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Tropical System To Bring Significant Impacts To Southeast Coast; James Comey Indicted On False Statement, Obstruction Charges; Trump Signals Gaza Ceasefire Deal Is Close Ahead Of Meeting Israel's Prime Minister Monday; Netanyahu Takes Unapologetic Stance In Fiery United Nations Speech; Sinclair And Nexstar End Boycott Of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live. Aired 7-8a ET

Aired September 27, 2025 - 07:00   ET

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VERONICA MIRACLE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Welcome to CNN THIS MORNING. It is Saturday, September 27th.

I'm Veronica Miracle, in for Victor Blackwell, and here is what we're following for you.

We are just days away from a possible government shutdown. And while you might think that both sides are working to avoid that, it doesn't seem that way.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Is there going to be a shutdown?

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: It could be, because the Democrats are crazed.

REP. HAKEEM JEFFRIES (D-NY): Four days away from a government shutdown, and Republicans are on vacation.

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MIRACLE: We're going to explain what would make this shutdown different from all the others.

And we are closely watching two tropical storm systems in the Atlantic. One of them could bring dangerous conditions to the southeast coast as soon as Monday. We have your forecast straight ahead.

And the head of Iowa's largest school district is in ICE custody this morning. What Homeland Security officials are saying about that and how his district is responding.

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TRUMP: I think there will be others. I mean, they are corrupt. Frankly, I hope there are others. You can't let this happen to a country.

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MIRACLE: Former FBI Director James Comey will soon make his first court appearance after being indicted by the DOJ. Does the Trump administration have a case? Our legal experts are going to be weighing in.

Plus, the Kimmel boycott is officially over, but is the damage done to late night T.V.? That's ahead on CNN THIS MORNING.

And we begin in Washington, where government leaders are looking ahead to a possible shutdown. The U.S. government runs out of money on Tuesday, if they can't reach a deal.

Republicans may control Congress, but they need at least seven Senate Democrats to cross the aisle to pass a spending package, and they are stuck on health care.

Democrats want an extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium subsidies. GOP leaders want a seven-week extension of funding. President Trump does not appear to be willing to compromise.

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TRUMP: The Democrats want to shut it down. They want to shut it down because they want to give billions, ultimately, trillions, of dollars to illegal migrants, people that came into our country illegally. Some of those people are criminals, but they came into our country illegally, and they want to give them the essential over years, trillions of dollars, and our people are not going to stand for it.

So, if it has to shut down, it will have to shut down. But they are the ones that are shutting down government.

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MIRACLE: All right. It is worth noting that anyone in this country illegally is not eligible for federal health care benefits anyway.

However, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats are ready to work across the aisle if Republicans show up. He pointed out that the president canceled a Thursday meeting with top congressional Democrats.

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JEFFRIES: Democrats are here in the Capitol, ready, willing and able to sit down with anyone at any time and at any place in order to find a bipartisan path forward to fund the government.

Four days away from a government shutdown and Republicans are on vacation. House Republicans on vacation, cancel votes on the eve of a government shutdown. And Donald Trump is at a golf event. (END VIDEO CLIP)

MIRACLE: Jeffries says he hasn't heard from GOP leaders about a meeting ahead of the September 30th deadline.

And we are also keeping a close eye on a tropical system that could bring flooding, rains, high winds and dangerous surf conditions to the southeast, as soon as Monday. When it becomes a tropical storm, it will be named Imelda.

South Carolina's governor issued a state of emergency Friday in anticipation of the storm. But exactly where it will go, that remains to be seen.

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That's because Hurricane Humberto could play a significant role in what happens. CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar, joining me now. You've been tracking this. Should people be concerned?

ALLISON CHINCHAR, CNN METEOROLOGIST: I think if you live along the coast, the biggest concern you're going to have is a lot of rainfall, because whether it does finally cross inland or it sits off the coast, it's going to bring a lot of rain to a lot of these coastal communities.

