policy is working at cross purposes. what s your reaction to what liz truss has said this morning? what impact is the turmoil in the economy having on you? get in touch with your concerns via twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions two million people are left without power as one of the most powerful storms in us history hits florida s southwest coast. the gangsta s paradise rap star, coolio, has died at the age of 59. and scientists find evidence that dogs can read our mood by using their powerfull sense of smell. the prime minister, liz truss, has been speaking to the media about the economy for the first time since her government s tax cutting mini budget. she s defended her strategy, saying decisive action had to be taken, and the measures were needed to get the economy moving. however she conceded that growth wouldn t come immediately. her comments came as the former governor of the bank of england, mark carney, criticised the way the government promised
at least 200 vehicles were involved in the crash. a major clear up operation is under way. you are watching bbc news. good to have you with us. now on bbc news, it s time for review 2022. and one story that s led news bulletins in the uk throughout the year has been rising prices and their impact. victoria valentine, along with our team of economics and business correspondents, have been reflecting on the causes and consequences of the squeezed economy and the cost of living. when big ben brought in the new year, few of us would have expected the year that was to follow. remember, in 2022 we started off very much in the grip of a global pandemic. who would have thought that another worldwide story would dominate the news agenda? tonight at 10, we are live in ukraine, a country at war, after a huge russian military offensive by land, sea and air. prices quickly rose to their fastest rate in over a0 years, and inflation touched everything, from our household bills to our wages
in the pension market. we ve needed to respond to that very quickly and we just can t respond fast enough. we ll bring you details of that series of interviews the prime minister gave this morning and the latest on the markets. also this lunchtime. russia announces its formally annexing four regions of ukraine after referendums there that have been condemned as illegal and illegitimate. one of the most dangerous storms in us history hits florida, plunging millions of people into darkness. at windsor castle, the first opportunity to see the queen s final resting place. hundredsjoin the queue to pay their respects. and the research which shows dogs can tell when people are stressed by smelling their sweat and breath. coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel, the deadline passed on monday but tyson fury says there s still time for anthonyjoshua to sign up for their world heavyweight title in december. just good afternoon. the prime minister has defended h
hurricane ian? absolutely, although it s been downgraded to a tropical storm ida it was one of the most powerful to hit florida ranked it s not finished with its damage. there is still rain to fall in florida and as you can see it s very extensive, the rain heading into northern florida and into georgia and the carolinas so again a lot of storm surge potentially here, five or six feet, nearly two metres and several hundred millimetres of rain forecast for other states in the usa in the south east in the next couple of days. close to our shores nothing quite as stormy but we do have our first autumnal gale is coming quite widely tomorrow with some wet weather as well, so quiet today in contrast, we ve got few wish i was around, more sunshine. the wind, that chilly northerly wind, starting to ease a bit so in the sunshine away from the showers, 16 17 feels quite pleasant, we are still in september after all but it is all change. not tonight necessarily in the south and east, te