chris kelly and tony rezko could generate big bucks. they were fund-raisers. they were donors. let's just call 'em what they were. they were influence peddlers. they wound up being able to shake the bushes here and help rod raise money. they promised access and favors if blagojevich won, and they got results. where dick mell's good old boys would fetch $2,000 at a time, kelly and rezko would shake loose 50 grand. all that money plus rod's appeal to voters who had felt ignored by the entrenched chicago political dynasties-- well, it proved to be an unstoppable combination. he ran on some things that were uniquely important to black people. healthcare for kids is a good idea. when he said, "free rides for seniors on public transportation," that resonated with black people specifically. blagojevich became governor in 2003. -congratulations, governor. -thank you. may god bless you. [cheers and applause] how do you view your-- your time as governor apart from the scandals? how do i say this in a way where i don't sound like a guy without any humility? but i truly believe i was a gre

kelly, great stuff. thank you very much. let's bring in macro policy perspective senior advisor constance hunter, fhn chief financial economist, chriswe're always playing this guessing game so to speak. what are the thoughts heading into the pce number, gdp number and more and more folks are saying companies themselves and economists we're slowing down, the debate seems to be the pace of the slowdown. >> absolutely, the fed wanted, the point of higher rates, would slow demand, slow the pace of inflation. so we're expecting pce to continue softening. we got all the data in cpi and ppi. >> sure. >> the real question which is going to slow first? is it confidence inflation is moving back towards 2%, is inflation going to slow first, is it the economy going to slow first? that matters for when the fed cuts rates, if they cut-rates because inflation is slowing they're still on or slightly ahead of the curve. if they cut-rates because the economy is slowing it is behind the curve. we run a greater risk we don't have to move fast enough to prevent recession. charles: chris i always hear jay powell controlling consumer expectations. consume

chris. >> thank you for that, kelly.k updegrove is president and ceo of the lbj foundation and a presidential historian. he joins us on the phone. there is no question in the minds of surviors or historians of the significance of what happened that day, eight decades ago. there's an op-ed in "the new york times" that argues that in 2024's political environment, quote, we now face the very real question of whether america will embrace a vision of a country less free and less democratic, more divided and more unequal. it would be a step back ward unlike almost anything else in american history. do you think that today and really leading up to today president biden has been able to frame the stakes here in a way that resonates both with voters and with allies? >> well, one hopes that that is the case. joe biden got into this race in order to -- got into the race for president back in 2020 in order to preserve our democracy when he saw it being weakened, and he's made the preservation of democracy a central pillar of his cam

kelly saberi thank you very much cheryl, chris your thoughts on this race, chris you don't have a hatn't have a hat exciting thing, great for town to have it here back next we are great fun. >> cheryl, i think that anything like this is also an economic indicator for saratoga you've got people coming to all sorts of places around the country to watch this race. cheryl: saratoga springs amazing a horse town, that is track itself beautiful i have been there covered race several years ago for fox business fox news amazing, they also have a huge thoroughbred sale earlier in the year huge plan would land with saudis onboard buying horses taking them back horse-racing is a global story a rich, rich business. it is a millionaire billionaire business be clear here fun to watch excitement the best you can see in sports i think with what they call derby last of the big races for the year obviously, kind of end of the season for horse-racing in maria: well, belmont stakes is really exciting and fun. it's going to be great to watch the 156th running on fox this weekend. we'll be watching that, or

and mitch mcconnell and rob portman and john sthun and sow esper and gina pass haspel and chris wray and john kelly access to that would point to the same possibility as our friends in germany. >> i think there's two things that maybe if i could speculate what's going on with them that could be standing in the way. one is that as awful as they personally believe strup to be, and we've talked about this before in this program, nicolle, i think they fundamentally don't view him as as dangerous. they believe that ultimately he's too incompetent to undermine the american system or the international alliance. and i think what is so naive and troubling about that is that i have found there is a direct relationship between how close attention people pay to what donald trump is proposing to do and the detailed plans that people around him are laying out to do it and how alarmed they are. the more attention people focus on it, the more alarmed they are. this is why mckay's article is so important. because those people in the highest levels of governments that are our top allies in the world, whose job it is

chris. nancy? >> nancy: folks need to stay careful through next week. bill kelly, thank you so much.icials in the gaza strip say at least 25 people were killed today in an israeli strike on a tent city and rafah. the israeli military denies attacking the area and says it is investigating the claim. and we learned today the american aircraft carrier the uss eisenhower is being moved into the eastern mediterranean sea. this gives the u.s. and increased military presence near israel's northern border with lebanon, where there are fears that recent s skirmishes could erupt into a full-scale war. president biden is hunkering down, and donald trump is hitting the campaign trail, head of the first presidential debate next week. and they are using very different tactics to prepare. cbs's robert costa reports tonight on their strategies and who is winning the battle for campaign cash. >> reporter: the standoff next thursday in atlanta already historic, earlier than ever in a presidential race, and the first time a current and former president go head-to-head. >> he's going to be so pumped up.

kelly versus united states which involves chris christie's bridge gate.ws it and makes it okay to be corrupt if you are in government again. another major trend from this court. >> ryan reilly, lisa rubin, neal katyal, so grateful to have your expert minds and legal analysis. two more still in the hopper this week, thursday and friday. i look forward to seeing you both and all again. >>> just one day left, meantime, until the most critical presidential debate in years, but is trump hoping to steal the headlines with a vice presidential announcement? >>> plus the covert trial of american journalist evan gershkovich begins in russia. the serious charges he's facing after being detained for more than a year already. >>> and later, extreme weather turns roads into rivers. the dangerous conditions in the midwest. when we're back in 90 seconds. plaque psoriasis. she thinks her flaky gray patches are all people see. otezla is the #1 prescribed pill to treat plaque psoriasis. allison! over here! otezla can help you get clearer skin and reduce itching and flaking.

