hollywood mogul, harvey weinstein, faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the uk s formerfinance minister rishi sunak will formally become prime minister later on tuesday, after an audience with king charles at buckingham palace. he was named conservative leader, after his only challenger, penny mordaunt, pulled out of the contest. mr sunak promised to work to bring the party and the country together. it is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party i love and give back to the country i owe so much to. the united kingdom is a great country, but there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. we now need stability and unity, and i will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together. so what do we know about britain s soon to be prime minister? here s our deputy political editor, vicki young. addressing the nation during a pandemic, a month afte
pressure on the former president. they stepped up effort to get reluctant witnesses to talk about those classified documents at mar-a-lago. just as the trial of his company is getting underway. and, in nbc news exclusive. i go one-on-one with treasury secretary janet yellen. we talk about inflation, the economy and the financial crisis in the uk. and then, the grades are in and they are not good. historic setbacks in schools across the country after covid. we search for solutions as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. this is the final two weeks before election day and both parties have started a full court press for messaging what s at stake. earlier today president biden told democrats that his agenda is on the line. we just have 15 days until one of the most important elections in our lifetime. the choice could not be clearer. the stakes could not be higher. voting is now underway in several states, nbc news
last word which starts now. tonight, turning up the pressure on the former president. they stepped up efforts to get the reluctant witnesses to talk about those documents to mar-a-lago just as the trial of his company is getting underway. and, an nbc news exclusive, i go one-on-one with treasury secretary jen yellin. then, the grades are in, and they re not good. historic setbacks in schools across the country after covid. we search for solutions as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. this is the final two weeks before election day and both parties have started a full court press for messaging what s at stake. earlier today president biden told democrats that his agenda is on the line. we just have 15 days until one of the most important elections in our lifetime. the choice could not be clearer. the stakes could not be higher. voting is now underway in several states, nbc news reports that nearly 8 million
more now on the day ahead in the uk, and we could know as early as this afternoon who the next leader of the conservative party is and therefore our prime minister. as you ve been hearing, borisjohnson has pulled out of the contest, saying the time isn t right and would not lead to much needed party unity. this leaves two contenders former chancellor rishi sunak and the leader of the house of commons, penny mordaunt, with mr sunak currently the front runner. by 2pm this afternoon if penny mordaunt hasn t got 100 backers or more, then rishi sunak is in post. if both candidates are still in play, then mps vote to state their preference. let s take a look at how the markets are trading today during asian time. we have the dollar versus again, i was hoping to show you the pound but the detail is not on that particular screen, when i looked at it months ago the pound was buying just over $1 13 cents, fairly steady versus the dollar and up slightly versus euro. joining me now is
there are conversations going on between penny mordaunt and other conservative mps or vinay and as we speak no, so the numbers are not an issue as far as we are concerned. it comes after borisjohnson put an end to days of speculation about a comeback when he dramatically pulled out of the race saying it would not be the right thing to do . rishi sunak praised borisjohnson for his achievements after he pulled out of the race. nominations close at 2pm so we could know who the next resident of the building behind me will be shortly after that. we ll be bringing you updates throughout the day. good morning and welcome to bbc news. we could find out who s replacing liz truss as prime minister as early as this afternoon. tory mps have until 2pm to make their nominations and each candidate needs at least 100 backers. if only one achieves that, they ll be declared prime minister today. if both reach 100 there ll be an mps ballot this afternoon and then party members this week. tw