Now, exactly where it goes over the next couple of days? That is the ultimate question here. You have got two systems. You have got Humberto right through here, and then you also have what looks like a very disorganized cluster of storms, and that is the future Imelda. That is what we are going to be keeping a close eye on over the next several days.

Now, this is a look at the track. Again, it's got it continuing to move forward. But then, notice the circle gets very, very big, and that's because it's just going to kind of meander around here. And we're not entirely sure what it's going to do once it gets very close to the coastline.

Now, we do know it will intensify. It is expected to. It up to a hurricane strength just before it reaches the coast. But notice, with all the models, they are kind of all over the place. As we zoom in a little bit closer, you can see some of them do have it coming inland, actually making a true landfall. Others have it veering off course and heading actually over towards Humberto. And there is a reason for that, because we have two different steering mechanisms that are ultimately guiding both of these systems.

You've got this high-pressure system here dominating and preventing these storms from turning north too quickly. But you also have this very deep trough in the cold front that's associated with it, blocking it from moving too far inland too soon.

So, both of these systems are going to be able to go through a very narrow corridor. Now, when they get that close to each other, they can actually interact with each other. It's called Fujiwara effect. OK? So, you have these two storms.

Now, if they are equal size, equal strength, basically equivalent of each other in terms of tropical systems, they don't really do much. They kind of swirl around a common center and then eventually just go their own way.

However, if one of them is larger, if one of them is stronger, it can start to influence the smaller, weaker one. And we kind of have that scenario at play here, because Humberto is a Category 4. So, it's a much stronger storm than what Imelda is, even not just now, but even over the next few days.

So, this is what the models tend to do with it. They have them going their separate ways right up until Imelda is just about to make landfall. See how it kind of pauses there? And then, Humberto kind of almost pulls it back out to sea. But how quickly it can do that is very impactful, because that can ultimately lead to how much rainfall a lot of those areas along the coast end up getting.

Right now, widespread total is about four to six inches, but it could be as much as a foot.

MIRACLE: Well, thank you for tracking that, Allison. We'll come back to you.

All right. Well, the superintendent of Des Moines public schools in Iowa is in ICE custody this morning. According to ICE Ian Roberts is in the country illegally from Guyana, and that a judge gave him a final order of removal back in May 2024.

The Des Moines Public Schools web site, shows Roberts was named district superintendent in 2023.

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JACKIE NORRIS, CHAIR, DES MOINES SCHOOL BOARD: We do not have all the facts. There is much we do not know. However, what we do know is that Dr. Roberts has been an integral part of our school community since he joined over two years ago.

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MIRACLE: Officials say Roberts had $3,000 in cash, a hunting knife, and a loaded handgun on him at the time of the arrest. It is against the law for an immigrant who does not have legal status to own a firearm.

And new developments this morning in the indictment against former FBI Director James Comey. Sources tell CNN, the leak to the media at the center of that indictment appears to relate to the 2016 investigation of Hillary Clinton. Comey was indicted this week after seven days of chaos.

Earlier this year, in an interview for a forthcoming episode of a CNN Original Series between FBI directors and presidents, Comey displayed confidence that he was past any legal jeopardy from Trump. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

JAMES COMEY, FORMER DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION: I often joke, the relationship that Trump can't get over, wakes up in the middle of the night thinking about me, and I'm living my best life. I think it has some combination of, I really have had a happy, productive life since then, and then I spoke out about him, and that despite their absolute best efforts they're enable able -- never able to get me.

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MIRACLE: Well, Comey faces two charges, giving false statements and obstruction of Congress. Former federal prosecutor Shan Wu joins me now. Good morning, Shan.

You know, President Trump is making a remarkable effort to target and punish his perceived political enemies. We just read those two charges that he's been charged with. So, how strong do you think this case against Comey is?

SHAN WU, CNN LEGAL ANALYST: It's not looking that strong, but have to have the, you know, caveat in there. We really don't know much about the evidence yet. At this point, it looks more like a case in name than the case in evidence. First of all, the indictment itself, rather of sparse, it's only notice pleading doesn't have to be a whole novel written there.

