz set to testify that gutierrez reed was drinking heavily and smoking marijuana during filming. let's bring in entertainment reporter chloe me has who joins us with more.

how is the defense responding? >> well, boris, the prosecution is laying out the cards that they plan to present in this criminal trial that is looming some time this fall and they are saying, right, that hannah gutierrez reed was allegedly hung over, that she had been smoking marijuana and that impaired her judgment when she loaded the prop gun that fired a live round of ammunition, a live bullet, that ultimately killed the cinematographer halyna hutchins. gutierrez reed's attorney saying the case is so week that they have now chosen to resort to character assassination claims about hannah. so they are, obviously, coming out swinging. they've always maintained her innocence, and they have said that she did not hand the gun to alec baldwin, it was the assistant director dave halls. i want to talk about alec baldwin now. alec baldwin in april, we saw the involuntary manslaughter

charges temporarily dismissed and that prosecutors assigned to this were going to do further investigation. what are they investigating? we know more. they are investigating the colt .45 trying to see if it was modified and if those modifications did mean that the gun accidentally went off. now the fbi report, when they did the ballistics reporting, they maintained in their report that we obtained at the time, that the gun could not have gone off without alec baldwin pulling the trigger. alec baldwin maintained he has never pulled the trigger. they are saying they have the gun and broken seer that they have sent that to the state's independent expert for further investigation and that if it's found, that, you know, the gun did not malfunction, charges could still be brought back against alec baldwin. we knew that and hopefully will have information before the next hearing on august 8th. i've reached tout alec baldwin

and his team for further comment and they're not commenting right now. >> we know you'll stay on top of the story. thank you so much. there are new worries about a heat wave in texas and the impact it could have on the state's power grid. you remember last year six power plants in texas went off-line during a heat wave and texans were asked to conserve energy. this week energy usage is expected to break a record. jennifer grey joining us from the cnn weather center on this story. how hot is it going to get there? what are you tracking? >> right. the huge concern is actually later in the week, through the beginning part of next week, and we could see records for energy use multiple days in a row. it is a huge concern across texas. right now temperatures are in the mid-80s to low 90s across corpus christi. when you factor in the humidity, the heat index, temperatures feel like triple digits. temperatures are going to warm more for the next couple hours. we have excessive heat warnings,

excessive heat watches in effect, heat advisories for a large chunk of the state and this is going to stay for several days. we have high temperatures today reaching mid and upper 90s. again when you factor in the heat index it's going to feel like the triple digits. look at laredo reaching 110 tomorrow. temperatures will be 106 in del rio. 100 degrees in austin. and then here are your high temperatures for the next couple days. they stay very warm. dallas close to the century mark. houston triple digits, san antonio triple digitals. with so much of texas feeling the, treem heat that's what's putting strain on the power grid. temperatures get warmer through the weekend. by the time we're sunday through tuesday in dallas, we're going to see the same for houston with temperatures staying in the triple digits for six days or more. it is a serious situation. another serious situation is the severe weather threat that we're dealing with today across specially the south.

we could see wind gusts in excess of 80 miles per hour. very large hail, larger than 3 inches in diameter, as well as isolated tornados. we have several rounds of severe weather that's going to be going on throughout the afternoon and evening hours even into the overnight. brianna? >> we've got to look out for our loved ones too. i'm keeping an eye on san antonio for my grandmother in law and mother-in-law. we have to make sure that the elderly are taken care of. bud light losing its top spot. the brand dealing with backlash over its partnership with a transgender influencer. what's the number one beer in america now. hint, it's not american. we'll be right back. y one footl, get one 50% off in the subway app today. now that's a deal worth celebrating. man, w what are you doing?! get it before it's gone on the subway app.p. ♪ old school hard work memeets bold, new thinking, ♪

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seller status in the united states as america's new best selling beer comes from mexico. part of it may be changing tastes, in recent years drinkers have shown a growing preference for mexican beers and spirits like tequila, but of course the classic anheuser-busch brand has been embroiled in a culture war crash. this comes after dylan mulvaney partnered with bud light and posted about it on instagram, that led to a right wing backlash. let's bring in nathaniel meyerson who joins us with more.

what does the bud light data tell us? >> right, boris. so america's top selling brand is not american anymore. modelo has overtaken bud light t controls about 8.4% of the beer market for the month ending on june 3rd compared to bud light which slipped to 7.3% of the market. now, bud light has held this title since 2001, but we do see more beer drinkers switching to imported beers like modelo and corona and clearly the post with dylan mulvaney and the anti-lgbt backlash has taken a toll on bud light sales, they've dropped about 24% for the month ending in june, compared to 12.2% increase for modelo. so this just shows the backlash and how quickly it can spread on social media. >> and, nathaniel, bud light isn't the only brand dealing with this anti-transgender,

anti-lgbtq backlash, right? >> yeah, so a lot of other brands are caught up in the political culture wars over gender identity and sexual orientation. disney and its opposition with florida to the so-called don't say gay law, target which was forced to remove some pride merchandise from its shelves because of threats, and then nike also partnered with dylan mulvaney and they're facing backlash as well. >> interesting developments there, especially when it comes to bud light. nathaniel meyerson, thank you for that. here is just minutes, a critical decision that will impact the u.s. economy. it will impact your bottom line. the federal reserve is going to announce what it plans to do with interest rates. we're going to bring that to you live next on cnn "news central."

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