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stuart: oh, james brown. one of my favorite guys. living in america. lovely day in new york. a little hazy but sunny and quite warm. good morning, everyone. 10:00 eastern time. yes, it is the thursday, september 19th. straight to the money. the rally continues. look at that. cow industrials up 500 points, back above -- not back, but above the 4 22,000 level. i think that's a new intraday high. the s&p is up 8ing 5 points which is 1.5%. that that's an intraday high. the nasdaq composite holding on to a better than 22 if gain -- 2 gain up 384. green across the screen, that's a rally. the 10-year treasury yield is moving up. not significantly, but you're at 3.74 right now. and the price of oil, $72 a barrel last time we checked, okay, $71.33. bitcoin doing well today. the clip toes are okay. bitcoin's going up to $63,000 a coin. realtors, please pay attention to this, we have the latest read

on existing home sales. very important number. lauren: and it's a disappointment. they fell 2.5% in august to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 3.86 million down from 3.95 million in the month of july. stuart: and the median home price -- lauren: that's -- the july number was $42222, 600 for 13 straight the months of gains, 422,600 -- stuart: it's $416,000. lauren: so that's less than july. stuart: yes. lauren: thank you. stuart: brian brenberg with me. >> morning. stuart: that's a pretty weak housing report. >>s it is, yeah. don't you think people are waiting for the rates to come down a little bit? it's that game where with you know rates are coming down, you can get a better monthly mortgage payment on that. i wouldn't want to pay the highest mortgage rates -- stuart: the national association or realtors said don't expect mortgage rates to come down that much very quickly. >> maybe not, but i know they're coming down lower than they are

today. by the end of next year, you could see high 4s or low 5s. do you really want to buy now? stuart: so you'd wait? >> i just think this report in august has a lot of people saying why would i want to get in before things get better? stuart: i can see that. david is with me this morning. ask you're looking at me kind oe kind of skeptically. >> i have something to add to what brian's saying. i think it's the seller that doesn't want to trade out of their 2 or 3% mortgage to have to get a 6 or 7%, so sellers have frozen the market. and now if rates come lower, they may be willing the move with a 4 or 5, but not a 6 or 7. stuart: yeah, i can see that. that's a very weak housing number. >> it's been weak every month for about a two years. stuart: yes, it has. i remember the good old days, 2004, 2005. the good old days. thanks, everybody. now this. the election is just weeks away, and the race is a virtual dead heat. the the latest fox poll shows

hearst leads trump 50- harris leads trump 50-48 martially. trump leads harris 50-48 in the battleground states. it doesn't get much closer than that. for a clear win for either side, there has to be a breakout to. trump has to bring in more voters by expanding his base. that's how he breaks out. he can target specific groups and and issues like suburban women and abortion. he missed his chance in the debate, but he's targeted tip earners with no tax on hips -- tips, high taxpayers with s.a.l.t., workers with in tax on overtime and seniors with no tax on social security benefits. yeah, that is vote buying, but it's probably effective. and maybe he should show his likable side. last night on gutfeld he was funny, he was engaging. then there's kamala harris. how does she break out? if here's a thought, let us see who she really is. she has to open up on being president, her policies, her

beliefs. that means answering serious questions which so far she has failed to do. it means a press conference or two. again, something that so far she's failed to do. i can't remember a presidential election are where where one side goes into hiding. biden used the pandemic to stay in the basement, harris has no such excuse. my opinion? if trump has the best chance of a breakout. he's open to all questions, he knows the issues, he's entertaining, he has experience and he has emergency to spare. energy to spare. harris could break out if she gave people a better idea of why people should vote for her, but so far she's not engaged. the suspicion is she's afraid. you don't break out if you're scared of facing the the voters directly and frequently. brian brenberg, come into this. i'm a bit strong here. do you think that harris is afraid of facing the voters? >> yeah. she count like to be out in uncontrolled situations. at the end of the game, my money's on the team that's playing to win, not playing not

to lose. and i think she is the team playing to the not lose, and trump is playing to win. and when he comes out as the builder, the fixer, the creator, the guy who could make things better, people love him, and he's entertainment. -- entertaining. she doesn't want him to play that game. that's what she tried to do in the debate, but that's the game he has to play. stuart: listen to the what trump had to say about the fed cutting 50 basis points, rate cut. roll it. >> reporter: what's your reaction to the fed cutting interest rates today? >> i guess it shows the economy's very bad to cut it by that much. assuming they're not just playing politics. the economy would be very bad or they're playing politics, one or the other. it was a big cut. stuart: brian, is the fed being political here? >> i think trump's right in his first answer, actually. they're afraid that the economy could get worse faster, that's where they see the risk, and so they want to do the big rate cut now to say, hey, we're not the

