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What are the key points from President Trump's North Carolina rally and GOP poll results?

Dave Anthony 0:03
Rallying Republicans in North Carolina. I'm Dave Anthony, Fox News, where President Trump again told them pretend he's on the November ballot.
Donald J. Trump 0:11
When I'm on the ticket, I'm not bragging, but when I'm on the ticket, Republicans have always done really well. They go out, they vote, everybody gets elected.
Dave Anthony 0:18
Campaigning for GOP Senate candidate Michael Watley, who's been trailing Democrat Roy Cooper in the polls, a new Fox News poll shows three and four voters think the economy's either fair or poor.
Grinnell Scott 0:28
And while forty-four percent say their finances are holding steady, forty-three percent say they are falling behind. Voters are blaming the Trump administration with sixty-three percent saying it has made the economy worse. For the fourth straight month, President Trump's approval rating sits at thirty-nine percent.
Dave Anthony 0:48
That's Fox's Grenol Scott as gas prices keep surging.

How are rising fuel prices and the Fed's interest‑rate decisions affecting the U.S. economy?

Dave Anthony 0:50
Diesel up eight cents today, a new record high six thirty nine a gallon, according to Triple A, as the Iran conflict rages on. The president also said at his North Carolina rally last night.
Dave Anthony 1:06
The President's also critical of what the Fed did for the first time in almost three years, an interest rate hike. He wants rates cut. But Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Wars says they have to deal with inflation concerns.
Dave Anthony 1:22
Don't have second and third order effects on the economy. Now Fox is Madeline Rivera on artificial intelligence fears.
Madeline Rivera 1:27
Pushing lawmakers to reach across the aisle to get something done. But a solution remains elusive.

What are the latest concerns about artificial intelligence and the proposed legislative response?

Madeline Rivera 1:33
Yesterday, Senator Bernie Sanders held a briefing on AI with industry experts, and one of those panelists says lawmakers have perhaps a year to rein in AI.
Unknown 1:44
It's something like a little Chernobyl, this hugging face accident, where a lot of AIs escaped the bands that were put on them. These were rogue agents.
Dave Anthony 1:53
Scientist Jeffrey Hinton known as the godfather of AI on the incident that led to the warnings. America's listening to Fox News. President Trump has blamed the surge in diesel prices, not on Iran, but to the Russia Ukraine war, urging Ukraine should stop attacking Russian fuel facilities. But another's been hit in a counterattack as the conflict rages on with another Russian bombardment.
Jonathan Savage 2:15
A ten-year-old girl and a twelve-year-old boy are said to be among over a dozen people injured in Kyiv overnight. Ukraine's Air Force says it suppressed 131 Russian drones and missiles.

How is the ongoing Ukraine‑Russia conflict impacting civilians and military operations?

Jonathan Savage 2:27
President Zelensky says civilian and energy infrastructure was targeted. Ukraine meanwhile damaged an oil refinery in the Russian city Yaroslavel. President Trump claimed on Monday that both sides had agreed to stop.
Dave Anthony 2:50
A star hockey player is caught up in Russian controversy, the NHL's all time leading goal.
Tony Genualdo 2:55
Scorer. Washington Capitol star Alex Ovechkin is facing backlash after appearing in an ad for Russian President Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party ahead of the country's elections this weekend. Seen in the commercial standing behind Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The Capitol say their longtime captain was asked to participate in the video campaign while back in his home country this summer. But now South Carolina Congressman Joe

Why is NHL star Alex Ovechkin facing backlash over his involvement in a Russian political ad?

Tony Genualdo 3:20
Wilson, a staunch Republican supporter of Ukraine, is asking NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to investigate the appearance. The three time Hart Trophy winner has previously voiced support for Putin. In twenty seventeen, he started a social movement called the Putin team. Tony Genualdo, Fox News.
Dave Anthony 3:37
Hockey returns soon. The first NHL preseason games are Saturday. The regular season starts September 29th. Tonight, week two of the NFL season kicks off. The Buffalo Bills versus the Detroit Lions. And on Wall Street, stock futures are rising more than three hundred points for the Dow in the Nasdaq. That after selling after the Fed's interest rate hike, the Dow dropped six hundred thirty-one points. I'm Dave Anthony, Fox News.

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