now. what are you doing? and good morning. thanks, joe. it s 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific i m jose diaz-balart. we begin this hour with breaking news from london where british prime minister liz truss announced a short time ago she is resigning after being in office for 44 days. i recognize, though, given the situation i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected by the conservative party. i therefore spoken to his majesty, the king, to notify him that i am resigning as leader of the conservative party. her resignation comes after a series of high profile resignations and revolt by members of her conservative party over her economic plan. truss is by far the shortest serving prime minister in british history. with us now to talk about this from london, nbc news foreign correspondent kelly cobella. reporter: it was a string of issues i guess you could say. problems unforced errors for the prime minister over the past six weeks or so. she said today t
a man has been charged with murdering nine year old 0livia pratt korbel five weeks after she was shot in the chest at her home in liverpool. 34 year old thomas cashman is accused of killing 0livia, who died after convicted burglar joseph nee was chased into herfamily s property in dovecot in august. at a press conference in liverpool this evening, maria corr from the crown prosecution service outlined the charges. let s hear what she said. the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadier drive, west derby, with the murder of a nine year old 0livia pratt korbel. also, the attempted murder ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august 2022. cashman additionally has been charged with two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. i have further authorised the police to charge paul russell, 40, from snowbury road west derby, with assisting an offender. i, on behalf of cps mersey cheshire, have
crippled by a mass explosion. what that could mean for putin s next move and strategy. with less than a month to go for election day, we ll tell you who is hitting the campaign trail and look at some key races to watch. and nearly two weeks after hurricane ian ripped through florida, residents from fort myers beach will finally being allowed to go back to home. and what does it mean for companies getting ready for hire for the holidays. happy sunday, everyone. it is october 9th. thank you so much for waking up with us. hello, boris. good morning, amara. good to be with you. your first full weekend as the official new anchor of new day. it s been wonderful. thank you for making me feel so welcomed, boris. we begin with a deadly rocket attack in ukraine. and dozens more were killed in zaporizhzhia last night. authorities actually revised the death toll down. earlier they said 17 had been killed. ukraine s air force says the city was hit by six russian cruise mis
britain s new prime minister, rishi sunak, has moved into number ten and spent most of the day appointing senior members of the government. on arriving in downing street tuesday, he said the uk was facing a profound economic crisis , and made a point of saying that he d repair the damage caused by some of the policies of his predecessor liz truss. i will place economic stability and confident at the heart of this government s agenda. this will mean difficult decisions to come. he also named his new cabinet. there are a lot of changes butjeremy hunt will stay in the key post as chancellor. he was appointed just a few weeks ago after the failed mini budget. on monday, jeremy hunt is due to deliver a much anticipated statement on the government s tax and spending plans, along with analysis from the office for budget responsibility. joining me now is melanie baker senior uk economist at royal london asset management. there are some rumours that this fiscal event on 31 october
to some of her mps, they continue to question herfuture. and her new chancellor. more changes to the mini budget look set to come, amid talks this afternoon between liz truss and her new chancellor. they met at the prime minister s country retreat, and as some of her mps continue to question her future. butjeremy hunt says voters do not need more turmoil. what we want to stability, and the worst thing for that would be more political instability at the top, another protracted leadership campaign. i think that s the last thing that people really want to happen. with public spending as well as taxes in the spotlight we ll look at at the chancellor s options, and how welfare payments could be affected. and also coming up on this evening s programme. china s president defends his zero covid policy as the communist party gathers for a congress that happens twice in a decade. and a shock for scotland at the rugby league world cup as italy gain an easy win. good afternoon. the new