guys who started late when the economy started to crumble. they don't want to be those guys again, and so that's why they went with the big cut. all fed moves are political. they have to respond to the political environment. they are in a political environment with biden and harris and spending and regulation, and that has to dictate what they do. stuart: bahnsen? >> this is my favorite subject in the whole world. stuart: i knew that a. >> the notion that it's political is just ridiculous. they would have done it a year ago. it doesn't help them 60 days before. immigration and inflation are her vulnerables -- vulnerability,9 and the economic narrative's baked in. lauren: and jay powell said the unemployment rate is going up because of illegal immigration. second point, they got their -- it's not unanimous. it is not a unanimous fed decision. the first fed governor since 2005, michelle bowman, said only 2025. she dissented -- 25 the 25. stuart: all right, now this, hillary clinton claimed it is the unfair to the ask kamala harris about her policies. back to you, lauren.

why did she think it's unfair? lauren: because it's sexist, stuart. stuart: it is? lauren: here's hillary clinton. >> she doesn't have to do it, cara. i'm going to just cut to the chase. in fact, she's put out policies on her campaign web site. anybody who's truly interested can go and read about them. she referenced policies. she actually doesn't just have policies in concept, she has,s you know, plans about what to do. i think it's a, you know, it's a double standard, and it's a double standard that is partly because they are still getting to know her but also because they're still grappling with the idea like, oh, am i really going to vote for a woman to be president, commander in chief? if. lauren: she pulled the gender card. i have issues with the crux of that argument. she said harris isn't showing any of her cards. she doesn't have policies or a plan. she's hiding in plain sight, and she's doing that by design. i think the democrat strategy is have her say less to keep the

news on trump, and when she does that, she does better because they think he'll implode. so keep her out of the news, hide her in plain sight, say less and that works in the polls. i could be wrong but that's a valid strategy. stuart: you're right on that. back to the markets, please. i want to see that green. full screen, green, please. there you go. the home builders are doing particularly well at the moment. the market overall up across the board. 480 on the dow, 410 points up on the nasdaq. solid rally. david bahnsen with us this morning. do you think the fed's got it right? i know you don't really care, but do you think they've got it right that we're heading for a soft landing? >> i think that the fed has no choice but to talk that that way. my view is it's impossible for the fed to know or for you or i to know. the fed is trying to manage trillions of activities and complexities in the economy. i don't believe in them having the power to be in charge of full employment, of sound and

stable money. the mandate's too large. brian and i were talking about this on air yesterday. we need a more humble fed. stuart: is this rally here to stay? >> oh, no -- [laughter] and, by the way, the nasdaq is 700 points from its all-time high. if it doesn't make an all-time high with this news, that is not good. dow and s&p right now, the s&p's at 21 times next year's earnings assuming $280 of earnings. stuart: why can't you let us be happy? >> be happy. if you're buying dividend growers, you're going to be fine. but, no, this is a very overheated deal, and people should just be aware of what they're paying. they're paying 21 times -- stuart: you think it's going to come down at some point? >> yes, i do. stuart: how much? >> i have no opinion whatsoever -- stuart: but you think it's going to to come down. >> i think it's overvalued, stuart. overevaluation always corrects -- stuart: just on a profit basis? >> no, what you have to pay to

buy the profits, the technology sector right now is trading at 40 something times earnings. it's very high. stuart: that's technology the sector. >> the rest of the s&p is not as expensive, that's true. stuart: you only invest in stocks which pay a high and growing dividend. >> a hire than the s&p dividend -- stuart: but if i polled your advice, i would -- followed your advice, i would have ignored microsoft -- >> it was paying 3 or 4% for years. stuart: that was way back. >> but the dividend didn't come down. this is the part i've explained many times, and now we're going to get it right. moth didn't cut the dividend, the stock price just went up a lot. if you look at the dividend on what microsoft's stock was, it's a very high dividend, that's what you want. stuart: should i buy more microsoft now? >> you should have bought it when it was 3 or 4% -- stuart: i did. should i buy more now? >> god no. no, no, no -- [laughter] stuart: we've got to move on.