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But from what we can tell, it seems to be based on Senate testimony that had been given. And one of the problems with that is, you really don't want senators being your prosecutors, because there is a lot of ambiguity about the way those questions were asked. And that's going to be the first problem.

There is some issues too about, you know, the experience of the new U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan presented the case. Doesn't have any experience, and at least, it seems so, shown up in some sloppiness in the presentation, had some problems with the grand jury, declining one count, and also confused the magistrate judge a little bit by handing up two versions of the indictment.

But we really need to see some of the details right now, we just don't have it yet.

MIRACLE: Yes, you mentioned the -- excuse me, Lindsey Halligan, the individual who is going to be -- she was a White House aide, rather, a close legal adviser to President Trump. She has no experience as a prosecutor. So, how do you see her lack of experience impacting the case as this unfolds?

WU: Well, normally, I just want to say, as a former prosecutor, is highly unusual that the U.S. attorney would be doing grand jury work and showing up in Court. That usually just doesn't happen. So, if she really is going to be the one trying the case, I mean she's going to have a huge disadvantage not having done any criminal work previously. Normally, of course, that wouldn't be the case at all. There would be very high-profile case. There would be, yes, a whole team of experienced career prosecutors.

But from the reporting that we are hearing, I mean, she is the one that presented the case. You know, possibly there are some problems with getting career prosecutors willing to go forward with this case.

MIRACLE: And acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Erik Siebert, he resigned, as we know, after he faced intense pressure from the Trump administration to pursue cases. He, as we just talked about, was replaced by that Trump loyalist, and I want to read a little bit here of some of what the Senate judiciary Democrats, they sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, and it says in part: Mr. Siebert's decision to resign after reportedly facing immense pressure from the White House and the DOJ leadership, followed by the indictment of Director Comey by unqualified loyalist, the Acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, are the latest steps in President Trump's effort to reshape the nation's leading law enforcement agency into a weapon focused on punishing his enemies. What do you think about that?

WU: I think that President Trump's very public statements about how happy he is with the indictment, how he was pressuring DOJ and Attorney General Bondi to bring this case and possibly others, that's a gift to the defense team. They are going to move for a dismissal based on selective prosecution. There is also a pre-trial.

But what's the -- usually, it's really hard to win a motion like that. Historically, just very hard to win selected prosecution. But you usually don't have the president of the United States making all these public comments. So, I think this is a great gift to the defense. I mean, maybe President Trump, guess what he wants by the mere fact of the indictment, because it causes a lot of stress and financial difficulty for former Director Comey, but it certainly does not help the prosecution to have the president talking this way and other members of the White House leadership team speaking this way, prejudging the guilt of a defendant.

MIRACLE: Yes, and he is not just talking about Comey. President Trump has made it pretty clear that he wants more of his political opponents prosecuted. Listen to this.

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TRUMP: I think Adam Schiff is one of the lowest of the low. I would love to see him brought to justice.

The crooked attorney general of New York, she is a real, real beauty. Letitia James.

Jack Smith, he is a terrorist.

Soros. And I read, keep talking about Soros. And so, you know, I guess he'd be a likely candidate. (END VIDEO CLIP)

MIRACLE: And Shan, The New York Times is also reporting that the DOJ is seeking the travel records of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who prosecuted Trump for attempting to interfere in Georgia's election. So, as a former federal prosecutor, are you hearing from former colleagues about how this kind of retaliatory behavior is impacting the institution that is the Department of Justice?

WU: Oh, yes. And I think the feeling of folks who have worked at DOJ is, you know, is one of horror at this point. I mean, we have certainly heard the president say that he wants to do this. So, it's not surprising in that sense. But it's a really sad day for the justice department to have become so politicized, have no independence at all, just becoming like the personal law firm of the president.

And you know, historically, in terms of your ethical principles as a prosecutor, this is exactly backwards. You don't look for charges against particular people, like, let's investigate so and so.

