the former israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, could be returning to power according to exit polls after tuesday s general election. the polls, which estimate the outcome before official results, give mr netanyahu s right wing bloc a slim majority of seats. if they prove correct, it would be a dramatic comeback for mr netanyahu, who was ousted last year after 12 years in office. yolande knell reports from jerusalem. after a high turnout, exit poll suggests that israel s former prime minister, benjamin netanyu, is in position to take the reins of power again. but no matter what happens, his allies on the far right arejumping forjoy. known as racist and extremists, were on the fringes of israeli politics, but this election has seen them transformed into key players. with his eyes on a cabinet post, itamar ben gvir now tries to look like a conventional candidate. but this was him last month, inflaming tensions at a flashpoint in east jerusalem by pointing a gun at palest
voters here in the united states welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. tonight we re focusing on democracy, as israel holds its fifth round of elections in four years and benjamin netanyahu may be on the verge of a comeback, while in braziljair bolsonaro still hasn t conceded that he narrowly lost the presidency to lula da silva. and here in the us, it s a week to go until the midterm elections, and in the state of arizona, which donald trump narrowly lost in 2020, republican candidates running for state wide office won t admit that mr trump was defeated. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports from arizona. arizona s rugged landscapes speak to its place on america s old wild west frontier. today, though, it is the politics that is wild. some of the most corrupt elections we ve ever seen. with the state at the vanguard of the republican party s stolen election claim. you re across the pond and you think you know about our election. let mejus
we ll be live injerusalem. british counter terrorism police take over the investigation into a firebomb attack at an immigration centre, as the government vows more radical policies to tackle growing numbers crossing the channel: the scare was very significant and we are, i m afraid, singer asylum system being overwhelmed by the numbers choosing to cross the channel. a week till the us mid term elections, we report from arizona where republican politicians who say the 2020 election was stolen, are running for office: we are expecting to hear from bolsonaro. let s have a look at what s happening at the palace and all the votes counted, lula 150.9% against his arch rival mr bolsonaro 49.i% against his arch rival mr bolsonaro 49.1% and so, a very tight margin. and mr bolsonaro possible supporters are simply not accepting it. there blockading roads and protests. we are waiting to hear if bolsonaro will concede defeat and we are waiting for 46 hours and will go back to life to
amid pilot shortages. the efforts under way now to keep travelers moving amid the summer travel spike. hopefully no alarm for you today because it is the weekend. it is saturday, june 18th. thank you for being with us. always great to be with you christi. we begin with new fears that the u.s. economy is headed towards a recession. yesterday marked the end of a rocky week for wall street after the federal reserve announced the largest interest rate hike in decades. the dow closed down yesterday, s&p 500 finished slightly up. still wound up with the worst week since 2020. let s look at the brighter side for a moment. we learned that wages in the u.s. are climbing at their fastest rate since the mid 80s. the push, the inflation has risen so fast that workers, it actually equates to being handed a pay cut because their pay is not matching up with the percentage of inflation that we re feeling and the things that we re buying. let s get a closer look at the political angle