>> i'm just glad it's in your retirement account so you won't have to pay kamala harris' capital gains tax. stuart: okay. [laughter] lauren, why is lennar up so much? lauren: they're betting on higher demand from lower mortgage rates. stuart: darden restaurants, olive garden -- lauren: terrible, terrible, terrible earnings report. same-store sales down almost 3% -- stuart: wait, wait. lauren: they have a partnership with uber to the deliver foot food for olive garden. stock's up 8 on that news, uber's also flying hire, up almost 3%. stuart: i see microsoft on that screen. lauren: uh-huh, just for you guys. stuart: stay out of this, david can. lauren: this is a huge story. they're partnering with a defense company to develop combat goggles for the army, to give them precision on the battlefield. that could bring in $22 billion in revenue over 10 years. stuart: you see, it's got

nothing to do -- lauren: nothing to do with the dividend. >> hold on a second, what do you mean? what's the point of making the money if you're not going to return it to shareholders? where's the money going to go? stuart: i will buy the stock because it's gone up $7 on news of a partnership. >> so you want to buy it after the announcement instead of before. stuart: well, aye got a lot of it already. >> so you're not buying it. stuart: leave me alone. coming up; at least 25202 peoplr a -- 20 the people dead if in lebanon. congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez is demanding an investigation into the attack. we'll explain. retired military official thinks kamala harris will inspire even our our greatest added very shares. -- adversaries. watch this. >> she's an inspiration. people like vladimir putin are going to say, hey, wait a minute. these guys, you know, they truly have a democratic country. stuart: i promise that senator rick scott will respond to that. he's on the show later. donald trump now has the

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what the secret service says and listen to it, hopefully, the stay safe. he says the secret service has done a terrific job. we though that the secret service protection is now back to the presidential level president biden ordered an increased level of secret service protection for former president donald trump following that july 13th shooting. this was made apparent for the first time in a congressional briefing yesterday. watch this. >> i came away today feeling that secret service on this past sunday was treating it the same way as when president trump was the sitting president. >> reporter: donald trump, biden and kamala harris all have counter-snipers, drones, countersurveillance, protective intelligence and counter-assault teams. the difference is biden as a sitting president travels with department of defense communication, satellites and, of course, the nuclear launch codes. harris has access to those communications as well, trump does not. other former presidents do not. members of the bipartisan task force in the house say the secret service apparatus, stuart, worked on sunday when

the president was golfing, and the secret service thwarted what could have resulted in the former president's death. >> it can does not appear at this point as if there were any obvious failures of security and protocol. so unlike the butler situation which very obviously had some failures, it does appear if as though the security processes and protocols were followed and the system worked as designed. >> reporter: meanwhile, the suspect from over the weekend, ryan routh, sitting in a florida jail cell waiting on a sentencing hearing next week, a formal indictment. is forth coming. sources are quiet on whether he's cooperating, he's been charged with two federal gun crimes but sources at the justice department say it's likely he will face additional charges as well. he's in court next week for a detention hearing in west palm beach. stuart: got it. david spunt, thanks very much, indeed. now, last night on "gutfeld," donald trump cracked jokes about the second assassination attempt.

watch this. >> the secret service did a great job. they saw the barrel of a gun, big gun -- >> yeah. >> -- and it came out through bushes. and how many people would see that? you know, he really was very exceptional, to have done it, and we've been going through a lot of it. we're getting very good at it, but i don't want to say that too loudly because we don't want to bring any jinxes. stuart: senator rick scott, republican from the great state of florida, join joins me now. mr. senator, i think trump came across as a engaging and likable in his performance last night. i think it was a home run. what say you? >> i agree. and he is. you know, identify known the -- i've known the president, actually, before i was even governor, and he is engaging. he's fun to be around. he's funny. but, yeah, i thought that was a great interview. thank god for our secret service. we have great secret service members all across the country. they did a great job keeping him safe. the rhetoric against trump has to stop.