joining us is chris grisanti at ami capital management welcome. >> good to be back, kelly. >> it soundsike you're saying it's both things and also that people should look elsewhere >> think both will happen. so you don't know when the market leadership will roll over i think we're seeing a headfake right now, frankly. >> in terms of declines? >> right the mag 7 will continue to lead the way. like you said, newton's first law of motion is a body in motion tends to stay in motion and i don't see anything that derails it the fed will sit and watch and second quarter earnings will be decent just like the first quarter and i think investors want to follow and the fear of missing out is still strong, so i think that continues. >> so you're talking about it already, but why do you think this peak to decline turnaround that nvidia, is nothing more than just that >> boy, nvidia's come awfully far, awfully fast. so a little consolidation is not just normal, but probably healthy for nvidia, and i look back at the late 1990s, and i see a stock like nvidia which everybody says it's come so far, but

chris, congratulations and welcome. >> thanks a lot and thanks for having me, kelly. >> a lot of the energy nerds i eknow are very excitedfferences with the nuclear project you're pursuing and how you think it might be able to be rolled out more broadly. >> sure. tera power is an advance nuclear reactor. it's still vision. we're still breaking heat by breaking nuclear atoms. the plants are giant and require huge amounts of concrete i think so we needed to move to a new technology. that's why bill gates created the company. turns out we're slated to be america's next reactor because we're so far through the nrc, the nuclear regulatory commission process, so not only is america's next reactor this plant in wyoming, it's the first advanced reactor in the free world. >> a molten salt mini nuke? break it down for us. >> sure. today's plants, which are super safe, are cooled with water. the plant, it happens to be sodium in latin and a few other languages. we're going to cool our reactor with a liquid metal called sodium. another big difference is we have energy storage, which allows us to boost the output of the plant when wi

chris sununu whose father was a governor has been popular. he has been able to win reelection. in 2022 we had this race rated solidly republican on the republic you have two candidates. kellyotte lost reelection. and you have the former -- chuck morris. he is running. you see a lot of the establishment behind kelly ayotte. ohon the democratic side, i think probably manchester mayor joyce cragg has the edge but cindy is also running. another late primary in september. if either of those races turn negative they could hurt those parties. there is not a lot of time to turn around before this general election. new hampshire -- their motto is live free or die. abortion rights have been a central focus in this race. you are already seeing democrat hit kelly ayotte for her past support. gorsuch was a key m supreme court that led to the dobbs decision. amy: let's move on to some solid republican races and there are quite a few starting with indiana. >> this one i think is pretty well decided with the current there was a crowded primary with a lot of people spending money. he was a front runner from the get go. he has the most name id and no other candidates were outspending him. a

chris. >> so while covering the white house is always an historic privilege, sometimes it's better than others, so to kellyonnell and peter baker in paris, a little bit of envy for those days when i was covering the white house, thank you, both, and of course jim messina, thank you. >>> a gunman opened fire on the u.s. embassy in beirut today injuring one lebanese guard. authorities say the shooter was captured after a firefight with a lebanese ar my and was taken to a local hospital with injuries. the suspect's identity, possible motive aren't immediately clear. the lebanese military describe him only as a syrian national. the incident comes as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is warning hezbollah it could soon launch an offensive in lebanon after months of tit for tat attacks. today he visited an israeli border city hezbollah. rockets warning of a potential for strong action. >>> tens of thousands of israeli and lebanese civilians have been displaced by those cross border clashes since the war began in october. >>> coming up in 90 seconds, day three of the hunter biden trial, his ex-wife testify

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chris. >> josh lederman, monica alba, thank you both. >>> we've got breaking news from the pentagon. defense secretary lloyd austin's chief of staff announcing today she is resigning. kellye that knew austin was hospitalized but did not tell the white house or senior pentagon staff. secretary austin didn't say anything magnussen stepping down, but did praise her leadership, counsel and selfless service, adding i am and will remain in her debt. >>> in just over an hour, a major reproductive rights bill coming before the senate. how real is the threat to contraception right now? we'll go live to capitol hill after this. e to capitol hill after this "all eyes on me" performed by gi-yan ♪ all eyes on me brand new drip is what they see ♪ ♪ these diamonds, diamonds on my teeth ♪ ♪ brand new whip is what they see, yeah ♪ ♪ in my bag like a bunch of groceries ♪ ♪ all this cheese and greens just come to me ♪ ♪ look at me on the go. always hustling. eyes on me ♪ ♪ all eyes on me, brand new drip is what they see ♪ ♪ these diamonds, diamonds on my teeth ♪ ♪ brand new whip is what they see, yeah ♪ freedom you can't take your eyes off. the new 2024 jeep wrangler and gladiator. jeep. t

chris christie stood in for joe biden when they were still allies back in 2020. in this go round instead, they're having policy discussions with allies like kelly ann conway and j.dvance. for donald trump, he's going to a fundraiser tonight in cleveland, ohio, with vance. so they say that he wants to stay on the campaign trail. he's going to philly on saturday. that is his form of debate prep that he's always prepping every day, as he's engaging with the media and engaging with voters. >> yeah. one of his campaign advisers, a senior adviser, saying trump talks with voters in town halls, speaks to thousands at rallies. he's frequently taking questions from the prerks and that's i guess -- press, and that's i guess good enough if their mind. i hear you there, sam. i'm curious to get your take on expectations for this debate given polito was just reporting how donald trump is involved in these policy discussions heading into the debate, talking to advisers and lawmakers about the different issues. do you think there's a chance the dabate could look -- debate could look more like a traditional debate focused on policy and plans? >> no, not really, honestly. you studi