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You let the evidence bring you to the targets. So, this is just backwards ethically.

MIRACLE: And it appears we are just at the beginning. All right. Shan Wu, thank you.

Now to the latest in the Mideast conflict, dueling messages about ending the war in Gaza is the backdrop for a face to face between President Trump and Israel's Prime Minister.

Now, on one hand, Trump is touting a cease fire. Is very close.

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TRUMP: I think we have maybe a deal on Gaza, a very close to a deal on Gaza.

I think it's a deal that will get the hostages back. It's going to be a deal that will end the war. It's going to be a deal with -- it's going to be peace.

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MIRACLE: But Benjamin Netanyahu is remarks to the United Nations cast out on any breakthrough. CNN's Larry Madowo is following these headlines, and what can we expect on Monday, when these leaders meet, Larry?

LARRY MADOWO, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Veronica, this will be the first time we'll see how far apart President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu are regarding a deal. Because based on Prime Minister Netanyahu's very fiery, defined speech before the U.N. General Assembly, there is some daylight between the two positions. Compare that with President Trump saying, we are very close to a deal. This is just days after he presented this 21-point plan that has been put together and presented to Arab states. Overnight, President Trump saying on Truth Social that they have had very inspiring and productive discussions with the Middle Eastern community, and there is goodwill here to do a deal and end this war. And Hamas is very much aware of these talks.

But that just hours after Prime Minister Netanyahu saw this massive walkout before he gave his speech, many of the delegations are leaving the hall before he gave that speech. That speaks to the isolation, the international pressure on Israel to put an end to the war and try and bring peace to the Gaza Strip to begin the rebuilding that will probably take years on the -- and specifically, in reaction to this recent U.N. commission that concluded that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza, Prime Minister Netanyahu had a very strong response.

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BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, PRIME MINISTER, ISRAEL: I want to ask you a simple question, a simple logical question. Would a country committing genocide plead with the civilian population it is supposedly targeting to get out of harm's way? Would we tell them, get out if we want to commit genocide?

We are trying to get them out, and Hamas is trying to keep them in.

What? Did the Nazis ask the Jews to leave? Kindly leave, go out. Did others, you want me to name all the genocidal leaders of history? Just go one by one. Did anyone do this?

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MADOWO: Netanyahu assailed any recognition of Palestinians State, said he had to finish the job in Gaza.

But I've been spending the past week reporting and speaking to diplomats in New York and many in the world. And the sense I get is that Israel has lost a lot of the world. You saw the recognition of the Palestinian State by France and Canada and the U.K. And that speaks to that withdrawal, you saw the people leaving that hall, but also the protest we expect today in Liverpool, in Berlin, they are having an all eyes on Gaza protest, Veronica. That's kind of where the world is moving, and Prime Minister Netanyahu is in opposition to that.

MIRACLE: Yes, a lot of pressure there.

All right. Larry Madowo, thank you for your reporting.

Still to come, an ICE agent is under investigation after video surfaced of him struggling with a mother at an immigration courthouse. We have the fallout from the shocking video.

Plus, the Jimmy Kimmel blackout is completely over, but is the threat to late night T.V. over? And a major recall. BMW says certain models of their cars could catch fire while parked.

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MIRACLE This morning in New York, ICE is facing new backlash after a troubling incident inside an immigration courthouse. We do want to warn you this video is disturbing.

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MIRACLE (voice over): A woman whose husband had just been detained says her family has opened asylum claims. Yet, what happened next has sparked outrage and an investigation. An ICE officer has now been pulled from his current duties while officials look into it.

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MIRACLE: CNN's Gloria Pazmino is in New York with more.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (INAUDIBLE).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Adios. Adios.

GLORIA PAZMINO, CNN NEWSOURCE NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice over): After video surfaced of an ICE officer pushing Ecuadorian immigrant, Monica Moreta-Galarza to the floor in New York City's ICE offices, outrage growing in New York.

