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* **Trump Visits Friends at Fox:**
In an interview that aired on "Fox & Friends" on Thursday, the president said he only learned his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen paid off two women “later on.” Trump also alleged Cohen didn't violate campaign finance laws because the payments "came from me" and not his campaign. To watch the interview, [click here](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/22/trump-insists-learned-michael-cohen-payments-later-on-in-fox-friends-exclusive.html).
* **Hawaii Braces for a Hurricane:**
Hurricane Lane was downgraded to a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 155 mph. It could be the first hurricane to make landfall on Hawaii in decades. Maui could get 18 inches of rain, and up to two feet of water may fall on the Big Island. For more on the developing storm, [click here](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-hurricane-lane-approaching-hawaii-is-so-rare/).
* **Tariffs, Yet Again:**
Another round of tariffs on Chinese imports takes effect Thursday. The 279 targeted items include electronics and plastics. [Read the details here](https://www.npr.org/2018/08/20/640141115/how-much-are-tariffs-pushing-up-prices).
* **OSU's Urban Meyer Suspended:**
Ohio State University on Wednesday suspended its head football coach for the first three games of the season. A two-week investigation concluded the coach mishandled domestic violence accusations against a former assistant coach. Meyer is suspended without pay and cannot interact with his team until September 2. For more on this story, [click here](http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24449427/ohio-state-suspends-coach-urban-meyer-ad-gene-smith).
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Major League Baseball entered its first owner implemented lockout in nearly 30 years after the league and the player's association were unable to come to an agreement on a new labor deal.
Jill and Carlo discuss what appears to be the beginning of the end of Roe v. Wade, another victim dies following the school shooting in Michigan, Omicron in the U.S., Trump's Covid chronology and more.
Jill and Carlo cover the latest on Omicron, another school shooting in America and more. Plus, bidding farewell to 'transitory' inflation, and the controversy surrounding 'Lovely Bones' author Alice Sebold.
Major League Baseball and its players' union remain at odds over a new collective bargaining agreement, and if a deal isn't reached by 11:59 P.M. eastern time Wednesday, the league will experience its first work stoppage in more than two decades. Ryan Fagan, Senior MLB Writer at The Sporting News, joins Cheddar News' Closing Bell, where he discusses the impact of such an event on both teams and players across baseball.
After a nearly 30-year saga, the New York Islanders have officially found a new home. The NHL team kicked off their very first game at the state of the art UBS arena earlier this month, bringing fans together in Belmont Park, NY.
The over $1 billion dollar project comes as the city attempts to return to normalcy. Tom Naratil, President of the Americas at UBS and Jon Ledecky Co-Owner of the New York Islanders joined Cheddar's Opening Bell to discuss the new beginning.
Jill and Carlo cover the latest developments with the Omicron variant that are spooking markets once again. Twitter's @Jack is leaving, SCOTUS takes up abortion rights and the world has a brand new republic.