i still think the federal government, you know, should be putting out more information on what happened in butler, what happened, you know, last weekend. so i think, you know, we need more information. but i have a bill that will guarantee any nominee will have the same level of protection as the sitting president going forward because this has got to -- this is not normal, to have our presidential candidates being shot at. twice in 65 days, this has got to stop. stuart: senator, change the subject for a second. at least 20 people are dead, hundreds wounded after a second wave of devices owned by hezbollah exploded in lebanon. senator ors some democrats are apoplectic about this. bernie sanders wants to stop arms sales to israel, aoc wants a an investigation. i don't get it. what is wrong with killing terroristsesome. >> nothing. if every terrorist was dead, that would be a better day for the world, a better day for every american, for every

israeli. so whoever did it, your heart goes out to the people that were not terrorists that lost their lives. the terrorists who lost their lives, you can't feel sorry for them. they chose that life. and let's all remember, we still have american hostages in gaza. and i wish our president, our vice president would start talking about how we're going to get those hostages home. so we, you know, i mean, this in israel still. stuart: why does the administration consistently want to restrain israel? >> i think they're playing to the left, you know, the pro-hamas, crazy people in their party, and they're trying to get their votes in november. i don't get it. there's american hostages in gaza right now. i don't -- it doesn't make any sense. i just met with some individuals from northern israel yesterday that because of what hezbollah's been doing, they've been out of their homes for i think months

now, and i don't know when they're going to get to to go back. so i'm very appreciative of what israel does. heir going to do everything they can the take care of their citizens. we need to support them. every democrat that fails to support israel and supports hamas, they're actually crazy. stuart: i'll leave it right there but, mr. senator, i want you to listen to why one retired military official thinks president kamala harris will send a powerful message to putin. you've got to watch this. roll tape. >> she's an inspiration. not only is she positive and does she bring hope and optimism, but as a black woman, the product of a mixed marriage, she will inspire millions of people throughout the world. poem like vladimir putin are going to say, concern people like vladimir putin are going to say, hey, wait a minute, these guys truly have a democratic company -- country, they truly are fighting for all their people. and kamala harris is a manifestation of that. stuart: i -- [laughter]

mr. senator, i don't get it. putin impressed by her diversity? have at it, senator. >> that's pretty funny. i mean, putin's not going to be worried about diversity. the ayatollahs are not worried about diversity. the hamas, hezbollah, houthis, they're going to. [laughter] i mean, can you imagine harris negotiating a cease fiver with putin? if i mean -- ceasefire with putin? you can't even, i mean, what would she talk about? [laughter] i mean, it's just hard to believe. by the way, who would even say -- you have to be a complete partisan hack to even say something as crazy as what that individual said. stuart: he was a military guy, no less. better leave it there. senator if rick scott, that was fun. thanks very much -- thanks very much for being with us. see you again soon. kate middleton just hit a major milestone in her cancer recovery. we thought we would bring you this. going to update the royal family in just a moment. 45,000 workers at ports from

maine to texas could be off the job october 1st. it would bring about half of all u.s. shipping to a halt. that would be a disaster. supply chains not working well, and it may be too late to stop it. lydia managers u has the report come -- lydia hu has the report coming up next. ♪ trouble, yeah trouble now, i'm trouble, y'all. ♪ i got trouble in my town ♪

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at fisher investments, we're clearly different. stuart: the rally holds pretty much. actually, it's the encouraging. the dow is up 477 now, just a little shy of 422,000. -- 4 2,000. the nasdaq up 4481 points -- 481 points, 2.75%. david bahnsen's still with me, and he's gone back to his old favorites. he's picking a dividend-paying stock, aren't you, david in. >> they're my old favorites. they're what we do. it's a world view fors us, dividend growers. stuart: okay. >> cash flow, american interprize, free market. stuart: yep, and i've made more money in microsoft -- >> how have you done in blackstone? stuart: very well. >> your welcome. stuart: it was the mike murphy. >> it was not. [laughter] t a dividend grower. cisco, similar situation. we bought it at about $16, and the dividend at the time was 3%.

now it's at $50, and the dividend on what we paid for it is about 18%. that's what dividend growth is for, is to get dividends growing over time. and, ultimately, that's why stock prices go higher, because cash flow is growing, earnings is growing. if they're not growing, the stock price isn't growing. and if they are growing, they should be returning more of it to us to constant9ly derisk our -- stuart: cisco -- >> 17 times earnings we've you've got to pay 50 times earnings -- stuart: yeah, i'm willing to pate because i've got a capital gain. moving on, what do they do? >> they are the largest maker in the country petrochemical, so deals with commodities. big factories out of houston. definitely has exposure to what the price of oil or natural gas would be. cosmetics, plastics, all these things. we love the company. it's vital to the american economy. it's not as exciting as a moth or tech company, but you've got

