hello, and welcome to bbc news. we begin with some news which has been breaking out of somalia over the last couple of hours, where security forces say they ve ended a siege that had lasted over 30 hours at the hayat hotel in the capital, mogadishu, where islamist gunmen were reported to be holding hostages. there s been no independent verification, and no official statement from the somali government. our reporter emily brown has been following the story and joins me now. emily, what is the latest? we know this first began on friday evening, wendy al shabaab group were known to have detonated at least two bombs outside the hayat hotel in the capital. when the al shabaab. dozens were evacuated from the building, said to be popular with politicians and journalists. we know the siege is said to have lasted 30 hours, with government having held hostages inside. we have some footage in which you can hear the gunshots. frame. this was an intense battle for frame. this was an
dropped for the back black panther sequel. we have to talk about it with our culture credits. i am symone, and i have something to say. president biden continues to isolate with covid-19, the doctors assure folks he s on the road to recovery. an update today themes, dr. kevin o connor wrote in part, quote,, his symptoms continue to improve significantly. his predominant symptoms now is sore throat. this is most likely a result of lymph oil activation as his body clears the virus, and is thus encouraging. but here s the thing, y all. america does not take a day off. while working remotely, the president still has to navigate a maze of pressing issues. covid, monkeypox, gas prices, inflation and yesterday i spoke with white house chief of staff, ron klain, about the presidents recovery and his agenda. here s what he had to say. he s feeling pretty well. i talk to him a little while ago and he s been at work all day. on the phones. talking to staff and other people. his reco
unilaterally subvert democracy. also this morning, new photos obtained by abc news show vice president pence and his family in hiding on january 6th, after pence was rushed off the senate floor. you ll remember by secret service as rioters broke into the capitol. i think the public probably is not aware of how close a call this was. the rioters came very close to capturing the vice president and i think there is very good evidence that they would have done harm to him, perhaps even killed him. so this was a close call. that was congresswoman zoe lofgren who sits on that select committee, testifying today, very significant testimony, coming from retired federal judge michael luttig, highly respected conservative judge, once one of justice clarence thomas closest advisers, previously clerked for justice scalia, considered by former president george w. bush as a nominee to the high court himself. that s why his words carry such weight, especially on a day like today. in a
guns in this country. we ll bring you all the breaking developments from the supreme court as they all happen this hour. that s right. also this morning, we follow several economic stories. hours from now, we could potentially see the biggest interest rate hike in decades. experts believe that the federal reserve is poised to hike rates as much as 0.75%. that may cool inflation, american consumers would feel the impact in many other ways. mortgages, car loans, credit cards and student borrowing would all become more expensive. also this morning, in an effort to drive down historically high gas prices, the biden administration is putting pressure on oil companies for, quote, concrete ideas, lower rising costs. we are following all of that. also, new details on mike pence to block the certification of the election. vice chair of the committee. congresswoman liz cheney teasing ahead to tomorrow s hearing releasing a portion of a taped deposition with former trump white hou
president, for example. how would trump know giuliani was drunk? i mean, does this seem like a drunk person to you? tony blinken or how is that guy a general? all the networks, wow. all the networks. whew. i know prince andrew is very questionable now. i never went out with him. ever. never had a drink with him. never was with a woman or a young girl with him. no, i m a functioning i m probably shut up. you are a [ bleep ]! all right, rudy, hold that thought. right? how do you know? what s the steering wheel? what is that? please let the story speak for itself. what was he doing? willie, i don t what was that? should have arrested him for a dui for that move, just all over the road. good lord. [ laughter ] it is one of those how did i miss these clips? the story will speak for itself, joe. yeah, but it s not like you can just sit there and go, bitcoin took a 15% i mean, willie, that s crazy, crazy stuff. when you see it all in one place,