Tonight the major news on the US economy the inflation rate coolly to the lowest

level in more than three years the growth in consumer prices in July slowing

below 3% for the first time since March 2021.

Another sign the worst price spike in four decades may be behind us

and clearing the way for the Fed to finally cut interest rates when it meets next month.

What it means for your money.

And that inflation news jolting the race for the White House,

Donald Trump in a battleground state taking aim at Kamala Harris

on the economy as allies urge him to dial back his

insults Ernesto strengthening into a hurricane after knocking out nearly

after power in Puerto Rico where the storm is headed next. The manhunt for a

convicted murderer in North Carolina now in its second day. The sheriff

revealing a personal connection to the escapee calling him extremely dangerous.

Ukraine's shock incursion into Russia gaining more ground.

Russian forces digging trenches in their own territory. The alert from the CDC cases on the rise of a

highly transmissible virus that can pose a serious risk to pregnant women.

We talk with one mother now in the hospital, her warning to other moms.

And around and around it goes while the world's biggest iceberg is stuck in a spin cycle.

This is NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.

Good evening, it has forced tough conversations around kitchen tables, shadowed the presidential race and generally

united Americans in a shared frustration. But tonight there is welcome news to

report about the US economy, consumer price growth in July slowing to 2.9%.

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