a dividend yield that's a. 7%, and it's -- 5.7% and also growing at 10% per year. stuart: you perked my interest. 5% dividend yield, i like it. moving on, david -- [laughter] let's get back to the federal reserve cutting interest rates 50 basie points. kevin -- basis points. we've got a rally in process here, does it have legs? >> if you look at the research from carson research, they suggest the fed has cut rates 20 the times historically when the market was at or near all-time highs as we are right now, and in all 202 times the market was higher 12 months out by about 4%. now, this time may, of course, be different, but i do see optimism for both stocks and bonds over the next two years if, in fact, rates are lower, yields are lower and inflation continues to moderate. but over the short term, stuart, i think there's going to be more short-term bouts of volatility as investors continue to play the fed guessing game and with all the uncertainty surrounding the election.

stuart: okay for the long term. >> yes. short term there could be more volatility, long term i see better data -- stuart: why bayou tiltsesome that's what you're suggesting -- buy utilities. >> they're having their best year since 2014. the number one performing sector year to date. and i think there's three reasons why they're attractive. one, they if provide defensive characteristics if, in fact, there's more short-term bouts of volatility. two, they generally pay good sources of million. and, three, they're a back door play into the a.i. revolution. remember, these data centers absorb tremendous amounts of electricity. they can't manufacture hair own electricity, they have to get it from the utilities of the states that they operate within. so companies such as southern company, sempra, they all have dividend yields around 9% -- can. stuart: did you say 9%some in. >> 3%, i'm sorry, dividend yield withs around 3% -- [laughter] trading at atrack attractive valuations and balance sheets. i think utilities can give you

income potential and a way the play the a.i -- stuart stuart okay. you're nodding your head. >> i fully agree. it's one of the things i found out, utilities with i have the depends reinvestment have outperformed the nasdaq for the last 40 years. we think think of the nasdaq as this huge performer. dividends do matter, stuart. >> they do matter. [laughter] stuart: okay, okay. it's great to have you on the show. the deadline to avoid a massive port strike the approaching rapidly, but for some of them, it could be too late. lydia hu in new jersey. why is it too late for system of these companies? >> reporter: well, stuart, for vessels hard already crossing the atlantic ocean making their way over to the east coast or the gulf coast, it's too late for them to reroute and head to, say, the west coast because they need future planning to make that hype -- type of change happen. one analyst tells us those vessels have, quote, no good

option left. for them if a strike happens, those vessels will land in the east coast and will likely be forced to wait offshore for the forts to reopen. so question is, what does that mean for all of the goods. that means the goods have to wait offshore to be unloaded as well. what commodities could be impacted by this strike? well, take a look. it includes petroleum, pharmaceuticals, vehicles and vehicle parts. those are the top imports into the ports that will be most affected by a strike. stuart, the auto industry is very concerned. the president of the auto care association tells fox business that the after-market industry alone generates more than $392 billion each year, and he adds this, quote: with the potential to impact more than 4 million automotive after-market jobs, a halt would delay the delivery of critical auto parts leading to shortages that could severely hinder vehicle repairs if and maintenance if across the

country. and just this morning, stuart, we got a statement from the ceo of stellantis the, one of the big three automakers here in the u.s. they tell fox business they are closely monitoring the situation at a number of ports and already taking action to minimize any potential impact. october 1st is the date to look out for a potential strike. back to you, stuart. stuart: thanks very much, lydia. i want to bring back brian brenberg and and david bahnsen on this. brian, do you think the government, the president, the the executive branch should intervene and stop this strike? >> nope, because they don't make things better. i don't think biden can do anything to make this better. by the way, they'ring the requester -- asking for, i think, a 77 pay increase over 6 years and they say it's because of inflation. when the government gets involved, you get things like inflation, and you hand unions a reason to ask for these things. this is the product of too much government intervention, not the absence of it. stuart: david?

>> what brian said over and over. he's exactly right. the it makes the problem worse, not better. it feeds an inflationary cycle, and here's the thing, it's none of president biden's business. it just isn't. this is not a federal jurisdiction matter, period. stuart: the dock workers feel they've got leverage -- >> oh, and another thing, the election. that's where they have leverage. stuart: thanks very much, indeed. kamala harris just served up one of her most head-scratching word salads to date. watch this. >> i grew up understanding the children of the community are the children of the community. stuart: i got it, i got it. the children of the community are the children of the community. guy benson's coming up, he's got a lot to say about that. we've heard that red wine could boost your heart health, but now scientists warn that excessive alcohol drinking can increase your risk of cancer. dr. marty makary is going to sort it all out for us.

