is at its lowest level for almost 50 years, according to figures released this morning. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng will meet the treasury select committee to bring you his economic plans. we will have updates about shortly. a hearing is under way at the supreme court on whether scotland can call an independence referendum without the consent of the uk government. there is at the wreck of the mary rose. it has come to the surface and it s exactly a0 years since henry viii s flagship the mary rose was raised from the bottom of the solent after 437 years under the sea. we can now go straight to the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg to his reaction on those russian strikes in ukraine yesterday and today. we strikes in ukraine yesterday and toda . ~ . today. we will further increase the -rotection today. we will further increase the protection of today. we will further increase the protection of our today. we will further increase the protection of our critical p
appear poised to deliver sophisticated tanks as they urge ukrainians to turn the focus from brutal battles in the east to a renewed offense in the south. also tonight, former vice president mike pence facing his own document controversy. about a dozen records were found in pecnce s home. we re following gut wrenching developments out of california, the scene of back to back mass shootings. police releasing information about the suspect in the latest massacre as the governor there mourns tragedy upon tragedy in his state. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re the situation room. let s get to the top story. the log jam over delivering tanks appears to be this reversal could be a major development in the war. explain how the biden administration came around on this. well, the biden administration finalizing plans to commit to sending the u.s. made m 1 abrams tank to ukraine with officials familiar with the matter.
the white house with a familiar comment today about this whole search and where it s going next. watch. again, i would refer you to the white house s counsel s office that has been regularly in touch with you answering these questions about this legal ongoing matter. i don t have anything to share. martha: nothing to share from the white house podium today. andy mccarthy and ari fleischer weigh-in on the growing situation surrounding folks that have classified documents at home. first to david spunt with all of the very latest on this from washington. hi, david. a few weeks ago, the president s team said the attorneys searched the rehoboth beach home and didn t find any classified documents. that s coming from the mouth of biden s legal team. if a search happens, that s a didn t situation. if there is a search in rehoboth beach, we ll hear about it after its concluded. that s the way this has been trickling down from the white house counsel s office. this is coming afte
and the threat to seals from the plastics in the sea. we report on a new scheme in the uk that should reduce the danger. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched a wave of missile strikes across the country. president volodymyr zelensky described the escalation as an effort to wipe ukraine off the face of the earth. france s emmanuel macron said the russian attacks signalled a profound change in the war. president biden said the us will provide us advance air systems in response. the capital kyiv has been targeted for the first time in months, with explosions in other cities including lviv, dnipro and zaporizhzhia. many civilians areas were hit. ukraine officials say at least 11 people have been killed and 64 injured so far. it s the most widespread russian bombardment since the start of the war. paul adams reports from kyiv. ex
ukraine hasn t declared any involvement. also in the programme, the latest trial of the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein has begun at a court in los angeles, where he is facing 11 further charges of abuse. and good news for sea life in britain, as the uk begins recycling fishing nets dumped at sea. a bumpy ride for the iphone m as roller coasters reportedly trigger the latest apple product to make emergency distress calls. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched a wave of missile strikes across the country. president volodymyr zelensky described the escalation as an effort to wipe ukraine off the face of the earth. president biden says the us will provide ukraine with advanced air defence systems in response. killing at least 11 people and damaging infrastructure. the capital kyiv has been targeted for the first time in