ZOHRAN MAMDANI (D), MAYORAL CANDIDATE, NEW YORK CITY: The wife of a detained man, begging an ice agent to free her husband. When he ignored her, she pleaded to be taken too. And behind her stood two young children. And after taunting her with the response of, adios, adios, suddenly that agent threw her to the ground. The kids began to cry, traumatized by the sight of their mother being assaulted in a government building.

PAZMINO (voice over): According to New York Congressman Dan Goldman, Moreta-Galarza and her family have opened asylum claims and are in the U.S. legally. His office also said she was rushed to the hospital for possible head trauma after the incident.

Speaking to reporters after the incident, Moreta-Galarza said, "Over in Ecuador, they beat us there too. I didn't think I'd come here to the United States and that the same thing would happen to me."

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Walk this way. Walk this way.

PAZMINO (voice over): The officer, whose name has not been released, has been spotted frequently in the halls of the immigration center. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That officer to me, looked drunk on the violence of it.

PAZMINO (voice over): DHS says that they are conducting a full investigation and that the officer involved has been relieved of his duties.

"The officer's conduct in this video is unacceptable and beneath the men and women of ICE. Our ICE law enforcement are held to the highest professional standards, and this officer is being relieved of current duties as we conduct a full investigation."

In response, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, saying that He is pleased that the incident is being further looked into.

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PAZMINO (on camera): Now, Veronica, something that a lot of the local elected officials here have highlighted is that many of these detentions have become routine here in New York City. Behind me is the immigration court, where day by day, many of the migrants who are here show up to their court mandated appointments in an effort to try and navigate the immigration system as they try and resolve their status. And it's during those appearances that many of them are being taken into custody.

Now Congressman Dan Goldman, who represents this area of Manhattan, his office is across the street, and the woman and her family actually took shelter there after the incident. He's told us that he has referred this officer for possible criminal prosecution by the U.S. attorney. Veronica?

MIRACLE: All right. Gloria Pazmino, thank you for tracking that.

The Jimmy Kimmel blackout is over. Local T.V. giant, Sinclair, a Nexstar, who preempted his show after his return this week. Will they allow the show back on its air? Details straight ahead.

And home improvements may get a little more expensive next week. We are going to be breaking down the products being hit in the next round of tariffs.

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MIRACLE: For the first time last night, Sinclair and Nexstar's ABC affiliates started re-airing Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show.

Both companies had refused to air the program after ABC ended Kimmel suspension earlier this week.

The controversy has reignited the debate over free speech. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, told CNN's Dana Bash that he believes the FCC should not use its power in a coercive way when it comes to the First Amendment, but he stopped short of saying the Trump administration did something wrong.

So, for more on this, let's bring in Eric Deggans. He is a T.V. and media critic for NPR.

Good morning, Eric. Thanks for joining us so early.

So, I want to talk about Kimmel's opening monolog when he came back on the air. He said, this show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.

So, whether the president intended this or not, this has become a free speech issue, and it's pinged both sides of the aisle very sharply. What do you think about that?

ERIC DEGGANS, TV AND MEDIA CRITIC, NPR: Yes, I think this, this conflict, this controversy, wound up exposing a lot of different issues in politics and in broadcasting. First of all, of course, we had the First Amendment concerns.

When an FCC chairman goes on a podcast, threatens the broadcast licenses of ABC affiliates, and then, Disney acts to remove the person that was being criticized from the air for nearly a week.

But the other thing that it raised was this concern about what happens when you allow companies to own broadcast stations that reach a large swath of the American public, you know, between them, Sinclair and Nexstar reached something like 25 percent of the country. I don't think people realized how much control these companies had over what people could see and how much of the country they covered.

And you know, they wound up blacking out Jimmy Kimmel in cities like Washington, D.C. and Seattle, where you would presume, you know, they have a reputation for being left leaning. You would assume that they would be perhaps a little more open to Jimmy Kimmel's message, and might have wanted to see that show.