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stuart: on the markets, the rally continues, and it's strong. dow's up close to the 500 points, the s&p is up 1.7%, and you look at that a nasdaq go? it's up 4722 the points, 22.6% -- 274 -- 4722. bitcoin has reached $623 -- can 63,000. astonishing stuff, new data shows cancer-related deaths in america have dropped 33% in the last 30 years. that number equates to about 4.1 million lives saved. dr. marty makary is with us this morning. how did this happen? that's very good news. >> well, the main reason cancer deaths are down is that smoking is down, but certain types of cancers are going way up. the gastrointestinal cancers, colon cancer in young people under age 50, we've got pose

softened food supply ifs, pesticides -- poisoned food supplies and all sorts of thing- stuart: do you put it down to that, all ultra-processed foods, is that it? >> yeah, because we've known inflammation drives cancer. and when you take all these chemicals and engineered food add daves -- additives, the body reacts. we medicate people, but the microbiome is change, the lining of the g.i. tract. pancreatic cancer, my field of cancer, has been one where cancer rates have doubled in the last 20 years. these are the g.i. cancers -- stuart: do you put that down to diet? >> i put it down to what a we're putting in our g.i. system. it could be the pesticides are changing the bacterial lining, it could be the fluoride in the drinking water, it's probably the cumulative burden of all of these things, not one thing. remember, we've got, like, 1,000 food ingredients that are banned in europe and canada that are i

routine in the united states. stuart: i'm going to move on, but that's fascinating things. excess i levels of alcohol consumption increase the risk for, i think, six different types of cancer. what is excessive amounts of alcohol? >> well, nobody really knows. i mean, some doctors say one glass is okay but, remember, 100,000 people in the united states die from alcohol abuse every year. more than fentanyl. so we talk about alcohol like it may have some benefits. if there ever were tiny benefits to the heart, they're par outweighed by the risks to the liver and the risk of abuse. stuart: so you would have us be non-- we don't drink and we only eat nonprocessed food -- >> look, i'm pro-health. i am pro-health, so i'm going to tell you what's good for your body. i don't drink, but it's okay to have an occasion occasional drink. stuart: last one for you, a new study found that the u.s. health system ranked dead last in international comparisons amongst ten the peer nations. now, this study was based on access to health care, health

equity, whatevers that is, administrative efficiency and outcomes. do you think that's a valid statement about american health care, dead last? >> well, look, i think we do amazing things. if you get shot or you need an emergency procedure, this is the best place in the world. but when it comes to the the chronic diseases, the last 50 years have been a failure in the united states. autoimmune disease is rising, half our nation's children are obese or overweight, a quarter have diabetes or prediabetes. fertility's going down, cancer rates have doubled for pancreatic cancer, all these chronic diseases going the wrong direction. now we're seeing at least some political leadership and discussion on the bipartisan idea that a we have to deal with the root causes, not just medicate people. stuart: i want to pick up your book, "blind spots: when medicine gets it wrong. " good stuff. >> it's a lot about this stuff. stuart: yeah. doctor, thanks for being with us. always fascinating. thanks very much. kate middleton has

officially returned to the work after revealing she is cancer-free. hey, ashley, i want to know more about this. i am a roilist -- royalist still. ashley: you are, indeed. according to the times in loan dork middleton is planning to get back onto the duty trail, if you like, throughout the rest of the year. the princess of wales met with her team on tuesday. ten days ago middleton took to social media to announce that she had completed her chemotherapy treatment. that's great news, but said her path to healing and full recovery, she says, is long, and she is taking each day as it comes. she also says that the cancer journey is complex, scary and unpredictable for everyone, especially those closest to you. but the princess went on to say that she is looking forward to taking part a more public -- in more public engagements in the coming months. it is great to see. she was actually at wimbledon this year too for a brief

appearance, but she's back at least for now with a few public engagements new the end of the year, and that is terrific news. stuart it is, it's great news. thanks, ashley. still ahead, israel stunned the world by exploding devices held by hezbollah in lebanon, but the left is ap a public tick about this. frankly, i don't understand. why should israel be criticized for killing terrorists? that's my take, and it's coming up at the top of the hour. despite a second assassination if attempt on trump, the main strewn media isn't backing away from the if negativity. only 5% of trump coverage is positive. brent bozell takes us through it next. ♪ ♪ introducing new advil targeted relief. the only topical pain reliever

