california. as the storm battered state endures another round of heavy rain and flooding. donald trump facing new legal woes, the former u.s. president weighing whether to testify before a grand jury about his alleged role in a hush money scheme. plus a major step for the mideast as iran and saudi arabia establish a deal to restore diplomatic ties, the surprise agreement helped along by beijing. i ll break down what it all means. we begin in california where at least two people have died in massive storms hitting the state. the result of yet another atmospheric river. nearly 10,000 residents are under evacuation orders shelters set up to help those forced out because of intense flooding. more than 40,000 homes and businesses are without power. the central coast has been the hardest hit with creeks turned into raging rivers and roads washing out, stranding thousands. the worst is now expected to impact the foothills of the central and southern see as. all of this led the weath
the sound of artillery fire. you can tell every minute that this is a city that is being intensely fought over. we start here in the uk, where the prime minister rishi sunak has set out his priorities for 2023 in his first major speech of the year. let s have a listen to some of what he had to say. first, we will have inflation this year to ease the cost of living and give people financial security. second, we will grow the economy, creating better paid jobs and opportunity right across the country. third, we will make sure our national debt is falling so that we can secure the future of public services. fourth, nhs waiting lists will fall, and people will get the kjaer they need more quickly. fifth, we will pass new laws to stop small boats, sunak making sure that if you come to this country sunak illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed. rishi sunak spent the first few weeks of his premiership last autumn trying to restore stability after the turmoil of liz truss go
more than a story about saudi arabia or iran. let s continue on china pause as you point out it has played a pivotal role brokering these talks. in a pivotal piece on foreign policy last year why saudis don t want to pivots to china. for saudis like me nothing could be more disheartening for the united states. to put in perspective what s happening today and this week what do you make of the state of u.s.-saudi recommendations and china s influence? could this backfire? right. so, i think it s important to differentiate between bilateral u.s.-saudi relationship tan dynamics around americans role in middle east security.
boats making sure that if you come to this country illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed. rishi sunak spent the first few weeks of his premiership last autumn trying to restore stability after the turmoil of liz truss government. but apart from his speech on taking office, and one on foreign policy last year, he s made few big statements about what he wants to do in the job. so, let s take a closer look at his five focus areas. first, halving inflation to ease the cost of living and give people financial security. the latest consumer price index figure for inflation was 10.7%. that was for last november. the independent office for budget responsibility expects it to fall to 3.75% by the fourth quarter of this year below half the current level. here s one economic expert on mr sunak s economic goals. it s not obvious what the government s going to do to achieve them. i think we re not going
will fall, and people will get the kjaer they need more quickly. fifth, we will pass new laws to stop small boats, sunak making sure that if you come to this country sunak illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed. rishi sunak spent the first few weeks of his premiership last autumn trying to restore stability after the turmoil of liz truss government. but apart from his speech upon taking office, and one on foreign policy last year, he hasn t made many big statements about what he wants to do in the job. so let s take a closer look at his five areas of focus. first, halving inflation to ease the cost of living and give people financial security. but according to the independent office for budget responsibility, inflation is due to fall by more than half anyway. the latest consumer price index