good evening once again, it is friday night and i am stephanie ruhle and you know what that means. our friday night cap is standing by to weigh in on all the way down this week so do not move because they will be here in just a few minutes. but first, let s break down today s news. new signs of special counsel investigating donald trump now focusing on the former presidents attorneys, including the one and only rudy giuliani according. to the washington post, jack smith s team is asking witnesses about giuliani s actions before jan sixth, and the poses investigators are ramping up the pressure on trump s lawyers involved in the classified documents case. our friend jackie alemany as one of the reporters who broke that story, and here is what she said about it earlier today. the way that we see it, he started sprinting to the decision before the 2024 presidential primary really heats up. meanwhile we are also following the on convicted murderer alec talks murdaug
are you a first time buyer, have recently taken on a mortgage or are looking to move how is this impacting you? do get in touch on twitter @annitabbc or use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. cuba is completely without power after hurricane ian has struck the western end of the island. two people are reported dead. florida now braces itself for the category three hurricane with life threatening winds, floods and tidal surges. leaders of several european countries claim that rare gas leaks that have hit the nordstream pipelines were not accidents but deliberate acts . gas flows in the nordstream 1 pipeline were stopped in august. the president of ukraine has pledged to protect citizens in areas of his country which could be annexed by moscow after the kremlin held unofficial referendums. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. watching in the uk the international monetary fund which works to promote stability in the global economy has criticise
interest rates are expected to rise sharply today, as the bank of england attempts to tackle soaring prices. the bank is expected to increase its base rate by three quarters of a percentage point from 2.25% to 3%. that would be its eighth consecutive increase since december, pushing the rate to its highest level for m years. it would also mark the biggest single increase since 1989, and could have a big impact on the cost of living and people s finances. our correspondent navtej johal has this report. omar is a veterinary surgeon based in derby. he came to the uk four years ago and had planned to buy a home and settle here long term. with interest rates here expected to rise further today, which is likely to make mortgages more expensive, omar says he s now considering whether he should even stay in the uk. have you lost trust in the uk? i trust my colleagues, i trust my friends, i trust a lot of people in the uk. it shook my trust in the system. and you may move, you may lea
to personally thank them. the same heroes are about to lose their job by the end of the year thanks to the president s own vaccine mandate. the president has a body week ahead, he and the first lady will be in puerto rico amidfallout of hurricane fiona, which hit two weeks ago and left behind a lot of damage. 100,000 people without power this morning. the president vowed to give puerto rico what they need. we owe puerto rico a hell of a lot more than they have gotten, we cannot tire, whatever it takes, i mean it, whatever it takes. the president will be back in did sheing c tonight and off to florida on wednesday to meet with officials oversees damage from hurricane ian. among those he spoke with technician second class zach loze, who is about to beic canned out of the guard over refusal to comply with the covid-19 mandate. reporters are asking kamala harris to clarify remarks she made when she suggested hurricane relief should be handed out based on witty. it appears s