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stuart: well, well, well, i willingly call this a rally. the the federal reserve lowers interest rates, takes 50 basis points down, and up goes the market. s&p is up 1.6%, but will you look at the nasdaq, a gain of 32. 5%. virtually all market sectors are up. 2.5%. the media research center broke down the coverage of trump's second assassination attempt. in the 72 hours following that incident, 95% of the coverage from abc, cbs, nbc was negative.

brent bozell joins me now. brent, i find that shocking. the man nearly lost his life, and they go at him. >> there was only one cbs report that featured only one trump supporter that said something nice about donald trump. i want to give you some numbers here, and you think that's shocking, have you seen the new scott rasmussen poll? 28% of democrats believe that the world would have been better off if trump had been killed. 24% aren't sure. 51% don't believe he should get any more security. 49% believe trump himself was involved in the assassination or his campaign. 21% are very likely believers in that. but here's the point: words have consequences. the reason democrats think this is twofold. the democratic machine has been pushing this. the media have been pushing this

narrative of hostility and hate for donald trump. here's the most important thing. those numbers, stuart, that's the media themselves. that's what they believe. and don't think that they don't. don't think that there weren't reporters who after butler said, darn it, he missed. don't think for a second that there weren't reporters who said, darn it, they caught him the second time around. don't believe that for a second. stuart: all right. it's been 60 days since harris became the nominee. since then she and tim walz have only taken part in seven interviews. trump and d.j. vns -- j.d. vance have done more than 700. the suspicion is -- 70. she's afraid. you don't break out to higher polling numbers if you're scared of facing voters directly and often. do you agree with that? >> yeah, i think she is. i think you're seeing somebody who tries to think on her feet. when she's asked questions, she doesn't know the answers, and

that's why the word salads come out, because she's struggling to come up with something. buts this is friendly media coverage. they don't immediate her to do an interview to do a story on her, and this is where i really fault the press. this is where the press are aiding and abetting in this basement strategy of hers by saying go ahead and stay in the basement, we're not even going to report you in the basement. they autoto be reporting on the fact that she won't do these interviews. she's flip-flopping on everything trying to become more moderate. welsh maybe she is. but -- well, maybe she is. shouldn't the media investigate that? wouldn't it be interesting to talk to people on the left and on the right on issue after issue like fracking, the border and other economic issues and ask them, do you believe her? maybe she's telling the truth. maybe she's had a come to jesus moment. i don't know. but they ought to be exploring that. stuart: yeah. we'd like to find out, would we not? brent bozell, good stuff today. thanks very much for joining us,

see you again soon. >> thank you, stuart. stuart: now this, the arizona cardinals just apologized to a fan. she was forced to remove her make america great again hat in order to enter stadium for the team's game on sunday. they say, quote, here's the quote, a stadium security member misunderstood a policy on prohibited items. signage, posters, flags or displays that are political in nature are not permitted. however, that did not apply in this instant. -- instance. not sure what that means. the cardinals do have a list of banned items for entering the stadium, items like political hats or shirts are not on that list. okay. i've got a question for brian brenberg and david ban seven. -- dade bahnsen. david, should stadiums ban political messages on your shirt or hat? >> as long as they do it consistently, i wouldn't have a problem with it. if they own the property, they have a right to have that policy. the issue is, i think, fans can get unruly. there's a lot of alcohol and issues at these games, so it is

the turning into fights. they don't immediate to to add to the toxicity. i'd prefer we become a country that can just get along and even, horror of horrors, if they see someone wearing a t-shirt --, finish shirt. stuart: brian, should they ban them? >> you can't bring a sign or a banner, i just wonder if somebody would have walked in with a harris-walz hat, if that person would have been, you know, held up -- i bet they wouldn't have. but this is ridiculous. at least they apologized and did the right thing. stuart: special thanks to brian brenberg and david bahnsen for sticking it out. brian, we're going to watch you on "the big money show" weekdays, 1 p.m. eastern right here, fox business. >> thank you. stuart: thanks, gentlemen. still ahead, tennessee senator bill hagerty on the exploding pager attacks across lebanon. guy wentson -- benson on kamala harris' latest world salad. --

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