Strike: Members of the International Longshoreman’s Association went on strike against U.S. ports mainly on the East and Gulf Coasts today. The strike is expected to cost the economy about $4.5 billion a day. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said, “New York has been working around the clock to ensure that our grocery stores and medical facilities have the essential products they need.” She called on the union and shippers to quickly reach an agreement that respects workers and ensures a flow of commerce through the ports.
Lebanon: Israel has invaded Lebanon and started what Israel describes as localized raids that are very limited in scope. Israel said it does not intend to keep its troops inside Lebanon for a long-term occupation. The Israelis have warned residents of 27 villages in southern Lebanon to get out and save their lives. Hezbollah denies that Israeli troops are inside of Lebanon and has fired missiles into northern Israel.
Debate: The vice presidential candidates meet in a televised debate tonight. CBS News is the host although all major networks will be carrying the debate between Democrat Tim Walz and Republican J.D. Vance. The questioners will be Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan of CBS News. They are not expected to fact check the speakers. The debate takes place in New York and is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. New York Time.
Vance: Rachel Maddow on her program on cable network MSNBC last night aired a video recording she uncovered of Republican Vice Presidential Candidate J. D. Vance in 2021 on a far-right-wing podcast in which Vance said the U.S. republic was nearing its end. Vance said the current leadership class of the form of democracy in the U.S. is like a cancerous tumor that must be ripped out and replaced with a dictator. Vance also called for universities in the U.S. to be shut down by seizing their endowment money and seizing their campuses and giving them to developers.
Jimmy Carter: Former President Jimmy Carter is 100 years old today. Carter has been receiving hospice care for two years. Carter is the first U.S. president to reach 100 years of age. He was last seen in public at the funeral for his wife Rosalynn who died last year. They had four children and were married in 1948. Although he presented himself as a simple peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia, Carter wrote almost three dozen books and had studied nuclear physics.
Pete Rose: Baseball legend Pete Rose had died at age 83 in Las Vegas. Rose, who was forced out of baseball because of his gambling, had racked up 4,256 hits during his 24-year career in the major leagues. He was denied membership in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Rose ultimately admitted on ESPN Radio that he bet on his team, the Cincinnati Reds, every night when he was the manager. He spent time in federal prison on tax charges.
