impacted spending habits then we will speak to judy chu about the overall state of our economy. and then today the supreme court could hand down a critical condition that could impact the southern border, and we will take you live to el paso we begin marking one of the busiest travel days of the year, both on the roads and in the air after people are scrambling to get home after the christmas holidays, and a blizzard is contributing to problems today alone more than 1,300 u.s. flights have been delayed, and near nearly 2,900 have been cancelled, and a bulk of that coming from southwest airlines, and it s not just airline travelers facing a daunting journey home according to aaa, today and tomorrow are expected to be the most congested days on the road as travelers mix with commuters back to work after the holiday joining us now, blayne alexander, and then blayne, i was caught up in the middle of it a couple days trying to get back to new york describe the scene you are se
lets now get down to business. the biggest interest rate rise since 1989. that s what we are awaiting from the bank of england in just a few hours time as it battles to control soaring prices. the bank is widely expected to raise its benchmark rate from 2.25% to 3% pushing up the cost of mortgages, credit cards and loans. it comes as america s central bank the us federal reserve raised its main rate by three quarters of a percentage point and warned borrowing costs will have to go higher than many are expecting. michelle fleury has this from new york. this is the fourth time in a row that the us central bank has raised interest rates so aggressively, with another hike possible in december. the rapid pace of increases is in response to prices that have been rising at their fastest pace in four decades. now, as the race to beat inflation continues, the question for everyone is, will mr powell and his colleagues really keep up this pace? in its statement, for the firs
according to u.s. intelligence the missile tests do not pose an immediate threat to the united states. let s go to seoul and bring in paula hancock. give us the latest. reporter: john we re hearing here from the south korean side that the u.s.s. ronald reagan is off the east coast, carrying off navy drills as north korea fires yet more missiles. as north korea continues to break its own missile launch record. south korea says trilateral naval exercises are back in the water. holding drills to track and intercept missiles, a response to the north s launches. american aircraft carriers cruising around, pretty much nothing. it will probably make some people in the united states and republic of korea happier. but it will have zero impact on north korea s behavior and decision making. reporter: north korea blamed the flurry on the u.s. calling them counter measures against last week s naval drills. it will increase the condemnation, isolation, increase the steps that are
that brutal storm that killed 50 people, plus left thousands stranded across the country. why one governor is now calling her state a war zone and in ukraine, an attempted drone attack deep inside russia has vladimir putin once again saying he s ready for peace talks, but is anybody taking that offer seriously as president zelenskyy urges his countrymen to keep the faith. today the future of title 42 allowing migrants to be turned away quickly at the border because of covid-19 public health concerns remains in limbo. what is clear, that the dangser to migrants and the political fight are increasing the supreme court could grant the biden administration s request to end the trump-era border policy, or keep it in place issuing a longer stay. but with freezing temperatures not only is a humanitarian crisis growing at the southern border, the white house is now financial saying strong criticism for governor abbott after that busload of migrants was dropped off in front of vic
be banned from the roads altogether. changing life in russia how tighter and more repressive controls are bringing back memories from the past. we have a special report from st petersburg. duggee is waiting for some new friends to arrive. and how the bbc s hey duggee is helping young ukrainian refugees feel more at home. also on bbc london this hour. how households can save on energy bills as prices continue to soar. and the science museum aiming to attract more people to a career as science technicians. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. investigations into the deaths of three teenagers with mental health issues have found they died after a catalogue of failures by the nhs trust treating them. christie hartnett, nadia sharif and emily moore were 17 and 18 years old. they were in the care of the tees, esk and weir valley trust and all three, who were friends, died within eight months of each other. they were treated at west lane hospital, which provided specia