The Trump administration has tried to characterize Nexstar and Sinclair's decisions as local decisions made entirely by the companies. But this is distant ownership, making decisions for T.V. stations that are -- you know, hundreds of miles away from their corporate headquarters and may have local standards very different than these corporate leaders have imposed on their entire system.

MIRACLE: Yes, we have a map right now showing all of the different markets where these T.V. stations are. You know, Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, which owns ABC, as we know, has been criticized throughout this entire process. After Kimmel was taken off the air, high-profile actors came out in support of Kimmel, and then, ABC viewers from across the country, a lot of them unsubscribed from Hulu and Disney+ in mass.

Do you think that bringing the -- making the decision to bring Kimmel back was because ABC execs were taking a stand for free speech? Or do you think it was because of the money?

DEGGANS: Well, you work in television, so, you know.

Usually, it's about the money. Actually, I think in this case, it wasn't just money, it was the reputations of the top executives at Disney and the fact that so many high-profile celebrities had expressed concern and signed on to a petition that was circulated by the ACLU, protesting Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.

You had names like Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep.

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MIRACLE: Right.

DEGGANS: You had Diego Luna who starred in a big Disney+ series, "Andor". And you also have Pedro Pascal, who stars in a big Disney+ series, "The Mandalorian", sand started a big Marvel movie that's owned by Disney, "Fantastic Four".

So, these are people that Iger and Dana Walden, the top executives at Disney, would have had to work with.And it was damaging their reputation.

The other thing I think that is kind of exposed here is how vulnerable free speech is if the people who run these big companies don't stand up for their employees, we have seen newspapers like The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times run by owners who seem to be cracking down on some of the opinions expressed by their employees.

People, of course, have been wondering about what's going to CBS News. They appointed some sort of ombudsman after discussions with the FCC, right before a big merger. We need corporate chieftains to stand up for their employees when they exercise their free speech in their daily work.

And Disney finally seemed to realize that was something they needed to do. And hopefully that's an example that will inspire other companies to stand up for their employees' free speech rights as well.

MIRACLE: And interestingly enough, it was a ratings bonanza of a week for Kimmel, both on T.V. and on YouTube, millions of views on his monologs. Do you think that this is going to last?

DEGGANS: I think it will last for a little while. I think people want to see if Kimmel will maintain the same sort of stance that he took when he came back, and if it will energize the show.

One of the things that's interesting to me is to see that these late- night hosts have realized that they might be stronger if they stand together more visibly. So, we're going to see Stephen Colbert appear on Jimmy Kimmel show, and Jimmy Kimmel show appear on Stephen Colbert show, when Jimmy Kimmel show goes to Brooklyn. I think that might be next week.

We are also going to see Colbert, I think, welcome Conan O'Brien, who used to be a late-night host. These guys all spoke out when Kimmel was sidelined, and they also spoke out when Colbert show was canceled in advance. It's going to leave the air in May.

And I think, you know, the guys who work in the space have realized that they have a lot of strength when they speak together. And it's -- they seem to be, you know, talking about each other and appearing on each other's shows more often. We'll see if this also helps spark viewership.

MIRACLE: Yes, they may not have a choice that they have to stick together now instead of competing for ratings against each other.

All right. Eric Deggans, T.V. and media critic for NPR.

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DEGGANS: Exactly.

MIRACLE: Thanks so much for joining us.

And still to come, BMW is urging some car owners to park outside. The issue the automaker says could cause some models to catch fire.

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MIRACLE: Tens of thousands of BMW and Toyota owners are being told to park their cars outside because they could catch on fire. Now, this is due to a problem with the engine starter. Federal traffic safety officials say the engine could short circuit, causing a fire, so they don't want drivers to park inside or even near other structures until their car is repaired.

The massive recall affects about 196,000 BMW cars, mostly manufactured between 2019, and 2022, and nearly 1,500 Toyota Supras manufactured by BMW. You can see the full list on cnn.com.

