Chief political correspondent henry zeffman. Can we start with that leaked letter from Simon Case which you have seen, what does it say . Well the last time we saw Rachel Reeves and Jeremy Hunt facing off, was when Rachel Reeves declared that shed got into office, looked at the bot books and discover there was a £22 billion Black Hole in public spending this year. Simon cayce says he would note. Let me translate the civil service speak. Hes basically that the previous Governments Decision not to revise. Was a big reason for uncertainty in public finances. Thats quite a claim from the cabinet, i suspect they wanted it to stay private but it got leaked to me do it to stay private but it got leaked to m it to stay private but it got leaked to m. , ~. , leaked to me do you think that is likely to leaked to me do you think that is likely to come leaked to me do you think that is likely to come up leaked to me do you think that is likely to come up with leaked to me do you think that is lik
People are positioned and ready accordingly. Bill so part of that, the workers putting boxes and viles in freezer cases to be shipped across the country. The president calling it a modern day miracle. And Restaurant Owner Angela Marcon is here again. And first, be marc siegel with the vaccinations are underway. They continue. Doctor, how is it going . Bill, it was an honor to be invited into my Medical Center to witness this historic event. The trucks rolled as promised by general purna. Its v day. If first nurse here to be vaccinated, tara easter. I interviewed her. She said to me, you know, its an honor and she was shirks and side effects. Shes not worried about it. Shes going back to work tomorrow. Lets hear what she had to say about the vaccine. How do you feel about those that didnt make it this day to get the shot because it wasnt here . I think, you know, it was a very challenging time. Lots of patients and families went through a lot. Today is really exciting that we can move f
Rates have gone up again, for the 14th time in a row. The Bank Of England has put up its main rate from 5 to 5. 25 . That will mean higher mortgages for some people, but its also good news for savers. The Bank Of England is using Interest Rate rises to fight inflation, which has slowed recently, but which is still nearly 8 . Our economics correspondent andy verity reports the father of two, peter, keeping up the payments for his familys mortgages looking like anything but childs play. They bought their home under the governments help to buy scheme, but since then Interest Rates have risen 1a times. When his fixed rate deal expires early next year, the payments willjump. Somehow we are supposed to spend less and find an extra £750 per month to pay for that. For many families it is a terrifying situation, but if you have a young family like ourselves, who have been swayed into the Housing Market by government who has advertised help to buy as an affordable scheme, right, when things bec
meeting where former president trump discusses holding secret documents he does not declassify. listen. isn t it amazing? i have a big pile of papers. look. this was him. they presented me this. this is it ooff the record. but they presented me with this. this is the defense department and him. this was him. that wasn t done by me, it was him. all sorts of stuff. pages long. let s see here. isn t that amazing? this totally wins my case, you know, except it is like highly confidential, secret. as a president i could declassify, but now i can t. yeah, now we have a problem. isn t that interesting? so cool. we hear you probably almost didn t believe me, but now you believe me. no, i believed you. incredible, right? this conversation is a critical piece of evidence in the case of trump s alleged mishandling of classified information. and paula reid explains. reporter: this recording is from the summer 2021 at bedminster, speaking to two people working on an auto
tonight on the reid out. your money is not charity. it s an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way. [ applause ] president zelenskyy delivers an inspiring speech to congress as the putin-loving right gives him the cold shoulder. capitol police officer harry dunn joins me to talk about the january 6th committee s investigation as we await its final report. later president biden lays out a hopeful vision for america s future as we prepare to bid farewell to a tumultuous 2022. we await the release of the final report by the house january 6th select committee which could come at any moment. the panel is expected to drop a whopping 800 pages that will give a comprehensive and detailed look at how donald trump plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat and purposefully provoked his supporters with phony conspiracies about widespread voter fraught. this report is a big deem. the committee interviewed more than 1200 witn