last couple of hours happened as the u.n. security council met in new york over north korea s firing over japan the first time. we re monitoring all of this for response from the west. in our other top story tonight, less than five weeks ahead of the midterm elections, terrible news for president biden and the democratic party. if you are looking at gas prices. as opec plus oil ministers say they will sharply cut production. this comes as the u.s. is dealing with a new surge in gasoline prices across the country coupled with skyrocketing inflation and soaring interest rates. white house correspondent peter doocy has our report live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. good evening, bret. president biden doesn t have any control over what opec does. he asks them to increase production. they decided to decrease it. and now gas prices back home may start rising at a terrible time for him politically. but, as international politics get tricky, the president has a surprisin
from msnbc world headquarters to new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports. developing this hour. the fallout grows on the fbi search in mar-a-lago. as we wait to see if donald trump s legal team filed a motion for a special master to review the evidence seized the department of justice is nearing a major deadline to propose redactions for the affidavit season that search. earlier today, house intelligence committee chair adam schiff spoke on winning the balance of the public s right to know versus the government s concerns. i think the question is, at one point in time does the public get to see that affidavit? i think the justice department makes a powerful case that at the early stage of the investigation, when it could jeopardize the pursuit of justice, this is not the time to be giving essentially the trump lawyers a roadmap into how to intimidate witnesses or how to derail illegitimate investigation. this all comes as a new nbc news poll out today shows americ
hello this is bbc news. the headlines. a bad night for president macron. he looks set to lose his overall majority in the french parliament the far left and the far right have made gains. rail bosses have confirmed that talks to try to avoid this week s strike action will continue with union leaders tomorrow. after the uk s promise of more heavy weapons to ukraine the new head of the british army says troops should be prepared to fight russia in europe. communities in finsbury park gather to mark five years since the terror attack in which a van was driven into worshippers outside a mosque. and swimming s world governing body votes to effectively ban transgender competitors like american lia thomas from taking part in women s races. now on bbc news. joe tidy reports on president nayib bukele s bitcoin plans in el salvador, with investment of more than $300 million of public money and plans to build a bitcoin city . el salvador is the only country in the world where you
americans a break. but tonight, lawmakers, including many democrats with serious reservations. cecilia vega at the white house. tonight, the new images, the moments that passenger plane landed in miami. the landing gear failing. the plane catching on fire and tonight, images from inside the plane. and how old was that plane? sitting in a new mexico desert for years, then brought back into service. gio benitez covers aviation. the dramatic rescue in ukraine. a u.s. nuclear scientist escaping from russian-controlled mariupol, hiding in that city for nearly four months. james longman from ukraine tonight. the devastating earthquake in afghanistan. more than 1,000 people killed. the 5.9 leveling villages. maggie rulli reporting tonight. after the school shooting in uvalde, the schumermarket shooting in buffalo, news tonight on that bipartisan gun safety deal. will there be enough republicans in the senate to get this through? and tonight, republican leaders in the house a
now on bbc news, joe tidy reports from el salvador on the president s bitcoin plans, with investment of more than $300 million of public money and plans to build a bitcoin city . el salvador is the only country in the world where you can buy almost anything with bitcoin. buenos dias. si, caballero. last september, the country s cryptocurrency loving president took the unprecedented decision to make bitcoin legal tender. this will generate jobs and help provide financial inclusion to thousands outside the formal economy. around the world, the move is being criticised by the financial establishment and celebrated by crypto fans. so we are following developments closely. and now el salvador is leading the way, you know? we re proud. but are the people here embracing bitcoin? is el salvador s big bitcoin gamble paying off? el salvador s bitcoin journey started here in el zonte, with a weird and mysterious origin story. in 2019, an anonymous donor gave this small fishing villag