And if you are looking to buy a new truck, a couch or kitchen cabinet, or even stock up on some medications, you might want to do so before October 1st. President Trump announced that's when a slew of new tariffs will take effect.

CNN's Matt Egan has the details and whether Americans are putting their wallets away.

MATT EGAN, CNN SENIOR REPORTER: Well, if you like tariffs, you're going to love next week, because the president has a tsunami of new tariffs on the way. Starting with 100 percent tariffs on some pharmaceuticals. Now, it says some because this only applies to patented or brand name pharmaceuticals, not generics.

The president says it also won't apply to drug makers that are manufacturing in the United States. Still, though, 100 percent tariffs on pharmaceuticals, it's harder to see how that's not going to have at least some impact on the price of medicine. It's not just that, though, 50 percent tariffs on the way, on cabinets and vanities, 30 percent on upholstered furniture. That's despite the fact that furniture prices have already been going up rapidly, and some furniture executives have warned prices go much higher if there is massive tariffs.

President also planning a 25 percent tariff on heavy trucks. All of this slated to take effect on October 1st.

Now, new numbers out on the mood on Main Street, and it's not great. Right. Consumer Sentiment fell between August and September. It's 22 percent lower than at this point last month, which is pretty telling.

One of the things that really stood out in this report is that almost half of consumers, 44 percent, they spontaneously mentioned that prices are hurting their personal finances.

And look, they are not imagining it. New numbers out from PCE.

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This is the Fed's favorite inflation metric, showing that prices were up by 0.3 percent month over month. That was moving in the wrong direction, also up by 2.7 percent on an annual basis. That is well above the two percent that the Fed is targeting, and that's what they consider healthy. But we are moving in the wrong direction on that.

When you look at the trend, you can see that inflation is not nearly as bad as it was 3-1/2 years ago. But you really zoom in, it's moving in the wrong direction, right? This progress has really stalled out, and part of the reason for that is the fact that prices on goods, in particular, durable goods, those have been going up pretty significantly, and that's after a period of time where prices on durable goods were actually falling. And economists say that this is evidence of an impact of tariffs. That's why these prices are going up.

Now, there was some good news as well, and that's the fact that Americans continue to spend, personal spending increased between July and August by more than expected. That's significant, because that is the biggest driver of this economy. We saw big increases in a few different areas, transportation services, recreational goods and vehicles. The one that I would call your attention to is food services and accommodations. That's restaurants, that's hotels. That's significant, because it's really where you would expect people to pull back first if they were really hurting.

Still, though, these numbers, they don't tell us who is spending, and we know that we're in this K-shaped economy, where people at the top, who have money in the market, money in real estate, they are doing OK right now. But people on the bottom and often in the middle, not so much.

Bottom line here is, yes, Americans continue to spend, and yes, that is good news for this economy. But they say they don't like this economy, large part because of the cost of living, and it's hard to see how a whole raft of new tariffs on the way are going to help the cost of living. Back to you. MIRACLE: All right. Matt Egan, thank you for that.

Still to come, Team Europe dominates in day one of the Ryder Cup. We are going to be live from New York with highlights in sports.

And comedian Lewis Black and award-winning journalist Joy Reid, joined the crew to unpack this week's headlines on "HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU?" It airs tonight at 9:00 on CNN.

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MIRACLE: All right. Team USA, looking to make up ground at the Ryder Cup. CNN's sports anchor Andy Scholes joins us now.

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ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS ANCHOR: Yes.

MIRACLE: From the videos that I've seen, it looks rowdy out there.

SCHOLES: Yes. It is, Veronica. And you know, the home team normally wins the Ryder Cup. It's kind of embarrassing if you don't -- you hold serve on home soil. The home side has won every Ryder Cup since 2012. But things not off to a great start for team USA. And let's go live to New York, where our Don Riddell is there at the course.

Don, how worried should Team USA be after that start?

DON RIDDELL, CNN SPORTS ANCHOR: Aa little bit, Andy. A little bit.

Just an incredible day yesterday. Bethpage was turned black and blue. It was a beat down. It was a nightmare start for the Americans. They lost their first three matches. That's never happened when they played the Ryder Cup on home soil, and it was a nightmare for the world number one, Scottie Scheffler, who lost both his matches.

Now, there was briefly a revival around lunchtime that coincided with the arrival of President Donald Trump, who spectacularly swooped in low over the course in Air Force One. I saw him out on the first tee box shortly afterwards, rubbing shoulders with his friend Bryson DeChambeau, but he was wheels up and long gone as the collapse continued, the Americans three points down by the end of the day.

Credit to the Europeans, though they were brilliant. Their stars, like Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, they took abuse from the home fans all day, but they silenced them with their golf.

I think the Americans are now serious underdogs. The Europeans could never have imagined such a good start, but nobody thinks it's over just yet.

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LUKE DONALD, CAPTAIN, TEAM EUROPE: It's nice to accomplish. It doesn't mean anything unless we get 14-1/2 points on Sunday.

KEEGAN BRADLEY, CAPTAIN, TEAM USA: We are sticking to our plan. We're not going to panic. We're not going to, you know, do panic and make those sort of mistakes. So, we're going to stick to what we know, and we have a lot of confidence in them.

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RIDDELL: Andy, only one team in the history of the Ryder Cup has ever turned around a deficit quite like this. That was the famous battle of Brookline in 1999, when the Americans came back to win. Will history repeat itself? Seems like a tall order. We'll see.

SCHOLES: Well, Don, here is just hoping that we are setting up a great comeback, and that Sunday will be an epic day for Team USA.

Fingers crossed for that outcome. Thanks, Don, there in New York.

All right, big weekend for college football, meanwhile. Getting started with a thriller between eighth-ranked Florida State and Virginia last night.

And this had the fastest field storming by students, maybe in sports history. So, in overtime, Florida State was trying to tie the game on third down, Tommy Castellanos to douche Robinson. He bobbles it around, but then catches it. It was called a touchdown, but upon review, they called this incomplete.

So, now, it's going to be fourth down for Florida State, and Castellanos gets rushed. He heeds it. The pass is picked off.

And look at the students. They immediately rushed the field. I hope that Florida State receiver is OK, because he just disappeared into this madness. What a scene there at Scott Stadium, as Virginia with a big upset, 46 to 38.

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Here is hoping we get some more epic finishes today. We've got an amazing schedule for college football on tap, 3:30 Eastern, fourth ranked, LSU placed at 13th ranked Ole Miss. So, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin's daughter Landry is dating LS U, Star linebacker Whit Weeks, which is certainly a fun storyline for that game.

Then, tonight, two huge matchups. Sixth-ranked Oregon at third ranked Penn State, 17th ranked Alabama at fifth-ranked Georgia. You going to need the double box there for your T.V. tonight and this afternoon.

All right. Finally, in baseball, the Red Sox are heading back to the postseason for the first time since 2021. Boston, they are down 3-0 to the Tigers last night, but they rally. And then, the bottom of the night, Ceddanne Rafaela, coming through in the clutch, hitting this one off the center field wall. Romy Gonzalez scores to win it for the Red Sox, 4-3.

Two spots left in the American League. Well, the Astros lost last night. All the Tigers and Guardians have to do is win one of their last two games to get in.

Now, the Mets, meanwhile, they lost to the Marlins last night, while the Reds, once the Mets are actually out of the playoffs right now, Veronica, it's kind of a -- epic collapse.

If you know a Mets fan in your life right now, be nice then today, or maybe give them a hug, because it's just bad time.

MIRACLE: Yes. I'm not a Mets fan, but there's nothing more heartbreaking. All right. Thanks, Andy.

SCHOLES: Yes. All right.

MIRACLE: Well, coming up, women in the military will soon have fewer resources to help navigate life in the armed forces. That story coming up in the next hour of CNN THIS MORNING WEEKEND.

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